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When Shiina Lan heard this, she grabbed his waist angrily to show her punishment and anger.

"This is what a mature woman should look like."

Qiu Yuekui was very moved when she saw this scene.

She had always been pursuing a cool style in her dressing...but after seeing this older sister, she realized that she seemed to have gone in the wrong direction.

A handsome and beautiful woman does not rely on the way she dresses, but on the confidence and aura that exudes from the inside out.

"Fortunately, Brother Guang is very busy and has no time to watch the game."

Unlike her, when Yuki Ichinose saw Chizuru Ninomiya appear, an alarm bell sounded in her heart, and she was secretly glad again.

Her secret relief this time was even stronger than before.

This older sister is so beautiful, not inferior to the white-haired beauty just now... In her opinion, she is even more beautiful and charming.

In the final analysis, it is because this kind of big sister who has a good figure, temperament, looks, and money is someone she cannot compete with now.

In comparison, the white-haired sister just now still has the ability to compete.

Yuki Ichinose had a particularly strong sense of crisis in her heart. She felt that this elegant and mature older sister would definitely be the type that Guang Ge liked.

As a woman, she has no resistance to this elegant and intellectual older sister. As for what kind of man she is like, she can tell from Sato and Hinata's reactions.

They were just amazed when they saw the white-haired sister just now, but now they were stunned.

At the same time, Ninomiya Chizuru finished checking her tickets and started walking forward.

Because she had an internal ticket, her seat was in the first row. She walked across the stairs covered with red carpet, and wherever she passed, both men and women were attracted by her presence.

She paid no attention to the looks and quickly sat down.

"Is there another contestant performing before he gets his turn? Looks like he's caught up."

Sitting in the first row, Ninomiya Chizuru took out her cell phone, glanced at the message, and felt a little relieved.

Unlike others, Runa would report the time and progress to her in full.

Although she wanted to come earlier, tomorrow was the final exam for economics, and as a teacher, it was really difficult for her to get away.

Soon, it was the last performer's turn.

As the performer bowed to the audience, she sat at the piano and played. Chizuru Ninomiya knew piano and recognized the piece right away.

"Moonlight Sonata Chapter 1?"

Maybe she came for the midnight performance, but since she was here, it would be nice to enjoy a song as an appetizer.

Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is often used in various grading tests and entrance examinations... Although she doesn't have the time and energy to learn it, she knows a lot about it.

"Pap-pap-pap-pap."

A few minutes later, the song ended and the whole audience applauded the performer.

Faced with thunderous applause, the performer, a beautiful lady in an evening gown, saluted the audience again, then turned around and walked off the stage.

Not long after, a woman wearing a blue evening gown and with dignified and beautiful features walked onto the empty stage, stood in front of the piano, held the microphone and faced the audience, and began to speak:

“The last contestant’s performance has ended, but the Kawai Asia Piano Competition, Neon Division Youth Group Finals has not ended until the champion is determined.

The judges will also have to discuss and rank the contestants to decide the first, second and third place winners. This process will take some time, so please be patient and wait for a moment.

While the scoring is going on, let us welcome tonight’s special guest to the stage at midnight.”

As she spoke, the cameras and lenses in the audience were constantly pointed at the host.

The people who watched this performance were not just those in person, but also those watching the TV broadcast and the live broadcast on the Internet.

Chapter 199 Liszt's The Bells

After hearing the host's introduction, those who were dissatisfied with Zero Hour had different reactions.

"It's OK for him to fool some laymen on the Internet, but it won't work at all in a place like a piano competition where there are the most professionals."

"Playing live is different from recording... There are countless opportunities for failure in recording, but there are none in live performance."

Some people were sneering and whispering to each other.

There were more than 2,000 seats in the venue, at least half of whom were fans of the show, all of whom were concentrating and staring at the stage.

At the same time, a person walked out from the dark corner of the curtain beside the stage.

Accompanied by that figure revealing his face, gentleman hat, tuxedo, white shirt and black tie, the key is the mask with a number zero painted on it.

His steps were steady and powerful, and his arms hung naturally. Because his face and expression could not be seen, his black and white, wordless and colorless image looked elegant, but also gave people an indescribable sense of oppression.

Elegant, noble, dignified, mysterious, confident, his unique appearance makes his aura fully open, as if a very special being is walking towards him, extremely charming.

"Clap clap clap!"

For a moment, the whole audience was in an uproar, and fans were applauding enthusiastically to welcome them.

"Master Zero Hour!"

"So handsome!"

“Neon’s No. 1 pianist!”

Some fans couldn't contain their excitement and didn't care about the rules of the concert hall at all. They shouted his name and couldn't help cheering.

The scene in the audience was divided into two camps: lively and silent.

In fact, there are still many contestants in the audience, whether they were eliminated before the finals or those who have just finished the competition.

The emergence of Zero Hour has made it the most controversial piano artist in recent years.

He has the ability, that is an undoubted fact, but he is overhyped by outsiders and fans.

"And he's also the No. 1 pianist in Japan... How ridiculous."

"People who hide their heads and faces are not worthy of being accepted by the upper class."

"I guess he doesn't look that good, otherwise why would he wear a mask."

In an instant, anyone who had learned piano or had listened to piano music for decades felt speechless.

This should have been an elegant music hall, but at this moment, there were cheers and boos at the same time.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lingshi showed no strange expression and just walked step by step to the front of the host.

The hostess saw him approaching, and when he came beside her, she felt inexplicably frightened.

Because this 1.8-meter-tall man wearing a piano uniform and a mask exudes an extremely strong sense of oppression in his silence.

"At zero hour, why don't you make an opening remark before playing for the end of the game?"

However, as a professional host, she regained her composure and handed the microphone to the mask.

"I am Zero Hour."

With the microphone stretched out in front of him, Zero Hour lowered his head slightly and spoke.

No extra words, just a brief self-introduction.

The deep and magnetic voice, through the microphone, resounded throughout the venue.

"It's really Master Zero Hour!"

For a moment, his words directly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and the cheers became more enthusiastic.

This self-introduction is a familiar opening line for fans.

"Is he handsome? Does he have a nice voice?"

When Shiina Lan heard this, she was so excited that she shared it with the sisters around her.

"Handsome, handsome, and his voice is nice too."

Seeing her reaction of being so excited that she was about to jump up, Ichinose Yuki smiled and agreed.

It must be said that she also thought the voice was very nice, although not as good as Brother Guang's.

As the fans got excited, the opponents all rolled their eyes in silence.

A piano concert, when has there ever been such a thing? This is an elegant concert, not an idol concert.

However, the famous pianists from all over the world sitting on the jury were very interested and expectant.

Anyone who truly understands piano, as long as they have watched the video, can tell that Ling Shi’s piano level is very high.

However, that video alone is not enough to call him the number one pianist in Neon, but how high his level is remains to be seen.

"That's a really brief self-introduction. Could you please tell us about the piece you're going to play tonight, Croatian Rhapsody? What's the inspiration for the piece, and what kind of emotion do you want to express?"

The host was reminded by the organizer and knew that the man in front of him had a high level of piano skills. He smiled and asked.

“Even if the flames of war burn everything and turn everything into ashes, we must rise from the ruins. Even if we have nothing, we must start from scratch.”

Lingshi pondered over this question for a while and then answered briefly.

"This emotion is worthy of praise. In other words, the passionate and high-pitched melody of this song is meant to express the emotion that people should face difficulties and obstacles head-on and keep moving forward?"

In order to avoid the audience from not understanding, the host read it over and understood it, and then changed it to a more understandable way.

"Yes."

Lingshi thought about it and felt that this interpretation was fine, so he nodded.

“A great piano piece usually has its own story and meaning. Now, the meaning of Croatian Rhapsody is clear. Please play this piece for the pain of war for us at midnight.”

At this point, the host felt that he was not very talkative, and did not force the issue, but rather declared that it was time to end.

"and many more."

After saying this, the host bowed to the audience and was about to walk off the stage when he was stopped.

"Yes."

When the host heard the request to stay, he stopped and handed the microphone to him.

"I want to apologize to all the fans who love and support me here at midnight."

Lingshi lowered his head in front of the microphone, facing the judges and the audience below the stage, and spoke.

"???"

When these words were spoken, the fans who were originally very agitated and excited were all shocked and didn't know where these words came from.

"Everyone has come here from all over the country to listen to the live performance of Croatian Rhapsody. But after careful consideration, I decided to change it to a classic piece of classical piano, which is Liszt's Bells. But please rest assured, I will never let you down."

Before anyone could react, Ling Shi added.

His words were calm, but they were like a meteorite falling from the sky, hitting the earth and causing the large concert hall of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan to shake and tremble.

"Liszt's The Bells?"

“Can he play ‘The Bells’?”

"real or fake?"

"That's impossible. How could he have such a level? If he really had such a level, he would have been famous a long time ago. How could he have become famous with a modern piano piece like Croatian Rhapsody, which is very easy to play?"

As soon as these words were spoken, both professionals and people who had been immersed in piano music for decades became nervous.

Liszt's "The Bells" is a piece of music that, throughout the long history of the piano that spans hundreds of years, there are very few people who can play it well. It is recognized worldwide as one of the most difficult piano pieces to play.

Franz Liszt, also known as the King of Piano, shocked the world when he composed this piece, because the difficulty of playing this piece exceeded the ability of ordinary pianists and had the power to make the audience astonished.

It is no exaggeration to say that even in modern times, anyone who can play the piece "The Bells" is a piano master.

"What is Liszt's The Bells?"

Shiina Lan was a little surprised when she heard this.

"Who is Liszt?"

Ichinose Yuki was also confused.

“Can the Master of Zero Hour actually play Liszt’s “The Bells”?”

Bei Dao Shizuka was already extremely excited when she heard these words.

For a time, many spectators who were unable to come to the scene and could only watch it through TV broadcasts and online live broadcasts were also completely shocked.