Chapter 429 428. On-the-spot creation? Wang Qian, are you scared? (Subscribe)
More than 20,000 people raised their hands and gave Wang Qian their warmest applause.
Wang Qian faced the gazes of 20,000 people calmly and with a peaceful expression, as if this was what he deserved.
And that's the truth, that's what he deserves.
Everyone gave their applause to Wang Qian willingly, fearing that their applause was not warm enough, so they kept increasing their strength, and the applause became louder and louder.
Wang Qian was about to turn around and leave. He only had one performance today, and now that it was over he could go back and rest, and start preparing for the final next week tomorrow.
but……
Cui Wenfeng, who was on the judging panel, shouted, "Professor Wang, wait!"
Amid the warm applause, Cui Wenfeng's voice was very loud, and everyone in the front row heard it. They all looked at the judge from China.
Wang Qian also heard Cui Wenfeng's voice and stopped.
The host Jennifer also walked out and applauded with everyone. When she came to Wang Qian, she gave him a hug as usual, taking the opportunity to take advantage of him. Then she took the microphone and said loudly: "What a wonderful performance. This is the first time I have heard a Chinese guzheng performance. However, I was also touched by Professor Wang Qian's performance. Listening to his performance is really a kind of enjoyment, a kind of enjoyment from the soul."
“He is a true master of music.”
The applause gradually died down.
Wang Qian looked at Cui Wenfeng and said softly, "Brother Feng, you called me?"
Everyone looked at Cui Wenfeng.
Cui Wenfeng has a very low presence among the top ten judges. He could have relied on Wang Qian's popularity to hype himself up and appear on TV, and he would definitely have been in the spotlight, but he did not do so. He just scored and gave comments step by step every time, without any hype, and he has not even accepted any interviews or program invitations from the outside world.
Many North American star singers are very jealous of this. Cui Wenfeng doesn’t want such an opportunity, but they do!
They spent millions of dollars to buy tickets to come to the scene. Are they really here to watch the performance? No! They just come to take advantage of the popularity and are eager to be on the scene.
However, Cui Wenfeng is too lazy to hype himself up in the world every time he has the opportunity.
Many star singers and artists naturally feel a little unbalanced.
so.
This time, Cui Wenfeng shouted in front of everyone, which surprised everyone. They didn't know what this low-key judge from China was going to do? There was a translator nearby who was translating in English simultaneously so that people on the scene could understand what the two were saying.
The other nine judges around Cui Wenfeng looked at him in surprise, and also wanted to know what he was going to say to Wang Qian.
Cui Wenfeng said to Wang Qian seriously, "Professor Wang, you used a lot of playing techniques in your guzheng performance that I have never seen before. I want to know, is this something you created yourself?"
Many people at the scene were startled and looked at Wang Qian and Cui Wenfeng in shock.
In addition to the top music art masters from famous European and American music schools, they just noticed that Wang Qian's guzheng performance was different from what they knew and there was something new in it.
Other European and American audiences did not know what Wang Qian's Guzheng performance just now represented. Even the top producers in the pop music circle were the same. They did not know about the Guzheng instrument in China. This included Kristen, Ellie, Green and others.
So, now when they heard Cui Wenfeng's words, they were all very surprised! Because...
Although they did not understand the unfamiliar classical instrument such as the guzheng, they knew how difficult it was to innovate the playing techniques of a classical instrument.
In fact, it is not very difficult to innovate the playing technique of a musical instrument. The difficult part is to integrate this playing technique into the music theory and music creation of the instrument itself, and to express this technique in the performance to increase the playing feel of the instrument, and finally make the audience accept it!
This level of difficulty is almost as difficult as creating a new musical instrument!
In the European and American pop music world, such things have happened in recent decades!
That was the birth of the electric guitar, which is what we now call the bass!
The birth and development of bass guitar are almost synchronized with rock and roll, and it is a groundbreaking existence in the field of pop music. Many masters have left their names in history because of this and will be forever remembered and sought after by all rock fans in later generations.
A guitar once used by the king of electric guitar was auctioned for over one million dollars in North America. That was the price twenty years ago, and it may double now.
When some authoritative magazines select the greatest bands in the world, they often ignore several bands that were among the best in the world in terms of sales and influence at the time, and include some bands with much less fame and commercial performance. Many of their fans are very dissatisfied.
However, they don’t know that these authoritative magazines select based on the pioneering and developmental aspects, rather than simply looking at commercial achievements! Some bands and rock artists may have average commercial performance at the time, but because of their pioneering achievements in rock music, such as the early bass playing techniques, such as incorporating new elements to create new rock music genres, etc., these are all major achievements that can directly promote the development of rock music genres.
Perhaps, when a certain band or rock artist created a certain technique or a new rock genre, it did not perform well commercially and was not well-known, but was later carried forward by other bands who achieved great success with the same type of works.
However, in terms of helping the development of rock music as a whole, it is obvious that the pioneer has made greater contributions and has a higher historical status; even if the latter is more famous and makes more money, he still has to call the former the ancestor.
As it happens, Wang Qian's most famous pop music achievement in the world is rock music. His rock performances have been selected by many authoritative musicians and media as the first rock music in the history of pop music. He has created at least two new types of rock music and has been highly recognized by all musicians and the market, which has added vitality to rock music in this era and has the possibility of becoming mainstream.
Once Wang Qian successfully releases an album, even if he quits the pop music circle, his status in the history of rock music will be ranked among the top three. If he were white, he would definitely be the first in history.
Therefore, many musicians in the field of pop music understand the Guzheng solo that Wang Qian just played based on his status in the field of rock music, and most of them understand the meaning of what Cui Wenfeng is saying now.
That is to say! Now Wang Qian has established a school of music in the field of Chinese classical music.
Many European and American musicians took a deep breath when they realized this.
Garbo, the actress, was so shocked that she whispered to Christine, "God, Chris, how did he do that? Is this true?"
Garbo still didn't quite believe it.
Christine stared at Wang Qian with sparkling eyes, and said in a low voice: "It must be true. Although the Chinese judge doesn't talk much, he speaks the truth and will not lie."
Green in the back exclaimed: "It is really an honor for The Voice to have a music master like Professor Wang Qian participate in this kind of competition!"
Green graduated from a world-renowned academic university in science, so he has a broader vision. He looks at Wang Qian from an academic perspective and feels that Wang Qian is a pillar professor at MIT, just like participating in a quiz with prizes for science enthusiasts in a community. He would add a higher level of aura to this community activity.
Obviously! The Voice of China World Contest has changed from a relatively ordinary pop music talent show to a high-end music program recognized by the field of classical music art! This is not only a benefit for the program itself, but also for all the contestants in the same class as Wang Qian. When people talk about this contest later, they will mention them and recognize their status and strength!
Even Green, who was eliminated early and failed to enter the world championship, is no exception.
Robert, O'Connor, Lillard, Yuna and others were also very surprised, but they tried hard to hide their surprise and tried to be as calm as possible, but the shock in their eyes could not be concealed. As singers of superstar level, they naturally knew what this meant.
For a moment, they all felt that they wanted to defeat Wang Qian by taking advantage of the fact that Wang Qian would only publish one classical music piece next week. This idea was too dirty and was a blasphemy to the art of music! The small group that Robert had gathered together fell silent and began to reflect on themselves! Was it appropriate to deliberately target a true master of music art? ...
However, Wang Qian only began to answer Cui Wenfeng's words at this time, and said softly: "It can be regarded as an innovation. I guessed it when I was studying the guzheng. I played it today to give you some comments. If there is anything wrong, I will improve it later. Brother Feng, please forgive me for making fun of you."
When Wang Qian admitted it, there were some exclamations again.
Especially the teachers and students from famous music schools, as well as Tang Wenqing and others from China, were still somewhat surprised and excited when they heard Wang Qian's affirmative answer.
Cui Wenfeng said hurriedly, "No, no one dared to laugh. I dare not give you any comments, I only know a little bit about Guzheng. I just found that your performance, Professor Wang, is a little different from the traditional Guzheng I know, so I asked. I am just a layman who plays rock music, and it is my honor to witness Professor Wang's groundbreaking performance on Guzheng today."
As he spoke, Cui Wenfeng stood up and bowed respectfully to Wang Qian.
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Wang Qian quickly moved aside and waved his hand, saying, "Brother Feng, don't be like this. It's just a song."
Cui Wenfeng would not really take it lightly and think that this was just a piece of music. He just thought that Wang Qian was being modest. This piece of music would definitely become one of the epoch-making symbols in the history of the development of the guzheng. He immediately asked, "By the way, what is the name of this piece of music?"
Wang Qian was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Storm!"
Cui Wenfeng gave a thumbs up: "Great! This is the best guzheng music I have ever heard, and it is also the one I understand best. Great!"
After saying that, Cui Wenfeng sat down.
As a literary and artistic figure in the Beijing circle, he naturally knew many music artists in the Beijing circle and had also heard performances by some guzheng masters. However, he really could not understand the kind of slow and light plucking with lofty artistic conception.
Unlike Wang Qian's performance just now, the rhythm was brisk, the pictures were clear, and the emotions were strong, which directly made him emotionally engaged. He really understood this song.
Wang Qian smiled and bowed slightly, saying, "Thank you, Brother Feng!"
After saying this, Wang Qian didn't want to stand on the stage any longer, and bowed gently to everyone under the stage again: "Thank you everyone!"
With a gentle wave of his hand, Wang Qian was about to leave the stage.
Many people looked at Wang Qian reluctantly. Most of the audience came here for Wang Qian, but Wang Qian only performed a piece of classical instrument music today and then left, which made them very disappointed.
However, this was the performance schedule announced in advance, so they had no choice but to accept it.
Of course, the most disappointed were the program crews behind the scenes. Except for the Chinese competition area, the viewership in other regions began to drop rapidly.
The program director quickly said to Jennifer, "Jenny, interact with Wang Qian more and delay his time on the stage. The audience loves to watch him the most."
On the stage, Jennifer immediately grabbed Wang Qian's arm. She wanted to hold Wang Qian's hand, but she held back. Grabbing Wang Qian's hand in front of so many people would definitely cause trouble for Wang Qian. She quickly said, "Hi, Professor Wang Qian. I remember that you said during the performance last week that as long as the weekly sales of a work reached 400 million last week, you would add a live work to the next competition performance, and you would create a work according to the topic on the spot. Is that right?"
The audience at the scene and in front of the TV were all shocked when they heard Jennifer's words, and then they all stared at Wang Qian and Jennifer on the stage with wide eyes, all with great anticipation.
Could it be that...
Will Wang Qian perform live creation on stage today?
There was an uproar of discussion at the scene, and even many celebrities, singers and musicians in the front row raised their hands, wanting to participate. One reason was to be able to appear on camera to increase the popularity, and the other was to personally give Wang Qian questions. Then, regardless of whether Wang Qian's creation was successful or not, they could take the opportunity to hype it up afterwards.
A few days ago, everyone was shocked by the miraculous sales of Wang Qian and others, as well as some collisions in the field of classical music and art. For a moment, they forgot the promise Wang Qian made last week.
Now that Jennifer has brought it up, everyone naturally doesn't want to miss it.
Even Kristen, Garbo, Allie, Green, and even producers such as Robert, O'Connor, Lillard, Yuna, and Winston raised their hands and wanted to go on stage to participate.
Other famous actors, producers, celebrities and wealthy people also raised their hands, their eyes full of expectation and desire.
Wang Qian frowned slightly and stopped. Looking at the enthusiastic atmosphere, almost everyone in the audience raised their hands. He smiled and said, "Jennifer, I mean that there will be one more performance at the next official competition, making a total of four performances. Obviously, there is no official performance of mine today, so it is not today."
Everyone at the scene was a little disappointed, even art masters from famous classical music schools such as Ma Long and Max were a little disappointed. They also wanted to see whether Wang Qian's live creation could be recognized by everyone.
Robert, who had been looking for an opportunity, shouted loudly: "Professor Wang Qian, are you scared?"
In the quiet scene, Robert's voice was clearly heard. Although it did not reach the entire venue, at least the audience in the first few rows heard it, and the radio equipment in the front received it.
Everyone looked at Robert in shock.
Many people did not expect that this veteran North American superstar would challenge Wang Qian in public on such a stage? This was a live broadcast to the world, with 20 to 30 billion viewers around the world watching. Who wouldn't care about their image?
After Robert shouted that, he regretted it very much and quickly closed his mouth. However, he felt the gazes of everyone around him and the pressure increased for a moment.
Wang Qian and Jennifer also looked at Robert at the same time.
Robert, dressed handsomely and gentlemanly, also showed his psychological quality and adaptability of a veteran superstar at this time. He hurriedly smiled politely at Wang Qian and Jennifer, and waved and greeted the camera.
The words were out, and he knew he couldn't back down now.
(End of this chapter)