Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 954 214. The Script of Destiny

The car goes directly to the Xinghai Concert Hall parking lot.

With the previous experience as a lesson, this time Li An sent a message to Chen Xuan as soon as he got off the car.

In the following hour, with the help of the piano tuner, he tuned the piano for tomorrow's stage to the best condition and learned a skill by the way.

Before dinner, he watched Sister Midori walk around, and she was as steady as ever.

He Peng hosted a dinner for everyone and had a light meal. After dinner, Ang Lee returned to the concert hall and performed a few segments with the band.

The reason why I didn't go through it completely as my eldest sister did was mainly because it was my eldest sister who asked me to go through it again.

As the mainstay of the show's box office, whatever the eldest sister says is natural.

According to Fang Yongbo's personal habit, he is not used to going through the repertoire completely within thirty-six hours before a performance.

For example, a concerto requires the collaboration of three parties: the soloist, the orchestra, and the conductor.

Every effort to create perfect music requires 200% effort from all three parties.

If one party does not try their best, the music may not achieve the expected effect.

Obviously, everyone needs more confidence before the official performance.

But if everyone works together to play a perfect piece, the body will more or less enter a period of "fatigue".

It depends on the person. Some people may be able to adjust after a good night's sleep, but others may need several days.

Therefore, Fang Yongbo does not want the actors and musicians to overdraw their bodies and emotions within 36 hours before the official performance.

Leaving the last performance for the stage is not a gamble, but a sure wisdom.

As an experienced conductor, Fang Yongbo knows that the best performance can only take place in front of an audience.

The performers and even the music itself will become different because of the audience sitting in the audience.

This is the unique charm of classical music concerts.

Coincidentally, Ang Lee thought the same way.

Leave a little uncertainty for tomorrow, leave a little urgency for tomorrow, and leave a little possibility for tomorrow.

It sounds like a little adventure, looking down from above.

What could be more adventurous than an unknown young pianist playing Brahms's Second Piano Concerto at the Xinghai Concert Hall's 190th birthday concert of Brahms?

Ang Lee hopes that he can accomplish something tomorrow. He doesn't want to think about what he can accomplish tomorrow today. If he falls into such thinking, there is a high probability that he can only play the whole piece tomorrow.

This was definitely not the result he expected.

So at night he only chose to play a few short pieces with the band, mostly to get a feel for the tuned piano.

After finishing all the preparations, Ang Lee returned to the hotel and took a shower.

Only when he came out of the bathroom did he feel relieved, as if he had just had a haircut.

After coming out of Abu's barber shop in the morning, he went straight to Teacher Wei's house. After class, he chatted with the teacher for a while and had lunch. When he came back, Lin Qingfeng came to pick him up. Now, nearly ten hours have passed.

"I'm done with my shower."

Mr. Li An, who lives on the 15th floor of the hotel, sent a voice message to Mr. Xiaomi.

Teacher Xiaomi, who lived on the 13th floor of the hotel, almost lost control when he received this voice message.

Fortunately she held back.

"Are you going out tonight?" Teacher Xiaomi asked in a voice message.

"I don't think he'll go out." Li An pressed the voice button and thought for a moment, "Maybe I can go downstairs and sit with Bo Ge."

Okay, Teacher Xiaomi knew that it was useless to ask. What if Li Ang said he couldn't go out but actually went out? Teacher Xiaomi, who had been stuck in the hotel room for a whole day, now regretted not going out for a walk in the morning.

"Are you nervous?" Teacher Xiaomi asked with a smile.

"I'm extremely nervous." Teacher Li Ang replied with a smile.

"Do you want to make a voice call?" Teacher Xiaomi continued to ask with a smile.

Li An then made a voice call.

The first thing Chen Xuan said after answering the call was: "Why don't you video call me?"

Li An: "Khan, didn't you say to wait until tomorrow night? Then let's video chat."

Chen Xuan hurriedly said, "I won't take up so much of your energy tonight. Fifteen minutes, we'll just make a fifteen-minute phone call."

Li An smiled: "Okay."

Chen Xuan didn't know what to say for a moment. At this moment, Li An continued, "Today, when we were chatting in the car, Brother Yao asked me how well I played the piccolo."

Chen Xuan: "Ah? Why did you suddenly mention me?"

Li An: "Didn't Bo Ge send you a voice message saying that you wouldn't be back for the New Year, and they asked me what you were doing over there."

Chen Xuan: “Oh.”

Ang Lee: "I told him you have a tour, so I talked about the orchestra. He asked me, and I told him you play the piccolo really well."

Chen Xuan: "Hahaha, don't be so straightforward."

Ang Lee: "I'm being very tactful. You don't know my personality. If you don't brag, I'll be embarrassed to respond."

Chen Xuan: "And then?"

Li An: "Then I told them about how you practiced hard for the piccolo exam at school, and they all thought you were a thief."

Chen Xuan: "Chicken thief?!"

Li An smiled: "Everyone praised you for being smart, and you talked about the exam group. Brother Bo asked me to tell you that you should hone your skills outside for the next few years."

Chen Xuan: “Is this true or false?”

Li An: "If you don't believe it——"

Chen Xuan: "No no, I believe it. What does Brother Bo mean? Are you hinting at something, hahaha."

Li An: "It's more than just a hint. I think it's an explicit statement. The original words were: Brother Yao asked when you can come back, and I said at least three years."

"Then Bo Ge told you not to worry and to exercise properly, and I said I was in a hurry."

Chen Xuan: "Tsk, tsk."

Ang Lee: "Brother Bo just laughed and said, Ang Lee, your idea is hindering the development of Chengdu Symphony Orchestra."

Chen Xuan: “Oh my god!”

Li An: "How should I put it? From what I know about him, he is not someone who would easily say such things. Anyone who hears this would have to think twice."

Chen Xuan: "Yeah, I'm already having a lot of thoughts now!"

Ang Lee: "Let me first listen to what I have to say. I think that he can say that because he does have such thoughts. I can be sure of that."

Chen Xuan: "That's because you two have a good relationship now."

Li An: "You are wrong to think so. It may have something to do with me, but first of all, he has to recognize your level. If your level is not good enough, he will just be asking for trouble."

"When you participated in the competition, he gave a high evaluation of your on-site performance. That's true, isn't it?"

Chen Xuan: "But it is impossible for me to go back in the short term. Even if there is an opportunity to take the exam in the next one or two years, my schedule will not allow it."

Li An: “That’s not necessarily true.”

Chen Xuan: "You don't want me to drop out of school, do you?" Li An: "Why drop out of school? Didn't Brother Bo tell you not to rush and hone your skills?"

Chen Xuan: "Then wait until I get back and have a chance to talk about it?"

Li An: "Do you still remember the internal struggles in Rong Ai that I told you about? After this performance, Bo Ge will probably start to purge the team."

moment.

Chen Xuan: "You mean the flute part?"

Ang Lee: "The flute part is not Bo Ge's, but he can't do a big move right away. This kind of thing must be done bit by bit."

Chen Xuan: “Indeed, the relationships in the band are very complicated.”

Li An: "I guess the flute part won't be moved in the short term. I think Bo Ge's words today were also intended to be conveyed to you through me to see your attitude."

"He should be preparing for the next stage of development of Rong Ai."

"Think about the theme of the second half of the Chengdu Love Summer Music Festival. Isn't it to promote young local musicians in Chengdu?"

"It may be inappropriate for me to say that network talents are used for personal gain, but isn't that the truth?"

"There are only a few key positions in an orchestra. Training a section leader is not a matter of one or two days or one or two years. You must know this better than me."

Chen Xuan: “Yes.”

Li An: "I wonder if there is such a possibility, because the flute part is destined to be replaced by him, unless he steps down. At present, this possibility is very small, then he will have to consider finding a successor to the part. Last time he talked to me about the future development of Rong Ai. He took two five-year periods as the next stage of development."

"Then I reasonably analyzed that the focus of his work in the first five-year cycle will be the personnel transfer within the orchestra. He wants to rebuild a brand new team, a team with vitality."

"Bo Ge hopes to bring Rongai to the top echelon in the country during his tenure, so he must have such a competitive team in his hands."

"So in the first stage, he will focus on discovering new players with potential for training. It is possible that he has already made a list in his mind."

"Then let me be more bold in my analysis. He asked me to tell you to hone your skills outside in the next few years. Has he included you in such a list?"

"Of course, it's possible that he just said that. But no matter what, if you really want to, then we should plan ahead. Three years went by quickly. Four months have already passed. Back to the beginning, there are only a few positions in an orchestra, and everyone has their own position."

Chen Xuan stood up and sat on the head of the bed: "I feel stressed because of what you said."

Li An also turned over and said, "Don't you just like challenges? How about, imagine if you become the principal flute of Rong Ai one day in the future? How would it feel? You would drive to the concert hall every week for rehearsals, and you would be busy during performances, flying everywhere, or you might not be able to have dinner at home for half a month because of the music season. How would it feel to take care of a few students during normal times?"

Chen Xuan suddenly smiled: "With your mouth, there is nothing you can't describe. It obviously sounds like you have a lot of hard work!"

Li An followed up with a smile: "Then do you want to live such a hard life?"

How could Chen Xuan not think about it? Just thinking about it would make her feel full of happiness: "So when is Teacher Li going to buy a car?"

Li An: "Let's talk about the car later. The school has just been established, and I want to look for a house after the New Year."

Chen Xuan: "Do you have any car you like?"

Li An: "Why? Are you going to give me a car as a New Year's gift?"

Chen Xuan: “Maybe.”

Li An: "If you say so, wait, it seems we have exceeded the time limit."

Chen Xuan: "After today, there will be no such shop in this village."

Li An: "You are just seducing me. Besides, buying a car during the Chinese New Year is too much. Let's talk about this after you come back."

Chen Xuan: "What do you mean by wait until I come back?"

Li An: "Literally, we'll discuss this when you come back."

Chen Xuan: "Okay, let's talk about it when we meet. Hey, did you see the group message this afternoon?"

"I don't have time to read the group messages today," Li An opened WeChat, and the screen was full of group messages, all kinds of group messages, "Which group?"

Chen Xuan: "Yudong's work group."

"What's wrong?" Li An said and opened Yudong's work group.

Five seconds later, "Oh my god," Li An smiled unkindly, "No way."

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Yong @ed everyone in the group and asked who wanted to go to the concert tomorrow night.

It also came with a small stack of tickets.

The ticket naturally shows a photo of Kong Chao and Nikita on stage with a group of Rong Ai musicians, [Symphony Concert to Commemorate the 190th Anniversary of Brahms’ Birth]

Even the title is identical.

Ang Lee really didn't expect that for such a large-scale concert, they would actually give away tickets before the performance?

Teacher Wei received the free ticket half a month ago.

This means that there are still many vacancies in Rong Ai's concert tomorrow night.

This is more or less embarrassing.

The most ridiculous thing is what Da Fei said: I don't know Nikita, I only know Ang.
Anyway, Brother Dafei still responded to Qin Yong, and few people else said anything.

It seemed as if no one was interested in this concert at all, even though the tickets were free.

Chen Xuan: "If you were allowed to perform, I dare say you could bring in at least a hundred tickets to the concert hall."

Ang Lee felt that although one hundred tickets was a bit exaggerated, he was still confident that he could get fifty tickets. If no one else said anything, he would just say Brother Fei. He believed that Brother Fei would buy a ticket to support him.

"I went to the teacher's house this morning to teach Guoguo, and the teacher said he wouldn't go tomorrow either."

Chen Xuan smiled: "Do you still want the teacher to go?"

Li An: "Well, actually this matter was not directed at me in the first place. Now it seems like I was replaced for no reason."

Chen Xuan: "Do you think Bo Ge did this on purpose?"

Li An thought, damn.

"What you said reminds me that Kong Chao is taking the blame again."

"Everyone knows that this concert was planned by Kong Chao, but few people know exactly how my performance contract was signed. I was the last to know about it, and everyone thought it must have been me who spread the word, but in the end it wasn't me. Although I don't have much influence, I still have the teacher's face. In the music world of Chengdu, no one can just treat the teacher as an ordinary department head."

Chen Xuan: "Is Kong Chao considered to have offended the teacher?"

Li An: "If the teacher thinks so, then Kong Chao has to take the blame whether he wants to or not."

Chen Xuan: “That teacher”

Li An: "Didn't the teacher say he wouldn't go?"

Chen Xuan: "Tsk tsk, why do I feel that Kong Chao is a little pitiful?"

Li An: "There's nothing we can do. Kong Chao was brought up here to compete with Bo Ge. We can only say that he is not capable enough. To put it more artistically, the script of fate has already been written, for both you and me."

Chen Xuan: "Okay, okay, stop being literary, it's almost time, I won't say any more, I look forward to your performance tomorrow night."

Li An: "Haha, woman, take some cool close-up photos for me tomorrow."

Chen Xuan: "Don't worry, good night, Teacher Li, I miss you."

Li An: "I miss you too, how about a video call?"

Chen Xuan quickly hung up the voice: Tomorrow night~
Tomorrow night, okay, Li An put down his phone and stretched.

He has too much to look forward to tomorrow night.

Silent all night.