The world's number one pianist

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With the release of all the lists, the entire Chinese, no, even the entire world's classical music community has begun to operate.

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People in the music circle of every region are preparing to go to Poland, to Warsaw, to participate in the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Participate in the top four music competitions in the world.

As long as you can win this music competition, then it is obvious that you will get treatment that other musicians cannot enjoy, and have the opportunity to become a top pianist!

At the very least, you can debut immediately and become a signed musician!

Only with the classical music agency behind you can you show your talents in the world and become a top pianist.

Instead of stumbling around in various places, even if you hold a concert, not many people are willing to watch it.

As long as you sign a contract with those large classical music agencies, you will even find that those top pianists who have basically only been heard on the Internet and have never met in person will gradually intersect with your life.

And you will be formally integrated into the circle of world-class musicians.

He Shen can only be regarded as a member of the circle of top musicians in China, and there is no way to enter the circle of world-class musicians.

Even if those people in China who can enter the circle of world-class musicians are willing to take He Shen into this circle to see the big guys in this circle.

Those big guys will not be particularly willing to communicate with He Shen.

Unless He Shen's ability and understanding of piano can surpass them, or reach a level that completely convinces them.

Unfortunately, He Shen's current piano ability is the best in Chopin.

Although other works are excellent, there is still a gap from world-class pianists, not to mention being recognized by those world-class big guys.

And those world-class big guys...

Basically, one is counted as one, most of them have come out through the four major international piano competitions such as Chopin, and a small part have come out through other competitions and concerts.

The rarest is like GG and Glenn Gould, who have come out all over the world through personal records.

Gould is also the first pianist who claims that he hates all listeners.

Only when he returns to the recording studio can he enjoy music.

Instead of playing his own works in front of those who don't understand music at all, letting their actions interrupt his emotions.

Therefore, this year's strongest Chopin International Piano Competition is the best stage that all pianists dream of!

Since He Shen learned that he had successfully entered the Chopin International Piano Competition preliminaries, he has shortened the length of his daily piano practice to only about half of the usual time.

He practiced for about seven or eight hours a day, no longer forcing himself to practice for more than ten hours a day.

Therefore, He Shen had more time to hang out outside and take a look at this city that he had been here for several months but had never taken a serious look at.

A city with countless high-level musicians...

Haicheng!

The only city that can compete with the Huaguo Conservatory of Music!

He Shen closed the piano, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window next to the piano room, looked at the city that never sleeps outside that had gradually lit up, slowly let out a long sigh, and prepared to go out for a walk.

The main reason why He Shen spent so much time wandering around this place every day was that he tried to relax himself.

When the competition really started, everything would enter the most tense state, and the whole person would instantly tense up, and there would be no chance to relax at all.

Therefore, now was the last chance, the last chance to relax, the chance to relax himself a little.

He Shen nodded to Ji Mengting who was standing at the door, and when he motioned for her to follow, he glanced at the side.

He glanced at the ranking list hidden in the corner, which showed his Chopin ranking.

[First in Jiangzhou, second in China, and 66th in the world]

This is the ranking he achieved after practicing all Chopin etudes to the peak of Lv10.

There is no way to move up one more place, this should be his current peak.

66th in the world.

If those world-class Chopin pianists, such as Zimmermann and Argerich, are excluded, He Shen's ranking should be in the top ten among the younger generation.

This is the ranking He Shen got after removing all those who played Chopin very well in his mind.

This ranking is already a very bold ranking.

He Shen even guessed that his overall ranking should be around 15th to 20th.

The main reason why he did not reach the first place of the younger generation should be that Chopin's other works did not reach the level of Lv10, but were just ordinary Lv5-Lv8.

And those who can surpass him should have more Lv6-Lv8 works, that is, specialized works, than him.

The overall situation is slightly better than his own.

He Shen is not sure what the specific situation can be...

After all, the audio and video recordings He Shen obtained from Haicheng Conservatory of Music were all recordings made by contestants from all over the world about a year ago.

And these audio and video recordings are the most inaccurate.

He Shen had watched a pianist perform before. When he participated in the Chopin International Piano Competition, his Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 was probably L8 close to Lv9, with some loopholes.

But when he went to participate in the Van Cliburn Competition the next year, his Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 directly reached the level of Lv10!

This speed of progress is almost like an epiphany!

He Shen was really not sure that he would definitely get the first place.

but……

He Shen looked at the elevator door that was about to open.

But no matter what, he had to fight to see if he could fight to the death with those truly proud men at the last moment and win the most precious, the gold medal of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

First place!

This thing is not easy either...

He Shen couldn't help but shook his head and walked to the door. When he was about to go out, Zhou San happened to be walking inside. When he saw He Shen, his eyes couldn't help but light up. He walked over quickly and spoke to He Shen.

"He Shen, you just came down. I was planning to find you just now."

"That's it. Your passport has been issued, and we have prepared your ticket to Poland. We will give it to you together on the day you leave."

"Just because you have nothing to do today, let's go get a haircut!"

After saying that, Zhou San immediately grabbed He Shen's neighbor and dragged him towards the outside of the school.

There was an ordinary car parked in front of the school. There was nothing wrong with it. It was a public car used by the school.

Zhou San pulled He Shen, who looked confused, into the back seat. He also got out of the back seat and waved Ji Mengting to sit in the passenger seat.

After everyone got on the bus, Zhou San handed an address to the driver in front and told him to go somewhere.

Soon, the car under the seat started to start. Only then did He Shen react a little, frowned and said with a little confusion.

"What hairstyle? Why do you have a hairstyle?"

"Of course it's to dress up as Chopard!"

Zhou San spoke to He Shen confidently.

"You know, the Chopin International Piano Competition, which was even nicknamed the Chopin Cosplay Competition before, is what young people like to play, Cosprey, you know? They like to dress up as characters in anime and so on, they are very beautiful That's Cosprey!"

"I don't understand these things about you young people. I just heard about them. Don't worry if they are wrong."

"Of course, there is absolutely no clear rule in the Chopin International Piano Competition that performers must dress up as Chopin, but in fact, at least 70%, or 60%, of those who can win the Chopin International Piano Competition? It must be more than half anyway. many……"

"There are so many people, and their hairstyles are basically all Chopard's natural curls!"

"I don't know which era it was passed down from. In the Chopin International Piano Competition, there are even rumors that only those who have their hair styled into Chopin's natural curls are qualified to win the Chopin International Piano Competition!"

"Of course, this is just a rumor. If you can win the Chopin International Piano Competition by dressing up like Chopin, then why compete? Do you think that's right?"

"But at the same time, this saying has gradually entered the hearts of those people. If you follow Chopard, the judges will be farther away and give you a higher score!"

"Basically, people with a certain amount of hair will choose to slightly move their hair closer to Chopard's look..."

"If there is someone who looks obviously different from Chopard, then there is nothing we can do..."

"Maybe the judges will give you a higher score just because you look like Chopin and your playing feels similar to Chopin's? No one can say for sure, right?"

"So, anyway, let's change our hairstyle a little bit and make it look like Chopard! Then we'll pack up and get ready to go to Poland!"

Speaking of this place, Zhou San couldn't help but look up and down at He Shen.

He Shen's body has been well taken care of by Ji Mengting and the others recently. All the nutrients he takes in every day have been calculated, and there won't be anything that exceeds the standard, nor is there anything that is particularly lacking.

Therefore, the pain on He Shen's face obviously disappeared, and his whole figure became slightly more normal.

The only thing that remained unchanged was the messy hair on He Shen's head.

Looking at the amount of broken hair on his head, Zhou San couldn't help but touch his head...

He began to miss the time before he met He Shen.

At that time, he still had beautiful hair...

Well, although there is a piece missing from this hair.

But it’s still a beautiful head of hair!

Now, I am busy with various things, such as overall school internal affairs, dismantling the college in advance, contacting young teachers from other schools, and looking for top teachers who can sit in Jiangzhou...

I am also doing some work on the Internet to prevent others from putting the Jiangzhou Normal University Conservatory of Music and He Shen on too high a level and preventing them from getting down.

All kinds of work have caused all the hair he had left to fall out.

Therefore, Zhou San looked at He Shen with envy in his expression.

If I could have such a thick head of hair again, it would be great...

Soon, the car drove to the downtown area and stopped in front of a hair salon in the downtown area.

As soon as the car stopped, Zhou San immediately pulled He Shen into the barber shop, briefly told the barber about their needs, and asked the barber to help him tidy up.

Ji Mengting followed Zhou San obediently, looking at He Shen being pushed around in front of her, she couldn't help but be a little curious, and asked Zhou San.

"Principal, that... the whole hairstyle, is it really useful? Do most champions really have this hairstyle?"

"Most champions have this hairstyle, but this hairstyle is completely useless."

Zhou San glanced at Ji Mengting inexplicably, not quite understanding what she meant, pointed at He Shen, and asked her back.

"Do you think your teacher is just missing that hairstyle? Can one more hairstyle ensure the championship?"

"Huh?"

Ji Mengting blinked, not understanding Zhou San's meaning at all.

Zhou San looked at Ji Mengting, couldn't help but sigh, and explained helplessly.

"This is actually a very simple psychological effect, as a psychological sustenance, to relieve He Shen's pressure or something."

"Although He Shen has been actively releasing his pressure recently, in fact, he still feels very tired."

"So instead of letting He Shen continue to carry this pressure, it is better to take him to relax, get a hairstyle, and change his temperament."

"You have been following him for so long, don't you feel a little pressure?"

Ji Mengting looked at Zhou San, lowered her head slightly embarrassedly, and whispered.

"No, I always think that it is normal to have pressure when taking classes with Teacher He..."

"After all, I am taking classes with a teacher, so I feel pressure, which is actually normal, nothing big..."

"So, I don't feel any pressure from Teacher He..."

"..."

Zhou San looked at Ji Mengting, and didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only shake his head and look at He Shen who was getting a haircut in front of him.

It didn't take long for He Shen's hairstyle to become slightly wavy, which was very different from his previous messy hair.

As soon as this hairstyle changed, the feeling of Chopin instantly came out of He Shen.

Zhou San even looked at He Shen and couldn't tell for a while whether the person in front of him was He Shen or Chopin.

Especially the look in He Shen's eyes...

I didn't have that feeling before. I felt that He Shen was like a calm person, not caring about anything, not taking anything to heart, and not caring about things other than music.

You can even feel a sense of calmness when you stare into his eyes, that kind of extremely peaceful feeling.

But it's different now...

He Shen's eyes became extremely deep under the decoration of this hairstyle.

There are many, many feelings in it that Zhou San couldn't understand for a while.

If Zhou San were to describe it, it would probably be...

He left his hometown in despair, found a foothold in another place with difficulty, and grew up slowly.

But in the process of growing up, I always recall the feeling of my hometown...

If so, this feeling should actually be the feeling when Chopin wrote piano etudes?

Hmm?

Zhou San touched his chin and immediately rejected this idea in his heart. It must not be Chopin. This should be He Shen's own idea!

He had learned about He Shen's family background from other music colleges before...

Like all those who are good at playing the piano, he was beaten since childhood and gradually grew up under strict and high standards.

Later, when he was applying for college, his father took him to all six major music colleges to cultivate his mentality.

Without any surprise, he got the first place in piano in all of them.

After seeing his son achieve such results, his father took him to the two major music colleges.

Not beyond everyone's expectations, He Shen got the second place in Huaguo Music College and the first place in Haicheng Music College in the school recruitment exam...

Both are excellent results!

As a result, when registering, He Shen tried to rebel against his father for the first time and went to Wuzhou Conservatory of Music...

In the middle, there were so many unpleasant things. He Shen's father even went to Wuzhou Conservatory of Music to make trouble, but fortunately he was stopped by the school.

This incident had a great impact on He Shen...

When he graduated from college, under the coercion of his father, he did not choose to continue his studies in Wuzhou, but chose to return from Wuzhou Conservatory of Music and returned to Jiangzhou.

When he returned to his hometown, some things may have happened again, which made He Shen run directly from his hometown to Ningcheng, where Jiangzhou Normal University is located, and find a part-time job there to make a living...

Zhou San didn't know what happened in the middle. He could only know what happened to He Shen in the Conservatory of Music through his people at the Conservatory of Music.

He was not a surveillance camera, so how could he know what happened between He Shen and his father after he returned home.

However, what happened later was just like the feelings interpreted in this look...

Leaving his hometown and settling in another place.

But he still pays attention to the situation in his hometown, and wants to prove to his parents that he is a very powerful pianist!

Pressure from family, pressure from school, pressure from Chinese public opinion...

It turns out that He Shen has so much pressure on his shoulders...

Thinking of this, Zhou San couldn't help but sigh.

Ji Mengting, who was standing aside, looked at Zhou San inexplicably, not quite sure why he sighed.

Zhou San took a step forward, reached out and patted He Shen's shoulder, restrained all the previous emotions, and spoke to He Shen very solemnly.

"He Shen, come on, don't be nervous, and don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"I know that what I'm saying now is actually useless to you, because it's you who's actually participating in the competition, not us, and we can't provide you with any help!"

"We can only help you reduce a little bit of material troubles on the way to becoming the world's number one pianist, such as visas, air tickets to Warsaw, hotels..."

"Besides that, we have no ability to help you with other things. Even if we tell you now not to be so nervous, we actually know that these are all bullshit, and I know all this!"

"But... I still want to say it!"

"He Shen, relax, don't put too much pressure on yourself!"

"We all believe in you!"

"You can definitely achieve your goal! Get to the place you really want to be!"

"Become... a real pianist!"

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