Second Piano Concerto

That's how the schedule was decided.On the other hand, the tickets for the concert have finally started to go on sale. Although compared with the normal ticket release time, it can be said that it has come late, but it has been eagerly awaited by music fans, and it has only come out after a long-awaited call.At the same time as the tickets were released, Yu Doudou also released part of the concert's repertoire and announced that there will be a mysterious new work on the concert.As soon as the news was released, it really aroused widespread concern from the industry and music fans.The media approached Yu Doudou again, hoping to find behind-the-scenes information from her. Music fans were surprised and speculated whether Qin Haiou's silence for more than a year was related to this new work.However, the busiest of all are people in the composer field. After hearing the news, they were busy inquiring about each other. Everyone knew the weight of the new work that appeared at Qin Haiou's comeback concert, but no one knew. Know exactly who wrote this work.An established master, or an up-and-coming newcomer?This circle is actually very small, but everyone guessed and asked around, but still failed to find out the result.

Although he had expected that such publicity would attract attention, Yu Doudou still did not expect the enthusiasm of the crowd to be so high.Qin Haiou was also very happy about this.Even before the show started, Tan Shuo was already famous.Although his name is not yet known, "mysterious new work" and "mysterious composer" have become topics of interest for those who follow the concert.

Everything was advancing in the direction Qin Haiou expected according to Yu Doudou's plan.But at the same time, there were frequent rumors from Xiao Cong's side.First, manager Tang Jun announced on behalf of Xiao Cong that he would cancel all the remaining concerts in the summer season. When asked by the reporter if there was any change in the arrangements for the autumn season, Tang Jun said that Xiao Cong might need a longer period of time to recover and rest. Nothing has been determined yet.Shortly thereafter, it was discovered that Xiao Cong's solo concert had quietly disappeared from the autumn performance schedules released by major theaters and concert halls. The news was confirmed from his mouth.

Chen Ganning has never forgotten Doudou's advice, and has been paying attention to the reports about Xiao Cong, but now she can't understand it.In less than half a month, Xiao Cong's situation was already on the verge of collapse. Not only were all planned performances canceled, but it was also unknown when he would appear on stage in the future.His stage image was greatly compromised by the accident and his irresponsible hasty exit, and his commercial value continued to shrink due to the continuous cancellation of subsequent performances.What makes Chen Ganning even more strange is that Tang Jun, as Xiao Cong's manager, has always been slick and sophisticated, but this time, for some reason, he seems to have suddenly lost his position and did a poor job in crisis public relations, while Xiao Cong himself is even worse. Refusing to show up, the last time he appeared was the apology statement on Weibo, and he never made any sound since then.

Such a phenomenon quickly made industry insiders like Chen Ganning aware of the strangeness.Xiao Cong's accident happened suddenly this time, and Tang Jun fell too badly, which made the situation worse.The two of them seemed to have lost their tacit understanding, so that Tang Jun was very unconvincing in the process of dealing with the aftermath.Gradually, public opinion also began to question whether Xiao Cong and Tang Jun’s “poor physical condition” was true. Everyone suspected that this was just an excuse Xiao Cong used to prevaricate the media, with the purpose of covering up his backward piano skills and mental state. unstable fact.

Naturally, Chen Ganning couldn't imagine the real reason why both Xiao Cong and Tang Jun were out of order, but shortly thereafter, her former partner Alan contacted her suddenly.Alan jumped to Xiao Cong's team shortly after Qin Haiou left, and now he came to him again. Chen Ganning thought it must be a bad thing.She didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but then thought that she might be able to find out some inside information about Xiao Cong, so she patiently chatted with him on the phone.Sure enough, as soon as Alan opened his mouth, he poured bitter water on Chen Ganning. First, he complained that Xiao Cong was unreliable, causing such a big accident, and the public opinion overwhelmingly blamed him. Then he said that Tang Jun was incompetent. Performances, record signings, scheduled events, etc. all followed suit.Chen Ganning keenly captured the information she wanted, and asked her how Xiao Cong was recovering physically and how his mood was.Now Alan is suffering even more. It turns out that like Chen Ganning, she is also responsible for collecting responses from all parties, but she is not a core member of the team. She only knows that most of the bad news is being suppressed. No one dares to tell Xiao Cong. , I also heard that Xiao Cong's mood was extremely unstable. After the accident, he had many disputes with Tang Jun, which made the whole team panic, and they were all secretly looking for a way out.As for Xiao Cong's health, Alan said that he didn't know whether he was sick or not, and what his condition was.

After Alan poured out his bitterness, he asked Chen Ganning about Qin Haiou's situation. Chen Ganning had already prepared for this, so she said that the company had a big reshuffle, and now she was just doing errands outside, and she didn't know many things.After hearing this, Alan seemed to resonate very much, and also said that this business is really difficult to do, and he had no choice but to leave at the beginning, and now he regrets it very much.After some foreshadowing, she finally revealed the real purpose of finding Chen Ganning - she wanted to ask Chen Ganning to find out about Yu Doudou, hoping to return to Qin Haiou's team to work for him.

Chen Ganning just wanted to sneer at this: "Oh, at the beginning you thought there was no future in Haiou, you left so simply, and now you want to come back? It is your freedom to go where you want to go, and there is nothing wrong with following Xiao Cong, but Xiao Cong If Cong is unlucky, you will come back to look for Seagull, what do you think of Seagull? I advise you to give up your heart as soon as possible, Sister Yu will never let you come back!"

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone angrily, but after she calmed down, she suddenly thought that even if it was impossible for Alan to come back to work, it would not be her turn to decide this matter.She calmed down and told Yu Doudou the content of the call. She thought that the other party would blame her for making her own claims, but Yu Doudou just said lightly: "You did the right thing. If you encounter similar situations in the future, You don’t have to ask me anything, just figure it out for yourself.”

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Two weeks before the first rehearsal, the day to leave Longjin Town finally arrived.Before leaving, friends from the town gave Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo a farewell party at Longge Restaurant.Ever since Zhao Fei took photos of Tan Shuo, Tan Shuo's secret became known to everyone overnight. Everyone was surprised and admired, blamed him for hiding too deeply, and rushed to drink with him at the same time.This made Tan Shuo feel very uncomfortable.At the beginning, he came here after three years of wandering, alone and with nothing. It was they who made this small town his shelter, allowing him to secretly care for the flame in his heart in this paradise far away from the hustle and bustle.Now, he is about to return to his own path, facing the people who are sincerely happy for him, whether it is words of explanation or words of gratitude, they seem so poor.This is not a permanent parting, but a real farewell. At such a moment, Tan Shuo didn't know what to say, so he could only put thousands of words into the wine and drink one cup after another.

Qin Haiou watched Tan Shuo drinking with everyone, feeling no less emotional than him.Everything in front of him reminded him of when he first came to the town, the first time he ate at this restaurant, he passed out drunk here.From that day until today, how many things happened in between.He will never forget the cooking he has helped here, the bowls he has dropped, the piano he has heard, the heart he has talked about, the wine he has drunk, the fights he has had, the wind he has picked, the songs he has sung, and even There are rivers to jump over and rubbish to pick up... Looking at these familiar faces, he will think of the vivid memories they left for him.Everyone here is a living note, with different voices and colors, and they are the ones who let him hear richer voices in life, infecting him unconsciously, changing him, and nourishing him , also became his wealth.

Facing the precious friendship, Qin Haiou can only repay with a sincere invitation.During the dinner, on behalf of himself and Tan Shuo, he solemnly invited everyone to watch the upcoming concert.This proposal immediately received a warm response from everyone, and everyone expressed that they must join in.When Zhuzhu heard that he could see Qin Haibei again, she added another layer of anticipation.But the most exciting thing is Xiao Hei. He grew up in Dashan and has never traveled far. At this time, he heard that he could fly to the city to see and eat various delicacies prepared by different chefs. He suddenly had no intention of eating again. I have made this table dish by myself, I just want to leave now.

Since Nalan Jin was busy taking care of her tea garden and was not in town recently, Qin Haiou asked Liu Yang to convey the invitation to the concert to her.In addition, considering Qin Haiou's nostalgia for Xiaopengmen, Yu Doudou renewed the rent with the landlord and entrusted a set of spare keys to Liu Yang for safekeeping.

This night, everyone had a lot of fun, without getting drunk.Tan Shuo was the main target of the gang, and he was poured down before the banquet was over.Qin Haiou was also doomed, if not for Yu Doudou's rich experience who blocked him a lot, he would almost have been carried sideways back to Xiaopengmen.

The next day, Qin Haiou's piano and company vehicles were removed separately.Tan Shuo slept until noon, ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice noodles, and then started to pack his luggage.What he wants to bring is very simple, a thick stack of music scores, a few changes of clothes, plus toiletries, that's all.After tidying up, he went downstairs to ask Amao to explain the matter.Amao also had a farewell meal last night and drank a lot of wine. At this time, his eyes were still a little red. After listening to him silently, he asked a little sadly: "Boss, boss, are you coming out of the rivers and lakes again? Are you sure?" Don't forget about us..."

Tan Shuo looked at him amusedly: "Come back? I'm just listening to a concert, and I'll be back after the concert." After a pause, he said, "You can come to play then, and I'll reimburse you for travel expenses, board and lodging. "

Amao was stunned: "Aren't these all reimbursed by Brother Qin?"

Tan Shuo raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head: "Does he dare to snatch it from me? I have the final say on this matter!"

That night, Tan Shuo locked the second floor of the rice noodle shop, took his luggage to the Xiaopeng door, and people also lived there.In the early morning of the next day, when the tourists in the town were still asleep, everyone in Xiaopengmen took advantage of the dim sky and left the ancient town quietly.

Hours later, the plane began taxiing slowly on the runway.Looking at the constantly receding scenery outside the porthole, Tan Shuo suddenly had an illusion, as if he was a traveler about to travel far away, feeling sad about leaving, and a wanderer about to return home, feeling timid near his hometown; as if his time and life were at 11 It stopped suddenly a year ago, and everything became silent. It was not until today that it began to flow again, and began to gallop forward, making a heart-pounding roar.He has never been so close to the stage waiting for him in the past. It gives people passionate enthusiasm, but also dangerous temptation, happiness and intoxication, and hurt and pain.However, no matter what was waiting for him ahead, Tan Shuo had decided to calm down and face it calmly.

Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo sat side by side, looking at the same window.Longjin is Tan Shuo's second hometown, but to Qin Haiou, Longjin is like a small platform.At that time, he came from a long distance and was physically and mentally exhausted, but he got a rest here and accumulated strength.Now he is about to start again. This is neither his destination nor his end point. Although he has left precious memories, he is a passer-by after all.For more than a year, he has been away from the stage for too long.He misses it like never before, and can't wait to conquer it again. He wants to show a work on that stage and prove a person. This is related to his belief in music, and it also gives him the confidence to overcome all obstacles.His world is ahead, which was also Tan Shuo's world.Now, that world is waiting for them to go back together.

They are finally going back.