When Qi Mu heard the staff of Wei Ai say that a gentleman had been waiting for him in the building of the Friends of Music Association for more than half an hour, he was still a little surprised. If the staff can notify and determine that the other party is not a crazy music fan, then this person must have some means or identity.
But when Qi Mu went downstairs and really saw the other party, he was stunned the moment he saw the man, and after a while, he immediately stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Assistant Chen? It's gone, why are you here all of a sudden?"
The person who came was Mr. Wu's assistant, Chen Lingpin.
I saw that this gentle and elegant assistant Chen was wearing a rather formal gray suit at the moment. After seeing Qi Mu, he pushed the silver wire frame on the bridge of his nose, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "Qi Mu, long time no see. I remember the last time we met was a full year ago, and it was also in this place."
Since it was an old acquaintance, Qi Mu took the other party to his lounge and said as he walked, "Yes, the last tour is about to start, and I didn't expect to see it here. You." After a pause, Qi Mu added, "Did Mr. Wu want you to bring me something?"
Hearing this, Chen Lingpin's footsteps paused for a moment, but very quickly, he immediately stabilized his pace. In the bright and golden corridor of the Friends of Music Association building, he could only hear him calmly say, "Yes, Mr. Wu really wants me to bring you something."
Light-colored eyes opened with a slight smile, and Qi Mu asked curiously, "Do you really want to bring me something? Is it a specialty?"
In the classic yellow-and-white corridor, there were dotted lights everywhere, and the light shone on Chen Lingpin's body and face, which happened to make the lens reflect for a while. Chen Ling frequently pushed his glasses before Qi Mu could see his eyes clearly, and then suddenly froze.
Seeing the light of hope flashing in those narrow and calm eyes at the moment, Chen Lingpin stopped completely and said word by word, "Mr. Wu wants me to bring 'me' to you."
The light amber pupils suddenly dilated, and Qi Mu was stunned in place, not knowing how to react.
After the two entered Qi Mu's chief lounge, Chen Lingpin brought the matter together.
Wu Lao is too old, but he has been playing for the S City Conservatory of Music all these years, constantly delaying his retirement. But last month, after all, he was too old and couldn't handle some things. Mr. Wu was really overwhelmed and insufficient. Therefore, he officially submitted his resignation and retired.
And Qi Mu sent the invitation letter for the ensemble to Mr. Wu more than two months ago, but the reason why the latter didn't show up was because he was dealing with the follow-up work of leaving the academy at that time, so he couldn't get away.
More than 20 years ago, Mr. Wu's son died in a car accident. The following year, he adopted Chen Lingpin, who was only 7 years old at the time, as a kind of memory. But people's feelings are completely uncontrollable. Mr. Wu really treats Chen Lingpin as his own son, but the latter wants to repay the old man wholeheartedly.
Therefore, when he was in college, Chen Lingpin chose a series of majors related to agents and assistants regardless of Mr. Wu's objection. After he graduated, he directly became Wu Lao's assistant, helping him deal with things in the college.
Chen Lingpin entered the S City Conservatory of Music at the age of 20, and it has been eight years since then. In the past eight years, his understanding of classical music has reached a higher level, and his ability to handle affairs and resolve disputes has also improved qualitatively.
But now that Mr. Wu has retired, there are only two paths in front of Chen Lingpin.
The first one is to continue to stay at the Conservatory of Music in S City, start as an ordinary lecturer, and gradually get promoted. And the second one is to leave the Conservatory of Music in S City and start a new life.
As for Chen Lingpin as his assistant, Mr. Wu was extremely opposed from the beginning: "You are still young, Lingpin, you are cutting your back by following me, this lousy old man, wait for me. If you die in the future, what will you do?! You will no longer be young, how will you go out? How will you compete with young people?"
In the face of such rejection, Chen Lingpin smiled calmly and said, "I am willing to stay by your side, this matter... Please don't refuse. I believe that I can walk out of the way in the future, as long as I have the ability. , you can shine wherever you go, are you right?"
When Chen Lingpin graduated from university, Mr. Wu couldn't compete with him and made him his assistant. But when Mr. Wu retired, he never gave Chen Lingpin a chance to stay by his side to "retire", and said directly: "Lingpin, now I don't need you for anything except occasionally participating in some activities and competitions. Go and help. You should have your own business, I think Xiao Qi always needs someone to take care of him, maybe... You should leave for Vienna now."
This time, Chen Lingpin did not refuse.
As a result, he really had a strong interest in the identity of a music manager, and hoped to develop in this area. Second, he really likes Qi Mu's music.
As early as more than a year ago, he expressed his love to Qi Mu, and now if there is this opportunity to become the musician's manager, it would be a wonderful thing.
However, in the face of Chen Lingpin's initiative to invite Ying, Qi Mu was a little hesitant. He pondered for a while, and finally sighed, and said, "Brother Chen... I'll just call you that, okay?"
"OK, all right."
Qi Mu frowned and sighed: "Brother Chen, being my agent is really a very hard job. Don't look at me now in Wei'ai, but in fact I don't know it myself. Where will I be in a few months."
Unexpectedly, before waiting for Qi Mu to say anything, he saw Chen Lingpin calmly ask: "Qi Mu, you mean... Master Glater Lismenk commented that your style is not suitable for Wei Ai, but more suitable for Bai Ai. Is this thing?"
Hearing this, Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, and nodded subconsciously: "That's right..."
In the peaceful and quiet chief lounge, the dim yellow and warm lights hit the light beige wool carpet, making it very warm. In Qi Mu's lounge, he removed some of the extravagant decorations that Zaev liked before, and replaced those flashy antlers and wolf heads with three large bookshelves.
These bookshelves have always placed various scores and music materials. From a distance, they look like white snowflakes, decorating the large and quaint bookshelves little by little.
When Chen Lingpin first entered the lounge, he nodded his head in admiration, but now he looked at the young man who was stunned in front of him, and his sense of identity increased a lot, and then smiled: "Glater The music critics of the master have always been very sharp. Although you do have this problem, it is not as serious as what he said. Qi Mu, in three days, you will have your last tour with Wei Ai. If you If you want, I can listen to you in the audience, and then... I will analyze your contract renewal period for you this year, and how long it will be."
After hearing this, Qi Mu asked in surprise: "Brother Chen, what do you mean... I will definitely continue to renew the contract this time?"
Chen Lingpin smiled calmly and said: "Yes, Qi Mu, you will definitely continue to renew your contract with Wei Ai. I once listened to your New Year's concert with Wei Ai this year. The members meeting of Wei Ai are unwilling to leave you. As for the renewal time... It is destined to be as short as half a year or as long as two years."
When he said this, Chen Lingpin's tone was calm, his expression was calm, and he didn't mean to doubt at all, as if he had seen the fact that "Qi Mu's contract renewal was successful" with his own eyes, even if this matter was not even guaranteed by Mr. Dorenza.
Qi Mu rarely sees such confidence and calmness in music managers. Even Wei Ai's manager, Mr. Tuckerman, will hesitate for a moment when facing some unexpected events, and then he will to think of a solution. And Chen Lingpin…
He has shown a level of composure beyond his age.
Adding up the previous life and this life, Qi Mu has lived for more than 30 years. But he has never seen a 28-year-old "young man" who dares to speak out about Wei Ai's future plan so confidently.
He had already made some decisions in his heart, but Qi Mu still chuckled and asked tentatively, "Brother Chen, if Wei Ai doesn't plan to renew the contract with me this time, what would you do?" Qi Mu said It was putting pressure on Chen Lingpin to see if he would change his tone, and his tone was no longer so certain.
But what Qi Mu didn't expect was that Chen Lingpin looked up at him and said calmly, "If Wei Ai won't renew your contract with you, then... I'll buy a plane ticket and leave Europe immediately. If I can't do that. With this prediction, I can't help you, Qi Mu, you need to find a better agent."
Just like the words of the military order, Qi Mu was stunned for a while, and after a long time, he smiled slightly, and reached out to shake Chen Lingpin's hand: "Brother Chen, in fact, besides being a surprise to me, your arrival... I am also very pleasantly surprised. Maybe I have to go back to Huaxia to thank Mr. Wu for sending an excellent agent like you to me."
After shaking hands with the fair and slender young man's right hand, Chen Lingpin's eyes flashed a quick smile, and then he shook his head and said, "Qi Mu, I don't want to be your agent. Working in Huaxia, there is still a lot of things I don’t know about the world’s music scene, so I can temporarily serve as your assistant.”
Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Lingpin finished speaking, Qi Mu shook his head heavily: "Brother Chen, do you remember when I went to visit Elder Wu with Min Chen?"
Hearing this, Chen Lingpin was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "It happened at the end of the previous year."
"At that time, Min Chen told me that you can be a very good agent. But now, how can I bury such a good person and just make him my assistant?"
Chen Lingpin was still a little hesitant: "Qi Mu, I have no experience..."
"But I have no experience."
The delicate and beautiful young man burst into a smile, and the smile was gentle and bright, which made Chen Lingpin stunned, only to hear Qi Mu continue: "Then let's grow up with each other. The first thing to do next is... Wei Ai last tour."
After a long time, Chen Lingpin accepted Qi Mu's idea. He raised his head and stroked the frame of the mirror. He smiled and said, "Okay, next is Wei Ai's tour." After a pause, he added: "I will draft it immediately. A contract between you and me, you can ask a lawyer you know to help you see if there is any problem, and I will give the contract to you tomorrow."
Qi Mu shook his head directly: "No, I trust you."
This unhesitating trust made Chen Lingpin smile uncontrollably, he nodded heavily: "Okay."
From this moment on, Chen Lingpin has made up his mind to grow and develop with this young man. I am afraid that his future will be tied to this young violinist, and there is no chance of separation. It was almost a gamble, and even when the other party might be terminated by Wei Ai, Chen Lingpin didn't regret it at all.
He loves the musician's music, he trusts the musician's sound.
He decided that the musician could go farther, more comfortably.
Finally, the most important thing is... Xiao Qi is really cute! ! !
—From the inner voice of the crazy music fan Chen Lingpin's calm appearance.