Zheng Wang

The performance of the Central Music Orchestra in Vienna is regarded as a cultural exchange. It is jointly organized with a famous local music academy and has attracted the attention of both China and Austria.

The school leaders did not dare to be negligent, and took advantage of the last time to organize the orchestra to practice together.

The joint practice arrangement was much tighter than expected, and Guan Zan's study plan was completely disrupted. He could only spare time to go to the self-study room to memorize vocabulary every night, and there were very few opportunities to communicate with roommates.He is very concerned about the relationship between his classmates and does not want to have alienation or estrangement, but this is how it is when interacting with people. Without contact, it is easy to create gaps.

But fortunately, there are gains and losses in everything. Guan Zan and Gu Fan accidentally hit it off, they have similar personalities, and they have a lot in common.Gu Wen treated him like a junior, and often asked Shang Guan Zan to practice together, helping him to become familiar with the rhythm characteristics of other instruments, quickly adapt to the ensemble atmosphere, and integrate into the orchestra.

Guan Zan vaguely guessed that a large part of the reason Gu Wen took care of him was from Huo Shaoqiu, but he was still very grateful.

Facts have proved that Guan Zan's idea is correct, but Vice President Huo did not give direct instructions to Gu Yan, he figured it out by himself.Because of the teacher-student relationship between them, their seniority was somewhat confused. Gu Fan knew that Guan Zan was actually the teacher’s junior, so he treated him kindly and politely, thinking that Guan Zan might be very close to Huo Shaoqiu. , then it is reasonable for him to be more emotional and reasonable to Guan Zan, and he should be.

During this period, Huo Shaoqiu also asked the two of them to have dinner a few times, and there were no other people, which can be regarded as indirectly confirming Gu Wen's conjecture.

After the practice was on track, time passed quickly. After the New Year's Day holiday, the exact date of going to Vienna was also released.

It's rare to have much snow this winter.

It started to stop and stop in January, and the ground was covered with snow and covered with fresh snow. The temperature was more than a star and a half colder than usual. Even Guan Zan couldn't stand it anymore and had to change into thick winter clothes.Ke Su basically won't go out this season, but the old man misses his little apprentice, and his son is far away overseas. He is afraid that Ke Jinxi will not have time to take care of Guan Zan when he is too busy, so he sends people from all over the world to the school to deliver things to Guan Zan, even Luo Xingnan came over twice.

Guan Zan was really sorry and called Xishan several times, saying that there was nothing missing in the school.He was ashamed to say that Ke Su was troubling others, so he could only tactfully persuade the teacher to rest at ease, not to think about him all the time, he could take care of himself.

In mid-January, when the central music was on holiday, Guan Zan took a rare half-day leave from the orchestra and personally sent Tang Yizhen to the airport.

The two hadn't been together seriously for more than a month. Tang Yizhen was very happy and had a lively chat with Guan Zan. Before entering the security checkpoint, he deliberately put down his suitcase and hugged Guan Zan, patted him on the back and said, "Come on, show, I I'll watch it live at home."

People are easily moved when they are teenagers, Guan Zan was a little thankful, thinking, so they are not unfamiliar, this is really great!

After seeing off Tang Yizhen, Guan Zan took the subway back to school alone, and dialed Ke Jinrui's phone while walking in from the school gate.It's close to noon in China, so it should be late at night on his side. Ke Jinrui sleeps late, so calling him won't affect his rest.Guan Zan deliberately chose a small path, walked slowly into the garden with few people, and wanted to talk to his family Mr. Ke for a while.

After a while, the other party connected.

Ke Jinrui's laughing voice came over, and he asked, "Why didn't you wait for me to call you today?"

The receiver was very quiet, Guan Zan was a little surprised, wondering if he had already fallen asleep?Said: "I just sent away the last roommate. I will be the only one in the dormitory from today on. If I miss you, I will call." He paused, and after a long while, he tentatively asked, "Did I disturb your rest?"

"No." Ke Jinrui guessed what the little guy was thinking, and explained reassuringly, "The company is listed, and there is a reception tonight. I will come out to answer your call, so the surroundings are very quiet."

Guan Zan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

He got the news on Weibo that Jiarui Technology was listed in New York, the domestic media gave a considerable amount of coverage, and major Internet companies also expressed their congratulations.This is also the reason why Guan Zan took the initiative to contact Ke Jinrui. Now that the company has been successfully listed, can he come back?

Guan Zan thinks that feelings are very subtle. At first, he is uneasy, then calm, and then misses will pop up from time to time, at night and when he is alone.

"I miss you so much." Guan Zan breathed lightly, watching the white mist blow away in the snow absently, "How long will it take before we meet again?"

Ke Jinrui smiled when he heard the words, with a gentle and low voice: "We have to wait. We decided to open a branch here in New York. The technology will be configured later, but the business department needs to be done first, so it will take time to prepare."

Guan Zan was a little disappointed when he heard this, and said, "I'm going to fly to Vienna in a few days. I thought I'd see you before I left, but it seems I'll have to wait until I get back."

"Is the band going well?" Ke Jinrui asked.

"It's not bad." Guan Zan said lightly, "The students of the senior brother take good care of me. The school let us accompany as substitutes, mainly to see the world, and have no chance to go on stage."

Ke Jinrui said: "There will be more opportunities like this in the future. The export of folk music is a good form of cultural exchange, which is incomparable to Western music."

Guan Zan knew that this was to comfort him, but his mood was much brighter. He couldn't help laughing, and said jokingly, "Last time you said that foreigners were just listening to the fun."

"Then you will only feel lively when you listen to folk music." Ke Jinrui answered the conversation with kindness, "No matter what era it is in, this is the advantage of music species."

Guan Zan liked to listen to his voice and his speech. After returning to the dormitory, he lay on the bed and continued to chat with Ke Jinrui. It was not until something happened at the reception that the assistant came to tell him to go back, and the two had to stop talking.Training started at [-] o'clock in the afternoon. Guan Zan woke up too early in the morning and felt sleepy at the moment, so he decided to save his lunch time to catch up on a full sleep.

Before leaving the country, he made a special trip to a nursing home. This time Yuan Xin was in good spirits. When Guan Zan arrived, he saw her being supported by a nurse in the corridor to breathe.Yuan Xin was thinner than in Xia Tian, ​​with only a handful of bones left. Even wrapped in a thick down jacket, she looked pale and flimsy. Guan Zan replaced the nurse and went for a walk with his mother himself, and chatted about school affairs by the way.

Yuan Xin's brain has degenerated, her thinking ability is not as good as before, and she can't remember too many things.When Guan Zan chatted with her, he only talked about the simple and easy-to-understand parts, without the names of people and places, so Yuan Xin only knew that her son was admitted to university, and he was still learning guzheng, and that he followed his father's career.

The nurses will send text messages to Guan Zan on time to report the patient's condition. Yuan Xin's condition has been stable recently. When she is in a good mood, she will go to the balcony to water the flowers, but the water quantity is not well controlled, and several pots have been watered to death.It was the first time for Guan Zan to travel far in his life, and Yuan Xin was the one who was most worried. He could breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the good news, and now that he held her in his arms, his heart was completely at ease.

The day the Chinese orchestra set off was a rare sunny day, the roads were heavily snowed and the temperature was extremely low.The school chartered an Air China plane for the Chinese Orchestra, and it took more than 20 hours including connecting flights. When Guan Zan got off the plane, he felt that his bones were about to fall apart, so he fell asleep when he returned to the hotel.

There was a seven-hour time difference between the two places, and even after the adjustment and recovery, the orchestra held its first on-site rehearsal in the Golden Hall on the third day after landing.Repeat three times according to the normal repertoire flow, and the official members and substitutes will take turns to adapt to the venue and the sense of performance.

The Yangyin Folk Orchestra has very strict requirements on field effects. If expectations are not met, even regular members may be replaced and someone in better condition will be allowed to join.

This cultural exchange is highly valued by the country. The Ministry of Culture issued an official instruction. Yangyin fully cooperated. Huo Shaoqiu personally led the delegation to the Olympics, and Ke Jinxi supervised it on the spot. In addition, at least one person was arranged for each instrument Professor accompanied.

The on-site rehearsal lasted for a week. At the end of each day, the professors would hold a meeting to discuss the status of each student, and then adjust the order of playing the next day, striving to match the most perfect lineup.Generally speaking, the old troupe members have rich experience and sufficient ability to adapt on the spot, and there are few unexpected situations where they are not in the state. What's more, the senior students are about to leave the troupe. No one will give up the last opportunity to perform in the Golden Hall during their student days.

However, even if one's own level is stable, accidents are always inevitable.

Due to climate change at home and abroad, several members of the group did not adapt to the local weather in Vienna.

Guan Zan received the task the evening before the official performance. Ke Jinxi knocked on the door of the hotel room and came to inform him personally that he must have a good rest at night so that he could replace Gu Wen and perform with the group as the chief zither tomorrow.

Guan Zan was overwhelmed by flattery, and his heart was overflowing with excitement, but he also felt that this opportunity was given up by someone else's physical discomfort, so he shouldn't be too obvious.Ke Jinxi didn't mind, he rarely looked at Guan Zan with a smile: "Call the teacher before going to bed, he will be happy to hear it."

"No..." Guan Zan was taken aback for a moment, then remained silent for a few seconds, then changed his words, "I thought it was the teacher's meaning."

Ke Jinxi smiled indistinctly, and said, "How can the old man make important decisions? If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?" After she finished speaking, she patted Guan Zan on the shoulder and shook it lightly, "It's a meeting discussion As a result, the two deputy seats have performed with the troupe for two years and have adapted to their own positions. Any temporary replacement of any one means that there have been two changes in the guzheng part. It is better to directly elect a new chief zither, and the impact will be smaller.”

Guan Zan understood this truth, but his heartbeat was still fast, and he couldn't tell whether it was excitement or panic, and he just nodded after Ke Jinxi finished speaking.

"Don't be nervous, adjust your state well." Ke Jinxi said, "It's fine to treat it according to the state you have rehearsed a few times. Everyone can see it for all and judge in your heart. This time it is not a back door, you fought for it yourself." She slightly Curved the corner of his mouth, he was silent for a while before he spoke again: "I will check the registration record of the piano room on time, you are the person who has stayed in the piano room for the longest time."

"Yangyin has never been short of talented geniuses, but instead lacks ordinary people whose hard work outweighs their talents. Besides, you are not ordinary, so your hard work can make you stand out among the geniuses. These are what you deserve .”

After speaking, Ke Jinxi turned and left.

Guan Zan stood at the door, and he couldn't explain why. He suddenly felt that he liked Ke Jinxi's affirmation more than his chief status.

That's Professor Ke!Never gave high marks, never gave a smiley face, everyone was afraid of her, but she recognized his efforts... It couldn't be better!

When Guan Zan returned to the room, the first call was not to Ke Su, but to Ke Jinrui's cell phone.

At the same time, in several adjacent rooms, Gu Wen was lying on the bed, looking up at Huo Shaoqiu with a sickly face.Huo Shaoqiu also just came in not long ago, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows smoking a cigarette without saying a word.

"Teacher, I'm sorry." Gu Wen propped himself up and sat up, and couldn't help but speak first.

"There's nothing you can do if you catch a cold." Huo Shaoqiu's voice was calm, and no anger could be heard. It seemed that the two of them were talking about a trivial matter. "It's not like you haven't performed here before. It won't hurt if you miss it once."

Gu Yan felt relieved and said, "Fortunately, Guan Zan was selected as the new chief. The teacher should be very happy too, right?"

"Of course the teacher is happy." Huo Shaoqiu blew out the smoke, "Old Master Ke will be happier when he hears about it. You can rest. I'll tell him when I go back, so that he can be happy too."