Thirteen Bass

Chapter 10 [10] Serenade

Fortunately, the person outside the door did not continue to be persistent, but said something vaguely, and then there was no movement.

Qi Sinian stood up, and Bai Lang also stood up.

Qi Sinian was taller than him, and when he looked down at Bai Lang, he would have a natural sense of oppression.However, his demeanor is too gentle and elegant, and will not make people feel uncomfortable at all.

In fact, Bai Lang really hoped that Qi Sinian could continue the topic about the companions just now, but Qi Sinian rubbed his temples and said something else: "After the Schönbrunn Palace Music Festival is over, I don't have any arrangements. There is still some time left for the festival, and a duet lineup should be more than enough."

Bai Lang knew that the Venice Music Festival would last for many days, and at that time the entire city on the water would turn into an ocean of music.The Italian music form is doomed to be the top priority of the opera, and the selection of classical music performances tends to be beautiful and moving, and the difficulty is not too tricky.

That's why Qi Sinian chose to participate in the Venice Music Festival in the form of chamber music.

As a professional performer, Bai Lang became inexplicably excited. No matter what, in the next one or two months, he will be his partner and the only partner to participate in the music festival with his idol!

Qi Sinian watched the expression on his face change, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"I think—" he began suddenly, "Fred asked me to take good care of you, and I should take the time to show you around. Do you have any hobbies? Hiking? Skiing?"

Bai Lang pursed his lips in embarrassment: "Actually... I'm not very good at sports."

In North America, where the average athlete is an athlete, a young man like him is simply a strange existence.Sometimes he goes surfing with his classmates during the holidays, and he just sits under the parasol and looks at his bags.

——Because of his poor balance ability, he couldn't stand up in the waves at all, and looked like a toad hopping around.On the contrary, I don't know if it's because of his more nimble fingers, but he is very good at playing games. When he was young, he was even spotted by an e-sports club and said he would sign him as an e-sports player.

Qi Sinian smiled, with a particularly relaxed look: "Coincidentally, me too."

Bai Lang raised his head and stared at him: "Really? I can't tell. I think you look like you exercise a lot." After all, your figure...

Qi Sinian smiled and changed his position: "Thank you for your compliment. In fact, I prefer to stay at home in most of my free time."

Bai Lang imagined it for a while, and felt that living at home seemed to be very suitable for Qi Sinian's calm temperament, so he asked, "Do you listen to music or practice piano at home?"

Hearing this, Qi Sinian showed a helpless expression, shook his head and said, "Even a machine has to have a rest. Compared with technique, music is more important for emotional expression. Mechanical repetition is important, but too much It will also be a burden."

Bai Lang thought for a while, then sighed and said: "That's right. But for many players who are not so talented, it is not bad to be able to practice a master piece. My previous enlightenment in China The teacher was very strict. At that time, when I was young, my left hand was full of blood blisters, and she didn’t let me stop. At that time, I would secretly hide under the covers and cry at night.”

Qi Sinian was silent for a while, and commented: "Although domestic classical music started late, the children who learn to play are indeed diligent enough."

Bai Lang continued: "A child prodigy like you will never understand our pain. My entire childhood was occupied by David Popper, oh, and Czerny."

Qi Sinian blinked, leaned on the railing with one leg bent, and said, "Perhaps you don't believe me, I pretended to be a neighbor and reported myself when I was young."

Bai Lang: "Huh?"

Qi Sinian seemed to recall it seriously, and said: "In exchange for a short half-day vacation without playing the violin—my father soon realized that it was my own prank."

Bai Lang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing, his eyes unconsciously bent into two arcs, and the dimple on his right cheek was faintly visible.

Qi Sinian raised his hand to brush the hair on his forehead, and said with a smile, "My childhood was no different. So now, when I'm free and alone at home, I prefer to read and cook."

Bai Lang showed a surprised look: "You know how to cook?"

Qi Sinian said "hmm" and didn't answer right away. He took another sip of the soda water brought by Bai Lang, and then said slowly: "My house is next to the Rhine River. There is a lake outside the kitchen window, and there are swans in it. , usually there are very few people. Rather than saying that I like to cook, it is better to say that I like to cook in front of such a beautiful scenery, which will give people an extra sense of satisfaction."

The figure of Qi Sinian standing in front of the picturesque window emerged in Bai Lang's mind. Even if he only relied on his imagination, he knew how pleasing the picture would be.

"That's great, I don't know how to cook." Bai Lang said, "Other Chinese students who study abroad can cook well. I have to rely on goddesses for a few years in the United States."

"goddess?"

"Old Godmother. I don't know about others, at least she is my number one goddess." Bai Lang laughed to himself, "Except for my mother. By the way, my mother's skill in making beef sauce is unrivaled in the world. You Do you want to try it?"

Qi Sinian also smiled slightly: "Okay."

Taking advantage of the favorable atmosphere, Bai Lang followed his example and bent his legs against the wall, asking curiously, "Chief, is your family still in Switzerland now? Do you live alone?"

Qi Sinian looked at Bai Lang with a gentle tone: "Well, I live in Zurich. My parents are both in Geneva, so they don't live together. Zurich is not far from Austria, and it's very convenient to go to and from Salzburg, so I didn't think about it before." move place."

"Salzburg..." Bai Lang murmured and repeated.

Qi Sinian looked at him with a smile: "My teacher is there. I'm going to visit him in a few days. If you want, you can go with me. After all, although the Alps are beautiful from the music, you can't use your eyes. It’s always a shame to see it for yourself.”

Bai Lang was stunned for a moment, before he could react, he nodded and said, "Okay."

Qi Sinian drank the lemonade in the glass slowly, and said, "The scenery near Salzburg is nice, you can have fun. Bring the piano, we will go directly from Salzburg to Venice."

Bai Lang nodded, with an even more expectant expression on his face: "It's really great! I've always wanted to visit Salzburg."

Qi Sinian asked: "Like Mozart?"

"Of course I like it." Bai Lang replied, and after thinking about it, he said, "Actually, I don't like it, Friede is a Mozart fan. And I've always wanted to meet Mr. Herd Armor—— Collect a master's autograph and mount it on my cello case in the future. The cello case, you know, is huge."

Qi Sinian loosened his tie, and laughed out loud when he heard the words, reached out and patted his shoulder naturally, and said, "Teacher will like you."

It wasn't a very thought-provoking gesture, but it revealed a different kind of intimacy.

Later, the atmosphere gradually relaxed, and the two chatted a lot.Bai Lang talked about Fried's obsession with Mozart. In order to become his disciple, he practiced almost every piece of Mozart's music hard, but was criticized by Fried for "it's all noise". When Bai Lang thought he was definitely out of action, But Fried asked him to go to the piano room every day to receive guidance.Qi Sinian listened with a smile, and accompanied Night Breeze to give him some responses from time to time.

Bai Lang was not originally a shy and well-behaved character, on the contrary, he loved to play and make trouble, and he also liked many recreational activities for young people.It's just that when facing Qi Sinian, it's always difficult for him to calm down his nervousness.Until this evening, he felt that Qi Sinian was no longer an unattainable idol that existed in his imagination, and he could face him completely relaxed, just like an ordinary senior.

In the end, the two returned to the hotel together, and Bai Lang got off the elevator first.

Before parting, Bai Lang turned around and said good night to Qi Sinian. Qi Sinian suddenly pressed the elevator door to stop him with a smile on his face, and his voice was low, as if trying to hold back his smile: "It seems that you haven't told me yet, Why are the eyes swollen?"

Bai Lang froze in place again.

After more than ten seconds, the elevator slowly closed in front of his eyes, and Qi Sinian's smiling face disappeared, replaced by the mirrored elevator door.

He saw his current appearance in the mirror, his hair was disheveled by the wind, his cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were somehow swollen like two pink steamed buns.

Bai Lang squatted down slowly, wailed, and buried his head in his knees.

The author says:

Note:

[1] David Popper: Cellist.Wrote many cello-specific etudes, "Advanced Cello Tutorial" is one of the compulsory courses for cello learning.

[2] Czerny: wrote a lot of piano etudes.If you want to learn piano, you cannot do without Carney.The piano is a fixed-tuned musical instrument of the full spectrum. Generally speaking, in order to improve their intonation, performers will learn some piano pieces more or less. Bai Lang also learned piano when he was a child.

[3] Salzburg: Mozart's hometown, on the border between Germany and Austria, where the famous Mozart Academy of Music is located.