musicians of old

Chapter 135 Returning to the Art Museum (5.5K [-] in [-])

Fan Ning frowned while talking: "The result of our discussion before is that I am an associate professor in the Conservatory of Music, and occasionally come to give theoretical lectures to the students?..."

"As for the permanent conductor of the Saint Lania Symphony Orchestra? You know, it's not that I don't like it, but that I don't have enough energy..."

Now that Fanning has graduated, his main plan is to renovate and expand the Turner Museum of Art, resume his father’s previous business, and rely on this to gradually plan a professional symphony orchestra and create a comprehensive art venue...

Then, the mysterious side tracking plan of the graduation concert incident was also a top priority of his consideration.

This incident involved more than just the casualties of the students and the sacrifice of Dean Gould.The deep-seated purpose of the Special Inspection Office is related to the trajectory of the audio series fragments, the murder of Mr. Anton, and his father's previous experience, and several secret organizations including the Harmony School are also related to Joan's memory and the investigation of the radioactive source of the labor case. With the aftermath, etc...

Fanning's energy may not be able to meet the requirements of the work intensity of the permanent conductor.

In the symphony orchestra of the Tiolein Empire, the chief conductor and the permanent conductor are two separate people. The chief conductor is also called the music director, which is equivalent to the "top leader". A conductor also needs to deal with all walks of life, win the support of nobles, factory owners or investors to raise funds, maintain relationships with the art world, plan annual performance plans, negotiate cooperation with guest conductors and concerto soloists, and decide on the appointment and dismissal of the orchestra wait for the question wait...

With such affairs entangled, the chief conductor is doomed to only perform the most important performances of the year himself.

The orchestra's daily training, rehearsals, assessment execution, and large and small performances are naturally handed over to the "second in command" permanent conductor.

The symphony orchestra system in the Western Continent is slightly different. For example, in the Holy Kingdom of Janus, the chief conductor and the permanent conductor of several of their famous groups are actually the same person, who is purely in charge of music. "Command", as an ascending channel for assistant conductors, while other administrative affairs are handled by the "Director of Operations".

In terms of the structure of the conductors of the Saint Lenia Symphony Orchestra, it is natural to refer to the professional orchestras in the country, but it is a miniature version. The music director, permanent conductor and assistant conductor are arranged according to 1:1:2, and guest conductors who are in an active cooperative relationship It is usually controlled in 3-5 people.

At this time, Roy explained: "Mr. Fan Ning, this time the school invites you to be the permanent conductor. There will be no minimum term of office and no limit on the workload. You can withdraw and resign at any time. If you encounter a busy period before that, your arrangement will be given priority...We will give you a weekly salary of 28 pounds per week, which is superimposed on the weekly salary of an associate professor of about 26 pounds. release..."

The expression in Fanning's eyes gradually became wrong at this time.

"Miss Roy, are you sure you want to set the salary like this?...Honorary associate professor and full-time associate professor are not the same thing, and the workload of the permanent conductor of the symphony orchestra is very saturated according to the normal situation. If it is what you said...my salary is almost More than half of it was obtained for nothing..."

"Where did I misunderstand, or do you have other intentions?" Fan Ning's tone was full of suspicion.

In fact, just looking at the salary standards of each level, this is similar to that of the Guiding School.After he became a regular, his weekly salary has increased from 8 pounds to 12 pounds, and because of his meritorious performance in a series of actions, it has become 16 pounds-if you look at the expectations of qualifications, you will be with St. The standards of Associate Professor at Lenia University are close.

But the key point is that he is an honorary associate professor, not a faculty member in the true sense, and it is normal for professors in the school to hold multiple positions, and the salary is definitely not calculated in this way. Furthermore...according to Roy's meaning, he still has Freedom to arrange the working hours of the permanent conductor...

This is two salaries with easy effort... No, plus my original salary, this is three salaries!
When Roy heard Fan Ning's question, he frowned and sighed: "Mr. Fan Ning, you are very clear about the school's situation now, and the situation in the Conservatory of Music has reached the worst level in so many years..."

Fanning knew this.

Members of the school were injured, rebelled, and died... Especially, the sacrifice of a high-ranking and knowledgeable person is simply a loss that may not be recovered for decades.

"How are the two principals doing?" He asked in a concerned tone.

"The injury has been healed for almost a month, and there is no major problem, but it will take a long time to restore the physical and spiritual level to the previous intact state. Dean Graham of the Chemistry Department spent a lot of money and deployed some The elixir taken in the medium and long term should be able to rule out permanent damage..." Roy and Fanning were very specific.

"Principal Graham..." Fan Ning thought about it while listening, and then asked, "The Special Inspection Office should have interviewed all your members except the two principals, right?"

In the final stage of the graduation concert, members of the school were waiting outside, the audience and members were unconscious and injured, a large number of police rushed to the rescue, and Benjamin took the initiative to seal or contain the "phantom"... The Special Inspection Office did not deliberately hide or suppress the news, in the eyes of the public According to reports or reports, Fanning solved the "attacking monster", but it is not difficult for members of the Bologna School to know the real situation.

If in this incident, Fanning's dissatisfaction with the Special Patrol Office was indirect, reasoned, and out of simple emotions in his heart, then the Bologna School should be directly and strongly angry because of the serious damage to their interests!

He couldn't help but think of what DuPont said when he joined the club: "Caroun, the power behind the Special Patrol Office is far more terrifying than you imagine... Speaking of which, their increasingly tough methods in recent years have made many Officials who know are feeling uneasy..."

At this moment, he wanted to see if he could see some Bologna School's attitude towards the Special Patrol Office from Roy.

The girl didn't smile much outside the camera today, she nodded and replied: "The interview with Vice President Xu Ci only lasted a few minutes, while the interview with the others lasted from an hour to a few hours before being interviewed by the Special Inspection Office." release."

...what does this mean... Fanning thought to himself.

Could it be that, apart from the few knowledgeable people who participated in the war at that time, the only member of the Special Inspection Office that was completely trustworthy was that Vice President Xu Ci, who was very straightforward in his heart?

Roy pursed his lips when he said this, and said, as if thinking about it: "Mr. Fanning, is it convenient to take a step to talk?"

"Oh, alright."

The two bypassed the crowd of people wearing graduation gowns taking pictures, and walked to a small forest in the square.

"Roy would like to take the liberty to ask, did you give up your graduation concert premiere qualification because of Miss Nessimi?"

The girl's clear blue eyes looked at Fanning without blinking.

"...No." Fanning replied very simply.

Seeing that Roy still pursed his lips and said nothing, he added: "Early before the Special Inspection Office approached me, I made a plan to make an infiltration debut in the square."

The girl said thoughtfully, "But Roy remembers that the night before you made your renunciation statement, we were the two of us together, talking about suggestions for the premiere of that symphony..."

"That's what I thought after you left that night."

"Is there my factor?"

"More or less...but mainly because of what Teacher Anton taught me." Fan Ning answered truthfully.

At this time, there was a fleeting smile in the girl's eyes: "Yesterday, the school's headquarters in the imperial capital sent a message that Ms. Niximi was designated to be assigned to the St. Lenia University branch. Principal Sternika found me overnight and asked me to convey my gratitude Your thanks...the addition of a highly gifted and reliable member to the club, rather than occupying the establishment, is exciting news for all under the current circumstances."

"You're welcome." Fan Ning smiled easily: "So you called me here to ask me, because you want to find out the motives of my actions when the Special Patrol Office interviewed me that day, right?"

"...Really." Roy said after a few seconds of silence.

The two walked back to the square slowly, and the girl's tone gradually became worried again, "...I want to ask you to take up another permanent conductor position, precisely because the situation in the Conservatory of Music is extremely bad..."

"The first vice-president Professor Lorraine died, and Dean Gould died again. As the interim director, Vice-President Schultz has not slept through the night for more than a month... As for the St. Lania Symphony Orchestra, the former music director The chief conductor is Professor Lorraine, the permanent conductor is Professor Commons, and there are two assistant conductors... Later, after Professor Lorraine died, Professor Commons became the music director, and the permanent conductor has been vacant. In this incident, one of the assistant conductors also unfortunately died... After barely making up for the graduation concert, it was almost at a standstill."

Fan Ning also felt terrible when he heard this. When did commanding become a profession with such a high casualty rate! ?

"Graduation season is the time when the new and old grades alternate, and it is also an important node for personnel changes...The replacement of the grade leader, the change of the symphony orchestra's personnel and the adjustment of the chief, and even the adjustment of the dean's position... Your joining will make our progress during this period The situation is more stable, and of course, on many important issues, your suggestions will have a certain weight..."

"What's more urgent is that the Summer Arts Festival hosted by the Culture and Media Committee of the Tioleen Empire is coming in two months. Our commercial performance contract at the opening ceremony was signed a year ago. By then The live box office, album sales and social response will directly affect the ranking update of the Saint Lania Symphony Orchestra among the national student orchestras..."

"You know that the standard requirements for commercial performances are completely different from campus performances or public welfare performances. If the current situation of the Conservatory of Music is like this, I am worried that even rehearsing a team that can play will be a problem... Therefore, the school invites you to come forward this time , I just hope that you can help the Saint Lania Symphony Orchestra a little bit, even if you contribute a little or two percent of your energy, your identity, extraordinary strength and artistic attainment will be worth the reward we provide..."

Fan Ning nodded slowly, considering Roy's previous help to him, considering the blows and practical difficulties suffered by the school, and considering other factors that he was planning, and then said: "Miss Roy, thank you for your trust. "

He decided to try to accept this high-paying and sincere invitation to hire.

At the very least, it is still possible to bring out the repertoire for the summer art festival in the past two months by helping out in my spare time.

"So Mr. Fanning has agreed?"

"However, Miss Roy, let me make it clear first." Fan Ning emphasized, "Since I am going to perform in the Imperial Capital under my name, my standards for training the orchestra are not as good as before."

"Since you are invited to be the permanent conductor, it is natural to implement your own artistic requirements. Roy, as the chief cellist, will set an example." The girl immediately stated.

She obviously knew this, because Fan Ning gradually read a hint of "those classmates will suffer" from the look in her eyes.

She continued: "Professor Commons, the current chief conductor, is not a member of the school, but he is also an old conductor from a musical family with solid foundation and seriousness. It's just that he has been entangled in too many administrative affairs of the orchestra in the past six months. Yours It will make him happy to join."

Fanning nodded: "I hope so."

After the graduation ceremony, he, Sheeran and Joan boarded the carriage to East Mecklen.

The purpose of this trip is the Turner Art Museum.

Now that the plan has been made, he will leave immediately after graduation, preparing to make a detailed survey of the geographical environment and hardware facilities of the museum.

The purpose is to determine the overall idea of ​​the renovation and expansion, roughly estimate the budget, and call the two of them to see if they can provide some ideas.

Sheeran and Joan chatted enthusiastically in the car. Apart from today's photoshoot, the content mainly focused on Fanning's appointment, especially the salary.

"Xiran, what was Uncle Anton's previous salary?" Joan asked her best friend a very personal question.

"The weekly salary is close to 50 pounds. Dad was hired as a professor at the age of 35. I didn't expect that Carlon's total income now exceeds him." Although Sheeran only responded with a smile, her tone was obviously very happy.

Since the postponed re-performance of the graduation concert ended, Fan Ning took Sheeran to see Teacher Anton again, and her heart has been opened up a lot. At least there are many more good moods every day than before.

"This is generally reasonable, after all, Professor Fanning is also a professor." Joan nodded solemnly, "The total weekly salary is about 70 pounds, and the annual income has exceeded 3000 pounds... No, no, I think this is more or less a little bit Outrageous…”

Indeed, this income has broken through the ceiling of the middle class. In Tiolein, it is generally believed that the average annual household income of the middle class is between 300-800 pounds, and the income of 3000 pounds is probably more than most country gentlemen, or the top of the city. lawyers, doctors or clergymen.

Seeing the two little girls chatting about private matters without any scruples, Fan Ning couldn't help but smile, and he also jokingly asked: "Joan, you say I'm outrageous, so how much is your family's annual income? Report it out and hit us?"

"Maybe... close to [-] pounds?" Joan answered seriously, but her eyes were puzzled, and she didn't seem to be very clear, "Professor Carlone, you can't compare the income from work with the income from land or property, and this is the income of our entire family. Income, you are alone..."

Joan curled her lips pitifully at this point: "Look at me, after I joined the club yesterday, they at the school said that my current weekly salary is only 7.5 pounds..."

"Did they bully you to be a sophomore?" Sheeran questioned, "But I am one year younger than you, and my weekly salary in the Guidance School is 8 pounds..."

Joan continued to seriously help Fanning make plans: "Callon, you have to know that in Tiolein, 1000 pounds is an important watershed, and such a family can hire at least 4-6 servants... Wait for you After a few years of marriage, you can have a more decent life. A classmate of mine whose family income is slightly higher than yours can maintain a family of about 16 servants, including male and female housekeepers, personal servants, cooks and dishwashing maids, Housemaids, Laundrymaids, Nursingmaids, Pantry Maids, Waiters, Grooms, Gardeners, Handymen and Pages... You know, it's a very repetitive, trivial and uninteresting business for people to keep their daily lives in motion and functioning , which allows you to get rid of the burden and put all your energy on the field of study you are interested in, or on the relaxing and pleasant things..."

Fan Ning was a little dumbfounded at this moment, he always felt that he had heard similar words just now.

From a certain point of view, the viewpoint behind Joan is objective. Not only the middle class and above in Tiolein pursue this kind of life, but also those with knowledge, such as the members of Saint Lania University, and those A forbidden person with another glamorous public identity.This is a necessary choice to maintain sufficient energy to study hidden knowledge.

"Joan, you should use this active thinking to make suggestions later." Fanning said with a smile, "The annual income of 3000 pounds may be rich from a family perspective, but I want to support my next plan. I'm afraid I have to continue to expand my source of income..."

This is also one of the factors that Fan Ning considered agreeing to the school's invitation. He has a large income and expenditure, but lacks a stable cash flow, and it is a part of it to be able to increase.

Take the salaries of musicians and clerks in professional symphony orchestras as an example. My current weekly salary is 70 pounds, which seems outrageous, but how many musicians can I actually afford?If you want to create a band yourself, you have to come up with more attractive conditions.

If you include the purchase of musical instruments and auxiliary equipment, venue construction, operating and advertising expenses, performance travel expenses, cooperation expenses with concerto soloists or record publishing companies, miscellaneous expenses... this is not an occasional reselling of extraordinary items can bear it...

Lu's 1800-pound manuscript auction fee was partly spent in the composition hut, and later he bought some extraordinary items, including helping Xilan purchase the "Desolate" road sign... The balance is currently 900 pounds.

In terms of music publishing income, Op.1's three ditties, Op.2's "Death and the Maiden" have seen a good sales increase, and they have also begun to spread in the Western Continent. At present, they can bring themselves 100 pounds of share per month, and Op.3's "D Symphony No. 600 in major key is not yet clear about the income...the current balance is [-] pounds.

The rewards of the special inspection hall, the 1000 pounds for destroying the secret meeting place of the Pleasure Listening Club, and the 1000 pounds after the graduation concert incident... The latter was emotional at the time, and he directly asked them to add it to the Guidance School's public account.

Fanning currently has around 2500 pounds of cash on hand.

Therefore, it is imperative to renovate and expand the art museum, which is not only the support of the future site, but also a new income-generating point after the resumption of operation.

The start-up capital may still be insufficient, so we have to think of a way.

For example, buying and selling Yaozhi spiritual liquid, or Lala investing?

While thinking so much in his mind, the carriage stopped at the Woodpecker Affairs Consulting Office. Fanning went upstairs first, and changed his cumbersome graduation gown into an informal thin light-colored shirt, and then put on a suit similar to the one he had on his first visit to the art gallery last time. objects.

The three walked to the most prosperous area in East Mecklen, passed a bright and tidy cafe, turned inward at the animal sculpture, walked into a downhill narrow alley, and stepped into the rusty iron fence in the yard.

The sun is shining today, and the courtyard is not as bleak as it was when Fanning came last time, but the walls of the art museum are still thick gray, and the oval windows folded in the long and narrow arches are tightly locked, and there is no vitality and vitality .

The three of them walked around the building first, then boarded the small hill behind to have a bird's-eye view of the surrounding environment, discussed a few ideas for renovation and expansion, and then returned to the main entrance and walked up the steps.

Fanning moved the dusty and greasy closure notice stand away again, moved his chest upwards, and opened the heavy brass lock with the key hanging around his neck.

A few seconds later, the door closed, and the field of vision fell into darkness again, except for the lanterns carried by the three of them, which gave a few meters of visible glimmer.

But the expressions of the three of them were a little strange at this moment.

Fan Ning frowned even more.

The rotten smell that was faintly present on the first floor last time seems to be more obvious now!
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