Rock and Roll: Glorious Years

Once inside the central square, you can see two stages with strong Chinese cultural elements. On one stage, a guzheng performance is underway, while on the other stage, musicians are preparing.

There were indeed some passersby taking pictures around, but the scene was nowhere near as large as the hundreds or nearly a thousand people outside the Brandenburg Gate earlier.

In terms of venue setup, Liu Gengyun felt that the venue was well-prepared, but judging from the fact that there was only a guzheng playing on the folk music stage, he felt that it lacked sincerity.

Hopefully, we'll see something different in the upcoming events...

After he was invited to give a speech at the start of the event, performances began on both stages.

Although other musicians were added to the folk music section, the pieces performed were still those deeply rooted in the hearts of Europeans. While there was nothing wrong with that, after watching the previous flash mob performance, Liu Gengyun placed his hopes on another stage.

He believes that while the classics of our ancestors are essential for promoting Chinese music, new elements should not be neglected. A nation that only dwells on its past glories will ultimately be crushed by the wheels of time.

Today, China, the land of water and blue planet, can be said to be at the forefront of the world in most other aspects, except for cultural innovation. This is not just in the music category, but also in the entire fields of film, literature, and art. China has fallen far behind other countries, and is even not as good as it was a decade or two ago.

As Liu Gengyun was thinking this, the performance on another stage began.

Seeing a group of effeminate young men on stage singing Mandarin songs he had never heard before and couldn't understand, a strong sense of powerlessness welled up inside him. He lost interest in watching any longer and, along with two embassy staff members, went to chat with the folk music performers from before.

After the event, he didn't attend the dinner at the embassy and went straight back to the embassy.

When his staff brought him the prepared manuscript, photos, and videos for review, he looked at the monotonous announcement and shook his head slightly.

"Ambassador Liu, what the other side of the Goose Egg wants is for us to give a specific timeframe so that we can release it first, and they can follow up with their own media platforms." Liu Gengyun glanced at his watch. It was 10:30 p.m. in Berlin, while it was still midnight in China.

"It will be released at 8 PM Beijing time. The video will be changed to the one I filmed with my phone. Give me the script; I still need to revise it." Upon hearing this, the accompanying staff member asked somewhat puzzled, "Won't this...?" Before he could finish speaking, he realized he had made a mistake, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Xiao Liu, you've only been here a short time, so it's not surprising that you're not used to this change in identity. But don't have this kind of thinking in the future. We represent the country, not those online media outlets. The content we publish must stand on the side of the country and the people."

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The next morning at eight o'clock, several media accounts of the Chinese Embassy in Germany simultaneously updated an article entitled "Wishing Chinese Musical Works a Successful Journey Overseas".

A minute later, all of Goose Egg's media outlets began speaking out in support of Goose Egg Music, the central message being that Goose Egg Music's overseas expansion project had received high recognition from the Chinese Embassy in Germany. A deluge of press releases and newsletters were all praising Goose Egg.

It even overshadowed the popularity of yesterday's official media praising Bian Lang, which made it into the top 10 of the trending searches. It can be said to be a unique phenomenon in the entertainment industry!

The surfing youths on their way to work were momentarily stunned by the commotion.

"Goose Egg is still the best. Bian Lang and his rock band ultimately have too little voice. They really don't have much power to fight back against big capital!"

"What a pity, I thought this wave of Chinese rock would take off..."

But just minutes later, after reading the embassy's article, those on Rolling Stone's side burst into laughter:

"Hahaha, so who exactly did Goose Egg spend all this advertising money on?!"

"An embassy is an embassy! The scale is just different. What good is your capital and power if you have nothing else to offer..."

"So, Egg, are you chickening out this time?"

The planning director of Yuncun was grinning from ear to ear. At first, seeing the commotion online, he thought that this wave had been perfectly harvested by the goose egg again. But after reading the embassy's article, he laughed rather unkindly: "Oh dear, this is just shooting themselves in the foot."

The embassy's article did indeed give a very official endorsement of Goose Egg Music's overseas expansion plan at the beginning. But at the end, it focused on the success of Rolling Stones' new song on European music platforms:

"Congratulations to 'Those Without Ideals Don't Feel Sad' and 'Dyeing the Night Black' for achieving over 20 downloads on European music platforms. While this is only a small step in the global dissemination of the new generation of Chinese music, its positive significance is undeniable. It is hoped that the vast number of Chinese artists will learn from the lyricist and composer of these two songs, Hua Le (Bian Lang), and bring more new, thoughtful works that showcase the new face of Chinese culture to friends around the world."

Music knows no borders!

We hope that relevant companies and enterprises, while pursuing profits, can give more attention and opportunities to these kinds of artists!

Although this statement is short, when paired with the flash mob video that Liu Gengyun filmed himself, its value far surpasses that of the rather uninformative press release about Goose Egg.

The key difference is that this video, shot from the perspective of passersby, is different from the usual shooting style of major media outlets, which immediately brings major media outlets closer to the general public.

Moreover, although the last sentence did not name names, everyone could tell that it was referring to Goose Egg.

In the following 10 minutes, another wave of major media outlets jumped in, pushing the topic to the top of Weibo's trending searches.

Now, Goose Egg Music was completely speechless; even if they had something to say, they could only keep it to themselves.

They've encountered similar situations where major media outlets have publicly contradicted them before, but this is the first time it's happened because of a rock band.

The planning department immediately halted all subsequent promotional resource allocation, and all marketing press releases that had not yet been sent out were withdrawn.

The entire Goose Egg Music organization is now just hoping some major event will emerge to overshadow this whole affair. They have no intention of currying favor with Rolling Stones, after all, the rock music market is currently so small, they don't even consider it worth their attention.

However, things weren't going well for Rhythm Master. The commotion caused by Bian Lang and his team inadvertently promoted Arcaea Crazy. Rhythm Master and Arcaea Crazy were never in the same league, and now this incident has damaged Rhythm Master's reputation, causing many mid-to-high-level players to switch to Arcaea Crazy.

With external user acquisition channels now almost completely cut off, Rhythm Master's daily active users have plummeted to around 10, resulting in a loss of nearly 7% of its players...

Bian Lang, who was still in bed, was woken up by Chen Shuting's barrage of calls. After watching the flash mob video released by the embassy, ​​he was greatly encouraged.

"Looks like I need to hurry up with all the recordings..." Before he could finish his thought, he received a call from Qin Ge.

"Teacher Bian, I hope I haven't disturbed your rest. There's a new situation I'd like to discuss with you. We're planning to move the program's air date to August 27th, hoping to capitalize on your current online popularity."

Therefore, we hope you can participate and cooperate with the promotional efforts. Also, we hope you can expedite the release of the new song for the simultaneous program broadcast. Please feel free to ask if you need any assistance…”

After hanging up the phone, Bian Lang checked the time: "Damn! Only one week left. The pilot episode airs on the 27th, and the first episode of the main series airs on August 2nd. Then 'No Place to Hide' will also be released, and we still have to record rehearsals for Army Day. This is really going to be busy..."