Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 853: 24-Hour Rock Party

After watching the little witch's video, those rock fans who had previously despised this music festival were now regretting their decision.

Although she said that she missed the chance to compete with those crazy fans, she was actually regretting that she missed the chance to see a bunch of non-Rolling Stones bands covering the classic Rolling Stones songs. Anyone who has watched all of Little Witch's videos knows that this kind of scene will probably never happen again in this life.

In addition to music fans, many small music festival labels have begun to consider the feasibility of this matter. After all, the effect of this music festival is really amazing. With more than 400 million in ticket revenue plus the fees given by the local authorities, Magic Disc still made a lot of money this time.

Moreover, many of the problems that arise also allow the managers of these small music festival labels to learn from and find solutions.

The Edge and the Stones, who are in Barcelona, ​​have also entered the final preparation stage before the performance. The venue of the tour certainly cannot be at the Camp Nou, but at the Gran Via Exhibition Center in the suburbs of Barcelona, ​​which has always been the venue for a certain music festival in Barcelona's night performances.

Although the capacity here is quite large, the venue rented by the Rolling Stones and the ticket sales scale are at the level of 1 people.

Looking at the ticket data that had already been sold out, and the high calls online for more tickets, Evelyn couldn't help but sigh: "We were still a bit conservative at the time. According to the current situation, I think 2 to 3 people will be no problem."

Chen Shuting smiled and said, "It's okay. We will have another chance to come to Europe in the future. We weren't that optimistic when we made the plan before!"

"I just think that if we have a bigger presence in Europe, those people in China who are not optimistic about the Rolling Stones going overseas will be speechless!"

"It's pretty good. A show with 10,000 people is also the best result for a Chinese rock band in Europe in recent years. Moreover, we will have the opportunity to continue to expand the ticket sales for each of our subsequent shows!"

Chen Shuting was thinking that if this situation happened in China, it would be easy to deal with. Either add more tickets or add more shows, as long as there is money to be made, everything is negotiable. But applying for these unplanned things abroad is a bit too complicated for the current Rolling Stones.

Besides, the main purpose of coming to Europe this time is to expand their popularity. As long as they can complete this journey according to the original design, the Rolling Stones will be very satisfied.

You know, even a band like "Original Earth" which is very popular in China can rarely afford to hold concerts with tens of thousands of people abroad, and the majority of its fans are overseas Chinese.

But the proportion of Rolling Stones fans is quite surprising!
Why did Evelyn dare to say that the scale of the Rolling Stones' tour could be doubled? That was because the Chinese music fan market that DGM had originally been optimistic about did not play a big role at all. According to the statistics from this show, the ticket purchase rate of Chinese music fans was only about 15%!

It’s not that Chinese music fans lack enthusiasm, it’s simply that they can’t compete with European music fans.

The first time, they could say that they had underestimated the Rolling Stones' influence in Europe and thought they didn't need to rush in to grab it right away, but then European fans took advantage of the opportunity.

But this time, even if Chinese music fans were fully prepared, they still couldn’t win!

Ye Tao originally wanted to follow the entire tour, but he could not resist the entreaties of his other friends, and finally reluctantly gave the ticket for the Barcelona stop in the package that the Rolling Stones gave him to a music fan friend.

This music fan is called Lu Hai. Like Ye Tao, he stayed in Europe after studying abroad and now runs a Chinese restaurant in Barcelona.

Before the Rolling Stones, when he followed his friends to music festivals, he always fantasized: "One day I will see a Chinese rock band perform in Barcelona. I will definitely treat them to a good meal at my place."

And today his dream has come true. With Ye Tao's help, the Rolling Stones have confirmed that they will come to his restaurant for a meal after the rehearsal, but the time may be a little late.

But Lu Hai didn't think this was a problem at all. After the normal business hours ended at 9 o'clock in the evening, he let the hourly workers go home, so that his family could handle it. But knowing that the Rolling Stones were coming tonight, the two boys who were working and studying here didn't want to leave.

"Brother Hai, we'll stay and help for free! As long as we can see the Rolling Stones, that's fine!"

Lu Hai is not the kind of stingy boss, especially since he has the same life experience as these international students: "But I can't guarantee that the Rolling Stones will come, and I don't know how long we have to wait. I have a feeling that the time control for rehearsal will not be so accurate. If it's too late, will it affect your classes tomorrow..."

"Brother Hai, you are even more nagging than my mom. I feel like tonight is the closest I've ever been to Rolling Stone and Bian Lang, and it's also my only chance..."

Seeing people say that, Lu Hai didn't want to continue, so he smiled and said: "Don't talk so tragically. If you return to China after you finish your studies, you will have many more opportunities than in Barcelona. If you want to see the Rolling Stones, find a time when the Rolling Stones are not performing, and fly to the Spring City, you will definitely gain something!"

"Brother Hai, I don't know if I will have the energy or time to listen to rock music after I graduate and go back, so even if I can't wait tonight, I won't regret it."

Lu Hai was of course quite aware of the hidden bitterness behind these words. He had several classmates who studied abroad with him at the time. Whether they stayed or returned, they all listened to rock music together, went to music festivals together, and…

But now, he is probably the only one who has the time and energy to continue his hobby.

Others are either too busy making a living to give up their hobbies, or they have changed...

Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered a compatriot who rented a house with him at that time, who is still staying in Barcelona. It was he who successfully led Lu Hai into rock music.

But this time when the Rolling Stones came and Lu Hai contacted him to go to the scene together, the other party declined with the excuse of being busy with work.

Lu Hai wasn’t quite sure about his compatriot’s current situation, but he didn’t believe that the guy didn’t listen to rock music anymore!
Because Lu Hai still remembers the level of devotion that guy showed when he was watching the show...

At that time, Lu Hai had just arrived, and this fellow named Tian Xiaoliang had been a veteran for two years. After getting to know each other, he often took him to music festivals. Every time he went, he would bring back different girls and discuss the details of the music festival with them.

Thinking of this, Lu Hai smiled and called him. After waiting for dozens of seconds, the call was connected. Before Lu Hai could speak, Tian Xiaoliang on the other end spoke in a tired voice: "Ah Hai, I really can't spare the time. I have to work overtime tonight to catch up on the drawings..."

But in fact, Tian Xiaoliang had just come out of the cashier counter at the gas station where he was doing odd jobs and entered a quiet warehouse when he answered Lu Hai's call. Of course he wanted to go to the Rolling Stones' live performance, but he didn't get a ticket and didn't have time, which was his excuse to cover up his reluctance to spend the money.

"I know you're busy, but the Rolling Stones may come to my restaurant for dinner tonight. If you have any ideas, I'll let you know when they arrive..." "Fuck! Then I have to go..." These words flashed through his mind for a moment, and when he opened his mouth, they became: "Well, then give me a message when the time comes, and I'll see if I can arrange the time, and then I'll come..."

"Well, see you then!"

Thinking about the chance to see the Rolling Stones in person tonight, Tian Xiaoliang's desire to run over directly has reached its peak! But thinking about the extra income he could make from working the night shift at the gas station for an hour, he finally decided...

It was not until 1 a.m. that he received another message from Lu Hai: "They have just confirmed that they have come out from the performance venue. If you hurry up, you may be able to catch up with us to greet guests at the door!"

"Uh...ah...Ahai, you idiot, didn't you hear my embarrassment? Why did you still try to seduce me..." Tian Xiaoliang began to get annoyed.

Seeing him like this tonight, the middle-aged Catalan man who worked with him asked curiously, "Is there a girl asking you out? If so, I suggest you go quickly. You can make money later, but if you miss this beautiful moment, then..."

"Max, you're overthinking it. How could any girl like me when I'm like this?"

"Then you should take some time to find some hobbies or something. If you keep going back and forth between various odd jobs, you won't be able to meet girls! Go, no matter what the date is, when Barcelona has a game, you can take my place..."

"Thank you, Max, but forget it. My friend is hosting a banquet for the Rolling Stones tonight, and he knows that I used to like listening to rock music, so he invited me to go..."

"The Rolling Stones? Are they the ones who sang "Comfortably Numb"? If so, if you really don't want to go, could you introduce this opportunity to me?

All my income tonight is yours... Oh, no, I'll give you double it... You know, if you don't grab such a lucky opportunity, maybe good luck in life will become less and less willing to approach you!
Just like now..."

This sentence immediately touched a nerve in Tian Xiaoliang's heart, and he suddenly realized that what Max said seemed to make sense.

Since his family was in trouble and he didn't have his parents to give him blood transfusions, his life abroad became extremely difficult. Because of these difficulties, he gave up many of his previous hobbies and other things that were related to life but not to survival.

Gradually, life means working or on the way to work!

It seemed that from that time on, he no longer had any relationships with the opposite sex, and even the friends he used to contact frequently gradually lost contact with him.

Then it seemed like the goddess of luck never visited him again...

"Maybe, I can..." Thinking this in his heart, he finally made up his mind and said, "Max, I can't give you double the salary, but when Barcelona has the ball, I can help you head it twice!"

"Oh! Damn it Tian, ​​why didn't you choose to share this opportunity with me?"

"Max, they are my compatriots. I love their rock music more than you do..." After saying this, Tian Xiaoliang took off his work apron and rushed out of the gas station's business office.

30 minutes later, Tian Xiaoliang drove his second-hand car to a block 300 meters away from Lu Hai's restaurant and stopped. He found a cleaner T-shirt in the car and put it on, then trotted towards Lu Hai's restaurant.

When he got across the street, the Rolling Stones were getting off the bus.

Seeing Lu Hai go up and shake hands with Bian Lang, the first person to get off the car, he didn't know when his blood burst out, he whistled and shouted across the street: "Bian Lang, awesome!"

Lu Hai was a little nervous at first, not knowing how to communicate with Bian Lang. But after hearing Tian Xiaoliang's whistle and shout, he tilted his head to check that someone was coming, and he was no longer panicked!
"Finally he's here. This guy will definitely have a lot of fun chatting with Bian Lang!"

With this in mind, Lu Hai loosened his hand from Bian Lang, pointed behind Bian Lang and said, "Bian Lang, the guy across the street is my friend. He's the one who introduced me to rock music. I invited him over tonight. I hope you don't mind."

Of course Bian Lang didn't mind. They were treating you to free food and drinks, so what would it matter if there were one or two more people? Turning around, he saw that they were still compatriots, so Bian Lang smiled and said, "Of course, I don't mind!"

After Tian Xiaoliang came over and introduced themselves to each other, the Rolling Stones entered the restaurant one after another.

When Lu Hai received the call, he started preparing. There was no such thing as General Tso's chicken to entertain the Rolling Stones. Lu Hai had done his homework and served several spicy, fresh and strong-flavored Sichuan dishes today.

Even if these dishes were on the menu, they were definitely not the way he prepared them today!
However, just as the two tables sat down and chatted, Chen Shuting found Lu Hai and asked, "Boss Lu, can we borrow the TV to project the screen? We want to watch this episode of "Summer of the Band"..."

Of course Lu Hai knew about the show "Summer of the Band", but he had never followed it as it was broadcast in China before. He would always wait until the next day when he had free time to watch it in the store.

Of course he was more than happy to have the chance to watch it with Bian Lang today!
Before he could even open his mouth to agree, he heard Tian Xiaoliang talking loudly with Bian Lang at the dinner table: "Bian Lang, if I calculated the time correctly, it should be the time for the new episode of 'Summer of the Band' to be broadcast in China. Will you guys get together to watch it?"

When Lu Hai heard this, he went straight to the cashier counter, took out the TV remote control and handed it to Tian Xiaoliang: "Brother Xiaoliang, you do it..."

After about two or three minutes, Tian Xiaoliang successfully projected Chen Shuting's mobile phone interface onto the TV.

When Chen Shuting got the internet working and opened the website, she could hear the Hedgehog band's song before the picture was stable:
“Here is a room full of cool bands
There's a cool band in this room.

you want to please come in
If you want to see them, come on in.
Here are groups without rules
People here don't have so many rules.
Here has what you want,please join in
Here is what you want, come and join..."

(End of this chapter)