The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 301 Then, see you in Europe!

Can't play?

Su Yue put down the clarinet in her hand, looked at Chen Qiu behind her, chuckled at Chen Qiu, and asked.

"Why, didn't you memorize the music for the latter part? Or haven't you practiced it?"

"how is this possible?"

Chen Qiu immediately waved his hand and said to Su Yue.

"I have practiced all of this before, but it took us more than ten minutes to play the first movement. It will probably take about half an hour to finish playing the three movements. I was still there asking the orchestra members to pack up their things. I was gone for more than ten minutes, so they must have been anxious. If I had been gone for half an hour, they might have come directly to the backstage."

After saying that, Chen Qiu stood up and stretched out his hand to Su Yue.

"Tonight's performance ended successfully. Qin Xian, Zhao Xi and I have a dinner date. Everyone in the orchestra is coming to the dinner. Do you want to come? We are all acquaintances, and you are also the principal clarinetist of the orchestra. They will definitely not mind."

"No."

Su Yue shook her head slightly at Chen Qiu.

She turned her gaze towards the second floor in the distance.

Although she had been looking at Chen Qiu, she always felt that someone on the second floor seemed to be watching them.

It is definitely not the audience who are looking at them here, so the ones here are probably the people in the orchestra.

Su Yue thought about it and whispered to Chen Qiu.

"You guys just go to the dinner. I may need to rest early tonight. My connecting flight is early tomorrow morning. I need to get to Suntory Hall around ten o'clock, so..."

Before Su Yue finished speaking, Chen Qiu nodded thoughtfully and agreed.

"I see. If you need to go to the concert hall for rehearsal tomorrow morning, then you really need to rest early. By the way, have you booked a room? Is it close to the airport? If not, I will go and talk to Professor Li Anguo and ask him to take you there."

"No thanks."

Su Yue couldn't help but chuckle and shook her head slightly after hearing Chen Qiu's voice.

She walked up to Chen Qiu and said to him calmly.

"I live next to the airport. The hotel provides airport pick-up and drop-off services. Don't worry."

"Oh, I see. Then please be careful and have a safe trip."

Chen Qiu scratched his head and said with a smile.

However, just when Chen Qiu was about to withdraw his hand, Su Yue held his hand and said to Chen Qiu.

"Can you take me out?"

"Eh?"

Chen Qiu looked at Su Yue's slender little hand in his palm, and his mind was a little dazed for a moment.

But soon, Chen Qiu reacted, and without any hesitation, he held Su Yue's hand and said with a smile.

"Of course, let's go."

After saying that, Chen Qiu took Su Yue and walked towards the backstage.

Chen Qiu first reached out and turned off all the lights in the concert hall, then looked back into the concert hall.

Although I don't know why there seems to be a little light source on the second floor.

The sporadic lights flashed by, as if it was an illusion.

Chen Qiu scratched his head in confusion.

He glanced at Su Yue behind him, then glanced at the second floor which had become completely dark. Finally, he shook his head, put all of this behind him, and walked out of the concert hall holding Su Yue's hand.

It's not that important after all.

At this moment, everyone on the second floor was holding their mobile phones tightly, fearing that any sound would let Chen Qiu discover their presence.

After everyone looked at each other and made sure that Chen Qiu had completely turned off the lights in the performance hall, they carefully stood up and walked to the stairs on the second floor, looking down at the hall below with a hint of anticipation in their eyes.

They just heard Chen Qiu saying that he was going to take Su Yue away.

Then Chen Qiu will definitely take Su Yue through this place later.

Hopefully, Chen Qiu and Su Yue won’t notice their presence later.

Chen Qiu and Su Yue naturally had no idea that their actions in the performance hall had been discovered by everyone in the orchestra.

He also didn't notice that a group of people were waiting for him on the second floor.

Chen Qiu simply took Su Yue back to the backstage. After Su Yue returned to the lounge to pack up her violin case, the two of them walked in parallel towards the outside of the concert hall.

The backstage of the concert hall was very quiet.

Chen Qiu looked at the half-tidy scene around him and couldn't help but frown slightly.

He remembered that he had told the band members that they had to clean up the backstage completely before going out for dinner.

But where did these people go?

How come it seems like the backstage has not been cleaned up at all and all the people are gone?
Chen Qiu complained as he followed Su Yue out.

"Strange, everything was fine before, how come everyone disappeared in the blink of an eye? A lot of things are only half packed. If these things are not packed, I will have to come and clean them up tomorrow morning. I feel like tomorrow's rehearsal time may not be enough."

"Maybe he's hiding there and spying on us?"

Su Yue suddenly thought of the gaze she felt on the second floor before, and couldn't help but chuckle at Chen Qiu and joked.

Chen Qiu was slightly shocked, and then he joked: "Good fellow, instead of cleaning up the backstage, they all ran outside to watch the fun, right? Tsk tsk, it seems that we will have to increase their rehearsal workload later! This is totally not enough work intensity!"

"I hope they like it."

Su Yue smiled slightly and didn't say anything. Instead, she looked towards the lobby of the concert hall and followed Chen Qiu towards that direction.

The hall of the concert hall was still empty, but it had been cleaned up.

The two open shops in the hall had also been cleaned up and closed.

Looking at the clean appearance of the hall, Chen Qiu nodded with satisfaction.

Yes, this is what band members should look like.

After the performance, the concert hall was cleaned up.

but……

Chen Qiu walked while falling into deep thought.

This was only the first performance and everyone’s excitement had not yet been completely released, so they could clean up the concert hall by themselves.

But this is definitely not a long-term solution.

After the next day of rehearsal and performance, everyone's mental and physical fatigue will surely reach an uncontrollable level.

Under such circumstances, it would certainly be difficult for them to continue following themselves to clean up the concert hall.

Over time, the orchestra's environment will definitely be affected.

I feel like the band needs to invite a professional cleaning staff over?
However, for the orchestra's two-story concert hall covering several thousand square meters, is it really enough to hire a professional cleaner?
It feels like at least two people are needed to start, maybe even three or four?
Chen Qiu thought so as he followed Su Yue to the door of the concert hall.

Su Yue seemed to have noticed that Chen Qiu had a headache, and couldn't help but ask Chen Qiu.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"Hmm?" Chen Qiu was awakened from his thoughts by Su Yue's voice, and then smiled and said, "No, it's okay, I'm just thinking about the orchestra's financial problems, but it's not an important matter, there's nothing special to worry about."

"If...if you need anything, you can come to me."

Su Yue stood at the door of the concert hall, looking at the hustle and bustle outside, and whispered to Chen Qiu.

"If I can do that, then I will definitely come to help you, definitely."

"So, what if I want you to come back now, Su Yue? To work with our orchestra and become the principal clarinetist of our orchestra?" Chen Qiu joked to Su Yue.

"Okay, but are you... sure?"

Chen Qiu was stunned and looked at Su Yue beside him. For a moment, he didn't react to what Su Yue had just said to him.

She just said to herself...

can?

Can she come back?
Chen Qiu looked at Su Yue with confusion in his eyes.

At this time, Su Yue also turned to look at Chen Qiu, stared into Chen Qiu's eyes, and spoke to Chen Qiu very seriously.

"Chen Qiu, if you want, I can fly back and forth from Haicheng to Germany. Although it's a bit tiring, I don't mind. If you are really that sure and really need my help, then Chen Qiu, are you sure?"

Looking at Su Yue's serious eyes, Chen Qiu was silent, then slowly shook his head.

"No, sorry, I don't want that. If possible, I still hope that you can follow your dream first, not mine. I also don't want you to be too tired."

"That's it..."

Su Yue shifted her gaze away and looked back at the busy traffic in front of her.

It's around eight or nine in the evening.

As an international metropolis, and with the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra located in the center of the city, there are still dense crowds of people walking on the streets at this time.

On the surrounding roads, the hum of cars from time to time also reminded everyone that this was a prosperous city that never sleeps. Su Yue looked at the prosperous city in front of her, recalled her previous life in Lübeck, Germany, and whispered to Chen Qiu.

"I'm sorry, Chen Qiu. It may take me some time. If I want to graduate, I can graduate at any time. I have completed a lot of credits in the past few months and even held several concerts. However, as I studied in Germany, I gradually understood one thing, that is, the focus of a doctorate in performance is not the degree, but which master to study with."

Su Yue turned around, raised her head slightly to look at Chen Qiu's profile, and spoke to Chen Qiu with extreme seriousness.

"I'm sorry, Chen Qiu. I originally thought that if you wanted to take the Harmony Symphony Orchestra to Europe, it would take three or even four years. By that time, I should have graduated and started my tour in Europe. But I didn't expect that you and the Harmony Symphony Orchestra would grow so quickly. So if possible, I need to continue studying with Teacher Sabine Meyer for another two years."

"Well, it's okay."

Chen Qiu listened to Su Yue's voice and sighed softly.

He had guessed this result long ago.

Su Yue is a very career-oriented person and does not have the so-called love brain.

In addition, Su Yue is extremely serious about music.

If Chen Qiu said that Su Yue would give up the opportunity to continue her studies in the music industry because of him, he would never believe it. He would even suspect that Su Yue was hypnotized or fooled by someone.

After all, only Su Yue who is determined to move forward and move towards becoming a top clarinet master is the real Su Yue.

Chen Qiu turned around and said to Su Yue with a smile.

"Well, I know. It's okay. So, if I take the Harmony Orchestra to Europe, would you be willing to play with us and give the Europeans a little Harmony Orchestra shock?"

"of course."

Su Yue made eye contact with Chen Qiu without any hesitation and spoke to Chen Qiu seriously.

"If you really hit Europe, even if I am planning to have a concert tour, I will postpone my concert performances as much as possible and give priority to the performance of the Harmony Orchestra."

"That would be too much. You should focus on your own concert. After all, the opportunity to prepare for your own concert and work hard for your future is not something you can just wish for."

Chen Qiu let out a light breath and smiled at Su Yue.

Su Yue frowned, as if she wanted to say something.

But Chen Qiu shook his head and stopped her from speaking further.

Chen Qiu took two steps forward, walked to Su Yue's side, and whispered to Su Yue.

"We are still young, and we still have time. We should run forward as much as possible while we are still young, work hard, and fight for the future we want. So... don't worry, I will try my best to catch up with you with the orchestra, and you still have enough time to continue to grow, to grow to a level comparable to Sabine Meyer."

After saying that, Chen Qiu opened his arms and gently hugged Su Yue, but it seemed that because it was his first time, Chen Qiu didn't dare to use too much force, so he just lightly covered Su Yue's clothes.

Su Yue slowly raised her head and met Chen Qiu's gentle gaze. She couldn't help but smile slightly and also took two steps forward and hugged Chen Qiu tightly.

She put her ear against Chen Qiu's chest, listening to the heartbeat in his chest. Without Chen Qiu noticing, a smile gradually blossomed.

The moonlight above was dim and did not fall on the two of them.

But the logo of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra replaced the moonlight, softly draped over the two people.

Behind the two of them, the surging traffic was shining brightly, roaring past, and flashing a series of gorgeous arcs.

Su Yue hugged Chen Qiu tightly.

She put all her love for Chen Qiu and the Harmony Symphony Orchestra into this hug.

When Chen Qiu faced Su Yue's hug, he no longer felt as unfamiliar and at a loss as he did the first time.

He just reached out and hugged Su Yue, gently sniffing the scent of shower gel emanating from Su Yue's body.

It was obviously the extremely noisy sea city, but at this moment, everything around the two of them was so peaceful and perfect.

At this moment, all the members of the orchestra gathered behind the door, quietly observing Su Yue and Chen Qiu.

Huang Xin's eyes widened and she covered Rui Jia's mouth in front of her and dared not speak.

Zhao Xi, Ai Gu and others showed satisfied smiles.

Only Qin Xian stood there calmly, with no idea what he was thinking.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Su Yue and Chen Qiu.

Looking forward to further progress between Su Yue and Chen Qiu.

but……

not at all.

The two simply hugged each other.

There are no unnecessary movements.

Just like a fossil, what they embrace in their chests is their whole world.

However, this simple hug gave the band members a strong and sour smell of love.

Su Yue and Chen Qiu were unaware that the orchestra members had already hidden behind the door of the concert hall.

They just hugged each other.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Yue slowly let go of Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu reluctantly let go of Su Yue.

The two just looked at each other.

Until Su Yue's face showed a smile that no one had ever seen before.

She took two steps back, holding the clarinet bag in her hand, and smiled at Chen Qiu.

"So, Commander Chen Qiu, have we met in Europe? I hope that the next time we meet, we will see each other even better."

"Well, see you in Europe."

Chen Qiu smiled and nodded at Su Yue.

After their eyes met, Su Yue turned around and left without any hesitation, as if she had made up her mind, disappearing in the crowd without leaving any trace.

It was as if her arrival just now was just a dream.

Looking at Su Yue's disappearing back, Chen Qiu slowly exhaled, looked at the concert hall behind him, and looked at the empty door of the concert hall, and couldn't help but say helplessly.

"Okay, stop hiding and come out."

There was no movement.

It was still quiet behind the door.

Seeing that everyone seemed to have no intention of coming out, Chen Qiu could only rub his brows and spoke again.

"I saw it all. You were hiding on the second floor of the concert hall before, and now you are hiding behind the door. You really thought I didn't notice, right?"

As soon as Chen Qiu's voice fell, everyone instantly realized that they had been exposed. They could only walk out from behind the door awkwardly, laughing awkwardly as they walked.

"Hahaha, Commander Chen Qiu, good evening, the moon is so round today!"

"Hey, isn't this Commander Chen Qiu? I didn't even notice you were here."

"Chen Qiu instructed me to clean up the backstage. When are we going to eat?"

"Commander Chen Qiu, I'm hungry. Shall we go eat?"

"..."

Everyone spoke at once, as if they were not going to give Chen Qiu a chance to be held accountable.

In this regard, Chen Qiu could only sigh.

"You guys, you just want to eat. When I walked by the backstage just now, you guys were cleaning up the backstage. Do you call that cleaning up?"

"Hey, Conductor Chen Qiu, don't we have a performance tomorrow? We can clean up together tomorrow!"

"That's right, Chen Qiu is commanding me and I'm so hungry!"

"..."

Looking at everyone like this, Chen Qiu laughed silently, didn't say anything, and followed everyone back to the concert hall, discussing what to eat tonight as they walked.

Of course, Chen Qiu did not forget to warn them that they must clean up the backstage before eating! Otherwise, no one can eat!

In response to Chen Qiu's warning, everyone knew they were in the wrong and had no choice but to agree. Who told them not to clean?
However, just as everyone was chatting and laughing and preparing to go backstage, Qin Xian, who was standing at the back of the orchestra, stopped and called out to Chen Qiu, who was also preparing to go backstage.

"Commander Chen Qiu! Wait a moment!"

Chen Qiu stopped and looked at Qin Xian, asking in confusion: "Hmm? Qin Xian? What's the matter?"

Looking at Chen Qiu, Qin Xian took a deep breath, walked to Chen Qiu, and spoke very seriously.

"Conductor Chen Qiu, I will try my best to follow you and lead the orchestra to Europe! Then... bring Principal Su Yue with us and let Europe hear our voice!"

After saying that, without waiting for Chen Qiu to speak, he went into the backstage without any pause and started cleaning with everyone else.

Looking at Qin Xian, Chen Qiu was helpless. He bent down to pick up the garbage on the ground and threw it into the trash can casually. Then he turned his head to look in the direction of the concert hall door, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or Qin Xian, and said softly.

"Tsk, I've heard it all... Never mind."

"After all, we will soon reach Europe."

"soon……"

(End of this chapter)