The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 347 Bernstein and Salzburg

To be honest, before Qin Xian dialed Su Yue's number, Chen Qiu really had never thought about calling Su Yue at all.

For these two workaholics, if they say they are busy and have a lot of things to do recently, then they must be really busy.

It is very likely that you will spend the whole day in the piano room practicing.

It is also possible to run outside all day.

Basically no time.

I only concentrate on replying to messages when I take a break every day.

The rest of the time I'm busy with my own things.

This is the main reason why Chen Qiu and Su Yue only send text messages occasionally, convert text messages into emails, and don't like to make phone calls.

When Chen Qiu heard Su Yue's voice, he couldn't help but speak in a low voice.

"Su Yue, Fu Diao said you've been very busy lately. Has anything happened to you recently?"

"Nothing, I just happened to be busy with the music festival."

Compared to the indifference in her previous chat with Qin Xian, the warmth in Su Yue's voice now made Qin Xian's mouth twitch, and he silently picked up the plate and hid aside.

Although his relationship with Su Yue was just an ordinary one, they just knew each other and had a phone number.

However, this blatant difference in treatment is still quite distressing to watch.

Chen Qiu didn't pay much attention to Qin Xian.

When I heard Su Yue talking about the music festival, I couldn't help but become curious.

"Music festival, what music festival are you preparing for recently?"

"I originally wanted to contact the school and organize a music festival in Berlin, but the seats in Berlin were full last year, so I had no choice. So I've been trying to organize music festivals in other places, such as those in Salzburg and Paris..."

Su Yue skillfully told Chen Qiu about the music festival she had recently prepared, and then seemed to remember something and said to Chen Qiu.

"Oh, by the way, since you're calling me at this time, you should be in Europe now, in Frankfurt? Has Fu Diao gone to pick you up?"

"Yes, that's right. Fu Diao is a very nice person. He treated everyone in our band to a meal right after we arrived."

Chen Qiu glanced at Fu Diao with a smile, then asked Su Yue.

"We'll probably be in Baden-Baden tomorrow, and then we'll be performing the day after tomorrow. Do you plan to come and see us?"

"Well, I'll come over. I'll book a night train from Lübeck to Baden-Baden tonight. I should be able to get to Baden-Baden tomorrow."

"Are you in such a hurry? Don't you want to take a break at night? Won't it seem too hasty?"

"No need to rush. After all, it's a night train. There aren't many people on the train. I can curl up and take a nap. I'm used to it."

Su Yue spoke calmly.

It's not what many people imagine.

Musicians don't always appear in fancy clothes from luxury cars and perform elegantly.

The vast majority of people are still the type who use cheap transportation to travel around looking for performance opportunities for a living and their careers.

If you have more time, you can probably just find an ordinary hotel to stay in, rest up and then go to the performance fully refreshed.

If you don't have enough time.

Many of them might just take the night train, curl up somewhere, and then pretend to be full of energy to perform the next day.

Unless someone is like Fu Diao who has gained fame, obtained an agent contract, and has someone to arrange his travels and performances.

Otherwise, most people, even Su Yue, would take the subway, bus, or train, transferring seventy, eighty, or ninety times to get to the performance.

Su Yue said softly.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be there around noon tomorrow. You guys should be there too. Can we get together at noon?"

"Okay, OK! I'll treat you to a meal!"

Chen Qiu nodded.

Hearing this, Fu Diao's mouth twitched and he complained.

"No, you just came over and cried poor when you saw me, saying you had no money for food, and then when you met Su Yue, you asked her to have a meal. Can you at least consider my feelings?"

"Sorry, sorry. I'll treat you tomorrow as well. It just so happens that we can save a dinner tonight, so the band will have more money tomorrow."

"I'm not in such a hurry to eat your meal..."

Fu Diao was speechless.

He picked up the plate in his hand helplessly and spoke to the assistant beside him in German.

"He needs to have some private space with his girlfriend, and I think we need to give them more space."

"Well, okay, Dr. Fu!"

The young assistant nodded seriously, stood up with the plate in his hand, and followed Fu Diao to sit next to Qin Xian.

Let Chen Qiu chat with Su Yue alone.

Fu Diao himself was not a particularly talkative person, and he was not very familiar with Qin Xian, so when he sat next to Qin Xian, he didn't know where to start for a moment.

Qin Xian is even more taciturn. When no one pays attention to him, he just sits there in a daze.

When he saw Fu Diao sitting next to him with a plate in his hand, his first reaction was to move aside. Then he remembered that this was a table for four, and sat back in his previous seat a little awkwardly. After silently picking up a cup of Coke and taking a sip, he nodded slightly to Fu Diao.

The two of them just sat at the dining table quietly eating the food in front of them without saying a word, forming a sharp contrast with the lively environment around them.

The whole table was as cold as a Cold War meeting.

The young assistant sitting over there couldn't help but shudder, looking at the two of them, not knowing what to do.

We can't let her speak, can we?

What did one of her assistants say? How is the weather today?
The young assistant was silent for a long time before he spoke to Qin Xian with difficulty in his broken Chinese.

"The concertmaster of the Harmonie Orchestra, right?"

"Harmonie?" Qin Xian was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was talking about harmony, so he nodded slightly and spoke in fairly fluent English.

"Yes, that's right, you can use English. I can understand you and we can communicate normally."

"Oh, that's very good then!"

The young assistant couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smiled at Qin Xian.

"I've heard Dr. Fu's collaboration with your symphony orchestra, it's amazing! I also like your symphony orchestra, your string instruments are amazing, I can feel that the main reason you've achieved such results is because of you, your violin is so strong!"

"Thank you."

Qin Xian nodded slightly stiffly, then asked her with some curiosity.

"Speaking of Dr. Fu, is Fu Tiao already a doctor?"

"Yes, Dr. Fu just received his performer's diploma from the Berlin University of the Arts a few days ago. Isn't that impressive?"

"Hmm...very impressive."

After the words were spoken, they fell into silence again.

There was no way. Without Chen Qiu here, no one knew what to say.

Even if Chen Qiu wasn't here, if someone like Ai Gu could come, the environment here would be much better.

Qin Xian couldn't help but turn his gaze to the location of Ai Gu next door.

The next second, he withdrew his gaze.

Ai Gu seems to have a serious brain disease.

In that place, he played drinking games and ate mutton.

He took a large bowl of mutton and poured it on mahjong. Then, amid the cheers of the crowd, he forcefully stuffed the large piece of mutton into his mouth, causing his entire mouth to bulge out.

He just held the mutton in his mouth and waved excitedly to the people around him, making the cheers even louder.

Such a joyful scene even attracted many foreigners to watch.

Oh no.

Can't say foreigners.

Here, they are foreigners.

That's the old people watching.

All in all, it was a very cheerful place over there.

Even Zhao Xi, who is usually calm, is joining in the fun.

Seeing everyone in the band going crazy, Qin Xian chose to give up. He continued to eat his mutton skewers with his head down and returned to silence.

until……

"Qin Xian, you are here alone, where is Chen Qiu? He is not with you?"

A familiar voice sounded from beside Qin Xian, and he couldn't help but look to the side.

I didn't see anyone at first glance...

His gaze shifted downwards and he soon spotted Li Miaomiao standing nearby.

She walked over to Qin Xian with a plate of food that didn't match her body shape, glanced at Chen Qiu who was on the phone, and asked in confusion. "Huh? What happened? Why is Chen Qiu on the phone alone?"

"Su Yue."

"clear."

Qin Xian's words were concise and to the point, and Li Miaomiao understood them instantly.

After putting down the dishes in her hands, she looked at Fu Diao and the young assistant who were sitting opposite them, and couldn't help but ask Qin Xian.

"Speaking of which, these two are..."

"Fu Diao, you don't know?"

"..."

Li Miaomiao was silent.

She compared the Fu Diao in her memory of the school photo with the man in front of her who exuded an artistic aura.

All she could say was...

Reality is better than photos.

She looked at Fu Diao and really didn't react at first.

Fu Diao in the photo still has the youthful feeling he had in school, and he looks a bit like a student.

Just like Zhao Chengzhen.

But now the Fu tune.

Even though he was only wearing casual clothes, there was no way to conceal the aura he exuded.

It's like a master who has played it countless times.

Even if he didn't say anything, the sense of oppression he gave people was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

It even makes you wonder whether he grew up in the country.

She stretched out her hand cautiously, hesitated for a long time, and spoke to Fu Diao in English.

"Hello, my name is Li Miaomiao, and I'm the band manager here."

When talking about the band manager, Fu Diao hadn't responded yet, but the assistant next to him was stunned.

She looked at this girl who might not be as tall as her chest when she stood up, and thought about Chen Qiu's momentum just now, and repeated it in disbelief.

"Wait wait wait, band manager, you're the band manager? As I understand it, band manager?"

"If we classify them by occupation, I should be the band manager you are thinking of..."

"Wow, this is unbelievable. I always thought that Chen Qiu was also the band manager of your band. After all, his control over the band seems a bit too strong... I didn't expect that you could get the position of band manager from Chen Qiu's subordinates. You are really amazing!"

"Thank you, but the truth may be a little different from what you think? I feel like I'm not that important."

Li Miaomiao hesitated.

The assistant shook his head vigorously.

"No, no, no, you don't know that in Europe, the authority of an orchestra manager is basically greater than that of a conductor. The conductor is only responsible for the orchestra's performance, but the orchestra manager basically coordinates the entire symphony orchestra. They need to manage the entire orchestra and make the orchestra move in a healthier direction. They are very powerful and very important. Aren't you doing these things?"

"Yes, that's right, how should I put it..."

Li Miaomiao's expression became even more conflicted.

She wasn't quite sure how to explain what her job was in the orchestra.

Therefore, she could only look to Qin Xian beside her for help, signaling to him with her eyes, asking him to help explain.

Although Qin Xian could understand their conversation, he was still at a loss for words if he was asked to help explain.

Whether it is English or Chinese.

Therefore, he could only shrug helplessly and continue eating his kebabs.

Fu Diao looked at the two of them with a little interest, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

He always felt that there seemed to be something between the two of them.

He leaned forward involuntarily and asked Li Miaomiao curiously in Chinese.

"Are you in charge of all matters of the orchestra now?"

"Well, almost. I am basically responsible for all the arrangements for this trip."

Seeing that it was Fu Diao who asked the question, Li Miaomiao nodded a little stiffly.

"I am in charge of everything, including air tickets, hotel accommodation, personnel management, vehicle reservations, and itinerary arrangements. There are a lot of things to do, and I am the only one who can do them. Therefore, compared to the powerful hotel manager, I feel that I am more like a band secretary. If we analyze it from the perspective of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, I am actually more like a cost-cutter. Chen Qiu is still in charge of increasing revenue."

"That's it..."

Fu Diao nodded in understanding, then smiled and said to the assistant beside him.

"She is really amazing. The orchestra's personnel, logistics, finance and other non-performance work are basically done by her alone. She is also responsible for the arrangements for this European performance."

"Really? So strong!"

The look Rebecca gave Li Miaomiao was filled with nothing but admiration.

She felt that Li Miaomiao was her pro, max, ultre, and enhanced version.

It's simply a true God!
Hearing the compliments from Rebecca and Fu Diao, Li Miaomiao scratched her head shyly.

Am I... really that awesome?

Why do I feel like I am just a small worker...

Or has it been processed by Fu's language?

But now is not the time to dwell on this issue.

When she talked about how much she was responsible for, Rebecca pulled a notebook from her pocket and excitedly asked her all kinds of questions, asking her how she managed such a large orchestra.

As an agent, she felt like a complete failure. It seemed like Fu Diao didn't need her to do anything. She basically just followed Fu Diao around the world every day.

In response to Rebecca's question, Li Miaomiao racked her brains to search for all the knowledge and experience in her mind.

As more and more questions came up, Li Miaomiao gradually realized that she didn't know when her professional knowledge had become so solid.

Just like a mature band manager.

This band... is it really so training?
As Li Miaomiao spoke, confusion gradually emerged in her eyes.

With the activeness of Rebecca and Li Miaomiao, the originally cold table became lively at this moment.

Just when Rebecca was pestering Li Miaomiao and saying that she wanted to go back to China to visit the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, Chen Qiu came back.

He threw the phone to Qin Xian, casually pulled a chair over from the side, and smiled at everyone.

"What are you talking about? You seem so happy?"

"Let's talk about the band manager. Rebecca is currently studying related content, so she's asking me for advice."

Li Miaomiao whispered.

Then he remembered something, took out a notebook from his schoolbag and said anxiously.

"Oh, by the way, Commander Chen Qiu, I have a few more tasks I need to check with you."

"Don't worry about this yet."

Chen Qiu waved his hand to stop Li Miaomiao from speaking, then asked Qin Xian with a smile.

"Qin Xian, have you heard of Bernstein?"

"Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, pianist, educator and writer, one of the most important conductors of the 20th century, one of the most talented and successful musicians in American history. I learned about him when I was studying the history of new music. What's wrong?"

Qin Xian said immediately.

Chen Qiu smiled and took out his cell phone from his pocket, then said to Qin Xian.

"Bernstein, 1918-1990. This year is the 100th anniversary of his birth. It is also the 100th anniversary of Debussy's death. We originally planned to perform Debussy at the Baden-Baden Music Festival, but Su Yue just talked to me and we have an opportunity."

"A...chance?"

Qin Xian didn't understand.

Fu Diao slightly raised his eyelids, as if he had thought of something, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Chen Qiu said slowly.

"Well, an opportunity. Su Yue just passed the review of the Salzburg Music Festival, which means she can go to Salzburg to perform. However, she hasn't decided what she wants to perform. Her original idea was to perform Mozart's clarinet to match the place of Salzburg. But if it was just like that, it would be too monotonous. She discussed it with me and asked if I had any ideas. Then, I thought of him, Bernstein."

Chen Qiu took out his mobile phone from his pocket, searched quickly, found a piece of music, and handed it to Qin Xian.

"The first publicly published work written by Bernstein was the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Siladmin adapted this work into an orchestral version. This year happens to be the 100th anniversary of Bernstein, so I think... maybe we can use this piece to cooperate with Su Yue and perform it on the stage in Salzburg. What do you think?"

Qin Xian did not answer, but looked at the music score in front of him.

After thinking for a long time, he nodded in understanding.

"Yeah, no problem, I can!"

"Okay, then Li Miaomiao, please help us change the itinerary. After we finish at Baden-Baden and the Rhine, let's go there..."

"Salzburg!"

(End of this chapter)