The God of Conducting Starting from Absolute Pitch

Chapter 49: Same as then (1 words, please vote for me)

"Chen Qiu?"

Zhao Xi was stunned. He looked at Qin Xian with a slight fluctuation in his eyes.

He never expected that it would be Chen Qiu who took over Qin Xian's accompaniment.

His understanding of Chen Qiu still rested on his extremely strong ears, top command talent beyond everyone's expectations, and top pressure monster.

Oh no, the top pressure monster can be erased. Chen Qiu's last cooperation with him has obviously improved, and he no longer likes pressure people so much.

As for other things, such as Chen Qiu’s piano...

Zhao Xi only knows that Chen Qiu can play the piano. After all, this is a required course for conductors. However, if he remembers correctly, most conductors can only play the piano, which is far from the level of professional artistic guidance.

Therefore, he never expected that Chen Qiu would take on the piano accompaniment of the violin.

I never imagined that Chen Qiu would take on such a big song.

Even a professional art director may not be able to pick up this kind of music.

So he asked with a frown on his face.

"Isn't Chen Qiu the conductor?"

"I don't know if it counts as cooperation. I just asked conductor Chen Qiu if he could help me with the ensemble, and he agreed, but..."

Speaking of Chen Qiu, Qin Xian's tone became much weaker, he lowered his head and sighed.

"Chen Qiu's pressure is so oppressive that it makes me unable to breathe. He clearly said that he would help me play the accompaniment, but until now, he has never played with me. He just let me pull out what I want on the stage. He said If I can't perform my own music in my music, then I might as well not play it. You know, how can two people who have never collaborated before go on stage directly..."

"..."

Zhao Xi didn't speak. He just frowned and listened to Qin Xian's complaints there, analyzing what Qin Xian said.

There is no problem with Chen Qiu's ears, and as a conductor, there is no problem with his understanding of music.

Especially after hearing the Bolero conducted by Chen Qiu, Zhao Xi had a sense of trust in Chen Qiu from the bottom of his heart.

He believed that Chen Qiu could lead the whole band.

Even the second group can do it the same.

Therefore, there is definitely no problem with Chen Qiu's words. He is more willing to believe Chen Qiu than Qin Xian.

Now that Chen Qiu said that he wanted Qin Xian to play something of his own, then Qin Xian's music may really have nothing of his own in it, as Chen Qiu said.

But this shouldn’t be the case?
Qin Xian came in first place back then. Although his grades have been getting worse in recent years, he is not that bad, right?

What Chen Qiu said was completely different from what he thought.

He immediately looked at Qin Xian who looked helpless in front of him, constructed his understanding of Qin Xian in his mind, and then pushed back.

What if he doesn't understand Qin Xian at all?
In other words, does he have no understanding of Qin Xian recently?

Such a big conflict made Zhao Xi's brain a little confused for a while. He didn't even know whether he should trust Chen Qiu's judgment or his understanding of Qin Xian.

Is there really no self in Qin Xian’s music?
he does not know.

He couldn't help but frown and asked Qin Xian.

"Are you sure this is what Commander Chen Qiu said?"

"Well, pretty much, he kept asking me about my own existence in my music, saying that there was no me in my music, and he wanted to see how I felt on the day of the exam."

Qin Xian said dejectedly: "But I don't know how I should express my feelings. I just express it normally according to how I feel when I practice. Even when I follow Chen Qiu's way, he is not satisfied..."

"Follow Chen Qiu's way?"

Zhao Xi was stunned.

He suddenly thought of a possibility, a possibility of why Chen Qiu and Qin Xian didn't rehearse in advance.

And another possibility, why Qin Xian's professional level is getting worse and worse.

But this may seem a bit fanciful to him. You, a person with a bright future, who entered the school with the first grade, how could you be trapped by such a small problem?
This made him a little confused.

He couldn't help but groped his chin, pondered for a long time, and finally slowly shook his head, looked at Qin Xian, and said.

"Anyway, I trust Commander Chen Qiu's judgment."

Qin Xian said directly without raising his head: "I also believe in Conductor Chen. His understanding of music is indeed very good, but..."

"But you showed that you didn't believe Chen Qiu at all!"

Zhao Xi's expression was calm, but his tone was extremely serious.

"Since you said you believe Chen Qiu, then go and do what Chen Qiu said instead of just sighing here."

"Then what should I do?" Qin Xian was dumbfounded and immediately retorted: "I don't even have the most basic direction, where do you want me to go?"

"Go in the direction you want."

Zhao Xi looked at the confusion in Qin Xian's eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

"Just like Chen Qiu said, you can do whatever you want, and don't care about anything else. After all, this is the real you. I remember they said before that you were in the finals of the national competition in Haicheng. Performance almost saves the entire team, so you should believe in yourself and do what you like."

"Why do you all sound like Riddlers..."

Qin Xian smiled bitterly, sat down in his seat, and said dejectedly.

"It would be great if everything could really go so smoothly. What about my music, my music, but what exactly is my music?

You said that I should play according to my own temperament, so what is my temperament..."

Qin Xian sat in his seat in a daze.

He looked at his desk and found that there was another sheet of music on his desk.

Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor, the work he will perform next.

Because he still had to play, he did not put this score into the pile of scores just now.

Now seeing this sheet of music and looking at the empty space around him, he couldn't help but shake his head, found a pencil from the side that could still be written, then opened the sheet of music and started writing on it.

Anyway, it’s okay, why not analyze the music score one last time.

As he wrote, he gradually fell into his own world.

Zhao Xi, who was sitting far away, looked at Qin Xian and couldn't help but chuckle. He turned around and opened a book of music scores and started reading casually.

Then, intentionally or unintentionally, he suddenly spoke.

"By the way, are your second regiment ready to retreat?"

"um, yes."

"Well, since you have withdrawn, then I will also withdraw."

"Quit? You quit the Second Regiment? You're not..."

"What I'm saying is, retreat."

Qin Xian was stunned, and when he turned around and was about to ask Zhao Xi why, Zhao Xi said directly.

"I plan to join the second regiment and serve as the chief. In the second regiment, I may have more vitality and hope than the first regiment!"

After the words fell, the room fell into silence.

The only sound left in the air was the sound of Zhao Xi turning the pages of books.

And Qin Xian's heavy but short breathing.

He took a deep breath and said slowly.

"Then... I wish you good luck."

……

Time passed quickly.

In the next few days, things in the Second Regiment remained noisy.

Especially when some people in the forum began to say that the second group could definitely surpass the first group.

This makes those who are in the group very unhappy about it, and it makes them work harder when practicing.

But soon, the affairs of the Second Regiment were no longer the focus of the school.

Now the focus has become again, the final exam of the Orchestra Department.

The school's examinations can basically be regarded as semi-public.

Although students are not allowed into the concert hall to listen to other people's performances, they can still listen outside the room.

Therefore, listening to the big names' performances every year and guessing who will win the first place in age this year is a very representative activity in Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

Those in the lower grades should listen to and watch the performances of the senior students to see if there is anything worth learning.

The seniors will occasionally go and watch the performances of the juniors to see if there are any bright newcomers.

People from the school orchestra will also come here to select players based on the situation to see if there are any players worthy of being developed into the orchestra.

All of this created a lively scene full of people around the concert hall.

Under the surging crowd, Qin Xian stood alone and dejected, as if he had been abandoned by the world.

His heart was still full of entanglement and confusion.

Until he felt his shoulder being suddenly hit by someone. Snapped!
He raised his head and looked in front of him.

At this moment, Chen Qiu was putting away the thick sheet of music and nodded to him with a smile.

But then I looked at him still looking downcast, and I couldn't help but frown a little.

"What? You haven't practiced these days?"

Qin Xian immediately whispered: "Practice, practice..."

"You've practiced, so why are you still so downcast?"

Chen Qiu shook his head in confusion, then walked towards the concert hall without any hesitation, and spoke casually.

"Play according to your own ideas, just like when you competed in Haicheng."

Chen Qiu came directly to the entrance of the concert hall without waiting for Qin Xian behind him to react.

Before he could speak, the eyes of the two girls standing at the door responsible for registration lit up and they immediately spoke.

"Senior Chen Qiu? Are you here to take the exam today? Are you accompanying someone? I heard that your second group recently successfully won the entrance ticket from Haicheng. You should be able to enter the preliminary round of the national competition. Congratulations to Senior Chen Qiu. !”

"Thank you, but the results haven't come out yet, and the specific situation hasn't been determined yet, so we won't discuss this for now."

Chen Qiu smiled and nodded at the two girls, pointed at the dejected Qin Xian behind him and said, "By the way, check it out for me. Qin Xian is a sophomore in the orchestral department. His work is Mendelssohn's Concerto in E minor. The time should be coming soon, right?”

"Ah... let me see!"

Seeing Chen Qiu's gaze, the girl next to her immediately flipped through the document in her hand, carefully read the contents, and then nodded vigorously.

"Hmm, yes, I just saw the content about Qin Xian. There are one or two people in front of him. He will be on stage in about half an hour. Do you want to go in first? Or do you need us to be there before him? Can I send you a message before I go on stage?”

Another girl cautiously added: "Just give us your mobile phone number or WeChat ID, and we will remind you when we arrive in Qinxian."

Qin Xian had already arrived at the door of the concert hall at this time. After hearing the voices of the two girls, his eyes gradually lit up with a glimmer of light, and he immediately raised his hands to Chen Qiu.

"Well, Commander Chen Qiu, since there is still time, we should not join forces..."

"No, we can just go in and wait."

Chen Qiu immediately interrupted Qin Xian's speech, smiled at the two girls in front of him, and said softly.

"I don't have much time anyway, so it would be nice to listen to other people's performances today."

"Ah, that's it, okay."

The two girls were happy when they heard Qin Xian's voice.

They felt that they were only one step away from getting Chen Qiu's phone number.

Unfortunately, Chen Qiu rejected them directly in the next second, which made them a little discouraged. They reluctantly gathered their energy, tore a small note from the edge and gave it to Chen Qiu, and said.

"Senior Chen Qiu, this is a pass. You can just give it back to the people inside. If you have any questions, ask us or the people inside."

"Okay, thank you."

Chen Qiu smiled and thanked them both, then nodded to Qin Xian behind him and said.

"Come on, come in."

"Oh well……"

The light in Qin Xian's eyes gradually dissipated. He nodded helplessly and followed Chen Qiu's footsteps into the concert hall.

Although there were two people guarding the door, there were still many people surrounding the concert hall.

Many idle and bored people are here listening to people playing the piano.

When they saw Chen Qiu walking over with Qin Xian, their eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Holy crap, it's Chen Qiu? Is Chen Qiu here to play accompaniment? Isn't he from the conducting department?"

"You don't know this, right? Although Chen Qiu's piano skills are not as good as those from the piano department in terms of professional music, when it comes to collaboration, Chen Qiu is one of the best!"

"Stop it, you're just trying to trick people, you're just talking about the good stuff and not the bad stuff, right? Although those who collaborated with Chen Qiu back then all got good results, but none of them counted. I regret that working with Chen Qiu makes my days feel like years!"

"Don't talk nonsense. It is said that he has corrected himself now and will not criticize you so much. He will just point out your problems, that's all."

"That's because I'm unlucky. Anyway, I was a little doubtful about life when I was sprayed..."

"I wonder who is cooperating with Chen Qiu? It seems to be Qin Xian?"

"Qin Xian? He came to cooperate with Chen Qiu? Why can't he think so hard? Wait, that's not right. When Chen Qiu cooperated before, he didn't say he would only cooperate with those at the top. He felt that cooperating with those at the bottom would be dirty. Did you take his hand?"

"Who knows, maybe just like what you just said, Chen Qiu's personality has changed? Has he become approachable and willing to cooperate with poor students?"

"It's also possible that this Qin Xian is in his band? It shouldn't be a problem to help the members of his band get high scores, right? Maybe it can also improve the cohesion of the band?"

"Is such that!"

Speaking of this, some people couldn't help laughing.

There was no malicious intention, I just felt that Chen Qiu's appearance was a bit outrageous, that's all.

Facing the crowd's voices, Qin Xian felt a little helpless.

Just as those people said, Chen Qiu's accompaniment was indeed outrageous and a bit excessive.

They didn't even give him a chance to perform in the ensemble, and just let him go on stage.

He is simply the number one pressure monster in the national server.

Why did I go to Chen Qiu when I was out of my mind?

Thinking of this, Qin Xian couldn't help but sigh.

However, as soon as the sigh started, Chen Qiu's voice came.

"What are you sighing for? Why don't you come over?"

Chen Qiu stood at the door, looking at Qin Xian who was still in a daze, and couldn't help but remind him: "We have to enter together, not one by one."

"Huh? Oh oh oh, okay..."

Qin Xian had no choice but to speed up and took two steps, and followed Chen Qiu obediently into the concert hall.

Compared to the outside, there were obviously fewer people inside the concert hall.

There are only some teachers from the orchestra department here.

And, Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi sat in a relatively forward position, and next to him sat a man who was obviously a piano major. The two seemed to be communicating in a low voice.

After Chen Qiu entered, Zhao Xi obviously noticed the arrival of Chen Qiu and Qin Xian, smiled, nodded, and said hello silently.

Facing Zhao Xi's greetings, Chen Qiu also smiled and nodded at him.

Zhao Xi recently came to him and told him that he wanted to join the second group.

But he hasn't agreed yet.

after all……

Chen Qiu looked at Qin Xian behind him and couldn't help but shake his head slightly when he saw the bitterness on Qin Xian's face.

If Qin Xian can completely wake up, then Qin Xian will be enough, and there is no need to add Zhao Xi.

Looking at Chen Qiu's expression, Zhao Xi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, then shrugged to express his helplessness.

Qin Xian didn't know that Chen Qiu was looking at him. He just followed Chen Qiu closely and showed a wry smile to Zhao Xi.

Zhao Xi also smiled back.

"Next! Orchestral Department, Zhao Xi! Works, Four Seasons, Vivaldi!"

While the two were doing pantomime, the voice of the teacher next to them sounded.

The previous performer had already left the stage, so Zhao Xi stood up and nodded slightly to the piano player next to him.

"It's troublesome."

"It's okay. After all, you paid for it, and I will definitely play it well for you!"

The piano player nodded playfully, then grabbed a thick pile of music scores and said hello to the teacher next to him, and came to the stage.

Looking at the piano, Qin Xian glanced at Chen Qiu next to him, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

It would be great if Chen Qiu could do this. If he cooperates with himself, he doesn't need to be very good, at least he can cooperate with him a few times.

Unfortunately, Chen Qiu rejected him and went on stage directly once he didn't play well.

Although I don’t know how many times I have practiced it, I still feel like I need to send it!

Qin Xian's eyes gradually turned resentful as he looked at Chen Qiu.

Why do you have to play so well that I can't find another substitute?

Chen Qiu ignored Qin Xian who was full of resentment next to him.

He just crossed his arms and looked down at Zhao Xi, who was preparing to play in the audience.

Zhao Xi's eyes crossed with those of the piano behind him. After both parties took a deep breath at the same time, the sounds of the violin and piano sounded together.

Vivaldi, Four Seasons, Spring.

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