Chapter 168: Discussion
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The next day, Qin Fangge went to Zhou Xiuying to study opera with her, and at ten o'clock in the morning, Zhou Xiuying's son Fang Jianguo came to see his parents. When Qin Fangge came to Zhou Xiuying's house a few months ago, Fang Xiping had something to go out, and Fang Jianguo entertained him at that time.
Fang Jianguo didn't feel strange at all that Qin Fangge was at Zhou Xiuying's house, and he even made a special trip to meet Qin Fangge. I don't know if it's genetics or what, Fang Jianguo also has insomnia, but it's not as serious as his father Fang Xiping.
After Qin Fangge ate the lunch cooked by Fang Xiping, he played the quite hypnotic "Goldberg Variations" according to the usual practice, and Fang Jianguo seemed to be affected, and before he finished listening to a song, he dozed off on the sofa.
Zhou Xiuying had been prepared for a long time today, and she was not hypnotized by the tune played by Qin Fangge, after seeing that the two fathers and sons were asleep, she said to Qin Fangge who was quite helpless, "The two of them, they don't know how to say that they are good, how can they trouble you to play this tune every day." β
Qin Fangge said with a smile, "They like to hear me play the piano, and I'm not too late to be happy! I went to the recording studio two days ago to record this song, and I will get it later, and I will send it to you in the evening." β
Zhou Xiuying suddenly laughed, "That's a good dare! I was just about to say that they need sleep the most at night, so I can't ask you to come over to play the piano at that time." You have this heart, and I thank you for them in advance. β
Qin Fangge hurriedly said no, where can he afford it.
After chatting a few words, Qin Fangge said goodbye to Zhou Xiuying and went to the Conservatory.
Zhou Xiuying didn't keep him, and she was going to the conservatory in a while, and she was no less busy than Qin Fangge every day. She also asked Qin Fangge to call her directly after getting the CD, and just give it to her at the Conservatory, saving him the trouble of running back and forth.
When Qin Fangge went to the recording studio of the Conservatory of Music, Deng Hongmei and Wu Hongqin were already waiting for him, and they were not afraid of having nothing to do, and they were listening to the final effect after post-production.
Huo Yaohua is really attentive, Qin Fangge can clearly see his panda eyes, it seems that he has been tossing about this matter in the past two days. Huo Yaohua also knows that Qin Fangge's ears are particularly sensitive, and he feels that his ears are much more sensitive than Huo Yaohua, the director of the recording studio, who needs sharp ears the most, and he naturally does not dare to slack off in the slightest.
Qin Fangge thanked him first, and after listening to the final effect, he was even more amazed, "Mr. Huo's recording technology is really amazing!"
Huo Yaohua laughed, "It's not me bragging, if you want to record classical piano music, the recording studio of our Huaxia Conservatory of Music can be said to be the best in the country." β
Qin Fangge smiled and said that he would come to him for help in the future, and he would even learn recording techniques from him.
Huo Yaohua also knew that he had a music studio, but everyone knew very well that Qin Fangge's equipment could not be compared with the equipment of the recording studio of the Huaxia Conservatory of Music. It's amazing to record a demo, and if you really want to release a record, you have to see them here. And the cost is not more expensive than the professional recording studios outside, that is, Huo Yaohua and they are more picky, and most people will not let him come in to record. This is Qin Fangge's own money, and he is embarrassed to let Deng Hongmei help him pay for it, let alone let the school advance money for him.
However, Huo Yaohua still asked him to consider whether to hand it over to the publishing house of the Huaxia Conservatory of Music to release these two records. He also swore solemnly, "Composition aside, just Qin Fang's performance skills have already thrown a few streets to those well-known piano players." β
Qin Fangge is still a little skeptical, how many records can be sold, although he himself knows that these songs are very classic, his own performance is also very good, and the recording effect is even better. But the market is brutal, and it's not just these factors that can sell tens of thousands of records. It also depends on the promotion and marketing, and some luck.
Deng Hongmei and Wu Hongqin both said that they could try it, anyway, although Qin Fangge's own studio has been established, it is still too far away from releasing records independently.
Wu Hongqin also said that if he published it, she would pay for it herself and ask him to sign it.
Qin Fangge also agreed to go down the river, and his goal is also very clear, as long as he can lose less money by releasing records, he doesn't expect to make money at all. However, he also told Huo Yaohua that if he wanted the publishing house to let him come forward to promote, he wouldn't have so much time to go, and he wouldn't have time to perform.
Deng Hongmei laughed at him for being worried, "You have been recognized by us now, and you haven't won any awards, so I don't think anyone will invite you to play." Otherwise, if you go to an international piano competition, you will be invited to perform by any Goethe, Strong or Christopher piano competition. β
Qin Fangge shook his head with a wry smile and said forget it.
Wu Hongqin gave him an idea, "Aren't you very popular on the Internet? Post a Weibo or something, and many people will definitely come to buy your records." β
Qin Fangge said that he didn't have Weibo.
Wu Hongqin looked at him with some disbelief, "No, aren't you! You are so outdated? You don't even have a Weibo, even Teacher Deng has opened a Weibo, you hurry up and get one! When the time comes, we will pay attention to each other!"
"You go and open it too! Sooner or later, you can't hide it all your life!" Deng Hongmei also nodded and admitted that there was such a thing, although the number of her fans was not much, only about 5,000, but if she was free, she would still post some useful things and videos. She also thinks that Qin Fangge, this guy, is actually quite conservative in many cases.
Now, even people like Huo Yaohua who stay in a recording studio all day know that in the classical music circle, if you want to be famous, the fastest way is to participate in the competition and win awards, and then there will be an orchestra and theater invitation to perform and cooperate with some famous symphony orchestras and conductors. If there is considerable potential, there will be big record companies to pay attention and invite them to sign records to hold more concerts, although the contract is a bit more overbearing, but not all pianists can get such an opportunity.
The circle of classical music is not as sunny and snowy as imagined, elegant and noble to the point of not being grounded. They are all living people, and their morality is high and low, and they will have seven emotions and six desires, which are not much purer than other circles.
"I'm afraid that when there are more fans, it will cause some unnecessary trouble. Qin Fangge was still smiling, he was full of confidence.
Wu Hongqin was jealous of him, "I'm still worried that I don't have many fans! β
Deng Hongmei said, "According to what you say, those celebrities don't want to live? You don't want to be famous, but you also have to think about your works, isn't it better that the more people appreciate them?"
"Yes, don't composers want their works to be known by more people?" Wu Hongqin nodded in agreement.
Deng Hongmei also told him, "With your excellent internal and external conditions, you will definitely be able to attract more people to love classical music and piano, which is a great good thing, and it is beneficial to the entire human spiritual civilization." I believe Mr. Zhou must think the same way, she is so old, she still works hard to teach students, and attends many activities, and everywhere she goes, she spares no effort to popularize and promote opera, which is more unpopular than the piano. In our opinion, as long as there is an audience, we can continue to carry forward these excellent cultures. β
Yes, she has talked about the great truth of all mankind, Qin Fangge said that he couldn't talk about them, so he quickly said that opening a Weibo is actually nothing, and he will go back and get it.
Wu Hongqin struck while the iron was hot, and she also quietly told Qin Fangge, "It's only a few days to participate in the piano competition, with your strength, Senior Brother Qin, you can completely treat it as traveling abroad or something." And the top prize is $50,000!"
Qin Fangge smiled, and Deng Hongmei asked him if he wanted to attend Zhou Xiuying's concert next month, and Qin Fangge replied that he couldn't go if he didn't go.
Wu Hongqin laughed when she heard this, Deng Hongmei said that she could call Qin Fangge's parents to come over with her, and she also wanted to talk to the two of them.
Qin Fangge said that he didn't know if they would be free by then, so Deng Hongmei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou definitely wants them to come over." β
Seeing Deng Hongmei bring out Zhou Xiuying again, Qin Fangge was also very helpless, he had also learned that Mr. Zhou, an old lady, was powerful, and she had indeed been conscientiously committed to promoting vocal opera.
Deng Hongmei is actually not in a hurry, there is a more powerful character like Zhou Xiuying at the forefront!
In addition to the records, Deng Hongmei also intends to organize and publish the piano scores he currently composes, which is more than enough to publish a book. The Huaxia Conservatory of Music Publishing House is not for the main purpose of making a profit, and the conditions can be very relaxed, but if it can be sought, Deng Hongmei still has to help him fight for it.
Qin Fangge thanked her first, Deng Hongmei waved her hand to say that this little thing was nothing, and asked him if there was anything to do in the afternoon, if not, he would practice with them.
Qin Fangge said that there was nothing special, except for sending the CD to Zhou Xiuying.
Deng Hongmei asked him to take advantage of the fact that there was no class in the afternoon, so he hurriedly sent them over, and then came to the recording studio to find them.
Qin Fangge called first to find out where Zhou Xiuying was, so as not to run around like a headless fly, although the conservatory is not big, but it is quite troublesome to find someone in the place.
Zhou Xiuying has also just arrived at the conservatory of music, and she is still in the office, and she has to give opera lessons to students in the afternoon.
Qin Fangge took a total of two sets of CDs, each set of two, the first is a prelude and fugue and other pieces, and the second is the "Goldberg Variations" that has an hour and a half, but now Qin Fangge has returned to his original name, "Aria with Many Variations". Deng Hongmei originally wanted him to have a better name, but Qin Fangge said that with his literary talent, he couldn't think of a better one, so he just left it at that. Deng Hongmei was also very helpless, so the name of the score printed on the CD is also this name, but there is also a subtitle, "Composed by Professor Fang Xiping".
When Qin Fangge delivered the two sets of CDs to Zhou Xiuying, the eighty-year-old lady was quite moved when she saw the name on the CD, and told him, "I thank you on behalf of the old party!"
Qin Fangge smiled and smiled, and after saying a few words to Zhou Xiuying, he said goodbye first.
Zhou Xiuying couldn't snub other students, so she didn't keep him, and it was already the limit of what she could do to spend the morning teaching him every day.
Then Qin Fangge went back to the recording studio, and burned a total of more than 30 sets of CDs in advance, Deng Hongmei was responsible for distributing them to other professors, she originally wanted to ask Qin Fangge to send it herself, but seeing that this guy obviously didn't pay much attention to it, she simply forgot it after thinking about it carefully.
"You sent a set to Xiao Yuran?" Deng Hongmei didn't forget Xiao Yuran, a student, if it weren't for her, Deng Hongmei wouldn't have had a chance to receive a genius student like Qin Fangge!
Qin Fangge said, "Such a small thing won't bother Teacher Deng." β
Deng Hongmei still had to remind him, "Send a set to my family and Professor Zeng." β
Qin Fangge nodded, and the two more tunes he recorded when he went into the studio himself were given to his mother Ning Xiupei and his former piano teacher Zeng Li.
Wu Hongqin also knew Xiao Yuran, when Deng Hongmei was too busy before, she also gave Xiao Yuran a few lessons on behalf of Deng Hongmei, and she also knew that the girl was lively and smart, and she was a good seedling for piano practice.
After handling these things well and thanking Huo Yaohua in the recording studio again, Deng Hongmei took them out of the recording studio and went to the piano room in the comprehensive building.
The pianos in the piano room here are all grand pianos, which are much better than the upright pianos in the small classrooms of the old teaching building, but it is difficult for students of this school to enjoy such treatment. Before Xiao Yuran, he could only use the upright piano over there.
Qin Fangge also smiled and said that he was out of the ordinary this time, which caused Wu Hongqin to laugh happily.
Deng Hongmei asked him and Wu Hongqin to go to practice the piano first, and she gave away the CDs first, and the professors of the piano department and composition department were all waiting! Deng Hongmei and the others were the first to rush to the recording studio and the first to hear the two CDs.
As Deng Hongmei's protΓ©gΓ©, when Wu Hongqin usually practices the piano, she also has an exclusive piano room, and the grand piano in it is worth more than 500,000 yuan, but there is only one.
Wu Hongqin also knew Deng Hongmei's hard work, so she said that she would learn from him.
Qin Fangge definitely can't help but give her face as a senior sister, not to mention that Wu Hongqin really has real materials, and she has a solid foundation for more than ten years, so there is nothing to say. Among the tens of millions of piano students in China, her talent is definitely one in a million.
It's just that her talent is far from being as perverted as Qin Fangge.
Especially after listening to Qin Fangge's piano performance, Wu Hongqin, the titular senior sister, lowered her posture even more, and after playing a strong song, she asked him for advice with a humble attitude, which really came from the heart.
Qin Fangge smiled and said to her, "Senior Sister Wu, let's discuss it together." Actually, I have a special advantage when I play my own songs, because whether I play well or badly, I can always lie myself, and other people will help me. Playing the tunes of musicians like Strong Goethe, Senior Sister Wu, you are even better. β
Wu Hongqin didn't believe him, "You are too modest, and it's not like I haven't heard you play other musicians' works." If nothing else, the Goethe's scherzo that you played in my concert alone feels perfect, and it must be considered the best in the world. It's a pity that when I entered the recording studio this time, I didn't record it. If it had been recorded on CD or DVD at that time, it would have been possible to apply for Goethe's International Piano Competition. β
However, Wu Hongqin also expressed her understanding, "By the way, Senior Brother Qin, if you play other people's tunes, you must not play your own tunes, right?"
Qin Fangge smiled embarrassedly, "As long as it's a good tune, I like to play it." I also learned a lot from these great musicians, and they can be regarded as my teachers, allowing me to learn from their strengths and piece together my own compositions. β
Wu Hongqin still thinks he is too modest, but the good news is that in this case, Qin Fangge will really learn and progress with her with an attitude of discussion.
Qin Fangge spends far less time on these musicians' works than Wu Hongqin, who practices the piano for more than ten hours a day, but he can't stand him from opening a plug-in, not only has a strong memory and comprehension, but even his body can be regarded as the most perfect human body.
He himself will play on the piano and demonstrate to Wu Hongqin to see and listen.
The more Wu Hongqin got in touch with him, the more he understood that this guy really didn't look like an earthling. His ears were so sharp that he could hear and come out where she hadn't even noticed. In terms of the control of his body, especially his fingers, Qin Fangge is even more like a hanging, and the change of various styles is not difficult for him at all.
The most amazing thing is his timbre processing.
For this reason, Wu Hongqin even asked him to deliberately slow down so that she could see clearly what angle, how much strength, and what way he touched the keys to complete a timbre.
Qin Fangge did not hesitate, he told his own experience.
This is also very helpful to Wu Hongqin, and I feel that in some places, he even spoke more carefully than Deng Hongmei. Because in many places, Deng Hongmei can only give a general direction and how to deal with emotions, and she has to figure out and practice by herself. The so-called master leads the door, and the cultivation is in the individual, which is also the truth.
Qin Fangge is different, he can do it quite well by himself, and he can also do decomposition actions for her, so that she can see clearly, Wu Hongqin feels that this will be like being in heaven.
Of course, this does not mean that Wu Hongqin can improve to the world's top level all of a sudden, even if she knows the method and sees the example, it is not an easy goal for her to achieve. If she wants to reach the level of fluency like Qin Fangge, she must spend more time on the piano, she does not have the talent of Qin Fangge, so she can only practice harder and harder.
But no matter what, Wu Hongqin thinks she has gained a lot.
Qin Fangge is similar, Wu Hongqin has practiced the works of these famous musicians for far more time than him, and has received the most orthodox education from a well-known piano professor like Deng Hongmei since she was a child, and her talent is also first-class, and she has her own uniqueness in dealing with these works, which is also worth learning from him.
When Deng Hongmei came back and saw the scene of the two of them discussing and learning from each other, she also breathed a long sigh of relief.