In Tokyo, there is a music girl training system

And then there's...

[10th place: Masato Sakawa]

This person is quite important. For some reason, Lu Yu knows this person very well...

He is good at playing and singing by himself, and has always been a team player. This person is definitely a strong opponent in the finals.

Fortunately, Mato Shoikawa has a certain gap in basic piano skills compared to Shoko, Kousei Arima and Maki. Ideally, he should be eliminated before the finals.

"That's all for the introduction of this competition. Now, let's invite the first contestant to come on stage!"

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Here's one chapter first. I'll probably update it today, probably~

Volume 1: Chapter 59 You are eliminated! (Second update)

"The first performer's performance has ended. In the first stage, this contestant chose "Castle in the Sky" and "Nocturne in G Major", two pieces of moderate level and familiar to everyone. The contestant's performance was wonderful. Now let's listen to the opinions of the judges."

"First, let's go to the first judge, Mr. Alexander GAVRYLYUK. He is a famous pianist from Australia. Let's hear what Mr. GAVRYLYUK will say about the performance of contestant number one."

"..."

Alexander Gavrilyuk: “Elimination.”

"Unbelievable! Teacher Alexander Gavrilyuk directly used his veto power on the first contestant!"

"Why!"

Hearing that he was directly rejected, the young man in a suit who had just finished the performance looked at Alexander Gavrilyuk unwillingly.

"why?"

"Castle in the Sky and Nocturne in G Major, what do you think the official competition is?" The middle-aged man's voice was full of indifference. "You are playing a piece of music of level three or four difficulty here, do you think we are here to listen to you practice?"

After understanding what Gavrilyuk meant, the boy blushed at first, and then he retorted: "But the rules require that the first stage requires the performance of etudes..."

"Yes, the rules require you to practice exercises, but they don't mention the level of the exercises. Can't you practice more difficult pieces? This is the official competition stage of Hamamatsu. If you don't dare to play difficult pieces, it's better to leave early."

"Moreover, even if it was just "Castle in the Sky" and "Nocturne in G Major", your performance just now can only be described as excellent. But on this stage, excellent is not enough. The songs we want to hear are perfect!!!"

"Perfect! Do you understand!"

“Even if it’s just the first stage of the premiere, the repertoire I want to hear must be perfect. Everyone here may surpass me and become a world-class master in the future. As a master, if you can’t even achieve perfection, how can you surpass those of us who have been immersed in the piano world for decades?”

"you are out!"

Gavrilyuk was speechless, and finally, the boy in the suit left the stage with a pale face. As the first boy left, the remaining nine participants, including Xiangzi, all had unhappy expressions on their faces backstage.

It’s only the first stage and you’re asking for high-level music and perfect performance?

This... is too difficult.

No matter how talented they are, they are just a group of young boys and girls. Each of them can only play a few pieces perfectly, and those pieces are what they plan to use to win. And now it seems that not only does the opponent require perfect performance, but also the difficulty of the pieces. This first stage of the initial test can be called hellish difficulty.

Because the first performer was directly rejected by the first judge with one vote, the remaining three judges naturally did not need to make any follow-up comments.

The competition continued. Because of the recent elimination, the atmosphere became a little depressing, but fortunately the host was professional.

“Although we were somewhat surprised and disappointed by the departure of the first player, this also reflects the excitement and professionalism of this competition.”

"Hamamatsu International Piano Competition, where countless world-class pianists started their careers."

"Come on, the remaining nine contestants, please do your best to give a wonderful performance for our judges and the audience!"

"Then let us welcome the second contestant, she is from Kyoto City Third Music College, Kujo Reine!"

......

"disuse."

"You chose the difficult Level 7 pieces, Hegesotra and Three-Part Inventions. The level is indeed high enough. These two pieces are also the more difficult ones in Level 7. Your courage is commendable, but your performance level does not match your courage."

"Let us welcome the third contestant, who is..."

"disuse."

"As Mr. Gavrilyuk said, less-than-perfect pieces should not appear on this stage!"

silence......

Just over an hour into the competition, three contestants had been eliminated in succession, which meant that only the last one would be eliminated from the remaining seven contestants at this stage.

The good news is that only one more person will leave among the remaining seven.

Bad news, the next contestant is Xiangzi.

"The next performer is Toyokawa Shoko from Tokyo Hanegaoka Girls' College. She will be performing..."

"The pieces I played were the Tarantella and the Concerto Grosso."

Unlike the first three contestants, Xiangzi walked to the center of the stage with ease and calmly announced the piece he would play.

"'Serenade'? 'Tarantella'? Son, you are braver than the three contestants before you. I like that about you, but I hope I will like your playing skills as much as your bravery."

Seeing that Shoko Toyokawa was not at all suppressed by the atmosphere, Peter Jablonski, who had just announced the elimination of the third contestant, encouraged Shoko Toyokawa with a smile. The Swedish pianist was very satisfied with Shoko's performance without any stage fright.

"Thank you. I think my performance will not disappoint you."

"Then I'll wait and see."

The melodious sound of the piano sounded. The ups and downs of the Serenade amazed everyone present like a rose blooming in the dark night.

Pa, pa, pa, after the song ended, there was thunderous applause. Xiangzi also politely smiled at the audience to express his gratitude. Just when Xiangzi was about to continue playing the "Tarantella" after thanking them, Peter Jablonsky suddenly stopped Xiangzi.

"That's enough. That's enough."

Peter Jablonski looked at the other three judges, and after getting their nods, Peter Jablonski directly announced Xiangzi's advancement.

"Perfect!"

“Great show.”

"pass."

The other three judges also gave their own comments. After the remaining three judges finished their comments, Peter Yablons even said to Xiangzi jokingly: "Shaozi Toyokawa, your Serenade is perfect! There is no need to perform another piece of this level. This is enough. If you perform another piece, I think it will cause great pressure on the contestants behind. Have a good rest. I look forward to your performance in the second round."

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Second update. There should be more to come?

Probably~

Volume 1: Chapter 60: She is the only one who is not good at it (the third update is available)

Xiangzi successfully advanced to the next round with a near-perfect performance.

As if influenced by Xiangzi, several contestants received good reviews from the four judges and successfully advanced.

There is no need to mention Maki Nishikino and Mato Sakawa. Their levels are there, and as long as they don't make any mistakes, they will definitely advance to at least the third round.

As for Arima Kousei, he qualified for the next round by overwhelming the four judges with his absolute advantage when he appeared in ninth place.

"Perfect! Absolutely perfect! Your performance is more perfect than any other contestant before you."

"Arima Kousei, I've taken note of this name. I think your name will be known internationally soon."

"Arima Kousei? Are you interested in going to Australia with me to study after the competition?"

Unlike other contestants, the four judges gave overwhelming praise to Kousei Arima after his performance. This 14-year-old boy can be called a truly talented pianist of this era.

Unfortunately, due to Kousei Arima's overwhelming performance, the tenth and final contestant's performance naturally sounded quite mediocre in the ears of the four judges.

"You had a great show, but I'm sorry you were eliminated."

Luck is also part of strength. In fact, if the tenth contestant had performed before Kousei Arima, he would have most likely advanced, because the contestant before Kousei Arima was not as strong as him. It's a pity that as the last contestant to perform, his strength seemed too weak in front of Kousei Arima's performance.

"Well, the first stage of the premiere is now officially over!"

"The next round of re-performances will officially begin in half an hour. The order of performances in the second round will be arranged by our four judges according to the results of the first round of preliminary rounds. The contestants with better performances in the preliminary rounds will appear later."

"Next I will announce the performance order of the second round of contestants..."

......

The first round of the preliminary performance was over. Four of the ten contestants were eliminated directly, leaving six remaining.

Just as Sagiba expected, Kousei Arima, the talented young man who was originally ranked ninth in the popularity ranking voted by netizens, unsurprisingly received the highest evaluation. At the same time, as the best performing contestant in the first round, Kousei Arima will also be the last contestant to appear in the second round of the re-performance.

Shoko was the second to last contestant to appear after Kousei Arima.

As for Nishikino Maki, her first round evaluation was average, so she advanced to the next round in third place among the six people who advanced. And the boy group member Seikawa Mato advanced just below the qualifying line, so his appearance order was first.

Although only one contestant was eliminated in the second round, this round was to decide the winner, so even if only one person was eliminated, the difficulty for the contestants was not comparable to the first round.

The two pieces are well-known pieces written by classical and romantic composers. There is no restriction on the level of the pieces, nor on etudes. This means that this round of performances can truly be a show of all talents, and what matters is real skills.

The half-hour break ended quickly. Due to the competition system, Ruyu and Touma Kazusa could not go backstage to cheer for Shoko. Before the final, each contestant had to complete the first three stages of the competition independently.

"Xiangzi, come on! You can do it!"

In the audience, Touma Hesa ​​put her left hand on her thigh and held Ruyu's arm tightly with her right hand. Because Ruyu was too nervous, Touma Hesa ​​pinched Ruyu's arm so hard that it hurt.

Arima Kousei's performance in the first round was too perfect, which made Touma Kazusa really worried about Shoko.

"Luyu, Xiangzi can win, right? He will definitely win, right?"

hiss......

Teacher Dadong, if you are worried about Xiangzi, why do you pull your own thigh? Why are you pulling my arm?

You and I are not related in public. What if you pull my arm like this and other people see us and mistakenly think we are in a relationship?

"Of course, Xiangzi will definitely win."

While answering Touma Hesa, Sagi Yu calmly moved Touma Hesa's claws away from her arm, but unfortunately, Touma Hesa ​​didn't understand what it meant that men and women shouldn't be too close to each other, because as soon as Sagi Yu moved her hand away, her hand was on Sagi Yu again.

"Yes, Xiangzi will definitely win!"

As if self-hypnosis, Touma Hesa ​​kept repeating that Shoko would win.

Has Xiangzi's ability as a capitalist advanced? Touma and Sa are about to become Touma and Sa...

Half an hour passed quickly and the second round of performance officially began.

The re-performance had just begun when the first performer, Masato Sakawa, brought a big surprise to the audience and judges.

"9.2", "9.4", "9.1", "9.4"

"Total score 37.1."

“High score, absolutely high score!!!”

“I didn’t expect that Masato Sakawa, who performed mediocrely in the first round, would perform so amazingly in the second round. A score of 37.1 in the second round was a high score that was consistently qualified for promotion in previous competitions!”

Following the host's roar, after finishing his performance, Masato Sakawa stood in the center of the stage and gave a very standard gentleman's salute to the audience and judges.

"The performance this time was not good enough. The next round of performance will definitely be more perfect!" After saying these words with a bit of arrogance, Masato Sakawa confidently retreated backstage.

For Mato Sakawa, his performance in the first round was indeed not very good, but as long as he advanced, it would be fine. The real competition will only start from the second round.

The winning prize? That wasn't his goal.

Coming to this stage, he had only one goal from the beginning to the end, which was...

champion!

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"8.7, 9.1, 8.4, 8.5. The second contestant's total score is 34.7. Ah, what a pity! It seems that this contestant's performance in the second round is somewhat lacking compared to the first round."

After Masato Seikawa scored a high score of 37.1, the second girl who performed seemed a little restrained.

Her strength was the lowest among the six people, and after the first round she thought she could at least get fifth place and win the championship. But who would have thought that the weakest player in the first round suddenly rose to a high score of 37.1? The result of this ups and downs was that her mentality had a big extra problem, and she didn't even perform to her original level.

34.7, this score basically announced her departure.

but......

Backstage, the girl looked at the next contestant, Maki Nishikino, who was walking to the front stage.

This girl didn't seem to perform very well in the first round? If she made the same mistake as me...

however.