The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 400: A new symphony of harmony, a new Mahler
As time gets closer to night, the slogan on the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra sign gradually lights up.

A very simple Haicheng Symphony Orchestra logo and a concert hall sign with the sponsor’s name.

This is different from the previous times when the Harmony Symphony Orchestra performed in other places, where the concert halls would hang huge banners.

This time it could be considered an away performance after all.

The Haicheng Symphony Orchestra was not so generous as to give up their seats and promote the Harmony Symphony Orchestra when they saw the Harmony Symphony Orchestra coming.

Therefore, they simply put the performance information of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra on the performance notification board, and there was nothing else.

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra took advantage of this opportunity.

When renting the entire concert hall, we set up a few tables at the door to sell orchestra merchandise.

Except for the lack of the band's records, which is a pity, almost everything else is there.

A large number of miscellaneous orchestra peripherals are placed at the entrance, and basically every audience member who comes to the concert will be attracted by these peripherals.

Whether to buy it or not is one thing, and whether to pick it up and play with it is another.

In short, Li Miaomiao and several interns brought a lot of messy peripherals and placed them at the door for the audience who came to listen to the concert to weigh them.

After all, the concert had not started yet and the audience was not allowed to enter the venue. They could only wander around the concert hall of the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra, and there was nothing particularly good to see in the concert hall.

Therefore, everyone could only gather around the Harmony Symphony Orchestra and look around them.

In addition to the normal canvas bags, teacups, cards, bookmarks, key chains, and imitation band medals, there are also a lot of other things such as postcards and refrigerator magnets.

They even created some fan merchandise of the band's musicians.

Each chief has his own Q version, which is placed on a piece of iron and sold.

Unexpectedly, the Q version figurine of Chen Qiu, the most famous member of the band, is not selling well.

On the contrary, Rui Jia, who is not very famous, has the most popular Q version of her figurines.

A lot of people stared at Ruijia and asked her to buy it.

Before the performance began, Rui Jia's millet was sold out, which shocked Li Miaomiao and others.

The quantity of these millets they sell is based on the quantity in the previous band.

It is obvious that the best-selling product in the band is Chen Qiu. People often come to buy Chen Qiu, and they specially prepared a lot of Chen Qiu on the table.

Who would have thought that in the end, few people wanted Chen Qiu.

This……

Shouldn't it?

Aren’t the people who come to listen to the Harmony Symphony Orchestra fans of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra?
Don’t they have any thoughts about Chen Qiu at all?
Everyone was puzzled and could only remove Rui Jiaguzi's label temporarily and leave the others alone.

Then the next person to be sold was Huang Xin, then Su Yue, and then Chen Qiu.

really.

Beautiful girls are still popular.

Everyone couldn't help but think so as they looked at the band's peripherals that had been sold.

Looking at the crowds that kept coming in, Li Miaomiao immediately sent someone back by car to move some grain out of the orchestra's warehouse to see if he could make some more money.

After all, it seems that there has never been a time like today when the band can make money by selling peripheral products since its establishment.

It's like pie in the sky.

Thinking about the orchestra's finances, Li Miaomiao's face was full of excitement.

While Li Miaomiao was happily selling band peripherals, everyone backstage in the concert hall had already gathered.

About a hundred people stood backstage at the concert hall, looking at Chen Qiu, the anticipation in their eyes no longer contained.

After checking, the staff nearby walked quickly to Chen Qiu and whispered to him.

"Conductor Chen Qiu, the audience seats have been cleared and we are ready to go on stage."

"Let them go first, and then we'll go on stage around 6:55."

Chen Qiu raised his hand and glanced at the time next to him, then nodded to the staff.

"Please, thank you very much."

"polite."

The staff nodded quickly and ran out of the concert hall.

It was obvious that he had gone to find other staff to prepare.

Start bringing those viewers in.

Ticket checking is required at the entrance.

There are basically as many spectators as there are entrances.

After all, there are nearly a thousand seats here, and it would be easy for something to go wrong if people just barged in.

Therefore, admission to such occasions is a big problem.

At the same time, the venue control from the concert hall also arrived at the control room.

They make adjustments.

Chen Qiu gave them a special task for this performance.

They need to be recorded.

The Harmony Symphony Orchestra intends to record a complete cycle of Mahler.

Maybe it can be sold as the band's flagship album in the future.

Why are those top symphony orchestras so awesome? And why can they continue to be so awesome?
Because they have enough albums.

When people talk about a piece of work, they will habitually recommend a performance by a certain conductor and a certain orchestra at a certain time.

Over time, even if these top symphony orchestras gradually decline, they still have a pivotal position in the world.

It’s not like the Harmony Symphony Orchestra didn’t have any recordings.

To be precise, the Harmony Symphony Orchestra has an album that was previously recorded in Salzburg.

That is the song that previously scored a high score of 9.7 points.

It’s a pity that although their performance level was very strong, the recording was not particularly good. Chen Qiu and others listened to it and found it was completely incomparable to the live performance.

You can clearly hear that they were working hard on the recording.

But the effort in recording this video was a little too obvious.

Therefore, although Chen Qiu and others got the recording of this album, they did not sell it. This is the reason.

This time, Chen Qiu and his team specially invited a professional recording engineer from the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra to record the song.

They also spent a large amount of money to add some channels to the Haicheng Symphony Orchestra.

Ensure the recording effect.

Therefore, people entered the control room one after another and they were also conducting the final check.

The audience took their seats.

Staff make adjustments.

Everything is in preparation for the final performance.

Waiting for the Harmony Symphony Orchestra to appear.

Chen Qiu looked at the people in front of him whose faces were full of expectation, and couldn't help but chuckled a few times. He walked forward, took out the pencil in his hand, shook it slightly in his hand, and nodded to everyone.

"This should be my first time giving a formal performance talk to you all, right? It may be unfamiliar to many new members of the band, but it should be familiar to the old members of the band."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Xiao Hao looked at Chen Qiu, and couldn't help but poke the former chief beside him and whispered to him.

"Is Chen Qiu always like this when he conducts? Why do I feel like everyone seems to be familiar with each other? But when we were in the orchestra, this was obviously not the case?"

"Hey, you're still too late."

The former chief next to him covered his mouth and said to Xiao Hao.

"Every time the orchestra performed, conductor Chen Qiu would give a speech backstage. Don't think too much, just listen."

"so……"

Xiao Hao was stunned and looked at Chen Qiu.

It's not just him, it's the same for other people around him who have just joined the band.

They whispered something to the people next to them.

Looking at the chattering of the crowd, Chen Qiu smiled and said to them.

"Don't discuss it, don't think too much, this is just a simple conversation before the performance! It's not an important instruction. I don't ask you to take out your notebooks and take notes. I'm not a leader."

After Chen Qiu finished speaking, everyone laughed immediately.

The noisy sound suddenly became much quieter.

Everyone was looking at Chen Qiu expectantly, waiting for Chen Qiu to speak.

Looking at everyone, Chen Qiu couldn't help but laugh.

“But speaking of this scene, it really feels like it was before, when I first led the band out on a campaign.”

Chen Qiu looked at Qin Xian, Ai Gu, and Rui Jia.

There are also a very small number of musicians who have followed Chen Qiu from the Second Band to the present.

Chen Qiu said slowly.

"I remember I also raised a pencil and told you guys to relax and look at me, remember?"

Chen Qiu looked at Qin Xian.

Qin Xian nodded slowly, and continued Chen Qiu's words, speaking slowly.

"Well, remember, don't be nervous, pay attention to me, just like when we first rehearsed, if you are nervous, if you are afraid, just focus on yourself and put all your trust in you." "Well, yes, put all your trust in me, I will lead you to glory, and obviously, I did it."

Chen Qiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and said softly.

"All responsibility lies on me. I am the main person in charge of this performance. If anything goes wrong, I will bear all the responsibility alone! But... the fruits of success will belong to you, not me!"

"It's not me who chose you, it's you who chose me. The harmony of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra is the harmony that we achieve each other! I hope that the glory of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra will be the brightest star in you!"

"so……"

Chen Qiu looked at the tightly closed door behind him, chuckled, and said slowly.

"Don't be nervous. We have rehearsed and performed countless times. We have done our best and we are about to be the best!"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!"

"In the name of... harmony!"

Chen Qiu raised his hand and looked at everyone with determination.

After hearing the classic phrase "In the name of harmony", the veteran musicians in the orchestra's faces flushed with excitement and they quickly followed suit and shouted.

"In the name of harmony!"

Those who were new to the band were dumbfounded.

They raised their hands hesitantly and looked at the other musicians and Chen Qiu beside them, a little unsure whether they should shout out this sentence as well.

But looking at the expectant eyes of the crowd, they thought about it and decided to recite along in a low voice.

"In the name of harmony..."

"Alright! Then... get ready to go on stage! This is not a Mahler performance from the student days, but a Mahler performance that belongs to the New Age Harmony Symphony Orchestra!"

When the newcomers' voices fell, Chen Qiu smiled and nodded, turned to look at the staff not far behind him, and nodded slightly at him.

The staff immediately opened the door behind the stage.

The strong lights on the stage instantly appeared in front of everyone.

The huge stage stands in everyone's eyes.

Behind the stage is the auditorium that is several stories high.

Crowded audiences were already sitting in the auditorium, whispering to each other.

When the door to the backstage opened, the originally noisy audience seats immediately became much quieter.

Applause broke out instantly.

They are looking forward to the appearance of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra.

Listening to the roaring applause in his ears, Chen Qiu took two steps back, stood at the edge of the light, spread out his hands, and smiled at everyone.

"Come on, get ready to play! Let the whole world hear our voice!"

"Yes!"

This time, all the musicians, including the newcomers, cheered loudly at the same time.

Their voices were hidden beneath the applause.

They walked quickly forward, and after their palms touched Chen Qiu's, they ran towards their own positions.

Each of their faces was filled with excitement.

Just as Chen Qiu said.

They can't wait for the whole world to hear their voice.

The sound of a new generation of harmony symphony orchestra!

Everyone sat in their seats and picked up their instruments.

Chen Qiu looked at Qin Xian in front of him, and the two of them lightly bumped fists.

Qin Xian walked onto the stage and sat down in the chief seat in the center of the stage.

The applause faded.

Without Qin Xian saying anything, Yuefu, who was not far away, blew the oboe in his mouth and gave a standard A.

Then, wind instruments and string instruments began to play.

All the instruments were rapidly adjusting their pitches.

Then, everyone fell silent.

The entire concert hall fell into complete silence.

At a small gate not far away, two Japanese people were communicating with the staff in Japanese English, holding the tickets in their pockets. Both sides were very anxious.

The staff kept saying that the performance was about to start and they could no longer enter.

The two Japanese people said that Chen Qiuhua had not appeared on stage and the performance had not started yet.

"No, sorry, according to the rules, we can't let you in now, unless you wait until their piece is finished, that is, during the intermission..."

"By the time it's halftime, won't the show be over?"

"Sorry, this is the rule."

"Ahhhhhh...Ashi."

The Japanese man uttered something in South Korean.

The girl next to him couldn't help but grab his hand and said anxiously.

"Bai Jun, what should we do?"

"It's okay. The soundproofing in the concert hall is poor. We can just stand outside and listen!"

Nakamura Shiro said helplessly.

It was obvious that the two latecomers were Nakamura Shiro and Kuroba Yuki.

They originally felt that they would not be late.

They just didn't expect that it would take longer than they imagined to get from Jiangdong International Airport to the concert hall.

It's not just airport to concert hall.

Even getting off the plane took a long time.

Halfway through their subway ride, they couldn't bear it any longer.

I feel like if I don't hurry up it will be too late.

So they very cleverly got off the subway and took a taxi.

then……

They were stuck on the road for half a day during the evening rush hour.

I finally arrived at the concert hall and heard the audience's applause and the sound of tuning, but it felt like the performance hadn't started yet.

But I didn't expect the rules here to be so strict.

They could only be locked outside and listen.

For a moment, the three of them were helpless.

Nakamura Shiro muttered softly.

"It hasn't been long since this happened, and Chen Qiu's ability has improved so much. They even won such a high honor at the European Music Festival. It's simply terrifying. I'm really curious about how he feels about this performance."

"It seems that they are performing Mahler's First Symphony again this time? We should have heard this one before, right?"

"Although it's still Mahler, it definitely feels different from the previous Mahler. The composer gives a lot of scope, and there's a lot of room for interpretation. I really don't know what the final level of the Harmony Symphony Orchestra will be after all that. I heard they've even recruited new people."

Nakamura Shiro sighed again, and then looked at the staff beside him with resentful eyes.

The staff was helpless and could only secretly pick up the intercom and start contacting their supervisor.

Wow!
There was applause from inside.

It is obvious that Chen Qiu has already come on stage at this moment.

Nakamura Shiro couldn't bear it anymore, he knelt down in front of the staff member and said bitterly.

"Please, please, please let me in to listen. I can just stand far away. I won't go back to my seat. I'll just squat in the corner! I just want to listen to Chen Sang's concert. Please!"

"I……"

The staff looked desperate.

There's nothing he can do.

He is just an ordinary staff member, not a person in charge, and has no power at all.

Fortunately, just when he was helplessly wondering whether this was a diplomatic accident, the person in charge finally came over.

He glanced at the time, and hurriedly took Nakamura Shiro and Kuroba Xue and ran to the top floor.

He ran and panted.

"Wait, we're in the concert hall, be quiet, understand?"

"Hi!"

Nakamura Shiro and Kuroba Xue looked at each other and quickly agreed, their faces full of excitement.

They quickly ran to the entrance of the top floor, which was the farthest seat, and stood behind the seats.

Even if the two of them bought the most expensive seats in the Harmony Symphony Orchestra, they didn't care.

For them, being able to hear is already very good, so why bother considering where to sit?
After all, when they quietly entered the concert hall.

On the stage, Chen Qiu had already raised the baton in his hand.

Falling softly.

(End of this chapter)