Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 505: Getting More Ridiculous
Bian Lang feels that the Beyond band’s expression of love and affection, even in this day and age, is very high-end in terms of the aesthetics of both the lyrics and the music, and will not make you feel overly moved.

In any case, Bian Lang finally did not agree to let Bian Hai come to BJ. It was not because he questioned Bian Hai's ability to communicate with the middle-aged couple, but because he was afraid that if Bian Hai came, he would be even more angry than himself by other lower-level operations.

At this time, Shi Xingfeng's parents had been arranged to stay in a place by kind-hearted people of unknown purpose. Of course, they also received various free legal aids, as well as self-media, internet celebrities, and even TV station reporters.

The paparazzi who had caused this incident has now taken the money given by Du Ziteng and disappeared into the huge crowds of BJ City.

After winning the first step, Du Ziteng immediately contacted several public intellectuals in BJ who had a good relationship with him. He immediately found the middle-aged couple and continued to help them record the video.

As for the police station, they are not accustomed to such things, but at least they have experienced them.

From a professional perspective, they certainly hope that the law will give Lionwind the punishment it deserves. Now that the matter has become so serious, if the final result is a private settlement, then in a sense it proves that some of the things they insist on have failed.

But if Xiu Jie Ke really does not back down at all, then according to the current online public opinion, in the end, Bian Lang and his group will not get any good results.

So when Shixingfeng's family, with the cooperation of legal aid, paid the bail and got the person released, the organizer had very complicated feelings.

When Shixingfeng's family learned that the maximum sentence was 20 days of detention and a fine of 1000 yuan, and then it depended on how much compensation the other party requested for mental damages, Shixingfeng's father felt cheated.

He felt that his family had completely become tools in the hands of others. Tools might not be the right word, it might be more appropriate to call them clowns.

But Shixingfeng felt completely different. He had been an invisible person from the time he started school to the time he dropped out of school and worked, but suddenly he received so much attention, and some abnormal vanity in his heart was greatly satisfied.

Especially when an MCN company really extended an olive branch to him, he put all the things about detention behind him.

He excitedly grabbed his father's hand and said, "Dad, I will be able to make a lot of money in the future. You don't have to continue farming in my hometown in northern Ji. I will bring you to BJ to enjoy a good life. This is a gift to our Zhang family's ancestors..."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said the last sentence. But now that his father heard the last sentence, he wanted to slap him in the face: "You still know your last name is Zhang? Isn't your name Shixingfeng..."

"Dad, that's the code name used on the Internet. After this incident, your son will be really famous..." Seeing his father's unhappy expression, he didn't say anything more.

After returning to the hotel arranged for them by the "caring people", he was invited away by various "caring people".

As for Xiu Jie Ke's parents, they still did not make any response. They just prepared the materials and went through the process step by step according to Li Xuelan's instructions.

Two hours later, on major short video platforms, those marketing accounts and internet celebrities who relied on breaking news to gain attention all released a video about Lion Wind almost at the same time.

The Lion Star Feng in the video not only did not realize his mistake after being in there for a long time, but he became even more arrogant.

In the video, he accused Bian Lang and others of using their celebrity status to cyberbully him and his family, forcing his parents to kneel down and beg for mercy. He wanted to use the law to defend his rights and dignity.

When Bian Lang saw this, he was completely dumbfounded!

He wondered if this person had taken the wrong medicine. If he was a normal person, he would have been arrested for doing something wrong and showing off online. Now that he was released on bail, he would have to behave himself. But this person was still so arrogant. What on earth was…

At this time, he was working with Di Li at Fender to finalize the signing ceremony, and was also discussing some cooperation with Mr. Qiu.

Now seeing this news, after digesting it for a while, Bian Lang didn’t know whether he should cry or laugh.

It is obvious that this young man, who is not even 20 years old, was instigated by someone behind the scenes, and he himself seems to enjoy the feeling of being used as a gun and seems to be enjoying it.

"Why are you here, Bian Lang? Is there any new progress on that matter?"

In response to Di Li's question, Bian Lang directly handed the phone to him and let him look at it himself.

Di Li took the phone and just read half of it when he sneered, "Who is bullying whom? Look at these comments. They actually said that we found someone to threaten privately?"

The cooperation between Fender and the Rolling Stones is in its honeymoon period, and Mr. Qiu has been closely following the development of this matter. When he heard the two people talking just now, he took out his mobile phone to watch the video.

Then he sighed and said, "I really want to know what promises these internet celebrities made to him that made him say such things?"

Seeing the tone of Mr. Qiu's words, Di Li couldn't help but tease him, "Mr. Qiu, aren't you afraid of your reputation being affected?"

Mr. Qiu looked at the two of them with disdain and said, "Even if there are 100 million people attacking you online, I don't think there will be one of them who is my client. Who in the industry would believe this? And you're still threatening me. Do those people out there really think that those who play rock music are just hooligans?"

"And these reviews, take a look. They are definitely the work of the Internet troll army. The first 20 reviews are all mindless insults to Bian Lang. I wonder how much each one costs?"

Bian Lang also smiled and said, "I think it should be at least 5 yuan per piece!" While saying this, Bian Lang had actually started to calculate the price in his mind.

If these bloggers and internet trolls were paid to do their work, then according to Li Xuelan, as long as there is evidence, they can be sued to the point of bankruptcy.

As for who was behind this, it was not something he wanted to care about. He had heard and seen a lot of such things in his previous life, and he felt that since the matter had reached the point where it had to go to court, he could just not respond and wait for the law to give him a verdict.

But this was just his idea. The media and internet celebrities didn't think so. Before they had even finished discussing their business here, someone had already smelled something fishy and came over.

Mr. Qiu looked at the people outside the glass door who kept looking in and pointing. He basically knew what was going on: "Are you going to go through the back door, or should I have someone ask them to leave?"

Bian Lang knew very well that this kind of thing was more attractive to these people than winning a Golden Melody Award, so...

"You can't hide forever. See if there are any big media outlets outside. If there are, call them in. Mr. Qiu, is it okay for me to borrow your place to chat for a while?"

"Of course there is no problem with that. You can even use it for your own company."

"Well, that's fine... let's continue with our conversation."

After saying this, Bian Lang sent a message to Chen Shuting, asking her to come over and deal with the matter.

An hour and a half later, Chen Shuting appeared in Fender's warehouse store, and a group of people followed her. Their temperament was not comparable to that of Internet celebrities and paparazzi. After meeting, the female reporter, who was dressed and had a very intellectual temperament, took the initiative to shake hands with Bian Lang and said, "Hello, Mr. Bian, I am Yili Jing. I have contacted Shuting a long time ago to invite you to be on the show. I didn't expect that it would be facilitated by such a coincidence."

Although Bian Lang still doesn't pay much attention to the big and small things in the entertainment industry, he still knows this person's name.

This former journalist and editor-in-chief of a People magazine, has a style of interviewing people that emphasizes ruthlessness! There is nothing she dares not ask, except questions you cannot answer.

Who doesn't have some scars that they don't want to be exposed in the entertainment industry? So basically, most stars are a little scared when they hear that they are going to be interviewed by this person. But her show has always had a good reputation and is said to be a magic mirror in the entertainment industry.

Generally speaking, those who have appeared on her show are people who can stand up to scrutiny. Bian Lang never expected that Chen Shuting would invite this person.

"Hello, Teacher Yi! I've heard of you for a long time, but your program is updated once a week, and I want immediate results..." This time, Bian Lang's business was the kind that needed to be published immediately, so he didn't beat around the bush.

"Bian Lang, Teacher Yin's video account only updates short videos of a few minutes. If you want to be on a regular show, you'll have to wait for half a year!"

Facing Chen Shuting's "run", Bian Lang quickly smiled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Yin. Do you think this place is okay?"

Yili Jing also smiled and said, "This place is quite good. It suits your personality very well. When I have the opportunity to interview you formally in the future, I can choose to do it here."

"Then wait until Teacher Yin has time..."

Seeing how lively the conversation was going on here, the internet celebrities and media watching outside were all envious and jealous, but they didn't dare to force their way in.

They are all experienced old people. If they wait outside the door, you may still get in touch with Bian Lang, but if you force your way in, they can call the police and drive you away!

Mr. Qiu is also a very capable person. He directly used the Rolling Stones area that he had just organized as a filming location for them.

The Rolling Stones area, as the name suggests, is a display area for all Fender electric guitar models used by the Rolling Stones.

Listening to Mr. Qiu's introduction, Yili Jing asked very sensitively: "Is this considered advertising for you?"

Mr. Qiu smiled and said nothing. Bian Lang asked directly, "Teacher Yi, how much is your fee?"

"It's just a joke, don't be so nervous! On the show I'm a person who gets to the bottom of things and sticks to my principles, but in real life I'm still very easygoing."

Although he heard her say this herself, Bian Lang felt he couldn't believe it.

The preparation work was not complicated. We just tested the microphone and lighting with the staff and started.

For the first question, Yili Jing did not leave any room for Bian Lang: "The blogger named Shixingfeng said that you threatened his parents to kneel down. Is this true?"

Bian Lang knows that it is quite easy to say "it's not true", but it is not easy to make people willing to believe you.

But he didn't think much about it and said directly: "Would you believe me if I said yes?"

After hearing this answer, Yili Jing immediately understood what Bian Lang wanted to say. After a second, she shook her head and said, "Personally, I don't believe that any Chinese with a conscience would do such a thing."

"Then if I say no, will you believe it?"

This time, Yili Jing did not give a direct answer, but expressed her position with an awkward smile and spreading her hands.

"So I don't think I need to answer this question. If you have evidence, you are welcome to take legal action!"

On the way here, Yili Jing discussed with Chen Shuting the possible response style of Bian Lang. At that time, Chen Shuting told her: "It's hard to say, it may be very hard, or it may be very comfortable."

Now it seems that Bian Lang is determined to stick to it to the end.

"Okay, next question. You called on netizens on Weibo to look for clues about Shixing Feng, and at the same time guided public opinion to carry out various cyberbullying and insults against Shixing Feng. Do you think this is cyberbullying?"

This question was not simple either, but Bian Lang had already thought of how to deal with it: "If, I mean if, if I hadn't posted this, would he still use the word bullying? In my opinion, this is just a missing person notice with some harsh words. If it was posted by the relevant department or the cemetery management..."

"Indeed, as you said, he did break the law, but before the law made a judgment on his behavior, a reporter..."

Yili Jing's short interview lasted only 15 minutes, and she basically asked about the whole story, inside and out.

According to her estimation, the final edited film would only be about 5 minutes long.

Then, under the cover of Mr. Qiu, the group left through the back door.

Around 8 o'clock in the evening, Yili Jing's video account updated a video in which Bian Lang responded to this incident.

The firm attitude of not wanting to retreat between the lines really made the fans and passers-by standing on Bian Lang's side feel very encouraged!

The mentality of supporters is actually so simple. They are not afraid of paying, nor are they afraid of accompanying you to endure the final result of failure. But they are afraid that you will give up!
If you give up halfway, no matter how much people liked and supported you before, you will basically be a passerby in the future, and may even turn from a fan to a hater!

Of course, Bian Lang didn’t think so much about it. He just knew that he did nothing wrong in this matter, so he didn’t need to lower his posture.

Regarding his attitude, supporters from all walks of life actively expressed their thoughts:
"I support Bian Lang. No matter how miserable the child's life was, he was wrong. We should let the law decide!"

"I'm most afraid of this kind of strong man with big mouths! He doesn't even think about whether Bian Lang is unwilling to reconcile. Not to mention that he is not the subject of this matter, even if he chooses to reconcile, it would be a blasphemy against the law! He is not worthy of playing rock music!"

"This is ridiculous! This kid is out of his mind!"

(End of this chapter)