"Mr. John Lauer, as far as I know, you are good at collecting antique musical instruments, and this violin in your hand is one of your collections?" said an old artist sitting next to Gu Chen, wearing a white dress and a ponytail.

Seeing this, some girly hosts hurriedly introduced to everyone: "This is the vice president of the Jiangnan Musicians Association, Mr. Wang Dewen." ”

"Huh, he's Wang Dewen?"

"I heard it's an old artist. ”

"Yes, I heard that the top music conservatories in China have hired him as an honorary professor. ”

"You're here as a special guest this time, right?"

"Aren't there a few people sitting in the front row? There's a very young handsome guy. ”

Several female viewers sitting behind them couldn't help whispering.

You know, this kind of top-level violin recital, money may not be able to buy a good position.

Generally speaking, VIPs can only be bought in the second row and backwards.

The first row is basically reserved for the guests invited by the organizer.

Among them were some famous musicians, as well as concert sponsors, and some friends of John Lauer.

"Mr. Wang Dewen said very well, the violin in my hand is worth 3.8 million US dollars. John Raul said unabashedly.

There was another uproar at the scene.

"This antique is worth 3.8 million ...... Dollars?"

"I thought it was tens of thousands at most, maybe I could see it clearly when I got closer. ”

"After all, we are not experts in antiques, and today's artists don't need old objects, and the instruments in our hands must be up-to-date. ”

After pondering for a few seconds, Wang Dewen looked up and asked, "Mr. John Lauer, do you have to use this instrument to play?"

John Lauer waved his hand and smiled: "Actually, the instrument I used for the first piece was this violin, but everyone's attention at the time was not so concentrated, and they didn't notice this instrument. ”

"I see. Wang Dewen nodded silently, and then said: "We really didn't notice it at the time, but your piece is not the most complex set of works in the world composed by Bach?"

"Mr. Wang is a veteran musician. John Lauer nodded in satisfaction and affirmed: "That's right, I just used this $3.8 million antique to play the most complex set of works in the world composed by Bach." ”

"It's no wonder that Mr. John Lauer's music just now brought us into a wonderful situation, which shows that Mr. John Lauer is indeed the world's top violinist. ”

The girly male host immediately took over the conversation, in order to mobilize the atmosphere of the audience.

John Lauer waved his hand and said with a smile: "I also came to Gangnam City to verify a topic, but I can see from your appreciative eyes that the subject I verified is correct. ”

"Subject?"

"Mr. John Raul is here to do research?"

"He's such a great musician, and he also has to do a project?"

"I don't know, let's see what he has to say. ”

......

Many of the audience at the scene were greatly intrigued by John Lauer's strange remarks.

Even the girly male host didn't know why, it was completely out of the process, and John Lauer's team hadn't communicated with him beforehand.

Wang Dewen, who was sitting next to Gu Chen, couldn't help frowning and asked, "May I ask Mr. John Raul, what is your topic?"

"Don't worry, look at the big screen. John Lauer turned his head to look at the assistant beside him, and the assistant immediately switched to the background picture of the Grand Theater.

Soon, a noisy video was displayed on the background board of the Grand Theater.

It was an underpass, passers-by were hurrying, and an unkempt, ordinary-dressed, long-bearded foreign wandering entertainer was playing violin music in the corner.

In front of him was a hat with some change in it.

It can be seen that this is the basic form of street performers.

The camera is also shot from a tricky angle, hidden in a trash can at the corner of the passage, fifteen meters away from the wandering artist.

The time is still displayed on the camera's screen......

John Lauer's assistant suddenly sped up the playback, and the picture inside began to speed up continuously, some staying by the wandering artist's side, and some ignoring the advance.

After a full hour, about 1,700 people passed by, 22 of them gave money and left in a hurry, and only 16 people stopped.

In the end, the wandering artist received a total of 183 yuan.

These statistics, all in white letters, appear on the black background at the end of the video.

There was an uproar at the scene......

I don't know what kind of medicine John Raul sells in the gourd?

I don't know why he put a picture of a wandering artist?

"Mr. John Lauer. Wang Dewen looked at him puzzled and asked, "What do you want to express?"

"That wandering artist is me. "I put on my makeup as a street performer, and my violin is worth $3.8 million, and I'm playing one of Bach's most complex pieces in the world, and it's the same music that you're here tonight are hearing," said John Raul with a smile. ”

He glanced at Gu Chen in the audience, and continued to say with a smile: "Tonight, I had the honor to perform at the Jiangnan Grand Theater, all the tickets were sold out, the most expensive ticket was 5888 yuan, and the cheapest ticket was 888 yuan, and in the morning, I played the same music at the subway entrance, but the income was only 183 yuan. ”

As soon as John Lauer's words fell, it caused a stir in the audience, and everyone couldn't believe what they were hearing.

One of the world's greatest violinists, Mr. John Lauer, went to the exit of the subway station to perform and earned 183 yuan an hour.

Of course, this is already a lot for the average street performer, but compared to tonight's concert, the income is so different that it is unbelievable.

"So this experiment inspired me a lot. John Lauer walked back and forth on the stage and said to the crowd:

"From my John Lauer point of view, this shows how important the platform is, but what about the public's point of view? When the greatest musicians, with the best instruments, play the best works in the world, and most people can't even stay for a moment, how much beauty do we miss out on in the rush of life?"

Everyone in the audience looked at each other and talked about the topic that John Raul had said, and it felt that this musician was still a little interesting.

John Raul nodded and continued: "The Shawshank Redemption once said that being a human being is either busy living or dying, is it true?"

It may be that artists have a little different perception from ordinary people, so John Raul is a little excited, as if he is excited about this subject.

After talking a lot, he looked at Gu Chen again and said, "However, after most people left in a hurry, there was a young man who kept hearing me close the stall and leave, he thought that I had the strength to perform in the Grand Theater, and helped me change my income in an hour from 83 yuan to 183 yuan. ”

"Haha!" the audience burst into laughter.

Infected by John Lauer's humorous self-deprecation.

John Lauer also smiled and introduced to the audience: "So I gave this young man, three VIP tickets in the first row, and I am glad that he is here tonight." ”

Suddenly, a strong light hit Gu Chen's body......

A male assistant in formal clothes, hunched over with a microphone in his hand, quickly ran to Gu Chen's side and handed the microphone to Gu Chen.

"Mr. Gu Chen, he is my special guest tonight, and he is also the young man who helped me increase my income. John Raul said to Gu Chen.

Soon, the audience spontaneously applauded.

"Son, the guest he said was you. Xiao Xiaofang suddenly looked at Gu Chen excitedly and said, "This ticket is really true, fortunately I didn't lose it." ”

"Son, you can take care of our parents' face. Gu Baichuan was also excited.

The two of them were sitting on pins and needles before, and they said that they were somewhat uncomfortable sitting in the core position of the first row with the tickets sent by strangers.

But now listening to John Raul on the stage, the stone that weighed on the hearts of the two was also put down.

Sure enough, as Gu Chen said, John Raul is Bill.

And Gu Chen didn't know what to say for a while, and suddenly an audience member became the focus of the audience.

To be honest, Gu Chen was really a little unaccustomed.

"Mr. Gu Chen, please come up. John Raul sent an invitation to Gu Chen: "Please come up." ”

Gu Chen was not polite, stood up directly, came to John Lauer's side, and the two shook hands amicably.

"You didn't guess that the wandering artist was me, did you?" said John Raul with a friendly smile.

Gu Chen didn't want to tell the truth that he had long known that John Raul was Bill, so he smiled cooperatively and said, "You looked very haggard at that time, compared to your demeanor now, it is really a world of difference. ”

"So the platform is very important, the image is very important, and the packaging publicity is very important. "John Lauer said three very important things in one breath.

Then he said to the guests in the first row: "So my argument is over, I am ready to use all my ticket income tonight to set up a support fund to help those who have the ability but do not have a platform, so that they can have a platform to show their abilities." ”

The scene soon burst into warm applause.

Gu Chen also congratulated: "Then I wish you success." ”

"Thank you Gu Chen. John Raul held Gu Chen's hand tightly and said, "If it weren't for you, maybe I would have thought that my experiment had failed." ”

"It is precisely because you stop and listen carefully that I have more hope of running this public welfare fund, I want to let more people who understand music participate, there are many music talents in Jiangnan City, I don't want them to be buried, so, this fund, I will be named after the Jiangnan Music Association, it is called Jiangnan Music Assistance Fund. ”

"Good!"

Several artists in the front row of the audience applauded for a while.

The audience seemed to be inspired and stood up to express their heartfelt thanks for John Lauer's kindness.

"Gu Chen, we also have a celebration reception in the evening, which is scheduled after ten o'clock, I hope you can come to attend. John Lauer said.

Gu Chen glanced at Xiao Xiaofang and Gu Baichuan, and suddenly said, "But I have to accompany my parents home." ”

"Oh, that's your parents, it's okay, they can come together, I sincerely invite you and your family, you won't refuse, right?" said John Lauer again.

Xiao Xiaofang in the audience couldn't sit still, put her hands to her mouth and made a trumpet shape: "Gu Chen, you just promise Mr. John Raul, your father and I are honored to participate." ”

Gu Chen was helpless, so he had to nod and agree: "That's okay!"

At the end of a small episode, Gu Chen sat in the VIP seat with his parents again......

At this time, many celebrity artists around him also handed Gu Chen business cards to show their identity.

On stage, after completing this interesting test, John Lauer's whole mental outlook seemed to be refreshed, and he continued to use his superb skills to bring an auditory feast to all the audience.

9 p.m.

At the end of the performance, John Raul and pianist Zhao Mingming bowed deeply to the audience.

Subsequently, the VIP guests in the first row were collectively invited to the backstage lounge by the organizer, and everyone will have the opportunity to take a photo with John Lauer alone, which is also a special benefit for the VIP guests in the first row.

There were only about 30 guests in the first row, but they also needed to queue up for a group photo.

Gu Baichuan and Xiao Xiaofang were very excited, they didn't expect to follow their son to the concert, they would be arranged to sit in the first row, and they could also have the opportunity to take a photo alone with the world's top violinist John Raul, and the two were quite happy about it.

Xiao Xiaofang thought about what these sisters in the circle of friends would think when she sent a solo photo of herself and John Raul in her circle of friends?

But think about it, you can also know their expressions.

In comparison, Gu Baichuan is much calmer, he is not a person who understands music, especially the violin, and the group photo can only be said to be a benefit, and it will not bring him any special benefits.

In comparison, Gu Chen seemed even calmer......

Since he was a child, others have taken photos with him, and taking photos with celebrities is not of much interest to Gu Chen.

If I hadn't been invited to the celebration party, and my parents insisted on participating, I would have gone home and had a good night's sleep.

Avoiding the crowd, Gu Chen came to the bathroom, and as soon as he entered the door, he met Zhao Mingming, a local pianist in Jiangnan City.

The two inadvertently touched their arms.

Gu Chen saw that it was Zhao Mingming, and he also greeted politely: "Hello Zhao Mingming." ”

"You're Gu Chen, right?" Zhao Mingming didn't shake hands, just kept a straight face, glared at Gu Chen and said, "You are very showy tonight!"

Then he left without looking back......

Gu Chen withdrew his hand, smiled inexplicably, and saw that the host, who was a little girly, also came out of the bathroom.

He first took a few steps forward, looked at the back of Zhao Mingming leaving, and then turned back to Gu Chen's side, and whispered: "Don't pay attention to him, this guy is very arrogant and loves to be showy, you were praised in public by Mr. John Raul tonight, he thinks that he stole his limelight, so this kind of small-bellied person, don't be like him." ”

"A man's bosom is enlarged by wrong. Gu Chen smiled and didn't take it seriously: "So it doesn't matter, it may be that he sent his grievances to the wrong person." ”

"Yes, there is actually a lot of competition between these musicians, and I heard that his opportunity this time was given to him by Wang Dewen, and I heard that he also paid a lot of price. ”

The girly host was afraid of being heard, so he stuck out his head and looked left and right in the corridor, and then turned his head and said: "Originally, he thought that he would be the second most popular person in this concert after Mr. John Lauer, but he didn't expect that Mr. Gu Chen would replace him, so he was very angry, and even in the final curtain call, Mr. John Lauer didn't look at him directly, so he complained here." ”

Gu Chen smiled and didn't speak, but thought in his heart: If Zhao Mingming can have half of Mr. John Raul's mind, maybe he can also become popular, right?

After all, it is difficult for people with a bad temper to achieve results in their careers, and Zhao Mingming's playing level is not outstanding.

It can be excellent, but it is still far from the top level.

And when cooperating with John Lauer, Zhao Mingming's accompaniment seems to have made some small mistakes, which directly dragged down several pieces of John Lauer's music.

Perhaps it is for this reason that John Raul did not introduce Zhao Mingming in the final curtain call, right?

Of course, these are just conclusions that Gu Chen has reached with his specialization-level observation, he sees it in his eyes and puts it in his heart, but he will not say it when he meets people.

I also know the truth that trouble comes from my mouth......

"My name is Han Wenfeng, and I am the master of ceremonies in Jiangnan City. The girly host then took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Gu Chen: "If there are any activities hosted by the master of ceremonies in the future, you can contact me, we are considered to know each other, and acquaintances will give you a 20% discount." ”

Gu Chen suddenly thought that Aunt Wan asked an acquaintance to buy tickets for a 20% discount, but after the result was a fake ticket, there were still some shadows in his heart, so he just smiled and said, "Okay." ”

9:30 p.m.

Under the arrangement of the organizers, everyone came to the parking lot at the side entrance of the Grand Theater, where some guest vehicles were mainly parked, as well as more than a dozen commercial vehicles responsible for pick-up and drop-off.

"Mr. Gu Chen, please get in the car. A male driver in formal clothes invited.

"No, we drove here by ourselves and just followed the convoy. Gu Chen said.

"That's what the organizers mean. The male driver also said.

Xiao Xiaofang waved her hand: "It's okay, it's the same for the vehicle they picked up, just let them send it back later, don't you see these people who didn't drive over?"

"Oh well. Gu Chen stopped being verbose and helped Xiao Xiaofang into the car.

More than a dozen commercial vehicles lined up in turn and began to drive slowly in the direction of the main road.

There are also several luxury cars on the road.

At night, Gangnam City is brightly lit, and various neon lights decorate the roads colorfully.

On some public billboards along the road, there are also posters of John Lauer's concert.

Then, just as Gu Chen was enjoying the night view of the city, the luxury car that was driving in front of him suddenly slammed into John Lauer's huge propaganda poster......