The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 344 Pie falling from the sky

Chen Qiu never expected that people from Haicheng Opera House would come.

The people who came were not ordinary people, but Qi Min, the stage director of Haicheng Opera House, Zhou Tian, ​​the current conductor of Haicheng Opera House Symphony Orchestra, and Liang Guihua, the artistic director of Haicheng Opera House.

When Chen Qiu was about to go out to the bank to ask if he could get a loan, the three men came to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Although Qi Min was standing at the front, it was obvious that his steps were leaning backwards, as if he was pushed out by the two people behind him to greet Chen Qiu.

Liang Guihua stood about half a step behind Qi Min, between Zhou Tian and Qi Min, with an aura of a superior.

As for Zhou Tian.

He seemed like just an ordinary person, standing at the back and looking at everything in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra curiously.

When he saw Chen Qiu come out to open the door, he gave Chen Qiu a very friendly smile.

Chen Qiu looked at the three people with a hint of doubt in his eyes. He turned his gaze to Qi Min and asked hesitantly.

"Um, Director Qi Min, what are you doing..."

"Come and talk to you, how are things going?"

Qi Min still had that smiling look on his face as he asked Chen Qiu.

He looked past Chen Qiu's shoulder and into the Harmony Symphony Orchestra's room.

"Would you like to invite us out for a chat?"

"Oh, of course, come on, please."

Chen Qiu immediately understood that these three people did not come to visit, but seemed to have something important to discuss with him.

So he immediately took two steps back, opened the door, and allowed the three people to walk into the house.

He asked as he led the three people towards the lounge.

"The Haicheng Opera House must be quite busy recently, right? I heard that you are planning to film and release a new opera with your current symphony orchestra. How come you have time to come to my place during this period?"

"It just so happens that we have finished rehearsal and are ready to take a break."

Qi Min looked at Liang Guihua behind him and found that he had no intention of speaking, so he continued with a smile.

"I was thinking about coming over to thank you sometime. After all, our orchestra's current achievements are largely due to you. It just so happens that the two leaders of our orchestra also have this idea, and they hit it off, so I came over to talk to you... What's up? Conductor Chen Qiu, are you just about to go out?"

"Well, I'm going to go out and do something."

Chen Qiu casually skipped over this topic.

The fact that the band has no money is not a glorious thing and it is not something that needs to be made public.

After he noticed that the two people behind Qi Min seemed to be very interested in everything in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, he shifted the topic to some of the orchestra's designs, and discussed some of the orchestra's aesthetic concepts with the two people as he walked past some corners.

Chen Qiu's gentle words made the two of them feel very comfortable. They listened to Chen Qiu's introduction as if they were listening to a story and entered the orchestra's lounge.

There were many people in the orchestra, but each lounge was not big, and it was not convenient for Chen Qiu to take them to the musicians' lounge, so they could only come to the small room where he conducted, and let the three of them squeeze in and sit on the not-so-big sofa.

After the three of them sat down, Chen Qiu did not ask them what they wanted to drink, but directly took out three bottles of mineral water from the side and handed them to them, saying with a smile.

"I'm sorry, the band was established not long ago, and many things are still relatively simple, so please bear with me."

"It's okay. Your band is really interesting. Compared to the backstage of some other bands, your backstage has a strong classical flavor."

Qi Min didn't say anything, so Liang Guihua, who was sitting in the middle, spoke with a smile.

The smile on his face was a very standard leader's smile, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, it's really amazing that you can reach this point at your age. The symphony orchestra that was established less than a year ago, and even composed of a group of students, can actually rank among the top three in Haicheng. It's really... Heroes emerge from youth! Amazing!"

"so far so good."

Chen Qiu wasn't quite sure why these three people came. He just smiled and scratched the back of his head, revealing a simple smile, and said to Liang Guihua.

“In fact, our orchestra has been working together for three years, and the core members of our orchestra have not changed much in these three years, so it can’t be considered a newly established symphony orchestra.”

"Even if it's only been established for three years, it's still very impressive! You have to know that many bands in Haicheng may not be able to reach your current level even after being established for ten years. Their annual investment is much greater than yours. You can achieve such a high result at such a small cost, which is very impressive!"

Liang Guihua spoke without any hesitation.

Qi Min couldn't help but feel helpless when he heard this, and his gaze shifted slightly.

Zhou Tian had that expression of not caring about anything. He looked at Chen Qiu with a smile and said nothing.

Chen Qiu looked at Liang Guihua, with more and more doubts in his eyes.

Did this person come to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra just to brag about himself?
So this is too much effort, right?

Chen Qiu thought about it and decided not to be too hypocritical, so he went straight to the point.

"Um, Director Liang Guihua, do you have anything else to say? I need to go out and do something, so I may not have that much time to chat with you here..."

"Hey, how can this be called small talk? Aren't we here to congratulate Comrade Chen?" Liang Guihua laughed and poked Qi Min beside him. "Director Qi Min has been talking to me about you. I just happened to have some free time here, so I came to see you, right? Director Qi Min?"

"Hmm, yes."

Qi Min smiled helplessly.

He looked at Chen Qiu and said to him.

"But we actually have some serious business to do here."

Chen Qiu sat in his seat, poured himself a cup of soy milk, and asked while drinking, "What's the matter?"

"Well, what should I say..." Qi Min was confused. "First of all, we want to ask Conductor Chen Qiu if you are interested in joining the Haicheng Opera House and taking the people in the orchestra to join the organization?"

puff!
Chen Qiu almost choked to death on the soy milk.

After coughing hard a few times, he finally managed to catch his breath and looked at Qi Min in disbelief.

"No, Director Qi Min, this is what you mean? Are you sure you want to tell me this? This is the first day you met me?"

"So if I told you that Chen Qiu was in command, you would definitely not agree."

Qi Min sighed and didn't continue to dwell on this topic.

"Okay, let's skip the first question for now. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Let's move on to the second question. Chen Qiu will be in charge..."

He looked at Chen Qiu seriously and spoke slowly.

“Can you give the orchestral performance rights of the opera The Marriage of Figaro to our symphony orchestra?”

Chen Qiu couldn't help but sit up straight at this moment, although he was sitting in a casual posture.

He looked at Qi Min, thought for a moment, and asked him.

“Is this the idea of ​​your symphony orchestra?”

His eyes turned to Zhou Tian who was sitting next to Qi Min.

Zhou Tian just shrugged and said nothing.

Qi Min sighed and shook his head.

"Not entirely. Conductor Chen Qiu, you should have received the news, right? The Haicheng Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra has begun liquidating its assets. Haicheng Broadcasting may really become history this time. Haicheng is working hard to send some of their unwanted musicians to other departments, and those with stronger abilities, such as Wu Jianhai, are now barely considered popular."

"We have managed to get Wu Jianhai and those who participated in the Le nozze di Figaro to join the team. They will become the main performers of Le nozze di Figaro, so we don't have to continue to share the performance fees with Haicheng Broadcasting."

Zhou Tian at the side spread his hands and spoke with a smile.

"And now, all we lack is the musicians on your side, Conductor Chen Qiu. Conductor Chen Qiu, you will definitely not be willing to sell the orchestra to us, so our leadership is considering whether we can let Conductor Chen Qiu give our orchestra some training, and then..."

"So I don't have to continue to perform The Marriage of Figaro with the symphony orchestra?"

Chen Qiu slowly finished what Zhou Tian had not finished saying.

He looked at Zhou Tian, ​​Qi Min, and Liang Guihua, and his gaze became deep.

The orchestra has not yet finished paying for its overseas performances, but the Haicheng Opera House has already started preparing to demolish its bridges.

Chen Qiu looked at Qi Min and asked him, "Is this what you think?"

"This idea has nothing to do with me. I am in charge of the performance department." Qi Min was the first to raise his hand to distance himself from the matter.

He didn't really want to break up with Chen Qiu.

After all, he had confirmed Chen Qiu's strength through the previous cooperation, and he knew very well that now was not Chen Qiu's limit.

Chen Qiu's future must be at a higher level.

Even if they absorbed all the members of Haicheng Second and the band became stronger, there was no way to stop Chen Qiu's progress.

Chen Qiu will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold in the third place in Haicheng and move forward in a higher direction.

However, just because he understands Chen Qiu doesn't mean that others can understand Chen Qiu as well.

Zhou Tian spread his hands.

"I don't really have any ideas about this play, but the academy thinks this play can be the band's rise, and it can't fall into the hands of other people, so it has to be like this. If you don't want to, I don't really mind."

"We also understand your difficulties, Comrade Chen. After all, you worked so hard to bring out a new opera, and suddenly it was snatched away by someone else. You must be upset. So, Comrade Chen, please give us a price. If we can accept it, we will consider it as our tuition fee! What do you think?"

Liang Guihua immediately spoke to ease the atmosphere.

But although his tone was softer, his attitude was tougher.

He was determined to get his hands on this opera.

This is his achievement.

He naturally would not give this achievement to others.

Chen Qiu looked at the three people silently, thought for a moment, and then asked Qi Min.

“You guys are going to Europe to attend a music festival this year?”

"Well, in addition to the Baden-Baden Music Festival, there are three more performances in Munich, Paris, and Vienna. The idea of ​​our opera house is to perform an opera. Although we perform a lot of domestic red songs, they are relatively less attractive, so we decided to pair a European opera with red songs. Then, our best-reviewed opera last year, The Marriage of Figaro, was selected."

Qi Min said to Chen Qiu without reservation.

When Chen Qiu heard the name of the Baden-Baden Music Festival, he fell into deep thought and ignored Liang Guihua's advice after Qi Min finished speaking.

Just when Liang Guihua was talking with a dry mouth, Chen Qiu slowly nodded and agreed.

"Sure, there's no problem in giving you the band's performance rights."

"Really? Comrade Chen, I have to remind you that as a man, you can't go back on your word. You said you would give us the performance rights of the orchestra, so you can't go back on your word."

"Well, of course I won't regret it, but this price..."

Chen Qiu glanced at Liang Guihua and Qi Min, thought about it, and spoke directly.

"Two million, maybe."

"Impossible!" Liang Guihua refused without any hesitation. "Two million is no problem for us to give up this play. We can only make hundreds of thousands per performance. We need to perform it at least a dozen times to make a profit. Wouldn't we just be working for you? Comrade Chen, you should be more sincere in your offer!"

"Yeah, that's true. A dozen times seems to take about half a year. So, let's just round it up to one year's worth of three million. I will be responsible for conducting the orchestra until it can perform at a level similar to our previous performance."

"No, the price is too high. We don't need Xiao Chen to give you instructions. You just need to cancel your contract."

"According to the contract, if it is terminated, it will be a breach of contract on your part, and the liquidated damages are much higher than the three million."

"So we are discussing with you that both parties should agree to terminate the contract. Otherwise, according to the time in the contract, we can only give up several performances this year, and we will go our separate ways. This will be a lose-lose situation. Comrade Chen, you definitely don't want to see that kind of scene."

Liang Guihua did not give in at all.

His conversations with Chen Qiu also became more radical.

The two sides argued over the breakup fee for a long time.

Chen Qiu finally figured it out.

In fact, there is only one person who wants to achieve some results on his own, and that is Liang Guihua.

Maybe it was because he was a new official and had three things to do. Seeing that the orchestra had recruited new people and improved its overall level but its ranking had not improved, he became a little anxious for a moment and thought about getting the performance rights of the work.

If this piece of work is performed entirely by them in the future, then through operation, the score of "The Marriage of Figaro", which has greatly improved the ranking of Chen Qiu's orchestra this year, can also be attributed to them.

As long as his plan succeeds, this piece of work will become a weapon for them to reach a higher ranking next year!
It is not even required that the piece of work perform at a particularly outstanding level. Just having it in hand is actually enough to be deterrent.

Seeing Liang Guihua so anxious, Chen Qiu didn't bother to say anything more and just stood up and said.

"Okay, the lowest price is 1.1 million. If you agree, then it's a deal. I don't care how your orchestra performs. You can do whatever you want. You can use the original crew's name, but just don't include our symphony orchestra. Also, the contract can be terminated directly."

"Although 1.1 million is still a bit high, it's still acceptable. So, I'll go back and hold a meeting to consult the opinions of the opera house. If there are no accidents, the price should be around 1.1 million. As for the signature, don't worry, we will definitely not use the name of your Harmony Symphony Orchestra."

Liang Guihua assured Chen Qiu.

Seeing Liang Guihua so confident, Chen Qiu was too lazy to continue discussing anything with him.

He stood up and saw the guest off with the soy milk in his hand.

"Okay, contact me when you have news. If you have any questions about the performance, you can also come to me."

"Okay, then I would like to thank Comrade Xiao Chen in advance."

Liang Guihua stood up, shook hands with Chen Qiu with a smile, then turned around and left leisurely with his hands behind his back.

Zhou Tian clicked his tongue twice and said nothing. Instead, he gave Chen Qiu a friendly smile, nodded slightly, and turned and left as well.

In the end, Qi Min was the only one left in the house.

He looked at Chen Qiu with a helpless expression, sighed slowly, and apologized in a low voice.

"I'm sorry, Director Liang Guihua is new. In addition to being the artistic director, he also holds some relatively important positions. This year is the year he wants to make achievements, so Conductor Chen Qiu, you know, he is very anxious. Last year he originally thought he could be in the top three, but you snatched it away, so..."

"Ok, I know."

Chen Qiu nodded.

After seeing that the two people had completely disappeared from his sight, Chen Qiu nodded with satisfaction.

“But I’m actually quite satisfied with the result.”

"Still satisfied?"

"Of course, his arrival solved a very troublesome problem for us. As for the orchestra performance of The Marriage of Figaro, it is not as simple as it seems."

"A headache?"

Qi Min looked at Chen Qiu with a puzzled look in his eyes.

But seeing Chen Qiu's extremely satisfied look, he finally sighed and nodded.

"Well, fine, as long as you are satisfied, they are still waiting for me at the door, so I will leave first."

"Okay, bye. If Wu Jianhai comes to your place in the future, remember to be nice to Chief Wu Jianhai. Chief Wu is a very nice person."

"That's for you, right? He's notorious in our circle, just don't blast Zhou Tian."

Qi Min smiled helplessly.

Then he waved at Chen Qiu, turned around and disappeared from Chen Qiu's sight.

Looking at Qi Min's disappearing back, Chen Qiu returned to his seat, opened his notebook, and began to calculate the cost of the European performance with a smile on his face.

He was originally worrying about where to get the money for the band's performances, but now, money is falling from the sky.

Now that the cost of the performance has been resolved, the next thing to do is to obtain the band's visa and rehearse.

and also……

"Hopefully they won't be surprised when they see us in Baden-Baden."

Chen Qiu couldn't help but chuckle and talked to himself.

(End of this chapter)