The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 345 Set off to Europe!
The Haicheng Opera House quickly passed the news to Chen Qiu. They had some concerns about the 1.1 million and were unwilling to pay that much. After the two sides negotiated for a while, they finally set the price at one million.

Chen Qiu did not discuss much with the people at Haicheng Opera House. He just handed over some details that he had marked when he was rehearsing with the orchestra.

Not long after, the money from Haicheng Opera House arrived.

Chen Qiu also brought the band members, submitted their applications, and went to the office hall to apply for passports.

The information provided by the Baden-Baden Music Festival in Germany is relatively complete, and the itinerary provided by Chen Qiu and his team is also extremely comprehensive.

Therefore, everyone only had to wait for about a month before their passports were issued.

After the passports were issued, Chen Qiu bought tickets to Europe for everyone.

Economy class tickets for about sixty people.

The main reason why there are not 57 tickets is that many people’s musical instruments are extremely valuable, and they have to buy an extra slot for their instruments.

In order to allow the band members to travel to Europe for performances with peace of mind, all this money is necessary expenses.

While Chen Qiu was handling the band's passports and flights, Li Miaomiao also went to find a bus rental company in Europe in advance. After consulting many companies, she found a company that was more familiar with the music team and booked a full-trip European service including airport pick-up and drop-off.

As the manager of the orchestra, Li Miaomiao is more familiar with the orchestra's logistics than Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu deeply felt the kindness of the orchestra manager.

It turns out that the work still needs to be shared.

I just need to pay attention to the band's performance and find opportunities to make some money. All other chores are taken care of by Li Miaomiao.

Not only did she complete all the itinerary arrangements for the band's trip to Europe, she even allocated room for lodging and meals, allowing the band members to choose freely.

If you are willing to spend a little more money, you can stay in a big hotel and have a big meal.

For those who don't want to spend money, the orchestra has arranged for you to stay in budget hotels in Europe.

Of course, since it is a budget hotel, the environment will definitely not be particularly bad.

The price is also quite moderate, about 40 euros per person per night, which is more than 300 yuan.

All in all, this time, food, clothing, housing and transportation were basically all planned and borne by Li Miaomiao alone. Chen Qiu didn't need to think about it at all. He just had to get the money from other places.

Therefore, Chen Qiu lay very comfortably in the concert hall and rehearsed with the orchestra for the subsequent performance in Europe.

Time is passing quickly.

After the orchestra took a holiday to celebrate the Spring Festival, April soon arrived.

Based on the growth over the past few months, the orchestra's tickets have basically sold out to about 9%, which means that each performance can sell around 550 tickets.

With such huge sales volume, the band’s revenue is also growing continuously.

The wages of orchestra members are also gradually rising.

Chen Qiu knew very well that it was already very good for the orchestra to sell 90% of the tickets. As for making the orchestra sell out all the tickets every time, that was basically a pipe dream.

Therefore, the band needs to gradually slow down the pace of expansion and start consolidating their fans.

However, it is worth mentioning that in addition to performing with his own orchestra, Chen Qiu also performs with the group from Haicheng Conservatory of Music on ordinary evenings.

Compared with the ticket price of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, the ticket price for the group from Haicheng Conservatory of Music is much lower. You can sit anywhere on a first-come, first-served basis, and the ticket price is 20 yuan.

Such low ticket prices not only allow the people at Haicheng Conservatory of Music to get some exercise, but also allow the orchestra to have a heavier workload so that the concert hall does not remain empty for a long period of time.

As the Harmony Symphony Orchestra held more and more performances in the concert hall, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra became more and more famous in Haicheng.

People are increasingly recognizing the Harmony Symphony Orchestra as one of the top three symphony orchestras in Haicheng.

Just when everyone thought that the Harmony Symphony Orchestra might have some big moves in its summer music season, which shocked everyone, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra announced that due to the heavy performance workload of the orchestra, some musicians suffered extremely serious physical and mental injuries, so they would suspend performances for half a month to take a break.

It sounded extremely reasonable, and everyone believed the Harmony Orchestra's explanation.

No one in the audience knew where the Harmony Symphony Orchestra had gone.

Even some symphony orchestras in the circle are not clear about it.

Only those who had a good relationship with Chen Qiu knew a little bit of the news.

Each of those people is very tight-lipped, so naturally they would not spread the news of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra to the outside world.

So it was obvious that the Harmony Symphony Orchestra disappeared from everyone's sight in full view of the public.

They arrived at Jiangdong International Airport and, just like before, they skillfully checked in some of the musical instruments that could be checked in. As for the instruments that could not be checked in, such as some instruments that were between the limit of what could be taken on board and what could not be taken on board, they began to negotiate with the airline to bring as many on board as possible.

After all, musical instruments are extremely precious.

Although Chen Qiu was able to bring the orchestra, he was helpless when faced with the airline, which had a tougher attitude than him, saying that for the safety of all of their lives, these musical instruments could not be taken on the plane. He could only rely on Li Miaomiao who was by his side.

Looking at Chen Qiu's pitiful appearance, Li Miaomiao pinched her eyebrows with a headache and sighed heavily.

Li Miaomiao originally thought that since she had booked a hotel and a bus, everything would be fine and she could travel around Europe according to her previous travel guide.

But I didn’t expect that making an appointment was just the beginning.

There are a lot of more terrifying things waiting for her.

After she persuaded the airline to allow some medium-sized instruments and get the large ones on board, other things started to come her way.

For example, the airline staff just put some tape on Ruijia's double bass, saying that it was fragile and planned to load it directly on the plane.

Rui Jia was so scared that she immediately stopped the airline from checking in the luggage.

She found Li Miaomiao and consulted with the airline for a long time before she got her double bass wrapped in three layers from the packing department not far away. Then she watched with trepidation as her double bass was sent into the security gate for inspection as oversized luggage.

She was really afraid that when she landed in Europe she would find that her instrument was broken.

Then she might as well just die.

The same as her is Huang Xin.

Huang Xin was not allowed to bring her huge size on the plane.

However, because the large one is made of metal, there is no need to worry about damage, so it is slightly better than Ruijia, but still extremely scary.

Some minor bumps are still tolerable, but what if your instrument is damaged during violent transportation and smashed around?
Even if the orchestra bought insurance, it is said that full compensation can be obtained, but this full compensation cannot make up for the feelings that one has for his beloved musical instrument.

all in all……

Just the shipping process alone gave Li Miaomiao a headache.

There were even more problems when going through customs later.

Only at this moment did Li Miaomiao deeply realize what a nanny meant.

Chen Qiu gave her the position of band manager not because he valued her financial management ability.

This is definitely because of her talent as a nanny!

After safely sending everyone to the boarding gate, Li Miaomiao complained to Chen Qiu about the incident in great anger.

In this regard, Chen Qiu could only spread his hands helplessly. After comforting her, he pulled Qin Xian, who was still in a daze, over and stuffed him into Li Miaomiao's arms.

Li Miaomiao, who was originally a little angry, disappeared instantly when he saw Qin Xian. He became much gentler and whispered softly.

"So after Chen Qiu gives you orders, can you assign more people to me? If it's just me, I won't be able to handle so many people..."

"Okay, okay, no problem. You can choose one and I'll have him come over to help you during the normal performance. If you really need him, we can hire someone from outside."

Chen Qiu quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy and said to Li Miaomiao.

Looking at Chen Qiu's sincere attitude, Li Miaomiao nodded with satisfaction.

"Forget about recruiting people. Let Ruijia come to help me later."

"Rui Jia doesn't have much free time, right? After all, in addition to our band's performances, she also has some live house performances, which is very tiring."

"What about Huang Xin?"

"Huang Xin is fine. She seems to be free. Why don't you ask her later?"

"Well, okay, then thank you Chen Qiu for your command!"

Li Miaomiao glanced at Qin Xian beside her and spoke gently.

But this seductive look seemed to be directed at a blind person.

Qin Xian was just holding the music score in his hand, thinking about something, and didn't care much about the interaction between Chen Qiu and Li Miaomiao.

After Li Miaomiao left, Chen Qiu sat next to Qin Xian, put his hands around Qin Xian's neck, grinned and whispered.

"Why, has the progress with Li Miaomiao not been smooth recently?" "It's not that it's not going smoothly..."

Qin Xian put down the music score in his hand, glanced at Li Miaomiao who was still busy over there, and couldn't help but whisper.

"Mainly, I don't know how I should express it."

"What's there that you don't know how to express?" Chen Qiu was puzzled. "If you like her, just tell her? Just go ahead. I think Li Miaomiao seems to like you too. There must be no problem between you two."

"Commander Chen Qiu, you've said so much. Have you confessed your love to Chief Su Yue?"

"...How about changing the subject? Let's not talk about Su Yue. You know the relationship between Su Yue and me. It doesn't really matter whether I confess or not, right?"

"But you still haven't confirmed your relationship."

"Hey, what the hell."

Chen Qiu was so provoked by Qin Xian's words that he almost rolled up his sleeves to play real-life fighting.

Qin Xian glanced at Chen Qiu helplessly, then turned his gaze to Li Miaomiao not far away and spoke in a low voice.

"Li Miaomiao is a very lovely girl with a really good personality. Everything seems so easy for her, as if nothing can stump her. She is really amazing. I always feel that I am not worthy of her, after all, I am so introverted."

"No, you are the concertmaster of our orchestra. If you are not worthy, who else is? Go ahead! I support you. I will talk to Li Miaomiao later. If you don't agree, I will fire you!"

"Don't do that? This seems a bit too much..."

"Qin Xian, you have changed. You can't even hear me joking."

Chen Qiu stretched out his fist and hit Qin Xian lightly, then said with a smile.

"Okay, don't worry, just let it go. Do your best in this performance first, then think about other things."

"OK, all right."

Qin Xian nodded.

After Chen Qiu walked over to Ai Gu, Zhao Xi and others next door and played with them for a while, the sound of boarding came from the airline.

The band members brought their instruments and boarded the plane from back to front in order of their seats.

The direct flight from Haicheng to Frankfurt was extremely popular. Just one announcement was enough to generate a long queue at the boarding gate. Chen Qiu and others waited obediently at the end of the queue, moving forward bit by bit.

After entering the plane, everyone placed their musical instruments properly and made sure there would be no problems before taking their seats.

Some of the wealthier band members discussed with the flight attendants on the plane to change their seats to the business class in the front so that their instruments could be placed more safely.

Looking at those wealthy dog ​​owners, Chen Qiu was really a little envious.

In the business class of intercontinental flights, you can sleep directly from Haicheng to Frankfurt.

It's nice to have money.

Unfortunately, he has no money.

He was reluctant to pay nearly 10,000 yuan for the upgrade.

With this money he could buy another plane ticket.

But speaking of cabin upgrades, Chen Qiu tightened his phone a little and looked around worriedly.

After confirming that no good brother came to snatch his phone and lent him 15 yuan, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, the plane started and taxied.

With a tremor, the plane took off into the sky and flew towards Frankfurt.

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After 11 hours.

Frankfurt Airport, Germany, Europe.

Fu Diao stood at the exit, yawning out of boredom. He raised his hand to glance at his watch and said impatiently to the assistant beside him.

"Rebecca, I saw on the flight schedule that the flight from Haicheng to Frankfurt has already landed, so why haven't those people come out yet?"

"It may be because of the customs. After all, their passports are tourist visas, not temporary residence cards, so they cannot go through the electronic channel. The customs at Frankfurt Airport is a bit slow."

"I remember that Frankfurt Airport often collects taxes. They seize the luggage of tourists and check the value of the luggage. If it is over 420 Euros, they will collect taxes?"

"Dr. Fu, this is for people who live in Germany and hold a visa for more than one year, such as international students. As for this short-term tourist visa, there should be no tax."

"I see. Never mind."

Fu Diao yawned again.

He stood up and walked to the small bakery near the exit, spent 2 euros to buy a lye bread from the supermarket for 0.39 euros, tore it in half with the coarse grains on the bread, and handed one half to the assistant next to him.

"Yes, eat some bread to fill your stomach, don't wait until you get tired."

"No, Dr. Fu, just eat it yourself."

The young assistant shook his head and stood aside obediently holding his notebook.

Fu Diao shook his head helplessly.

This young assistant is good in every way except that he is a little unfamiliar.

He tore the lye bread into a small piece, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

He doesn't like smoking, and he dislikes chewing betel nuts even more.

Therefore, he could only bite German lye bread to keep his mouth active and wake himself up.

He has a lot of performances recently and doesn't go to bed until the early hours of the morning every day.

I just finished a performance in Stuttgart yesterday, and then in a few days I will go to the Ruhr area to attend the Ruhr Piano Festival.

However, when he heard that Chen Qiu was going to bring his orchestra to tour Europe, Fu Diao still drove to Frankfurt to welcome Chen Qiu.

But I didn’t expect that even though the system showed that the plane had almost landed for an hour, Chen Qiu and the others had not come out yet.

Is this the infamous Frankfurt International Airport?

Fu Diao chewed the bread and thought listlessly.

However, just as he was thinking about whether he should spend 5 euros to buy a beer, the tightly closed customs gate finally opened.

Chen Qiu also looked tired as he walked out of the airport with the band members.

He had just arrived and had not yet adjusted to the jet lag, so he was extremely tired.

After all, according to domestic time, it is already around 1 a.m.

He really wanted to find a place to sleep.

Tired Chen Qiu's eyes swept outside the house and soon focused on Fu Diao, who had an equally tired expression and was chewing bread with his eyes squinted. Their eyes soon met, and the originally tired emotions instantly dissipated at this moment.

Chen Qiu stepped forward, walked to Fu Diao's side, stretched out his hand and spoke excitedly.

"Fu Diao? Why are you here?"

"I heard you were coming to Europe for a tour, so I came over. After all..."

Fu Diao walked forward and hugged Chen Qiu, then chuckled.

"After all, Su Yue is too far away from here and doesn't have time to come over, but I just happen to have time."

After saying that, Fu Diao took a step back, stretched out his fist and lightly touched Chen Qiu's shoulder, then said to everyone in the orchestra.

"Let's go. I'll take you out of the airport. Everyone, please restrain yourself and don't sleep. If you fall asleep now, you will feel very uncomfortable when you adjust to the time difference. You may even have to return to China without adjusting to the time difference. According to my experience, it is best to wait until your usual sleeping schedule in China, and then fall asleep. In this way, the time difference will be adjusted in less than a day."

After saying that, Fu Diao slightly tilted his head towards Chen Qiu and gestured with a smile.

"Let's go. I'll take you out for dinner. Is there anything you want to eat? Sichuan cuisine? Hunan cuisine? Cantonese cuisine? Haicheng cuisine? Huaiyang cuisine? Or do you want to eat... hot pot?"

Chen Qiu stopped and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Uh, Fu Diao, is there such a possibility..."

"We just came from the country?"

(End of this chapter)