musicians of old

Chapter 637 People Always Change

Lu couldn't think of how Fanning was going to "start" this internal struggle.

  Logically speaking, it might require some internal planning, uniting a group of people, and then gradually implementing it, right?

In short, if you want to do it well, it is a very difficult thing.

"Oh, I don't care about that. My job is to provide legal advice faithfully."

Attorney Monroe leaned back leisurely with his hands on his pillow.

"The most unexpected thing is our boss, President Carron. He gave me a big order when we met after three years. I feel like I have to continue posting the firm's recruitment notice."

"Don't call me that. I've already resigned." Fanning took a sip of the teacup with a normal expression. "But after I'm done with this and Sir Viadrin comes over, I'll get together with my old friends and teammates. The current president of the Uvlansel branch seems to be Dupont, right? I heard after I came back that he has been promoted to a high rank for some time."

"Alas, he resigned too." Monroe sighed.

"Resigned?" Fan Ning was a little surprised.

"It was proposed a week ago. I guess all the ships going to the South have docked now." Monroe said helplessly, "What happened in his hometown has been a big blow to him. And just a week ago, another thing happened. I don't know why the Special Patrol Office suddenly agreed to the joint letter No. 813!"

"This unexpected event suddenly made him feel excited. He soon thought about resigning and wanted to find the remaining members of the Fragrant Flower Temple and formally join the 'Shele Art Association' to contribute to the upcoming Harvest Art Festival!"

"Well, speaking of which, our Uvlancel branch is also a bit miserable. In the past three years, we have changed three presidents, from Sir Viadrin, to you, Carloen, and then to Dupont. Now, we have to change people again."

Joint book No. 813? Fanning, Sheeran, and Lu all frowned.

Walter mentioned this matter as early as the day after Fanning returned and when he first talked to Walter.

To put it bluntly, this joint letter is a "pressure slogan" organized by the survivors of the United Principality of Fedon, their relatives and friends, and a wider range of Scheler supporters around the world. The main demand is that since the "Special Patrol Office has harmed the southern continent", the discussion group should "hand over the complete score of "Summer Noon Dream"" and adjust the selection rules for the next Harvest Art Festival.

The weight of voting in the first stage will be reduced, while the weight of public opinion evaluation in the second stage will be increased!

The reason is even simpler. Dead people cannot vote, and they feel this is extremely unfair to Scheller.

813 is the day when the "Awakening Song" is realized in the last summer of the South.

"Something is a little strange." Lu said slowly while thinking, "As far as I know, the slogan of the '813 Joint Letter' has been around for a long time. I'm afraid it has been going on for at least a year. The discussion group didn't even make a clear statement on whether to accept it or not. How come they suddenly agreed? A week ago? Did something special happen?"

“4月22日、4月21日、4月20日.”希兰一天天地往前数着天数，“诶，卡洛恩，这不正好是你参加授勋仪式后不久？”

The day after the interview? Fanning twirled the pen in his hand.

  These guys from the Special Patrol Office first said, "The person who reaches the top of the art will be decided by the leader, and Fanning is a strong contender," and then immediately agreed to the 813 joint letter the next day?

"I understand, checks and balances!" Lu suddenly realized, "This is a kind of checks and balances! Mr. Fanning has just become a master, and his reputation is at its peak. At this time, Scheller's competitiveness in the Harvest Art Festival is increased. The authorities are demonstrating their authority through a balancing method!"

Sheeran and Monroe nodded in agreement.

"Let's not talk about this." Fanning seemed to lose interest in the topic quickly. "Lu, how is your timpani practice going now? There will be a lot of good performance opportunities in the next period of time." His fingers touched the desk again, and the old photo of everyone crowded in front of the stage camera.

"That's even more out of the question." Lu Haha laughed and shook his head. "I remember the first year after I graduated, when my position in the family business was not that high, I was able to take care of both sides, but these past two years have been basically wasted."

"Looking back, the performance of the 'Choral Fantasy in C Minor' at the New Year's Concert in 914 was probably my last peak performance. By the time Mr. Kaplun premiered 'Resurrection', my performance had actually declined a lot. I was not as good at timing the long rests, the stability of the rolls, the handling of the soft playing, and the handling of complex rhythms as before. However, I did some intensive practice during that period, so I didn't make any mistakes on the spot."

Lu recalled his experiences in the past few years after graduation.

"Yeah, that's right. The premiere of 'Resurrection' seems to be my last official performance on stage. As for now...haha, if it's just for fun, it's no problem to fool those laymen, but if I want to stand in a top professional symphony orchestra, I might be chased off the stage by the conductor."

"It's a trade-off, I guess." Fan Ning nodded when he heard this.

In other words, although Turner Hall will have Lou Adair as its deputy director for a long time, it is indeed difficult for the old symphony orchestra to have this timpanist again.

After losing Joan, he lost the second core member.

——If we take a more pessimistic attitude and a stricter definition, we must count these as “losses” as well.

"But is the current situation really what you thought of the future?"

Fanning was somewhat disappointed. He crossed his fingers, held his chin, and fixed his gaze on the scenery of the steel city in front of the window. "Shortly after the graduation ceremony, Sheeran, Joan, and I visited your branch of the Uvransell Railway. I think we were talking about the 'rebuilding of the Turner Art Museum'. I introduced three ideas for renovation and expansion, and wanted to invite the Adair family to invest."

"I remember that, too." Sheeran quickly interjected, "Senior Lou Adair, at that time, you probably wanted to experience the life of forming your own symphony orchestra, recruiting musicians, building a base, exchanging skills, conquering various repertoires, touring around the world, gradually growing into a 'famous orchestra', accepting flowers and courtesies from people, and experiencing different customs and practices during your travels."

This dream is now within reach, isn’t it?

"Yes, but people always change." Lu took a deep breath. "I gradually realized that different people's talents, family backgrounds, and personalities vary greatly, so the differences in future possibilities are also too great, and it is almost impossible to change."

"For example, Mr. Fanning, let's talk about you first. Do you think that with your own efforts alone, without my family background, you can create an industry as big as mine? Well, of course there is another side. Would you be willing to regard this as your life's pleasure?"

"Neither willing nor able to do it." Fanning smiled, "Of course, it is also possible that they are unwilling because they cannot do it."

Even Sheeran and Monroe on the side shook their heads subconsciously.

  What a joke, if we remove the mysterious factors and cultural heritage, and only talk about the wealth that the world envy.

There are probably several McAdam families between what Lu has now and Fanning’s Turner Art Hall!

"Then let's talk about myself." Lu pressed his knuckles. "I also know that even if I devote ten lifetimes of effort and inspiration, even if the entire family invests resources in my pursuit of art, I can't achieve the same success in music as you. I'm just a timpanist. Although no one has stopped me from learning piano, string instruments, composition, and conducting, it's impossible for me to achieve the same success as Miss Sheeran and Miss Roy, Mr. Fanning. What's more, there are too few people like you, too few, much fewer than people with a family background like mine. I can't regard this as the joy of my life. It's not joy, but frustration and blow."

"Your last sentence is quite correct. Because we can't do it, we don't want to do it."

"I will be a 'professional student' with a formal education, a 'playboy' with superb skills, a 'serious music connoisseur' who knows the business, and an 'insider' in art management. But I will never be an artist in my life."