Chapter 1220 Rising to Fame

Yo-Yo Ma glanced at Shen Long, and said to the uninvited guests, "I understand everyone's feelings, but this is the backstage. If you have any questions, can we go out and talk?"

"Sorry, we are so excited!" These people also knew the rules of the backstage, and they quickly calmed down when Yo-Yo Ma agreed, and went outside with Yo-Yo Ma, Shen Long, and Guo Yan.

Once outside, the flashes of the cameras kept lighting up, and several microphones arrived at the same time. Yo-Yo Ma had to dissuade them again, took them to the lounge, and started a formal exchange.

"YO-YO, can you introduce these two friends to us? Also, how did you come up with the idea of ​​playing this kind of work that is completely different from your previous style?" asked the reporter of the New York Times.

"Okay, let me introduce to you, these two musicians from China, Mr. Wang Qiming and his wife, Ms. Guo Yan, they were in the Chinese Symphony Orchestra before and just came to the United States three months ago; Mr. Wang is a I heard their music outside the Lincoln Center for the Arts, and I was immediately attracted by this unique performance technique and melody..." Yo-Yo Ma talked about how he met Shen Long, and he and Guo Yan Haosheng praised it a lot.

"Mr. Wang, can you tell me why you came to the United States? And, how did you create these two pieces of music?" The reporters immediately targeted Shen Long and Guo Yan.

Guo Yan was a little nervous. She had never experienced a similar scene before, but Shen Long looked calm. I have seen many Western reporters. When I was the godfather in the United States and led the Chinese team to win the World Cup, The scene was much bigger than this, I was still chatting and laughing, what is this little scene? How many reporters are there?

"I have lived in the capital city of China since I was a child, and I am deeply influenced by local music. Traditional Chinese music is deeply rooted in my heart; while studying at the Conservatory of Music, I have mastered the essence of Western music culture; this Chinese and Western music culture The combined background provided me with the possibility and foundation to constantly break through various boundaries and create multicultural creations, which is why this song came about.”

"As for why you came to the United States? Why did you come to New York? The reason is very simple, because New York is the center of western music art. As a musician, of course you have to come here to have a look and feel the orthodox western music culture." Shen Long talked eloquently , not only explained the reason why he created this piece of music, but also praised the United States.

A foreign musician made New York the center of Western music art. This answer made the reporters very happy. Although they all felt that Berlin, Vienna and Moscow might have a deeper musical heritage than New York, they were all Americans. , Of course, it will be biased towards its own country.

"My dream is to make music a borderless and cross-art field... The profound heritage of Chinese culture is the root of my creation of these songs..." Shen Long borrowed Tan Dun's speech when he won the Oscar to explain his creative ideas .

"Mr. Wang, can you tell us about the costumes you are wearing? They look very beautiful and charming." The costume designer also squeezed in and asked.

"This is a classical costume from the Tang Dynasty in China, because the song is called "Silk Road", and the Silk Road was the link between China and the Western world during the Han and Tang Dynasties, so we specially customized these two sets of clothes .” Shen Long and Guo Yan turned around and showed them every detail of the two sets of Hanfu.

"Clothing and music can both reflect the background of a civilization, and the Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period in Chinese history, and the costumes of this historical stage have distinctive characteristics."

"At that time, foreign friendly envoys gathered in Chang'an and brought their culture to Chang'an. The inclusiveness of foreign clothing made the exotic costumes of the Tang Dynasty more colorful... This is also the result of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. When I come to America this time, I also want to learn American culture, so it is very suitable to wear this kind of clothes to perform." Shen Long told him about the cultural background of these two clothes.

"China is a country that is very good at absorbing the essence of other cultures. Although China has just reopened recently, I believe that as time goes by, musicians, painters, and writers like me who come to the United States to learn American culture... will become more I also hope that my artistic achievements will be recognized and loved by the American people."

"The United States is a country with a fusion of multiculturalism and an open country. I believe that I will be able to realize my dream in the United States." Shen Long praised the United States again. With a proud smile, there was applause as soon as he finished speaking, and the Americans liked his answer very much.

It seems that the chances of my name appearing in the newspapers are great again tomorrow. For an artist, fame is a good thing, it can bring him more opportunities and etiquette, otherwise Shen Long wouldn't bother to talk about it.

After chatting with these people for more than half an hour and exchanging contact information, Shen Long was able to escape. Yo-Yo Ma became an audience throughout the whole process. This was obviously his concert, but the reporter regarded Shen Long as the protagonist.

But Yo-Yo Ma didn't feel dissatisfied, he didn't like dealing with reporters, and he wished for Shen Long to distract him.

"This is a good opportunity. After tomorrow's news comes out, I believe you will be able to get more opportunities to perform, but you can't relax. You have to come up with more good works." Before returning, Yo-Yo Ma said: Don't forget your kind words.

"Well, I'm already writing a new piece, and I'll show it to you as soon as it's written!" Then, I'd better consider using the cello for the next piece.

Back home, Guo Yan was still immersed in excitement, and the two drank a few more bottles of beer to celebrate. Guo Yan also hurriedly wrote a letter to Ning Ning, telling about the success of tonight.

The next day, Shen Long was awakened from his dream by Guo Yan's excited voice. He opened his eyes and saw that Guo Yan rushed into the bedroom with some newspapers and shook his shoulders vigorously, "Get up, get up, get up!" , look, we are in the American newspaper!"

"Let me see!" Shen Long rubbed his eyes, got up and took the newspaper, and saw that several newspapers mentioned yesterday's concert, his two special-style pieces, and the clothes they both wore. The Hanfu, most of the words were compliments, and praised the two of them for their good life.

"Haha, the two of us have gained fame this time!" Shen Long laughed.