Jiang Chao just sent away a small fan, and then an old fan came.

Banner Stark.

Actually, it's not too old, and Banner is in his early fifties this year. But one of the interesting things about Westerners is that they try to make themselves "a little older". The reason for this is largely culturally influenced. Westerners seek maturity, and in many industries, Westerners believe that being old equals being high. So many politicians will even dye their hair gray to make themselves look old. Banner has a few gray hairs, and if he is in China, men tend to find ways to dye them black, but Banner simply dyes all his hair white.

As soon as Jiang Chao turned around, he saw a silver-haired Banner coming up. In addition to his trademark flowing white hair, his other features are also very recognizable. Banner was tall, with a black beard, and a straight nose, but not a big Jewish nose, in line with Oriental aesthetics, tastefully dressed, with a straight back, and looked like a rather temperamental uncle.

Guo Decheng's eyes lit up, and he leaned next to Jiang Chao and whispered, "He is Dr. Banner." ”

Jiang Chao's expression suddenly lit up.

"Hello. It was Banner who spoke first, he stood in front of Jiang Chao and stopped, bowed slightly, and handed over a business card very graciously: "Please allow me to introduce myself." I'm Banner Stark of Los Angeles University, and I like your performance so much that I took the liberty to get to know you. ”

Jiang Chao was a little stunned, and then secretly rejoiced in his heart. It seems that Tao Zhexuan and Lu Jian were right, Stark is indeed an avid classical music enthusiast. But Jiang Chao was very surprised that the other party would take the initiative to come up and greet him.

Jiang Chao took the business card, looked at it carefully, and then put it back in his pocket, and said with a smile: "Hello! I have heard of your name a long time ago!"

Banner was a little surprised: "Heard me?"

Jiang Chao nodded: "Yes, to be honest, I was looking for a chance to visit you!"

"Visit me?" Banner was slightly stunned.

At this time, Banner noticed Jordan beside Jiang Chao, and suddenly his eyes moved, "Hey, have I seen you somewhere...... Oh, I remember, you're Joe from our college basketball team!"

Jordan smiled shyly. Unlike Huaguo, sports people have a high status in the beautiful country, and as a strong team in the NCAA, Jordan, one of the core of the Los Angeles University basketball team, is naturally well-known.

Subsequently, Jiang Chao and the three of them made a brief self-introduction, which can be regarded as knowing Banner. Jiang Chao asked Banner if he wanted to go back to school, Banner didn't have the habit of driving, he came by taxi, and happened to go back with Jiang Chao and them.

Along the way, Jordan didn't talk much, and Jiang Chao didn't talk much while driving, but Guo Decheng, a little social expert, opened the conversation box and chatted happily with Banner. He did not hesitate to brag about Jiang Chao with Banner, and at the same time introduced Jiang Chao's experience, what kind of genius musician, genius athlete, and mathematics also have talents far beyond ordinary people, Jiang Chao, who was concentrating on driving, couldn't cry or laugh.

The more Banner listened, the brighter his eyes became, and when he talked about Jiang Chao's piano level, he commented sincerely: "I have listened to Chopin for so many years, and basically all the outstanding players of every Grand Prix have heard it, but none of the musicians have given me this feeling today." It's not that other performers are not of high level, but because Jiang's style is completely different from his performers. ”

After thinking about it, Banner seemed to be looking for the right wording: "It gives me the feeling that Jiang's performance has a unique vitality, as if to express the way music should be...... But I don't know if it's my delusion, although Jiang's performance is impeccable, I always feel that there is still a distance from the 'music should be'. ”

Jiang Chao suddenly showed a surprised expression, but the others couldn't see it. Isn't what Banner said about "the way music should be" the natural sound in his own mind? Jiang Chao can only reproduce about 30 percent of the natural sound now, isn't it what Banner said, "there is still some distance"? Suddenly, Jiang Chao suddenly felt a sense of confidant to Banner.

Banner thought for a moment and said, "Oh, I don't mean to say that Jiang's performance is bad, but that ...... Well, it could be better! It's all my own subjective feelings, I hope I don't mind!"

Banner spoke very humbly, which made Jiang Chao embarrassed, and quickly shook his head: "You are very reasonable! I'd love to talk to you if I could!"

Banner's eyes lit up......: "That's great! Tonight I would like to invite you to my house for dinner, and we will have a good talk about Chopin...... Oh, I mean classical music, if you want to talk about Bach, talk about Mozart, I've got a bit of a dabbling in that. ”

Jiang Chao laughed: "It's better to add some math content." ”

Artistic masters are idols, and Banner, who is in his fifties, can also be a fan of young people.

Guo Decheng and Jordan glanced at each other, and they were both happy for their good brothers.

......

In the evening, Jiang Chao went to the appointment on time.

Banner's children no longer live with him, and his wife is the only one in the house, who is also an elegant lady. They carefully prepared a rich dinner and warmly entertained Jiang Chao.

To be honest, the first time he was a guest at a Westerner's house, Jiang Chao was still a little apprehensive and nervous. I'm worried about making jokes because of different cultures. Banner seemed to see Jiang Chao's concerns, and said with a smile: "I have met many students and friends from China, and I also know your culture, you don't have to be restrained, just relax." ”

Jiang Chao's heart was a lot more stable.

At dinner, they began to chat happily. From the Baroque to the Silver Age, from Bach to Mozart, from Liszt to Chopin.

I have to say that it was really a pleasant chat, and both of them seemed to have a lot of fun.

Banner is worthy of being an enthusiast, and he talked about Chopin endlessly, and even learned about Chopin's teacher Liszt in order to understand Chopin. He even wrote two books on Chopin in passing.

In the second half of the chat, Jiang Chao finally took the initiative to talk about mathematics. He started with a twist: "I think art and math have a lot in common. Speaking of math, I have a question for you!"

Banner looked very interested, "I'm mainly studying the content of algorithms, and if it's something else, I may not be able to give any good answers." ”

Jiang Chao smiled slightly, "On the contrary, I think that only you can give the best answer to this question from Los Angeles University!"

So, Jiang Chao began to talk about his confusion in detail, and even later they simply brought Biwa paper and wrote and drew on it.

After listening to Jiang Chao, Banner's expression gradually became serious, and he thought about it seriously: "To be honest, this problem is very cutting-edge, I remember that there are many companies that have similar algorithms that will involve this problem, and they are mainly used for data processing...... I would like to ask, ...... you have this question."

Jiang Chao smiled and said, "That's true. I want the use case to be to push customized content to users. ”

Banner's eyes lit up: "Is that so? I didn't expect you to have such a high level of attainment in mathematics in addition to music! But I still need to study this issue carefully, so let's contact you when I figure it out." ”

Jiang Chao nodded excitedly: "Thank you so much!"