Chapter 171 (2/2)

Qi Mu was a little surprised at the sudden question. Just when he was about to say he hadn’t, a voice came up from behind him. “Mr. Anthony, have you forgotten that we’ve never recorded 《Emperor Waltz》 at all?!”

Soon, another voice joined in, “Yeah. We’ve recorded Strauss’ pieces lots of time but we rarely performed 《Emperor Waltz》. If I remember correctly, that son of a bitch Zayev wasn’t good at this elegant and solemn piece?”

At the mention of that particular name, a wave of disgusted hiss resonated in the whole orchestra.

Several senior members of the orchestra who were close to Zayev were dismissed by Dorenza as early as Zayev’s expulsion. Therefore, both on the surface and in the dark, everyone in the orchestra got along happily. They no longer cared about offending certain people.

Naturally, Anthony also was reminded of Zayev’s deeds and tutted with a disgusted expression before looking at Qi Mu. He changed the topic. “Then, Little Seven, don’t tell me this is the first time you listened to our 《Emperor Waltz》…”

Qi Mu recalled his memories a little before finally saying, “Mr. Anthony, this is really the first time I heard…” Although he has rehearsed with Wei Ai a lot of times in his previous life, he had never heard their 《Emperor Waltz》.

Anthony, who felt like an NPC in a FPS game sighed, “Well, are all young people nowadays this excellent? I thought that only Auston Bertram, who had perfect pitch and top-notch talent can make people feel the powerlessness of a mortal. I didn’t expect you would be the same… Oh, yes, Little Seven. You also have perfect pitch, right?”

Now that the other part has given him a solid reasoning, Qi Mu readily accepted it. “Yes, Mr. Anthony. Because I’ve listened to Wei Ai a lot of times before and also because of my hearing, it’s easier for me to incorporate my sound with the orchestra’s.”

Wei Ai’s members: “…”

Are you sure you’re not the chosen one?!

Even a rocket isn’t as fast as you!!!

Qi Mu didn’t notice the burning gazes of the other members at all. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Mr. Anthony, in fact, I think that in the third part of the second movement, I didn’t synchronize well with the orchestra. It seems that we haven’t mastered the timing in the pause of the trumpets. We need more practice.”

Anthony, who had just gained a second life as an NPC but was shot dead once again: “…”

He didn’t hear anything wrong in the part Qi Mu mentioned…

After the brief episode, the orchestra began the practice session with their respective instruments groups. After all, other than having the whole orchestra in an ensemble, a piece can only be performed neatly when all of the respective instruments groups have mastered their own parts.

At that time, the members of Wei Ai were very happy to have this lovely young man as their deputy concertmaster.

An adaptation of Beethoven’s 《D Major》 already showed them the outstanding skills the young man had. The repeated assurance from Dorenza and the joint recommendations by both Akkad and Auston Bertram gave them plenty of expectations for their new deputy concertmaster.

They weren’t left disappointed.

In the past few decades, Wei Ai, like Bai Ai, had been one of the top orchestras in the world. However, the crown of the “Number One Orchestra” had been always in Bai Ai’s hands, ever since they had Karajan, the maestro of the last century. They performed with infinite glory ever since.

Especially in recent years, with the addition of Christole as their concertmaster, even more people thought that Bai Ai is the world’s number one orchestra.

Zayev was skilled. Among the world’s top violinists, he was even further among the top. But, compared to the gifted prodigy, he didn’t have an advantage, considering his experience. Let alone that, his skills seemed to have declined in recent years.

This was also one of the reasons why Wei Ai’s members chose Qi Mu fearlessly.

Under the bright spotlights, the handsome young man set aside his violin and started to communicate with the members of the orchestra.

The members of the first violin group happily introduced themselves to the young deputy concertmaster while Qi Mu was taken back to memorize the names he already knew from his past life with a smile.

On the first day of Qi Mu’s arrival at Wei Ai, the members of the orchestra were left with an unforgettably wonderful and harmonious 《Emperor Waltz》.

They needed change, a new breath of fresh air, they needed…

(The author has something to say: Innovation and transformation!)

And all of these, maybe this young man would bring it to them.