Paris, the capital of France, is also the famous romantic capital of the world.
Like many cities in Europe, this beautiful western city has high demands on its own urban architecture. Looking at the entire ring-shaped city, each carefully planned small building is like a wall of roses and thorns, which surrounds the Arc de Triomphe in the center.
As soon as Qi Mu arrived at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, he took a taxi and went to the National Conservatory of Music in Paris.
He had been to Paris a few times before when he played in France with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, but if he was allowed to walk in the city alone, he would really get lost.
In the beautiful and charming Conservatoire Nationale, a beautiful young man with black hair and black eyes is still very eye-catching.
Many students who were lying on the college lawn to communicate saw an Asian young man with a suitcase and a piano case, and they enthusiastically came to show Qi Mu the way. Soon, he found the college building.
To say that it is a building is actually too exaggerated. This small building with only three floors is a milky white marble building. Surrounded by flat and beautiful lawns, only dotted with a small white in a mass of emerald green.
Qi Mu got registered soon after entering the door. Since it was late that day, he found his apartment with the help of the college. These conservatories generally do not provide accommodation, and TV for students in need, they will also provide assistance to help them find a place that can be rented.
This small apartment is smaller than Qi Mu's previous single apartment in City B. The kitchen can only accommodate two people to turn around, but overall it is quiet and clean. It seems to know that most of the residents are students of the music school, and a separate study room has been opened in the apartment, which can be used as a piano room.
Qi Mu spent an hour sorting out the luggage he brought. After everything was cleaned and tidied up, he stood in front of the simple and delicate patterned window and gently opened the small window.
The moist spring breeze from the Pacific Ocean gently brushed his forehead, blowing away the fine black hair on the forehead. Paris has a temperate oceanic climate. Although the latitude is much higher than that of city b, the climate in March is already warm enough that just wearing a wool coat is more than enough.
"So... it's really back..."
Qi Mu looked down at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, the same European architectural style, the same sparse flow of people, all of which seemed to be like returning to his home in Vienna—
It's just that some statues of music masters unique to the music capital are missing.
Qi Mu gradually began to laugh, he shook his head, still opened the window to let in the air, but went back to busy himself.
When the night fell and the stars reflected in the sky, the dim moonlight slowly sprinkled on the sleeping city. Qi Mu spent the first day in Paris busy and busy.
As soon as he woke up the next morning, Qi Mu immediately cleaned up briefly, then went to the academy with his piano case.
The college staff who sent him to this apartment yesterday had already said that at nine o'clock this morning, the violin department will hold a unique admissions test for him.
In Huaxia's words, this is a special move, or it's called... going through the back door.
Although the academy did not have such a precedent for reporting only a few months after the start of the semester, since Professor Akkad insisted on admitting students, they naturally could not ask for it.
Therefore, when Qi Mu came to the three-story building yesterday, he had just followed the teacher who led the way a few steps before being led into an empty classroom—a piano without a desk and chair. In the classroom, a set of desks and chairs was placed in the center of the classroom, and on the smooth desktop, a pen and a piece of paper were placed.
Qi Mu took a closer look...
"… "
It turned out not to be paper, but a lot of words were written in English on it.
Well, yes, it's... exam papers.
"Qi, we're worried that you're not good at French, so the test paper was written in English. You shouldn't have any problems, right?"
Qi Mu had already put the piano case aside, he smiled and nodded at the young assistant professor, and said, "Yes, there is no problem."
"Okay, the test time is one hour in total, remember not to forget the time."
After a crisp door closing sound, Qi Mu was left alone in the empty classroom. At this moment, Qi Mu reluctantly looked down at this thin test paper, and a long-lost sense of familiarity rose in his heart.
Exam questions... He doesn't seem to have encountered such a thing for many years.
The original owner has never been good at theory, and although he himself was admitted to the Geneva Academy with excellent test scores more than ten years ago, but for more than ten years, this knowledge has already been classified into the practical stage, and even he does not know what he is now. what level.
However, the boat goes straight to the bridge.
Qi Mu raised his pen without hesitation and looked at the exam questions. When he saw the first question, he was slightly taken aback, and then quickly wrote the answer. Originally thought to be a very difficult topic, Qi Mu actually wrote faster and faster, and even wrote a beautiful handwriting in the end.
In just over 20 minutes, the exam papers printed with such neat and beautiful fonts were sent to three or four tutors. One of the young female assistant professors even shouted in surprise, and finally swallowed the phrase "the answer is too concise and to the point".
That's right, when Qi Mu found out that the questions on this test paper were almost all on-the-spot application, he was a little suspicious whether someone was going through the back door for him.
Of course, he didn't know that the original intention of Professor Akkad for this question was to test his understanding of other musical instruments and his feelings on how to apply basic knowledge in the field.
No matter how powerful Professor Akkad was, he would never have known that this young man had passed the exam. Although he looked like he was only in his early 20s, he had already served in the world's top symphony orchestra for more than ten years.
All in all, when all the assistant professors read the test questions back and forth, back and forth three times, and then handed it over to Professor Akkad for the final pass, the always eccentric master was surprised to find out. —
Just a syntax error? !
This is not scientific! ! !
Then, when Qi Mu was about to take the violin exam, he reluctantly found that none of the three tutors sitting in front of him was Professor Akkad.
"The repertoire you picked up just now is "Gypsy Song", let's play it directly." The female professor with glasses sitting in the center said with a stern face, "When it's time to stop, we will call to stop. Yes, you don't have to think too much, Qi."
Such a special move was something that Qi Mu never expected.
He thought that he would simply meet once and then wait for the class. Who knew there would be so many tests. Of course, no matter how many tests there are, it is just a form. Since Professor Akkad hopes that he can pass these tests, Qi Mu is not afraid of it.
But for a moment, the low-pitched piano sounded in the quiet classroom.
This classroom is specially designed for class use, and the material and shape of the walls are constructed to enhance the musical effect of the piano sound. At the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, there are hundreds of such classrooms, and many world-class musicians have played in them during their studies at the academy.
The top-notch acoustics make the melodious and soft piano sound of the youth very moving. From a professional point of view, this piece has already scored at least 80 points, and even the harsh and picky instructors present have nothing to say. .
If you don't stop, you're doing great.
They finally understood why Professor Akkad was reluctant to come forward in person and only let them recruit his students: Professor Akkad wanted to convince them and let the college representatives truly recognize the strength of his students.
The special move is for some fixed people.
Some people only got the chance to get special moves after going through the back door, and they don't have that strength at all. For such people, the National Conservatory of Music in Paris disdain to recruit, even if the other party is the son of the French president, they are too lazy to take a look.
But there are still some people who take the special route to make way for other students. Because, assuming that in the same exam environment, these people will leave the second place far away, and will not give the other party any hope of surpassing.
In the past, Min Chen was specially recruited by the Leipzig Conservatory of Music.
Later, a special recruit of the Munich Conservatory of Music came out with a Kedoori.
And now, they have also seen such a special talent with their own eyes.
In the previous meeting on whether to recruit Qi Mu, the representatives of the college were still hesitating. Because Qi Mu is 22 years old this year, the people who have had special recruitment precedents before are all genius prodigies in their teens, and they were well-known in Europe.
Even Qi Mu was considered a musical genius when he was a child, but now he is not too young. According to his achievements, he can only be regarded as outstanding, not really dazzling.
But now, Qi Mu has truly convinced these people with his strength.
When the performance of "Gypsy Song" ended, they stared blankly at this smiling and polite Chinese youth, not knowing what to say for a while.
It can only be said that Master Akkad's vision is indeed much higher than theirs. No wonder there are rumors that even Professor Carl wants to recruit this Qi Mu as a student.
In the quiet and spacious classroom, no one spoke. After the song ended, Qi Mu politely bowed and thanked him, and then patiently waited for the results of the tutors.
But this time, Qi Mu didn't get any comments from these tutors, but after a while, the closed door of the classroom was pushed open. Hearing the harsh sound of the door opening, Qi Mu looked back subconsciously, and suddenly saw a short old man walking into the room with a proud face.
Qi Mu's eyes widened, and after a long time, he smiled and nodded at the other party, and said in a gentle voice, "Hello, Teacher Akade."