Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

Bian Lang didn't have much experience dealing with children in his previous life, but the original owner was different. He had more free time, and when his sister and brother-in-law were busy, he often took his little niece out to play, and the two had a very close relationship.

Subtly, Bian Lang's love of music also had some influence on Zhang Qin.

He scooped Zhang Qin up in his arms, almost about to whisper the secret code to his niece: "I love you, walking alone through dark alleys..."

"Qinqin, stop fooling around! Daddy has something to talk to Uncle about. Here's Daddy's phone, you can choose your favorite song yourself, okay?" Zhang Fan was speechless. The teacher had told him about this today, saying that Zhang Qin was acting like a little adult and complaining that the song he chose for her was too childish, and that she wanted to sing rock!

Bian Lang was also helpless. Teaching a 5-year-old girl to sing rock would be asking for trouble. As for "The Lone Warrior," he had no idea how it became popular among children in his past life, and he really didn't know if it was suitable. Besides, he couldn't recall the complete lyrics at the moment.

I was thinking of distracting my little niece with some snacks, so I picked her up and headed towards the cashier. Just as I got close, I heard her say, "Uncle, there's a ladybug on that sunflower." She even reached out to catch it.

But the moment her hand touched the petal, the ladybug that had been pretending to be dead on the sunflower suddenly spread its wings and flew away in a flash.

Watching the insect fly away, Bian Lang felt a song welling up in his heart: "Insect flying... insect flying... who are you thinking of..."

"Come on, let your uncle teach you a song."

As an interlude from the Hong Kong film "The Storm Riders" in his previous life, Bian Lang could sing this song off the top of his head, even though he had never played it himself. Humming it from memory, Bian Lang wrote down the score and sang it once. Seeing that his little niece was also engrossed in listening, he handed it over to Zhou Ketong to take Zhang Qin to teach.

After listening, Chen Shuting shook her head: "You can even write children's songs, and they're quite good. I really don't know what to say about you."

Zhang Fan chimed in, "Xiao Lang, I think you could add another service to your studio."

Bian Lang waved his hand without saying much: "Let's get down to business."

After getting into work mode and understanding the situation, Zhang Fan gave his opinion: "The chances of this going to court are slim. The other party probably just wants to establish their authority and generate some buzz. Even if you do nothing in the end, they probably won't hold you accountable. From a legal perspective, it's a stretch to say that the contents of the agreement leaked trade secrets. Anyway, if we really go through legal channels, this matter won't have a final result for at least a year or two."

"Brother-in-law, I just don't want to back down right now. I don't care if it ends up in court. Can you give me some professional advice?"

As the legal counsel hired by Rolling Stone Studio, Zhang Fan naturally sided with the studio: "If they sue, they'll ultimately focus on the claim of losses caused by the leak of trade secrets. First of all, how to calculate such losses is a mess, and secondly, we didn't sign any confidentiality agreement with them. So, do whatever you want. I'll handle the legal matters, don't worry."

With Zhang Fan's promise, Bian Lang had nothing left to worry about. He was never one to be easily manipulated: "Sister Chen, respond! No apology unless the picture is deleted!"

Chen Shuting nodded and quickly went to do it.

At this moment, she felt even more strongly that cooperating with Bian Lang was an absolutely correct choice. Regardless of the future, his decisiveness in getting things done made her feel very comfortable. If it were someone else, they might have thought about many consequences, such as whether they would be blacklisted by the Goose Egg (a government agency in Taiwan).

But Bian Lang didn't care at all; in fact, she believed that Bian Lang had the right to be indifferent.

After Rolling Stone Studios officially responded, the entire music industry was stunned. For so many years, it's not that no one dared to challenge the Egg Group, it's just that those who did usually ended up suffering a terrible fate.

The rock and independent music scene, however, was full of praise. It wasn't that they were afraid to speak out before, but rather that they didn't have the opportunity to be publicly targeted. Even if they did, their voices weren't loud enough to attract any attention.

This time, Bian Lang and Rolling Stone not only didn't hold back, but also made quite a big fuss, and it seems they're determined to fight to the bitter end.

In no time, support from all sides arrived. Those who had faced similar situations as Rolling Stone directly exposed Rhythm Master's unfair terms and conditions, stating bluntly, "If you're going to sue and hold them accountable, please count me in!"

The following morning, without any prior notice, Edan Music removed Bian Lang's new song. Chen Shuting discovered this early in the morning and called to inquire, receiving the expected reply: "Technical issues are being investigated and resolved."

Less than half an hour later, Pan Jianhu called: "Bian Lang, be prepared to be blacklisted over there. Goose Egg (a company name) probably won't compromise. Everyone in the industry is talking about you now, it's causing quite a stir. Be careful, don't give anyone any leverage."

These words contained many layers of meaning, and Bian Lang could only try to think of them in a more complex way. He was now somewhat like a flag bearer, but he couldn't guarantee that no one in the team was shooting him in the back.

"Thanks, Brother Tiger, I understand." He had experienced being banned by a certain platform once before in his previous life. As long as it's not a national-level issue, he's not afraid of being a wanderer.

Moreover, Water Blue Star isn't solely dominated by Goose Egg Music. The music chart statistics cover all legitimate music platforms online. Chen Shuting has already done the statistics, and Goose Egg Music contributed over 4 downloads this time, accounting for almost one-fifth of the total. That's a significant percentage, but it's not to the point where it's indispensable.

If we lose one of his businesses, we can simply make up for it by putting in more effort on other platforms.

Just then, Zhou Ketong dragged a suitcase through the door and said to Bian Lang, "Brother Bian, I have a package for you. It's incredibly heavy, what is it?"

Bian Lang walked over, glanced at the mailing address, and immediately understood: "It's a record sent by BJ. Open it, organize it, and put it on the shelf."

"Alright, Brother Bian, if you're not too busy, could you tell me about it? I've been cramming on the rock scene these past few days!"

Bian Lang hesitated a bit when he took the bait. If it were about the rock scene on Earth, he could talk to Zhou Ketong for three days and three nights without repeating himself. But as for the rock scene on this planet, the original owner had some knowledge, but not much!

Based on the principle of mutual learning and common improvement, Bian Lang and Zhou Ketong began to identify the CDs as they unpacked them. They were surprised to find that there were about a thousand CDs, not just those from Lao Zhao's band.

The two quickly sorted through the materials; there were a total of 21 albums from 7 bands, some with fewer than 10 albums, while others, like Lao Zhao's band, had over a hundred. Some albums were obviously old just by looking at their packaging, and some had their outermost plastic wrapping missing; Bian Lang probably thought they were signed.

I opened one to confirm, and it really was!

"Xiao Zhou, we'll keep two copies of each album, and put the rest on the shelves later. I'll let you know the price after I find out."

"Okay, Brother Bian!"

After making the arrangements, Bian Lang checked the time and immediately sent a voice message to Lao Zhao.

Before Bian Lang could even speak after the call connected, Old Zhao started yelling, "Bian Lang, don't back down this time! Fight them to the end, we support you..."

Bian Lang knew that Lao Zhao would most likely ask about this, but his indignant tone from the start made it seem like the target wasn't Rolling Stones, but Lao Zhao's Pastoral Band.

"Brother Zhao, why are you so angry?"

"I just heard your new song got taken down, so I posted a few words of support for you on Weibo, and now our band's song has been taken down too..."

Hearing this, Bian Lang felt both grateful and indignant.

"Brother Zhao, I..." Before Bian Lang could finish speaking, Old Zhao interrupted, "Don't worry, I don't mean to blame you. We chose to take sides, so we didn't mean to avoid the consequences. It's just that it's not just your two bands that were affected this time. It seems like quite a few of those who spoke up for you yesterday and today were also affected, some of whom you probably don't even know. Think about this. You can't let them down."

Hearing this, Bian Lang finally understood just how big a commotion Pan Jianhu meant by "quite a commotion".

"I understand, Brother Zhao. I'll think about it and give you an answer. If you know anyone here, please pass on the message for me. I'll keep this in mind. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."

Although Bian Lang felt that while the rock music scene might not have been planning this for a long time, it was impossible for everyone to have acted impulsively on a whim. But this was the breaking point, and Bian Lang had to acknowledge this favor.

"Okay, that's good. I'll make sure to contact everyone around you first, and I think Tiger can get in touch with the rest."

"Thanks, Brother Zhao. Also, I've received the DVDs. Without further ado, I'll arrange a show at Si Gu in Beijing later. Could you send me the price when you have a moment?"