Everyone got off the bus at the entrance of Tokyo University of the Arts, and soon got in touch with a young girl with an average appearance.

This young girl is the guide who received Cao Zhiqiang and his party, and she is also a senior student in the musical instrument department here.

No way, although Tokyo University of the Arts is nominally open to the public, it is generally only open to a few public areas, such as playgrounds, libraries, etc.

However, like some special teaching areas, except for special open days, they are usually not open to the public.

Cao Zhiqiang and others are now going to a teaching area that is not open to the public, so they must be guided by students.

In this way, after everyone met at the door, they soon came to the first of the music department under the guidance of the female student

Walk into the campus, and then under the guidance of Yoshiyuki Furukawa, you will go straight to the large concert hall of the Faculty of Music.

The so-called concert hall is actually a recital hall where students can rehearse dances and perform various orchestral instruments, which is actually a large studio with a large audience.

In addition to large-scale band performances and large-scale singing and dancing performances, it is also a place for students to gather.

Generally, like the principal's speech, it is basically held in this large concert hall.

However, the kind of small concert hall that usually practices on a small scale is just that, but because of the wide range of functions and limited places in a large concert hall like this, if someone wants to use it, they need to apply in advance, and there is a time limit.

It is precisely because of this that people need to call Cao Zhiqiang in advance to confirm whether Cao Zhiqiang has time to come.

Only after confirming that Cao Zhiqiang can come will Professor Ishiyama submit an application and choose to rehearse in this large concert hall.

Of course, it is also because this time period is relatively good, and no one else is fighting, so I can apply smoothly.

As soon as I entered the concert hall, I came to the door of Studio No. 3, and immediately I could faintly hear a melodious symphony coming from inside.

When I opened the door of the studio, the music immediately became louder.

At the same time, if you look up at the stage, you can see that a group of young girls in tuxedos are playing seriously under the direction of a female performer in a long black dress.

Well, the number of people in this orchestra is not very large, about 30 people at first glance.

In fact, the exact number of members in this orchestra is 36, which is a deliberately made up number.

This number of symphony orchestras can only be regarded as a small orchestra.

But there is no way, there are few girls who play symphonies, and they have to pass the height and appearance, and it is already very good to be able to get these 36 people together in one university.

In fact, these 36 people are still in different grades, 28 of them are seniors, and the rest are juniors.

Since the students were rehearsing the repertoire, Cao Zhiqiang did not let people stop, but quietly led people to the front row of the audience and sat down quietly to watch.

I don't know whether intentionally or unintentionally, sitting on both sides of Cao Zhiqiang was precisely Yuki Amami and the female student who received the group.

Among them, Amami Yuki is on Cao Zhiqiang's left, and the female student who received it is on Cao Zhiqiang's right.

As a result, as soon as everyone sat down, the performance on stage ended.

Well, it's not that the people on the stage saw Cao Zhiqiang coming, but that the female conductor felt that she was not satisfied with the cooperation just now and stopped temporarily.

It's like filming, and in the middle of filming, you realize that something is wrong, and suddenly shout to stop.

Sure enough, after the female conductor in the long skirt stopped conducting, everyone stopped playing and looked at the female conductor together.

"What's going on?" The female conductor was slightly dissatisfied with the musicians.

"Why is it still soft?

Although this cooperation is in place and there is nothing wrong, there is no passion!

Passion, I want passion!

Didn't you eat?

Still don't understand the meaning of passion?

Like this song, it's a trivial matter to go wrong with the combination, but if you don't have that passion, you have no soul!

Therefore, you must have that passionate feeling and use the strength of your whole body!

If you can't, this piece will be wasted!

Okay, let's talk about it again!

This time it all cheered me up! ”

Speaking of which, when the female conductor raises her baton again, she has to lead the group to play again.

But at this moment, Cao Zhiqiang suddenly stood up and said, "Professor Shishan, don't be in such a hurry, I see that everyone is a little tired, let's take a rest first." ”

As soon as she heard a voice behind her, the female conductor in a long skirt immediately lowered her hand and turned her head, revealing a very serious face.

This face is not good-looking, and of course it is not ugly, it can only be said to be very ordinary.

But her temperament is very good.

Although her hair is already a little gray, she looks not young, but she gives people a very sharp feeling.

Yes, this female conductor with gray hair and ordinary appearance, but she looks very majestic, is the music teacher that Cao Zhiqiang hired heavily - Professor Reiko Ishiyama.

In fact, Reiko Ishiyama is not a professional conductor, this is only her second major, her main business is to teach violin.

And don't look at her hair is already a little gray, but in fact, she is not too old, she is only forty-eight years old this year, not yet fifty.

So her white hair is actually a special case, after all, it is said that she already had white hair when she was less than forty.

Because of this, and she is very strict in class, and she is usually very serious, so she has a nickname, called the white-haired witch.

Of course, there is no mention of her teaching level and professional level, but her biggest problem is that she is of average background and is a woman.

How to put it, although all kinds of women's rights are prevalent in Japan now, in fact, they are only just rising.

In real Japanese society, it is difficult for ordinary women to get ahead, unless you have a prominent family background, or marry someone with a prominent family background.

Unfortunately, Reiko Ishiyama was born in poverty, and she got to where she is today with her talent, hard work, and of course, a little luck.

But normally, if Reiko Ishiyama can become a university professor, it is estimated that it will be the end.

Further, there's basically nothing to do with her.

The reason is not because she is a woman, but because her origin determines her ceiling.

Because further up, it's not just about talent, it's about your circle.

Of course, if Reiko Ishiyama is beautiful enough, there is also a chance, after all, there can be unspoken rules.

But it's a pity that Reiko Ishiyama is not good-looking.

Especially her triangular eyes, coupled with her unsmiling personality, and a family with normal aesthetics, no one will take a fancy to her.

Reiko Ishiyama had a marriage and had a child, but later because her husband was found cheating, she divorced decisively.

After the divorce, Reiko Ishiyama took care of the children alone until now.

And because she had to take care of the children alone, she missed a lot of opportunities.

After all, the most brilliant age for a violinist is actually in his thirties.

Now she is forty-eight, and her physical strength and energy are not as good as before, even if her experience and skills are stronger, it is useless.

That's why she said that under normal circumstances, her life would come to an end, and in the end, she would retire normally.

However, the appearance of Cao Zhiqiang gave her a new opportunity and hope.

Originally, she and Cao Zhiqiang would not have any intersection.

But Cao Zhiqiang wanted to build a women's orchestra and a women's dance troupe before, and he needed an all-round female teacher who could arrange and conduct, and who could also suppress the scene.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang doesn't understand it, but he can find a headhunting company.

The business structure in Japan at this time is already very well-established, and headhunters certainly have.

Through a headhunting company, Cao Zhiqiang came into contact with this Reiko Ishiyama.

Reiko Ishiyama is one of those all-rounders who has a high level of instrumental performance, arranges and composes music, and has experience in symphony conducting.

Interestingly, the main reason why she has so many is to raise children.

You know, raising a child during this period is very expensive, especially if you want to send your child to a private school, it is even more expensive.

In addition, she had just bought a house before, so she naturally had to earn a little extra money.

Just teaching the violin, the salary is dead, so she studied a lot of other majors, just to earn more tutoring fees.

That's right, it's the tutoring fee.

University professors in Japan are also allowed to take supplementary classes for a fee, but generally speaking, they are not allowed to tutor their majors.

For example, Reiko Ishiyama teaches violin, so theoretically, she can't give paid violin tuition to students who take her own violin lessons.

Of course, this is because I am afraid that some teachers deliberately do not teach the truth in the classroom, and only pay to teach the truth after class.

However, if Reiko Ishiyama goes to make up lessons for students who are not majoring in this major, then there will be no problem.

For example, she goes to make up lessons for piano students, because she doesn't teach piano in college, so that's no problem.

In addition, such as the conductor of the orchestra, it is also very profitable, and if you are the conductor of some student club orchestras and tutor them, you can also receive money for a fee.

Because the club is a student organization, it is relatively free and not very constrained by the rules of the school.

To put it bluntly, Reiko Ishiyama is relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the art university, cutting the leeks of art students, and cutting wave after wave.

It's just that her teaching is really effective, and she usually keeps a straight face, and her teaching is also very strict, so students naturally think that she is so good, so she is very popular.

Even her white hair, whether it is real or fake, these are two words.

It may also be just a character she deliberately made.

Either way, she's an all-rounder, and she'll get things done for you if you give you enough money.

But the main thing is that she is a woman, which is especially important.

Because the orchestra and dance troupe organized by Cao Zhiqiang are all girls, if you find a male teacher to organize it, Cao Zhiqiang will not rest assured.

Female teachers are much better, they are all of the same sex, and there is no big problem.

Sure enough, seeing that it was Cao Zhiqiang, the Shishan professor nodded with a straight face: "Okay, since that's the case, let's rest for three minutes first." ”

As soon as these words came out, the girls on the stage immediately cheered, as if it was a rare thing to be able to rest for three minutes.

Just when the girls began to chat with each other, Professor Shi Shan took the initiative to step down from the stage and came to Cao Zhiqiang and said, "Cao Sang, you came just in time, and I still hope you can join in person for the next song."

After all, this piece is yours, and the soul of this piece is the violinist.

Of course, I can replace myself, but if I go to be the main violinist, there will be no one to conduct.

Your violin level is not below me, so it is better for you to take it with you and let these little dolls see what passion is! ”

Cao Zhiqiang was stunned: "Which song is this song you are talking about?" ”

Professor Ishiyama frowned: "Which one else, of course, is the song "He's a Pirate". ”

As soon as he heard what the other party said, Cao Zhiqiang immediately understood.

This song is one of the twelve pieces he gave to Professor Ishiyama to arrange before, and its source is naturally the theme song in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" that Cao Zhiqiang watched in his previous life.

"He's a Pirate" is a majestic, dangerous and passionate piece, and it is indeed a rare good song.

The point is that this piece is especially suitable for a symphony, after all, it is a symphony.

However, although it is a symphony, the core of this piece is really the violinist.

Only the main violinist is particularly powerful, and this piece can be performed with grandeur and passion.

If the main violinist is not good, or there is no main violinist, then the feeling is a notch off.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang had heard it before, and everyone on the stage was playing "He's a Pirate".

It's just that the rhythm of their performance is relatively slow, and there is no electronic mix, plus it is a rehearsal, and it is interrupted in the middle of the rehearsal, so it is not obvious.

Now it seems that Professor Ishiyama was very dissatisfied with the performance of this orchestra.

Indeed, the level of these girls is only qualified, and they are not really talented musicians.

Even, none of them can be called a genius musician, all of them have mediocre qualifications, that is, they can listen to the conductor and do their part well, but if they want to go beyond it, it is too difficult for them.

At this time, there is a real need for a talented violinist with super skills to lead them in the middle.

Only then will the song be transformed.

Reiko Ishiyama, as an experienced all-rounder, naturally knows what the problem is.

But the problem is that she is only one person, and she lacks skills.

If she were to be the lead violinist, there would be no one to conduct.

Once no one is in command, this group of girls is useless at all.

That's why she wants Cao Zhiqiang to be the main violinist.

I'm afraid this is also the main reason why she called him in advance.

"Understood." Cao Zhiqiang, who knew the truth, nodded decisively, and then moved his wrist, "It just so happens that my hands have been itchy recently, so I'll come over and offer my ugliness." ”

Hearing this, Reiko Ishiyama smiled rarely: "You may make a move, I am completely relieved, well, you wait a little." ”

Speaking of this, Reiko Ishiyama stepped aside and took out a matte-colored violin from a black violin leather case, which looked like it was a little old.

After getting the violin and the matching bow, Reiko Ishiyama came to Cao Zhiqiang again and gave the piano away: "Use mine, although this piano is not particularly famous, but the quality is good, and I have used it for a long time, and the tone is not good." ”

Cao Zhiqiang took it with a smile, and casually pulled it a few times to try the sound.

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang put down the piano and bow, and said to Reiko Shishan: "Not bad, not bad, really good!"

I'm worried about the good guy I didn't have to take advantage of, but with this good piano, I'm more motivated. ”

Reiko Ishiyama nodded with a straight face: "You can do it as you think it is suitable."

Well, then you should hurry up and prepare, and as soon as the rest time comes, we will start immediately. ”

(End of chapter)