Old-time musicians

Chapter 256 Fanning resigns (4K 2-in-1)

"Old Symphony Orchestra"

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Roy was trying to figure out its meaning, while the cultural dignitaries present were using their rich industry experience to verify and compare it.

Director Humphrey of the Department of Arts Development immediately praised: "Well, it is not the most official "name of place names", but compared to many unconventional or pretentious orchestras, this is undoubtedly a formal, standardized, concise, recognizable and easy to leave a deep impression."

This obviously has a certain mystical tendency, Minister Noel thought in his heart. He was from an industrial aristocracy, his position was appointed by the House of Commons, and he himself was a fourth-level knower with a special patrol room external staff establishment.

There are many cases of mysticism in the naming of symphony orchestras. There are many orchestras named after the Lord of Witnesses. The third-ranked orchestra in the world is the "Eternal Fire Festival Orchestra". My intuition tells me that "Old Days" should have a source in mystical literature. Well, this is in line with Mr. Fanning's identity.

"'Old Days Symphony Orchestra' has a retro and sentimental style, and a heavy sense of history." So Minister Noel nodded, "That's the intuitive feeling from the literal meaning."

"It seems to come from a dusty old time in the past, and it reappears today." Mansfield, the deputy director in charge of poetry, drama and fine arts in the rear, agreed: "This should be Mr. Fanning's remembrance of the past golden age of orthodoxy, and the pursuit and inheritance of the legacy of the masters in the Middle Ages."

"Your profound skills in choosing words and sentences in cultural propaganda work are awe-inspiring." Fanning smiled and shook his head.

Humphrey continued his explanation.

The level and ranking of world symphony orchestras are comprehensively evaluated by the cultural authorities of various countries every quarter. The results are updated on the tenth of the following month and reported by the world's mainstream media.

Systematically collecting and evaluating the information of so many orchestras is a tedious and arduous task. The fact that the cultural departments of various countries can reach a consensus on the final conclusion is obviously due to the unified leadership, coordination and instruction of the "discussion group".

It also shows from the side that the extraordinary power of this world has always been closely linked to the secular regime: mystery guides art, but the cultural and artistic cause is by no means a castle in the air, it is built on the social and economic foundation. If the governance efficiency of the authorities is low, or the secular order is disintegrated, the will of the "crescents" will not be respected, and the inspiration of the wise will be small, and they may have to live in the abnormal area by themselves.

As for the specific evaluation dimensions, according to Humphrey's explanation, there are four aspects:

Hardware conditions: The conditions of the resident venue will definitely affect the ranking. Higher-level construction specifications, better design standards, more advanced instrument configurations, and even a certain detail belonging to the "world's most xx concert hall" are all plus points. Since this requires on-site assessment, it is natural that the information will not be collected every quarter. When a new orchestra is registered, the cultural department will send an inspection team to go there once. If the orchestra deems it necessary later, such as major renovations or the completion of a new venue, it can also conduct additional "inspections upon application."

Activity level: including concert performances, record releases, and naturally other forms of artistic activities, each of which will be filed with the cultural department. Under normal circumstances, this is a "two-way" cooperation: Extraordinary organizations can rely on cultural departments to better supervise artistic activities and fight against the infiltration of evil god organizations, and the orchestra itself is afraid of missing out on reporting, which will affect the activity score.

Market value: This is the dimension with the largest weight. If "activity level" focuses on quantity, "market value" focuses more on quality. People in this world have a stronger willingness to pay for art. The income capacity of the orchestra is the best way to prove its influence. Even if "profit ranking" is simply used instead of "orchestra ranking", it is probably more than 70% accurate.

Cognitive value: the number and quality of reports by various media, the degree of favor of the public in voting activities, these are also taken into account, and the cultural department will make a comprehensive judgment.

After understanding it, Fanning believes that the calculation rules of this evaluation system may be more complicated, but the overall structure is very simple and reasonable. It basically achieves "no omissions and no overlaps" and focuses on results rather than false reputation.

For example, if the orchestra newly hires a famous performer as the principal, or signs a very famous conductor, does this count as an improvement in level? Will it affect the ranking?

——Except for a few more media reports, there is probably no direct bonus. But the master's own appeal makes the performance tickets sell better, or more high-rated records are released, and the ranking will naturally go up. If not, it means that the two sides are not properly running-in.

For example, can the orchestra improve its ranking by investing huge publicity costs?

——This will more or less increase the "cognitive value" of the public, but if the cost you put in cannot even be earned back from the concert box office and record sales, then sorry, the profit will decrease, and the more weighted "market value" points will be deducted.

Well, unless the money invested is not their own but from a rich kid or a chaebol group, then the ranking will naturally rise, and "sponsorship income" is also calculated into "orchestra revenue". It is natural for a symphony orchestra that is favored by capital or expressed by fanatical admirers with practical actions to rank high.

These logics are very pragmatic when you think about them.

"My two most advantageous abilities are the rehearsal and live performance advantages brought by 'Old Days' and 'Qiming Church'. The second one is the endless premiere of new works, including the reproduction of music from past lives, including my own. The things I write are not direct bonuses, it just depends on how I realize the potential.”

Fan Ning began to think about more detailed performance plans and record release schedules in his mind.

"Director Humphrey, I find that you have left no escape route for Mr. Fanning," Roy said with a smile. "When the third quarter rankings are announced in October, everyone will see that the newly established 'Old Symphony Orchestra' will directly As the leader of a third-rate professional band, if it wants to make progress, it must enter the next level in the evaluation after the New Year's concert. Otherwise, it would be unjustifiable to regress, because this position is too eye-catching. "

"But in October, Mr. Fanning can also catch up with the special subsidy payment for the Imperial Symphony Orchestra in the third quarter, right?" Humphrey laughed, "7,500 pounds is not a small amount. This is a support standard that only third-rate professional orchestras can enjoy. , otherwise with the construction progress of Turner Art Hall, it may be too late in the third quarter.”

"You can still get 7,500 pounds at the end of a third-rate professional band." Roy emphasized with a sly wink.

You're too detailed. I can't be at a disadvantage so easily. It's okay. Fan Ning touched the tip of his nose.

Minister Noel said seriously: "Actually, we sincerely hope that Mr. Fanning can lead the orchestra to the top ranks in three to five years. That will be a great honor for the empire."

Driven by the advantages of industrial economy, Tioleon's serious music industry has developed rapidly, and the authorities are very willing to spend money to support the symphony orchestra.

Subsidies are distributed quarterly based on dynamic ratings. Third-rate/second-rate/first-rate professional orchestras can receive 30,000/50,000/100,000 pounds per year, far exceeding other countries.

Even amateur orchestras, as long as they rank in the top 50%, can receive a quarterly subsidy of 1,200 pounds per year. To achieve this, they only need to give three or four decent concerts each year.

As for the three imperial symphony orchestras among the top ten, this subsidy is 500,000 pounds!

Various resources are also concentrated upwards in a gradient, coupled with a variety of special awards. With this kind of support, the Empire Symphony Orchestra has ranked first in terms of quantity, but in terms of quality, it is still unable to compare with the foundation of the birthplace of the Western Continent.

There are 44 first-class orchestras, 12 of which belong to Theoline. This number is only half of the Kingdom of Holy Janus. That’s why these cultural leaders hope to add another one in a few years.

As for reaching the top ten symphony orchestras? All of these groups have deep foundations and a history of cooperation with a large number of "Crescents". Well, it is good to have dreams. According to the retirement system of the imperial administration, I hope I can see it by then.

The hard card printed with exquisite hot stamping fonts was inserted into the glass slot at the top of the third level.

On August 25, 913 in the New Calendar, Santaram Castle was still in an extremely gloomy atmosphere. The terrible accident the day before yesterday, together with the subsequent pollution incident, had killed more than 3,300 people. This time The numbers have been basically finalized as the investigation work comes to an end, and the Bologna School has seen more incidents of confusion and distortion among its members.

Fanning did not attend any memorial services related to the accident.

But it was also on this day that the "Old Symphony" emerged as something new, perhaps symbolizing the next stage in Fanning's exploration of death and redemption.

Fan Ning specifically stated that he would temporarily refuse to report the news of the band's establishment in order to avoid occupying public resources. He would wait until the recruitment plan is finalized and then let it meet the public.

In the last two days before returning to Ufranser, Fanning did one more thing.

He first returned to the headquarters of the Guidance School and had a special discussion with several instructors on the hidden knowledge of the seven source gods obtained in the "Incinerator".

Then I visited several churches of the Holy Sun Church in Castel Santaram, hoping to learn some secret history related to the deeds of Archbishop Benchois Lenia, especially to see if there was any relationship with Guido D'Alezzo of the Guidance School. For his deeds, the person in charge of the church received him with the etiquette that he should have for his official colleagues and a "Lion Forging" artist, but Fan Ning had little effect.

Finally, he went to several large libraries in the city, searched for historical or religious documents on "research on the worship of gods during the Tulungarian Dynasty", and left borrowing records.

Time flies and it’s 7pm on September 3rd. It’s the third day of normal classes for the fall semester, and it’s also the first day that the St. Lenia Symphony Orchestra resumes its regular rehearsals during the semester.

By 6:45 everyone was here, and the band members were all familiar faces, but in this university, some were not.

Fan Ning hurriedly met with the two principals, one principal and one principal, who had been newly transferred from the headquarters of their school, but he was the last one to arrive at the rehearsal hall.

He felt the eyes of his classmates full of love and respect, and some exciting inspiration swept away the gloom caused by the campus obituary.

"Professor Fan Ning, you have been plagiarized!"

"Yes, this idea has really been plagiarized. I heard it three times in a row in the past few days and it made me so angry!"

It was not yet time for formal rehearsal. As soon as Fan Ning put away his briefcase, he heard the chattering voices of his classmates.

"Plagiarized? Idea? What idea?" he asked confused.

"It's the radio station."

"What do you think they recorded? I didn't feel anything after listening to it for a minute. It's far from the Violin Concerto in E minor."

"The premiere of Uccillo's new piano sonata still had an effect, and the box office sales were very good, but with this method, shouldn't he give us a share!?"

So Fan Ning finally figured out what was going on. It turned out that his idea of ​​recording a radio "trailer" to promote the premiere concert of a new work actually entered the marketing case analysis of a large number of orchestras. !

Not only was it reviewed and discussed, it was also tried out by several composers and orchestras who happened to have a premiere, and one performance actually sold very well.

"There's no copyright, so plagiarism is out of the question." Fan Ning waved his hand nonchalantly, "If they want to learn from it, just take it. I'll play with it in the future so that they can have a more eye-opening look."

It's just that as a result, the cost of placing radio station GG will probably increase, making it cheaper for those guys.

After glancing at the clock on the wall, he smiled mysteriously: "Today I want Mr. Kaplan to bring something good that everyone will like."

Everyone's eyes lit up, they already had a premonition of what Fan Ning was referring to, and their hearts began to beat faster.

So Kaplan walked to the front of the orchestra, holding a bulging woven bag in one hand.

He first openly and honestly announced to everyone the income of this art festival.

The total box office at the divided price was 26,910 pounds, of which there were 40 exclusive internal tickets and 40 second-class internal tickets. The rest were all sold out, and the actual box office revenue was 25,710 pounds.

After deducting 30% of the National Concert Hall’s venue fee and the travel costs of more than 80 performers and staff——

The Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra made over 18,000 pounds!

The second time, Fan Ning next to him lamented that once money is made from art, it is comparable to printing money.

When he was about to talk to the school about the record sharing issue, Sternikai and Huxley during their lifetimes waved their hands and said that you can have fun if you like.

Since the album earned too much, Fan Ning himself was not prepared to take any more of the box office income. It’s all the sound coming from the orchestra, and most of it has fallen into my pocket.

Although the new leader of the school was not familiar with Fan Ning, he fulfilled the promise he had made. As soon as the money from the National Concert Hall arrived, he was asked to distribute it on his own.

"We have a total of 82 members on the trip to the imperial capital. According to Professor Fan Ning's distribution plan, please ask the ministers to come up and collect the money." As an elite in the financial world, Kaplan has never earned such an amount of money. But I don't know why his expression looks so proud.

"67 participating musicians and music score assistants, each divided into 180 pounds."

"15 vocal chiefs, each divided into 240 pounds."

"Ah!" "Oh my God!!" The audience screamed, and Pierre behind him directly hit the timpani, which was comparable to a band's strong performance.

It turns out that everyone is a groundhog when it comes to big dividends. Fanning smiled and shook his head. The market price of his small townhouse in East Mecklon was 500-600 pounds.

When I was a student, I took a free trip to the imperial capital and came back with less than half of a house in the center of the city. Who wouldn't be excited? Not to mention a middle-class family, being from a minor noble family is enough to brag about within the family.

"Miss Sheeran's remuneration as soloist and orchestra principal is 2,000 pounds, and the remaining 644 pounds are divided among my conductor's assistants." Capron said with a playful smile to the principals on stage, "The color of the envelopes for your vocal director and orchestra members No, don’t give yours to your classmates unless you have other ideas.”

It took a long time for the boiling sounds and excited discussions to calm down.

"Then the second thing that needs to be announced is" Fan Ning spoke again, making everyone focus on him.

"I will officially resign as permanent conductor of the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra today."