Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 806: The King is Not as Good as the Boy Band
The man who came was a handsome uncle whose age was hard to judge. He was wearing a very trendy denim outfit that showed off his well-proportioned figure. He had a head of gray hair. I don't know if he dyed it like this on purpose or because he had too many white hairs, so...

Although he hadn't been formally introduced yet, Bian Lang could guess that it was Zhang Yaohong's agent. So when he heard the voice, Bian Lang quickly stood up and prepared to greet him.

But before anyone introduced themselves, this handsome uncle stepped forward and shook hands with me: "Mr. Bian, I've heard a lot about you! I was supposed to visit you with Hongzi some time ago, but I had some health problems and had to go to the hospital for a few days. Please don't mind!"

At this time, Chu Xiwen quickly added, "Hongzi's agent, Huang Liansheng. Mr. Huang likes to drink. Last time he drank too much and got a high blood pressure disease. He was discharged from the hospital just the day before yesterday!"

Bian Lang then greeted him: "Hello, Mr. Huang, your health is very important! We will have many opportunities to meet in the future, and I hope you will give me your guidance!"

Bian Lang is really not good at this kind of social interaction during first meetings in business settings. These standard answers sound a bit weird when they come out of his mouth.

"Teach you? I'm not that capable! I've been in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for over 30 years. I dare say that there is no one in the Hong Kong music industry who would dare teach you!"

When Bian Lang was wondering how to respond, Wang Xianyu spoke up to help him out: "Mr. Huang, we can talk about this behind closed doors, but you can't tell anyone when you're drunk. If the paparazzi hear about it, it will be in the entertainment tabloids tomorrow!"

"Arrogant! A rock guy from the mainland challenges all the musicians in Jiangmen..." Zhang Yaohong immediately thought of the headline for the tabloid.

"I know. Of course I can only tell lies when I go out. I won't cause trouble for others... By the way, Ms. Chen has already signed the contract with the legal department. Let's wait here. When she's done, we'll go to De Ru together. I'll welcome you! Then we'll go to Hung Hom to support Yan Zai..."

"Let's go to De Ru! Bian Lang, let me tell you, we have been eating at De Ru for decades, and we only bring people there if they are close friends..."

When Bian Lang heard this, he thought it was a good arrangement. If he was really taken to some high-end restaurant, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

"Okay, I just like these authentic little shops."

Seeing that Bian Lang had no objection, Huang Liansheng continued, "Mr. Bian, I want to discuss something with you. I've already mentioned it to Ms. Chen and she said no, but I still want to try to get it from you."

"Just tell me what you want to say. We rock musicians like to be straightforward." Bian Lang didn't think much about it. Anyway, since Chen Shuting had already rejected it, the result would basically be the same if it came to him.

"Can Hongzai release 'The Moon's Trouble' in advance in Hong Kong?" Seeing that Bian Lang had already started talking, Huang Liansheng quickly interrupted and continued: "Mr. Bian, don't rush to refuse. My idea is... the distribution channels and systems in Hong Kong and the mainland are different. So far, only Yanzai's "Viva" and Yunde's "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" from the album "Songs of the Past" have been released on the Internet.

But the other songs are also good songs. We think that since we have signed the distribution rights, Fairy can’t follow the mainland’s distribution order, so can we…”

"No!" Bian Lang interrupted and refused without even thinking: "This is the plan. If it is released in Hong Kong before the mainland, then what's the point of our entire album plan and sequence." Although Bian Lang didn't know what his real intention was, it was absolutely impossible to disrupt his plan.

Huang Liansheng was not annoyed by being interrupted this time, and continued in a friendly tone: "Biansheng, even if you don't agree, let me finish what I want to say first. I am a little older, and I tend to be more nagging when I talk, so I can't compare to you..."

Bian Lang nodded and gestured to Huang Liansheng to continue. Come to think of it, it would not be too late to say goodbye to him first. What he did just now was indeed a bit impolite. Moreover, he was a cooperative partner and older than himself.

"If the Rolling Stones had followed their plan, this song should have been released in October. But since Hung Tsai is going to hold his concert this year at the end of September, I wanted him to bring another new song! Although "Rogue" is already good enough..., please rest assured that we will not be stingy. Every year, Hung Tsai's concerts always have those old songs. Since there is a new song suitable for Hung Tsai this year, I want to make the fans happier!"

After hearing what Huang Liansheng said, Bian Lang also understood.

Seeing that Bian Lang didn't say anything else, Zhang Yaohong started to smooth things over: "Bian Lang, it's okay. I can't make things difficult for you. In fact, I think it's fine. The main thing is that I haven't released a new song for a few years..."

Bian Lang roughly went through the playlist in his mind, and then said to Huang Liansheng and Zhang Yaohong: "There's really no way to play 'The Moon's Trouble', we can only follow my own rhythm. But as for new songs, I still have..."

After hearing the first half of the sentence, Huang Liansheng was about to start sighing, but when the second half came out, he almost had a relapse of high blood pressure!

"Biansheng, don't joke with me, an old man. I'm almost 65 years old..."

After hearing this, Bian Lang finally knew the man's exact age: "Mr. Huang, you don't look like one at all. You're at most 50!" Bian Lang's words came from the bottom of his heart. Huang Liansheng looked like he was around 50.

"Biansheng, you don't have to say that you want to make my old man happy. A new song is enough... I didn't drink today, so don't try to coax me..."

As for pop songs, as long as the people and the money are right, there is nothing to hide about. What needs to be entangled is nothing more than how many songs to release and which ones to release.

Before he could speak, Chu Xiwen helped him to speak: "Since Mr. Bian has spoken, there is no reason for it to be in vain. You can just write a check tomorrow and wait. Four of the new songs that Xinyan sang tonight were given by Mr. Bian!"

In fact, Bian Lang gave more than that to Xie Xinyan. After the effect of "Viva" came out, Bian Lang gave Xie Xinyan the representative works that he could think of at the moment, including the Cantonese version of "Huaxiaren", a total of eight songs. How he wants to deal with it specifically is up to him to plan.

For this, Yinghu of course gave Bian Lang a huge sum of money, but they also gave it willingly.

Apart from anything else, "Viva" has never fallen out of the top 3 in the weekly rankings since it was launched in June, and it has been the champion for three consecutive weeks. They really had no hesitation in betting on Bian Lang!
What's more, the producers in Yinghu are no pushovers, and Xie Xinyan himself is not like those idols nowadays. He has his own strengths and the confidence and ability to speak!

"Well... Hongzi, I estimate that Ms. Chen may need another half an hour. That should be enough time for me to write another song for you, right? I heard that..."

Of course Zhang Yaohong exaggerated the situation when Bian Lang appeared in "The Scoundrel" and there was also the video from Liangzi's live broadcast room as evidence. Huang Liansheng certainly wanted to see it with his own eyes to see if Bian Lang was really that awesome!

Fortunately, Zhang Yaohong interrupted Huang Liansheng directly: "Brother Liansheng, don't take advantage of your seniority. Bian Lang won't fall for it! See if there is any new female disciple you have..."

The conversation was becoming more and more nonsensical, so Chu Xiwen smiled and changed the topic so that he could continue the conversation with everyone.

An hour later, Chen Shuting appeared, and then the group went downstairs together. However, after going downstairs, Chu Xiwen left and went to Hung Hom first. Anyway, with Zhang Yaohong there, there would be no possibility of a dull moment.

For Bian Lang, a milk tea lover, milk tea is a must when eating at a tea restaurant. Seeing Bian Lang, Zhang Yaohong and Wang Xianyu sitting at the same table at a street stall drinking milk tea and eating pineapple buns, the people around them just glanced and talked about it.

Compared to those idols who have to bring bodyguards to clear the way when they go out, Chen Shuting picked up her phone and ran across the street to take a few photos of the table of "down-and-out" singers.

At this time, there happened to be a few tourists from the mainland passing by. Seeing Chen Shuting taking pictures, they probably remembered the saying that celebrities are everywhere in Hong Kong, so they asked curiously: "Sister, which celebrity are you taking pictures of?"

Chen Shuting replied without thinking: "Zhang Yaohong, Wang Xianyu and Bian Lang!"

When people heard the first two names, they didn't react much. After all, they were popular around the millennium, which is more than 10 or 20 years ago. Those who knew them just said "oh". But when they heard Bian Lang's name, it was different. The boy who asked the question cursed in Chinese!
Then he took off the headphones hanging around his neck and jogged over to ask for an autograph and a photo.

Huang Liansheng, who was always prepared, lent out the pen and looked at Zhang Yaohong and said, "Hongzi, you looked like this when you went out, right?"

"As long as Bian Lang is willing to make a record for me, it won't take long for me to become popular again..."

……

It was not yet 6pm when we arrived at Hung Hom, and there were still more than two hours before the show started at 8:15pm, but people were already queuing at the door. It was so noisy that it felt like two groups of people were arguing.

At the same time Bian Lang arrived, Guo Sichu also came over. Of course, they didn't have to queue and could just go directly in through the cast and crew passage.

In the dressing room, Bian Lang and his friends finally met tonight's protagonist Xie Xinyan.

"Bian Lang, I'm so happy that you can come!" Xie Xinyan, who was preparing to do his hair, stood up and gave Bian Lang a hug.

"I'm just passing by!" Bian Lang pretended to be polite.

But Xie Xinyan didn't care at all: "I'm glad it's on my way. Fortunately, it wasn't a surprise attack without prior notice. Otherwise, if I suddenly saw you in the audience, I would be so nervous that I would forget the lyrics!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Bian Lang, Xie Xinyan and Wang Xianyu greeted Zhang Yaohong: "Brother Hong, Sister Yu..."

"Where's Sister Xiwen? Why don't I see her here?"

"I think he should go deal with the M Group's affairs!"

"M Group? Aren't they coming over to be your guest performer?"

"Yes, this was not announced when the tickets were sold out. When it was announced later, all my tickets were sold out. Those fans who didn't have tickets looked for scalpers, and those who couldn't buy tickets came here to block the door..."

In order to accommodate Bian Lang so that he could understand, several people deliberately spoke in Mandarin, and with Xie Xinyan's assistant explaining, Bian Lang finally understood.

The M boy band is very popular now and is considered to be a boy band that Yinghu is currently promoting.

But in reality, he is only popular in Hong Kong, and there are no works that have gone viral and been recognized by groups other than his fans.

The company thought that this time, it would be the first solo concert of superstar Xie Xinyan after his comeback, which would help boost their popularity and lay the foundation for entering the mainland market.

After all, Xie Xinyan is now in mainland China. Thanks to his collaboration with Bian Lang, music festivals and the continued exposure of "I Want to Sing with You", his popularity that had "disappeared" for so many years has slowly returned.

But now that it has become like this, I guess Xie Xinyan must be very upset. Originally, his fans were looking forward to his return. It is said that the price of the backstage of Green Gate has been raised to more than 3K by the fans of the M group.

"So how do we solve this problem now?" Bian Lang asked with concern. After all, if Xie Xinyan succeeds in his comeback this time, his position in the pop music scene will also improve. After all, in the current environment, there are still some "missing people in the music scene" like Xie Xinyan.

He had no advice to offer on this matter. He had never experienced it and would never have the chance to try it in his lifetime.

"I don't know either. This is my first time experiencing something like this. Let's see how Sister Xiwen handles it!"

Although he said this, Xie Xinyan had already started thinking about the backup plan in his mind.

"Xinzai, don't be anxious. It's not like you can't perform without guests. When you had your farewell performance at the Taipei Arena, there were no guest performers, but the venue was still packed. The same goes for Hongzai. When dad M comes to talk to me about your solo concert, I will just refuse directly!" Huang Liansheng also said.

"Brother Lian Sheng, what you said sounds good, but what should we do if the boss directly suppresses us?" Zhang Yaohong's words pointed out the key point of the matter. Although they all have a certain say now, if it is the boss who speaks, they must give him face!
"Alas, being black and red is also red. With the incident that happened today, it's hard to say whether the boss still thinks it is explosive news that can be hyped up!"

"Of course for the M band, they would love to have such exposure opportunities every day. But it's a bit difficult to explain to the new fans!"

Several people were talking one after another. Liang Kuan listened to most of what they said, then said goodbye and left.

When they came back, Chu Xiwen had already been brought back with them, and everyone wanted to know the current outcome.

Chu Xiwen had a dark face. After taking a few sips of the water handed to him by his assistant, he spoke again, "The people from Group M went to the scene to appease the people and resolve the issue. I am now very upset. If you don't know, you might think it was a solo concert of Group M! Father M was still saying that there was nothing he could do about the high popularity. They could consider singing a few more songs at that time!"

(End of this chapter)