Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 863: This Summer

After these words were spoken, Du Yunxi's agent fell silent. The biggest reason why he dared to challenge the Rolling Stones in the music festival was that he thought Du Yunxi had many fans and it would be easy to make money from him and bring in box office revenue.

Although the Rolling Stones have 100,000 hippies, he feels that Du Yunxi's fans of several million, even if 90% of them are fake, are still better than the Rolling Stones.

But if it's Guo Sichu, it's completely different. Not only are they not in the same league, but the attributes and quality of their fans are also incomparable. Her songs are loved by everyone from young people to grandma fans, and anyone you ask online can hum a few lines.

If it was really as the other party said, and Guo Sichu came out and said this lightly, then it is possible that the entire drama would be boycotted.

But no matter what he thought, he would not admit it: "It's impossible. How could a celebrity like Guo Diva be in such a situation..."

Before he could finish his words, the other party interrupted him anxiously, "Given your level of ignorance of the news, I think you'd better not get involved in this industry in the future. If Guo Sichu was just a member of the Rolling Stones, then you really wouldn't have to worry too much about it, but did you know that she was the second lead singer of the Rolling Stones?"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Du Yunxi's agent was devastated!

"What the hell is this? The queen is playing with a band, and everyone who comes has to kneel down!" With this frustrating assumption in mind, Du Yunxi's manager calmed down and said, "Okay, I get it. We will try our best to minimize the impact of this matter."

However, Du Yunxi has more than one drama to be broadcast, and this is not the only one who called to vent his anger. Of course, there are also people who quietly put this person on the blacklist, and many people in charge of the project who are negotiating have lowered Du Yunxi's level or even directly passed him.

As for the three organizers of the music festival, they finally made some moves, publicly dispelling the rumors that Du Yunxi was not invited, and then began to use their connections to repair the relationship with these rock bands. However, this time, no one from the Rolling Stones answered the phone or replied to the message. As long as Bian Lang and Lao Pan did not speak, they would not agree casually.

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Returning our attention to the performance, after the Rolling Stones played three songs by the Tang Dynasty Band in a row, Bian Lang finally found an opportunity to let the fans in the audience be quiet for a while.

"I feel everyone's enthusiasm, and now I want to say a few words here."

When he was done, Lu Hai said in a relaxed manner: "Finally, Bian Lang has a break. It's really great to be able to listen to some Chinese rock in front of so many foreigners! Come to my place at the end of the night and have some crayfish..."

Before Tian Xiaoliang could say his agreement, he heard Bian Lang on the stage say, "Last night, we happened to meet a friend..."

Hearing the two men looking at each other, Tian Xiaoliang felt his heartbeat begin to speed up.

"His life abroad is not smooth, and it is very difficult to maintain a basic life. But despite this, he still loves life and works many jobs every day... What I want to say is that no matter how life tortures us, we will not die this summer!"

Tian Xiaoliang had never cried when his family suffered misfortune and his life was so difficult that he could only eat two pieces of bread a day. But at this moment, his tears were like an avalanche, and even a god could not stop them!

Because Bian Lang spoke in English, Jinx and the others could understand him. Compared with those gang members who only knew how to beat and scold them, and those ordinary people on the street who avoided them, they just felt that Wave's figure on the stage was too majestic.

Jinx made up his mind at this moment to return to London after tonight. If George couldn't do it, he would not give up.

Bian Lang did not try to find Tian Xiaoliang among the fans to interact with him. He just took off his guitar, untied his headscarf, let his long hair cover his eyes, and snapped his fingers behind him.

Di Li took a step forward and shook the head of the guitar. After Strauss on the other side shouted "OK", his solo with a strong mix began to control the sound field above the entire venue like an echo in the quiet space.

It feels like everyone has a surround sound system in their head, which is almost as good as the CD quality in a concert hall, creating a feeling of white noise on a summer night.

As soon as this iconic metal sound came out, Tamarind yelled at the sports camera that had no idea what material it was shooting, "The Rolling Stones should play metal! The others are just pure nonsense! Bian Lang, can you please focus a little more and just release two more metal songs before moving on to the others!"

After howling this sentence, the sharp empty beats of four bars on the stage allowed Dayong to enter with the drums. The dry sound of the drum was like the sound of a pistol being fired, adding a mysterious atmosphere to this already mysterious style of music.

However, after just one measure, the drum sound disappears again, and after four measures, two single cymbals are played as an introduction, and the drum loop begins.

After another four bars, Bian Lang, his face hidden by his hair, held the microphone stand with both hands and sang: "I have been sleeping this summer, my head is numb and the blood is almost stopped. My hair has grown and covered my eyes, covering my world... world... world..."

At the end, when singing the line “It covers my world”, three female voices including Green Algae joined in the harmony, making what originally felt like the cry of one person resonate with the group.

Up to this point, everyone thought the song was pretty standard, but later on, things started to go wrong.

“This summer I lost my confidence, life came to a standstill with no news from the outside world, I woke up from a dream and my hopes were shattered again…” After singing this line, Bian Lang raised his head to the sky, his body swaying as he sang: “Oh, I look at the sky, there’s nothing in it, I get up from the bed leaving a trail of sweat, a trail of sweat…”

In between the empty beats, the fans' hearts seemed to skip a beat, and then they heard Bian Lang say calmly, "I'm sick..."

Then the previously relatively calm background music began to become violent, with drums and cymbals flying on Dayong's side and the sound of Dili's side going to full overdrive.

Bian Lang picked up the microphone stand, lowered the microphone, and began to scream in a voice that most people would consider neurotic: "Hey... I'm going to die... Hey, I'm old... Hey, I'm timid... Hey... I feel uncomfortable, I'm hot, oh, this summer..."

It felt like a roar that had no tune at all, and the moment Bian Lang raised his head, the roars and shouts that the fans had not had time to make because they were distracted just now, suddenly broke out completely.

The feeling of this singing, coupled with Bian Lang's hideous face covered with sweat and hair, gave Chinese music fans who could understand the lyrics directly a full sense of the picture.

They felt like a "mentally ill" person tied to a hospital bed with a safety rope. Not only was there no air conditioning in this hot weather, but they were also covered with a quilt.

Struggling and resisting were useless. Apart from screaming, there was no other way to vent the pain of being bound physically and mentally! Especially the pain in my heart!
As for foreign music fans, some of them who read the subtitles carefully also got the point of the song later.

The lead singers of these bands in the audience all sighed: "The Rolling Stones' metal is really so excellent, whether it's in Chinese or English!"

After hearing this, only a few people in the audience sighed. One of them was Hingston: "Kyle, if this song was an English song, I could recommend it to a friend who is making a thriller. I think it is a perfect match with some scenes in his movie!"

Kyle shook his head and smiled, "Although I don't know what your friend's film looks like, I think if this song is translated into English, it probably won't have this artistic conception! How about you ask your friend to replace the actor?"

Hingston was stunned by the question: "Change actors?"

"Yeah, if those shots you mentioned had Asian faces in them, wouldn't the appearance of this BGM make sense?"

After hearing what Kyle said, Shinston slapped Kyle on the back and said, "No wonder BGM is so good at making money with people like you. If I have a chance, I will make this suggestion to him!"

"Thank you. If you need Chinese actors, you can contact me. I think Wave has no shortage of good friends in the film and television industry!"

"Kyle, I'll call him when I'm done and ask him to talk sometime. You have to bring a bottle of good wine!"

"No problem, you arrange the time, and I'll take care of the rest!"

In a flash, just as he was taking a breath, Bian Lang's singing continued: "I have been sleeping this summer... This summer I lost my confidence, life came to a standstill, there was no news from the outside world, I woke up from my dream and my hope was shattered again..."

Then, Bian Lang continued to recite in a calm voice: "When I think about the past, it is really disgusting. When I think about tomorrow, it is still just as turbid..."

At this point, when everyone was ready to accept that twisted madness, Bian Lang threw away the microphone stand, knelt on the ground holding the microphone and began to scream: "I'm sick, I'm going to die... I'm old, I'm timid... I feel uncomfortable, I'm hot... Oh... This summer..."

If this song had appeared in China a few months earlier, some of the college entrance examination candidates who were suffering in the summer heat would definitely have become loyal fans of this song!

Or those students who are learning to drive in the hot summer, they would probably change the song to: "This summer I am practicing the second subject, I am hot, I am uncomfortable, I want to kill the coach."

After the air shot, the electric guitar and drums began to play again, but Bian Lang did not continue. Instead, a female voice was heard saying faintly, "Can you see? Can you listen?"

Those music fans who are partying may not feel much, but those who are seriously immersed in and feeling the music suddenly feel their hair stand on end.

It felt like the mentally ill patient lying on the bed with his body and mind bound. After venting, a sudden and strange voice suddenly sounded in his head!

And the voice hasn't finished yet. As if afraid that you didn't hear it clearly, it said again: "Can you see it? Can you hear it?"

The atmosphere was so heated that the professional players who had been relatively reserved before now began to express their emotions using foul language!

“The Wave design is fucking brilliant!”

"Wave must be someone who has been troubled by death, otherwise how could he write such a work?"

"Wave must be a lunatic, he is absolutely a lunatic, this is not a detail that a normal person can create!"

Of course, Bian Lang is not a madman, and the original author of this song is not a madman either!

Speaking of Iron Kite, the band was founded in 1993 and is one of the oldest independent rock bands in China. It emerged as a powerful newcomer in the 90s and won the "Best Rock Newcomer Award" at the first Chinese Rock Music Review held by BJ Music Station's New Music Magazine with a high number of audience votes.

With its unique style and avant-garde music concept, it has created a huge response among a whole generation of Chinese young people and has become a classic band in the history of Chinese rock music. In 1995, Iron Kite swept the Chinese rock circle with the song "This Summer" and was selected into the strongest rock compilation "Huaxia Fire" series in China.

This compilation includes works by top musicians such as Dou Wei, Zhang Chu, and Chaozai. "This Summer" stands out from the rest and becomes the song with the highest rating and the greatest influence in the entire compilation. This song is like a shot in the arm for the sluggish domestic rock music scene, and made Iron Kite a hit. "This Summer" has become a classic track in the history of Chinese rock music, and has been sung repeatedly by generations of music fans, and is a chorus song at major rock music festivals.

In 2003, bassist Sun Shu passed away unexpectedly. Following Zhang Ju of Tang Dynasty, the rock circle lost another young and talented bassist. As a close friend for many years, Sun Shu's death made the core member of the band, Yu Sheng, depressed and subsequently disbanded the band.

After the disbandment, lead singer Yu Sheng went through a period of personal development and released two solo albums, "In the Air" and "Ordinary Life Can't Knock Us Down". At the same time, he crossed the two fields of pop and rock and served as a producer for many famous singers. Many of the works he created during this period were covered by unpopular singers such as Stefanie Sun, Victor Wong, and Fan Yichen.

Among them, "Perfect Day" was included as the album's title song by unpopular singer Stefanie Sun, and the album was named after it.

Yu Sheng also became the first mainland musician to be nominated for the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.

The Iron Kite band regrouped in 2012, with all members remaining from the 90s. The band's first bassist, Binzi, returned to form a four-member best combination, paying tribute to rock music. But by then, times had changed, and the Iron Kite could no longer fly high!
After an interlude that was exciting but confusing.

All the people on the stage with microphones sang together in a low voice:
"The heat burns me, trying to burn out my feeble strength...

Loneliness is drowning me, trying to drown my only hope...

The bed is sinking, trying to swallow my beautiful dreams...

I won't die in, I won't die this summer

Love plays tricks on me, trying to change the rules in my head
Thirst torments me, and my pure desires are dying of thirst

Time passed slowly, impacting my young will..."

In the end, only Bian Lang was left roaring alone: ​​"I won't die. I won't die this summer... Go away..."

(End of this chapter)