Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Confirmation

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“Mr . Victor!” Lott and Herodotus couldn’t believe that their teacher refused to accept this precious gift .

Although there were still some problems with Lucien’s playing, this was still a great piece of work . If Victor was willing to revise it and recompose it into a symphony, it could possibly become one of the greatest works in the music history, the most brilliant gem on the crown of symphony! Even Felicia felt that what Mr . Victor just said was unbelievable .

Waving his right hand, Victor stopped them and turned to Lucien again .

“Mr . Victor…” Lucien realized that he couldn’t persuade his teacher unless he cast a spell on him . He did not know what to say .

“Thank you, Lucien . Thanks God . ” Holding his hand over his heart, Victor smiled, “It is the most touching music I’ve ever heard . Thank you . Now I have a new understanding toward music . And… can I have the honor to present this great piece of work on the concert as conductor?”

“Thank you for your comment, Mr . Victor… Wait, conductor?” Lucien was very surprised, “I don’t get it… It’s your concert . ”

“Did anyone say that I cannot be a conductor on my own concert?” Victor grinned .

“Idiot…” Felicia commented in a very low voice, “Mr . Victor is going to introduce your work to all the distinguished audiences on his concert . ” She envied Lucien for having such a great chance of gaining much fame within a short period of time . However, she also admitted that Lucien’s talent did deserve this chance .

After hearing Felicia’s words, Lucien hurriedly said to Victor, “It is my great pleasure . ”

“I have a question for you, Lucien . ” Herodotus asked him from a distance, with his hands holding tightly, “Does the work really come from you? Yes, or no?”

The rest of the people in the room just now realize that Lucien was only a very inexperienced music student . How did he manage to compose such an exciting, brilliant solo?

Was he really a genius, a hidden gem?

Everyone was looking at Lucien .

Lucien did not know how to explain to them, and he also couldn’t . With regard to being righteous and honest, he was no way close to his music teacher .

Now, there was only one thing Lucien could do ― stick to his plan .

“Yes,” answered Lucien, “The inspiration of the solo came to my mind a long time ago . At that time, I had not received any formal music education before I met Mr . Victor . I had no idea how to write down the pieces of tunes in my head . ”

Victor looked at Lucien and nodded .

“The inspiration came from my daily life, from poverty, desperation and struggle . Every time I saw other people dressing decently, or having fancy dishes, I wonder why that was not my life . I want to fight for my own future . ”

“That’s why you came to look for Mr . Victor?” asked Rhine .

“That’s right . But becoming Mr . Victor’s music student was something out of my expectation . I never thought I could be so lucky . After all, I started from learning how to read, not music . ” Lucien answered, “Although I met lots of difficulties in the past several months, I’m really grateful for all the support and encouragement you gave me, Mr . Victor . ”

Lucien’s real experiences and lies mixed together, which made his words sound more persuasive, “I’ve been working on this for more than three weeks, and I was trying to make lots of improvement during these days . Lott, Felicia and Herodotus are my witnesses . ”

Rhine and Victor turned to look at the rest of the students, wondering why they never found the value of Lucien’s work .

“Well…” Felicia look at Lucien with a mixed feeling, “Probably it was our prejudice that made us deaf . Actually, I can recall some of the pieces that I heard while Lucien was composing and practicing . At that time, Lucien was still working on it, and his playing was pretty… awful . So we did not really pay attention to it . ”

Only Lucien himself knew that his awful playing was made on purpose .

“As Felicia said, our prejudice deafened us . ” Lott admitted, “Lucien, you are a genius . A great song like this usually takes months or even years of hard work . ”

Lott was very impressed with Lucien’s playing . If his work had not been this good, maybe he would still feel a bit jealousy and angry, but now he saw the huge gap between himself and Lucien . He was well aware of the fact that being mean and hostile towards a possible great musician in the future couldn’t bring him any benefit .

“Thank you, Lott . But I am not a genius… It also took me many years…” Lucien tried to explain .

“It’s okay to just accept praise from others, Lucien . ” Victor smiled, “I’ve never heard anything similar to this before . I believe it’s your own work . ”

Rhine also nodded, “I’ve been traveling in many countries . It’s also my first time hearing it . I believe it is your tough life which gives you the inspiration . Suffering made you a genius . Thank you for bringing this to us, Lucien . ”

Lucien’s face blushed . While other people thought he was just being shy, Lucien knew that he was feeling embarrassed and ashamed .

“I agree with Rhine . Sometimes, without the many boundaries and limits in mind, a new learner might be able to better release his or her feelings and inspiration and create great works, flying free in the world of music . ” Victor took over the words from Rhine, “I’ve been working on my fourth symphony for nine years in memory of my wife, Winnie, but I was having a hard time since I was constrained by my past experience and what I learned from my teachers . I thought a symphony was not suitable for expressing personal emotions, but serious religious theme instead . Thank you, Lucien, You provided me with a new insight of my work . ”

Then Victor turned around and clapped his hands with satisfaction, “All right, Lucien . Carefully write your work down and I will revamp it for you and turn it into a symphony . I will also talk to Mr . Othello to change the list . Then we need to do a lot of practice for the coming concert . ”