This star’s style is wrong

Wednesday afternoon.

After the rehearsal of the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra, Yu Lixia, the orchestra conductor and a graduate student in the Department of Conducting, asked Lu Xiang'er to stay.

"Senior, what's the matter?"

Lu Xiang'er was very pressed for time due to family matters during this period. She was in a hurry to go home after every rehearsal.

"Next week's Olympic opening ceremony campaign performance, if you don't participate, give the rehearsal opportunity to others. The school still hopes that we can perform at the opening ceremony." Yu Lixia did not mince words and went straight to the point.

Lu Xiang'er had a surprised expression on her face: "I didn't say I wouldn't participate."

Yu Lixia had a slightly weird expression on her face and asked, "Are you sure you want to participate? If you don't attend then and the band fails to participate in the election, you will be responsible."

Lu Xiang'er nodded seriously and replied: "Of course I am sure, I will definitely participate in the performance."

Yu Lixia nodded and said, "Let's do that. Starting tomorrow, you will come over to rehearse at four o'clock in the afternoon. Before four o'clock, you will rehearse the other main instruments."

Lu Xiang'er frowned with a puzzled expression: "Why? I always start rehearsing at half past two."

"This is to ensure good results when participating in the selection and performance. Moreover, every symphony orchestra will have alternative plans, and the alternative plans also need to be rehearsed." Yu Lixia replied.

Lu Xiang'er roughly guessed what was going on.

In the past, she might have admitted it obediently, but now she has an extra responsibility in her heart and can no longer hide behind her parents like a child.

So, she asked directly: "Are you going to let Chen Wenhan rehearse first?"

Yu Lixia frowned, not expecting Lu Xiang'er to say such a thing openly.

Although she didn't admit it, she was indeed planning to increase Chen Wenhan's rehearsal time.

The reason for this is simple.

Chen Wenhan came from a musical family. From the perspective of Dongyin students, he was a noble son from the upper class.

Moreover, the Chen family often sponsors performances by the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra.

In this case, it is normal for the orchestra to favor Chen Wenhan.

If it was a private orchestra, Yu Lixia would not discuss it with Lu Xiang'er at all, but would directly inform Lu Xiang'er that she would not be able to come to the subsequent rehearsals.

The reason she didn't do this was because the First Symphony Orchestra of Dongyin was, after all, the school's orchestra and was registered with the Ministry of Education.

Therefore, the affairs of the orchestra are not decided by one person. Even if the Chen family often sponsors the orchestra's performances, they cannot really interfere in the management of the orchestra.

Of course, you can't interfere in the orchestra's affairs on the surface, but there are definitely ways to influence the orchestra.

Yu Lixia had already heard the news that Lu Xiang'er's father's company was about to go bankrupt, so she felt that it would be safer for Chen Wenhan to participate in the campaign for the Olympic opening ceremony next week.

Seeing that Lu Xiang'er made the matter clear directly, she said in a deep voice: "Lu Xiang'er, I am thinking about the orchestra. Can you guarantee that you can participate in the performance wholeheartedly?"

"I……"

Lu Xiang'er choked up immediately. She wanted to say that she could participate in the performance wholeheartedly, but when she thought about things at home, she said that she would not be distracted at all, which was actually a bit contrary to her wishes.

She is still not good at this kind of inconsistent communication. She says whatever she thinks on her mind.

Yu Lixia said directly: "I'm not completely depriving you of the right to rehearse. I'm just rehearsing alternatives. I don't want to say something too unpleasant. You'd better be sensible."

Lu Xiang'er felt aggrieved and her nose was a little sore. She didn't argue with her anymore, put her violin on her back and turned around to leave.

When she walked out of the teaching building, her eyes were filled with tears.

The company at home was in crisis, and he was ostracized at school.

Her life of more than 20 years had been going too smoothly, and when she suddenly encountered such a blow, she was a little confused for a moment.

When walking out to the door.

Ning Xiaoyun was already waiting outside the door. When she saw her coming out, she went up to her and asked, "Finally the rehearsal is over? Come on, let's go eat something delicious."

When she pulled Lu Xiang'er's wrist, Ning Xiaoyun saw the tears in Lu Xiang'er's eyes.

Ning Xiaoyun immediately rolled up her sleeves and glared: "What's wrong? Who bullied you? I'll flatten him!"

Lu Xiang'er suddenly stood still, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and said angrily: "Why should I be the one crying?!"

"What's wrong?" Ning Xiaoyun's head was full of questions.

Lu Xiang'er didn't explain to her, turned around and walked back into the teaching building.

Ning Xiaoyun hurriedly followed and asked, "What's wrong? Someone really bullied you? Where are we going?"

"Go to the professor."

Lu Xiang'er went directly to the eighth floor and found the office of Professor Li Xiuqin, director of the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra.

Professor Li Xiuqin is the leader and conductor of the orchestra.

Of course, as a professor of Dongyin, she did not participate in rehearsals most of the time.

I don’t participate in ordinary performances either.

Professor Li Xiuqin will personally conduct only important performances.

During normal rehearsals and small performances, Yu Lixia from the conducting department conducts.

In addition, Yu Lixia will also help with many daily affairs of the orchestra, as if she is the deputy leader of the orchestra.

Of course, the First East Symphony Orchestra does not have a deputy director.

Lu Xiang'er knocked on Professor Li Xiuqin's door. Although her tears had been wiped away, she could still tell that she had just experienced emotional fluctuations.

As soon as Li Xiuqin saw Lu Xiang'er come in, she asked, "What's wrong? Isn't school out?"

Lu Xiang'er didn't mince words and asked loudly: "Professor, don't you want me to participate in the Olympic opening ceremony next week?"

Li Xiuqin's face was full of confusion and she didn't understand what was going on.

As the first Dongyin student to win the Paganini International Violin Competition as an undergraduate, Lu Xiang'er can be said to be a treasure of the school.

If nothing else, an undergraduate student at Dongyin can win the Paganini Competition. This legendary honor can raise the reputation of Dongyin's violin major by several places.

Professors will have a much better attitude toward such outstanding students.

"No. You performed very well in rehearsal. There will be no problem in participating in next week's performance." Li Xiuqin replied.

"Senior Sister Yu just informed me that starting tomorrow, I will not be able to attend rehearsals before four o'clock."

Lu Xiang'er told the story with anger.

Moreover, when speaking, I deliberately used a little language art.

If it says "Rehearse after four o'clock", it sounds like we can still rehearse.

In other words, "You cannot attend rehearsals before four o'clock." The two sentences actually mean the same, but the sound effects are completely different.

Li Xiuqin frowned and said: "The performance next week is very important, so you should practice as soon as possible. I have never heard of this and I don't know what happened. I will deal with it after I ask someone to find out. You go back first."

Lu Xiang'er lost her temper and continued: "I know, Senior Sister Yu wants him to be the main instrument. If his ability is better than mine, then it doesn't matter if he joins me, but if Chen Wenhan's family sponsors the band's performance and he has to replace me, then I quit on my own initiative."

Li Xiuqin frowned and reassured: "There is no such thing. Our school's symphony orchestra is not an outside private group, and you cannot get paid to interfere in the orchestra's affairs.

"Don't worry, I will ask about this matter clearly. You go back first and I will take care of it."

Lu Xiang'er shed tears, bowed and left the office.

…

Li Xiuqin has been the leader of the Dongyin First Symphony Orchestra for so long, and he actually knows a lot about things in the orchestra.

I know there are indeed some tricks in the band.

However, as long as this kind of thing does not affect the reputation of the school and the orchestra, it is easy to turn a blind eye.

However, it is very important to participate in the selection and performance of the Olympic opening ceremony, and to do such a thing is crossing the line.

Li Xiuqin thought about it for a while, called Yu Lixia to the office, and gave her a lesson first.

Yu Lixia is not afraid of Professor Li Xiuqin, of course she still has to show respect on the surface.

After listening to Li Xiuqin's lesson, she smiled and said, "Professor, I also want to do it for the performance next week. Something happened at Lu Xiang'er's family. I wonder if the professor has heard about it?"

Li Xiuqin didn't have time to inquire about the student's family affairs, so she didn't know: "What's going on?"

Yu Lixia talked about the impending bankruptcy of Lu's company, and then added: "Professor, I am worried that Lu Xiang'er will be distracted during the performance, causing her to fail in the competition.

"Participating in the Olympic opening ceremony performance is not a matter of one person, it is related to the honor of the school.

“So, I think it’s safer to change the lead musician.

"Of course, this has to be decided by the professor. I did not ban Lu Xiang'er from participating in rehearsals, I just divided the rehearsal time into two parts.

"Before four o'clock, rehearse the alternative plan, and after four o'clock Lu Xiang'er will participate in the rehearsal.

"With this arrangement, even if Lu Xiang'er has a problem, there will be someone who can take care of it."

As the leader of the symphony orchestra, Li Xiuqin will naturally not take sides.

From her point of view, it doesn't matter who is selected, but whether they can win the competition is the key.

Therefore, she was also worried that the affairs at Lu Xiang'er's family would affect the performance.

Seeing that the professor had become a little relaxed, Yu Lixia continued to add: "Otherwise, it would be better to have a competition between Chen Wenhan and Lu Xianger, and let the orchestra leader vote to decide who should be the lead instrument."

After listening, Li Xiuqin nodded and said, "Okay. You can try this method."

…

the next day.

Lu Xiang'er received a notice to have a competition with Chen Wenhan in the orchestra's rehearsal room.

Whoever wins will be the lead musician at the show next week.

Lu Xiang'er did not back down and competed with Chen Wenhan in front of the symphony orchestra, playing the first movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 5 in A major, including the cadenza.

The performance was wonderful and received a lot of applause.

However, Chen Wenhan himself is not weak. After all, he is also third in the Paganini Competition.

If it weren't for "Skylark", there wouldn't be much difference in their violin attainments.

All principal musicians of the symphony orchestra voted, and the final vote was 16 to 17.

As the conductor, Yu Lixia voted for Chen Wenhan.

In the end, Lu Xiang'er lost by one vote.

Although she lost the vote, Lu Xiang'er just smiled and quit the rehearsal.

Considering the influence of Chen Wenhan's family on the symphony orchestra, they only won Yu Lixia's vote. In fact, the result is not that important anymore.

Lu Xiang'er withdrew from the Olympic opening ceremony to participate in the exhibition, and then concentrated on accepting some performances from Professor Li Xiuqin to work hard to earn living expenses.

Although the family did not lack her living expenses, her father's company had problems, and she still hoped to rely on her own efforts to reduce the pressure on her parents, even just a little.

…

Fast forward to the second week.

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games began and the Dongyin No. 1 Symphony Orchestra, with Chen Wenhan as the main instrument, participated in the performance.

However, the performance was not very impressive. In the end, he did not enter the semi-finals and came back in the first round.

Of course, there are many symphony orchestras participating in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and most of them are in one round.

Therefore, after a round of swimming, there was no splash.

After Lu Xiang'er heard about the symphony orchestra's tour, she just shook her head and smiled, and did not dwell on it.

There were so many symphony orchestras participating in the Olympic opening ceremony that it was not surprising that they failed to stand out.

Moreover, Lu Xiang'er felt that even if she participated in the performance, she might not be able to change the outcome.

…

After the final of "Singing Loudly", Fang Xing wanted to ask Lu Xiang'er out several times, but Lu Xiang'er said she was too busy and had no time.

One day, I met Ning Xiaoyun in the community and heard from Ning Xiaoyun that Lu Xiang'er did not participate in the Olympic opening ceremony and participated in the performance.

That night, Fang Xing went to Lu Xiang'er's house and knocked on her window, preparing to coax her.

Dong dong dong...

The second floor window rang several times.

Lu Xiang'er walked to the window and opened it to take a look.

Fang Xing was standing under the window, holding a violin in his hand and looking at her with a smile.

"What?"

Lu Xiang'er was very happy, but she had been in a bad mood recently and was really busy, so she hadn't seen her for several days.

"I heard that you were kicked out of the Olympic performance, so I came here to comfort you." Fang Xing said seriously.

Lu Xiang'er's mentality was very stable and replied: "Not counting being kicked, I haven't been able to compete with anyone else in the group competition."

"Look, without your symphony orchestra, it really would have been a round trip, right?" Fang Xing showed a gloating expression.

Although Lu Xiang'er felt that it was not good to gloat about others' misfortunes now, after all, it was the symphony orchestra of his alma mater, and it would not sound good to lobby for it.

However, she was still very rational in her heart. She shook her head and said, "Even if you pay me back, it's probably just a round trip."

Fang Xing grinned and said, "But if you add me, it won't be a round trip."

Lu Xiang'er raised an eyebrow, not understanding what it meant.

Fang Xing set up the violin and played a piece of music.

Lu Xiang'er listened quietly at first, and the more she listened, the more she liked it. In the end, her eyebrows were raised like musical notes: "What kind of music is this? It sounds so good."

Fang Xing thought for a moment and said, "I'm considering using this song to take you to the Olympic opening ceremony. Do you think it's possible?"

Lu Xiang'er frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "The music is indeed very nice, but do you really want it for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?"

It doesn't mean that if the music is good, it will be performed at the Olympic Games opening ceremony, so Lu Xiang'er is not sure.