Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Bian Lang was a little surprised when he heard this question. He didn't have an answer to this question, and he had never thought that someone would ask this question in this way.

But after thinking for a few seconds, he told the truth in all seriousness: "I am a time traveler, I come from..."

When Bian Lang was halfway through his speech, Xia Xiao's mouth began to curl up. When Bian Lang finished speaking seriously, Xia Xiao laughed without caring about her image: "Bian Lang, do you like reading urban entertainment novels?"

Bian Lang, who knew this would be the result, continued to say seriously: "No, my own energy is bizarre enough. I don't need to watch those things to fantasize..."

The following questions are not so sharp. They are nothing more than questions about creative concepts, which Bian Lang does not reject.

In the end, the two of them ended this test in a friendly manner. When shaking hands, Xia Xiao suddenly asked, "Bian Lang, can you recommend me a copy of the list of entertainment writers you're pursuing?"

"Don't girls all like to read novels about domineering bosses?" Bian Lang didn't expect Xia Xiao to keep dwelling on this question.

"Those are the real YY articles, they are boring. Then I will make an appointment with Shu Ting. Will we go to Chuncheng or Shanghai?"

Bian Lang had no reason to worry about this question, so he said directly: "Let's go to Chuncheng. By then, our Rolling Stone Music School should have started recruiting students and running a school. By the way, we can also advertise!"

"Okay, then it's settled!"

Speaking of school matters, during the midnight snack after all the bands had finished their performance, Pan Jianhu, the main person in charge, told everyone about this matter.

Everyone was stunned at first, and then someone asked excitedly: "Does that mean Bian Lang will give us composition lessons?"

"Of course, but the main instrument performance and arrangement in the early stage..."

Most of the band's musicians were moved by this answer.

To put it bluntly, there are almost no professional musicians among them, and most of their music knowledge is self-taught. Some things have not been systematically learned, which does pose some shackles to their creation.

To give an inappropriate example, Wang Banbi of the original Earth still maintained a strong creative ability before Bian Lang traveled through time, which cannot be said to have nothing to do with his background as a graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music. Some people can really write some eye-catching works in the early days of playing in a band based on their passion and inspiration, but after the inspiration is exhausted, creation is a time to compete with basic skills and accumulation.

The key is that this school is run by the Rolling Stones. We have reason to believe that this school must not have so many rules and regulations, and will focus on the things that they are really interested in and urgently need to improve!

"For example, my guitar playing is average right now, but it's better than the teachers at other training institutions. If I want to improve, is there any way here?"

Pan Jianhu smiled and looked at Strauss and said, "Go compete with Teacher Shi first..."

As soon as the male musicians heard the three words "Teacher Shi", they knew what was going on.

After talking for so long, everyone actually has an idea in their mind. Whether it is the grading of instruments such as electric guitar, or some more practical skill-based courses such as sound engineering, they all prove that the Rolling Stones are going to go big this time, and at the same time are opening up a whole new path for those who play rock and roll.

When the invited media heard this, they all wrote down the news. Some were excited, while others were not optimistic, but no one would miss this news.

Whether you want to praise the Rolling Stones' vision or mock their overestimation of their own capabilities, this is a pretty good material.

At this time, BJ, Ma Yuan, who had already obtained first-hand information, was thinking about things in his study.

Just a few days after the Golden Melody Awards list began to circulate in the circle, they held several mid- and high-level meetings in succession, all of which revolved around the Rolling Stones.

In the past they could have ignored it, but now Guo Sichu has joined Rolling Stone, Summer of the Band is about to be aired, and the first two songs from the album Songs of the Past were ranked in the top 10 of the new song chart as soon as they were released, plus Bian Lang's Golden Melody Award is almost certain, so they really intend to make peace this time.

Otherwise, if this continues, the difficulty will only increase!

But how to negotiate and who to let negotiate was also a problem. In the end, this task fell on Ma Yuan.

He knew that the key to this matter lies with Bian Lang alone, so he didn't go there directly. He was afraid that if he didn't clarify the situation first, he would offend Bian Lang. So he asked his assistant to go to the scene of "Summer of the Band" to find out the truth first, so that he could prepare the bargaining chips.

But when he saw the information that Silva was going to sing a song on the spot, and it was a new song by Bian Lang, he couldn't help but want to curse: "The speed at which the chips are increasing is really incredible. It seems that if we don't spend a lot of money, we can't expect to repair our relationship with the Rolling Stones."

According to the information he got from the Baima Zilong group, Bian Lang could not be moved by pure benefits. The previous incident was not small, and Goose Egg had to show sincerity to match it before there was a possibility of negotiation. Moreover, DGM and the Rolling Stones were in the same boat, and the copyrights of foreign songs in their hands were also a major variable in this negotiation.

Goose Egg previously cooperated with DGM through an agency, and the contract expired in November this year. According to previous cooperation practices, it is almost mid-year now, and the renewal of the contract should have been discussed. However, there has been no movement this year. Without asking, it is known that DGM should have terminated the contract with the agency and is waiting to see what the Rolling Stones will do next.

But it’s a good thing this way. At least Goose Egg can get in touch with DGM. After all, there is no direct conflict between DGM and Goose Egg. It’s much easier to talk to a pure businessman than with a leader like Bian Lang who has artistic attributes.

"Since Silva and Hatter are here, their agents must have come along as well..."

After figuring out the key, Ma Yuan sent a message to his assistant: "Find a way to contact someone from DGM for a meeting, preferably Silva's agent..."

……

The next day at noon, Ma Yuan flew to Chuncheng in person to meet with Elf, whom he had already contacted.

Before coming to China, Elf thought it was a government-sponsored trip and there wouldn't be much work for him to do. But after coming here, he found out that he had to find work for himself, and the Rolling Stones' music library really made him unable to calm down.

If Evelyn and Coldplay's agent weren't there, he wouldn't be so anxious, but now that they're here, internal competition is about to begin. There's also the copyright of "Summer of the Band" and the European agent contract for the Exodus band waiting for him...

But since Silva's official debut yesterday, various companies and institutions in China have begun to contact him. Last night, he was invited by Lao Jiang to the hotel executive lounge to talk about many things, and he also met Ma Yuan's assistant through Lao Jiang.

In order not to expose Goose Egg's intention in front of the Rolling Stones, Ma Yuan chose a cafe in Tiepi Lane, which was not close to the Rolling Stones, as the meeting place.

Sitting on the roadside dotted with tall jacaranda trees, Ma Yuan sang his special tune. Looking at the street outside the cafe filled with young people relaxing at noon on a weekday, he couldn't help but sigh: "This climate and this pace of life are simply amazing! Those of us who live in first-tier cities are the real beasts!"

After a while, his phone rang, and a moment later his assistant came over with Elf and Evelyn.

After knowing Ma Yuan's identity, Elf basically guessed the general content of today's meeting. Since they were talking about copyright and DGM was to be the peacemaker, then this was a matter that had to be reported to the outside world.

The key is that Evelyn, who is more familiar with Bian Lang, needs to judge the feasibility of this matter.

Of course Ma Yuan didn't know anyone, but he was able to determine the identities of the two people through their information. After saying hello, his assistant took the initiative to scan the code and place the order.

When the two people mentioned Americano and latte at the same time, Ma Yuan asked out of courtesy: "I see there are many special drinks on the menu. Wouldn't you two like to try them?"

Faced with this question, the two foreigners looked at each other, and then Evelyn smiled and said, "We have tried a lot of Yunnan Province's special coffees in the past few days, but we found that we still like the classic ones..."

Hearing this, Ma Yuan looked at the tamarind special in his hand and smiled awkwardly.

Then after chatting with the two of them for a few minutes, we started talking about business.

Ma Yuan's English was pretty good, and as he was an assistant who graduated with an English major, he had no problem communicating with the two foreigners.

Elf was not very clear about DGM's copyright business in China before. It was only after receiving the invitation last night that he asked the head office for information and did some intensive study before he was able to sort things out.

At the same time, he also found out what Adams meant by the above: "A platform cannot affect our plan to fully enter the Chinese market, and it must not affect our cooperation with the Rolling Stones."

So after Ma Yuan roughly explained his purpose, Elf looked at Evelyn and said, "Evelyn, you are more familiar with Wave. What do you think is the way to impress him?"

Evelyn also learned from Elf what the head office meant. Under the current circumstances, she would certainly correct her attitude: "I don't know about this, but I know that Wave is a person who hates evil. If your company wants to repair the relationship with Wave, why not try to start by being friends?

If we use the method of exchanging benefits to deal with it right from the start, I’m afraid the Rolling Stones don’t need that much money right now.”

Ma Yuan was choked by these words. The answer that he was not short of money was really like grabbing Edan's throat.

He doesn't need anyone to explain it to him, he knows what it means. There is a threshold for the number of downloads for a song to top the new song chart.

For Rolling Stone, adding a platform like Goose Egg may not necessarily increase the number of downloads. However, Goose Egg is equivalent to grabbing market share from other platforms!

To put it simply, the existence of Goose Egg has little impact on the Rolling Stones' electronic music sales revenue. But Goose Egg does not have the copyright of the Rolling Stones, which means it has lost a large market and customers.

Just like Evelyn said, the current situation is that Goose Egg can only ask for help from the Rolling Stones.

Trying to be friends first is not a bad idea, but the longer you drag on, the more you will lose in the future.

As for face or not, in front of the influence of the Rolling Stones, they don’t care at all. The money that can be made behind the scenes is what capital wants.

The Golden Melody Awards ceremony is approaching, and gray words will appear in the Golden Melody Awards album of Goose Egg, so it is unknown how many users will be lost.

There are also singers who continue to join the Rolling Stones. If they keep accumulating like this, owning half of the country is not really an unattainable dream.

Thinking of this, Ma Yuan suddenly asked a question off topic: "Can you two give me some information about Xia Yuxi joining the Rolling Stones?"

At first, people in the circle thought that Xia Yuxi was joking, but gradually Xia Yuxi's company started to do public relations, and Ma Yuan felt that this matter was really hard to say.

Elf didn't care who Xia Yuxi was, but Evelyn knew that. Thinking that this matter would be made public sooner or later, she nodded without hiding anything and said, "Yes, he has already started rehearsing with the hedgehog..."

After hearing this affirmative answer, Ma Yuan, knowing that the Rolling Stones had already become a success, felt extremely conflicted.

As I said, he hopes that the Rolling Stones can guide the Chinese music scene and quickly get rid of the situation where pop songs and traffic dominate the world. In public, he certainly hopes that the Rolling Stones will not be too smooth, so that they can talk more easily.

Of course, if we can cooperate, that’s another matter.

The key point is that the tricks that Goose Egg usually uses to deal with other competitors are completely useless against Rolling Stone. The only capital behind Rolling Stone is Hongta, and they can't afford to offend such a big company!

"Well, let's talk about the cooperation with DGM first!"

This topic is a lot easier. After all, it is just a process of asking for a sky-high price and then paying a low price. Both parties are not rookies, so the conversation goes more smoothly.

At this time in the Rolling Stone Building, Bian Lang was starting the preliminary acceptance of Rolling Stone LAB under the leadership of Zi Li.

As the future person in charge of LAB, Lao Tan naturally came along, and Li Hao, who had not left yet as he wanted to keep an eye on the decoration of Chuncheng Sigu, also came along to learn from them.

Bian Lang didn’t understand much about professional decoration, so he just followed a few people and paid more attention to the places and details that he cared about, such as the performance venue.

A live venue that can accommodate 400 people is completely separate from other areas. With the help of professionals such as Qi Yue and Olaf, the equipment, sound field and lighting have all reached the first-class level in the country.

Looking at the small linear array hanging on the ceiling, Li Hao was drooling with envy.

"No, if you do that, how can I survive?"

"Your place is not that big, the methods are different, okay? This place can't possibly handle a live show with less than 200 people. Your place can only hold 200 people at most, right? Isn't this way of distinguishing them?"

In fact, Li Hao was not really complaining, he was just saying that. But after hearing what Lao Tan thought, he was even less worried. As long as "Summer of the Band" became popular, there would be no shortage of people coming to watch.

Thinking of this, he asked again: "When are you planning to open? Which band will be the first to perform?"