The world's number one pianist

He Shen took a car from the Symphony Piano Shop and passed by Jiangzhou Normal University. Google search reading

From the roadside, he saw the Conservatory of Music in Jiangzhou Normal University. He looked at the small white building but did not pass by it. Instead, he followed the car and continued to move forward.

It is said that after they left, the Conservatory of Music of Jiangzhou Normal University recruited a group of new teachers, and the framework has been rebuilt, and it has not fallen.

However, they now only accept normal students, filling the last gap in Jiangzhou's music education.

He Shen got off the bus at the gate of Jiangzhou Normal University, and after changing several buses, he came to Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music from Jiangzhou Normal University.

After getting off the bus at the gate of Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, He Shen did not hesitate much and walked directly to the office with the flow of people.

He stretched out his hand and knocked twice at the door of the principal's office.

Dongdong.

"Come in." Zhou San's voice sounded at the door.

He Shen listened to Zhou San's voice without much hesitation and pushed the door open directly.

At this moment, Zhou San was correcting a pile of documents. He asked directly without looking up.

"Is there anything?"

"Principal Zhou San, I plan to take a break, so I'll resign first."

He Shen slowly spoke to Zhou San.

"Resign? Take a break? Huh?"

Zhou San didn't react when he heard He Shen's voice. He looked up and found that it was He Shen who was talking to him. He didn't understand the current situation at all and said blankly.

"He Shen? When did you come back? Why didn't you tell me so that I could send a car to pick you up?"

Halfway through, he felt something was wrong, stood up suddenly, and slapped the table.

"No, wait, what did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly? Rest? Resign?"

"I need to take a break. I plan to go somewhere else recently, and then... prepare my new album and concert."

He Shen's tone did not change at all, as if he was not describing his own affairs.

Zhou San looked at He Shen, looked at He Shen's expression, opened his mouth, but finally just sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Okay, you haven't worked here for long anyway, and you spend most of your time running around outside preparing for the competition."

"It's really good that you told me before you left. Thank you for giving me time to adjust my work."

Zhou San's tone was reproachful, but he wasn't particularly angry.

It had been said before that He Shen would teach some courses in school to do something about music aesthetics.

For example, about the appreciation of classical music in the romantic period.

As a result, he took some courses at the Conservatory of Music of Jiangzhou Normal University.

When he arrived at the Conservatory of Music of Jiangzhou, He Shen spent most of his time on individual teaching. The courses he said he would teach were always taught by another teacher.

In fact, he really didn't teach a single class.

Therefore, Zhou San had already anticipated He Shen's departure and request for a long leave.

He knew that He Shen might prepare an album for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly come back during the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and follow his words about making an album.

Zhou San returned to his seat, waved at He Shen, and said casually.

"Okay, since you are ready to leave, I can't stop you, so just pack up and hand over your work, although you don't have much to hand over..."

"But I will keep your position for you, it's not too late to come back after you are done."

"If you really don't plan to come back, tell me, I will make you an honorary professor here, the same position as Argerich and others."

"In this way, you don't have to worry."

Zhou San picked up the pen in his hand, quickly wrote and drew on the paper, filled out a form, handed it to He Shen in front of him, and continued.

"You can sign here and there will be no problem, and then..."

Zhou San paused.

"Then can you tell me where you are going?"

He Shen took the paper and pen handed by Zhou San, thought for a while, and said.

"Probably, I will go to Europe, travel around Europe, and then fly to Bear Country and Beautiful Country to see those places."

"Feel the music that I haven't felt before."

"In this way, maybe I can play better."

Zhou San looked at He Shen in front of him, paused for a long time, and sighed.

"Is that so..."

"Okay, let's do it. The door of Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music will always be kept for you, even the next president will do the same."

"Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music will be your last fortress, the last harbor, and will never abandon you."

After saying that, Zhou San stood up, patted He Shen's shoulder, sent He Shen out the door, and watched He Shen's back as he left, and was silent for a long time.

Until He Shen was out of sight, he sighed again and turned back to his room.

He did not continue to work, but turned his chair around and looked at the wall behind him.

Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music is just an ordinary conservatory of music. It does not have a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the upper floor of the headquarters like those big companies.

So, behind Zhou San is just an ordinary wall.

There are a lot of certificates and medals hanging on the wall.

If you look closely, you can clearly see that most of them are He Shen's, and there are also medals and certificates of He Shen's students.

This is the honor wall of Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, which is what Zhou San likes to see the most.

Now that He Shen has left, it means that the people on this wall have lost a huge pillar.

"I hope that the people behind Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music can continue to support Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, right?"

"The people in the string group, the percussion group, and... the wind group."

"I hope they can support the piano department, which is a little empty after He Shen left!"

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot that there is also a Yue Li, Yue Li..."

"Yue Li, should be able to replace He Shen and support Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music, right?"

"Unfortunately, although he is quite capable and is also a leader in the industry, he is not as capable as He Shen to become the pillar of the school!"

"What a pity..."

Zhou San looked at the award certificate behind him and fell into deep thought. He didn't say a word, but just sat there in a daze.

After an unknown amount of time, he turned around and continued to correct the documents on his desk, with an extremely serious expression, without any slackness.

Even if He Shen left, Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music could not collapse. He had to maintain the continued development of the entire Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music.

…

He Shen left Jiangzhou Conservatory of Music and returned to his home. After packing up all his things, he called his agent.

The phone beeped twice, and Jiang Yunling's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"What's wrong? Is there something?"

"I plan to go to Europe again, about three months, can you help me get a visa?"

"Three months?"

Jiang Yunling was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "If it's three months, can't you just apply for a tourist visa normally?"

He Shen explained: "I mainly want to be able to do it as soon as possible. I plan to stay in various places in Europe for three months, sort out my ideas about music, and start a new album."

"New album?" Jiang Yunling was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "What's the theme?"

"The future?"

He Shen walked to the top floor of his house, looked at his piano, and continued.

"I need to think about my own music and my understanding of my own music in the past half of my life."

"These things need to be thought about carefully."

"Perhaps, I can interpret a different music that belongs to me alone."

After He Shen finished speaking, Jiang Yunling on the other end was silent for a long time before speaking.

"Okay, I'll ask for you now, and I should be able to give you an answer soon. I will also help you arrange the follow-up arrangements for your music."

"You don't have to be too anxious, just wait a little, that's it, I'll hang up first."

After that, Jiang Yunling hung up the phone and immediately started to busy himself with He Shen's affairs.

He Shen also threw the phone aside, walked to his own custom-made piano, put his hands on the black and white keyboard, and plucked it casually.

The sound of music, without any delay, came into his ears.

He Shen closed his eyes and did not pay attention to everything around him. He just let his thoughts about music sink into the piano and forget everything around him.

...

He Shen disappeared.

For many people, He Shen disappeared.

Whether it was Zhou San, or any other Zhou San, or Zhao Zitong, Ji Mengting and others.

They did not find any trace of He Shen.

It was as if He Shen disappeared from this world.

No one responded to phone calls, emails, or text messages.

Although I really want to complain, I am really helpless.

In the second round of the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, Zhao Zitong still lost to Nakamura Shiro, but the gap between them was already very funny.

The gap between Zhao Zitong and Nakamura Shiro is about 4 points.

Just a little difference, and she can surpass Nakamura Shiro.

The results of the second round of the competition are still Nakamura Shiro first, Zhao Zitong second, and Ji Mengting third.

But this time, Nakamura Shiro looked at Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting, and did not continue to be particularly proud. He looked at the two and began to hesitate a little.

He felt that his ranking in this game might not be guaranteed.

It is very likely that he will be defeated by Zhao Zitong at the last moment.

As for Ji Mengting, the gap between her and the other two was a little bigger.

Although she was still in third place.

However, the first and second place winners Zhao Zitong and Nakamura Bai, and the people who followed Ji Mengting, had formed two completely different teams.

It could even be said that...

the difference was like heaven and earth!

If there were no accidents, Ji Mengting would have no chance to catch up with Zhao Zitong and Nakamura Bai, who belonged to the first echelon.

In addition, without the help of He Shen, Ji Mengting fell into autism.

She rejected the others and stayed in the room alone for a long time to think, until she came out when her band was rehearsing.

She came out of her room, and this time, her whole aura became different.

She did not continue to follow Zhao Zitong, but waited for the finals alone in a place far away from Zhao Zitong.

Soon, the finals came.

The Hamamatsu International Piano Competition invited countless top pianists.

No, perhaps it was not the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition Organizing Committee that invited them, but...

These top pianists came here voluntarily.

They heard that there were two particularly powerful contestants in this place, and each of them had his own understanding of music.

So, they followed the organizing committee and came to this place half-heartedly, ready to see how those performers with their own understanding interpreted music!

As they expected, the finals of the competition shocked everyone.

Not only all the audience and judges at the scene, but also many people watching the live broadcast in other places.

Zhao Zitong, Nakamura Shiro, Ji Mengting, three people, with their band, played a scene that no one could imagine.

On the scene, their understanding of music was superb

It can even be said that they were fighting hard with each other.

Trying to let their music directly change other people's ideas about music.

Not only Zhao Zitong and Nakamura Bai, Ji Mengting also joined the battlefield.

She has a very strange interpretation of her understanding of music.

This interpretation seems to be ordinary at first, but the more you listen, the more you feel it.

This interpretation directly shocked countless judges, and all the judges looked at Ji Mengting and couldn't recover for a long time.

Until Ji Mengting left the stage, everyone was still immersed in her music.

Unfortunately, her understanding of music was awakened too late and was not mature enough.

In the end, she still only won the third place.

Zhao Zitong and Nakamura Bai won the first place.

The two of them had the same score, the first time they had the same score at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition!

Zhao Zitong held the trophy in her hand, looked at Nakamura Bai next to her, and suddenly said.

"I will definitely surpass you. I understood my music so much later than you, but I have already reached a level similar to yours. Next time, next time I will definitely be able to play better than you!"

Nakamura Bai looked at Zhao Zitong and frowned.

"Please, Auntie, I'm only seventeen years old. I'm not an adult yet. I'll be eighteen in a few months. How old are you? You're a little brat with me. Don't you feel ashamed?"

"You!"

Zhao Zitong looked at the little brat in front of her and wanted to slap him.

But Ji Mengting, who was standing aside, stopped her and shook her head.

"Zitong, forget it."

"Hmph, I'll spare you this time!" Zhao Zitong snorted twice, looked at Nakamura Shiro on the side, turned her head suddenly, and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

But Nakamura Shiro didn't plan to bypass her.

Under the stage, a black and straight man with a traditional Japanese Yamato Nadeshiko aesthetic was standing under the stage, looking at Nakamura Shiro in the center of the stage, his eyes shining, and waving his hands constantly.

The two people's eyes collided with each other, and Nakamura Shiro immediately grinned, waved at her, and poked Zhao Zitong on the side.

"Look, see, the one below is my wife, Kuroba Mashiro, auntie, how old are you, where is your partner? You can't be this old and still not have a partner, right? Your interpretation of love works needs to be improved!"

"You!!!" Zhao Zitong turned her head suddenly, looking at the smile of Nakamura Bai next to her, she wanted to tear his mouth directly.

But looking at the gazes of others around, she couldn't help but snorted and choked.

"Hehe, my teacher He Shen doesn't have a partner either, if you have the guts, go and say this to him?"

"?"

Nakamura Bai's body stiffened for a moment, and he couldn't help but coughed, and very cleverly skipped this topic.

However, he didn't notice the loneliness in the tone of Zhao Zitong and Ji Mengting when they talked about He Shen.

They... haven't seen He Shen for a long time.