The world's number one pianist

Soon, Fantian Kyohei helped He Shen to arrange the piano practice rooms for Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting.

He found two rooms in a relatively far place, near the Yamaha factory.

Then, he discussed with Yamaha and put two grand pianos in them.

The whole room is about 20 square meters, and the layout inside is very simple.

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In addition to a sofa that can sleep people and a separate bathroom, there is only a piano.

A piano is placed in the middle of the room!

There are no other items!

You can only practice and study!

Looking at the furnishings in the room, He Shen nodded with great satisfaction and didn't say much. After arranging Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong, he no longer cared about their piano practice.

In addition to listening to their overall situation every day, he would not impose more restrictions on them at other times.

Just let them freely exert their normal strength.

During this time, He Shen also conducted a little research on other contestants.

Just as Kyohei Fantian said.

The entire Hamamatsu International Piano Competition reached a very difficult level this time!

Because of the last Chopin International Piano Competition, other Japanese contestants and Korean contestants directly gave more hope for classical music. They felt that they could also participate and do it!

After all, in the last Chopin International Piano Competition, the first place was He Shen, the second place was Liu Yu, and the third place was Kyohei Fantian!

A Chinese, a Chinese with Maple Leaf nationality, and a Japanese contestant!

The contestants on the Asian side took the top three places at once!

Therefore, countless people began to march madly towards the Chopin International Piano Competition!

Except for some contestants who have been submitted to the Chopin International Piano Competition, all other contestants, all contestants on the Asian side, all came to Hamamatsu to see if they have the ability to win the championship!

If you can win the championship in Hamamatsu, then it will be much easier to win the Chopin International Piano Competition.

The most important thing is the release of psychological pressure.

It is precisely because of this that He Shen got countless videos of classical music performers from other places.

He Shen watched their videos and analyzed their strengths and weaknesses.

Then, he told Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting about their strengths and weaknesses, helping them to win the championship of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in a more relaxed manner!

He Shen kept watching the videos of those people. After all the videos were sent over, Fan Tian Kyohei never came over again.

Leave a very quiet space for He Shen.

Let He Shen think carefully about how to target other players!

Those who may win the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition!

Because it was not He Shen himself who played, compared to him playing directly, Zhao Zitong and others had more possibilities to play!

More possibilities of failure!

Therefore, He Shen looked at those opponents very seriously and was unwilling to miss any details!

As He Shen studied the contestants more and more carefully, he also constructed an overall image of the contestants!

Especially those who are qualified to win the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition...

He Shen listened to their music and felt their interpretation of music. His thoughts on those people in music became clearer and clearer, and he could understand more and more how those people interpreted music!

And as time passed...

He Shen gradually thought of how to use the characteristics of these people to target them!

Let those people, because of their characteristics or shortcomings, fall at the hands of He Shen and Zhao Zitong and others!

He Shen looked at the videotape in his hand and the performers marked by him, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

There was no trace of smile, and the whole person was extremely calm.

He did not tell anyone about this. Except for Fan Tian Kyohei who sent him the videotape, who might know a little bit, no one else knew what He Shen was thinking about and what kind of plan he had made!

No one!

Including... Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting!

…

Time soon arrived on the eve of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. The sky in Hamamatsu was particularly blue, and the weather was extremely clear and elegant. Just looking at it casually would make the whole person feel particularly good.

At about eight o'clock in the morning, Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting had already packed themselves up and walked out of their piano rooms.

They had not walked out of the piano room for the past few days, and He Shen helped them with their daily diet.

Therefore, because they had not seen the big sun outside for several days, their whole bodies were even a little pale.

After the two came out of the room, they looked at each other and couldn't help showing a little relief.

Practicing in the piano room and practicing special skills for the competition, they were going crazy.

They practiced non-stop every day.

Now, they can finally come out to take a breath and prepare for the competition.

For a moment, the expressions on their faces were extremely sighing.

However, before they could sigh, He Shen came over. He glanced at the two people, especially their expressions. After taking a serious look, he nodded casually.

"Okay, now that you are all ready, let's go directly to the report."

"Eh!!!"

After He Shen said that, he walked directly out of the house. After Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting glanced at each other, they sighed helplessly and followed suit just as quickly.

Today is not game day, today is the day before game day.

This day is specially reserved for contestants like them to choose pianos.

The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition is comparable to the Chopin International Piano Competition. As a precursor to the Chopin International Piano Competition, the pianos used in the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition are the same as the Chopin International Piano Competition, which are four pianos.

Yamaha, Steinway, Kawaii, and Fazioli!

Even the models are similar!

It seems that there is no choice. Basically, what piano do you take in this competition, or what piano do you usually choose? Then in the competition, choose which piano!

But this is not actually the case. The more powerful a piano is, the more willing they are to complete and tune it by hand.

The overall feel level is basically the same!

It can even be said that the feel of each one is different!

Therefore, when choosing a piano, in addition to choosing the corresponding brand of sound, one more thing is to choose a piano that matches your feel!

If you don’t particularly care about the feel of these pianos, then you only need to care about the tone and the expression of the music!

Originally, these things should have been done by Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong by themselves, but...

He Shen planned to come over in person to help them choose a piano.

After they confirm the piano they are used to feeling, we help them decide on their own piano choice and what kind of tone to use!

These things are very important preparations before the competition!

At the Chopin International Piano Competition, He Shen knew all about it and did not let Professor Danyi help him choose.

In this competition, it is basically the first time for Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting to participate in a competition of this level.

Therefore, I must help them choose the piano that is most suitable for them.

It may not necessarily be suitable for the work. Occasionally, it can also be targeted at other players!

He Shen took Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting to the vicinity of Hamamatsu Concert Hall quickly.

At this moment, people were already standing around the Hamamatsu Concert Hall. Countless people were standing there talking quietly, preparing for the next choice of piano.

He Shen walked up to the staff, nodded slightly to them, handed them their identification documents, as well as those of Ji Mengting, Zhao Zitong and others, and spoke casually in English.

"Instructor He Shen, contestants Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong are sent for examination!"

"Okay! Please wait a moment!"

The staff took the identity certificate from He Shen with the unique Japanese respect. After quickly registering for the test, he nodded to He Shen: "Hello, your identity certificate and the identity certificate of the two contestants, we will Everything has been verified for you!”

"Mr. He Shen, our supervisor here reminded us before that if you come, you can take your students directly into it first, and there is no need to wait outside!"

"Do you want to go in directly? Or wait for a while and wait until your students are ready before entering?"

"If you want to start choosing a piano, you can come to us at any time and we will definitely meet your needs!"

The staff member in front of him lowered his head with great respect, handed over the three identification certificates in his hand, and spoke to He Shen.

He Shen took the identity certificate in his hand and put it away. He turned his head and glanced at the two people standing behind him. He looked at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting around with great curiosity. He then glanced at the dense crowd around him and thought for a moment. After a while, without much hesitation, he said directly:

"Just go in now, no need to wait!"

"Okay! I'll make arrangements right now!"

The staff member nodded and quickly gestured to the other staff around him. After writing and drawing on the registration books and memos, he extended his arm to He Shen and pointed to the concert hall behind him. , said: "Hello, Mr. He Shen, please come this way!"

He Shen glanced at the staff and said hello to Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, who were not far behind him and had become the center of everyone's attention, asking them to come quickly and follow him directly into the concert hall.

Many people around were quietly looking at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, paying attention to their actions.

The appearance of Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting perfectly matches the aesthetics of all Asians. Although they may be a little smaller, they are not so attractive to Europeans and Americans.

But for Asians, it’s very attractive!

This also makes them both stand out among all the contestants.

Whether they were Chinese, Japanese, or people from Bangzi Country, they all looked at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting.

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting are already very popular in China. They are only a little uncomfortable with the current situation, but they have long been used to it.

Now seeing He Shen calling them to go into the room to choose a piano, without any hesitation, they followed He Shen to the concert hall.

After everyone outside the room saw Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong enter the concert hall, they began to discuss in a low voice.

"By the way, do you know those two people just now? Do you know where they are from? I haven't seen them in Japan..."

"Yeah, which university are they from? Or college? They look so beautiful!"

"No, you are focusing on the wrong point, right? Shouldn't you focus on them entering the concert hall directly? They didn't stop at all, just came over, didn't wait like us, and went straight into the concert hall to choose a piano. Isn't this too much of an unspoken rule?"

"Huh? Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true! Such beautiful girls, unspoken rules, choose pianos in advance, hehehe..."

"What do you want What? Didn't you see the big shot in front of you just now?"

"Big shot? Who?"

"He Shen! He Shen from China! He Shen, the champion of the Chopin International Piano Competition! He Shen, the best pianist of the year at the Echo Awards! He Shen, the champion of the latest bestseller list of classical music! He Shen, who has the greatest hope of becoming the top of the 100 greatest pianists of the 21st century!"

"What the hell? He Shen? The one just now was He Shen? I didn't notice it at all!"

"I agree with all the previous ones, but the last one, the top of the 100 greatest pianists of the 21st century... It's not even halfway through the 21st century, where did you get it from? out?"

"Just watch, many people say so! He Shen's ability can definitely be on the list of the 100 greatest pianists of the 21st century!"

"That's for sure, but the first is not sure. By the way... do you know what He Shen is doing here? Why did he come here for no apparent reason?"

"Come here to be a judge? Or come here to have an affair with those two girls?"

"What affair? Those two girls are He Shen's students! He Shen just refuted the rumors to everyone at the Echo Awards. Why are you still focusing on this!"

"Hiss, He Shen's students? It seems that He Shen attaches great importance to these two students. I think this competition will be very good!"

"What's the use of being good? Since the two of them, I don't even know if I can enter the finals. Why don't He Shen's students directly apply for the Chopin International Piano Competition? Why do they come to fight with us?"

"Yes, why can't the two of them enter the Chopin International Piano Competition directly? Why do they come to fight with us..."

"There are so many top bosses coming this year. It's true that the environment that was originally very involuted is now even more involuted..."

"..."

Everyone was talking about it, and they had no idea what He Shen wanted to do by bringing Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting here.

But by coincidence, these people had a little bit of complaints about He Shen, Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting.

It was already a very difficult competition, and now all these people are here, how can we play it?

Just give up the competition early!

It would be fine if these people came earlier, but they actually have privileges?

Can they choose the piano in advance?

Although everyone's piano is the same, it is impossible that there are only a few limited pianos.

But...

Being able to make the selection in advance means that you can go back earlier to continue the contact. Isn't that enough?

Originally, you might have gone back more than half an hour earlier, but now you might have delayed it a little bit.

The impact is not much, the impact is very small!

But, I always feel uncomfortable!

Therefore, the group of people looked at He Shen, and Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong, and their eyes couldn't help but bring a trace of dislike.

Who would like that kind of queue-jumping?

What's the use of being beautiful? It's not your partner...

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting didn't know about the turmoil outside.

He Shen could probably guess, but he didn't care about the complaints of the group of people outside.

After all, what's the use of complaining? If you are strong, then just beat us directly on the field!

If you are weak...

Then no matter how much you complain, it will not have any impact on the game.

Therefore, there is no need to care about what those people think.

He Shen walked quickly to the front of the stage. The group of contestants in front were still testing the piano. After the test, they hesitated for a long time before choosing their own piano.

Then let the next contestant go on stage.

Each contestant was experimenting to see if they could find the piano that suited them best.

Their fingers moved quickly on the piano, feeling the music flowing between their fingers, and their expressions were extremely serious.

He Shen stood in the middle of the concert hall, a little bit ahead of the test, feeling the music around him, and his expression did not change at all.

He waited until the contestant in front of him was confirmed, and then nodded to Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting behind him.

"Okay, go up!"

"Yeah!"

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting nodded and walked quickly to the stage.

After the two looked at each other, Ji Mengting stepped back half a step and let Zhao Zitong start playing the piano first.

Zhao Zitong did not hesitate at all, walked directly to the edge of the piano, sat down, raised her hands and prepared to start playing.

At this moment, He Shen suddenly spoke.

"Wait a minute, Zhao Zitong! Don't play the piano yet!"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on He Shen, not quite sure what He Shen was thinking.

He Shen squinted his eyes and glanced at the layout of this Hamamatsu Concert Hall, looked at the surrounding scenes, and touched his chin.

The decoration of this music, the decoration inside this concert hall...

The transmission of music in this concert hall.

He Shen has experienced many concert halls, and he has a general understanding of the design of the concert hall for music.

He knows which concert hall is more suitable for which kind of performance.

And which position can hear the weaknesses in the music most clearly!

The weaknesses in the music, the flaws in the music, the regrets in the music...

The judges don't want to hear how wonderful the performers' interpretation of the music is. What they want to find most is the flaws in the music.

After finding the flaws, they will determine whether the performers understand music based on the performers' overall grasp of the music!

He Shen looked at the concert hall in front of him and his eyes turned quickly.

Then, He Shen walked to a position near the back of the concert hall and stopped at a position that everyone looked puzzled at.

He took out a lollipop from his pocket and put it in his mouth, then turned to look at Zhao Zitong in front of him and said lightly.

"Okay, now you can start playing!"

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