After Chen Wenhan and Zhou Mingqiao's team performance ended, there was applause at the scene.

Most of the audience who came to see the show were industry insiders.

After all, it is a contest for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, not an official performance, so it is semi-public.

Since most of the audience are industry insiders, they have a good level of music appreciation.

The piano in charge of Zhou Mingqiao, coupled with the violinist of Paganini's third prize, is naturally not low.

Moreover, the symphony orchestra he cooperated with is still a top symphony orchestra hired by the Chen family with a lot of money, and its hard power is indeed very strong.

After the show.

Chen Wenhan was very satisfied with the performance, got off the stage and shook hands with Zhou Mingqiao, and then the two sat together in the first row of seats in the audience, ready to watch the next performance.

Since the exhibition is to select the performance program for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, although it is competitive in nature, it is not a competition in nature.

The Director's Office of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games has arranged consultants from various fields to score the works to be exhibited and used to select outstanding works, but the results of the scoring are not announced.

Only the names of those who will enter the next round of performances will be announced.

The Chen family has a wide range of connections, so as soon as Chen Wenhan and Zhou Mingqiao's symphony orchestra finished, some people from the Chen family privately asked for feedback from the director team of the opening ceremony.

After two more performances, Chen Lipeng's secretary came to the audience from the backstage and whispered in Chen Wenhan's ear: "The chairman has already asked someone, the director team is very satisfied with today's performance, and it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

Chen Wenhan's eyes sank and said: "The meaning of the problem is not big, that is, it is not 100% sure, is this what it means?" ”

The secretary of the chairman explained: "Today's show is not all over, and the final results have not yet come out. After the show, the director team of the opening ceremony will have a meeting with the advisory team, and the results will not be known until tomorrow at the earliest.

However, Mr. Chen can rest assured that the chairman of the board of directors and many of the advisors in the advisory group are familiar with each other, and since the problem is not big, it is indeed not a big problem.

"Besides, this time I invited a first-class symphony orchestra in China, and there were basically no competing products."

For a performance like this, you don't have to be selected for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, but you often need to stand out from the competition.

In other words, the symphony orchestra of Chen Wenhan and Zhou Mingqiao does not need to be better than all programs, it only needs to be better than other works of the same type.

Chen Wenhan thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you have anything else to say from the director team?" ”

In this kind of performance for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in fact, it is not enough to have excellent works, but also to find the direction of the director's selection of works.

After all, this is the Olympic Games being held in China, and in a sense, the opening ceremony of next year's Olympic Games will be a window for the country to show its culture and national strength to the world.

Therefore, in the form of the opening ceremony performance, the state must have requirements for content and form.

The secretary nodded and replied: "I did ask, the inside information revealed by the director team, I hope to select works that can promote national culture."

"So, what the chairman means is that if you can integrate more national culture into the performance, it will be easier to stand out."

When Chen Wenhan heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, and said: "How to integrate the symphony into the national culture, the director team is really funny." ”

The secretary couldn't answer this, so he could only keep smiling.

Chen Wenhan heard that there would be no results today, and since the family had asked someone and said that the problem was not big, it was basically in.

Now that they're all in, he has no interest in staying here and watching any performances.

After all, this is only the second round of performances, and the level is still a little uneven.

He stood up and pulled the collar of his suit, and said to Zhou Mingqiao: "Mr. Zhou, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." ”

Zhou Mingqiao made a gesture of inviting himself, did not speak, but prepared to watch the performance below quietly.

Chen Wenhan was about to step out.

That's when it happened.

The host of the performance on the stage read out the name of the next performance program: "Please show the 12th show today, Fang Xing, Lu Xianger, the First Symphony Orchestra of Donghai Conservatory of Music, violin concerto "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". ”

When Chen Wenhan heard the names of Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er, his footsteps suddenly froze.

He never imagined that he would hear the names of these two people here.

Moreover, these two people even have to perform on stage.

His originally very happy mood suddenly sank.

A month ago, he kicked Lu Xianger out of the school's symphony orchestra and then participated in the first round of performances.

However, that exhibition went straight to a round of tours.

That's not important, though.

After losing the first performance, he decided that the school's symphony orchestra was too rubbish, so he didn't make it to the second round.

He decisively changed the symphony orchestra he worked with, and sure enough, he successfully entered the second round of performances.

It's just that he didn't expect that Lu Xiang'er and Fang Xing would also get into the second round.

Due to his participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this time, he did not take the other competitors in the second round into account at all, and did not even glance at the list of performers before the show.

At this time, when he heard the names of Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er, he would be so surprised.

Seeing that Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er were about to take the stage, at this time, Chen Wenhan didn't plan to leave, and sat back in his seat, ready to take a look at how Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er were embarrassed.

Zhou Mingqiao saw that Chen Wenhan was sitting back again, and asked suspiciously, "Isn't there something wrong with Mr. Chen?" ”

Chen Wenhan casually pointed to the stage: "Look at their performance." ”

Regarding Chen Wenhan and Lu Xiang'er, as well as Fang Xing's matter, Zhou Mingqiao also heard a little.

After all, they are all people in the music industry, and the reputation of the Paganini International Violin Competition in the music industry is very high.

Although Zhou Mingqiao is in the field of piano, he also knows a little about the awards in the violin.

After all, the piano often needs to work with violin and other instruments, and it is better to know the new violinist before choosing a partner.

Therefore, when he saw Chen Wenhan sit down again, he knew that he was going to watch Lu Xianger's performance.

Zhou Mingqiao said: "I often saw Lu Xiang'er and Fang Xing cooperate before, but I didn't expect to meet this time. ”

It was not the first time he had been a competitor to Fang Xing.

Last year, on the "Singing" program, he was already a rival.

Of course, he just went to help Li Siqi play the piano, so he was not a head-on opponent.

Chen Wenhan didn't want to talk about this topic, so he sat there without saying a word.

Zhou Mingqiao also felt the low pressure around Chen Wenhan, so he didn't speak anymore and watched the performance quietly as well.

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Stage.

The host of the exhibition began to introduce the works to be performed next: "The next work to be performed is the violin concerto "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai".

"This violin concerto is based on the folklore 'Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai', and at the same time absorbs the tune of Yue Opera as the material, which promotes the national culture very well.

"Now I have invited the performance team, Fang Xing, Lu Xianger and the First Symphony Orchestra of Donghai Conservatory of Music to come to the stage."

on Earth.

"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" was composed by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, and is based on folklore.

The work premiered at the Shanghai Lyceum Theatre on May 27, 1959 as a tribute to the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

……

The Office of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games does have a requirement for the performance of the opening ceremony to promote national culture.

Since the Chen family can find out the direction of the director's selection of works, Fang Xing is already very familiar with the opening ceremony program team, so he can naturally find out.

Therefore, this performance directly went directly to the classic violin concerto "Liang Zhu".

After the host of the show introduces the works of the exhibition.

Fang Xing, Lu Xianger and the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra took the stage together and began to adjust the instruments.

Most of the instruments are brought by the musicians, but the piano is not.

Therefore, after Fang Xing came to the stage, he sat down in front of the piano and first came to a set of arpeggios to check the scale of the piano.

Because this exhibition is very important.

The leaders of Dongyin attached great importance to it, and the principal personally spoke and asked the symphony orchestra to win this performance.

Therefore, many of the orchestra principals of this exhibition are professors of Dongyin.

In normal times, when the Dongyin No. 1 Symphony Orchestra goes out to perform, it is basically a group of undergraduates and graduate students, and professors rarely participate, at most one or two professors lead the team.

This time, most of the instruments are in charge of professors, so it can be said that the lineup is strong.

After a few minutes of adjustments, everyone was ready to go.

Professor Li Xiuqin, the director and conductor of the symphony orchestra, signaled to the judges, and after receiving confirmation, officially raised the baton.

Professor Li Xiuqin glanced around, confirmed that everyone was in the state, and pressed down with the baton in his hand.

The performance officially began.

The melodious flute is the first to make a sound, and the fresh and pleasant melody wafts out of the flute, which is so beautiful that people are intoxicated.

And this musician who plays the flute is the professional doctoral supervisor of Dongyin flute, Ni Yuesheng.

When it comes to a flute master of Ni Yuesheng's level, it is not at all something that a top symphony orchestra can invite.

In order to push Chen Wenhan onto the stage of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the Chen family did spend money and invited the top domestic symphony orchestra.

The overall level of this symphony orchestra is indeed high.

However, in fact, a true instrumental master will not serve in a symphony orchestra for a long time.

When the symphony orchestra performs, there is a name called "Guest".

For example, Zhou Mingqiao, he does not belong to any symphony orchestra.

Because most symphony orchestras can't keep him, he works with symphony orchestras, which is called "guest".

It could be a collaboration, or it could be a tour.

However, Zhou Mingqiao is already a good pianist.

And Ni Yuesheng is Dongyin's doctoral supervisor, and there are usually few guests.

A flute master like Ni Yuesheng is usually only seen at important galas.

Now, for the opportunity to perform at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the principal personally said that he must win the performance.

So, from flute to oboe, all are professor-level masters.

Chen Wenhan sat below, looking at the circle of professors in their fifties on the stage, his face was a little ugly.

When he and the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra went to participate in the exhibition, all the people who went were undergraduates and graduate students.

Now that Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er are leading the team, more than 20 professors have come, and this lineup makes him very angry.

There was only one question in his mind: Why?

Didn't wait long.

The symphony orchestra told him the answer with music.

As the melodious melody of the flute drifts, other instruments are constantly joined.

Violin, piano, viola, cello, each instrument adds to the tune to the next level.

In the end, the ensemble produces a weeping effect, as if people's ears are drifting along with the tune, as if they can hear the story told in the tune.

The more Chen Wenhan listened, the more unhappy he became.

Especially seeing Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er, the two of them are so young, but they have a group of Dongyin professors and even doctoral supervisors to accompany them.

He couldn't understand, how could Lu Xiang'er be able to become the main instrument of such a lineup?

Actually, Lu Xianger also thinks so.

During the rehearsal, the more professors joined the rehearsal, the more weak she became, and even proposed the idea of giving up the position of the main instrument.

However, Li Xiuqin reassured her heart and thought that she could only serve as the main instrument.

Because this violin concerto is based on "Liang Zhu", it is about love.

Lu Xianger's violin and Fang Xing's piano have different reactions when playing together, which is something that many music masters have been pursuing all their lives.

Although the feeling of Lu Xianger and Fang Xing's ensemble is still a little green, it is precisely this youthfulness that is completely in line with the artistic conception that "Liang Zhu" wants to express.

Not only Professor Li Xiuqin thinks so, but other Dongyin professors also think that her ensemble with Fang Xing is the highlight of this piece.

Therefore, these professors, who have a high status in the music industry, are willing to match the two.

Of course, Fang Xing took this violin concerto, and the prerequisite was to let Lu Xiang'er serve as the main instrument.

If it weren't for Lu Xiang'er playing the main instrument and taking this piece out, the other party would wake up and say, it wouldn't make much sense.

If it's just to compete for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, there are too many works to choose from.

Lu Xiang'er was a little weak at the beginning, but with the rehearsal, she liked this violin concerto more and more, and finally mustered up the courage to take on the responsibility of the main instrument.

What's more, it is only the second round of performances, and there is still more than half a year before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games next year, and there is still a long time to practice.

……

When the audience heard the tune of "Liang Zhu", they all felt a refreshing feeling, and felt the beauty and lingering of this song.

Zhou Mingqiao in the audience, originally had the same idea as Chen Wenhan, with the symphony orchestra they grouped, there was no problem in passing the second round of performances.

However, when he heard this song "Liang Zhu", he began to feel a little bad.

Because this piece is so good, even he felt for a moment that it would be nice if he could work with the symphony orchestra on stage.

What's even more terrifying is that this "Liang Zhu" is also very much in line with the country's guidance on the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and promotes national culture.

Even if it is two symphony performances of the same level, the director team must choose "Liang Zhu".

Not only did Zhou Mingqiao feel that something was wrong, but as the tune of "Liang Zhu" echoed in the concert hall, Chen Wenhan's face became more and more ugly.

Because the lineup of the symphony orchestra on the stage is too strong, more than 20 Dongyin professors, and even doctoral supervisors, are more than one grade stronger than the symphony orchestra that his family spent money on.

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