Chapter Seventy-Four: The Invitation of the National Teacher
At 8 o'clock in the morning on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Tian Peiwen and Chen Chuchu got on the plane to Beijing, but the two booked tickets separately and did not sit together. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is just a stranger sharing a plane.
She expressed a warm welcome to Qin and invited her agent to his home. At the same time, in order to protect Qin's identity from being revealed, Teng Shichu asked his son to go to the airport to pick up Qin, a "distant relative" from his hometown. And Tian Peiwen didn't have to hide any "bright light", and Teng Shichu's assistant went to pick up the plane.
After getting off the plane, Chen Chuchu took out his mobile phone and turned it on, and called the son of teacher Teng Shichu. The phone was quickly connected, "Hello Mr. Teng, I'm Jean"
"Hello Miss Qin, welcome to Beijing. I'm waiting for you at the exit right now."
"Okay, I'm walking outside, please wait a minute, I'm wearing a white short down jacket, red scarf, blue jeans, and a dark brown backpack."
"There are many people, so don't worry. I wear a black midi tweed coat, a gray scarf, and black-rimmed glasses, and you can see me as soon as you come out."
"Haha, okay, I'll see you later, Mr. Teng"
"Meet Miss Jean in a Moment"
As soon as Chen Chuchu came out of the exit, he saw Teacher Teng's son from a crowd of people. Although Chen Chuchu had never seen him, he was very sure that the one in front of him was undoubtedly him. It's not just the same dress as described on the phone, but it's mainly the bookish temperament that exudes from the whole body. Chen Chuchu walked to a distance of about 5 meters from him, and did not immediately step forward but stood at a distance to observe. He is 1.8 meters tall by eye, his black coat is knee-length, and his smoky scarf is exposed at the collar. Standing in the slightly crowded exit crowd, looking calmly and slightly anxiously everywhere. A sentence suddenly appeared in Chen Chuchu's mind: "Ji Yanzu Zhuo Zhuo is like a wild crane in the flock of chickens"
There were fewer and fewer people coming out of the exit, and Teng Yu's heart changed from the initial calm to a little anxious. In his imagination, Jean should be a woman between 25 and 30 years old, so he also focused on finding people in this age group. There were about 5 people of this age group who passed in front of him just now, but none of them were wearing white down jackets and red scarves, and these 5 people were all accompanied by companions, so it was impossible to say that it was Jean. Seeing that there was no longer an exit for anyone to come out, Teng Yu frowned slightly and looked inside in confusion. Just as he took out his mobile phone to call Jean, he noticed that a very beautiful young girl was standing not far from her, looking at him with a smile. Wait a minute...... A white down jacket, a red scarf, jeans and a backpack are ...... This...... Could it be her? Teng Yu, who has always been light and elegant, opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and he was stunned in place.
Chen Chuchu took the initiative to step forward, stood up to Teng Yu and said with a smile: "Hello Mr. Teng, I am the person you want to pick up."
Although he had already guessed in his heart, when he got the answer, Teng Yu's eyes still widened in shock. Although I have known that Jean is a woman for a long time, I never imagined that she would be so young and so beautiful. After stabilizing his emotions, Teng Yu said: "Welcome to Beijing, oh my God, this is really amazing"
Chen Chuchu always smiled with a friendly face: "So you must keep it secret, hehe"
"I finally understand now that for. Don't worry, it's absolutely confidential" Teng Yu returned to his usual calm, and said seriously, "Let's go, my father has been waiting for you at home for a long time, haha, I believe I am definitely not the only one who was surprised today" Chen Chuchu smiled silently, and then the two walked side by side towards the parking lot.
"I can take the liberty of asking, how old are you this year," Teng Yu asked Chen Chuchu, the co-pilot, while driving. According to his upbringing, he would never ask such a question in normal times, but he couldn't help but be too curious.
"Reacquaint, my name is Chen Chuchu, and I ...... this year 17 years old. That's why Mr. Teng just calls me Chen Chuchu or Chu Chu."
"What 17 years old, oh heavens! This is another surprising thing. My name is Teng Yu, 26 years old this year, don't call me Mr. Teng, just call me Brother Teng, I'll call you Chu Chu, okay?"
"Okay, Brother Teng, it's a pleasure to meet you"
"Chu Chu is also very happy to know you, and it is even more surprising. Your "Autumn Whispers" piano piece is really amazing, you really are a genius."
"Brother Teng has won the award, and I'm embarrassed to say it. Think of that piece as a gift from God."
"I saw you on Weibo before that you were inspired by seeing the beautiful scenery, which can also be said to be a gift from nature, no matter what, it is very beautiful"
The two talked happily along the way, although the age difference was 9 years, but they had a lot in common with each other. Teng Yu is humorous and well-informed, Chen Chuchu is mature and steady, and has unique insights, the more the two chat, the more speculative they become, and the sense of strangeness at the beginning has long disappeared.
Teng Yu didn't know that Chen Chuchu had been to Beijing, so he deliberately walked on Chang'an Street, passed through Xidan, opened the Fuxing Gate, and passed through the gate of the Central Conservatory of Music. Along the way, every landmark attraction or building you pass must be introduced to Chen Chuchu. Mr. Teng's home is behind the Central Conservatory of Music, and Teng Yu drove into a comfortable community, and finally stopped in front of the last row of two-story single-family villas in the community. After Chen Chuchu got out of the car, he looked at the villa in front of him, there were red moon flowers and green dwarf holly planted in front of the house, the patina iron fence gate and the blue brick path extending to the door, the whole villa was very simple and elegant. Chen Chuchu thought that a national treasure-level master like Teng Shichu would live in a high-end community, not only in an exquisite and luxurious place, but he didn't expect it to be in such a quaint small building.
Tian Peiwen was picked up by Teacher Teng's assistant, and the two drove directly to Master Teng's house, and they didn't delay too much time on the road, so Tian Peiwen arrived 20 minutes earlier than Chen Chuchu.
"Dad, we're here," Teng Yu invited Chen Chuchu into the room and said to his father, who was sitting in the living room chatting with Tian Peiwen.
Teng Shichu smiled heartily: "You drive so slowly, Pei Wen arrived 20 minutes ago" Teng Shichu said while looking at his son, when he saw Chen Chuchu, he was suddenly stunned, his eyes widened unconsciously, and he quickly calmed down after a short period of surprise, and suddenly burst into a hearty laugh after a slight turn of his mind, "Haha, no wonder Pei Wen said just now that there will be a surprise later, I think this is not only a surprise, but also a fright"
Chen Chuchu took a step forward generously and said respectfully: "Hello Teacher Teng, I am Chen Chuchu and Qin, you can just call me Chuchu." It's a real pleasure to meet you."
"Then I'll call you Chu Chu, happy to come to my house as a guest, sit down, let's sit down and talk slowly, this is really unexpected" Then several people took their seats one by one, and as soon as they sat down, Teng Shichu took the lead in asking: "Chu Chu, how old are you this year?"
"Mr. Teng, I am 17 years old this year, and I am still in my third year of high school."
"Oh, that's really a response to that sentence since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers, okay, okay"
"Teacher Teng, if you praise me like this, I will be proud, hehe" Chen Chuchu said mischievously
"Haha...... You deserve such compliments. I really didn't expect you to donate the score for free, it's really amazing to have such courage at such a young age."
Chen Chuchu's face was a little red when he was praised, and he was embarrassed to brush the hair around his ear with his hand, "I also talked to Brother Teng about this on the way here just now, in general, that music score was originally a gift from God, so I didn't think too much about it, as long as everyone likes it."
"That piece can win a lot of honors for our country, it's all your credit, you don't have to be too modest, you deserve these honors"
Chen Chuchu sat there demurely, always with a smile on his face, not dazzled by the honor in front of him at all. Such a performance of honor and disgrace won Teng Shichu's high praise. "This time, I asked you to come to Beijing to invite you to the song, and secondly, I wanted to see the true face of Qin, but I didn't expect to receive a big surprise. I also said it on the phone before, but some details are not clear, so I'm going to tell you about it carefully."
Chen Chuchu and Tian Peiwen sat on the sofa, listening and waiting for the following.
Teng Shichu said: "The international music festival is held every three years, and each time it is held in a different country, and this year it is hosted in our country. This event is arguably the most prestigious event in the international music industry, with more than 50 countries from around the world sending representative orchestras to participate this year. The festival lasts for seven days, hence the name Music Week. Famous musicians and music groups at home and abroad can only participate after being invited. The festival includes symphony concerts, operas, recitals, chamber music concerts, classical jazz concerts, musical and dance dramas, concerts and other world-class art performances, and is an international music event," Teng Shichu paused and continued, "The most eye-catching part of each festival is the selection of the festival's golden songs. This is the most important thing for each host country, because that country does not want to have its golden songs taken away by other countries at home. And the golden songs selected in each edition will be included in the international music library, which can be regarded as the Nobel Prize in Literature in the music industry."
Chen Chuchu also checked a lot of information on the Internet before he came, so he knew a little bit in his heart, and after Teng Shichu's explanation, he understood the meaning behind winning the golden song, which is not only the honor of the delegation, but also the honor of the country.
Teng Shichu continued: "This year's festival will be held on April 20th, which is two months away, so the time is really tight. In fact, as early as half a year ago, when our country was scheduled to host this year, we had already begun to prepare for the golden song. After half a year of preparation, several candidate scores have been made, but the kind of eye-catching music has not yet appeared. So the festival organizers have not stopped looking. I even sent out invitations to young musicians who were in need of very talented musicians, so you don't have to be too pressured to write a score."
Chen Chuchu has been thinking about this problem on the plane, if you want to say that she really has everything in her mind, no matter what type it is, it is complete, and each one is a classic, but the key thing is ...... How to "write it out" without making people suspicious. After thinking about it, I even thought of a lot of excuses and reasons, but in the end, I found that no matter what excuses and reasons are loopholes and far-fetched, it is better not to explain, and not to explain is the best explanation.
Chen Chuchu asked the question in his heart: "What kind of score does Mr. Teng want, is it still a piano piece?"
Teng Shichu said: "There is actually no restriction on the type of golden songs selected for each year, but the mainstream is still based on symphony. What I invite you this time is not a symphony, it can be a piano piece, a melody, or a musical section. Selected scores will be changed to symphony or taken out as independent piano pieces."
Chen Chuchu nodded to show that he understood, and immediately began to choose the most suitable one in his mind in that massive music library.
"Before you know it's noon, let's go eat first, and put down other things and have a light lunch" Teng Yu Zhang Luo went to the restaurant for lunch. The atmosphere of the lunch was very good, Mr. Teng Shichu was well-informed and good at talking, Teng Yu was gentle and elegant, and Tian Peiwen was good at communicating with people and could often provoke different topics, while Chen Chuchu was able to jump and deal with it freely. It is even an exaggeration to say that she is single-minded, Chen Chuchu chatted with everyone on the one hand and did not miss what everyone said, and on the other hand, she was searching for songs in her mind to consider various issues.
When the lunch was about to end, Chen Chuchu also found the final difference in his mind, and finally made a decision in his heart. Since it is to win glory for the country, sooner or later will compose this song, then sooner or later, it can be written early and you can have a few more days of rehearsal time, after all, the score in your head is not too complete, and you still need to further improve it by the masters.
Chen Chuchu exhaled lightly, and said after making a decision in his heart: "Teacher Teng, I came to Beijing on the plane as early as I received the call, although I didn't know the specific score you needed, but I have been thinking about it, and I have always had a melody in my head. I had another melody in my head just now, so I want to borrow the music book to write down the melody just now and the previous ones, and then show it to Mr. Teng, if the direction is right, then continue to supplement and improve, if not, then change other styles, do you think it's okay?"
Teng Shichu readily agreed: "Okay, no problem, come with me to the piano room, there are all kinds of commonly used musical instruments, there are all kinds of things" After speaking, everyone got up and walked to the second floor.
Chen Chuchu has not left since he entered the piano room, and four hours have passed in a blink of an eye. The 2 cm thick stave book has been used up in two copies, and every time Chen Chuchu finishes writing, he will be carefully collected and sorted out by Teng Yu next to him.
Four hours ago, when Chen Chuchu was just writing the score, Teng Shichu, Teng Yu, and Tian Peiwen were still standing aside with interest, watching Chen Chuchu write the score. When the music was written more and more, Teng Shichu's expression on the side became more and more surprised and excited, and Teng Yu looked at Chen Chuchu who was still struggling to write the score in disbelief. Tian Peiwen didn't understand these and couldn't see the score, but by observing the expressions of the other two, she could guess that Chen Chuchu must have written another great work.
Chen Chuchu chose the classic symphony of his previous life, Beethoven's Sixth Symphony "Pastoral" this time. The reason why I chose this symphony is mainly because of the name of the symphony and the style it shows, the whole work is delicate and moving, unpretentious, quiet and comfortable. This year's International Music Festival was held on April 20, which was early summer, so this "Pastoral" was very appropriate.
The Pastoral Symphony is divided into five movements. The first movement, with the pleasant feeling of first arrival in the countryside as the main axis, is presented by the oboe as a bright first theme, which is full of rich and fresh rural atmosphere, making people feel the joy of devoting themselves to nature. In the second movement, the scene by the stream, accompanied by violins, violas, and cellos that resemble the gurgling waters of a stream, the music is like a clear stream, soothing and calming. A group of woodwind instruments mimicking birdsong shatters the tranquility and makes the music more poetic. The third movement, which depicts a joyous gathering in the countryside, is a melody in the style of the shepherd's flute, which is simple and lively, showing the laughing villagers coming from all directions and dancing happily. In the fourth movement, in which the wind howls and thunder and lightning blows like a sea of thunder, the strings blow a whirlwind, the cello makes a heavy roar, the piccolo screams like a whistle of a raging wind, the thunderclap of brass and timpani shuddered the great earthquake, and finally the storm soon passed, and in its place was an idyllic. In the fifth movement, the theme is quiet and open, like a shepherd singing in a field, expressing the beauty of the sunny sky after the rain. The pastoral conveys a feeling of gratitude for nature, and this joy, tranquility, and relief continues throughout the movement, and the whole symphony ends in such an atmosphere.
Chen Chuchu not only wrote the main melody, but also wrote the main theme of a single movement, the score of the string suite of the part, the score of woodwind, the score of brass, and the percussion instrument. A complete symphony contains a large orchestral piece with multiple movements, and the score in Chen Chuchu's mind is not perfect, so he can only write out the main melody, and on the premise of making sure that the main melody remains unchanged, he can improve the string scores of other branches. And in the end, it takes a professional like Mr. Teng to fuse so many scores together.
Chen Chuchu's fingers kept writing down one musical note after another, filling a page and immediately throwing it to Teng Yu beside him. In order not to disturb Chen Chuchu writing scores, three hours ago, Teng Shichu and Tian Peiwen withdrew from the piano room, leaving Teng Yu quietly as an assistant on the side.
In the past four hours, Chen Chuchu sat at the table and wrote music scores, and Teng Yu sat quietly beside her, without saying a word, quietly watching her. Pictures flashed in her mind, from the surprise when she first saw her, to the pleasant conversation on the road, to the lively picture at lunch, and the confident smile on her face. The whole mind has been occupied by this girl named Chen Chuchu. It is said that men who work hard are the most attractive, Teng Yu looked at Chen Chuchu who was immersed in writing music next to him, and thought to himself: The same is true for girls who are serious about doing things.
(To be continued.) )