pianist from the sea

Chapter 309 KitKat
Fu Tiao is about to sign a contract with the Berlin Philharmonic?
In recent days, almost everyone in Europe, and even people in Europe, Asia and the United States, have been somewhat surprised.

It was because news came from the Berlin Philharmonic that Fu Tiao wanted to cooperate with them.

They never imagined that there would be such news.

2016 can basically be regarded as a small year of Fu Tiao.

Throughout the summer of 2016, there was news about Fu Diao almost everywhere.

But this is not the reason why the Berlin Philharmonic signed a contract with Fu Tiao.

Who are the top bosses that the Berlin Philharmonic normally signs?
Fu Diao may have gained fame and strength now, but his debut time was just a little shorter, which makes him feel particularly weird.

I always feel like there's still something missing.

Besides, there aren’t many exchanges between Fu Tiao and the Berlin Philharmonic, right?
How could they two be united?

They guessed that Fu Tiao might sign a contract with a symphony orchestra and become their partner.

But they never expected that Fu Tiao would actually sign a contract with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Berlin Philharmonic, the world's top symphony orchestra.

Although there is a certain Royal Symphony Orchestra next door standing there, it has won the number one position in the world year after year.

But no matter what, the Berlin Philharmonic can still securely be ranked among the top five in the world.

Their level strength is stronger than that of the Vienna Philharmonic, which is gradually declining.

The Vienna Philharmonic is a long-established and powerful organization. Their level of strength is based on the performers, not the conductor.

This also makes their symphony orchestra particularly strange.

As long as the conductor is not to their liking, it will be difficult for them to play the way they want.

They may even choose to ignore the conductor completely and play according to their own ideas because of the conductor.

They are strong in level, but too egotistical, which makes many conductors not particularly fond of them.

The Berlin Philharmonic is a type that places special emphasis on conductors.

Just the opposite of the Vienna Philharmonic.

The stronger their command, the stronger their horizontal strength.

If we simply talk about professionalism, the performance level of the Berlin Philharmonic’s musicians is not inferior to that of the Vienna Philharmonic.

But they are more obedient than the Vienna Philharmonic.

It's just a pity...

Although this year, no, to be precise, it should be last year, the year when Fu Tiao just won the championship in the Chopin International Piano Competition.

There is a new problem at the Berlin Philharmonic.

The main conductor had difficulty in choosing.

The entire team was divided into two groups and two completely different commanders were chosen.

Normally, it should be either one of the two commanders.

After all, these two conductors are both top conductors and have experienced many powerful orchestras, otherwise they would not be favored by the Berlin Philharmonic.

But who would have thought.

In order to satisfy both parties, the Berlin Philharmonic chose the most awesome plan.

It is a choice that leaves both parties unsatisfied.

They actually think that as long as I don't choose anyone, the other group will be satisfied.

In this case, then neither of them has a choice.

Seeing that the other party did not choose their favorite conductor, are they satisfied?

Therefore, now Petrenko successfully came to power and became the general conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic.

That is, the successor to Sir Simon.

Normally, everyone should be relatively friendly to Petrenko, but there seems to be something wrong with this Petrenko.

The entire Berlin Philharmonic is in a turbulent period of change.

At this time Fu Tiao was signed.

Or is it a pianist who has a relationship with the previous conductor but is not familiar with the current conductor?
Everyone is puzzled.

Only a few people roughly thought of it.

This may be Sir Simon’s legacy to the Berlin Philharmonic.

If you have nothing to offer the Berlin Philharmonic, why not help the Berlin Philharmonic sign a big shot pianist?
Then it became what it is now.

But this is just everyone's guess, no one knows what the situation is.

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to Fu Tiao's signing ceremony.

They were particularly curious about the situation between Fu Diao and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Time soon came to the second day.

After Fu Tiao had a few drinks with his agent last night, he went straight back home.

I woke up around seven o'clock in the morning.

After casually changing into a simple suit, he followed the address given by his agent to find someone to start dressing up.

Fu Tiao originally didn't want to deal with it.

What he originally thought was that he only needed to take a quick shower and simply get some hairspray to make himself more energetic. There was no need to dress up so well.

Don't you just go over and sign the contract?

What's so difficult about this?
But the agent didn't agree at all.

What do you mean by just signing?
Did you know that you signed a contract with one of the top five symphony orchestras in the world?

Do you know how awesome the Berlin Philharmonic is?

What do you think you are going to do to sign autographs for your fans?

Why don't you pack it up for me before you go?

After all, it’s almost December now, and 2017 will be here in a few days.

As the last time of 2016 and also a major event of the year, why don’t you spend some time at this time to prepare for next year’s music? When are you going to do it?

Heard what his agent said and the personal stylists he had booked for himself.

Fu Diao had no choice but to follow his agent's arrangements and take the subway to the stylist's place to rest.

As for why not buy a car in Berlin?
Fu Tiao actually bought it. He bought himself a small second-hand smart, which cost about more than 1 euros.

As a result, after driving for a few days, I found that the streets of Berlin are difficult to pass even if you have such a small car.

You don't have any advantages other than good parking.

Having no other choice, Fu Tiao sold the second-hand car and replaced it with a normal new BMW, which he kept at home for long-distance travel.

In addition, Fu Diao bought himself a bicycle to travel normally.

After all, there are still many people with bicycles on the subway in Germany.

Because he planned to use it for a long time, the bike Fu Tiao bought was quite good and cost more than 500 euros!
But who would have thought.

He just parked the car aside, and when he went to the coffee shop to talk to his agent, his brand-new bicycle disappeared at the door, and there was no trace of it again.

Oh no, to be precise, there are actually some.

It was the remains of his lock that had been severed by hydraulic pliers.

This made Fu Diao completely give up the idea of ​​buying a new bicycle in Berlin.

He bought an ordinary, gray, old bicycle to travel short distances.

It seemed like it cost Fu Diao dozens of euros.

If he was too late to go to school every day, he would ride this shabby but very comfortable bicycle to school. Therefore, as long as many people in the school heard the sound of this bicycle, they would know that Fu Tiao was here.

It's not ashamed.

Because other professors in the school are similar.

It’s just that many people drive cars.

Their cars were also in dozens of hands and were in tattered condition.

There are so many pieces of it, it's hard to describe.

So Fu Tiao easily rode his shabby bicycle and followed the subway to his stylist's place.

He didn't even lock the chain, he simply hung it up and put his bicycle on the side of the road.

This is the advantage of a broken bicycle.

No one can steal it.

Fu Diao reached out and knocked on the stylist's door. A strong man opened the door. After looking Fu Diao up and down, he nodded thoughtfully.

"Dior Fu? German (detusch) or... English?"

"It will be all right."

Fu Tiao smiled and nodded with the man, then came to the house and joked to the man.

"I originally thought that stylists were the kind of coquettish ones on TV, but I didn't expect that they were actually strong men!"

"Forehead……"

The strong man was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Sorry, I'm his husband. He's still sleeping. We spent the whole night playing in KitKat last night."

"Him? Husband? Uh..." Fu Diao was stunned for a moment, then pinched his eyebrows with a slight headache.

KitKat he knows.

Or maybe everyone in Berlin knows.

This is a very famous bar in Berlin. Although it is called a bar, it is actually different from a normal drinking bar. It is more about dancing.

And why is this KitKat so awesome and famous?
Because this place is 18X.

No clothes are allowed inside, and video recording is also prohibited.

When you go in, you have to put all your clothes in the locker, and you are only allowed to bring in a bracelet.

If you want, and the other party agrees, you two can go to a later place to satisfy your physical needs.

At the same time, this is also the gathering place for Berlin’s annual Pride Month parade. Everyone likes to go there after the gay parade.

So this can be regarded as the most famous gay bar in Berlin.

And why does Fu Tiao know this place...

It's not that Fu was transferred there, but that He Shen came to Berlin a few months ago.

He came to communicate.

At the same time, Yu Tianyou came.

The two of them seemed to have come together, and Fu Tiao was responsible for receiving them.

After the three of them took some other Chinese students to eat at the Huaguo Hotel, the other Chinese students told them and then tricked Fu Tiao into saying they wanted to go with them.

Naturally, an innocent boy like Fu Diao had never been to such a place and was full of curiosity about such places.

After being fooled by Yu Tianyou and He Shen for a while, he hesitated for a long time before agreeing.

Who knows the result.

They stood in line at the door for more than two hours. When they arrived at the door, the security guard stopped them and said that they were wearing long sleeves and long trousers, with their hair combed and carrying schoolbags. They looked like students.

The style doesn't fit this place, so I won't accept it.

Therefore, Fu Tiao, He Shen, and Yu Tianyou could only return to their homes at three or four in the morning in the cold wind.

This also made Fu Diao particularly impressed.

After Fu Diao coughed slightly, he asked the strong man.

"Um, your wife? Are you up now?"

"Get up, but I'm not his wife. To be precise, we don't call each other wife and husband."

Before Fu Diao could react, a lean man with a face full of holes walked out of the room.

He stretched out his hand gracefully to Fu Diao and said.

"Hello, I'm Brittos Claudio. I used to be in charge of makeup at the Berlin Film Festival. Now I travel all over the world and am responsible for the makeup of many stars. You can name it. I basically do it. There is cooperation.”

He bowed slightly, reached out and patted the sturdy man next to him, asking him to go back to the house first, and then asked Fu Diao.

"Your agent told me that you plan to sign a contract with...the Berlin Philharmonic, right?"

"Yes." Fu Diao nodded: "Just dress more formally, it doesn't need to be too flashy."

"I know this. After all, a big occasion like signing a contract is indeed very grand. Let me think about it..."

Britos looked around at Fu Tiao's face and figure.

Fu Tiao's temperament is particularly elegant due to playing the piano for a long time.

Because of her regular exercise, her body looks slimmer when she wears clothes and when she takes off her clothes, she looks more muscular.

In this case, the man had a plan in mind, took out many modeling items from the side, smiled at Fu Diao, and said.

"I have an idea, so let's get started. After all, it takes a lot of time to finalize the look."

……

The time soon came to around six o'clock in the afternoon.

The evening rush hour after get off work can barely be considered a thing of the past, especially for Germans who get off work at three or four o'clock every day.

But the vehicles on the street are still quite dense.

Many reporters gathered at the entrance of the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, a golden building standing on Postenstrasse.

The vast majority are journalists from music-oriented magazines.

Occasionally there are a few journalists from orthodox magazines.

After all, the Berlin Philharmonic is considered the most famous venue in Berlin, and can even be regarded as a landmark.

This group of people gathered in this place to cover the signing ceremony held tonight.

It is difficult for the Berlin Philharmonic to sign one or two artists a year, let alone someone of Fu Diao's level.

It's not that Fu Tiao's level and strength are too low, it's just because...

Fu Tiao is too young!
The Berlin Philharmonic can be regarded as an old music organization.

Many people have always thought that the Berlin Philharmonic will only sign old people and not new people.

Who would have thought that this year would be an exception.

In Berlin in December, as early as around four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was almost dark.

Now the time has reached six o'clock, and the sky is completely dark, with only street lights illuminating the city.

Countless reporters stood there smoking cigarettes and looking at the empty square, bored.

"Isn't Fu Diao coming today?"

"I don't know. I don't know what the situation is."

"They seemed to say it was today, right? Is that correct?"

"Probably not. The Berlin Philharmonic has sent us an invitation letter. How could there be a mistake?"

"Ah, it's so annoying to wait. When will Fu Tiao come?"

"That's right, I'm really tired of waiting. I also want to go home and watch TV with my wife in my arms, instead of staying in this dark and cold place with the cold wind blowing!"

"..."

The people's chirping complaints made the Berlin Philharmonic, which originally seemed cold, become a little more lively.

Until someone suddenly spoke.

"But having said that, do you know why the Berlin Philharmonic signed a contract with Fu Diao? I haven't figured it out no matter how hard I think about it?"

"Who knows, I only know that Fu Tiao seems to have a good relationship with the previous Sir Simon, but that's all I know."

"I have a good relationship with Sir Simon. Shouldn't we let him go directly to the London Symphony now? Why come to the Berlin Philharmonic? Didn't Sir Simon go to London?"

"But Fu Diao didn't go to London. He is still studying in Berlin. Is he a Berlin native?"

"I don't know, but I know Petrenko doesn't particularly like Fu Diao."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"I remember it was when Fu Tiao came to Berlin for his first tour. Petrenko was supposed to be the conductor, but who would have thought that Fu Tiao didn't want him and insisted on having Sir Simon come, so the two had a grudge. "

"Really? Why do I feel so unbelievable?"

"I don't know, that's what I heard."

"How come the version I heard is different? I remember it seemed that Petrenko felt that he was not good at playing and could not produce the results that Fu Diao wanted, so he automatically gave the opportunity to Sir Simon?"

"What the hell? Why are everyone's versions different? My version is not like this. I remember that Fu Diao was originally going to ask Petrenko to come. Who would have thought that Sir Simon would beat him to it?"

"Well... my side is even more outrageous, so I won't say it."

"But at this time last year, I remember that Petrenko hadn't come on stage yet, right? He seemed to be still here as an intern, so normally he shouldn't be directing, right?"

"It was announced in April that year that Petrenko was next. Why didn't he come on stage? I think there was some conflict between him and Sir Simon."

"It's just..."

Everyone was chatting and couldn't help but start gossiping.

They were really curious about the relationship between Fu Diao and the Berlin Philharmonic.

After all, there must be some indescribable things going on between a top newcomer and a top band.

But soon, their mouths shut.

Because Petrenko came out.

Wearing a thick coat, Petrenko stood at the door of the concert hall like a furry bear, blowing heater on his hands, then smiled at others around him and said hello.

"Are you all here? Why haven't you gone in yet?"

"We're waiting for Fu Diao! Peter!" A man next to him who seemed to have a good relationship with Petrenko suddenly said, "When will Fu Diao come?"

"He already sent me a message, he said it's coming soon."

As he was talking, a black business car stopped in front of everyone.

After the vehicle stopped, the driver immediately got out of the car and opened the door.

Fu Diao stepped out of the car.

Everyone around the concert hall was stunned.

They looked at Fu Diao in disbelief, their pupils dilated with the flash.

"Fuck? Fu Diao?"

　The address of KitKat is directly opposite the main entrance of the Chinese Embassy in Germany (Berlin). If you want to go, you can go to their official website to see their daily dress code before entering. Don’t be like the author who was rejected for wearing student clothes and ran around in the middle of the night. Three kilometers to run home...

　　
　
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