Fan Ning frowned as he spoke: "The result of our discussion before was that I would be named an associate professor at the Conservatory of Music and occasionally give some theoretical lessons to the students?..."

"As for the permanent conductor of the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra? You know, it's not that I'm not happy, but I don't have enough energy..."

Now that Fan Ning has graduated, his main plan is to renovate and expand the Turner Art Museum and resume his father's previous business. At the same time, relying on this, he will gradually plan a professional symphony orchestra and create a comprehensive art venue...

Then, the mysterious side investigation plan of the graduation concert incident is also his top priority.

This incident no longer involves simply the casualties of the students and the sacrifice of Dean Gould. The deep-seated purpose of the Special Inspection Office is related to the trajectory of the audio series, the murder of Teacher Anton and his father’s previous experience, including

Several secret organizations, including the Harmony School, are also related to Joan's memory, as well as the tracing and aftermath of radioactive sources in labor cases...

Fan Ning's energy may not be up to the intensity of the work of a permanent commander.

In the symphony orchestra of the Tiolean Empire, the chief conductor and the permanent conductor are two separate people. The chief conductor is also called the music director, which is equivalent to the "top leader". He is the oldest in terms of musical qualifications and artistic attainments, and is not only responsible for

Conductors also need to deal with all walks of life, win the support of nobles, factory owners or investors to raise funds, maintain relationships with the art world, plan annual performance plans, negotiate cooperation with guest conductors and concerto soloists, and decide on the appointment and removal of orchestra personnel.

Waiting for questions...

With such a busy schedule, the chief conductor is destined to personally direct only the most important performances every year.

The orchestra's daily training, repertoire rehearsal, assessment execution, and large and small performances are naturally handed over to the "second-in-command" permanent conductor.

The symphony orchestra system in the Western Continent is slightly different. For example, in the Kingdom of Holy Janus, the chief conductor and permanent conductor of several of their famous orchestras are actually the same person. They are purely responsible for music. There is also a "resident conductor" under the permanent conductor.

"Command" serves as the promotion path for assistant commanders, while other administrative matters are handled by the "Operations Director".

In terms of the structure of the conductor staff, the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra naturally refers to the domestic professional orchestra, but it is a miniature version. According to the 1:1:2 arrangement of the music director, permanent conductor and assistant conductor, and guest conductors who are in an active cooperative relationship

The number is usually limited to 3-5 people.

At this time, Roy explained: "Mr. Fan Ning, this time the school invites you to be the permanent conductor. There will be no minimum term or workload limit. When you get the various affairs at the art museum on track,

You can resign at any time. If there is a busy period before that, your arrangement will be given priority... We will pay you a permanent conductor's salary according to the highest standards and pay you a weekly salary of 28 pounds, which will be superimposed on the weekly salary of an associate professor of about 26 pounds.

Distributed…”

The look in Fan Ning's eyes gradually changed.

"Miss Roy, are you sure you set the salary like this?... Honorary associate professor and full-time associate professor are not the same thing, and under normal circumstances, the workload of the permanent conductor of the symphony orchestra is very saturated. If this is what you said... my salary is almost

Most of it was obtained for free..."

"Am I misunderstanding something, or do you have other intentions?" Fan Ning's tone was full of suspicion.

In fact, just looking at the salary standards at each level, this is similar to that of the Guidance School. After he became a full-time employee, his weekly salary has increased from 8 pounds to 12 pounds, and due to his meritorious performance in a series of actions, it has become 16 pounds - if from

Judging from the expectations of qualifications, in another 5-10 years it will be close to the standard of associate professor at the University of San Lenia.

But the key point is that he is an honorary associate professor, not a real faculty member, and it is normal for professors in the school to hold multiple positions. The salary is definitely not based on such a superposition algorithm. Furthermore...according to Roy, he still has

The permanent commander’s working hours can be freely arranged…

This is how I got two salaries with ease... No, adding in my original salary, this is three salaries!

When Roy heard Fan Ning's question, he frowned and sighed: "Mr. Fan Ning, you know very well the situation in the school now. The situation in the Conservatory of Music has reached the worst level in so many years..."

Fan Ning knew this.

Members of the school were injured, rebelled, and died...especially, a high-ranking knowledgeable person was sacrificed. This is simply a loss that may not be undone for decades.

"How are the two principals doing?" he asked with a concerned tone.

"The injury has been recovering for almost a month, and there are no major problems. However, it will take a long time to return to the previous intact physical and spiritual levels. Dean Graham of the Department of Chemistry spent a lot of money to deploy some

The elixir taken in the medium to long term should be able to eliminate permanent damage..." Roy told Fan Ning very specifically.

"Dean Graham..." Fan Ning listened and thought, and then asked, "The Special Patrol Office should have interviewed all of your members except the two principals, right?"

At the final stage of the graduation concert, members of the school were waiting outside. The audience and members were unconscious and injured. A large number of police rushed in to rescue. Benjamin took action to seal or contain the "phantom man"... The Special Inspection Office did not deliberately avoid or suppress the news. In the public eye,

According to reports, the "attacking monster" was dealt with by Fanning, but it is not difficult for members of the Bologna School to know the real situation.

If in this incident, Fan Ning's dissatisfaction with the Special Patrol Office was indirect, connected with reasoning, and stemmed from simple emotions in his heart, then the Bologna School should be directly and strongly angry after their interests were seriously damaged!

He couldn't help but think of what Dupont said when he joined the meeting: "Caron, the strength behind the Special Patrol Office is far more terrifying than you think... Speaking of which, their increasingly tough methods in recent years have caused many

Officials with knowledge are feeling uneasy..."

At this moment, he wanted to see if he could see from Roy some of the Bologna School's attitude towards the Special Patrol Office.

The girl didn't smile much outside the camera today. She nodded and replied: "Vice President Xu Ci's interview only lasted a few minutes, while the others lasted from an hour to several hours before they were called to the Special Inspection Office."

release."

...What does this mean... Fan Ning thought to himself.

Could it be that apart from a few knowledgeable people who participated in the war at that time, the only member of the Special Inspection Office who was completely trustworthy was Vice President Xu Zi, who usually had a very straightforward impression in his mind?

When Roy said this, he pursed his lips and said, as if he was considering it: "Mr. Fan Ning, could you please take a step to speak?"

"Oh sure."

The two walked around the crowds of people wearing graduation gowns taking photos and walked to a small forest in the square.

"Roy would like to take the liberty of asking, was it for Miss Nehemiah that you gave up your qualification to premiere the graduation concert?"

The girl's clear blue eyes looked at Fan Ning without blinking.

"...No." Fan Ning answered simply.

Seeing that Roy still pursed his lips and said nothing, he added: "Long before the Special Inspection Hall came to find me, I had made a plan to have a infiltration premiere in the square."

The girl said thoughtfully: "But Roy remembers that the night before you issued the renunciation statement, we were together, talking about suggestions for the premiere of that symphony..."

"Exactly what I was thinking after you left that night."

"Is there something about me?"

"More or less...but mainly because of the teachings Teacher Anton once gave me." Fan Ning answered truthfully.

There was a fleeting smile in the girl's eyes at this moment: "Yesterday, a message was sent from the imperial capital headquarters of the school, and Miss Nisimi was designated to be stationed in the branch of St. Lenia University. Principal Sternikai found me overnight and asked me to convey the message.

Your gratitude...The branch has added a member who is extremely talented and has reliable character. The establishment is an addition rather than an existing one. Under the current situation, this is exciting news for everyone."

"You're welcome." Fan Ning smiled easily: "So you called me here to question me because you wanted to find out the motive behind the Special Patrol Office's interview with me that day, right?"

"...Right." Roy said after being silent for a few seconds.

The two walked back to the square slowly, and the girl's tone gradually became worried again, "...I would like to ask you to take up a permanent conductor position again, precisely because the situation in the Conservatory of Music is now extremely bad..."

"Professor Lorraine, the first deputy dean, died, Dean Gould died again, and Vice Dean Schütz, as the interim head, has not slept for more than a month... As for the St. Lenia Symphony Orchestra, the previous music director

The concurrent chief conductor is Professor Lorraine, the permanent conductor is Professor Commons, and there are also two assistant conductors... Later, after Professor Lorraine died, Professor Commons became the music director, and was busy with affairs. The permanent conductor has been vacant.

In this incident, an assistant conductor also unfortunately died... After barely making up for the graduation concert, it was almost at a standstill."

Fan Ning felt terrible when he heard this. When did command become a profession with such a high casualty rate!?

"Graduation season is the time when new and old grades change, and it is also an important node for personnel changes...the replacement of grade leaders, the changes in symphony orchestra personnel and the adjustment of principals, and even the adjustment of the dean's position...your joining will make our life better during this period.

The situation is more stable. Of course, your suggestions will also have a certain weight on many important issues..."

"What's more urgent is that the summer art festival hosted by the Tioleian Empire Culture and Media Committee is coming in two months. Our commercial performance contract at the opening ceremony was signed a year ago. By then

The live box office, record sales and social response will directly affect the updated ranking of the Santa Lenia Symphony Orchestra among student orchestras across the country..."

"You know that the requirements for commercial performances are completely different from campus performances or charity performances. If the current situation of the Conservatory of Music is like this, I am worried that it will be a problem to even rehearse a team that can perform... Therefore, the school asks you to come forward this time

, I just hope that I can help the St. Lenia Symphony Orchestra to some extent. Even if you spend 10% or 20% of your energy, your identity, extraordinary strength and artistic attainments will be worth the reward we provide..."

Fan Ning nodded slowly, taking into account Roy's previous help to her, the impact the school had suffered and the actual difficulties, and several other factors that he was considering, and then said: "Well, Miss Roy, thank you for your trust.

"

He decided to try accepting this high-paying and sincere employment invitation first.

At least, I can help out with some spare time and bring out the repertoire for the Summer Art Festival in the past two months.

"So, Mr. Fan Ning agreed?"

"However, Miss Roy, let me make it clear first." Fan Ning emphasized, "Since you are going to perform in the Imperial Capital under my name, my training standards for the orchestra will not be as improvid as before."

"Since I ask you to be the permanent conductor, you will naturally implement your own artistic requirements. As the principal cellist, Roy will set an example." The girl immediately expressed her position.

She obviously knew this, because Fan Ning gradually read a hint of "those classmates will suffer" from the look in her eyes.

She continued: "Although the current chief conductor, Professor Commons, is not a member of the school, he is also an old conductor who comes from a musical family, has solid foundation, and is rigorous and serious. However, he has been involved in too many administrative affairs of the orchestra in the past six months. Yours

Joining it will definitely make him happy."

Fan Ning nodded: "I hope so."

After the graduation ceremony, he, Sheeran, and Joan took a carriage to East Mecklen.

The purpose of this trip is the Turner Art Museum.

Since the plan had already been made, he set off immediately after graduation to prepare for a detailed survey of the museum's geographical environment and hardware facilities.

The purpose is to determine the overall idea of ​​renovation and expansion, roughly estimate the budget, and call the two of them to see if they can provide some ideas.

Xilan and Qiong started chatting in the car. In addition to today's photo shoot, the content mainly focused on Fan Ning's employment position, especially his salary and benefits.

"Xilan, how much was Uncle Anton's previous salary?" Joan asked her best friend a very personal question.
To be continued...