Chapter 169
No blowing or black, such an extremely precise instrument with very high requirements for workmanship, such as the piano, is of course the most produced in Germany.
Germany's craftsmanship is world-renowned, and this is undeniable.
Bechstein pianos are a typical German brand.
When Tang Yi drove Li Fei and Han Doudou to Bechstein's only store in the imperial capital, he was fascinated by the almost transparent crystal grand piano placed in the most conspicuous position in the hall at the first glance.
Not only him, but also Li Fei and Han Doudou also widened their eyes in amazement the moment they saw the crystal grand piano.
It's not like a piano, it's a work of art.
"It's called Alice, and it was created by the world's top piano maker, and also by our Bechstein chief luthier Mr. William for three years, Alice is not only the treasure of our store, but also one of the top ten treasured pianos in Bechstein. ”
When Tang Yi and the three looked at the crystal piano in amazement, a blonde and blue-eyed German beauty gently walked over and introduced in Chinese, which was not very fluent.
"It turned out to be the masterpiece of Master William, and I think it's more like a work of art. ”
Tang Yi took his eyes off the crystal piano and looked at the German beauty in front of him praising in fluent German.
Hearing that the young man in front of him spoke very pure German, the German beauty's eyes suddenly lit up, and she praised without hesitation: "Sir, you speak German so well, it is no exaggeration to say that you are the best person I have ever seen in the past few years in China." My name is Monai and I am the manager of the Bechstein Imperial Capital branch, and it was a pleasure to meet you. ”
Monini is a mature woman who looks about the same age as Jesse, and her smile has the unique style of a German woman.
Looking at Mo Naini in front of him, Tang Yi couldn't help but think of the German beauty Hannah who washed her feet with him.
"I don't know how she's doing now. ”
Tang Yi's eyes subconsciously drifted for a moment, but in an instant, he smiled lightly and pulled back.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Monai. ”
Tang Yi politely stretched out his right hand, reported his name, and greeted the other party very gentlemanly.
After a brief acquaintance, he didn't talk too much about anything else, but said straightforwardly: "Miss Monaini, Alice, she is really beautiful, clean and transparent, like a peerless treasure." I have a friend who has been playing the piano since she was a child, and she has reached the point of being almost obsessed, and I think her temperament and personality are very compatible with Alice, so I wanted to give her this crystal piano as a gift. ”
A transparent crystal piano like Alice, Tang Yi once saw it on TV.
After the system gave him the skill of piano proficiency, he also had more than one crystal piano in his mind.
For example, Canadian piano manufacturer Heintzman made a large grand crystal piano specially used for large-scale concerts, and at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Imperial Olympic Games, the piano star Mr. Lang played it, and the global audience witnessed the style of this piano is nearly one billion.
The crystal piano was later sold at auction to an unnamed collector for $3.22 million.
Although the crystal piano in front of me is one size smaller than the one Mr. Lang has played, it is hand-built by Master William, and its pedigree and quality are superb, and the rarity is not much worse than the one Mr. Lang has played.
From the first glance of this crystal piano, Tang Yi seemed to have a premonition that this piano might be specially born for Qin Mingyue.
"Mr. Tang, I'm really sorry, Alice is one of the most proud works of Master William, it is only displayed as a treasure of the town store, not for sale. ”
Mo Naini smiled apologetically at Tang Yi, looking very sorry.
"There's no reason why you don't sell it if you put it out. ”
Han Doudou pouted, and whispered in a voice that only Li Fei and Tang Yi next to him could hear.
Although she can't play the piano, such a beautiful piece of art is very pleasing to the eye even if she buys it back and puts it away.
Tan Yi was also slightly stunned, he didn't expect that the piano was not for sale.
But since he has already taken a fancy to it, Alice must be in Tang Jiuye's bag.
Whether he can impress Qin Mingyue, and whether he can let his woman return to his arms again, can just point to the piano in front of him.
"Miss Monie, not only my piano-loving friend loves the piano, but I am also very fond of Alice, and believe me, we will not let this proud pearl of Maestro William be dusted. ”
"Miss Monaini, can't you really be accommodating, we are really very sincere, and the price is negotiable, I promise that you and Mr. William will be satisfied. ”
Tang Yi looked at Moni's eyes with burning eyes, playing both emotional and commercial cards, he believed that this blonde and blue-eyed German chick could understand what he meant.
There are still more than 30 billion deposits lying in the bank account, and there is a system by the side, if you can't buy a favorite piano like this, then it will be hell in broad daylight.
Mo Naini hesitated for a moment, then carefully looked at Tang Yi and the two female companions beside him a few times before saying, "Since Mr. Tang is so sincere, maybe I can help you communicate with Master William through the headquarters, but whether Master William agrees to cut love or not, it is not up to me to decide." ”
Tang Yi is a top-level private order from all to the feet, and his temperament is even more noble, and the two female companions around him are also one in a thousand beauties.
As the manager of the Bechstein Imperial Capital branch, Mo Naini's eyesight is naturally not bad, otherwise she would not have come to receive Tang Yi and his party in person as soon as they entered the store.
"Okay, thank you so much, I'm sure Master William will be impressed by my sincerity. ”
Tang Yi smiled slightly, made a gesture of asking for convenience, and the latter nodded politely and walked to the side to make a call.
After a few minutes, Monai came over with a somewhat complicated expression and said very apologetically: "Mr. Tang, after Maestro William heard about you and your friend who is obsessed with the Choroid, he said that he could consider selling you that grand crystal piano, but ......"
Tang Yi's heart was slightly cloudy, and he smiled as usual: "It's okay, Miss Mo Naini, you have something to say directly." ”
"Well, Master William said that since you are so confident that you will not let Alice's pearl be dusted, then he wants to hear you play it himself. ”
Monai looked at the handsome young man in front of her with an extremely outstanding temperament a little nervously, if she hadn't heard Master William's words on the phone just now, she might have been skeptical.
"No, buying a piano also requires a live talent show, that Maestro Wilhelm is really interesting. ”
Han Doudou's eyes widened in surprise, and he couldn't help but whisper again.
At this time, even Li Fei was a little speechless.
It's the first time they've heard this kind of request from a seller when they're buying something.
Is it that to buy a pig-killing knife, you have to kill a pig on the spot, and you have to wear underwear in front of the interview of the underwear designer?
That...... What if you go to buy sets and dolls, you can't also come to a live talent show.
"Don't be foolish, the real master craftsmen look at their proud works as children. ”
Tang Yi gave Han Doudou a look, then looked at Mo Naini and happily agreed: "No problem, although I haven't studied piano for a few days, I am willing to make a fool of myself in front of the master." ”
Next, after another painful phone call with Master William, Monini connected the video with him.
Tang Yi saw in the video that Master William was an old man with white hair, and he was sitting peacefully in a wheelchair at this time, and it seemed that his legs and feet were no longer very convenient.
You can see that this is a real craftsman.
An old man who has difficulty even walking at such an age still cares so much about his work, and if he were not a real craftsman, he would never be able to do this.
Tang Yi said hello and chatted with Master Wilhelm in the video, and asked him which piece he wanted to hear, and when he heard that he wanted to listen to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", Tang Yi smiled and nodded slightly, and then sat down in front of an ordinary grand piano and began to play.
Maestro Wilhelm was not only a master luthier, but also a man who knew a lot about music.
This can be seen from the fact that he wants to hear Tang Yi play Beethoven's "Moonlight".
"Moonlight Sonata" is a solo piano work composed by Beethoven in 1802, and its official name is actually "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor", and the Moonlight Sonata is just another name for it.
At the same time, this piece is also one of Beethoven's most famous masterpieces.
"Moonlight" is divided into three movements, with a duration of about 16 minutes, and under Tang Yi's performance of the world's top piano performance, the tenderness of meditation, the chanting of sadness, the dark premonition, the silent thinking, the tense atmosphere, and even the irrepressible boiling and inciting enthusiasm in this piece are all vividly interpreted, like fierce rage, like a series of jumping feet, and as if from the bottom of the heart.
Whether it is Li Fei, Han Doudou and Monani, who have been shocked, or Master William in the video, it is as if they have seen Beethoven who composed this piece playing in front of their eyes.
This is the third time that Tang Yi has played so devotedly, and it is also the most hearty one.
With the ups and downs of emotions in the music, he completely released all the emotions of depression, fear, helplessness, sadness, darkness, thinking, anger and so on during this time.
At the end of the song, his whole person seemed to be sublimated.
Even the music of the six arts has increased by nearly 10% after the performance of this piece has been completed.
Even Tang Yi himself didn't expect this.
"Hoo ......"
After the performance, Tang Yi sat in front of the piano for almost a minute before he exhaled and stood up.
"Music is really one of the best ways to express your emotions, and it's really refreshing to play a song heartily. ”
Tang Yi saw that Li Fei and the three of them were all looking at him without blinking, and walked over happily and snapped his fingers at them, which made them pull their thoughts back from the rainy night when Mozart created "Moonlight".
That's right, after Tang Yi played this piece "Moonlight", he had a very strong intuition that on the night Mozart was composing this piece, there must have been no moonlight, and it was raining outside the window.
"Tang Tang, did you really play that song just now, my God, you are so powerful, you don't know that you are charming when you play the piano. ”
Han Doudou's eyes were all little stars, and he admired him and dragged his arm and shook it, not to mention how fascinated he was.
Although it is not the first time that Li Fei has seen Tang Yi play the piano with his own eyes, he is also fascinated by him.
Tang Yi rubbed Han Doudou's little head, skipped Mo Naini's adoring gaze with obsession, and walked straight to the video and said politely: "Mr. William, please rest assured, I will definitely take care of Alice and make her the brightest pearl in the piano world, please believe me." ”
"Young man, you are the youngest and most gifted pianist I have ever met, and you are worthy of my Alice. ”
William in the video laughed with relief.
In the end, Tang Yi bought the crystal grand piano for $2 million.
The price of $2 million is almost half the price of the crystal piano that Mr. Lang once played.
He knew that it was because he had impressed Maestro Wilhelm with his talent that he bought this piano at such a low price.
Otherwise, even if the price of Alice is not as good as the one that Mr. Lang has played, it will definitely not be much different.
"I finally chose the most suitable gift for Mingyue, and I am sure she will love this crystal piano. ”
After saying goodbye to Mo Naini and agreeing on the time and place to deliver the piano to the door, Tang Yi left with Li Fei and Han Doudou in a good mood.
It wasn't until Tang Yi's back completely disappeared that Mo Naini pulled her eyes back and whispered to herself with envy: "I really envy the girl who can make Tang treat him so carefully, if I want to be ten years younger, I will definitely take the initiative to pursue this young gentleman who is young and amorous." ”
Although she saw that Tang Yi had two other female companions by his side, this did not affect her appreciation and admiration for Tang Yi at all.
Such a fairy-like talent, how can any woman be qualified to enjoy it exclusively.
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