The old bartender shouted downstairs, and then saw the bathroom window on the second floor being pushed open, and Jian's head sticking out.
"Uncle, ask Paul to wait for me in your living room. I'll be down right away."
Old bartender: "He is dining in the cafeteria now."
Qin Jian said OK, turned around and put down the work in his hands.
When he wiped his hands and returned to the bedroom, Duan Ran had already put on his T-shirt.
"Hurry up and change your clothes."
Duan Ran said and took off one of Qin Jian's floral shirts from the hanger, "Wear this."
After changing clothes, the two of us set off.
Today is a good weather for outing, the wind is sunny and sunny.
When the two came to the cafeteria, Paul and Liao Linjun were sitting face to face. Paul was gnawing wheat cakes like a gopher.
Seeing Qin Jian coming, Liao Linjun stood up and gave up his seat, "You guys talk, I won't accompany you."
With that said, she gave up her position to Qin Jian and the other two.
Liao Linjun left, and the remaining three people exchanged greetings as if they were meeting old friends.
Naturally, the content of the pleasantries was about the turmoil at the Bergen Music Festival, and Paul expressed his congratulations to Qin Jian.
"You are one global concert away from the world stage."
"I must leave a ticket for the Hamburg station for my wife. She likes your performance very much."
Qin Jian expressed his gratitude with a smile, "Thank you, please take me to say hello to your wife, if I have the chance."
Qin Jian knew that planning a high-profile tour was not an easy task, but it was undeniable that Paul's words made people feel comfortable.
When Paul asked, ‘Ms. Duan, is she satisfied with the use of the Perlov piano?’, the two men’s eyes were focused on Duan Ran’s face.
The happy look on the little woman's face is the best answer to this question.
Paul's seemingly simple words made the two young people sitting across from each other feel happy to varying degrees.
And speaking of matters, Paul only talked about some actual situations.
After the long-lost pleasantries, the topic came to today’s topic.
In fact, when Paul received Qin Jian's invitation call again, he roughly guessed the other person's mental state.
This time, the other party seemed to be somewhat interested in Steinway's offer of another olive branch.
He told Vaughan about this situation, and after Vaughn called Baudelaire, he asked him to attend this appointment in a private interview on Baudelaire's behalf.
Vaughn said, 'If Qin Jian is really willing to join Steinway, it will naturally be the last thing he does.'
For this reason, Paul also did enough homework before this trip.
Not only did Paul do it unilaterally, Qin Jian also wanted to see what kind of conditions the other party would offer.
After all, judging from the current dynamic relationship between the two parties, Qin Jian belongs to Party B who has a certain advantage.
Paul showed the proper attitude of a negotiator attending an appointment and took the lead in getting to the point.
"Mr. Qin, I wonder if you have heard of the Young Steinway Artist Program?"
Paul throws out key terms.
Qin Jian remained silent, and Duan Ran took over Paul's words: "Can you elaborate?"
Paul looked at Duan Ran: "Of course, this plan has actually just been launched for less than a year."
After a pause, Paul introduced: "This plan refers to young pianists who have emerged through piano competitions, music festivals and concerts, who are willing or willing to join the ranks of Steinway artists and continue to strive to become today's famous pianists.
Become a training target of the program."
“Steinway’s original intention in launching this program is to strive to provide every talented young artist with the best stage to express themselves.”
At this point in the introduction, Paul stopped for a moment, looked at Qin Jian and emphasized: "Artists who join the ranks of Steinway Young Artists will enjoy Steinway's global resources."
Duan Ran nodded after hearing this, "Thank you, I have two more questions for you to answer."
Paul made a gesture of invitation.
moment.
"First question, I would like to know what is the difference between Young Steinway artists and traditional Steinway artists?"
"Second question, as far as I know, in July, the New York Steinway Company hosted a large-scale local piano competition, and the first place winner was the American girl we met at the Steinway Center in Warsaw.
, I believe you haven’t forgotten that if I remember correctly she should have joined the ranks of Steinway artists. I wonder if she is also a member of the Steinway Young Players Program?”
Faced with these two questions, Paul did not try to guess the other party's intentions and answered calmly: "If you are talking about Miss 'Rachel', then yes, she is the first batch of young pianists to join this project.
"
Paul answered the second question first, and also sent a message: "Among the 80 contestants who entered the main competition of this Chopin Competition, the young Chinese pianist Liang from Canada and Frederic from Munich are also the first batch.
Join the members of the Steinway Young Artist Program, two people you are certainly more familiar with than I am.”
The two people Paul mentioned, Qin Jian, naturally knew that the black keys etude played by Liang Kecheng in the first round was really unforgettable, and although Frederick did not perform particularly well in the first round, his overall strength
Definitely not to be underestimated.
Unexpectedly, the two of them were no longer amateurs.
Then, Paul looked at Duan Ran and answered the first question: "In fact, there is no difference between young artists and traditional old-fashioned artists. Traditional artists, Rubinstein, Horowitz, Aarau, Argerich, Bo
Rini, as well as all the old representatives including your teacher Riegel, they do not enjoy any privileges within Steinway. The social reputation they enjoy depends more on their personal achievements. In this regard, young people
The same goes for artists."
“Steinway treats every artist in its collection equally.”
"Steinway is not a brokerage company. You can use Steinway as a platform, and this is its value. You must know that 95% of pianists in the world will choose Steinway."
“Coming here means joining the world’s top piano club.”
"Young artists can get the best nutrients here, and then grow into established artists step by step, that's it."
After answering the question, Paul took another bite of the wheat cake and said, "Can I take some of this with me when I leave? It's so delicious."
Qin Jian smiled: "Of course, you can bring back some more for your wife to have a taste."
Duan Ran naturally filtered out the conversation between the two men. Paul's answer was similar to what she knew. After confirming some situations, she felt that she could get to the point.
"So what do you need to pay to join Steinway, or what restrictions will you be subject to?"
Paul carefully swallowed what was in his mouth, then took a sip of soup and gestured with his left index finger.