pianist from the sea

Chapter 238 Performer

After confirming the residence and signing the contract, Fu Tiao began a short vacation life for a few days, waiting for the official start of the semester.

Although it is said to be a vacation, in fact Fu Diao has not been particularly relaxed, especially during the period when he first entered Germany, Fu Diao had to do a lot of things.

For example, when you first arrive at a new place, the first thing you need to do is to register, which is called Anmelden in German, but in the Chinese circle, it will be directly simplified to An.

The registration number is not easy to get, because no matter what you do here in Germany, you need to make an appointment for a Termin, which is the general term for the time and place of the appointment.

If Fu Tiao had just come to Germany, he would definitely have a headache because of this matter, and he didn't know what he should do.

But fortunately, Wu Tian was on Wednesday to help solve this matter.

Help Fu Diao solve his basic problems.

On the night he was in Fu Diao, he helped Fu Diao make an appointment online for the Anmelden termin at the city hall. At the same time, he also helped Fu Diao make an appointment for the extension of the visa, the termin for the mobile phone card, and finally the termin for the bank card, one after another.

The only thing worth mentioning is the bank card application. Fu Tiao went to talk to Deutsche Grammophon and asked them to send someone to communicate. On the day the bank card was successfully processed, the money in the bank card was sent to Fu Tiao's account.

But although the money has arrived in the account, Fu Tiao has not actually received the card.

Because it is very troublesome to apply for a bank card in Germany.

It's not that it's difficult to handle, it's just that it's troublesome.

In addition to the need for real-name authentication and special-person video (no other people around to interfere) authentication, they will usually send you your bank card within a week after confirming that your authentication has been completed.

The bank card has not been sent to you yet, and you still won’t be able to use any of it, because it will take about half a week before your bank card PIN will be sent to you.

And at this time, your card can be regarded as officially activated.

It is at this time that you can take the bank card in your hand and go to the electronic counter of the bank, or find a special teller to communicate and negotiate to change your bank card password.

The whole process will take a full ten days.

This is what Fu Diao has been busy with for the past few days.

When the bank card password is changed, he can barely gain a foothold on Germany's side.

Regardless of each item is very troublesome, I have no idea how the Germans can accept such slow efficiency.

After Fu Tiao got the bank card in his hand, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and smiled at Wu Tian beside him.

"Thank you, I feel like without you..."

"Without me, you can actually do these things. That's how everyone came here." Wu Tian scratched his head with a smile.

"There is actually a lot of information like this on the Internet. The most important thing about completing the preparatory work here is the trouble. It's just a headache to see a lot of steps. But in fact, after you do it yourself, you will find that as long as you follow the above steps, each step is carried out very quickly. Even just submit the materials to them in the past, and then you can sit there without doing anything, just wait."

"That's true...but I still have to thank you."

Fu Tiao thanked Wu Tian again, and then said: "If there is anything I can help in the future, you can come to me."

"Huh? Really?"

As soon as Fu Tiao finished speaking, Wu Tian's eyes lit up, and he said immediately, "My younger brother is also studying at the Berlin University of the Arts. He told me that his girlfriend likes you very much. If possible... He hopes that you can leave him two tickets for the next concert, so that he can please his girlfriend."

"what?"

"If you feel embarrassed, forget it. After all, I think this is a bit too much. After all, if you want it every time you have a concert, just..."

"Do not……"

Fu Tiao scratched his head and didn't know what to say, so he could only helplessly say, "It's not that I don't help, but that I'm not in charge of selling tickets. I don't even know how much I sold at the box office. I only know that I get [-] to [-] euros for a concert."

"Is that so..."

Fu Tiao looked at Wu Tian with regret, so he could only add: "But if I can get tickets later, I can give you a few."

Unexpectedly, Wu Tian waved his hand heartily, and said with a smile, "It's okay. After all, it's a bit embarrassing for you to find tickets for us. Anyway, everyone is in Berlin. Later, everyone should contact and get together. After I get married, I invite you to my wedding. Just don't refuse. If you are married, you can invite me too."

"Okay, I will definitely not refuse your invitation, but I'm getting married..." Fu Diao said helplessly, "Then I don't know when."

"Hahahaha, your piano skills are so strong, you are so handsome, and you are such a nice person. It's actually very easy to find. By the way, if you still don't understand anything, you can call me directly, or send me a text message or email."

Wu Tian stretched out his hand, and Fu Tiao clasped Wu Tian's palm, and after swinging it up and down twice with great force, he watched Wu Tian drive his dilapidated car away into the distance.

Soon, he got mixed into the sea of ​​cars in Berlin and disappeared from Fu Tiao's sight.

Looking at the surrounding scenery, Fu Tiao couldn't help feeling a little lonely.

Berlin is a city where modernity and classicism coexist. Here you can see a lot of modern gold, such as tall glass buildings and very modern street art.

At the same time, you can also see a lot in this city, buildings from decades ago, some antique residences, and homeless people wandering around and lying drunk on the street.

As many people have said.

This is a poor and sexy city. You need to discover the beauty of the city by yourself, instead of writing the beauty of Xiaojiabiyu directly on your face like Munich.

Fu Tiao shook his head slightly, and walked towards his room.

School will start in a few days, and I really don't know what kind of classmates I will meet.

……

Time flies, Fu Tiao has been nestling at home, and before enjoying the prosperity of Berlin, the courses at Berlin University of the Arts have already started.

What Fu Diao didn't expect was that he originally thought that the second half of the semester at Berlin University of the Arts would start like a normal semester, and some principal would come to speak to them, and then say a lot of things.

Because it was the start of the second half of the semester, Fu Tiao came to the secretariat according to the information in the email, and after receiving his schedule with the person in charge of the secretariat immediately, he was dumbfounded when he saw the content above.

He suddenly discovered that the courses at the Berlin University of the Arts were completely different from what he had imagined.

He originally thought that even if he had a diploma as a performer, he would need to practice courses such as harmony and counterpoint that are also available in China.

But actually...

Absolutely not.

There is only one thing here, and that is professional courses.

Only specialized courses.

For performers, what they need to practice hard is only their professional level, because they want to start to a higher level, so the most important thing for them is the content of professional courses.

Other courses are basically related to the content of professional courses.

Such as the performance of chamber music and other rehearsal content.

All of these are what Fu Diao needs to learn.

This is also what the University of the Arts Berlin, UdK, favors.

Compared with other schools, especially the Leipzig Academy of Music not far from next door, UdK is more inclined to the practical part than the theoretical direction, which can be seen from their entrance examination and curriculum.

But they have a lot of minor courses that all students studying here in Berlin can enjoy.

Such as diving, boating and other courses.

Although they do not count as credits, because they are students, they can enjoy low-cost courses subsidized by the Berlin government.

Looking at the information above, Fu Tiao couldn't help asking hesitantly.

"By the way... is this place a casual place? This diving course? And that swimming, sailing, and Huaguo cooking? Are they all optional?"

"Huh? Dio, what are you talking about? Please wait a minute."

The secretary-general was stunned when he heard Fu Tiao's question, and quickly ran over from behind the desk. Looking at the elective content on the back of the curriculum schedule in Fu Tiao's hand, he immediately scratched his head in embarrassment and said in embarrassment.

"Sorry sorry, Dio, this was my mistake, this class is not yours."

"Huh? Not mine? But..."

"Ah, did you say that all Berlin students mentioned above can participate? But in Germany, a doctorate is not considered a student, and you have a performer diploma, which is also a doctorate in Germany, so..."

"...?"

Fu Diao couldn't help being stunned.

He originally thought that he might take advantage of something, try something that he had never experienced before, and experience a different life.

But he didn't expect at all...Because his grades were so good, he directly skipped the undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and started studying for a performer diploma when he was less than 20 years old.

Therefore, he would not be able to enjoy such benefits.

Seeing all this, Fu Tiao didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only sigh helplessly.

"Okay, so be it."

"Sorry, Dior, I'm sorry, I know you really want to try such a course, but I'm very sorry, we can't provide it for free. What we can provide for free is a partially subsidized German course, which is half subsidized by our school and the other half is subsidized by the government. Twice a week, 4 hours each time, do you need it?"

"German lessons?"

After hearing this, Fu Tiao became a little interested, but still shook his head slightly.

"Let's talk about it later, I'm a little bit interested in it, but not sure if the course is needed yet."

"Okay, Dior, if you are interested in this kind of course in the future, you can come to me directly, and I will send you the information of the German learning unit that our school cooperates with. If you want, you can go to participate in the course at any time."

After that, he smiled and waved at Fu Tiao, and said loudly.

"Have a nice day, Tschüss (goodbye)"

"Tschüss"

Fu Tiao waved to the secretary-general, bid him farewell, and turned to leave.

Tschüss in German sounds a lot like "go to death" in Chinese, so it always feels weird for Fu Diao to say it.

Obviously they didn't have any malicious intentions, but they just felt weird.

But Fu Tiao didn't think too much, just tidied up and walked towards the place where he was going to attend his first class.

If it is a normal fall enrollment, the school may arrange a school tour to guide them to their piano room, classrooms, and secret passages in the school.

But because it was spring enrollment, everyone was very busy, so no one gave Fu Tiao guidance. The secretary-general said that if Fu Tiao needed it in a few days, he could take Fu Tiao around the campus in his spare time.

But Fu Tiao thought about it, and still refused, planning to go shopping by himself.

The campus in Germany is not the same as the campus in Huaguo.

In other words, the campuses in most countries are not the same as those in Huaguo.

These schools are distributed in various parts of the city, and each building has a college.

Examples include Jazz Academy, Music Therapy Academy, Church Music Academy, and more.

There are about [-] scattered buildings, scattered in various parts of the city, but mainly around the Charlottenburg area, and there is no wall to stop them.

The building where Fu Tiao is now is the main building, and it is also the place where all the students of the Berlin University of the Arts take lectures, and almost all of them come to this place to attend classes.

And some professional small classes will go to other upstairs.

And his main courses are also in this building.

Fu Tiao glanced at the course in his hand, because he has a degree in performer, so Fu Tiao's main courses are chamber music and orchestra cooperation.

There are many chamber music projects and they are extremely demanding.

Unlike Huaguo, which pays more attention to individual performances, in Europe, compared with the individual performance of performers, they pay more attention to chamber music and orchestras, which require multi-person cooperation.

It's not just that doctors need to study and study this kind of courses, even undergraduates, freshman undergraduates also need to start researching and learning about chamber music.

This is a required course, a very important required course.

And Fu Tiao's first class was like this in the chamber music classroom an hour later, the chamber music class.

The main reason why it wasn't a professional class was that his teacher... went on vacation and hasn't come back yet.

Moreover, Fu Diao had just entered the school, and it was not easy to arrange, so he didn't take the main professional courses immediately.

but……

Fu Tiao walked outside the school, bought a simple cup of coffee, took a sip, took out his mobile phone, found the information about each teacher in the message given to him by the secretary general, and then found Klaus's mailbox, and sent Klaus an email.

He briefly greeted Klaus on his latest physical condition and asked when he could start the first class.

Then continue to look at the scenery outside the house, waiting for the first chamber music lesson.

It's just that he didn't expect that before he finished his coffee, an email from Professor Claus had already been sent.

"Hello, Dior! I've seen your email. I'm sorry. I'm currently on the Taunus mountains around Frankfurt. I'm expected to arrive in Berlin tomorrow. As for the first lesson, I think... we can put it on Thursday night at [-] o'clock. What do you think? In my piano room, follow-up can be changed if there are questions, and if you have any questions, you can ask me, friendly wishes, Klaus."

Thursday night?
After Fu Diao drank the last sip of coffee, he nodded slowly.

He is a performer with a diploma, and there are actually not many courses, and there are probably only a few lessons in a whole week.

However, there were no classes on Thursday night, and there was no need to adjust the class, so Fu Tiao directly replied an email to Professor Klaus to confirm, then turned and walked towards the school.

It's almost time for the first chamber music course. Fu Diao has played jazz chamber music with jazz people before and learned about cooperation.

So he was very curious about what kind of surprises the chamber music courses at the Berlin University of the Arts could bring him.

He walked towards the school and came to the chamber music venue.

At this moment, no one was there, and the room was pitch black. Fu Tiao took the lead in turning on the light to illuminate the small room.

The yellowish light shines on the warm yellow wooden boards, illuminating the room brightly.

Even though the temperature in the room is not particularly warm, looking at such a scene, Fu Tiao always has a kind of warmth gushing from the bottom of his heart.

He just sat in the room, waiting for his chamber music companions to enter.

After a few minutes of waiting, the door opened for the first time. A handsome European guy with curly brown hair came in from the door. Looking at Fu Tiao, his eyes lit up. He walked forward quickly, and extended his hand with a smile.

"Hi, I'm Camillo, from Spain, majoring in violin."

"Fu Tiao, Hua Guo, piano."

After Fu Tiao shook hands with him lightly, he let go.

Just as Camille was about to speak, the door opened again.

Two girls with opposite styles came in from outside the house.

A very small, about 1.5 meters tall girl with long hair and a huge cello on her back, a cute-looking girl staggered and waved vigorously at them.

"Hello! I'm Miela! I'm a German, majoring in cello... Hey."

She swung too far, and as a result, her center of gravity was unstable, and she almost fell directly.

Fortunately, another tall girl next to her supported her.

"Thank you, Taha, if it wasn't for you, I would have fallen." Mira said pitifully, "Although I have been memorizing this cello for so many years, I am still not used to it, and I always fall easily."

"You're welcome, just be careful next time."

This girl is about 1.7 meters tall, with short, neat haircuts, and looks a bit sassy.

She looked at everyone with a smile, waved her hand in the same way, and said cleanly.

"Hello, I'm Tara, from France, majoring in violin."

(End of this chapter)