Li Xiyan looked at Cui Chenggong with slight surprise: "He hasn't appeared in many years!"
As a retired main performer of the National Orchestra, Li Xiyan also has a great reputation internationally. He naturally knows Cui Chenggong, Taro Shinno and others, but he does not know them as well as Ken Bunkura, who comes from an island country.
In the past, several orchestras from the island country came to China to perform. Among the repertoire they performed were several classic works by Taro Shinno, which caused quite a stir in the Chinese music world, because no one would doubt that those works were created by the Chinese music master, and the Chinese cultural characteristics in them were visible to the naked eye.
Wen Cangjian nodded: "Cui Chenggong graduated from the Paris Conservatory several decades ago and successfully held two world tours. However, he retired 20 years ago and has not given a single public performance or lecture in the past 20 years. It is said that he has been concentrating on studying music art and wants to create works that will shock the world and become the first music master of the new century..."
Forehead!
After hearing Wen Cangjian's words, Li Xiyan and several other people around him looked at Cui Chenggong with wide eyes in surprise.
He wants to prove the music master
I can only say that they are indeed worthy of being Chinese.
Li Xiyan smiled calmly and said, "Then I am looking forward to Mr. Cui's future works of preaching. I heard that several works he published when he was young were sued for plagiarism by two European musicians! Although he won the case in the end, the two works are indeed very similar."
A trace of contempt flashed in Wen Cangjian's eyes, and he smiled and said, "Not only Choi Chenggong, but Lee Jae-ji has also been sued for infringement and plagiarism by several writers and artists. This is not uncommon in South Korea."
Li Xiyan thought of the fact that China had been sued for plagiarism and infringement in many aspects by some foreigners in the past few years, so he stopped talking immediately. However, those who infringed and plagiarized were all low-ranking figures, and such people could not reach the status of representing the highest achievements like Choi Chenggong and Lee Jae-ji in South Korea.
Li Xiyan, Wen Cangjian and others stopped talking and focused their attention on Wang Qian, waiting to see how Wang Qian would resolve the obstruction of the dozens of people who had raised their hands.
These people are all top masters in the field of music and art from all over the world. If they ask challenging questions, it will definitely not be easy to resolve.
Wang Qian, standing on the podium, swept his eyes over the dozens of people who raised their hands, and finally stopped his gaze on the delegation areas of the island country and the South Korean country. He looked curiously at Cui Chenggong and Taro Shinno who raised their hands.
During his two lectures in North America, he has answered many questions from successful people in the field of music and art in Europe and the United States, as well as many ordinary people in Europe and the United States.
This time, in Asia, the first people he wanted to call were still Asians.
Unfortunately, no one from the major Chinese delegations raised their hands.
All the Chinese delegations hope that Wang Qian can successfully preach to the world again, so naturally no one would raise a hand to embarrass Wang Qian.
Only the delegations from South Korea, the Japanese island countries, and India raised their hands.
However, Wang Qian just glanced at the Indian delegation and ignored it. The skin color of the people there was too different from his.
In comparison, he is more inclined to South Korea and the island countries. These two can be regarded as representatives of the Chinese cultural circle. They have been following the cultural heritage of China for thousands of years, and now they want to compete with China for the orthodox status of Chinese traditional culture.
Wang Qian smiled, pointed at the old man in kimono, and said, "So many people have questions. So, old man in kimono, what do you want to tell me?"
The old man in kimono is Taro Shinno.
There are more than a dozen people in the music and art delegation from the island country, most of whom are teachers and students of the National Conservatory of Music and music artists who graduated from this conservatory, and these people are headed by Taro Shinno.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Taro Shinno is the number one in the field of music and art in the island country. There may be two or three people who can be compared with him in terms of achievements and standards, but there is no one in the entire music and art world of the island country who can compare with him in terms of influence.
Seeing that Wang Qian chose Taro Niino, the other people who had raised their hands put down their arms one after another, with regretful expressions on their faces. A small number of those who raised their hands did not do so to hinder Wang Qian, but simply wanted to communicate with Wang Qian here, to say a few words to Wang Qian in person, and to take this opportunity to show their faces in front of the whole world, and perhaps have a chance to go down in history
For these master artists, simply trying to ride on the popularity is something they disdain.
But they are no exception to the popularity that is enough to go down in history.
Taro Shinno was thin and wore a loose kimono. He held onto a chair when he stood up, otherwise he would not have been able to stand up all of a sudden. It was obvious that he was very old and physically deteriorated. He took the microphone handed over by a student of the Central Conservatory of Music, bowed slightly to Wang Qian, and then said in relatively standard Chinese: "I'm sorry, Professor Wang, to interrupt your lecture. I'm from the National University of Music of the island country. My name is Taro Shinno. Perhaps you have heard of my name."
Hearing Chinese, Wang Qian felt a little familiar and smiled, "It's okay, I'm not disturbing you. I'm also sorry, I didn't go to a proper music school, so I don't know much about almost all the famous musicians in the world. So, this is the first time I heard your name."
There was a trace of surprise on Taro Shinno's old face, but then he was relieved.
Wang Qian's birth and life experience have long been thoroughly studied by the world's top music schools, so Taro Shinno also understood that Wang Qian was not lying.
Taro Shinno nodded. "So, you are a true genius. I watched the entire live broadcast of your last lecture at the Juilliard School, and then studied it several times. I benefited a lot from it, and was extremely shocked by your talent and strength. I can't imagine that someone can learn a new instrument in just a few minutes and play a new piece with that new instrument. This is a miracle in the history of world music."
There was some discussion at the scene.
Most of the people who came to the scene were audience members who had watched Wang Qian’s lecture at Juilliard last time. Others had also watched the live broadcast or video, and many had even studied it more than once.
So, everyone knows that what Taro Shinno said is what is really in their hearts.
The more they studied it, the more incredible it seemed to them!
That completely overturned their common sense, as if a god really was possessed by Wang Qian.
This is also an important reason why Wang Qian has gradually gained recognition from most European and American music and art circles.
When a person's talent and strength are as powerful as a miracle, any prejudice they have will seem so powerless. If they still mindlessly resist and use mindless prejudice as an excuse, it will only show how weak and stupid they are in front of the whole world.
Many people who did not see Wang Qian live at the Juilliard School felt very regretful and wanted to witness such an incredible scene with their own eyes.
That is why Wang Qian’s lecture at the Central Conservatory of Music was so popular.
Witnessing Wang Qian's success as a musical master is one of the important reasons. At the same time, everyone wants to see Wang Qian demonstrate his incredible musical talent again with their own eyes.
Taro Shinno is one of them.
He was once a top musical genius, known as a musical prodigy that appears once in a century in the island country. At that time, he almost single-handedly created half of the island country's music and art. He was also the island country's first internationally recognized master of music and art. He has profound attainments and great achievements in both pop music and classical music.
Taro Shinno has met many top music geniuses from all over the world in his life, many of whom had the opportunity to become musical masters but ultimately failed.
Therefore, the more he knew about what it was like to be a top genius, the more Taro Shinno realized how incredible Wang Qian’s talent was.
If he hadn't witnessed and verified it with his own eyes, Taro Shinno wouldn't have dared to believe it and would have always had doubts in his heart.
So, he raised his hand!
He had no questions about Wang Qian's preaching work, the Nocturne series. He liked and recognized this new series of classical music very much, and could understand the rules and artistic connotations therein, so he had no questions, but only had some questions about Wang Qian himself.
There were some quiet discussions around.
“What does this islander want to do?”
"Does he want Professor Wang to learn a new instrument on the spot again?"
"Isn't this just to cause trouble?"
"Professor Wang is not a street performer."
This is the voice of many Chinese audiences. They do not want Wang Qian to be questioned and instructed by others.
However, many viewers from outside China, such as those from Europe, America and other Asian countries, are very interested in this.
"I came here today just to see if there was anything like this happening. I didn't expect it to happen right away. Are there going to be new musical instruments being performed?"
"Compared to the sleepy music art, this is what I want to see most."
"To be honest, the theremin that Mark found for Wang Qian at the Juilliard School last time, I later spent a lot of money to buy one. It is really difficult. It takes a long time to practice and master some of the key points of intonation. I can't imagine that someone can learn it right from the beginning and use it to perform works."
"That saxophone song Going Home is my favorite. Unfortunately, Professor Wang hasn't uploaded it to the online platform yet. It is said that he is too busy recently and has no time to record it. I understand. His musical talent is really god-like."
"Does this islander want Professor Wang to demonstrate a new musical instrument live again? What instrument is it?"
"It may be an island instrument..."
…
Amidst the discussion.
He Chaohui, Yang Jiansen and other spectators from major Chinese delegations were all nervous.
Even though they knew that Wang Qian had truly demonstrated his godly musical talent at the Juilliard School last time without any falsehood, they were still nervous about this incredible thing because it was unprecedented and perhaps no one would be able to do it later, so they were afraid that Wang Qian would encounter an obstacle here.
If Wang Qian had not done so, then even if his series of works on preaching the truth had been recognized and his preaching of the truth had been successful, it would still be flawed, and it would have become a stain on his preaching of the truth in this life, and future generations would always remember it in their hearts and in historical documents.
And Taro Niino will also go down in history and be remembered by future generations.
When many people thought of this, their eyes lit up slightly when they looked at Taro Shinno, and they were eager to make a move.
Many people will never have such an opportunity to leave their names in history.
It seems like they have such an opportunity now
Of course, He Chaohui and others absolutely do not want such an opportunity.
However, this may not be the case for others.
Wang Qian looked at Shinno Taro and was silent for a few seconds. Hearing the discussions around him, he said, "So, Mr. Shinno Taro, what do you want to say?"
The discussions disappeared instantly, the whole place fell silent, and tens of thousands of eyes turned to Taro Shinno.
Shinno Taro felt a little pressured, but still said calmly: "I want to verify it with Professor Wang in person."
Wang Qian smiled calmly: "What do you want to verify?"
Shinno Taro stared at Wang Qian, his aura gradually rising, and the aura of an artistic master was undoubtedly revealed. He said seriously: "Confirm whether Professor Wang really has such talent and strength."
Wang Qian still said calmly: "Oh? If someone comes and lets me prove it, then I won't have to do anything else in my life, right?"
The atmosphere at the scene became even quieter.
After listening to Wang Qian's words, everyone knew that Wang Qian would not display his talent and strength like that so easily again.
Because they all agreed with what Wang Qian said.
If you have to prove it once for every person who comes, then when will you prove it? There is really no need to do anything else in this life. You just need to keep showing off and be a tool.
Shinno Taro was stunned for a moment, but he also knew that Wang Qian was telling the truth and that he had no obligation to prove anything. After a second of silence, he said solemnly, "If Professor Wang can prove this, I am willing to become Professor Wang's student."
As soon as these words came out!
There was an uproar at the scene.
Everyone around stared at Tarou Shinno with wide eyes.
No one expected that Taro Shinno would say such a thing and become Wang Qian's disciple and student
Taro Shinno is a truly world-renowned veteran music and art master, and one of the few top music and art masters in Asia. He became famous decades ago and is now eighty years old. He is more than old enough to be Wang Qian's grandfather. If he becomes Wang Qian's disciple and becomes Wang Qian's junior, his reputation will be ruined by more than half!
This is a gamble of my life's achievements!
Mingze, who was sitting next to Shinno Taro, quickly pulled Shinno Taro and said softly, "Shino-kun, don't be impulsive. Even if you are sure of winning, don't put yourself on the line! If he refuses, we can hype it up later to put pressure on him!"
Several other island music and art masters also whispered their advice.
Taro Shinno was unmoved and gently pushed Mingze's hand away. He just looked at Wang Qian, waiting for Wang Qian's answer.