The world's number one pianist

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting were sent directly to the backstage of the concert hall by He Shen, looking at the closed door behind them and some staff standing guard.

Their consciousness was a little blurred, and they were completely in a state of confusion and couldn't extricate themselves.

It turns out that there is no need to inform them about the time of the competition?

It turns out that you don’t need to sign your own name to compete?

It turns out that the competition is so tight?

And the two of them are going to compete on the first day?

Now this competition gives them both a very strange feeling.

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They felt as if they were not prepared at all and were dragged directly into the examination room...

But He Shen said they were completely ready?

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like it’s completely ready!

Is this to push out your potential?

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

After Zhao Zitong hesitated for a moment, he said to Ji Mengting: "Shall we... go in directly?"

"It seems like this is the only way?" Ji Mengting replied to Zhao Zitong with the same hesitation.

She was also as confused as Zhao Zitong.

Zhao Zitong looked at the confused Ji Mengting next to him, couldn't help but sigh, and gave up the communication.

It was obvious that both men knew nothing.

She reached out and took out the ID passes that He Shen had handed to the two of them before, and walked to the backstage review office of the concert hall.

That's the desk responsible for registration in the backstage.

She handed the pass in her hand to the staff in front of her and asked: "Um...who am I to enter?"

"Sorry! I'll verify it, please wait a moment!" The staff member took the pass from Zhao Zitong's hand and Ji Mengting's pass next to him with both hands. After placing the two certificates in front of him and copying them, he respectfully handed over the pass. The two passes were handed back to Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting in front of them, and they continued to speak.

"Hello, Ms. Zitong, your number is the third one to appear today!"

"Hello, Ms. Jimeng Hall, your number is the eighth one to appear today!"

Because the staff member was Japanese, the names of the two people he read were not particularly clear, and it was obvious that they slipped past them in a daze.

Fortunately, Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, although they couldn't quite hear the words of this person's name, they still knew that he was referring to themselves.

After Zhao Zitong heard her ranking, she breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that things seemed to have returned to areas she was familiar with.

Zhao Zitong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Not bad, the third appearance today, not particularly in the front, not particularly in the back! And it is separated from you by a lot. This order of appearance is really good!"

Ji Mengting took her pass and nodded, casually saying: "Well, I'm just not sure how many people will show up today. If it's too late..."

"Hey, I heard that the first round of the competition lasted for three days. There were about 80 contestants in total, so there were more than 20 people in one day. You should be in the morning near the afternoon, and I am right in the morning!" Zhao Zitong smiled He waved his hand and comforted Ji Mengting.

Ji Mengting nodded thoughtfully when she heard this place. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly noticed something was wrong. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Zitong and said blankly: "How do you know there are only more than 80 people in total?"

"Ah? Didn't you see?"

Zhao Zitong paused. She looked at the staff beside her who was staring at the table boredly, and placed her eyes on the staff list.

At the end of the list, the number says 88...

"Actually, as long as you look at the list when you just received it, you can see it..." Zhao Zitong said helplessly.

"Um, like this?" Ji Mengting looked at the staff in front of her, then at Zhao Zitong, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

It turns out that Zhao Zitong observed so carefully?

She glanced at herself, who seemed a bit silly and sweet, and then at Zhao Zitong.

Although I feel there is a slight gap in IQ, but fortunately, I am older than her!

Thinking of this place, Ji Mengting couldn't help but smile and followed Zhao Zitong towards the lounge.

Soon, the two arrived in the lounge.

There weren't too many people in the lounge, but they weren't too few either.

There were about five or six people.

All of them are players who need to finish playing in the first round of the opening ceremony.

They sat in the lounge, looking at everything around them in a daze, doing their own things.

Some people are holding music scores and don’t know what they are thinking. Maybe they are memorizing the music?

Some people clasped their hands in their fists and were shaking a little. Maybe they were trying to get excited?

Some people draw herringbones on their hands and then swallow them. This is probably to make themselves less nervous?

It is said that this is a unique way to relieve stress in Japan. It seems that doing this can make them less nervous.

I don't know if it is useful specifically.

In the preparation room backstage, most of the players were from Japan, and it was rare to see players from other places.

There are only one or two people from the Chinese country and the Bangzi country.

When Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting opened the door and came in, the entire lounge was quiet for a while.

Everyone set their sights on Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong.

Some of the people who knew Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting turned pale instantly.

Countless whispers were heard in the preparation room.

"Damn it, why are we in the same competition with these two people?"

"It's a headache. I was a little nervous to begin with. Now I'm in the same round with these two people. I won't be eliminated directly, right?"

"God bless you, God bless you. Don't go on stage before or after these two people, otherwise I'm really finished!"

"It's over. I'm going home early!"

"Huh? Why are you all shaking? Are these two people so scary?"

"You didn't see the level of these two people when they tried the piano in advance. Their teacher is He Shen, the top pianist among the young generation in his twenties. He Shen's understanding of the entire concert hall is deeper than we think! He just took a look and knew what method should be used to perform in this concert hall. Play!"

"Fuck? Is this He Shen a human? No, He Shen is not a human. If he is a human, he can't play the piano so well!"

"It's okay that He Shen is strong, but the two students he taught are also ridiculously strong. I don't know what to say!"

"I dare not say their musical accomplishment, but their finger strength, pure finger skills, make people have no idea of ​​catching up..."

"Ah, then are we finished?"

"No, it's okay, because the game is not over yet. Even if the two people occupy the front and the back, there is still a little chance to climb up in the middle!"

"..."

The dense noise of the crowd had no effect on Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting.

After all, they were the players rushing towards the finals.

Their goal was to get the first and second place in the finals, not just to enter the finals.

In addition, they didn't understand Japanese.

Therefore, they didn't respond to the comments of the people around them.

The two of them quickly found a seat and sat down. They looked at each other and did not speak, letting others around them discuss freely.

Soon, the noise in the lounge gradually quieted down. Everyone looked at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting who were sitting there quietly, and their expressions could not help but be extremely complicated.

After all, what can be done? What can be done now?

Obviously, the situation of the competition has been completely fixed, and there is no possibility of any change.

Even if they are reluctant to face Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, they still have to face them.

Therefore, the result can only be seen on the competition field!

Maybe the two people just play the piano well normally, but when facing the competition, they will perform abnormally and lose?

Maybe? Everything is possible!

Everyone can only comfort themselves in this way, after all, this will make them feel a little better.

The competition is not very fair.

If the person in front of you plays very badly, then as long as you play normally and play much better than him, then you can get a score that does not match your ability!

A little higher than your normal ability.

If the person in front of you is a big shot, then no matter how long you play, the score you get will be a little bit worse than the normal score.

This is unavoidable.

In addition to showing your strength, you must play better than the people in front and behind you, so that you can get a higher score!

Otherwise, the biggest possibility is that you get a score far lower than your expectations, and thus lose directly.

There is no other possibility.

After all, the judges are also human.

Even if they know how strong you are, they will definitely be influenced by the players in front and behind, and this cannot be avoided!

Even if you, for example, play Zelda first, and then play Genshin Impact.

Even if Genshin Impact is done well and no matter how hard you try, there is still a great possibility that it will be compared with Zelda, and the evaluation that Genshin Impact is not as good as Zelda will be concluded.

And those players who are used to Genshin Impact will also feel very uncomfortable when they are deceived by public opinion to play Zelda.

They feel that the rhythm is too slow, or that the main line is not particularly clear.

Preconceived ideas are very applicable in any field.

What these players fear is also this kind of preconceived feeling.

Why do we need to split up many top players?

The reason is very simple, that is, to minimize the influence of preconceived ideas!

Those top players will not meet each other, so there will be no situation where a top player is rated low.

Those top players are more likely to meet in the finals!

If the organizer puts those top players on the same day, the first player is the strongest, and the second and third players are slightly weaker.

Then it is very likely that the score obtained by the slightly weaker player is not as good as the score obtained by an ordinary player who suddenly explodes in the back and the weak players in the front.

At that time, the credibility of the competition may be lost a lot.

Therefore, before the competition, the organizing committee will try its best to screen out those contestants who may enter the finals, so that they can enter the competition in batches.

In this way, the final of the competition may also be more exciting!

As for those players who were eliminated by these top players...

They could have been eliminated anyway, it was just a matter of being eliminated earlier or later, what difference does it make?

From being able to enter the second round by chance and then being eliminated, to only being able to enter the first round and not being able to enter the second round...

Is there any difference for the organizing committee of these competitions?

Obviously, there is no difference.

This is why those ordinary players sitting in the lounge are so desperate.

Because it is very simple, they are likely to become abandoned in this round of competition.

Because they did not perform as well as those top players, they were directly eliminated.

Everyone looked at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, their expressions were extremely resentful, but they could not say anything.

But soon, everyone quieted down again.

The competition is about to start, and there is no point in resentment at this time, so it is better to prepare for the competition well.

Maybe you can rush out with good luck?

Time passed slowly, and the number of spectators in the concert hall increased.

Not only ordinary music students, but also music lovers from other places.

Many elementary school students, junior high school students, and high school students from Hamamatsu also came to this place, waiting for the competition to start.

The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition is not just a competition for those in the classical music industry.

It is also aimed at local students, giving them basic music education and cultivating their perception of classical music.

These things can effectively build local basic music construction.

Following the guidance of the teacher, the group of students walked into the concert hall carefully, sitting in their seats very quietly, sitting well.

Very well-behaved!

Soon, the door of the concert hall began to close slowly, and the last group of people entered the concert hall.

The contestant backstage behind the stage also closed the door at this moment.

If there are no contestants who come in to report, they can't come in at this time.

The competition is about to begin!

Everyone felt the atmosphere around them, and the whole person couldn't help but get nervous, waiting for the start of the competition.

Just as everyone was looking at the door of the lounge anxiously, waiting for the staff to call the number, the door suddenly opened.

A man walked in from the door.

He just happened to be on time and walked into the lounge.

The people who were already extremely worried couldn't help but reveal a trace of despair in their eyes.

"Nakamura... Bai?"

"Wait, why? Why are there three great players on the first day of the opening ceremony? Shouldn't they be separated? Why are they put together?"

"Is this really the case? The organizing committee won't give us any chance at all?"

"It's over..."

The expressions of the crowd gradually changed from the original tension to a bit of a broken jar, and then, expressionless.

The first round of the competition day.

Surprisingly, there are three finalists!

If I guessed correctly, there were basically only about ten players on the first round of the competition day. After this group of players finished, there would be another group of players in the evening!

As a result, among these dozen players, there are three top players!

Assuming Zhao Zitong is the second, then the first and third are directly useless, Nakamura Bai is the fifth, then the fourth and sixth are useless, Ji Mengting is the eighth, then the seventh and ninth, there is no way to escape their influence!

No, not even a slight chance!

Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting heard the noise and looked up at the door. They saw Nakamura Bai standing at the door and looking at everyone in the room.

The three people's eyes met instantly. Nakamura Bai couldn't help but smile. His slightly casual figure gradually became straight.

The confidence in his own interpretation of music and the elegance of music instantly flowed out of his body.

He smiled at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting and spoke in fluent Chinese.

"Nice to meet you. I am today's fifth contestant, Nakamura Bai!"

"You can call me Mo Bai!"