Golden Greenery

The Schumann Music Competition is divided into the Grand Schumann for adults and the Little Schumann for teenagers. Although there are no explicit regulations, there are unspoken rules and private understandings over the years, especially in the piano competition, the age of twenty-five is the dividing line. Only those aged 25 and above can sign up for the Schumann. Zhuo Yang is not even 18 years old, so he is considered too young to participate in the Young Schumann. Now he is so involved in the Great Schumann, which makes a group of artists very embarrassed.

Carl Norman certainly knew these rules, but the cunning professor just wanted to take advantage of this loophole. Who told you that there is no explicit rule? Which one says that those aged 17 or 18 cannot participate? Bring it to me and let me take a look. Everyone knows what these are? Why didn't I know? Can hidden rules also be called rules? When did we Germans become so careless?

Due to the old professor's insistence and his huge prestige, the event organizers had no choice but to bite the bullet and compromise. Then urgently write down the unspoken rules in black and white and turn them into clear systems and provisions. As a result, Zhuo Yang became the youngest contestant in the history of the Schumann International Music Competition, unprecedented and unprecedented.

The famous pianist Professor Carl Norman worked so hard for his beloved disciple that he even lost his face.

However, starting from the first day of the first round, all the controversy caused by Zhuoyang's qualification came to an abrupt end.

The piano competition is divided into three stages. In the first preliminary round, all contestants select one piece from the prescribed entries in batches and perform for 20 to 30 minutes. Fifty winners will advance to the second round of semi-finals.

The same steps and procedures are followed in the rematch, with the best ten entering the finals.

In the preliminary competition on the first day, Zhuo Yang easily stood out from many piano masters of more than 300 people with Schumann's "Theme Etude 10 Paganini Caprice" and entered the second round of 50 people. rematch.

During the playing process, Zhuo Yang's treatment of the thirty-second rests that can be seen everywhere in "Theme Etude·10·Paganini Caprice" immediately blocked the mouths of veteran artists. The unique rapidity and gasping of seemingly fragmented note fragments are skillfully controlled by Zhuo Yang. With the cooperation of the heavy chords in the treble, they are well-proportioned and long and grand, forming a distinct and unique auditory effect.

With talent, hard work, and an excellent mentor, Zhuo Yang's level of strength was astonished by the event organizers. At this time, they were thankful that they did not rigidly refuse the Chinese teenager's qualification. The rise of a young talented star in the Schumann International Competition is undoubtedly a good story in the music industry.

Professor Carl Norman's expression was filled with triumph in all directions.

The city of Zwickau has a population of just over 100,000, which is about the same as a larger township in China. It is pitifully small. This is another city that is lost between modernity and tradition. The architectural style is nondescript, and it feels a bit like a county-level city in the eastern provinces of China.

With your own eyes, you can see its struggle under the impact of ancient accumulation and modern industrial civilization.

As the hometown of Schumann, the entire town is showing off Robert Schumann everywhere. Any building that has anything to do with the master Schumann will be clearly announced, and it just needs to be written "Schumann's third uncle's Husky and one mother compatriot" Dogs urinated here' and similar slogans.

Almost all the taverns and cafes in the small town are playing Schumann's piano music appropriately. The same and noisy music makes people tired. The four of them, Zhuo Yang, rushed into this ordinary little cafe on the roadside because the music here was very unique and played Richard Marx's "Right-Here-Waitg", which is called "This Love Can Wait" in Chinese.

Because there were still two days before the rematch, Zhuo Yang, Li Xiaoqing, Zhao Xue and Cheng Hao wandered around the city of Zwickau after practice. As the general logistics director and staunch supporter of Zhuo Yang's younger brother, Li Xiaoqing will naturally go to the front line to cheer for Zhuo Yang, and Zhao Xue will of course follow the eldest lady step by step. Cheng Hao kept an eye on Zhuo Yang, wherever you go I will go. Anyway, I have decided on you. Whether it is football or not, I will write about it.

The four of us had a leisurely stroll, and Zhuo Yang was so relaxed for the first time in almost a year, because he could speak completely in Chinese. This feeling was really great. However, a Chinese can say that it is really eye-catching for these Eastern F4s to gather together. There was that short-sighted foreigner who politely asked them if they were from Japan. He immediately put the four of them off, rolled his eyes and left, making the stupid foreigner not only embarrassed but also inexplicably confused.

Four people got into this inconspicuous little cafe and chatted. Zhuo Yang gave the three supporters a brief summary of his participation in the competition, and said that he would have no problem making the top ten. In fact, this is because Zhuoyang has given himself a margin of safety. Chinese people are not used to speaking their minds. Carl Norman is tearing his face apart, just for a top ten?

The professor had told Zhuo Yang a long time ago that he came here just for the top three, and he came here just for the sake of silence. Zhuo Yang had never participated in such a large-scale competition, and he felt somewhat unsure. But the professor is well-informed and knows the standards of his students very well. Another very important point is that Carl Norman has been involved in the German music industry and the Schumann Competition for half his life, and his rich connections can scare people to death. He clearly told Zhuo Yang: Just play your part, don’t forget that I am a judge, my friends are also judges, and friends of friends are still judges!

Who said nepotism and backdoors are only found in China?

The four of them were killing the afternoon sun, and inadvertently let Zhuo Yang discover a little secret.

Perhaps it was the coffee in Xiaocheng that was a diuretic, so Zhao Xue and Cheng Hao went to the bathroom one after another. Zhuo Yang was chatting with Li Xiaoqing when he saw a pianist from the Czech Republic who he had just met in the past two days drinking alone inside, so he went up to say hello and chat for a while. When I walked around the front desk and headed back to Li Xiaoqing, I heard someone talking behind the door.

"Kiss me again, just once, be good~"

"Farewell, it's not good to let Xiaoqing see it, I'll let you kiss me enough later, um..."

Oh my God, it's Cheng Hao and Zhao Xue. Zhuo Yang was stunned!

Zhuo Yang didn't have the guts to tell Li Xiaoqing right away, but he was still excited to find out that others were sneaking around.

I found an opportunity to tease Cheng Hao quietly: "Are you here for follow-up interviews or to pick up girls? It's only been a few days and you're already hooking up? That's okay."

"You really have rabbit ears." Cheng Hao said nonchalantly, "What do you mean, can you talk?"

"Oh, you got the cow? Do you believe that I'm going to inform Miss Li?"

"Go, go, Zhao Xue is not married to me, Cheng Hao is not married. Are you going to bite me?" Cheng Hao smiled brightly.

Another cheesy story about love at first sight.