"Brando is here!"
"Wow!"
“He’s finally here!”
"Is the old man still in good health?"
"He looks pretty healthy. Not as frail as people say, right?"
"yes!"
When the door not far away opened again, an old man walked down very seriously, leaning on the crutch.
Countless reporters and piano lovers stood up and looked in Brando's direction.
The applause broke out instantly...
Brando felt a little dazed when he saw countless people looking at him silently.
The last time he came to China was more than 30 years ago.
At that time, China's economy was far less developed than it is now. There were even few cars to be seen. At the same time, many buildings stood unevenly in the city, far from the consistent planning we have now.
This is a country that is gradually recovering.
only.
Brando had mixed feelings.
In fact, Brando himself did not expect that after he simply said a few words in the media, this visit would turn out like this, into such a formal international piano exchange meeting.
At first, he just wanted to ask Lu Yuan to sit together in a sunny little garden-like place, drink a cup of mellow and rich bitter coffee, talk about life, hobbies, and then talk about piano composition.
But……
He didn't expect that China would attach too much importance to this exchange and even invite him in an official capacity.
After Edward and Kennedy saw this exchange meeting, they both publicly announced that they were also willing to come to participate in this piano exchange meeting. No one expected that Edward and Kennedy would be the fuse. After the two announced it, other internationally renowned pianists also showed great interest and did not want to miss this opportunity...
After all, in their opinion, this might be the last time Brando came to China in his life, and based on their understanding of Brando's physical condition, Brando's health was getting worse every year.
Even this piano exchange meeting may become an indelible part of international piano history.
so……
Precisely because of this idea, more and more pianists are coming to China, even five of the world's top ten pianists are here!
As for the other five, it’s not that they don’t want to come, but they can’t come because of many personal reasons or other reasons.
Brando walked silently through the venue, applause rang in his ears. In the guest seats in the distance, there were top Chinese and foreign pianists sitting, all looking at him with respect.
Among the world's top ten living pianists, Brando's status is naturally extremely respected.
At this moment, he was a little dazed, as if he had returned to the scene thirty years ago.
The same China, the same number of pianists, the same number of people, the only difference was that it was not the Yenching Central Grand Theater at the beginning.
Thirty years ago, the song "Night" was born here.
It seems that this feeling is not bad!
He laughed.
Among these pianists, Lu Yuan should be the youngest. He...
Um?
Brando was stunned.
He found that Lu Yuan was not sitting in the VIP seat.
He frowned.
"Where is Lu Yuan?"
"Lu Yuan is in the audience seat. It was Lu Yuan himself who strongly requested to sit in the audience seat. He wanted to be an audience member and learn the knowledge from the seniors..." The translator said this sentence with a serious expression and very carefully.
"What? He's being humble again? Piano talent is king. His so-called humble attitude is not acceptable at all!" Brando stopped and looked at the audience.
All the audience were looking at him.
Everyone noticed that Brando had a smile on his face, but now, the smile was gone and there was a hint of seriousness on his face.
What's wrong?
Is Brando angry?
Why are you angry?
What's wrong?
"That... that's not what Mr. Brando meant..."
"Let him sit there. I hope he can sit next to me. I don't want him to face me with that so-called humble attitude. Talent is talent. Talent knows no age or seniority. His humility makes me feel that he doesn't respect me and looks down on me!"
There were a lot of people in the audience.
Brando couldn't see where Lu Yuan was at all.
However, this does not affect his temper.
He remained where he was, his voice gradually becoming heavier.
The light shone on him. Although his body was a little hunched, his head was slightly raised and his expression was more serious than before.
When the staff saw this scene, they were stunned.
Brando seemed angry.
Everyone around heard Brando's voice, and then subconsciously looked in Lu Yuan's direction.
After seeing this scene, the staff hurriedly walked towards Lu Yuan...
…
"What? Can't I sit here?"
"Yes, Mr. Lu..."
"this……"
Lu Yuan stood up subconsciously.
All the lights were shining on Lu Yuan. At this moment, Lu Yuan felt a little bit painful.
He just wanted to live a low-key life, he just wanted to end this piano exchange meeting as soon as possible.
Isn't it a joke to let a fool like him attend such a grand place?
but……
Brando didn't give him any chance to keep a low profile, and even directly asked him to sit in the VIP seat far away.
Brando's sudden action made Lu Yuan feel like he was being forced into a desperate situation.
Zhou Yao looked at Lu Yuan who stood up. For some reason, she felt more and more that there was an indescribable strange light glowing from Lu Yuan, as if he were sacred. Even the bitter smile Lu Yuan showed seemed to her to be a symbol of humility.
Feng Xu took a deep breath, lowered his head and silently clenched his fists. The complicated feeling in his heart was beyond description.
If Lu Yuan and he switched places and it were me who took their place, how glorious it would be!
The top pianist specifically asked him to sit in the VIP room, and even if he wanted to keep a low profile, he was not given the opportunity. How pretentious is that!
call!
Feng Xu gritted his teeth, but he couldn't do anything now.
He knew he had no chance now and he could only wait.
Yes, just wait for the opportunity, and then soar into the sky!
Brando also looked at Lu Yuan who stood up and smiled.
In his opinion, sometimes modesty is a kind of character, a character with great elements, but Lu Yuan's modesty in the past and now is really not a character in his opinion...
Many times, this young person needs to be pushed. If you don’t push him, you won’t know how much potential this young person has.
Although Lu Yuan was very helpless, he could only walk silently along the path step by step to the VIP seat on the stage.
That VIP seat is so eye-catching and so annoying.
It is a place of great honor in the eyes of everyone, but to Lu Yuan it is a hell.
I shouldn't have played that song "To Alice" in the first place. If I were given another chance to choose, I would...
Just be a little fresh meat quietly.
This thought appeared in Lu Yuan's mind again.
…
"Wow! No wonder I couldn't see Er Gouzi, it turns out Er Gouzi is hiding in the audience!"
"My second son is awesome! He actually asked Brando to sit in the VIP seat himself!"
"Hahaha, 666, Er Gouzi, you're so humble that it's making Master Brando unhappy!"
"yes……"
"Er Gouzi, stop pretending. No matter how you pretend or blend into the crowd, you are still the most eye-catching one in the crowd... Low-key? There is no such thing as low-key!"
"Wait, I don't know why, but I feel like Er Gouzi is showing off in public again. Damn it! I suddenly realized that Er Gouzi should be given a nickname, Lu Bi Wang!"
"Lu Bi Wang? Yes, I also think he looks unusual. Damn, it feels like he's pretending all the time?"
“…”
On the Internet, after everyone saw Lu Yuan walk towards the VIP seat, countless 666s started to appear again.
However, when they reviewed Lu Yuan's recent hot topics, they suddenly realized that Lu Yuan seemed to be pretending all the time...
Every time the hot headlines appear, it seems...
Are these all platforms for this guy to show off?
Afterwards, the title of Lu Bi Wang was all over the live broadcast platforms of major video websites.
…
Will Lu Yuan admit that he is showing off?
Does Lu Yuan want to show off?
Is Lu Yuan such a person?
At least Lu Yuan felt that he was not that kind of person, and he felt very wronged.
The sofa in the VIP seat is naturally quite comfortable and very elastic when sitting on. It is at least much more comfortable than the sofa in Lu Yuan’s office.
It really is true that you get what you pay for!
However, although Lu Yuan felt comfortable, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Anyway, let's take advantage of it...
When he saw Lu Yuan sitting down, Brando also sat down and smiled at the seat in front.
In his opinion, such a piano art exchange meeting is truly successful!
"This time, we are honored to invite international pianists, especially Mr. Brando, Mr. Edward, Mr. Kennedy..." Sitting at the main seat, President Liu Jianbin introduced all the pianists in the VIP seats with a smile on his face. His smile was sincere and proud.
After each international pianist was introduced, President Liu Jianbin would personally take the lead in standing up and applauding. Especially when it came to Brando, the president even bowed slightly on purpose, taking this etiquette to the extreme.
Then, I started introducing domestic pianists...
Initially, Liu Jianbin planned to put Lu Yuan in the lead in his draft. After all, Lu Yuan was also a representative figure in this exchange meeting. Unfortunately, Lu Yuan refused again and again, and repeatedly hoped to be ranked behind some old Chinese predecessors and repeatedly hoped to be a junior.
After Chen Qingsong told Liu Jianbin about Lu Yuan's request, Liu Jianbin actually admired Lu Yuan's character very much but at the same time he had no idea what to do.
So, this time he introduced some pianists of the older generation.
These pianists all admired Lu Yuan's humble character, but since Lu Yuan had always been humble, they had no objections.
Nonsense, what opinions could they have on such international talks?
Of course, Liu Jianbin did not put Lu Yuan at the last place as Lu Yuan said. Instead, he introduced Lu Yuan immediately after introducing the two highly respected pianists Shen Guoshi and Zhao Zhuxiang.
Give Lu Yuan considerable respect.
When Lu Yuan was introduced, he stood up...
He felt more and more embarrassed and guilty.
After all, Lu Yuan was a little confused by the scary titles such as "China's top pianist", "China's emerging artistic master", and "Honorary Director of the Creation and Research Department of the China Piano Association".
When did I get such a reputation?
this……
This Nima...
If I were to be held so high and then fall down, wouldn't my ** be shattered?
In short, after a series of embarrassing titles, Lu Yuan lowered his head, feeling extremely guilty.
After the introduction, this exchange meeting kicked off...
At the piano exchange meeting, it is natural for everyone to discuss the creation of piano music together.
Several older generation Chinese pianists smiled, held up a heavy stack of information seriously, and watched Brando excitedly as he gave his thoughts.
Brando's eyes lit up.
He seemed to have found the same feeling as before, and he started to laugh with his eyes wide open, and he also talked incessantly about what he had learned over the years.
Others also nodded, expressed their opinions, and shared their experiences.
As for Lu Yuan, it was as if he was listening to a book from heaven...
What are you talking about?
He doesn't understand at all.
However, he certainly couldn't act confused. Everything else about him was terrible, but his acting skills were pretty good.
So, he nodded from time to time, took out the notebook he carried with him to record, and thought about something from time to time...
The discussion gradually became more lively, and President Liu Jianbin felt that Lu Yuan had been neglected, so when everyone had almost finished discussing, he took the opportunity to ask about Lu Yuan.
"Mr. Lu Yuan, I see you look thoughtful, have you realized something?"
"What the seniors said makes sense. I am deeply immersed in their knowledge, which has greatly benefited me..." Lu Yuan said this subconsciously...
"Then please tell me your understanding..."
"???"
Lu Yuan was stunned when he saw the discussion stopped on the stage.
My understanding?
What do I understand?