A plane landed slowly at Lausanne International Airport.
The New Year has just passed, and the atmosphere in the entire airport is still joyful, with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and Christmas trees hung with socks everywhere.
When Zheng Qian walked out of the passage, Lou Ze was already waiting with a pick-up sign, and next to him was conductor Song Huiming, who was in an agitated mood.
They had arrived in Lausanne more than a week in advance, rented a local rehearsal hall, and worked hard to practice every day. However, without Zheng Qian present, all the students had almost no confidence when rehearsing.
Song Huiming, as the band’s music conductor, feels this most deeply.
The conductor is the architect of the entire symphony and acts as the director during rehearsals.
To put it simply, it's like building a house.
Music is a mobile building that is put together layer by layer and requires three-dimensional imagination and thinking.
However, all students are easily distracted during rehearsals and cannot keep up with the rhythm. As a result, the entire scene is as if the music tape suddenly jammed while playing. Others may not be able to hear anything, but as a conductor, Song Huiming feels it clearly.
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A qualified conductor can easily use his ears to tell which instrument has the wrong tone in an orchestra of hundreds of people.
Many people don't understand the usefulness of conductor. When they see the conductor shaking his baton in an exaggerated manner, they can't help but laugh.
But in fact, this is unnecessary and very childish behavior.
The importance of conductor has been pivotal throughout the history of music.
Sometimes, the reason why the movements are exaggerated and the amplitude of shaking is too large is because the musicians behind can clearly see the movements of their hands.
Every conductor must be proficient in at least four or five musical instruments.
Therefore, the conductor is very important. If the conductor does not perform well, the overall rhythm and coordination of the entire band will be disrupted, and then the sound will be disharmonious.
Of course, the conductor is not omnipotent. He can easily tell which note of which instrument is wrong, and can tell the musicians how to play, but he cannot demonstrate it himself.
This is inevitable, after all, not every director is a qualified actor.
Song Huiming is also considered a leader among his peers in the same industry, and his ability is unquestionable, so he can accurately grasp the characteristics and abilities of each musician. After many rehearsals, he clearly discovered the problem.
The reason why the whole band did not perform well during rehearsal is not because the way of playing the music is wrong, nor is it because everyone does not have a tacit understanding, or is incompetent.
In fact, after so many rehearsals, even if it is performed in a different place or across the country, the entire symphony orchestra will not make any obvious mistakes in its performance.
But the spirit of the entire team was obviously flagging.
After a short period of thinking, Song Huiming understood the problem.
This is because the backbone is missing.
To put it simply, Zheng Qian is missing.
After the transition and polishing in the past year, the name Zheng Qian has an extraordinary influence among the students of the entire military art academy. Every time Zheng Qian faces a major challenge, he is almost invincible and invincible.
status.
This makes Zheng Qian become the god of victory in the hearts of many students.
Nowadays, when they come to a foreign country, many students even go abroad for the first time. If Zheng Qian is present, everyone must be full of confidence. Even when facing the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, they will act like a newborn.
The state of the tiger.
But during the rehearsal, when they learned that Zheng Qian was not present and the students had no one to rely on, they naturally felt unsafe and even panicked.
Under such circumstances, it is naturally impossible to achieve the same performance effect as in the college rehearsal hall.
Lou Ze also understood this after communicating with Song Huiming, because even the pianist Xu Mingming, who was taught by Zheng Qian step by step, became weak during the rehearsal in Lausanne, and did not inherit the invincible spirit of Zheng Qian's "Thunder God" at all. state.
After witnessing this level, Lou Ze urged Zheng Qian to arrive in Lausanne many times.
Fortunately, with one week left before the exchange meeting, Zheng Qian finally arrived belatedly.
Lou Ze and Song Huiming both breathed a long sigh of relief.
Song Huiming even helped push Zheng Qian's suitcase attentively, "Brother, you are finally here. All the flowers we have been waiting for have faded!"
"Busy at work." Zheng Qian said with a smile.
Song Huiming nodded repeatedly: "We can all understand. After all, senior brother, you are a busy man. We are very satisfied that you can spare time to come to Lausanne."
This is true. Students know very well how popular Zheng Qian is in China.
At this moment, Zheng Qian was able to arrive in Lausanne despite his busy schedule, which shows that he was serious about it.
In fact, the entire military art symphony orchestra is very ashamed. After all, Zheng Qian has no obligation to come in person. Zheng Qian has visited the academy's rehearsal hall many times to guide the students, and the rehearsals were already very good. , but who knew that after flying to Lausanne, without Zheng Qian, it would be like missing a backbone.
After picking up Zheng Qian in the car and instructing the driver to check in at the hotel, Lou Ze turned around and said in Chinese: "I have been paying attention to the actions of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra during this time, and I found that they are really self-disciplined. Except for rest and meal time, almost all other time is spent in the rehearsal hall, and the time to and from work every day is also very punctual, without any deviation..."
When he received this, Lou Ze felt a little ashamed. In comparison, although the students of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra were diligent enough, they still lacked the sense of order and prohibition.
It's like a miscellaneous army meets a regular army.
Zheng Qian shook his head and said: "We don't have to be discouraged. Each of the musicians of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra is a famous musician in the international music scene. Their average age is over thirty-five years old, and our students of military arts have just started their lives." , there are infinite possibilities in the future, but if you compare yourself with these long-famous musicians, the pressure will be too great."
Lou Ze nodded lightly: "I also understand this. Normally I would not say these words to the children, so as not to put more pressure on them."
Zheng Qian smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not. What matters is our own attitude. Don't think that just because it is an internationally renowned band, it means it is invincible. In this case, the pressure in your heart will naturally be great, and even if you Not to mention, your usual words and deeds will most likely affect the students in a subtle way."
When Lou Ze heard this, he laughed and scolded: "You guys, now you are teaching me a lesson."
Zheng Qian said quickly: "I don't dare. You are my teacher. You are the only one who teaches me. There is no other way around."
"I think your wings are stiff."
Lou Ze sneered deliberately.
Although he said this, Lou Ze was still very pleased. Zheng Qian could be said to be the most worry-free student in his teaching career. Except for the beginning, he could still pretend to be a teacher and teach some professional topics.
knowledge, but as time has passed, now, there is almost nothing to teach.
However, once you are a teacher, you will always be a father.
The teacher-student relationship between the two has been planted. Apart from family love, this teacher-student relationship is probably the most cherished emotion for everyone in this world.
After arriving at the hotel, Lou Ze helped Zheng Qian check in, and then booked a place at the largest Chinese restaurant in the area. Then he led more than 130 military arts students to the restaurant to welcome Zheng Qian.
The owner of the Chinese restaurant is named Hu, and he is also the president of the largest Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland.
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce gathers business people from the entire Chinese region, but in fact there is usually no sympathy for each other. At most, if something happens in Switzerland, they can join each other to keep warm. Sometimes they are still competitive with each other in terms of business and economy.
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Boss Hu was surprised to know that more than a hundred Chinese students had reserved the venue. It was rare for Chinese people to gather in such a big way abroad. However, I heard that the teachers and students of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra wanted to entertain someone.
Out of curiosity, I took the time to rush to the restaurant and wanted to have a relationship.
Unexpectedly, before arriving, I heard a call from the Chinese manager in the restaurant, shouting excitedly: "Boss roar, you know roar, Zheng Qian roar, it's Zheng Qian roar!"
"What Zheng Qian?"
"It's the domestic Zheng Qianhou, the big star Zheng Qianhou. The song "You Are Not Alone" that is often played in our hotel is the song sung by Zheng Qianhou!"
"Holy shit!"
Boss Hu had a big beard. After hearing the Chinese manager's explanation clearly, he almost broke the beard on his chin with one force.
Only now did he come back to his senses.
The students from the military art academy were hosting a banquet for Zheng Qian!
So, the rumors turned out to be true!
While Boss Hu was excited, his eyes were also rolling.
Half a month ago, news spread in Lausanne and even throughout Switzerland that Chinese superstar Zheng Qian had accepted the invitation of the international great musician Kazmer and was about to arrive in Lausanne to participate in a music exchange meeting.
At first, Boss Hu didn't quite believe it, because he called his friends in China to inquire, but there was no such news reported in China at all.
Boss Hu didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, half a month later, Zheng Qian actually came!
Are you going to duel Kazmer?
Boss Hu suddenly lost his composure.
He is also half a fan of Zheng Qian, and because he often plays Zheng Qian's songs in the hotel, he attracts many Chinese and even many Asians to the hotel to support him.
Now, I can see Zheng Qian in person. Where can I find such an opportunity?
When I think of this, my heart is agitated.
Boss Hu stepped on the accelerator and accelerated to his hotel, almost running a red light in the process.
Soon, Boss Hu arrived at the "Hu Ren Hotel".
At this time, due to the reservation, the entire Hu Ren Hotel was crowded, but once inside the hotel, you could see hundreds of young and immature teenagers standing up, holding cups filled with juice in their hands, expressions on their faces
He looked excitedly at the young man who was speaking in front of him.
"Our trip is not only to represent ourselves, but also to represent military skills, our families and our countrymen."
Zheng Qian said impassionedly: "Maybe we are still young, maybe we are not experienced enough, maybe there are still many people in the outside world who are watching our jokes, so we must go all out, no matter what the result is, at least when facing the praise and criticism from the outside world
, we can answer with a clear conscience!”
"I know you have a lot of pressure in your hearts, but who can live in this world without a little pressure? We must transform these pressures into motivation and bear the great will carried on us!"
"Because we are the future of our motherland!"
"I said not to have too much pressure, but don't think that the results of our profession are not important! Classmates, what we are shouldering now is the important task of building the motherland!"
"We must inherit the fighting spirit of the older generation, establish lofty ideals and ambitions, temper our will, sharpen our character, study hard and rehearse!"
“Don’t be blindly optimistic when you achieve results, don’t be discouraged and pessimistic when you encounter difficulties, always have lofty ideals in mind, and have firm beliefs to fight for them, use your true talents and practical knowledge to serve the motherland, and make the motherland more prosperous and more popular.
respect!"
"This is our mission!"
"As the saying goes, if young people are strong, the country will be strong!"
"thank you all!"
Zheng Qian's eloquent speech made the students who were originally in a low mood instantly become energized, their heads were filled with blood, and they wanted to go to the battlefield with their guns in hand.
Boss Hu, who was standing at the very back, looked at this scene and opened his mouth, too surprised to speak.
The blood in my heart was also stirred by this speech.
It even felt like I had witnessed a historic scene.
"Incredible, this young man is incredible!"
Boss Hu muttered to himself.
I originally thought that a Chinese superstar like Zheng Qian would stay away from politics and public opinion, and try not to involve himself in any current events to avoid causing controversy.
But now, Boss Hu has discovered that artists like Zheng Qian are simply a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry.
Not only is he a strong singer and songwriter, he also has the air of a spiritual leader!
Listening to this speech, Boss Hu, a rough guy who has been traveling around the world for thirty or forty years, was very excited, let alone these students who had never seen the world.
Listen! Listen to what others are saying!
If young people are strong, the country will be strong!
For those who don’t know, they think this is about overthrowing the old era and making a revolution!
Boss Hu looked at Zheng Qian with admiration again and again!
When all the students took their seats and began to exchange glasses and exchange cups, Boss Hu quietly waved to his Chinese manager and said softly: "Give them a free meal."
"Boss, the total cost of this meal is about six to seven thousand US dollars!"
"Six to seven thousand..."
Boss Hu felt the pain in his body, but in the end he waved his hand and said with a solemn expression: "Wandering alone, I miss my loved ones even more during the festive season! It has been almost ten years since I returned to my motherland. Now, I can be in a foreign land, and for
As the pillar of my country, it is appropriate for me to donate this small amount of effort."
The Chinese manager couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Your patriotism is really a role model for us Chinese around the world!"