May happiness last forever by Michelle Neil.

Dedicated to Darry Cowl, this fictional story will remind him of a true story.

Can the name Bidosh become an international grand pianist? [1] The Bidosh couple named their son Raphael, and entrusted their son to the archangel Raphael [2], who was extremely light and harmonious. Maybe he inadvertently began to accept the challenge. Not long after, the child really showed special talent, brilliant and promising. As soon as the child is old enough to sit on the piano stool, they put him in front of the piano and let him play. His progress is also remarkable. The child is blond, pale and aristocratic. He is Raphael's work, not Pythagoras'. At the age of ten, the child became famous as a child prodigy, and the organizers of social gatherings rushed to invite him to play at the party. His delicate face, as transparent as skin, is deeply bent on the keys, as if shrouded in the blue shadow of the two wings of an invisible angel. The tune of johann sebastian bach's hymn "May Joy Live Forever" pops up between his fingers, just like a mysterious love carol. At this moment, the wives almost fainted with emotion.

The child's extraordinary achievements were hard-won, and he paid a huge price. The hours he practices piano every day are increasing year by year, which is what he must do. When he was twelve years old, he had learned the piano for six hours every day. He really envies his friends who have no talent, no talent and no great future. Sometimes when the weather is fine, he is mercilessly locked on the piano, and hearing his friends laughing and slapping in the sun always makes him burst into tears.

By the age of sixteen, his talent was unmatched in all aspects. He became the Phoenix of Paris Conservatory of Music. Childhood passed and youth came, but his youth didn't seem to leave any trace of his angel appearance. People may say, "My Lord", an evil fairy, ruthlessly destroyed the romantic angelic child in the past with magic. Now, his face has become crooked and bony, his eyes are prominent and his chin is tilted. More and more serious myopia requires him to wear a pair of big glasses. Forget it, but the frozen expression of surprise on his face makes people look funny and can no longer attract dreamy artistic conception. It seems that Bidosh has completely defeated this Raphael, at least in appearance.

Benedict Prier is two years younger than him and doesn't seem to mind the change of appearance. Prieul is also a student of the Conservatory of Music. Needless to say, what she sees in him is a great future and a great performer. Besides, she lives completely in music, completely for music. Besides, she doesn't care about anything The parents of the two children talked to each other, and their admiration for their relationship surpassed the ecstasy of playing four-handed piano.

Raphael came out of the first place in the Conservatory of Music, which was unprecedented in the college of his age at that time; Then he taught some music lessons in several places to make up for the shortage at the end of each month. Benedikt is engaged to him and is going to wait until life is better before getting married. There is nothing to worry about. They just live by love, music and water. They really think that the happy life in these years is perfect. At that time, they all held music concerts in Shen Zui and dedicated the concerts to each other. At the concert, Raphael repeated johann sebastian bach's "May Joy Live Forever" with enthusiasm and gratitude every night. For him, this is not only a tribute to the greatest composer who transcends all times, but also a warm prayer to God, praying that God will bless their pure and warm combination. Therefore, the notes rising from his fingers are nothing more than laughter falling from the sky, the joy of the kingdom of heaven, and the blessings given to him by the creator.

But fate may be to achieve balance, so let him experience an opposite but equally precious experience. Raphael's other friend, like him, is also a graduate of the Conservatory of Music. He accompanied a singer in a nightclub and made a living. He used to play the violin, but later he was negotiated and the singer came on stage to sing. All he has to do is beat the time with this ridiculous song on an old upright piano. He thinks there is no harm in being with him like this. Now this friend Henry Durieux, because he is going to tour other provinces, and it is the first time to go, has to go, so he found Raphael and asked him to take him for four weeks, so as not to lose such a hard-won job in vain.

Raphael can't make up his mind. He can't stand staying in this dark place with extremely bad air for two hours and listening to people singing that stupid pop song. Moreover, I have to go every night, and I have to sit down and play the piano in that dirty place ... The income from performing in one night is certainly worth the cost of teaching more than a dozen individual classes, but even so, it can't withstand this blasphemous test.

He wanted to refuse to go. Benedikt asked him to reconsider, which surprised him. They have been engaged for a long time. The great future of prodigy Rafael has been forgotten for several years, and no one can say how long it will take him to become famous. Therefore, a few nights' company is economically indispensable: they need money to build a home. Is it too much sacrifice to do so? Can Raphael postpone the wedding because he has such an idea about his art? His idea is really respectable, but it is too abstract. So he agreed.

The singer he accompanied, surnamed Bao Delu [3], gasped when he saw this figure and associated it with the image expressed by his surname. This man is not small, soft and baggy. He sings from one end of the stage to the other with tears in his eyes, singing countless misfortunes in his life and overwhelming him. His comedy is also very simple, which is such a rule: once you are unlucky, you can arouse people's interest in you; Two bad luck will make people feel sorry for you; If you are unlucky a hundred times, you can make everyone laugh. As long as you emphasize the misery of such a character to him, the audience will be happy to yell at him.

Raphael saw the essence of this smile the first night. It is nothing more than a shameless display of eroticism, malice and lewdness. Baudru showed off his bad things in public and attacked the audience's belt to minimize the audience. Those decent bourgeoisie under the stage are no worse or better than anyone else, so Baudru turned them into the most shameless filth with his unique funny singing. His whole plan was successful by this dirty appeal and this evil infection. The so-called devil's face, that is to say, this ecstatic howl full of hatred, timidity and stupidity, Raphael saw from the screams of the small four walls of the nightclub.

It is this vulgar rubbish that he wants to accompany on the piano. Not only accompaniment, but also emphasis, exaggeration and contrast. The so-called piano accompaniment is to do this dirty work with sacred instruments that play John Sebastian Ba and hymns! In his childhood and adolescence, he didn't really know what evil was. He only knows that it is not good to be discouraged, lazy, annoyed and indifferent to people and things. But now, for the first time in his life, he saw the ugliness of flesh and blood, winking and yelling. This is seen in this dirty embryo Baudru, and he himself is an active accomplice of this Baudru.

One night, he went to the hell he went to every day as usual. Unexpectedly, on the poster posted in front of the cafe with a performance, he found that under the name of Baudru, it read:

Piano accompaniment Bidosh

He ran and jumped into the manager's office. When the manager saw him, he received him warmly with open arms. Yes, the manager thinks his name should also be reported in Shanghai. This is a fair and reasonable thing. His "contribution" on the piano has not been ignored by the audience, and his accompaniment has greatly enriched this clumsy Baudru program-it should be admitted that Baudru's program has become a bit boring. On the other hand, it's great that Bidosh and Baudru are together. It sounds loud and pleasant, distinctive, ridiculous and interesting. I really can't dream of finding a better one. Of course, wages should also be increased accordingly. Very specific.

Raphael should have gone to the manager's office to protest. This is when he thanked the manager and retired, and at the same time secretly scolded himself for cowardice.

That night, he told Benedict everything. She was not as angry as he was, but congratulated him on his success. She is also very happy with the increase in income. In the final analysis, I do this job because I can make money. The more you earn, the better, okay? Raphael felt that he was the victim of a big conspiracy.

On the contrary, Baudru's attitude towards him became very cold. I used to treat him with a generous attitude of protecting people. Raphael is his piano accompaniment and a humble role. Although essential, it is not an honor. Raphael just needs to forget himself and improvise. Now, he has attracted the attention of a part of the audience, so he has won some cheers, so that the manager can't turn a blind eye.

"Don't be too enthusiastic, brother, don't be too enthusiastic," Baudru told Raphael. Raphael could do nothing.

If Durieux hadn't come back to end this situation, things would have been out of control. Rafael finally breathed a sigh of relief. He went back to teach his piano lesson, with the feeling of doing his duty to his friends and the memory of a meaningful and painful lesson. Soon after, he married benedikt.

After Raphael got married, his life didn't change much, but getting married added a sense of responsibility to him, which he didn't know before. He has to share his worries for his young wife and worry about his monthly household, because the installment payment for apartments, cars, televisions and washing machines has to be paid off on time every month. In this way, the evening time is often spent on the arrangement of numbers, rather than immersed in the pure beauty of Bach's hymns.

One day, he came home a little late and found that someone had visited benedikt a few minutes ago, which made her very excited. Sure enough, the manager of the coffee shop came to see him at home just now. While he was away, he talked with benedikt about his purpose. No, of course not with the unlucky Baudru, because there is no Baudru in the next performance, and he has been fired. However, is Raphael willing to play a few piano pieces alone between two drama programs? If this is the case, then in the evening performance, you can give the audience a different taste, and the effect may be good; If such a scene can be inserted in the middle of a hilarious program, the audience will feel refreshed, peaceful and beautiful.

Raphael flatly refused. Back in that dirty cellar [4], he would never do this; He worked in that place for a month, and it was really hard. In his line of work, that is to say, music and acting, he has learned to be ugly. That's the truth. There is nothing to learn.

Benedikt made him angry and waited for his anger to pass. But after a few days, she slowly returned to this question. The advice given by others is completely different from that given to the hapless Baldwin. People just want him to sing solo and play as much as they want. In a word, this is really his solo career: this is advice for him. This is a starting point, yes, this starting point is not very good, but there is always a beginning. Does he have a choice?

She speaks patiently and tirelessly every day. At the same time, in order to move, change the environment and go out for activities. She hopes to move to a spacious old apartment in a residential area. However, improving the living environment also requires some sacrifices.

He had to make sacrifices and signed a six-month contract, which stipulated that whoever broke the contract first would have to pay a large fine.

From the first night of the performance, Bidosh knew what a terrible trap he had fallen into. The previous program was a funny tango dance, in which a giant seemed to let a woman and a short man perform together. After the program, the excited audience could not calm down. This is Raphael on the stage. His whole body is tightly stretched under a short black skirt, and he looks stiff, as if he had been cornered. He wears those big glasses, and the monk-like face of the monastery is completely stiff with fear, and all this seems to be deliberately made in order to achieve some high-level comedy effect. As soon as the audience saw him like this, they burst into laughter and cheered for him. It happened that his piano stool was too short, and he wanted to make it higher, but in a panic, he turned his head and unscrewed the nut under the piano stool from the bolt. In this way, facing the crazy audience, a good piano stool was cut in half, just like a mushroom, with a mushroom cap and a mushroom handle separated twice. Under normal circumstances, it only takes a few seconds to get this piano stool ready. However, unfortunate things followed. Under the siege of the photographer's flash, he couldn't move because of panic, and once again knocked his glasses to the ground. Once he lost his glasses, he couldn't see anything. So he tried to find his eyes again. He lay prone on the floor and looked around. The audience burst into laughter. After several minutes, it took a lot of effort to reassemble the piano stool and sit in front of the piano. At this time, his hands trembled and he completely forgot the music. What's on tonight? He doesn't know either. Every time he put his hand into his instrument, the waves of laughter that had calmed down stirred up again, and the audience laughed harder every time. When he came back backstage, he was sweating like a pig and was going crazy with shame.

The manager hugged him in handfuls.

The manager shouted, "Dear Bidosh, you are really something! Listen to me: get up-no-get up! You are a great discovery this performance season. Your talent for impromptu comedy is unparalleled. Look at that expression! As soon as you came out, the audience laughed. Just playing a chord on the piano can drive people crazy. I have invited a newspaper reporter. To be sure, there will be results. "

Behind him, the humble and smiling benedikt was overwhelmed by this compliment. As soon as Raphael saw her, it was like a man who fell into the water found a stone, so he reached out and grabbed her. He looked at her with a pleading expression. This Benedict Preil, radiant and determined tonight, has truly become the wife of a famous comedy musician, Mrs. Bidosh. Maybe at this time, she was thinking, apartments in high-end residential areas will be available soon.

In the newspaper, it also won. People are talking about a new buster keaton. [5] His frightened and sad ape face, ugly and clumsy behavior and grotesque way of playing the piano are praised everywhere. Reporters took the opportunity to take photos of him lying on the floor, groping for his glasses in the middle of a piano stool that was split in two. These photos can also be seen everywhere.

They moved away. Later, a performance manager was responsible for managing Bidosh's rights and interests. Someone made a film for him. Then I made a second film. When filming the third film, they moved to a private mansion on Nai Madrid Avenue.

One day, a guest came to visit. Henry Durieux came to pay tribute to the brilliant achievements of his old classmates. In the resplendent room, there is a chandelier hanging on the top and various works of famous painters hanging on the wall. He is at a loss and doesn't know what to do. He is now the second violinist of the Arancon Symphony Orchestra. He has never seen such a luxurious scene. However, he has nothing to complain about. Anyway, people will never see him playing the piano in that nightclub again, which is the most important thing. He said categorically that he couldn't stand such a waste of his art.

The two talked about the years they spent together in the Conservatory of Music, their ambitions and disappointments, and their patience in exploring the road. Durio didn't bring his violin. Raphael sat alone in front of the piano, talking about some tunes by Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin.

"What a great piano soloist you will be!" Du Leo can't help but sigh. "Indeed, you later made other achievements is promising. However, no matter who you are, you have to adapt to your talents. "

But critics mentioned Gerok more than once when talking about Bidosh [5], and said that the Swiss star Auguste finally had a successor.

Bidosh began to perform at the Herbunot Circus on Christmas Eve. People are looking for a clown in white to partner with Bidosh, but they haven't found him for a long time. I also asked someone to try it several times, but there was no result. Just then, benedikt fell from the sky and ran out of my recommendation, which surprised everyone. Why not? So, Benedict Prieul Beckham wore a narrow embroidered waistcoat and French shorts, his face was painted with white powder, and two black eyebrows bent upward were drawn on his forehead, which seemed to be asking questions and mocking. He has a loud voice and swagger, and wears a pair of thin silver slippers on his feet, which is very nice. She has now become the partner and indispensable supporting role of the famous clown musician Bidosh.

Bidosh plays an unlucky artist, ignorant and naive, with a bald head made of pink cardboard on his head, a grotesque red spherical fake nose, a wide tuxedo and a chest collar made of celluloid hanging around his neck, and his trousers piled on two big leather shoes in disorder, like a bottle opener, ready to play the piano. But the problem lies in his clothes, on the rotatable stool surface, especially on the piano. Every time he touches the keys, he will touch the organ, causing some unfortunate strange things: spraying water, smoking, strange noises, farting and burping, and all kinds of strange noises. The audience then burst into laughter, and laughter poured in from all over the stands, drowned in his own funny performance.

Bidosh's ears were deafened by cheers and laughter. Sometimes, he thought to himself, even Baudru has not fallen to this point. However, his shortsightedness protected him, because his makeup didn't allow him to wear glasses, and he could hardly see anything, creating the colorful beyond the lights. Although there are thousands of cruel audiences under the stage, their fierce laughter makes him dizzy, but at least, he can't see them and turn a blind eye.

Is this boring piano program over? Are there any miracles at the Herbunot Circus tonight? It was originally stipulated that before the end, the hapless Bidosh should play at least one piece of music, and then the piano would explode on the spot, spewing ham, cream cake, string sausages and black and white pig blood enema. However, this performance is not like this.

At this time, the rude laughter quieted down in front of the clown who suddenly stood still. Then, after the whole audience was completely quiet, Bidosh began to play. He held his breath intently, thoughtfully and enthusiastically played johann sebastian bach's hymn "May Joy Live Forever", which gave him infinite comfort during his hard study. The broken piano with mechanism repaired so carelessly in the acrobatic field actually became overbearing under his hands, and the wonderful melody flew to the top of the dark acrobatic field, swinging back and forth between those faintly visible swings and rope ladders. After the ridicule in hell stopped, soft and ethereal laughter rang out in the sky, hovering over the deeply moved people, whose hearts were connected with music.

Then, the last note brought a long silence, as if the hymn had flown to another world. At this time, the clown musician seemed to see the piano cover rising in his nearsighted hazy sight. The piano didn't explode or spit meat. He seems to be a huge black corolla, which slowly opens, and a handsome archangel with glowing wings rises from Ran Ran. This is the archangel Raphael, who has been guarding him and preventing him from becoming the real Bidosh.

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[1] Bidosh originally meant meat and meat. This sentence is vulgar with the surname Bidosh, which means that people with this surname can become musicians. Tournie thinks that names sometimes contain certain meanings.

[2] One of the six angels who can directly see God, see the ancient Jewish book Tobiah.

[3] As a common noun, it can be used to solve problems, and it also refers to a stupid and pretentious person.

[4] Many nightclubs with singing and dancing performances in Paris are located in the basement.

[5] buster keaton: Hollywood cold cartoon star, an old translation of Fesca Deng.

Gerok (1880-? ): A famous Swiss acrobat.