Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 828: Unexpected Fan Dispute

After the interlude ended, Bian Lang's singing voice could be heard again:

Girl you gotta love your man
Good girl, please love and depend on men

Girl you gotta love your man
Good girl, please be with the man

Take him by hand
Cling to his hand

Make him understand
The mission vibrated in his heart
The world depends on you
The whole world depends on you

Our life will never end
Our lives are endless

You gotta love your man
Please love your man deeply..."

After listening to this, Silva had some understanding of Dong Youbian and Guo Sichu's psychology. A man who can write such lyrics can be fatal to an artistic girl.

It is said that they are most afraid of rock singers singing love songs. As long as the time and atmosphere are right, there is nothing wrong. When Zheng Jun sang "Cinderella" back then, how could these young singers compare with him?
"If I were younger, maybe I would also risk my life to pursue it!" In Silva's opinion, Bian Lang at this moment is not like a knight as the lyrics say, but more like a puff of smoke, sometimes strong and sometimes disappearing, but it can never be dispelled, and will always wrap you up completely at certain specific moments.

Although most people are optimistic about the Rolling Stones' European tour, there are always people who are worried, and Silva is one of them.

She had no doubts about Bian Lang's music, but she doubted the people who listened to his music. Because the styles of Bian Lang's songs were too diverse, this might not be a disadvantage in China, but it was different in Europe.

Some rock fans in Europe, when projecting their favorite rock genre onto a band, have an inviolable sentiment towards it.

Fans of different rock genres may have disagreements and conflicts over the Rolling Stones' musical style. The music industry is also very complicated when it comes to the contempt chain!

But now it seems that the Rolling Stones' seamless style switching did not make music fans unhappy. Perhaps it is just like what Ai Dajin said: "There is no contempt chain between music genres, but there is one within the genre. Because every genre has some really good ones, and some stinky shits. People don't despise music genres, they just despise the stinky shits within the genres."

A typical example appeared in the first season of the original Earth's "Summer of the Band". Mr. Lu, who already had famous songs such as "Ten Miles of Spring Breeze" on the Internet, was generally questioned by live bands.

They thought the arrangement of the song was too simple and thoughtless, and the style was either folk or pop, anyway, no one thought it was rock. The lead singer Beibei also directly raised the topic of the music industry's contempt chain on the spot, and the scene was a bit awkward for a while.

Although "Summer of the Band" is not called the summer of rock music, Sisi and Fan, who are not rock musicians either, have received encouragement and recognition from the bigwigs in the circle.

Obviously, Bian Lang's works plus the Rolling Stones' interpretation make their works above excellent in the same category, so naturally no one will use the rules and regulations of the contempt chain to apply to them!
So at this moment, Silva has completely stood on the side that believes in the success of the Rolling Stones.

She could even imagine how they would shine in Berlin after Guo Sichu came over to join them!

“Riders on the storm…An actor out on loan…Riders on the storm…” The first verse is repeated and the final chorus enters a loop.

A group of DGM singers, led by Silva, also sang along: "Riders on the storm..."

After watching this scene, Sharma came back to his senses from the shock and mourned for CAA: "You are kidding me if you still want to use the same old tricks to win over someone like Wave!"

As for those entertainment reporters who are still thinking about making money from CAA, they really want to die now!
Although information cocoons do exist, the push of big data on the Internet can accurately deliver content to those who care about this matter! Besides, the barriers between Europe and the United States are not as big as those in China...

They will make up rumors about the Rolling Stones tomorrow, and then be slapped in the face as soon as the official video comes out. If this deal fails, it's a small matter, but getting fired and losing their jobs is a big matter.

This was a simple choice that the reporters made in a matter of seconds. They changed the angle of their cameras and aimed them directly at the DGM singers who were singing along.

Among the managers standing a little further to the side, Evelyn was the happiest and most excited one. She had absolute confidence in the Rolling Stones, but before she saw the live performance, she was always a little anxious, fearing that something unexpected would affect the performance of the Rolling Stones.

But now it seems that even if there are accidents, it will not affect the reputation of the Rolling Stones' performance.

A concert is different from a music festival. Except for a small number of Gunners fans, the rest of the audience puts music first. If the live effect is not good, they will really scold you. This is not a concert of an Asian super group. Even if you are caught lip-syncing, there will be stupid fans who will find excuses to whitewash you.

What about "This is my youth!" "We went there for the atmosphere, the atmosphere of our fans is the best in the world!"

When Bian Lang and H Shao talked about this, H Shao complained: "Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at the current state of their lead singer. If he sings with the mic on for the whole show, the atmosphere will definitely be even more explosive! Because fans will feel sorry for his off-tune, broken voice, etc. If the accompaniment is also performed live, even if Eminem is invited to be the lead singer, he won't be able to find the rhythm given by the drummer..."

It's a bit hurtful, but Bian Lang thinks that with H Shao's many years of experience behind the scenes in the pop music industry, Bian Lang thinks this is very true. After all, the high notes of E6 can be sung for several days in a row and are as stable as an old dog. Bian Lang thinks that this endurance is unlikely to be maintained by the lead singer of a rock band!
Although I don’t know how much “rock” has to do with them…

At the Rolling Stones' live shows, it's not just the DGM artists who sing along. When the ending of "Riders on the storm..." was played for the fourth time, more than half of the audience started singing along.

It was like repeatedly confirming the belief in my heart...

Although this is a common occurrence at the Rolling Stones’ live shows, this is the first Rolling Stones’ live show in the strict sense, and it is held overseas! This naturally has a different meaning and value.

This time, following Liang Kuan's advice, Chen Shuting did not actively invite domestic media and self-media people. She just wanted to rely on the voices of foreign media, which would then automatically cross the mainland to influence domestic media.

Another reason is to test whether the public relations of partner DGM is in place. When Hatter was in China, Rolling Stone treated them like family. If DGM is not helpful, then Chen Shuting will put forward conditions later.

The current level of the Rolling Stones' live performances, as well as Bian Lang's creative support, are all about grasping DGM's murderous aura.

The plan DGM gave at the time was to focus on post-promotion for the first show, which was recognized by several big names in Bianlang and Rolling Stone Records. The first show was so small that it was really unnecessary to spend money on pre-promotion. After the effect of the first show came out, post-promotion efforts would guarantee the sales of tickets for the subsequent shows. The average price of 160 euros is a mid-range level compared to other European bands. But you have to know that the Rolling Stones are a non-English speaking band, and DGM couldn't find a sample to compare with before.

The average price of Hatter at the time was 210 Euros, and because the Rolling Stones were the guest singers, Chinese music fans drove the ticket price up to a sky-high price of around 800 Euros.

Because there are so many shows this time, the scalpers for the first show were basically not active. But after the effect and reputation of the first show spread, a large number of scalpers will come out for the remaining five shows.

After "Riders on the storm" ended, Bian Lang started his first interaction with the fans. The reason why he chose this time was mainly because he saw the Gunners' team flag in the audience.

There were several rows of spectators between them, so he couldn't see clearly who the person was, but he had to acknowledge the friendship.

"Thank you to my comrades in North London for coming to the scene to support me..." As soon as Bian Lang said this, the on-site director directly instructed the camera to focus the lens on that area, and at the same time cut the picture to the big screen.

When the surrounding fans saw the camera coming, they happily responded to Bian Lang's interaction and also let captain Bergkamp move to the C position.

Bian Lang certainly doesn’t know other people, but he has a very deep memory of Bergkamp, ​​the Arsenal captain who met and talked with him and even gave him a signed football personally.

"Captain, thank you for coming. Did you sneak out? Will this affect your training... If the fans blame us Rolling Stones..."

Listening to Bian Lang's joke, Bergkamp answered directly after getting the microphone: "Last season we lost a very important game, which led to us only getting third place with a one-point difference. Some fans said it was because the DJ didn't play "The Angel"...

I think if you were there at that game, our momentum would have been even better! Coach Arsene's health did not allow him to come to the scene, so he asked me to send this team flag to you as a representative, congratulating you and the Rolling Stones on your successful tour! At the same time, I also invite you to come back to the Emirates Stadium again! "

"Thank you Arsenal, I will definitely go! So the next song I should sing is "The Angel" right?"

"Wave, Arsenal fans are with you!" "Arsenal is with you!"

Amid the cheers of Arsenal fans, the team flag was transmitted all the way to Lang's hands on the stage.

Bian Lang showed it to the camera, and then tied the two corners of the team flag around his neck like a cloak.

Then he picked up Ovation and sat on the high stool...

With just this one move, the previously harmonious atmosphere suddenly turned into a discordant voice: "Give us back The Angel, Arsenal get out of North London!"

"Wave, you are my friend in North London, but please don't be seduced by Arsenal..."

"This is not a stadium! Tottenham's Lily Whites, this is not the place for you to be so arrogant!"

Listening to the quarrel between the two sides, the fans who were not fans of these two teams were also confused:
"As a metal fan, I don't mind the Rolling Stones singing hard rock, but there are fans of the two groups arguing about it!"

"Aha! Stop arguing, this is not the Chieftain's Club or White Hart Lane, we want to listen to some music..."

Evelyn was a little amused and helpless when she saw this unexpected event. She had thought that there might be disputes among the fans at the scene, that metal music fans and punks might not like each other, and she had also thought of other possibilities...but she had forgotten the fans!
In the end, it was Bian Lang who stopped the quarrel: "Let's settle the grudges on the court. We can face off on the court at least twice a season, but the Rolling Stones live show...if you don't want the show to end here..."

"Wave! We listen to you!", "See you at White Hart Lane..."

The fact is just as Bian Lang said, with two North London derbies in a season, they have plenty of opportunities to vent, but if they really shut down the Rolling Stones live show, they will have to go somewhere else to watch it...

After the situation calmed down, Bian Lang played the prelude of "Rice Shop", and then he began to sing: "As I walk these streets alone..."

Although this was not in the Rolling Stones' original plan, the other members of the Rolling Stones had already become accustomed to Bian Lang's behavior of adding songs at the last minute, and various instruments began to join in the performance after 8 bars.

It's like a flash mob happening on the street. The random performance of various instruments makes the arrangement of this version of "The Angel" have a messy feeling that is closer to the essence of the neighborhood, but also more immersive!
"North London forever, Whatever the weather, These streets are our own, And my heart will leave you never, My blood will forever, Run through the stone..."

When the chorus was sung by the excited chorus of the Gunners fans and Bai Baihe's envious and jealous abuse, the rock fans who had nothing to do with it thought it was pretty good.

Just think of it as slowing down the tempo and waiting for the burst of accumulated power later, so that fans will have the energy to go high!

Although "The Angel" has little to do with rock music in terms of its melody and arrangement, the power of the lyrics lies in the core of rock music.

Just like Zheng Zhihua, who sang the most critical lyrics with the most folk melody. Bian Lang didn't know what others thought, but in his heart, his lyrics were real rock.

"My real voice is not popular. I have to be pretentious to become famous. Maybe I have become hoarse and can only talk to myself..." He went on stage in a suit and on crutches. It was impossible to comment on this scene!

When the last chorus came, the Gunners fans were all in tears. They were all thinking, how great it would be if Bian Lang was from North London. If he sang with the fans at every home game, the players would be fully blessed!

So after the whole song was finished, the fans at the scene started to shout invitations: "Wave, next season's Champions League home, we invite you home!"

Bian Lang replied directly and decisively: "If it's the finals, then I will definitely be there!"

Hearing this, Bergkamp couldn't help but imagine in his mind: "If it really is the Champions League final, and Wave leads all the fans to sing "The Angel", the scene must be beautiful..."

(End of this chapter)