Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 379 The Sound of Battle in Red Square (6K chapters, please subscribe, please vote monthly)

As the sun was approaching sunset, the crowds of Christmas Eve revelers on Red Square had already merged with the crowds of concertgoers.

There was still more than an hour before the show started, and more than a dozen people, including Hatter and the Rolling Stones, were sitting on the edge of the stage, drinking strong drinks and watching the fans enter.

It was the first time for the two female string players to see tens of thousands of people gathering in the weather, which was close to 0 degrees below zero, and they felt both nervous and excited.

Liu Jiayun's little face was red, and he didn't know whether he was excited, cold, or drunk. She pulled Tao Xingyue with her gloved right hand and said, "Sister, I never thought that one day we would be able to perform in such a large open-air venue abroad."

"Yes, and it happened so quickly. It has only been more than two months since we resigned from the band, and now we are here with the boss. When I told my mother that day, my mother also told me not to lie to her..."

"My mother didn't scold me when I quit the band, but she just ignores me now. Now that I'm out and back, she has some achievements, so she should be able to end the cold war with me, right?"

Hearing what Liu Jiayun said, Tao Xingyue clenched his fists and encouraged: "That's for sure. If the song sings about Internacion, then won't the Cold War be over?"

Bian Lang and Dayong, two big southern sweet potatoes, were drinking and shaking. Dayong was still shouting: "No matter how much I pay, I won't perform in this weather anymore. It's so miserable!"

Huang Kai looked at Dayong like this and smiled and retorted: "If you feel you are being punished, go and stay in the hotel. Anyway, I heard that Hatter's drummer has been practicing our songs for the past two days, so just ask him to do it for you."

Dayong stopped as soon as he heard this: "What I'm talking about is from now on. I've come here this time, how can I give up? If you have the guts, take off the cotton hat and perform with a big light bulb on your head. You don't know what to do." Give me a cold..."

Bian Lang interrupted the exchange of words between the two and said with a smile: "Brother Yong, Brother Kaizi, after the performance today, we will start fighting when we return to China. Save some energy for going back."

When the two of them heard it, they thought it was indeed the case.

I will go back to China directly tomorrow and attend the awards ceremony in Yuncun the day after tomorrow. After that, I will go straight to the New Year's Eve rehearsal and recording at Xiaopo Station. The end of Xiaopo Station will be the Rolling Stones' New Year's Eve concert.

The two of them looked back on the past few years and it seemed that they had never been so busy since they entered this industry.

Thinking of it, Dayong muttered: "Lang, do you still remember what you said when you went to find me?"

Bian Lang didn't expect Dayong to mention this. After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "Let Wenju have the capital to show off his father in the future!"

"It's not about this..."

Dayong said no, and Bian Lang hesitated. After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't remember what he had promised Dayong.

Seeing that Bian Lang couldn't answer, Huang took a puff of cigarette, pushed Dayong and asked, "Tell me, what on earth did Bian Lang lie to you?"

"He said at the time that the company was in Spring City. He didn't have to go out except for performances, and he could pick up his son from school every day. But what about now?" His words sounded like complaints, but looking at his expression, you could tell he was being embarrassed.

But everyone present was the same as him, and Huang Kai had no idea what he was doing.

In the end, Hua Yan was stunned to react first: "Brother Yong is showing off his son, right?"

When this was said, no one in the Rolling Stones group had anything to say.

Seeing that Hua Yan had broken the topic, Dayong continued: "This time, when their kindergarten holds another party, I will be able to show my hand in the circle of parents!"

Speaking of Bian Lang, one thing came to mind. It seems that Zhang Qin also received an invitation to a party on New Year's Day. It seemed that he was the first to receive the invitation, but he forgot which TV station it was from.

……

At this time, outside the venue, Liu Ziyang and Pan Xiulong were queuing up to enter.

After learning that Liu Ziyang was coming, Bian Lang asked him and Dong You to come in with their work permits. However, Liu Ziyang wanted to feel the atmosphere of the audience and be with Pan Xiulong, so he refused Bian Lang's offer. kindness.

Queuing now, I see that there are still many Chinese people inside, and they are still discussing the Rolling Stones. Liu Ziyang sighed: "Think about the Rolling Stones music. It was only in October. The New Year has not yet passed, and the Rolling Stones are already in Europe." They already have this kind of influence, and it seems that our Chinese rock music really needs to be revitalized by them."

Pan Xiulong was filled with emotion after hearing this. A mistake at work a few months ago caused him and the Rolling Stones to miss out. At first, he thought he might have missed out on a good domestic band, but now the Rolling Stones are so popular even as guests at Hatter's concerts.

Think about it, the Magic Disk gang, even the most famous Magic City, if they meet Hatter, they will only be able to sing the opening of the show...

"Yes, my cousin is the best at judging people!"

In another line of people entering alongside the two of them, several middle-level managers from AC Company, including Wentz, were also lining up to enter.

Similarly, Bian Lang also sent them invitations to get their work certificates counted, but they were also rejected.

Under the leadership of Watts, these people all want to feel the atmosphere, and today happens to be the day when "V for Vendetta" is released in North America. After the joint cooperation between Amiri and AC, there are now 65 Amiri stores in North America. store, the performance will be broadcast live tonight, and some books will be sold in these specialty stores.

They also want to see how Bianlang's scene can boost book sales, and how powerful this wave of boost can be.

Of course Ambassador Qin also arrived, and he came with the leader of the Su Guo Cultural Troupe. Considering safety issues, they naturally had to go through the staff aisle, but the opening was Hatter's performance, and they wanted to wait Go in before the Stones play.

Now I am wandering around the square accompanied by many staff members.

At this time, a group of people happened to walk to a large triple tent outside the venue. They saw band merchandise being sold. Ambassador Qin was interested and walked over with Isinbayeva to take a look.

Ambassador Qin planned to spend his own money to buy some Rolling Stone peripherals and give them as gifts to the young people at home when he returns home.

But Isinbayeva became interested when she looked at the V-Geek mask on the sales point.

She immediately asked Ambassador Qin: "Mr. Qin, does this mask have any special meaning? Why is it sold here? Does it have anything to do with the Rolling Stones?"

Ambassador Qin really didn’t know, but the secretary who was following him got some information from Chen Shuting, so he immediately explained to the two of them: "Ms. Isinbayeva, there is also a Bian Lang, the lead singer of the Rolling Stones." Comic Studio, a comic directed by him as screenwriter happened to be launched in North America today. This is the mask worn by the protagonist in the comic. The content of the book is somewhat sensitive, so Rolling Stone only informed us of the news today."

"What? Bian Lang is still a comic screenwriter?" While he was surprised, he was also confused: "How sensitive is this subject matter, so that Bian Lang can not publish this book in China? Even if it is not in China, others Now that we are touring in Europe, why not take advantage of the situation and publish it in Europe?"

Isinbayeva also had the same doubts and asked the staff: "I watched the Rolling Stones' performance in Berlin yesterday. I believe that their position cannot be supporters of the Swastika Party. Apart from that, I I can’t think of any subject matter that cannot be seen in Europe.”

This question was beyond the secretary's knowledge. Just when he was thinking about a more appropriate answer, Chen Shuting, who had given work passes to several people, happened to come over.

As soon as the secretary saw Chen Shuting, she quickly stepped forward and asked: "Ms. Chen, Ambassador Qin and others are asking about the content of Teacher Bian's comics. Can you explain it to us?"

At this time, Chen Shuting took out three books from her handbag and handed them to her secretary: "This is the version available in North America. It is a gift from Teacher Bian to Ambassador Qin and Ms. Isinbayeva."

Of course, this matter was arranged by Bian Lang in advance. Since the publishing house dominated by the British side had scruples and dared not publish, he would start from here.

Then he would start from the Soviet Union. The liberal ideas advocated in the book were in line with the will of the fighting nation. Bian Lang believed that starting from the Soviet Union was the most appropriate choice for the book to be published in Europe. Therefore, Chen Shuting was asked to prepare in advance.

Hearing this, the ambassador's secretary hesitated a little. He was afraid that there was something in the book that Isinbayeva might want to plan, and it would be bad if there would be some conflicts. He immediately pulled Chen Shuting aside and asked: "Ms. Chen, Is there anything in this book that might cause misunderstanding?”

"Of course not. This book is about a man who fought for freedom and finally blew up No. 10 Downing Street."

After hearing this, the ambassador's secretary was completely relieved of his worries. As a diplomat, he certainly knew that No. 10 Downing Street was the residence of the British Prime Minister, so this book was unlikely to cause any misunderstanding.

Of course, he absolutely believed in Bian Lang's position and would never joke about this kind of issue.

He immediately took the book and a dozen work passes and walked towards the ambassador and the others. After giving the book to Ambassador Qin and explaining the situation, Ambassador Qin gave the book to Isinbayeva.

Isinbayeva heard that it was a gift from Bian Lang, looked at the mask on the cover of the book that was exactly the same as the one on sale, and opened the book with a smile.

When she saw the title of the first volume, "Europe Under the Rule of Tyrants," she seemed to understand why the book was being premiered in North America.

After closing the book and handing it to the entourage behind her, she said to the ambassador's secretary: "If you have a chance, thank Mr. Bianlang for me."

Then she turned around and counted people, and then said to the staff selling peripherals: "Hello, please give me 13 masks!"

The staff member came out of his daze when he heard this. It was not because Isinbayeva's epaulettes scared him, but the book in Isinbayeva's hand just now.

Of course he knew that the mask was related to the book, but what about the book? He has never even seen the shadow of the cover...

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As time passed, it was time for the opening band to play.

As soon as the musical instruments sounded, the passers-by who had come to celebrate Christmas Eve outside the performance fence also turned their attention to the stage. The opening band this time was a local Moscow band signed by DGM last year. With the blessing of home field advantage, in less than half a song, they ignited half of the entire Red Square, and the other half was still alive. They all line up to buy bread at the GUM National Department Store in the east.

Also, those fans who had squeezed into the front row felt very uncomfortable looking at the three-meter isolation pole in front of them.

"What are Hatter and the Rolling Stones doing? Is leaving such a wide isolation belt for a military parade? Now is not the time for a military parade in Red Square..."

"This joke is not funny at all, but this is a rock band, and if they do this, the atmosphere will be affected."

"The fact that fans can't stand at the front of the stage is probably the biggest failure of Hatter's tour."

"Maybe this is a passage reserved for guards to patrol!"

But with Hatter's official debut, the voice of doubt has disappeared.

Bob started with a solo that was like a machine gun, which immediately ignited the atmosphere of the scene!

Then Feimos, who opened his voice, sent Christmas Eve blessings to the fans and then started the official performance.

The 11 songs lasted for more than an hour. There were more than 10 music fans and tens of thousands of passers-by on the Red Square, making the temperature of this minus -degree night feel like it had risen several degrees.

Liu Ziyang in the crowd began to regret coming here wearing a knee-length down jacket: "Xiu Long, do you think it would be so cold in China that a rock band could hold a special concert like this?"

Pan Xiulong replied without thinking: "Rolling Stone!"

When Liu Ziyang heard this, he was stunned for a second and then laughed out loud: "Haha, you're right. If the Rolling Stones announced that they would hold a show in the three northeastern provinces now, it would probably be full even if it snows!"

"Yeah, yeah, let Second Hand Rose sing the opening, I can't even imagine the scene!"

While the two were talking, Feimos had already finished singing the last song of the first half.

After he stood in front of the microphone stand to catch his breath, he said word by word: "Thank you Moscow, thank you for coming to the scene and spending this Christmas Eve with us. We are going to take a rest next, but you can Not so lucky."

Speaking of this, Feimos paused deliberately, and after the audience cheered, he continued: "Because the Rolling Stones will come on stage next! Let them bring weapons and sing newly written war songs, leading Let you continue to charge, Ula!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in Red Square instantly reached its first climax tonight.

The shouts of "Ula!" and "Rolling Stone!" are intertwined, as if this is a battlefield, and music fans, under the leadership of the general of the band, are about to charge towards the enemy!

At this moment, the guards standing guard outside the red walls of the Kremlin were so shocked that they glanced towards the stage.

The explosion-proof policemen in charge of security were trembling with fright, and the explosion-proof shields in their hands could not help but tighten.

Ambassador Qin and Isinbayeva, who had just entered the isolation area from the staff passage, were shocked to a halt and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the excited crowd at the scene.

Ambassador Qin thought to himself: "This Hatter guy is really good at causing trouble!"

Isinbayeva felt a surge of blood boiling in her heart. Although it was a peaceful era, the Soviet Union, a fighting nation, had not fought wars in the past thirty years. To say that "people are still addicted to food" is a bit Yes, but basically it ends in a tragic victory.

Therefore, as an art soldier, she went to the battlefield several times to comfort the wounded, and she also saw the battlefield with heavy artillery fire from a distance. The sound of "Ula" instantly brought her back to the memories of that time.

As a fighting nation, with this charge chant, she also shouted after recovering from the memory: "Ula!"

As the momentum grew, starting from the southern part of the Red Square, the entire Red Square, the fighting clans in front of the GUM State Department Store, Lenin's Mausoleum, and St. Basil's Cathedral, men, women, old and young, all started shouting. And: "Ula!"

The guards patrolling outside the red wall were also excited to hear this. While maintaining their posture, they also shouted: "Ula!"

The momentum of nearly 10 people shouting "Ula" at the same time really shocked the instigator Feimos, and the Rolling Stones who were on stage were also stunned for a moment.

Huang Kai looked at the crowd shouting "Ula!" under the stage, and couldn't help but say: "These old guys are so fucking tough! Those who know are the rock band's performance has an atmosphere, and those who don't know probably don't think so. There’s going to be a revolution!”

As long as one of the pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix chicks talks together, the other one will never be silent. Dayong just answered: "Isn't it? Otherwise, how can we call it a fighting clan? We will be playing music together for a while, and we don't know yet." How excited are you going to be underneath?"

In fact, there is another person who is even more surprised, and that is the Pope of the Orthodox Church.

Today’s Christmas Eve is not a real Christmas for most Orthodox Muscovites. Orthodox Christmas is January 1, which is different from the international Christmas in a broad sense. Therefore, today's Red Square is more like a shopping carnival, without a lot of religious overtones. This is also the reason why Hatter can hold a concert in Red Square today.

If it had been January 1, no matter what, this matter would not have been approved.

The Orthodox Pope was startled by the shouts of "Ula!" and hurriedly asked the saints around him to go out to see if Catholics were demonstrating today.

But the saints had just left the church, and before they had walked a few steps, they heard the sound of electric guitars like machine guns and the sound of drums like artillery fire coming from the speakers on the other side of the stage.

Looking back to the stage, I saw the five Rolling Stones on stage, all wearing black cloaks and round top hats. Under the top hat was an exquisite human face mask.

There was a sly smile hanging on the white porcelain mask, which stretched the entire lower half of the mask into a V shape. The cold eyes and the pale mask formed a sharp contrast. There were two small patches of blush on the cheeks, as if trying to suck the hot life into its cold face.

The moment this outfit appeared, all the AC middle managers headed by Wentz were petrified on the spot!

Chen Shuting had previously revealed that she would promote her new book at this concert, but she did not tell them a word about how she would do it.

However, Bian Lang's recent high-profile performance in Europe also made them fully believe in Bian Lang's ability, and they wanted to wait to see what kind of surprise he could give them on the spot.

But no one expected that the Rolling Stones would actually cosplay as "V Stranger" to promote their new book.

Those who know the content of the comics are naturally very familiar with this image, but 99.9% of the audience in the audience don't know this. Although they don't know, they can't resist the coolness of V Stranger's outfit.

Especially Bian Lang at the front, with his long hair hanging down under his hat, it can be said that he has restored the image of V-Geek in the comics one to one, and the red Fender electric guitar and the bright red rose tied to the microphone stand, It forms a sharp contrast with the overall black dress.

Then set against the huge circle on the big screen behind, and the red V with bleeding effect, the visual impact rekindled the enthusiasm for "Ula" that had not faded before.

99.9% of the people at the scene didn’t know it, but those old Rolling Stone fans in China who watched the video were very familiar with this mask.

Isn't this the mask Bian Lang wore on the day the "Mask" band disbanded?

As a little witch who holds the first-generation mask, she was completely stunned when she looked at the screen.

Since the establishment of the Rolling Stones, this mask has been on sale, and many fans are wondering what the relationship between this mask and the Rolling Stones is.

But even about her relationship with the Rolling Stones, the reason was not revealed. Over time, like other music fans, she only thought it was Bian Lang's own hobby and had no special meaning.

But now that the mask appeared again, she instinctively felt that something big was about to happen.

Looking at the messages that filled the screen: "Hold the grass!" "You're so handsome!" These barrages flew up, even though it was already past midnight China time, she still picked up her phone and sent a message to Zhou Ketong: " Ke Tong, what’s going on with Master Bian’s mask?”

Zhou Ketong, who received the message, was naturally awake at this time and was watching the live broadcast in front of the computer. She immediately replied to the little witch with a URL, which was the webpage news of "V for Vendetta" being released in North America. Among them, Bian Lang The screenwriter's name naturally appears in the most prominent position in the article.

When the little witch clicked to read it, she felt her adrenaline surge. After copying the title of the book, she immediately posted it directly to the barrage, and it was paid for with special effects!

Isinbayeva looked at the five people on the stage, then looked at the mask in her hand, and instantly understood the meaning of what the Rolling Stones did.

She just took the time to browse through it and saw that the anti-hegemony stance in this book was very firm, and the protagonist was from the perspective of ordinary people.

So she felt that the five people on the stage now transcended the meaning of a rock band, but were five great warriors singing for freedom!

Thinking of this, she put on her mask, and like the audience behind her, she gave a metal salute to the five people on the stage!

The fans who had bought this mask outside the venue for unknown reasons also put this mask on their faces under the envious eyes of others.

At the same time, amid the intertwined instrumental sounds of "machine gun" and "artillery fire," four groups of real high-pitched voices from the Five Rolling Stones came together:

"Arise, hungry and cold slaves! Arise, all the suffering people of the world! The blood in your heart is already boiling to fight for the truth..."

(End of this chapter)