Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 546 Playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong
As for the Di Li couple and Strauss, they booked two rooms in a homestay in Taiyang Mountain on Fuxian Lake for a week.

Originally, Strauss and Dili just wanted to have a pure vacation, but when they went out for drinks after dinner, they heard a local band singing "Lugu Lake".

Although Strauss had just started learning Chinese, she was clear that this song was not written for Fuxian Lake.

She immediately asked Ou Feina for confirmation: "Ou Feina, this is not Lugu Lake, right?"

"Don't pay too much attention to these. This song does not mention Lugu Lake at all except for the title. I think there is nothing wrong with using it to describe Fuxian Lake!"

Di Li disagreed with this: "You can say that, but it is ultimately irreplaceable. For example, in "Climbing the Stork Tower", the word "Stork Tower" is not mentioned in the entire poem, but can you put another building up there?"

He just copied Bian Lang's original words. This was during the annual meeting. Someone asked Bian Lang this question and he heard the answer and wrote it down.

But then I thought, how could I make it clear if I talked about Wang Zhihuan with two foreigners?

As expected, even though Ou Feina was already half-savvy about China, she only half understood what Di Li said. Strauss shook his head and said, "Dily, I hope I can understand what you mean in a year."

"Yeah, come on! Ou Feina and I can give you the greatest help!"

In fact, for a musician, as long as the sheet music is there, it really doesn’t matter whether you can understand the lyrics or not.

However, musicians at the level of Dili and Strauss cannot understand the meaning of the lyrics. To put it in a more idealistic way, what they play has no soul. To put it simply, they are just doing the work rather than performing. This difference is particularly evident in Strauss.

When they were abroad, the collaboration between her, Di Li and Bian Lang at the performance of "Comfortably Numb" was really impeccable.

But after listening to many Chinese songs in China, she felt that her condition was not as good as when she played English songs, without anyone reminding her, so she wanted to focus more on improving her guitar.

Di Li also heard the difference, but he didn't think much about it before and just thought it was due to the unfamiliar environment.

Now, after listening to her detailed account and comparing it to some of his earlier experiences, he told Strauss with certainty: "If you can understand the meaning of the lyrics on your own, I believe you can definitely maintain the state you performed in Berlin."

The reason why Di Li is so confident is, of course, because he himself has practical experience in this area.

Before he met Ou Feina, he practiced a lot of English rock songs, but he always felt that the gap between them and the original versions was a bit large. Later, when he fell in love with Ou Feina and got married, his English level gradually improved. He used his own understanding to re-translate the lyrics and then started to play them, and his performance became extremely smooth.

Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "The lead guitarist on the stage is so bad at playing. It's a waste of the guitar."

If it wasn't Bian Lang's song, Di Li would not even bother to say a word, but in Bian Lang's mind, he was the person who would take over the captain's position across time and space. Bian Lang had already handed over the solo of "Lugu Lake" to him.

So, how could this lead guitarist who can't even keep the beat properly not be criticized when he meets this quasi-original master?

It felt like Bian Lang attended a music festival in an ancient town in his previous life. After the performance, he and Brother Bi went to hang out in the bar street, and they heard a singer singing "Castle in the Sky".

Just sing it, he even adapted it himself. A song that was originally very rich became just one line of lyrics in his mouth: "Hong Kong Island sister, the Spanish pie you gave me melted me sweetly, and the city in the sky is crying..."

Although Brother Bi didn't teach the boy a lesson, he still recorded a video to express his confusion: "It's a song of more than three minutes, and you ate dozens of empanadas. You can't choke to death!"

The sound of drinking was not too loud, but because a Chinese man with two foreign girls was too eye-catching, a man at the next table who looked almost drunk was unhappy.

"Why do you say that so easily? You think it's great to bring two foreign girls with you. Who are you showing off to? If you have the guts, why don't you go up and try one?"

In that case, Di Li does seem to be showing off, but who asked him to do that?

Moreover, Di Li would never tolerate this kind of big brother who had no sense of boundaries and was direct about people rather than things: "I didn't tell you anything, what's the point of you nagging here? Either you book the whole place and we leave, or you shut up!"

"You are an interesting person...I just ask you if it's okay?" The eldest brother couldn't hold back his expression anymore and rolled up his sleeves to prepare for a demonstration.

But when it comes to rolling up their sleeves, when have these rock musicians ever given up?

As soon as Dili's forearm was half exposed, the elder brother was a little scared. Looking at the iris tattooed on the back of Strauss's hand and the black nails, the elder brother was really a little scared, fearing that he had offended some powerful organization.

But he brought his whole family out to celebrate the New Year, so how could he just give in when something like this happened?

Since he couldn't handle it himself, he would help Di Li, the thorn in the eyes of all the men in the audience, to be ridiculed by everyone.

"Hey, everyone, come and give us your opinion..."

He had a loud voice, and what Di Li had just said was quite hurtful, so most people in the bar immediately started to support him.

As soon as the commotion got louder, the band on the stage also knew what had happened.

The lead guitarist knows his level, but since he can go on stage, he is still confident that he is better than those sitting in the audience.

He immediately followed suit and said, "Brother, what you said is a bit disrespectful. Do you think you are Bian Lang? Tomorrow is the New Year, and it is not easy for us to perform here..."

Before he could even say anything like "was there a mule or a horse pulling him out for a stroll?", he saw Di Li stand up and walk onto the stage.

Because they were far away, the band members didn't notice who this ruthless man was. Now, as Di Li approached the stage step by step, and he brought two foreign girls with him, the lead singer was the first to be stunned: "Oh my god! Are we showing off our skills in front of Guan Gong?"

The lead guitarist was also dumbfounded. The person walking towards the stage in front of him was really qualified to talk about him. And he was one of the two people he had to admit defeat to!

"Di Li... this... Master Bu Li, why don't you go back home to celebrate the holidays, but come to Fuxian Lake to entertain our small band?" He thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

He just stared blankly at Di Li going on stage, then without even looking at him, he nodded to the lead singer, took the microphone and said, "I'm sorry, everyone, I just ruined your mood. I'll make it up to you later. Now let me say a few words to the guitarist..."

Under normal circumstances, the lead guitarist would be slapped in the face in public, but now his face was filled with an almost crazy excitement: "Master Li, you say... I'm listening!"

From the situation before him, he knew with his butt that Di Li would be giving live teaching next. This kind of opportunity was rare for a small band like theirs who were trying to make a living in a small county town.

Even those guitarists who are well-known in the circle may not have the opportunity to ask for advice directly. He was so happy that he didn't even have time to feel anything else.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with what I just said. If you want to be in a band, you have to be responsible for your work and the audience when you're on stage. It's not shameful if you don't perform well, just practice more. If 10 times doesn't work, practice 100 times. We all go through it that way.

Now that you are on stage, you should show your best performance. Some things can fool those who don't understand, but can you fool yourself? "

As soon as these words came out, the guitarist and the band members blushed. Although they performed to make money, sometimes it was not up to them to decide what songs to sing, but there was nothing wrong with what Di Lu said.

But Di Li's next words fired up the crowd: "But this is a real performance, much better than those on TV where the microphones are half-open, the music is lip-synced, and the audio is directly changed! Come on, it's great that you like Rolling Stones! On behalf of Bian Lang and the Golden Horse Awards, I want to say thank you!" Some of the tourists in the audience now recognized Di Li:

"The lead guitarist of the Rolling Stones, that blond foreigner, seems to be the guitarist of the Rolling Stones as well!"

"This is really like showing off one's sword in front of Guan Gong! He really has the qualifications to say that..."

"What they said is indeed reasonable. They are speaking from the perspective of the audience and the singer..."

"Wow, I made a profit this time. I can come to Fuxian Lake and listen to the Rolling Stones perform..."

And the big brother who had spoken rudely just now now understood that he had met a true god.

He wants to be an ostrich, but there are dozens of eyes looking at him. The whole family behind him just feels so damn embarrassed!
His wife just stood up and took her son and the old man away.

Of course, Di Li didn't care about what the big brother did next. He took the guitar handed to him by the guitarist and started tuning it.

At this time, Strauss also stood up and walked onto the stage, apparently wanting to give the band a thorough live teaching.

After Strauss was ready, Di Li patted the lead singer on the shoulder and said, "You have a good foundation, but don't learn the singing style of that guy from the Golden Horse Awards. It's natural and can't be learned. Just sing in the way that is most comfortable for you..."

The lead singer couldn't listen to any of this anymore. He was thinking, "How could I be so worthy that I have the two great guitarists from the Rolling Stones accompany me..."

"The lights are bright, the lights are bright, and I want darkness..."

When Di Li and Strauss started to perform their solos in the interlude, the tourists at the scene could really feel the difference.

As for the lead guitarist, he is now thinking about how he can curry favor with the powerful.

Now that these two are on stage, it doesn’t make much sense what the band performs next.

The boss was also a smart man. Although there was no precedent, he still asked the band to leave the stage and played the BJ TV Spring Festival Gala live broadcast.

Therefore, although the three of them did not experience the huge difference in treatment before and after as they did in their hometown.

But in the foreign land of Fuxian Lake, the impact of the Rolling Stones on them was no less than that on anyone else.

After the performance ended, the guitarist finally started communicating with Dili in a lifeless manner.

Di Li's advice to him was simple: "If you really want to make a name for yourself, you must have solid basic skills. It would be best to wait until the second half of the year and come to the Rolling Stone Music Academy for classes..."

Upon hearing this, the guitarist had one more thing he had to complete in his annual plan.

……

Where there are some joys, there are naturally some sorrows. The Fruit Channel, which lost the top spot in the Spring Festival Gala ratings, is one of them, and the Blue Channel is the second.

But the planning of Fruit TV is clever. Based on this incident, they have once again raised the rating of the Rolling Stones and the entire Rolling Stones system.

Therefore, for those variety shows planned for this year, especially music variety shows, the Rolling Stone series has become their first choice.

As for the stubborn patchwork players like Blue Channel, they are considering how to copy and paste the Rolling Stones' traffic to their programs at the lowest cost.

Looking at the other singers who participated in this traffic sharing, in addition to admiring them, I am already thinking about the CCTV Spring Festival Gala tomorrow night.

Xie Minzhi: "The popularity of the Rolling Stones will probably continue to CCTV from now on! I don't know how Bian Lang can change "Good Luck Comes" to be able to appear on the Spring Festival Gala!"

Qiu Yue: "I sang five shows but still couldn't match the two shows of the Rolling Stones. The gap is really..."

Guo Sichu: "If this situation continues for another one or two years, I hope that the Rolling Stones can stir up more good songs in the Chinese music scene!"

Li Linqing: "I feel so much pressure. With Bian Lang's current popularity, if I don't perform well, I will be scolded to death by netizens! They will say that I ruined the classic..."

Seeing her like this, Liu Wanting basically guessed what she was thinking.

"Don't think too much. We are a family now. Get some rest tonight and keep your voice in the best condition. I'll call Bian Lang tomorrow morning to see if he has any tips on singing this song..."

There is definitely a trick, and that is to ask Zu Hai to teach.

But this is the Blue Water Planet, and at this moment, Bian Lang is already drunk and sleeping soundly in bed.

At nine o'clock the next morning, when listening to Zhang Qin's live version of "Lazy Bug", Bian Lang could probably understand Zhang Fan's mood at the time.

But his situation is a little better, no one records a video for him.

After I finished washing up, Liu Wanting called me.

Chen Shuting had already informed him about the signing of Li Linqing last night, so he expected to receive a call from Liu Wanting, but he did not expect the content of the call.

After thinking for a while, he said leisurely: "When singing, just think about the fact that you will be on the Spring Festival Gala next year!"

Bian Lang is not sure whether Li Linqing will be able to perform on the Spring Festival Gala next year, but based on this song "Good Luck Comes", Bian Lang is sure that all her time in the coming year, except for teaching, will probably be spent on singing this song.

It’s not impossible to make a living from one song for a lifetime!

After hanging up the phone, Bian Lang prepared to go out and drive to pick up Olaf.

But thinking about it, I drank quite a lot last night, and I was afraid that I was still driving under the influence, so I decided to send the address to Olaf and let him take a taxi over.

But before the message was sent, he saw a dialog box indicating that the other party was typing, so Bian Lang stopped typing and waited to see what Olaf had to say.

What he never expected was that the content of Olaf's message was: "I am shopping for groceries with your family in Zhuanxin. You don't have to come to pick me up. Zhang Fan and I will go there in a while!"

After replying to Olaf, he immediately sent a voice message to Zhang Fan: "Brother-in-law, thank you!"

(End of this chapter)