In the previous few times, Wang Qian’s lectures at Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, Magic Conservatory of Music, and Curtis could be said to be free and easy.
because…
Basically, the things he had thought of in advance could not be put into practice.
Every time he teaches a class, the audience are not ordinary students. Most of them are senior industry insiders, or even big names in the industry.
Among these people, there will definitely be people who will ask questions to Wang Qian and interrupt his lectures. If Wang Qian has to answer the other party's questions, then the class will basically be out of his control.
so!
This time when he came to the Juilliard School in New York to give a lecture, he didn't think about explaining anything specific, everything was just improvisation.
However, the only thing that is certain is that he will explain as much as possible about Chinese folk music, and then a series of things about the nocturne.
Most European and American music artists are more concerned about the foundation of the so-called great music masters, but Wang Qian doesn't care much about it.
In comparison, he cares more about how to promote Chinese folk music culture to the world.
Max looked at Wang Qian and saw that Wang Qian didn't seem to be joking and seemed really unprepared. After being slightly surprised, he understood in his heart.
After all, this class was so rushed, and Wang Qian had been extremely busy in the past month or two. Of course, he had neither the time nor the energy to prepare the content of the lecture.
Max said, "Professor Wang Qian, our school hopes you can talk more about your nocturne series. At the same time, please also talk more about the violin piece you played at Curtis last time... I think this is what everyone wants to hear the most. It is also an opportunity for you to explain your musical philosophy to the world, and everyone will better understand what your music is like."
After a pause, Max said, "Our school will inform the people in the circle who will be attending the class in advance, so that they will try their best not to disrupt you, so that you can talk about what you want to talk about with peace of mind."
Wang Qian smiled slightly and asked in a low voice: "Professor Max, are you sure they won't make trouble if you say hello?"
Max thought about it for a moment, and recalled that when Wang Qian gave a lecture at Curtis last time, there were basically no shortage of people asking questions. All kinds of difficult questions made many people feel that they couldn't cope with them. No one could have such profound attainments in the field of music as Wang Qian, who could face questions about various musical instruments and finally answer them.
It seems that in the field of music, there is nothing that Wang Qian doesn't know.
In fact, that kind of class was not what Max and the Juilliard School wanted. They just wanted Wang Qian to give a thorough and in-depth explanation of Wang Qian's series of works on the Road to Music Mastership. They did not want others to make things difficult for Wang Qian and make the lectures intermittent.
Although…
The video of Wang Qian’s last lecture at Curtis has been widely viewed around the world. Almost everyone who studies music has watched it at least once, and they all believe that this class is the most valuable music class in the past twenty years.
but.
Juilliard School still does not want Wang Qian to repeat Curtis's process in his lecture at Juilliard this time.
Moreover, Max and the top executives of Juilliard School believed that their reputation was enough to appease most of the big names in the field of music and art and make them attend classes obediently.
Those audiences who are not at a high enough level are basically not qualified and do not have the courage to ask questions in such occasions.
Therefore, they think they are in control of the course of the class.
Max said seriously: "I think this is possible!"
Wang Qian said indifferently: "That would be best."
After several lectures and in-depth understanding of music knowledge, Wang Qian has formed his own music knowledge system. He will have no problem teaching step by step. This will also allow him to finish the course more easily, which is the best thing.
However, Wang Qian was still skeptical about Max's arrangement.
He doesn't think so.
The Juilliard School can single-handedly conquer the entire world of music and art.
Besides.
Those attending the lectures were not only professionals in the field of music and art, but also some celebrities, wealthy people, and professional media.
Not to mention, this class is broadcast live.
Are these people so honest
Wang Qian chuckled, not caring about Max's confident arrangement.
Max added, "Professor Wang Qian, this time our college took the initiative to sell the live broadcast rights of this class to the TV station. We will not take this money ourselves. After our discussion, we will give you 60% of the income. The remaining 40% will be given to the school development fund."
"We know that this class has received so much attention and sold at such a high price entirely because of you. So, we'll give you 60%..."
Max looked at Wang Qian with a little shame.
Of course, they initially refused to allow those TV stations to broadcast the show live.
The Juilliard School is one of the best music and art schools in the world, and it has such a high status in the field of art. How could it accept your live broadcast on TV and make it so popular? Isn't that against art
But…
Several of the largest TV stations in North America came to us for bidding.
The college's top management compromised and agreed.
Because they gave too much.
So much so that even these great music artists have to bow down to the US dollar.
However, Wang Qian said nonchalantly, "No, you don't need to give me this money. Just leave it to the college to develop the Chinese Folk Music Department in the future. This is my support for the cooperation between the college and Chinese Folk Music."
Max: "In fact, the 40% of the income we kept is intended to be used as funds for the future development of Chinese folk music. This is enough. Moreover, this is a huge amount of money. I think you should not refuse it."
Wang Qian smiled and said, "Professor Max, I am not that interested in money now. Leave it to the college. I don't want it."
Max asked in surprise, "You don't want $300 million?"
Several people around who were pretending to rest with their eyes closed, all opened their eyes slightly at the same time and looked at Max with surprise and curiosity.
It’s just a live broadcast of a class, and 60% of it was given to Wang Qian, which means it’s $300 million
so…
The live broadcast rights for this class were sold for a total of $500 million
Is it so easy to make money
No wonder the Juilliard School couldn't refuse the TV live broadcast; the price was indeed too much for them to afford.
The main source of funding for the Juilliard School is donations from alumni and wealthy celebrities. The annual teaching funding is at most in the tens of millions of dollars, which seems rather tight.
Now faced with a TV station offering $500 million, how could they refuse
The total amount of donations they have received has not been this high in recent decades.
However, after they received the $500 million, they also wanted to give 60% to Wang Qian, which would amount to a total of $300 million.
It is really rare.
It can be seen that this group of artists are indeed not capitalists, but real artists.
If it is capital...
I definitely won’t give Wang Qian a penny.
Because when Wang Qian went to give lectures at the Juilliard School, there was no written contract, it was just a verbal invitation, and Wang Qian also agreed verbally, it was that simple.
In theory, any proceeds from this class will be taken exclusively by the organizer, the Juilliard School, and there will be no problem with this under North American law.
If it were the capitalists on Wall Street, they would definitely keep the money for themselves.
However, the Juilliard School took the initiative to give Wang Qian a large portion of it.
Wang Qian also looked up to Max and had a favorable impression of Juilliard School. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Three hundred million dollars is not a huge sum of money for me. I hope Juilliard School can sincerely accept and develop our Chinese folk music. So, giving you this money is my support for you!"
Max's eyes flashed with excitement.
Even a world-class piano master like him couldn't help but feel excited when he heard Wang Qian directly hand over 300 million US dollars to the academy.
The Juilliard School has never been so generous in its more than 100 years of existence.
In fact, no other music and art college has ever had so much money.
Wang Qian's move is equivalent to donating $300 million directly to the school, which is definitely the largest single donation income Juilliard has ever received.
At the same time, it can also be regarded as the largest single donation income received in the field of education in North America.
Other top comprehensive universities have had more than one example of alumni or wealthy individuals donating hundreds of millions of dollars, but a donation of $300 million has never happened.
A flash of excitement flashed across Max's eyes, but he quickly calmed down. He knew that this amount of money was not much for Wang Qian.
Although he did not carefully learn about Wang Qian's other detailed information, but just a cursory look allowed him to know that Wang Qian had earned tens of billions of dollars in North America within two months, and this was only cash, not including the added value of the startup company.
Therefore, three hundred million US dollars is indeed nothing to an invisible world-class billionaire like Wang Qian.
Max said to Wang Qian seriously, "Then let me thank you on behalf of the college. In fact, there is no consensus within our college on the matter of starting to teach Chinese folk music. Although it has been preliminarily approved, there are still many people who disagree. We hope that your lecture this time can convince these people."
“That way, our college can focus on doing this.”
"Chinese folk music is a rich music system that is self-contained, and many of us are very interested in it. So, this time we took the opportunity to start the Chinese folk music class, not just because of you."
"This is actually one of the reasons why we invited you to teach at our college. We don't just want you to take piano lessons. We also hope that you can come here to take Chinese folk music lessons in the future..."
Max said this sincerely.
It seems that the Juilliard School has long wanted to start offering Chinese folk music courses. It also seems that they have been studying Chinese folk music for a long time and have made some good achievements.
Wang Qian smiled slightly after hearing this, knowing in his heart that he was just listening and should not take it seriously.
He could also see the ambition of Juilliard School from Max's words...
That's it!
It has become the only top university in the world that encompasses both Eastern and Western music systems.
This is also the ambition of the Central Conservatory of Music.
Juilliard is one of the top schools for Western music, but it has not yet started studying Chinese musical instruments.
The Central Conservatory of Music is definitely the world's top school in Chinese folk music, and it has been researching and teaching Western musical instrument systems for decades.
Therefore, the Central Conservatory of Music is now ahead of the Juilliard School.
The advantage of the Juilliard School is its fame, status and profound heritage. If it can become a pioneer in Chinese folk music in the West, it may be able to take over the position of the Juilliard School in the future and become the only top school in the world that integrates Eastern and Western music and is recognized by the European and American music and art fields.
This is the possible outcome resulting from the huge gap in status between the two sides.
Now, Juilliard is taking action.
First, tie Wang Qian to Juilliard, and then invite the top folk music masters from the Central Conservatory of Music to give lectures, and gradually build up the Chinese folk music department in Juilliard. At that time, it is possible to keep the Central Conservatory of Music and other top Chinese folk music masters directly in Juilliard, and gradually hollow out the foundation of Chinese folk music...
Wang Qian thought about it for a while, and his expression became slightly solemn. He looked into Max's eyes and smiled, "Of course, that's exactly what I hope for."
While the two were chatting, Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhu Liye and others around them remained quiet. None of them tried to interrupt the two of them because they were not qualified.
laugh…
This time it stopped.
Arrived at the hotel booked by Juilliard School.
Obviously, this news is no longer a secret.
Therefore, Wang Qian could see a dense crowd of people gathered outside the hotel, which stretched as far as the eye could see.
In the front were of course the many media people holding cameras, and behind them were the many fans holding signs.
The words written on the sign are in Chinese, English, and traditional Chinese.
"New York welcomes you, Professor Wang Qian."
“we will rock you…”
"Professor Wang Qian is the most handsome..."
"Wang Qian, I love you..."
…
The large, glowing signs can be clearly seen even late at night.
At the same time, hundreds of media people gathered around were also filming frantically, and updating the news here on social platforms in countries around the world at the same time, so that everyone in the world can have real-time information about Wang Qian's actions at any time.
but.
There is a TV station broadcasting the event itself.
At the car door.
The program crew is ready.
The car door opened.
Max let Wang Qian get out of the car first to show his respect for Wang Qian.
After Wang Qian got off the car, he immediately saw the program crew standing outside.
Diana was waiting for Wang Qian with a microphone in her hand, smiling brightly. The photographer and others behind her also looked familiar to Wang Qian.
Obviously, the TV station that purchased the live broadcast rights of this lecture at a high price is the same TV station that cooperates with the World Championship.
This time, taking advantage of the huge opportunity of broadcasting the World Games live, this TV station has become the largest TV station in North America, leaving behind several other TV stations of similar size. Both its scale and market value have been further improved.
"Knoo' on heaven's door… "
A singing voice was heard all around.
Then.
Many people in the crowd immediately responded: "Knoo' on heaven's door..."
Then, all the fans who came forward to see Wang Qian sang in unison.
"Knoo' on heaven's door… "
Wang Qian smiled at Diana, then turned around and waved to the crowd of fans and media behind him, shouting, "Thank you for your enthusiasm. I love New York very much!"
In response, he received even more passionate and high-pitched singing.
"Knoo' on heaven's door… "
Many media outlets around quickly recorded this scene and posted the entire process on the Internet in real time, so that people around the world who are interested in this can immediately see what is happening here.
Many people are moved when seeing such a lively scene.
This kind of scene is what many people like and desire.
Such occasions have occurred countless times with Wang Qian's participation and witness, and are no longer considered a rare grand scene.