On a winter morning, the sky always brightens slowly, and until seven o'clock, a hazy crescent moon hangs in the far west sky, and it has not set. But even in such a biting cold weather, people in S City have already woken up, and many people want to go out early before the morning rush hour to avoid the terrible traffic jam.
Qi Mu was on the plane at ten o'clock the next morning. He got up early in the morning and wanted to arrive at the airport early. But when he just carried his suitcase and checked out the card downstairs in the hotel, he received a call from Zhu Wenjun.
While talking with the other party on the phone, Qi Mu pulled the suitcase and walked out, and before he walked out of the hotel door, he was stunned by the content of Zhu Wenjun's phone, and the whole person was completely stunned in place.
It didn't take long for Zhu Wenjun to drive to the door of the hotel in person and pick up Qi Mu into the car.
He helped Qi Mu put the small suitcase in the back seat of the car, and when he actually got into the car, the gentle and handsome middle-aged man said with a smile, "Xiao Qi, I remember you seem to be at ten o'clock this morning. plane? That might really be missed."
When Qi Mu accepted Zhu Wenjun's suggestion, he already knew that he would definitely miss the flight. So he nodded and said, "Uncle Zhu, I remember that there is a flight to City B tonight. Of course, if there is any accident, I will go back a few days later, and there should be no problem with Mr. Tan."
Zhu Wenjun smiled when he heard the words, and said, "That's also bothering you. But Master Faller wants to meet you, which really surprised me. I thought he wouldn't come to participate in the 100th anniversary of the orchestra. Qing, but not only is he here, but he also wants to see you, which is strange."
Just this morning, Master Farrer Lewis contacted Zhu Wenjun through the chairman of the S City Music Association. According to Master Faller, he hopes to meet Qi Mu today, the sooner the better.
Zhu Wenjun immediately thought this was a good opportunity, and hurriedly called Qi Mu. Although he didn't know why Master Faller wanted to meet Qi Mu, it was always good for Qi Mu to be able to talk to a world-class music master.
And although Farrer Lewis, like Min Chen, are the world's top conductors and composers, Farrar is mainly good at violin, and the piano is only a minor. Being able to talk to such an excellent violinist would be of great help to Qi Mu's growth.
Of course, Qi Mu also wisely chose to give up the flight and must meet this master.
Although he didn't know the other party's intention, Qi Mu had a hunch that this meeting would not be a bad thing.
When Qi Mu and Zhu Wenjun arrived at the small building of the Symphony Orchestra's headquarters, Mr. Faller had been chatting with Cheng Tingwen for a long time.
The two sat in the VIP room of the small building. The room was not large, but it was very quiet and pleasant. There was an old-fashioned sliding glass window on the south wall, and the green garden could be seen.
Seeing Qi Mu and the others arrived, Cheng Tingwen immediately stood up from the sofa chair. She smiled and exchanged a few words with Mr. Faller in English, then walked to Qi Mu and whispered in Chinese: "Xiao Qi, Mr. Faller is in a good mood today, and he just praised your performance yesterday."
Hearing this, Qi Mu was slightly startled, and then smiled: "Okay, Aunt Cheng, I see."
Then Cheng Tingwen and Zhu Wenjun left the VIP lounge together, and they took the door behind them as they left. After hearing the sound of the door closing, only Qi Mu and Mr. Faller were left in the large and quiet lounge.
Qi Mu was not as uneasy as a young junior. He walked straight to the sofa chair Cheng Tingwen was sitting on, and asked in a gentle tone, "Hello, Mr. Faller, can I sit here?"
The silver-haired foreign old man nodded with a smile, and replied in awkward Chinese, "Of course I will."
When Qi Mu officially sat down, Mr. Faller also poured him a cup of hot tea very considerately, which made Qi Mu feel a little "flattered".
After saying "thank you" a few times, Qi Mu was still thinking about how to ask the other party's intention to come to him this time. Master Faller looked up and down at Qi Mu with a smile, and then said in approval: "Qi, I have heard your performance last night. You are a very talented and promising violinist."
Qi Mu was taken aback by Mr. Faller's straight-to-the-point words. No matter how cheeky he was, he wouldn't be able to appear complacent in front of such a world-class violin master.
I saw Qi Mu smiled and rolled his eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his delicate face: "Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Faller. I was surprised to see you today. I used to like your "" Charles Sturt Fantasia, I have also listened to it many times in private."
Qi Mu didn't lie. In the only album he recorded before, there was only one piece by a contemporary composer, which was "Charles Sturt Fantasy". If he saw Min Chen, he might not be so respectful and cautious, but when he saw this contemporary violin master, Qi Mu couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
In the peaceful and quiet VIP lounge, the young man's back was straight, and Qi Mu only sat a little on the sofa, looking very seriously at the silver-haired foreigner sitting opposite.
Mr. Faller also seemed to be aware of Qi Mu's solemnity. He smiled and said, "I also like "Charles Sturt" very much. If I have a chance in the future, I really hope to hear your "Charles Sturt". But Qi, I I didn’t come to you today for this matter, in fact, seven or eight years ago I heard your performance, the one with Evra.”
Qi Mu naturally knew what Mr. Faller was referring to, he nodded and listened to the master continue: "Although you were very spiritual at the beginning, I felt that you were a little impetuous, so I didn't contact you more after that. But last night After listening to you play, I think...you've got rid of the vain you once was."
When he was talking, the old foreigner who always had a smile on his face slowly straightened his expression. His appearance made Qi Mu unable to help but become serious—
He has a feeling that Mr. Faller's next words may have a great impact on his future life.
Qi Mu said solemnly: "Thank you for your recognition, Mr. Faller." His voice was low and pleasant, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant.
Master Faller looked at Qi Mu's body for a long time, and then he smiled slowly and nodded: "As Auston said, you are indeed very good, Qi. I am not a fan of People who go around the corner tend to speak more straightly. Actually, Qi, you may have been very talented and aura eight years ago, but I can see that your future will not be very long."
Master Faller smiled and continued: "Your piano sound has no soul, oh, it sounds like a very fantasy thing, but Qi, your piano sound is really hollow. This made me sad at the time, sad. Such a gifted child won't go very far in the future."
"However, Qi, your performance last night made me really see your strength. Maybe many people think that the "D major" you performed is very difficult and your skills are very good, but I think that you The later song "Liang Zhu" is even more moving. With your soul, I seem to see a diamond that needs to be polished."
"Qi, I think you need a good teacher."
Mr. Faller's kind and low voice was still wandering in the lounge, but Qi Mu suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at each other in disbelief. Qi Mu only felt as if the world had suddenly quieted down, and he could clearly hear his own heartbeat, which echoed in his chest one after another.
Mr Faller means...
The fingers tightened slightly, and Qi Mu's throat was a little blocked. After a long time, he asked, "Mr. Faller, do you... want to accept me as a student?"
Hearing Qi Mu's words, Mr. Faller shook his head quickly, and then explained: "No, no, Qi, you misunderstood, I'm too busy with my work, I didn't have anything before submitting my resignation to Dresden. Time to teach students. If you were my student, you would only waste your time."
These words were like a basin of icy cold water pouring down from Qi Mu's head in an instant.
Before he could speak again, Mr. Faller said again: "But Qi, I want to introduce you to a teacher. He is my old friend. Compared with me, he is the real violin master of the academic school. .I can't teach you more things, but he can give you a thorough improvement and let you go further on the road of violin."
Originally, Qi Mu still felt very disappointed and regretful, but after listening to Mr. Faller's words, he became puzzled.
In his impression, it seems that no one can get such a high degree of praise from Master Faller, at least in terms of violin, the other party has already become the top few people.
After thinking about it, Qi Mu politely asked: "Thank you, Mr. Faller, I don't know who the master you are talking about is..."
"You should have heard his name." Mr. Faller put down the teacup in his hand with a smile, and said word by word: "He is—"
"Reed Arcade."