Chapter Eighty-two

  Curtis Institute performance, because it was Christmas break, there were fewer students than usual, but the quartet had many master-level players due to Stacey and Leonard's participation, mostly regular audience members who bought tickets.

  Meng Bei's heart was all in the music, and below her were her family and friends, as well as Leonard and Stacy, with whom she had collaborated for the first time. This string quartet also featured another cellist, a classmate of Leonard's, not some girl group that played for fun. She was excited, worried, and everything else all at once. Of course, she had no idea that there were many people in the dark audience that she didn't expect to see. Like Ludwig Olivier. Since Meng Bei returned from Italy with a huff, she hadn't seen him again. Meng Bei had been busy rehearsing and hadn't thought about sending him a ticket for her performance at all.

  They played from Beethoven's witty minuet, full of the master's wisdom and humor, with an emphasized second beat that sounded like Chopin's light and simple Mazurka, and the violin's harmony in the low-pitched section was like a rustic country dance. In the middle section, Beethoven chose another Russian folk song as the contrasting material, followed by Haydn-style peasant dances and Mozart-style aristocratic court dances. They were all popular romantic dances, allegro, presto, largo, with few adagios, which were Mendelssohn's favorites and specialties.

  Fang Mo Nan watched as Mo Bei performed on stage with Stacy in the quartet, not nervous at all, and the music gradually reached a perfect state under the warm and bright lights. Her heart was fully focused, and she even closed her eyes. The melody flowed through her mind like the score. Mo Bei used the natural bowing of the violin to play the jumping notes, which is a technique that can only be played when the bow jumps naturally during fast passages, and it's rare for someone to perform it flawlessly.

  Stacy, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but look at Mo Bei in surprise. During practice, Mo Bei's skills weren't that impressive, but now... Was it true that some people were born with a natural talent for performing?

  The audience below was silent. Watching the four people performing on stage, especially the youngest, a girl like an elf, did not fall behind, bringing a kind of cute and lovely feeling to the music. Listening to the fresh style of classical music performance. The audience got double enjoyment within an hour. Until the last note fell, it took a while for the four to return from their immersive state, stood up, and bowed to the audience. The small quartet concert ended. It took a long time for the audience below to come back to their senses, suddenly becoming like a bomb, applause burst out.

  Mo Bei and Stacy, along with the other two, were beaming with excitement. Upon hearing the thunderous applause from below, they couldn't help but smile, and as they bowed their heads, they exchanged a glance, each person's eyes filled with satisfaction and fulfillment. Yes, musicians need a stage. They need an audience. This was a fact that couldn't be clearer.

  This is Stacy's first performance after recovering from injury, and she naturally feels a lot of emotions.

  Down to the background, everyone celebrated the success of this performance.

  "Xiao Bei, it's been a long time since I've heard her play. I didn't expect such a big change." Han Zhiqian said: "It's really hard for me to recognize her now."

  "Yes! I have the same feeling." Andres said: "Often with her, every progress she makes brings me joy."

  "Reynard's performance was also beyond expectations. It's even more infectious," Fang Mo Nan said, and Andres nodded in agreement.

  Fang Menger gave a thumbs up to Leonard, who responded with a brilliant smile.

  Stacy and Mo Bei arrived at the spectator seats when more than half of the audience had left. Fang Mo Nan was waiting for them in the seats.

  "Congratulations, Mary." Andres stood up and gave her a warm hug. Fang Mo Nan also came forward with words of congratulations.

  "How was it? Our performance." Stacy asked excitedly, like a newcomer waiting for feedback after her first show.

  "Great. Unexpectedly, Mary, your performance is very simple and unadorned, without the sharpness and elegance of before." Andres continued: "And also brought a bit more naivety by Bebe's childishness."

  "Ludwig, you're here too!" Mo Bei exclaimed in surprise, as if he had just discovered a new continent.

  "Can't I come?" He shrugged elegantly.

  "Not me, how am I doing?" Mo Bei asked with a hint of expectation, although Ludwig was notorious for his sharp tongue.

  "It's unexpectedly very beautiful," said Ludwig also.

  "Wow... really?! Thank you." Fang Mo Bei's face was filled with a brilliant smile.

  "Let's find a place to talk," suggested Cheng Shigui gently.

  "Wait... don't panic, let's go to the pipe organ in the academy first." Andres said mysteriously. He looked at Fang Mo Nan and saw him smile after hearing his words. "Does Nan know what I'm going to do?"

  "Hmm!" Fang Mo Nan said affirmatively: "Is it 'Phantom of the Opera'?"

  "Let's go! You'll know once you hear it." Marilla took Fang Mo Nan and they walked together towards the small auditorium.

  After arriving at the small auditorium, Andres also called Ludwig away, and several music enthusiasts discussed in the background. After Fang Mo Nan and the others sat down as listeners, they heard the prelude of the pipe organ, followed by a clear drumbeat, accompanied by rock electric sounds, familiar melodies sounded, with a very dynamic feeling.

  Andres accordion, just now hair bun up, dignified and elegant Mary is actually an electric guitar, hair scattered, a swing of long hair, so handsome and bold. Reynard is the bassist, Mubai is the keyboardist, and most interestingly, Ludwig is the drummer. A very interesting combination, Andres' instrument is really wonderful.

  Classic tracks with a rock style is truly an auditory enjoyment. Although some people are collaborating for the first time, there's still a bit of a lack of chemistry.

  The song ended and they played it again, this time even better and more perfect. Ludwig said: "It turns out that electronic music is also so charming."

  Thomas, Andres' agent, who had slipped in unnoticed, stroked his chin as he listened to their performance and suddenly had an idea. "Andres, it's been a while since you've released a single, why not release this one? It's really great, I didn't know Mary was so good at playing the electric guitar." He said excitedly: "Just the few of you, form a temporary band and play together. Make an appearance."

  Andres turned around and asked the person behind him, "Are you interested? It's all about being familiar with each other, music also needs fame, although it's very common, but there's no way around it, that's just how reality is!"

  "Alright! Anyway, it's just for fun, I have no opinion." Reynard said.

  "I have no opinion either," said Ludwig.

  Ma Ru and Mo Bei said: "What is sought cannot be obtained."

  "Alright, I'll get ready." Thomas said positively. He said with a hint of regret: "It would be great if it could be filmed into an MV, unfortunately the live performance is not up to my expectations yet."

  "It's hard for real people to perform, so why not use animation?" Fang Monan interjected.

  "Oh!" Thomas raised an eyebrow, "You say that, I wonder if you can help solve it again?" He then added another sentence, "Just consider helping Mo Bei and the others."

  Thomas said this, Fang Mengnan had no room to refuse, and muttered in his heart: 'This person is cunning. Knows how to curve the country! Who says foreigners are straightforward.'

  "I don't seem to have a reason to refuse, I can only say let's give it a try." Fang Mo Nan said.

  "Alright, I'm looking forward to your work," Thomas said, but in fact, he was just saying it casually. His understanding of Mo Nan was only that she was Andres' student and Mori's sister, but what puzzled him was that Andres and Mary held her in high esteem, a respect that seemed out of place for someone so young.

  "Let's go and have dinner first, we can discuss the details later," said Andres.

  Everyone found a restaurant, sat down, and chatted while eating. Mo Bei kept asking Reynard questions.

  Allen joked: "Boss, I didn't know you could paint."

  "You don't know how much more there is! Speaking of which, give me a high-configured super-fast computing computer." Fang Mo Nan said, programming was not unfamiliar to her, she had learned it in her previous life, and later on, fashion design was all done on the computer. However, the configuration of personal computers at this time definitely couldn't meet the requirements.

  "Alright, we're looking forward to the boss's performance." Allen and others chorused.

  "Is it?" Fang Mo Nan said mysteriously.

  After the hustle and bustle, Cheng Shigui and others went their separate ways again, and life returned to calmness. Allen acted quickly, and three days later, he brought Fang Mo Nan a computer with the best computing power and hardware, which was not available on the market. It was really big, all assembled, occupying half of the study room.

  Fang Mo Nan did not sleep or rest for over a month, and finally handed the 7-minute 3D animation to Thomas. As a result, Jerry sternly warned Fang Mo Nan not to slack off again, otherwise... hum!

  When Thomas received the animation handed over by Andres and watched it on the computer in the recording studio, he was so shocked that his cigarette fell into his crotch and burned himself, scaring him to jump up, still waving his hand. "This is too surprising. Luxurious, bizarre, dark layout, simply perfect." He picked up the phone, "Andres, where are you? Come over right now."

  Andres drove off but soon turned back. "What's wrong, Thomas? Not satisfied with the animation of Nan?" He pushed open the door to the recording studio.

  "See for yourself!" Thomas said, pointing at the computer.

  Andres exclaimed after watching, "If this is paired with music, it's simply irresistible! Nan condensed the entire opera classic into these seven minutes, what a genius!"

  "Andres, you really are tone deaf." Thomas shook his head. "You know what it takes to complete such an animation production, a three-dimensional omnidirectional animation. A cooperative team would need at least a year, and she did it in just one month, one month, can you grasp the concept? The impact on animation and film special effects will be enormous, do you understand?"

  Thomas excitedly hugged Andres, "Old buddy, where did you find that treasure?" Now Fang Mo Nan's position in his heart rose straight up!