Chapter 59 extra chapter complete
Just eleven years old, Daisy is a young piano student. Both her parents are second-generation immigrants and are also half-Chinese, making Daisy a half-Chinese.
Daisy's mother had also played the violin, but later gave it up and switched to other majors. However, she still encouraged her daughter to learn the violin, and now that she was in fifth grade, it was time to think about her future plans.
If you want to delve deeper into the violin, you should attend more professional training classes in middle school. But if you just want to enjoy music, you only need to find a school with a good music club.
However, Daisy doesn't want to talk about it whenever she tries to bring it up. She thought about it and realized that she had seen a documentary about Qu Jiaying on a streaming platform a couple of days ago. Daisy admires Qu Jiaying very much.
"Would you like to watch a documentary about your favorite violinist, Qu Jiaying? Do you remember when I took you to her recital last year?"
Daisy jumped up and laughed loudly, "I remember! I like her so much! Open it, I want to see it!"
While waiting for her mother to turn on the video, Daisy couldn't help but ask again, "When is she going on another tour? I want to hear her play again."
Daisy's mother casually checked Qu Jiaying's social media account and found that she was indeed currently on tour with a symphony orchestra and was planning to come, but the concert hall tickets had not yet gone on sale.
"Want to go to the meeting once the tickets are issued?" Daisy's mother asked.
Daisy kept nodding.
The documentary "Lingering Melodies" has started playing.
Daisy looked at the English name first, then carefully read the Chinese characters, and said with difficulty, "Quyin... what what, what does it mean?"
Daisy's mother also learned Mandarin very hard from a young age, thanks to her parents' insistence. She herself is quite interested in Chinese culture, so she was able to explain to her daughter: "Those two characters are '缭绕' (liáo rào), which means that the influence of music continues to exist. The surname Qu Jiaying is used to describe the lingering sound."
Daisy didn't quite understand, so her mother took the opportunity to say, "Now do you understand that you need to study Mandarin properly? I heard that Qu Jiaying speaks several languages. Since you like her, you should also learn her mother tongue properly."
The influence of role models is enormous, Daisy nodded quickly, indicating that she would write five large characters later.
Daisy's mother then continued playing the documentary.
The opening scene is set in a lounge. Qu Jiaying, dressed in a white dress, drinks a small glass of strong liquor, then sits on the sofa with her eyes closed, her fingers moving slightly, with different hands on each side, as if she is simulating playing a violin.
After a while, someone knocked on the door and called her. Qu Jiaying opened her eyes, holding her zither in one hand and lifting her skirt with the other. Her eyes were calm and her lips were slightly smiling as she stepped onto the stage.
As the performance ended, the camera panned from behind her to the audience, where thunderous applause erupted.
Qu Jiaying played two more encore pieces before finally taking her final bow. She returned backstage, put away her violin, put on her down jacket, chatted briefly with the musicians she met on stage, praising their performances, before slowly making her way to the back door of the concert hall.
Some fans were waiting for her outside the back door. She signed her album and the brochure for the concert, chatted briefly with the fans, and then got into the car that would take her back to the hotel.
Daisy whispered to her mother, "She's so kind. Can we wait for her at the back door next time?"
“Of course, or we can meet her at the book signing.” Daisy’s mother is about the same age as Qu Jiaying. Although she gave up, she is still curious about the world and continues to follow relevant information. After Daisy liked Qu Jiaying, she learned more about Qu Jiaying.
Daisy's mother knew that although Qu Jiaying's management company had not been established for long, she followed him to the new company because Qu Jiaying and the founder Wang Zhou were old acquaintances. However, this management company was very good at marketing. Whenever she had a performance, they would organize autograph sessions for her, connecting with fans and selling more albums at the same time.
“She also drinks before performances,” Daisy said, surprised.
“Just like you get nervous before a performance, Qu Jiaying gets nervous too,” Daisy’s mother said with a smile.
Daisy seemed to have forgiven herself for the mistakes she made during her performance last time due to stage fright.
The documentary then inserts an introduction to Qu Jiaying. After winning a gold medal in a major competition, she began a domestic tour with a symphony orchestra. At the same time, she went to the United States to study and prepare for the competition the following year. After winning another gold medal, she toured with more symphony orchestras, held solo recitals, and recorded albums. Her classical music albums even won music awards. Over the years, she has traveled all over the world, and her fans are all over the world.
However, Qu Jiaying was still not satisfied.
The camera focuses on Qu Jiaying's gathering with friends.
A group of people gathered to celebrate the wedding of Ruan Qi and Lü Yueming, who had been on and off for many years before finally choosing to get married.
After much effort, Ruan Qi stayed abroad and became the principal of a well-known symphony orchestra. Lü Yueming also found a job arranging music for her and worked part-time as a conductor for a local orchestra.
Qiu Xue and Wang Zhou got married a few years ago. Qiu Xue is still making videos. She also joined Leyi's team to design wind instrument courses for Leyi's teaching software.
Le Yi first posted videos online, using games to teach people to play the piano. The effect was very good and the influence was great. Many children and adults who learn piano liked his lessons. Later, Qu Jiaying helped to make violin courses. He also found someone to make software, and asked Yan Zheng and Xiang Min to make music theory courses, as well as wind instruments by Qiu Xue. He also found friends in folk music to gradually improve the music-related courses.
Le Yi is very influential among music lovers and learners, but he still insists on being Qu Jiaying's piano accompanist. Whenever she has a solo performance, he tries his best to make time for her.
Le Yi also translated various languages and promoted them worldwide. As a result, eleven-year-old Daisy also used the software and followed Qu Jiaying's courses. She discovered something fishy and whispered to her mother, "Are they a couple?"
Daisy's mother hesitated, unsure how to answer.
Qu Jiaying is very close to the members of the quartet she formed in college. Gossip-loving music fans have even counted the number of times she has collaborated with the three men to compare who has done more.
Le Yi has a greater influence among classical music students, Yan Zheng has won many conducting awards and is more recognized for his professionalism, and Xiang Min is highly praised in the circle of combining games and music. The fans of the three always have fierce arguments in the comment section.
Daisy's attention quickly returned to the documentary.
Yan Zheng has participated in many competitions and won some awards, but ultimately it depends on the number of times he conducts and the reputation of the symphony orchestras he collaborates with. Although he had mentors while studying abroad, Cai Rui gave him more opportunities, and he later returned to Cai Rui's tutelage. He has collaborated with several well-known symphony orchestras, but he regularly collaborates with the newly established municipal symphony orchestra in his hometown, and Qu Jiaying also frequently returns to collaborate with him.
Cai Rui is the music director of the city symphony orchestra. Gao Ying also resigned from her previous job as a music teacher at an international high school and joined the orchestra to manage its operations. Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the newly established city symphony orchestra has already collaborated with masters from various countries.
Gao Ying asked Qu Jiaying helplessly, "What's troubling you now?"
"I want more people to fall in love with classical music," Qu Jiaying said.
Qiu Xue asked, puzzled, "You were the first to collaborate with Le Yi, weren't the courses you created very helpful?"
Ruan Qi also said, "That's right. Xiang Min composed music for games, and you always played the violin. It had a great influence. Our orchestra once held a concert with music he composed for a game, and many game players really liked the music."
Speaking of this, Xiang Min recounted an amusing incident he had encountered before. He was collaborating with a game studio that had won many industry awards. When they were about to finish discussing the work, the studio hesitantly asked him if he would be having Qu Jiaying perform. He said yes, and on the day of the recording, the game producer even made a special trip to come and took a photo with Qu Jiaying at the end.
In terms of fame, Qu Jiaying is now known to almost everyone, so she has begun to explore more, doing some game-themed or horror-themed concerts, and collaborating with different types of musicians, including pop, rock, electronic music, and styles from different ethnic groups around the world, but she has even greater aspirations.
She remembered giving a lesson to a youth orchestra from Europe and America, and then asked if anyone was interested.
“We could also hold a similar event in China. Back then, we lacked experience in performing with a symphony orchestra,” Qu Jiaying said.
The youth orchestra is not for profit; it is more like a volunteer and charitable organization. Every year, it recruits members from major music academies to form a symphony orchestra. Each year, specially invited musicians and conductors lead them in practice and perform in some impoverished areas. This not only trains young people but also allows more people to experience the beauty of music.
Wang Zhou chuckled and sighed, "You come up with a new idea every day, and all you do is make me implement it."
"Just tell me if you can do it or not?" Qu Jiaying said with a smile.
"That's feasible, but what about the funding?"
Qu Jiaying had of course thought of these things before making the suggestion, and immediately said, "Let's look for foundations. Liu Ru's family has always been very interested in our affairs. Let's also see if there are any relevant subsidy policies. Oh, and also sponsors who want to advertise."
Seeing this, Daisy turned to her mother and asked, "Mom, can I join this youth orchestra in the future?"
Daisy's mother exclaimed with delight, "First, you need to continue learning the violin before you can join!"
Daisy wrinkled her nose and muttered, "But she said it was to train young musicians in their country. Does that mean I don't have a chance?"
Daisy's mother thought for a moment before saying, "Do you want to join this youth orchestra or have Qu Jiaying teach you? If it's a youth orchestra, we have similar ones here. If you want to take Qu Jiaying's classes, she may not lead this youth orchestra she organizes every year, but she has masterclasses. If you want to go, you definitely need to practice your violin well and learn Mandarin seriously."
Daisy nodded thoughtfully.
Daisy's father had just come home from get off work, bringing his wife and daughter dinner and snacks. The three of them ate and chatted together.
Daisy mentioned the documentary she hadn't finished watching earlier, and Daisy's father, quite interested, said to Daisy's mother, "I just closed a big deal today, how about we take her on a trip during the holidays? We can also visit Grandma and the others while we're at it."
Daisy's mother checked the schedule and nodded in agreement. Daisy was overjoyed and, after dinner, dragged her parents to watch a documentary together.
The first youth orchestra was run quite well, and the process went smoothly, so Qu Jiaying was relieved. After that, she only needed to communicate more with the operations team around the summer holidays each year.
She also had a new idea. It was a good time for her to go home to visit her parents and also participate in some cultural activities in her hometown. She talked with a leader in charge of culture and tourism, and the two hit it off immediately.
Leaders in the cultural and tourism sector want to further develop the city's brand, and celebrities are also a valuable asset.
Qu Jiaying knew that the municipal symphony orchestra was also being promoted by the cultural and tourism department, and she also wanted to promote music.
"I want to organize a music festival."
In fact, the cultural and tourism department has already organized a classical music festival locally, but it is not quite the same as Qu Jiaying's idea. What she wants is not a music event based in a concert hall or indoor venue.
“I want it to be outdoors, like rock and pop, but classical music is different, and the format may need to change,” Qu Jiaying said.
The leaders of the cultural and tourism sector were very supportive. Qu Jiaying had participated in many music festivals and had done some research in advance. She boldly shared her idea, combining the considerations of the cultural and tourism sector with the need to promote music. She wanted the audience to hear wonderful excerpts of different songs as they walked along the trail. Interested listeners would naturally fill in the gaps, and she would sell all-inclusive tickets directly, which would be a kind of alternative medley.
This way, you can include things like game soundtracks, movie scores, dance drama scores, operas, choral music, and musicals. Of course, the specific details still need to be discussed with the copyright holder.
The city leaders thought the plan was great and asked Qu Jiaying and her team to find a place to hold the music festival. Construction of the venue began immediately, but it would take several more years.
The venue was built very quickly because the event was getting bigger and bigger, and there were concerns about stampedes. The music festival was getting longer and longer, and the bands invited to participate came from all over the world. In addition to medley-like formats, there were also full-length performances. Some were performed by marching musicians, and some were enjoyed sitting down.
Qu Jiaying only provided the idea; the planning and details were handled by Wang Zhou's team. However, she and the "Three Missing One" quartet worked together to arrange the music.
Qu Jiaying, Le Yi, Yan Zheng, and Xiang Min continued to argue and praise each other at times.
More and more people are being influenced by Qu Jiaying to learn about and enjoy classical music.
Daisy's parents brought her to visit this international music festival. She eagerly pulled her parents forward, because Qu Jiaying's performance was about to begin.
The quartet of Qu Jiaying, Le Yi, Yan Zheng, and Xiang Min is a tradition every year, and the final encore is her solo performance.
Looking at the countless audience members from all over the world below the stage, Qu Jiaying felt a little dazed. She had unknowingly come all this way. Now she was more nervous and more enjoying herself on stage than before. She still worried about how to perform, but she was no longer bound by the past.
Le Yi, Yan Zheng, Xiang Min, and Qu Jiaying took their final bows side by side. The four of them still argue because of their different musical ideas, and they still collaborate together on different occasions every year.
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Author's Note: Thank you for reading!
Because I studied violin for a few years when I was young, and many of my friends have studied piano, I've accumulated some material and always wanted to write about this topic, so I finally got around to it. I originally wanted to set it up as a 1v1 relationship, but I really wanted to write about a string quartet. I really enjoy the feeling of being partners while rehearsing together, so in order not to affect that atmosphere, I could only write it as a more open and ambiguous relationship.
My next book is planned to be a 1v1 romance. Those interested can check out the pre-orders. I'm trying to overcome my hiatus and procrastination, so I'll be stockpiling chapters. I'll probably start a new story around December. See you next time!
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