Welcome everyone to enrich the small circle Chapter 780 Long time no see(1/2)
On the first day of the May Day holiday, Yang Jingxing accompanied his friends to eat, drink and sing until midnight before he had the nerve to ask for leave the next day.
Early on the morning of the 2nd, the Jiuchun Gang organized a group to meet netizen Xiaoxiao, while Yang Jingxing went to school to prepare to receive guests.
At nearly nine o'clock, someone from the International Exchange Office called the principal's office to tell them that they had arrived. A streamlined greeting team set off, consisting of the principal, Li Yingzhen, and Yang Jingxing.
The principal, teachers and school representatives stood at the entrance of the office building. They saw guests coming from a distance, and they greeted them politely.
They were all people who adapted to the occasion, giving each other warm and polite smiles. The director of the Communication Office was in the middle, and his formality was a bit artificial: "Mr. Green, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Marcus, please allow me to introduce you to the principal of our school..."
The principal first shook hands and said hello to Green, the author of the Penguin Record Guide and BBC host. He was an old man in his sixties with snow-white hair. He was dressed and behaved like a gentleman in this obviously hot weather.
Then there was Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Gramophone magazine. He was very young, probably forty years old at most, and was dressed a little more casually.
The last one is Marcus, the author of "The Elf of Urahai". He is a fat man in his thirties. Compared with his two companions, he does not look so elegant.
After the principal, Li Yingzhen met several guests. Li Yingzhen was obviously more respected. Green almost kissed the back of her hand: "Professor Li, please allow me to pay my highest and most sincere respect to your outstanding contribution."
,I feel deeply honored..."
Anderson had the same meaning: "Professor Li, please forgive me, I don't know how to express my excitement and honor at this moment..."
Li Yingzhen was able to bear it, she smiled slightly and looked calm, and she also comforted the last Mr. Marcus a little. He must not be stiff and unnatural because of the performance. Judging from the text, this Marcus should be tougher and more confident.
Emotional, he behaves more like an otaku now.
Then came Yang Jingxing. Yang Jingxing took the initiative and went up to shake hands: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Green."
Green looked at Yang Jingxing and wanted to say something.
Yang Jingxing was always rude, so he let go and went to find Anderson again to save the other party's time.
Yang Jingxing did not hold a grudge against Marcus, who once questioned the superficiality and artificiality of "Piano Sonata in G Major" in a music review: "Hello, welcome."
Marcus looked serious, but also pretended: "I'm very happy..."
Yang Jingxing nodded and went to Green and said, "Mr. Principal would like to introduce our school to a few important guests. What do you think of Mr. Green?"
The guests were a little surprised, but also honored.
The principal invites you to take a walk slowly...
The newest and largest building is the teaching building. There is a very good piano room here. Yang Jingxing, like the students, practices here... The principal is also a qualified and personable tour guide.
Yang Jingxing added that there are many outstanding students who are constantly improving their skills here, and everyone communicates with each other, and he is one of them.
Green looked up at the teaching building and sighed: "Those who can communicate with you should be grateful for their good luck."
Yang Jingxing nodded: "I think everyone cherishes the opportunity to learn from each other."
There are also historical buildings that have been used as venues for Europeans for many years.
Green was able to contact Yang Jingxing again: "Have you ever been to Europe or the UK?"
Yang Jingxing nodded: "Once, I traveled for about half a month."
Anderson was simply remorseful: "We missed something!"
Neither Li Yingzhen nor the principal revealed that Yang Jingxing at that time was nothing.
He Luting Concert Hall, although several guests are not very familiar with this composer, they have still heard of it when it comes to representative works.
There will be a concert organized by the students here tonight, and I hope a few guests will appreciate it.
The guests nodded repeatedly, but also asked, will Yang Jingxing be on stage?
The principal said that Yang Jingxing didn't know how to do it, but he could play a song for a few guests later to show respect.
Green did not hide it at all: "Actually, please forgive me for saying this, I am a little worried... You know, there are many performers, their live performance will be very different from the recording... I am very reluctant to
Questioning Mr. Yang Jingxing, I'm just worried that I can't bear such a thing and it will be a heavy blow to me."
Li Yingzhen laughed, and the principal said: "He has never let any of us down."
Yang Jingxing spoke his native language: "I understand this sentence."
Li Yingzhen immediately became stern: "It's here again, isn't it!?"
The principal laughed, and then he had to explain it to the confused and even panicked guests, but the British didn't accept it. What does this mean?
It's not very easy to talk about chickens and ducks...
Although the campus is small, the teachers and students all showed their integrity and did not watch the foreigners. They seemed not to pay any attention to record guides and gramophones.
Another advantage of the small campus is that after taking a while to walk around, the principal can say to the guests: "Let's go to the concert hall. Which composer will Yang Jingxing play?"
Green invited him as if he were on his own territory, Marcus straightened his clothes...
The standards are not low. When entertaining such a few people in the performance hall, Anderson does not need to apologize for his dress, because Yang Jingxing also dresses casually.
The three guests and the four hosts asked each other to sit in the first row of the auditorium. Yang Jingxing went directly to the piano and asked before sitting down: "To show respect, may I ask the guests what they want to hear?"
This seemed to be a problem. The British looked at each other, Green and Anderson made eye contact. Marcus seemed to know that he could not speak and could only wait.
Anderson shook his head helplessly: "I have no idea..."
Green asked anyway: "Any tracks?"
The principal was more conservative: "Basically, I don't think you would choose something you can't evaluate in depth."
Green also probably understood: "Aren't there too many opportunities like this?"
The principal apologized: "I'm afraid it's only at this moment, he is very busy."
Green still nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, I completely understand... This is too difficult, what about Mozart, no, no... Bach, if I can only choose one composer for me to listen to in the rest of my life, I think it would be
Yes, I will choose Bach... No, everyone can play Bach... I will definitely not choose something that is already on that record!"
Anderson placed his hope on the respected Professor Li: "... he will definitely give us the best advice."
Li Yingzhen shook her head.
Green suddenly decided: "That's it, Bach, please play Bach... Please forgive me that I can no longer choose a specific piece!"
The audience accepted Green's decision, and Yang Jingxing sat down and announced the program: "Bach, Goldberg Variations, complete."
The principal took the lead in applauding the students, and the shocked guests quickly agreed.
This piece took Yang Jingxing nearly seventy minutes. It was considered fast, and fortunately it wasn't a heavy physical piece. So after playing continuously for so long, he remained calm and composed. He stood up and bowed to several audience members before turning around and walking away.
Get up from the edge of the stage and get down from the audience seat.
Several members of the audience must have become numb from sitting in the same position for so long. Green stared at Yang Jingxing until he came in front of him. The top music critic stood up with great effort and difficulty, but he didn't seem to know what to do.
Yang Jingxing took the initiative to shake hands again: "Thank you, Mr. Green. I hope that today and tomorrow night, you can feel more from the classmates and teachers outside, their efforts and their love for music."
Anderson and Marcus also stood up, staring at Green, you are the boss, you have to say something.
Green continued to shake Yang Jingxing's hand, obviously brewing hard. After a while, the principal was embarrassed, and Li Yingzhen's smile froze, before Green finally said: "...I'm sorry, what did you just say?"
Yang Jingxing repeated: "I hope today's and tomorrow's concerts can relieve the auditory fatigue caused by this hour just now."
Green quickly denied: "No, no, my ears... As I said, my ears have already entered heaven in advance!"
Yang Jingxing said: "Don't you think life on earth is more wonderful and richer? Heaven must be boring, I guess."
Green nodded: "Yes, yes, I know what you mean...but my love for heaven has never been so deep."
Yang Jingxing smiled helplessly: "Please come this way, the weather is very good today, you should enjoy the sunshine."
Green refused to move, but turned his neck to look at the concert hall, wondering: "There must be some kind of angelic magic, there must be..."
The principal also invited: "Let's continue walking."
Green still turned a deaf ear and still clung to Yang Jingxing: "I have listened to music for thirty years, all kinds of music, and I think everything is the same. It is difficult for your love for her to last for thirty years, unless you have
A miracle happened..."
Yang Jingxing reminded: "Mr. Green, we have discussed this topic on the phone before."
Green nodded and remembered: "Yes, yes, I'm sorry... Please forgive me for not being able to say anything fresh, although I have prepared."
Yang Jingxing invited: "You can talk about the lecture. We are all looking forward to it."
Green nodded: "Yes, yes."
The group of people walked out of the concert hall, and the atmosphere slowly returned to normal. They went to the living room for a discussion, where tea was served.
The principal, Gao Gao, told Green that he was once shocked by Yang Jingxing, but he soon calmed down. As long as you realize that Yang Jingxing is actually an ordinary person: "...he also has his dreams, and like all our students, he also wants to
He dreams and works hard, and he doesn’t want to be regarded as a special individual, just like we think of several gentlemen as friends, friends connected through music.”
Several guests looked at Yang Jingxing in an unusual way, which was simply rude.
Yang Jingxing will talk about the school's arrangements. There will be some news activities in tomorrow's lecture, hoping to spread Mr. Green's wisdom and insights more widely. Then there will be two concerts. I hope a few guests can encourage the students, or
Have a basic understanding of Puyin’s teaching staff.
Yang Jingxing didn't know whether he was being modest or shameless: "Music needs full and extensive communication, rather than being reduced to some miracle that can be talked about."
Everyone agrees that music needs communication, but miracles don't hurt either.
Yang Jingxing thought maybe: "...I don't want so many outstanding classmates to be ignored just because of me."
He is simply of noble character, and the British admire him very much.
To be continued...