The warm and warm spring breeze blows the huge and tidy campus into spring, with a large flat lawn and a few small but elegant European-style buildings. The entire Conservatoire Nationale de la Conservatory in Paris is full of students who are playing casually. Some are playing the trumpet, and some are playing the violin. The sound of the piano may be elegant or stuttering, forming a unique musical atmosphere.
On the path paved with white cobblestones in the academy, a handsome man was walking forward calmly. He wore a pair of sunglasses, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and he looked indifferent, but he held a chocolate gift bag in his right hand funny.
"That person looks familiar..."
"Who is it? Eh, God, it's a little familiar..."
"...isn't...a bit like Mr. Auston Bertram?!"
"How is it possible, although Bai Ai came to Paris to perform, but you forgot that this time it was not Mr. Bertram who was on the baton, but the guest conductor Mr. Charles Littles. Mr. Bertram probably Haven't come to Paris yet?!"
"Yeah... why did Mr. Bertram suddenly come to our academy..."
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When some students saw such an abrupt and handsome man, they all started talking in a low voice in surprise. These voices all came to Min Chen's ears, but he still walked forward calmly - this behavior made the people around him guess "this person is definitely not Mr. Bertram".
But halfway through, Min Chen suddenly stopped and turned to look at a girl standing under the shade of a tree who was practicing the piano seriously.
The girl had a ponytail and freckles on her face, and she practiced her tune with great concentration. It's just that her tunes are really...a little lacking, always stumbling and stumbling, so that her face, which can only be regarded as delicate, is covered with anxious sweat.
Sighing lightly, Min Chen walked over, calmly: "In the third part of "Kang Si", you have some problems with your fingering, if you want to change the strings, it can really reduce the difficulty, but... Too bad."
A low and magnetic male voice sounded on the quiet lawn, the girl raised her head to look at Min Chen in surprise, and the students who were chatting in a low voice also turned to look at him in confusion. Seeing that under the shadow of the big tree, Min Chen simply took off his sunglasses and stretched out his right hand to point directly at the girl's fingering.
Let a conductor hear terrible music and maybe he can bear it for a while. But if a composer was to hear that his piece was played so badly, even Min Chen would be a little bit unbearable.
The moment Min Chen took off his sunglasses, there was a moment of silence around the big tree. The next second, excited voices sounded from everywhere—
"My God, it's really Mr. Bertram! Lily, I'm right, it's really him!"
"God, how did Mr. Bertram come here!"
"I'm so lucky to actually meet Mr. Bertram!"
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The commotion caused by Min Chen, when he came to the building of the violin department, had already spread all over the Paris Conservatoire. You must know that although Master Reed Akkad is also a world-leading music master, he is still a little less famous than Min Chen. The most important thing is...
Min Chen is so handsome!
No matter which country you are in, people who are good-looking... really have an advantage!
So when Min Chen gently pushed open the door of Professor Akkad's lounge, the arrogant and awkward little old man snorted coldly. He didn't even bother to give Min Chen a glance from the corner of his eye, and simply turned around and pointed his butt towards him. he.
Min Chen: "..."
Min Chen gently placed the Veff de bruge gift bag he brought on Professor Akkad's table, and he casually sat on the small sofa chair in front of the table, his dark and deep eyes sank, and he whispered. Said: "Reed, long time no see."
Professor Akkad said in a cold tone, "Long time no see, long time no see, yes, it's been a long time since I met. You made several young and lovely female students surround the downstairs of my academy."
Min Chen: "..."
A faint smile flashed in his dark phoenix eyes. Facing his old friend, Min Chen naturally understood his personality. He pushed the chocolate gift bag forward with his fingers, and said solemnly: "I came to you today because I have something to ask you."
Seeing the gift bag of Veff de bruge chocolates, Professor Arcade's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stuffed the chocolates into his desk drawer. Then, he looked up at Min Chen and said, "If you have something to say, let me state first. I don't want to perform with the orchestra recently. If you want to invite me as the special violinist of Bai Ai, you don't need to say it. ."
Reed Akkad had already taken his mind and wanted to teach a student well, and Min Chen naturally knew it for a long time. And he came here, in fact, is precisely for this.
"I want to recommend a student to you. He is very talented and diligent enough. Now it is more than enough to be your student at his level."
Min Chen's tone was calm and calm. As far as he knew, Akkad had been looking for a student recently, and now that he personally came to recommend it to the other party, it was naturally a matter of course without any hindrance.
But... To Min Chen's surprise, Professor Akkad shook his head and refused decisively, "No."
Jun Ting's brows furrowed, and Min Chen asked, "Why? He is very good, and he has an excellent talent and keen insight on the violin."
Akkad took a piece of chocolate from another drawer and put it directly in his mouth. After he had finished enjoying it happily, he looked at the man with a gloomy face on the opposite side, spread out his hands helplessly, and said, "Min, it's not that I doubt your vision, but... have you seen this bag of chocolates?"
The handsome and elegant man was frowning tightly at the moment. After listening to Akkad's words, he turned his head to look in the direction of the other's fingers. I saw that it was an identical package of Veff de bruge chocolates, the same black gift bag, and even the same multi-flavor options.
"What is this?" Min Chen raised his eyes and asked.
Akkad shook his head and said, "My student bought this especially for me this morning. Min, I just accepted my student this morning, and he's a great kid. I have no experience in teaching students, so let me at the same time. It's impossible to teach two students, so I can only accept one student."
Akkad's words made Min Chen squinted slightly, only to hear him continue: "Look, the owner of Veff de bruge is your music fan, you don't need to wait even a second to buy such a bag of chocolates. But what about my lovely student? He needs to get up early and stand in line for two or even three hours just to buy a welcome gift for my teacher. He's a good boy, Min, I won't give up on him because of you of."
For 30 years, Min Chen has never been rejected by others, especially... in classical music. No one will doubt his vision and hearing ability, as long as he recommends someone, he will always be a figure standing at the top of the music scene.
And this is the first time.
However, it was impossible for Min Chen to force Professor Akkad to change students for himself. He could only sigh deeply, realizing that he was a step late after all.
In Akkad's lounge, the two chatted again about the next Bo Ai concert. When the sunset was over, Min Chen finally got up and took off the custom-made black sunglasses from the collar of his coat, but before he put them on, his movements suddenly stopped.
Min Chen looked at Akkad seriously and said, "Reed, I believe in your vision, your student must be an excellent person. I can have the honor to know... What is his name?"
Hearing that, Professor Akkad was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while, then grinned and grinned, "Seven, his name is Xiao Qi."
"Xiao Qi...?" After murmuring in a low voice, Min Chen didn't bother about this issue anymore. He nodded to Akade and said, "Well, Reed, see you later."
Only at this time did Professor Akkad remember that he had something to do, and he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute, Min! Do you still have tickets for Bai'ai's concert the day after tomorrow? I want to take my students to listen to it. , but you know, your concert tickets are always hard to come by."
This question made Min Chen stunned for a moment. After a long time, he nodded slightly: "Well, tomorrow I will ask Daniel to give you the ticket."
Professor Akkad nodded with a smile.
And when Daniel learned that he was going to send a ticket to that weird old man in Akkad the next day, he widened his blue eyes and said in disbelief, "Auston!!! I asked a few days ago. How did you tell me when you need to spare a few tickets for others? You said, you don't have any friends to come to the concert, so I don't need to keep tickets!"
"now what!!!"
When Daniel was too surprised or too mad, he would call out the name "Auston" directly.
In response, Min Chen raised his head to look at Daniel, his eyes were calm, and he said calmly: "I remember... If it is my family, there will always be more than three seats reserved for it, right?"
"..." Daniel was speechless for a moment, and finally said, "Family... Well, you want Akkad and his students... to sit in the same second-floor box with you?"
As the chief permanent conductor and music director of the orchestra, as long as Min Chen is willing, at least one second-floor box will be open to him free of charge in every concert of Bai Ai. In such an independent and quiet space, at least four people can be accommodated.
Min Chen never liked to use his privileges in the past, but this time... Daniel was also very surprised. He whispered: "Min, even if the other party is Reed Arkad, you don't have to do this, right? I thought you would never use this authority in your life."
Under the gentle and brilliant sunset light of Paris, Min Chen raised his head slightly and looked towards the far west. I saw the splendid purple-red clouds rendering the sky into a beautiful Garden of Eden. The scene was magnificent and magnificent, and even Min Chen couldn't help but watch it for a long time.
"He thinks... his students will be better than Qi Mu? I'd love to see it too..."
Daniel touched his head and asked, "Hey, Min, what did you just say? What are you looking for?"
"It's nothing." Min Chen shook his head and said in a low voice, "Remember, I will send an invitation to Akkad tomorrow."
After hearing this bad news, Daniel completely forgot what Min Chen said to himself just now, and he held his head in pain: "God, Min... I really don't want to see that stinky old man Akkad! He always laughs at me every time. Beautiful hair, how dare he say that I have too little hair and that I am at risk of middle-aged baldness! He must be jealous of my thick hair!"
Min Chen: "..."
Under the same sunset sky, Qi Mu was arranging everything in the small apartment, even the refrigerator was full.
When all of this was done, he finally lay down on the soft sofa with ease, and said with emotion: "Tomorrow... we will officially go to the academy..."
"I don't know... what kind of course will it be... "