pianist from the sea

Chapter 341 Cake
"Compared with other jobs, most of the market left by Lang Liangyue should be cooperation with certain orchestras, such as...the Berlin Philharmonic."

Rebecca looked at the work notes in her hand, the small notebook she always carried, very seriously, looking for the information on it, and then read it to Fu Tiao.

"Due to Lang Liangyue's hand injury, all collaborations with Lang Liangyue have been cancelled. He may perform some one-handed works in the future, but it is impossible for him to play the entire concerto with one hand. Therefore, even if many orchestras want to If they want to cooperate with him, there is no way for them to perform successfully.

And the Berlin Philharmonic is one of them!

Much of the Berlin Philharmonic’s Asian tour this year was completed by Dior Ni, Wang Jia, Lang Liangyue, and some Japanese pianists.

Because Lang Liangyue is one of the most popular pianists now, in order for Lang Liangyue to complete more performances and earn more ticket money, the Berlin Philharmonic arranged almost half of the work for Lang Liangyue.

And Dior, Wang Jia, and others share the other [-]%.

You should know about this, right? "

Rebecca moved her azure gaze away from the notebook in front of her, looked at Fu Diao who was sitting behind the car, and asked him: "I have a record here, that is, you will be in Berlin later." Regarding the number of performances at the Philharmonic and the touring performances in China, the Berlin Philharmonic doesn’t seem to have a particularly large number,”

"Well, yeah, not much."

Fu Diao nodded: "Because the Berlin Philharmonic is a trip to Asia, not China, so in addition to mainland China, they also need to go to places like Singapore, Hong Kong Island, Bay Island, South Korea and Japan, and my job is To a greater extent, it is focused on China and a small part of Japan, and only Lang Liangyue needs to travel throughout Asia."

"Yes, because of Lang Liangyue's hand injury, his schedule was vacant. Many of Lang Liangyue's performances in Beautiful Country were basically taken away by Wang Jia, and now only Some cities within the Kingdom of China can continue to be allocated, as well as some performances on the Asian tour."

Rebecca nodded and asked Fu Diao: "The Berlin Philharmonic hasn't contacted me yet, but they should contact me soon, so I want to ask, Dior, what do you think we need?" What about your goals? Which shows do you want to win?”

"me……"

Fu Diao rubbed his eyebrows.

Although he knew that now was the time to get down to business.

But as soon as Lang Liangyue fell ill, he and others started thinking about how to distribute the cake left by Lang Liangyue, which made him feel a little weird.

So he spoke with some hesitation.

"Actually, it's okay. As long as it doesn't conflict with my other concerts, I can accept most other concerts. But it depends on what the Berlin Philharmonic says? Maybe Lang Liangyue will recover soon. ?”

Rebecca was stunned for a moment and said directly: "Lang Liangyue has tendonitis! Even if he recovers the fastest, he will still have to wait until August or September this year, and the recovery at this time is only the recovery of basic functions, and more needs to be done. He needs a lot of time to recuperate, and he probably hasn’t had much energy to play in the past year.”

"Ok, I know……"

Fu Tiao didn't know what to say, so he just hummed and didn't say anything more.

But Rebecca seemed to see what Fu Diao was thinking, so she said to Fu Diao.

"If you don't have any special needs, Dior, then I will contact Mr. Zimmerlin and negotiate with the Berlin Philharmonic to see what kind of performance plan we can arrange."

"Okay, then I will trouble you."

"It's okay, no trouble!"

Rebecca grinned, then turned around and touched the steering wheel in front of her, and asked Fu Diao.

"Dior, where are you going now? I'll drive you there."

"Well...take me to my house first? It's the place on the Kurfürstendamm."

"Okay, I know!"

After that, she quickly started the car and drove it to the downstairs of Fu Tiao's house. She didn't leave until Fu Tiao returned home and continued to practice the piano.

She came downstairs and called Zimmerin.

Before she could speak, Zimmerin asked directly.

"Dio, did he agree?"

"Well, yes, although he seemed a little bit embarrassed and felt as if he was robbing other people's things, he still agreed to increase the performance."

"There's nothing to feel sorry for."

Zimmerin was a little puzzled: "This is not Lang Liangyue's thing. Now Lang Liangyue's work cannot be completed. Dior helped Lang Liangyue complete the work. Lang Liangyue should thank him. How can it be counted?" Is it to seize the market from Lang Liangyue?"

Rebecca didn't speak.

After all, everyone sees this from a different perspective.

The more jobs Lang Liangyue takes on, the more exposure he can get, and he can better utilize his commercial value.

Some people think it is a cake, a large blue ocean market.

Nowadays, most musicians give concerts and occasionally lose money.

Among all the musicians, not only would they not lose money but could even make money by holding a solo concert, they could also negotiate with the theater and they wanted a share instead of a buyout, only Lang Liangyue.

This share is not the so-called how much money I get based on how many people come.

This share is willing to deduct the theater's marketing costs.

To put it simply, compared to Fu Tiao, one concert would cost more.

Lang Liangyue is actually more like renting a concert hall to hold concerts now.

Be willing to be responsible for your own profits and losses.

Except for Lang Liangyue, no one dared to do this.

The reason why Lang Liangyue dared to do this is because of his strong box office appeal.

As for other people doing this, the main reason is that they don't have that much box office appeal.

Therefore, for many people, Lang Liangyue's departure from the classical music scene means that Lang Liangyue's market is completely vacant and can be used by everyone.

This is also what many classical musicians who are suppressed by Lang Liangyue think.

Just like before, Fu Tiao played in place of Pollini.

He can gain a little bit of Pollini's popularity and fans.

The group of people who are preparing to perform in Lang Liangyue's place will naturally gain many of Lang Liangyue's original fans and reputation.

This is why the classical music world is particularly shocked.

This is simply a blessing from heaven!

This is not the case for some of the companies, orchestras and theaters that Lang Liangyue works with.

For them, Lang Liangyue's inability to continue playing brought only a little.

That is……

They need to find someone else to take over.

They must first ensure that their companies, orchestras, and theaters can operate normally, and then other messy content.

They are now missing a top pianist to cap off their season.

Then another top pianist must come instead.

That's it.

They don't really care about the honors or fans that pianists can get.This is the main reason why Zimmerin said that Fu Diao was working in place of Lang Liangyue.

Zimmerin thought for a moment and spoke to Rebecca.

"You come to the company now and go to the Berlin Philharmonic with me to take a look. It's not easy for Fu Tiao to come forward directly now. He must avoid suspicion, otherwise others will attack him and say that he is anxious to eat Lang Liangyue's bones. So it’s up to us to do these things! You hear me?”

"Yeah, okay, I'll be right over!"

Rebecca nodded without any hesitation.

She carried her folder and ran all the way to the subway. After two or three stops, she arrived directly near the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.

After all, Fu Diao's home and the Berlin Philharmonic are on the same road, not far apart.

When Rebecca arrived at the door of the Berlin Philharmonic, Zimmerlin had not arrived.

After she waited for almost ten minutes, Zimmerin drove his unknown car to the entrance of the concert hall.

After he parked the car, he nodded to Rebecca, lifted his coat, and said.

"Let's go into the concert hall and talk to them."

"Okay! Teacher Zimmerlin!"

Rebecca nodded seriously and followed Zimmerin towards the concert hall.

In the concert hall, there were almost a dozen people standing outside the backstage of the concert hall at this moment.

Zimmerin knew all of these people, they were all other top pianists or assistants of first-line pianists.

Fortunately, he didn't let Rebecca negotiate alone.

Otherwise, with Rebecca's small stature, she probably wouldn't be able to fight against these people.

After all, each of these people is better than the last.

While the group of people were waiting at the door, they also saw Zimmerin walking this way, and Rebecca standing behind Zimmerin, holding a notebook.

After everyone exchanged glances, one of them smiled and took two steps forward, opened his hands to Zimmerin and said.

"Zimmerin! My old friend, long time no see. Why haven't I seen you recently? Where have you been?"

"I'm just going to bring in some other newcomers. After all, if the company wants to develop, we definitely can't rely on those old people. You have to keep creating new blood!"

The cold look on Zimmerin's face melted away like ice, and he happily took two steps forward, hugged and shook hands with everyone, and said with a smile.

"But I haven't heard from you for a long time. How is the recent status of the artists you have accepted?"

"Hey, what can I do? It's basically the same as before, without any changes."

One person waved his hand: "I still maintain my top status and travel around the world every day. That's basically it. It's difficult to move forward."

"Yes, after all, the market is only so big, and the number of audiences has not increased much, so there is no other way. Why don't we rush to the Berlin Philharmonic?"

"..."

Everyone started chatting. It looked like they were just chatting, but it sounded like they were showing off.

Everyone chatted, and finally turned the topic back to Zimmerin.

No matter how much Zimmerin doesn't take care of old people, he is still an old man in the brokerage field.

There are many top artists on hand.

They are just resources.

He brought many people with him, but he did not put them all under his control, but allowed them to develop on their own.

So his group of artists had a good rapport.

Not only that, he has good relationships with many theaters and economic companies.

No matter how much everyone present disliked him, it was difficult to show disgust.

On the contrary, their faces were filled with respect.

One of them asked.

"By the way, Zimmerling, didn't the person you recently accepted leave Deutsche Grammophon? Why did you come to the Berlin Philharmonic?"

"The purpose of your visit is similar. It's all for the cake left behind by Lang Liangyue who temporarily left the classical orchestra due to injury. Although he left Deutsche Grammophon, it wasn't because he had a gap with our company, he just wanted to For better development, it’s just a different form of cooperation with our company.”

"I understand, I understand. After all, Zimmerin, the group of people under you are basically all cooperating in this form! I understand!"

The man smiled: "But according to what I know, doesn't he have a performance on this Berlin Philharmonic tour? How could he still..."

"For more, of course!"

Zimmerling didn't hesitate.

"This is an opportunity for many musicians who are top-notch in talent but not top-notch in fame to significantly increase their fame. Faced with this kind of opportunity, the more resources they can get, the better. Who would think that there are few resources? You guys Isn’t it the same?”

"What you said, we are indeed the same, but..."

No one expected Zimmerin to speak so hastily, and his expression looked a little weird.

After all, Zimmerin's previous chats with them were more of a gentle kind.

Many times he hides his edge.

Now that he suddenly said such words to them, it seemed that he had some ideas about this big cake this time.

The visitor is not good.

Everyone's expressions were well hidden, and they did not show a trace of solemnity. They were still chatting with Zimmerin.

As everyone chatted, Zimmerin got to know a little bit about everyone present and the artists they represented.

They can also roughly guess what their specific conception is of the share they hope to occupy.

After all, it is a trip to Asia, and most of the time it will be Asians.

But if there are one or two more people from other regions, can they be used as easter eggs?
Many of them think so.

After confirming the thoughts of this group of people, Zimmerin also had some thoughts and continued to chat with them, waiting for the backstage door to open.

Of course, they could push the door open directly, but rather than pushing the door open, it would be better to wait for someone to open the door.

Time passed by while they were chatting.

Soon, the people at the Berlin Philharmonic opened the door with a solemn expression. After seeing a circle of agents standing outside the door, they looked like they had a headache and called Sir Simon.

Sir Simon stood at the door, looked at the group of agents, sighed softly, and then nodded.

"Come in, let's talk."

　I missed 1k words today and will make up for it tomorrow. There are a lot of classes today, a lot of rehearsals, chamber music, and choruses all piled together. I feel like I’m going to die.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)