PNB Chapter 54: Rich Family's Adopted Daughter ()
Chapter 54: Rich Family's Adopted Daughter ()
"Sister-in-law, it's okay. I can do it myself." Bai Zhuo himself is a musical instrument player and has been in contact with many orchestras. He was mentally prepared for the orchestra's attitude.
Moreover, it had been a long time since a friend had held Bai Zhuo's arm so intimately, and Bai Zhuo actually felt a little at a loss.
"No, I will definitely watch over this place on my own turf. I'm not doing this to support you. I want to see how such a big band is going to solve this mess."
However, when Bai Zhuo went to the place where the orchestra was preparing, the attitude of the orchestra members was okay. A few people obviously didn't trust Bai Zhuo, but they didn't say anything in front of Bai Zhuo. After all, they knew that this time it was their problem, and it was good that someone could come to the rescue, not to mention that Bai Zhuo's identity was not something they could preach to.
"Miss Bai, do you want to try the guzheng first?" the orchestra leader asked nervously.
"Well, I'll try the solo piece first. If the leader thinks it's okay, I'll try the ensemble. If the leader thinks it's not okay, then you should adjust the ensemble arrangement as soon as possible."
"Okay." The expression on the leader's face was visibly relaxed. As long as she wasn't a young lady who relied on her status to show off, it would be fine. Although there was no solo, the ensemble of their orchestra could be listened to by people who didn't know much about it even if one instrument was missing.
Bai Zhuo lowered her eyes calmly. She originally thought that it was understandable to give up this performance for a competition of that level, but now it seems that this group leader does not attach importance to this performance at all.
Bai Zhuo felt it when the eldest brother said that their orchestra had not arranged any substitutes. Bai Zhuo also saw that the repertoire selected by this orchestra was very conventional. There would be no mistakes but it would be difficult for them to stand out. People who know the business can tell at a glance that they are being lazy. Now seeing that the band leader only wanted to get rid of him, Bai Zhuo couldn't help feeling a little angry.
"Why do you think each orchestra has so few listeners?" Bai Zhuo asked, staring into the eyes of the orchestra leader.
Jian Fan came in with Bai Zhuo and Fang Minqing. It was the first time that Jian Fan saw Bai Zhuo so serious.
The band leader didn't dare to answer because she knew her answer would make many people here unhappy.
"Because others don't know how to appreciate it, right? That's what the band leader thinks, right? But is what you play with this attitude really worthy of appreciation? People who don't understand music just don't understand the various skills and techniques, but everyone can understand the emotions. What kind of emotions do you think your current attitude can convey to the audience?"
“Everyone always says that no one learns traditional instruments and doesn’t care about their own culture. Isn’t it because those performers who think they are superior don’t give ordinary people the opportunity to feel and understand beauty?”
Bai Zhuo really likes traditional musical instruments, so he was naturally very angry when he saw others treat the performance like this. Obviously, the people attending the banquet were all very influential people in City A. If they had prepared well and impressed even just one of them, it would have been helpful to the development of traditional musical instruments, whether it was funding the development of the orchestra or suddenly remembering to mention it in public later.
Isn't it that expanding the influence of a culture is a gradual process of one person influencing another?
This was the first time someone said this to the team leader, and she might not necessarily agree, but she knew that she couldn't refute it in this situation.
After Bai Zhuo finished speaking, he walked over to the guzheng to practice. Due to time constraints, Bai Zhuo did not have the opportunity to play the entire piece, but the band members could see the trick after just a short section. The skills of this person who had embarrassed their band leader were not inferior to anyone in their band.
"Mr. Dupont is already at the door. There is no time to practice the ensemble." Jian Fan glanced at the message Bai Yao sent him and said to Bai Zhuo with some concern.
"Captain, please adjust your ensemble as soon as possible. I should be able to handle the solo part, right?" Bai Zhuo had a cold face throughout the whole process.
"Come here." At this time, a voice suddenly came from the crowd. Bai Zhuo looked in the direction of the voice and her face changed slightly. She felt that the person who spoke was very familiar.
As expected, the man's next words confirmed Bai Zhuo's feeling. "I know you. Five years ago, you won first place in the youth category of the International Guzheng Competition. With your ability, the results won't be too bad even if you don't practice."
Everyone looked at Bai Zhuo in surprise. They never expected that the random person who came to the rescue was not only knowledgeable but also so outstanding.
"I haven't played the piano for a long time." Bai Zhuo's face turned pale when he was recognized by Shui Zhizi.
"But you are very good at playing together. I have never seen anyone surpass the level of your playing together with that boy."
Bai Zhuo wanted to say something, but the person had already turned to look at the band leader. "You know how important a role you gave to that person in the ensemble. You know what the effect of adjusting the performance will be. I guarantee that with her ability, even if she makes a mistake, it will be better than your adjustment."
The team leader has been a little off since he heard about Bai Zhuo's competition results. This girl doesn't look very old, but she won first place in her major in an international competition five years ago, so her strength is naturally good.
If it was before, the head of the group would definitely be happy to take such an excellent person seriously, but in this situation, Bai Zhuo pointed out that she was perfunctory in the performance. The head of the group looked at Fang Minqing, who had been standing next to Bai Zhuo with a half-smile on her face, and her face turned pale. This completely offended the Fang family.
"Then thank you Miss Bai." The leader lowered his attitude completely. Now he could only finish the performance first and then think of a solution.
In the end, Bai Zhuo still completed the performance, both solo and in ensemble. The effect can be seen from the expressions of the people in the orchestra who escaped a disaster. This skill was practiced since childhood and it was something he really liked. In addition, the repertoire selected by the orchestra was not difficult, so Bai Zhuo did not make any mistakes.
"Hello, my name is Yang Liu. I participated in a competition with you five years ago. Although I was eliminated in the preliminary round, I watched all the competitions." After the performance, Bai Zhuo was stopped by the person who recognized him.
"Your ranking should be good, because I remember your face." Bai Zhuo's smile was a little stiff. She was not ready to be recognized as Shui Gardenia.
"It still doesn't work. I didn't even ask you to remember the name, and you're in a band like this." Yang Liu said self-deprecatingly.
"Your band is very famous."
"Hehe, he's just a famous person, but it doesn't matter. I'm leaving today anyway." Bai Zhuo didn't respond, although she also felt that there were some issues with this team leader.
The need for an extra game was an uncontrollable factor, but the biggest problem was that she was completely unprepared to deal with the emergency.
"By the way, excuse me, have you changed your name? Before you came, everyone called you Miss Bai. I was so scared that I didn't dare to call you by your name just now."