Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 815 Music Avenue of Stars and Roundhouse
After more than ten hours of flight, the plane passed through the clouds and landed at London Airport.

The treatment I received last time as a guest performer was completely different from the treatment I received this time when I came here to perform on my own. Two buses were waiting at the airport. In addition to Walker, Evelyn and Elf, there was also an old singer named Grayman who came with them. He was the legendary British male singer who replaced "MJ".

Evelyn was surprised when she heard that the legend was going to come to the airport to pick him up, but Grayman insisted on coming along. His original words at the time were: "I'm already very grateful if I can sing a song like "Unchained Melody" once in my life. Wave and I had no previous experience, and what happened last time was also good for me, so it can be considered as me doing him a favor.

My health condition does not allow me to take a long flight to China to thank Wave in person, so now that he is in London, I must express my gratitude to him as soon as possible! "

So the first thing Bian Lang saw when he walked out of the exit was a skinny white old man dressed like a hippie, holding a handmade pick-up sign and waving it towards him.

Dayong, who was walking with Bian Lang, thought his eyes were blurry. He took off his sunglasses to make sure he was not mistaken, then he said to Bian Lang leisurely: "Lang, the Rolling Stones actually have such old fans in Europe?"

Bian Lang had read Grayman's information, and although he couldn't see clearly from a distance, he was basically certain that the man was Grayman because Walker and the other three were standing next to him.

"It's not customary to organize fans to pick you up at the airport here. It must be Grayman..."

"Oh, I thought our influence as Rolling Stones was already..."

Before he could finish his words, a white guy who had been with the others since the luggage carousel suddenly shouted loudly: "Oh my God, are you the Rolling Stones?"

Dayong, who originally didn't care much about it, suddenly became excited when he heard the word Rolling Stones, but he had limited foreign knowledge, so he could only go and have some fun.

As a result, Bian Lang seemed not to hear him and went towards Walker, so Dayong could only push Di Li out.

Unexpectedly, before Di Li could speak, the white guy shouted again: "DiLi?" and started playing air guitar in front of the field.

Di Li was quite surprised that the white guy could call out his name directly. After all, as a well-deserved member of the Rolling Stones, Bian Lang's brilliance definitely overshadows everyone else.

Even though he had a highlight performance on Bilibili where he was the absolute center, when he goes out with the band, the probability of Bian Lang being recognized and asked for autographs and photos is also the highest.

Even if other people were recognized, they would only be noticed after Bian Lang was recognized first.

So Dili felt a sense of accomplishment at this moment: "Hello, I am Dili!"

Then the white guy started to flatter Di Li and asked for an autograph and a photo, without mentioning a word of romance the whole time.

Seeing this, several guitarists in the Rolling Stones group at the back started to get excited: "Foreign fans won't just focus on the lead singer. Come on, guitarists!"

Huang Kai: "Just wait and see my bassist blind your krypton gold eyes in Europe!"

As for Bian Lang, he has now stood with Grayman and the others.

Grayman first gave Bian Lang a bear hug, like two old friends meeting again after a long separation.

Then Grayman shook Bian Lang's hand and said with a smile: "Wave, you must not have the habit of checking emails often, right?"

Bian Lang smiled and replied in his heart: "I'm not a beast of burden..." Then he replied: "Grayman, have I recorded the song for you?"

"I only recorded a demo, and when I heard you were coming over, I didn't rush to send it to you. I wanted to wait for you to come and produce it for me!"

"How come I don't know about this?" Bian Lang joked with a smile.

Grayman betrayed Evelyn directly: "Evelyn told me that it would be better for you to personally produce the songs you wrote."

Bian Lang smiled and nodded without comment, then greeted the other three people.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, nearly 30 people from the Rolling Stone group gathered together. Chen Shuting and Elf did not ride in the same bus with Bian Lang, but got on the bus mainly used to transport musical instruments with Tang Dafeng and others.

The two walked straight to the second to last row and sat down. Before the car started moving, they started chatting: "How is Miss Dong's arrangement?"

"Don't worry, as long as she doesn't take the initiative to expose herself, no one will recognize her."

After hearing this, Chen Shuting felt relieved, and then asked, "Did she say anything to you?"

"What? Those conversations between best friends? Please, I have no interest in being best friends with that little girl, but she has a pretty good relationship with Silva now. If you need to know something, I suggest you ask Silva."

As if he had thought of something, Elf paused before adding, "But Silva may not tell you. If Wave asks, maybe he will... Actually, I don't think Wave is an idol-type singer. For a rock singer, isn't it normal for him to be a little confused about his emotions?"

Chen Shuting did not answer directly, but explained to Elf in another way: "When you take Silvado to the Chinese market, you will know. Do you think China is the same as the United States, where hypocrites and violent people can still appear on the big screen?"

Speaking of this, Elf could only spread his hands and curl his lips and said, "So, with such a big market like China, it's not easy to get a piece of the pie, right? If... I mean, if Silva wants to make more money in China, who do you recommend to help her with her agency affairs?"

"Liang Kuan, if she still has the energy. By the way, did you know that Bob and Green Algae are in love?" Elf is now Exodus's European agent, and Chen Shuting feels that she should take the initiative to mention this matter!
"I know now. This is not good news for us, but that is Green Algae's private matter. I am just a European agent and I will not interfere in such matters."

At this point, Chen Shuting already understood what was meant. She nodded and began to talk about the past events of Exodus and Dafeng Band.

……

After the group arrived at the hotel and quickly settled down, the Rolling Stones, led by Evelyn, went directly to Camden, where the first show of the Rolling Stones' tour would be held.

The Rolling Stones' car stopped near Regent's Canal Market, and after getting out of the car, Evelyn acted as a tour guide.

"Wave, I don't know if you've heard of this place before. This is a gathering place for punks and a pioneer of subculture trends. In the words of you Chinese, this is the living circle of London's old guns."

Bian Lang didn't know what was going on in the Camden area of ​​the Blue Water Planet, but how could Bian Lang not know the name of Camden on the original Earth? As the birthplace of cultural revolutions, rock and psychedelic music began to become popular, and the Roundhouse in Camden was where these revolutions took place.

The Roundhouse is a historic building that was originally a train maintenance depot and was later converted into a multi-purpose venue for concerts, art exhibitions and political rallies.

It has witnessed performances by countless rock bands, including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, etc., and has become a symbol of rock culture.

The venue plan that Evelyn had given her previously only stated that the venue for the premiere would be in Camden, but she did not tell him the specific location, only that she would not let the Rolling Stones down.

Bian Lang would naturally not worry. If DGM couldn't even arrange such a small matter, then there would be no need to be called one of the top five in the world.

After briefly taking the Rolling Stones for a stroll around the Shezheng Canal Market, Evelyn led everyone to Jamestown Road.

Standing at the street corner, Evelyn introduced to everyone: "This road is our British Avenue of Stars, with a total length of 640 meters. After walking along this road, we will arrive at the Roundhouse Theater where we will perform in four days.

It’s similar to the one in Hollywood, but only musicians can get stars on this Walk of Fame. I think The Rolling Stones will have our own star here in the near future.”

After hearing this description, Bian Lang was basically certain that this place was similar to Camden on the original Earth.

After listening to what Dili helped to translate, Dayong asked blankly: "Is there a person named Hatter on this street?"

Evelyn had only recently started learning Chinese. Apart from understanding the word "Hatter", she had no idea what Dayong said otherwise.

But this did not prevent her from guessing what Dayong wanted to say based on what she had said before, so before Di Li or Bian Lang could translate for her, she said directly: "Hatter is not qualified yet, but if they are invited to perform at the Roundhouse again, then they will not be far from this goal."

Before anyone could translate, Di Li asked directly, "So, if we can perform here, does that mean we have reached the threshold of the Avenue of Stars?"

"Your understanding is correct. The Roundhouse is not a venue that accepts any performance, especially rock bands. I remember that Panama's name was only included two years ago."

After Di Li finished translating everything Evelyn said, the members of the Rolling Stones began to look forward to it.

Whether on the original Earth or on the Blue Water Planet, the fame of this music avenue of fame is probably just known within the music circle. Compared with the Hollywood avenue of fame, its popularity is obviously much lower.

Especially on the Blue Water Planet, the original owner didn't know anything at all. Judging from the current reactions of the Rolling Stones' companions, except for Strauss, the others really didn't know either.

"It seems that cultural exchanges need to be strengthened!"

Bian Lang thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Regman's name? Can you take me to see it?"

Evelyn pointed forward and asked curiously, "I thought you were going to ask me whether Regman's name was recorded here."

"If his name isn't on this, then it means DGM is lying to me!"

Evelyn understood what Bian Lang was referring to, and then smiled and replied, “Wave, although you and the Rolling Stones are the first Chinese artists that we DGM has cooperated with, the company’s attention to you is no less than that of a big-name singer in Europe.

Believe me, after this European tour is over, Woodstock will be begging for an invitation to be delivered to my desk!"

"Thank you! I was thinking the same thing!"

This Bian Lang is really not modest at all. If he completes this trip, the number of hit songs he plans to perform will be enough to win the Grammy Awards for several consecutive years in his original Earth.

This can't even get you an invitation to Woodstock, so you might as well jump across the Regent Canal, travel through time to become a foreigner, and start with Pink Floyd, with planes, cannons, and pink pigs all the way.

Seeing Bian Lang’s confidence, Evelyn said seriously, “Wave, it’s my honor to be the agent for The Rolling Stones’ overseas agency contract. I should thank you for letting me see more possibilities.”

"Where's Hatter?" Bian Lang was not insulting anyone, but was sincerely asking about Hatter's current situation.

"You should also understand that for a band like Hatter that has passed its peak inspiration period, the future path may be to rely on the past. But now with your blood transfusion, I think Filmos has begun a new inspiration cycle."

"So, this is the reason why he was confident that Bob would not come back and would stay with us in China?" Bian Lang was reluctant to ask before, after all, if he asked too much, he was afraid that some people would think too much.

But now it seems that Feimos is now in seclusion creating.

"Isn't it a good thing that Bob can rehearse with the Rolling Stones, and we can learn from each other?"

The two of them walked and talked along the way, and they had to stop in the middle to wait for everyone. After all, Dayong and his friends wanted to find out on this street whether the bands that got them into rock music back then were on the list here.

It was not until 40 minutes later that a group of people arrived at the door of the Roundhouse Theater.

Looking at the visual contrast between the old stone wall and the modern glass curtain wall outside, Dayong asked again: "How many years has this place been here?"

“Originally built as a steam engine repair station in 1846, this famous building later became a warehouse for Jabez Gin. From the 20s it was used as an alternative arts venue.

The award-winning renovation of the Grade II listed building was completed by a renowned architectural practice. The design combines architectural skill, respect for history and the visionary determination of private and public funders to restore the main structure of the original building and modernise it to create a large capacity auditorium..."

This introduction was not said by Evelyn, but was translated by Dili to Dayong by looking at the introduction sign at the door.

After listening to it, Dayong muttered, "This is an almost 200-year-old building, and you can still play rock music in it. It sounds so cool!"

Then he added: "I don't know how to write a Chinese version of this introduction sign!"

(End of this chapter)