Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 639 Game
Walker called Olaf across the ocean when he was about to get off work in Berlin. It was just past midnight in China, and Olaf was still at the control desk watching over tomorrow's band rehearsal.

Facing Walker's incoherent praise on the phone, Olaf turned on the speaker and replied intermittently: "Of course I know this song is good... But compared with the effect that Bian Lang described to me, I feel there is still a lot of room for improvement... I think it's better for you to just say what you want to say..."

I wasn't embarrassed to be exposed. He already knew the news released by CAA, so he didn't ask about the possibility of the album first, but said this first: "Those charlatans in North America are eyeing Bian Lang. Did you know about this?"

"Charlatan?" Olaf, who had lived in China for some time, obviously did not understand what the word "charlatan" meant.

Seeing that his old friend seemed to have forgotten this nickname, Walker then reminded him: "It's the guy who claims to control the Grammy votes!"

"Oh! Those conceited guys, huh? They do have some tricks up their sleeves, but I think with the quality and popularity of "Fade To Black", it would be a loss for them if Wave's voice didn't appear on the Grammy stage this year!"

Knowing that talking to this idealist wouldn't get much response, Walker then brought up the official topic: "If, I mean if Wave has plans to release an English album, then the Grammys..."

Olaf interrupted Walker at this point, "Wave definitely has this plan, but I'm not sure about the time. And thank you for the news about the charlatan. Now Evelyn is here too, I believe the Rolling Stones will make their own judgment. In addition, I would like to say that we can trust Wave, the charlatan's tricks will not work on him at all!

Well, let's leave it at that for now. My friend, I'm still at the rehearsal site, and there are many things waiting for me...Bass, do you really think you are just a decoration? I want to hear your root note..."

Facing the "beep, beep" sound of hanging up the phone, Walker stared at the phone in a daze, and then he could only call Evelyn again.

At this time, Evelyn was sitting in Old E's coffee cart with Liang Kuan and Chen Shuting, drinking coffee with bread.

The moment she heard the news, her reaction was completely beyond Walker's expectations: "Really? That's great. I think you know those charlatans well. If your influence is not enough, you will never be targeted by them. Even Hatter has never been targeted by them. Let me think about how to deal with this matter!"

After being stunned for a long time on the other end of the phone, Walker thought about it and felt that this was indeed the truth. Although CAA was not a good thing in their eyes, it had to be said that all the artists under their banner were the most dazzling group of people standing in the spotlight of the entertainment industry.

Just like Evelyn said, if they didn't see the potential of an international superstar, those guys wouldn't bother with a rock star. Of the three or five people they had targeted before, as long as they didn't die young due to an accident, which one of them didn't pursue fame and fortune?
"Evelyn, maybe you are right! Also, Mr. Adams asked me to tell you that if Wave is willing to release an all-English album, the head office can agree to any of his conditions!"

Although it is any condition, Walker believes that with Evelyn's professional ethics, she should be able to understand where the limit is.

"Okay, I'll follow up on this. By the way, I'll send you some photos later. Please help me find fashion designers who like classical designs. I'll be able to use them..."

After hanging up the phone, facing the inquiring eyes of Chen Shuting and Liang Kuan, Evelyn took out her phone and found the CAA statement, handed it to the two of them and said, "Congratulations to Wave, he has now entered the vision of those gangsters!"

Chen Shuting didn't know much about this, but Liang Kuan, as Guo Sichu's agent, had one of the most comprehensive understandings of CAA in the domestic circle. Although he was quite disgusted by this practice of stepping on you first and then trying to recruit you.

However, Liang Kuan had to admit that CAA had great influence in the US and even the entire European and American market. In his impression, the last Chinese artist targeted by CAA was An Feng. However, they did not openly clamor on the Internet like they did to Bian Lang, but sent a whole negotiation team to China.

Thinking of this, she asked Evelyn very seriously: "Evelyn, have you ever dealt with CAA directly?"

Looking at Liang Kuan who suddenly became serious, Evelyn said in a relaxed tone: "Actually, there is no need to worry. With the quality of Wave's works, it is only a matter of time before they are admitted to the Grammy Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We may not have to do anything at all. The head office's resources in North America will also be tilted towards Wave as much as possible."

At this time, Chen Shuting spoke up: "As for the Grammys, Bian Lang himself may not be ready yet!"

After DGM started operating, Bian Lang discussed this with Chen Shuting. At that time, Bian Lang said, "We may not have plans to perform in America in the short term. Compared to what DGM said, it all depends on sales, I would rather believe that the judges make judgments that they think are politically correct."

These things were too far away from Bian Lang when he was on the original Earth, so he had never studied them at all. But after coming to the Blue Water Planet and having the chips at the table, he began to consciously pay attention to these things.

Then he discovered a piece of knowledge that he had seen in an online novel in his previous life. If Chinese literary and artistic works want to win international awards, then showing their country's backwardness, misery and misfortune is the most likely way to win.

Bian Lang didn’t take it seriously before, but now when he thinks carefully about those directors who have won major awards at international film festivals, most of the winning themes are really like that.

Bian Lang doesn’t know whether he will lick it or not, but he will never do that kind of thing!
If he has to give up some of his dignity as a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, or bend his back, for the sake of his obsession with the Grammy Awards, then he might as well not take the award.

It was the first time that Evelyn heard Bian Lang's true attitude towards the award, and she couldn't help but be surprised: "But if there is an award to bless us, Wave's music will have a smoother path to the world!"

As if she knew Evelin would say that, Chen Shuting had already prepared the answer for him: “Although China’s music market still lags behind that of foreign countries, don’t you all want to get in now?”

After hearing this, Evelyn understood a little bit. Where did Wave's confidence, which seemed to her to be unfounded, come from?

"Okay! I admit that China is a country that will always amaze people, but I think we can still take advantage of this."

Hearing this, Liang Kuan suggested, "Go ask An Feng's agent. I know she has dealt with people from CAA!"

After getting the approval of the other two, Liang Kuan sent a message to An Feng's agent. Although he didn't see the person, based on his previous experience in the circle, An Feng's agent would not be more than half an hour's commute away from her. Sure enough, the address that was sent back to Liang Kuan in seconds was in the hotel next door. The three of them discussed it, packed their coffee and food, and walked towards the hotel.

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As for Bian Lang, after watching the rehearsal of the Nuozhen band, He Yan, who had been waiting at the scene, invited him to the executive lounge of the hotel. Of course, all the Hatter members and Qi Yue also went with him. The purpose was naturally to apologize to them.

If it was just a work mistake, she wouldn't have to take the blame even if she wanted to. But after basically investigating the matter, it was because Quan Hongtao was not in Chuncheng, otherwise her coming would seem a little insincere.

Although they were familiar with the Executive Lounge, they were not very comfortable. Looking at the Macallan 18 brought by the waiter, Bian Lang looked at He Yan and asked, "Mr. He, our cooperation has always been good. If you really want to apologize for what happened today, I think you should go and tell the fans..."

In fact, after the matter was resolved, Bian Lang had no intention of pursuing the matter to the end, and someone would naturally follow up. So he did not expect He Yan to apologize to them specifically for this matter.

"Teacher Bian, being frank is our consistent way of dealing with partners. So today's music festival was affected by our relationship, and the performance of the Hatter band was not satisfactory..."

After He Yan finished speaking, Bian Lang finally realized that this was another trick. But the target was still Dianhai, not the Rolling Stones. He Yan didn't say who it was, but it was almost obvious.

But it seems that the effect is far worse than expected, or it seems that there is no effect at all.

Even now, Bian Lang checked the news about the Rolling Stones Festival accident on his phone, but there was almost no news. A few KOLs with some influence jumped out to criticize it, but it didn't cause any waves!

Qi Yue suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but sneer twice before saying, "What a bunch of idiots! They obviously chose the wrong target. If it goes off the day after tomorrow when the Rolling Stones are halfway through singing, then no one will be able to forgive the organizers!"

He Yan, who didn't think much about it at first, now realized the consequences if this thing came true after hearing Qi Yue's deliberate words. There was no need to wait until the evening to ferment, the fans at the scene could make things so bad that there would be no large-scale events in the future.

Qi Yue said this to He Yan, but Bian Lang couldn't help but say "Fuck" in his heart. If that really happened, wouldn't the most rebellious rock fans in the audience turn the place upside down?
No matter what, safety is always the top priority for such large-scale outdoor activities. Thinking about the Rolling Stones' future goal of 10 people per day, although Bian Lang could understand Dianhai's situation, he could not accept this result.

"Mr. He, since we are old friends, I will speak frankly. The future of the Rolling Stones Music Festival will not be limited to the stage of 100,000 or 200,000 people. This matter can be big or small. But if there are any problems with the resources you have connected with in the next two days, we, the Rolling Stones, will handle the whole operation next time we cooperate!"

After all, this kind of resource complementarity is also for the common good, so Bian Lang didn't say anything too harsh.

But when He Yan heard this, the pressure was extremely great. Not to mention the villa sales brought by Bian Lang's celebrity effect to the real estate side, even the flow of people at this music festival was so great that other travel projects were so jealous that they had to go to the hospital to get acyclovir.

It's not just a matter of income from limited-time consumption. The subsequent publicity and spread of these people can also have a breadth of impact that cannot be achieved by advertising at the same price.

The key is that there is still support from the province. If Dianhai lets other competitors snatch away the popular opportunity of Rolling Stone, it will be a huge loss.

"Okay! Since Teacher Bian said that, we will do our best to coordinate and cooperate. I will personally arrange all our suppliers tonight. As for today's matter, once our plan comes out, it will definitely not be so unclear..." As for the kind of guarantee that there will be no problems, she would not say it.

At this time, An Feng and Guo Sichu also entered the executive lounge. After seeing Bian Lang, the two who had removed their skeleton makeup greeted him and found an empty table to sit down. Not long after, four agents including Evelyn also came in.

Seeing Bian Lang, Hatter and He Yan here, Chen Shuting greeted the other three and walked over directly.

After saying hello, she listened to Bian Lang's story, and then said with a fake smile: "No matter who is behind this, if he knew that CAA wanted to poach you, I'm afraid..."

Bian Lang really didn't know what CAA was, but from the tone of Chen Shuting's voice, it was probably an even bigger entity than DGM. However, he didn't think there was any necessary connection between the two.

CAA is obviously a large international group company. Since he himself doesn't know about it, then no matter how strong its influence is, it can't reach China. What's more, the other party is a real estate company, and it is very likely that the real estate company doesn't even take them, the actors, seriously!
"Sister Chen, it's not necessary. I don't care..."

When Bian Lang opened his mouth, Chen Shuting knew what he was thinking. She continued with a smile, "They don't care, but the higher-ups might not care too, right?"

This sentence really woke He Yan and Bian Lang up. This was the countermeasure that the four female agents finally discussed.

According to An Feng's agent Liu Tianzhen, although CAA did not make any noise online at that time, the look on their faces when they brought the team to negotiate was full of contempt and disdain.

Those words sounded like they were really lucky to be liked by them! Why don't you come over here and lick their asses!

But An Feng was also tough and refused without any hesitation.

The smear campaign that followed did make An Feng, who had just begun to make a name for himself internationally, go through a very difficult period of time. But in the end, how did Liu Tianzhen get out of this? Of course, it was the help from above!

(End of this chapter)