Before the banquet ended, Song Huiming came over to pay the bill.
Although he is a student, his family is well off and he has never been short of money since he was a child.
However, a meal of six to seven thousand US dollars is a bit too much.
But he still happily asked.
Although the money for the meal did make him feel physically aching, Song Huiming himself felt proud of being able to entertain Brother Qian.
Men, don’t just want face.
In fact, those who study music generally have good family conditions.
Many people wanted to rush to pay the bill, but Song Huiming took the initiative to come to pay in advance while going to the bathroom, which was considered very thoughtful.
However, when he took out his wallet and prepared to pay, the cashier at the front desk told him with a smile: "Sir, the bill has been settled."
"What? Have you married?"
Song Huiming looked stunned, and then said suspiciously: "But I didn't see anyone coming to pay the bill!"
The cashier explained: "The boss of our Hu Ren Restaurant said it himself, it's really settled."
At this time, the Chinese manager of the hotel who was watching this scene also came over with a smile and said: "Mr. Zheng is the light of our Chinese people. Our boss said that he invited us to have this meal."
When Song Huiming heard this, he returned to his seat in a daze.
Lou Ze had actually noticed what Song Huiming had just done. Seeing that Song Huiming was a little distracted, he thought the bill was too large, so he smiled and said, "How much is it? I'll give it to you later."
"No, it's not."
Song Huiming came to his senses and said quickly: "This meal is free of charge. They said that the owner of the restaurant invited me. Oh, the owner of this restaurant is a fan of Brother Qian."
Lou Ze was a little surprised, but didn't say anything.
Prepare to settle the bill in person when you leave. Don't take advantage of others in vain.
But not long after, Boss Hu brought the Chinese manager with a smile and a bottle of Maotai. He walked up to Zheng Qian and said happily: "Mr. Zheng, you are very welcome to our store. My name is Hu Youzhi and I am the owner of this restaurant."
The boss has always been a fan of Mr. Zheng..."
In fact, Zheng Qian and others have long thought that this hotel is very interesting.
Because during the dinner party, the hotel had been playing the English versions of Zheng Qian's songs released abroad. Occasionally, one or two Chinese songs would also be played, such as "Faith", "Fireworks Easily Cold", etc., which made the students excited.
The discussion began in whispers.
At this time, Lou Ze also explained to Zheng Qian the news that the owner of Hu Ren Restaurant was exempt from the bill.
When Zheng Qian heard this, he immediately said: "It's not necessary to waive the bill. It's not easy for us Chinese to work hard outside. Boss Hu, I'll pay for this meal."
Boss Hu quickly said: "There is an old saying in China, it is a joy to have friends come from far away..."
Zheng Qian tried to dissuade him: "It's enough for Boss Hu to have this kind of intention. When Boss Hu returns to China, I can serve as a host, but I still have to pay for this order."
Boss Hu was disrespectful and had no choice but to agree.
After the banquet was officially over and the bill was paid, Boss Hu watched the motorcade drive away. He turned around and said with emotion: "Zheng Qian looks so handsome, and his conversational skills are also extraordinary..."
The Chinese manager felt the same way and said: "Not just Zheng Qian, many of the students who come here to eat are very impressive, have great conversation skills, and speak English very well. I was wondering just now. Nowadays, young people in China are all
Is it so powerful?"
Boss Hu said: "I haven't returned to China in nearly ten years. I have long heard that there have been earth-shaking changes in the country. I didn't believe it at first, but now, I feel that I must go back to China, especially when I think of Zheng Qian's presence at the dinner table just now
What he said in the article is that if young people are strong, the country will be strong, which is really impressive."
"This is a group of very patriotic young people who are very bad-tempered towards me,"
The Chinese manager said: "I often see in newspapers that domestic public figures and artists make various remarks against domestic education and system on various occasions. In this way, some people say that domestic speech is not free..."
Boss Hu sneered: "If you listen to their brainwashing, you will become mentally retarded and lose freedom of speech? Why don't you say that the safety of life and property is not guaranteed in European and American countries? I have been robbed more than a dozen times in Europe for so many years.
When someone puts a gun to his head and is racially profiled...if they saw it, I don't know what they would think."
The Chinese manager laughed loudly. Thinking of the managers in China over the years, he felt as emotional as Boss Hu.
I really don’t go abroad and I don’t know what patriotism is.
Apart from anything else, at least when you encounter difficulties abroad and seek help from the embassy, the way they actively solve the problem makes the Chinese working hard abroad feel the warmth of the harbor.
…
The next day, Zheng Qian came to a rehearsal hall rented by Lou Ze locally.
It is said to be a rehearsal hall, but it seems to be just an abandoned factory. The walls of the factory are covered with graffiti of various colors. Under the factory building, many pieces of music are placed together.
All these instruments are flown in from China, just to give students the most intimate and comfortable feel when playing.
But seeing this scene, Zheng Qian frowned.
Lou Ze seemed to understand Zheng Qian's thoughts, and whispered: "I heard in many concert halls in Lausanne that we are Chinese, and they didn't give us a chance to cooperate at all."
"Yes, Brother Qian, it's not that we don't want to find a concert hall to rehearse, but that these concert halls are not willing to rent to us." Song Huiming also said.
Zheng Qian said thoughtfully: "Did Kazmer do this on purpose?"
"That's not true." Lou Ze shook his head: "Kazmer is a famous musician and is famous in the international music scene. He should not only do this. I have asked about it, and it seems that it is because the exchange meeting is very popular in Europe.
There was a turmoil in the music scene, so the local concert hall spontaneously launched a boycott and refused to let us practice here..."
"How shameless!"
Song Huiming heard this for the first time and couldn't help but angrily said: "These barbarians have no manners at all!"
Zheng Qian waved his hand: "In that case, let's rehearse like this first, and I'll think of a way. There are still four or five days before the exchange meeting. Everyone, hurry up and practice. If you don't understand anything, or if you encounter similar difficulties again,
You all have to tell me, do you understand?"
Song Huiming nodded repeatedly.
Lou Ze was curious about what kind of solution Zheng Qian would come up with. This was not the country. Faced with such a situation, Lou Ze actually had a headache. Lausanne was not a place where Chinese people gathered in large numbers. It was difficult for Lou Ze to find connections.
Do I need to contact the embassy to apply for help?
Zheng Qian actually had no other solution, but he had to agree first.
If military art students keep rehearsing here, it will be difficult to achieve a real running-in effect.
It’s no wonder that the students have been unable to perform as well as they did in rehearsals in China. Under such an environment, it is impossible to beat the famous Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra.
After Zheng Qian watched the students' rehearsal, he frowned and left.
He was going to contact the leaders of the Olympic Bid Committee.
During this time, the leaders of the Olympic Bid Committee also arrived in Lausanne and began to broadcast promotional videos on the image of Beijing and the Beijing Olympics throughout the Olympic capital. The purpose of such efforts in publicity is naturally to attract media and media from various countries.
People go to the capital for sightseeing to expand the anticipation and influence of the Beijing Olympics.
In addition to the leaders of the Olympic Bid Committee, Chairman Jing Weimin and Vice Chairman Yu Chengfei, there are also three image ambassadors who came to Lausanne: the famous international movie star Cheng Long, the queen of table tennis Fang Yaping and the active basketball player Liu Dazhi.
Zheng Qian was also going to join these people to promote the Beijing Olympics in Lausanne.
After the two parties met and chatted for a while, Zheng Qian explained the difficulties currently faced by the Military Art Symphony Orchestra.
After hearing this, Yu Chengfei, vice chairman of the Olympic Bid Committee, looked very ugly, but in fact he had no better way and could only look at Jing Weimin for a while.
Jing Weimin frowned and was thinking.
Although they are very capable at home, abroad, facing such a large-scale industry containment, they actually have no good solution. The only solution is probably to contact the embassy and put pressure on the Lausanne government.
At this time, the internationally renowned movie star Cheng Long also took the initiative to stand up: "This matter should be solved easily. I'll make a call."
After everyone heard this, they could only wait where they were.
Cheng Long spent half an hour on the phone this time. After returning, he asked Zheng Qian: "There is no way to arrange the concert hall. People from the Swiss Music Association and even the entire European music industry are now against the same enemy. It's very unsatisfactory."
It's easy to talk, but I have a friend at the opera house in Lausanne who is willing to provide an opera house for you to rehearse."
When Zheng Qian heard this, he was overjoyed: "That's great. Brother Cheng Long, please excuse me."
"No trouble." Cheng Long smiled, turned around and continued to contact him.
He came back very quickly this time and saw Cheng Long with a smile on his face: "We have already contacted you and you can go to rehearsal at any time. I will ask Ajian to take you there directly later."
A Jian is an assistant accompanying Cheng Long. He is about thirty years old. He is from Hong Kong and does not speak Mandarin fluently. Fortunately, Zheng Qian understands Cantonese, so communication is relatively easy.
Zheng Qian once again expressed his gratitude to Cheng Long, and said goodbye to Jing Weimin and others for the time being. Together with A Jian, he called a few pickup trucks and returned to the abandoned factory, carrying all his luck to the car, thinking about the destination——
Depart from Lausanne Opera House.
When the students heard that they could go to the opera house to rehearse, they all cheered.
"You solved the problem as soon as you came here, which makes me, a tutor, very embarrassed." Lou Ze touched his nose and said with a wry smile.
Zheng Qian quickly explained the whole story.
After listening, Lou Ze nodded: "Thank you very much to Cheng Long. No wonder, Cheng Long has been in Hollywood for many years and is very famous in the international film industry. It is normal to have some connections in Europe. However, that person
My friends at the Opera House took a big risk by agreeing to this."
Zheng Qian nodded.
Although the Opera House is not a concert hall, it is actually in the same industry. When Zheng Qian and others are all enemies, the Lausanne Opera House can lend a helping hand. In the final analysis, it is the relationship between Cheng Long and Brother Cheng Long.
When we arrived at the Lausanne Opera House, there was already a line of men and women standing in the square in front of the door.
When Zheng Qian and others stepped out of the carriage, a row of men and women, about seven or eight people, came over and asked, "Mr. Zheng?"
Zheng Qian quickly said: "I am."
These people looked at Zheng Qian's appearance carefully, and then said politely: "We are the directors of the Lausanne Opera House. Your orchestra can use it here for a week. We will have rehearsals at the Lausanne Opera House in a week."
and performances…”
"Not a week, just four days." Zheng Qian said with a smile.
These people looked at each other, and one of them nodded and said, "That would be great."
After saying that, he took the initiative to extend his hand and invited Zheng Qian and others to enter the opera house.
The entire opera house can accommodate about 1,500 people. At this time, the lights were dim and it looked a bit depressing.
After Zheng Qian and others came in, they talked a little bit and nodded slightly.
Although the stage in front of us is a little narrow, it is more than enough for the Military Art Symphony Orchestra to rehearse.
The most important thing is that the sound insulation effect here is very good, no less than that of an ordinary concert hall. This can restore the music played by the symphony orchestra to the greatest extent and give the audience an authentic enjoyment.
Soon, everyone moved the instruments to the stage.
Wait until everything is ready.
The first rehearsal at the Lausanne Opera House began.
The staff of the Opera House also came out from all directions and looked around curiously. They had not heard about the so-called exchange meeting, but they were just curious about the Asian faces of Zheng Qian and others.
To be honest, there are still very few Asians visiting Lausanne, and they are faces that are rarely seen in the bustling streets.
The people in charge of the Opera House knew about Zheng Qian and the Military Arts Symphony Orchestra. They were all people in this industry. They also knew about the upcoming exchange meeting that had been widely circulated in the industry, and they also knew about the Military Arts Symphony Orchestra.
Once it wins the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, it will definitely bring disgrace to the entire European music scene.
After all, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra is recognized as the top orchestra in Europe.
Once the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performs unsatisfactorily at this exchange meeting, it will inevitably cause a whirlwind in the entire European music scene.
The Military Art Symphony Orchestra will also become famous in the European music scene with this victory and move towards a brighter future.
After all, stepping on the corpse of a giant will naturally attract more attention.
Inside the Lausanne Opera House.
Under the stage lights, when Song Huiming closed his eyes slightly and raised his baton, the performance of the Military Art Symphony Orchestra officially began.
The majestic music sounds like angry waves on the sea, suddenly falling.
"This is the March of Steel Torrent!"
The staff in all directions opened their eyes wide.
In the past year, "March of Steel Torrent" has become somewhat famous in Europe, and it has been popular for a long time. However, later it was rumored that after it was played in the Chinese music scene, it suddenly seemed to go out, and everyone was
I'm afraid of being avoided.
As a result, "March of the Iron Torrent" seems to have become taboo in Europe, and few people are talking about or playing this piece of music.
Now, hearing it again, the staff at the scene felt numb all over.
The familiar music seemed to penetrate deep into the heart. Amidst the thunder of drums, everyone seemed to see an entire phalanx of steel cannons slowly moving in an orderly pace.
The bright red battle flag seemed to rise slowly from the smoke.
In this deep and solemn performance, people suddenly felt a great and invincible feeling.
"Is this the symphony orchestra that scares the entire European music scene? It is indeed so powerful!"
"However, compared with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra led by Mr. Kazmer, it still seems to be a bit behind."