Respawn Entertainment: Days of Glory

Chapter 684 Cooperation or counterattack?

Old Tan didn't play tricks on him and said directly: "We'll see when the Golden Melody Awards ceremony is over!"

"Why? Do you still need a master to calculate it?"

"What's the use of counting? It's useless to invite any master when Dayong is here!"

No one knows who spread the news of "this thing is unknown", but now it has become a must-have program for people in the circle to make fun of Dayong.

So when Old Tan said that, Li Hao immediately laughed like a pig: "I said that master is also very lucky. With Brother Yong's fate, he was able to walk out of the piano store safely. It was God's blessing that he didn't get backlashed!"

After Li Hao finished laughing, Bian Lang continued, "Let's have the Rolling Stones' special show as the first show. Let Hedgehog open the show then!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hao almost jumped up: "A Rolling Stones special? Finally! Is it for the insiders or for public ticket sales?"

Bian Lang had already had an idea about this matter. Given the current influence of the Rolling Stones, there was no need to promote the small concert for 400 people. As long as the news got out, the ticket prices would definitely be driven up by scalpers.

As for targeting only those in the circle? Bian Lang just pretended that Li Hao said nothing!

This special performance is not only to gather popularity for the opening of Rolling Stones LAB, but also to pave the way for the Rolling Stones' special tour.

So he was thinking of finding a weekend to perform for three consecutive days, which would be a way to summarize the fans' support over the past year!

His own idea was not to charge any money, but to directly purchase more tickets from the Absolute Live Show. However, considering that the Rolling Stones were a large collective now, doing so might cause objections from other people, so he decided to let Chen Shuting worry about it.

"Of course they're selling tickets to the public, but I want to hold three shows in a row..."

Hearing this number, Li Hao gave a thumbs up and said, "Wow! That's very nice. If you need it, how about we use the joystick to sing an opening song for you?"

"Who are you criticizing? If you come, you'll be a guest. The opening act for the Rolling Stones should be led by their own people."

After hearing this explanation, Li Hao thought about it and it made sense. The key point was that the guest position was not easy to fight for. Hatter was touring in China, and the Rolling Stones would definitely invite them to perform.

Liu Yao couldn't explain it, but as long as Bian Lang asked, Liu Yao would come. Or vice versa, as long as Liu Yao asked, Bian Lang would definitely not refuse!

The new sound fragments of the commander and his group, and the pastoral songs of Lao Zhao and his group are all possible, so...

Li Hao didn't really want to take advantage of the popularity, but he felt that he had to do something for Bian Lang, otherwise they would feel guilty.

From the beginning of China Rock's overseas expansion, to the later Rolling Stone Music Festival, and now to "Summer of the Band", it has always been Bian Lang who has helped them. Now that he has finally got an opportunity to give back, of course he has to be more active.

"Then it's settled. Let's set the date and let them know a week in advance. We'll give up drinking for a week..."

"Come on, forget it. I'd rather believe you're a vegetarian than give up drinking!"

It took more than two hours to go around the circle. Lao Tan, Li Hao, the two cobblers, and Zi Li, the wise guy, gave the construction party a total of five A4 pages of rectification suggestions.

Seeing the construction party holding those papers with a somewhat happy expression, Bian Lang asked curiously: "What does this mean? With so many rectification projects, why are they so happy?"

Zi Li rolled her eyes at him, pulled him to a deserted place and said, "How can you be like this? I am really showing mercy. If they accept the work according to the indoor standards of home decoration, they will not be able to finish the work even if they work for another month."

"So does this count as qualified?"

"For public places, some places are good enough to achieve this. Anyway, those that do not meet the standards but do not affect the use will be fined. Sister Chen said that we are going to make money from the renovation, not the Forbidden City. As long as there are no problems with the equipment and there are no safety hazards, other problems can be solved with money. The sooner we open, the sooner we can make money!"

Hearing this, Bian Lang patted Zi Li's shoulder solemnly and said, "With a designer and supervisor like you, plus Sister Chen as the housekeeper, Rolling Stone LAB will definitely be a big hit!"

As soon as we handed over the work to the construction team, Ai Hao came over with the installation workers.

Looking at those stainless steel tanks and pipes, Bian Lang immediately realized what they were.

"What? Is the Rolling Stone Craft Beer Experiment Completed?"

Ai Hao wiped the sweat from his forehead and passed cigarettes to the group of people before saying, "It's still early for a bottle of beer, but Uncle Bian has already tested this small set of equipment and it's fine. It can be used here to support the normal operation of the LAB."

Hearing this, Old Tan smiled and said, "That's great. I like this unique business the most. When will the old man come to test the equipment? I'll wait to come and try it out!"

"Next week, Old George will come over specially. You, Old Tan, will be in for a treat then."

Before Old Tan even opened his mouth to agree, Li Hao started yelling, "What is Rolling Stone Craft Beer? How come I don't know anything about it? You keep calling me a drunkard, and now you have good beer but you don't tell me, are you still human?"

"It's a long story..." Bian Lang simply told Li Hao the most important part, and then Li Hao insisted: "Then I won't leave. I'll just wait here for the opening and be a guest for Rolling Stone. I'm familiar with the work of the bar and can still help..."

"It's up to you. As long as you don't lie here drinking every day, there's plenty of wine for you!" Old Tan was also generous and didn't give Li Hao any chance to retort.

Then he asked Ai Hao, "Have you decided to call it Rolling Stone Craft Beer? Will it be just those three flavors?"

"Yes, the trademark has been registered, and the wine utensils are on the way. Don't worry, Brother Tan. This is the only one in the country and other bars will envy you for a year or two."

After hearing this, Lao Tan roughly estimated the time when the bottle of beer would be on the market.

Although the taste of this Rolling Stone craft beer has yet to be verified, the fact that it is unique in the country is enough to be a great help for him to get started!

"Let's go to Mid-Levels to have a drink. Ai Hao, come over when you're done with your work!"

As they chatted, they walked through the small door and reached the middle of the mountain. The guy at the bar who had just come over called out to Bian Lang, "Brother Lang, someone's looking for you!"

After he finished speaking, he saw a middle-aged man in casual clothes at the bar turned his head and looked in the direction of the few people.

Bian Lang had no impression of this person at all, but Li Hao's face changed for a while, and he muttered in a low voice: "Why is this gentleman here? Are you here to negotiate peace?"

"Who is this? What kind of peace are you talking about?" Bian Lang asked with a surprised look on his face.

Before Li Hao could explain, Lao Tan said, "The music director of Edan is Ma Yuan!" Then he walked up to him with a smile and said, "Lao Ma, why didn't you call me before you came here? I can prepare a guard of honor for you!"

Hearing this, which was not sure whether it was flattery or sarcasm, Ma Yuan jumped off the bar chair, clasped his hands together and begged for mercy: "Old Tan, you are insulting me. This time I came to sincerely apologize to Bian Lang, who knew that everyone was here!"

"Hey, what a novelty! Why don't you go upstairs to wait for Bian Lang? Why are you waiting here?" Although they have a past, Li Hao will not indulge Ma Yuan. Personal friendship is personal friendship, but at that time, they did not show mercy to the manipulator!

The key is that you didn't come earlier or later, but just came at this time, which makes you seem quite materialistic!

Bian Lang had never expected this person, whom he had never met, but had heard a lot about from Bai Dao and Liu Ziyang. Everyone knew that Goose Egg's ban on Rolling Stone was a company move and had little to do with Ma Yuan. And since they had so many friends in the same circle, Bian Lang had no ill feelings towards Ma Yuan.

Of course, Bian Lang knew exactly what he was here for this time. If he hadn't come, Bian Lang would have thought it was strange.

Old Tan knew that it would be better to leave time for the two of them to chat, so he pulled Li Hao out and said, "Let's go to Yangyu Lane to buy some fried skewers."

When passing by Ma Yuan, Ma Yuan nodded slightly to the two of them to express his gratitude.

Bian Lang looked at the coffee on the bar, asked the boy for a cup of American coffee, pointed in the direction of the small private room and said, "Director Ma, please come in and talk."

After entering the private room, Ma Yuan did not directly state his purpose, and Bian Lang did not ask much either. The two began to chat about music.

It turns out that the music director of this big platform is no mere figurehead.

Not to mention anything else, just in terms of understanding of Rolling Stone music, Ma Yuan can be said to be almost one of their own.

After the two chatted for more than half an hour, Ma Yuan finally couldn't help himself and said, "Bian Lang, I came here this time to apologize to you on behalf of the company. I hope we can start over as friends!"

"Director Ma, I know you have a good relationship with Bai Dao and Teacher Zi Yang. I, Bian Lang, have made friends with you. But as for your company, I think it is unnecessary..."

Ma Yuan had expected this answer, so he had prepared the answer: "I wonder if you understand the cause and effect of this matter?"

Bian Lang had heard Liu Xiaokui talk about this, but he didn't know exactly what happened and some of the details, so he asked curiously, "Please tell me!"

After Ma Yuan finished telling the whole story, Bian Lang put everything together: "This style is really quite stupid! By the way, is your company still doing the overseas activities?"

Ma Yuan didn't know why Bian Lang asked this, but at least there was a topic to continue the conversation, so he continued to reply: "How should I put it? For the top management, this kind of activity is actually a show to ensure ZZ is correct. If it is done with more care, it can indeed play a good role in the spread and development of modern music in China. But in fact, as long as it can be explained, it will eventually become a way for those who gain traffic to brush up their qualifications."

As two people who just met for the first time, and the companies behind them were absolutely hostile to each other before, Ma Yuan could say so much, and Bian Lang felt that he was worth making friends with. The most important thing is that from what Ma Yuan said just now, it can be heard that his focus is still on music.

Moreover, he thought from another perspective. Ma Yuan was willing to come because of his dedication to music. If it was purely for profit, he would come as a marketing director, and would look for Chen Shuting and Liang Kuan, not come directly to Mid-Levels, a spiritual reserve, to look for Bian Lang.

Seeing that Bian Lang didn't say anything, Ma Yuan thought that what he said was too general and not the accurate answer that Bian Lang wanted. Then he took out his mobile phone, looked through the work group and said: "There are several promotional activities in North America today. If Rolling Stone is interested, we can have a good chat about the details of the cooperation. If you can bring Rolling Stone, then I promise to do at least a special topic for Rolling Stone..."

After talking with Evelyn and the others, Ma Yuan planned not to mention a word about general affairs to Bian Lang unless he asked about it.

As for the event, since Bian Lang was interested, he was not afraid to agree to it. With Bian Lang's influence abroad, he didn't believe that the guys in the event group would refuse. The key was that the rock music market was so good in North America!

As long as this event can be made happen, with Goose Egg's public relations and publicity capabilities, it will only be a matter of time before it takes down the Rolling Stones.

The reason why Bian Lang asked that was that he was already thinking about the Grammys.

Putting aside the grudges, there are some activities that only Goose Egg can do, especially in the external aspect. It is true that DGM supports him, but their nationality and stance have destined these things to be based on the exchange of money and interests.

If there are any major changes or force majeure interventions, they will not betray him, but a helpless sigh may be their explanation to the Rolling Stones.

But things like the Goose Egg Overseas Activities are different. Such things are often supported by the country behind the scenes. With this unified stance, they really dare to fight to the end with the Rolling Stones on many issues!

So Bian Lang thought about it and said, "You can discuss the business matters with Mr. Chen. I have two requests. First, Edan publicly apologizes to the bands that were banned by you at the time, including Liu Yao. Second, I want all the information about your cooperation with CAA."

Bian Lang spoke these words slowly but gave off an unquestionable aura.

Even Ma Yuan, a powerful figure at the level of vice president of Goose Egg, did not have the slightest desire to bargain.

He had already proposed the first condition during the company meeting, and everyone agreed in principle, but they had to find someone to take the blame if they wanted to apologize. As for the second one, he had never thought of it.

But thinking about CAA's previous remarks, he basically understood what was going on.

"Bian Lang wants to win a Grammy!"

Ma Yuan didn't know how much power CAA had over the Grammys, but he was well aware of the practices of this rogue company. Their contract was like a contract with the devil, which required your soul to exchange.

After shaking his coffee cup and thinking for a minute, Ma Yuan adjusted his black-framed glasses, rested his elbows on his knees, put his palms on his chin, stared into Bian Lang's eyes and asked, "How much detailed information do you need?"

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