""String Quartet in D minor", subtitled 'Death and the Maiden', four movements, 40 sheet music sheets, please make sure that once the window is closed, it cannot be modified before the voting ends." A woman with a beautiful face
The staff makes a confirmation reminder.
Fan Ning looked at the rectangular glass windows that belonged to him on the wall. They were about one meter wide from top to bottom, at the most comfortable height for an average height, and nearly five meters long. His profile and photos were displayed in the upper left corner of the window.
The introduction is very short: name, age, major, grade, entries, and instructor.
Fan Ning saw in the black and white photo, he was wearing a tuxedo, sitting sideways in front of the Boethius nine-foot grand piano, one arm resting stiffly on the piano, smiling shyly at the camera.
This must have been my sophomore year. When the choir of the University of San Lenia was running for the position of permanent artistic director (piano accompanist), for the purpose of careful publicity, the school paid a lot of money to hire a camera company to set up a temporary studio on campus to take photos of the contestants.
At that time, I had only received systematic music professional training for more than a year. How could I survive in such fierce competition? But Teacher Anton tried his best to win a photo opportunity for himself.
Because camera technology has just started to take off these days, Teacher Anton thinks it is rare for Fan Ning to have a photo with a real grand piano when he was young. A photo of himself when he was young was in the studio of a photography company.
Piano props.
Fan Ning's eyes were a little wandering, and his thoughts went outside the frame of the photo. In his memory, Teacher Anton was standing on the other side of the piano body that was not photographed, looking at him.
"Mr. Fan Ning?" the female staff member repeated the reminder softly, "Are you sure? Once the window is closed, it cannot be modified until the end of the voting."
"OK." Fan Ning recovered his thoughts, took a deep breath and nodded.
The New Works Exhibition Hall only accepts manuscripts written on one side for release. After receiving a positive reply from Fan Ning, the staff posted 40 pages of music scores into the window from left to right, with four lines divided into movements. The window was underutilized.
Two percent.
It is enough to accommodate a large-scale symphony, and is more than adequate for chamber music works.
There were several music fans wandering around, watching with interest.
The clerk closed the window, locked it with a key, and affixed a seal with the City Music Hall logo.
"This is your first time coming to the New Works Exhibition Hall to display your works. I will spare a minute to explain to you the main mechanisms."
"This time, the 12 works of your school's work selection competition are subject to voting as an independent area. Music fans with voting rights are official members of the City Concert Hall. Choose 3 out of 12. You can choose less, not more, not repeat, and cannot cancel.
Ends at 24:00 on the last day of January.”
"The weighting of members' votes will be fully operated according to the rules of the City Concert Hall, which are detailed on the homepage of the hall's tour guide."
Fan Ning nodded.
To become a formal member of the City Concert Hall and obtain voting rights, you only need to have an annual consumption of 10 pounds and 2 mid-range symphony tickets with mid-range seats.
Very few civilians who are struggling to survive are willing to bear this expense. Fortunately, Ufranser is quite rich in public cultural resources, and people with spiritual needs can be satisfied in small venues or chapels scattered throughout the city.
But for the middle class, the consumption threshold for urban concert halls is not high. People who want to experience higher-level artistic performances or practice the social style of upper class society are willing to include more of their ticket purchase budget in their annual family expenditure list.
However, the consumption level of 10 pounds is only weighted by 1 vote. If you want to go up, the price and conditions will become higher and higher.
"In addition to the voting mechanism, there are two more auction-like mechanisms, one is the dedication bidding and the other is the manuscript bidding."
The female staff member continued her explanation.
"Just take them literally. We will help the ladies and gentlemen who are willing to put up the bidding strips, and the one with the highest bid can continue to cover it."
"The level of the bid will not affect your final voting result, but from a connection point of view, a high bid may increase the publicity effect and give more members the confidence to vote. After all, in the art world, people's aesthetic choices are not limited to their own ears.
, will always be influenced by music critics, publishers, collectors and authoritative media.”
"By the way, you have indicated in the manuscript that it is dedicated to Marquis Paul McAdam, so it no longer accepts bids for dedications from music fans, only bids for manuscripts."
"Finally, I would like to remind you that since you have chosen to entrust us with the presentation, this stage is of a 'pre-publication' nature. Publishers may seek potential cooperation. It is recommended that you retain the opportunity for the first edition and not publish it in private for the time being.
Disseminate the printed version below, otherwise it will lower their judgment of your value."
Fan Ning understood everything, thanked him softly and left the exhibition hall.
Night is falling.
"It's almost time." Fan Ning opened his pocket watch and took a look.
According to Dupont's notice, he walked to the meeting point agreed on the street, preparing to join two other members of the Guidance School and head to the South Pier area to further investigate the mysterious incident.
The streets were still crowded with people, but everyone had their heads and limbs tucked into their winter coats, and their expressions and steps were hurried.
The weather is getting colder and colder. You should go home quickly on Sunday night, sit by the fireplace, play records, and drink some wine.
"Dudu——"
The sound of the car's horn made Fan Ning, who was still stamping his feet and breathing, turn around.
A jet-black Kent box-type car was parked on the street, spewing heat waves, and the engine compartment with too many cylinders was like a huge and funny bulging nose.
Dupont, who has long flowing hair, stretched out his arm from the passenger seat of the box.
"Good guy, is this the bus that guides the school?" Fan Ning secretly felt that this shape was interesting.
In fact, this car should be the latest luxury product nowadays. Although it looks more antique than an antique in my own eyes, compared with the design of installing the engine directly on the convertible carriage, it can at least protect it from wind and rain.
"Our elixir master Cyndia and I took turns on duty, so you won't see her today." After the car started, Dupont turned his head and said, "I would like to introduce you to this member, Monroe, who just turned thirty this year.
"
Fan Ning, who was sitting in the back row, waved down the chewing gum offered by the driver, and then said hello to the man sitting next to her.
"Caron, right? I heard that you are still a college student." The man named Monroe responded with a kind smile.
He wears a pair of crescent-shaped pince-nez gold-rimmed glasses and a brown suit that fits the middle-class stereotype. His face is gentle and fair, and he has a carefully trimmed beard.
Dupont said at this time: "I wonder if you know the name of 'Monroe Law Firm'. This is a golden sign that Uvranser has become increasingly famous in recent years. Lawyer Monroe has more than ten assistants and secretaries.
I heard that due to the recent need for business expansion, he is already looking for partners."
"Nice to meet you, but I didn't know before. Maybe it's because the school environment is relatively closed." Fan Ning answered honestly.
A young intellectual who is publicly known as a well-known lawyer? I wonder if his field of study is related to reason, logic or speculation.
Dupont continued his introduction, "Lawyer Monroe is also an equestrian, a social activist and a mystic, and specializes in various military weapons - it is obviously difficult for clients to know the latter two points... Speaking of which, our arsenal can
The possession of automatic pistols, revolver shotguns, sniper rifles, grenades and other good products is all due to Mr. Monroe."
Fan Ning was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the lawyer's exquisite tie and polite sitting posture, but didn't say anything for a while.
"It's normal for students like Carlo En not to pay attention." Lawyer Monroe showed an understanding gentlemanly smile: "The areas where we have a high winning rate mainly include divorce property division, family property inheritance or intellectual property disputes, especially the former.
In recent years, it has accounted for more than half of the business volume... When you get married, I can provide you with services in this field."
"Thank you." Fan Ning nodded in a cold sweat.
The winning rate of divorce cases in your firm should be improved by using shotguns and grenades, right?
"The destination of this trip is the South Dockside area. A few days ago, some residents who attended night schools for workers' skills and free schools for the poor drew our attention for help. A strange man always appeared in their dreams. And since yesterday, we
I received a new and more troublesome situation..."
Dupont picked up the folder beside the armrest of the seat, opened a page and showed it to Fanning.
Fan Ning's eyes widened as he looked at the black and white printed portrait, which had many details but was very familiar overall.
"The 'Dream Boy' incident 25 years ago actually happened again?"