Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

After obtaining the authorization from the Pastoral Song Band, Bian Lang called Yang Meng to discuss the matter.

Upon hearing this, Yang Meng immediately exclaimed excitedly on the other end of the phone, "No problem, no problem! If there are many songs, I can assemble a small team!"

That night, Yang Meng stayed up all night to produce the two songs that Bian Lang had selected from the Pastoral Song Band's album. Bian Lang tried them out a few times and thought they were good, so he told Lao Zhao to try them out himself.

Old Zhao, a drummer, wasn't very good at finger work like Da Yong, so he pulled over the band's guitarist. Unexpectedly, the guitarist couldn't stop playing, and even competed with Si Gu and Li Hao for the best score.

Li Hao: "Hey, Bian Lang's sheet music is amazing! How come his fingers are so long? Everyone plays guitar, how did he manage to get it all right? Did Hatter's guitarist even offer a reward for this sheet music?"

Guitarist: "No, no, we can't lose face. Lao Zhao, you tell Bian Lang that we'll pay for the sheet music ourselves, and have him find someone to make a really difficult one."

Li Hao: "Old Zhao, I'll just say hello to Tian Yuan. Have Bian Lang get our song listed too. We sing in English, so it should be good overseas... Hey... Eh... Why did it die again...?"

The production costs were covered by Bian Lang, of course. As for Yang Meng's suggestion to form a small team, Bian Lang refused.

Most of the music composers work online, some even from overseas, making them impossible to control. As a result, Yang Meng took a day off without notice and went to the Nanyin headquarters with her computer to work.

There are many musicians here, so it's very convenient to give her feedback on her live performances and to test her sheet music.

Two days later, just when everyone on the Chinese internet thought there was no more follow-up to the ban, China Dream dropped a bombshell on Crazy Scale.

There are 16 intermediate charts and 3 advanced charts, with songs from 14 different rock bands in China.

The download numbers for the two charts for Bian Lang's new song continue to rise. Because of this, Crazy Scale gained tens of thousands of new users from China. Recognizing the potential, Crazy Scale naturally gave it its full support, dedicating a special section to the homepage featuring a collection of China Dream charts.

This has completely ignited the Chinese players of Crazy Scale:

"China Dream, I'm bowing down in admiration! I never imagined I'd be able to challenge these Chinese rock songs on Crazy Scale in my lifetime! I'm moved to tears!"

"Give the boss a bonus! You've worked hard to secure the copyrights for so many rock bands!"

Yang Meng posted an update on her account: "Thank you everyone for your support. All of this is thanks to Teacher Bian Lang. Without his encouragement and support, I wouldn't have been able to obtain the rights to these songs. More rock song charts are currently in production, so please stay tuned!"

Now, people overseas are turning back to thank Bian Lang, while people in China are turning back to join the fun on Crazy Scale.

Foreign players who are used to the ancient and mysterious folk music of China are suddenly able to listen to so many Chinese rock songs in one go, which feels like opening a door to a new world.

Some have even started looking for translators online, while some international students have begun teaching them how to sing these songs using pinyin.

After listening to these songs, Bob felt that his suggestion had worked and was very happy. He then sent a message to The Rolling Stones Wave's account:

"Wave, I really didn't expect that there are so many excellent rock bands with different styles in China. I feel very sorry that I can't hear your official music in Europe. After all, it's very inconvenient to have to start Crazy Scale every time I want to listen. And as you know, the sound quality of this game is simply not up to my standards. So, I hope you can be a pioneer and bring these excellent Chinese rock songs to Europe. If needed, I will do my best to help you! I look forward to meeting you at the Los Kildare Festival in the near future!"

At the same time, many foreign players and music fans are very puzzled as to why so many Chinese rock song charts suddenly appeared on Crazy Scale in this not-so-special July.

Those netizens in China who were very familiar with the situation began to explain the whole incident to the foreign players. After learning about this, these fearless foreigners started to include the "egg platform" in their YouTube videos.

"I think the Goose Egg platform is selfless. Without its censorship, we don't know when we would be able to hear these rock songs from China again."

"I browsed the European version of Goose Egg (a Chinese music forum) before, and the rock songs were all from several years or even more than a decade ago, which made me think that rock music had disappeared in China. Now it seems that we were being targeted! But you did a great job this time!"

"Bian Lang! You looked so cool providing the copyright for China Dream!"

These developments were naturally relayed back to China by netizens, and as a follow-up to the ban, they instantly became a trending topic.

Seeing the ever-increasing popularity of their band's songs on China Dream, it would be a lie to say that Lao Zhao and Li Hao weren't excited, after all, it was something that had gone international! But they also began to think about some issues.

Previously, when they approached Goose Egg to discuss going global, putting everything else aside, their first demand was for half of the overseas copyrights.

Li Hao: "That's impressive! Over 3000 downloads in just a few hours. Lao Zhao, how many downloads did you guys get on Goose Egg last year?"

Old Zhao thought for a moment and said, "On average, it's around 2000 per song!"

"It's a shame it's just a game; it would be so much better if it were a music platform. Who knows, maybe Bianlang's latest stunt will be big enough to take us all on a trip out to sea..."

Just as the two were talking, Penguin Music released another announcement, stating that it would indefinitely terminate its cooperation with the 14 bands that had released scores on Crazy Scale.

Following this, Nanyin Records issued an announcement stating that it would terminate all related cooperation with the Goose Egg Music platform.

After reading the two messages, Li Hao, abandoning his usual slickness, spoke seriously: "Old Zhao, I think we need to unite on this matter. Relying solely on Brother Hu and Bian Lang is too weak."

"Yeah, if we back down on this, then all of us rock musicians are really just cowards!"

After saying that, Old Zhao called Bian Lang: "Bian Lang, don't back down! We're all backing you this time. Do whatever you want, we'll play along!"

After expressing his gratitude, Bian Lang said, "I didn't expect things to turn out this way. I feel that the tough stance from the Goose Egg side is no longer targeting us personally."

Bian Lang's analysis is correct. When Penguin Music initially downloaded Rolling Stone's new song, it was actually a warning, demonstrating the unassailable authority of the industry leader. But who knew Bian Lang would be so prone to stirring things up, now taking the matter overseas?

So, firstly, it's about Tencent's pride; secondly, big capital saw the potential for a resurgence in rock music and therefore had to suppress it.

After all, rock musicians are all "time bombs!" They're not as obedient as the young idols they've personally trained. And from a money-making perspective, all the rock bands in China combined can't earn as much in a year as a top idol.

Therefore, in the eyes of big capital, rock music does not deserve a place in the big cake of Chinese music, and they do not want rock music to take a share of this pie.

"Sigh, I don't remember which year it was, but after the authorities loosened financial controls on the entertainment industry, those of us who really put our hearts into rock music weren't doing so well anymore. The music market is already a complete darkness for us rock musicians, with only a tiny crescent moon of light left, and who knew that a goose egg would come along and smear it even more!"

Upon hearing this, Bian Lang, who hadn't yet figured out his next move, instantly had an idea: "Old Zhao, help us get these guys together this time. Let's put together a song and, in our rock style, give Goose Egg a good beating!"