Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 793 I search alone in this ocean of sorrow
It was already lunchtime when Mr. Turtle came down. All the people in the entertainment industry were thinking that it was too costly and time-consuming to shoot in that way, but that did not stop them from praising the delicious food brought by Nan Feiyan.

Xie Minzhi's agent just prepared a box of stew and went to Liang Kuan, just like he was eating a box lunch in the crew.

"Sister Kuan, let's give this song to Minzhi. We'll start with a base price of 100, and you can decide how much to increase it."

"Adu, I can only ask for you. The song is not in Moyan, so I can't make the decision."

They are all experts in this industry. When Du Ping heard this, he was not worried but happy: "Then Sister Kuan, let's have a good talk about the things that you can decide this time... You also know that Minzhi is very popular now, but she doesn't have any works that are truly recognized. She really needs your help and Teacher Bian to support her.

I was surprised when I heard Minzhi's live performance today. I didn't expect Minzhi's full microphone performance to be so good! I don't know how many years she can rely on this traffic. We are also thinking about the transformation..."

No one doesn't like to hear compliments, even an old hand like Liang Kuan is no exception: "For this, we have to discuss cooperation. As you know, we record Bian Lang's works ourselves now, and you have a special team over there..."

"It's okay. Lu Ming is planning to come to the Rolling Stone Music School for further studies..."

Lao Jiang went straight to the performance group and tried to get close to Bian Lang. He was determined to take advantage of the band's variety show traffic, and since he couldn't get around the Rolling Stones, he naturally had to build a solid relationship before cooperating.

"Teacher Bian Lang, I have talked to Mr. Pan before. I hope that our two companies can have some cooperation in band variety shows. Mr. Pan said that he wants to hear your opinion on this matter. I am shamelessly coming here to learn from you."

Lao Pan's idea is to revitalize Chinese rock, and Bian Lang wants to promote these classic music from the original Earth to China. There is not much difference between these two points.

But Bian Lang had some experience from his previous life as a reference. The only band variety show that could be popular was Summer of the Band. Others were useless. He remembered that in the post-Summer of the Band era, Nicholas Tse, Piku, Rain God, etc. all participated in some band variety shows as guest mentors, but in the end, they didn't make much of a splash.

Bian Lang remembered that Dawei almost went to participate as an individual, but in the end that was nothing.

So he bluntly poured a bucket of cold water on Lao Jiang: "Director Jiang, if we start another band variety show, I think the chances of it becoming popular are very low."

“I don’t expect to reach the popularity of ‘Summer of the Band’. I think it’ll be great if it can get an A-level rating. If it is broadcast in Q4 of this year and Q1 of next year, it can fill the program gap in this time period on our station.” Lao Jiang was annoyed by being poured cold water, and continued to express his thoughts.

Hearing that Lao Jiang already had a plan, and that it was very methodical, Bian Lang pondered for a moment and then asked, "Do you have a rough idea?"

“I think the model of ‘The One and Only Band’ is actually pretty good, but they didn’t find the right point, and the market’s reaction to rock music at the time wasn’t very good. Now that we’re reaping the benefits of ‘Summer of the Band’, the situation is definitely different from what it was then…”

As for talent shows, after learning more about them, Bian Lang admitted that the Fruit Channel on Water Blue Planet is just like the Mango Channel on Earth, and there is really nothing to complain about. If the concept of "The Unique Band" were given to them, they might actually be able to achieve some results.

But there is a very realistic problem here. For band variety show auditions, there are certain requirements for participating musicians. At most, the lead singer can be an amateur, and the musicians, no matter how many there are, must have a basic foundation. So the script of civilian auditions and grassroots counterattacks is not valid!
The reason why any music talent show becomes so popular at the beginning is that the grassroots can make a comeback, and this point that ordinary people can also become famous overnight is infinitely magnified, making many people who think they can do it find the life value that they have lost for many years all of a sudden!
But if it comes to band variety shows, no matter how talented you are, you still have to spend at least a year or two learning an instrument, and there are few bands that can make it, so this model is fundamentally wrong!

Let's talk about the follow-up. For a band formed on a show, the company behind the show signs it and wants to package it to record songs and go on tour to make money. It's simply a joke! The probability that a band put together for the sake of effect can still play together later is basically zero!

But if it's just one season, Bian Lang thinks it doesn't matter. People like Kong Liang, Zhu Wei, and Tan Ying can be allowed to participate, just like they are looking for good talents for Rolling Stone.

Although the Rolling Stones’ stall has been set up, they are still short of people!
"Well, if it's just to fill in the gaps, I think it's not a problem. I can ask the good musicians and lead singers from the Rolling Stones to join in..."

When Lao Jiang heard this, he felt a little relieved, but from Bian Lang's tone, he felt that Bian Lang might have some other ideas.

"Teacher Bian, if you have anything to say, just say it. Since we want to cooperate with the Rolling Stones, we come with full sincerity. We will not do anything like crossing the river and then destroying the bridge..."

Bian Lang would not believe this, but he knew that Lao Jiang would not burn his bridges after crossing them, because the current situation was that if he wanted to do a band variety show without going through the Rolling Stones, that would be like making things difficult for himself!

“No, I just think that one season is fine, but if you want to have a follow-up, it will be difficult… The resources of musicians and bands in China are limited. If these resources don’t grow significantly after this Summer of the Band, I think Summer of the Band will only have a lifespan of two to three seasons.

It is simply not enough to support the emergence of another high-quality band variety show on the market, so…"

Lao Jiang could understand what Bian Lang meant. What Bian Lang meant was: "Don't even think about using the Rolling Stones' band resources before I've used them myself!" Others might say that this was pretentious, but Bian Lang could really do it.

All the bands under the Rolling Stones, no matter how big or small, all follow the lead of Bian Lang. Other methods are really of little use to these bands!

“It’s true. Compared to the length of time that pop music has been around, bands do have fewer resources. But I believe that after Summer of the Band, many people will pick up guitar because of Teacher Bian.”

After saying this, Lao Jiang did not forget the deputy director's instructions: "Teacher Bian, if Rolling Stone has a new variety show project, our station will definitely cooperate with Rolling Stone with the greatest sincerity!"

Bian Lang has no objection to this. It is still okay to come up with an idea to make money. For example, with the current development speed of Blueberry TV, it will take two or three years to come up with the corresponding resources and money to produce such a program. But if he waits for two or three years, maybe the people at Fruit TV will figure it out by themselves, and then he won't be able to make the money.

Anyway, if you don’t make money that’s easy to come by, you’d be a bastard!

"Well, Director Jiang, please stay for a few more days. We can have a good chat after that..."

……

When they started recording again in the afternoon, there was a small episode. Mu Ge and Dai Qing, who had just started singing for less than a minute, had to pause temporarily due to a failure in the sound line. They also became the first and only band in this episode of "Summer of the Band" to re-record the official live performance.

If the inexperienced ones were cooled down by such a scene, their performance would definitely fluctuate greatly if they were to warm up the stage again. However, Lao Zhao and Dai Qing were both experienced on stage, and they managed to finish the performance despite the pressure, causing everyone in the viewing room to stand up and applaud:
"You are indeed a veteran artist! You have a really steady mindset!"

"Lao Zhao and his friends once went to a commercial performance but it rained at night. There were only about 1000 people in the venue that was expected to seat 10 people, and the brothers performed only 6 songs. After they finished, they found that the people holding umbrellas and watching were all security guards..." "Dai Qing's voice is amazing. The Mongolians are really talented. I heard that they can sing long tunes..."

"This show is really interesting. Such a great voice should be heard by more people. Believe it or not, the people from other production teams will definitely come to talk to Dai Qing!"

"That's true. Dai Qing didn't have much room to perform on that show last year. She was focused on all those stupid things. She didn't have much time to make music..."

"Come to think of it, Bian Lang, why did you want to withdraw from the competition at that time?"

"Don't mention it. Xia Yuxi is one of us now. If you want to attack him, just talk about it!"

"He didn't write the song. At most he just hates himself for losing his hearing!"

Looking at the scene, Lu Zao was giving psychological counseling to Du Yujuan: "Sister Yujuan, you don't need to think so much, just treat it as a small performance when you are in Cang'er. Just remember the light position at the beginning, and the lighting technician will take care of it later."

"This should be my first time recording a TV show in my life. I'm really a little nervous!"

"I was also trembling when I first stepped onto this stage, but it became OK after a bit of getting used to it. After all, we are speaking together, so the margin for error is higher..."

"This is such an exciting song, but it's my first time trying it..."

Before Du Yujuan could finish her words, she was interrupted by another female voice behind her: "Du Yujuan, don't let down your guard on the stage later."

Du Yujuan knew who was talking without even turning around. Of course, it was Du Juan, whose name was only one character different from hers!

"Don't worry, I won't embarrass myself in front of you no matter where I go!"

"I don't care if you make a fool of yourself in front of me. I'm mainly worried about affecting Green Algae and the others..."

Lu Zao kept turning his head to look at the two of them, and felt that Du Yujuan's current momentum was no longer as trembling as before. He couldn't help but admire Du Juan!

She had no idea about the grudge between the two before, but in the past three days, she saw that the two of them would argue whenever they met. One said a little, and the other said a little, and she probably figured out what happened!

If Bian Lang were to summarize it, it would probably be a replica of Dou, Wang, and Gao. However, Lao Pan had not yet married Du Yujuan and had a child, and he did not divorce Du Juan later, so they supported each other all the time.

Since then, Du Yujuan has not disturbed the lives of Lao Pan and his wife again. I don't know whether Lao Pan greeted them because he felt he owed Du Yujuan or for some other reason. I also don't know whether Du Juan is so aggressive now because she has something on her mind!

However, Du Juan did say something to Bian Lang yesterday: "If you think it's appropriate, just keep the person here. Don't worry about me..."

Of course Du Yujuan didn't know this...

Seeing that she had aroused Du Yujuan's competitive spirit, Du Juan smiled, waved her hand, and left the backstage.

……

As the most amazing band in the first stage, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became lively as soon as Niu Bo read out the name Exodus!

There were also people in the black metal circle who had never known anything about black metal before, all waiting to see this band as if it were a novelty.

But the first thing that came into view was not the band, but a blue whale presented by naked-eye 3D technology!
"Oh my, this band is definitely the Rolling Stones' daughter! Why are their stages always so complicated?"

"The production team is really willing to spend money! Hundreds of thousands of dollars went into this segment alone!"

"It deserves the high ratings. With this kind of investment, I would love to watch it if I were a viewer. It doesn't matter whether you understand the songs or not. Just looking at the special effects stage is worth it!"

When a whale cry sounded, which was not sure whether it was a prelude, everyone present felt as if they were already at the bottom of the sea.

About five or six seconds later, the sound of musical instruments finally came from the stage. When the iconic metallic sound of the whistle and the sound of the guitar came out, the image of Vikings driving dragon-headed warships, dancing and drinking on the boats suddenly appeared in many people's minds.

This is of course also due to the soundtracks of many foreign films about Viking epics, in which whistles appear 100% of the time.

The most famous work about the whistle on the original Earth is "My Heart Will Go On", the theme song of "The Big Ship". Many domestic musicians got to know the whistle because of this song.

At that time, many people thought that whistles and bagpipes were the same musical instrument, but later they found out that these two things are not the same species at all!
Of course, the highlight of "The Big Ship" is the white flesh-colored stockings... At that time, Leo's stunning looks were just a bonus!
After eight bars, the style of the prelude suddenly changes. The whistle sounds are still there but in a different tune. The brisk box guitar sound just now turns into the firepower coverage of an overloaded electric guitar, coupled with the bombardment of the drum set and bass drum. It feels like the scene of singing and dancing on the dragon head warship just now has instantly turned into a scene of fighting whales in the raging sea of ​​blood.

If it were on the original Earth, there would be rows of metalheads in the audience, arm in arm, shaking their heads.

The fans at the scene today are too mixed, and even if someone takes the lead, they can't be organized. This kind of scene will probably be seen at the Exodus show!
After the same eight bars, the music returns to the combination of whistle and electric guitar at the beginning.

Then two voices like those of hellish demons began to spread throughout the venue: "Chasing waves by myself, in the ocean of endless sorrow..." (I am searching alone, in this ocean of sorrow...)
(End of this chapter)