Chapter 277 276. Who dares to call himself the king of piano? The stagnant classical music has become active! (Subscribe)

Look at Wang Qian looking at Qian Qian Jingting’s data.

Qin Xuerong said excitedly, "Lao Xu just sent me a message to report the situation, saying that our Qianqian Jingting app has gained more than 100,000 overseas registered users overnight. He applied to me and said that he plans to launch an international version of Qianqian Jingting, open to the world, and test the waters in music download markets in various countries."

"You are participating in the Voice of China International Competition now, which is the time when you are most famous internationally, and the song you released is in English. It is most suitable for Qianqian Jingting to cooperate with you to expand the international market."

Wang Qian entered the backstage of Qianqian Jingting and looked at the data of the two works released yesterday.

The download data of the piano piece "Magic City Rhapsody" has exceeded 23 million. After one night, the download data is still increasing steadily. It is possible that the download data in a single day can exceed 30 million, and now it has directly set a single-day download record for Chinese piano music.

In two days, we may be able to create a record for paid downloads of Chinese piano music.

The rock single Its My Life has indeed surpassed Magic City Rhapsody in download data.

After all, pop songs have a larger audience.

Not to mention, this time with the added bonus of an international stage, it will have greater influence and appeal in the country.

So, after one night, the download data of this rock single directly reached 30 million, and the growth rate is still quite impressive. It is possible that it will exceed 50 million downloads in one day, and it will also create a download record for English singles in China.

This kind of data can only be created when Wang Qian participates in international competitions and has the support of the international stage.

Even the English single that Wang Qian sang on the stage of the China Voice finals, when the ratings in China were over 20, did not have such a terrifying increase in downloads!

Qin Xuerong continued, "The number of local Chinese users has increased by millions again, but the rate of increase is getting smaller and smaller now, and the paid download market is approaching saturation. However, our revenue is still relatively stable. It has only been less than half a year since we went public, and our revenue is estimated to be more than 5 billion, including the revenue from Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Qianqian Collection."

Now, the total number of Qianqian Jingting members has exceeded 100 million, basically everyone in China who likes to listen to music and is willing to pay has been caught in one fell swoop.

It is true that there are more than one billion people in China, but it is impossible for everyone to like listening to music, and it is also impossible for everyone who likes listening to music to be willing to spend money to download it!

This is the market that Wang Qian has opened up with his good songs in the past six months. Before his debut, the overall paid music market in China was not so big.

Since the law stopped the brainless fans from swiping data in the music market two years ago, even the revenue of the Tengfei platform has dropped significantly! Not being able to harvest brainless fans is a major blow to the entire entertainment industry.

In the past, those crazy fans could buy hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of copies of an electronic album to support their idols. Some wealthy crazy fans could buy hundreds of thousands of copies. Just a few thousand people can increase the sales of an electronic album to millions. A popular young singer only needs hundreds of thousands of crazy fans to increase the sales of an electronic album to tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, making the platform and the singers very profitable.

However, most of these brainless fans are young fans who don’t have much money themselves, but try to cheat money from their parents, or even borrow high-value online loans to support their idols. There are even cases where families are broken up because of this...

Later, the authorities introduced policies to crack down on this kind of market behavior of harvesting brainless fans, which caused the income of both the young idols and the platforms to drop significantly!

Therefore, this is one of the reasons why many European and American musicians look disdainful when they hear about the sales in China.

Looking at the data, Wang Qian asked curiously, "Didn't Lao Xu want to make a game? How is it going?"

Qin Xuerong shook her head: "I don't know, and I never asked. Because Lao Xu knew that I didn't approve of him making games, so he didn't tell me."

Qin Xuerong glanced at Wang Qian and felt that Wang Qian should not indulge Xu Zhongfei like this.

However, she did not say anything. She would not question Wang Qian's decision, but would try her best to cooperate! This was an unconditional trust from the bottom of her heart.

Of course, the prerequisite for this trust is deep love.

Buzz buzz buzz...

Qin Xuerong's phone vibrated. He picked it up and looked at it, then smiled and said, "My sister said that she has already boarded the plane and booked a ticket to Philadelphia. She has to transfer in the middle and it is expected to take about 20 hours to arrive. She plans to go to Curtis to attend your communication class."

Wang Qian was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "It's so far, forget it? It's too tiring!"

The time should be enough, but Wang Qian felt inexplicably distressed for Qin Xuehong as they had been running all the way without a rest.

Qin Xuerong picked up the phone and spoke in voice: "Sister, Wang Qian said it's too far. You're too tired to travel all the way here. Don't come. Rest at home."

Hmm...

The reply came immediately. Qin Xuerong clicked it and laughed heartily. "Hahaha, OK. Thank my brother-in-law for me. It's okay. I was planning to go to North America to relax recently. I'll take this opportunity to go to Philadelphia to attend a class and then stay in New York for a few days."

A light flashed in Wang Qian's eyes.

He knew that this must be what Qin Xuehong said to Qin Xuerong.

This sister-in-law must have come here specifically to listen to her lecture, or even to see her! Qin Xuehong seemed cheerful and generous, but in fact, she was still a little woman at heart, and she still longed to meet Wang Qian more often and spend more time alone with him.

My heart feels a little heavy.

Wang Qian shook his head, said nothing, and continued to prepare breakfast.

Qin Xuerong replied to her sister: "Then be careful on the way. Call me when you arrive and I will pick you up."

Qin Xuehong: "No problem, I won't disturb you two anymore, bye."

Qin Xuerong put down the phone and continued, "The news that you are going to give a lecture at Curtis College has spread in China. Many people have said they want to come to listen to your lecture. Aunt He is expected to come. And Director Yang, Director Peng and others should also find a way to come. Maybe they have already set off!"

Wang Qian looked at his phone and said helplessly, "I just went to chat with them temporarily. It's not a formal lecture. To be honest, I don't have much to say at Curtis. What kind of people are there? Either geniuses or musicians. What kind of lectures can I give? I just chat with them about each other's musical concepts and ideas."

After talking with many musical geniuses and master musicians, Wang Qian realized that after reaching a certain level, technique and the like are secondary. What everyone values ​​is their own musical philosophy and inspiration, the expression of emotions in the performance, and the appeal to the listeners!

People with different ideas may not be able to talk to each other, and may even be hostile to each other.

This is what an artist is. Everyone has his or her own stubborn persistence, otherwise they cannot become an artist.

On Weibo, this news has also topped the trending list.

Everyone was arguing about this topic.

Many music critics and self-media were frantically spreading the news from North America. After learning about the storm Wang Qian had created in North America and the news that he was about to create a single-day download record, everyone felt proud of it.

Now, even the top three classical music schools in the world have invited Wang Qian to give lectures!

This is another great affirmation of Wang Qian! How can the fans, fans and passers-by who have always supported Wang Qian not be happy? How can they not feel proud?

It’s like the sense of accomplishment you get when you see your own children succeeding in the world.

In addition, several major official media outlets immediately reposted and liked the news from North America, and also made public comments and praised Wang Qian.

So! These news quickly sparked a heated discussion on the Internet, and basically became the top hot topic on several major social platforms.

Xue Man said publicly on her Weibo: "As far as I know, the Curtis Institute of Music has not actively invited Chinese people to give lectures! Of course, the name is music exchange. Many people may not know about the Curtis Institute of Music. Let me give you a little knowledge. This institute is one of the top three super famous schools in the world in the field of classical music. It is more difficult to get in than Harvard and MIT. Only more than 100 people are admitted worldwide each year, and each department has an average of less than 10 people. Almost every student who enters will receive one-on-one professional guidance from well-known professors and mentors, and every student receives a full scholarship."

"So far, only three people in our country have been admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music. One of them is the world-renowned pianist Mingming. Now, Professor Wang has been invited to give an exchange class, which directly proves that Professor Wang's musical literacy has been recognized and acknowledged by Curtis."

"Let's not talk about other things. Just look at the other nine champions of the same year's Voice of China. None of them can compare with him! In terms of musical literacy, among the nine champions of the same year, only Sophie from the Paris Conservatory of Music in France can barely compare with Professor Wang, but that's just barely."

"From Professor Wang's performance of Magic City Rhapsody, we can roughly see that Sophie and Taylor were willing to accompany Professor Wang. They must admire Professor Wang's music and admit that they are not as good as Professor Wang, so they are willing to accompany Professor Wang. Most artistic geniuses have their own pride and stubbornness. They will never play supporting roles for people who are equally or less capable than themselves. That would lower their own standards and grades."

"From this point of view, Professor Wang has surpassed the other nine contestants in his class in terms of musical concepts, and has begun to move from China to the international stage."

"Perhaps some people don't understand why Professor Wang was invited by Curtis and recognized? This is due to the lack of information. You may not know that several piano pieces composed by Professor Wang, such as To Xuerong, Demon City March, Wedding in a Dream, Flight of the Bumblebee, and Girl's Prayer, have been thoroughly circulated in North America and praised by many North American classical musicians. Many music media have called them the best piano pieces in the past 20 years."

"So, Curtis' invitation to Professor Wang was definitely not accidental or sudden. It must have been anticipated. Then, when Professor Wang performed Magic City Rhapsody in Los Angeles, Curtis completely recognized Professor Wang's musical talent and strength, and thus issued a formal invitation."

"I predict that this will be the most important step for Professor Wang to move from China to the world. Perhaps from now on, Professor Wang will go from being a Chinese pianist to a world-class pianist, or even a world-renowned musician. I am proud of Professor Wang."

Xue Man's long article was still highly praised by many of Wang Qian's fans and became one of the hot topics on Weibo!

Many people expressed their agreement and support for Xue Man's views, and a few sarcastic remarks were ignored.

"Professor Wang's musical talent is truly amazing. Many music creators I know in the industry say that Professor Wang is the most amazing musician they have ever seen."

"I remember someone said that China only produces a pianist once every hundred years. But I think that China may not produce a Professor Wang even in five hundred years."

"The fact that three domestic music and art colleges, namely, the Chinese Academy of Music, Zhejiang Conservatory of Music, and the Central Conservatory of Music, have invited Professor Wang to be a professor at the same time is enough to prove Professor Wang's talent. Curtis is the first famous foreign music and art college to extend an invitation to Professor Wang, but I think it will definitely not be the last one!"

"No more words. If I go to Philadelphia now, will I be able to make it to Professor Wang's lecture?"

"Classical music has been recognized by world-renowned schools like Curtis, and rock music has broken the single-day paid download record in North America! Professor Wang is a master of both classical and pop music, and of both Chinese and European music. He is a master of both..."

“Who else can do both classical and pop to this degree?”

"Pianist Mingming, don't mention it. He has been involved in the entertainment industry in recent years. He either posts pictures of his wife to hype himself or appears on variety shows to make money. He has not made any achievements in piano. Several master musicians in Europe and the United States have said that he is wasting his talent. He could have achieved greater success."

"What's wrong with him showing off his wife to hype himself up and making money on variety shows? Wang Qian is directly involved in the entertainment industry and even participated in a global talent show. Why don't you say anything?"

"Professor Wang is in the entertainment industry, but his piano skills are still at the world-class level. Ming Ming? Several pianists said that his skills have dropped and that he is wasting his talent."

…

China's online media is extremely lively.

When Chinese pianist Mingming became famous all over the world and had great success in his tours around the world, many domestic official media also specifically mentioned his support, which was also a sign of China's move towards the world.

It represents that Chinese people can also become world-class pianists.

However, Wang Qian is now more representative! After all, the pianist obviously studied at Curtis, and was trained by a North American art school.

What about Wang Qian? His resume clearly stated that he graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, commonly known as Beijing Film Academy, and majored in performance.

I had no experience of studying abroad before, not even once.

What does this show? It shows that Wang Qian was educated and became successful entirely in China.

No matter what his major is, or how he taught himself music to reach such a world-shocking level.

Anyway, it is enough that he grew up and taught himself in a domestic environment.

He has never attended a day of class at a European or American music school, nor is he a student at any of the many music and art colleges in Europe and the United States.

That's enough! When Mingming was called a Chinese pianist before, it was a little lacking in confidence, because Mingming was trained by Curtis, and there are several other young Chinese pianists who graduated from several top classical schools in North America. This indirectly shows that Chinese art schools cannot train world-class pianists? However, now the official media calls Wang Qian a world-renowned Chinese pianist, which is completely justified.

Therefore, the publicity efforts of several major official media on Wang Qian have been visibly increased.

Many music and art schools in China have also paid more attention to Wang Qian. Classical schools have begun to study Wang Qian's piano music and the guzheng piece "General Order", while those music schools that focus on pop music have begun to focus on studying all of Wang Qian's pop songs! All of a sudden, even the Spring Festival Gala took the initiative to give way, not daring to compete with the official media for popularity.

Wang Qian's name has become a household name in the country and has become a symbolic existence.

Wang Qian glanced at the Weibo messages briefly, without looking at them in detail, and then went back to check his own Weibo, and found that his Weibo fans had skyrocketed again overnight, successfully crossing the 70 million threshold, becoming the first superstar in the country to have 70 million fans on a single platform!

Many other first-line and super-first-line super-big-name stars do not have 70 million fans on the major platforms combined. Only a few two or three international superstars have more fans on the major platforms combined than Wang Qian’s Weibo fans.

Buzz buzz buzz...

When Wang Qian was about to say something to everyone on Weibo, his cell phone rang.

It’s Jiang Yu calling!

Wang Qian answered the call directly: "Jiang Jiang, have you eaten?"

Jiang Yu said quickly, "My mom just called me and said she has booked a flight to Philadelphia to attend your exchange class at Curtis. She has also contacted Professor Dawson and is going there as a college visitor. Curtis has agreed. Also coming are Professor Yang Jiansen from Magic Conservatory of Music and Professor Peng Donghu from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music. They will bring people with them. They have formed a Chinese music delegation and will meet in Chicago, and then go to Philadelphia together."

Jiang Yu's tone sounded a little helpless.

Because she was a little afraid of seeing her mother He Chaohui.

She always felt that she had not achieved anything in piano and that she had failed to live up to the education given by her mother and the school. She would feel guilty every time she saw her mother.

Wang Qian was stunned for a moment and looked at Qin Xuerong, because Qin Xuerong had just told him about this and said that Moyin and Zhejiang Conservatory of Music would probably come together.

Unexpectedly, what she said came true immediately.

Wang Qian could only say: "Is there enough time?"

Jiang Yu: "I don't know. They said that if the flight isn't delayed, we'll be able to make it. If everything goes well, we might even have time to get some sleep and get enough rest when we get to Philadelphia."

Wang Qian: "Well, I don't know what to say. With so many people coming to listen to my communication class, I feel a little stressed!"

Jiang Yu: "They have heard it many times, just don't worry about it."

Wang Qian: "Well, please tell Director He and the others to thank them for coming."

Jiang Yu: "I will..."

After saying that, Jiang Yu hung up the phone.

Wang Qian put down the phone and felt an inexplicable pressure!

It's just like the mentality that when the fellow villagers and elders are present, one must behave well and not embarrass oneself.

Had breakfast.

Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong packed up carefully and cooperated with the program team to conduct a short interview as a promotion for their lecture at Curtis Institute.

The program team also devoted some resources to hype it up.

The reporter interviewing is still Diana, a young newcomer exuding a girlish aura.

Diana asked directly: "Mr. Wang Qian, do you know what Curtis Institute represents in the field of classical music?"

Wang Qian nodded: "Of course, I know! Just like the Harvard that everyone knows."

Diana: "No, it's much harder to get into Curtis than Harvard. You're going to Curtis for a communication class this time. Do you feel any psychological pressure? As far as I know, there will be many world-famous music artists present at Curtis's communication class this time. They may communicate with you on the spot. Can you handle them?"

Wang Qian thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, but I will try my best to explain my own musical philosophy to them. As for whether they will agree with it, I don't know."

Diana: "Prince Charlie, a famous young pianist in North America, will also attend your piano exchange class and say he will expose your true colors on the spot. What do you want to say to him?"

Wang Qian touched his face and said, "I think this is my true face. I don't have the habit of wearing a mask. By the way, is he really a prince?"

Diana shook her head: "No, it's just a name, because he is very handsome and plays the piano like a prince!"

Wang Qian smiled and said, "Then ask him to change his name!"

Diana was curious: "Why?"

Wang Qian: "Because I may become the king of piano in the future! If he is still called Prince, people may think he is my son. I don't want such misunderstanding because I don't want a child like him."

Uh! Forget about the host Diana.

Even Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Zhou Qinghua, He Dongming and Cui Wenfeng who were standing aside were speechless.

This is too high-profile, too pretentious, too embarrassing...

You are called Prince, and I am the King...

and!

Who dares to be called the King of Piano for hundreds of years ?

Among the countless master pianists and several great pianist-composers, who dares to claim the title of king?

No one! Wang Qian publicly announced to the media that he wanted to become the king of piano.

This is definitely a provocation to the entire European and American piano field. Not only Prince Charlie, but almost all other pianists may stand up against Wang Qian and attack him! Wang Qian will become an enemy of the entire European and American piano field.

Just as there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, this is what happened to Wang Qian because he was too prominent in the field of Chinese literature.

There was a flash of worry in Jiang Yu's eyes. He wanted to say something, but didn't.

Qin Xuerong frowned, but then chose to silently support Wang Qian. Even if Wang Qian was suppressed by the European and American piano world and could not continue to develop piano, it didn't matter. Anyway, there were other things he could do, such as making pop music. If pop music failed, he could still make hot pot restaurants! Zhou Qinghua was anxious and whispered to the person in charge of the program group who came to interview him: "Can this part be deleted?"

After the translation, the person in charge looked at Zhou Qinghua, then shook his head and said sternly: "No, we are only here to interview. The principle of our program team is that there is no behind-the-scenes operation, and everything is left to the contestants to decide. We are just the porters! We broadcast whatever the contestants say, that's all. We will not make any edits to avoid people misunderstanding that our program team has taken their words out of context."

Zhou Qinghua said hurriedly: "But this will cause trouble for him and will also affect the image and popularity of the program team."

The person in charge shook his head and said, "No, it might bring him trouble, but this is what the program team wants. Controversy will bring influence and ratings!"

Obviously, the person in charge is an old media person, who knows how to create topics and increase attention! If Wang Qian's interview is broadcast now, it will definitely cause a stir in the piano field and even attract the attention of the entire classical music community. When those pianists jump out to compete with Wang Qian, it will definitely attract a lot of attention, thereby increasing the attention and ratings of the Voice International Competition.

As for whether Wang Qian will fail, suffer a heavy blow and be eliminated?

This was not something he considered! Anyway, this was what Wang Qian said himself, not something they had taken out of context and made up.

All the consequences are borne by the players themselves.

The King of Piano?

The middle-aged man smiled, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes! Although he admitted that Wang Qian's musical talent and strength were indeed amazing, otherwise he would not have become a hit in Europe and the United States and achieved great success! However, he definitely did not think that Wang Qian could become the king of piano!

No one has been able to become the king of piano for hundreds of years, and no one will be able to do it now, and no one will be able to do it in the future! This Chinese contestant is just trying to create a gimmick!

This is what he had in mind.

Diana was obviously shocked by Wang Qian's claim to be the King of Piano. She was a little emotional and wanted to end the interview quickly. She quickly asked the two most important questions: "The download data of your rock single "Its My Life" in North America has exceeded 14 million. It is possible to create a single-day download data of 20 million, which will break the single-day download record of 17 million previously held by Christine. What do you want to say about this?"

Wang Qian smiled faintly and said, "I don't think this data is anything to brag about. You should probably check out my download record on the Huaxia Music platform. The single-day download record is more than twice this! Moreover, Christine's record has been there for a while. I don't think this is a win for Christine. She can definitely do better!"

Wang Qian gave Christine a little praise.

Wang Qian also admires this talented musician who is so focused on music.

Diana ignored Wang Qian's so-called Huaxia Music download record and instinctively remained skeptical. She quickly asked, "So, do you want to defeat Christine?"

Wang Qian looked at Diana who was making trouble, then looked at the camera seriously and said, "If it's possible? Why not? After this world competition, I will release a Chinese album in China. Then, I will make an English album and release it all over the world. I think this English album will prove that I can do this."

Diana stared at Wang Qian with wide eyes, wanting to punch the arrogant Chinese player to wake him up! It was indeed she who brought up this topic, but when Wang Qian said this, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Beat Christine?

Why do you become the king of piano?

Dream on!

Diana said immediately: "Okay, thank you Wang Qian for accepting our impromptu interview. I hope you have a pleasant experience in Philadelphia."

Wang Qian: "Thank you, I will."

After finishing the interview and putting down the microphone, Diana whispered to Wang Qian: "Your popularity is already very high, and the program team also supports you. You don't need to create topics like this. This will bring you a lot of trouble."

For some reason, Diana couldn't help but remind Wang Qian.

After watching Wang Qian's live performance, she became very fond of Wang Qian's music and even became obsessed with it. So she couldn't bear to see Wang Qian being suppressed and criticized by the entire European and American classical and pop music circles. It would be a pity if he made mistakes in the performance due to such excessive pressure and was eliminated.

That was not the result she wanted to see.

What she wanted to see was Wang Qian performing the best song in the best condition, so that even if he failed, he would fail with dignity.

Instead of being overwhelmed by off-field factors!

That is the most regrettable thing.

It is the most regrettable result for both the contestants and the audience.

Wang Qian was slightly surprised by Diana's words, and then replied softly: "It's okay. Anyway, I don't have any fan base here, and not many people recognize me. Their suppression and attacks will not have any impact on me. Thank you for your concern!"

Diana blushed and said quickly: "I don't care about you, I'm just talking casually, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, Diana quickly left with the interview team.

Zhou Qinghua immediately came up to Wang Qian and said, "Wang Qian, what you said just now was too much."

Cui Wenfeng also whispered, "Yes, no one has ever dared to call himself the King of Piano. Also, if you want to defeat Christine, you can wait until the competition is over. If you say it here, many of Christine's fans will attack you. Christine's fans are all over the world, and their number is countless. Although her number of fans on social platforms is only about 30 million, her fans far exceed this number. This will have a very negative impact on you."

Wang Qian saw Qin Xuerong, Jiang Yu, and Murong Yue looking at him worriedly. He immediately grabbed Qin Xuerong's hand and said to Zhou Qinghua and Cui Wenfeng, "Director Zhou, Brother Feng, don't worry. I know what's going on."

After hearing Wang Qian say this, Cui Wenfeng and Zhou Qinghua stopped talking.

Qin Xuerong's eyes were full of support, and she absolutely supported any decision made by Wang Qian!

As long as Wang Qian is happy, it’s enough. Even if he can’t make it, she can just support Wang Qian!

Then, they had lunch together, and after lunch they went to meet Professor Dawson and Taylor and set off for Philadelphia together.

but……

At this time, Wang Qian’s interview video was broadcast by the official TV station of The Voice of China.

For a time, there was a huge uproar in North America!

Adam was practicing singing in the studio when his manager Eric pulled him out. He pointed at Wang Qian on the TV and said, "Look, his interview!"

This is already a replay.

Adam and Winston both watched with frowns.

They all knew that Wang Qian was about to give lectures at Curtis Institute. While they were shocked, they quickly turned everything into strength, went to the recording studio to practice singing, and studied creation at the same time!

Wang Qian went to Curtis to give a lecture, but he felt no more pressure than breaking Christine's single-day download record.

After all, they are in the pop music circle and are not interested in the field of classical music.

However, when watching Wang Qian's interview on TV, the two couldn't help but frown!

Winston whispered, "Did the production team deliberately ask him to say that?"

The King of Piano!

No one dares to say this! Some people who don't understand may say this, but no one will pay attention to you, because no one will take it seriously, and will only regard it as the ignorant and fearless nonsense.

However, Wang Qian is already a well-known pianist and piano composer in China and has a high reputation in the world. Several of his piano pieces have begun to circulate around the world and are highly recognized by many pianists.

In other words, Wang Qian is not one of those who don’t understand, but a person who has truly achieved something in the field of piano!

How could such a person say such words?

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The more knowledgeable people are, the more they know that in the field of piano, no one has dared to say this for hundreds of years. No matter how great a performer or composer is, no one dares to call themselves that, because there will be at least one or two or three similar people in the same era, and there are also many people of the same level in history.

Therefore, no one dares to claim to be king! Why does Wang Qian dare to do so?

Winston immediately thought that perhaps the program crew deliberately hyped it up and let Wang Qian say this to create topics and controversy?

That's too stupid. I'm being used as a tool by the program crew.

Eric laughed and said, "I don't know either. I called the program team to inquire, and they said they didn't know and just said it was a normal interview. Whether they did it on purpose or not, they won't admit it. But this is a good thing for us! He will offend all the piano practitioners in the world by doing this."

"Also, he said he wanted to defeat Christine, which would also offend all of Christine's fans! There's no need to wait until he loses his next competition. As long as he's embarrassed by those world-class pianists at the Curtis Institute of Music tomorrow and can't get off the stage, he's done!"

"The King of Piano? Haha!"

Eric smiled happily and easily.

He felt that Wang Qian was courting death.

Adam felt inexplicably relieved and happy, but also a little angry, because he was also a fan of Christine. When he heard Wang Qian say that he wanted to defeat Christine, he felt a little angry!

As for being the King of Piano or something like that, he doesn't care.

However, he knew that Wang Qian might break Christine's single-day download record today, which would be a direct way to defeat Christine!

Adam breathed a sigh of relief, but his face remained serious.

Because he still wanted to improve himself, and felt that Wang Qian's suicidal behavior made him feel relaxed, which was a sign of lack of confidence! Adam said seriously: "I don't care whether he lives or dies, I just want to improve myself now!"

Whenever he thinks of Wang Qian’s first performance, he feels tremendous pressure!

No matter how Wang Qian commits suicide, his own strength is indeed very strong, and the single he released did break Christine's single-day sales record.

He must improve himself before he can defeat Wang Qian head-on.

Winston nodded and said, "Eric, keep an eye on the public opinion. Let's practice for a while, and come to me if there is any situation."

Eric said in a relaxed tone: "Winston, Adam, relax. Wang Qian made a mistake himself, it has nothing to do with us. We will definitely win!"

Winston: "I hope so, but we won't stop."

Winston has grasped the future development trend of world pop music, so his in-depth cooperation with Adam this time is not only for Adam, but also for his own future development, so that he can grasp the pulse of pop music. If the experiment on Adam is successful, he will become a pop godfather in the next new era of pop music.

Adam's efforts are to defeat Wang Qian, but also to catch up with Kristen. If he could go from being a fan to becoming Kristen's boyfriend, what a happy topic that would be!

…

After lunch!

Wang Qian called Professor Dawson and told him that everything was ready. Professor Dawson said that he would send a car to pick them up immediately.

Then, Wang Qian notified the people who were going! Jiang Yu, Murong Yue, Qin Xuerong, and Chen Xiaowen came from China with Wang Qian.

There are a few more behind, Sophie, Miyuki Nakamori, and Chiba Mao! Received a call.

Sophie, Miyuki Nakamori, and Maou Chiba quickly came down from the hotel. They did not leave immediately as they were afraid of being surrounded by the crazy media reporters outside.

Sophie was dressed more formally, in what seemed to be the uniform of the Paris Conservatory of Music. There was a logo on her clothes, and her face was very solemn, in a college style. She came up to Wang Qian and said, "Wang Qian, you need to be careful with your words. No one can become the king of piano!"

Wang Qian glanced at Sophie and shrugged: "I understand."

When he was facing the interview just now, he talked about the confidence deep in his heart.

He has world-class performance skills and rich classical music resources from another world!

Why can't I become the king of piano? If!

The quantity and quality of his works are not inferior to those of all the piano masters in history combined.

So, can I be king?

Wang Qian was confident and not guilty, so he acted indifferent to Sophie's words.

Time will tell.

Now, he just needs to face everyone.

Sophie stared at Wang Qian's eyes carefully, and saw in them a kind of confidence that came from the bottom of his heart.

It seemed that Wang Qian believed from the bottom of his heart that he was the king of piano. This seemed to be a fact! This...

Sophie was slightly shocked, then frowned slightly, and asked herself - why is he so confident? Even though she highly recognized Wang Qian's live performance, which was absolutely at the world's top master level, and the piano pieces he published were also rare and good works, which might become classic works that would be passed down for a hundred years in the future.

However, that is still a long way from being the king of piano!

Such achievements are common in the history of piano and classical music.

Pick out any famous piano composer in history, and his achievements and strength will not be inferior to what Wang Qian is showing now.

Sophie thought for a moment and added, "Because of your interview, you may not be so welcome at Curtis College this time!"

Wang Qian glanced at Sophie and said, "I figured it out!"

Sophie: “As long as you can think of it.”

Miyuki Nakamori and Mao Chiba also watched the interview clip of Wang Qian, but they both just smiled at Wang Qian and didn't say anything, but there was some worry in their eyes.

Because they are not in the field of classical music, nor are they close friends of Wang Qian, so they are not qualified to say anything about it. They just followed Wang Qian to Curtis to attend this exchange class.

After a while, Taylor drove over and stopped at the side door, but there were also many media waiting here.

Wang Qian took Qin Xuerong out first, and under the protection of a group of security guards, they got into Taylor's car.

When the surrounding media noticed that Wang Qian had come out, they all rushed over frantically.

One problem after another came crashing down.

"Wang Qian, why do you call yourself the king of piano?"

"Wang Qian, don't think that you have defeated Christine just because you have broken her record with a song. You are still far from it. You are just a clown. You are not worthy to be compared with Christine."

"Wang Qian, Pittman, a famous North American pianist, said that you are too arrogant and unqualified to be called a pianist. He suggested that Curtis cancel your communication class. What do you want to say about this?"

"Wang Qian, the famous European piano composer Blatze said that some of your piano pieces are just ordinary works. What do you want to say about this?"

"Wang Qian, the dean of Curtis College said that you are still young and just said the wrong thing for a moment. Is that true?"

"Wang Qian, Cartell, a famous North American literary author, said that you are just a fraud who has deceived the world and stolen your reputation. Is what he said true?"

…

It was obvious that these reporters were following current affairs closely, and they immediately launched into a series of follow-up questions based on the interview with Wang Qian that had just been aired.

In the past few moments, many European and American piano performers and composers have expressed their opinions on this matter. Most of them have criticized Wang Qian, publicly praised him, and everyone said that Wang Qian was unworthy! The media, as porters, immediately carried those criticisms to Wang Qian, hoping to anger him and make him say something irrational, so that they could immediately create big news that would shock the world!

Unfortunately...

Wang Qian just pulled Qin Xuerong forward calmly and ignored the many unfriendly questions from the people around him, which made the reporters around him very disappointed. They didn't even capture Wang Qian's angry expression. He was just calm and ignored everyone throughout the whole process, which made it difficult for them to make up the whole story based on one picture.

Sophie, Miyuki Nakamori, and Maou Chiba who were behind were also asked similar questions about Wang Qian by reporters. The three of them remained silent and got into the large luxury business car driven by Taylor.

Everybody get on board!

The car started immediately and started heading towards the city.

Taylor drove the car and said, "I'll pick up the professor and then go to the airport." She glanced at Wang Qian in the rearview mirror and said with a smile, "Wang Qian, I support you!"

Wang Qian was stunned for a moment. He thought Taylor would warn him like Sophie did, but he didn't expect Taylor to support him unconditionally, just like Qin Xuerong.

Wang Qian immediately said, "Thank you, Taylor."

We quickly picked up Professor Dawson who was ready and drove to the airport.

Professor Dawson shook hands with Wang Qian first when he got in the car. He clearly treated Wang Qian as an equal and said solemnly, "Wang Qian, because of you, the stagnant classical music has become active. I think this is a good thing. However, your exchange class in our college this time may be very difficult, so I hope you can be fully prepared."

With Professor Dawson's level of experience, he did not comment on Wang Qian's speech, but only looked at the impact!

In his opinion, Wang Qian's words have made the stagnant field of classical music become active again, which is a good thing and what he wants to see.

With the advent of the mobile information age, information is becoming faster and faster, and everyone's pace of life is also getting faster and faster. The classical music market, which was already small, is almost being eliminated by the market, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for classical music practitioners to survive.

In the past, every year's graduates from the Curtis Institute had great success in finding jobs and were sought after by major theaters and orchestras around the world.

But……

In recent years, students from Curtis College have also faced difficulties in finding employment after graduation.

This is because the market for classical music is getting smaller and smaller, and there are fewer and fewer orchestras that can survive. Among them, there are still a large number of veteran performers occupying positions, and the demand for newcomers has been greatly reduced.

Therefore, the employment rate of Curtis Institute graduates is not high every year. Many outstanding young performers, composers and singers are facing unemployment, or have to do some lower-level jobs to make a living, such as teaching children in music training classes.

Wang Qian's lecture at the Curtis Institute of Music can almost be said to be the most watched classical music lecture in European and American society in the past ten or twenty years.

This is the first time for many young people to pay attention to classical music and piano.

Professor Dawson did not evaluate whether Wang Qian's remarks were correct or not. He only looked at the attention Wang Qian attracted. He felt that Wang Qian had made a small contribution to the development of classical music.

Artists have to eat, after all.

If you can’t make money, you may not be able to continue pursuing your favorite art and will have to do other jobs to make a living.

So! If Wang Qian can bring more attention to the field of classical music and greater market vitality, it will allow the majority of classical music practitioners to make more money to support their lives and provide more jobs for new classical music graduates.

Then, Professor Dawson will support Wang Qian.

As for whether Wang Qian could walk down the stage smoothly in the face of the difficulties faced by many music artists and students in the communication class, Professor Dawson was worried but also said he was powerless because he could not help Wang Qian and could only see how Wang Qian could handle it himself.

If Wang Qian messed up in the end, there would be nothing he could do but express regret to Wang Qian.

Wang Qian could see Professor Dawson's more tolerant attitude and said with a smile: "Thank you for your reminder, Professor. I will be prepared. I think I should be able to deal with them."

Professor Dawson nodded and said appreciatively, "It seems that you are not just bragging. I am looking forward to it."

Wang Qian: “Thank you. I am also looking forward to the communication in Curtis.”

The brief conversation between the two contained a lot of information which was clearly heard and understood by everyone present.

After all, none of the people present were stupid; on the contrary, each of them was extremely smart.

Sophie looked at Wang Qian with complicated eyes. She was different from Taylor. Taylor was not born in an artistic family. But she was born in a piano art family. Her father Ma Long was a world-class pianist, so her concept was more deeply rooted.

However, seeing Wang Qian's firm will and Professor Dawson's support, she felt a little shaken and became even more curious about Wang Qian.

Thinking of her bold kiss in the morning, Sophie felt even more complicated.

The car arrived at the airport.

Everyone boarded the plane through the VIP channel and flew directly to Philadelphia.

Because the school was using public funds and Wang Qian requested so many seats, the ticket was an ordinary economy class seat!

Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong's seats must be next to each other.

However, sitting on the other side of Wang Qian was Taylor!

When Taylor sat down, he smiled sweetly at Wang Qian, then showed Wang Qian the screen of his mobile phone, which had a line of English words written on it - I bought the ticket! Wang Qian understood and smiled at Taylor.

Qin Xuerong tilted her head and looked at Taylor curiously, then smiled. Taylor smiled back: "Xuerong, don't worry. I will entertain you when we get to the academy."

Qin Xuerong smiled and said, "Thank you!"

Sophie sat with Miyuki Nakamori and Maou Chiba, while Professor Dawson sat with Jiang Yu and Murong Yue.

Jiang Yu was the one looking forward to it the most. She had long wanted to go to Curtis for further studies, but unfortunately she had never had the chance and the admission was too difficult. This time, being able to go to this school to listen to Wang Qian’s lectures was also a rare opportunity. She also strengthened her belief in continuing her piano career in the future.

Murong Yue took out her phone and sent a message to her mentor: "We are leaving for Philadelphia."

The instructor replied: "We are already here. Invite Wang Qian to have dinner together tonight. I like his confidence."

Murong Yue replied uncertainly: "I'll give it a try!"

Chen Xiaowen sat alone in another row with a calm expression. She looked at Wang Qian's seat in front of her, then sat down calmly. She took out her phone and sent a message to her sister: "Please wait for the signing. I don't want to worry about these things now."

Chen Xiaowen's unilateral breach of contract was a big blow to Jinghua Entertainment. Chen Xiaohan took advantage of the situation and took the initiative to increase the acquisition price. She quickly and initially settled most of Jinghua Entertainment's shareholders and may be able to complete the acquisition in the next few days! At that time, Chen Xiaohan will publicly welcome Chen Xiaowen back with a grand ceremony, give her a huge contract, and announce her arrival to the entire entertainment industry.

But……

However, Chen Xiaowen didn't want to agree to her sister's request to go back.

It seems like it would be nice to be able to stay with Wang Qian.

Although……

She felt that she was insignificant and had no sense of existence next to Wang Qian.

But she felt at ease.

Wang Qian also has his own entertainment company, so adding one more person to the mix isn’t too much, right?

…

When Wang Qian and his group set out for Philadelphia.

Qin Xuehong also boarded a plane at the Shanghai Airport and set off for Philadelphia.

Of course, Qin Xuehong must have been sitting in first class.

but……

What she didn't expect was.

As soon as she entered the cabin, she met an acquaintance.

"Shengnan?"

"Xue Hong?"

Both were slightly surprised to see each other.

Then the two looked at each other for a second, and neither of them had any surprised expression. They just smiled at each other and sat down in their seats, which happened to be next to each other.

Then, to their even greater surprise, they saw two familiar faces walking in.

Li Qingyao and Yu Jingruo walked into the first class cabin together. They nodded and smiled when they saw Liu Shengnan and Qin Xuehong. They knew each other by acquaintance. Then they found a seat and sat down together. It was obvious that they were traveling together.

Qin Xuehong approached Liu Shengnan and whispered, "I dare say we will run into them again in Curtis."

Liu Shengnan thought about it and felt that she often saw them in Wang Qian's performances and open classes. She nodded and said, "I think so too!"

They all knew that Yu Jingruo and Li Qingyao were Wang Qian’s old classmates at the Beijing Film Academy, so it seemed reasonable for them to support Wang Qian so much.

However, their intuition as women told them that things were definitely not that simple.

The plane is leaving soon!

…

Beijing Airport!

He Chaohui boarded a plane to Philadelphia with five or six professors and students from the Central Conservatory of Music. Since they were traveling at public expense, they of course sat in economy class.

Several people were very excited and chattered away. Not only could they listen to Wang Qian's lectures, but they could also go to the world-renowned classical school Curtis. There was a lot of competition for these places in the school, so they were naturally very excited to get these places.

He Chaohui was also looking forward to it. A few years ago, she visited several classical music colleges in Europe and the United States on behalf of the Central Conservatory of Music, including Curtis. However, they applied to go there on their own initiative, and Curtis agreed to receive them, so the level was relatively low and there was no value. They just went there to take a look around and listen to other people's lectures.

This time, Wang Qian was invited by Curtis for a music exchange, which was of a higher standard. He was not going to attend classes but to give lectures. The musical value reflected in it was very attractive to them.

Therefore, He Chaohui, the two professors from the Central Conservatory of Music, and the four top talented students from the Central Conservatory of Music were all very excited and looked forward to this trip! However, as soon as they sat down, they saw a familiar face! Huang Jun, a veteran professor and current director of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, and two famous actors Liu Gang and Wang Wanjun who graduated from Beijing Film Academy.

Huang Jun and He Chaohui are also old acquaintances. Most of the older generation of faculty and staff from several universities in Beijing know each other because they all grew up here and many of them are neighbors.

Huang Jun took the initiative to greet him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to run into Director He. Where are you going, Director He?"

He Chaohui also smiled and said, "I went to Curtis to attend an exchange class. Where is Director Huang?"

Huang Jun: "What a coincidence, we are also going to Curtis."

He Chaohui was surprised for a moment. She thought Huang Jun was taking the two famous actors to North America to attend a film festival. She had seen this happen many times.

Unexpectedly...

They also went to Curtis? They were from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy, why would they go to a famous classical music school? He Chaohui was surprised!

Huang Jun smiled proudly and said, "What? Have you forgotten that Wang Qian is my student? Is it okay for me to attend the music exchange class of my own student?"

The senior actor Liu Gang who was accompanying them said, "Yes, Wang Qian is my junior. Is it okay for me to go and listen to his talk about music?"

Another actor, Wang Wanjun, also said with a smile: "I just went there to join in the fun."

He Chaohui and several professors and students from the Central Conservatory of Music seemed a little helpless after hearing this!

He Chaohui smiled and said, "Well, we just happen to be going together."

Huang Jun: "That's great. It's a great blessing to meet an old friend in a foreign land. It's just right to have someone familiar to chat with on the way, so it won't be too boring."

Everyone felt a little more relaxed.

…

In Philadelphia, at this moment, many entertainment media from all over the world gathered and waited in front of the gate of Curtis Institute, which is usually very low-key and not paid much attention to!

Curtis, a world-class institution in the field of classical music, has almost never been so lively.

Many classical musicians in North America suddenly found that they seemed to be the focus of attention.

Sorry, I was unable to update last night. I wanted to update this morning, but didn’t. I thought I would continue writing in the afternoon and post today’s update together, so I won’t update it in two parts!

So, it's a little late.

However, the quantity is sufficient and there is no shrinkage.

I'll try to have some bursts tomorrow.

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Thank you all…

(End of this chapter)