Shanghai, China

Xiao Zhengyun drove on Highway 9. He was driving and talking on the phone.

"Hello, Janis, I'm driving, the signal may not be good, can you hear me?" Xiao Zhengyun asked in German.

"Clear, clear! Your voice couldn't be clearer, Shaw! Janis replied to Xiao Zhengyun in German word by word. Suddenly, there was a pleasant laugh on the other side of his phone.

It was Lea's voice, Xiao Zhengyun knew it as soon as he heard it. Janis was silent for a moment, and his laughter came to an abrupt end.

"It's Lea, is she still around? Don't you say hi to me? Xiao Zhengyun asked Janis in a very relaxed tone.

"Lea just went out, do you need to call her back now?" Janis said with some embarrassment.

"That doesn't have to be. By the way, what are you calling me to tell me? "Xiao Zhengyun.

"I can't call you if there's nothing to do? I remember when you were in Germany, every year on this day, you would burn a bunch of sheet music to your mother and drink it until it was broken. Janis said with emotion.

"I only remember burning sheet music, but getting drunk, I didn't." Xiao Zhengyun corrected.

"When you get drunk at this time of year, who carries you home and who cleans up the mess for you? You now say you're not drunk, you person with no conscience. After Janis finished speaking, he deliberately sighed loudly on the other end of the phone.

"Yes, yes, yes, thanks to your care over the years, I didn't end up being uprooted and lonely every time my mother died." Xiao Zhengyun said to Janis exaggeratedly, but there was a little tenderness in his tone, and even the words became more and more literal.

"Unfortunately, I can't be with you anymore. When I called, I just advised you to behave yourself, don't wait until you get drunk and unconscious and be picked up by Sister Hua who picked up tatters on the side of the road, and then regret it. Janis was instantly transformed by Xiao Zhengyun's contagious words.

"No, Jani, I can't talk anymore, if I speak in German like this, my brain cells will all die." Xiao Zhengyun laughed out loud after listening to Janis's choking speech. Then, while fumbling with the cigarette between the two car seats, he held the steering wheel in the other hand and said to the car phone, "This year, Dad will visit Mom's grave with me, and he also brought me sheet music and wine." If I drink too much this time, my dad will clean up the mess for me, and I won't be taken away by Sister Hua as rags, Jani, don't worry. ”

"That's good, I called you, and I also want to tell you that when you are sad, you can also think about me, at least your father and I, a good brother who has been with you for so many years, will always think about you in my heart." After Janis finished speaking seriously, he said a few more words to Xiao Zhengyun and hung up the phone.

Xiao Zhengyun's car was driving in a long tunnel, he lit a cigarette, lowered all four windows, let the wind in the tunnel, the noise, and the pleasant piano sound from the car music intertwined, and stepped on the accelerator, instantly feeling that everything was left behind.

Sydney, Australia

After lunch, Cong Rong returned to her desk, the coffee in her hand was still hot, and she browsed a video website on her mobile phone while slowly savoring the black coffee in her hand.

Cong Rong carefully typed the word "Xiao Zhengyun" in the video search area. Some related videos have popped up sporadically. Cong Rong clicked in and wanted to browse, but most of these videos actually had nothing to do with Xiao Zhengyun. Finally, Cong Rong's face showed a look of surprise because she found a video about Xiao Zhengyun.

The title of the video is: The life path of music – the different life of Xiao Zhengyun, the son of a piano maker. This is also one of the few videos on the Internet about Xiao Zhengyun being interviewed. Cong Rong gently put on the headphones and clicked the play button.

In the video, he is wearing a well-cut blue and white business-style shirt, dark gray trousers, and matte black leather shoes with good texture, facing the camera mildly, patiently answering reporters' questions.

Reporter: In addition, I would like to congratulate Zhongqin Piano on its successful acquisition of the old German piano brand Schwarz not long ago. After this merger, what will be the next development direction of Zhongqin?

Xiao Zhengyun: Actually, as early as 2015, we were ready to expand overseas markets, and this year's merger with Schwarz Piano is also part of our strategic deployment plan. At present, some high-tech and patented technologies brought by Schwarz have also been put into production. The new generation of Zhongqin piano series that will be launched soon will be the stepping stone for us to knock on the door of the world, please wait and see!

Reporter: After talking so much about Zhongqin, next, I would like to talk to you about your personal life. As the son of pianist Xiao Meng, do you feel pressured growing up?

Xiao Zhengyun: Of course there is. However, more pressure is actually imposed on oneself. My father, Mr. Xiao Meng, dreamed of playing the piano for the rest of his life when he was young, and I grew up listening to my father's piano. But later, due to the pressure of life, he became a piano maker by mistake. He's tasted giving up on his dreams, so he doesn't want me to be limited by anyone or anything. Growing up freely and bravely pursuing my dreams is what my father expected of me. Maybe I was more interested in making pianos than playing the piano or anything else. In my heart, it is also the driving force for me to move forward is to help my father make the Zhongqin piano bigger and stronger, and win glory for my father! Glory for us Chinese!

Reporter: I noticed that your father once revealed in an interview that you left him at the age of 14 to study in Germany, and after graduating from high school, you completed a piano manufacturing course in Germany. It was only in recent years that he returned to China and began to help your father run the family business. With the Chinese New Year approaching, can you share with me and the audience in front of the TV how you spent the Chinese New Year when you lived in Germany?

Xiao Zhengyun: Actually, I'm not a person who likes the festival very much, and I basically downplay the holiday. I live alone all the year round, and I am uprooted from home, if I have always been looking forward to the festival, then every time I celebrate the festival, I don't have to suffer a blow. Therefore, after diluting the concept of festivals, slowly, I will get used to it. Now, when I return to China and have my father by my side, I am very satisfied, but I feel like I am celebrating the holidays every day.

Reporter: You mentioned that you have always been alone before, have you ever considered getting married or starting a family?

Xiao Zhengyun: Of course, it is best to have family by your side, but I am eager and a little afraid of marriage. It's not easy to find someone to talk to and talk to.

Reporter: Can you tell us about your criteria for choosing a mate?

Xiao Zhengyun: Find a beautiful one! --- kidding. In fact, when many people are young, they have a lot of fantasies about their other half, and some people even have some obsessions because of this. However, many of them ended up marrying and having children with their spouses who were completely different from their imaginary partners. I also used to fantasize about how my significant other would be. But, in the end, you might marry a completely different kind of girl.

Reporter: Mr. Xiao, thank you for coming to our program "Music Life Road" today for an interview, and for giving us a lot of insights and inspiration on life.

Xiao Zhengyun: Thank you! I'm also very happy to be a guest on this show, it's an honor for me.

The video ends. Cong Rong was stunned. When asked by the host how she thought of the festival, Cong Rong could feel Xiao Zhengyun's strong sense of loneliness due to being away from home and living alone for a long time in his early years. And his answer made Cong Rong, who is also in a foreign country and has long been accustomed to living alone, have a strong resonance. For the first time, she experienced what it was like to have an inner monologue that she had never spoken to anyone before, just like that coming out of another person's mouth. It's a strange feeling, and it may sound crazy, both the surprise of suddenly finding a soulmate, and the sense of loss that you can't find an outlet to talk to.

After the joy and sorrow, Cong Rong fell into an embarrassing situation. She thinks it's crazy to decide that a person is her confidant, or even her love, based on just one video and two simple meetings. Go directly to confess to Xiao Zhengyun? Cong Rong is not a little girl who is not in the world, she can't do this kind of thing. Even when she confided in her good friend Ye Keke, Cong Rong knew that she couldn't say it herself. The only thing she can do is to find an outlet and then release her sudden emotions and emotions alone.