Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

On his way to Nanyin, Yuan Hao received the full score for the orchestra from Pan Jianhu. Skipping over the other parts, he went straight to the score for the saxophone arrangement. At his level, he could basically imagine the final effect just by looking at the score without even playing.

In particular, the four bars of military song melody in the prelude stirred up the passionate genes unique to the Chinese people within him!

"The arrangement level of this wind instrument is so bad, how come it's just a sculpture major? And he went to play rock music? It's even popular in Europe. If any of our music academies brought him back to get a doctorate and stay on as a teacher in the composition department... Lao Luo is probably furious right now." Lao Luo is a professor in the sculpture department of Yunnan Arts University, and he was Bian Lang's professional course teacher back then.

The music hierarchy on Planet Blue is the same as on Earth: classical musicians look down on blues musicians, blues musicians look down on rock musicians, rock musicians look down on folk musicians, folk musicians look down on pop musicians, pop musicians look down on rappers, and rappers look down on everyone else...

Although Yuan Hao has a formal classical music education and considers himself to be at the top of the music hierarchy, it still depends on the specific works. Bian Lang's lyrics are textbook-worthy; although the writing is straightforward, the core spirit of the lyrics resonates with any Chinese person who isn't biased.

Looking at the arrangement, Yuan Hao felt that his imagination could only be described as perfectly fitting. So even if he had a high opinion of himself, he was convinced of the song's quality!

As for whether people in the classical music circle would gossip about him after he participated in this accompaniment, he wasn't worried at all. Even if they did have opinions, they were just envy and jealousy!

The driver had glanced at his outfit in the rearview mirror several times, but seeing him so engrossed in his work, he didn't want to disturb him. It wasn't until he paid and got out that the driver couldn't help but ask, "Are you here to perform in a play? Or perhaps a model opera?"

Yuan Hao didn't understand the meaning of those words at first. He looked at the instrument case he was carrying, then remembered the octagonal hat on his head, and finally replied, "I'm going to participate in the rock and roll on the new Long March!"

After getting off the bus and entering the Nanyin Music Hall, Pan Jianhu found a group of people rehearsing on the small stage. Upon seeing the octagonal hat on his head, Pan Jianhu immediately showed great respect: "Old Yuan, is that the real deal? You're really serious! Bian Lang, shouldn't we get dressed up too?"

"I showed the lyrics to my dad when I got home, and he rummaged through all the drawers and found this hat that my grandpa left me, and made me put it on. He said that if my grandpa were still alive, he would definitely come with me..."

Hearing this, without needing much explanation, Bian Lang knew that this person must have veterans in their family: "Thank you for coming, Teacher Yuan!"

"It's my pleasure to have the opportunity to participate in the premiere of this song. I've already familiarized myself with the sheet music on the way here. I'll try it out on my own first. How's your progress?" Without much small talk, Yuan Hao got straight to the point.

"You're pretty familiar with all the parts now. Once you've gone through them a couple of times, we'll put together a test piece. If you have any suggestions for improvement, just let us know." Bian Lang didn't adhere to the original version's insistence on the arrangement.

The original version is undoubtedly a classic, but adaptations aren't necessarily incapable of surpassing it. Besides, we're in a different world now; what they performed is the original, the initial filter that millions of fans will use to view this song.

Yuan Hao nodded, then took out his saxophone and began playing a tune he was already familiar with...

As for the performance format, Chen Shuting has already confirmed with Bilibili that it will be a live stream!

The graphic designers at Bilibili are already working overtime to create the posters. They're just waiting for Bianlang and the others to confirm the time so the promotion can be featured on the homepage!

Meanwhile, Sima Nan, completely unaware of the situation, has already started designing a script. He believes that no matter how great Bian Lang is, rock music is ultimately an imported concept. Even if Bian Lang can make it incredibly popular, as long as he can exploit this weakness to guide the emotions of netizens, he will be completely invincible.

As for the second wave of attention sparked by Bian Lang's response, the capital behind those young male celebrities has already begun to make arrangements. Although they did not communicate with each other, in the face of common interests, they all spontaneously chose to continue to exclude Bian Lang and rock music from the edge of the big cake of the entertainment industry.

Various negative comments about celebrities and their sycophantic remarks about Europe and America are circulating on the social media accounts of many popular celebrities' fans.

Xiao Jie didn't take the initiative this time. After discussing with Liu Xiao Kui, she decided to side with Bian Lang. Several versions of the script for Bian Lang's new song release had already been written. They were just waiting to see what the situation would be like when Bian Lang's song came out.

Some musicians who have collaborated with him or who have a good impression of him are also keeping a close eye on the developments of this matter.

Qiu Luo, who had finished overseeing the post-production of the movie in Beijing, called Zhou Mo to Si Gu Bar. Although he couldn't get through to Bian Lang on the phone, he had heard from Lao Tan that he would definitely be able to hear him today, so naturally he had to come to Si Gu Bar to hang out.

Old Zhao and his team were already in the same boat as Rolling Stones. Although there was no definite news, Bian Lang had told them that they would definitely be performing today. As for what song it would be, Bian Lang didn't reveal much.

Liu Yao also left a message for Bian Lang, but did not receive a reply. Since she had no work arrangements for the day, she simply invited Guo Sichu to wait at home together.

Although Huang Wei did not have Bian Lang's contact information, she had learned about the news from Zhong Hua. While recording a variety show, she also instructed her assistant to keep a close eye on Bian Lang's news.

Xia Yuxi was one of the more nervous ones, sandwiched between Bian Lang's two songs. Now that the whole internet was making such a fuss, "Dye the Night Black" had already pulled ahead of him by nearly 5 downloads, and "Those Without Ideals Don't Get Hurt" was only a few thousand behind.

"Bian Lang is really something else. I actually hope he can become a huge star this time and pull those two down from the top. Then I might still have a chance to be third!"

Hearing this, which was already considered a matter of leaving it to fate, his agent could only offer words of comfort: "Don't worry, I've already discussed the matter of the variety show being moved up with the company. They'll go back and communicate with the production team. With Bian Lang's current high level of popularity, regardless of whether he ends up being famous or not, the production team won't miss this opportunity to ride his coattails."

The audience has no idea that Bianlang withdrew from the competition. If they were to move up their release date, they would have to start promoting it in the next few days. As the biggest star, this wave of publicity would be most beneficial to you!

"Let's hope so!"

At 5 p.m., a poster with a red five-pointed star theme appeared directly on the homepage of Bilibili, with the words "Rock and Roll on the New Long March" in large yellow letters standing out!

The moment the name was announced, its popularity on the internet surged once again.

"Wow, this song title! Most people wouldn't dare play it!"

"That sounds exciting, but if they go too far and make a mess of things, they might not be able to make a living in the music industry anymore!"

"Is this clickbait? But if the content is true, I'll definitely support it to the end!"

"Damn it! Three more hours! Can't this place hurry up?"

"Can't you upstairs just be a little more patient? Bian Lang's pace is already pretty fast, okay? Counting 'Hand-held Tractor Ski' and this one that's about to come out, Bian Lang has already made four releases in the past month. Isn't that fast?"

"Four times a month? I'm not satisfied!"