Everyone in the TV station's live broadcast crew was also extremely excited at this time.
However, everyone could see that this was not a happy time, and the atmosphere at the lecture was rather solemn and serious.
Therefore, everyone discussed it in a low voice and didn't dare to shout excitedly anymore.
"The global audience has exceeded 2 billion, and we are creating miracles."
"Two billion is not the limit. Believe me, there will be even bigger miracles to come."
"We may have proved something."
"What's up?"
"It proves that the biggest secret to the success of the Voice of China World Championship is Wang Qian. He alone can support 3 billion viewers! Among the others, perhaps only Sophie and Miyuki Nakamori can attract more than 1 billion viewers... The rest of them are not that important."
"Haha, I have a feeling that the program team wants to abandon Wang Qian and create a similar music program to harvest the market. By then, the program will definitely not meet expectations because they no longer have the biggest secret to success..."
“What a pity!”
Several people were discussing enthusiastically.
Diana didn't say anything, but just stared at the TV screen quietly. She was standing in front of the blackboard, writing music quietly and seriously.
After thinking about it, she stood up and left the temporary live broadcast room at the back, walked through a corridor and two doors, and came to the door on the side of the lecture site. From here, she could just see Wang Qian, and would not be discovered by the people at the scene. At most, she would be seen by Wang Qian.
But she just hoped that Wang Qian could see her.
With a slight smile, Diana just stood there as a spectator.
…
at the same time.
Far away in Los Angeles.
The world competition production team was still in the conference room and had not left.
Everyone's mood is not as relaxed as it was at the beginning.
Everyone looked rather solemn.
because.
They can also get all the real-time data of the TV station broadcasting the class.
They knew that the number of people watching this class around the world had exceeded two billion, and was still rising steadily and slowly.
However, everyone knew that the climax of Wang Qian's class had not yet arrived.
Because Wang Qian's promise to play three musical instruments has not yet begun.
These veterans in the field of TV variety shows all know that when this agreement begins, it will attract even higher ratings.
By then, the number of viewers may exceed 3 billion worldwide, almost catching up with the ratings during the peak period of the World Championship.
There are still many exciting and anticipated parts after this class. Maybe the peak ratings will catch up with the peak data of the World Championship
That…
All the copyright representatives and program directors, including Oni, who were present at the event, had serious expressions in their eyes.
"If... Wang Qian's live lecture can attract more than three billion people around the world to watch... it means that his appeal has almost reached this level now. If we don't cooperate with him, it means we are abandoning a market of three billion people... God... what are we doing?"
A European copyright representative exclaimed, his voice and expression full of annoyance and disbelief.
Everyone else had a similar expression.
They all come from TV variety shows and are most sensitive to market control. They have always taken the mass route, and the core line of the program they have always insisted on implementing is to use all means to attract the largest audience group and insist on making programs that the public likes and wants to watch!
Without a doubt!
The current ratings data show that Wang Qian is now the biggest market core!
However, they abandoned this core market.
In other words, they have abandoned the world's largest market.
Putting aside the fire of arrogance and prejudice in their hearts, they found that they had completely lost the core ideas they had always adhered to and relied on for survival.
The North American copyright representative was still unwilling to give up and said, "This doesn't mean that Adam and Elizabeth can't have the same appeal!"
The others looked at the North American copyright representative in surprise, wondering why he was still stubborn at this time, with all the real data, and why he was still hoping for a lucky break
How can you succeed with such an attitude and mentality
Oni said directly and calmly: "Except for Wang Qian, no one else has proven that they are capable of supporting a huge audience market on their own. Even Sophie, Miyuki Nakamori, and Christine are no exception."
"Only Wang Qian's lectures at Curtis and this one at Juilliard were given by him alone, proving his personal appeal."
"And the more favorable proof is that all of our world game ratings peaked when Wang Qian was performing..."
"To be honest, we should pay all costs to attract such a super core selling point celebrity to our program team..."
O'Neal, from the perspective of a professional manager of a TV program, made an objective analysis: "Even if his conditions are very high, if we agree, we will become employees working for him. However, he is worth the value. Once he succeeds, we will gain more benefits."
After hearing what Oni said, the others all thought it made sense and started thinking about it for a while.
Zhou Qinghua was the calmest person here. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I remember I said this..."
His words made Oni and the others slightly embarrassed.
Because, when Zhou Qinghua said this, no one took it seriously. They just thought that Zhou Qinghua was favoring his fellow villager and wanted to help Wang Qian become the biggest beneficiary of the new program, so that Zhou Qinghua could also move to a higher position of power...
Look now!
It seems that Zhou Qinghua is the most sober person.
Oni looked at Zhou Qinghua: "Zhou, you are right."
Everyone also looked at Zhou Qinghua!
Zhou Qinghua nodded, smiled and said nothing more.
He knew that when Oni said this at this time, he must have wanted him to take action.
I just want him to go find Wang Qian again and help persuade Wang Qian.
But…
He doesn't want to do that.
In his opinion, maintaining a good relationship with Wang Qian is more important than maintaining a good relationship with top producers from other countries in the program team.
Seeing that Zhou Qinghua didn't respond, Oni was silent for a moment and continued, "Zhou, can you talk to Professor Wang Qian about the cooperation again? We can agree to all the conditions he asked for before. As long as he can continue to cooperate with us in the new program, everything will be fine."
The North American copyright holder frowned after hearing this. He was still uncomfortable and still did not want to yield to Wang Qian.
Several other representatives from Europe and India also had strange expressions on their faces.
But they all knew that this was the best solution.
Is the path to success and maximum benefit!
They can only suppress all their dissatisfaction, arrogance and prejudice in the deepest part of their hearts.
Zhou Qinghua was silent for a few seconds, then said calmly, "To be honest, Professor Wang Qian and I are friends. I know him, and he really doesn't want to continue cooperating with us. So, he offered a relatively high condition just to make us back off. If we agreed to his condition from the beginning, he would have to continue cooperating with us reluctantly for the sake of face."
"But you guys kept bargaining with him again and again. He's completely disappointed with the production team!"
When Oni heard this, he hurriedly said, "Zhou, you know. Bargaining is a normal process in business negotiations..."
Oni felt very aggrieved. Shouldn't they bargain for such a big project? Should they go back and forth many times for any little benefit
When large international companies cooperate, any large project involving tens of billions of dollars will take at least three to five years to negotiate. After the negotiations are over and the benefits are distributed, the project will be approved and started. By the time the project is completed, the entire process may last five to ten years, and it is not surprising that it may even take longer.
Their cooperation with The Voice of China World Contest took a year from the beginning of the project to convincing all copyright holders to join. It took another two to three years for the top ten copyright holders to finalize the contract and determine the distribution of benefits. Then it took another year to prepare for the program!
In other words, the Voice of China World Competition was proposed five years ago.
However, it took five years before it was introduced to the world audience.
It's just that troublesome.
This is considered to be relatively fast, after all, it involves copyright stakeholders in ten countries.
Just like the establishment of a large investment project in Hollywood, from writing the script to attracting investment, the whole process takes one or two years, which is considered a short time. Add to that the shooting and production taking at least one year, and it will take more than three years in total!
The new project they continue to cooperate with Wang Qian is also a large project with an initial investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. It involves the top ten copyright holders, many big-name stars, and the presence of Wang Qian, the biggest star. After many negotiations and profit distribution, isn’t it normal
Besides, he only negotiated with Qin Xuerong a few times, and it only took a week.
this…
In large projects and with huge investments, this amount of time can be almost ignored.
Zhou Qinghua knew what everyone was thinking, and said calmly, "So, we are businessmen. But Professor Wang Qian is not a businessman."
"He is a talented artist!"
“When you conduct commercial negotiations with an artist and treat him as a pure businessman, this is a wrong positioning.”
"I'm sorry, Mr. O'Neal, everyone, I can't continue to talk about this with a talented artist. It would be very embarrassing for me..."
As he spoke, Zhou Qinghua continued to look at Wang Qian on the TV screen.
At this moment, Wang Qian had filled the blackboard with notes again and completed a new piano piece.
Talented artist!
This is a name that comes from his heart.
After hearing what Zhou Qinghua said, the others all looked unhappy.
So, Wang Qian is a talented artist, and they are all money-grubbing businessmen
But.
Look at the TV screen again.
Watching Wang Qian sitting in front of the piano, concentrating on playing an elegant and slightly sad song.
And below the podium were many of the top music artists in the field of music and art whom they knew, each of whom was an influential figure in their respective countries and academic factions.
And now, these top music artists from all over the world all have the same look and attitude as students. They sit below, concentrating on looking at the music score written by Wang Qian and listening attentively to Wang Qian's performance with their ears pricked up, not daring to be distracted or slack in the slightest.
Each of them must admit it!
This is indeed the kind of show that only the world's top music artists can have.
Compared to this!
They're really not worth mentioning.
Oni secretly regretted it.
I knew it earlier.
He had directly agreed to the conditions proposed by Wang Qian at the beginning.
And now.
He knew that even if he went to see Wang Qian immediately and agreed to all the conditions proposed by Wang Qian.
Wang Qian might not agree.
because!
He is a talented artist.
He doesn't care about the size of the benefit.
He just depends on his mood!
Such artists are the ones that businessmen admire the most, because such artists are true artists who are not moved by profits and pursue the highest art in their hearts.
But these same artists are also the people that these businessmen hate the most.
Because, in front of such artists, their greatest weapon - money - will become useless.
…
Juilliard School, lecture scene.
this time.
When Wang Qian finished writing another piece of music, he once again said nothing, just sat down quietly and immersed himself in the performance.
There was no more discussion at the scene.
Everyone just listened quietly and stared intently.
Looking at every detail when Wang Qian was writing, looking at every detail when Wang Qian was playing, I tried my best to remember them in my heart and feel them deep in my mind.
No one questioned why Wang Qian didn't say a word or explain a single word.
No one questioned anymore that Wang Qian was not qualified to give lectures here.
Even Melon, Rodin, Hans Rosen and others put aside all their prejudices at this moment and only pursued the purest art of music.
Even businessmen like Reid and many other stars stopped talking at this moment. They just listened carefully, enjoying the quiet and sober picture brought by each note. Listening to every note of Wang Qian seemed to make them clearer and purer.
Each piano note flows in everyone's heart like running water in a quiet night.
Wang Qian seemed to disappear in front of the piano, as if there was no one playing the piano, no music, only a picture, a picture in the dark night, with some sadness, some longing, some joy, and some clarity...
So clear and fascinating!
Wang Qian also performed the third nocturne, Nocturne in B major, in an unprecedented state.
After the accumulation of the previous two works, he was indeed perfectly immersed in them. The state and realm when performing also exceeded his previous level, and he entered a new realm again.
Therefore, every note he played was so clear and deeply rooted in people's hearts that everyone could not stop playing it, and they even dared not say a word for fear of disturbing the tranquility of the night!
When the song ends.
The whole place was still quiet, and everyone was still staring blankly at Wang Qian who was sitting in front of the piano. Looking at the piano, it seemed as if it was the center of the world.
Wang Qian also sat quietly with his eyes closed for a while without saying anything. After more than ten seconds, he slowly opened his eyes, stood up gently, and said softly to everyone: "Thank you for your appreciation..."
boom…
Thunderous applause suddenly broke out!
No one is taking the lead.
Almost everyone stood up at once, gave their warmest applause to Wang Qian, and clapped their hands vigorously.
Even Melon, Hans Lawson and others were no exception, they all stood up and applauded vigorously.
Max and other teachers and students from the Juilliard School, as well as Dawson, Taylor, Hoffman and other teachers and students from the Curtis Institute, all clapped their hands hard, and everyone was a little excited.
Of course, the applause must be the loudest in the area where Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, He Chaohui and others from the Chinese delegation gathered.
Liu Shengnan, Xiao Dongmei, Chen Xiaowen, Ru Ke, Yu Jingruo, Li Qingyao, Wang Jingyu, Cui Wenfeng and others in the back also clapped vigorously...
Elsa stood beside Red, clapping her hands vigorously and saying excitedly, "Uncle Red, I want to know who has the painting you didn't buy with $8 million? I want to buy it with $10 million. I'm sure he has the potential and strength to surpass Danfeis in the future! I must collect one of his masterpieces."
Elsa has loved music and art since she was a child. At this moment, she was completely conquered and shocked by Wang Qian's performance, so she was very eager to collect one of Wang Qian's masterpieces.
The painting that Red offered at $8 million but didn't buy became her most desired one now.
If eight million isn’t enough, then she can offer ten million dollars!
Red applauded and said, "Niece Aisha, we will become competitors. I am determined to get this work."
Elsa was stunned for a moment, her eyes still not leaving Wang Qian, and then she said firmly: "Well, let's see who of us offers the higher price and who she is more willing to trade with."
Aisha is confident that she can offer a higher price.
The applause lasted for several minutes before gradually stopping.
Wang Qian stood there and rested for a while, took a deep breath to restore his energy, stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to stop.
The applause gradually stopped.
Everyone sat down one after another.
Wang Qian put his hands behind his back, looked at everyone, and said calmly: "I will not explain a single word about my work today."
The whole place remained quiet.
Now, no one dares to question Wang Qian's approach.
because…
The true art of music is not a scientific formula or an objective theorem, so there is nothing to explain.
If you can understand it, then you understand it. If you can’t understand it, then you don’t understand it. It means that you are not comprehensible enough and you are not qualified to comprehend this level of musical art.
If you can understand it, it means that you have reached a high enough level and entered a relatively high level in the field of music art.
This kind of unspoken rules is accepted and liked by all the top music artists present.
This is the momentum and connotation that an artist should have.
This is the atmosphere that will only appear after everyone at the scene truly recognizes that Wang Qian is a top music artist.
otherwise…
There will definitely be people who will jump up and ask questions and raise doubts.
Now, there is silence and thinking. Those who had previously resisted and had prejudices against Wang Qian are now beginning to reflect on themselves and Wang Qian's musical art.
Wang Qian was very satisfied with the current atmosphere and state, and then said in a slightly relaxed tone: "Okay. Now, I will fulfill my previous promise and agreement."
“Play a saxophone tune!”
boom…
The originally quiet and solemn scene.
Suddenly it became lively again.
All the viewers around the world who were watching this show were also excited at this moment.
The part they want to see most.
It finally started.