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Chapter 178 The impact of the rematch "Lark"

"Use this app to shoot, I have already adjusted the mode, don't change it randomly."

Lu Xianger stood on the square in front of the church, handed the phone to Fang Xing, and prepared to take a photo with the church.

Fang Xing took a look at the photo mode she had adjusted, and it turned out to be a beauty filter, and couldn't help complaining: "Using this kind of filter will distort it, so how can you take a natural look?"

"I don't care, just use this mode to shoot." Lu Xianger still insisted.

Fang Xing shook his head and smiled, and took a photo of her according to her request to satisfy her anxiety about her appearance.

In fact, Fang Xing's aesthetics is more natural.

The photo with excessive beautification, the light structure is distorted, in Fang Xing's view, it is actually quite scary.

Lu Xianger's filter is okay, not too much.

However, Fang Xing still prefers the most authentic appearance of things.

On the square in front of San Lorenzo Cathedral, there are many couples from foreign countries taking pictures and kissing here.

Fang Xing gestured towards a couple next to him.

Lu Xiang'er glanced sideways, then covered her mouth and smiled, hid her head in Fang Xing's arms, and said coyly, "Too many people."

"Hurry up." Fang Xing urged her with his arms around her waist.

Lu Xiang'er stood on tiptoe, raised her head, kissed quickly, and then quickly lowered her head, hiding her face, her heart beating loudly.

……

in the afternoon.

The two went to see today's violin competition.

After listening, Fang Xing found out that the players in the second round were also of a very high level.

After watching the game, Fang Xing booked dinner at the Harbor Restaurant.

Since they still had to catch a plane in the evening, the two moved their dinner time a little earlier.

The two of them looked at the blue water, and there were a few cruise ships in the harbor, eating pasta, and the time flowed leisurely.

After dinner, the two pulled over the wicker chairs, sat in front of the terrace of the restaurant, ordered two drinks, and continued to watch the sea.

On the surface of the sea, seabirds flit across the water from time to time.

Lu Xianger suddenly sighed and said, "After listening to the second game today, I feel that my game is even more difficult. Maybe I won't even make it to the semi-finals."

Fang Xing stretched out his hand to rub her head, and said with a smile, "Why are you worried about this?"

Lu Xianger poked the lemon slices in the cup with a straw, and said, "The contestants are all very high-level. I feel that even if they can make it to the semi-finals, they won't be able to get a good ranking."

Fang Xing thought for a while, took her violin, set up the bow, and played a vibrato on the E string. The sound of the violin was like the chirping of birds in the morning.

The twittering is very pleasant to hear.

"E string tremolo, will you?" After the demonstration, Fang Xing asked.

Lu Xianger's eyes widened, with an expression of sudden realization: "How did your violin level improve...Damn it, you played it on purpose in the morning, right?"

When Fang Xing played the violin on the street in the morning, he deliberately played badly. The purpose was to give her a base and make her less stressed.

"It's not important, I'm asking if you can play the vibrato of the E string." Fang Xing waved his hand, fooling around the morning time.

When talking about playing the violin, Lu Xianger also became serious.

She took the violin, gave it a try, and replied: "Yes, I can do this technique."

After Fang Xing listened to her attempt, he said: "How about this? As long as you can enter the semi-finals, I will teach you to play a very unique piece of music. If you win by surprise, you might be able to get a good ranking."

"Really? Where's the music score?" Lu Xiang'er wanted to read the music score right now.

"Go back and do it again." Fang Xing agreed, planning to make that unique violin piece after going back.

The two snuggled together and sat in the harbor restaurant until the evening.

We had to catch a plane, so we reluctantly left.

……

After returning to the East China Sea.

Fang Xing composed the violin piece "Skylark" by Diniku, tried it out on the music workstation, and thought it was very good, so he sent it to Lu Xiang'er.

The preliminary round of the Paganini International Violin Competition only went to the third round.

The final results of the semi-finals have not yet come out.

However, after Lu Xianger got the score of "The Skylark", he tried to play it first, and immediately fell in love with the piece, and began to practice seriously.

a week later.

The preliminary results of the Paganini International Violin Competition came out.

Lu Xianger entered the semi-finals with the No.9 score in the preliminary round.

As soon as she got the notice to participate in the semi-finals, she ran over excitedly, jumped up and hugged Fang Xing's neck, carried away with joy.

"I can participate in the semi-finals, and I can play your music on the field."

Lu Xiang'er was so excited that she wanted to spin around, and those who didn't know thought she had won the championship.

"Is it necessary to be so excited just to enter the semi-finals?" Fang Xing shook his head and smiled.

"Of course I'm excited. Paganini is in the rematch, you know, if you enter the rematch during school, you can be guaranteed a postgraduate study." Lu Xianger corrected seriously.

Dongyin does have a quota for international competitions.

Not only the Paganini International Violin Competition, but all majors of instrumental music who participate in the international competitions recognized by the school and get the rankings have the opportunity to guarantee graduate studies.

There are many international competitions for musical instruments, some with high gold content and some with relatively low gold content.

Therefore, Donghai Conservatory of Music will only guarantee research places for competitions with high gold content.

The Paganini International Violin Competition is the most valuable violin competition.

In the competition of the youth group, as long as they enter the semi-finals, they can apply for insurance.

However, there are many students applying for the Paganini International Violin Competition every year, but very few of them qualify for the preliminary competition.

Therefore, in fact, there are actually very few undergraduates who rely on international competitions to obtain guaranteed research places every year.

……

After Lu Xianger entered the semi-finals of the Paganini International Violin Competition, the school arranged for professors to give her counseling to help her rank in the semi-finals.

In this year's Paganini International Violin Competition, besides Lu Xianger, Dongyin has another student who entered the semi-finals.

Not undergraduates, though, but postgraduates.

Both of them were tutored by Professor He Zhaolin, who majored in violin, and they were dedicated to the Paganini rematch.

This afternoon.

Lu Xianger came to the violin classroom at two o'clock, and thought she had arrived early.

When I came to the door of the classroom, I heard the sound of a piano in the classroom.

Opening the door, Chen Wenhan, a graduate student who also entered the semi-finals, was practicing piano in the classroom.

When Lu Xianger saw Chen Wenhan, she quickly nodded and said hello: "Hello, senior."

Chen Wenhan put down the violin, smiled and greeted kindly: "It's so early?"

"You were earlier." Lu Xianger took off the violin case and put it on the desk by the wall.

"I didn't go back to the dormitory at noon, I came over after lunch." Chen Wenhan replied.

Lu Xiang'er raised her eyebrows in surprise and said, "So hard?"

Chen Wenhan shook his head and said with a smile: "Aren't you the same? Otherwise, how can you enter the semi-finals. You can enter the semi-finals with a bachelor's degree, which is a bit amazing."

"The senior is also very good, No.2 will advance to the semi-finals." Lu Xianger gave a thumbs up and sincerely praised.

Chen Wenhan said modestly: "Professor He coached well, and you are really good if you can enter the semi-finals."

Lu Xiang'er hurriedly said modestly: "I'm just lucky. No. 9 made it to the semi-finals, and I almost couldn't make it."

This year's Paganini International Violin Competition Youth Group rematch, only ten places.

Therefore, Lu Xiang'er entered the semi-finals with the No.9 score in the preliminary round, and indeed entered the semi-finals. If the judges scored a little lower, they might not be able to enter the semi-finals.

Chen Wenhan was different, he entered the semi-finals with the second place in the preliminary round.

There was only one player in front of him, Patrick Pater.

The two chatted for a while.

Lu Xianger took out the violin and started to practice.

Chen Wenhan pointed out from the side: "You are very proficient in pulling the bow, but you need to pay attention to your fingering. If your fingering is not accurate, calluses will be left on your fingers."

In fact, for violinists, the fingers of the left hand will be more or less calloused.

Because the fingers of the left hand have to press the strings, if the posture of changing the strings is wrong, the fingers will rub against the strings and form calluses.

Of course, the number of cocoons is related to the thickness and whether the action of pressing the strings is correct.

The more standard the movement, the thinner the cocoon.

If the usual practice is not so hard, there is not even a cocoon.

Lu Xianger's string-pressing movements are still very standard, but she usually practices hard, so there is still a layer of calluses on her fingers.

For girls, having calluses on their hands is a very low self-esteem.

Therefore, when she was with Fang Xing, she would hide her left hand.

When Lu Xianger heard Chen Wenhan mention the cocoon, she subconsciously hid her left hand behind her back, and then showed a naive smile to conceal the inferiority complex in her heart.

Chen Wenhan saw her thoughts, stretched out his left hand and said, "Look at my fingers, the calluses are very thin, right? As long as the posture of pressing the strings is accurate enough, the calluses will fall off. Let me teach you."

"No... no need..." Lu Xiang'er was a little embarrassed to refuse, but also embarrassed to accept his kindness.

It didn't take long.

Professor He Zhaolin, who was tutoring the two, walked into the classroom, asked them to sit down, and said: "The students who participate in the international violin competition every year are all tutored by me.

"However, usually there are more graduate students who are tutored, and undergraduate students are less likely to enter the semi-finals.

"For about five or six years, no undergraduates entered the Paganini rematch.

"Lu Xianger, you are indeed very talented.

"However, you should also know that in terms of age and skills, you have some shortcomings.

"So, for these two weeks of coaching, you have to be extra serious to have a chance to get a place in the semi-finals.

"Since the rematch is only two weeks away, I will not teach the basics.

"It's too late to teach the basics now.

"So I will help you hit the rankings based on some of Paganini's rules for the rematch.

"This year in our school, two students entered the semi-finals at a time, which is a good opportunity to get a ranking.

"Especially Chen Wenhan, your goal is to keep the three and win the first.

"If you can win this year's Paganini youth group champion, next year's doctoral promotion quota will be stable."

Subsequently.

Under the guidance of He Zhaolin, the two began to train for Paganini's rematch.

to five o'clock in the afternoon.

After the tutoring ended, He Zhaolin left after class.

Lu Xiang'er started to pack her things, ready to eat.

Chen Wenhan suggested: "Lu Xianger, why don't we have a meal together. By the way, let's talk about the semi-finals. With my help, you still have the hope of getting a good ranking."

Lu Xiang'er was stunned for a moment, facing Chen Wenhan's invitation, she didn't know how to refuse, but she hesitated, and said, "Well...I'm going home for dinner today..."

"That's it, let's do it next time. By the way, when we go to Genoa to participate in the semi-finals, do we want to go together? It's more convenient to take care of each other." Chen Wenhan suggested again.

"My mother will accompany me then." Lu Xiang'er replied.

"That's fine, you go back and tell your mother that it's more convenient for classmates from the same school to enter the rematch together." Chen Wenhan insisted.

"Um... I'll ask first." Lu Xiang'er had no choice but to agree.

However, after she got home, she forgot about it and didn't mention it at all.

……

The next afternoon.

Lu Xianger went to the small classroom to teach as usual.

After the tutoring, Chen Wenhan proposed to have dinner together.

Lu Xianger groaned again, trying to deal with it.

"Aren't you too shy? We just have a meal together, and we have to go to the competition together, so we can get to know each other better, and we can help each other then, aren't we?" Chen Wenhan insisted.

"No, thank you senior for your help, I really have something to do today." Lu Xianger quickly apologized.

"Okay. Let's talk about it next time. Don't be so nervous. Don't worry, I will take care of you during the game." Chen Wenhan was not too anxious.

After a week of tutoring in small classrooms.

He Zhaolin began to choose the pieces for the competition according to the violin level of the two: "Paganini has no special restrictions on the selection of pieces for the rematch.

"However, Paganini's game requires more skill than other games.

"Chen Wenhan, I think you can choose one of Paganini's pieces for the competition, and try to choose a more difficult one.

"Lu Xiang'er, you can reduce the difficulty of your competition piece a little, but it can't be too low.

"Do you have any ideas about the repertoire of the competition? You can say it and discuss it."

Chen Wenhan has long thought of a piece for the competition, which is Paganini's Violin Concerto No. [-] in B minor.

He Zhaolin agreed with his decision, and then asked Lu Xianger what he thought: "What about you? What do you think about the song selection?"

Lu Xianger said directly: "I have already prepared a competition song."

"Which song? Tell me, let's consult together to see if it's suitable." He Zhaolin will not force students to choose a song for the competition, but if the song is really inappropriate, he will definitely suggest a replacement.

"It's called Skylark." Lu Xianger replied.

""The Skylark"? I don't seem to have heard of it. Is it a movement in a concerto?" He Zhaolin frowned, never heard such a violin piece.

"Professor, my friend gave it to me." Lu Xianger replied.

When He Zhaolin heard that it was composed by a friend, he suddenly felt unreliable.

The rematch of the youth group of the Paganini International Violin Competition is not a child's play. Getting a good ranking is a matter of life.

"Lu Xianger, this competition is very important, and we should be more careful in selecting songs." He Zhaolin subconsciously thought that the songs Lu Xianger said must be something out of date, and began to dissuade them.

"Professor, why don't I play it again now." Lu Xiang'er fought hard.

"Okay, play it once. If it doesn't work, just change it. It will definitely not be wrong in Paganini's 24 caprices." Although He Zhaolin felt that the piece Lu Xianger said must be unreliable, he still agreed with her to play it. again.

Lu Xianger took a deep breath, held the bow tightly and began to play "The Skylark".

At the beginning, when He Zhaolin heard the first half, he felt that the song was better than expected, and it was much better.

When I heard the second half, the more I listened, the more surprised I became.

This piece is completely at the level of a classic handed down from generation to generation, but he has never heard it before.

When the cry of "Skylark" came out, He Zhaolin raised his eyebrows involuntarily, showing a surprised expression.

The first time I heard this piece, I felt amazing, especially the vibrato on the E string, which is really unique.

(End of this chapter)