Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

After howling for the last time, Bian Lang threw the electric guitar back to his chest again, and driven by the rhythm of drums and bass, he and Strauss jumped on the stage and played the outro.

It was this last shout that seemed to dissolve all the helplessness of youth and reality into joy.

Watching the Hedgehog band members turning their sweat into notes on the stage, and listening to the solo that was more frenetic than the interlude, Song Jiang couldn't help but anxiously ask in his heart, "Where's my second chorus?"

In the end, Bian Lang and Strauss knelt at the front of the stage, holding their guitars upright and playing the last note, pulling the cranks to prepare for "flying up", and Song Jiang did not wait for the second chorus he imagined. However, he had already memorized most of the lyrics and was looking forward to the Rolling Stone Music Festival in October.

If he doesn't have the advantage of his job to watch the music festival with pay, he decided to indulge in a little luxury and achieve another achievement of paying for music.

Xie Xinyan and the members of the Lion Rock Band, who were already preparing for the performance on the Rolling Stone stage, were now cheering for Hedgehog on a stage a few hundred meters away.

Xie Xinyan was not surprised, but he was still dumbfounded by Bian Lang's sensitive and powerful creative ability.

He had heard about New Pants recruiting a lead singer, and was tempted, but in the end, he finally expressed regret: "If only I could have met Bian Lang when I was around 20 years old!"

But he is very satisfied with the current situation. He started playing his favorite rock music again. Not only did he form a local Hong Kong band, but Bian Lang also gave him great support in his work.

This song "Viva" is just like his mental state when he was 20 years old. Maybe if time could go back, he might be inspired by this song and draw some nutrients to write an album in this style.

But now I no longer have that state of mind. I can empathize through memories, but I can no longer create with the same state of mind as I did back then.

This is also the thing that puzzles Bian Lang the most. He obviously doesn't have the mentality of a young person anymore, but he can still write songs about youth with that flavor.

Moreover, the lyrics of several original works under the Lion Rock failed to pass the review this time, so Bian Lang also gave him "Cold Rainy Night" and "No More Hesitation" to sing.

So today's stunning performance was not as easy for him as he said.

The point is that before this, although he had a lot of performance experience, it was all personal concerts and various commercial performances and evening parties. This kind of pure rock music festival with 50,000 people in a single day was his first time to attend.

Looking at the almost crazy performances of the fans in the audience, he felt excited but also nervous.

To cheer himself up, he took a sip of beer, then stood up and sang along with the music from the other side: "My broken dreams, the mysterious nine heavens..."

At the end of the chorus of tens of thousands of people, he and all the members of the band shouted out the most classic line of the song: "A generation will eventually grow old, but there will always be someone young..."

After finishing the lyrics that excited countless young fans and made countless old fans nostalgic, Bian Lang said into the microphone the words that everyone in the circle already knew, but that made fans a little overwhelmed: "I am no longer eighteen years old, but there is always someone who is eighteen years old. So I hope to find a lead singer with an eighteen-year-old voice to continue the will of the Hedgehog Band!"

"Huh? Could this be Bian Lang's last game in Hedgehog?"

"No! Even though the goat has successfully taken over the new pants position, I don't think it's time for the hedgehog yet!"

"Although, this is fine, the Rolling Stones should go on tour as soon as possible!"

To those who are not fans, especially those lead singers who think they might be able to do it, the shock of this sentence is undoubtedly even greater.

Although it was no longer a secret in the circle, but after hearing Bian Lang say it himself at the music festival, and after he had just performed such an exciting show, the flames in their hearts had completely burned through the veil covering the outside.

Of course, in addition to these, there are some people who are not in the circle at all, who have also begun to have fantasies about this.

"Okay, Xie Xinyan and his band Lion Rock are waiting for everyone at the Yunnan stage across the street. I wish everyone a good time tonight!"

Just as fans were rushing towards the Rolling Stones stage, the news that Hedgehog was going to change its lead singer had already been posted online at the first opportunity, even with a video attached.

At this point, the rock fans who were still waiting for the small broken station to release new videos started discussing it online:

“Fuck! I haven’t even had the chance to see Hedgehog live with Bian Lang as lead singer, and it’s going to be out of print?”

"If I had known I would have rushed over! This is such a memorable experience!"

"It's not a bad thing actually. If no one takes over, Bian Lang will be able to continue singing."

"That's right. You've already released 5 songs. How far is it from an album? Bian Lang, at least leave an album behind before you step down!"

"Little broken station, the live show over there is over, can't you guys quickly cut a clip of Hedgehog to see what's going on?"

Compared with the fans of Cloud Music, many out-of-date singers and those eager to transform themselves are beginning to get restless.

All the hidden music variety show champions and forgotten talented singers began to look for ways to connect with the Rolling Stones.

Although Bian Lang mentioned the condition of having an 18-year-old voice, based on Bian Lang’s previous performances, the option of a female singer was almost unconsciously ignored by everyone.

But there was a girl who didn’t believe in superstition. After seeing the news online, she was so excited that she posted a message on WeChat Moments: “Friends, my hope of entering the rock industry is coming!”

As a voice actor, Duan Xiaoxi's voice has a boyish feel, which is completely basic. The key is that she is a loyal fan of Hedgehog.

If she hadn't taken on an urgent job with an offer she couldn't refuse, she would have probably gone straight to the Rolling Stones headquarters for an interview after the music festival.

So, amidst an atmosphere in which her friends were openly cheering her on but secretly mocking her and waiting to see her make a fool of herself, she went into her studio, closed the door and began recording a demo.

Because the rock fans who were waiting to watch the music festival video were really bored, and some netizens who didn't like rock and roll but were not necessarily into music were really bad-mouthing it.

During this back-and-forth confrontation, this matter unexpectedly became a hot topic.

Although it is not difficult for things related to the music festival to become hot searches during the music festival, let alone the hedgehog brought by Bian Lang himself.

But for those who are interested, it is easy to make things complicated. Qiu Kui, the director of "The Voice of China", is one of them.

Their progress is faster than that of Summer of the Band. The mentor selection process has been recorded, and the team PK has been recorded for one episode. Submitting for review is not a difficult task for such an old program, so they have already started pre-promotion during the planned schedule.

However, "Summer of the Band", which she has regarded as her rival, is as steady as an old dog. Although all kinds of rumors are flying around, the official has not released any information except for registering and verifying official accounts on major platforms.

But the contestant lineup, guest lineup, and even the songs are all clear to her.

If it was just a variety show produced by Rolling Stone itself, then it wouldn't be so strange, but there is also a mature program producer like Niu Boyi. Even if there is no news of approval yet, it should always be okay to release a poster.

But the official of "Summer of the Band" did nothing, so the super topic created by the fans themselves has become very influential, but the official of this program is like a shell company.

Before today, music fans were also puzzled. Even when she saw some hot searches about the Rolling Stone Music Festival yesterday, she didn't think it was a big deal.

But when she saw that Hedgehog had created such a trending search, combined with the comments from fans, she immediately realized: "So these people are waiting here! If Hedgehog wants to change the lead singer, then "Summer of the Band" may very well be Bian Lang's last song as the lead singer of the band!

If this one point ferments, then at least those audiences who like rock music will go to see it with the mentality of seeing it once and for all. If the popularity of the music festival reaches its peak, and the news of the variety show is released after the Rolling Stones perform tomorrow, it will directly explode in the circle.”

In fact, the publicity rhythm of the "Summer of the Band" team was indeed planned in this way, but the fact that Hedgehog would watch one less show was not taken into account.

Comparing with our own side, the Nth generation of variety shows has shown signs of fatigue, and no matter how much promotion we do, it can’t make much waves.

So now Qiu Kui is really envious, jealous and resentful of the Rolling Stones' big game!

It was then that she realized a big problem. She had treated this as a formality, and it had completely become a nationwide audition for KTV marketing ads. If she had done it properly, and promoted the public in advance, and let one or two real grassroots in, maybe...

But now the water has already reached Sanqiutian, so these can only be planned for next year.

What she needs to think about now is how to compete with this Q2 music variety show rival in terms of publicity after the pre-promotion of "Summer of the Band" begins.

As for the "Summer of the Band" team, the staff responsible for publicity have been looking for various music materials at the Rolling Stone Music Festival these past two days.

They were quite surprised that Bian Lang suddenly said he wanted to find a new lead singer. But they were not panicked, after all, they all knew that even if a new lead singer came tomorrow, he would definitely be the one to complete the recording of the variety show.

But now that they have this gimmick, they will certainly not miss this opportunity to promote it, it’s just that they cannot say these words officially during the pre-announcement.

After taking a quick look at the list of bloggers provided by their partners, they finally set their sights on the little witch.

As the earliest fan of Bian Lang and the first person to post Bian Lang's videos online, it was most appropriate for her to bring up this matter.

The little witch, accompanied by her boyfriend who is also a photography assistant, was walking slowly towards the Rolling Stones stage.

After sneezing violently, she pointed at her boyfriend and asked, "Tell me, are you secretly thinking about me?"

Zheng Fengxiang, who looked confused, was a straight man. When faced with such shameless questions, his answer was always to change the subject: "Watch your way. There are so many people squeezing you and I won't be able to find you..."

"You!" The little witch pretended to be angry, then hooked his arm and they walked together.

"Tell me, who on earth is this person called Bian Lang? If it were me, I would definitely not be willing to hand the hedgehog over to anyone else!"

Facing this question, Zheng Fengxiang's expression remained sharp: "How should I know? If I were Bian Lang, I would just let the Rolling Stones sing all the songs. Wouldn't it be troublesome to hire a few trumpets? If the Rolling Stones sang all these songs, I think it would be enough for the world tour, let alone the special performance!"

The little witch had a different opinion after hearing this: "A world tour is still a bit far away, right? At least we need to perform at least 50 songs before..."

Before she could finish her words, Zheng Fengxiang, who has been in the industry for longer than the little witch, interrupted her directly: "I told you that you are a fake fan and you still refuse to admit it. From "People Without Ideals Don't Get Sad" to now, Bian Lang has contributed at least 60 or 70 songs, including those he has given to others."

"But……"

"But what? You want to say that some styles are not suitable for Bian Lang, right? But I tell you, since Bian Lang is so good at selecting singers, there is no reason why he can't sing well. Maybe he just feels too lazy to put more effort into these songs.

Take the second-hand stuff for example. With Bian Lang's voice, wouldn't it be easy for him to learn Liang Zi's duo tune? And if Bian Lang performed it himself, the contrast would definitely be dozens of blocks ahead of Liang Zi!"

Now the little witch is really powerless to refute!

She admitted that her boyfriend was serious about rock music and would not give anyone face. But this analysis was impeccable!

Seeing that the little witch was silent, Zheng Fengxiang's male chauvinism began to flare up endlessly as if it had reached an incurable late stage: "Let's talk about the songs he sang for foreigners. I think that apart from the incompatibility of skin color, neither Feimos nor Chris can sing the flavor of the original author, Bian Lang. If you don't believe it, just watch. If a song like "Enter Sandman" is given to the Rolling Stones, it will definitely be more powerful than Hatter!"

If it weren't for the fact that her boyfriend usually obeyed her in everything, the little witch would have wanted to give him two fingers right now: "You're the only one who can do this, right? You're the only one who knows all this, right? Without me, would you have the chance to take a photo with Master Bian?"

But then again, she agreed with the English song issue.

"But it's good enough that we didn't miss this best live performance. No matter who will be the lead singer in the future, we won't have any regrets!"

"Indeed, this guy keeps saying that there are always young people, and it feels like he is talking about himself... Actually, I feel like it is also a way of accepting old age! It's a pity that the golden decade of rock music has been wasted by this guy. Li Yiliang, that idiot, why didn't he go solo earlier... Really!"