I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 101 100. There are more than a dozen piano masters in the world, too many!
The whole street was almost full of people!

Many people took out their cell phones to take pictures of Jiang Chen and his companions who were walking by, and greeted Jiang Chen at the same time, but no one dared to block the road and prevent Jiang Chen from passing. They all consciously made way for Jiang Chen.

Han Qing, Pu Yuexi, Li Wen, Chen Xiaojia, and Wang Jing stood around Jiang Chen like security guards, surrounding him to prevent him from being harassed by the people around him.

At the same time, Han Qing was still broadcasting live very professionally, with the camera of her mobile phone facing Jiang Chen. The number of people online in the live broadcast room had reached 210,000.

The entire screen was filled with Beijing locals welcoming Jiang Chen.

"This is over at Houhai. Can I still squeeze in now?"

"Don't come here, there's no place to stand here."

"All the places where people can sit and stand on the street are full of people. Don't come here."

"Hahaha, even though you guys said you couldn't come, I'm going to come anyway!"

"Old Jiang won't leave right away, will he? How many days will he stay? Will I still be able to see Old Jiang if I go there tomorrow?"

"There are so many interesting places in Beijing, Mr. Jiang should visit them all."

……

Li Wen led the way, pointing ahead and shouting, "It's right in front, we'll be there soon."

Jiang Chen nodded to show that he understood.

Wang Yang trotted over to help lead the way: "Xiao Wen, you're back! This must be Teacher Jiang Chen, welcome, welcome!"

Li Wen introduced: "This is my friend, Wang Yang."

Jiang Chen shook hands with Wang Yang and said, "Don't call me teacher. I don't deserve that. Just call me by my name, or call me Old Jiang."

Wang Yang smiled and said, "You are worthy of being my teacher, whether it's your music, calligraphy, or poetry. Let's go, the food is ready, and we can eat when you arrive."

Jiang Chen smiled, said nothing, and followed Wang Yang to the Today's Rain Bar. Many people at the door began to applaud enthusiastically.

clap clap clap...

Amid the applause, Wang Fei stepped forward and shook hands with Jiang Chen: "Hello, Jiang Chen, I am Wang Yang's sister, Wang Fei, just call me by my name."

Jiang Chen smiled: "Hello, thank you for your help."

Wang Fei shook her head: "It's no trouble. It's my honor that you can come. Let's go to my backyard to eat."

Jiang Chen nodded, waved to everyone around him, and followed Wang Fei and Wang Yang in.

Sophia, who looked like a doll, stared at Jiang Chen blankly. She wanted to ask, "Are you really a calligraphy master? Why are you so young?"
She has met many calligraphy masters in the Beijing circle, each of whom is at least fifty or sixty years old.

She thought Jiang Chen was in his sixties or seventies, and after years of accumulation, he finally broke through and became a master of calligraphy.

did not expect……

So young.

Sophia hurriedly followed Wang Fei's footsteps and asked in a low voice: "Is it really him? The calligraphy master? He is too young."

Wang Fei lowered his head and whispered in Sophia's ear: "Just search his name online and you'll find out. His name is Jiang Chen!"

Sophia nodded, knowing that Jiang Chen was just ahead and it was not convenient for them to talk too much. She stopped, picked up her phone and started searching Jiang Chen's name. Lines of information popped up, most of which were videos edited from Jiang Chen's live broadcast videos.

Jiang Chen followed Wang Yang and Wang Fei to the back of the bar, where there was a small courtyard. It was actually a quadrangle courtyard. The house facing the street in front was the bar hall, and the house at the back was the private rooms and kitchen. There was naturally a small courtyard in the middle with a few tables, which was usually not open to the public.

This shows that Wang Fei really did not open this bar for the purpose of making money. The private rooms and the inner courtyard are not open to the public, so he will lose a lot of money.

"Jiang Chen, please take a seat! Wang Yang, serve the food."

Wang Fei invited Jiang Chen to sit down.

Jiang Chen nodded and sat down. Han Qing placed the live streaming phone holder behind him facing Jiang Chen and then sat down next to him. Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia and Wang Jing also sat down next to Jiang Chen.

Wang Fei sat down only after seeing that all the guests were seated. Wang Yang and Li Wen went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

Wang Fei looked at Jiang Chen and exclaimed: "Jiang Chen, I watched your live broadcast and videos, and I was amazed! Your calligraphy and poetry are really amazing."

Jiang Chen: "You're welcome. I heard from Xiaowen that you are a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music. I have some questions about music and piano that I would like to ask you."

Wang Fei's eyes sparkled with surprise, and she said softly, "I don't deserve your advice. All your musical works are original. Your musical creativity is much better than mine."

Jiang Chen also knows a lot about piano? Ask her for advice?

Now that you have become a master of calligraphy, shouldn't you concentrate on developing calligraphy?

However, she felt relieved when she thought about the fact that Jiang Chen had released so many popular pop songs.

Jiang Chen didn't hesitate to raise some of his doubts and ideas about the piano with Wang Fei.

These are all the information and experiences he gained after improving his piano skills, as well as the memory information contained in all the information of the two piano pieces.

However, he had never practiced playing the instrument along the way, so there were many things he didn't understand just by thinking about it on his own.

These points of doubt of his actually represent extremely advanced skills and understandings in the field of piano.

Even Wang Fei had a hard time answering, as she was still figuring out some of the things. Her eyes were even more shocked: "I didn't expect that Jiang Chen's attainments in piano are so profound."

Pu Yuexi, Wang Jing, and Chen Xiaojia, three graduates from famous music schools, also stared at Jiang Chen with wide eyes. They didn't know that Jiang Chen's piano skills were so profound.

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I was just guessing! By the way, I just saw that there is a piano in your store. I have a piano piece that I came up with. I will play it for you later."

Wang Fei's eyebrows twitched: "You wrote the piano piece yourself?"

Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing, who were serving the dishes, and Li Wen and Wang Yang, who had just walked in with a look of shock on her pretty face, all stared at Jiang Chen with wide eyes.

It seemed like I saw something extremely incredible.

Piano music!
They all graduated from famous music schools, and Sophia is a genius from one of the world's top music schools. They can all be said to be high-end people in the field of music.

Therefore, they all know in their hearts how difficult it is to write a piano piece!
That's not something pop music can compare to.

Of course, it’s not that the song itself is difficult, but that it is extremely difficult to make the audience accept it.

The audience of pop music is the general public, and everyone's level is not high. As long as the melody is pleasing to the ear, it is enough. As for what the melody itself is like, the audience does not care and does not understand at all. As long as it catches the ear, it is fine.

However, the audience for piano music is the classical music group, and this group basically knows a lot about music. It is difficult for new music to catch their eyes, let alone gain their recognition.

and so!
In the past hundred years, there are only a handful of new piano pieces that have been created and spread around the world.

When many pianists give concerts today, most of the pieces they play are still classic pieces from a hundred years ago.

In addition, the audience for classical music is relatively small and the market is very small, so fewer and fewer people are willing to invest in it, making it even more difficult to create good works.

They didn't expect that Jiang Chen actually wrote a piano piece by himself?

but……

Jiang Chen has never studied any music major before!

It is not uncommon for people to start composing pop music late. There are many musicians in China and around the world who are not music majors but have created good works through self-study.

However, there has never been such a person in the field of classical music.

Because classical music really requires a lot of learning and accumulation to create good works.

Many of the classical hits that have been popular for many years were created by music geniuses who graduated from prestigious universities. They spent a lot of time and energy, and went through many hardships in life, before creating these masterpieces that have been passed down through the ages.

Jiang Chen has never studied music systematically, so his foundation is very weak. Moreover, he is already a master of calligraphy, which means that he must have spent a lot of time and energy on calligraphy before. How could he have time to study piano composition?
Many viewers in the live broadcast room were also shocked when they saw this.

"Lao Jiang is awesome and has ambitious goals."

“There are many people who write piano music, but very few of them can get recognition.”

“Several young ladies were stunned.”

"Wow, that foreign girl is so beautiful."

"Lao Jiang, just play it live."

"Lao Jiang really knows piano. You don't know how strong this boss is. She used to be a professor in the piano department of the Central Conservatory of Music. She is a real piano genius."

"Old Jiang is awesome!"

……

Jiang Chen looked at the surprised eyes of several people and said softly: "Well, I'll do whatever I want. Don't laugh at me."

Wang Fei shook his head: "No, haha, no one is laughing at you! I have tried to write a few piano pieces before, but the results were not ideal."

Jiang Chen nodded and asked curiously: "Oh? Can you play it for me later? Maybe it can give me some inspiration!"

Wang Fei's eyes were shining. If it were someone else, she might have refused directly.

However, she had just watched many of Jiang Chen's videos and was amazed by his talent, so she naturally agreed: "Okay, let's just treat it as an exchange."

Wang Yang’s eyes widened. Is his sister so easy to talk to now?

Sophia also came over and sat quietly beside Wang Fei, staring at Jiang Chen with her big blue eyes blinking, her eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

She didn't have time to watch all of Jiang Chen's videos, but only watched some of the most popular ones. She also read a few of Jiang Chen's songs and was amazed by them.

Those works were more impressive than the masterpieces she had memorized that had been passed down for thousands of years! Moreover, Jiang Chen's calligraphy was indeed much better than hers. She didn't know if he was a calligraphy master, but he was definitely several levels better than hers. It was also more artistic than the words written by her calligraphy teacher, who was also a famous calligraphy master in Beijing.

Therefore, she speculated that Jiang Chen might really be a master of calligraphy!
but……

He is really too young.

Sophia became a little reserved. She didn't dare to speak while sitting next to Wang Fei, but her big blue eyes stared at Jiang Chen boldly.

Wang Fei is also a decisive person, otherwise he would not have simply resigned from the professorship of the Central Conservatory of Music to open a bar. After saying that he wanted to exchange piano composition with Jiang Chen, he immediately stood up and walked to the hall outside, where there was a piano.

The bar outside was still packed.

Jiang Chen took a bite of the food, then stood up and followed Wang Fei out.

Han Qing, Pu Yuexi and others also followed.

Sophia, Wang Yang, Li Wen and others walked at the back.

Wang Yang complained in a low voice: "Why are you in such a hurry now? The food will get cold soon. Can't we eat first and then play the piano?"

Sophia glared at Wang Yang and whispered, "Just now your sister and Jiang Chen talked about piano for a while. I am sure that Jiang Chen knows piano very well and his level is not low. Professor Wang may be a little unconvinced, so she wants to show her piano performance."

Wang Yang understood immediately.

He knew best what kind of person his sister was. She was a person who would never admit defeat, especially in the field of piano, which she was good at.

Even when facing a calligraphy master whom she admired very much, it was no exception!
Seeing Jiang Chen, Wang Fei and others come out, everyone in the hall outside applauded.

"Old Jiang is out again."

“So many beautiful women.”

"Boss, do you want to play a piano piece for Lao Jiang?"

"Old Jiang still has a lot of face. After all, he is the only calligraphy master in the world!"

"The boss rarely plays the piano. You may not even hear him once a month."

"Let's see!"

……

In applause.

Wang Fei slowly came to the piano, smiled and nodded at Jiang Chen, then gently stretched out the hem of her skirt, and then sat down, her long fingers slowly falling on the piano keys.

A slightly passionate piano music sounded.

Jiang Chen stared at Wang Fei closely, watching Wang Fei's movements and expression when playing the piano, with a hint of surprise in his heart.

Because, although Wang Fei looks very young, his piano skills are definitely not inferior to his, and he also has advanced piano skills.

At this age, this is already a very high level of attainment.

If you go one step further and become a piano master, you will be one of the top pianists in the country or even the world.

At Wang Fei's age, it is almost certain that she will become a world-class pianist in the future.

but……

Why did she quit her job at the Central Conservatory of Music and open a bar?
Jiang Chen was confused.

Li Wen, who was standing next to him, whispered to Jiang Chen, "Sister Fei was a world-class piano genius. When she went to Juilliard School as an exchange student ten years ago, she defeated geniuses from several prestigious North American schools and won the piano competition held in North America at that time. Her name is still engraved on the walls of several prestigious North American music schools."

"She could have stayed in North America to teach at one of the top music schools, but she refused and chose to return to the Central Conservatory of Music."

"But for some reason, she suddenly gave up the piano two years ago and started investing in a bar. I thought she had given up the piano, but now it seems that she has not. Her piano playing is more casual and natural than a few years ago. Perhaps giving up is the way she has chosen to improve."

Li Wen felt that she understood a lot at this moment.

Wang Yang, who was standing next to him, also had a gleam in his eyes. After hearing what Li Wen said, he whispered, "She has never given up. She just has less time to practice, but has more time to study music scores and international masters' performance videos."

Sophia smiled and said, "Professor Wang was my idol back then. When she won the championship ten years ago, I sat in the closest seat and watched the game."

After listening to what the three of them said, Jiang Chen looked at Wang Fei with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He felt that Wang Fei might have deliberately left CACON to find her own musical path outside.

but……

He listened to Wang Fei's performance and frowned slightly.

Although this piece of music is quite passionate and completely different from Wang Fei's usual intellectual and artistic temperament, the piece of music is incomplete and lacks something.

Perhaps, this is the musical path that Wang Fei is looking for, and she herself has not found the answer.

All the audience stood up and looked at Wang Fei playing the piano, and everyone had a look of amazement on their face.

Not only was Wang Fei's performance amazing, but Wang Fei's temperament and demeanor when playing the piano also made each of them feel the amazing beauty.

The song is over!
There was a wave of applause.

Han Qing looked at the live broadcast screen on her mobile phone. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room once again exceeded 300,000. It seemed that many viewers in Beijing had flocked to the live broadcast room.

Many comments on the barrage were praising Wang Fei’s performance.

"Professor Wang is indeed a famous piano genius in Beijing. He looks so beautiful when he is concentrating on playing."

"I'm a huge fan of the boss. He looks so beautiful when he plays the piano."

"To be honest, the boss is almost exactly the intellectual and artistic woman I imagined. She is simply perfect."

“I’ve never heard of this song.”

"There are so many people, I can't even squeeze in from outside."

……

After Wang Fei finished playing, she stood up and smiled and nodded to the applauding audience. Then she quickly walked to Jiang Chen and asked expectantly, "How is it? I'm still perfecting this piece. Sorry for the embarrassment."

Jiang Chen shook his head: "Very impressive! I don't know how to put it, so I'll just use the piano and music to speak for itself."

Wang Fei stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, please!"

Jiang Chen was not at all nervous. He stood up and walked towards the piano in the middle.

Wang Yang whispered, "Sister, your performance has improved a little bit. In a few years, you will definitely become a piano master."

Wang Fei shook his head: "So what if there are masters? There are so many piano masters in the country and the world, at least a dozen, not less than me!"

Wang Yang felt helpless after hearing this: "There are only a dozen in the world, how many?"

Wang Fei's eyes were full of hope: "Yes, too many!"

Sophia asked curiously, "How much is not too much?"

Wang Fei answered affirmatively: "One!"

After hearing this, several people were speechless.

One is not too much?
In other words.

Unique is not too much.

Several people looked at Wang Fei in surprise.

They speculated that this might be what Wang Fei was pursuing.

Being a piano master is not what she pursues because that is not unique.

What she pursues is a music master who is even better than the piano master.

So, she tried composing music.

No matter how great a piano master is, he is just a piano master and is limited to the field of piano.

However, a music master is a master who has made great achievements in the entire field of classical music. He is proficient in almost all classical musical instruments and can combine all instruments to create a symphony!

There are more than a dozen piano masters in the world.

However, there are only two or three music masters in the entire history of classical music in the world, and the most recent one existed 150 years ago. In the past 150 years, no new music masters have appeared, and the development of classical music has stagnated.

At this time, Jiang Chen was already sitting in front of the piano. He hadn't touched a piano for many years, so he felt a little unfamiliar. The last time he touched a piano in his memory was when he was learning piano in an interest class a long time ago.

However, the information in Jiang Chen's memory was as familiar to him as if he had been playing the piano every day for decades.

At the door, a group of people squeezed in with difficulty!
It was Lin Shuang, Huang Bo, Li Wenjun, and Huang Wenqing who had rushed over.

Moreover, coming in with them were Wang Xuefeng, Yang Wenjie and others from Shuimu!
It was also their first time to participate in such a lively scene. After finally squeezing in, they saw Jiang Chen sitting in front of the piano. Both groups were sweating profusely, and then they all looked at Jiang Chen in the middle with surprise!

They had finally come to meet the only calligraphy master in China, and wanted to exchange ideas with Jiang Chen on calligraphy and literature.

result!

They saw Jiang Chen playing the piano...

(End of this chapter)