The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 392 True Genius

In fact, Chen Qiu had wanted to come and visit Professor Li Anguo for a long time.

However, because it was summer vacation, Professor Li was busier than he had expected.

In addition to his normal school work, he also took a team to visit other places.

It is said that he has started a Qinqiang project and plans to study the performance of Chinese folk music groups in symphony orchestras.

Recently, he has been traveling to the northwest, going to the countryside, and taking a group of people who study folk music to learn from the musicians in the countryside.

This is considered to be a major direction of current research on Chinese music.

Simply put, it is to explore the history of one's own local music and see what role it can play in modern music.

Not only in China, these are the main research directions in the world.

We can’t produce new music anymore, and we can’t find any new direction for development.

Even some weird music, such as experimental music, is also included.

But it didn't work.

So everyone started thinking about other things.

Since vertical development is impossible, why not try horizontal development.

Go find some music from the past.

This idea obviously inspired many people.

Then I discovered African music, which is currently leading the direction of global music.

Of course, it’s not about how good African music is. In fact, what we want most is African rhythm.

Music is composed of sound and rhythm.

The development of sound pursues harmony and proceeds according to the requirements of harmony.

However, the rhythm does not change much, or rather, there are relatively few changes in rhythm. Everyone is still limited to the beginning part, that is, the division of notes.

And with the emergence of African rhythms, people suddenly discovered that rhythms can be played in so many ways?

It turns out that rhythm is not as simple as they thought.

So they followed the rhythms they learned from Africa, Latin America and other places and changed the development of the music industry.

Make the world of music a little more interesting.

Seeing those people abroad discovering new things in local music, China will naturally not lag behind the times, and they also begin to look for some music that only exists in ancient times.

Look for some local accents.

See if you can dig out something new.

Preferably one that changes the world.

It's a bit of a pity though.

Most of the music that people have found is solo-based, and there is very little concerto content. Although there are things that can be used, if you want to change the world... it is actually still a bit difficult.

Even the pentatonic scale commonly mentioned in China, a kind of music unique to China, has versions with exactly the same content but different names abroad.

However, these have not dampened people's exploration of local music.

It’s just that the extent of these explorations is getting deeper and deeper.

From a large area at the beginning, it gradually becomes a small area.

From a province, to a city, and then to a village.

It is not clear how long the search will last.

Although Professor Li Anguo has trained a top musician like Chen Qiu, his achievements are basically sufficient, except that his papers are a little less.

You can't write a deceptive paper like "Mediocre Teacher: How I Cultivated Chen Qiu".

Therefore, he could only conduct such exploration to see if he could produce more papers and take a few more steps forward.

This is the main reason why he is very busy during the summer vacation.

Chen Qiu knew this, so naturally he did not go to see Professor Li during the summer vacation, but waited until now.

The period before school starts.

Although not all students have returned during this period, most teachers have already returned to work.

The school was quiet.

Therefore, Chen Qiu asked about Professor Li Anguo's time and went over there in advance.

But he didn't expect that the news of his coming would be spread out in an instant.

As he walked from the orchestra to the school gate, he couldn't help but cover his face with his hands.

He began to feel like running away.

He saw a large banner with words written on it in the distance.

A bunch of onlookers were waiting for him there holding banners.

Warmly welcome our famous alumnus Chen Qiu back home

No, who wrote this? Isn’t this too stupid?

Also, wasn’t it said that there weren’t many students in the school before school started?

Why are there so many people gathered here?

Chen Qiu was speechless for a moment.

He had no idea how much shock Li Miaomiao's arrival had brought to the people of Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

There are still many of them who are suffering over there.

Because when Li Miaomiao came, they went home to rest and had no chance to study in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Missed opportunity.

Now Chen Qiu is said to be coming to school as well.

The person he is looking for this time must be someone who wants to perform.

This time they will definitely not miss it!

So many people went back to school early just to wait for Chen Qiu's arrival.

This is why there are so many people surrounding the school.

Except for a few star-chasers, everyone wants to see if there is a chance to join the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Chen Qiu remained silent, turned around and went back to the concert hall, put on a hoodie, and walked around the school like a college student.

No one noticed him.

Everyone was trying hard to welcome Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu quietly walked through the crowd and came to Professor Li Anguo's office.

Professor Li Anguo was standing by the window at this moment, looking at the crowd outside the window, and spoke with great emotion as his friend did.

"This amount of traffic is really terrifying. I didn't expect Chen Qiu to have become a celebrity in school."

"Yes, but this is normal. Such a young conductor really looks like a star."

Another person nearby agreed.

Everyone was watching the team welcoming Chen Qiu, and began to think about how they could pretend nothing had happened.

Don’t let Chen Qiu find out that they are also watching and act like they are just joining in the fun.

But they didn't expect it.

Chen Qiu was standing behind them.

Chen Qiu looked helplessly at the people who were watching the fun over there, sighed, reached out and knocked on the door, and spoke.

"Ahem, what, Professor Li Anguo?"

"what?"

Professor Li Anguo was stunned and turned around quickly.

He looked at Chen Qiu, then glanced at the team that was still waiting for Chen Qiu's arrival, and didn't react for a moment.

No.

How did Chen Qiu get through here?
Such a big Chen Qiu.

So many people were waiting around that place.

Chen Qiu just came here directly?

Are you sure you are really Chen Qiu's fans? And not someone else pretending to be one?
Many thoughts flashed through Professor Li Anguo's mind, but he was too embarrassed to tell Chen Qiu.

He reached out and scratched his head, whispering.

"Ahem, well... Chen Qiu, you're here."

He didn't know what to say for a moment and could only give Chen Qiu a dry greeting.

Chen Qiu didn't think much about it and nodded to Professor Li Anguo with a smile. "Long time no see, Professor Li Anguo, how are you doing recently?"

"Everything is still normal."

Professor Li Anguo returned to his seat and sat down, and the teachers who were watching the fun also returned to their desks.

It's just obvious.

Their attention was completely focused on Chen Qiu and Professor Li Anguo.

Chen Qiu stepped forward, sat opposite Professor Li Anguo, and said to him with a smile.

"Professor Li Anguo, I'm here to trouble you for something."

Professor Li Anguo nodded: "You go ahead."

"I think you have a lot of connections here, can you help me find someone? I'm planning to recruit someone."

Chen Qiu said slowly,
"I need some mature musicians this time, but preferably not those who have followed a certain conductor for a long time and have a strong smell of him."

Professor Li Anguo was stunned: "Don't want students anymore?"

"If the students are strong enough, then it's fine." Chen Qiu nodded, then asked with some doubt: "But are there any other strong students in the school?"

"Um……"

Professor Li Anguo remained silent.

He roughly understood Chen Qiu's thoughts.

Chen Qiu wanted some people from the Haiyin School, some strong ones, but he didn’t want to poach people from other orchestras. It would be better to find some lonesome people.

In this case, Professor Li Anguo understood.

"Okay, I roughly know your requirements. I will send recruitment notices to some people. If nothing goes wrong, it should be delivered in a few days."

Chen Qiu smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Professor Li Anguo."

"It's not a problem, but..."

Professor Li Anguo hesitated, then asked.

"These people are basically arrogant, otherwise they wouldn't be able to hang around in various groups and become group leaders. Are you sure you want such people?"

"Well, it doesn't matter. After all, the band needs to expand. I don't want to recruit a band directly. It will be difficult to reorganize the band later, and then there will be gang fights. I just need a band that completely obeys my orders."

Chen Qiu said this to Professor Li Anguo.

Professor Li Anguo did not refute, he just looked out the window.

"Those students who are waiting for you..."

Chen Qiu was stunned, and looked out the window. He was silent for a while, then asked.

"How about I go meet them and have a chat with them?"

"Will it be troublesome?"

"Fortunately, the orchestra is back on track and has recently started some performances, which can be considered as recovery. We will wait and see the first public performance of the new season."

"so."

Professor Li Anguo seemed to be thinking about something.

But the people around couldn't help it.

They surrounded Chen Qiu and asked hurriedly.

"Hey, Chen Qiu, I heard that you did pretty well this time. What happened? How did you suddenly perform so well?"

"Nothing." Chen Qiu grinned and said to everyone with a little pride, "Su Yue is here, and then everyone cooperates, and the results are up."

"Oh? Su Yue?"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Su Yue, this is incredible.

Previously ranked among musicians.

It actually made it into the top 100 in the world.

Apart from the fact that her personal style seems to be not very good and few companies want to sign her, her level does seem to be okay.

After she joined the band, the band made such rapid progress without any problems arising from her personal strength.

Commander Chen Qiu’s strength cannot be underestimated.

Everyone asked Chen Qiu about going to Europe, and Chen Qiu answered them one by one.

For a moment, everyone surrounded Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu is different from other conductors.

Although Zhao Yi and others come into contact with each other quite often, they can chat with each other like this normally.

But it feels completely different, you know?
The conversation between Zhao Yi, Wang Hai and others was more like that between them and someone of a higher status.

Although we can communicate, I always feel embarrassed and the communication is not that smooth.

But Chen Qiu is different.

To them, Chen Qiu was more like a junior.

A junior with achievements.

Although his grades were excellent, even better than those of some of the big guys they knew, Chen Qiu was still a graduate of their school and had not been away for very long.

In addition, Chen Qiu has a good relationship with everyone in the school.

For a while, everyone was more intimate with Chen Qiu, and not as distant as Zhao Yi.

Facing everyone's questions, Chen Qiu just nodded cheerfully and answered without putting on airs.

It's really like their descendants.

It's harmonious no matter how you look at it.

Who would have known that the one in the crowd was the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, a top symphony orchestra currently ranked third in Haicheng, with a chance to compete for second place and take a step towards first place.

Li Anguo looked at Chen Qiu. For some reason, he suddenly felt as if he had gotten older.

How many years has this been?

The students I promoted have actually reached this level of achievement.

He couldn't say.

He just felt that Chen Qiu's growth was a little scary.

He rubbed his shoulders and turned away without making any sound.

When leaving, he sent a message to the person in charge of the school, asking him to evacuate the students at the school gate. Chen Qiu had already quietly entered the school.

When he got downstairs, it was clear that people had already started to evacuate.

There was helplessness on everyone's face.

Professor Li Anguo walked through the crowd and casually came to the desk and chair in the school.

Sitting and looking at the sky.

Although the sky in Haicheng is not very blue, it is still clean.

He just watched calmly, then took out his cell phone from his pocket and sent a message to his friend.

Just as Chen Qiu said.

The Harmony Orchestra now needs to expand rapidly.

They need some musicians who are strong but have bad personalities.

Since Chen Qiu can tame Su Yue, then Chen Qiu must be able to tame those people as well.

Therefore, Professor Li Anguo believes in Chen Qiu.

The phone beeped twice, and a young voice came from the other end.

"Hello? Old man? How dare you call me? I'm at Carnegie."

"I heard you want to join a band? Have you found one recently?"

"I didn't find it. I'm telling you, old man, those people in Philadelphia are sick in the head!"

The man complained to Professor Li Anguo.

Listening to the man's complaints, Professor Li Anguo nodded slightly, and after he finished speaking, he said to him.

"In that case, why not give it a try? Come to China?"

"Domestic? What good bands are there in the country? Don't tell me that idiot Yu Tu asked you to come to me? I tell you, even if I don't make music anymore, I won't join that idiot Yu Tu's band!"

"Well, it's not Yu Tu."

Professor Li Anguo looked towards the teaching building next door and said slowly.

"He's a genius! A true genius!"

(End of this chapter)