Chapter 10: The Stage of Dreams
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Dongfu Aksha Farm is located at the foot of Miaoyin Mountain on the outskirts of the city, opposite the Mazu Temple on the mountain. When Zeng Mengshu arrived, he heard the melodious sound of the bell coming from the mountain, which startled the wild birds inhabiting the mountain jungle.www.biquge.info
In front of the Aksha Farm, there were already crowded with people who came to apply, some holding the zither, some carrying the organ, some holding the flute, and some holding the score. Among them, a girl in white, with long hair and a waist, and a guqin on her back, has an outstanding demeanor and a faint appearance of not being dusty. Zeng Mengshu looked at the girl carefully with his eyes, and secretly applauded in his heart: "It turns out that people who have not practiced can have such a demeanor, which is really eye-opening." β
The girl also quietly looked at Zeng Mengshu, only to see Zeng Mengshu standing proudly with a guitar on his back, although he was petite, he was shining like a dagger out of the sheath. The nearby musicians all silently moved more than a meter away, even if their eyes touched it by chance, they hurriedly dodged away as if they were injured.
Zeng Mengshu grinned at the girl and strode over, and the other musicians got out of the way. The girl had never seen such a domineering girl, and her jaw almost fell off in shock. Zeng Mengshu walked over and said with a big grin: "It seems that today's recruitment is for you to compete with me, come up with a unique skill, I won't let you." β
The girl grinned and said modestly: "Don't dare to say that, many teachers have a level." With his hand stretched out, he introduced himself and said, "My name is He Tiantian, a native of Chengdu." Zeng Mengshu held He Tiantian's hand and smiled, "Xu Xiaojiao, a native of Binjiang." Zeng Mengshu's current identity is Xu Xiaojiao.
He Tiantian took Zeng Mengshu and received the application form, filled out the form and handed it in. The two were about to have a deeper conversation, when they suddenly heard an old voice calling, "It's almost time, everyone come in!" A gray-haired old woman with four or five middle-aged people stood in front of the gate of Aksha's family and nodded to the applicants.
There were many people in the crowd who recognized this old woman, and many of them hurriedly returned the salute, and many people shouted: "Hello Chairman Ying." It turned out that this old woman was Ying Afeng, the chairman of Aksha Farm.
Ying Afeng's waist is rickety, her white hair is pale, her face is full of wrinkles, and the back of her left hand is covered with scars, which is very scary. Seeing Zeng Mengshu staring at the scar on the old man Ying Afeng's hand, He Tiantian explained: "Ying Afeng started by growing vegetables, and it turned out to be very hard, she had to cut vegetables and sell them in Dongfu before dawn." In winter, her hands were frozen, and it didn't hurt if she was cut by a knife, and she didn't notice it, so she still cut vegetables and put them in baskets until the vegetables were soaked in blood and slipped. She has more than a dozen such injuries. β
Zeng Mengshu couldn't help but be in awe, hung his head and followed behind the others, and walked into the Aksha Farm.
Upon entering the door, someone led the candidate to an office-like room where the interviewer was already seated. Seeing that those interviewers all have the temperament of artists, Zeng Mengshu is even more nervous, and he has little confidence in this application.
Before coming here, she swore that she must do a good job of undercover mission, or she would be killed. If she can't pass the job application level, what else is she talking about undercover?
By this time, the first candidate had proudly walked across from the interviewer in the middle, carrying a violin and a lady's purse. The interviewer asked, "Excuse me, what tune will you perform?" β
The lady didn't say a word, opened the lady's purse, and took out a thick certificate from it, "This is my piano grade 6 certificate, this is the certificate of my gold medal in the city competition, this is my violin grade 4 certificate, this is my fiancΓ© certificate - this is not counted......" The lady flipped through the certificate and introduced, and after a while, she finished talking about more than 20 certificates.
Those interviewers were all stunned, and they didn't expect that a farm recruiting a music teacher for children would also lead to such a heavyweight.
The other applicants were all gloomy, and several of them quietly left the field with low self-confidence and gave up their applications.
He Tiantian held Zeng Mengshu's hand, and he could feel that the other party's palms were full of sweat. Zeng Mengshu looked at the number plate issued to him when he entered the venue, and he was number forty-two.
After the first candidate introduced the certificate, he said: "The song I participated in is called "Spring in Venus". "She really thought of this application as a competition.
"Spring in Venus" is one of the more difficult violin pieces, it is very gorgeous, smart and infectious. I saw her standing on her shoulder, looking out the window, and suddenly the bow shook, and the notes gushed out like a beating elf. In the rendering of music, the ordinary office actually reveals the splendor and atmosphere of a palace.
After a song, applause erupted. One of the interviewers was so excited that he applauded: "Good! Good! Good! The interviewer was a middle-aged man in his forties, and he was so excited that he could only say "yes".
Candidate No. 1 proudly accepted the certificate, returned to his place with the piano and sat down, his eyes did not make contact with other applicants, and he looked like no one was in his eyes.
The next few applicants, some gave up on the spot, unwilling to make a fool of themselves, and some had already left. Then another man came on, but he was playing the flute.
Zeng Mengshu turned his head and asked He Tiantian: "Do you have confidence?" But I saw He Tiantian closing his eyes and pondering, and his ten fingers were as light as plucking the strings. Zeng Mengshu knew that the other party was recalling the piano music, and he also followed her example, closing his eyes and recalling the guitar music.
Each instrument has a different character and is suitable for expressing different tunes. For example, "Erquan Reflecting the Moon" is suitable for erhu performance, and the repertoire suitable for guitar is "Castle in the Sky". If Zeng Mengshu wants to get this job through performance, she must show a lot of skills, so the track she recalls now is "Sky City".
As she recalled, she gestured with her fingering, as if she had fallen into an evil spirit. But now a lot of people in the office are doing the same thing, and the candidates who stay are determined to get the job, and all of them are very serious.
With the dance of her fingers, the music of "Castle in the Sky" really sounded. Zeng Mengshu opened his eyes and saw that it was a little girl dressed as a student who began to show her talent, and she played "Sky City".
Zeng Mengshu secretly scolded, "Unlucky! "It turns out that this kind of interview pays attention to the first voice, and it must make the interviewer feel very amazing as soon as he appears, so the focus is on the selection of songs. If you choose a song that has been played by the previous applicant, it will inevitably cause aesthetic fatigue.
Fortunately, there are many tunes suitable for guitar playing, such as the song "One Cut Plum" is good. Zeng Mengshu closed his eyes again and recalled the details of "A Cut of Plums".
Just as I was recalling, the music of "A Cut of Plums" sounded again. Zeng Mengshu saw that this time it was a little boy holding a guitar and playing "A Cut Plum".
Zeng Mengshu rolled his eyes angrily, and secretly thought, "Why am I so lucky?" Forget it, the song I'm most familiar with is "Youth Should Be Like This", let's get familiar with it! "Recall the song again.
At this time, the little boy had finished performing, and a middle-aged woman came on the stage, and she said to the interviewer: "The song I want to play is Yao Xiaotao's famous song "Youth Should Be Like This"! β
Zeng Mengshu almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, "I'll go!" β
Everyone looked sideways.
At the end of the middle-aged woman's performance, it was He Tiantian who came on the stage, and she played the classical song "Flat Sand and Falling Geese", which was known for her far-reaching artistic conception and vividness. At the end of the performance, there was thunderous applause, and some applicants quietly left. She caused a lot of buzz about the same as the number one candidate.
Zeng Mengshu gritted his teeth with hatred, "It seems that you have to use real kung fu!" "Meditate at the moment, don't see or hear, and concentrate on preparing for your own performance.
"Candidate No. 42!" The interviewer shouted.
Zeng Mengshu opened his eyes and walked on the stage with a high spirit, as if he had a grudge against the interviewer.
One of the interviewers asked, "Excuse me, what are you going to perform?" Zeng Mengshu turned his head and glared at all the applicants: "You forced me, hehe!" β
Candidates are confused, "What's wrong with this?" β
Zeng Mengshu said loudly: "The song I want to perform is the Aztec "Sacrifice Song"! β
The scene was quiet all of a sudden, everyone has heard of the Aztec civilization, this civilization has outstanding performance in the field of art and religion, but because of the cultural extinction, have you not heard of their music passed down?
An interviewer took the initiative to come out and bring a chair for Zeng Mengshu.
Zeng Mengshu sat down and began to play the "Sacrificial Song". It's sad and gorgeous, and the fingering is extremely complex. To the sound of Zeng Mengshu's guitar, a sun slowly rises, illuminating the pyramids and temples of the Aztecs, women are grooming by the river, and merchants come to the market to begin their day's work. In the distance, on the temple of Quetzalcoatl, the tall statue of the god opened its mouth wide, and its sharp fangs pointed straight into the sky. In the basement of the temple, the goddess of the moon is dismembered by the gods as a sacrifice to the main god.
The gorgeous and sad music ended, and everyone in the audience fell silent. Everyone was immersed in those long years, immersed in that exotic scenery.
Zeng Mengshu was very apprehensive in his heart, and secretly thought: "I only play one-tenth of this tune, so naturally I can't do it." I don't know what Teacher Lan Jin will say about me, alas! β
Suddenly, I heard a voice: "Okay! But it was an interviewer on the rostrum who applauded first, and then some people who came to their senses also applauded, and then the audience applauded.
Ying Afeng, who was standing by the door, came over and said loudly: "I don't think there is any need to compare, she will do the position of music teacher!" Ying Afeng is the chairman, and what she said naturally has weight. Several interviewers also nodded their heads and announced to the other candidates, "Thank you for your hard work, this is the end of today's application activity." β
Zeng Mengshu was like a dream, standing in place and crying. Some applicants came forward to congratulate her, He Tiantian took her hand and said, "Congratulations!" You're really good! Another interviewer came to her and said, "Excuse me, can you give me a copy of the score of the piece you just played, I will study it." β
Zeng Mengshu muttered: "My dream has come true, my dream has come true!" Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of standing in the crowd and applauding, but I didn't expect that all my wishes came true today! Woo-woo-woo......" she began to cry bitterly.