The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 342 Haicheng Broadcast, the End
The appearance of Chen Qiu and the Harmony Symphony Orchestra disrupted many people's plans.

This is a brand new band.

Even a symphony orchestra that was younger than any of them thought.

The average age of the orchestra members in this symphony orchestra is probably just 22.

A bunch of seniors, a few graduates, and some juniors.

This symphony orchestra, which is basically composed entirely of students, actually took the third place in Haicheng, which is full of top players, and even ranked around 30th in the country.

This result can no longer be said to be excellent, it is even a little bit terrifying.

There are a few people who started a company while studying in college and directly went public, and some even qualified as leading companies in a certain niche field.

It's ridiculously strong.

This also made the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra start to consider performing some works that they would not have performed before, making their works richer.

Not only Haicheng, but also neighboring Hangzhou City, Ningcheng, and even some symphony orchestras in other places began to fear the existence of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

The market is only that big.

There are probably only tens of millions of people who are willing to spend money to attend concerts.

Listeners only have so much money.

If they choose to listen to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, they will naturally not choose their own orchestra.

Therefore, many symphony orchestras around began to think about whether they could break up the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

After all, that symphony orchestra is too young.

Many people inside are students.

Although Chen Qiu certainly had no way to bribe him, who could guarantee 100% loyalty from his subordinates?

Therefore, after this ranking was announced, countless people began to poach people from the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

They even raised the salary of ordinary performers of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra to 10,000 yuan per month, and there were bonuses at the end of the year.

Even ordinary members of their own orchestra do not receive such high income. Only a few principals can earn so much.

In terms of salary, this is equivalent to directly letting them take up the chief position.

This is enough to show how much those orchestras care about the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Even if it costs a lot of money, they want to make this Harmony Symphony Orchestra, which has unlimited upward momentum, pause its pace.

Chen Qiu understood these people's thoughts very well.

He has also been observing some of the people in the band these days.

He knew very well who wanted to leave the Harmony Orchestra and who was determined to stay and work in the orchestra.

Qin Xian and his team will definitely not leave. To them, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is like their own career.

Each of them currently earns over 1 yuan, and Chen Qiu will occasionally give them some bonuses or something.

That's why they're crazy to go to the symphony orchestra next door, get the same money, and live a life with no future.

If those symphony orchestras want to poach Qin Xian and his team, they have to at least offer double the price, which is around 2, before they will consider it.

Of course, this is just a consideration. If you want to agree, this price is not enough.

Their salaries may be even higher.

Only in this way can we attract some core members of the orchestra whose family conditions are not so good.

but……

Would those symphony orchestras be willing?

In order to disband the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, they paid a new college graduate in the orchestra a higher salary than their concertmaster or conductor?
Are they crazy or is the world crazy?

Besides, even if they really gave it, what about their own band?
You are doing well in your company, but suddenly you hear that your boss wants to bring down the rival company, and then he spends a very high price to poach a top talent. That talent is a college student who hasn't even graduated yet, but his salary is higher than any of yours.

If you were in my shoes, would you want to fight with your boss?

Do they still want to continue their own band?
Therefore, those orchestras that want to use tricks to bring down the Harmony Symphony Orchestra can only start from other aspects.

Simply poaching people is definitely useless.

Wu Jianhai, who was sitting in front of Chen Qiu, looked at Chen Qiu, who had a headache on his face. A smile appeared on his serious face, and he said to Chen Qiu.

"What's wrong? Are you having a headache recently? You've become the third in Haicheng, and you're feeling the pressure, right? Some bands that can't compete with you are starting to play tricks on you, right? Welcome to the adult world."

"Indeed, a little bit. Although these methods are relatively common and nothing worth mentioning, I still feel a little annoyed."

Chen Qiu sighed, picked up a cup of soy milk and started drinking it. Then his eyes lit up and he asked Wu Jianhai curiously.

"Hmm? This soy milk? This soy milk tastes good. Where did you buy it from?"

"My wife went to her hometown to dig beans and grind them into soy milk. I hope you like it. If you have time in the future, come to our radio symphony orchestra and I will treat you to some."

Wu Jianhai laughed cheerfully, and the expression he gave Chen Qiu was as if he was looking at his own children and grandchildren.

Chen Qiu was also relaxed and happy. He sat comfortably in the lounge, holding a cup of soy milk and smiling at Wu Jianhai.

"You are trying to please me like this, Chief Wu. Your motives must be impure, right? Tell me, what do you want from me? Is there anything you want to ask of me?"

"We have been together with you for so long, don't you know me yet? I just wanted to come and talk to you because you got the third place in Haicheng this time. Don't think too much."

He waved at Chen Qiu, took a sip of the tea in his cup, and said casually.

"But speaking of the orchestra taking third place, I have to remind you, Chen Qiu, that the attacks you are facing are just the beginning. There are still many symphony orchestras that have not reacted yet. After a while, things like slander from public opinion and attacks by online trolls will also come."

"No, how can there be such a person in such a small market for classical music?"

Wu Jianhai said as a matter of course: "Of course, what else do you think? You don't really think that you can keep climbing up just by relying on your strength, right? Why do you think your band has weakened?"

Chen Qiu was stunned, and then his eyes were hesitant: "Well, isn't it because the band's performances were not good, and then they couldn't attract the audience, which eventually led to the band's disbandment and disintegration?"

"Although there is a little bit of this relationship, the core point is not this."

Wu Jianhai shook his head and then recalled.

"If I remember correctly, we seemed to have had contact with Chen Yuan back then. Of course, we definitely did not participate in the siege of your orchestra. You should know that for us, the public-oriented symphony orchestras, we don't really care about one or two orchestras. Anyway, we just have to complete the mission."

"It sounds like... a civil servant?" Chen Qiu complained.

Wu Jianhai nodded: "About the same, right? After all, we also have a staff. Among the top five symphony orchestras in Haicheng, the only one without a staff is... Haicheng Philharmonic?"

"Haicheng Aiyue?"

When Chen Qiu heard the name, he immediately realized that it was Wang Hai's band, and couldn't help but ask Wu Jianhai.

"You mean, it was Wang Hai who targeted our Harmony Symphony Orchestra?"

Wu Jianhai almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "No, how could it be Wang Hai? What are you thinking? Wang Hai is Chen Yuan's student. At that time, it was Chen Yuan who asked him to go out and find a way. When Chen Yuan talked with my conductor, he said that he wanted Wang Hai to go out and see if he could preserve the blood of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra. He is Chen Yuan's backup. I have never seen a backup bring down his own orchestra. Do you think you are playing Infernal Affairs?"

"Uh...my question."

Chen Qiu expressed guilt for doubting Wang Hai.

Wu Jianhai continued.

"In fact, there are not many people in Haicheng who are against Hesheng. There is no other way. Everyone has little money. The No. 1 Haicheng Symphony was owned by the Haicheng government, and the Haicheng Orchestra was a military band. The No. 4 Haicheng Radio and the No. 5 Haicheng Film were both owned by Haicheng TV Station. Everyone has a stable job and has no hatred towards Haicheng Hesheng. We even expected this private symphony orchestra to be able to get the No. 1 spot."

"Then who is it?" Chen Qiu was curious.

"Who else could it be? It could be from the neighboring cities, such as the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ningbo Philharmonic Orchestra, or some other private symphony orchestras. I didn't care at the time." Wu Jianhai shrugged.

As he spoke, he paused for a moment, then pinched his eyebrows and shook his head.

"No, it seems that some bands cared about this ranking very much at that time... Oh, right! Haicheng Films, they were about to disband at that time, so they cared about this ranking very much, and therefore played a trick on Haicheng Harmony, but before Haicheng Harmony disbanded, they disbanded themselves first."

"It sounds... like shooting oneself in the foot?" Chen Qiu's mouth twitched.

Wu Jianhai shook his head.

"It sounds like that, but it's actually a little different. The situation was a little complicated. After all, it was the first private symphony orchestra to reach this level, and many people were very concerned. Then they used various means. The end result was that about half of Chen Yuan's musicians were poached, and their reputation was almost ruined. In the end, they never recovered. You should also be aware of what happened afterwards. The Harmony Symphony Orchestra was completely disbanded."

Chen Qiu frowned and couldn't help asking, "So, what's going on with Haicheng Aile?"

"Them? They are a symphony orchestra that was re-established by some of the old Harmony members after the Haicheng Film Symphony Orchestra disbanded. Wang Hai is not the first generation conductor, he just sneaked in to be in charge of rehearsals. However, the orchestra is getting better and better, and the old conductor is not in good health, so it is natural for the orchestra to be led by Wang Hai. To some extent, the orthodoxy of Harmony is in Haicheng Philharmonic!"

When Wu Jianhai talked about this place, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional and made a joke to Chen Qiu.

However, seeing that Chen Qiu seemed unable to laugh at all, he stood up helplessly, rubbed his back, and waved at Chen Qiu.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Come to my office and I'll show you something good."

"Here I am, here comes the main topic for calling me over. Now, what's the good stuff? Coffee beans for grinding?"

"It's better than that!"

Wu Jianhai walked from the concert hall to his office with his hands behind his back, took out a slightly worn key, and turned out a pile of documents in the cabinet. Then he sat down on the chair opposite, patted the documents at hand, and said to Chen Qiu.

"Come, sit down."

"What is this?" Chen Qiu noticed the document next to Wu Jianhai and couldn't help but joked, "Are you planning to pass the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra to me? I don't think you and Chief Wu Jianhai are related, right?"

"If you want, you can claim me as your relative. After all, just as you said, I plan to... pass the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra to you."

Wu Jianhai said with a smile.

The room suddenly fell into silence.

The smile on Chen Qiu's face froze instantly.

He looked at Wu Jianhai in disbelief, swallowed slowly, and said with difficulty.

"No, I was kidding."

"But I'm not kidding."

"Hey, this, this, can the orchestra of this country also be adopted?"

"Normally you can't, but I can give it to you."

"No, Chief Wu Jianhai, please don't do this. You're making me so scared. Does this count as intentional misappropriation of public assets? Don't test me. Will I be arrested and thrown in jail if I agree?"

"Not really."

"Not to the point of... then there are still risks? Not Chief Wu Jianhai, my orchestra is small and can't accommodate so many people! Besides, your people don't quite fit the style of my orchestra!"

"You don't have to collect any of them. They will all have their own place to go."

Wu Jianhai shook his head.

Seeing that Chen Qiu seemed to want to say something, he suddenly raised his hand and said to Chen Qiu.

"Okay, don't say it anymore. Things are not what you think, but I do want to pass Haicheng Broadcasting to you."

He raised the document in his hand, slammed it hard on the table, pushed it towards Chen Qiu, and said slowly.

"The Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra may be disbanded."

"?"

Chen Qiu felt that he might not know Chinese very well anymore.

He knew all these words, but he just couldn't understand them.

What does it mean that the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra is going to disband?

Haicheng is fifth!
They were ranked fifth in Haicheng before, and we didn’t see them disbanding. But now they are preparing to disband?
Isn't this such a coincidence?
Chen Qiu looked at Wu Jianhai, ready to ask something, but Wu Jianhai shook his head, stopping Chen Qiu from speaking any further, and then said slowly.

"Recently, Haicheng TV has started to discuss this matter with me. Although it has not been completely finalized, there is basically more than 80% chance that the band will disband. The old employees of the band will be properly handled by Haicheng TV, and the instruments in the band will be classified as the band's assets and auctioned off. If you want, I can add you to the auction list and bid for fun, but this is not the point. The point is the band's intangible assets!"

Wu Jianhai looked at Chen Qiu and said seriously.

"Although the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra may be directly cancelled, the Haicheng TV Station still has indicators for the performing arts department. If you want, I can help you contact them and see if your Harmony Symphony Orchestra can be used as a substitute."

"Will you be more strict with your performances like you are now?"

"I don't know. You need to talk to Haicheng TV about this. There should be a lot of people who have approached you recently to ask for sponsorship, right? For me, instead of looking for those rich people to sponsor, it's better to go to Haicheng TV. This way, they will at least give your band some resources. What do you think?"

"This...I still need to think about it."

Chen Qiu did not give an immediate reply.

Wu Jianhai was not surprised by this.

He spoke casually.

"It's okay. If you don't want to do this, it's actually fine. After all, accepting sponsorship is very important, and you really need to think about it carefully. But you have to listen carefully to what I'm going to say next! Once you leave this door, just pretend I never said anything, understand?"

"Understand?"

Chen Qiu nodded cautiously.

Wu Jianhai spoke very seriously.

"The Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra has connections overseas and has a place to participate in the music festival, so they can be directly invited. Before, we were wasting our time because of our lack of strength. Now the orchestra is preparing to disband, so I decided to give this opportunity to you! Not only that..."

He pulled out a thin document from his desk and handed it to Chen Qiu.

"There are also some competition judges' spots, some honorary recommendation spots, and the qualifications to borrow overseas concert halls. I will give all these things to you to help you build bridges and connections and help your orchestra expand abroad. It will no longer be limited to Haicheng, but will develop overseas. These are all the invisible assets of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra overseas."

Chen Qiu took the document in his hand, glanced up and down, and was suddenly shocked.

He never imagined that the Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra would be so powerful overseas.

And he happened to be considering going out to sea recently.

After all, he and Su Yue had made an agreement that he would take his band to Europe, catch up with her, and then bring her back.

He closed the document, looked at Wu Jianhai and asked very seriously.

"So Chief Wu, what is the price I should pay? I don't think I can get these things for free. Pies never fall from the sky."

"No, there is no price."

Wu Jianhai shook his head.

He looked at Chen Qiu and spoke slowly with a smile on his face.

"If possible, I would like you to replace the current Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and continue to carry on the glory of the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. But obviously, this is impossible. You will not agree to change the name of the orchestra. So... the Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra will become history, and we will leave the stage and die quietly off the stage."

"Chen Qiu, if possible, one day in the future, when you become a top conductor and your orchestra becomes a world-class orchestra, I hope you can proudly tell everyone about it."

"Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra has given their future to you. What you are carrying is not only the harmony of Haicheng, but also a touch of something that cannot be dispersed..."

"Haicheng Radio Symphony Orchestra!"

(End of this chapter)