The world's number one pianist

He Shen stood near the judges' table and looked at Ji Mengting very seriously. He held his chin with his fingers and kept thinking.

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He is Ji Mengting's teacher. He must write down any questions Ji Mengting has and show them to her after Ji Mengting finishes playing.

This is your responsibility as a piano teacher.

If he didn't do this, then He Shen's coming to the competition venue would have no meaning.

Is it possible that Cheng Cheng just came here to encourage Ji Mengting?

If it was just to encourage Ji Mengting, it would be better to just stay in the hotel, pat her shoulder and say something to her before setting off.

"Yes, you play really well. Come on, you can definitely do it!"

Maybe her passion can be even higher like this!

Just as He Shen was listening carefully to Ji Mengting's performance, a slightly familiar voice came from behind He Shen's ears.

"How's it going? Teacher He, how do you think your student plays?"

He Shen didn't think much and immediately turned his head. A man with his hands in his pockets and a gentle smile on his face was standing behind him.

"Zhongzhou Conservatory of Music, Pei Qi?"

He Shen looked at this person and frowned slightly. He was not sure what the purpose of this person coming to find him.

Pei Qi nodded with a smile, opened a seat at the judges' table, and waved to the staff beside him.

"Who is that? Come here and bring us two review forms. This He Shen and I need to serve as temporary judges to rate these students."

"Teacher Pei, this..."

The staff member summoned by Pei Qi looked at He Shen standing aside with a hesitant expression on his face, feeling a little at a loss.

"Well, Teacher Pei, this is against the rules."

"It's okay. At Zhongzhou Conservatory of Music, my words are still of some use. They can barely be used as rules. Besides..."

Pei Qi glanced at He Shen standing aside and smiled.

"If Teacher He directly gives full marks to his students, they will still be regarded as the highest marks and eliminated directly. It will be fine."

"That's it...okay..."

Although there was still a little hesitation, the staff member looked at Pei Qi's face, nodded, walked to the side obediently, took out two evaluation forms from the cabinet on the side, and delivered them to Pei Qi. in front of.

After putting it away, he immediately walked to the side, pretending that nothing happened, and stood there honestly, looking down at the toes of his shoes.

Pei Qi took out a review form and placed it in front of him, then placed another copy in front of the seat next to him. After placing it neatly, he nodded with satisfaction and opened the table next to him. Seat, facing He Shendao.

"Come, Teacher He, please sit down."

He Shen glanced at Pei Qi and sat down directly without refusing.

Pei Qi couldn't help but smile when he saw He Shen sitting down.

"Speaking of which, it's not easy. You actually know my name. I remember I didn't introduce myself much."

"I heard what others said." He Shen said calmly: "Many people have talked about you, so I naturally knew about it."

"Oh? What did others say?" Pei Qi showed a curious look.

He Shen's expression did not change: "Zhongzhou Pei Qi, Wuzhou Yue Li, Haicheng Fu Diao, the three leading figures of the young generation in China."

"Tsk tsk..."

Pei Qi clicked his tongue twice, neither saying yes nor bad, just clicking his tongue twice.

The two of them were silent for a while, and looked at Ji Mengting on the stage.

Ji Mengting is playing Chopin’s Second Sonata.

The sound is great and the musicality is great, definitely better than 99% of the people in the concert hall.

The only people who cannot exceed it are probably a few teachers and the like.

Or the old man squatting at the door sweeping the floor?

Looking at Ji Mengting who was performing on the stage, Pei Qi suddenly spoke.

"Teacher He, what do you think of your student Ji Mengting's performance?"

"It's not bad, just above level five." He Shen said immediately.

"Level 5?" Pei Qi was puzzled: "Um, level 5 for cheating money?"

"no……"

He Shen suddenly realized that Pei Qi seemed a little confused about his five-level classification, and immediately explained casually.

"This is my own division. There are four levels: uninitiated, entry-level, professional, and master."

"Level 0-2, not entry level, if you play everything on the score correctly without missing anything, that's Lv2."

"Level 3-5, entry level, can gradually start to use other people's ideas. When she can perform this piece of work to a similar degree and can have some ideas of her own, then she will be Lv5."

"Level 6-8, professional level, has her own ideas. When she completely owns her own ideas, begins to master the work at will, and begins to move towards perfection, she is Lv8."

"Level 9-10, master level, is a master."

He Shen briefly described his understanding of the classification of each level, and Pei Qi beside him immediately nodded thoughtfully.

"To put it simply, Ji Mengting is starting to have her own ideas now?"

"It's still a little bit off, but it's getting closer. Her current understanding is still my understanding, not her own thoughts. After she fully understands my thoughts, she may be able to enter the expert level."

"That's it..."

Pei Qi nodded and suddenly asked curiously.

"So Lv2 and Lv3, Lv5 and Lv6, Lv8 and Lv9, these three passing lines you set, are there big differences between them?"

"..."

He Shen looked at Ji Mengting in front of him, a little thoughtful, and after a while, he reluctantly nodded.

"It's very big..."

"If you upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3, it's actually not bad. Level 3 basically means listening to the teacher with peace of mind. After practicing a piece for a few months, you should be able to reach it..."

"But upgrading from Lv5 to Lv6 is very difficult. You need to have a clear understanding of this place and have a deep understanding of the composer. Only then can you barely reach the level of Lv6. Otherwise, if you never have your own ideas, , my own thinking, then that person may stay at Level 5 and be banned from depositing for life..."

"As for upgrading from Lv8 to Lv9..."

He Shen looked at Pei Qi beside him and suddenly smiled.

"Yue Li from Wuzhou, do you know? I have dealt with him."

"I know, Golden Piano Award." Pei Qi nodded: "You have won the Golden Piano Award, and he is the second place. You have competed head-on."

"Yes, in the semi-finals of the Golden Piano Award, it is also the place where the Golden Piano Award plays the sonata..."

He Shen looked towards the stage and said calmly.

"Yue Li has produced his most powerful work! Liszt's "Sonata in B Minor", he only has one work, which is a master level, barely reaching the master level..."

"You can imagine the difficulty..."

Pei Qi said nothing. When he heard He Shen's words, he suddenly realized what master level meant.

His original understanding was that the master level meant that they performed very well. If there were basically no problems, they could be called master level.

But it's not!

Master level... is a real master!

Only works that can be performed by a master can be called master-level!

Pei Qi said that he had listened to Yue Li's "Sonata in B Minor" before.

Although he really didn't want to admit it, he had to say that Liszt's "Sonata in B minor" by Yue Li was the best "B minor" he had ever played!

In China, among all the teachers represented by Liszt, no one can surpass Yue Li!

Yue Li's Liszt "Sonata in B minor" is so terrifying!

But such a work, according to He Shen's classification, is only barely above the master level...

So if you say that...

Pei Qi looked at He Shen, suddenly curious, and asked He Shen.

"Since you can win against Yue Li, who has the master Liszt's "Sonata in B minor", then I am a little curious, how many master works do you...actually have?"

After saying that, he felt a little inappropriate and immediately added.

"If it's hard to talk about it because of taboos, you don't have to talk about it. It'll be fine."

He Shen did not answer his question immediately, but thought about it seriously.

My current works include a total of four Level 10 ballades by Chopin.

Chopin's 24 Preludes to Level 9.

A Level 10 Piano Concerto by Chopin.

Chopin 1 Level 10 Nocturne

Chopin's 17 Level 9 Polonaises...

hiss……

He Shen suddenly felt a little confused. He found that without knowing it, he seemed to have accumulated almost...

47 masterpieces? ? ?

Although the 24 Chopin preludes are a bit of a make-up...

He Shen thought for a moment and said in great confusion.

"Well... I have about, almost, 24 master-level songs now, which is not too much."

He Shen counted all 24 Chopin preludes as one.

but……

Pei Qi obviously didn't take He Shen's words seriously. He just smiled, then turned his head and continued to look at the stage.

A master-level work by Yue Licai from Wuzhou Conservatory of Music...

You just composed 24 master-level works? ? ?

Are you kidding me? ? ?

Pei Qi thought about this thought in his mind and automatically divided He Shen's 24 poems by 10 to become 4 poems.

Add another method...

It is taken for granted that He Shen has a total of three master-level works.

After all, 24 songs is too outrageous, 3 songs should be about the same.

Pei Qi himself said that if Liszt's "Sonata in B minor" by Yue Li is used as a standard, he actually only has about 4 works.

These four works may be said to be more or less, but in fact they are just like that...

But no matter what, Pei Qi nodded with satisfaction, showed a smile, and praised.

"Yes, no wonder Yue Li keeps praising you. After a while, you might become the fourth leader!"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Ji Mengting on the stage and stopped talking.

Although He Shen didn't know what Pei Qi was thinking, he saw that Pei Qi didn't talk much anymore, and he was happy and relaxed. He also closed his mouth and looked at Ji Mengting on the stage.

Be prepared to continue to listen to her mistakes and point them out one by one later so that she can correct them.

After all, if you want to reach Level 6 from Level 5, the most important thing is to be able to reach the peak of Level 5 through the guidance of a teacher.

That means being able to fully interpret the teacher’s ideas.

Wait until you can perfectly interpret the teacher's ideas, then discuss other things that belong to you.

The other judges around, looking at He Shen and Pei Qi, didn't dare to speak for a while.

The reason is very simple...

They were really dumbfounded when they saw Ji Mengting's performance just now.

All of these teachers have seen Ji Mengting's performance at the opening ceremony.

At that time, Ji Mengting was just very dazzling, just like Yi Wen.

Although she was slightly inferior to Yi Wen, she was not inferior in many ways, basically at the same level as Yi Wen.

But now...

If their memory is correct, then Ji Mengting should...

Completely surpassed Yi Wen at that time!

Her current strength completely crushed Yi Wen!

They just heard He Shen's speech and heard He Shen's thoughts on the level of these works.

According to He Shen's thoughts, at the opening ceremony of the previous competition, the two were around Lv4 and did not reach Lv5 at all.

But now...

Ji Mengting has reached the level of Lv5!

Lv5 Chopin Sonatas...

If these judges had not specialized in Chopin, many of them might not be able to reach Lv5 in their lifetime.

After all, they are just ordinary teachers in the music academy, and it is already very remarkable to be able to specialize in one composer.

Their normal level is probably between Lv6 and Lv7 for most of the well-known songs among specialized composers.

If it is some less well-known works, such as some niche works, they can probably only be around Lv3...

This is for those teachers who have taught for a long time.

If the teachers who have taught for a short time, their strength is even worse, basically at the level of Lv6, and there may not be many works that can reach the level of Lv6.

Therefore, when they saw Ji Mengting's performance, they couldn't help but show a trace of shock on their faces.

If given time...

Ji Mengting can definitely surpass them!

When they thought that He Shen's students all had a level that exceeded their strength, the faces of these judges couldn't help but show a trace of frustration.

It's fine that I can't compare to He Shen, but I may not even compare to He Shen's students?

What's the point of playing this? Just surrender in 20 minutes...

Where did the Conservatory of Music of Jiangzhou Normal University find such a terrifying talent?

Why is this He Shen so strong?

Everyone dared to be angry but didn't dare to say anything, so they had to watch Ji Mengting's performance on the stage and wait for her to finish.

Because He Shen was also sitting here, they were embarrassed to suddenly call a pause to He Shen's students.

So they could only continue to wait, waiting for Ji Mengting to finish playing.

Ji Mengting on the stage naturally didn't know what these teachers expected of her.

She just played very normally, trying her best to interpret the ideas that He Shen taught her.

But... it's a pity.

Perhaps because of her own progress, she was able to easily catch up with Yi Wen's car.

So, the pressure that Yi Wen gave her was not that great.

Now, she has no extra pressure at all.

Similarly, without pressure, there is not much rebound force...

During the competition, Ji Mengting's level can continue to increase under Yi Wen's pressure.

But now...

When playing, there is no improvement at all!

Ji Mengting looked at the keyboard in front of her, frowned slightly, and sighed softly.

If, if there is such a strong opponent, it would be great to give her a little pressure...

Now I don't have much pressure at all, which causes my level in the competition to stagnate completely!

What can I do?

Ji Mengting shook her head helplessly.

Now I can only continue to play like this, hoping that there will be a student who will make me more stressed.

In this way, I may continue to break through in the competition.

Fortunately, Ji Mengting's thoughts are just thoughts.

If she said it out, I'm afraid it would directly anger others to death.

Others hope that they will have less pressure during the competition, so that the possibility of their mistakes will be slightly lower.

But what about Ji Mengting?

She actually hopes that she will have more pressure?

The reason is that they feel that they are not under enough pressure and cannot make progress?

Why are there such people?

Can such people really survive in this world?

This is too annoying!

Fortunately, no one except Ji Mengting knew what Ji Mengting was thinking, and this piece of work came to the end very steadily.

When the last note fell, the whole concert hall cheered completely!

In addition to the most classic "Bravo", there were some other discordant voices.

For example...

"Ji Mengting sama~ Take me away~ How can I live without you~~~"

"Ahhhh! Ji Mengting!!! Ahhhhh!!! It's the living Ji Mengting!!!"

"Woo woo woo, my baby, you finally grew up!"

...

Such meaningless remarks.

When Ji Mengting bowed to express her gratitude, her face flushed. After bowing twice quickly, she walked off the stage.

At this moment, on the stage behind, a large number of other contestants looked at Ji Mengting with great envy.

They also hoped to get cheers similar to Ji Mengting's...

Unfortunately, their strength was not strong, and being able to enter the second round was already a blessing...

They did not have too much expectation, expecting that they could enter the final round.

After all...

There were only eight people in the next round.

If I guessed correctly, the Conservatory of Music of Jiangzhou Normal University might occupy a position.

The people from the Huaguo Conservatory of Music should also occupy a position.

Not to mention the Haicheng Conservatory of Music.

There were so many people competing for the remaining positions?

Forget it, the sooner you die, the sooner you will be reborn...

Anyway, I don't plan to become the world's number one pianist, so why should I work hard?

I will try my best to show my strength, and then let the judges tell me where my problem is.

As for entering the finals?

Stop dreaming.

Watching Ji Mengting coming down from the stage, a group of people's hearts suddenly changed in various ways.

The most common thing was that they all gave up the idea of ​​entering the next round of the competition.

On the same day, they could compete with Ji Mengting and be behind her?

It would be considered a success if someone could listen to their performance seriously.

After all, they had heard such a good work before, and now they were listening to what they played...

It can't be considered garbage, right?

It can only be said that it was a relatively ordinary work.

In the hearts of most people, they would not pay special attention to their performance?

Thinking of this, the sadness in everyone's hearts became even stronger.