Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

"These looks! It's actually real! Wait, that photo of me and my dad... could it be real?!"

Thinking of this, she handed the tablet to Bian Lang, quickly explained how to operate it, and then secretly sent a WeChat message to her father on her phone: "Dad, send me a photo of you and Teacher Bian!"

Upon receiving the message, Uncle Yang chuckled to himself for a moment, then clicked on the photo album and sent the original picture of himself and Bian Lang. Then, a very real problem suddenly occurred to him, and he cursed, "Damn it, why didn't I think to ask for their contact information back then?!"

Mr. Yang's mother, who was reading in the garden pavilion, was disturbed and turned around to ask, "Old Yang, what's gotten into you like this?"

Uncle Yang rushed into the pavilion, taking three steps at a time, and handed his phone to his wife: "You remember? We met that young man on the plane back from Lucheng. He really is the lead singer of a rock band. The girl probably has a crush on him!"

Yang's mother took the phone, glanced at it, and said dismissively, "That long-haired guy? He doesn't look like a decent person! You know, it was one thing to like rock music when you were young, but now you're an old man and you still follow the craziest trends..."

Uncle Yang, not wanting to make a fool of himself, snatched the phone, took out his earphones, put them on, and played Bian Lang's new song, humming along as he continued to tend to his little garden.

After receiving the photos and carefully comparing them to confirm they were correct, Yang Meng remembered what her father had said, and her face turned bright red. She even mentally complained to herself: "Yang Meng, what's the rush for a young girl like you? Why didn't you wear contact lenses before going out? And why didn't you even touch up your makeup in the car!"

Thinking of this, she got up, made an excuse, and went back to her car to touch up her makeup.

When he returned, his complexion was completely different, prompting Chen Shuting to think to herself, "I wonder how many fans Bian Lang will gain from this!"

But she saw through it but didn't say anything. Instead, she asked Yang Meng, who was already starting to blush, "Ms. Yang, your company sent me a cooperation email yesterday. I'm not familiar with how you operate in this area. Could you explain it to me in detail?"

Hearing this, Yang Meng's resentment towards the inefficiency of the copyright department lessened somewhat. However, when she saw the email from the copyright department, her previously flushed face slowly turned cold.

This detail naturally didn't escape Chen Shuting's notice. Only after Yang Meng stopped scrolling did she ask, "Ms. Yang, with your skills and experience, if you were to create the score, wouldn't the production and testing time be shorter?"

Hearing this, Yang Meng felt like sending those self-important idiots in the copyright department to the slaughterhouse. 45 days for production and testing? They really put on airs!

She just created a chart for Crazy Scale for Bian Lang. Because the two games have different control schemes and charts, creating a chart is much more difficult than creating one for Rhythm Master, and takes about three times longer. However, the total time she spent creating the chart only added up to about 20 hours, most of which was spent on continuous improvement and modification.

Even if she doesn't reveal her true identity, the first video of "Bian Lang" has only been online for about 20 days, and the song was officially released only 5 days ago... Do you really believe that these two people had 45 days of production time?

Moreover, the production fee of 30,000 is clearly a sign that they don't want to cooperate.

"Sister Chen, the production timeframe given by the company includes some uncontrollable factors, and what the copyright department said isn't an exaggeration. Entertainment and games are inseparable, and there are some things I don't need to say explicitly, but a professional like you should understand."

Yang Meng was somewhat grateful to Chen Shuting; if the other party had asked about the price directly, she wouldn't have known how to answer.

Although she wasn't familiar with the copyright department's operations, she had a general idea. This kind of price was the quote for those lesser-known songs. Given Bian Lang's current ranking on the China Music Chart, charging a normal fee wouldn't be possible; they might even have to promise some promotional placements.

As for copyright fees, forget about it. "Rhythm Master" and Goose Egg Music are essentially tied together. Their main income comes from song download revenue sharing and promotion fees from some music productions. It's always a zero-sum game.

Just then, Bian Lang asked, "How's the reception of your chart overseas?"

Fearing that Bian Lang might misunderstand the copyright issue, Yang Meng quickly explained, "Teacher Bian, this is just a chart I made myself. Other game players can only see the game process and scores; they can't download the chart to play."

"Oh, I see. So, if I were to ask you to help me publish my song on Crazy Scale, how would I do it?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Meng was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Teacher Bian, what's your opinion on this score? Did you pass?"

Bian Lang handed the tablet back to Yang Meng and commented, "This is really fun, much more exciting than Rhythm Master. The controls took a little getting used to at first, but once you get the hang of it, I think it's more suitable for guitarists like us."

Bian Lang wasn't exaggerating. Crazy Scale's controls aren't like Rhythm Master's fixed key layout. The keys that move all over the screen do have a bit of a learning curve at first, but it's similar to how a guitarist moves the strings with their left hand. So once you get used to it, it's more comfortable for Bian Lang.

Therefore, this score, which is less than 3 minutes long and has 4786 notes on 4 keys, is child's play for Bian Lang.

"Uh, as expected of a master. You play your own song at 27 BPM, but it's like child's play for you..." Yang Meng had practiced this intermediate-difficulty score many times after creating it herself, and she could pass it, but she couldn't avoid missing.

The main problem was that she made the interlude for Bian Lang's solo a bit too complicated, almost to the point of being hellish in difficulty, but she didn't want to change it, since it was just something for her own amusement. But for Bian Lang, it was something he could easily master without any pressure.

Just as Yang Meng was about to speak, she noticed some comments from overseas gamers regarding her score:

"Is this Chinese rock? Does that mean we're not going to have a chance to play? The music is really energetic, especially that solo in the interlude. Chartist, are you sure this is an intermediate difficulty chart?"

"Although I can't understand what the lyrics are, I think the melody and instrumental playing are very rock and roll. Sheet music designer, could you try to get the copyright? I can't wait to start taking on the challenge."

"To tackle this song, I've decided to become a sheet music artist, but can anyone tell me where I can download the original version?"

"Oh my god, I've finally found a kindred spirit! After seeing the chart by this amazing artist, I used a VPN to go back to China and downloaded the original song. It's so awesome! But why isn't this chart available on 'Rhythm Master'? Could this amazing artist please do some work with the band so they can challenge our Chinese rock chart on Crazy Scale? I'm already..."

Scrolling to the bottom, Yang Meng discovered that in the few minutes since Bian Lang's perfect All combo, there had been over a hundred comments, all of them asking for the sheet music and wanting to take on the challenge.

Seeing this, she said to Bian Lang very seriously, "Teacher Bian, I think your song might be even more popular on Crazy Scale than on Rhythm Master! After all, Crazy Scale is the rhythm game with the most players in the world, and its scale is incomparable to Rhythm Master. Moreover, there are many players like you who are professional musicians. I believe they will definitely be very interested in this chart and your song."