Second Piano Concerto

After breakfast the next morning, Qin Haiya began to deal with work calls and emails that had been put on hold after he arrived in the ancient town.Seeing that he was busy, Qin Haiou went to the piano room to practice, but when he came out of the piano room near noon, he found that Qin Haiya was no longer in the courtyard.

It was only then that Qin Haiou realized that Qin Haiya didn't want to meet Tan Shuo with his company. Apart from getting to know Tan Shuo, he probably had other considerations, so he wanted to have an interview with Tan Shuo alone.This made Qin Haiou suddenly a little uneasy, because he couldn't guess what Qin Haiya would say to Tan Shuo under such circumstances.But these two are people he trusts, and Qin Haiya must have his own reasons for doing so. After thinking about it, Qin Haiou decided not to follow and waited at Xiaopengmen.

When Qin Haiya came to the rice noodle shop, as Qin Haiou said yesterday, he did not see Tan Shuo immediately. The door of the rice noodle shop was closed, and there was no one.Qin Haiya went to the inn to inquire, and learned that Tan Shuo usually came to eat at noon, so he waited in the main room of the inn, and asked Zhuzhu about Qin Haiou's situation when he lived in the inn.Zhuzhu chatted with him for a while and then went to tidy up the room. Qin Haiya was a little bored, got up and walked outside the house, stood still on the porch, lit a cigarette, and had just taken two puffs when he saw a man pushing open the gate of the inn. step in.

Qin Haiya saw this person yesterday in Caifeng's photo and recognized him as Tan Shuo, but Qin Haiya didn't go up to greet him immediately, just watched quietly with a cigarette in his mouth.Tan Shuo was so busy writing that night that he didn't even bother to eat supper. He woke up from hunger and didn't pay attention to anyone in the yard. He ran directly into the kitchen, and after a while, he brought a rice bowl come out.

He walked towards the main room while eating, and Doudou followed at his feet, rubbing against him constantly.Before entering the room, Tan Shuo glanced at the people standing on the porch, thinking they were guests staying at the hotel, but he didn't care. After entering the room, he found a chair at random, sat down and continued to eat.

Qin Haiya stood on the porch for a while, then entered the room, and sat down opposite Tan Shuo.Tan Shuo lowered his head and focused on grilling the rice, eating quickly, occasionally picking out a bone and throwing it to Doudou who was waiting at his feet.Qin Haiya sat there and slowly finished his cigarette, pressing the end of the cigarette into the ashtray beside him, but he still didn't speak.It wasn't until Tan Shuo quickly finished his meal and stood up with an empty basin that he suddenly realized that the person on the opposite side hadn't left yet. He opened his mouth and asked, "Looking for someone?"

"En." Qin Haiya nodded.Tan Shuo was thinking about his own creation, so he wanted to call a clerk from the inn to receive him. Just as he was about to call in, Qin Haiya suddenly said, "I'm here to find you."

"Ah?" Tan Shuo was taken aback.

"You are Tan Shuo." Qin Haiya got up and walked towards him, "I am Qin Haiya, the eldest brother of Haiou."

Tan Shuo was taken aback. Looking carefully at this person's appearance, he was indeed very similar to Qin Haiou. When he thought of his actions just now, his heart suddenly became like a mirror: "Oh! Hello, hello, I'm glad to meet you !"

Qin Haiya smiled faintly: "I didn't want to delay your meal just now, is it convenient to talk now?"

"What's the inconvenience!" Tan Shuo said, putting down the rice bowl and walking outside with him.When the two came to the corridor, Qin Haiya took out another cigarette and gave one to Tan Shuo first.Tan Shuo was also polite, took it over and took it.The two lit cigarettes, and Qin Haiya said, "Seagull took me here yesterday to have a look, and I met the proprietress here, but I didn't see you."

Tan Shuo said "Oh", without explaining to him why he couldn't see him, and asked, "Did you go shopping in the town? What attractions did you go to?"

Qin Haiya smiled and said: "I just arrived yesterday, so I don't have time to go to any scenic spots." Then he briefly talked about what he saw and heard in the town yesterday, while Tan Shuo smoked a cigarette beside him, and made some timely comments.

The two seemed to be chatting about irrelevant gossip, but Qin Haiya had already obtained a lot of information.This Tan Shuo is very sophisticated in his polite manners, but his behavior is sloppy, and he has a sense of freedom and ease in it; he has clearly guessed the purpose of the other party's coming to him, but he just followed other people's words, and he will never ask for things that the other party does not ask. Do not take the initiative to speak.Obviously, he was very cautious about the matter that both of them were tacitly aware of, but judging from his expression, he was quite calm and calm.Before Qin Haiya got to the point with him, he realized that the person in front of him was not only a smart person, but also a person who had experienced it. He would not reveal his true thoughts easily, and he knew exactly when to say something, but he was not the smooth-faced one. types.Such people tend to appear very contradictory. On the surface, they seem carefree and even a little cynical, but in fact they are very proud in their bones and are very persistent in what they insist on.Facing such a person, Qin Haiya thought that there was no need for him to go around in circles.

"Haiou said that he has received a lot of care from you since he came to this town." After the gossip was almost finished, Qin Haiya brought the topic back to Qin Haiou.

Tan Shuo smiled: "It's not about taking care of me, it's all trivial matters."

Qin Haiya asked: "In your opinion, what is Seagull's current state? Can he really perform on stage?"

Tan Shuo was quiet for a moment, then said: "At present, he is in good condition, but he still needs to make full preparations before he really takes the stage. He hasn't practiced the piano for a long time. Although his fundamentals are still there, his technical status still needs to be restored. The main thing, the main thing is his mental preparation."

Qin Haiya said: "His condition was very serious before. We tried a lot of solutions to no avail. Now that he has finally recovered, I am even more uneasy. I am always worried that this situation will happen again."

Tan Shuo said: "In fact, his situation is very common among music players, but different people show it to different degrees. The case of Xiao Qin is quite extreme. He was delayed in the wrong direction for too long, so the situation was particularly serious. He didn't pay enough attention to art, and put all his energy into technology, thinking that this could be regarded as progress. This caused him a lot of pressure invisibly , the more pressure there is, the more desperate he is, the more desperate he is, the greater the pressure, and finally he falls into a vicious circle. He forgot that the purpose of playing is not just to show off skills, but more importantly, to express music. In fact, not only musicians, no matter What kind of career a person is engaged in, it is easy to get lost if he forgets his original intention. But this matter is not as terrible as it sounds, nor is it hopeless. Xiao Qin is very smart. As long as he realizes his own problems, If you figure it out, he will recover soon. He really really likes playing the piano, and this kind of sincere love will give him a steady stream of energy, even if he encounters setbacks, it can also support him to stand up again. "

Although Qin Haiou had already told Qin Haiya how Tan Shuo helped him get out of the predicament yesterday, Qin Haiya's remark was far beyond Qin Haiya's expectation.No one has ever analyzed Qin Haiou's problem so clearly and thoroughly.Although Qin Haiya knew his younger brother's character very well, he didn't know anything about music, but this Tan Shuo, he not only saw the unusually stubborn part of Qin Haiou's character that was not easy to reveal, but also saw the root of his psychological problems. He may be the person who understands Qin Haiou the most in terms of music so far. From this point alone, I am afraid that even Wang Yifu is not as good as him. From his evaluation of Qin Haiou, it can be felt that what this person values ​​and appreciates the most is neither Qin Haiou's talent is not his technique, but his love for music.Tan Shuo is full of confidence in Qin Haiou's recovery because he knows the value and power of this love.

When talking about this issue, Tan Shuo finally stopped being polite and perfunctory, showing his serious side, and Qin Haiya also made the conversation more direct: "Is there any precedent for playing new works in the comeback concert? "

Tan Shuo recalled: "It seems not."

"How does this affect Seagull? Will it increase his pressure?" Qin Haiya asked.

"There are pros and cons to this matter." Tan Shuo analyzed, "Since this is a new work, he is the first interpreter and performer of the work, so there is no other pianist to compare with him, and he will not be affected. Any restraint, in this regard, he will have less pressure, but for the audience to accept a new work, this has high requirements for his performance, which will cause more pressure on his impromptu performance, and the quality of the work It will also affect the effect of the performance, good works will give the performer points, and bad works will lose points, which is also a factor that needs to be considered.”

"The work is yours, what are you going to do?" Qin Haiya originally wanted to ask him about the quality of the work, but Tan Shuo did not deliberately avoid this aspect, and raised it himself first.

"What can I do, do my best!" Tan Shuo said.

This is also a truth.Tan Shuo's analysis was comprehensive, objective and calm. Only then did Qin Haiya finally make a decision.Since Qin Haiou had a reason to do so and the risks were inevitable, Tan Shuo became Qin Haiya's last concern.Now that this worry was dispelled, Qin Haiya also relaxed, paused, and said, "I came here this time to persuade him to give up this plan."

He told the truth that instead of being displeased, Tan Shuo was full of sympathetic helplessness: "I tried it too, but it didn't work. He didn't listen to me."

Qin Haiya smiled, Qin Haiou also mentioned this twists and turns yesterday, if Yu Doudou knew about it, I don't know what she would think.No matter how many people ask for Qin Haiou's commission, who doesn't want it?Fortunately, Tan Shuo refused so simply.However, this also proves that he is not a selfish person, and he is indeed thinking of Qin Haiou in his shoes.

At this time, the two of them had almost run out of cigarettes. Qin Haiya came to the conclusion that he didn't intend to stay for a long time, so he said goodbye to Tan Shuo.But as soon as he walked into the courtyard, he stopped again, turned around and asked, "If this work can't be staged, will you still finish it?"

Tan Shuo was taken aback for a moment, then calmly replied: "Yes."

Qin Haiya was stunned by his reaction, but he still stood there and did not leave.Tan Shuo then explained: "It's not the first time I've done this kind of thing. I wrote a lot of things before and never acted them out, and I never expressed such hope. When Xiao Qin made the commission, I didn't I agreed, first because he took too much risk, and another reason was that I didn’t want to write it at all at the time. But at this point in the matter, if I say I don’t want to see this work performed, it’s a lie.”

He crushed out the cigarette butt, threw it into the trash can beside him, and exhaled lightly: "Whether this work can be staged or not in the end, I will finish it well. This can be regarded as an explanation for myself."

Qin Haiya looked at him, nodded silently, turned and walked out of the inn gate.