The\nroom was lively, and Vienna\u2019s beautiful night could be seen out the window.\nCrystal lights hung from the hotel\u2019s high ceiling, shining like diamonds, and\nbrightened the brilliant banquet hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The banquet started a\nwhile ago, and the Wei Ai members were chatting and laughing with each other.\nTheir first tour of the year had come to an end, and they would soon get a\nvacation to reward their hard work. It was a happy occasion for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most of them sat on the\nsofa at the center of the hall. On the other side of the hall, a kind, old man\nsmiled and approached a beautiful, black-haired young man and said: \u201cHello, Qi\nMu. I heard your teacher gave you a lovely English name, so I will call you by\nthat name, is that okay?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza\u2019s Chinese was\nquite good, so his pronunciation of \u201cQi Mu\u201d was also standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu was very excited,\nbut he held it back. He politely nodded and said respectfully, \u201cYes, Mr.\nDorenza. You can call me that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such a cute and beautiful\nchild was enough to win everyone\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before meeting Qi Mu in\nperson, Dorenza didn\u2019t understand why Reed, who had always been eccentric,\nloved this student of his so much and even called him time and again asking him\nto take care of the child. But now that he had seen him, Dorenza completely\nunderstood\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This child really made\npeople feel pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLittle Seven, I\u2019ve\nlistened to your \u300aDance of the Goblins\u300b and your teacher, as well as Farrell, sent\nme the albums you recorded in Huaxia.\u201d Dorenza fixed his silver frame glasses\nand smiled, \u201cYour violin is excellent, Seven. I like your sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu never expected that\nhe would receive such high praise from Dorenza. The grip on his glass tightened,\nand he said, \u201cThank you for your compliment, Mr. Dorenza. I also like your\nmusic very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two continued to chat\nleisurely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu was quite the\ntalkative person, and Dorenza was also a good speaker. Once the two sat\ntogether, the conversation became harmonious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even when a VIP passed by,\nthey continued to talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLittle Seven, in fact,\nwhen I listened to your albums, I felt that your style was similar to a friend\nof mine.\u201d Dorenza put down his glass and smiled, \u201cYou are as skillful and as\nemotional as he was, but after listening to you later works, I think you\u2019re a\nbit different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This sentence squeezed Qi\nMu\u2019s heart. He smiled and asked, \u201cDifferent?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza nodded lightly,\n\u201cWell, Seven, although you\u2019re younger than my friend, your music is heavier\nthan his. Before meeting you personally, I couldn\u2019t believe you\u2019re only 22\nyears old. Your talent isn\u2019t inferior to that of Christole, and you might even\u2026\nbe better than him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since his emergence as a\nclassical musician in Europe nine years ago, multiple magazines in the world\ncalled him the \u201cgenius of 50 years\u201d and Christole truly didn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paganini International\nViolin Competition, Menuhin International Violin Competition, Tchaikovsky\nInternational Violin Competition…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christole won these\ninternational competitions with outstanding performances. He graduated from\nMunich Conservatory of Music at the age of 19 then joined the Berlin\nPhilharmonic Orchestra as their concertmaster a year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But now…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza said Qi Mu\u2019s\ntalent surpassed Christole\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This statement seems to\nsay: Qi Mu was the genius of a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu shook his head and\nmodestly said, \u201cThank you for your praise, Mr. Dorenza. But compared to\nChristole, I still have a lot more to work on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza shook his head and\nsaid, \u201cSeven, the Chinese are always like this, humble. You\u2019re already at the\nsame level as Christole.\u201d After a slight pause, Dorenza sighed. \u201cBut. . .\nif my friend was still alive, with his effort and talent, the classical music\nworld in the upcoming few decades would have been his.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Dorenza spoke of, Qi\nMu somewhat knew. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Precisely who \u201cmy friend\u201d\nwas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu\u2019s heart tightened\npainfully. He just smiled and nodded, \u201cIt\u2019s a pity, I didn\u2019t expect this\ngentleman already passed away. . . I\u2019m sorry, Mr. Dorenza, for reminding you of\nsomething so sad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza chuckled and shook\nhis head. \u201cIt\u2019s fine. Seven, that kid was a fantastic violinist. If you can\nlisten to his albums, maybe you will harvest something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu nodded, \u201cYes. By the\nway, Mr. Dorenza, you. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDorenza, it turns out\nyou\u2019re here talking to our Angel secretly?\u201d A cheerful voice came from behind\nQi Mu. He turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with a beard come over. \u201cI\nwas wondering where you were, turns out you\u2019re hiding here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza just shook his\nhead and said with a wry smile, \u201cZayev, I wanted to have a chat with Reed\u2019s\nstudent. Where did you think I was?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was Lyon Zayev, the\nconcertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This violinist was in his\nearly 50\u2019s, but he looked healthy, energetic, and younger than his age. His\npersonality was bright and friendly, so his reputation in the music circle was\nalso good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu could only face this\nmusician with a smile, \u201cMr. Zayev, my name is not Angel. My name is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHuh? Didn\u2019t Mr. Farrell\ncall you Angel before? When he visited the orchestra last month, he\nspecifically mentioned you and said you were a lovely little angel.\u201d Zayev said\nearnestly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qi Mu: \u201c…\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farrell was really working\ntirelessly on his path creating a black history for him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How much money did he owe\nFarrell in his last life!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the participation of\na cheerful chatterbox, the atmosphere became even livelier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Qi Mu left the hotel,\nDorenza told him he was welcome to visit anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal was\nunanimously agreed upon by the members of the orchestra. They believed such a\ngood and clever child could improve their aesthetic if he came over every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Qi Mu got into the\ntaxi and left, Dorenza looked at the departing cab and couldn\u2019t help sigh out\nloud, \u201cHis and Lu\u2019s violin. . . is similar but he\u2019s even better than Lu. Now\nthat this child is already excellent, the music world in the future will be lively,\nright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zayev, standing at his\nside, looked at Dorenza in surprise and asked, \u201cDorenza, you think of Little\nSeven. . . this highly?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Dorenza smiled and\nnodded, \u201cYes, Zayev. Don\u2019t you think. . . If he had graduated from college,\nwouldn\u2019t many excellent orchestras clamor for him to join? He\u2019s excellent. Reed\nis lucky to have him as a student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zayev\u2019s eyes widened, and\nhe asked in disbelief, \u201cDorenza, aren\u2019t you thinking a little too much? It\u2019s\nhis luck to be Reed\u2019s student, right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza shook his head and\nrefuted, \u201cZayev, wait and see. Three years at most. . . You will understand his\nstrength, I think. Age has never been a measure for musical skill. Look at\nChristole, he\u2019s also an excellent child. You can\u2019t think too highly of\nyourself. Young blood is important to our classical music, ah!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dorenza didn\u2019t dwell on\nthe topic, but Zayev still pondered carefully with a frown. After Dorenza got\nin his car and left, Zayev walked alone in the empty streets of Vienna and\nwhispered to himself: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s just a child. . . how far can he go?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDorenza\u2019s really thought too much, how can there be so many\nChristole\u2019s in this world. . .\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n