Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 970 230. The Aftermath of the Ending [VII]

If "after the New Year" is a conservative statement, when Chen Xuan heard the more unrestrained statement, it would mean that Kong Chao would have to be dismissed before the New Year.

Chen Xuan didn't know Kong Chao and had never met him.

But she knew the conflict between Fang Yongbo and Kong Chao.

Because Li An is Fang Yongbo's man, she naturally believes that an unrestrained result would be a better outcome.

But the problem is, didn’t Rong Ai do a pretty good job yesterday? She was listening to everyone discussing this in Yudong’s group this morning.

Li An: "I haven't listened yet, but Bo Ge said that the overall stage effect of Rong Ai yesterday exceeded his expectations."

Chen Xuan was puzzled: "Then?"

Li An: "But do you know the seating rate yesterday?"

Chen Xuan: "Zhang Youwei and the others should have gone. The group said there were indeed a few people."

Li An stretched out three fingers. Chen Xuan was stunned for a moment, and then saw Li An put away another finger.

"Less than 70%, and that's assuming % of the tickets have been given away."

There is no reason for Chen Xuan to be frightened.

Yesterday was the first large-scale theme series concert of the year at Rongai Concert Hall. It was supposed to be a summer music festival that had just ended, so even if it wasn’t a holiday, there shouldn’t have been so few people yesterday.

Then she thought of Fang Yongbo.

Li An dusted off his cigarette and said after a moment, "Probably not. Less than 30% of the audience is the final result of this concert from planning to execution. You can refer to the scene at Xinghai Concert Hall last night."

Chen Xuan thought about it and it was true. The occupancy rate here last night was estimated to be no more than 60%. "So Rong Ai's occupancy rate of less than 30% doesn't seem so bad."

Li An shook his head: "It's different."

"Yesterday's concert was not just a performance for Rong Ai, it was more like an exam. The Culture and Tourism Bureau paid great attention to this performance."

Just then, Xiao Ji came back after washing the fruit. "Teacher, can I go downstairs to greet Teacher Sun and the others?"

Li An: "Go ahead."

After Xiao Ji left the room, Li An continued, "Chengdu has been trying its best to build a comprehensive western city business card over the years. Classical music has always been a major expense, with renovations to the concert hall, high-paying musicians, and various policy support. We finally managed to launch the concert season last year, which was well received. With the aftermath of the music season, yesterday's concert should have been a big show to kick off the new year."

Chen Xuan: "I was just about to say that yesterday should be Rong Ai's first official large-scale performance this year."

Ang Lee: "But the result is that we give you time, money and resources. If it was last year, it would be fine. But this year is different. We will open the first Huimin Music Festival this year, invite 16 troupes to visit Chengdu for performances in the middle of the year, and hold the Little Golden Bell Awards at the end of the year. This year should be an important year for Chengdu to showcase the periodic achievements of classical music culture."

"But in the end, the big drama at the beginning of the year was a big one. How can the higher-ups expect it and feel at ease?"

Chen Xuan: "It has nothing to do with the stage itself."

Ang Lee: "Yes."

Chen Xuan: "So someone has to take the blame."

Li An shook his head: "There are two kinds of taking the blame. One is taking the blame for the leader, and the other is taking the blame for the subordinates. There is no such thing as taking the blame for yourself. If there is, it is purely a matter of one's own ability. After more than four months of planning such a concert, whoever stands on the podium cannot escape blame."

Chen Xuan: "Does Kong Chao have no chance at all?"

Ang Lee: "Guagua sent a message saying that Kong Chao was called away after the performance last night before he had even changed his clothes. I guess it's a done deal, otherwise Bo Ge wouldn't have told me so much. Objectively speaking, no one in that position can guarantee that yesterday's performance was foolproof."

After a pause, he said, "The root of the problem is not actually on the stage."

Chen Xuan suddenly lowered her voice: "Do you think it's possible that Bo Ge had anticipated what happened yesterday, so as soon as the music festival was over, he stepped back and pushed Kong Chao to the front. The music festival was so popular, and yesterday's performance was so cold. The comparison between the two is obvious."

Li An smiled and said, "Why think so much? Oh, by the way, Bo Ge has a full schedule for the next two days. He told you to take a good rest first. He wants to compete with you on the court the day after tomorrow morning."

Chen Xuan: "Ah ha? Should I let go then?"

Li An curled his lips: "Don't be so confident, I don't think you can beat Brother Bo."

Chen Xuan was a little surprised: "Is Brother Bo really powerful?"

Li An said confidently: "I have no problem beating both of them."

Chen Xuan: "Where does the confidence come from?"

Li Anle: "Try it the day after tomorrow."

Just then, three knocks on the door were heard. The two looked over and saw Boss X push the door open.

"Long time no see, Teacher Chen."

"Ahaha." Boss X obviously didn't expect Chen Xuan to be here. "Long time no see, long time no see. When did you come back?"

Boss X looked at Li Anxin and said, "That's not what you told me yesterday."
"Well," Li An smiled bitterly, "Don't talk about you. I was also startled last night. She and I were texting and chatting, and then someone knocked on the door. I went over and opened the door, and she was standing at the door."

Boss X laughed when he heard this. This generation of young people really knows how to have fun. "Okay, okay. Teacher Chen definitely didn't want to distract you, so he didn't tell you in advance."

Chen Xuan: "That's right! He even blamed me for not telling him in advance."

Li An: "It's my fault, it's my fault. I'll drink a glass of wine as punishment later."

Boss X: "You punish yourself. I won't drink today. Forget it today. I have to catch a plane soon. Zhang Zhuowen doesn't drink, and Sun Liwen's alcohol tolerance is even worse than Xiaoyu's."

Li An: "Okay, I don't care. It depends on you. Hey, are you familiar with Zhang Zhuowen?"

Boss X: "I have known him for seven or eight years. If I hadn't been so busy this time, I would have met him. He founded the Wensheng Piano Studio."

Li An: "I heard that he did it. I saw it on TikTok several times. It's quite large."

Boss X: "We are going to build a third campus soon. The new campus will be 500 square meters."

Li An: "Good guy."

Boss X: "This guy is very smart. He has only been in the industry for five years. Especially during the Chinese New Year, his business has grown very fast. It's a good opportunity for you to get to know each other today and communicate more in the future."

As they were talking, Senior Sister Xiao Ji brought a group of people to the private room.

It was a coincidence that a group of acquaintances met each other. After the introduction of Boss X, everyone became familiar with each other after a few greetings.

Knowing that Li An and Chen Yanqiu were drinking, Zhang Zhuowen specially brought two bottles of good wine.

Boss X: "I won't drink wine today. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. I'll drink tea."

Zhang Zhuowen: "Don't mess with me, Brother Yan."

Boss X said happily: "Then drink it yourself."

As the eldest brother said so, no one talked about drinking anymore, but Zhang Zhuowen also brought some tea.

The adults were happily chatting about adult things, and the children naturally talked about children's things.

As the team leader of Group 4, Fu Yu wanted to ask Ji Yang's sister Che Lin and others last night.

"Sister Ji Yang, don't they have their final exams yet?"

"They have their final exam today."

"I was wondering why I didn't see them," Fu Yu smiled shyly, "What song is Che Lin playing now?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "She is practicing the three-part invention now."

Fu Yu was not surprised at all: "As expected of Che Lin."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji smiled and said, "You two can communicate more often. Didn't you leave your QQ or WeChat?"

Fu Yu nodded embarrassedly: "I added you on QQ, but we have never spoken."

Zhu Zi curled her lips and said, "Boys should be more proactive."

Everyone laughed and little Fu Yu blushed. He didn't mean anything else. He just wanted to ask what Che Lin was practicing.

Fu Yu, who is usually not very sociable, actually always misses his friends in Group 4 and often thinks of last summer.

At this time, "Brother Yan, where are we going to hold it this summer?"

When talking about this year's summer camp, everyone looked at Boss X with great interest.

Boss X joked, "You won't come no matter where we are. We can't delay you from making big money."

Zhang Zhuowen felt wronged: "Brother Yan, you are messing with me again, just tell me this time."

Everyone looked over again.

Boss X has been really thinking about this issue recently. As for the overall atmosphere, there is no place more suitable than Chengdu this year.

This year, the classical music atmosphere in Chengdu should be the strongest.

"Let's talk about this later. I'll create a group when I get back. We need to discuss this in detail. Tell us about your new campus first so that we can learn from it."

"Don't dare."

The adults started a new round of conversation. Little Fu Yu was not only thinking about Che Lin, he was also thinking about Wang Xiaohu who swam faster than him.

"Sister Ji Yang, is Wang Xiaohu still swimming now?"

"Swimming, but he has been swimming less recently because his final homework is quite tight."
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Rongcheng.

"Going swimming this afternoon?"

"I haven't swum for a long time, so I'll just swim for half an hour to relax a little. I'll go right after the exam and will be back at 6:30 at the latest, so it won't affect my review."

Xu Li thought about it and said, "Then I'll pack your things and pick you up this afternoon. We'll go after you finish your exam."

Wang Xiaohu: "No, I'll clean it up myself."

After quickly finishing the meal in his bowl, Wang Xiaohu went straight to the balcony. He had to prepare his swimming equipment for the afternoon.

"I've already sent it to your wardrobe."

"Thank you, Mom." Wang Xiaohu turned and went back to the bedroom.

He found his swimsuit and swimming trunks in the closet, then packed his sports bag. Brother Xiaohu carried the packed bag back to the living room and hesitantly said, "Mom, from now on, I will wash and put away my swimming trunks and other things by myself."

Xu Lile: "Just remember to keep it in your bag until it stinks."

Wang Xiaohu: "You have to trust me."

As Wang Xiaohu was about to get dressed, Xu Li quickly looked at her watch: "What time are you leaving?"

Wang Xiaohu: "School is open at 1:30, I want to go to the classroom to review in advance."

Xu Li's heart moved: "Go slowly on the road, don't be in a hurry."

Wang Xiaohu: "Well, mom, I'm leaving now. Don't forget to make me a cup of protein powder."

As soon as her son left, Xu Li put on her coat and quietly followed him out with the garbage.

As Xu Li expected, the elevator went directly to the underground garage on the second floor below ground.

Xu Li thought about it and walked down the stairs to the first floor.

Then she threw away the garbage and walked towards the east gate.

Sure enough, after a while he saw his son carrying yesterday's white plastic bag and entering the west gate of Yunkaiyuan.

It seems that I went to the garage to get a white plastic bag.

After a moment she caught up and followed him all the way to the small garden. She hid behind a tree and saw a surprising scene.

She saw her son stop in front of an army green cat bed, and she suddenly remembered this place.

Then I saw my son grab a few handfuls of black things from the white plastic bag.

Is that right?

Xu Li said she was a little surprised.

After her son left, she walked over quietly.

There were no kittens in the cat bed, but the food and water bowls were full.

I guess it was something my son just bought.

Thinking about her son's "weird" whereabouts in the past two days, Xu Li suddenly felt a little guilty. Was it because she had done something wrong that made her son afraid to tell her?
Isn’t it a good thing to feed stray animals in the community?

Xu Li planned to ask her son after he finished the exam.

She must support this.
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After finishing the afternoon exam, Wang Xiaohu went to the office first.

Teacher Liang: "How did you do on the test?"

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head and said, "I think I did better than in math. Teacher Liang, I want another English test paper."

Teacher Liang guessed it right away. When Wang Xiaohu came to ask for his math test paper in the morning, she wanted to ask, "What do you want the test paper for?"

Wang Xiaohu: "I want to go back and do it again."

Teacher Liang was very pleased to hear this: "Keep going, I hope you can make greater progress in this final exam."

Wang Xiaohu chuckled: "If it doesn't work this time, there will be next time!"

After saying this, Brother Xiaohu took the paper and bowed, then disappeared into the office.

The head teacher next door: "Actually, Wang Xiaohu is a pretty good kid."

Liang Shuang nodded: "Yes."

It’s true. If she didn’t know, she really couldn’t tell that the child was born in a single-parent family.
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As they watched Zhang Zhuowen drive Boss X to the airport, they waved goodbye and made an appointment to see each other next time.

"Goodbye, Sister Ji Yang."

"See you during the summer vacation, Xiao Fu."

Sun Liwen and Li An also invited each other to visit Chengdu (Xiamen) when they have time.

But everyone knows that they don’t have time to play.

It depends on where we meet this summer vacation.

The entrance of the restaurant finally became quiet. Li An looked at the wine and gift box in Zhuzi's hands and didn't know what to say.

The gifts were naturally prepared by Zhang Zhuowen. There were four boxes in total and two copies, one for him and one for Boss X.

He was supposed to drink some wine at noon today, but he didn't drink it in the end. Zhang Zhuowen insisted that he take it away.

He refused, so Zhang Zhuowen threw the wine to Zhuzi and asked Zhuzi to find a solution.

"Teacher Li, please be kind and save the child."

Zhuzi's aggrieved expression made Xiaoji laugh.

Li An sighed: "Okay, then take me to thank your teacher again, give it to me, and you two can go and play directly."

Zhuzi didn't dare to say: "I can just take you back to the hotel."

Li An: "No, no, don't waste your time, Ji Yang."

Xiao Ji: "It's ok, teacher. I also need to go back and change clothes. I feel a little cold."

After saying that, Senior Sister Xiao Ji took half of the things from Zhu Zi's hand and said, "Half each."

Bamboo: “Hehe~”

The four of them returned to the hotel. Along the way, a river breeze blew. Xiao Ji suddenly said, "Teacher, you have to go back to Yanshi with Sister Mi for the New Year this year, right?"

Li An: "That's a must!"

Hahahaha.

Zhuzi started laughing for some reason, although she didn't know what she was laughing at.

After the things were delivered, Xiao Ji changed into a long-sleeved shirt. When the two girls got off the elevator again, Zhuzi asked what she meant just now.

After Sister Xiao Ji finished explaining, Zhuzi laughed again, "Teacher Li is so interesting."

After a pause, he asked, "He and Teacher Chen haven't gotten married yet?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: “Not yet.”

Bamboo: "But it feels like they have been married for a long time."

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Yeah, I feel the same way. They have a very good relationship."

Bamboo: "I'm jealous!"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "What about you?"

Zhuzi: "Me? I don't have any plans to fall in love for the time being, what about you?"

Senior Sister Xiao Ji: "Then we are even more alike."

Ha ha ha ha--

Zhuzi was going to take Senior Sister Xiao Ji to Guangzhou for a tour in the afternoon. After getting in the car, Senior Sister Xiao Ji sent a message to Chen Xuan.

'Miss Mi, Zhuzi said it feels like you and the teacher have been married for a long time!'

The dark headboard of bed 1319 was indeed illuminated by the phone when it lit up, but compared to the infinite spring light next to it, it was only slightly dim.

There is a truth in the saying that a short absence makes the heart grow fonder.