Chapter 126: Never Fade
North Oak Park, Marina Villa Mansion.
At this moment, Kerry is sitting in a mansion of thousands of square meters, and his whole mind is confused, and he only has the sentence 'horse selling batch' in his heart, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not.
Obviously, the sudden appearance of the 'Silver Hand' brought him a huge shock, and the big brother, who he hadn't seen for nearly fifty years, suddenly appeared in front of him in this way, and it was difficult to accept anything.
It's like hating a person once, hating him for insisting on not listening to persuasion, leaving behind his prosperous career, leaving behind his partners who worked hard together to complete the so-called romance and wanton in his heart.
He is good, the scenery is infinite, he has become a legend of Night City, remembered by history, and even his name has entered the afterlife bar.
But what about the rest of the chicken feathers?
The band disbanded, the friends broke up, and Big Brother died so that he couldn't even find his ashes.
Kerry hated him, hated him to death.
But he thought about him so much, so heartbreakingly, that it took a long, long time to get out of this shadow.
In the past 50 years, Kerry has grown from a small follower to a rock star, but what he misses most is the time when he stole Big Brother's underwear.
But the man is back.
I don't know where I've changed, and I've come back in a way I never imagined.
What a paradox to step on a horse!
Kerry didn't know how to face the 'Johnny' in front of him, so he stared at Tang Yu like that, and a thousand feelings came to his heart, gathering like a sea, and finally turned into a chuckle.
"Huh"
"I didn't expect you to change your taste and wear a company skin, this is not like you before, Silver Hand."
Tang Yu nodded undeniably, and when he saw Kerry's somewhat lonely look, he comforted him: "You are still so cheesy, a spacious golden mansion, an expensive supercar, a courtyard that can run horses, laughing to death, except for this music corner, it is still like that, have you forgotten how I told you before I left?" Go your own way, Kerry. ”
Hearing this, Kerry suddenly looked like an enraged tiger, and suddenly raised his head and roared, "What about you who stepped on the horse? Oh, I thought it was fifty years ago, the self-righteous legend, you are cool, everyone? Don't try to teach me how to be a man like before, I'm fed up with this!"
Kerry taunted vigorously, as if he had vented all the emotions that had been deposited in his heart for many years.
Tang Yu didn't make a sound, just looked at Kerry silently, still scolded by him or sprayed, after all, this former little guy brother had a rare opportunity to vent in front of 'Johnny'.
After Kerry finished scolding himself, his temper gradually decreased by more than half, and he sat beside Tang Yu solemnly, shaking his head uncontrollably, and finally seemed to accept this fact helplessly.
He turned his head to look at Tang Yu again, as if relieved, and greeted his old friend: "How are these years?" ”
Tang Yu laughed at himself and said: "The soldiers who escaped from the battlefield, the outdated rock stars, how can they live." ”
"By the way, I forgot to introduce you, this is Tang, Arasaka Company."
When Kerry heard 'Johnny' take the initiative to introduce him, he couldn't help but take a closer look at Tang Yu, he looked handsome and well-dressed, he was completely like a rich young master from a noble family, if it weren't for 'Johnny' talking, he would have no interest in this kind of person.
"Heh, good taste, Don, right, I remember, what about her?"
Kerry pointed to Sasha as she stood and looked at the two curiously, her eyes full of confusion and excitement.
'Johnny' briefly introduced: "Don's bodyguard, you know, the people of Arasaka Company, like to talk about pomp and circumstance. ”
Kerry nodded, and now he has accepted the fact that Johnny is back, and nothing is impossible in this world.
He stood up and invited Tang Yu upstairs to talk.
"Come, accompany me upstairs to talk, I haven't seen you for so many years, and suddenly come to me, you won't even have a fart."
Tang Yu stood up, hung the guitar back on the wall, and followed Kerry up to the second floor.
"I heard that you have been depressed recently, and you have been doing it for more than half a year, what's the matter, are you still thinking about how to hype up and become popular?"
Kerry walked up the stairs barefoot, step by step, and replied: "Now people's tastes have changed, and it's not right, they have been brainwashed by those companies, and they can hear what good things are coming." ”
Tang Yu knows that now Kerry's career has begun to decline, and the record company he signed with is not strong enough, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of less promotion resources.
It's like the three strong sisters who debuted from Kyoto, and with the strong support and promotion of Arasaka, they are now all very popular.
"Kerry, you're being cynical, didn't I start with a small record company, and in the end, those big companies didn't get overturned by me."
Kerry felt that after fifty years of 'Johnny', the smell of arrogance was really not less at all, and said a little funny.
"What era are you, what era is it now, the martial arts band has become a swan song, Johnny, we can't go back."
Speaking of this, Kerry suddenly became a little melancholy, perhaps the once undying oath could not withstand the ruthlessness of the years.
Sasha followed behind Tang Yu and listened carefully to their conversation.
At first, it didn't feel right, Tang Yu suddenly seemed to be a different person, and his words and deeds were completely different from before.
is obviously still the same Tang Yu, but the arrogance shown by his gestures is really not fake.
Later, Sasha reacted when he listened to it, and Mr. Tang regarded himself as Johnny's Silver Hand, and was talking to Kerry as Johnny's Silver Hand.
However, how does Tang Yu know what kind of person Johnny Silver Hand is, after all, Johnny has been a legend for decades, and most of the people who know him are probably no longer alive.
Sasha checked the information, Kerry was a former member of the Warrior Band, and was Johnny Silverhand's best friend, and he must be very familiar with Johnny Silverhand.
If Tang Yu wants to hide from Kerry, he must know Johnny better than Kerry, and even treat himself as Johnny.
Unexpectedly, Kerry really believed in such a paradoxical thing, believing that a person who had been dead for more than 50 years was 'resurrected', and came here with another completely unfamiliar face.
Especially Tang Yu's tone of 'educating' Kerry, Sasha was stunned, and was almost ready to step forward, caring if Tang Yu was uncomfortable.
The words that came out one by one were really like changing the 'person', and it looked extremely natural.
Sasha followed the two up to the second floor to a small living room.
Two large semi-circular brown leather sofas surround a glass round table with scattered wine bottles and food scraps.
On the opposite wall, not far away, hangs a giant electronic screen.
Sasha obediently followed behind Tang Yu, and after seeing him sit down, he took the initiative to stand behind and kept silent.
Kerry slumped on the couch and pulled out a bottle of whiskey from the gap between his waists, leaving only a third of the wine left.
Kerry casually took two glasses from the table, filled the wine, pushed one to Tang Yu, and kept one for himself.
When he was about to take a sip, he accidentally hiccuped and said a little unpleasantly: "Made, in the middle of the night, just drinking a wine has the meaning of hair." ”
Tang Yu quipped: "What, your hands are itchy, I don't hear your voice is quite right, did the company do it for you?" ”
Kerry sighed, and he was a little unhappy at the mention of the company, and scolded directly: "What kind of stuff are those people, saying that I am incomplete in five tones, and my singing is always out of tune, there is no way, I can only implant an electronic throat, which makes Lao Tzu speak weirdly, but singing has indeed become more convenient, and in these years, even the sound of stepping on a horse can be faked." ”
When Tang Yu heard this, he also understood why Kerry relied on hype to maintain his popularity, in this era when the company controls everything, even people's hobbies will be changed.
Synthesize human voices, which can meet any of your needs, and even produce a tune is fully automatic by artificial intelligence AI, and various styles and timbres can be switched at will.
Old eight stocks like Kerry rely more on his former fame and status, as well as his past with the legendary Johnny Silverhand.
Whether Kerry admits it or not, his success is inseparable from Johnny's afterglow.
Tang Yu began to 'educate' the little brother Kerry again, and said indifferently: "So what do I say, rock and roll is always a spirit, and those dog* electronic synthesized sounds will never understand, I didn't teach you back then, chasing fame and fortune like a pug." ”
After Tang Yu finished speaking, he added a few words: "Kerry, if you listen to my words a little bit, you won't be like a bird now, is it useful to live in such a big house?" In the end, you have to rely on depression to attract some eyeballs. ”
The more Kerry listened, the more harsh he felt, and he felt unspeakably dissatisfied, so he simply put on an indifferent attitude and said: "Yes, yes, yes, what you said is right, anyway, you are the most awesome* legend in the world, you came to educate me in the middle of the night, are you tired, I thought you were truly repentant, I thought too much, say, what is the matter with me?" ”
At this time, the video was playing on the electronic screen, which was the video of the Warrior Band Park Roadshow that year, and the atmosphere was enthusiastic, attracting countless pedestrians to stay and join the rock wave.
Tang Yu no longer sold to Kerry, and said directly: "Are you interested in another concert, don't you want to become popular?" A concert that burns enough to explode is enough for you kid to become popular, and maybe it will make Night City discuss you for half a year. ”
"Don't worry about the record company, those agents are vampires, look at what you've made yourself."
Although MSM Records is old-fashioned, it is still far from being compared to the Arasaka Entertainment Front.
Not only advertising, exposure, and investment in promotion, Arasaka is the leader in this area.
Arasaka can return to Night City and gain a firm foothold, and Arasaka Media has contributed a lot.
Even the little sister who hasn't grown up to the three* can be in the city from Kyoto to the night city, which shows the power of Arasaka media.
Kerry's focus is not here, whether he can become popular is no longer the most important thing, hearing that 'Johnny' wants to hold a concert, he suddenly came to a good spirit, immediately got up from the sofa, stared at him and asked: ", are you here for real, want to have a nostalgic concert?" ”
Tang Yu was already a little impatient when he saw Kerry, and explained again: "It's not a nostalgic concert, but a brand new concert, a concert that can make you popular, a concert that can set the building of a biotechnology company on fire." ”
A concert that ignites the biotech building?
Kerry was a little confused, and holding a concert had something to do with a biotech company.
Suddenly, he seemed to recall something, the riot in the company square back then, Johnny single-handedly stirred up.
Johnny kicks off a concert in front of the Arasaka Twin Towers, and then sparks a riot against the company, and he takes the opportunity to infiltrate the company and play a big guy.
It was the last concert of the Warriors Band, and the last time Kerry met Johnny.
Kerry looked at Tang Yu in disbelief and muttered: "No, do you want to do it again, and this time the object has been changed to biotechnology, haven't you understood it yet, the Arasaka Tower has been rebuilt, if you can blow up the building a hundred times, they can rebuild it a hundred times!" ”
Tang Yu smiled disdainfully: "Kerry, no wonder you say that you are just doing this, OK, I can tell you, but I will only say it once, listen." ”
"I never wanted to blow up a building, or destroy a company, or even become a legend."
"But in the face of this * egg world, when everyone only dares to be silent and patient, someone must make the first cry, declare war on that damn capital, declare war on those damn companies."
"This is a war, if no one blows this horn, then it is up to me, let everyone open their eyes and see, no matter how powerful the giant, there will be a day when it falls."
"Hurry, Kerry, you don't understand now, but sooner or later you will."
Tang Yu stood up, forced his eyes at Kerry, and said again: "Kerry, I'm not obsessed with living in the past, and I don't have to do anything with the company, but at least this time, I have to let people see that the martial arts band will never die." ”
Kerry was silent.
He knew that it wouldn't be good for 'Johnny' to come back to him, and he was going against the company again, and he was still playing the same old game.
Kerry smiled helplessly: "Hehe, I kind of understand, it's been fifty years, and even Lai Xuan has changed his personality and returned to Arasaka, and you are still the same." ”
"It's really a grass horse, why do I just eat your set, although I don't understand your arrogance very well, but it's really a cow*, Johnny, worthy of you."
Kerry seemed to suddenly think of something, and he was no longer as excited as he was just now, but asked seriously: "So do you have any plans?" Or did you not plan from the beginning, open the concert, and call on everyone to boycott biotechnology companies, let me guess, I'm afraid that biotechnology will touch your head again. ”
Tang Yu took out a miniature memory chip, which contained the information he had compiled and merged, all of which were evidence about the crime of biotechnology experiments.
"Just look at it."
Kerry picked up the chip and put it into the bioneural slot on the back of his neck without hesitation, and after a quick browsing, his face couldn't help but be gloomy.
"A real horse is a group of things."
Tang Yu added: "Now you understand, even after 50 years, the company has not learned any lessons from that explosion. ”
"Biotechnology doesn't intend to spare anyone, the Badlands Wanderer tribe, and the warriors who have retired from the battlefield are their targets."
At this point, the conversation between the two is already a real showdown.
Sasha, who had been silent, stood beside him in a daze, thinking of the cause and effect, and instantly understood everything.
Sasha really understood why Tang Yu asked himself if he wanted to hold a concert.
Thinking of all kinds of atrocities in the Badlands and all kinds of evils of biotechnology, Sasha was really touched, and for some reason, a layer of mist gradually covered the world in front of him, and even the figure of looking at Tang Yu became blurred.
Kerry finished reading the chip, but still had some questions: "Didn't you work at the Arasaka company, no, it's because Tang worked at the Arasaka company, so it was inconvenient for you to use the company's means to disclose these information, so you found me, right?" ”
Tang Yu looked at him with a look of whether he likes to do it or not, and replied directly: "Whether you add it or not, no one can stop me from what I want to do, and the biotechnology building must be burned, I said." ”
"But don't be embarrassed about this matter, he works for Arasaka, don't let him get involved too much."
Tang Yu knows Kerry's feelings for Johnny, and Kerry will not betray Big Brother no matter what.
And Tang Yu is not worried about the leak at all, even if Kerry says it, as long as he doesn't admit it, who would believe the absurd story of Johnny's ghost returning to possess the top management of Arasaka Company.
If Kerry told Lai Xuan, it would be convenient for Tang Yu, and Lai Xuan's prince probably couldn't wait to steal the Relic chip loaded with Johnny's mark and come to him for verification.
Kerry heard that Johnny cared about other people's feelings for the first time, so he picked up his glass again, and said, "What, our Johnny Silver Hand, when did he change his temperament and learn to care about people." ”
"You actually share a body with Arasaka, it's ironic to think about it, let's introduce Tang, what's the origin in Arasaka, it's really not good, I'll call Lai Xuan, it's okay to take care of one or two."
Tang Yu said frankly: "It's average, that is, the deputy head of the counterintelligence department, the special operations department, and the dual departments of the Arasaka Company." ”
Kerry took a sip of whiskey, and when he heard this, he almost didn't spit out a mouthful of old wine.
Deputy Minister of the Dual Departments, he is also a senior position in the two powerful departments of the Counterintelligence Department and the Special Operations Department.
Is this still called mixed up?
Kerry said angrily: "Johnny, when you come back this time, is it possible that you plan to bring down the Arasaka Tower from the inside?" It's really amazing, who would have thought that Arasaka's number one enemy, a super terrorist, would hide in the Arasaka Tower, this world is too pedaling to pee. ”
This time he didn't plan to refuse Johnny, didn't he just open the concert, engage in a biotechnology company, and burn down a dilapidated building.
He didn't dare to blow up the Arasaka Tower, didn't he dare to burn down a biotechnology company building, anyway, he didn't do it.
"Okay, I'll trust you again, come to a concert, burn down a company building."
Tang Yu smiled and teased: "Kerry, you have opened your mind this time, and you have taken the first step to become a real rock star." ”
Kerry couldn't help laughing: "Grassy horses, it's starting to get excited when you think about it, burning down the biotechnology company building, this is big news, only you can come up with it." ”
"Tell me, when are you going to do it?"
Tang Yu said in a deep voice: "Just listen to Tang's arrangement, he will get things done, and we'll see you when the time comes." ”
Kerry wanted to say something, but saw that Tang Yu's demeanor suddenly changed, becoming completely different from just now, and his eyes were faintly cold.
What's the situation?
Seamlessly switch souls in one second?
Even Sasha on the side felt that the Mr. Tang she was familiar with was back, always cold and indifferent, and he was not surprised.
A series of question marks also appeared in her small braincase, and she couldn't help but start to doubt herself in her heart.
"Could it be that Mr. Tang has another soul living in him, Johnny Silverhand?"
Kerry was a little dazed, shook his head and tried to sober up, and in the blink of an eye, Tang Yu was really still in that cold posture.
He cautiously verified, asking, "Are you Tang?" ”
Tang Yu stood up again, fastened the first button of his suit, and stretched out one hand as a handshake.
"Hello, Cleorodeon."
"Introduce yourself."
"Deputy Director of the Counterintelligence Department and the Special Operations Department of the Arasaka Company."
"Tang Yu."
Kerry: "."
Not tonight.
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