Europe is the second smallest continent in the world, only slightly larger than Oceania. Although the area is small, there are 44 sovereign countries distributed on such a small piece of land, which really forms a star-studded situation.
The small area determines that the distance between places is not very far apart. For example, from Berlin to Dresden, the distance is obviously less than 200 kilometers, but Qi Mu insisted on getting on the plane. After not flying for a few minutes, it landed again.
Qi Mu: "..."
The man walking in front of Qi Mu consciously took the suitcase in his hand, turned his head very thoughtfully and asked, "There is nothing special about Bai Ai today, do you need to go shopping first? Brandon Den Burg Gate, Unter linden Street, you can."
The weather in Berlin is slightly cooler than Dresden, so Qi Mu only wore a thin long shirt and tied the coat around his waist to prevent the temperature from getting too low at night.
Originally, he thought he came to Berlin to simply visit Bo Ai, but after listening to Min Chen's words, he developed some interest in the city, so he asked curiously, "Is it convenient to go to these places?"
Min Chen raised his right hand to prop up the sunglasses, and nodded lightly: "Well, my car is parked at the airport, you can go there now."
Hearing this, Qi Mu couldn't help but smile and said, "Then let's go for a walk."
Qi Mu has been to Berlin in the past, but they all performed with the orchestra.
Even though Berlin is only more than 600 kilometers away from Vienna, to put it simply, it is only half of the distance from city b to city s, which is the first block in China, but that's it, Qi Mu has never had time to come to this city by himself.
After listening to Qi Mu's answer, Min Chen nodded slightly, he quickly put down his sunglasses, and then continued to pull the suitcase forward.
Seeing this, Qi Mu couldn't help but feel a little surprised. When he was in Dresden, he had never seen the other party look like this.
As if aware of the youth's doubts, Min Chen lowered his voice and whispered in Chinese, "Many people in Berlin know me, so it's not as convenient as Dresden when I'm out and about."
Hearing this, Qi Mu nodded understandingly. After all, Bo Er is the most outstanding symphony orchestra in Berlin, representing the highest level of German classical music. Therefore, in Berlin, the base camp of Bo Ai, "many people know Bo Ai's chief conductor" is a very normal thing.
However, I thought so, but when Qi Mu saw a young girl looking at them in this direction with surprised eyes, Qi Mu was slightly startled, and then asked strangely: "There are also many people who know each other in Dresden. Mr. Farrar, but... I haven't seen Mr. Farrar take it so seriously..."
Min Chen's footsteps paused abruptly, then he turned to look at the young man beside him, raised his sunglasses slightly, revealing a pair of sharp and narrow eyes. Min Chen looked at Qi Mu seriously, his tone was flat, as if it was a matter of course: "Because I'm... more handsome."
Qi Mu: "..."
Do you dare to be more narcissistic! ! !
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The Brandenburg Gate is located in the center of Berlin, and a section of the boulevard from it to the east to the Marx-Engels Bridge is the famous Unter den Linden.
Sitting in the quiet carriage, Qi Mu could see the grand and solemn neoclassical style door from a distance through the glass windows with dark window stickers. But what surprised him was that the car passed by the Brandenburg Gate at a high speed without slowing down.
Qi Mu turned his head in surprise and asked, "Aren't we going to stop?"
I saw Min Chen calmly caressing the steering wheel, and said calmly, "My home is nearby, put your luggage away first."
Qi Mu: "..."
How do you feel... as if you've been fooled
However, Qi Mu didn't wait long this time. Min Chen seemed to simply put his luggage in the garage downstairs, and then drove him to visit the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Street, etc. Famous sights in Berlin.
Qi Mu is not a person who likes to take pictures, so he basically remembered these beautiful places in his mind. But at the time when Qi Mu turned around and looked up, he didn't realize that a man beside him was secretly fiddling with his cell phone.
Thanks to the pear mobile phone, there is no sound when taking pictures.
It didn't take long to walk from the Brandenburg Gate to Unter Linden Street. Min Chen quickly brought Qi Mu to Bai Ai's headquarters.
Probably deeply influenced by the German Bauhaus architectural style, the headquarters of Boai is very different from that of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and it is also completely different from the Dresden Symphony Orchestra. It is a modern building with a full sense of design.
The streamlined architectural lines surprised Qi Mu standing downstairs for a long time, and the bright style of orange and off-white was even more eye-catching. This is indeed the first time Qi Mu has come to Bai Ai headquarters, so he did not expect...
The world's top old-fashioned orchestra actually has such an "advanced fashion" headquarters building.
Under the leadership of Min Chen, Qi Mu easily entered the building.
Walking in this building with a simple style and simple design, Qi Mu felt as if he had entered a modernist-style art exhibition hall.
On both sides of the transparent corridor shaped by four-sided glass, there are group photos of each member of Bai Ai in the past few years, as well as the personal data of some conductors and chiefs. These photos, from hand-painted oil paintings to black and white photos, to today's color photos, have already witnessed the heavy history of this century-old orchestra.
In these photos, Qi Mu had just reached the last few photos when he suddenly stopped. He stared blankly at the serious old man with white hair in the photos, some did not regain his senses.
"This photo was taken two years before Mr. Karajan's death," the man's low and magnetic voice sounded in Qi Mu's ear, and the warm breath made Qi Mu feel a little uneasy, "I was only when he died. At the age of 4, he also resigned as the chief of Park Ai in the same year."
When Qi Mu was just admitted to the Geneva Conservatory of Music, he knew that the Berlin Philharmonic has always pursued the tenet of "unchangeable and unchanging". The world's first symphony orchestra has the top music level and the most demanding admission method.
But now Qi Mu looked at the old man in the photo with a tough face, and couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration in his heart.
Herbert von Karajan, a master of music known as the "Conducting Emperor".
During his 34 years in charge of Bossards, this great conductor single-handedly brought out the most unique Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in the world, making this symphony orchestra, which is already at the top of the pyramid, a step further and becoming the dominant player in the classical music world. , and remains to this day.
Looking at the master's remains, Qi Mu sighed involuntarily and said, "Unfortunately, you were only 4 years old when Master Karajan died. I'm afraid you haven't seen this master..."
"No, I've seen it."
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at Min Chen. I saw the latter's thin lips slightly hooked, looking at himself calmly, and said, "When I was 4 years old, I followed my father and mother to a concert of Bai Ai, and then met with Master Karajan backstage." In Qi Mu's expectant eyes, Min Chen recalled for a while, and then said, "He is... a very serious and serious master."
Hearing this, Qi Mu couldn't help but nodded with a smile: "Well, Master Karajan's music style is the same." After speaking, the young man sighed softly and said regretfully: "Unfortunately... I can't listen to it in my life. It's time for a concert he conducts live."
Seeing the lost look on the young man's face, the handsome and indifferent man narrowed his eyes slightly. After a long time, he raised his finger to a photo next to Master Karajan and said, "But you can hear his command."
Qi Mu immediately followed the direction of Min Chen's finger, and then...
"… "
I saw Min Chen said with a serious face: "His conducting style is also very good, and you can also hear him directing his own repertoire." The man's tone was serious and solemn, as if saying something very certain : "Well, a composer who directs his own music can better understand the connotation and meaning of the music."
Qi Mu: "..."
It happened that a staff member of Bai Ai was walking by the corridor, and when he heard Min Chen's serious words, he couldn't help but burst out laughing. The next second, Min Chen glanced at him seemingly calmly, and the staff immediately stood up straight and walked over with a blank expression.
Qi Mu didn't even give the photo of the "master who can direct his own music" at all out of the corner of his eye. Instead, he passed by and walked to an empty photo frame. He was stunned for a while and asked, "It's strange... Shouldn't there be a picture of Kedoori here?"
Disappointed Min Chen: "Kedori's photo is there."
Qi Mu turned his head to look, and sure enough, Ketoli's photo was on the opposite side of this empty frame.
Although Bai Ai adheres to the principle of "not dying, never giving up", it does not mean that a conductor corresponds to only one chief. After all, things are impermanent. Therefore, the photos of Min Chen, the current conductor of Bo Ai, and the chief Ketoli are not placed opposite to each other, but become a diagonal line.
After Qi Mu looked at Kedori's photos and documents for a while, he decided to walk away. But he took two steps and was surprised to find that a man who was supposed to follow and lead the way was gone
Qi Mu immediately turned his head and saw that Min Chen was standing in the same position with a calm expression, looking at him from a distance. Seeing the young man turn his head to look at himself, he asked very calmly and in a low voice, "I really don't need to... Let's look at it again?"
Qi Mu: "..."
After Qi Mu patiently read a certain man's own profile, Min Chen took him to Bai Ai's rehearsal hall with satisfaction.
While walking, Qi Mu calmly looked at the stern and elegant man beside him. It seemed that it was difficult for him to think of the naive guy just now.
Laughing helplessly, Qi Mu said softly, "Actually, I don't read it because... I have kept the information of that person firmly in my mind a long time ago."
Min Chen's footsteps stopped for a while, and after a long time, he made a low "um". The handsome and profound face still has a calm expression, but the thin lips are slightly raised involuntarily, clearly in a happy mood.
The bright sunlight shone into the house through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Outside the window was a relaxed and leisurely afternoon scenery. In the corridor inside the window, Qi Mu followed Min Chen for a long time, and finally reached the end of the corridor.
Behind this door is Bai Ai's rehearsal hall.
On August 2, 2016, Qi Mu entered the Bai Ai headquarters for the first time.