Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 608 Going to Banna

This song has a strong aftereffect, causing many people to keep repeating the line in their minds when they wake up the next day: "Who broke my dream? The river water under the sun never stops..."

"There is a beautiful new world waiting for me in the distance. There are innocent children and girls' dimples..." When Li Hao woke up, he heard Tian Yuan, who lived in the same room, singing.

He took a sip of the mineral water on the bedside table, and after recovering, he said, "This guy really wants to get him drunk. Only when he's drunk can he listen to good songs."

"But he runs a winery, and you just run a bar. You can't compare..."

The two chatted and then washed up and went to the hotel lobby to gather. They were going to perform in Banna.

Although this was promoted as a music festival, it only lasted one day, and to people in the industry it was just a compilation concert.

Although Bian Lang went, he did not go in the name of the Rolling Stones. He was split into two groups, the Face and the Hedgehog, but the musicians of the Rolling Stones were not idle either.

There were a total of 10 bands this time, and the Rolling Stones accounted for half of them. When they gathered downstairs of the hotel, those from the Rolling Stones began to discuss how to eat and drink first.

Bian Lang and Dayong, the two people who are most familiar with Yunnan Province, did not participate in this exchange. According to their understanding of Banna, as long as they are entertained by the locals there, they will be in a state of drunkenness and debauchery.

Around 10 o'clock, everyone was waiting, and the group took a bus to the high-speed rail station. Originally, Guo Sichu planned to go with them, but after some progress in the negotiations with her original agency, she went back to BJ with Liang Kuan.

The high-speed rail is very fast and it only takes a little over 3 hours to reach the Banna High-speed Railway Station.

Bian Lang and his friends were more experienced and had already changed into wide pants, short-sleeved shirts, and flip-flops before setting off. If it weren't for his long hair, Bian Lang would look like a local.

He Lei's company is very close to the high-speed railway station. When Bian Lang got off the train and sent him a message, he was already waiting in the parking lot before he even walked out of the platform. The staff in charge of reception also came at the same time.

There were more than 40 people in the group, and a 49-seat bus was just enough to accommodate them all.

But this group of people's musical instruments and luggage did take up too much space, so Bian Lang asked Ai Hao to take everyone away with the bus first. He and Dayong stayed behind to look after the remaining luggage, waiting for the organizing committee to send a car to pick up the remaining instruments and luggage.

He Lei also waited at the high-speed rail station and said that he would take Bian Lang directly to the hotel later.

The three of them were waiting in the underground parking lot. After a few minutes, they saw a foreign-brand Raptor parked in front of them.

Bian Lang, who was chatting with He Lei, looked up and saw that the window of the cab was rolled down.

A fat white man wearing sunglasses stuck his head out of the car and asked, "He Lei, what are you doing standing here?"

When He Lei heard the voice, he replied without even looking up: "Come and pick up my college classmate Bian Lang!"

Just as he finished speaking, the fat white guy opened the car door and jumped down. He rushed to Bian Lang in two steps, handed him a big Chongjiu cigarette, and started fanboy mode: "Brother Lang! When I first heard He Lei say that he was your college classmate, I didn't believe it at all... I really like your "Train", please make time this time, I will arrange it..."

"Get out of here, I haven't even discussed this with Bian Lang yet..." He Lei "challenged" the fat man before introducing Xu Ye to Bian Lang: "Xu Ye is a good friend I met after I came back. He's a rich second-generation from Banna. If you run into trouble when you go out at night, just say his name, it's very useful, I guarantee you won't get hurt at all!"

"Brother Ye, I'm going to have to rely on you for the next two days!" It didn't feel out of place at all for Bian Lang to act like a social person.

Xu Ye quickly clasped his hands together and said, "Don't dare, Brother Lang called me Xiao Ye... He Lei, did you not drive here?"

He Lei pointed to the dozen or so pieces of luggage and musical instruments left behind him and said, "The bus that came to pick us up can't fit them all. Wait for them to send another bus over!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bian Lang's phone rang.

When he saw it was Ai Hao, Bian Lang patted He Lei and went to the side to answer the phone.

When they came back, seeing that Bian Lang looked a little strange, He Lei asked directly: "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with the car? The combined capacity of my car and Lao Ye's should be enough to transport these. Let's take you there first!"

Bian Lang nodded and said, "Okay, let's go!"

After saying that, He Lei went to drive the car. Bian Lang, Dayong and Xu Ye started to move the musical instruments and luggage into the back compartment of the Raptor.

Fortunately, He Lei came in an off-road vehicle, and Xu Ye, who happened to come to pick up a logistics item, was able to load all the remaining luggage.

Dayong followed Xu Ye, and Bian Lang got into He Lei's car and went to the hotel.

As soon as they drove out of the underground parking lot, He Lei asked, "What's the matter? Ai Hao's car hasn't been coordinated yet?"

"Yeah. They said the car was coordinated by the Tourism Bureau, but now it seems to have been transferred to pick up other guests..."

"I find that Ai Hao is still a little naive. He could just find a car to handle this matter by himself, but he has to bring it to you... If someone from the Culture and Tourism Bureau comes and asks you how you entertained them, what will you say then?"

"But I'm also confused. Why do you have to make such a fuss over such a trivial matter as finding a car? I'll have to ask about it when we get there. The reception for the Water Splashing Festival is indeed stressful, but it's not something that would lead to such a thing! I was the one who pulled the strings before, and I can't let you suffer in vain!"

What He Lei said was right. If he had said it directly here, he could have arranged it by calling two business cars. No one would care about this matter!
But you told me to wait before, and then after waiting for a long time, Ai Hao called me and said something, which is a bit inappropriate.

"Were the people on the organizing committee of this music festival found locally?"

He Lei did contribute to this matter, but he didn't know the specific details, so when faced with Bian Lang's question, he could only shake his head and said, "I don't know, but I'm sure the government didn't get involved. You'll know when you get there by asking Ai Hao."

Although he was a little unhappy, Xibiqi was the leader of his family, so Bian Lang didn't think much about it. After arriving at the hotel, he realized that this was not a simple matter of not being able to send a car.

As soon as Bian Lang got out of the car, he saw through the glass of the hotel lobby that Ai Hao and Hua Yan were talking to the staff at the front desk.

It was impossible for others outside to hear what the two people inside were saying, but from their somewhat disharmonious body language, they could tell that it was definitely not a good thing!
Seeing the doorman coming to help unload the luggage, Bian Lang stopped him and walked quickly into the hotel lobby.

Seeing this, He Lei threw the car keys to Xu Ye and shouted, "Have you watched this fall?" Then he rushed in with Bian Lang.

Before Bian Lang reached the front desk, he saw Di Li, who was sitting in the lobby, coming over. He pulled him aside and said, "There's a problem with the hotel rooms. We're short of 4 rooms. Let's let the others move in first. We, the Rolling Stones, will just wait and see how it's resolved!"

"Is it the hotel's problem?" "I don't know, Ai Hao is coordinating it. I think we might have been tricked by the organizing committee. If we hadn't been preparing for the Rolling Stones Music Festival and no one was available to help, this wouldn't have happened, right?"

He Lei followed in and heard the latter part. Before Bian Lang could speak, he said to Di Li, "I'm sorry, brother! I made you wait here. But don't worry, no matter what goes wrong, I will take care of it for you."

After saying that, he nodded at Bian Lang and went out to talk to Xu Ye.

At this time, Ai Hao's somewhat excited voice was heard throughout the hotel lobby: "What do you mean by refunding the money? Why don't you refund the money to those who are staying there now? I don't care what the situation is on your side. If you can't come up with a solution that we can accept today, then you can just wait to be exposed."

With things getting to this point, Bian Lang probably knew that this matter would definitely not be resolved here today.

He walked up to Ai Hao and pulled him, then said to the front desk staff, "Let your manager come and talk to you. You can't solve this problem."

The guy at the front desk originally wanted to be neither humble nor arrogant, but he seemed to recognize Bian Lang. After a light flashed in his eyes, he picked up his phone and called the manager.

Bian Lang smiled at the little brother, then pulled Ai Hao aside and asked, "What's going on?"

"Brother Lang, this is my fault. I can't even handle such a small matter. I have embarrassed you and the Rolling Stones..."

"What's going on? There's no need to talk about all this between us. Just get to the point!" If it weren't for the strange matter, Bian Lang wouldn't have bothered to ask these questions. He would just leave now and be done with it.

Then, they couldn't find anyone for the rehearsal, found fault with the equipment, and accidentally let slip in front of the leaders that you, the organizer, were not doing anything...

In my previous life, I have seen all kinds of fancy side waves. If you want to "kill" the organizer, there are not too many ways to do it.

Hearing Bian Lang's tone getting a bit serious, Ai Hao, who had no intention of hiding it, spilled the beans: "During this Water Splashing Festival, there will be performances at the Water Splashing Square for three consecutive days, and our Xibiqi Music Festival will be on the second day.

We originally wanted to invite a team from Chuncheng to take charge, but the performances on both days were handled by the same event company, so I thought it would save trouble..."

Before Ai Hao finished speaking, Bian Lang realized that something was wrong: "No, you mean the stage sound, electricity, and audio equipment will be shared for these three days? Haozi, if something like the Yuncun awards ceremony happens, I..." Bian Lang didn't know what to say next.

Fortunately, the answer given by Ai Hao was not too outrageous: "The equipment is indeed shared, but the sound system is through Brother Hu's relationship, and the rental fee is offset by some of their expenses..."

"So the band's eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping are all within the hedging range this time?"

Seeing Ai Hao nod, Lang on the other side basically understood what the problem was. The event company wanted to take the job but it was fake. They really wanted to get some of Biqi's equipment.

"If I'm not mistaken, at least one of the other two days was purely paid for by the government, right?"

"Well, the government pays for the daytime of the water splashing, while the biggest sponsor of the festival pays for the night before and the night of the water splashing."

"So this event company was also found by the biggest sponsor?"

Facing Bian Lang's question, Ai Hao hesitated. He really hadn't studied this matter in detail!

Seeing him like this, Bian Lang finally understood why he had failed in his own business a few years ago.

But as a brother, not to mention his relationship with the original owner, just talk about what Ai Hao did to him after he traveled through time, he also has to clean up the mess for Ai Hao.

"So the room issue is actually the fault of the event company?"

"I think so..."

Just as he finished speaking, a man and a woman walked quickly towards him from the other side of the lobby. Seeing that they were dressed differently from the ordinary employees, Bian Lang felt that they were the people who could solve the problem.

The woman in Dai clothing and wearing a badge of the housekeeping manager came up to Bian Lang and apologized respectfully, "We are very sorry, it was our mistake that caused you trouble. We are now contacting another hotel under our umbrella to arrange for you..."

"No need to bother. We just want to know why the room we booked is now unavailable."

There was no emotion in Bian Lang's tone of voice, but to the other party's ears, it gave people a great sense of oppression.

"The organizing committee of the performance has indeed locked the room a long time ago, but before you arrived at the store, the person in charge of the connection brought a group of guests here..."

"Okay, I understand. Ai Hao, you stay here and settle the others, and you don't have to worry about our accommodation." With He Lei, the local tyrant, around, Bian Lang didn't believe that he could let him and his brothers from the Rolling Stones sleep in the car!

As for the event company, after making arrangements for Dili and the others, he will find a way to play with them slowly.

The Water-Splashing Festival is the grandest festival of the year for the Dai people in Banna. If they mess up, he doesn't believe that the Banna government will let them off the hook.

But after all, this event company was found by the biggest sponsor, so they have some connections and power. We must first make the person in charge of the government stand firm, and then deal with this event company, so that neither Xibichi nor the Rolling Stones will suffer any reputational loss.

Ai Hao knew that under the current circumstances, the most important thing he should do was to take good care of the people who had already checked in and not cause trouble for Bian Lang.

So he didn't continue to say anything to show off: "Okay, leave this to me!"

After saying that, Bian Lang called out to Hua Yan who was watching the show: "Notify everyone who hasn't checked in yet, and sort out the luggage we brought with us, so we don't have to go back and forth again!"

After Hua Yan nodded in agreement, Bian Lang said hello to the hotel manager and came out to the lobby.

When He Lei saw him coming out, he came up to him and said, "Have you figured out what's going on? I've already made arrangements here. Old Ye's family has a small hotel right across from the Splashing Water Square. We'll vacate a floor for you, which can accommodate six people.

My wife's house is right next door. They just built a new building last year. We live on the top two floors and there is one floor left vacant. You can come live with us. It will be convenient for us to celebrate the festival and drink at home!"

Bian Lang nodded, punched He Lei in the chest and said, "I won't be polite with you! Brother Ye, come to Spring City to play at the May Day Rolling Stone Music Festival, give me a chance..."

"Then I won't be polite to you..."

(End of this chapter)