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Chapter 417 Seeing the Yellow River Again
President Kennedy smiled and listened to the words of the Chinese trade group narrated by the translator, but couldn't help but look around the whole banquet. Soon, he saw the person he wanted to see.

It was a clean man, whether it was hairstyle, clothing, or skin management, it was like an object that would shine. Although he sat quietly in the corner of the banquet, some political and business ladies around him looked at him from time to time. Looking at him, all the women's eyes were full of sparkles and radiance.

Even from the perspective of western aesthetics, Liao Yuan's appearance is surprisingly exquisite. It seems a bit biased for a man to describe him as exquisite, but the moment people see him, only the word exquisite is in their minds. Even if they talk to him, I was also careful, lest I shatter this exquisite appearance.

At this moment, from time to time, people beside Liao Yuan would clink glasses and talk about their views on music. In the international music scene, Liao Yuan is undoubtedly a famous musician and pianist, especially after he won the Elizabeth Gold Award, his strength became even stronger. It is eye-catching, many arty men and women at the dinner party will naturally not miss the opportunity to talk with Liao Yuan.

In contact, Liao Yuan's fluent English made many people admire him. Asians have many accent problems in English, but this is not a problem for Liao Yuan at all. If Liao Yuan's identity was not known in advance, many One might think that this famous pianist was originally a Native American.

Some American business tycoons are also quite interested in Liao Yuan. In the upper class of the West, if they can invite an internationally renowned pianist to the party they hold, that would be quite a face-saving thing.

Dennis, the manager of Citibank in Washington, has this idea. He even wants to cooperate with Liao Yuan in business. In the Asia-Pacific region, Liao Yuan’s popularity is obvious to all. Dennis thinks that maybe he can invite Liao Yuan to endorse the new products of Citibank. But as soon as he put forward his idea, Liao Yuan shook his head with a smile. He had already cooperated with domestic banks. According to the contract signing rules, Liao Yuan could not continue to speak for other banking businesses, so he declined Dennis' kind invitation.

Dennis was quite sorry, but still exchanged business cards with Liao Yuan.

There are not a few business people who have the same idea as Dennis. Liao Yuan can attend a state banquet of this size, and he has already reached their level. Any person who has achieved the top level in any industry will be impressive. People know that after today, Liao Yuan Yuan's popularity in the United States will reach a peak.

Sean Wilder, the last pianist who played in the White House, is now the favorite of the upper class in all continents of the United States. A performance can cost as much as one hundred thousand dollars, and pianists who are more famous and powerful than Sean, perform The highest fee can get a game of 20 US dollars.

The income of professional pianists has always been eye-catching, but there are many sources of their income. Except for the small income from record copyright income and competition rewards, the big income is almost all performance fees and advertising endorsements.

In 2007, Lang Lang, a famous pianist in his previous life, was ranked No. 1.5 on the China Forbes Celebrity List with an annual income of 2 million yuan, second only to NBA player Yao Ming.

This kind of income is fully qualified to enter the upper class of all countries in the world.

Unlike celebrities in the entertainment industry, pianists not only earn a lot of money, but are also respected by the upper class. If there is a famous pianist at each banquet, it will definitely be considered a great deal for the organizer. glory.

Therefore, after knowing Liao Yuan's identity, even people in the political and business circles who are not familiar with Liao Yuan have more or less expressed goodwill towards Liao Yuan.

For this banquet alone, Liao Yuan received more than 20 business cards. There was a thick stack of business cards, and the title revealed by each one could shock the outside world.

At this point, the banquet was halfway through.

President Kennedy finally couldn't help it, and said to John, the chief executive of the White House beside him, "Did we invite Mr. Liao to perform here?"

"Yes, Mr. President." John smiled.

"Then arrange it quickly. I can't wait, and I believe the same is true for Mr. Kennedy." Kennedy said with a smile.

Hearing this, he looked through the crowd and looked at Liao Yuan who was surrounded by the crowd to communicate not far away. There was a flash of light in his eyes, and he nodded slightly: "Then let's start."

Guo Qian walked towards Liao Yuan immediately after hearing the words.

And John, the head of the White House, also began to have people push out the piano that had been prepared.

Such a move made the scene a little quieter.

People looked sideways, and some people had already guessed, so they couldn't help looking at Liao Yuan.

Guo Gan came to Liao Yuan's side, patted Liao Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Liao Yuan, let the Americans see your strength. If you perform well, I will give you credit later."

Liao Yuan had already seen the piano in the middle of the banquet. This is a Steinway piano, which is well maintained and looks shiny even from a distance.

At this time, John came to Liao Yuan's side in a rather gentlemanly manner, and politely invited: "Sir, everything is ready. Mr. President sends you his greetings. You have 10 minutes to play."

Liao Yuan nodded, got up and walked towards the piano.

At this moment, the originally noisy banquet began to quiet down.

People looked at Liao Yuan who was walking in the field, and saw him sitting in front of the piano, so many people stopped eating and communicating, and looked at this legendary pianist with eager eyes.

Many people already knew Liao Yuan's name when they participated in this banquet, but some people did not know Liao Yuan. Apart from the information of the political and business circles, they did not pay much attention to the outside world, but they Knowing that a pianist who can play in the White House, no matter which country he is in, is quite a remarkable thing.

People paid absolute respect.

At this moment, the entire banquet was silently heard.

Soon, under the attention of people, Liao Yuan started to play. When the sound of the piano sounded, people could only feel a burst of impassioned and majestic movement, which quickly surrounded their ears.

"This is the "Defense of the Yellow River" Piano Concerto!"

When Guo Gan heard this prelude, he immediately introduced it to everyone, "It is the most popular piece of music in our country, with a strong national style."

Some gringos suddenly realized when they heard the words, and immediately realized the connotation of this performance from the name of the music. Thinking of some past events during World War II, Kennedy and others nodded secretly.

From small to large, from weak to strong, the music is very similar to the spirit of the Chinese people during the anti-Japanese period. At the end of the music, all the piano sounds seem to merge into an invincible force, demonstrating the overwhelming momentum of all enemies. The great spirit of a heroic nation.

This is the second time he heard the live version of this piece of music. The last time was at Diaoyutai, and this time it was at the White House. The meaning is very different.
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