musicians of old

Chapter 290 "The Apostle" (4K [-]-in-[-])

"Hey, a surprise!"

The audience in the audience had only listened to the performance of "Flight of the Bumblebee" for about 20 seconds, and they had already entered into that strange state of tension, but at this moment, a shout of "inappropriate" suddenly came from the stage.

Even though it was the encore moment, suddenly someone yelled out during a symphony performance, which undoubtedly made the audience feel a little out of sorts, and followed the source of the sound with suspicious eyes.

"That is?…"

"Mr. Kaplan? The baritone who just sang the Fantasia?"

"If I remember correctly, this gentleman is the permanent conductor of the old symphony orchestra, right?"

Although Kaprun works behind the scenes most of the time, as the No. [-] person in the orchestra, he left a deep impression on everyone on the stage today, and there are still many people who know him.

The music fans looked at each other a little.

"Surprise? What is a surprise?" Viadrin, who was full of memories of "The Clock" just now, touched his forehead in doubt.

The performance of the band "Flight of the Bumblebee" did not stop, and various instruments competed to present a dramatic musical image, and the air was filled with a tense and playful atmosphere.

"Rumble rumble—"

Suddenly, a low voice came from the side of the stage.

The sound was noisy and messy, and it wasn't on time, as if it wasn't from any percussion instrument.

"What is this stuff?"

Fan Ning and three other staff members pushed out two small wooden carts in the aisles on both sides of the stage, which were filled with colorful paper balls that were slightly bigger than basketballs.

"Gift, this is a gift! New Year's gift!!" Kaprun explained with a smile on his face.

As the music sounded, he picked up a red "big paper basketball" and threw it straight into the air above the auditorium!
"New Year's gift? Are there any gifts tonight?" More than a dozen dignitaries from the cultural department, as well as many distinguished guests from the upper class, were stunned by Fan Ning's endless tricks.

After the red paper ball was thrown from Kaprun's hand, Fanning summoned a strong but short invisible force and slammed it in a farther direction.

So the audience stared at it all the way to the highest point near the crystal chandelier.

In an invisible place in the center of the sphere, the capsule containing the radiant spirit liquid of the "Jin" phase burst, and a certain miniature spell seal in the special structure was activated, so it seemed that a group of compressed storm air currents lifted the restraint——

"boom!!!"

The outer paper shell cracked and disintegrated, a large group of colorful or gold and silver glittering card-like things, followed by more decorative petals and colored paper bursting from the air, and falling down one after another!

The old symphony orchestra on the stage was still playing "Flight of the Bumble Bee", and the audience's hairs were bristling from the tense and strange sound waves, as if a bee was about to sting it, their backs couldn't help shrinking again and again, In this state, they subconsciously raised their hands and grabbed one of the cards scattered above their heads.

"Huh? £1?"

A ten-year-old citizen, holding a light white card in his hand, stared wide-eyed.

"Hey... this is a real banknote! A New Year's gift worth 1 pound!" He tore off the gently stuck banknote with a "chick".

"Wake up tomorrow morning, and your happiness will be like the sun in winter."

Then the following sentence of New Year's greetings was revealed, and it was stamped with Mr. Kaplan's signature format.

"2 quid?...Where did Carlon come up with so many evil ideas..." Viadrin stretched out his fingers to hold a purple card, and peeled off the brand-new banknote with the fragrance of ink on it. When the sincere New Year's greetings were stamped and signed by the Marquis McAdam, the smile on her face froze for a moment, and her expression suddenly became weird.

"I can hardly believe that the situation in front of you is hard to say that you did it on purpose..." He looked up at the ceiling of the hall, where all kinds of cards were still circling in the air.

The explosion of the big red paper ball was just the beginning, and soon, several other paper balls of different colors were thrown out in different directions by the staff.

Under the assisted impact of Fan Ning's "key" phase invisible force, some of them flew into the air further ahead, some flew to the sides, and some burst in the air in front of the boxes on the second and third floors , the wind of "Jhin's curse seal" blew it towards the high audience.

"5 pounds?" Director Humphrey flicked the crisp banknotes in disbelief, and then read the text behind, "Oh, look, New Year's greetings from Mr. Fanning."

"1 pound, 1 pound, 1 pound... 10... 10 pounds!?" A round-faced, short-haired girl grabbed six or seven cards one after another. She counted the cards with banknotes and suddenly exclaimed, "I Wouldn’t it be the highest price in the audience? 13 pounds, my God, the ticket price I bought was only 12 pounds!”

"Ahhh! I have received greetings and blessings from Ms. Xilan!!" The young man wearing glasses in the box grabbed five in a row without money, but at a certain moment he suddenly beat his chest and said, "Oh, I'm dead!" expression.

"Boom!—" "Boom!—" "Boom!—"

Under the instruction of the conductor, the band inadvertently started the second repetition. The weak stringed instruments playing the chromatic scale vibrated in the ears of the audience like a swarm of bees. There were one or two sounds of brass pipes entering and staggering out, which added a bit of humor to the scene, and the thrown paper balls of various colors exploded in the air one after another.

"Please accept our New Year's greetings!" Kaprun stretched out his hands in the shape of a trumpet, raised his head and shouted loudly, backing away again and again while shouting, "Surprise! Gift! In the encore song! In the form of a lottery!"

Amidst the music of "Flight of the Bumblebee", a colorful heavy rain fell in the Symphony Hall.

After Fan Ning customized and purchased card bases with different contents, he asked the staff of the Administration Department and the General Operations Department to divide into groups, led the employees for several nights, and hurriedly produced nearly [-] New Year greeting cards, and then compressed them into two small cars Of course, a few small extraordinary means were added to the paper shell ball...

Four-fifths of them are pure blessings, signed by random musicians, but the remaining one-fifth is a very meaningful "New Year's gift" in the "lottery".

The simplest and crudest form is naturally sticking banknotes directly on the blessings: 1 pound, 2 pounds, lesser 5 pounds, and a very small number of 10 pounds. The director's style is not well understood——

"A ticket for the tea break at the Turner Art Hall?" A lady dressed up to attend repeatedly confirmed the beautiful words on the bottom of the blessing on the fourth card, "This card can be used in any concert in 4 of the new calendar. Enter the tea break area once during the break, and you can bring a companion."

A mysterious and high-end special symbol permeates the card texture behind the font.

"Priceless social or dating tool!" She covered her mouth with one hand, her shawl slipping.

"And... you can even bring a companion, my God, this is too decent!"

The concert tea break area of ​​Turner Art Hall is not only xx pounds per person to enter!She has read several media reports on the tea breaks of the ten concerts in the opening season. The service there is extremely distinguished, the art decorations there are extremely expensive, and the snacks and drinks are said to be delicious and expensive... Can appear in tea The people who socialize in the rest area are all VIPs from the art hall, this is simply a passport to the upper class!
"Record pick-up card..." Attorney Monroe rubbed his eyes, and quickly scanned the sentence "With this card, you can choose to pick up a set of albums released by Turner Art Hall at any point of sale."

"What a coincidence?" He muttered, "The family just bought a new phonograph, and it hasn't arrived yet..."

""30 £ Turner Art Hall Ticket Voucher"..."

""50 £ Turner Art Hall Ticket Voucher"..."

""100 £ Turner Art Hall Ticket Voucher"..."

Someone keeps finding totally unexpected New Year's gifts.

""Sound, Light and Shadow, Reminiscence in a Moment—Exquisite Album and Souvenir Gift Package of Impressionist Art Exhibition"."

The audience is completely boiling!

The voice of the permanent conductor, Mr. Kaplan, is indeed correct.
What's a fucking surprise?
The festive atmosphere and festive effects are instantly full!

Not only can you receive New Year greeting cards from artists, but also simple and rude banknotes that symbolize good luck, and so many high-end, decent and high-end New Year gifts?

Wouldn't it be [-] times more pleasing than the city's promotional commercials with fancy New Year wishes?

Please give more blessings like this! ! !
Gentlemen, ladies, and children stood in front of their seats or in the aisle, grabbing the cards happily. The scene was lively and orderly, and in the folk culture of Tiolein, accepting the "blessings" that had fallen to the ground or "Gifts" will lose their effectiveness and even bring bad luck. In addition, there are quite a few ladies or old people with disabilities in the audience. Everyone pays attention to the mid-air. A few people try to kick the fallen cards with their feet, but find that they seem to stick on the floor.

The ratio of the number of cards produced by Fanning to the number of listeners is enough to ensure that each person can draw cards 5-7 times on average.

"Bang bang! -" "Bang bang! -" The colored balls are still popping.

Colorful, shiny gold and silver pieces of paper of various colors rotate, dance and radiate charming colors under the reflection of the crystal chandelier.

"Invitation letter for the New Year's Eve dinner at the Turner Art Hall?" Shortly after the last few colored balls exploded, there was a sudden exclamation from the crowd, which made the surrounding audience suddenly quiet and looked sideways.

A lady turned the card over and over again, and the folding fan had already fallen aside.

"The invitation to the dinner party! I received it too!"

"This one is also an invitation! The qualification to have a dinner with the musicians? My God, this must be a dream!!"

There were several different voices coming from various places, attracting a lot of envious eyes.

Apparently, the highest-level gift of this "New Year's Lucky Draw" is hidden in the last few colored balls.

When the splendid scene in the symphony hall returned to normal, the last repetition of "Flight of the Bumble Bee" also stopped, and the audience re-seated while cheering and applauding.

The cheers this time are not only admiration for the artists, but also a real "excitement of harvest" bonus, especially the gifts that quite a few people got far exceeded the value of the tickets.

"Da da da— da da da—"

Suddenly, the snare drum and snare drum on the stage played a prelude with heads held high.

Immediately, the band played a majestic, passionate and confident melody with a sonorous and powerful rhythm.

The third encore piece is "Radetzky March", the repertoire of Johann Strauss Sr.'s New Year's concert.

The eyes of some listeners who had heard it last time lit up, and those fans who hadn't heard it before suddenly felt that something was about to move in their bodies.

After the first four bars of the main part were played, Master Schillings, like Fanning once, closed the baton and stepped down.

The audience started clapping uncontrollably.

This New Year's concert in 914 of the new calendar probably left most of the audience with unforgettable memories for life, and those young audiences, after experiencing such a moving and sublimation, it is hard for them not to become A "music lover", many people's life trajectory may be changed because of it.

After several rounds of carnival, the performance came to a successful conclusion, but it was just a performance.

"Lucky listeners who have received the 'New Year's Eve Dinner Invitation Letter', please take your family members to the stage and take photos with our artists and VIPs." At the end of the show, Kaprun laughed loudly again, "Then, haha ​​you guys Then you can consider whether there is a conflict with your original planned itinerary, the dinner is expected to end before 0:30, of course, maybe at the New Year's concert next year, the opportunity will come to you again!"

Give up the opportunity to have a dinner with several masters on and off stage, a group of outstanding artists, and the entire staff of Turner Art Hall. Obviously, as long as there is no fatal thing, no one will be stupid enough to make such a decision. Moreover, this opportunity can be shared by the family!
"Hey, stand still, stand still."

"Mr. Fanning is in the middle."

"Several masters, you go first."

"You guys stand first, I can take any position!"

"Don't block the beautiful ladies behind..."

"Chorus boys and girls, hurry up!"

Eclectic standing, not too long time, did not pay too much attention to the so-called status etiquette.

"Crack-"

After the laying of large photographic equipment was completed, the photographer pressed the shutter.

"Yay!" "Happy New Year!!!"

More than 80 musicians on stage, 61 affiliated choir members, conductors, pianists, singers, and more than 60 lucky listeners, a total of more than 200 people's bright smiles were frozen in the film.

The staff began to dismantle the stage, the musicians recovered the instruments, and the technicians from Hoffman Records also began to dismantle the recording equipment.

"After the photos are developed, they will be released to everyone as soon as possible. Please move to the glass corridor banquet hall on the north side of the fifth floor after leaving the venue." Fan Ning said loudly.

More than ten minutes later, under the guidance of the staff, everyone boarded the spiral staircase leading to the fifth floor one after another.

"Callon, I have a question for you."

Fanning and Kaplan walked among the crowd, and were stopped by Sir Viadrin at the door of the banquet hall.

"President?" He stopped in doubt, and motioned for Kaprun to come in first.

"Do you know about Vassius?" Vyadrin's tone was casual, not serious.

Fan Ning thought about it quickly, then nodded calmly.

"I guess he lost contact? I had contact with He Meng and his group on the opening day. Although they said they were 'still on vacation', I had some hunch at the time. You know that mysterious incident..."

"That's true. Investigators are a high-risk profession... You don't have any other entanglements?"

Fan Ning gave a "thump" in his heart.

Why did the president ask such a question?
"Did you learn something unexpected?" He asked tentatively.

Viadrin looked at the heavy snow falling outside the window.

"It is said in the Special Inspection Office that Vassius may be the 'Apostle'."

(End of this chapter)