Chapter 449 Standard

After Zhou Yan and Song Xu chatted for a while, many teachers came to the office one after another.

Almost every teacher would ask Zhou Yan when they came back, curious about why he had time to come to the Orchestra Department today.

Some people saw Zhou Yan sitting at the workstation prepared by Qin Hong for the new deputy director, guessed something, but still asked in disbelief.

Song Xu was very enthusiastic to introduce the situation to them.

Everyone had different reactions when they heard that Zhou Yan was the new deputy director.

The young teachers were very happy to know that Zhou Yan became their leader, after all, they had a good relationship with Zhou Yan before.

The older ones may have more complicated feelings, after all, Zhou Yan became their leader when he was only in his twenties.

Zhou Yan was the assistant to the principal before, and his position was not low, but the assistant to the principal mainly served the principal and was far away from them, so they didn't feel anything.

Now, Zhou Yan has landed in the Orchestra Department and become their direct leader, which feels a bit strange.

The situation of the orchestra is very different from that of the conducting and composition departments. In the orchestra, everyone moves up step by step, and few young people run to the top all at once.

When Sun Dong came back, he warmly welcomed Zhou Yan.

He was the deputy director and knew in advance that Zhou Yan would come to the orchestra department to fill a vacancy. He also had a general understanding of Zhou Yan's specific situation, so he did not react much to Zhou Yan's appearance. At least at this stage, Zhou Yan would not be his opponent.

However, on the way back to the office after lunch, Sun Dong still tried to test Zhou Yan.

The two were originally talking about the piano youth orchestra. Sun Dong suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "Now that you have come to the orchestra department, you must share some of the work with us, right? But you are a busy man, how do you divide the work? Has Director Qu said anything?"

Zhou Yan understood what Sun Dong meant. He smiled and shook his head, "Director Qu said that I just came to the orchestra department, so I am not in a hurry to worry about work. I need to adapt to the rhythm first. The leadership team of the orchestra is very stable, and there are no problems in management. I will not easily break your rhythm. If there are any odd jobs that you can't handle, you can leave it to me at that time."

Hearing Zhou Yan's humble attitude, Sun Dong smiled and said, "Isn't that a waste of your secret weapon?"

"How about this, in the future, I can take on some of the docking between the piano youth orchestra and the department." Zhou Yan said.

"Aren't you connecting with yourself?" Sun Dong laughed, "But there is an advantage of you being in the orchestra department, that is, if the orchestra and the piano youth orchestra have anything to connect in the future, I can find you directly, which is much more convenient, don't you think?" Zhou Yan nodded, "Indeed." Only then did Sun Dong turn the topic back, "By the way, Song Xu said that the piano youth orchestra will be divided into two groups. What are your specific plans for this? Will Group B only accept students in school in the future?" "In principle, this is the case, but there will definitely be some non-school students at that time. Students."

"Well, it is right for the old to guide the new, so that students can grow faster. How will the selection be done then? Same as before?"

"Yes, the selection process is the same. This B group is actually the reserve of the A group. If they perform well, they have the hope of entering the A group. Starting next year, the A group will go on tour and may not stay in China for a long time throughout the year. The B group will be mainly responsible for domestic performances. "

In the past two years, the Piano Youth Orchestra has received many performance invitations from all over the country, but there are too many, and the orchestra can't handle it at all.

When not performing abroad, the orchestra basically performs in big cities such as Yanjing and Shanghai, and the number of performances is limited.

The ticket prices for their performances in China are not expensive, and the performances in cities such as Yanjing and Shanghai are basically full.

But the performances cannot always be held in big cities. Now we have a B group to be able to sink the market a little bit, and try to go to second- and third-tier cities as much as possible.

After hearing Zhou Yan's plan, Sun Dong knew that this group B was very promising. At least in terms of performance opportunities, it would not be less than that of group A, but it might just be not as large as group A.

For students in school, the scale is not important, but the number of formal performances is important.

As time goes by, the role of the piano youth orchestra in cultivating students is becoming more and more obvious. The students who first joined the piano youth orchestra generally have a higher level than previous years.

And because the piano youth orchestra performs a lot, it is easy for members to become famous.

For example, the orchestra's current piano principal Zhang Zuoquan is already the most well-known pianist among the younger generation.

There is also the erhu principal Ma Dongfang, who is also very popular. Some time ago, Sun Dong actually saw a report about Ma Dongfang in the newspaper, which was about how popular Ma Dongfang was in Europe and the United States.

Sun Dong also met Ma Dongfang recently, and he could clearly feel that Ma Dongfang's temperament is indeed very different from before.

Sun Dong was a little worried about Zhou Yan's sudden arrival, but now after talking with Zhou Yan, he has completely calmed down, and even feels that Zhou Yan's arrival is an opportunity.

Director Qu will retire soon, and now most of the affairs in the department are in charge of Sun Dong, who is similar to the role of the crown prince.

Now that Zhou Yan has come to the orchestra, he has brought a lot of resources to their department. If these resources can be used well, the development of their orchestra will be taken to a higher level.

Sun Dong is a very ambitious person, and he has higher expectations for the orchestra and even the Central Conservatory of Music.

This is rare. In fact, many teachers in CAFM have already lacked such ambition. They think that since they are already teaching at CAFM, they can either become a leader or get a professional title, but they will not have any ambition for the long-term development of their major, department or even college.

In fact, not to mention middle-level cadres like Sun Dong, even the principal may not have such ambition. The domestic plate is here, and CAFM is now the well-deserved first, after all, it is the only 211 music college.

It seems that there is no room for advancement, and everything just needs to be stable.

In this regard, Shanghai Conservatory of Music is obviously better than CAFM. In recent years, Shanghai Conservatory of Music has more international exchanges than CAFM, and teaching is more lively.

It can be felt that the gap between the two schools is gradually narrowing, and it is hard to say when they will be on par with each other.

…

At noon, Zhou Yan called Mingxuan Hotel to book a box, and then went to find Director Qu to tell him the information about the hotel and the box.

When Qu Ke heard that they were going to Mingxuan Hotel, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it too expensive?"

Mingxuan Hotel is right next to the West Second Ring Road, between their school and the CCTV building, and it's not far from the school gate. Qu Ke has also eaten there and knows the standard there.

Usually, a table of people go to Mingxuan Hotel for a meal, at least a few hundred, thousands is normal. For them, a meal will cost more than a month's salary.

The key is that it is impossible for only a few people to go today.

"No, Mingxuan is close to the school. We can just walk there after get off work and save transportation costs."

Qu Ke was amused by Zhou Yan, "We are going to Mingxuan Hotel for dinner, but we are still thinking about saving transportation costs."

"Save what you should save and spend what you should spend. Let's go there together in the evening to have fun."

"Everyone go?" Qu Ke frowned, "Why don't we get together in a small group? We have a lot of orchestra teachers."

Qu Ke thought that it would be better for their leadership team to get together.

The leadership team of the orchestra is not small, with a department director, a branch secretary, four deputy directors, and several directors of teaching and research departments, which makes more than ten people.

This is what he planned before. Otherwise, it would cost too much to call all the teachers.

Even if it is not in Mingxuan Hotel, it will cost a lot of money.

"No, the box I booked is big enough."

After a moment of hesitation, Qu Ke said, "Okay, I'll take advantage of you to have a good meal today. I'll go and tell everyone."

Qu Ke went to the big office in person and told everyone about dinner in the evening.

The department director came to notify in person, and it was also to welcome Zhou Yan, so there was no reason for everyone not to go.

There are many teachers in the orchestra department, more than dozens, far more than the composition department, and many teachers are in the teaching and research department. Qu Ke naturally would not notify them one by one, so he gave the task to Sun Dong.

Sun Dong ran around and finally counted that, except for some who were not in school or rarely showed up, more than 50 people would be there tonight.

Zhou Yan knew that there were many teachers in the orchestra department, so he booked a big enough private room with four tables, each of which could accommodate more than 20 people.

Now, more than 50 people can sit at four tables, which is quite suitable.

…

Zhou Yan invited all the teachers in the department to dinner, not only to build good relationships with everyone, but also to see the situation of the orchestra department through this meal.

Many times, a meal and a drink can show the interests of a group.

Although Zhou Yan is only in the transition of the orchestra department, he may stay here for a long time, so it is very necessary to find out the relationship.

Overall, Zhou Yan feels that the orchestra department is quite harmonious, mainly because the leadership team is very stable.

Qu Ke is about to retire, and at this stage, he is seeking stability. Among the remaining three deputy directors, the other two are not very competitive, and only Sun Dong has great ambitions, so the struggle between them is almost invisible.

And it can be seen that the teachers of the orchestra department seem to have recognized that Sun Dong will take over Qu Ke's position, which shows that Sun Dong has done a good job in the orchestra department over the years.

…

Zhou Yan's invitation to the teachers of the Orchestra Department attracted quite a lot of attention. The next day, he went to see Shi Wanchun about it, and Shi Wanchun specifically mentioned it.

Zhou Yan was quite surprised that Shi Wanchun knew about his invitation so quickly, "Teacher, do you have an informant in the Orchestra Department?"

Shi Wanchun rolled his eyes, "There are only about 200 teachers in our school, and the Orchestra Department accounts for one-third. You invited one-third of the teachers in the school to dinner at once, and I still need an informant to know? And you went to Mingxuan Restaurant, I think it's impossible not to know. When Zhao Pingguo went back last night, I ran into him in the corridor."

"Oh, many of you live together." Zhou Yan patted his head.

Many of these teachers live in the same building. So many people had dinner together yesterday, so there must be some noise when they go back. It's not surprising that Shi Wanchun knew about it. Zhou Yan himself doesn't usually live in school, and he didn't think of it just now.

Shi Wanchun curled his lips, "You are becoming more and more high-profile now. Forget about treating me to a meal, but you insisted on going to Mingxuan Restaurant. How much did you spend yesterday?"

Zhou Yan smiled, "Not much, a few thousand yuan."

"Isn't that a lot? I think you make money too easily now." At this point, Shi Wanchun waved his hand again, "Forget it, just treat me, it doesn't matter, anyway, you are just a transition in the orchestra department. Principal Liu told me that the school-enterprise cooperation has been planned?"

"Well, the preliminary plan has been made, and I will report to the principal later."

When Zhou Yan came to school yesterday, he told Liu Lin about this.

"Then you go now."

"How about I report to you first?"

Shi Wanchun waved his hand, "No, wait until you have discussed it with Principal Liu, then tell me. I may not participate in the subsequent docking."

"You won't participate?"

"Well, the latter matter will probably be handed over to Wen Jing, and I don't have the energy to do these now."

Zhou Yan immediately understood that the school wanted Guo Wenjing to take over Shi Wanchun's position as the department director.

Zhou Yan was not surprised at all because it was rumored that Guo Wenjing would take over. After all, he is the most suitable at this stage.

Another person in the same department, Ye Xiaogang, is in the same class as Guo Wenjing, but he has been back to China for too short a time, so it is good enough to be a deputy director.

"Okay, I'll go to the principal to report now."

...

Zhou Yan went over, and Zhijia put a plan on Liu Lin's desk, and Liu Lin immediately put down the work at hand and started reading.

This plan looks thick, but the content is very clear, and the key information in it can be read in less than ten minutes.

After reading it, Liu Lin smiled and lit a cigarette, "This plan is very good, it can be said to be comprehensive, and the students' courses are also taken into consideration."

"Since it is a school-enterprise cooperation, students' time must be considered."

"I think the welfare aspect is also good, but there is one thing I have a question about, that is, skill rating. How did this specification come out? Are there any practical cases?"

Zhou Yan shook his head, "No, this is also what we explored and decided on our own, so there must be something inappropriate at the beginning."

Liu Lin nodded and expressed his understanding. It is not an easy thing to make a standard, especially when there is no precedent to refer to.

Judging a person's ability level often requires comprehensive consideration of many aspects, which is not as simple as a musical instrument grading.

Moreover, even a musical instrument grading is actually useless.

Take the piano exam for example. Many people spend a lot of time practicing a few pieces before taking the exam. In the end, they may not be able to master the pieces of the second or third level in a short time after taking the tenth level exam.

So the standard is sometimes ridiculous. (End of this chapter)