Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Bian Lang was completely without a microphone at the moment, but no one noticed that there was a staff member recording the sound in the isolation belt under him.

It just so happened that this track of ambient sound was also collected and transmitted to the "Musician" live side, so Dong Youbian's singing voice suppressed the other side: "There is no answer..." The chorus kept repeating, and she sang with a tearing voice: "May you be cool like the wind, wild like a dog, and rush into the dim lights..."

It felt like a bunch of stalkers were admonishing her from behind, but she was determined to move forward and see if the road ahead was filled with thorns or...

The audience was moved by the resoluteness and the staff was amazed:

“I didn’t expect that the strongest player in this match would be Dong Youbian!”

"The help from the Rolling Stones is really great. This accompaniment came from halfway across China. If it was live, it would be so awesome!"

Before they finished exclaiming, the song reached the interlude.

The large screen behind Dong Youbian was divided into three parts, combining the shots of the three musicians Ding Ding, Bian Lang and Strauss together.

None of the audience here would have thought that the passionate drum beats they just heard actually came from a thin female drummer.

If they hadn't been watching with their own eyes, none of them would have imagined that such abundant energy could burst out from this little girl's body.

As for the two guitarists Strauss and Bian Lang who started to show off their solos, those who were familiar with them would naturally smile knowingly or shake their heads helplessly, while those who were not familiar with them began to wonder, this electric guitar sound that felt like a sharp blade piercing the sky, was it really played by the two people on the screen with their hands?

Although Wang Han is a host, he has known, seen and heard too many things in his decades of career. The previous lyrics did not make much of a difference to him. It might be because Dong Youbian sang too hard, which made this old hand feel that it fell a bit short of the cliché of the competition.

But he felt that the interlude just now was like a sharp claw that could completely tear open his heart, revealing the courage that he had hidden for decades.

When he was young, he also listened to rock music and was friends with Lao Zhao and his group. But due to many reasons later on, he rarely came into contact with people in the rock circle, and listened to less rock music.

Now his iconic mustache has turned gray, but he didn't expect to be aroused by the waves here again.

Of course it’s not because of this song, but because of the many songs that Bian Lang released in the past six months.

His favorite song is "Bell and Drum Tower" sung by Zhang Ting.

Although he is not from Brooklyn, the style of the last century depicted in the song is what people of his generation, who have deeply experienced the differences before and after the turn of the century, can most deeply relate to.

After the music ended, Dong Youbian began to repeat similar lyrics: "There is no answer... There won't be, there won't be an answer..."

Hearing this, Wang Han blurted out: "What a difficult question! There are correct answers everywhere..."

In the final outro, the song entered a full climax after Dong Youbian said the word "answer".

The sound of toms, snare drums or cymbals on the screen is a pair of drumsticks falling at the same time. As Strauss presses the fingerboard lower and lower, the distorted sound becomes sharper and sharper, pushing everyone's emotions to a climax layer by layer.

The two drummers of the live band sighed as they watched: "If this were performed live, it would be so awesome! Chen Jianju is such an idiot..."

As for the three guitarists, they were even more speechless. Looking at the accelerating fingers of Bian Lang and Strauss, blending into the rapidly flashing stage lights, the guy who played the lead vocals had already made up his mind. He would talk to the director team after today's performance. If this guy from Taiwan was still so stubborn, he would not serve him.

The fee is 1 yuan per show, so there aren't many job opportunities, but he also doesn't want to be taught remotely by all the great Rolling Stones stars every time he meets Dong Youbian.

This is Bian Lang and Strauss, with Di Li and Ding Tong lying in ambush behind them...

As for Dong Youbian, who had already turned around to look at the screen, she felt a little regretful when looking at the figures on the three split screens: "If the schedules didn't conflict, how exciting would it be to bring the band directly to this scene? If I had practiced electric guitar more and sang here now, the scene would be..."

Finally, the coda ended with Strauss pulling up the crank and rubbing the volume knob, making the "horse-neighing" sound.

Bian Lang didn't pull the crank, but he turned the two knobs back and forth, trying to make the final note more tortuous and last longer.

When only one spotlight was left on both sides of the stage to illuminate the lead singer, Guo Sichu and Dong Youbian spoke at the same time, singing a cappella as if reciting a word: "Across the mountains and rivers, if the road ahead is not full of life..."

This open ending seems to express a determination to all the listeners: "The road ahead may not be bright, but I will still go!"

Wang Han also slowly walked onto the stage. After Dong Youbian finished thanking the audience and thanked Bian Lang and others at the music festival in front of the camera, the signal connection between the two sides was temporarily interrupted.

But the message Bian Lang received was: "Don't rush into the next song, Wang Han will have an interaction later."

Bian Lang did not object. He exchanged seats with Guo Sichu and drank a mouthful of Xibiqi with the fans. Then the video after the voting was broadcast again: "Bian Lang, in order not to affect everyone's judgment when voting, we have temporarily cut off the signal. Now, on behalf of the program team and the audience, I would like to thank you!"

Facing the big screen behind him, Bian Lang gathered all the musicians together and bowed deeply to the camera: "Thank you for this opportunity. We had a lot of fun."

Then Wang Han asked again: "Bian Lang, this song really touched a lot of our audience. We all know that this song was your birthday gift to You Bian last year. But I believe it also has a very important meaning to you. Can you talk to us briefly about it?"

"If this song was written when I was 29 years old, then singing it now might be to say to myself at that time, 'Come on and live a more exciting life'!" Of course, this is not said to the original owner three years ago, but to myself on the original Earth more than ten years ago.

If there was a time machine that could go back, or if Bian Lang was reborn instead of traveling through time, then the life choices he gave himself would definitely be more fulfilling than before!

After saying this, Wang Han added: "What would you think if you chose this song on our show today?"

Bian Lang: “Why do you ask that?”

Wang Han: "I used to listen to rock music, and I still listen to rock music now. When I sang "No Answer" in Youbian today, I thought of the line in your lyrics of "Bell and Drum Tower": 'Who made the question so difficult that the correct answer is everywhere.' I am very happy that musicians like you have appeared in this era, because I think every song you sing can bring us thinking and strength."

It seems that what he said and what he asked have nothing to do with each other, but Bian Lang understood it and gave his answer after a moment: "I hope that after listening to this song, my older friends can find the courage to explain themselves. Then, after listening to it, my younger friends can tell my older friends that I want to be as cool as the wind and as wild as a dog..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Han interrupted and said, "Let's stop here. I feel like my tears will…"

In fact, there were already signs of moisture in the corners of his eyes.

The last thing he said before the call was disconnected: "Thank you, Chuchu. I will go watch your live video after the show is finished."

……

After this connection is completely completed, the performances at the music festival will also return to normal.

After enjoying Hedgehog's performance full of Chu flavor, everyone was looking forward to which song Hedgehog would start his main show with.

As for the rock music fans at the scene, they could not feel any other emotions except admiration for this amazing operation.

Anyway, they would never think about such a thing, and even if they did, they would have no chance of accomplishing it.

The commander looked at the stage, then turned to Luo Lin and said, "I think that the open-minded attitude of the Rolling Stones is what can bring rock music back to life. For "Summer of the Band", I'm going to gather my old brothers."

Luo Lin also smiled and said, "Anyway, Kaizi and I will form a team and give it a try this year. This will also give the band members a year to revise the lyrics!"

The commander laughed helplessly after hearing this! In fact, a few members of Luo Lin's band also passed the review later, but they thought about the approval rate of their songs at the music festival, so they decided to let Luo Lin go first, and they would think about it carefully and fight again next year.

And among those non-Rolling Stones bands that decided to participate in the show, many have already started doing this.

After Chris and his friends finished their performance, they put away their instruments and did not leave the stage. They just watched the performance from the stage here.

Although they did not understand the whole story of the scene just performed in "29", they were shocked by the effect on the scene.

Especially when Strauss played the electric guitar with a brass slide like a sitar, Chris felt that Wave's arrangement ability was really too imaginative.

At this time, Chris's fiancée and band manager also came to the stage with a translator. Just now, through the translator, the manager had already understood the whole story of the performance. After sharing it with the band members, Chris praised Huaxia for having fun and said directly: "Bonnie, I want you to communicate with the company. We want to stay in Huaxia for a while."

Bonnie responded without thinking: "I will, but I don't think those fans in Europe will allow you to do that without a strong enough reason." She didn't even need to climb over the wall to check. Judging from the new email notifications that kept popping up in her mailbox, the band would receive a lot of performance invitations in the near future.

As for the group of DGM people who were watching the live broadcast abroad, after the translation explained the whole story clearly, they were directly amazed by this amazing operation.

Walker: "Evelyn, can we also talk to a certain TV station to produce a program like that, and invite Miss Guo to participate, and then..."

"Walker, your idea is great, but I don't think any European TV station would be willing to negotiate with a Chinese TV station about purchasing copyrights."

Evelyn was right. Europe had always been the object of imitation for other regions in terms of music and entertainment, and it was impossible for them to buy copyrights from China. This model might not be suitable for the European market.

But later he gave another suggestion: "The Rolling Stones are going to record "The Band's Summer" soon. If the effect is good, we can make our own DGM..."

As for sending the band to China to participate in the show, it's not that they haven't considered it, but firstly, other bands except Hatter had no interest in it before, and even if they wanted to go, the program crew would not accept a band of Hatter's level.

After all, the Rolling Stones themselves said they would not participate. If Hatter went and had trouble adapting to the language and didn't get a good ranking, there would be a lot of discussion online.

But if they want to hold "The Band's Summer" in Europe, where rock and band culture is more popular, will there be an audience? Are the bands willing to do so? This is also a question that they have no idea about.

While the two were talking, Bian Lang's voice came from the scene: "Daydream Blue, if you can sing, please sing along!"

Then the audience cheered again: "Finally, we can hear this song in Yunnan Province!"

"Youth is a green age. I understand that tomorrow will not have colors. Society is a game of hurt. I realized it when I woke up..."

Following Bian Lang's gentle harmony of this part, Guo Sichu understood more clearly why Bian Lang said that he was not suitable to be the lead singer of Hedgehog, and why he himself wanted to find a lead singer with a more youthful voice to replace him.

Because no matter whether it is him or Bian Lang, even if they can deliberately make some changes, they still lack the youthfulness that comes from the heart.

Although it is said that a man's fate is determined by his youth, Bian Lang's versatility in music makes Guo Sichu feel that even Bian Lang can still pick up a small stick and pretend to be a swordsman, and when he encounters a drooping branch, he will jump up to test his bounce.

But as far as this song is concerned, the light in Bian Lang's eyes has nothing to do with the three words "youthfulness".

The young boy's eyes were filled with fearlessness and determination, but Bian Lang's eyes were filled with determination and a long way to go.

When the last sentence falls, "I understand that there will be no color tomorrow, and society is a game of harm. I understand it when I wake up..."

Many rock fans in the audience laughed, their laughter was helpless but true: "Without the experience of working and playing rock music at the same time, I really don't understand this song!"

After finishing the song, Bian Lang rested for a while with one hand on the marker, and then slowly said: "I hope that all fans will feel that life should not always be so confused after listening to the next new song. It must be more than just a dream and dark moonlight..."