After going out, he called the old bartender. The old bartender told Qin Jian that he had just returned to the hotel.
Qin Jian thought for a while and went back, just in time to go to the toilet.
After returning to the hotel, Qin Jian solved his stomach problem and took a shower. He originally wanted to change his clothes. After all, the old bartender on the phone said that the reception and dinner in the evening was very formal. As the gold medal winner of the Mozart Piano Competition, he felt that he should be more appropriate.
But he didn't bring any luggage, so Qin Jian could only continue wearing his tropical-style shorts and T-shirt when he went out.
After waiting in the corridor for a while, the old bartender came out from the next room.
"wipe!"
Qin Jian exclaimed and looked up and down at the well-dressed old bartender, "Sir, what are you doing?"
After changing into the same tropical style suit as Qin Jian, the old bartender now dressed in black clothes, black pants and white lining, looking like a performer who was about to take the stage.
The old bartender ignored Qin Jian's question, smiled slightly, straightened his collar: "Let's go, Jian."
In comparison, Qin Jian, following the old bartender, looks like a handsome hawker selling grilled oysters on the streets of Oslo.
The strange duo got off the elevator and came to the dinner hall on the fifth floor of the hotel.
The old-fashioned words of splendor and magnificence should be enough to describe this place. If not, then add another one - big.
It's really big. Qin Jian thinks it can accommodate 500 people having dinner here at the same time.
However, there seemed to be more waiters and waiters than guests in the lobby at this time.
At a glance, Qin Jian could easily tell which people were participating in such a cocktail party for the first time. Although they were well-dressed, their reserved behavior and expressions still revealed their nervousness at the moment.
Qin Jian was different. Although he was not a frequent visitor to such occasions, he was not at all restrained at this time.
Taking a glass of orange water from the tray in the hands of the passing waiter, Qin Jian politely ignored the old bartender and headed to the food area.
The reception is still a self-service format.
As time went by, there were gradually more people in the hall, and Qin Jian's belly became more and more bulging.
"Qin Jian!"
A familiar voice stopped Qin Jian. Qin Jian turned around with the tray in hand, and then walked over with a smile.
They are old acquaintances, and there are two of them.
Qin Jian didn't expect to meet the Chi Heng brother and sister here. He and Chi Heng had not seen each other since the end of the Mozart Competition, let alone Chi Rui. He almost didn't remember each other's name just now.
"Long time no see, you two."
Qin Jian took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with the brother and sister.
Chi Heng smiled and said: "I really didn't expect to meet you here. I thought you should be hiding somewhere at this time to prepare for the Chopin Competition."
Qin Jian laughed and said, "I happened to be in Bergen recently. I came over when I caught up and had a meal."
Chi Rui, who was on the side, laughed out loud when he heard Qin Jian's words: "How can anyone come here to have a meal! Are you some special guest, huh?"
These words seemed to be a deliberate allusion to the small performance that once took place in Blossom Alley.
At that time, Qin Jian was playing the piano on the stage in the name of Fatty, and the Chi Heng brother and sister who were passing by Nanshi happened to be in the audience.
Qin Jian didn't recognize Chi Rui's words, but this time he was really here for a meal.
"Really, I didn't even receive an invitation from the organizer."
Seeing what Qin Jian said was so sincere, the brother and sister had nothing to do if they didn't believe him.
Qin Jian thought for a moment, looked at Chi Heng and asked, "Have you received the invitation letter?"
Chi Heng nodded and smiled modestly: "There will be a work of mine in tomorrow morning's performance. You are welcome to correct me."
Qin Jian nodded: "Definitely."
The three of them chatted briefly for a while. Qin Jian and Chi Heng left their contact information and left with their sister.
Before leaving, the three of them agreed to meet tomorrow morning.
Qin Jian saw that his stomach was almost full, so he planned to go find the old bartender.
The rest of the night depends on how his uncle arranges it.
While searching for the old bartender all the way, Qin Jian still kept an eye out for any sign of Duan Ran's father.
After searching around, Qin Jian was stunned but couldn't find the old bartender. He was thinking that the old bartender was telling stories to the little girl in some corner, but when he turned around, he saw the old bartender chatting with a woman by the floor-to-ceiling window.
It could be seen that the two of them seemed to be having a very interesting conversation.
But that woman was not a little girl at all. To be precise, she should be an old woman. One could tell at a glance that she must have been a beauty in her youth.
At this moment, the old bartender spotted Qin Jian out of the corner of his eye.
"Wait a minute Sabina, I want to introduce you to an interesting guy."
As the old bartender spoke, he raised his hand to Qin Jian and motioned for him to come over.
When Qin Jian got closer, he realized that this old woman looked familiar. He was sure that he must have seen her somewhere before, but he couldn't remember the time and place for a while.
"Jian, this is the one I mentioned to you before, my best friend and the current conductor of the Helsinki Symphony Orchestra, Miss Otto Sabina."
The old bartender's expression was very formal, not at all as... lively as before?
Anyway, Qin Jian found it strange, especially when the old bartender seemed to have deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "my best friend" in Chinese, and also used the word "miss" to describe it.
The old bartender looked at Sabina again as he spoke, and introduced Qin Jian in English: "A young talented pianist from China, my good friend, Qin Jian."
Unexpectedly, Sabina replied: "Daniel, I heard his performance in Moscow, Rachmaninoff No. 3 which was very impressive."
As she spoke, she looked at Qin Jian with a smile, turned her wrist slightly, and tilted the wine glass in her hand towards him.
Upon seeing this, Qin Jian raised his glass to meet the opponent's wine glass.
According to the Chinese wine table culture, he lowered his wrist and touched the other party's glass with the rim of his own cup.
There was a soft 'bang' sound.
"Hello, Commander Sabina, it's an honor to meet you."
Two simple sentences in English are still acceptable.
Then after the old bartender revealed the secret, Qin Jian found out that he had met the other party as early as in Moscow.
No wonder it looks familiar.
Old bartender: "Sabina said your Rachmaninov was wonderful, and she hopes to have the opportunity to work with you on the same stage."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jian responded again, "Thank you for your appreciation. It's my honor."
Having made another big friend, Qin Jian was about to leave under the old bartender's look, but just as he was about to leave, another figure slowly walked over.
A very unattractive figure.
This man Qin Jian really knows - Finnish national treasure pianist - Griesbek.
Grisbeck looks the same as in the CD video, very short, and even for a musician, he looks a bit comical.
A bit like a low-end version of Mr. Bean.
The arrival of Grisbeck made Qin Jian give up the idea of leaving now. Obviously it would be rude for him to leave now.
Judging from the current atmosphere, the four people present except myself, the remaining three old guys all know each other.
As soon as Grisbeck came up, he said "Oh, Daniel" loudly, and then hugged the old bartender. The old bartender also looked very friendly, and seemed to be saying, "Oh, Zizi, you have to pay attention to your health."
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This scene of two people, one tall and one short, hugging each other is quite funny, and it also looks like two old friends who have not seen each other for a long time.
But the next scene was the turning point of the scene. After the two let go, Chris Baker put his arm around the female conductor's waist, murmured something unknown, and then stood on tiptoe and kissed the female conductor's face.
It's a bit like declaring sovereignty.
Sabrina laughed, "Oh," then the old bartender laughed, and finally Chris Baker himself laughed.
All three people laughed, which was very subtle.
Qin Jian noticed the old bartender's reaction to the kiss just now.
The old bartender nodded calmly, as if I didn't care at all.
Qin Jian:?
Combining all the abnormal behaviors of the old bartender today, he came to a conclusion——