The King of Crossover Entertainment.

Chapter 59 0059, What is coming will come

"Dear guests and friends, hello! At the beginning of the new year, we have gathered experts, scholars, teachers and students from all over the world to participate in the 'Musical Instrument Academic Exchange Conference'. As the organizer, on behalf of the Central Conservatory of Music of China, I would like to express my warm welcome to all the guests and friends!
Music is the flowing melody in life and the most beautiful language of mankind.

Musical instruments and vocal music have the same origin and are important carriers of musical culture..."

Yunfeng felt drowsy after listening to the nearly half-hour opening speech, but fortunately it was held in the concert hall where there was room to sit.

What followed was a meeting that lasted several hours, with representatives from major art schools taking the stage to give speeches.

When I was at the Liuyi Musical Instruments Store before, I heard Wu Zhongyu and Wu Zhenhui say that this musical instrument academic exchange meeting was a collision between Chinese and Western musical instrument cultures. I thought that everyone would start competing by showing off their strengths right from the start, but I didn't expect that there would still be a round of speeches first.

"It looks like the highlight will be tomorrow."

Yunfeng yawned.

Tang Yu, who was standing by, saw that he was not interested and gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Yunfeng tilted his head and took a look.

Tang Yu opened his clenched hands and a candy appeared in his palm.

The corners of her mouth curved up with a faint smile, and she whispered, "Take one and you won't feel sleepy anymore."

Yunfeng reached out to take the candy, smiled slightly, and whispered, "Thank you."

Sugar is very sweet.

Suddenly, all the sleepiness was gone.

He caught a glimpse of Tang Yu browsing his phone, and what was displayed on the phone was his (the cross-border king) WeChat circle.

Tang Yu blushed when he saw him slacking off, raised his fist, and threatened, "Don't tell on me."

Tang Yu seemed to be even more like a good boy than this so-called "academic master".

Yunfeng smiled mischievously and said to her, "That one candy isn't enough."

Tang Yu grabbed a handful of candy from his pocket, stuffed it into his hand, and snorted at him.

Then she asked, "'The Dart Man' hasn't been updated for a week. Do you think the crossover king is planning to quit and become a eunuch?"

Because in Tang Yu's impression, the short stories serialized by the cross-border king in the micro circle have always been updated every three days, neither in advance nor delayed, but now there is no update for a week.

Therefore, she had to think of the eunuch who wanted to cut the book.

Yunfeng felt a chill in his crotch when he heard this, and cried out in his heart: I don't want to become a eunuch, I'm just too busy these days and don't have time to write.

"The Dart" is different from "Zhu Xian" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light". He needs to conceive the plot himself. If the time is too tight, the quality will be relatively reduced.

"This..." Yunfeng excused himself: "Maybe it's because I was too busy during the New Year's Day. I think with the character of the cross-border king, he won't cut the book and eunuch."

"I hope so." Tang Yu pursed her lips and said, "'The Dart Man' is very well written. It would be a pity if it were to disappear like this."

Yunfeng said repeatedly: "No, no."

Tang Yu looked at Yun Feng strangely.

At this time, Ling Yunnuo and Liang Xixi beside Tang Yu snorted coldly at the same time.

"This Alvaro is so annoying. He actually said that the ancient music works in our country are all monophonic music and there is no polyphonic music because we don't know how to appreciate polyphonic music with different melodies moving synchronously."

"Who says it's not true? And who says that our country's symphonization of folk music is a blasphemy to Western symphony?"

……

Yunfeng frowned and looked up at the stage.

"The fundamental reason for the difference between Chinese and Western music and musical instruments is the musical notation. We in the West are very mathematical. Starting from the well-tempered musical notation of Baader's time, the design of musical instruments also reflects the standardized and mathematical style. This is a world of difference from the 'non-standard' or even 'unstandardized' Chinese musical instruments."

Alvaro had a proud smile on his face and said with saliva flying, "Our Western instruments cover the entire range of high, medium and low notes, and focus on harmony and matching. The symphony we play together is the most beautiful music in the world."

Hearing this, Tang Yu's face gradually changed color, his eyebrows knitted together, and he said coldly: "He is a professor at the Maro Conservatory of Music and a pianist from Italy. It is understandable that he praises his own instruments and music, but why do you belittle our instruments and music?"

Those who lag behind will be beaten, this is an eternal truth.

Yunfeng sighed and said, "For the sake of contrast, this will more clearly highlight the advantages of one party and the disadvantages of the other party."

He had little knowledge of his country's musical instruments and music, and he really wanted to refute Alvaro's point of view, but he didn't know where to start.

You can't just stand up and argue with others like a fool. This will make you look ignorant, rude and immoral.

However, Alvaro's speech just now has made the teachers and students of several major art colleges in China unable to sit still. They are all very angry. "Xunzi: Self-cultivation" says: "Be respectful and loyal in heart, be polite and righteous in heart, and love others; if you run rampant in the world, even if you are surrounded by barbarians, everyone will respect you."

Alvaro is an arrogant and prejudiced person. He uses a disrespectful way of belittling the other party and elevating his own side.

Then, this will create a "vicious cycle".

At this time, someone had already stood up. He was a teacher from the Shuchuan Conservatory of Music.

He tried his best to control his emotions, but his expression was still full of dissatisfaction. "What Mr. Alvaro said just now is that Western instruments and music focus on harmony and matching. I agree with this point, but I don't agree with him attributing the problems of our instruments and music to musical notation. In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty more than 600 years ago, our ancestors discovered the twelve-tone equal temperament before you in the West."

Before Alvaro could speak, someone else stood up and said, "The gap between musical instruments and music is caused by backward science and technology. After the industrialization transformation of your Western musical instruments hundreds of years ago, their stability and accuracy are indeed far superior to other musical instruments, but this does not mean that other musical instruments can be belittled. Our country's national musical instruments have a long history. These ancient musical instruments show people the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese nation and should not be trampled on by anyone."

Seeing Alvaro being besieged, Daniel, who was also a representative of the West, said: "Our Western instruments not only have better auditory "formal beauty", but can also be highly organized to produce more diverse and complex musical forms with better expressiveness, which is incomparable to your Chinese national instruments."

This person is also a well-known figure. He is a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Reedma and a famous classical guitar player in the Kingdom of Spain.

Wu Zhenhui couldn't sit still either. He just took over Daniel's words and said, "We Chinese folk instruments and music don't need a hundred people. A few people can compose a symphony orchestra. We Chinese are very individualistic. Western instruments are common. For example, violins, violas, and cellos are a group, but our Chinese folk instruments, each one has its own personality. We don't need too many of them combined together. Often, one or two are the best."

……

With everyone talking at the same time, the exchange meeting gradually turned into a debate.

Neither side made any concessions, as this concerns the dignity of their own country's music culture.

The professors and teachers were arguing heatedly, and the two groups of students sitting in the back row were also on edge and glaring at each other.

Judging from the situation, I'm afraid a fight is about to break out.

To be precise, it is not “fighting” but “struggling”.

What are you fighting for?

Fighting musical instruments, fighting music.

Sure enough, Alvaro, who was still on the stage, suggested: "You Chinese have an old saying, 'Talking without practice is just a lie.' Since everyone says their own is good, why don't we have a competition?"

Things really developed as Wu Zhongyu had expected, from a verbal fight to a physical fight.

However, Yunfeng quickly caught the fleeting smug look on Alvaro's face and felt something was wrong.

Then, Daniel said, "Then let's do this. Each of us will select three student representatives. Bass against bass, alto against alto, and soprano against soprano. We will play the same song. Those who can't keep up with the rhythm will lose. How do you do that?"

It seems that he was well prepared.

Yunfeng thought to himself: I’m going to fall into a trap.

However, even if you know it's a trap, you still have to jump in.

"Teacher, please take it for us."

"Let's compete, who is afraid of whom?"

"Do you really think that those of us who study folk music are vegetarians?"

"We must let them know that there is always someone better than you."

"I was ridden on and shit on my head. This is intolerable!"

……

There was a commotion in the back row.

The organizer, the person in charge of the Central Conservatory of Music, immediately shouted into the microphone: "Okay, everyone, be quiet!"

Suddenly, everything became quiet, and a familiar voice was heard from the front row. It was Wu Zhongyu.

She said solemnly, "Mr. Alvaro, how to compare should not be entirely up to you, right?"

Alvaro frowned slightly and asked, "Ms. Wu Zhongyu, how do you want to compete?"

Wu Zhongyu said seriously, "I think that the students from each school all have extremely high talents and top-notch skills in playing a certain instrument. It is impossible to tell who is stronger and who is weaker simply by comparing whether they can keep up with the rhythm of the music."

When everyone heard this, they realized that this was indeed the case.

Alvaro narrowed his eyes and laughed, "Since Ms. Wu Zhongyu said so, I guess there must be other ways to compare."

Wu Zhongyu did not deny it and said directly: "You just said that your Western instruments and music focus on harmony and matching, then... we can each write a new song, and then let the students rehearse it, and perform it the day after tomorrow to see whether you are better or we are better!"

(End of this chapter)