Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 318 Double Standards (Please subscribe, please vote)

When Bian Lang heard what his boss said, he suddenly felt like he was doing something unintentional.

While they were shopping, they also asked passers-by that there was no club called Marquee on Oxford Street. And while he was shopping for accessories for Dong Zuoyou, he actually discovered a "hidden" club, and the names were, one was called Marquee (Sky Curtain), and the other was called The Vault of Heaven (Sky Vault). Is there something hidden in there? An indescribable connection?
Bian Lang looked at this with a normal mind. After all, what could be more mysterious than time travel?
"Sir, please tell me what I should do if I want to go in then?"

Facing Bian Lang's friendly question, the old man replied seriously: "You are not a regular guest here, so if you can answer today's question, then you are qualified to enter tonight. Of course, you only have one chance. "

If you want to go in and have a drink, you have to take a written test. Is it that difficult?
But think about it, this is much better than those schools in the original earth that only recruit foreign students. At least they won’t force you to go to the Yue Lao Tai Chong membership next door...

"Well, what's the title then?"

As he spoke, the old man took out a transparent glass jar with a diameter of only 20 centimeters, which was full of folded notes.

"Here... Guoli, come on..." Thinking of the two unpleasant lottery experiences in the previous variety show, Bian Lang, a non-chief, felt that he still couldn't do this on his own.

Unexpectedly, Guoli shook her head seriously and said: "Brother Lang, you'd better do it yourself, luck is such a thing..."

Seeing that Guoli couldn't be dragged out of the trap, Bian Lang had no choice but to do it himself.

The moment he pulled out the note and opened it, Bian Lang was happy. He seemed to understand why the vault of heaven club had to answer correct questions before entering. The purpose was to screen customers.

Because the above is a lyric from "Fade To Black" sung by the Rolling Stones: "no one but me can save myself (no one but me can save myself)..."

Combined with the question that the old man asked Bian Langkang at the beginning, if this is not to separate rock fans from non-rock fans, then what is the purpose?
This kind of sentence has no beginning and no end, and is extremely ordinary. If the old man hadn't said something related to rock and roll before, Bian Lang himself would not have thought that it was his own lyrics.

Seeing that Bian Lang didn't say a word after reading it, the old man asked quietly: "Can you tell which song of which band this sentence comes from?"

Facing the score question, Bian Lang almost blurted out: "Metallica..."

After enduring it for a while, Bian Lang responded: "The Rolling Stones, "Fade To Black"!"

After finishing speaking, Bian Lang handed the note to the old man. The old man glanced at the lyrics on it, and then said quietly: "It is indeed your Chinese band, you are the most familiar with it!"

After the old man finished speaking, he handed Bian Lang a piece of paper with a series of numbers written on it: "24042454..."

"For the password to enter tonight, come back then. There is a password lock over the counter. Just enter it..."

"Hey, the secret bar!"

Thinking of this, Bian Lang realized why this jewelry store was so much shorter than other stores. It turned out to be hidden behind it.

"Friends from the Chinese people, you are right here tonight. A band from North London will be here tonight to cover songs by the Rolling Stones..."

Hearing the news, Bian Lang was naturally happy. The spread of a song can be divided into several dimensions.

Spreading within the circle is one dimension, spreading beyond the circle is the next dimension, and being covered live by other bands is another dimension, especially this band that spans nationalities and languages!

In order to satisfy his curiosity, Bian Lang asked seriously: "Sir, why do you use a jewelry store to hide the club?"

"Because the club is not open during the day, if it is closed, it will give some bad associations to tourists visiting Oxford Street during the day. For the sake of you being a ROCKER, let me tell you the fact that these goods are all from your Chinese piano Imported from the island..."

Bian Lang, who originally planned to pick out a few items for Dong You, suddenly felt that most of the products on this street might have Hua Xia's name printed on their birth certificates. He would be ripped off for seeking the far away. What is this...

Thinking of this, Bian Lang took out his mobile phone and took a few pictures, planning to send them to Luan Huan later, asking him to ask if any friends could help with purchasing.

If you didn’t know, that’s fine. Now that you know, it’s absolutely impossible for those people to carry human flesh back after accepting more than ten times the premium after foreign “gilding”...

After thanking the old man, Bian Lang called Guoli and went out to find a place to eat. …

At this time, on Wentz's side, the negotiations that were originally smooth sailing reached a deadlock when they entered the development of derivatives.

According to AC Company's usual cooperation habits, they will not start negotiations on the relevant terms of derivatives if a comic is not supported by sales data. But the situation in "V for Vendetta" is a little different. Although the comic has not been officially released, the original mask of V is already developed and sold in China.

Moreover, Chen Shuting also showed Watts the real sales data. Just relying on Bian Lang's stunning appearance at the Aqua Blue Star premiere, this mask has sold more than 3 in more than a month since it was launched. open.

Not only has Watts heard of this kind of thing before, he just doesn't dare to think about it.

This means that as soon as the comics start selling, readers in North America can buy V Stranger peripherals from China through the Internet. This is completely inconsistent with the profit model of peripheral products in AC Company's copyright agency.

As for the price offered by Chen Shuting, it is not that AC has never signed such a split contract with the author in history, but those are works that have withstood the test of the market. Even if AC just takes a small amount of 20% to 30%, it is absolutely Make a lot of money.

But faced with a work like "V for Vendetta" that will be released in who knows how many regions around the world in the future, AC has to offer this kind of contract, and I feel a little uncomfortable in my heart.

Don't sign it. If "V for Vendetta" becomes popular, even if AC comes to sign it and organize OEM production and sales, it will take at least one or two months. During this time gap, they should be able to share part of the profit, but They were unwilling to give it all to Bianlang.

Therefore, after reporting this matter to the head office executive responsible for this matter to no avail, Watts could only spread his hands and said: "Miss Chen, it seems that we can only shelve this clause for the time being, but I will follow up. Keep paying attention to this matter. Based on my current understanding of the Rolling Stones, as soon as the identity of the screenwriter Bian Lang is exposed, there will be a large buying group behind it."

After saying this, Watts may have felt that it was a bit conservative, so he added: "For example, I will definitely buy one online with my own money, and then send it to Mr. Bian to ask him to help me with this." Sign the collection..."

After hearing this, Chen Shuting shook her head and smiled, then asked Wang Wenhui to take out two masks from his schoolbag and handed them over and said, "Miss Watts doesn't have to wait until that time. After confirming that she wants to meet you, Bian Lang has already given this gift to you." It’s ready.”

Watts reached out to take it and looked at the word "Bian Lang" signed with a black marker on the back of the mask. She felt that the mask in her hand might have quite a different value and commemorative significance in the future.

As for the company's decision, her instinct told her that if she didn't sign the comic before it was released, she would miss out on a huge sum.

……

When the lights come on, it is not uncommon for pedestrians and vehicles to crowd each other on Oxford Street, a commercial district that is not a pedestrian street.

Especially at this moment, in front of The Vault of Heaven Club, the single-row queue has occupied more than half of the sidewalk, causing some passers-by to have to use the motorway.

The luxury store next door had no choice but to "politely" "ask" the people in line to move, and then retracted the straight one-meter bar at the entrance of his store and pulled it into an L shape, allowing the entrance of the one-meter bar to be queued. Parallel to the procession entering the club.

At the same time, she said with a complaint in her mouth: "Is there any big-name band performing in the vault of heaven today? Why did some Chinese people who only queued in front of our store appear in their queue today? "

At this time, Bian Lang, who was licking an ice cream, happened to line up next to the clerk. If he were on the original earth, he might have shaken the ice cream cup in his hand, and then said directly: "What do you mean, is your gift ice cream just Provided to foreigners?”

Now, he knew that Guoli was filming him, and he immediately asked the clerk: "Hello, do all Chinese people have to queue up when entering your store?"

The clerk didn't expect that the Chinese man in front of him could actually understand English. He first showed an awkward professional smile on his face, but after thinking that the person in front of him was not a customer of his own brand, he immediately stopped the smile on his face.

He responded with a cold and arrogant face that he thought he was very high-minded: "I'm sorry, sir, in order to provide customers with one-on-one supreme service experience, our M brand has a limit on the number of customers entering the store at the same time. In view of the majority of There is a language barrier for Chinese customers, and there is only one shopping guide who speaks Chinese in our store, so..."

When Bian Lang heard this, he thought it was a big joke. Anyone who comes here to buy your products probably knows your brand's products better than you shop assistants. There is no need for exchanges and introductions. As for the Arabic numerals and pound symbols on the price, you can completely understand them even if you don't understand English.

At this moment, a "dumpling wrapper" who spoke Arabic walked directly in. The clerk did not make any obstruction or inquiry, but just made an inviting gesture with a charming smile.

After Bian Lang waited for the dumpling wrapper to enter, he asked with a smile: "Do you still have Arab translators inside? Or do you assume that they are proficient in English?"

(End of this chapter)