King of Classical Music

As soon as he got off the plane and set foot on the land of City B, the cold wind that hit his face was like a knife, swishing towards Qi Mu's face.He subconsciously tightened the thick woolen scarf, and then took a taxi to his apartment.

Originally, Qi Mu was still thinking about whether to buy a car, but now, he may not have this concern for the time being.

If he really has the honor of being favored by Professor Akad and accepting him as a student, then Qi Mu will leave for Paris to study, and he won't be staying in City B for a long time.

But when Qi Mu arrived at the City B Symphony Orchestra the next day, the others didn't have any special reactions. They all congratulated Qi Mu on his successful performance at the centennial celebration of the City S Symphony Orchestra. Only Du Sheng looked at him with far-reaching eyes. After a long time, he took him to Tan Lao's command lounge.

Mr. Tan has always been a serious and old-fashioned person, or in other words, people like him who have come from that era are almost all traditional and conservative, but they have the expectation and vision of wanting to break through and innovate.

I saw that the layout of this small conductor's lounge was very simple, except for a few random tables and chairs for resting and chatting and an old desk, there were only some trophies and pennants won by the orchestra.

After Qi Mu entered the house, he immediately closed the door behind him.At this moment, Mr. Tan was watching the repertoire of the next performance season. After seeing Qi Mu and Du Sheng enter the room, he put the materials in his hand aside, looked up at Qi Mu, and said, "Xiaoqi, this time The performance in S City was pretty good."

Recently, the orchestra has been quite busy with affairs, and Mr. Tan didn't spare time to rush to S City, but since the concert ended the night before yesterday, many media magazines and people in the circle praised the success of the centennial performance. From yesterday to today So far, major public opinion media have carried out large-scale reports on this.

Naturally, Mr. Tan also saw the rebroadcast of China Central Television last night.Even though the symphony delivered through radio waves was far less beautiful and shocking than the scene, Mr. Tan also thought that the whole performance was very good, and at the end Qi Mu even managed to overwhelm the audience.

Hearing Tan Lao's praise, Qi Mu smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your compliment, Tan Lao."

Mr. Tan didn't beat around the bush, he said bluntly: "Originally, you were supposed to return to City B on the plane yesterday morning. I received a call from Wen Jun yesterday afternoon, and I know...Master Faller Lewis about meeting you."

Speaking of this, Qi Mu finally understood the purpose of Tan Lao and Du Sheng looking for him.

He didn't deny it either, and nodded with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Tan, after I met Master Farrer yesterday, he told me that he was going to recommend me as a student to Mr. Reed Arkad." After a pause, Qi Mu added: "Mr. Arkad is currently working as a professor at the Paris National Higher Conservatory of Music."

Although Tan Zhenghui had already known about this matter during the phone call with Zhu Wenjun, when he actually heard it from Qi Mu, he still felt a little sad and relieved.

Sadly, if Qi Mu really wanted to go to Paris, he might not be able to return to City B a few times throughout the year.

What is gratifying is that this child is finally about to start further studies, and he is worshiping under Master Reed Akkad.

Mr. Tan hadn't opened his mouth yet, but Du Sheng, who was sitting beside him, smiled and said, "Xiaoqi, I didn't expect you to have such great news when you went to S city this time. You, Brother Du, heard about it yesterday." At that time, I still thought that I heard it wrong, but it was Reed Arkad, you must cherish this opportunity."

Hearing this, Qi Mu smiled gently and said, "Brother Du, you really have thought too long ago. Mr. Farrer just brought my album to Professor Akkad for a listen. The master may not accept it. I'm a student."

But Du Sheng shook his head and said: "Since Mr. Farrer has already told you about this matter, he is sure of it. Xiao Qi, you must go, and you can't give up this opportunity again. Reed Akade can be a professor, this is already a very extraordinary thing, you can't be like last time."

Of course Du Sheng was referring to Qi Mu's rejection of Professor Carl, but this time, Qi Mu had already made up his mind.

In the past six months in China, he has known a lot and grown a lot.Huaxia is his motherland, but what he needs more now is to learn more things and make himself stronger, so that Huaxia's classical music can be better developed.

"Please don't worry, Brother Du. If I really have the honor to be a student of Professor Akkad, I will try my best to seize this opportunity." After a pause, Qi Mu looked at Old Tan again, and said, "Tan Old man, you don't have to worry about me, I know what to do next."

Tan Lao has long noticed Qi Mu's growth.He looked at the handsome and beautiful young man in front of him, and suddenly felt that the other party seemed to have changed a lot.

He didn't have the stubborn rebelliousness in his memory at all, he had to speak ill at each other or even do it directly when meeting. Now Qi Mu seems to be a piece of gentle and beautiful jade. Discover the beauty of this gem.

After a long time, Mr. Tan finally let out a long sigh, and said, "Xiao Qi, the first tour performance at the beginning of next month...you can take Lao Du's place."

Qi Mu was startled when he heard the words, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He tightened his fingers slightly and asked, "Old Tan, what do you mean..."

Tan Zhenghui, who had been keeping a straight face, slowly showed a kind smile, nodded, and said, "You have been in the orchestra for five months, and you have been rehearsing with the orchestra for so long, so why don't you be the principal once? You don’t even know how? How do you become an assistant chief?!”

The content of the speech seemed to be a bit reprimanding, but Tan Lao's tone was very friendly and soft, and he was simply talking to a junior.

Tan Lao said it casually, but in Qi Mu's ears, he was stunned in place.Qi Mu couldn't believe his ears, but his top ear power did not allow him to ignore Tan Lao's words.

"Do you really... want me to be the head of the first round?"

Qi Mu repeated the question in disbelief, making Mr. Tan stern, and asked, "Why, don't you have the confidence?!"

Qi Mu immediately smiled and shook his head, and said confidently: "No, I have this confidence! Don't worry, I will perform well!"

Tan Lao smiled and said a few more words to Qi Mu, then let him go out to practice with the orchestra.

In the quiet command lounge, when there were really only Tan Lao and Du Sheng left, the serious and rigid old man relaxed his body all of a sudden, looking at the ground in the distance without focus.

Du Sheng sighed and said, "Old Tan, I'm afraid Xiao Qi is really... going away."

Old Tan nodded, but did not speak.

"I didn't sign a long-term contract with him at the beginning to prevent this day, but I didn't expect... this day came so quickly, it's only been more than half a year..."

When Qi Mu was recruited as the assistant principal of the City B Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Tan used his personal connections and only signed a temporary contract with him.As long as three months of preparation time are given, both parties can propose to resign at any time.

The official contract of the City B Symphony Orchestra is three years. Qi Mu is now in the golden period of personal growth and learning. Mr. Tan does not want him to spend such precious time on orchestra rehearsals, so he is given such a temporary contract. .

But at this moment, no one thought that the effect of this contract would appear so soon.

After a long time, Mr. Tan looked at Du Sheng and scolded with a smile: "Why, you are not happy with Xiaoqi going to Paris?"

Du Sheng immediately retorted for himself: "Why, am I afraid that you will be sad all the time? Who doesn't know that you look fierce all day long, but you are partial to Xiaoqi. Look, I'll be at the location of the next tour. Give it all up to Xiao Qi." There was no hint of jealousy in Du Sheng's words, he was just joking with a smile.

Tan Lao raised his eyebrows: "You know I'm partial to him, so why are you still here? Why don't you teach Xiao Qi?"

After Du Sheng said a few words with a smile, he left the command room.For a moment, in the small and silent conductor's lounge, only Tan Zhenghui was left alone, silently looking at the playlist in his hand, without saying a word.

After a long time, a long sigh came from the lounge. The sound was too shallow and was quickly drowned in the air.

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Since Qi Mu confirmed that he will be the chief performer at the beginning of next month, the rehearsal of the entire orchestra has gradually entered the right track.Many orchestra members happily congratulated Qi Mu for this opportunity, but at the same time, they also knew that Qi Mu might leave the orchestra.

But no one took the initiative to mention this matter, and everyone rehearsed seriously as usual.

Half a month passed like this, and just when Qi Mu thought that he might not go to Paris, he received a call from Master Farrer.

On the phone, Master Farrar first told Qi Mu that he was very sorry, that Professor Akad's temper was too weird, and he refused to use his mobile phone to contact Qi Mu in person.But at the same time, it also brought him good news.

"Angel, Reed likes your music very much. After he heard your song "Blessings of Love", he has already decided to take you as a student. Qi, you know that Reed has a very bad temper. He listened to you It took two weeks to reply to me with a few songs, and today I am happy to tell you—”

"Angel, come to Paris!"

When he got the news, Qi Mu was packing his piano case and planning to go home.

Hearing such an answer suddenly, Qi Mu's heart suddenly surged with indescribable complex emotions, so that after hearing the name "Angel", he didn't pay much attention to it.

There ... is Paris.

There... he had Reed Arcade as his teacher.

There... there are the world's top classical music masters.

There, is Europe.

For half a year, he—

Time to go back too!