Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 518 Make a good relationship
Even Jiang Tao, who was well-informed and had organized similar large-scale airport receptions, was shocked by the uniform Cantonese slogans and subconsciously took a step back.

The entertainment reporters who had been waiting there earlier had already turned their cameras to his nanny car when they saw his agent coming down.

Under the focus call of 600 degrees, although his backward movement could not be captured, the exaggerated expression on Jiang Tao's face was completely exposed to the camera.

This quick-handed entertainment reporter has already thought of the title: the popular idol was scared away by the fan group that came to pick him up at the airport!

Fu Zhiman, who was following behind Jiang Tao and his friends in the nanny car, was also quick-handed. He rolled down the window and took pictures with his cell phone the moment Jiang Tao got out of the car.

It just happened to record this scene completely.

After rolling up the car window and admiring the masterpiece on his phone, Fu Zhiman smiled with satisfaction and said, "Just for this GIF, how much do you think Jiang Tao will spend to delete it?"

The agent took the phone from Fu Zhiman, took a look at it, and then said with a smile: "Give it to a familiar entertainment reporter and let them make the money. It's a favor. Who knows if they will be of use in the future."

“But the Rolling Stones are fucking awesome. They’re probably the first in the rock circle to do things like this.” Fu Zhiman and his agent are both from the Greater Bay Area, so they understood the meaning of those two Cantonese sentences.

"A platinum album in three months, a diamond album in half a year, a world tour, only fans of the Rolling Stones dare to say that now. Even those top fans don't dare to be so crazy!"

Listening to the conversation between the two, the assistant said disapprovingly: "It's just a few hundred fans picking us up at the airport. We can organize this ourselves!"

Hearing this, the agent changed his tone to a slightly more severe one and said, "You should be more careful. Don't even think about saying such things in the future! If someone else hears this and it affects your sister Xiaoman, how are you going to explain it to them?"

These words were not only spoken to the assistant, but also to the driver.

The young assistant quickly shut up, but there was still an unconvinced expression on his face.

Fu Zhiman then said: "The Rolling Stones would never do such a thing. They don't need to do that. It's completely unnecessary. With the quality of their music, they don't need such things to increase their exposure. Although the entertainment industry is proud of doing this, the rock industry is quite averse to such things. That's the Rolling Stones. If it were another band, they would definitely be scolded by their circle and become a hot topic!"

This is well said, but it was not the people in the rock circle who made the Rolling Stones a hot topic, but those in the music industry who disliked them.

For example, Guan Ying, who was attending the last rehearsal of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, saw a video on Weibo about many Guangdong fans welcoming the Rolling Stones at the airport, and her talent for speaking without thinking kicked in again.

She directly reposted the comment: "You said you were going to focus on music, but in the end you're still trying to take advantage of your fans. You guys are such a rock star, Rolling Stones!"

However, her Weibo post only lasted a few minutes before the company's staff responsible for monitoring public opinion notified her agent to delete it.

But just these few minutes were enough for many people who were watching her to take screenshots and leave solid evidence.

This time, the people in the circle seemed to be quite united. Liu Yao was the first to speak directly to them: "What's your business? I've never seen you act so grandly!"

As for those who are less influential than Liu Yao, what they say is even more unpleasant.

At first, some rock fans didn’t understand this and felt that their beliefs were being blasphemed.

But as videos and pictures from the perspectives of the participants were posted online, these resentful music fans were unable to say anything.

One of the passers-by who participated in the airport pick-up wrote: "I am over 40, with elderly parents and young children. I am not a rock fan or an Arsenal fan. I am just a middle-aged man who likes to listen to Cantonese songs. The first half of my life was ordinary, nothing worth bragging about.

But after listening to "Repay a Lifetime", I felt that being a good son and a good father is already a great thing. So this time I decided to join in the fun, as a way to set up a landmark milestone for myself halfway through my life!"

Another veteran rock fan wrote: "When I first heard that someone was organizing a pick-up for the Rolling Stones, I thought it was pretty fucked up, but my wife laughed at me and said I was unworthy of listening to rock music!
She said that the Rolling Stones don't take advantage of their fans, don't sell USB flash drives for 500 yuan, and the cars they endorse start at more than 10 yuan. Their clothes are a bit expensive, but if you really want to support them, you'll find that there are no styles that fit them! Why don't such a band deserve to be picked up at the airport?

Is it because the Rolling Stones didn't go abroad to fight for you ungrateful wolves, or is it because they lost to pop singers in China and made you lose face? Why don't such a band deserve to be picked up by fans at the airport? "

Another fan wrote: "I don't care. Without Bian Lang and the Stones, there would be no "The Angel". Without "The Angel", there would be no Arsenal's current winning streak. Our airport pick-up activities were reported and were legal and compliant. Who did we disturb?"

Every word of these words makes sense and there is nothing to fault with them.

As for those music fans who are always struggling over whether rock should be above ground or underground, there is no need to reason with them for the time being.

It is unknown how many musicians in the rock circle truly support the Rolling Stones.

But Zhou Kun said something right on Weibo: "As long as your work is strong enough and your character is good enough, I think it's okay even if the number of people picking you up at the airport doubles. As for Guan Da Yingzi, you should just keep your magical powers."

Guan Ying wanted to retort, but her manager held her back: "Let's wait until the Spring Festival Gala program is officially released before we speak! Whatever you say now, those crazy people in the rock circle will scold you back!"

However, in the end, it was Bian Lang himself who posted a Weibo post, which brought the discussion to another level.

"Thank you to all the friends who came to the airport today, we are very touched, but we hope that this will not happen again in the future.

We will try to run more live shows this year and have more opportunities to meet you. I think the courtesy of airport pick-up should be reserved for the cutest people. Those who use their lives to defend the dignity of the country and protect our lives and property. They deserve it more than us! ”

After these words were spoken, some people wanted to complain that Bian Lang was too pretentious.

But after Ge Yue and several official media jumped out to like and repost it.

When they think about the fact that all the royalties from "Rock on the New Long March" were donated to the old heroes, everyone shut up.

As for the entertainment list, the first place in hot searches was taken by Jiang Tao.

Some people who like to have fun directly joked: "Jiang Tao's small step back is a big step forward for the Chinese music scene! This shows that the suppression of traffic on strength has finally shown signs of loosening!"

Jiang Tao himself was a bit of a nobody at first, but as his popularity grew, he started to act badly based on the principle that being a black and red is also a red forehead. The key is to record a show with the Rolling Stones. If he jumped out and yelled, and was slapped in the face on the spot, it would be a big slap.

But his fans didn't agree. They directly attacked Bian Lang: "I don't like Bian Lang and the Rolling Stones who only know how to stack techniques. They don't sing as sincerely as our brother Jiang Tao!" Jiang Tao felt a little helpless when he saw these comments that couldn't distinguish between true fans and high-level black fans. When he was thinking about how to continue to guide the heat, his agent called him: "Jiang Tao, the teachers from the Rolling Stones are here, do you want to go and say hello?"

Jiang Tao thought that what he feared would come true. How embarrassing it would be if Bian Lang and the others also paid attention to this matter.

But things often happen so coincidentally. Jiang Tao was just about to find an excuse to turn it down when the assistant director came over and called out, "Teacher Jiang Tao is rehearsing behind the teachers from the Rolling Stones. Please follow me!"

"Huh? Isn't there a Fu Zhiman between my show and the Rolling Stones?"

"Teacher Fu is not feeling well right now, so the rehearsal time has been adjusted, but the order of the performance recording remains unchanged!"

Hearing this, Jiang Tao suddenly realized: "This damn woman! The animated picture from the back of the car must have been taken by her. What kind of physical discomfort? Wasn't she still alive and kicking on the plane? It seems that her period came immediately after she made a phone call, right?"

He thought so in his heart, but he still said: "Okay, I'll go over now."

Jiang Tao's program is singing and dancing, and he has dancers waiting for him, but he is not arrogant about this. Although he is good at dancing and was also a trainee, he worked as a dancer for two years before that, so he can empathize with the difficulties of those dancers.

But the thought of possibly meeting the Rolling Stones still made him feel a little uneasy.

His attitude towards the Rolling Stones is not as hostile as those other traffic stars. The incident at the airport was a complete misunderstanding. He usually does things in a high-profile manner, but he still has some integrity.

Although he felt that he and the Rolling Stones were unlikely to have any intersection, he would not make enemies with them.

After some psychological preparation, he went there with his assistant and assistant director.

Backstage, the people in front of the Rolling Stones were still rehearsing, but Liu Ziyang was already waiting at the control desk. It looked like he was directing something.

Jiang Tao knew Liu Ziyang, so he naturally went over to greet him: "Teacher Liu, are you the music director of this evening party? When it's my turn, I'll need your help..."

Liu Ziyang looked up at Jiang Tao, then smiled gently and said, "I'm just here to tune the Rolling Stones. I'm not qualified to be the music director."

As soon as he said this half-joking remark, the music director beside him didn't like it: "Zi Yang, as long as you are willing, I will immediately become your deputy."

"No, I can manage our Rolling Stones, but I don't have the patience to serve so many other people."

Liu Ziyang is now accustomed to the working rhythm of the Rolling Stones. When the Rolling Stones have performances, he will run around with them and be responsible for all the sound tuning work on site. When there are no performances, he will produce albums for other people in the company.

With the production of the Rolling Stones, he was sure that there was still a gap between him and Olaf.

Jiang Tao was so envious when he heard this. For a singing and dancing idol like him, it would be a great honor to find a producer like Liu Ziyang, not to mention helping him produce the album, but even just giving him careful guidance and helping him sort out the work.

But at the Rolling Stones, he's just a tuner?
Although it was a bit outrageous, the disparity between the majors made Jiang Tao truly feel the crushing professional level for the first time.

After the person on the stage came down, the Rolling Stones who had been waiting for a long time went up.

In his opinion, the sound field presentation when the singer just sang was actually very good.

But when the Rolling Stones came on stage, Bian Lang just picked a chord casually, and Liu Ziyang, who had already mastered it, began to make adjustments. After a while of communicating through the intercom, it took only five or six minutes to get it done.

When the musicians on the stage perform together, anyone with ears can hear the difference.

The person who came down earlier also sighed: "Same equipment and same microphone, the quality of the Rolling Stones makes me look like a popular singer."

Jiang Tao was right next to him, and when he heard her say that, he wondered what the gap would be when it was his turn.
"Internet celebrity singer?"

Especially when he saw the Rolling Stones playing their instruments with ease, he once again felt the disparity between professions.

At the same time, he also thought of the traffic that those people had with the Rolling Stones, and suddenly he thought, how dare they do that?

Then he immediately thought of his fans, took out his phone and took a photo of the Rolling Stones on stage, and then posted it on Weibo: "I didn't have much feeling for rock music before, until I saw the Rolling Stones rehearsal, I realized the true meaning of the saying 'there is no rock music without live performances'.

My dear fans, I beg you to be more polite. In music, I am a Mount Everest away from the teachers of the Rolling Stones. If they are university professors, I am just an elementary school student who has not yet graduated from music!"

As soon as this Weibo post came out, some of his fans did quiet down. Following this wave of popularity, his fan-attracting comments also brought him some passers-by fans.

When the Rolling Stones left the stage, Jiang Tao went up to say hello, carefully explained the cause and effect of the incident to Bian Lang, and apologized to Bian Lang for the fans' inappropriate remarks.

After posting that Weibo post, Bian Lang no longer cared about the matter, so he had no idea what happened later.

After listening to Jiang Tao's story, Bian Lang politely thanked Jiang Tao for his honesty.

Thinking that he would be on stage later, I asked, "Will you sing and dance live, or with the mic half on?"

Jiang Tao was not sure what Bian Lang's purpose was in asking that question, but faced with this somewhat difficult question, Jiang Tao still chose to give a truthful answer:

"It depends on the situation. The backup tape is prepared. If my recording state is not good, the program team may replace the music part for the effect. This song is not difficult. I used an open microphone in the rehearsal."

"Well, I'll ask Teacher Ziyang to adjust it for you later, and try not to use the backup tape."

Happiness came so suddenly that Jiang Tao only came to his senses after Bian Lang had finished speaking and had walked a few steps away. He quickly trotted over to express his gratitude.

(End of this chapter)