President Kennedy smiled and listened to the words of the Chinese trade delegation narrated by the translator, but his eyes could not help but look at the entire dinner. Soon, he saw the person he wanted to see.
He was a clean man. Whether it was his hairstyle, clothing, or skin care, he looked like an object that could emit light. Although he sat quietly in the corner of the banquet, some of the political and business ladies around him looked at him from time to time.
Looking at him, all the women had sparkling eyes and radiant looks.
Even from the perspective of Western aesthetics, Liao Yuan's appearance is surprisingly exquisite. It seems a bit biased to describe a man as exquisite, but the moment people see him, they only have the word exquisite in their minds, even if they talk to him,
I was also careful, lest I break this delicate appearance.
At this moment, people would come to clink glasses next to Liao Yuan from time to time and talk about their opinions on music. In the international music scene, Liao Yuan is undoubtedly a famous musician and pianist. Especially after winning the Elizabeth Gold Medal, this strength becomes even more
It was surprising that many of the arty men and women at the dinner would not miss the opportunity to talk to Liao Yuan.
During the contact, many people were impressed by Liao Yuan's fluent English. Asians have many accent problems in English, but this was not a problem at all for Liao Yuan. If Liao Yuan's identity was not known in advance, many people would
People might think that this famous pianist is a Native American.
Some American business tycoons are also very interested in Liao Yuan. In Western upper class society, it is quite a respectable thing to invite an internationally renowned pianist to a party held by one of them.
Dennis, the manager of Citibank in Washington, has this idea. He even wants to cooperate with Liao Yuan in business. In the Asia-Pacific region, Liao Yuan's popularity is also obvious to all. Dennis thinks that maybe he can invite Liao Yuan to endorse Citibank's new products.
But as soon as his idea was put forward, Liao Yuan smiled and shook his head. He had already cooperated with a domestic bank. According to the rules of the contract, Liao Yuan could not continue to endorse other banking businesses, so he declined Dennis's kind invitation.
Dennis felt quite sorry, but still exchanged business cards with Liao Yuan.
There are not a few business people who have the same idea as Dennis. Liao Yuan's ability to attend a state banquet of this size has already reached their level. Anyone who has reached the top in any industry will impress people. People know that after today, Liao Yuan
Far popularity will reach a peak in the United States.
Sean Wilder, the last pianist who played in the White House, is now a popular member of the upper class in the United States on all continents. A performance can cost up to 100,000 US dollars. And pianists who are more famous and more powerful than Sean, perform
The fee can earn up to US$200,000 per game.
The income of professional pianists has always been eye-catching, but their income comes from many sources. In addition to the small income from recording copyrights and competition awards, the majority comes from performance fees and advertising endorsements.
Lang Lang, a famous pianist in his previous life, ranked second on the Forbes China celebrity list in 2007 with an annual income of 150 million yuan, second only to NBA athlete Yao Ming.
His appearance fee was already as high as more than 200,000 RMB in 2007. Ten years later, this figure has doubled again and again, reaching as high as 1.5 million RMB. Compared with some top-tier stars in the entertainment industry, it is not far behind.
, even for the talented pianist Li Yundi, the appearance fee has reached the level of 1.25 million yuan.
With such an income, one is fully qualified to enter the upper class in various countries around the world.
Unlike celebrities in the entertainment industry, pianists not only earn a lot of money, but also gain respect from the upper class. If a celebrity pianist can sit at every banquet, it will definitely be a huge benefit to the organizer. of glory.
Therefore, after learning about Liao Yuan's identity, even those in the political and business circles who were not familiar with Liao Yuan expressed more or less goodwill towards Liao Yuan.
From this banquet alone, Liao Yuan received more than 20 business cards, a thick stack of business cards, and the titles revealed by each one could shock the outside world.
At this time, the banquet was already halfway through.
President Kennedy finally couldn't help it and said to John, the White House chief manager next to him: "Did we invite Mr. Liao to perform here?"
"Yes, Mr. President." John smiled.
"Then make arrangements quickly. I can't wait, and I believe the same is true for Mr. Prime Minister," Kennedy said with a smile.
After hearing this, the No. 2 leader looked through the crowd and looked at Liao Yuan, who was surrounded by people communicating not far away. A bright light flashed in his eyes and he nodded slightly: "Let's get started."
When Guo Qian heard this, he immediately walked towards Liao Yuan.
White House Manager John also began to have people roll out the piano that had been prepared.
This move made the scene slightly quieter.
People looked sideways, and some people had already guessed it, so they couldn't help but look at Liao Yuan.
Guo Gan came to Liao Yuan's side, patted Liao Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Liao Yuan, let the Americans see your strength. If you perform well, I will give you a credit later."
Liao Yuan had already seen the piano in the middle of the banquet. It was a Steinway piano. It was extremely well maintained and looked shiny even from a distance.
At this time, John came to Liao Yuan like a gentleman and invited him politely: "Sir, everything is ready. Mr. President greets you. You have twenty minutes to play."
Liao Yuan nodded, stood up and walked towards the piano.
At this moment, the originally noisy banquet began to quiet down.
People looked at Liao Yuan who was walking around the venue and saw him sitting in front of the piano. So many people stopped eating and communicating, and looked at the legendary pianist with eager eyes.
Many people already knew Liao Yuan's name when they attended this banquet, but some people did not know Liao Yuan. Apart from information about the political and business circles, they did not pay much attention to the outside world, but they You know, a pianist who can play in the White House is an extraordinary thing no matter which country he is in.
People gave it absolute respect.
At this moment, the entire banquet was so quiet that one could hear needles dropping.
Soon, under people's attention, Liao Yuan began to play. When the sound of the piano sounded, people only felt an impassioned and majestic movement quickly surrounding their ears.
"This is the "Defend the Yellow River" piano concerto!"
When Guo Qian heard this prelude, he immediately introduced it to the leaders, "It is the most popular music in our country and has a strong national style."
When some gringos heard this, they suddenly understood. From the name of the music, they immediately realized the connotation of this performance. Thinking of some past events during World War II, Kennedy and others nodded secretly.
The music goes from small to large, from weak to strong, which is very similar to the spirit of the Chinese people during the Anti-Japanese War. At the end of the music, all the piano sounds seem to merge into an invincible force, demonstrating the overwhelming momentum of all enemies and showing the The great spirit of a heroic nation.
Chief No. 2 smiled and nodded.
This is the second time he has heard a live version of this piece of music. The last time was at Diaoyutai, and this time it was at the White House. The meaning is very different.
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