Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 603 We are a whole!
The chord routines for the other two teams were 2516, which were also not difficult and were all the most basic and commonly used routines.

Whether it is 1625 or 2516 improvisation, it is easy for these four bands.

However, with the presence of Bian Lang, who they consider to be a first-class creator, the difficulty of improvisation is different.

Coincidentally, the name of the band that shared a band with Hedgehog is also related to animals, and it is called Frog Pull.

Starting from the 10-minute preparation time, the lead singer and the lead guitarist began to discuss quickly.

What does the 1625 chord represent? To put it simply and professionally:
在钢琴上从音名为C的白键开始，由左向右相邻的7个白键音名依次为C、D、E、F、G、A、B。在C大调中，这7个音分别对应了1、2、3、4、5、6、7这七个音级。

The interval relationship between two adjacent notes is whole tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, and whole tone. At the same time, these seven pitches correspond to the seven chords of C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, and Bdim.

So in the key of C major, 1625 refers to the chord progression of C-Am-Dm-G.

Looking at the hedgehog again, the four musicians Huang, Ding, Tong and Shi acted as if this matter had nothing to do with them. They just looked at Bian Lang and waited for his instructions.

Bian Lang started to play 1625 songs in his mind: "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves", "Existence", "Time", "Lillian", "Xiao Wei", "Childhood"... "

After thinking about the music library, Bian Lang asked a few people, "Have you practiced "The Wind Blowing the Wheat Waves"?"

Several people all shook their heads!

"Well, it probably hasn't been written and uploaded yet!" If it was a song that had already been uploaded, some of them would have definitely seen it even if they hadn't practiced it. Now, several of them shook their heads and didn't ask, and it was obvious that this song was not in the music library yet.

At this time, Huang Kai added: "Bian Lang, if you use Curry's, you are cheating!"

Ding Ding was about to say something, but when he turned his head, he saw the signal light of the microphone on Huang Kai's waistband was on, and he rolled his eyes at Huang Kai: "Brother Kaizi, are all of you bassists rebellious? You are cheating Brother Lang when the microphone is not turned off?"

When Huang Kai heard this, he covered his face with one hand and stopped talking.

The staff in charge of the sound recording were amused: "Huang Kai is definitely a spy planted by the program team next to Bian Lang..."

Bian Lang agreed with what Huang Kai said. If Curry's number was used, then the topic would lose its meaning.

But any melody he thought of in his mind were all classic songs from the original Earth, so he could only choose one from those that were not in the library.

"In that case, let's go with Time!"

After going over the prelude in his mind, Bian Lang waved his hand and called a few people over. He started playing the acoustic guitar and said to Strauss: "Am, Am, Dm, G... in the eighth bar of the prelude, I will start singing the lyrics!"

"What? There are lyrics? Are you sure this is improvisation?"

"The one about 'The Tramp'?"

"what?"

However, Bian Lang did not have time to answer their questions, and directly started to sweep the prelude. The others did not hesitate and quickly returned to their positions to follow up.

Then when the timer hit about eight minutes, the hedgehog was ready and it seemed like he had already started chatting.

The frog-pushing drummer glanced over and, upon noticing this, thought to himself, "I'd better not lose too badly later!"

After the preparation time is announced, both sides will start choosing the performance order.

Before Niu Bo could even ask, Bian Lang took the initiative to speak this time: "Hedgehog goes last, the rest are up to you!"

Hearing this, the members of the Wapu team suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. After all, if Hedgehog came first, they were afraid that after listening to Bian Lang's improvisation, they would just throw the ball directly!

It’s not that they want to boost others’ morale and destroy their own prestige, but they really admire Bian Lang’s creative ability.

The key point is that they came with new songs an hour ago, and the awesome live performance was only because the fans wanted to watch two more shows, so they voted 404. This kind of thing would never happen to other bands.

If it weren't for the subsequent competition system, they felt that giving 1000 votes to Hedgehog was worth it.

So the ones from 2516 started first, a hard rock band and a reggae band competed in improvisation, and the reggae band won easily.

By 1625, the performance of the Frog Band was considered excellent.

He broke down the chord motive into its essence and wrote a few lyrics on the spot. Even the usually very strict Liu Ziyang gave him a high evaluation.

During the preparation period, those who listened to Liu Ziyang's comments discussed:
"The frog pounce part is really good, but it's a pity there's a hedgehog behind it!"

"If they hadn't met the hedgehog, they would have won!"

"What a pity!"

When the camera switched to Bian Lang and his group, the fans' cheers and shouts appeared again.

Bian Lang didn't hesitate, he just picked up the electric guitar and started playing. He didn't do any complicated chord analysis, just the simple and regular Am, Am, Dm, G...

In terms of listening experience, it is even a little less catchy than the frog-fluttering part at the beginning.

Niu Bo, who knew almost nothing about music theory, approached Liu Ziyang and asked in a low voice: "How should I put it? I feel like the hedgehog is going to be in trouble?"

Liu Ziyang shook his head and said calmly: "It's just a simple prelude, it doesn't mean anything, wait and listen to the rest! Anyway, letting Bian Lang participate in this improvisation, I feel like college students versus elementary school students!"

Guo Sichu, who was sitting on the other side of him, didn't know whether he heard it or not. He patted Liu Ziyang on the shoulder and leaned over to ask in a low voice: "Is Bian Lang going to improvise with the songs in his library? If so..."

Liu Ziyang and Guo Sichu had a good relationship, but now this was work, and when answering this kind of question, Liu Ziyang would never "make a mistake": "Don't try to get me to say anything, when we become a family, you can go to the music library and see for yourself."

Guo Sichu didn't really think that much, she was just curious. She didn't even think about whether Liu Ziyang would reveal the questions, not to mention that no one had thought that Hedgehog would come to play in this competition.

Even if he thought of it, Bian Lang didn't need to do it with his strength. After the prelude, Bian Lang squinted his eyes and slowly sang: "In the warm spring sunshine, walking among the crowd in this city, in an unconscious moment, I think of you again..."

Hearing this, Liu Ziyang laughed!

He was sure that this song was not in the Rolling Stones' music library, but the style was obviously similar to "Hometown" and "Blue Lotus".

“After this is over, I will sort out my music library and see if there are any more songs of this style. I will collect them and urge Bian Lang to record another album!”

Thinking this in his heart, he shook his head seriously when meeting Guo Sichu's gaze!
"You are the most beautiful spring in my memory, and the yesterday that I can never go back to. You bloom like a flower, and make my heart beat... We... say..."

As the song “We…say…” looped, the musicians of Frogbeat laughed and shook their heads!
"How can this be compared! I feel like this is good enough to be released as a song right away!"

“It’s not unfair, but I don’t know what the whole song will look like after it’s written.”

"It's worth it!"

In the preparation room, Li Hao spoke directly: "Other bands are going to receive the test questions, and Bian Lang is going to announce the correct answers!"

Lao Zhao also said, "You said he improvised, it feels a bit too much! But if you say he prepared it, you haven't heard this song before, and it has no beginning or end..."

Having said this, the hedgehog finished his performance as the song "We...say..." faded away.

Although anyone can tell that it is incomplete, compared with the other three bands, Hedgehog's part is not very "hedgehog", but no matter from which aspect, it is a comprehensive surpass!
The winner of this segment was decided by voting by four super fans other than Zheng Zeting.

Not surprisingly, the Hedgehog won 3-1.

As for who cast the vote for the frog, it was undoubtedly Liu Ziyang.

Although there was no suspense, for the sake of the show effect, Niu Boyi still asked: "Ziyang, did you give that vote to Wapu because you wanted to avoid suspicion? I saw you shaking your head just now, do you think that Bian Lang's improvisation with a pre-written song is a bit bullying, so you gave the vote to Wapu!"

Liu Ziyang knew that this was for the show effect, and was happy to cooperate: "I voted for Wapu because they deserve it! As for me shaking my head, it was to tell Sichu that this song was either from Bian Lang's inventory or made up by this guy. Of course, it is also possible that it was made up before, but none of us have heard it!"

This may sound a bit lame, but it is also a clear explanation!

As for the music fans, they don’t care whether Bian Lang has any moral integrity or not. As long as they have new songs to listen to, they feel they have made a good deal.

Even if it’s just half a song!
When Niu Bo heard this answer, he did not delve into the question, but threw a new question to Bian Lang: "Bian Lang, I just vaguely heard the fans below saying that you stopped singing halfway through the song, which is not your style at all! I just want to ask them, when will the full version of this song be released? Will we have a chance to hear it on the show?"

As soon as he asked this question, the fans in the audience started to cheer.

Bian Lang, who took the microphone, ignored Niu Boyi and just looked at the fans in the audience and said word by word: "I don't know, I wrote it impromptu, I'll tell you the rest when I get some inspiration!"

“Fuck! Bian Lang actually holds a grudge!”

"Do you have to be so careful?"

"It's over. It seems like I won't be able to cheat for songs this way in the future!"

Many fans were still joking about this, but Jin Ma and Liang Zi had sensed something was wrong. If they were other musicians from Hedgehog, they would definitely have some thoughts when they saw the score of 404.

Although I later found out it was a joke from the fans, once the joke wore off, I still felt a little disappointed when I thought about it carefully.

Bian Lang himself is a person who can take jokes, so this is nothing to him. But it is unfair to the other musicians of Hedgehog, and even to the band that has a chance to fight again.

The performances of the teammates deserved the scores they deserved, instead of being voted last in the game as a joke.

Seeing that Niu Boyi didn't react, Bian Lang added: "I know your thoughts and feelings very well, but I think... they... they all deserve respect... our band is a whole... Thank you everyone!"

While speaking, Bian Lang pointed at his friends around him and the Frog Band on the stage.

This scene was something that was totally unexpected before both sides came on stage.

After Bian Lang’s personal abilities were endlessly “mythologized” by music fans and the media, most music fans gradually began to choose to ignore the importance of the band.

But in Bian Lang's view, the band is inseparable from him.

He has never thought of being a lone artist in the field of rock music in his entire life. In his opinion, for a form of music that emphasizes live performance, a stable lineup is the basis for ensuring high-quality performances.

There is absolutely no distinction between high and low here, including the bassist!
Bian Lang himself is of course aware that as someone like him who comes with an original music library, he will definitely be the most dazzling center figure as the band gradually becomes popular.

But even so, he still wanted to minimize the impact as much as possible.

Bian Lang had never encountered such a specific incident before, so he was not good at explaining it clearly. Although the fans did not deliberately target or dislike any particular musician, Tong Qi's initial reaction showed that the fans' carelessness still caused misunderstanding.

As soon as they said that, many people at the scene reacted immediately:
"Yeah, it doesn't matter how we bully Bian Lang! But Ding Ding, Tong Qi and Teacher Shi are innocent!"

"It's right that Bian Lang is so popular. If it were someone else, no one would care what the other members of your band think or what they live and die!"

"Although, if it happens again, I will still choose not to vote, but I will loudly tell Ding Ding, Tong Qi and Teacher Shi that you are all the best!"

I don’t know who led it, but some people in the audience started to say “I’m sorry!”…

Looking at this scene, Bian Lang also bowed earnestly to the fans in the audience and said, "Thank you everyone!"

After this scene, the members of Frog and Hedgehog hugged each other and then left the stage. The reggae band that had just won came on stage again.

Under the urging of professional and ordinary music fans, "Increase the difficulty!", Liu Ziyang began to think about what the topic of the final competition should be!
"If it's still improvisation, it's hard to give the chord progression! But if it's adaptation, it will be repeated with the later competition system..."

After struggling for a while, he finally pressed a series of notes on the small keyboard at hand: "63524123... This is my topic!"

(End of this chapter)