The water is turbulent, flowing slowly in the boundless night. Under such a deep night, the blue Danube is like a long dark jade belt, rushing away the years that have been precipitated for thousands of years.
Taking advantage of the dark night, Qi Mu didn't deliberately put on his hat again, he just walked casually on the shore with the piano case, and said to the other end of the phone, "I just got out of the subway, and your phone will stop you. Here it is. By the way, the concert in London should be about to start, right?"
Park Ai will perform a concert in London this evening, the penultimate performance of their tour.
The other end of the phone was very quiet, Min Chen's low magnetic voice mixed with the rustling of electric current rang out: "Well, I'm about to play, I'm in the lounge now." After a while, he seemed to think for a while, and then said with certainty. : "Renewed the contract." The tone was calm and decisive, without any hesitation.
Min Chen naturally knew that today was the day when the members' meeting of the UW Philharmonic Orchestra was held, and he also knew what themes would be at today's meeting. These Qi Mu had already told him, but Qi Mu did not expect, how could this man be so sure that he was renewing the contract
"Why are you all so sure that I'm renewing the contract?" Under the dim street lights, the thin shadow of the young man was stretched by the yellow street lights and swayed on the red masonry road. "Maybe I don't renew the contract?"
There was a low laughter from the listening hole of the mobile phone, and Min Chen's thin lips curled slightly: "Your voice is very happy. So... you renewed the contract."
For such an answer, Qi Mu was helpless. He had no choice but to answer: "Okay, then you and Brother Chen guessed correctly. I'm renewing the contract. But you have to guess, how long is the contract renewal?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Min Chen said decisively, "One year."
The steps under his feet stopped suddenly, Qi Mu's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked at the front of the road in disbelief. On the sidewalks on both sides of this street, all passersby came and went in a hurry, and no one noticed Qi Mu's figure - after all, young people with violins can be seen everywhere in Vienna.
After a long time, Qi Mu just leaned against the lamppost on the side of the road and asked with a chuckle, "Why do you guess it is a year?"
"intuition."
Turning his eyes, Qi Mu asked, "Then use your intuition to help me think about it, when will I leave for Berlin? Now that the contract has been renewed, let's just take care of all the things that the orchestra has been busy with recently, and wait until there is more. Another chance to go to Berlin."
Min Chen: "My intuition is that you will leave tomorrow!"
With a chuckle, Qi Mu walked towards the apartment again: "Your intuition is very wrong this time, I probably won't be able to go to Berlin until the day after tomorrow, and I have to deal with the contract tomorrow, and I have to talk to Chen. Negotiate."
When he said this, Qi Mu sharply heard someone knocking on the door at Min Chen's place, and then someone said loudly, "The concert is about to start, please prepare." So he said to the other end of the phone, "Okay, you're going to be on stage, so I'll hang up first. I remember that the Berlin Bandstand has a live broadcast of your concert. It should be too late for me to go home now."
Min Chen gave a soft "um" and asked "be careful on the road", and then the two hung up the phone.
Bo Ai's concert was not conducted by Min Chen. This time, as a concerto pianist, he played Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 1 and No. 2" and Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" together with Bo Ai. Song" and Schumann's "Fantasy".
The sound transmission effect of the audio equipment is naturally much worse than that of the scene, but even so, Qi Mu sat on the sofa in his living room and applauded and praised this orchestra and this great pianist from the bottom of his heart. Even after he saw a certain man suddenly looking directly at the camera, with a smile on his lips, Qi Mu was taken aback for a moment, and then he came back to his senses.
... This guy is really, suddenly smiled at the camera, this is a foul!
Even Qi Mu felt that the act of spreading hormones at will is an obvious foul, and Min Chen's music fans are all incredible. These excited music fans are all sitting in front of their TV sets tonight, just waiting to watch the tour of Bai Ai, and they just watched half of them...
"Ah! Mr. Bertram looked at me and smiled just now!"
"You think too much! Mr. Bertram is smiling at me!!!"
"...I said, isn't Mr. Bertram looking at the camera and laughing?..."
A serious and serious man who has always been unsmiling suddenly showed a smile, which can be regarded as a frightening thing for everyone.
Especially for the music fans of Min Chen, they have long been accustomed to the cold and indifferent expression of their male gods. They are conducting the most enthusiastic Beethoven "Ninth Symphony", even if they are conducting the "Ode to Joy" part, their male gods are all It's a cold face, isn't it
But today... Is it a landslide or a Mars hit the earth, why did he suddenly laugh! ! ! !
It's not scientific at all, is it
But... Regardless of whether he is scientific or not, he just smiled at them anyway, haha!
As for Qi Mu, the real owner of this smile, he is not as crazy as these fans. After the concert, he directly sent a text message to it, scolding: [Doing such a thing in public, dare to ask Mr. Auston Bertram, where is your face?] Although it was an accusation, the unconcealed ridicule in his tone made Min Chen raise an eyebrow. He has always been much better at flirting and flirting than his youths. Isn't he a bit cheeky? Min Chen quickly replied: [My face, my people, and my heart, they are always with you.]Qi Mu who saw this text message: "!!!"
Shut down and sleep!
Compared with this guy, Qi Mu felt that he was thinking too much! ! !
…
The next day, Mr. Tuckerman, Wei Ai's shrewd and capable agent, drafted a contract and handed it over to Qi Mu. This time, Qi Mu no longer reviewed the contract by himself as he did last time. Chen Lingpin took over the task of helping him check the contract and studied it carefully.
If you want to become an excellent broker, you must have some exposure to the most basic psychology, business negotiation and contract, financial management and so on. Obviously, Chen Lingpin is not so simple in these aspects, he is very proficient in these complex knowledge.
Moreover, unlike agents in other industries, Chen Lingpin's eight-year experience in the Conservatory of Music in S City has brought Chen Lingpin's understanding of classical music to a higher level. Even with the complex internal relationship of the organizational structure, he also has some experience. You must know that Chinese people are much more savvy than Westerners when it comes to setting up organizations. There should be several ministers and deputy ministers in the same department, and what kind of functions they have. Just this kind of thing can write a thick paper. Thick references come.
Therefore, when Mr. Tuckerman confidently waited for Chen Lingpin to read the contract, he saw the gentle and handsome agent pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose and looked up at Tucker. Mann, said seriously: "There is basically nothing wrong with this contract, but there is one place that I hope to make some adjustments."
Mr. Tuckerman was stunned for a moment: "Adjustment?"
Chen Lingpin nodded: "Yes, I hope to make a little change in the time of 'whether to renew the contract'. The original contract said 'this contract expires on June 1, 2019, and will expire in 2019. The renewal review will be carried out on May 1', but I hope to advance the review time by three months." After a pause, Chen Lingpin added: "Before March 1, 2019, I hope that Wei Ai will treat Qi Mu. Whether to renew the contract can be reviewed.”
As soon as Chen Lingpin's words landed, Mr. Tuckerman and Qi Mu immediately understood. The previous review lead time was one month, but now it has become three months, which is actually giving Qi Mu a buffer time. Assuming that the contract will not be renewed once, then Qi Mu can still prepare in these three months to pave the way for the future.
Naturally, Mr. Tuckerman had no doubts about this suggestion. He could still decide this trivial matter on behalf of the orchestra, so after revising the agreement on the spot, Qi Mu signed his name on the contract.
In just one second of signing time, it was decided that Qi Mu and Wei Ai would be bound for another year.
Several people quickly settled the contract. Because Wei Ai had a complete holiday today, Qi Mu and Chen Lingpin chatted with Mr. Tuckerman for a while before leaving the Wei Ai headquarters.
As soon as he stepped out of the gate of the Friends of Music Association building, Qi Mu was ready to go back and pack up, and rush to Berlin the next day—best to arrive before a certain man, so as not to miss the appointment.
"Qi Mu, we are going to spend the next year with Wei Ai." Chen Lingpin said as he walked, "I think you have to prepare for something. The next time Wei Ai and Wei Ai meet The possibility of your contract renewal should be less than 50%, from now on I will make some plans for your future development direction, and you should also have a mental preparation."
Hearing this, the smile on Qi Mu's lips gradually faded away. Of course, he also understands that what Chen Lingpin said is very likely to become a reality, so he just sighed in his heart, then nodded and said, "Okay Brother Chen, I will trouble you for the next year."
Chen Lingpin stretched out his hand and smiled slightly: "Have a good time together in a year!"
Qi Mu reached out and shook hands with him: "Have a good time together!"
In the afternoon, Qi Mu packed some simple clothes, and then rushed to Vienna International Airport with a small suitcase. The silver-white plane took off from Vienna and landed steadily at Tegel Airport within an hour.
After taking his luggage, Qi Mu hurriedly took out his phone to check the time, and after confirming that it was still too late, he quickly pulled the suitcase and ran to another airway building. Along the way, some people found Qi Mu, but just after they shouted "Little Seven!", Qi Mu quickly ran away from their sight.
Onlookers: "...???"
Ignoring the surprised eyes of others, when Qi Mu finally ran to the t1 waterway building, he supported his knees and panted slightly, and stretched his neck to look inside the exit.
It seemed that a plane had just arrived, and many people came out with their suitcases. When a familiar figure appeared, Qi Mu stood up abruptly, and his eyes became more focused. Then, the second member of Bai Ai appeared, the third, the fourth...
Suddenly, when Qi Mu saw the graceful figure in the crowd, he couldn't help showing a relaxed smile, then raised his right hand and waved to that person forcefully.