Chapter 355 A song that exposes the hypocrisy of the prosperous times!

Fake--

Lin Tian didn't know for a moment that what Tuoba Jianhui said about the students' reactions was fake.

Or maybe my love for classical music is fake.

"What's fake?" Lin Tian asked.

“They are not as pure as you seem - in fact, their love is not for your music itself, but perhaps more for your identity.”

"No way."

Hearing Tuoba Jianhui say this, Gan Yanyu was the first to show resistance.

"Their eyes are obviously real."

"That's exactly what I'm worried about."

“.”

Tuoba Jianhui put the teacup back on the table and sighed softly.

"Ultimately, this is just part of the culture of young people catching up with their own identity. Most of them don't even know why they are studying classical music."

"What do you want to say?"

Lin Tian put aside his attitude of having fun all the time and asked seriously,

"We're already sitting here, so there's no need to keep us in suspense, right?"

Lin Tian had seen through it a long time ago.

For today's invitation, Tuoba Jianhui invited them to step into the campus, to perform in class, and then to invite them to sit in his home and drink tea.

This old man seemed to be holding something back all the time, something he desperately wanted to convey to Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, but he couldn't tell them directly when they first met.

But, after going through all the processes from campus to classroom, and then to his home.

Only Tuoba Jianhui can tell the story.

All of this process was just a prelude to Tuoba Jianhui's next words.

“.”

Seeing Lin Tian’s serious look.

Tuoba Jianhui smiled, which was rare.

"You kid, you really didn't disappoint me."

Although he still felt resentful towards this rash and hot-tempered young man for what he had done.

But Tuoba Jianhui had to admit it.

His talent and recklessness are their precious assets that have enabled them to get to where they are today.

Tuoba Jianhui stood up, opened the French window, and walked to the balcony.

He leaned on the balcony, looking at the scenery of the campus, with his back to the two of them.

"I don't think I've ever seriously discussed the topic of classical music with you guys, have I?"

"We didn't even have a proper chat."

“How many songs have you written so far?”

“.”

Lin Tian was still in a daze.

Gan Yanyu, who was standing aside, said bluntly:

"Eighteen songs - if you count 'Dream Wedding', it's 19."

This girl remembers it better than I do.

Lin Tian was secretly surprised.

“Since the second half of last year, you have created a miracle for classical music on the Internet. I will not elaborate on this point, as all media outlets have made it very clear.”

Tuoba Jianhui's nonchalant "I understand" is actually a huge wave in the music world.

The music world today is divided into conservatives and reformists.

Conservatives argue that musical aesthetics should not be defined by anything, while innovators pursue the need to keep up with the times and avoid being eliminated.

In the mouths of conservative media, Moonlight and Cat have become gods! In just one year, they have accomplished what many music masters have failed to do in recent decades. They have brought about the Renaissance of classical music and made the glory of classical music shine on the general public again.

Especially the grand occasion created by Qingjiang’s classical music concert.

What is even more amazing is that the last time such a spectacular sight was seen in Europe at least two hundred years ago.

That's why.

In this trend led by Moonlight and Cats.

Not only the works created by these two people, but other classical music, both contemporary and modern, have regained people's popularity.

Music that may have long been abandoned by the aesthetic of the times is now being mentioned again by people. In everyone's eyes, if the current trend continues, even Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu did not get the highest honor they wanted.

2024-2025 will most likely be remembered forever as an important turning point in the history of Chinese music.

It is no exaggeration to call it the "Renaissance in music history".

And the music history of China will also record that on a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu's song "Ode to Love" sounded the clarion call for the counterattack of the "Classical Renaissance".

"To be honest, if my band had a group like you, maybe the ending would be different."

Tuoba Jianhui sighed.

There are many things that the parties involved are unaware of.

Just like the present moment.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu are still caught up in the storm of public opinion that is against modern music.

As long as we weather this storm.

All of the above is by no means a fantasy.

The two will definitely go down in the history of Chinese music, and even in the history of world music.

But Tuoba Jianhui paused when he said this.

Normally, a satisfactory story should have reached a turning point by now.

And this turning point is extremely cruel.

"Everything you have built up now is fake."

With just one sentence, Tuoba Jianhui completely denied Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu.

Even He Zhichen, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore and frowned.

Before the two of them could refute.

Tuoba Jianhui continued, "Fake album sales, fake concert attendance, in this age where traffic is paramount, all of this has put you in a position that doesn't belong to you."

"Of course - I know this is not your wish. It is the conservatives and those media and newspapers who did this."

“This seemingly grand ‘classical renaissance’ actually doesn’t have many people who really understand classical music. They don’t understand the structural beauty of The Blue Danube or the emotional shock of your Symphony No. 5. They just edit such music into 15-second short videos and spread them widely. Everyone is just a follower of traffic, and they are all completing a formalism - the ‘Renaissance of classical music’.”

The old man became more and more excited as he spoke, to the point where saliva was flying everywhere, which was probably why he walked to the balcony alone.

After hearing these words, Lin Tian did not respond. However, Gan Yanyu nodded somewhat sadly to show his agreement.

Lin Tian knows.

This matter has always been a knot in Gan Yanyu's heart.

From the very beginning, she actually didn't care much about how many hits their videos got, how much their albums sold, or how many people watched their concerts.

These are all false to Gan Yanyu.

What Gan Yanyu has always wanted is to allow more people to feel the charm of her classical music and get the happiness they want from it - that's all.

More and more traffic, and more and more people feel the joy of music.

These two things do not seem to be contradictory.

But here, it is extremely contradictory.

"We know about this kind of thing."

Lin Tian said.

All along, he and Gan Yanyu have been doing their best to convey the music they wrote.

It's not as simple as writing a song, performing it, and then sending it out to sell.

Lin Tian was really thinking carefully with Gan Yanyu about how to express this matter.

Otherwise - they wouldn't have to go to great lengths to think about how to perform each time they wrote a piece of music.

Tuoba Jianhui,

It was just that what Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu had been thinking about was expressed in a more cruel way.

“Take my students for example.”

Tuoba Jianhui finally brought the subject back to the previous topic.

He smiled and said, "Thanks to you, more people are taking the initiative to learn classical music from me this year. Almost every class is crowded with students."

"It's just that the longer students follow me, the more troubles they have - more than one student has come to me to discuss employment issues."

"Last week, my favorite student, a guy who taught me from undergraduate to doctoral level, got a job. His job has nothing to do with music. He joined a large Internet company."

Hearing these words, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were stunned and a little moved.

This is a student he has taught from undergraduate to doctoral level. Since he is his favorite, one can imagine how much effort Tuoba Jianhui has put into him.

For countless days and nights, the two sat in the classroom of the Tianchao Conservatory of Music, discussing their understanding of classical music and those brilliant and dazzling classical musicians. In the end, they completely gave up everything and went to a field that had nothing to do with music.

Such pain can be imagined.

This is probably the reason why Tuoba Jianhui had to invite Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu today no matter what.

No wonder Lin Tian felt that Tuoba Jianhui looked much more emotional today, talked more than before, and was less aggressive.

Come to think of it, I am tired too.

"Young people today are really irritable, but you can't blame them. Most students don't even know why they want to study classical music, and they rush into this kind of glitz."

"To use the words of you young people, you may think 'this is cool' or 'it can satisfy yourself', but most of them have a very superficial understanding."

“.”

"I think you are too pessimistic, Mr. Tuoba."

Gan Yanyu took the initiative to speak and interrupted Tuoba Jianhui.

Tuoba Jianhui was stunned, turned his head and looked at the girl.

Gan Yanyu took a deep breath and said, "I don't think it's a big deal to choose a path because it's 'handsome'. The opportunity of the choice is not important. What's important is whether you put your heart into it."

"You are right."

Tuoba Jianhui looked at Gan Yanyu and smiled tenderly without refutation.

In his eyes, there was a reflection of Gan Yanyu, and in a trance, he seemed to see the figure of another person.

"Yeah, I'm just too pessimistic."

Tuoba Jianhui turned his head again and looked at the sky, "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been paralyzing myself in this way."

"Are you talking about the orchestra?" He Zhichen asked.

As for why Tuoba Jianhui experienced such a great shock back then, but is still fighting on the front line today, 20 years later.

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He leads the orchestra to perform in various places.

Is it to numb yourself?

He Zhichen was very surprised.

What kind of pain is this?

Even senior Gan Hua chose to completely leave the music industry and has been making coffee for more than ten years.

However, Tuoba Jianhui continued to perform for 20 years to numb himself and stop himself from recalling the past.

“.”

Although Lin Tian did not participate in the previous conversation with Tuoba Jianhui.

But from the conversation between He Zhichen and him, and their reactions, he could make a rough guess.

For a time,

Unpleasant emotions rushed to my head.

Lin Tian sneered: "Ha!"

To some extent, Tuoba Jianhui's behavior is more hateful than that of Mr. Gan.

Although Uncle Gan became a deserter, his heart was always free and he chose a completely different life.

If it weren't for the car accident, Lin Tian believed that Uncle Gan had never let anyone down in his life until now - except himself.

And what about Tuoba Jianhui?

I still feel so unwilling in my heart and I still can't forget what happened back then.

But he threw himself directly into the arms of pop music and hypnotized himself with it.

“.”

Lin Tian's sneer might have irritated Tuoba Jianhui.

The old man turned around, looked at the few people, and just smiled bitterly.

"Just think of what I just said as the mumbling of an old man. You young people won't understand anyway."

Having said this.

There was a brief silence in the air.

As soon as this topic comes out.

It immediately became depressing.

That’s the question.

Everyone understands.

I'm done suffering with you.

How about the method? Old timer.

I have gathered everyone here to listen to the story you have been telling for so long.

You have to do something, right? Lin Tian stared at Tuoba Jianhui.

After a while, the old man sighed, reorganized his words, and said to the two of them,

"Don't you understand yet?"

"The reason why there was such a disturbance this time was essentially because of those media reporters and your fans."

"——The false heyday of classical music has created the great wave of the times that you have to face this time."

If it weren't for the media's hype and the illusion created by fans.

Lin Tian, ​​Gan Yanyu and their classical music were forcibly elevated to an extremely exaggerated level.

Nor will there be such an exaggerated topic as pop music VS classical music in this public opinion storm.

In Lin Tian's opinion, this is simply too fucking outrageous.

Me? I hit the whole pop music world? Me?

This is no longer a question of whether to win or not.

It's the problem that these bastards insist on pushing themselves to the forefront of this storm.

no,

Even the judges are from the opposite side.

How can I fight them?

"So, Lin Tian, ​​Gan Yanyu."

Tuoba Jianhui paused and said,

"That's all the advice I can give you two."

"If you want to win this war, you must destroy this great world with your own hands!"

Tuoba Jianhui stared at Lin Tian.

now,

The old man's extremely serious face.

A hint of resentment flashed across those determined eyes.

This anger made Lin Tian couldn't help but be shocked.

It includes Tuoba Jianhui and the group of classical music dreamers of that time.

Some of them are no longer with us, some are lying on hospital beds, and some have completely embarked on a life path completely devoid of music and no longer care about worldly affairs.

But now, Tuoba Jianhui is still here.

He was still sitting here, talking to Lin Tian.

“.”

In an instant, Lin Tian was stunned by this look.

Maybe, is it possible.

Tuoba Jianhui has never been a coward.

The reason why he forced himself to be active on this stage in such humiliation and grief was that he never left for a single step.

That is, waiting for this day to come.

Wait until there is an opportunity to pay back all the resentment of their generation at a higher price.

"I will."

Lin Tian said.

There was silence in the room, and no one spoke anymore.

In the evening, return to the apartment.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu said good night to each other, and then Lin Tian came to the piano alone.

He took out a pen and a notebook, and began to write furiously on the paper! Today, all the scenes and contents of the conversation with Tuoba Jianhui came to his mind.

Lin Tian’s thoughts emerged.

Yes, don’t look at Moonlight and Cats, they have such influence and so many fans on the Internet now.

In fact, all of that didn't play much of a role in the development of the two people so far.

Both of them have come to where they are now with their own hands, step by step! Even those who seem to be able to empathize with their music may not be trustworthy.

Because this is a flashy and prosperous era. With the efforts of Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, such a dynasty was established, but it did not bring a better atmosphere.

With the consumption on platforms such as Tik Tok, Bilibili, and Weibo.

The admiration for classical music, the admiration for Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, and especially the crazy worship of "Moonlight" himself.

It has gradually become a formalism.

What Lin Tian has to do is to completely remove this layer of formalism! The superficial consumption of classical music by young people today has become a foregone conclusion.

Lin Tian must approach the issue from the perspective of musical deconstructionism.

Is there such a song?

While revealing its anti-trend nature and deep spirituality, can it also form a mirror-like critique of the behavior of symbolic pursuit?

Perhaps this is too abstract.

But Lin Tian knew that the following song was itself a rather abstract work at any level!

“.”

finally,

After writing furiously, Lin Tian gritted his teeth and completed the work.

Then, at the very top, wrote its title——

"moonlight".

(End of this chapter)