For soone of Elder Zhao’s status and age to address Qianxun as "young friend" shows his genuine admiration for Qianxun.
Upon hearing this, Qianxun stepped forward and gave Elder Zhao a light smile, "Hello, Elder Zhao! Just call Qianxun."
"Very well, Qianxun, please have a seat!"
After saying this, he also instructed soone to make tea for her.
Once Qianxun sat down on the sofa, Elder Zhao said, "If I hadn’t seen with my own eyes, I really wouldn’t believe that the verse was your doing! At the ti, I thought it was written by so literary scholar!"
Hearing this, Qianxun slightly curled her lips and said, "I don’t have many strengths, but I have a particular aptitude for mory, so I have collected a considerable amount of ancient poetry. It’s also thanks to the beautiful tune you composed. When Mianmian brought that piece of music, I was imdiately inspired and heard that there were no lyrics yet, so I filled in the lyrics according to the poetic ters I had learned."
"You must have used quite a few images, right? For example, the cuckoo, the butterfly... I found eight kinds," Elder Zhao asked.
After hearing this, Qianxun nodded and said, "Elder Zhao truly has a profound cultural knowledge, but in that verse, I used a total of nine images..."
"Nine? I only found eight. What is the ninth one?" Elder Zhao quickly asked.
He was surprised that there was imagery he had not discovered.
"May I ask which eight images Elder Zhao did find?" Qianxun inquired.
Upon this, Elder Zhao imdiately recounted them.
After listening, Qianxun nodded slightly and then said with realization, "It’s not surprising Elder Zhao didn’t find the last one because to rhy, I used one of the cicadas’ lesser-known synonyms, Qiu Liangzi."
The cicada is an image that literary figures love to use, though different regions have different nas for it.
To make the lyrics smoother to sing, Qianxun used Qiu Liangzi to refer to the cicada.
...
After hearing Qianxun’s explanation, Elder Zhao suddenly showed a look of realization.
"So that’s how it is. I wondered why there was an extra ’zi’; it turns out to be a cicada!" He indeed did not know that.
Then, Elder Zhao continued to discuss musical issues with Qianxun and realized that she also had a good understanding of them. He couldn’t help but beco more invigorated.
After the conversation, Elder Zhao felt as if he had found a kindred spirit in Qianxun, and he said, "I had no idea you were so well-versed in music. This is perfect. Right now, I could really use your help for so advice!"
Upon hearing this, Qianxun imdiately said, "Please say, Elder Zhao. It would be my honor to be of help."
"This year, Huaxia was successful in bidding for the 2008 Olympic Gas, you know about the opening ceremony, right? The director in charge of the opening ceremony asked to compose a piece that would showcase our nation’s powerful presence. I’ve chosen several musical instrunts and composed several pieces, but I always feel like the presence is not powerful enough for such a grand occasion!"
This was Huaxia’s first ti hosting the Olympics, and he was determined to compose a piece that would showcase Huaxia’s charm and grandeur.
Although the guqin is great, the opening ceremony venue will inevitably have so noise, and it would be okay for a broadcast, but it would definitely be hard for the live audience to hear the notes.
The suona has a piercing sound, but Elder Zhao felt that using the suona wasn’t quite elegant enough.
That was why he was sowhat troubled.
...
After listening to this, Qianxun quickly suggested, "Why not use drums?"
The sound of drums can be heard by all soldiers even on the battlefield, with their strong penetrative and vibrant qualities.
Since it’s for an opening ceremony of such magnitude, using drums would be most fitting.
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