Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 844 The world is not the same

Bian Lang only remembered hearing this when he was on the original Earth, but he couldn't remember which rock music senior said this.

Before Thor could continue to introduce it, Bian Lang picked it up and started to play with it. After a careful look, Bian Lang confirmed that it was a Gibson 1960 tobacco-colored Les Paul.

The most legendary sword of the same model from the original Earth is the one in Slash's hand.

The guitar was said to belong to Joe Perry, the lead singer of Aerosmith. He later gave it to his wife when they divorced and divided their property. Later, the guitar appeared in a music store.

Then it went through many twists and turns and ended up in Slash's hands, the one we saw in the "November Rain" MV. Later, Slash gave it back to Perry on his birthday.

It is worth mentioning that Slash did not use a real Les Paul in his early recordings, but a fake one. Don’t ask why, the answer is because he was poor!

Before they became famous, more than 9% of rock bands were so poor that they had to borrow other people’s instruments.

In the past, people in the circle joked that Lao Xie took off his pants because he was a cold-blooded person and couldn't afford to smash the guitar...

The pianos that Cold-blooded Animals smashed in the later period were basically temporarily borrowed from others, or from local piano shops. The compensation for the aftermath was naturally handed over to the organizing committee!

Back to this Les Paul, except for some wear and tear on the paint from normal use, the rest of the preservation condition is perfect.

Seeing how Bian Lang couldn't let it go, Thor knew he had made the right choice.

"How about going out and trying it?"

After Bian Lang put the violin back into the violin case and closed the lid, he asked with a smile, "Who wrote that sentence?"

"Luse said he didn't know, it was covered with stickers when Jeff gave it to him. He didn't like the stickers, and he found them when he cleaned them off...

Luse thought it was carved by Jeff when he was young, so he didn't ask about it. But after Jeff passed away, I compared the notes on a whim, and I was sure that this was definitely not Jeff's handwriting! "

Things became a little confusing at this point, but it didn't matter anymore. Bian Lang had only touched a sword of the same model in his previous life. The price was not high at the time, and Bian Lang was worried that it was fake so he didn't buy it.

After all, although the Gibson 1960 tobacco-colored Les Paul has been discontinued, as a regular product, there are still many in existence. If it weren't for Slash's indelible classic shot in "November Rain", Bian Lang estimated that this guitar might have been forgotten.

Now that he has the opportunity to get his hands on one with a story, he naturally likes it very much.

"So where is Luse now?"

"We lost contact after he returned to the United States. It's been almost 10 years now!"

Bian Lang patted the guitar case which was not an original Gibson guitar and said, "Thank you, Thor. I will definitely bring it with me when I go on tour in the United States. If possible, I hope Luse can have a chance to see it!"

Hearing this, Thor gave Bian Lang a big hug, then stared at the violin case for a while before saying, "It would be great if Luse could see it. I'll practice the score first, and when you leave Europe, I'll give you an accurate answer!"

"Then we'll see you then!"

"No, no, no! I will be at every Rolling Stones show in Europe. I've already found out everything. You'll be releasing a lot of new works, so I won't miss even half of it."

Through the Internet, Thor made up for the first half he missed this morning.

Just the song "Wish You Were Here" made him want to quit drinking. If he hadn't been too drunk yesterday, he wouldn't have missed this show.

Of course, he put all the blame on Regman.

After leaving Thor's house, Bian Lang and Evelyn returned to DGM's headquarters. This time, DGM had arranged a special rehearsal room for the Rolling Stones nearby.

Because this time DGM arranged to make London the Rolling Stones' base camp, their daily rehearsals and life will be here, and they will only go there before the performances at other stations begin.

The Rolling Stones had no objection to this arrangement. These were not the first time for them to perform abroad, and they had no interest in traveling and sightseeing at the same time.

After all, the Rolling Stones are a group of both men and women, so it’s not very convenient for them to play together when they are outside.

When I arrived at the door of the rehearsal room, I saw Chen Shuting making a phone call with a group of sirs standing next to her.

When Bian Lang and the others saw this, they hurried over to ask what happened. Chen Shuting hung up the phone when she saw them coming and said angrily, "On my way here from DGM headquarters just now, my bag was snatched by a gang of bikers! Luckily my phone wasn't in it, otherwise I would be in trouble!"

After hearing this, Bian Lang felt relieved: "Is he okay?"

"It's okay, it's just a handbag, and my wrist was pulled."

"As long as the person is fine, the other things are trivial! There is nothing important in the bag, right?"

If it happened in China, Bian Lang felt that it would be impossible for such a thing to happen in the capital of a country. Even if it happened in other cities, with the current level of public security in China, you would be 100% able to be arrested.

But if you are abroad, you can basically just blame yourself for your bad luck. Even if you are Trump, it won’t help!

"Yeah, but there are 20 tickets for the Barcelona station in the bag. If he makes a move, it's hard to say if he can follow this line..."

Bian Lang laughed when he heard what Chen Shuting said: "You think it's a TV show. This is overseas, and the hope is too slim. Who are you going to give these tickets to? Ask them to cancel the ticket code, and then make 20 new tickets, right?"

"Give it to Ye Tao and the others. You think this is a good idea..."

At this point, Evelyn also interrupted and said, “Give me a record of the ticket numbers, and I’ll find the media to expose this matter. Don’t let these tickets flow into the market and cheat the fans out of their money.”

"Yes, let's do this..." After hearing what Evelyn said, a responsible officer among the group of officers who had just been doing something unknown came over and said seriously, "Madam, if you do this, it will only increase the difficulty of catching the robbers. I think your losses..."

Before the sir could finish his words, Evelyn interrupted him directly: "Sir, I don't think you need to cover up the incompetence of the London police. These biker gangs did not appear today..."

Seeing the embarrassment on the sir's face, Evelyn restrained herself a little and continued, "Your police force can be used for other more urgent matters. No one was injured, and there is not much actual economic loss!"

After hearing this explanation, the police officer's expression eased a little. When he was about to notify the team to withdraw, the female police officer turned around and saw Bian Lang talking to Chen Shuting. She asked with a little doubt: "Are you the Rolling Stones?"

Before, Chen Shuting didn’t want to make things too complicated, so she didn’t directly reveal the identity of the Rolling Stones. The female police officer only reacted after recognizing Bian Lang.

"Yes, madam..."

After receiving a positive response, the policewoman directly said to the team leader: "Boss, the European rock music scene has been filled with news about this Chinese band these days. If they really do that..." The meaning is self-evident. The London police will be disgraced abroad.

Thinking quickly, the officer gave an order without hesitation: "Use all your informants. We must give this lady a satisfactory answer within 24 hours!"

Evelyn certainly understood the subtext of this, which was to give the police 24 hours: "Then we'll wait..."

After that, she invited Bian Lang and the other two to enter the rehearsal room. The madam who had just recognized Bian Lang also followed in, preparing to conduct a more detailed investigation of Chen Shuting's situation. Of course, whether she had other thoughts or not is another story...

At this time, next to a secluded trash can a few kilometers away from the crime scene, two teenagers who looked to be about 18 or 19 years old parked their motorcycles, took off their helmets and lay on the ground breathing heavily. After more than ten seconds, the teenager who got off the back seat took out a Chinese ethnic style embroidered handbag from his jacket.

"This looks very delicate. I wonder if I can sell it for more money at the flea market..."

The boy driving the motorcycle took a look, took out a cigarette, lit it and took two puffs before saying, "Take the things inside and throw them away. This is not a luxury item and it's hard to sell it. Don't cause us any trouble."

The boy in the back seat didn't argue, he just unzipped his car and started to check the contents... "Oh, you poor damn bastard, there's not even a coin in here..."

While complaining, the boy in the back seat dumped out everything in his bag. In it, there was a hotel door card that they could never use again, and 20 paper tickets for the Rolling Stones' Barcelona stop.

The smoking boy sighed, picked up a ticket that had fallen on the ground, and was about to burn a hole in it with his cigarette butt to vent his anger. Then, after seeing the words "The Rolling Stones" on it, he was so shocked that he threw the cigarette butt back.

"Jinx, we're rich here! Pick up these tickets!"

Jinx was just standing up and was about to raise her feet to rub the tickets scattered on the ground to vent her anger when she was shouted at. She quickly retracted her feet and squatted down to pick up the tickets.

"Ike, this flyer... OMG! It's tickets to The Rolling Stones..." After quickly collecting the tickets on the ground, Jinx found that there were 20 tickets!
"This...this...Ike can sell this for at least 3000 Euros! We can keep two, and then..."

Before Jinx finished speaking, Ike frowned, snatched the ticket, took a look, and said with some regret: "Don't even think about keeping the tickets for consecutive seats. Find someone to help you quickly... As soon as someone calls the police... No, that woman couldn't be someone from the Rolling Stones..."

At this point, Ike realized that the "wealth" in front of them might be a bit hot. If he gave it to the people who usually helped them sell goods, and if the Rolling Stones really took it seriously, it would only be a matter of time before he was caught.

But he was reluctant to part with this "windfall"...

"What should I do? They are the Rolling Stones. I remember they had a song that said: Come on, now. I hear you're feeling down, Well I can ease your pain, Get you on your feet again...

Every time I feel like I can’t hold on any longer, I want to listen to this song. If possible, I really want to go to the scene to experience it. This may be the only chance in our lifetime..."

Ike lit another cigarette and fell into deep thought.

He and Jinx are brothers who have known each other since childhood in an orphanage. The hardships and injustices in life eventually led them to join a biker gang, but in fact, they had already given birth to despair of this kind of life with no future in sight.

Maybe one day he will be killed by the god of death due to an accident... If he had a chance to choose again, maybe...

After Ike finished smoking, he took the embroidered handbag and picked up all the things on the ground and put them away: "Jinx, go back and wait for me. I'll think of a way to see if I can fulfill this wish..."

Jinx is one year younger than Ike. In the days when they depended on each other, Jinx always listened to Ike no matter what the matter was: "Well, I'll go back and wait for you... Come back soon!"

Ike has already figured it out, as long as these 20 tickets can be exchanged for two tickets to the Rolling Stones live show and travel expenses for both of us to Barcelona, ​​that would be enough!
Since this was Jinx's wish, Ike wanted to try his best to satisfy it. After asking around in their biker gang's circle, he went to Oxford Street with his handbag.

When night fell, George was finally found squatting at the door.

Although Evelyn had promised the sir to keep it secret for the time being, which meant not disclosing it to the media or the public, Bian Lang specifically told George, who was well-informed.

But George never expected that someone would return Chen Shuting's handbag to him at the door of the bar that night. He also used a story to exchange two tickets for the Rolling Stones Barcelona Station, as well as train tickets and hotels from London to Barcelona.

After he told this story to Bian Lang, Bian Lang just silently commented: "I wish them good luck!"

Then DGM released the news that the 20 tickets were snatched up the next day, reminding fans who were buying second-hand tickets to be careful in identifying them.

The London police naturally didn't catch anyone. It is said that some informants, in order to get the informant fee, leaked the news and charged a high price for the ticket, and then...

After seeing this news, some people in China almost laughed themselves to death: "Is the 20 tickets really necessary?"

"It may still be a small venue with only one or two thousand people. That's still a ratio of one or two percent, and it's worth taking seriously." This was said by Du Yunxi's agent.

He had just negotiated a cooperation with Magic Disc, and will appear at a music festival similar to the Hai Cai Hua Music Festival that Magic Disc will undertake in four days. A fan ticket purchase channel was opened specifically for Du Yunxi's fans, and the ticket sales of Du Yunxi's fans were split 4% between Du Yunxi and Magic Disc.

“As soon as the results come out, we just need to wait for Rolling Stone to talk to Sparkling Water. By then, we will let Bian Lang customize a song for you, and your debut in the music industry should be basically no problem. Then we can hold concerts and fan meetings, and do this for a year or so, and see if we can pull one of the four top stars down!”

(End of this chapter)