Second Piano Concerto

For the next half month, Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo lived peacefully.Qin Haiou practiced the piano as usual every day, while Tan Shuo continued to revise his works in response to the problems found in the rehearsal.In addition, all matters related to the performance are taken care of by Doudou and the management team. The two live in the studio and hardly stay at home. Sometimes even more simple.

One week before the performance, Qin Haibei returned to China.She came back specially for her brother's comeback concert, but she didn't tell Qin Haiou the exact date in advance. Instead, she came to the studio quietly the next day after arriving home, wanting to surprise Qin Haiou.

Qin Haiou still has no plans these days. The only change in the studio is that the aunt who was invited to take care of his daily life had an emergency and asked for three days off.Yu Doudou wanted to temporarily arrange someone to replace her, but Tan Shuo said that there was no need for such trouble.The three days are nothing more than a few meals and some cleaning. Now that his score has been corrected, he is free to be left and right, trivial things are nothing to worry about, and I promise not to starve Qin Haiou to death.

So, when Qin Haibei came to the studio at noon that day, he didn't even see anyone at first.Holding the spare key of the living area in her hand, she went inside to put down the gift for Qin Haiou, looked around, and finally found a strange man in the kitchen, cooking in full swing.

Qin Haibei stared at the other person's back for a while, then walked into the kitchen and asked, "Who are you?"

Tan Shuo was so engrossed in cooking that he didn't notice that there was someone behind him. When he suddenly heard this sound, he turned around with a frightened spatula, and was taken aback: "Who are you looking for?"

Qin Haibei glanced at him again, feeling that he had an inexplicable aura of the master's family, not like a hired housekeeper, and finally remembered the previous summary he heard from Qin Haiya: "...you are Tan Shuo? "

"Yes." Tan Shuo nodded.

Qin Haibei laughed immediately: "I'm Qin Haibei."

"Oh! I have been admiring you for a long time!" Tan Shuo hurriedly greeted.At this time, there was a sudden sizzling sound in the pot, and he said "Ouch", and turned around to stir fry again.

Qin Haibei looked at him curiously from the side. She had already heard about this man's deeds, but she was still surprised when she saw him.If Qin Haiya hadn't explained it to her in advance, she would never have associated him with the spring and snow that Qin Haiou loved.The man was busy in the kitchen as if he was a quick cook, and he was the kind in a small restaurant.

"Where's the seagull?" Qin Haibei thought it was interesting and asked again.

"Practicing the piano!" Tan Shuo added some condiments to the pot, and turned the pot skillfully.Qin Haibei actually guessed that Qin Haiou was practicing the piano, so she was not in a hurry to find someone, since every conversation needs someone to start, she leaned over and looked into the pot: "What are you frying, why is it so delicious! "

"Beef." Tan Shuo simply replied.

After returning to the city, Qin Haiou often missed the delicacies of Longjin, so he specially asked Xiao Hei to send over the ingredients, and asked Tan Shuo to cook for him in different ways.Tan Shuo got the Grandma's True Biography when he was collecting folk songs. Every time he performed one or two dishes casually, Qin Haiou ate them full of praise.What he took out today is a special marinated beef from the Longjin area. It can be stored for a long time after being dried, and it can be processed when you want to eat it.Not long ago, Xiao Hei sent a large package over, and Qin Haiou almost finished it within a few meals, and now the last portion is being fried in the pot.

"It's so fragrant!" Qin Haibei's words were sincere.It was only the second day after she returned to China, and she was so hungry that she could eat anything, let alone this delicious specialty.She has been very straightforward since she was a child, and without a word, she brought a pair of chopsticks, and took advantage of Tan Shuo's stir-frying, to snatch a piece from the pot like electricity.

Tan Shuo glanced at her, and simply scooped out a few pieces of meat from the pot, and put them in an empty bowl aside for her.

While eating the meat, Qin Haibei asked, "Where's the aunt you invited? Why are you the cook?"

"I have something to do at home, so I'm asking for leave," Tan Shuo said.

"That's really hard work for you!" Qin Haibei laughed.

"Serve the people!" Tan Shuo said and glanced at the clock in the kitchen. Qin Haiou had a strict timetable for eating and resting every day during his retreat and piano practice. Now it's almost time for dinner. He still has One green vegetable was not fried.

"You came here with Seagull? Are you used to living here?" Qin Haibei was still asking.

"Very good." Tan Shuo took out the beef and wiped his hands on the apron.

Qin Haibei felt a sense of urgency from him, put down his chopsticks and asked, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Put soup, serve rice." Tan Shuo was not polite to her either, originally one of the things he was best at ordering others in the kitchen.Qin Haibei found a few bowls and put them next to the rice cooker, but when he lifted the lid of the rice cooker, he was shocked and laughed, "So much rice! You're really afraid of starving him!"

Tan Shuo didn't say a word, he couldn't say that at least half of it was what he wanted to eat.But Qin Haibei was very happy, and asked, "How is Seagull's appetite now, is it much better than before?"

Naturally, Tan Shuo knew when she meant "before" and he understood without pointing it out. He just said, "He spends a lot of money practicing the piano, so it's a good thing he can eat."

While the two were chatting, Tan Shuo had already fried the vegetables.Qin Haibei helped bring the food to the dining room, and couldn't hold back when serving the plate of beef, and took another big piece from the plate.

"sister?!"

She had just taken a bite when she heard a familiar voice. Looking back, she saw Qin Haiou walking into the dining room quickly, his face and eyes full of surprise.He stepped forward to give her a strong hug, and his eyes fell on the plate in her hand: "You stole my beef!"

Qin Haibei laughed, and stuffed the half piece of beef that he had bitten into his mouth.Qin Haiou chewed the beef, one side of his cheek bulged, Qin Haibei pinched his face, and sighed with relief: "It can be regarded as gaining weight!"

At this moment, Tan Shuo also came in with soup, and Qin Haibei asked, "I heard that when he was in Longjin, he always went to your house for dinner?"

"It's a family meal." Tan Shuo corrected.

"What a blessing!" Qin Haibei moved the plate on the table to make way for the soup.In fact, objectively speaking, Qin Haiou did not really gain weight, but Qin Haibei's overall impression of him still remained before he went to Longjin.At that time, he was physically and mentally exhausted and very haggard. He was indeed much thinner than in his early years. Now that he has returned to a healthy and sunny normal state, in Qin Haibei's eyes, he naturally feels that he has nourished a lot.

Qin Haiou's eyes moved back and forth between his sister and Tan Shuo, and found that they didn't even have any embarrassment when they met for the first time. He was surprised but also a little happy.He was not present when Tan Shuo and Qin Haiya met, so it was hard to imagine what kind of scene it was. Now seeing my sister and Tan Shuo getting along very harmoniously, I feel very strange.

The siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they both had a lot to say. The three of them sat down to chat while eating.Qin Haibei first cared about his younger brother's life, and then the topic turned to the comeback concert.Before Qin Haibei came over, she had a long talk with Qin Haiya and learned a lot about it. However, her ideas and Qin Haiya had always had great differences in certain aspects, so she was still dissatisfied when she mentioned this matter. The other two asked directly: "I heard that Yu Doudou objected from the beginning, and the eldest brother also disagrees?"

Qin Haiou honestly said "Yes", and quickly said, "But then I convinced them."

"Yu Doudou didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Qin Haibei asked Tan Shuo again.

Tan Shuo's main attention was on eating, and after a while, he realized that she was asking himself, and hurriedly said: "No, Manager Yu is very reliable!"

Qin Haibei glanced at him thoughtfully, then changed the subject: "I heard from elder brother that Seagull has been taken care of by you a lot."

At this time, Qin Haiou had just taken a big mouthful of rice, his mouth was full, and it was not convenient to express his opinion, so he could only nod as if pounding garlic.

"Hehe, that's Boss Qin's politeness." Tan Shuo smiled.

"Oh, I really envy you! The life you live in Longjin is the life an artist should live." Qin Haibei said again.

Tan Shuo poked the tip of the chopsticks in the direction of Qin Haiou: "Seagull is a genuine artist, and I make a living."

Qin Haibei stopped his bowl and chopsticks and looked at him: "Your life has been changed by someone else, it's deliberate, and it has no effect at all."

Tan Shuo smiled again, but did not answer.

Qin Haiou said to Qin Haibei: "Before I left, I renewed the rent for the small courtyard in Longjin. If you want to go collect wind, you can live there anytime."

"Okay!" Qin Haibei thought about it seriously, "It's a pity that I can't do it this year. Next year, I will definitely go in the spring of next year!" Then he asked the two of them, "Where is Zhuzhu, is she okay?"

Qin Haiou nodded.Tan Shuo said: "It's good, we've opened branches!" Qin Haibei was very happy to hear that.

The three chatted while eating, and the food on the table was quickly swept away.The pot of rice that Tan Shuo cooked was a little extra, but he didn't know that Qin Haibei would come, let alone that Qin Haibei's appetite should not be underestimated.In the end, the three of them were not full, so Tan Shuo had to go to the kitchen to cook another pot of noodles.

After the meal, Tan Shuo asked the two to rest while he went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.Qin Haibei took the opportunity to drag Qin Haiou into the coffee shop, and asked him some questions that he could not discuss in front of Tan Shuo.Because time was limited, Qin Haiou picked up the important ones and told her first.Now he is not as excited as he was when he faced Qin Haiya. Some thoughts were repeatedly hammered and settled in his heart, and when he said it to others, he naturally brought a kind of determination and transparency. He said the key points in a few words, and attached Some of my own experience and thinking, Qin Haibei and him have a lot in common in terms of art, after some exchanges, I was very pleasantly surprised.

Although Qin Haiya had mentioned before that Qin Haiou had matured a lot over the past year, but when she saw her younger brother's changes with her own eyes, Qin Haibei was still very shocked.This kind of change is inseparable from Qin Haiou's experience in Longjin, and Tan Shuo's dominant position is also obvious. Thinking of these things, Qin Haibei exhorted: "It is not impossible for Tan Shuo to come to this day." Easy, people like him may be used to not expecting anything from others. In the future, if you can take care of him, take care of him more, and if you encounter difficulties, my sister will help you."

Qin Haiou knew that the "difficulties" she mentioned did not mean problems in the general sense, so he nodded: "Don't worry, sister, I know it well."

Qin Haibei rubbed his head with a smile: "The little seagull has finally grown into a man! Come, let me have a drink with my sister."

When Tan Shuo came out after washing the dishes, he saw the siblings sitting at the bar of the coffee shop from a distance, holding a small glass of red wine in each hand, and whispering very close together.Qin Haiou usually does not drink at all, which shows that he is really happy.Tan Shuo didn't bother him, and went back to his room to sleep.

After Qin Haibei's "inspection" at the studio, he was very satisfied with Qin Haiou's condition. After that, he often came to eat, and he liked to make surprise attacks every time.At the same time, as the performance approached, people who came to watch the concert from other places also arrived in the city one after another.As usual, the reception for media reporters and people in the industry was arranged by the management team, but in order for Yu Doudou to concentrate on preparing for the concert, Qin Haibei took the initiative to do the reception for relatives and friends.Qin Haibei received a group of friends from Longjin Town, but did not immediately arrange for them to meet Qin Haiou and Tan Shuo. Naturally, Liu Yang and others did not want them to be distracted by them at this time. Toured around the city and played around happily.

There were only two days left before the performance, and Lu Liqiu and Chen Xu also arrived.In the afternoon of this day, the two came to Qin Haiou's studio together, on the one hand to rehearse the upcoming trio, and on the other hand to meet the author of this work, Qin Haiou's big secret - the person who has not yet been released to the public. The mysterious composer who has already attracted attention and speculation just by appearing in front of him.

So, in the small concert hall of the studio, Tan Shuo heard three world-class performers rehearse his works live for the first time.This trio had been thrown in the bamboo basket under the bed by him before. If Qin Haiou hadn't dug it out, he would have almost forgotten its existence. Now he suddenly found out that it was also in the concert program list, and he couldn't help being surprised. He jumped up from his seat anxiously: "No, no, no! How can this work?!"

Qin Haiou wanted to surprise Tan Shuo, but unexpectedly it backfired. He was a little dazed for a while, exchanged glances with the other two, and asked, "Why not?"

Tan Shuo explained: "I wrote this a few years ago. There are too many problems and I can't do it."

The three of them were stunned again, and Lu Liqiu said: "But we think it's very good!"

Tan Shuo scratched the bridge of his nose helplessly. Seeing that the three of them were looking at him eagerly, especially Qin Haiou, who looked pitiful as if someone had poured cold water on his face, he had to find a pen and put it in front of the piano. Go look at the score, and want to revise this work again.Seeing that Tan Shuo no longer objected, the three of them actively cooperated. Wherever he made changes, they tried to play them out so that he could hear the effect of the changes.After Tan Shuo corrected Qin Haiou's score, he made changes to the corresponding parts in Lu Liqiu's and Chen Xu's scores. After trying to change it, he went round and round in front of the music stand of the three of them. After a busy afternoon, I am basically satisfied.He stopped to wipe the sweat from his forehead, threw the pen and said, "Time is running out, let's act like this first, and I will make some changes after you finish the performance."

Lv Liqiu and Chen Xuben loved this work, and after seeing him work hard, it turned out to be better. They just wanted to express their excitement, but they were not satisfied with what he said, and felt that they would change it again in the future. I admire it very much.Only Qin Haiou looked unsurprised, and shook his head in a tone full of people who came here: "What is this? You don't know how he changed that concerto. He wished he could change the score ten times if he changed one note ten times." wear."

When Lu Liqiu heard it, he immediately criticized him: "Why are you like this? Since you want someone else to write it, why don't you let others change it?"

Tan Shuo also yelled: "That's right, besides, how could I be as exaggerated as you said?"

Lu Liqiu had been whetted by Qin Haiou when he was in Longjin Town. When he met Tan Shuo earlier, he was cautious at first due to the unfamiliarity with each other. However, after an afternoon of rehearsals and discussing music together, this strange feeling There is nothing left. Looking back at this moment, I only hate being robbed by Qin Haiou, and hurriedly said to Tan Shuo: "Master Tan, you can write one for me too! I promise you can change it as you want, I will never change it." Don't be verbose."

Chen Chen was very dissatisfied with this: "Where is the agreed lady first?"

Qin Haiou's reaction was also quick: "You can make an appointment if you want, but you must show me the contract first."

"Why did you show it to you?" Lu Liqiu objected.

"Because I'm his manager!" Qin Haiou replied confidently.

Chen Xu laughed while holding the cello.But Lu Liqiu was overwhelmed by his momentum, and asked in a daze: "Really?" After asking, he came back to his senses and waved his bow, "Who are you lying to?!"

Qin Haiou pointed at Tan Shuo: "If you don't believe me, ask him."

Tan Shuo laughed and said, "I really don't understand the contract, so you can figure it out!"

Lu Liqiu still didn't give up: "Aren't you afraid of seagulls cheating on you?"

Chen Xu finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Li Qiu, don't you understand, they are in the same group!"

Only then did Lu Liqiu realize that he had been fooled.But jokes are jokes, Tan Shuo still gladly accepted the commission of the two, but the premise is to let him take a rest first.As for the specific requirements for commissioned works, we need to wait until Qin Haiou's concert is over before discussing.

It was a very pleasant meeting for all four.Lv Liqiu and Chen Xu are both performers of the same level as Qin Haiou. They have a great sense of music and quick thinking. Talking with them makes Tan Shuo feel very enjoyable, and Tan Shuo has formed his own unique music in the years of exploration and thinking. Lv Liqiu and Chen Xu also benefited a lot from their insights and sometimes uttering shocking words.Qin Haiou was very happy to see that they were chatting speculatively.And Tan Shuo didn't know until today that Lu Liqiu and Chen Xu had not only been to Longjin, but also watched many of his works, and he finally knew who made the emergency recording.He really didn't know what to say about this - the former is to cut first and then play, and the latter is purely a sledgehammer, but since Xiao Cong's sudden appearance at Xiaopengmen was frightened, his behavior towards Qin Haiou has already developed. With a certain immunity, now that I hear these two things again, I don't think it's so strange.