Chapter 65: Arrogant in Front, Respectful in Back

  The scene was silent, with everyone's eyes fixed on Chen Chufan, who seemed to be in a state of calm. Some were admiring, some were puzzled, and some were unwilling, but these gazes did not bring any disturbance to Chen Chufan. He completely ignored the idea of being watched by others, because he had not played enough yet. He felt that all the instruments placed on the entire practice field were attracting him, making him unable to stop.

  This time Chen Chufan walked up to the stage, holding a saxophone in his right hand, looking at the young man who was staring blankly beside him, and calmly asked "Can I borrow it to play with?"

  This time, not only was the band's saxophonist stunned, but the entire audience was stunned again! How could this Chen Chufan not only play the piano, play the guitar, and also blow the saxophone? Is this scientific? How old is he, did he start practicing these from his mother's womb?

  "What's wrong, can't you?" Chen Chufan saw the saxophonist of the band, staring blankly at him, and unexpectedly didn't speak, furrowing his brow again.

  At this time, the saxophonist finally reacted. However, he was so intimidated by Chen Chufan's aura that he didn't say a word of refusal and directly handed his saxophone to Chen Chufan. It's worth noting that owners of such musical instruments are generally unwilling to lend their instruments to outsiders.

  Chen Chufan took the saxophone in his hand, fiddled with it for a moment, and without paying attention to the fact that the saxophone was a wind instrument that had just been blown by someone else, he directly put his mouth on the mouthpiece and started playing. The sound did come out, but what was he blowing? It sounded like nonsense at first listen! However, Chen Chufan's performance looked quite authentic, with his fingers constantly pressing various keys on the saxophone.

  He blew randomly for almost 2 minutes, Chen Chufan finally took the saxophone away from his mouth and muttered to himself in a voice that was just loud enough for him to hear: "It's a bit different, but it's all the same!"

  The people present did not hear Chen Chufan's muttering, so except for the saxophonist of the band, others actually let out a sigh of relief at the same time. It turned out that he didn't know how to play it after all, and this time it was really just for fun! However, thinking about it, a musician like Chen Chufan at his age can already learn an instrument well, not to mention mastering two instruments. If he could also play the saxophone, that would be too exaggerated.

  The saxophonist couldn't help but think that Chen Chufan's previous two minutes of playing seemed to be just a mess, without melody or rhythm. But he could hear different meanings in it. The first minute was still okay, but the second minute was like a chaotic blast, yet he managed to pick out various saxophone techniques such as vibrato, tonguing, and super high notes, etc., as if someone who was a novice at playing the saxophone just a minute ago had suddenly mastered all sorts of skills. Was this possible? The saxophonist even doubted whether he had misheard everything, and it was all just his own illusion.

  However, Chen Chufan soon gave out his answer and once again overturned the calm mood of the people in the scene. The melodious saxophone sound was transmitted with Chen Chufan's action of putting the mouthpiece back into his mouth, this time it wasn't a random blow, but a tune that no one had ever heard before.

  Although I've never heard it before, this should be a very suitable piece for saxophone performance. It's sometimes gentle and melancholic, as if an old lover is whispering in your ear; sometimes it's high-pitched and loud, making people feel refreshed. The performer also improvises various saxophone techniques during the performance, giving people a feeling of being unable to stop listening.

  Was he just testing us with that nonsense? Everyone's mind simultaneously popped up with this somewhat absurd idea.

  The tune ended, and the lips parted. He handed the saxophone in his hand to the saxophonist who had already gone crazy, and Chen Chufan walked in front of the drummer again.

  This time, the drummer voluntarily gave up his position and, after a burst of chaotic drumming, Chen Chufan immediately played out another extremely difficult classic rhythm.

  Everyone was already shocked beyond words, but Chen Chufan didn't care that the crowd's tolerance had reached its limit, because he still wanted to continue playing.

  Finally, apart from the piano placed in the middle, Chen Chufan played all the remaining instruments in the entire band practice room, even the erhu that had been left untouched for ages in the corner. He picked it up, tuned it, and played a short piece in front of everyone.

  The entire process of Chen Chufan playing the instrument was silent, and everyone in the room was already shocked into numbness. They simply stared blankly as they followed Chen Chufan's movements, only to discover that he could also play the drums, blow the flute, pull the violin, press the keyboard, and even master the erhu...

  "How about it, want me to play the piano and prove it again?" After fiddling with all the instruments in the practice room, Chen Chufan clapped his hands and looked at Huo Yuxing.

  "Oh! Never mind, I give up!" Huo Yuxing said woodenly. He had already been stimulated to numbness, was this still human? Others say that learning martial arts can master eighteen kinds of weapons, but who has ever heard of someone playing music and mastering eighteen kinds of instruments?

  "Does the agreement we made just now still count?" Chen Chufan asked again.

  "Of course it counts!" Huo Yuxing seemed to be gradually waking up from the shock, responding loudly, and even began to show a frenzied expression on his face.

  As the two of them talked, everyone in the house gradually recovered from the shock brought by Chen Chufan, especially the band members. Their gaze at Chen Chufan was filled with a mixture of surprise, admiration, repression, and disbelief, but most of all, it was fervent. It seemed that Chen Chufan had become a mouth-watering delicacy in their eyes.

  "I, Huo Yuxing, have never admired anyone in my life except for my master! You are the first one, damn it, if you can split yourself, we won't need to mingle with others anymore!" Huo Yuxing exclaimed sincerely.

  "Yes, Star Brother is right, you're simply amazing. How did you practice? You should be a pianist, I'm the first to agree. If I had known you were so good, I wouldn't have dared to compete with you for the position!" The band's people also gathered around, but Xiao Liu took the lead and spoke up first.

  "My god, amazing! I've never seen anyone who can play wind, string and percussion instruments all at once before! You're wasting your talent just being a pianist!"

  "Master! Are you accepting apprentices?"

  Even Wang Tao, who had just impulsively wanted to take his bass and hit Chen Chufan, shamelessly said: "Brother Chen, I'm sorry for my momentary impulse earlier! When you have time, can you give me some advice?"

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  The band was a group of young people, who were convinced by Chen Chufan's amazing performance. They suddenly forgot their previous anger and began to flatter Chen Chufan with over-the-top praise, completely changing the tense atmosphere from earlier.

  Everyone surrounded Chen Chufan, and originally, personnel manager Liu Yuanyuan, who was facing Chen Chufan, was pushed to one side.

  "Alright, alright! It's already past four o'clock, hurry up and rehearse a bit, cultivate some tacit understanding. What if I have an impromptu performance today, don't mess it up!" Liu Yuanyuan shouted from behind the group of people. The shock brought to her by Chen Chufan was not as intense as that received by the musicians, but it still left her dazed for a while. She knew very well what kind of people the C-zone band were, especially that Huo Yuxing, who dared to defy even the king. But Chen Chufan had actually subdued these people with such ease, which required great ability! No wonder Liu's mother treated him so favorably, he indeed had some skills, Liu Yuanyuan thought to herself.

  "Don't worry, Liu sister, nothing will go wrong. You can go ahead and take care of things first!" Little Six said impatiently as he surrounded Chen Chufan.

  Chen Chufan was also confused by the respectful attitude of the band members at this time. He thought that he had shown off his skills and could shock them, and it would be enough if they didn't make things difficult for him, so he could earn a living in the club and take care of his family, and everyone would mind their own business, which was satisfying to him.

  But he didn't think that he had only shown off a little, when in fact he had revealed seven or eight out of ten hands, directly stunning the entire band and making them look at him as if he were a god. Originally, Chen Chufan should have been the youngest among them, but his performance on various instruments was not inferior to any of the specialized musicians. What an astonishing existence! Not to mention anything else, today's scene would be enough for the band members to brag about once it got out.

  "Alright, everyone stop talking for a moment and listen to me!" Chen Chufan hastily spoke up. To be honest, he wasn't very used to being surrounded by a group of people praising him, it made him feel somewhat embarrassed. He even felt that if a group of people were like earlier, frowning at him with cold faces and puffed out chests, he would still feel more at ease.

  "Today is my first day of work, there are many things I don't understand yet, so please point out more to me. As for the musical instruments, we have plenty of time to practice and discuss together! So today, let's just follow Liu Jie's lead, we'll practice together and build some tacit understanding, see if it works!" Chen Chufan said in agreement with Liu Yuanyuan.

  "Alright, alright, Brother Chen has spoken, everyone be quiet." Huo Yuxing also helped Chen Chufan call out a sentence, but the title of "Brother Chen" made Chen Chufan feel uncomfortable. He should be the youngest among all these people, right? But before he could speak, Huo Yuxing continued to talk.

  "Alright, Liu sister, you can head back first. We'll start practicing now. I'll bring Brother Chen to the C District restaurant at 5 o'clock sharp!" Huo Yuxing shouted to his group of brothers before turning to Liu Yuanyuan and saying.

  "Go, go, go! I don't care about you guys anymore! Let me tell you, when the time comes, you must be there immediately! Today is the weekend!" Liu Yuanyuan said, and then turned around and walked out of the practice room.

  "After this, we're all brothers in the same trench! Now, let me introduce you to the band's brothers!" Seeing Liu Yuanyuan walk out of the practice room, Huo Yuxing spoke again to Chen Chufan.

  "Don't call me Brother Chen anymore, I'm younger than you guys, just call me Xiao Fan!" Chen Chufan said with a wry smile.

  "To be honest, I really can't bring myself to call you Xiao Fan. The guys in our band are all down-to-earth people, and earlier we didn't know your true abilities, so we offended you. Now calling you Chen Ge is only right, and it's not just an empty title either. In the future, if we have any problems, we'll definitely need to trouble you for guidance."

  After hearing Huo Yuxing say that, Chen Chufan also stopped being pretentious and humbly said: "I don't dare to give directions, let's study the problem together!"

  Huo Yuxing smiled and didn't take Chen Chufan's humble words seriously, pulling Tan Xiaohei, who was standing next to him, over and introducing him: "This is Little Liu, his full name is Tan Xiaohei. Since he's the youngest among the six of us, we all call him Little Liu, you can just call him that from now on too. He used to play keyboard in a band, you heard him earlier, but now he's switched to mainly playing piano! However, when he needs to play keyboard, he still has to go up."

  After listening to Huo Yuxing's introduction, Chen Chufan greeted Xiaoliu: "Sorry, Xiaoliu, I came and took your business."

  "Hey, Chen Ge, aren't you slapping me in the face? With your standards, I deserved to be robbed!" Xiao Liu replied with a smile, without any hint of reluctance.