Second Piano Concerto

Shortly after the first rehearsal, Tan Shuo received a call from his old classmate Li Zhenqiang.The two of them have been close friends for many years, but when there is no important matter, they often don't contact each other for several months. Therefore, when Tan Shuo saw the caller ID, he thought that Li Zhenqiang had something to do with him.Unexpectedly, as soon as he picked it up, he heard that Li Zhenqiang changed his old habits. Instead of starting with "rat! Are you still alive!", he asked, "Where are you?!"

Tan Shuo was stunned for a moment, then thought that Li Zhenqiang might have heard some rumors, and said frankly: "I'm in the city, and I'm back."

Li Zhenqiang was really angry: "Fuck, you're really back?! When did you come back? Why the hell didn't you say anything when you came back!"

Tan Shuo hurriedly said: "I wanted to tell you, but something has happened recently, I wanted to buy you a drink after I've been busy for a while."

Li Zhenqiang was still dissatisfied: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? What are you busy with?" But before Tan Shuo could answer, he interrogated aggressively, "I ask you, is the new work that Qin Haiou wants to play written by you?"

"I wrote it." Tan Shuo replied truthfully.

"Your uncle's—"

Li Zhenqiang was angry.He didn't know Tan Shuo's current situation at first, let alone that Tan Shuo had already lived in the city, but when he was working in the recording studio today, he overheard the musicians who came to record talking about the scene a few days ago During the rehearsal, he talked about how amazing Qin Haiou's skills are and how powerful his new work is, and Tan Shuo's name was also mentioned.When Li Zhenqiang heard the word "Tan Shuo", his first reaction was disbelief, because the Tan Shuo he knew was supposed to sell rice noodles in Longjin Town, and it was impossible for him to have anything to do with Qin Haiou's comeback concert.But then a musician mentioned Tan Shuo's graduate school, and said that a friend of his own played the cello in the orchestra, and this Tan Shuo was a classmate of the same year.Everyone recalled briefly, and soon remembered that Li Zhenqiang was also in the same school, maybe even in the same class as Tan Shuo, so they all asked him if he knew this person and where he came from.At this time, Li Zhenqiang was dumbfounded. He knew very well that the person who was in the same school as him and whose composition level was good enough for Qin Haiou to hold a comeback concert could only be his close buddy Tan Shuo, and there was no other possibility.But if this is the case, why didn't Tan Shuo contact him when he came back? !The more Li Zhenqiang thought about it, the more strange he became. After a few perfunctory words, he slipped out of the recording studio and called Tan Shuo in a place where no one was around.

Tan Shuo didn't want to hide it from Li Zhenqiang at first, but Qin Haiou's situation is too special to disclose, and secondly, they will face their first rehearsal after they return to the city. He was worried and didn't have the heart to gather with old friends, so he didn't contact Li Zhenqiang for a long time.After the rehearsal was successfully completed, Tan Shuo revised the work while the iron was hot. It was not until the last two days that he had some leisure time. He was planning to invite Li Zhenqiang out for dinner, but unexpectedly Li Zhenqiang called first.

When Li Zhenqiang heard it was true, he opened his mouth and wanted to curse, but because he was too shocked, he didn't say anything for a while.Tan Shuo smiled and said, "Let's make an appointment! You book a place, I'll treat you, and we brothers will have a good get together."

"Who the hell is you two brothers!" Li Zhenqiang was so angry that he paused and said, "It's time for you to treat me, just wait! I'll record today. Tomorrow, tomorrow you get out and take your Explain the problem clearly!"

Tan Shuo repeatedly agreed.The next day, the two met at a barbecue restaurant that Li Zhenqiang had ordered. After they were seated, they ordered food and two liters of draft beer.Li Zhenqiang took a sip of draft beer to moisturize his throat, and then began to criticize Tan Shuo.

Li Zhenqiang was full of resentment. First, he complained that Tan Shuo didn't contact him after returning to the city. Second, he complained that Tan Shuo hid important matters such as the concert from him. Finally, he concluded: "You are so shameful, you have to speak behind your back." It's so prosperous without saying a word! I was worried that your rice noodle shop would not be able to continue, but I didn't expect you to have climbed to the top of the food chain!"

Of course, Tan Shuo understood the feelings of his old friend. Seeing that he was angrily unable to listen to his explanation, he could only shift the responsibility to Qin Haiou. It is easy to leak the news, no one is allowed to say it before the rehearsal, and whoever leaks the news wants to look good."

Only then did Li Zhenqiang calm down, and said on his mouth, "What else can I do? Could it be that he can still eat you?", but his face obviously eased, and as soon as his tone changed, he began to gossip, "Quickly tell me, this What happened to the work? Did you find Qin Haiou, or did he come to find you?"

"He commissioned me first." There was no need to hide this question, and Tan Shuo told the truth.

When Li Zhenqiang heard it, his jaw almost dropped.As one of the few people who knew the truth about the past, he never doubted Tan Shuo's creative level, but Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo lived in two completely different worlds, not to mention that Tan Shuo had long been disheartened , even if he didn't, how could these two people have an intersection, and even cooperated in such an important concert, this is simply the probability of sparks hitting the earth.

Tan Shuo also knew that such a simple sentence could not satisfy Li Zhenqiang's curiosity, so he told Qin Haiou and himself about the process from the realization of the commission to the appointment, saying that the two met by chance when Qin Haiou was traveling in the ancient town Yes, and later went to collect folk songs together, so this work came into being.Li Zhenqiang was amazed when he heard it, and he was skeptical: "There is such a coincidence! Then why did he decide to ask you to write it? How can such a weighty concert not be your turn!"

Tan Shuo smiled and said, "What else could be the reason? Of course I was overwhelmed by my brother's charm!"

Li Zhenqiang still didn't believe it, so Tan Shuo had to change the subject: "When I first met him, I didn't know he was Qin Haiou. I thought he was a young man who came to Longjin for a trip. He lived in the inn next door and often came to my shop. To eat rice noodles, I even asked him to help me serve the plate."

As expected, Li Zhenqiang's attention was diverted, and he burst out laughing, thinking of something while smiling: "Hey, let me tell you, is the recording of the rescue last year the piano he recorded?"

"Yes." Tan Shuo smiled.

"What about the violin and cello?" Li Zhenqiang's intuition told him that since the piano is Qin Haiou, the players of the other two instruments should not be ordinary people.

"I don't know about that. He didn't seem to want to talk about it at the time, so I didn't ask." Tan Shuo said.

"Maybe it's Lu Liqiu and the others. They have the closest relationship with Qin Haiou." Li Zhenqiang guessed on his own, rubbing his chin, "It seems that Qin Haiou is okay, and he is very righteous."

He thought for a moment, then his face changed suddenly: "Then how much will he give you? Has the contract been signed yet?"

Tan Shuo scolded: "Can you stop being so vulgar and talk about money every now and then?"

Li Zhenqiang disdained: "I'm just a layman!" He drank two sips of beer and said, "Who is Qin Haiou? Can ordinary people afford it? I'm not afraid that he will bully you because of his fame and that you will suffer a loss. Reminder! What kind of virtue did you forget about his senior brother? How could a pianist of his level be so good at a little-known little composer for no reason? Don’t be too good at it. You forget the pain when you get the scars, and when you deal with these people, you can't go wrong with a little thoughtfulness!"

Tan Shuo knew that he was always outspoken. On the one hand, he was happy for himself because the work was about to be staged, and on the other hand, he was a little wary of Qin Haiou because of Xiao Cong's incident. I can't tell him the details, so I just said: "Don't worry, I understand."

Li Zhenqiang didn't want to expose Tan Shuo's scars at first, but when the topic came to Xiao Cong, he couldn't hold it back, and then asked, "Have you heard about Xiao Cong?"

"En." Tan Shuo nodded slightly.

"He also has today!" Li Zhenqiang snorted coldly.

Tan Shuo beckoned the waiter to refill the drinks for the two of them, then leaned back on the chair: "This matter... I am already bearish on it now. He doesn't focus on music, and it is inevitable that he will get to where he is today."

"You deserve it!" Li Zhenqiang spat.

Tan Shuo smiled, but didn't say a word about what happened in Xiaopengmen.The two continued to drink and chat, from the industry news in recent months to the old classmates in the composition class in the early years, until the barbecue restaurant closed before leaving.Before leaving, Tan Shuo told Li Zhenqiang that he had left him a VIP ticket for the concert and asked him to come.Li Zhenqiang was still drunk, a little agitated, choked up and said: "Rat!... Fuck, don't laugh, laugh at me!" He wiped his face, and patted Tan Shuo on the shoulder hard, "Brother, you can wait until It's today!...It's so fucking difficult!"

Tan Shuo was also very emotional, but he was still calmer than him. After a few words of comfort, he called a taxi for him first, and sat down on the side of the street, waiting for the night wind to blow away the smell of alcohol, and his mood calmed down Come down, then get up and leave.