Chapter 68 Celebration and Windfall (Recommendation Vote Requested)
The unprecedented enthusiastic response, the unprecedented success, except for the Rhine who stood silently on the sidelines, this is the most direct evaluation of this concert by other musicians, the crazy and continuous applause is unmatched by every concert they have attended before, and the owner of these applause still rules Aalto, the aristocrats who sponsor the musicians, and the authorities in the music world.
And these musicians are people with high musical literacy, and several of them can still be called performers, they have basic judgments on the quality of the symphony of fate, and they also have their own expectations for the final result, so they are infected by the music and the warm atmosphere, and they are more excited than before.
Because of the success and the fulfillment of his wish, Victor was very excited and hugged Rhein forward: "Thank you, Mr. Rhein, without you transforming the piano and your superb playing skills, this concert would not have been so perfect."
"But the most important thing in the concert is the music, this is the glory of you, Mr. Victor, and Lucian." Rhine, who had always been silent, smiled and hugged Victor, celebrating the success of the concert in the Hall of Psalms.
Lucian was warmly embraced by the cellist Thomas, a strong man with a big beard: "Mr. Evans, you will definitely become the most famous musician in Aalto, or even on the entire continent."
Respect and politeness, this is completely treating Lucian as a musician, which makes Lucian, who is used to being called by name, a little uncomfortable.
When the Symphony of Destiny began to be rehearsed, Thomas and other musicians were very optimistic about Lucian's future and were more polite to him, but Lucian, who had not yet achieved anything, was not enough for them to call him sir, but at this concert, Lucian was unanimously praised by the three most powerful figures in Aalto, especially Grand Duke Valire and Princess Natasha, who are also very authoritative in the music industry.
It is conceivable that in the next year, with the release of "Music Review" and "Symphony Herald", Lucian will become a rising star in the entire mainland music industry, and he can be called a musician, even if he is not even proficient in playing the piano.
And as long as he has another work above the standard in the next two years, his position will be completely solidified, and even if this trend of theme music begins to prevail, then Lucian will become an authority on this symphony in the music industry, so the attitude of Thomas and other musicians towards Lucian has changed 180 degrees.
Although the status and income of musicians are far higher than those of musicians, a successful concert must be inseparable from the cooperation of musicians.
And Rhein walked up to Lucian and gave him a hug with a smile: "I can imagine that in the next many years, there will be more and more such theme songs that express a certain feeling, and they can even become the mainstream of the music industry along with religious themes.
This way of celebrating the success of the concert, even if Lucian didn't like it a little, he didn't reject it, and hugged Rhein: "A pioneer who can't even master the piano yet? Hehe, Mr. Rhine, your violin performance just now was at the level of a stick, but there was a little less passion."
Lucian tested Rhine with words slightly, and at the same time felt that although Rhine looked thin, his arms were very strong and powerful, and his body seemed to contain a lot of strength.
"Maybe I'm a quieter person who doesn't have too intense emotions." Rhine let go of his arm and explained casually, but it wasn't what Lucian wanted to hear.
After hugging the musician, Victor hugged his students one by one, and Lucian did everything he did.
"The complete symphony of fate is amazing." When hugging, Phyllis blushed with excitement and praised Lucian, the concert was a great success, and Victor's status in the music industry will be significantly improved, which will be of great help to Phyllis' future path.
Lot also gave Lucian a powerful hug: "What a crazy applause, Lucian, I am very proud to know you."
When Herodotus hugged Lucian, he just said lightly after being silent: "You are excellent."
Finally, Victor walked up to Lucian with a smile and gave him the warmest and most powerful hug: "I don't know how to thank you, Lucian. My greatest luck, and the Lord's gift to me, is that I have not refused you to learn words from me."
"I'm lucky to know you." Lucian said sincerely.
Victor let go of his arm: "By the way, there is one more thing, the proceeds from this concert will be half of yours. Lucian, don't refuse, this is what you deserve, with this money, you don't have to continue to live in Adjang. While poverty and suffering can inspire you, the pursuit of a better life is in everyone's nature and can inspire equally. Adderjean is too dangerous."
As far as Lucian knew, the Hall of Psalm had a total of 365 seats for the upper class, except for the small stand on the west side and a few boxes.
Although there may seem to be a lot of seating, Aalto is the capital of the Duchy of Vaorith, the city of the church's psalms, the closest city to the Dark Mountains, the first line of defense against dark creatures, pagans, and heretics, and one of the most prosperous large cities on the continent, so there are many nobles and priests, and there are more wives, sons, and daughters, plus the same number of musicians, tickets are often in short supply, basically full every time.
Of course, for a large part of the aristocratic collateral branch, such a full house is very good, otherwise spending a quintale a week to listen to concerts will be the main reason for their bankruptcy, and they will only come to the Psalm Hall early to book when they need to socialize or meet their favorite musicians.
So for a concert in the Hall of Psalms, the ticket revenue is 365 golden thalers, which is a very huge number, which is Victor's income in the past four years, and a normal knight lord only has an annual income of between 300 and 500 golden thalers.
According to the regulations of the Musicians Association, 40% of the ticket revenue will be donated to the church, 30% will be used for the operation of the Musicians Association and the maintenance of the Psalm Hall, and the remaining 30%, about 110 quintales will belong to the musicians, and the band's expenses will also be paid from this 30%, so Victor's final quintale will be between 60 and 70 quintales, which is equivalent to more than half of his income, which shows the huge profits of the concert in the Psalm Hall.
Victor said that half of Lucian would be given to Lucian, that is, Lucian would get thirty to thirty-five golden thalers, which was the wealth that ordinary commoners could only accumulate for decades or even a lifetime, which was equivalent to a beautiful three-story building in the civilian area of the Purple Lily District, and an ordinary, small, and relatively old two-story villa in the musician's neighborhood in the Gisu District.
This also shows the cost of magic experiments.
"I can't refuse, thank you, Mr. Victor." Lucian replied very frankly, it seemed that the cute, shining yellow coin had appeared in front of him, more than thirty gold tales meant that he could buy thirty grams of moonlight rose powder, and he could also rent a vacant villa in Jisu District for two or three years, the only problem was that moonlight roses could not be bought if they wanted to.
This is not that Lucian wants to leave the ghetto so quickly, but that his current identity and status no longer allow him to continue to stay in the Adjean district, which will make people wonder what he is hiding, and his professor identity has always appeared in the Adjean district, and leaving early can also ensure safety, and the villa can build a good magic laboratory without being discovered, such as a quiet room used to create music.
Of course, Lucian is also a normal person who pursues a better and more comfortable life.
After celebrating the success of the concert, just as Phyllis was about to invite everyone to her manor to enjoy the idyllic scenery of the "Harvest Moon", a middle-aged woman in a long black dress walked in, who was the powerful Sky Knight next to Princess Natasha.
"Ms. Camille." Phyllis, Lot, Herodotus, and other noble children who had seen her and heard her deeds from afar hurriedly saluted solemnly.
Seeing this, Victor, Lucian and others also greeted each other with gentlemanly etiquette.
Camille's seriousness ruined her beauty and dignity, and she said expressionlessly: "Mr. Evans, Her Royal Highness would like to ask you to be her music advisor, and go to the Latah Summer Palace twice a week to discuss music with her for about an hour. You will be well rewarded."
This sentence made the musicians, Phyllis, Lot, Herodotus, and even Victor can't help but show envy, although it is not difficult for Artaud's musicians to go to other countries to become counts, archdukes, and even the king's musical advisors, chief court musicians, etc., but here is Artaud.
Only Rhine's eyes suddenly darkened.
Lucian didn't expect that just a work would encounter this kind of thing, so he subconsciously refused: "I have only been studying music for three months, and this work is just an explosion of accumulated inspiration, and I am afraid I will not be able to serve as the music advisor to Her Royal Highness."
Although there will be no too strict inspections, Natasha herself is a level five knight, and this lady Camille who rarely leaves her is even more of a heavenly knight.
However, Her Royal Highness's role as a music advisor is also very tempting, a perfect disguise, and twice a week, only an hour at a time, if you focus on music, it is not difficult to get by.
Lucian's refusal made Lot and the others look disappointed and surprised.
Camille's expression did not change: "Her Royal Highness doesn't mind, she is interested in the techniques you use in your music that are not influenced by past musical trends and the experience of composing theme music, hoping to inspire her, Mr. Evans, are you willing?"
Seeing the eyes of others, Lucian understood that if there was no proper excuse, it would be very strange for him to refuse, so he nodded: "It is an honor to serve Her Royal Highness."
"Thank you very much for your cooperation, Mr. Evans, you will be paid two Kintales every month." Camille took her leave.
This is really a generous reward, Lucian suddenly increased from ten silver nars a month to twenty-five silver nars an hour, at least before becoming an official magician, Lucian didn't have to worry about the cost of most materials.
And in this way, Lucian has truly become a high-class person with status and status.
"It's really jealous, Lucian." Phyllis and Lotte congratulated with complicated but honest expressions.
Victor also cast a relieved and satisfied look.
(End of this chapter)