King of Classical Music

After the tour around Europe in the first half of 2018, this is Weiai's first orchestra member meeting.In the past, this meeting was simply a summary of the performance activities in the first half of the year and plans for the second half of the year, and at most set the theme of the orchestra for next year.

But today, it is destined to be different from the past.

As the manager of the orchestra and the host of the meeting, Mr. Tuckerman prepared a lot of materials and distributed them to every member present.First, he summed up the things that should be summarized as before, and then, Mr. Tuckerman hesitated for a while, then looked up at Qi Mu who was at the side.

After all, Qi Mu is the chief of the orchestra, so he and Mr. Tuckerman are sitting on both sides of Master Dorenza.Next to Qi Mu is the second conductor of the orchestra, Mr. Motor, and then the chief of other musical groups.

Mr. Tuckerman's eyes hesitated, as if he was entangled in a very important matter, and he did not speak for a long time.In this regard, Qi Mu smiled slightly, then stood up actively, and said in a calm tone: "The next thing I want to talk about is related to me. It's better for me to leave the scene first, Mr. Tuckerman."

While talking, Qi Mu pulled out the chair and prepared to leave.But he had just taken a step and hadn't taken a step when he suddenly felt his left hand being grabbed by someone.The light-colored eyes widened suddenly, and Qi Mu turned to look at the old man who was serious and serious beside him in surprise.

I saw that Commander Motor also looked up at him, his always solemn and rigid face was still serious at this moment, and his eyes were calm and indifferent.

If Mr. Dorrenza is the most tempered conductor in the orchestra, then Mr. Motol is undoubtedly the most "bad" tempered.Of course, this kind of badness is only compared with Mr. Dorenza. If compared with Min Chen, Mr. Motor is still relatively kind.

Among Wei Ai's three conductors, the one Qi Mu is least familiar with is Mr. Motor.There is no other reason, but this master conductor always has a straight face, looks like he is not close to him, and seems to be very indifferent to Qi Mu, and only talks to him often during rehearsals and performances.

Qi Mu never expected that when he wanted to turn around and leave, the first person to hold him back was not Mr. Dorenza, but Mr. Motor!

Under the bright light of the conference hall, Mr. Motor shook his head slightly towards Qi Mu, and said, "Weai never said that the chief executive was absent from the meeting. Oh yes, there was one time when Zayev was expelled. Just ignored him and his henchmen, Xiao Qi, sit down."

He even compared his lovely chief with Zayev, the first violin member Richard who was sitting in the back muttered depressedly: "Mr. Motor, how can you talk about Xiao Qi and Zayev together?" , Zayev, how can he compare with Xiaoqi!"

For the complaints of the members of the orchestra, Mr. Motol just let out a cold snort, and then ignored it as if he didn't hear anything.But Qi Mu clearly felt that the hand holding his wrist was exerting a slight force, directly pulling him down again.

After staring blankly at this serious conductor for a while, Qi Mu helplessly raised the corners of his lips and smiled lightly.

Mr. Motor...you really are hard-spoken and soft-hearted!

After Qi Mu sat down, Master Dorensa gave him a steady look.Next, he turned his head to look at Mr. Tuckerman, who immediately nodded understandingly, and then began to propose the last task of this meeting.

"On the 3rd of next month, the contract between Xiao Qi and Wei Ai will expire. During the 18-month contract period, I believe that everyone will also know his strength and character very well, and know whether he is qualified to continue as a The chief of Wei Ai leads the entire orchestra to move forward. Then, in the next step, a secret ballot will be held, and everyone will directly cast their own choices on the intranet, whether they agree to stay or not."

"The voting time for this time is 5 minutes. After I announce the start, everyone will vote together. Abstainers can abstain from voting, which will not be counted in the total votes. As before, Mr. Dorenza has 5 votes, Xiao Qi ..." After a sudden pause, Mr. Tuckerman continued: "Xiaoqi, you have 3 votes. Let's start voting now!"

The times are developing and changing. As a top symphony orchestra in the world, it is naturally impossible for Wei Ai to use the most primitive handwritten voting method like it did hundreds of years ago.As early as a few years ago, Weiai developed an independent voting mechanism internally, and all members can vote online directly with their mobile phones.The voting method is completely anonymous, there is no need to worry about any risk of identity information disclosure, and the speed is faster, and there is no need to waste manpower and material resources to vote.

The conference hall covers an area of ​​about 200 square meters. In addition to a ten-meter long table in the center, there are three ring-shaped round tables that surround the entire conference hall.Sitting around the long table in the center are three conductors and the chief and deputy principals of each instrument group, and the other musicians are sitting behind.

While all the musicians were voting, Qi Mu crossed his hands on the table and didn't move at all. Five minutes seemed a long time, but it was only a blink of an eye. Mr. Tuckerman shouted "Time's up", and then everyone put down their mobile phones.

In the spacious and quiet conference hall, everyone's eyes were fixed on Mr. Tuckerman, the only person standing in the audience.Although the latter often received such attention, for some reason, Tuckerman felt that sweat was gradually oozing from his forehead: he was a little nervous.

After swallowing his saliva, Tuckerman lowered his head and exchanged glances with Mr. Dorensa and Qi Mu, and then when he raised his head again, he had put on a calm and calm expression.

"Then let's take a look at the voting results."

As soon as the voice fell to the ground, there was a sound of turning heads in unison, and the eyes of hundreds of people gathered on the big screen on the wall again.

On the night view screen that spanned the entire wall, a picture of my cousin was being displayed, showing three data in the simplest bar graph.At this moment, the histogram is still empty, only three different options "yes", "no" and "s" are written at the bottom.

Everyone present was staring at the screen tightly without turning their eyes away, while Qi Mu looked straight ahead calmly and calmly, with a gentle smile on his face.He wasn't nervous at all, and he wasn't timid at all, as if the result of the votes that would appear next had nothing to do with him, he just watched seriously.

Only the tightly clenched fingers revealed his restless heart at the moment.

To be a free violinist, for Qi Mu now, there is no problem at all.His fame, his strength, and his reputation can all make him a successful and outstanding solo violinist.Even to a certain extent, not only Wei Ai has brought him honor, but he has also brought a lot of brilliance to Wei Ai.

However, some things can not only be exchanged for benefits or status.

From the first time he heard the performance of the symphony orchestra to now, Qi Mu's original intention to learn the violin is to cooperate with the orchestra.Even though he can choose a better path and get better development now, in contrast, Qi Mu hopes to continue to cooperate with this orchestra.

After sighing softly in his heart, the smile on Qi Mu's lips gradually disappeared, and he looked up at the screen seriously.

The audience was silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the result to appear.Even Master Dorenza slowly suppressed his smile and focused on the screen.

These few seconds seemed like a year to everyone present!

Until...the histogram suddenly started to rise!

In an instant, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd: "Great! There are only 6 votes against!!!"

"Hahahaha, let me just say, why did Xiaoqi leave the orchestra!"

"That's right, this is the most correct result!"

No one cares about how many "yes" there are, because there are only 6 negative votes and 3 abstentions, which has silently proved how many yes votes there will be.But what caught their attention was that there were still people who abstained from voting? !

This is very rare in Weiai's previous meetings.Weiai is a free and open democratic orchestra, actively participating in every orchestra affairs is what every member is most used to.

Facing the surprise and doubts of everyone in Wei Ai, Mr. Dorensa smiled and turned to look at Qi Mu, then leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Qi, did you vote for... abstention?"

Qi Mu didn't deny it either, just smiled and nodded.

A total of 3 abstentions, isn't it exactly the number of votes that Qi Mu has as the chief of the orchestra? !

When the voting results came out, the originally depressing and dreary atmosphere was swept away. Everyone smiled and waited for Mr. Tuckerman to announce the voting results, and there was no serious depression just now.

And when the matter of "whether to renew the contract" has been decided, all problems are not so easily resolved.

When we got the result that "Qi Mu is about to renew his contract with Wei Ai", the meeting only lasted for more than an hour, and it was only after noon, but when everyone debated and came to the conclusion of "How long should Xiao Qi renew his contract?" When the answer came, it was already sunset and dusk.

The members who got the result they wanted naturally left the conference hall very happy and excited.And the members who were very dissatisfied with this result wanted to argue about something angrily, but there was nothing they could do.

After all the members left the conference hall, Qi Mu stayed in the conference hall with Mr. Dorenza and Mr. Tuckerman to sort out the materials of the entire meeting.

Mr. Tuckerman said that on the second day, he would immediately draft the renewal contract with Qi Mu and hand it over to Qi Mu for signature.Master Dorensa relaxed all over, and said with emotion: "Xiaoqi, it's great to be able to cooperate with you again! I believe that what Glatter is worried about will not happen after all. At least for now, you are me and you. The most outstanding chief that Wei Ai has ever worked with!"

A meeting that took up a whole day also made Qi Mu feel a little tired.What's more, the most important topic at this meeting is about his fate.

It wasn't until the night gradually shrouded and the lights came on that Qi Mu went downstairs with his violin in hand.As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw a handsome and elegant man looking at him with a smile, and he didn't know how long he had been waiting there.

Wei Wei was stunned for a while, then Qi Mu walked up with a smile and said, "Brother Chen, why are you here suddenly?"

"I'm your manager now. Although I can't participate in Wei Ai's meeting, waiting for you here is at least what I have to do." Chen Lingpin nodded calmly, he looked Qi Mu up and down, stiff His shoulders suddenly loosened, and he said in a firm tone, "The contract has been renewed."

Qi Mu didn't hide anything, as the two walked towards the door, he said, "Yes, it's the same as what you said before, the contract is renewed. But... guess how long?"

Chen Lingpin pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose indifferently and calmly, and replied: "Maybe I don't have to guess this day anymore, it is exactly the same as the number I told you this morning...isn't it?"

There was a gentle smile on the handsome and beautiful face, Qi Mu nodded heavily: "It's the same as what you guessed."

Although he still looked calm and composed on the surface, behind the cover of his glasses, Chen Lingpin has made no secret of his confidence and joy.Even though he didn't have much opinion on the matter of "whether Qi Mu will stay in Wei Ai", he knew... this young man really wanted to stay.

Both of them tacitly didn't say anything more. The building Chen Lingpin rented was closer to the Friends of Music Association building, so when Qi Mu saw him off, he went to his apartment alone.He had just gotten off the subway and before he had time to react, he heard the buzzing of the phone in his pocket.

Qi Mu picked it up and looked at it. When his eyes touched the name on the phone, he suddenly smiled.

"Min Chen, your timing...is really accurate!"