342. Who is the composer? An invitation from the CEO
This set of records may not be the most popular in Qin Jian's career, but it is certainly the most meaningful.
At the celebration reception at noon, a series of important staff involved in the recording, including translator Paul, recording director Astor, and Berlin Philharmonic conductor Sayevi, delivered their speeches.
This set of records may not be the most popular in Qin Jian's career, but it is certainly the most meaningful.
At the celebration reception at noon, a series of important staff involved in the recording, including translator Paul, recording director Astor, and Berlin Philharmonic conductor Sayevi, delivered their speeches.
Qin Jian also expressed his sincere gratitude and apology to everyone. During the entire recording process, he knew that he occasionally became a little ungentle.
Although this was not his intention, in fact everyone put a lot of effort into this set of records with the title "Qin Jian".
"Thank you for your tolerance and thoughtfulness during this period of time."
Bowing respectfully to the crowd, Qin Jian picked up the wine glass and said, "This glass of wine is for all the seniors."
In this way, the recording process came to an end during a relaxing and enjoyable lunch.
Of course, there are still several steps before the record is officially released. The master tapes left in the recording studio still need to undergo a lot of post-processing, and there are also issues such as applying for a release number.
However, these matters have nothing to do with Qin Jian. There is one last matter waiting for him.
After saying goodbye to Astor, Sayevi and others at the entrance of Dg Company, Qin Jian looked at his watch and asked to the side: "Paul, what time will the cover photo be shot in the afternoon?"
"Two hours later."
"moment."
Paul smiled, "But before that, someone wants to meet you."
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The elevator stopped at the top floor.
In front of the door of a spacious office.
Qin Jian handed his bag into Duan Ran's hand, "Sorry, wait for me for a while."
Duan Ran smiled and said, "Go ahead and wait for you."
As Paul opened the door, Qin Jian followed in. He was not attracted by the luxurious furnishings in the huge office. His eyes fell on the figure leaning in front of the window.
An ordinary-looking foreign man with brown hair, about fifty years old
He doesn't have the tall, mighty and thick hair of the Germans. If he had to find some characteristics on him, it would probably be the Mediterranean Sea above his head.
"Hello, Mr. Qin Jian."
Speaking fluent Chinese, Mediterranean walked towards Qin Jian with a smile on his face.
If it weren't for Paul's introduction in the elevator, if it weren't for this scene, it would be difficult for Qin Jian to connect this man with the current CEO of the huge DG company.
"Hello, Mr. Vaughn."
He held the other person's outstretched hand without being humble or condescending.
shake hands.
Basic etiquette.
"He said you look younger than you look on stage," Paul translated.
"Thank you." Qin Jian replied in Chinese.
Inviting Qin Jian to the reception room, Vaughn personally followed the traditional Chinese etiquette and showed Qin Jian a pot of Longjing tea.
Vaughn's skillful tea-making techniques made Qin Jian, a layman, shine.
I guess the other party does have some research on Chinese tea culture.
It's just that Qin Jian didn't like this atmosphere very much, especially after a while of greetings, he still couldn't figure out the other party's intention of inviting him.
He didn't think that in his capacity as the other party, he was invited to come out of his busy schedule just to talk about China's tea culture.
moment.
Qin Jian got straight to the point and said, "I wonder if Mr. Vaughn has anything else to say besides inviting me over for tea?"
Vaughn smiled slightly, "I wonder what Mr. Qin Jian thinks of "Chris' Seventh Variation"?"
After listening to Paul's translation, Qin Jian's brows and eyes tightened imperceptibly, and then relaxed again.
"It's just a trivial song."
Paul translated Qin Jian's words to Vaughn, "A piece of work with nothing to say."
After hearing this, Vaughn shook his head in denial, waved his hands and said, "Believe me, it is by no means a small work, its significance is far greater than you think."
After a pause, Vaughan's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Before this, I had never thought that a modern composer could apply the creative techniques of the Baroque period to such an extent."
"I even now suspect that this is a piece of work born in the Baroque period."
As he spoke, Vaughn's facial expression softened again, "I like Scarlatti's sonatas, Handel's oratorios, Bach's fugues, and every style of work from the Baroque period."
This time, Qin Jian's brows wrinkled slightly.
Paul's word-for-word translation, coupled with Vaughn's tone, made him seem to have sensed the other person's current intentions.
It seems that the copyright of the work has been controlled by some big shots.
In fact, any ordinary person can check the copyright ownership of some works through normal channels.
It's just that classical music works are special in this era. In front of tens of thousands of outstanding historical works, modern composers have to go all the way to the end in avant-garde creation.
The market for classical piano works reached saturation a hundred years ago. A hundred years later, how many people can still calm down and listen to classical piano quietly?
So let alone who has the spare time to pay attention to a piano piece that suddenly appears and seems to be from the Baroque period.
Obviously, Qin Jian himself did not think too much about this issue. At that time, the purpose of applying for the copyright of Ke Qi's works was just to protect Chris's creative achievements.
But for various reasons, he could only use his own name.
It was an unintentional offense at that time, which led to this scene now.
Not knowing what to say to this, Qin Jian sighed slightly and nodded in agreement with Vaughan's words with a smile.
His nod was directly equivalent to admitting something in front of Vaughn.
Maybe this is not something to be laughed off.
Vaughn's eyes changed again, and he became even more interested in the young man in front of him.
Although he was a little confused as to why the other party was reluctant to disclose anything, maybe artists like to be alone in the world of their own works.
But this did not hinder their subsequent conversation.
a long time.
Vaughan looked into Qin Jian's eyes and said seriously: "Apart from your performance, you will definitely become an epoch-making great composer, and the future classical music market will verify this statement."
Now that the words have been spoken, listening to this sincere compliment, the Qin family also replied in a sincere tone: "Thank you for your ridiculous compliment, so what?
moment.
"So now can we get down to a fun topic?"
Vaughn felt that his expression at this moment must be full of smiles.
The main course finally arrived.
Qin Jian poured himself a cup of tea and said, "Say."
Vaughan sank, "You don't seem to be interested in becoming a signed artist with DG for the time being. I feel sorry for that, but I understand."
"Artists always have some far-sighted vision of the secular world."