King of Classical Music

The warm and humid sea breeze blows into the island from the blue sea and blows into every corner of Disneyland.Near Peter Pan's dream stage, dolls imitating animation scenes and mountains, forests and streams can be seen everywhere, embellishing this stage into a fairytale-like dreamland.

And right in the center of the stage, there is a Bösendorfer seven-foot grand piano, with a dark and bright smooth surface, and beautiful black and white keys. This piano stands quietly on the stage like this Among them, it seems to be standing under the shining spotlight on the stage.

Qi Mu didn't have much in-depth research on the piano. This kind of instrument is very expensive, especially the high-quality piano is even more expensive, so in that era, generally only people from wealthy families would learn the piano. The piano shop where I learned the piano for the first time has seen someone play it.

But although I didn't have a deep study of the piano before, the music is always connected in the end.Qi Mu has listened to many piano pieces, including many symphonies by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and others, as well as many etudes.

Disneyland still paid for it, and only seven-foot Bösendorfers are used for tourists.

However, even if this kind of piano is considered high-grade for ordinary people, Qi Mu can probably guess that Min Chen has never played a piano under nine feet since he was a child.

Bösendorfer is already a world-class piano brand, but Qi Mu once heard gossip from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra that in the piano room of Bertram's house, it is said that there are more than a dozen Steinway nine-foot pianos. piano.

And now, the man is about to play in public.

Qi Mu couldn't help squinting, looking at the man who was already sitting on the black piano bench.Under the brilliant purple and rose red rays of the setting sun, the man's waist was straight, his baseball cap and big sunglasses covered most of his face, making it difficult for people to see his appearance clearly, but everyone present was Qi Qi was shocked.

Because... on the piano keys are a pair of extremely beautiful hands.

The fingers were slender and straight, with well-defined knuckles, and there was a thin layer of calluses on the fingertips of the five fingers, which were obviously left by years of practicing piano.

This kind of good-looking is different from Qi Mu's fingers. Min Chen's hands are the same as his, with a kind of domineering power, as if when he pressed the keys, the piano that was originally a bit loud and noble Sendorf became quiet all of a sudden, obediently waiting for him to play.

It's as if the people who played just now were just making a fuss, but now, a solemn and grand concert is really about to begin.

It is this kind of aura that controls the overall situation, so that other people present have forgotten the question of "this person is already an adult man, should he compete with children?" They all look forward to the whole person, will What kind of tune will be played.

Qi Mu stared blankly at Min Chen, through the sunglasses, he seemed to feel that Min Chen's gaze stayed on him for a while, and then saw the other party suddenly look at the boy with red eyes.

Min Chen's thin lips curled slightly, looked at the boy, and asked in a low voice: "Have you heard... the original version of "D Minor"?"

The boy shook his head blankly, then nodded immediately: "Listen... I have. The teacher asked me to buy the album. I have listened to it."

Min Chen nodded lightly, and sighed: "Some things cannot be fully understood just by listening to them. "D Minor" is not well recorded, there is no video, and there are some special fingerings that ordinary teachers don't quite understand. You don’t need to learn any more tunes.”

The boy was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't understand what Min Chen said.

But off the stage, Qi Mu suddenly understood - what exactly is this man going to do!

He actually wanted to... personally guide this boy? ! ! !

Qi Mu opened his eyes wide in horror, his handsome face was full of disbelief.Without giving him time to think about it, the next second, the majestic sound of the piano sounded like a turbulent wave crashing on the shore.

The piano is trembling, and every key press is like a huge wave hitting the beach, sweeping away everything on the shore.Qi Mu's fingers clenched tightly, and his gaze was fixed on the man playing the piano.

With a better sense of pitch and higher ear power, it is doomed that Qi Mu hears much more than others.

Min Chen's "Sonata in D Minor" also has another name, "Tsunami in the Night".

The whole piece is a very fast allegro. Although the difficulty is not considered the top type among all Min Chen's pieces, the emotions expressed are very abundant.It was a majestic force to face the tsunami alone in the dark sea.

Someone once jokingly said before playing "D Minor": Obviously this piece is not that difficult, but every time I finish playing, I always feel my fingers are a little sore.

This is the first time Qi Mu has heard the master of "D Minor" perform it in person. The passionate melody, the power to get up at the last moment after being knocked down by the tsunami is really frightening.

The "D Minor" performed by the boy just now and the current song by Min Chen seem to be two completely different pieces!

If the former is children playing in a pond, then the latter is sprinting in a raging and terrifying tsunami.

Min Chen's fingers are so fast that they almost become phantoms, but his posture is still as calm and elegant as when he just sat on the piano bench. The dignity engraved in his bones is not changed by the melody between his fingers at all, only occasionally The jumping body can show that this man seems to be immersed in the palace of music and can't extricate himself.

But... is it really impossible to extricate yourself?

Absolutely not!

When the whole piece was played to the very fast allegro at the end, Qi Mu suddenly heard a certain transition, he was taken aback suddenly, and looked at Min Chen in amazement.The latter was still playing calmly, but the changed melody made Qi Mu frown incomprehensibly.

Starting from the transition just now, this piece is no longer "Sonata in D Minor".Min Chen arranged all the last part of this piece of music, as if he was repeating a certain melody all the time, and... the speed was getting slower and slower, slower and slower, so slow that almost anyone could see his fingering clearly.

Qi Mu suddenly understood!

He temporarily arranged this piece of music, in order to let the boys standing on the side see clearly how he played it!

After Min Chen repeated the fingering for about three or four times, he suddenly turned around and brought the tune back to the original melody with a beautiful slide.For the other audience present, they only felt that the piece played by Min Chen just now was too gentle, and it seemed that the difficulty was not high.

But Qi Mu knew that he could adapt a piece of music to the desired result in a short period of time, and connect it so smoothly, this is the real master!

Qi Mu could only feel his heart pounding with the piano sound that became more intense again. When the last note ended beautifully, Qi Mu clapped vigorously and couldn't help shouting: "bravo!"

The rest of the audience applauded together like a dream come true.

"Hey, adults and children play it differently, and it's quite nice."

"Isn't it? My kid probably can play so well when he's his age."

"Dad, I'm sure I'll play better than him when I grow up!"

"Okay, my baby must play better than him!"

……

So in the end, what is called playing tricks, if this father and son know who is playing in front of them now, I am afraid they will regret it.

There are many piano geniuses in the world, but Min Chen only has one.

There are many masters who can compose music in the world, but there are very few who can change a piece of music so seamlessly in a short period of time.

This kind of seemingly enthusiastic applause has long been used to by Min Chen, he turned his head to look at the boy who was stunned at the side, and asked in a calm voice: "See clearly?"

The boy had just woken up from the dream, and kept nodding.

Min Chen just nodded slightly, then whispered something in the boy's ear, and walked off the stage.The Peter Pan who was holding a lot of cookies was still dumbfounded and did not move, Min Chen didn't give him any time to react, he just dragged Qi Mu away.

When Peter Pan finally remembered to send the cookies up as a gift, Min Chen and Qi Mu had already disappeared into the crowd, and there was no trace of them anymore.

If it wasn't for the powerful and majestic "Tsunami of the Night" that was still echoing in everyone's ears, I'm afraid they would have wondered whether such a piano player really existed, or whether everything was just their imagination.

As soon as Min Chen got off the stage, he dragged Qi Mu away without saying a word. His movements were so fast that Qi Mu hadn't recovered yet.It wasn't until the two of them walked away from Peter Pan's fantasy stage that Qi Mu gradually came back to his senses. He subconsciously looked at the place where the other party was holding his wrist, and calmly broke away.

Min Chen was slightly taken aback by his actions, but didn't say much.

The two had already walked on a small bridge at this time. The small wooden bridge was simple and cute, and it seemed to match the overall dreamy style of Disneyland.As if tired from walking just now, Qi Mu rested lightly on the bridge seat, and suddenly felt a darkness in front of his eyes, and there was another hat on his head.

He looked up, and saw that stern and elegant man pushed the sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, his thin lips slightly curled up: "Tired from walking?"

Qi Mu straightened his hat, and at this moment when he went to see the other party, he felt really weird.

Min Chen came from a good family background and received an excellent first-class education since he was a child. He thought that such a person would have a kind of arrogance engraved in his bones, just like Jasko, the principal of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

He is obviously dark, ugly and fat, but he looks at people with his nose all day long, and seems to be polite to you when he talks, but he doesn't even bother to throw one at you from the corner of his eye.

But after getting along these days, especially what happened today, Qi Mu suddenly understood: a real gentleman will never look down on anyone, they are elegant and noble, and they are willing to help others.

And when all these thoughts finally converge into one point, that is——

"You are such a good person, Min Chen!"

Min Chen, who was issued a good person card for no reason: "..."

As if not aware of the strange expression on the man's face, Qi Mu nodded to himself, looked far away, and looked at the place far away from the creek.There are overgrown forests, and many branches block the view at the end, and no one can see what kind of scene it is.

Qi Mu sighed, and said: "When I played in Vienna, I met some people. They thought...without background and talent, hard work alone would never make it very far."

Qi Mu's words are half true and half false. First of all, the original owner did perform in Vienna, but these impressions are all his own.He continued: "At that time, I was thinking, talent is important, I admit it. But family background... will never be the deciding factor for everything."

The young man's voice was melancholy and distant, as if recalling some bad memories.This made Min Chen couldn't help but look at him a few more times, only to see Qi Mu lowered his eyes slightly, his expression was filled with disappointment, and he couldn't even squeeze out a smile.

Speaking of this, Qi Mu seemed to suddenly think of something, he laughed in a low voice, and said: "Why did I tell you this, I'm a little surprised that you will help that boy today. I didn't expect you to go help him."

Min Chen lowered his eyes, his eyes were deep, and said: "He reminds me of someone."

Qi Mu was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Alone?"

Min Chen nodded and said, "A person who has passed away."

Not expecting to get such an answer at all, Qi Mu felt a little slip of the tongue, "Sorry, I didn't expect this."

Min Chen shook his head, and he also raised his eyes to look at the lush forest, and said in a low voice, "That person has no family background, and his talent is much higher than that person just now, but I believe, absolutely He was more diligent than that boy. He was also great, but unfortunately passed away in an accident during the last performance."

Hearing these words, Qi Mu suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.Just listen to Min Chen continue: "In my heart, he is an outstanding musician, he has the potential to reach a higher level."

The sunset in late autumn gradually fell below the horizon. After the fireworks show ended at [-] o'clock and he returned to his room, Qi Mu didn't even think about it...

In the current world music scene, is there such a character?

Very hardworking, no family background, talent and music level can be praised by Min Chen?

Such people... do they really exist?

Qi Mu thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, and when the moon was in the middle of the sky, all the lights in Qi Mu's room had been extinguished.But next door to him, in the inextricable darkness, a tall and straight man was standing in front of the bed, looking at the charming night view of Victoria Harbour, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed.

"Before you asked me to check Luo Yusen again...I checked it, and it seems that someone deliberately made him suffer in the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and tripped him up. I haven't found out who it is, but if you are interested, Jasko Brown hosted a violin concert, and you are invited. Oh, by the way, Jasko is the principal of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra."

On the phone was the voice of Daniel constantly flipping through the files, but on the other end of the phone, Min Chen fixed his eyes and said in a low voice: "I'm not in a hurry, just check it out slowly."

Daniel let out a "huh", and finally seemed to think of something suddenly, and said quickly: "Oh, and it doesn't matter if you go to that music festival, but it's okay, don't reveal your identity, I don't want to wipe your ass."

"Ah."

In the dense night, the man's mellow voice was blocked by the thick soundproof glass, so that no one else could hear it.

Min Chen raised his eyes to look at the night sky illuminated by the city's neon lights, and suddenly remembered the curious and thoughtful expression of the young man in the next room when he returned to the hotel.

A person who has passed away...

A man of great talent...

"Actually, you are also a very talented person..."