The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 303 Targeting
Chen Qiu opened the document that Li Miaomiao wrote for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra and looked carefully at the plan that Li Miaomiao had made for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Looking at the densely written content, Chen Qiu could only say... professional.

Chen Qiu only had a general understanding of the orchestra's management. After all, he had worked in Berlin for a long time and naturally knew the management model of the Berlin Philharmonic.

The Berlin Philharmonic is one of the few top symphony orchestras that can maintain a balance between income and expenditure and make a lot of money without relying on any subsidies.

You know, it is extremely difficult for many top symphony orchestras to maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

There are too many big names in the orchestra, and everyone demands very high salaries. Every month before tax, each musician needs to be paid several thousand euros, or even nearly ten thousand euros.

Even though more than half of each musician's salary may be deducted due to tax deductions, this is not a reason for them to reduce personnel expenses.

Some top stars, some ordinary members, some interns, and the band's support staff, everyone wants money.

Many top symphony orchestras may have to pay out several million euros in monthly salaries.

If we add in the costs of the orchestra's normal operations, external advertising, and daily communication with music critics, many top symphony orchestras can basically only survive by relying on government grants or donations from music lovers.

Despite such huge expenses, the Berlin Philharmonic not only does not need any grants or donations, but it thrives simply by relying on ticket sales. This is enough to illustrate the management ability of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Therefore, at the beginning, Chen Qiu directly reported the situation of the Berlin Philharmonic to the orchestra.

But the problem is that the Berlin Philharmonic has a lot of people, including the performance department in the front, the logistics department in the back, and a large number of departments such as the agency department and the development department. They have hundreds of people at their disposal, and they don't even have to worry about not having enough people in the orchestra.

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra has only a few dozen members, and each of them would like to be split into two.

If one wants to forcibly bring the situation of the Berlin Philharmonic into the Harmony Orchestra, then there is only one way out, and there is no second possibility.

This is why Chen Qiu felt something was not right financially after the first night he performed with the band.

And now that Li Miaomiao has taken out a complete development plan that covers every detail from personnel planning to orchestra development, Chen Qiu can only say.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Chen Qiu was flipping through the documents in his hand. Li Miaomiao, who was sitting opposite him, had a look of great confidence, but she was still a little nervous and was waiting for Chen Qiu's decision nervously.

Until the last page of paper fell, the backstage fell into silence.

Under Li Miaomiao's nervous gaze, Chen Qiu smiled gently and stretched out his hand to Li Miaomiao.

"Okay, I've read your plan, and the overall development is pretty good. In that case, let's follow the content above. As for your salary... it's currently on par with ordinary band members, is that ok?"

The orchestra has three levels: ordinary orchestra members, first instrumentalist, and chief orchestra member. After the orchestra's money for this month is fully received and deposited into the account, the dividends will be divided according to 1, 1.5, or 2.

Although Chen Qiu felt that the plan given by Li Miaomiao was very good, it was not easy for Chen Qiu to directly let Li Miaomiao take down Zhao Xi and his people, or Qin Xian's salary.

After all, this was only the initial step to gain Chen Qiu's trust. Chen Qiu felt that Li Miaomiao's ability was not bad and might be able to help the orchestra continue to grow. However, if Chen Qiu said that he trusted Li Miaomiao so much that he even wanted to hand over the entire orchestra to Li Miaomiao, Chen Qiu would not do that.

Even though professional matters should be done by professionals, this does not mean that Chen Qiu can just ignore everything and become a hands-off manager.

After comprehensive consideration, Chen Qiu decided to first treat Li Miaomiao as an ordinary member of the orchestra, and then decide whether to increase Li Miaomiao's treatment after looking back at the situation.

Li Miaomiao didn't have any idea about this. She originally thought that she was just here to finish an internship report, and even thought about paying for it herself.

But she never expected that she could not only get an internship certificate, but also make money?
Thinking of this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded vigorously, "Yes! Sure! Then, I will go and discuss it with the teacher right now? I am familiar with these things and know the process very well!"

"Don't worry, I'll take you to meet the band members first."

Chen Qiu smiled and waved, and nodded to Huang Xin and Qin Xian beside him. The two of them immediately understood, stood up, came to Chen Qiu's side, and walked towards the performance hall with Li Miaomiao.

Because the orchestra is relatively small, although there is a rehearsal room in the concert hall, Chen Qiu does not like to take everyone to practice in the rehearsal hall.

Anyway, there is only one orchestra in the concert hall, so they can do whatever they want. Why should a group of people run to such a narrow place to rehearse?

In this large concert hall, familiarize yourself with the sound field construction of the concert hall.

Only in this way can the orchestra's performance level be gradually improved through constant rehearsals.

This is why Chen Qiu has been rehearsing with the orchestra in the hall.

Everyone soon arrived at the door of the performance hall. Even before they entered, they could hear the noisy sounds of various musical instruments in the performance hall.

Some people were practicing their own content, some were coordinating with the people next to them, and of course there were also some people who were laughing and chatting there.

The entire concert hall seemed extremely noisy.

This is not just the case with the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, but the current situation for all orchestras.

Before rehearsal started everyone was doing their own thing.

You can even record a short video here.

However, after Chen Qiu, Qin Xian, Huang Xin and Li Miaomiao entered the performance hall, everyone immediately quieted down.

Qin Xian and Huang Xin returned to their seats, holding their instruments and sitting quietly, while Li Miaomiao was stopped by Chen Qiu.

Everyone looked at Chen Qiu and Li Miaomiao, and seemed to have thought of something in their minds, but said nothing. Instead, they waited there for Chen Qiu to speak.

Under the gaze of everyone, Chen Qiu nodded slightly, looked at everyone, and spoke with a chuckle.

"Everyone, I'm very happy that the performance went smoothly last night. Based on the ticket revenue last night, we received nearly 10 yuan in total. After deducting half of the orchestra's operating costs, the remaining yuan will be divided equally among everyone present according to the ratio given to you before. This means... the person who earned the least last night can also get more than yuan!"

"More than a thousand a night?"

Everyone looked at each other, and excitement instantly appeared on their faces.

Ai Gu hammered the timpani in front of him hard and cheered to Chen Qiu.

"Wuhu! Long live Commander Chen Qiu!"

"Chen Qiu's command is awesome!"

Another percussionist nearby, Hua Cai, was equally excited.

As the two cheered, everyone in the orchestra also raised their instruments and cheered.

It is more suitable for making loud sounds, such as clarinet, flute, trumpet, etc., which can make some random noises.

Those that are not suitable for making loud sounds, such as string instruments like violins, and particularly large instruments like French horns and tubas that are not suitable for blowing, also applauded along.

The entire performance hall cheered.

Instead of giving the band a boost and encouraging them to work hard, it is better to just give them money.

Everyone has received their pay, so even if there are any complaints about the rehearsals, the resentment will gradually subside because of the money they have received. What's more, this is only the first performance for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, and everyone has a urge in their hearts and there is no resentment at all.

When they heard that they could earn more than a thousand for a performance, and that the first instrumentalist could even earn nearly fifteen thousand, everyone couldn't help themselves and their faces were filled with excitement.

Among them, Rui Jia had an even more intense smile on her face.

Before, when she was working alone in a slave interest class, she only earned two to three thousand yuan a month, and this money was earned only after she worked very hard.

Now she is no longer a slave, and follows Chen Qiu to form an orchestra according to her own interests, and each performance earns more than one thousand or nearly two thousand.

If there are many performances, like eight this month, and they are all sold out, she feels that her income can be at least 15,000!

A junior student earns 15,000 yuan a month by performing part-time on weekend nights. Even in an economic center like Haicheng, this is not considered a low salary!
If you can earn some extra income later and do some commercial performances on weekdays, you might be able to make more money.

Thinking of this, Rui Jia couldn't help but smile, and looked at Chen Qiu with eyes full of expectation. Not only Rui Jia, but many other students around were the same.

Even though for many of them, the tuition fees for taking classes with a teacher might be tens of thousands of yuan a month, but the living expenses for each of them are actually only one or two thousand yuan, and for those who have a little more, it is probably only three or four thousand yuan.

As a result, now that I'm with the band, not only do I not need to pay for my living expenses from my family, I can even give some money back to them.

Just thinking about it makes me happy.

Looking at everyone's excited expressions, Chen Qiu also showed a satisfied smile on his face.

After everyone was happy, Chen Qiu clapped his hands, attracted everyone's attention, pointed at Li Miaomiao beside him and spoke to everyone.

"Then there is one more thing. Our band now has a band manager, Li Miaomiao. Li Miaomiao will be responsible for the band's mobilization and organization when I am not around. As the head of the logistics department, he will be responsible for all matters of our band. Therefore, if you have any questions, you can consult Li Miaomiao. I will still be in charge of the band's performance affairs, so you don't have to worry."

After Chen Qiu finished speaking, Li Miaomiao, who was standing next to him, immediately whispered timidly.

"Um... I'm Li Miaomiao, a student in the Department of Music Management. I'm going to be a senior this year. I'm very happy to work with you all."

"Oh! I didn't expect you to actually get in. I thought you would be eliminated by Chen Qiu. Well, I'm Ai Gu!" Ai Gu waved his drumsticks at Li Miaomiao from a distance and said with a smile, "I have the most fun in the band. If anyone doesn't listen to you, come to me and I'll help you with ideological work!"

Ai Gu's familiarity scared Li Miaomiao, who hid behind him. Ai Gu scratched his head in embarrassment and complained in a low voice.

"No, is it that serious? Am I that scary?"

Seeing Ai Gu like this, Qin Xian sighed slowly, looked at Li Miaomiao beside him, and said in a deep voice.

"I'm Qin Xian, the orchestra's concertmaster. If you have any questions, you can come to me. When Chen Qiu is not around, I'm in charge of all matters related to the orchestra's performances."

"Okay, okay."

Li Miaomiao looked at Qin Xian and nodded cautiously.

Compared to Ai Gu, although Qin Xian always has a gloomy face, he somehow makes her feel more at ease.

Following Qin Xian's speech, members of the orchestra also expressed their goodwill towards Li Miaomiao one after another.

After all, the Music Management Department is not in the same direction as theirs, and they don’t quite understand what Li Miaomiao wants to do.

But after all, this was Chen Qiu's decision. They couldn't trust Li Miaomiao. Couldn't they trust Chen Qiu?
Since Chen Qiu believes that Li Miaomiao can help the band develop, they will naturally trust Li Miaomiao.

After all, no matter what.

As long as the band can develop better, they can make more money, right?
Looking at everyone's happy faces, Chen Qiu raised the pencil in his hand, tapped the music folder in front of him, and said to everyone.

"Okay, let's stop chatting here. Our work this morning is to go through the rehearsal for tonight's pop music concert. In the afternoon, everyone should go to the music library to pick up next week's music scores and practice on their own. We will go through the final rehearsal around four o'clock and officially start the performance tonight. Any questions?"

"No problem!" everyone shouted.

Chen Qiu looked at everyone with satisfaction, picked up the pencil in his hand, looked at the orchestra, raised the baton in his hand, and nodded gently to everyone.

"Then, let's start rehearsing now!"

……

……

When Chen Qiu started rehearsing with the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, in the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra next door.

Wu Jianhai carried his violin on his back, came to the center of the rehearsal room and sat down, waiting for everyone in the orchestra with an indifferent expression.

After a long while, the orchestra members finally arrived at the rehearsal room.

They looked at Wu Jianhai sitting indifferently in the command seat, and couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

It was obvious that Wu Jianhai was going to attack their current commander.

Although I don’t know what Wu Jianhai exactly wants to do, but looking at his expression, he is definitely going to do something big.

Seeing Wu Jianhai's indifferent look, everyone greeted Wu Jianhai cautiously, then sat in their seats and began to practice their own content, looking in Wu Jianhai's direction with the corner of their eyes, waiting for the attack to begin.

After nearly half an hour in everyone's sight, a rash voice came from the door of the rehearsal room.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm late. It's the weekend and the roads are jammed with pedestrians. I could have arrived early, but there were no parking spaces at the door. I searched for a long time before I found one. I'm really sorry."

The young conductor walked into the rehearsal room with his head lowered.

He quickly put his schoolbag aside, fumbled out a set of music scores from it, walked towards the crowd, and said with a cheerful smile.

"Let's rehearse Beethoven today, shall we? We have a Beethoven performance tonight, or is there anything else you want to rehearse? Uh..."

As he was talking, he felt something was wrong and found Wu Jianhai sitting in his seat.

Looking at Chief Wu Jianhai, he couldn't help but scratch his head, puzzled.

"Hey, Chief Wu, are you sitting in the wrong seat? This is the command seat, your seat is on the side."

"No, I'm not wrong."

Wu Jianhai turned around and looked at the commander behind him and spoke to him coldly.

"Xiao Wang, from today on, you don't have to come over for the next month. During this time, I have discussed cooperation with the people from the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra. We have decided to perform an opera as the annual masterpiece of the Haicheng Opera House, the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, and another symphony orchestra."

"Ah? Isn't this great? Why don't you let me come over? I can also conduct the opera."

Commander Xiao Wang looked at Wu Jianhai, his heart sank, and he spoke cautiously.

Wu Jianhai looked at his cautious expression, lowered his eyes, and spoke slowly.

"Because you don't deserve it."

"Ah I……"

Before Xiao Wang finished his command, Wu Jianhai spoke to him in a deep voice.

"Although your conducting skills are higher than other conductors, and your overall conducting is very clear, allowing us to understand your ideas, your music is full of decadence, and your thinking about music is surprisingly old-fashioned. I begged the Opera House Symphony Orchestra to organize our opera, and I must give this opportunity to a conductor who can lead the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra to rise, and you are not capable of that."

"..."

Xiao Wang remained silent. He didn't know how he should face Wu Jianhai.

At this time, Wu Jianhai also stood up, looked at everyone in the orchestra, and spoke to them.

"This time, I plan to work with Chen Qiu, the conductor of the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra, to interpret this opera together. Our orchestra will also merge with the Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra, and each of us will send out some musicians to perform. Now, anyone who has any objections can raise them."

Everyone was silent and looked at Wu Jianhai, and no one made a sound.

Commander Xiao Wang, who was standing aside, had a look of grievance on his face, but he didn't say anything at this time.

Looking at the silence of the crowd, Wu Jianhai nodded slightly.

"Since no one has any objections, then it's settled. Once the official repertoire is finalized, I will provide you with the music scores for the performance."

After saying that, Wu Jianhai returned to his seat and gave instructions to Xiao Wang who was standing there in a daze.

"Okay, now it's your turn to lead us in rehearsal."

(End of this chapter)