ebookland Chapter 538
Chapter 538
Three days later, Lu Qingfeng and other Peking University students spent a few days studying and living in Cambridge. On the fifth day, the main event of the activity was held in the University Hall of Trinity College.
This is also one of the college's important historical buildings. It was originally built in 1350. The exterior is designed in the Gothic Revival style, and the interior has been renovated many times and equipped with modern facilities.
Many of Trinity College's important academic exchanges and activities are held here.
Lu Qingfeng and his group arrived early. Li Shibai and Flora, the Cambridge students participating in this cultural exchange activity, also arrived. Over the past few days, everyone had become familiar with each other and greeted and chatted.
Before long, teachers and professors from both schools arrived.
Lu Qingfeng and the others stood up to greet them.
Before the event officially started, Professor Chen Jiahong came over and repeatedly reminded him of some things to pay attention to.
"There are quite a few media outlets here this time, so everyone should cheer up and give it your best."
As he spoke, he patted Lu Qingfeng on the shoulder.
"Qingfeng performed very well this time, giving us a great start."
It refers to the first day, when Carlyle played the violin and sang songs at the Eagle Bar. Meng Xuejie recorded both scenes and uploaded them to the Chinese internet after obtaining Lu Qingfeng's permission.
Because of the previous airport celebrity welcome event, this Sino-foreign cultural exchange activity has been widely publicized and has attracted much more attention than in previous years. With the addition of the hashtag and Lu Qingfeng's popularity, the event has become even more popular.
The video was seen by many people as soon as it was uploaded.
Following this, official media outlets such as Xinghua News Agency reposted the content, and Lu Qingfeng himself also released related information on his media accounts, causing the topic to quickly gain popularity.
Currently, the public is mainly focusing on two points of discussion.
One is the application of new violin pizzicato.
This debate is mainly among professionals with relevant music theory knowledge, while a large number of onlookers are simply watching the drama unfold.
Even today, as violin playing techniques have evolved, there are still people attempting to create and innovate. For example, in left-hand technique, precise control of finger pressure and fine-tuning of position are achieved through micro-intervals to control pitch.
There are also unconventional ways of pressing the strings, such as striking the strings with the fingernail to create metallic overtones, and pressing the strings with the knuckles of the fingers to produce a rough tone, etc.
However, most of these techniques are still in the experimental stage, and there are no complete musical scores to verify whether these techniques are practical.
Therefore, there is a lot of discussion about Lu Qingfeng's new style of string plucking, but most people are not optimistic about it.
Another poem is "Down By the Salley Garden," with its beautiful melody, poetic singing, English charm, and a lingering, melancholic feel. Aside from the slightly off-key English accent, it perfectly matches the poem's mood.
One can't help but admire this young man's talent for composing.
An angelic voice, an elven man.
This is the comment with the most likes in the comment section.
The video's popularity on foreign websites is also considerable. While Meng was recording the video, others were doing the same thing and uploading it to YouTube and TikTok.
At first, not many people paid attention, until British pop diva Elsa Khloé liked and retweeted it, commenting on her personal Twitter account: "Can anyone send me this kid's contact information?"
The popularity of these two videos skyrocketed, generating tens of millions of views in the following three days.
Lu Qingfeng's face has gone from being somewhat niche to becoming a popular face.
This thing looks so unreal; I almost thought it was an AI video.
Although the English pronunciation was a bit strange, it didn't stop me from appreciating the singer's voice; it made me feel calm.
[Hey, they say this boy's main profession is violin, but I swear, he should go into pop music. His looks and his voice will make him a superstar.]
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Although it was a temporary phenomenon, it did indeed spread the word about this cultural exchange between China and other countries, and Lu Qingfeng's popularity brought the event to the attention of many people.
"It was just a lucky accident."
Lu Qingfeng hadn't anticipated that this surge in popularity would happen so coincidentally.
If it weren't for Elsa Khloé's actions, and if these two videos hadn't been manipulated, they might have gone viral, but not so quickly.
"No matter what, the outcome is good. Let's go in."
Professor Chen led everyone into the auditorium.
From the moment I entered the gate, the shutter of my DSLR camera kept clicking.
The spacious auditorium was surrounded by media outlets from both China and the UK, including the overseas branch of Xinhua News Agency, CCTV International, Cambridge News, and official media from Cambridge University.
Major media outlets such as The Guardian, The Times, and the BBC also sent representatives to the scene.
In addition, staff from the British Cultural and Educational Association and the Chinese Embassy were also present.
The two sides sat down according to their respective positions, and the cultural exchange meeting officially began.
First, both sides spoke, explaining the significance of the event, affirming past cultural exchange activities, actively promoting further cooperation between Peking University and Cambridge University, two century-old institutions, and emphasizing the close friendship between the teachers and students of the two universities, and so on.
Then came the highlight of the conference: the exchange of achievements from previous cultural exchanges.
Professor Chen and Professor Fan Renli exchanged the printed manuscript paper, which was then distributed to Lu Qingfeng and others behind them.
Lu Qingfeng counted them; there were three manuscripts in total, the same as theirs.
The first piece above, written by Li Shibai, has been translated into Chinese and is titled "The Similarities in World Cultures."
The article begins with the ancient Chinese fable "Mr. Dongguo," summarizing and extracting the central idea of the story, before introducing "The Rooster and the Fox" from the classic English work "The Canterbury Tales."
The story goes that a rooster had a nightmare about being ambushed by a wild beast in the grass. The next morning, he actually encountered a fox in the grass and was so frightened that he ran away as fast as he could.
The fox used sweet talk, saying it was to admire the rooster's magnificent singing. The rooster was overjoyed and sang his heart out, only to have the fox bite his neck.
Although the stories are different, they share similar themes and profound cautionary messages.
The article demonstrates considerable skill in both its depth and writing technique, making it a fine piece of work.
The other two articles are about the rise and fall of the Qin Dynasty from a legal perspective, and about the Silk Road, which discusses the important role of cultural exchange between countries in the economy.
They are all based on classical texts and are worth reading carefully.
As Lu Qingfeng watched, he talked with his classmates, and Professor Chen would ask for their opinions and write them down.
On the other side, Li Shibai and the others were also reading Lu Qingfeng's article.
The first piece I've included is Lu Qingfeng's "The Great Tragedy".