Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 552 I Walk This Road Alone
The final facts proved that Bian Lang’s idea was correct.

Less than half a day after the song was sent, the preparatory team called to give feedback: "Teacher Bian, the person in charge of our association said that you must sing this song well. If there is anything you need, we will fully cooperate!"

For an event of this nature, the singing guests at the opening ceremony are the icing on the cake.

Most of the time, the organizers just gloss over it in their publicity.

But who would have thought that after listening to "YWSY", the leader of the organizer also fell into a long silence like Bian Hai.

This old man, who is now in his sixties, started working in the steel plant in the early 80s and has followed the pace of reform and opening up all the way to where he is today.

The flavor exuded by "YWSY" is the same as the feeling he had when he first heard Chinese rock music when he was in his 20s.

To describe it according to the popular words nowadays is "My youth is back"!
Although Bian Lang is only half his age, he has this feeling.

It feels like Bian Lang, the young man in his eyes, is of the same generation as the commander and the others!

He would not explore, like other people, why Bian Lang would write such a song at this age.

He only knew that with this song performed at the opening ceremony, all Chinese people of his generation could relate to it.

Thinking of this, he instructed his secretary, "Go and communicate with CCTV. Can you consider giving this song some time when broadcasting the news?"

The secretary was not too clear about the process, and based on his usual thinking, he felt that this should be a difficult matter.

After all, CCTV News only has so much time every day, and can only report on the entire conference for a few dozen seconds.

It’s hard to even just mention the title of this song!

But he was also very happy that Bian Lang could perform at the opening ceremony, so he had to think about this matter carefully.

Then I asked my colleagues who are in charge of publicity, because they are all young people who love listening to music, and everyone wants to help with this matter.

Then several people started to discuss.

According to normal procedures, the news content broadcast by CCTV is submitted for content review in advance, and the other side gives modification suggestions. It will only be released after the content is finally confirmed.

Therefore, before that, how to make this song look like it can be featured on CCTV News should be the key to ultimate success.

To this end, they found many similar incidents and conducted serious analysis. Finally, they came to the conclusion that it would be possible only if they submitted a reading comprehension paper with a red mark.

But this is something that these young people cannot handle. Whether they are good at writing is one thing, but the key is that they have never experienced that era and it is difficult for them to empathize with it.

If I hadn't revealed a little bit, they would have just thought this song was a sad song about unrequited love.

The company responsible for the entire publicity and promotion searched around but couldn't find a particularly suitable candidate. Finally, someone suggested, "Go ask Mr. Ge Yue. Awakening Weekly is also cooperating with us this time. He and Bian Lang are acquaintances and he is also a veteran writer from that era.

Then I asked some of the older people in the rock circle to get their opinions on the song.”

Because of this, the news that had been kept secret was leaked out.

When Ge Yue heard about this, he patted his chest and said, "Leave the text to me. I guarantee that CCTV will not find any fault with it. But whether it will work in the end is something that no one can guarantee.

In addition, if there are not many cars, you can also use your channels to announce that Bian Lang is a guest performer. "

As for the rock veterans, they asked someone to help them around and finally found the commander.

When the commander first heard about this, thinking about Bian Lang's previous indirect appearance on the Spring Festival Gala, he felt that something was wrong.

Because of some of the special features of rock music, the officials who are particularly righteous have never been on the same page with these people.

In addition, since Bian Lang changed the original metal version of "Good Luck Comes" into a "Peace and Prosperity" version, some people think that Bian Lang is trying to curry favor with the official media and may be slowly moving further away from rock.

Now that there is such an official opening ceremony, the commander is thinking too much.

"He was a rock musician, but now that he has seen fame and profit, why is he starting to change?"

But he was still very curious about what kind of song it was.

When I heard Bian Lang singing hoarsely: "wcjwgbx, nhsgwz, knqzsxw, YWSY..."

The commander's tears burst out in an instant!
"If this isn't rock and roll, then what is rock and roll?"

At first glance, the lyrics sound like a sad song, but the feeling is exactly the same as that of the first generation of rock musicians, which makes him immediately understand what Bian Lang wants to sing.

This is the difference that the times bring to each individual in their view of the same thing.

Pulling myself back to that era, there are many things that young people cannot appreciate, but these old guys can understand them at once.

In today's environment, perhaps many people will just think that this song is nice to listen to, but will not resonate with it on a deeper level.

But in the context of that time, the meaning of this work was quite profound.

He could also tell that this was probably a work of the same genre as "Rock on the New Long March".

"This song can't be buried! I need to ask Bian Lang if there are any more songs in this series?"

Thinking of this, the commander called Bian Lang directly.

Bian Lang was rehearsing here, and it was already evening when I called him back.

During this period, all official channels of the World Industrial Conference updated the news that the Rolling Stones were invited to be the guest singers at the opening ceremony.

As soon as the news was released, most of the Rolling Stones' fans immediately sent their congratulations:

"Awesome! This is officially official! It looks like the Rolling Stones will have a chance to appear on the Spring Festival Gala next year!"

"It's very likely that there will be a new song to listen to. I'm guessing it's the Spring Festival Gala version of "Good Luck Comes"!"

"Impossible! Look carefully, it was the Rolling Stones who were invited, not Bian Lang alone! If it was Bian Lang alone, it might be possible, but if it was the Rolling Stones, it's impossible!"

Amid these discussions, a small number of rock fans began to have the same concerns as the commander at the beginning.

But they didn’t say it…

Even when some marketing accounts started to make up stories about Bian Lang, they cursed him for talking nonsense while silently saying in their hearts: "Bian Lang, you have never let us down before, so don't let us slap you in the face this time!"

Anyway, as long as you are associated with Rolling Stone, you will get traffic, and these marketing accounts won’t care so much. The key is that they have learned their lesson now. Rolling Stone will never send them a lawyer’s letter for things like provoking internal conflicts.

Since the internet was abuzz with the news, Ge Yue, who was still thinking about how to write a press release, directly posted a "********"

Because Ge Yue made this comment after listening to the song, which is like a God's perspective. But the marketing accounts and music fans didn't listen, so the more they expect, the more they expect. Those who want to take advantage of the black traffic just keep criticizing.

So when Bian Lang called the commander back, the commander's first words were: "Bian Lang, you are really good. You are waiting for this song to be released so that you can unify the rock industry, right?"

Bian Lang was a little confused when he heard this, because he didn't expect that the commander had heard of "YWSY" through other channels.

"What is this unified rock scene? Is it a currency or a measurement?"

"You kid still want to be the first emperor? Then why don't you go and burn all the rock music except the Rolling Stones?

I won’t beat around the bush with you, the song “YWSY” is amazing, how many other songs of the same kind have you written?” The commander didn’t even ask if you could write more, he just asked how many more songs Bian Lang had written!
This is the most intuitive feeling that Bian Lang gives to these rock music people now.

Bian Lang didn't ask him where he heard it from, and replied directly: "I'm not a sow in the production team. I need to take a break, right?"

"I see! It seems that you are still unaware of the uproar on the Internet. I really want to see the faces of those who are bashing you now when this song is released."

"Commander, from what you said, you will be there at the scene..."

Before Bian Lang could finish his words, the commander hung up the phone.

He hadn't thought of it before, but now after hearing what Bian Lang said, of course he had to hang up the phone quickly and ask for admission qualification from the other party.

He felt that this was not a Rolling Stones' live show or concert where one could just say hello and get in.

You have to greet them early so that they can reserve a spot for you.

The actual situation was not much different from what he thought. After he expressed his thoughts, the other side told him directly: "Commander, we can only arrange for you to enter with a work permit. I hope you can understand.

In addition, we hope that this matter ends with you. If someone else comes, we really won’t be able to make any arrangements!”

Commander: "Okay, thank you... I'll give you the manuscript as soon as possible!"

After hanging up the phone, the commander breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately I thought of it in time. If I had missed it, it would have been a real pity."

The popularity of the Internet rises and falls quickly, and the next day a new hot search will replace the news.

It wasn't until the end of the month that I saw "Good Luck Comes" and "Sword Like Dream" took the first and second places on the new song chart.

Many people just remembered that the Rolling Stones are likely to release a new song tomorrow.

But at this time, there was still no official announcement of the final date for the Blueberry Music Festival.

After Helen appeared in the official lineup as expected, more people believed that the Rolling Stones really wrote a rap song.

As for Bian Lang, who appeared on stage as the lead singer of Hedgehog Band and as a folk musician, he was undoubtedly the biggest attractor of this Blueberry Music Festival.

But even in this situation, there are still two mysterious names that have not been announced in the lineup.

At this moment, rock fans were all confused and they didn’t know what to pay attention to first.

What will the Rolling Stones sing tomorrow?
Who is the mysterious guest?

What will the Rolling Stones sing tomorrow?
And all the musicians, big and small, in the circle began to wail again.

I said I wouldn’t release a song in February, but the one I released in the middle of the month went straight to the top.

Although it was not sung by the Rolling Stones themselves, it is enough to illustrate the dominance of Bian Lang's songs in the charts.

The point is, it looks like there is no hope in March either.

However, this does give many singers who are annoyed by their fans an excuse to delay their releases.

After all, which fan wouldn’t want their idol’s new song to be on the monthly charts?

Just after midnight, the Rolling Stones were still waiting at the venue for their second rehearsal.

The event was held in the Qindao Convention and Exhibition Center, and with an event of this level, no one dared to pretend. Although there was not much coordination, there was really nothing to say about the sound equipment.

Although the Rolling Stones were the first to perform, they had already practiced the song thoroughly, so the second rehearsal was just a formality for them.

Therefore, after communicating with the director team, several people gave the early time to the youth group dance, which could not make any mistakes and required multiple rehearsals.

Let them finish quickly and go back to the hotel to rest early so that they can be in good condition for tomorrow.

The Rolling Stones were ranked last, and they were also able to fix the final tuning data.

While they were waiting at the scene, the commander who came specially to see the scene also came to watch their rehearsal.

While they were chatting, the host came over to Bian Lang with a manuscript paper and said, "Hello, Mr. Bian, these are the English lyrics that we asked someone to translate. I would like to ask you to take a look and see if there are any problems?"

Bian Lang read the first sentence: "I used to keep asking when you were coming with me."

He directly asked the host: "What will these lyrics be used for? For the foreign guests to see?"

"Well, each foreign guest will be given a copy of the lyrics, and the simultaneous interpreters will also..."

Although this is a literal translation and foreigners may not understand it at all, there is nothing Bian Lang can say about it. After all, he is not a professional translator of these literature-related things.

Seeing that Bian Lang didn't say anything, the host felt that Bian Lang might be dissatisfied, and then said: "Teacher Bian, at the beginning, they suggested that there was no need for translation.

If they are really interested, let them bring their own translator to do it for them, and when you have the energy later, you can directly publish an English version. If you don’t have the energy, forget it! But a leader who just arrived today felt that this must be understood by foreigners after listening to it, otherwise it would be a waste of this opportunity and your song..."

Di Li heard the problem behind this matter, then took the manuscript paper from Bian Lang and started reading.

"This is a literal translation, which is meaningless. But if you want to find a professional to translate it now, I don't know if it will be in time."

Although Dayong had discussed this issue jokingly before, it was impossible for Bian Lang to really sing "Like a Rolling Stone" to them.

"It would be perfect if Olaf's Chinese was better. Let him directly change it into an English version, and the accuracy of the expression would be even higher!" Dili's English is good, but he really doesn't have the ability to do this.

After reading it, he handed the lyrics back to Strauss, who was also confused! How could Westerners understand the meaning of such a literal translation?

Seeing that she also looked puzzled, Di Li said, "Strauss, in fact, you can consider discussing with Olaf in the future to find a few foreign musicians to form a band specializing in adapting Bian Lang's works..."

Before Strauss could even start clapping, Bian Lang spoke up first: "Di Li! You are such a talent!"

Because of Di Li's reminder, Bian Lang actually remembered something. In Denmark on the original Earth, there was a band called Michael Learns to Rock, which once adapted "YWSY"!
The song they adapted was titled "I Walk This Road Alone".

(End of this chapter)