The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 308 Undercurrent surging
Chen Qiu was unaware of the conversation going on between Qi Min and Zhu Wen Zhang behind him.

After leaving the heavy office building behind him, he stood in the courtyard of the Haicheng Opera House, tugged at his collar, looked at the rotten trees around him, slowly exhaled, and spoke to the two people who followed closely behind him.

"Professor Li Anguo, Chief Wu Jianhai, should we go back to Haicheng Conservatory of Music directly now, or do you have anything else to do?"

"Let's go back to Haicheng Conservatory of Music directly. I'll go back with you."

Wu Jianhai replied.

After nodding to Professor Li Anguo, he walked directly towards Professor Li Anguo's car. After the car beeped twice, he opened the passenger seat without any hesitation, sat in, fastened his seat belt, and nodded to Professor Li Anguo.

Looking at Wu Jianhai's familiar appearance, Professor Li Anguo smiled helplessly, walked to the driver's seat, started the car, parked it in front of Chen Qiu, and spoke to Chen Qiu who had a conflicted look on his face.

"Don't think too much, just get in the car."

"it is good……"

Chen Qiu reached out to open the back door and sat in the boss's seat behind Wu Jianhai, feeling a little uncomfortable.

After all, the two people mentioned above, whether it is Wu Jianhai or Li Anguo, can definitely be regarded as his predecessors or teachers.

As a result, these two people sat in the front and gave him the back seat?
Chen Qiu always felt that something was not quite right.

However, Wu Jianhai and Li Anguo did not think much about it.

After officially starting the vehicle, Li Anguo spoke to Wu Jianhai.

"Old Wu, what's going on this time? This is inconsistent with what you told me before, that you have already discussed everything with the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra. It seems that you still have conflicts with them, and you haven't completely reached an agreement. What is going on? If you can't give me a good explanation, I may not recommend Chen Qiu to join this cooperation, even if it is to conduct the opera."

Wu Jianhai did not speak immediately.

He just slowly exhaled a breath, as if he was thinking about something, and after a long time he spoke in a cold voice.

"This time, it has nothing to do with your Haicheng Conservatory of Music. This is only related to us, so don't worry too much."

"Is it related to you?" Li Anguo asked in a deep voice, "Wu Jianhai, how can I believe that what you said has nothing to do with us is really nothing to do with us? You said before that we just need to go there, you have handled everything, and we can go there and give orders directly, but when we really went there, what did we see? You even need Chen Qiu to get back the place for you. How can I, Haicheng Conservatory of Music, and Chen Qiu believe you?"

This time, Li Anguo did not call Wu Jianhai "Old Wu", but directly called him by his name.

It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with his recent experience in the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra.

After all, everyone hopes to come across an organization where everyone works together, rather than an organization that trips each other up.

Everyone has their own ideas and everyone has their own thoughts.

How could such a cooperative organization possibly succeed?

That's what you say.

Li Anguo brought Chen Qiu here to reap the benefits, not to clean up the mess left by Wu Jianhai.

If they can really work together to organize an entire opera orchestra, they will focus their main attention on coordinating the orchestra. Professor Li Anguo believes that such an experience will definitely allow Chen Qiu's conducting skills to reach a higher level.

but now……

Professor Li Anguo looked straight at the road in front of him and spoke in a very heavy tone.

"Wu Jianhai, I hope you can tell me exactly what you and Qi Min talked about?"

"..."

Wu Jianhai didn't say anything.

He just pinched his eyebrows.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"It's nothing, it's just that the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra may not be able to hold on, that's all."

There was silence in the car.

Chen Qiu looked curiously at Wu Jianhai who was sitting over there.

His impression of Wu Jianhai actually still remained the same as before, that is, this man was a very serious and domineering person.

This man's pursuit of control over the orchestra is simply outrageous.

He tried hard to fight for control with every commander, and only after those commanders passed his review could he reluctantly release a little control.

Chen Qiu originally thought that this was Wu Jianhai's personal character, but he didn't expect that the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra was actually struggling behind the scenes?
Wu Jianhai sat in the passenger seat, looking straight ahead, and spoke slowly.

"In fact, Li Anguo, you should know that the predecessor of Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra was Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and Haicheng Film Symphony Orchestra. After the merger, we were responsible for both film and radio music. However, with the progress of the times, film music no longer needs old people like us, and radio does not need symphony orchestras like us. We have not been able to find our own direction until the arrival of the previous conductor."

Speaking of this, Wu Jianhai looked at Chen Qiu behind him, nodded at him, and then spoke.

"He's the one I told you about before, the one who led the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra to the top three. However, after his departure, Li Tian's subsequent conducting was mediocre and unable to recruit new blood. The works they performed were too stale. The entire orchestra is constantly falling, and the orchestra's financial situation is getting worse and worse."

"Well, a typical slippery slope."

Professor Li Anguo nodded on the side.

"Because of the poor performances, there were few audiences, and because of the small number of audiences, there was an economic collapse. Because of the economic collapse, there were more problems in subsequent performances, and then it became a vicious cycle until the orchestra was on the verge of collapse."

"Yes."

Wu Jianhai looked at the road to Haicheng in front of him and spoke slowly.

"I have been looking for a conductor who can lead the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. At present, I prefer you, Chen Qiu. Unfortunately, I know that you will definitely not come to our place to lead us in performances. After all, we are all a group of old guys and it is difficult for us to meet your requirements. Therefore, I want to break the vicious cycle through a decisive performance and let the orchestra continue to develop."

"The last manager couldn't do anything else?"

Chen Qiu seemed to have thought of something and asked Wu Jianhai.

Wu Jianhai shook his head: "No, the only method he can think of now is to slowly wait for death and delay the death of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. So, I can't trust him. In the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, I am the only one who can and is willing to save this orchestra."

Wu Jianhai's breathing gradually became heavy.

His withered hands couldn't help but clench.

He said slowly to himself.

"So, for the further development of the orchestra, I decided to go all out and cooperate with the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra to perform an annual drama together. If this is successful, we will have more opportunities, much more opportunities than before, and even have the opportunity to reverse the status of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra in Haicheng."

Wu Jianhai tilted his gaze slightly and looked at Chen Qiu behind him. He smiled at Chen Qiu and said softly.

"Although our current conductor may not be as good as you, he is the best conductor I could find after careful selection. I believe he should be able to stabilize the orchestra."

Chen Qiu nodded, pondered for a moment, and asked Wu Jianhai.

"Then I'm a little curious. According to what Professor Li Anguo told me before, Haicheng Opera House is currently one of the top two in Haicheng. So shouldn't they agree to cooperate with you? They can just perform this piece by themselves. Why would they agree to cooperate with you?"

"I guessed it, the reason is very simple."

Professor Li Anguo at the side suddenly interrupted and said to Chen Qiu.

"If I'm not mistaken, Qi Min must be feeling a bit uncomfortable right now. After all, the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra has completely replaced all its wind and string players, except for those in the choir and performing arts department!"

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Chen Qiu was stunned.

He never imagined that the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra achieved such good results in this way.

Since we can't continue to move forward with our current performance, we might as well just lay off everyone and replace them with a new group of people.

If it succeeds, then it’s fine. If it fails, then just lay off the current group of people.

The main focus is on flexible formation changes.

This is too...

However, this was not the only thing that surprised Chen Qiu.

Professor Li Anguo asked Chief Wu Jianhai.

"By the way, do you know where the new members of the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra are from this year?" "Yes, I know. They are from the Haicheng Municipal Symphony Orchestra."

Wu Jianhai nodded and said to Chen Qiu behind him.

"The Haicheng Municipal Symphony Orchestra is going to be disbanded, and the more outstanding members will be assigned to the military band. Therefore, many members have been assigned to other symphony orchestras. The Haicheng Symphony Orchestra and the Haicheng Philharmonic Orchestra are currently full, so they just found a few people to strengthen them and did not make any special moves. As for our Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, we have no money and cannot recruit people, so most of the people have flowed into the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra."

After hearing Wu Jianhai's words, Chen Qiu was even more speechless.

He originally thought that the opera house symphony orchestra had found some genius.

The result was that it directly annexed the original second place, which improved it by several levels.

Now it is clear why Haicheng Opera House cooperates with Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.

The Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra was previously responsible for radio and film performances, so they are actually quite familiar with "The Marriage of Figaro". Even though they may not be as good as the previous Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra, they can still be regarded as the first echelon in Haicheng.

Now the new people in the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra are from the previous Municipal Symphony Orchestra. The repertoire they play are mostly domestic works, such as Liang Zhu and The Red Detachment of Women.

Although they can also perform some operas, judging from the attitude of cooperation between the two parties, they probably will not perform "The Marriage of Figaro".

In this situation, in order to maintain the advantages of their original team and prove that they are still somewhat useful and not completely useless, Qi Min needs to find a symphony orchestra to cooperate with them, and the two of them will perform "The Marriage of Figaro" together.

The Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra is the symphony orchestra they have their eyes on.

Compared with them, the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra is more urgent to prove itself.

What they need more is a good performance to break the current deadlock and let the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra rise again.

The vocal department of the Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra is not particularly anxious, after all, there is currently no one who can completely replace them.

"They have the best set for The Marriage of Figaro in Haicheng, as well as the best vocal group in Haicheng. So, at the moment, we need them more than they need us."

Wu Jianhai pinched his eyebrows and said to the two of them.

Li Anguo remained silent at this time and said nothing.

Chen Qiu thought about it and asked Wu Jianhai.

"Then Chief Wu, I'm a little curious, what are the conditions for you to facilitate this cooperation? Since they don't need you that much, then they must have paid a lot for choosing you, right?"

Listening to Chen Qiu's words, Wu Jianhai fell silent.

The vehicle was driving steadily on the main road of Haicheng. The surrounding rushing traffic bypassed Li Anguo's steady vehicle and rushed towards the distance.

Li Anguo's car drove slowly towards the Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

Just as the vehicle turned into the alley and was about to stop in front of the gate of Haicheng Conservatory of Music, Wu Jianhai slowly exhaled and said to Chen Qiu.

"I gave my all to the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra."

"If this performance fails, then the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra will lose its last chance to rise. Even if it can linger on for a few years, it will still be waiting for the day of disbandment. So, after consulting with everyone in the orchestra, I went to the Haicheng Opera House to sign a gambling agreement, putting everything the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra has on the line."

"We are not betting on anything else. We are betting on whether our annual show can be a success! Whether it can win applause, improve the scores of both orchestras, and reverse the current situation."

"So Chen Qiu, do you think... can I trust you?"

Wu Jianhai turned and looked at Chen Qiu with a deep look in his eyes.

Everything he does starts with the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he has worked for decades.

He is the oldest principal of Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and he has witnessed the glory and decline of this orchestra.

Therefore, he loves everything about the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra.

He didn't want to see the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra die quietly in silence.

He believed that even if Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra died, it had to die in a blazing manner!
Therefore, he examined countless conductors and finally placed the last hope of the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra on Chen Qiu.

I look forward to Chen Qiu leading Haicheng Radio to rise again.

He looked at Chen Qiu and spoke with extreme seriousness.

"Chen Qiu, as long as you can lead us to a successful performance this time, I will use all the connections of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra to help you clear all the difficulties before you!"

"Chen Qiu, you should know that a music season cannot be completed with only one orchestra. The audience likes your performances, but they will get tired of listening to your performances all the time. Therefore, during the music season, we need to constantly have other music masters come to perform, from solos to duets to concertos..."

"Your Harmony Symphony Orchestra may not have this resource, and neither does the Haicheng Conservatory of Music, but I do!"

"Unlike you, we don't have the concept of a music season, so as long as this performance is successful, I will share our orchestra's master resources with your Harmony Symphony Orchestra."

“Without reservation!”

Looking at Wu Jianhai's extremely serious expression in front of him, Chen Qiu pursed his lips slightly. After a long time, he slowly exhaled and nodded.

"Okay, I will try my best. I will lead the people from the Harmony Symphony Orchestra to have as much say as possible in this opera and make this performance even more beautiful!"

"Well, I believe you."

Wu Jianhai looked at Chen Qiu, nodded slowly, turned his body back to the front, and continued to look at the road in front of him without saying a word.

The vehicle continued to drive and did not stop at the gate of Haicheng Conservatory of Music. Instead, it drove a little further forward and stopped at the gate of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Chen Qiu got out of the car, said hello to the two people in the car, and then walked towards the concert hall.

Looking at Chen Qiu's leaving back, Professor Li Anguo was silent, and then said to Wu Jianhai.

"Will it be too much this time? Do you think Chen Qiu can bear the pressure of the rise and fall of two or even three symphony orchestras?"

"After all, he is Chen Qiu, the successor of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, and one of the first experimenters in the Orchestra Academy program. If he can't bear it, then I think maybe I should be ready to accept the demise of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra."

Buzz, the vehicle restarts.

Professor Li Anguo and Wu Jianhai drove out of the alley, rejoined the traffic, and drove towards the direction of Haicheng Radio Symphony.

……

At this moment, in the concert hall of Haicheng Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

There was a lot of noise in the rehearsal hall and the backstage practice room.

Everyone was practicing their parts in preparation for the performance this weekend.

Not only are they preparing for a performance this weekend, they are even preparing for a flash mob the week after next.

Li Miaomiao has already written the documents and found someone to submit the application. They just need to wait for the application to be approved so that they can officially carry out a flash mob.

Chen Qiu listened to the orchestra's rehearsal with satisfaction, nodded, and walked towards his own music library.

He stepped into the music library and quickly found a score and analysis of "The Marriage of Figaro".

He looked at the music score in his hand, thought for a moment, then stood up and walked to the door of the principal's rehearsal room and knocked.

dong dong.

With just two sounds, the practice sounds in the room disappeared.

Two seconds later, the door opened.

Qin Xian looked at Chen Qiu from behind the door. Seeing that Chen Qiu's breathing seemed a little unsmooth, he couldn't help but frown and asked Chen Qiu with concern.

"Commander Chen Qiu, what happened?"

"Nothing, it's just that I may need to give you some more tasks."

Chen Qiu exhaled slowly, waved the music score in his hand, and said to Qin Xian.

"Go and bring the principals here and have them go to the analysis room next to the music library. This time, we have received a big job."

"This is a great move that will either bring down the Harmony Orchestra or bring them back to life. It's a top-notch move!"

(End of this chapter)