musicians of old

Chapter 291 Joy Without Regrets (4800)

"apostle?"

Fanning frowned, and replaced the word with Old Janus language when repeating the confirmation.

"Well, the 'apostle' in the mouths of the Orthodox Church, Esoteric Christians and fatalists, the 'martyr' in the eyes of other members of the Special Inspection Office, and the 'pseudo-concept' in the eyes of most members of the school... Do you think the concept of 'apostle' exists? Is it?" Viadrin turned around.

"I haven't thought about this question carefully..." Fanning replied frankly.

"Only theology majors think about this a lot." Vyadlin also smiled, "So, there are no other entanglements, right? I can help you settle the small troubles between you, a young talented artist and the backbone of the school, and the Special Inspection Office. .”

...other entanglements?
During Fan Ning’s moment of hesitation, a large number of key words were stirred up in his mind: top hat / sealing room / Fan Chenxun / Scriabin / audio fragments / road signs / Church of Enlightenment / Vincent / abnormality Area…

And for these scattered strings, the three most important nodes are...

——Mobile phone, hidden door, and "Old Days".

Even if you were given a three-to-two immunity chance that fell from the sky, which other small troubles could be settled?
"I haven't thought about it for a while." Fanning shook his head.

"Okay, Carlone, let's get to the point... I didn't expect to have this experience at tonight's New Year's concert, especially from the perspective of an audience."

This short and casual topic ended, Viadrin twirled his fingers vigorously, and the 2 pound note made of less rigid material turned as fast as a propeller, and then stopped steadily between his fingers.

"I have lived to the twilight years in the sense of ignorance. There are many high moments, low moments, happy and sad experiences, but now I feel so much comfort that I feel deeply unwilling to leave, or look forward to Looking forward to next year’s New Year’s Concert, we can still gather together like this—presumably everyone hopes so, it’s really a series of surprises...Your planning ability is more amazing than your artistic talent.”

At the end of Viadrin's speech, he turned around and followed the flow of guests into the banquet hall.

"Of course." Fanning accepted the affirmation without any modesty.

He lowered his head and sorted out the white roses on the front of his tuxedo that were the same color as his shirt, and then looked at the crowds of heads and colored lights in front of him:

"I said, if 'joy without regret'."

Stepping forward, stepping across the door, the noise of the guests became a bit louder, and the warm current also rushed towards the face.

Accompanied by it is an extremely attractive food aroma, the aroma of stewed meat cooked with special spices, the fragrance of vegetables and fruits, and the sweet aroma of pastries linger on the tip of the nose together.

Fanning, who was strolling on the golden carpet, responded to the respect and admiration of the guests with an elegant demeanor.

The glass banquet hall on the top floor is a viewing balcony in terms of layout.

It’s just that the depth specification is too spacious, and the length reaches an astonishing 50 meters. Several medium-sized long tables arranged vertically are filled with shining silver tableware and wine glasses, and the floor-to-ceiling glass windows facing outside can let guests While dining, you can have a panoramic view of the New Year's snow scene and gorgeous fireworks in Uflandsell.

The waiters came in with steaming dishes. Taking advantage of this time, Fanning invited the two masters, Neiman and Schillings, to the stage, made a toast and clinked glasses with them.

And the last paragraph of his speech shocked everyone again——

"...Turner Art Hall, as a semi-old art venue that has resumed business, can reap such a great response in the first quarter. The first thing I should thank is the distinguished guests, cooperative artists and music fans. Thanks to your love and support, that's why we had the New Year's Concert and the "Blessing and Gift Rain" just now to thank all friends, and now, it's time to thank our own team, and the form will also adopt the most "sincere" way -"

"Now I announce that an additional 20 weeks of salary will be paid in the name of year-end dividends or year-end bonuses to all the staff of the Woodpecker Consulting Office and Woodpecker Restaurant, all the musicians of the Old Symphony Orchestra, and all the administrative staff of the Turner Art Hall! The children recruited by the Music Relief Program, including the affiliated choir, will also enjoy the standard of living allowance!"

"Wow!—"

At this moment, most of the people in the banquet hall related to this directly jumped up from their seats happily!

The cheers soared into the sky, rushed out of the large building, and directly overwhelmed the sound of fireworks exploding in the sky at the same time.

Although the income of the musicians is far from that of the musicians, the children of the choir are also very happy. In the case of full-time study, they can still get a large subsidy of 20 pounds in the New Year. This recognition will undoubtedly become the pride of the family. It can also add a lot of things to parents who live frugally.

"Did I hear wrong? What kind of employer is this?" A lucky music fan who was invited to the seat dropped his fork to the ground with a bang.

"So the first sentence means that the members of the school branch can also get the money?" Monroe, Dupont, and Cyndia were carefully counting the banknotes that fell into their pockets recently.

As early as a few days ago, several of their members received an average of 1500 pounds in annual settlement dividends from the small treasury of the Uvransell branch-due to well-known reasons, the turnover of Woodpecker Restaurant ushered in the fourth quarter With the blowout growth, Turner Art Hall does not place orders in a few copies, but as long as they are delivered, they will be purchased at a [-]% discount by default. The main problem with restricting turnover is that they cannot do more.

But now, this year-end income will exceed the 2000-pound mark. Even for civil servants, there may be three to four hundred pounds in total, which is equivalent to directly rewarding half of the small apartments at the end of the year.

"I'm worried that it's unnecessary for him to shut down the restaurant..." Vyadrin, who was sitting with the masters, shook his head helplessly. "The fact now is that my salary has increased after I leave..."

"Didn't the two of us get 2000 pounds at once?" In the other seat, until 10 minutes later, Kaprun thought that the result of his "playing tickets and changing careers" seemed a bit unreal. This speed seemed to exceed his own in St. The highlight moment of Tallamborg's financial work, "Hey, dear, why are you frowning?"

"This is five months of additional fixed expenses." Olga's professionalism is very strong, "Mr. Fanning is too generous, I feel that the solid foundation after the previous large sums of money has been almost hollowed out now ..."

"Xiran, how do you count as a member of a school and a member of an orchestra?" Joan asked doubtfully, holding a table knife.

"Is this the point?" Xilan looked at Olga who was not far away from her, showing the same expression of thought, "Well, Caroun's usual style, at least after tonight, the excellent interviewees who came to the orchestra Artists are really breaking through the door..."

"What drink do you want to clink glasses with?" During the chat, Fan Ning was already holding an empty glass and stood in front of her with a smile.

"Fresh squeezed orange juice," Sheeran said.

The attendant behind him put the peeled sweet orange into a silver container with a crank handle, half a minute later the sweet juice was squeezed into two goblets.

"Ding—" the two clinked glasses.

"I didn't expect to spend this year's New Year in this way." Sheeran smiled, and her lips left the rim of the cup.

"So what did you think?"

"Like last year when we were together."

"What did you guys do last year?" Joan seemed interested.

"I didn't do anything..." Hiran was stunned.

"Your clink drink." Fanning came up to Joan.

"Can it be red wine?" Joan asked hesitantly.

"One of the most routine options, but why are you drinking all of a sudden?"

"According to... it is said that socializing through drinking is easier to talk about things..."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Next year's chamber music performance plan, can I perform some works with you?"

"Ding—" Fan Ning asked after clinking glasses, "How can you be so serious?"

"The first variation of the Choral Fantasy in C minor makes me feel good."

"Okay." After drinking a small glass of red wine, Fan Ning walked past several guests with a pen, met with the chief executive of the cultural department, and inquired about the trend of the orchestra's ranking in the new season.

He stood in the crowd for a while in a daze, and then saw Roy standing in a corner of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking through the crowd and looking at himself.

"Improved 'Smoky Bishop'?" Fanning walked over and asked with a smile.

"No, elderflower dew."

"Is this a summer drink?"

"The drink I like after the summer is over." Roy, who was wearing a bright red dress, shook the empty glass in his hand.

The attendant pushed the trolley, and when pouring the cup, she asked again: "Is there something on your mind?"

Fanning thought for a while and asked, "Does Miss Roy believe that there is such a concept as fate in the world?"

"Fate?" She tilted her head in doubt.

"An ending that doesn't depend on free will," Fanning explained.

"For example, doomed to get, or doomed to lose?"

"Count it as one of them."

The girl blinked her eyelashes when she heard the words, lowered her head and sniffed the fragrant liquid in the cup, and asked aloud:

"Do fatalists look at traffic lights when crossing railway tracks?
Fanning's inquiring smile hovered over his face, and he blinked, then blinked again.

The other party is also looking at him and blinking.

"That's why you drink summer drinks on such a cold day?" Finally Fanning shook his head and smiled.

Roy chuckled and raised the glass in his hand.

"The fragrance of the clearest summer—"

"The fragrance of the clearest summer—"

Fanning imitated her retelling.

"Ding——" the two clinked glasses, and fireworks bloomed outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, making the girl's cheeks glow with various colors.

However, after the New Year, the weather in Uvransel rarely has warm sunshine, but mostly light rain or wind and snow.

On a gloomy afternoon with sleet on January 1, Fan Ning looked up from his nap at the desk and continued to read the mountains of literature, publications and working documents.

Within an hour, he successively read several teaching publications of the Orthodox Church, all of which were involved in the three Lords of Witness, "The Unfallable Fire", "Raven" and "Fanghui Poet".

"The Special Patrol Office thinks Vassius may be the 'Apostle'?" Fanning frowned deeply.

It should be said that "apostle" is not a hidden concept, and has a similar meaning in the Orthodox Church.

——In these widely circulated readings, it refers to the first batch of disciples who received missionary missions under the will of the Lord of Witnesses, as in the Church of the Holy Sun, these people are called "Holy Ones" or "Those Who Bathed in Light", The active years of their deeds were all in the early days of the distribution of the 63 archbishops, and a small number of "people who bathed in the light" also served as popes. The "or" seems to be a more detached category.

This is the common sense of the world.

But the documents Fanning read these days are not limited to church publications, he also read other meanings.

In secret organizations, especially those organized in the form of "esoteric religion", or in the works of fatalistic writers, poets, artists and mystics, the meaning of "apostle" is enlarged and becomes a broad sense "Sent Ones" on

How does the Lord of Witness affect the course of the world?The most general saying is that they control phases, they represent rules, and they rule the history of the world, so the rise and fall of celestial bodies, the entry and stop of civilization, the good and bad times of the year... are all dominated by their words.

The scope of this statement is high, but it is too indirect or abstract.

Therefore, esoteric believers or fatalists believe that there is another more direct way for the Lord of Witness to influence the process of the world: the birth and death of people are determined by the will of the Lord of Witness.

The meaning here does not refer to the "pool"'s control over the law of fertility, but something more special—the life direction of a small number of people is originally determined by the more inclined will of the Lord of Witnesses.

Such as those founders, military strategists or influential politicians...

An Assassin, Poisoner or Intelligence Officer who has completed a critical mission...

A certain scientist who played a key theoretical innovation role in the advent of the industrial age...

Some people from all walks of life who are not high or well-known, but sacrificed for some transcendent ideas...

In other words, "The Lord of Witness decides special people, special people burn themselves, and promote special historical events. Events, big or small, together constitute the key process of history." ——Senior senior of the Special Inspection Office in the middle of the last century Investigator Barker's specific explanation of "the Lord of Witness determines the course of the world" in his book "Empiricology of Folklore Investigation".

This shows that some investigators in the Special Inspection Office also have a fatalistic tendency. Of course, they do not call them "apostles", but think that the people in these cases are "martyrs".

Another example is the taboo book "My Deeds, My Greatness, and My Unhealed Wounds" in Fanning's hands.

This is the propaganda material of "Esoteric Teaching of Longevity" that he consulted from the archives of the branch of the school, which was destroyed nearly 200 years ago. A dark green dream", when he was 20 years old, he joined the Esoteric Teaching of Longevity, which was "inevitable by fate". Fate's inevitability".

There is no doubt that the authors of the document considered this man to be an "apostle".

The church has the term "apostle", and some investigators in the Special Inspection Office believe that there are "martyrs", but the schools generally don't think so, they think——

"Isn't this a kind of hidden knowledge pollution?" Fan Ning shook his head.

In a world where extraordinary powers can be verified and effective, he feels that the existence of the "holy one" of the Orthodox Church may be real, such as understanding the belief and knowledge of the "unfallen fire" to the extreme and passing through the upper triple door , may become a "light bather", but the expanded concept of "sent ones" by the secret organization is obviously polluted by evil gods.

"Why does the Special Patrol Office think that Vassius is an 'apostle'?" Fan Ning was not sure about this point, "They thought that Vassius lost contact for a period of time after carrying out his mission, but in fact Vassius was arrested. Erased in the town of 'Hidden Lantern', did they discover that Vassius appeared several times later, that is to say, my own actions are actually abnormal? Or is it an earlier contamination, for example, the 'Mantra' symbol?..."

Fanning lightly tapped the pen on the table, carefully trying to figure out what was wrong with it.

"Zizzi-Zizzi-"

The telegraph machine at hand spit out several documents.

It is the financial situation that was copied over by Olga in the Administration Department after the tabulation was completed.

As of the last meeting in December, the Turner Art Hall account has liquidity: £12.

"December afternoon tea and tea break fee: -12;"

"December staff salaries and fixed expenses: -12;"

"Numbering ceremony and publicity cost for ten performances in the opening season: -100000;"

"Art exhibition tickets and souvenir sales; +11592"

"New Year's concert box office; +30720"

"New Year Concert Lucky Draw and Dinner: -12000;"

"New calendar 913 year-end dividend: -162575;"

"January afternoon tea and tea break fee (in advance): -1;"

"January staff salary and fixed expenses (pre-prediction): -1;"

"The current disposable liquidity is 41746 pounds?" Fan Ning's gaze stayed on the bold number at the bottom.

In the past month, my tossing is indeed a bit big.

But soon, the four discs covering each concerto will be released.

Fanning, who still has sufficient confidence in his financial situation, then began to think about the performance arrangement for the new year.

"Zizzi-Zizzi-"

A few hours later, the telegraph spit out paper again.

Fanning picked up his reading, and then lost himself for a moment looking at the gloomy rain and snow outside the window.

"The famous pathologist, psychologist, and epidemiologist Ms. Hamilton died in the hospital in the early morning of January 914, 1 at the age of 7."

(End of this chapter)