Chapter 21 appendix

A family letter written by Fu Cong to his parents This letter was copied by his mother Zhu Meifu and sent to the mother of Xiao Fangfang, a friend in Hong Kong.On the upper right corner of the first page of the copy, there is a note from my father: "New Zealand postmarked on May 20, arriving in Shanghai on May 27." Now it is typesetting according to the photo copy provided by a friend in Hong Kong. ——Fu Min Dear Mom and Dad: I never expected to be able to talk to you on the phone in Hong Kong. Your tone of voice is the same as before. I feel like I see you.The excitement, bitterness, joy and sadness in my heart at that time were beyond words.On the other hand, life is really unpredictable, joys and sorrows are unpredictable.Who knows maybe we'll have the chance to meet soon too?You should also look at your grandson. I have never been more proud of being a father.

This time I came out with a lot of thoughts. Although coming to Southeast Asia is not going back to China, the customs and customs of the East give me a sense of home.My oriental roots are really deep. It seems that the deeper I delve into Western culture, the more I discover the oriental temperament hidden in my heart.Although the material civilization of the West is astonishing, and the upper class may talk about culture in vain, I would rather listen to the noisy voices and see people's smiles on the streets of the East, and my heart will be melted by a kind of human touch, because the East has its own kind. Harmony①, the harmony between people and people, the harmony between people and nature②.

My continuous progress in art is not only due to my conscious pursuit, but more importantly, my invisibility is changing all the time, which is a unique talent of our orientals.Although I often wander in the ideal world of art, even though I am often careless about practical affairs, I have never been divorced from life. It can be said that I have not wasted a minute, and I have not had any warmth—whether it is sunny or not. It came from the smiles of innocent children on the street, and it didn't resonate in my heart.Because of this, every time I go on stage, I can have endless words, fresh words, and come out from my heart.

Day by day, I realized what my father said when I was young, "be a man first, and an artist second..." My achievements and shortcomings in art are inseparable from my achievements and shortcomings in life; Shortcomings are good in art, such as "not losing the heart of a child".In fact, I personally think that even though it is more difficult to use it to be a human being, and I am often deceived, I would rather be like this. I have my unique audience in Southeast Asia, many of whom have never heard Western music, but I can clearly feel that although they are laymen, their sensitivity① and intuition② are very strong, I dare say mine Music reach them much deeper than some of the most sophisticated audience in the west. ③My strongest impression this time is this.

① harmony. ② Nature. ① Sensitivity. ② Intuition. ③ ... My music penetrates their hearts more deeply than the most sophisticated listeners in the West. I think I have a special mission. How many Western artists have this sense of communication? ④This is not my genius, but due to my oriental roots.The entire outlook on life of Westerners is confrontational, man confronts nature, man confronts man, artist and audience also confront.The most successful one can only use a kind of personality forces the public to accept what he gives. ⑤Our point of view is completely opposite, we want to transform, because of transforming, we can forget ourselves, forget ourselves so we can be one, be one with the music, and be one with the audience In oneness, the music, the musicians, and the audience are all one.

In other words everything is horizontal? Music is horizontal? Comes from no-where, goes nowhere, ⑥ "The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns", it is horizontal between the artist and the public as well. ① (According to Cong's so-called "horizontal", it probably means "horizontal and vertical", which means that Chinese culture is permeated unconsciously. [It means flowing out from the horizontal surface, not from top to bottom. ]) The audience is like tens of thousands of incarnations of himself transformed by Monkey King.I am particularly close to Mozart, Schubert, Perlios, Chopin, Trepissy, etc. because these composers are all horizontal [horizontal] type.Westerners' views on depth are related to their basic vertical outlook②, no wonder they always think that Bach-Beethoven-Brahma [Bach-Beethoven-Brahms] is the summit of depth③.

And our poems, paintings, even [even] architecture, or chapter novels, which one is not horizontal [horizontal]? It is to see the distance, to see the endless horizon④, not dead, partial, and complete (completed), but living, developing, and never complete, so it is truly complete. I don't know if these mixed feelings can express what I want to say in my heart.One day I can meet with you and have a long talk with you, so that I can confide a joy. What I feel in my heart cannot be written with a stupid pen. Now I will report a little custom to you: I will hold two concerts in Italy first, in Busto-Arsicio, a small city near Perugia and Milan.

I have been very successful in Italy, and I will often go there for concerts in the future.There are only two days in Athens, no chance to see places of interest, the concert was very successful, the audience was extremely enthusiastic, the Greeks are so lovely, and they already have the taste of the East.I didn’t go to Afghanistan. I was on the plane, up and down for three days, and stopped in Tashkent (Tashkent) in the Soviet Union for a day. I sent a letter there, but for some reason you didn’t receive it.Then I lived in Bangkok for a week at the house of Wang Anshi, a good friend who used to be in England.The political corruption in Thailand is unimaginable. When I entered the country, they wanted to blackmail me. If I refused, they made things difficult. In the end, they got the general manager of a large local British company to sign the insurance policy.

He hasto guarantee with the whole capital of his company, which comes up to more than l0million pounds, I never thought I am worth that much! ①I heard that the Thai government is making things difficult for the Chinese, and the worst is the Thai who changed the name of the Chinese. ④ How many Western artists have this kind of heart-to-heart (spiritual communication with the audience) experience? ⑤ ... ... use a personality to force the masses to accept what he gives. ⑥ Everything is horizontal, and music is horizontal. I don't know where it comes from, and I don't know where it goes.

① There is also a horizontal (horizontal) relationship between the artist and the audience. ② Vertical (top-down) perspective. ③ Deep to the extreme. ④ Vision (the original meaning is the horizon). ① It never occurred to me that I should be worth so much on his whole capital worth more than ten million pounds. Thailand is a rich country with a small population. Although the government is corrupt, the people seem to be very happy. They are very graceful peop1e, easy going, laways smiling, children of nature. ②The weather there is really hot. When I was there, it was the hottest season of the year. It was so hot that haven'tdone anything, already exhausted. playedon, ②The concert is mainly hosted by a European [European] music group [music group], and it also has an atmosphere of their privileged club [club].I was very angry. At first they didn't believe that there would be any Chinese who could really play the piano. Then the concert was a big success. They asked me to give another one, but I refused.Overseas Chinese will hold concerts in Southeast Asia in the future, otherwise these middlemen will make money, and the audience will be relatively narrow.Later experience in Manila further confirmed this point.The overseas Chinese in Manila are extremely enthusiastic, they do everything, and they pay for the money (although they did not lose money because all three games were fully booked), but the manager in the middle lied to them and said that they would give me every One thousand dollars per game, but actually only give me three hundred per game, you want to be pissed off or not!But my manager in London didn't know the local situation, let alone me. After signing the contract, of course I had to get three hundred.These are all experiences, and it’s good not to be fooled in the future. When I go to Manila in the future, I can directly contact the local overseas Chinese. By the way, I met[Just mention it, I met] Aunt Lin's younger brother, he is also one of the organizers of the concert, very similar to Aunt Lin.The enthusiasm of overseas Chinese is really unimaginable to you.

Manila [Manila] has a good level of music. The Filipinos are very musical. During the four days in Singapore, I judged local music competitions (piano and singing) for the first two days. Except for an eleven-year-old boy, the others were mediocre, especially the singing, which was simply unbearable.The next two days are concerts, so I am too busy to have much time to see my friends, Uncle Liu Kang and his cousin [cousin] Chen?? (Can't remember clearly) I met twice, invited me to dinner twice, and saw me off at the airport again. I was as enthusiastic as before. I met Aunt Xiao in Hong Kong for half a day. She was the same as before. I couldn't tell much difference. Sixteen years seemed like yesterday.Fangfang looks very tall, very much like Uncle Shaw.Aunt Xiao and a friend of hers, George [George] Shen, escorted me to the plane, and because the plane’s machinery failed, they waited with me at the airport for an afternoon. I will hold two concerts in one day in Hong Kong on June 4th, you have probably heard about it.My last show in Newzealand [New Zealand] was on June 2, so I had to leave for three days, which was better. I would play when I arrived, and I would leave the next day after playing, so I wouldn’t be pestered by journalists. New Zealand has been a great surprise [New Zealand has been a great surprise], I have always imagined that there must be no culture to talk about in such a remote place. I find it is very similar to England, good and bad. The food is as bad as the worst in England1. Culturally cultivated people, in Wellington [Wellington], I met a professor of music school Prof. Page [Professor Page], he and his wife (painter) have been to China, he is a real scholar, and truly perceptive [Extensive experience,] He has a deep understanding of Chinese people and Chinese culture. New Zealand [New Zealand] is completely different from Australia. Australia is an American and a Victorian. They are gentle people, very easy-going, always smiling, and they are children of nature. ① I am exhausted from doing nothing. ② One of the best pianos I have ever played. The mixed species of England (Victorian style Britain), has the smell of nouveau riche, and because it is a continent [mainland], it is naturally arrogant, at the sametime complacent [arrogant, self-satisfied at the same time], New Zealand [New Zealand] is like Britain, it is a Island, not big enough to bee either arrogant or complacent, but being cut off, far away from everywhere to reflect more. Reflection is what really gives people culture. ①Before I leave Hong Kong for Britain on the 5th, I can still talk to you. What do you think?You can ask Aunt Xiao to tell you what you mean, or send a letter to her. I have received reviews (comments) along the way, and I will send them to you when I get them all together.Let's talk again, I wish you well! Er Cong on 1965. 5. 18① There is more free time, more space, and people seem to think more.Thinking can truly give people culture. (Any foreign language that Fangfang fully understands that has nothing to do with art will not be explained.)