Chapter 61 Inventory
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Othello's serious and slightly old voice came from the office: "Who?"
"It's me, Victor. Director Othello, I have something I want to discuss with you." Victor restrained his smile just now and became gentle and calm again.
Othello's voice was silent for a few seconds, and he said without doubt: "Hehe, Victor, are you worried about Her Royal Highness's evaluation of your music? Come in, the door is not locked."
He seemed to be in a very good mood, and he laughed twice rarely, probably because he was praised by Princess Natasha.
For him, who did not stimulate his blood to become a knight, if he wanted to maintain the stability of his aristocratic status and territory property, the best choice was of course to get the appreciation of the Grand Duke or Princess Natasha, who had inherited the title of Count of Violet, and Princess Natasha loved music very much, and as a director of the Music Association, Othello had a great advantage in this regard.
Victor twisted the copper handle, slowly opened the door, and walked in with Lucian.
Othello sat behind the red wooden desk, his black dress was straight and neat, without a trace of rain, his serious expression became softer, his face was rosy and full of energy, holding a quill in his hand, rustling something on a piece of paper, after hearing the sound of Victor coming over, he looked up and said: "Victor, Her Royal Highness is very interested in the piano concerto you have newly composed in the past year, very curious about the new instrument 'piano', and full of expectations for the concert next Saturday night, Don't let her down."
"Huh?" After seeing Victor, Othello naturally saw Lucian following him and closing the door lightly, but he maintained aristocratic etiquette and did not ask directly, but waited for Victor's introduction, perhaps because Lucian's current clothes are neat and elegant, handsome and calm, and it is easy for people to leave a good impression.
He had obviously forgotten the side of Lucian who had seen him still wearing a linen bolero.
Victor was in a happy mood, knowing that negotiations would be difficult, but he was full of fighting spirit and mental readiness to face setbacks: "I am very happy to have the appreciation of Her Royal Highness, and I am full of confidence in the concert. Director Othello, this is my student Lucian, Lucian Evans, who has composed an excellent piece of music, and I would like to ask you to rate that you have a recognized authority on serious music."
Even though he is an emotional musician, it does not mean that Victor is not good at communicating with people and does not know how to deal with people.
Othello didn't find it strange, if Lucian was Victor's true disciple in music, then it was normal for him to introduce and recommend Lucian to other musicians, performers, and critics, and even the reason was often to evaluate students' music or performances, so Othello, who was in a good mood, had a polite smile on his serious face: "Victor, when did you accept this student? You have been preparing for the concert for the past year, and I haven't heard of it."
Without explanation, Victor just smiled and handed the sheet music to Othello, intending to wait until he finished reading it.
Othello took the score, his expression became serious again, he looked at the score seriously, the melody naturally appeared in his mind, and soon he was impressed by the short and powerful and lingering notes at the beginning, he frowned a little, and started the whole movement with such a note, which was completely foreseeable to the intensity that followed, which he had never encountered in his musical career in the past few decades, and seemed to smell a smell he didn't like, that is, the musical trend that Alto had begun in recent years with his own emotions and other things as the theme.
Although he is good at serious subjects, Othello's seriousness is limited to religious themes, and he is already old, and he is subconsciously resistant to new things.
However, the shocking and violent melody behind made Othello feel as if his heart would stop beating, and it was not until he read the first movement that he slowed down, when he found that his palms were all sweaty, making the paper on the edge of the score wet and wrinkled, as if he had experienced a thrilling struggle.
The rejection of this theme music made Othello recall that after the first movement, he wanted to tear the entire score apart, not let it circulate, and not let others be infected by this music.
No matter how much he hated and hated him, Othello still gave a very high evaluation of the melody of the first movement, and the two emotions were fighting in his heart, making his furrowed eyebrows never relax.
In recent years, "Music Review" and "Symphony Herald" have welcomed this kind of theme music, and the mainstream of Alto's music is also under the leadership of Princess Natasha, so it is impossible to comment from this aspect.
And a famous aristocratic musician like himself would not lose his identity to criticize the details of a young man who had just started composing.
As for praising his melody, Othello would not do it against his will.
The silence made time seem to pass slowly, and Othello finally put down the score and spoke seriously and slowly: "I am happy to see a young man who is very talented in music, but, Lucian, music is the voice of the world to praise the Lord, it is a sacred and broad religious praise, and I hope you will put more of your talent and mind on this."
"Thank you for your review, Director Othello." Lucian responded politely without taking it to heart at all, and praised the Lord himself, which was really the biggest joke at the moment.
Although Othello didn't mention a single word about the music, Victor was very satisfied that it was an attitude that allowed him not to criticize the music itself, so he explained his true intention: "I am happy for Lucian to receive your praise, and I believe that Director Othello should have seen the value of this piece, and I want to show it to everyone at my concert."
"No!" Without thinking, Othello directly vetoed Victor's proposal, staring at Victor with his eyes, mercilessly showing his long-term coercion as a nobleman and director.
Victor also looked at Othello without giving in: "Director Othello, why not?"
Othello was slightly surprised by Victor's tough attitude, but he immediately thought he had "understood" Victor's idea, that is, to use this music to further his reputation and status: "I have already shown the repertoire to Her Royal Highness, and then changing the repertoire temporarily will leave her with the impression that the association's affairs are unreliable.
Victor laughed, full of fighting spirit: "If there is better music that is not shown to His Majesty the Grand Duke and Her Royal Highness, it will make their impression of the association worse, Director Othello, if you don't agree, I will go to Ms. Sylvia and beg her to hand over the score to Her Royal Highness, I will not give up!"
"You!" His majesty was provoked, and Othello stood up like a lion and looked at Victor angrily.
After Victor showed his tough attitude, he began to persuade a little softer: "His Majesty the Grand Duke and Her Royal Highness the Princess have no prejudice against the theme music, and can even say that they love it even more. This is also good for you, Director Othello."
No big people at the top of the aristocracy like it, and theme music that expresses inner emotions will not become a trend within a few years.
The anger on Othello's face began to subside, he was already old, and neither his son nor grandson had any one who could stimulate the power of the bloodline, so he had to pave the way for them in the future, so that the glory of the family would be passed on with the title, and looking at Victor's attitude, even if he did not agree, he would try other methods.
After a short thought, Othello looked at Victor seriously: "Two days before the concert, I want to listen to your practice, and if there is no problem, I will temporarily change the repertoire."
Insisting on winning, Victor couldn't help but wave his fist slightly: "As you wish, Director Othello."
Othello glanced at Lucian: "I have to say that Victor, you have an excellent student, and his musical talent is unparalleled. Why doesn't he have a little reputation in the association, and he should have been famous for his talent?"
"Three months ago, he came to learn music from me......" Viktor replied honestly.
Othello asked suspiciously: "Three months?"
"Well, he has only started studying formal music for three months." Victor suddenly realized that he was looking forward to Director Othello's reaction, while Lucian was in a daze.
Othello opened his mouth halfway and didn't speak for a long time, like a statue, and his serious and old-fashioned temperament looked very funny on this expression.
"Are you sure? Victor, are you sure he wrote it?" A few minutes later, Othello asked almost growling.
Victor nodded: "I watched him write it bit by bit, as evidenced by the manuscript of the past month, and Joseph also confirmed that there was no plagiarism. The reason why Lucian was able to write it came from his life experience......" In order to enhance his persuasiveness, Victor replaced the witnesses of Lot, Phyllis and others with his own.
Othello seemed to have been crushed and sat back in his chair, his old age constantly whispering something once he lost his self-control, as if mourning his past musical career.
After a while, he calmed down and waved for Victor and Lucian to leave.
After leaving Othello's office, Lucian saw a familiar person approaching, the church's guard, Correa, a high-ranking knight attendant who fought with him to fight the red-eyed rat.
Correa was wearing silver chain mail and a serious expression, and walked up to Lucian under the leadership of Elena, who was in charge of reception: "Lucian, please answer, why didn't you come to the library of the Music Association this morning, what kind of illness did you have?"
Elena led the church guard over, she was a little apprehensive, she didn't know why he was looking for Lucian, but when she heard this question, she immediately felt very ridiculous: "The church still cares about other people's things that have not come to work?"
Victor was also surprised, this kind of normal thing also came to ask? Is the church too manpowered?
(End of this chapter)