King of Classical Music Chapter 58

The spring breeze streaked across the campus’s lawn, between Paris’ buildings, and through their exquisite architecture . The national conservatory was filled with students . Some played the trumpet, some the violin, the music was elegant, forming a unique atmosphere .

A handsome man walked the white cobblestone path up to the college . He wore sunglasse, and his lips were thin . His expression was cold, but he held a bag of chocolate in his right hand .

“That person looks familiar . . . ”

“Who? Oh my god, it is familiar . . . ”

“ . . . Doesn’t that . . . look at bit like Mr . Autson Bertram?!”

“How could that be? Bai Ai came to Paris to perform, but Mr . Bertram isn’t conducting . The guest conductor, Mr . Charles Littis, is in charge . Mr . Bertram probably didn’t come to Paris!”

“Yeah . . . how could Mr . Bertram possibly be here? . . . ”

Some students whispered in surprise when they saw the man walking up . None of these whispers escaped Min Chen’s ear, but he continued forward calm .

——This kind of behavior made everyone guess “This man is definitely not Mr . Bertram . ”

But, halfway to the building, he suddenly stopped and turned to look at a girl standing under the shade of a tree and practicing seriously .

The girl’s hair was pulled into a ponytail, and she had freckles dotting her face . She was focused intently on her songs . It was one of his, but her skill had a few . . . deficiencies and she kept fumbling . Her delicate face was damp with anxious sweat .

With a sigh, Min Chen walked over and stated, “In the third section of 《Constance》, there’s a problem with your finger technique . If you change the strings, you’ll reduce the difficulty, but . . . the effect will be poor . ”

His low, magnetic voice carried over the quiet lawn . The girl looked up in amazement and stared at him with fright . The students scattered around them were confused and turned to look at him as well . When they saw him under the shadow of the tree, Min Chen merely removed his sunglasses and extended his hand to point at the girl’s fingers .

Perhaps a conductor could endure terrible music for a while . But if a composer were to hear his own song being played like this, even for Min Chen, it was unbearable .

The moment Min Chen removed his sunglasses, everything was silent for a moment . The next, chatter exploded——

“Oh my god, it’s really Mr . Bertram! Lily, I was right, it is him!”

“God! How did Mr . Bertram get here? Come!”

“Aaah . To get to see Mr . Bertram, I’m so lucky!”

This mayhem caused by Min Chen’s arrival in the violin department spread throughout the entire college . Although Reed Akkad was one of the world’s best musicians, he was a little less famous, and the most important thing is . . .

Min Chen is so handsome!

No matter the country, people with excellent looks . . . it really was an advantage!

When Min Chen pushed aside Professor Akkad’s lounge door, the proud, awkward little old man snorted and was too lazy to look at him . He turned and pointed his butt towards the door .

Min Chen: “ . . . ”

Min Chen set the Veffdebruge gift back next to Professor Akkad and sat casually on the soft to the side . His dark eyes narrowed, and he said, “Reed, I haven’t seen you in a long time . ”

Akkad’s answer was chilly, “Haven’t seen you, haven’t seen you . You meet my students downstairs and get surrounded by lovely schoolgirls . ”

Min Chen: “ . . . ”

His phoenix eyes flashed with a hint of a smile . In the face of old friends, he naturally understood the man’s personality . He pushed the chocolate gift bag forward with a finger and said solemnly, “I came today to ask something of you . ”

Akkad blinked at the bag . Then he hurried and stuffed it into his desk drawer . He looked over at him . “If you have something, say it . I don’t want to play with an orchestra right now . If you want to invite me over to play, it goes without saying, Min . ”

Reed Akkad had recently had a change of heart and wanted to teach a student . Min Chen naturally knew and had come over because of that .

“I wanted to recommend a student for you . His skill is good, and he’s diligent enough . More than enough to consider . ”

Min Chen’s tone was calm . He knew Akkad was looking for a student, and he had come with a personal recommendation . It was naturally watertight .

But . . . to his surprise, Akkad actually shook his head and said decisively, “No . ”

Min Chen jerked forward in surprise, “Why? He’s good, and he has a keen understanding of the violin . ”

Akkad reached into the drawer and took out the bag of chocolates . He sat it on the table and reluctantly showed it to Min Chen . “Min, it’s not that I doubt you, but . . . do you see this bag?”

The handsome man across from him rubbed his brow . He turned to look at Akkad’s hands . There was a Veffdebruge gift bag .

“What about it?” Min Chen asked .

Akkad shook his head and said, “This is what my student bought for me this morning . Min, I just took a student this morning . He’s a great kid . I have little experience teaching . It’s impossible for me to take two students . ”

Akkad’s word was a surprise . Min Chen only listened as he continued . “Look, the boss of Veffdebruge is your fan . You don’t need to wait for a bag . My lovely little student? He has to get up two or maybe even three hours early to wait . He’s a good boy, Min . I won’t give him up just for you . ”

In the past thirty years, Min Chen had never been rejected before . Especially . . . in the classical music world . No one doubted his ears, and as long as he made the recommendation, they would stand at the top of the music scene .

This was a first .

However, it was impossible to force Akkad to change students just for his sake . He sighed and understood he was a step too late .

The two moved on to talk about the next concert . When the sun set, Min Chen finally rose and took the custom sunglasses from the neck of his coat . Before he could put them on, he suddenly stopped .

He looked at Akkad and said, “Reed, I believe in your vision . Your student must be excellent . Can I have the honor . . . what is his name?”

Akkad thought about it for a while then smiled around a mouthful of white teeth, “He’s called Xiao Qi . ”

“Small seven . . . ?” Min Chen whispered then didn’t worry about it anymore . He nodded, “Well, Reed, I will see you later . ”

Akkad suddenly remembered something and hastened to shout, “Wait a minute, Min! Do you still have tickets for the day after tomorrow? I’d like to take my student to hear it, but your concert’s tickets are always hard to grab . ”

Min Chen only hesitated for a moment then nodded, “I’ll have Daniel send you tickets tomorrow . ”

Akkad nodded with a smile .

When Daniel heard what he’d said to Akkad, his blue eyes widened in disbelief . “Auston!!! I asked only a few days ago! When I went to give you tickets, what did you say? You said you had no friends to come, so I didn’t need to keep them!”

“Now there is!”

Daniel was too surprised, or perhaps too crazy, and directly called out, “Auston!”

Min Chen looked at Daniel, calm, and answered, “If I remember . . . if it’s for my family, there’s always three seats reserved?”

“ . . . ” Daniel was speechless . “Family . . . you want Akkad and his student . . . to sit in the same box as you?”

As the permanent lead conductor, the second-floor box was free for Min Chen at every Bai Ai concert if he wished . It was independent and secluded, but it could comfortably accommodate four people .

Min Chen usually never liked to use these privileges, but this time . . . it surprised Daniel . He whispered, “Min, even if the other guy is Reed Akkad, you don’t have to do this? I thought you’d never use it in your life . ”

Paris’s sunset was a gentle glow . Min Chen raised his head and looked to the distant west . The purple-red clouds rendered the sky a beautiful garden of Eden . The scene was magnificent, and even Min Chen could only stand and stare for a while .

“He thinks .   . . his student is better than Qi Mu? I’d like to see him too . . . ”

Daniel touched his head and asked, “Eh, Min? What did you say? What are you looking at?”

“It’s nothing . ” He shook his head and whispered, “Remember, I’m going to send Akkad an invitation tomorrow . ”

Daniel forgot about what Min Chen just said to himself and clutched his head in pain . “Oh my god . . .   I really don’t want to see Akkad . That stinking old man! Every time, he laughs at my beautiful hair! He dares to say I have too little, that I’ll go bald! He must be jealous of my thick hair!”

Min Chen: “ . . . ”

Under that same sunset, Qi Mu put everything away in his small apartment . Afterward, even the fridge was packed full .

Once everything was done, he laid on the soft sofa and said, “Tomorrow . . . I will attend college officially . . . ”

“I don’t know . . . what will it be like? . . . ”

Chapter end