The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 377 [In the Name of Harmony] - Salzburg

The orchestra members are putting on makeup in the concert hall of Salzburg Mozarteum University.

The staff from the Salzburg Music Festival had come to discuss the makeup issue with Chen Qiu before, and helped them with simple makeup.

But it's obvious.

The makeup skills of these Europeans, or rather, the makeup skills of these people in the music festival, are not at all comparable to those in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Huang Xin alone is enough to leave all the festival staff far behind.

Not to mention everyone else.

Even Rui Jia, who rarely wears makeup and usually looks a little shabby, has better makeup skills than those people.

Of course, looking at the many cosmetics used by that group of people, Chen Qiu felt that these people were not incapable of putting on makeup, or that their makeup skills were not good enough.

Most likely it's just because they don't really put makeup on people in Asia.

Or maybe the makeup style doesn't conform to Asian aesthetics.

That's why it looks so ugly.

But these are not important issues.

Because that group of people's makeup skills were particularly poor, everyone in the band began to digest it themselves.

Just like before, Huang Xin brought some people with strong makeup skills to start doing stage makeup for everyone in the band.

Since the staff in Salzburg had no way to help, they could only lend their cosmetics to Huang Xin and others.

Looking at so many top-quality cosmetics, Huang Xin and others were stunned.

They dare not even think about using many cosmetics, let alone using them.

Unexpectedly, the staff in Salzburg would give all these things to them for use.

Huang Xin can only say...

Although the players in Salzburg have poor skills, they are not completely useless.

At least they have good equipment.

It’s fun to use other people’s things.

Huang Xin led everyone to apply three layers of makeup on the faces of the band members, without having to worry about damage or anything.

It feels so good to use top-quality cosmetics at will.

Unfortunately, the people at the Salzburg Music Festival were watching me closely, so it was not easy to take it with me.

Otherwise, Huang Xin and others really wanted to sneakily steal a few of them.

Huang Xin and others thought so with a little regret while putting makeup on the band members.

Of course these are just minor issues.

When Chen Qiu walked into the dressing room, everyone in the band had basically finished putting on their makeup.

Even Su Yue's face was already done with stage makeup.

Looking at the stage makeup on Su Yue's face, Chen Qiu's eyes widened.

You have to know that stage makeup looks completely different when viewed from close up and from a distance.

After all, under such strong lighting, if you want to make the outline of the human face clear under this light, then all you need to do is to draw a lot of shadows on the face.

This is the main reason why some anchors look like ghosts.

And Su Yue actually looks even better with this stage makeup and the ordinary lighting in the dressing room. Her natural beauty is truly astounding.

I can only say that she is worthy of being Su Yue.

Chen Qiu looked at Su Yue in a daze for a moment.

Su Yue, who had originally had a calm expression, felt her cheeks getting hot under Chen Qiu's direct gaze.

Fortunately, the makeup on her face was quite thick, so you couldn't see much expression on her face.

Therefore, she just had to keep her tone calm.

She asked Chen Qiu calmly.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

"It looks great! It suits you very well!"

Chen Qiu quickly gave a thumbs up and praised Su Yue.

"She is really beautiful! She is like a fairy from heaven, so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of their waters, geese drop to the ground, and the moon and flowers blush. She is so beautiful!"

"..."

For a moment, Su Yue didn't know whether Chen Qiu was being sarcastic or praising her, but she still nodded gently and said, "Thank you."

"Hey, Commander Chen Qiu, please stop making trouble here. If you want to watch, ask Su Yue and Qin Xian to change rooms and you two can live together and watch it carefully."

Huang Xin, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore and rolled his eyes at Chen Qiu. Then he pushed Chen Qiu and pulled him to sit in the empty seat in front of him, and spoke viciously to Chen Qiu.

"You are in my hands now, right? Tell me, what kind of stage makeup do you want? If you give me some serious compliments, maybe I will be in a good mood and do a serious makeup for you. Otherwise... humph! I will use your attitude towards Yueyue just now to make you look good!"

"No, I was serious about what I said just now!"

Chen Qiu's face was full of grievance.

"I didn't think I said anything bad, so why did I have a bad attitude?"

"Who told you to be so sarcastic to Yueyue? Yueyue took the initiative..."

Huang Xin said this, glanced at the other people around him, then coughed lightly, took the initiative to change the topic, and said to Chen Qiu.

"Forget it, just tell me, what kind of makeup do you want?"

Chen Qiu said honestly: "It's fine as long as it's normal, just like before, I don't have any pursuits."

"Tsk tsk." Huang Xin clicked her tongue twice, circled around Chen Qiu a few times, and nodded slightly, "Okay, just like before, I really haven't figured out what Yueyue likes about you."

“Maybe, I have talent?”

"Damn it, you are so shameless, how could you say such a thing?"

"So it's because I look okay?"

"…I feel like hitting you, what should I do?"

"Well, tell me, it can't be because I'm rich, right? I'm so poor that I can barely make ends meet, and the band can barely keep going. What else could be the reason?"

"You'd better shut up."

Huang Xin found that she had no way to refute Chen Qiu, so she could only pick up the brush and sweep it around Chen Qiu's mouth, forcing Chen Qiu to shut his mouth.

It seems to be true.

Tall, rich, handsome and talented.

Chen Qiu is about 1.8 meters tall, which is not particularly tall, but tall enough.

Although Chen Qiu is not as good-looking as TV stars, he is still considered handsome among ordinary people.

As for talent, let alone how many times Chen Qiu has won performances with his band.

In other words, if we don’t consider Chen Qiu as a person, we will just put Chen Qiu’s conditions here.

To be honest, if she wants to fall in love and get married in the future, she will most likely choose someone like Chen Qiu.

It’s just a pity that I don’t like people like Chen Qiu at the moment. Just talking about the present, she prefers to hang out with girls.

After all, girls are the cutest!
Huang Xin glanced at Su Yue beside her, sighed, and continued to put makeup on Chen Qiu.

Su Yue beside her smiled and was about to say something when Huang Xin seemed to realize something. She raised the brush in her hand and said to Su Yue.

"Yueyue, don't force me. Although I don't care much, I don't like eating dog food either! I didn't eat a single bite of the burger in Hamburg before. I ate all the dog food. I haven't digested it yet. If you come again today, I will fight with Chen Qiu even if I have to risk being fired by Chen Qiu."

"Um……"

Su Yue was silent, then spoke in a low voice.

"Or, why don't you fight with Chen Qiu?"

"Ahhhhhh, Yueyue, you've changed your mind. Your heart is not with me anymore, wuwu."

Huang Xin pretended to whimper a few times, then quickly brushed Chen Qiu's tense face with the brush in her hand a few times, then patted Chen Qiu's face and said with a pursed mouth.

"Okay, Commander Chen Qiu, don't be so tense. Get up. You're done with your makeup."

"Huh? So fast?"

Chen Qiu was a little dazed, and before he could react, he was pulled up from the stool by Huang Xin.

Huang Xin said to Chen Qiu angrily.

"Boys' stage makeup is simple, so it's not normal. Hurry up, hurry up, I still have to put on makeup for other people. I warn you, don't kiss Yueyue while I'm putting on makeup for others! If your stage makeup is ruined, I won't help you fix it!"

Chen Qiu had not thought of this at first, but after Huang Xin said this, Chen Qiu's eyes couldn't help but look towards Su Yue's lips.

Thinking of the scene at the Elbphilharmonie a few days ago, Chen Qiu's face turned red instantly and he said quickly.

"Of course not, don't worry!"

"…There's no need to agree so quickly."

Huang Xin muttered something, then pushed Chen Qiu and Su Yue out of her dressing room, then slammed the door shut, separating the two of them outside.

Looking at Huang Xin who didn't know what was going on behind him, Chen Qiu was a little confused.

He and Su Yue walked slowly towards the performance hall, and he whispered to Su Yue.

"Huang Xin...did she have relatives over recently? Why is she so irritable?"

"Probably not." Su Yue thought for a moment and shook her head, "She should have a few more days. Maybe she's just in a bad mood recently."

"oh oh……"

Chen Qiu nodded honestly, then asked Su Yue.

"By the way, how are your preparations for this concert going?"

"No problem, we've rehearsed so many times...are you nervous?"

"me?"

Chen Qiu didn't expect Su Yue to ask him.

He rubbed his neck, thought for a moment, and shook his head.

"I don't know, but I've never been nervous about a performance before, so this is a little different."

"So it's just nervousness... What are you worried about?"

"What am I worried about?" Chen Qiu and Su Yue walked to the edge of the stage.

At this moment the last rehearsal has ended.

The seats on the stage have been arranged.

The staff is doing the final check under the stage.

The time is now seven o'clock in the afternoon.

There was already some noise outside the house.

It was obvious that it would not be long before the audience outside would come in to watch their performance.

Looking at everything in front of him, Chen Qiu was silent, then sighed.

"I don't know, but I guess I might be worried about you."

Su Yue was puzzled: "Worried about me? Why?"

"Because this is your performance, this is your performance to make a name for yourself. I hope you can get the results and status you deserve, and prove your existence to the world instead of being dragged down by us."

"Are you worried that the band will drag me down?"

"No, I'm just a little worried that there might be some problems during the band's performance. After all, as you know, the more people there are, the more difficult it is to manage."

"So, you feel like you have no control over this band?"

"Not really. How could I not be able to control my band? After all, I have been through so much with my band."

"So...what else are you worried about?"

Su Yue's eyes were calm but puzzled.

she whispered.

"Since you can be sure that nothing will go wrong with you, what are you still worrying about?"

"I'm just afraid of you..."

"Are you afraid that I'll be a burden to the band?"

"how is this possible?"

"So what are you afraid of?"

"..."

Chen Qiu was speechless.

He didn't know what he was worried about.

He was just a little worried.

Always thinking about bad things.

Is this nervousness?
Chen Qiu felt nervous for the first time.

He had been a little nervous before.

But the previous nervousness was actually more of anticipation.

He never worried about any problems with the orchestra.

He was just looking forward to the band moving to a higher and stronger place.

But now.

He began to get nervous and started thinking.

What if something goes wrong with the orchestra? What if the orchestra can’t carry Su Yue to a higher place?

Many thoughts swirled in Chen Qiu's mind.

until……

A small hand as smooth as jade was placed in my hand.

Warm and soft.

Gently hold his palm and give him upward strength.

Chen Qiu looked at Su Yue beside him, but Su Yue did not look at him. She just stared calmly ahead.

Chen Qiu smiled.

Like Su Yue, he looked at the concert hall in front of him and said softly.

"I will lead the orchestra and help you reach a higher world."

"Don't be stressed, I believe in you."

"Well, thank you."

The two of them held hands and looked at the dimly lit concert hall in front of them, watching as the concert hall became cleaner and tidier under the cleaning of the staff.

Until a light cough was heard behind them.

Qin Xian came behind the two of them, carrying his violin on his back. Looking at the two people holding hands, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but say to Chen Qiu.

"I'm sorry, Commander Chen Qiu. Although it's not very nice, I want to remind you that our main force has been packed up and is ready to come."

Conductor Chen Qiu, you don’t want all the members of the orchestra to know that you are in love with the principal clarinetist, right?

For some reason, Chen Qiu seemed to hear such emotion from Qin Xian's voice.

Chen Qiu immediately let go of Su Yue's hand beside him, turned to look at Qin Xian, and said with a gentle smile.

"Hmm? They've all been cleaned up, so let's get them together. It's almost time."

"Ok."

Qin Xian nodded, then walked in the direction he came from.

In just a few tens of seconds, a group of people followed Qin Xian's steps and came to Chen Qiu.

Everyone has a smile on their face.

Everyone's heart was filled with excitement.

From now on, they will perform on the world's top stages.

The stage of the Salzburg Festival is definitely the largest and most prestigious music festival they have ever experienced.

If they can become famous here, they will no longer be just ordinary members of the symphony orchestra.

They will serve as China's symphony orchestra and fight for China on the world stage.

They have begun to look forward to that day.

As more and more people came backstage, it became quieter and quieter.

Su Yue also returned to the crowd and stood on both sides with Qin Xian.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Chen Qiu, waiting for him to say something.

Everything is the same as before.

Chen Qiu looked at everyone's expectant eyes, and seemed to have thought of something. He gently took out a pen from his pocket... threw it aside, and then took out a pencil.

He held up the pencil in his hand and smiled at everyone.

"You should know what I want to say, right?"

"Don't worry, you've got everything!"

The crowd cheered.

Looking at the crowd who were gradually becoming excited, Chen Qiu smiled and nodded, then looked at the stage behind him and said softly.

"Well, you are right. Don't worry. I will take care of everything."

“This is the closest we have ever been to a world-class symphony orchestra since the founding of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.”

"Unlike the previous Baden-Baden Festival, although the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra also participated in the Baden-Baden Festival, it is obvious that the Baden-Baden Festival is still a little far from world-class music."

"But Salzburg is different now. Almost all the orchestras that can come to participate in the Salzburg Music Festival are world-class symphony orchestras! It's so difficult to gain a reputation here!"

Everyone was silent, but their eyes were filled with light when they looked at Chen Qiu.

The smile on Chen Qiu's face did not change at all.

He was still a little nervous when he was with Su Yue.

But when he stood with the members of his symphony orchestra, his heart was filled with great pride.

He is confident that he will not let anyone in his band down!

Therefore, he grinned at everyone.

"But so what?"

“There are many top symphony orchestras at the Salzburg Festival, so what?”

“Being a top-level symphony orchestra doesn’t mean they won’t fail, and having more than 300 members doesn’t mean we can only maintain a level of more than 300 members!”

"Now, the string and wind instruments in our symphony orchestra have their own leaders. We are infinitely close to the completion of our orchestra! Moreover, we are still making progress bit by bit!"

“So I believe that our strength is not what they see now, and the power we can play is not what we could have played yesterday!”

"So everyone, don't worry, don't be anxious, don't be nervous."

"Give me everything you have. When you are lost, confused, or helpless, look at me. I will always respond to you!"

"Trust me, I'll take care of everything!"

"In the name of... harmony!"

Chen Qiu looked at the people in front of him.

Under Chen Qiu's gaze, everyone could no longer suppress their inner excitement. They raised their hands and cheered, shouting loudly.

"In the name of harmony!"

"Long live Commander Chen Qiu!"

"Wuhu! Harmony is invincible!"

The noise in the backstage was transmitted to the front stage.

The host, who had just come on stage from the other side and was about to start announcing the show, was stunned and looked towards the side door in confusion.

He spoke hesitantly, looking extremely puzzled.

"Um... let's welcome, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra?"

(End of this chapter)