Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 609 We don’t chase stars, we just drink

The few who have not yet checked in are all members of the Rolling Stones and a few members of the old lineup of New Pants.

When they arrived at Xu Ye's hotel, they found that although it looked ordinary from the outside, just like a guesthouse, the interior decoration of the 12th floor where they were staying was better than the previous five-star hotel.

In fact, this floor is used by Xu Ye's family for their own entertainment, and the other rooms are really at the level of a budget hotel.

The key is the huge floor-to-ceiling window, which directly faces the stage of the Splashing Water Square.

Ding Ding asked her roommate Mu Mian to take a photo of her, and then she said, "I saw that the scalper tickets for this music festival on Xianyu are priced at 2000 yuan. Do you think we can rent out the room at the 'Top of the Mountain' for yuan?"

"Of course you can, but if you really do that, just wait for Bian Lang to kick you out of the Rolling Stones!" Mu Man leaning against the window, looking at the stage opposite, exhaling a cloud of smoke while speaking.

"I just want to know the market price. How could I really do such a thing? By the way, what Mr. Xiao Ai did this time was really infuriating!"

Mu Mian flicked the ash from the ashtray on the window and said thoughtfully, "This is not something we should worry about. Bian Lang will take care of it. What we should be thinking about is how to play with the new pants!"

Have you forgotten that we are the spokesperson for Xibiqi? "Do You Want to Dance" is also the advertising song for Xibiqi. We are the last band to perform at this music festival!"

After Mumian reminded him, Ding Ding finally remembered, "Yes, this is the first time we are the only one to take on the responsibility, will there be any problems with the goat?"

"Come to think of it, he and Brother Liang live over there, right?"

As soon as Mumian finished speaking, Ding Ding, who had been a little excited, realized: "I am no longer the drummer of New Pants. This final performance has nothing to do with me!"

Mumian also realized it later and said, "Yeah, I thought it was the time before. Ding Ding, let's all work hard. When New Pants and Hedgehog become the head bands, we can reunite and have fun. I believe it will be very interesting!"

While the two were chatting here, on the 13th floor terrace of the building next door, He Lei, Bian Lang and Xu Ye were talking about what had just happened at the hotel.

After listening to Bian Lang's full account of the incident, Xu Ye sneered and said, "Speaking of NM, Brother Lang, your little brother must have really been cheated. He must have been sure that you wouldn't give up halfway, so he did this! These people don't have any sense of the big picture. How much money can a few rooms and a car trip save?"

"According to the price of the Water Splashing Festival, the four rooms are 4 yuan a day, which is still tens of thousands after three or four days. The remaining money is pure profit. The key is who is living in these rooms?"

After He Lei said that, Xu Ye took out his phone and started sending messages: "Wait a minute, I'll ask!"

"Brother Ye, is it ok? Are you hooking up with that pretty girl in the hotel again?"

In response to He Lei's teasing, Xu Ye just snorted and didn't make any other response.

"Bian Lang, what's your idea? Did the tuning team do something or did I make an appointment with the people from the Wenli Tourism Bureau tonight?"

A local tyrant and "profiteer" like He Lei can indeed figure out the key points of the matter at once and directly provide a solution.

"They have the biggest financial backer behind them. If you want to do me such a big favor, I wonder if I can afford it..."

Bian Lang was telling the truth. It's not like He Lei's business had no intersection with Rolling Stone, but it was probably very little. Although the relationship between the two was there, after all, this kind of relationship can only last long if there is both gain and loss.

The original owner's temper made him offend many people, but he also did little to protect them.

From now on, He Lei will continue to take on projects locally, and every time he uses these government relationships, there is a price to pay.

"It's not a big deal. It's a Dai festival, and eating and drinking is a must according to local customs. By the way, do you want to go to the dinner they arranged this afternoon?"

The reason why He Lei asked that was because he thought there might be a pit waiting for the rolling stone.

At this time, Xu Ye received news: "It is said that those staying here are the entourage of the stars who performed on the first day. Let me take a look, who are these stars... who are they? Why can't I recognize any of them!"

"Haha, you don't chase stars, you only drink, there's no way you can recognize it, come and see!"

He Lei took a quick glance and handed the phone to Bian Lang: "Fuck, I can't recognize any of them, how can you recognize them?"

Bian Lang didn't even reach out to take the phone, he just said: "Don't show it to me, I won't recognize it even if I do!"

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements for tonight. Are five tables enough?"

"Okay, that's it! I'll go and find out what's going on with the tuning, and the other end is up to you. It's so convenient to live here, we can go to rehearsal just across the street..." After saying that, Bian Lang went out and called a few people here, and followed He Lei's instructions to go downstairs to have cold drinks.

We ordered a table full of pounded chicken feet, pounded mushrooms, mixed mangoes, etc.

Except for him and Dayong, the others were trying these Dai snacks for the first time. Those who couldn't eat spicy food chose to try the sour and spicy food to relieve the heat due to the scorching heat.

But once you start eating this, you simply can’t stop. Ding Ding feels like she’s about to cry from the spiciness, yet she’s still eating a mouthful of cold dish and drinking a sip of purple rice juice.

Not long after, Kong Liang, Tong Qi and Yang Shan also came over. Seeing the few people who were sweating from the spiciness but still "fighting", Kong Liang sneered: "You are just addicted to food. You obviously can't stand it but still eat it..."

Two minutes later, you're just like everyone else!

When we were almost done eating, the music chef came over from across the street.

This person was the one who collaborated with Xi Mangmang in Bian Lang’s first official performance, so after the equipment was finalized, he was invited to come down this time.

When he saw Bian Lang, he didn't hesitate to tell him what happened in the past few days: "That event company is really amazing. Forget about the food and accommodation. I know that it's not easy for everyone during the Water Splashing Festival, but they even made us buy mineral water ourselves. This is the first time I've seen this."

"Then you didn't tell Ai Hao's people?"

"For your sake, I don't need to bother Mr. Ai with this kind of trivial matter."

Hearing this, Bian Lang knew there was something else going on: "What's going on?"

"It's not about the rehearsal time. The people over there are so arrogant. They told me to wait there. We can rehearse when their people arrive. Or they can go first."

"So, we want to go and try it out now, right?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. I found a few security guards and smart guys to watch over there. They said that only their people can enter and exit today..." Hearing this, Bian Langqi laughed: "Call all the people over here, let's go to the village to drink together tonight."

This guy is also a smart guy. Hearing this, he knew what Bian Lang was up to. “Okay, let’s call the guys from the lighting team to come along. We can fit in a table!”

"The lights aren't theirs?"

"In the beginning, yes. But later on, they left because they felt it was too hot to work during the day and they had to endure the heat. But Xiao Ai always thought..."

"Okay, call them all. Don't worry about anything tonight. Just drink well. After they finish their performance tomorrow, you guys will have to work overtime."

"You're welcome. Besides, if we rehearse during the day, it will be so hot that we will die!"

In this way, a total of 13 tables of Dai cuisine were set up on the 8th floor of He Lei’s house in the evening.

For some musicians who grew up in big cities, this is the first time they have experienced being able to set up eight tables at home to entertain guests.

Ding Ding and the others were on the terrace of He Lei's house, watching He Lei's wife's family of five or six people prepare eight tables of Dai cuisine. They thought this was a bit incredible!

The commander and other non-Rolling Stones fans initially thought they were eating in a restaurant, but when they arrived at He Lei's house, they realized that this was a bit inappropriate.

Several band leaders approached Bian Lang and asked, “Bian Lang, isn’t this too disturbing? We always feel…”

"They've already done everything. Isn't it inappropriate for you to leave now?" Bian Lang knew what was going on. Having been a native of Yunnan for two lifetimes, he had a deep understanding of the hospitality of the Dai people.

As long as the wine is good, everything is fine! It is normal to set up a few tables in your own home to entertain guests!
Thinking of this, Lang suddenly remembered something: "Oh, we can't come to the Dai family's house empty-handed for dinner. Let's go downstairs and get some wine!"

Hearing this, the leaders of several bands also felt relieved. When the drunkard Li Hao heard this, he immediately became energetic: "This is good, this way we don't have to worry too much!"

Bian Lang looked at Li Hao's smug expression and thought to himself, "Let me see if you can still smile tonight."

When they arrived at the supermarket downstairs, the boss heard the other people's accents and heard Bian Lang say in Yunnan dialect that they were visiting He Lei's home. The boss laughed and explained to Li Hao and the others: "This is your first time here, so don't buy beer. Buy spicy wine to show more respect to the host!"

Bian Lang knew the boss was playing tricks, but he didn't expose it. After all, the liquor was only 10 yuan a bottle, so the boss wouldn't rip people off. He even nodded and confirmed: "Lajiu is liquor, there is indeed such a saying, but you can do whatever you want!"

Li Hao heard this and said, "Hey! Great! I like this custom. Boss, why are you buying liquor here? This should be given away by the piece, right?"

"Yulinquan is delicious and not expensive..."

Bian Lang himself would definitely not buy liquor, but he was happy to see all the rare items in the supermarket: "Boss, I want 10 rare items. I'll take two myself, and you can deliver the others to me!"

The boss looked at Bian Lang and laughed: "Young man, you are not honest!"

"Xibiqi is a good dryer, but he can't drink spicy wine!" The two smiled knowingly, no more words needed!

After a few people brought the wine upstairs and seeing the enthusiasm of He Lei's father-in-law, Li Hao felt that this was the right gift.

But who knew that He Lei's father-in-law would then say: "You guys brought me this wine, you have to finish it before you can leave!"

At this moment, Li Hao was dumbfounded when he saw the wine piled up in the living room like a supermarket promotion counter. The key point was that He Lei's father-in-law kept saying to him: "Spicy wine is good! Let's drink spicy wine together!"

But having said that, everyone was still very friendly once they sat down at the table.

After shouting the Dai toast together: "Togo, water, water, water, water, water, water...", a group of rock people started to eat and drink.

Although the rule of drinking rounds is a bit bloody, seeing that the Dai girls are not afraid at all, how can these rock men be afraid!
Bian Lang and He Lei's family sat at the same table. His cousins ​​from his wife's family were somewhat excited to see the people in the video actually appear in front of them.

While toasting Bian Lang, he also tried to get close to Bian Lang:
"Brother, who will be your first one to go up the day after tomorrow? We'll be down there to support you!"

"Brother, come watch dragon boat racing with us tomorrow morning. I'll lend you my Dai clothes..."

"Brother, can I record a video and post it on WeChat Moments the day after tomorrow?"

Bian Lang accepted all these invitations. After eating for about half an hour, some other people came to the table.

Bian Lang thought it was another relative of He Lei's. After drinking a cup, he heard the man say, "Bian Lang, I heard from Xiao He that you were his classmate a long time ago, but I didn't believe it. It's so lively to invite you to help us celebrate the Dai New Year this time!"

At this time, He Lei introduced: "Brother Yan (a Dai surname, pronounced AI)! He is in charge of the entire cultural and artistic activities of this Water Splashing Festival. He is a relative of our wife's family..."

"Brother Yan, we have always wanted to experience the Dai people's Water Splashing Festival culture..."

After drinking for a while, Yan Daokan asked Bian Lang leisurely, "Didn't they organize a meal today? I just came over there, and there were three empty tables, which they said were reserved for you guys..."

Hearing the number three tables, Bian Lang thought, as expected!
"Brother Yan, look at us, there are so many of us. Are we trying to make you look ugly by standing here and eating?"

Yan Daokan had known for a long time that Bian Lang and the others would not go, but he thought that it was because He Lei couldn't get away with it... But when he got here and saw so many people, he guessed what was going on.

"Bian Lang, the fact that you can eat here today proves that you and He Lei have a special relationship. I'll tell you clearly, as long as it doesn't affect the normal performance, don't let them strangle you. They sponsor our Water Splashing Festival. To put it bluntly, it's these companies from other provinces who value the traffic of our Water Splashing Festival. This year they are the ones who support us, but if the money is not in place next year, it may not be certain.

But Xibiqi is different. It is a local enterprise in Yunnan Province. It has always sold well in Banna. Our cooperation will be long-term! Besides, we like listening to you sing more..."

As soon as Yan Daokan finished speaking, He Lei's father-in-law added: "We Dai people don't chase stars, but look, these kids are still chasing you!"

Bian Lang stood up and raised a glass, then said to the people at the table, "Don't worry, this show is also ours, there's no way anything will go wrong with it! Come on, finish this glass, there are still three more!"

Meanwhile, on the stage of the water splashing square across the street, a bunch of people from the event company were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. The stars from the rehearsal were already on their way, but the lighting and sound were nowhere to be found.

Don’t answer the phone, don’t reply to WeChat!
Even Ai Hao, who had always been able to be contacted to solve the problem, has now lost contact.

They never imagined that this time, Ai Hao was in a building opposite them, watching their "performance" with He Lei's son's telescope!

(End of this chapter)