— — Seems like Piao Hong overtook me. Scratching my head, as I said before, I don't think it's a big deal. I'm very satisfied with everyone's support. The new book month is only seven days long.
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April 3rd, Aalto Music Festival.
Lucien was not dressed in formal wear as usual. Instead, he wore a simple brownish-red long coat, a white shirt, black trousers, and casual shoes. He wandered around leisurely, accompanied by Elwyn, who was dressed like a little gentleman.
Chorre and Alisa wanted to relive their dates when they were young, so they asked Lucien to take care of Elwyn. Victor, on the other hand, was very busy with entertaining guests, salons, and banquets. As his students, Phyllis and Lot, of course, were happy to share his workload and attend such gatherings. After all, a wide range of connections was also important for a musician. However, considering the pressure of Lucien's closing concert, they tacitly agreed not to invite Lucien and let him prepare in peace.
Natasha had to entertain Prince Michel, an important guest, and also care about her lover, Sylvia's concert. She temporarily forgot about Lucien, a "bad friend", for Elena was busy at the Musicians' Associations. Rhein's band had accepted several invitations, and it was said that he would be too busy to eat.
Lucien originally thought that at least he would have John, his good friend, with him. However, due to the lack of manpower, John was transferred to maintain order on the streets.
"I can't believe I have to take care of a child on such a romantic occasion like a music festival." Lucien helplessly looked at Elwyn, who was holding food in his hand and his mouth kept moving. He spread out his hands to John, who was standing by the street. "What a sad story."
Elwyn focused on the food and did not pay attention to Lucien's complaints at all. John, who was maintaining order on the street, could not help but laugh. "Lucien, didn't a few noble ladies invite you? For example, Miss Yvette from the Hill family. "
After nearly half a year of training with Lord Venn, John's temperament became more stable. His bright blonde hair was maintained at a suitable length, and with the silver mail, he looked handsome and tall.
"… Then I'd better focus on taking care of the child." Lucien pulled Elwyn, who was not looking at the road, away from John and began to enjoy the music festival.
After the music festival, Lucien would leave. He did not know if he would be able to come back, so he did not stay at home. Instead, he went to the street to "really" participate in the festival.
Compared to the previous few days, the number of pedestrians and street performers on the streets did not increase significantly. There were already a lot of people. The biggest change was that the bands who wanted to rent a place to hold a concert were all playing their musical dreams in an open space on the street.
What satisfied Elwyn and the other children the most were the food stalls on the street. There were pies, cheese, barbecue, cakes and desserts, and so on. Once he finished the food in his hand, he would look around greedily, and then quietly influence Lucien's direction, making him turn to the stall in his mind.
In the center of the street, there were many floats pulled by four-horned bull-like creatures. On the floats, there were some famous bands performing their music.
In such an atmosphere, Lucien pulled Elwyn and walked around casually. Occasionally, they would see a concert hall, and then they would go straight in and listen to the music for a while. After that, they would come out with a smile and wander around the street again, and then they would repeat the previous process. They were free and unrestrained, forgetting all the worries and worries.
In the Aalto Music Festival, except for the Psalm Hall, all the concert halls were extremely cheap. Usually, four or five copper Nars was enough for one to go in and listen to the music for an entire afternoon. There were even some concert halls where the musicians who wanted to become famous could pay their own expenses.
This was a music festival that belonged to everyone.
When it was close to noon, Lucien took Elwyn to a lively and quiet restaurant on the street.
"Brother Lucien, look …" When they were about to enter the restaurant, Elwyn pointed at the big wooden sign at the door and said, "Dear guest, in order to celebrate our joint music festival, as long as you are willing to play in the restaurant once, we will waive half of your bill. And if your performance is warmly applauded, you will enjoy lunch or dinner for free."
Under the guidance of Lucien and John, Elwyn could barely recognize some words.
Lucien smiled, "The owner of this restaurant is really generous. But only in such a restaurant can we experience the atmosphere of the music festival."
After entering the restaurant, Lucien and Elwyn finally found a small table under the guidance of the waitress. The other places were already crowded.
After ordering two steaks with lemon juice, Lucien sat down and looked at the stage in the center of the restaurant with a smile. There, an old gentleman was struggling to play the piano. It was obvious that he had never learned this musical instrument before. The notes were in a mess and could be called noise.
However, the old gentleman was playing very seriously, as if he was playing his own concert.
When he finished, the whole restaurant burst into applause for his courage and persistence, and for the joy of participating in the music festival.
"This gentleman will enjoy his lunch for free!" The restaurant owner, a man in his thirties wearing glasses, clapped his hands hard and said, "Which gentleman will perform next?"
There was no ridicule, only encouragement. Such an atmosphere infected many people, so more and more diners went up to play violins, violas, pianos, flutes, and other musical instruments, so that the melody of the music always echoed in the house.
Although the warm applause like the old gentleman did not appear again, and it was more of an encouraging nature, for those performers, such an occasion was like their own concert. They had obtained the great satisfaction of their dreams, plus half of the meal fee was waived. Everyone was very satisfied and happy.
Lucien and Elwyn were the same. While eating their steaks, they blended into the lively and cheerful atmosphere. After each performer finished, they clapped hard.
The enthusiasm of this restaurant attracted more and more pedestrians to come in and eat.
They quickly immersed themselves in the atmosphere. Even if some did not have a seat, they would rather hold their plates and watch from the side.
Piola and Sharon were looking for food after a morning of performances, so they noticed this strange restaurant.
"Oh, Piola, go up and perform!" Leslie figured out what was going on and immediately encouraged Piola to go up. He was also eager to give it a try.
Piola did not refuse. He excitedly went up and played the violin. A lively and warm waltz slowly unfolded along with the melody. Everyone could not help but gently hum and sway along with it, pushing the lively atmosphere to an even hotter level.
Piola was drowned in a tidal wave of applause. He had never been welcomed to such a degree. He was so excited that he played another song before leaving the stage.
"This handsome young man and his companions will enjoy a free lunch." The restaurant owner did not miss the opportunity to announce, and received a huge cheer.
Lilith and Sala happily enjoyed the music festival in Aalto in the morning. Attracted by the huge cheers, they curiously walked in to eat and were then conquered by the atmosphere.
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Lucien put down his knife and fork, looked at Elwyn who could no longer eat, and laughed, "I told you not to eat so much."
"But, I can't help it when I see the delicious food." Elwyn sadly looked at the remaining half of the steak and asked the waiter to wrap it up. Then he excitedly said, "Brother Lucien, you also go up and play a song, so that you don't have to pay the bill!"
In his opinion, as a musical genius, brother Lucien would undoubtedly receive the warmest applause if he went up.
Lucien enjoyed the performances of the people in front of him, and his mood was more lively because of the atmosphere. After hearing Elwyn's suggestion, he was suddenly a little tempted. In an occasion where people did not know who he was and he did not plagiarize famous songs, could he be welcomed with his own musical ability?
So Lucien stood up and walked to the simple stage in the center of the hall.
"Oh, another handsome young man is going to perform." The restaurant owner took the lead to welcome him.
The others put down their knives and forks and applauded.
Lilith saw that it was Lucien who went up on the stage. She almost dropped the plate with bread, butter and barbecue on the ground. She whispered to Sala, "Mr. Evans?"
She could not believe it.
"It is indeed Mr. Evans, but isn't he preparing for the concert on the last day?" Sala confirmed Lilith's judgment and was full of doubts.
Lilith immediately became excited, "No matter why Mr. Evans is here, to be able to hear him play in person is the most wonderful thing!"
On the other side, Piola also recognized Lucien and said to Grace with a smile, "It's that gentleman with high musical attainment. I wonder how his performance is?"
"It shouldn't be bad." Grace and Sharon replied with a smile at the same time.
Lucien sat in front of the piano and put his hands on the keys, recalling a light music melody that he composed.
Lucien did not have the ability to compose large-scale and rigorous classical music, but in his spare time, he would try to compose small and simple light music to relax himself.
Without looking through the Library of the Soul, Lucien recalled a few incomplete light music melodies that he had heard in his previous life. He used his musical knowledge to expand them and perfect their light structure, composing a few short, semi-original melodies.
His fingers pressed down, and a soothing and melodious melody was produced in the lively hall.
Like a spring breeze blowing through the trees, like pure spring water flowing, the noise in the hall seemed to be infected and slowly calmed down. The beautiful and pure music seemed to make people feel like they were in a refreshing and natural picturesque scenery, and they became quiet.
Lucien's expression was focused and calm. He closed his eyes slightly, his fingers danced gracefully on the keyboard, and his body gently rose and fell with the melody.
Lilith looked at Lucien and heard this kind of music. Her whole person became calm and peaceful. She thought to herself, This kind of music is great. At least, at least compared to those symphonies, I like Mr. Evans' simple and pure melody more. Ugh, Mr. Evans is really elegant when he's focused on playing the piano.
After an extreme liveliness, there would always be a feeling of exhaustion and a desire for tranquility. Lucien's light music hit their hearts. Apart from the beautiful melody of the piano, no one spoke in the hall.
The melody was very short and ended in less than two minutes. The audience was still immersed in the atmosphere just now, so there was no applause at all. It was abnormally quiet.
Lucien was very satisfied with this kind of reaction. He quickly walked down the stage, pulled Elwyn, threw a silver to the waiter, and then walked out of the restaurant.
After walking out of the door, Lucien heard a sudden burst of applause in the restaurant. It was more enthusiastic than ever before.
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"I forgot to ask for that gentleman's name again." Piola, who had woken up, blamed himself in annoyance. "He must be an excellent musician."
Sharon, on the other hand, was thinking about the performance just now. "The melody just now was really beautiful. If it was expanded, perfected and added some structure, it would be a good piano piece. How come I've never heard this melody before? Haha, if you don't go to Aalto, you will never know how much music you haven't heard before. "
She did not think that it was composed by Lucien. She only felt that the Capital of Music was full of surprises. After all, a lot of new or unknown music would not be transmitted to the "Pearl of the Sea" so quickly.
"That gentleman's playing has an indescribable charm. The tone and quality of the piano are also very good. I'm starting to think about giving up the harpsichord." Grace said yearningly.
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"Brother Lucien, why did you pay?" Elwyn pointed at the restaurant in puzzlement. He heard the very enthusiastic applause.
Lucien was about to answer when he suddenly heard a timid voice behind him. "Mr. Evans."
"It's you? You are still in Aalto? "Lucien turned around and saw that it was actually Lilith and Sala, the pair of siblings that he suspected to be problematic. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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