The world's number one pianist

Naturally, people who talk about these online topics will not take the initiative to find He Shen himself. Naturally, He Shen doesn't know that he is starting to become famous online.

And as Xu Yuqi's popularity gradually increased, there were gradually signs of breaking out of the circle.

After all, all of He Shen's attention is currently focused on Ji Mengting.

Now the China Music Higher Education Competition is the highlight and the most important thing for him at the moment.

If this thing is not done well, most of his subsequent career will basically be cut off...

Is it possible that he is continuing to wait four years for Xiao Sai in four years?

Or maybe participate in next year's China Music Higher Education Competition to see if you can participate in other competitions next year?

It is said that next year, there should be the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition or the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition?

These two competitions are not particularly compatible with He Shen's current repertoire.

So if He Shen fails to get a spot this year, all his previous efforts will be in vain!

"teacher……"

He Shen pushed open the door of the piano room, and Ji Mengting immediately stood up, bowed slightly to He Shen, and spoke in a respectful tone.

"Teacher, the competition requirements for the finals have been announced..."

"What is it?"

He Shen closed the door, looked at Ji Mengting and asked lightly.

Ji Mengting took out a leaflet from behind her back, handed it to He Shen, and then quickly explained to He Shen.

"The final piece is a concerto, a piano concerto."

"During the competition, every teacher and every student is required to play a two-piano concerto."

“The teacher plays the accompaniment part, which is what the orchestra part looks like.”

"Students need to play the main melody part, which is the piano part in the piano concerto."

"Teacher, what should we... play?"

He Shen did not answer directly, but walked aside, took off his coat first, and looked at Ji Mengting.

Just when Ji Mengting was a little nervous, He Shen suddenly asked her.

"What do you have in mind? What piece do you plan to play for the finals?"

"Are you planning to..."

Ji Mengting thought for a while and answered very seriously.

"Teacher, I want to play Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto! I think I can..."

He Shen didn't speak, he was thinking quickly.

Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto is a very difficult piano concerto. Some people even call this piano concerto the emperor of piano concertos, the crown!

If he can conquer this piece, he can also conquer all other piano concertos.

And the difficulty of this piano concerto is actually not bad. It can be regarded as a relatively average among the most difficult works...

But the point is...

tired!

Very tired!

You must stay focused at all times, put all your attention on the piano in front of you, feel your performance, and make sure that there are no other problems in your performance.

Let the music keep flowing.

Let the feeling of harmony carry through the entire movement.

There are all kinds of things that need attention, there are so many, it’s very easy for people to become distracted...

This resulted in errors, which made it impossible to continue playing the entire piece.

Disaster……

It's hard...

Very difficult...

Ji Mengting, can she play well?

He Shen didn't have much confidence in this.

Ji Mengting's current basic skills can be regarded as the top among first-year music students in the country...

Just an ordinary top...

Not number one...

At least not as good as when I was studying with my teacher in Wuzhou.

I also participated in this competition back then. When I was a freshman, because I had just entered school, in addition to following the teacher to re-lay the foundation and make the foundation stronger than others...

Everything else is average.

Therefore, I was not as good as some other big players, barely finishing ninth in the country and not entering the finals.

Later, due to various reasons, I was no longer interested in such competitions and felt that competitions would only be a waste of time.

Therefore, during my sophomore and junior years, I concentrated on my studies and stopped participating in any competitions.

Ji Mengting's current level, purely in terms of basic skills, should be a little bit behind her level at that time.

However, her feeling about music now is slightly stronger than that of back then.

after all……

With herself as her teacher, she can't even think about being strong!

So here comes the question...

Can she? Can she play with that feeling?

He Shen thought for a while, and finally decided to let Ji Mengting give it a try first and see what happened.

If it doesn't work, change the song again.

Thinking of this place, He Shen stretched out his hand to Ji Mengting and said to her.

"Here, show me the piano score..."

"Huh? Okay! Teacher He!"

Ji Mengting was overjoyed when she heard He Shen's words. She immediately knew that He Shen should agree with her idea now, so she asked her for the score.

Without thinking much, she handed He Shen a hardcover pure version of the piano sheet music.

Not only that, she also came up with a single piano accompaniment version, a double piano score version, a band conductor score version...

There are four versions in total.

Two copies of each edition…

He Shen looked at the thick stack of music scores in front of him and was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

It's not that I'm afraid of the size of the score.

These scores are not even one-tenth as high as the scores he recently painted.

It's not just an ordinary piano concerto score, it's actually not that thick.

The point is...

In front of you are the two-piano score version, the single-piano score version, the band score version, the single-piano accompaniment version...

These are all pure versions...

All were professional notators, who re-transcribed the manuscript based on Rachmaninoff's original manuscript.

Then based on the human body observation habits, a pure version of the chaotic beautification process was carried out.

This music score is more expensive than ordinary music music, much more expensive...

Especially the band score version, the price of this band score version, if He Shen remembers correctly...

It seems to be more than 100 euros, which is nearly more than 1,000 yuan...

She took out two copies casually...

He Shen numbly took the sheet music from Ji Mengting's hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

I just signed the contract and thought I was rich...

After working for a while, you can probably get three to four hundred thousand yuan. Isn’t this price high enough?

As a result, only a short time passed before my own student told me...

What does it mean to be a real rich man?

Oh no, he shouldn’t be called a rich man. Ji Mengting’s family doesn’t look like they got rich temporarily...

People should be...

Really rich people!

Ji Mengting saw He Shen holding the sheet of music in his hand without opening it. She tilted her head and asked He Shen doubtfully.

"Eh? Teacher, don't you like the version of the score I gave you? Or...teacher, do you have another version that you like better?"

"No, it's just..."

He Shen looked at the music score in front of him and sighed heavily.

"I just feel the differences in the world..."

"Um?"

Ji Mengting tilted her head, not understanding what He Shen meant.

However, she was too embarrassed to say that she didn't understand, so she just walked aside obediently, sat down on the piano bench, and waited for He Shen's command.

Only after He Shen had finalized the music score could she begin.

He Shen looked at the four scores in front of him, thought for a moment, and opened the double piano score and the piano concerto score.

A rough comparison between the two...

There is no change in the main piano melody part, it is basically the same. After all, this is the main melody...

The focus should be on the part responsible for accompaniment, which should be more tiring and let the piano express the feeling of a whole band.

He Shen took a look, and after he knew what was going on, he nodded to Ji Mengting.

"Okay, let's get started!"

"Yeah, good teacher!"

Ji Mengting immediately sat up straight, looked directly in front of the piano, and put herself into the state of playing the piano.

She slowly crawled forward, placing her hands on the piano keyboard.

Collapse... when,

Collapse...dang.

Collapse...when...

Collapse...dang!

Collapse...dang! !

The sound became more and more intense, and Ji Mengting's performance became more and more powerful.

She let her body press against the piano keyboard, causing the sound to slam downward.

Then, with the sound rebounding, the sound rushed from the floor into the entire piano room.

He Shen's expression did not change at all, he just looked at Ji Mengting and her playing.

Ji Mengting didn't look at He Shen. She just played the piano in her hand very seriously, trying to prove a point to He Shen...

She can play this piece.

This piece was her choice, so she had to prove to He Shen that she could play this Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2.

If she can't play...

Then it is obvious that she will be replaced by He Shen and perform other works.

Although she can also play other works, it doesn't mean that she can't play...

But she still hopes that she can perform the work she wants.

Maybe it’s because I have a little stubbornness in my heart, thinking that if I don’t rely on He Shen, I’m not bad at all, right?

She just chose this piece.

Ji Mengting focused her attention completely on her hands so that her attention would not be lost.

The chords in his hands kept ringing.

Will she still stop and wait for the band to enter, waiting for the band to fully match her rhythm?

Even without a band…

However, He Shen and Ji Mengting were very familiar with this piece, so they didn't need a band either.

Just by relying on the constant thinking of my brain, I can guess what kind of feeling the band should show at this time.

Ji Mengting was playing there, while He Shen stood watching.

Finally, this piece of music has reached its final chapter, and the entire piece of music has come to an end...

As the next sound fell, Ji Mengting looked at He Shen with great anticipation and asked him in a low voice.

"Teacher, how do you like this piece of mine?"

He Shen pondered and did not answer immediately.

He touched his chin and looked at the sheet of music in his hand, just when he was about to refuse.

He Shen saw the extremely determined look in Ji Mengting's eyes, and his words of rejection suddenly stopped.

He Shen looked at Ji Mengting seriously.

"Are you sure you really want to play this piece?"

"Yes, teacher, I am sure, I really want to play this piece."

"If you choose it, then you can't regret it, we don't have that much time..."

"Yes, teacher, I won't regret it, I really want to play this piece!"

"In that case..."

He Shen nodded, he had already made up his mind.

Ji Mengting's ability to play this piece is still a little bit short of...

If you put it nicely, it's a little bit short.

If you put it badly, it's quite a bit short...

Now it's probably around Lv3? The front play gave a little interpretation to all the notes.

Besides that, there is nothing else.

If you take this state to participate in the competition directly, you should die miserably...

But if I join...

Now Ji Mengting's performance is indeed missing a lot of things, but these things are not irreparable!

I am her teacher, I naturally know where Ji Mengting has problems.

So, I can completely help her fill this gap later, that is, when I am a band later.

This is a challenge for me.

After all, I have never played Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto.

When He Shen thought of this, he suddenly raised his head and said to Ji Mengting with great certainty.

"Since you want to play this piece, then I will listen to you and let's try to play this piece."

"Now, follow me, let's go outside and rent a double piano room, and we will start from the beginning!"

He Shen took Ji Mengting outside and found a double piano classroom. After letting Ji Mengting sit down, he also sat down.

He put the music score in his hand on the piano board and nodded slowly to Ji Mengting.

"Let's start."

"Yeah, okay teacher!"

Ji Mengting nodded vigorously, put her hands on the piano keyboard, and played the same as before, and it happened again.

Bang...dang,

Bang...dang.

Bang...dang...

Bang...dang!

Bang...dang! !

...

He Shen didn't say anything here. This can actually be played better, but He Shen didn't say it.

He Shen was experimenting to see if he could play better with Ji Mengting through his own performance.

If it works...

Let's talk about it later.

If it doesn't work...

Let's make myself better first, then talk about it!

He Shen's eyes quickly locked onto the music score of the secondary piano part in front of him, staring at the place in front of him where he was going to enter next.

Then...

Press it!

Buzz...

The sound sounded!

Ji Mengting couldn't help but tremble. She felt that there was a sound just now, which lifted the sound of her piano.

Not only that...

This sound also tickled her, and she almost screamed out!

This feeling is really great!

She looked at He Shen suddenly, her eyes full of stars.

My teacher...

So strong!

He Shen seemed to have telepathy, and he spoke immediately without even looking at Ji Mengting.

"Calm down and play!"

"Hmm..."

Ji Mengting immediately turned her eyes back to the piano in front of her, and continued to lock her eyes on the piano, sticking out her tongue slightly.

She was really too excited just now...

It's only natural that her teacher is so strong that he can do this kind of thing? Why should she be excited?

The most important thing now is to make sure she doesn't disappoint her teacher's expectations.

Ji Mengting's eyes lit up instantly, and she focused her attention on her fingers, trying to restrain herself from having other strange thoughts because of what happened just now.

He Shen naturally didn't know what Ji Mengting was thinking at this moment.

He was in pain now, biting his teeth tightly.

It wasn't that Ji Mengting's performance made him feel painful...

But...

His brain was about to be overloaded!

At this moment, his brain was no longer multitasking.

He was now completely a multi-core processor.

First, he had to look at the score in front of him, read the score, and recognize the score in front of him.

You have to know that this is Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto, which is extremely difficult.

Therefore, the difficulty of his score recognition has increased sharply.

Recognizing the score is fine...

He also needs to play the score.

Look at a line of score in advance, memorize the score first, then let your hands continue to play, and look at the next line of score.

This is a simple sight-reading method.

Although Rachmaninoff's piano concerto is difficult, He Shen's strength is here, and he can handle it in front of him.

But...

The problem is!

The most important problem now is that He Shen not only needs to sight-read, he also needs to listen...

Listen to Ji Mengting's performance, think about the problems that Ji Mengting will encounter later, and try to prevent Ji Mengting from having any problems again.

Let your own performance perfectly match Ji Mengting's performance.

Look, listen, think, prepare...

All kinds of ideas, all mixed together, make it difficult for He Shen to separate them.

However, in order to test the limits of his own abilities, to see how long he can withstand this situation.

And to help Ji Mengting, to see if he can help her to go to the next level.

He Shen must work hard.

His brain was working frantically, and every piece of information was put into He Shen's brain.

He mobilized all brain cells to find every point that could make Ji Mengting's performance go further.

Ji Mengting didn't know that He Shen's brain was almost overloaded at this moment, she was just shocked.

She was shocked that He Shen's performance was so strong!

He Shen could actually play such a great piece.

He Shen, he could actually improve his performance so much? ? ?

As expected, I still need to learn more from He Shen.

I am still too weak now...

Finally, at the end of the first movement, He Shen slowly took his hands off the piano and wiped the sweat from his hair with his sleeves.

His back was completely wet, soaked by his own sweat.

Just now, every minute and every second, he was like walking on a tightrope, and his heart was extremely nervous.

However, everything went well without too many mistakes, which made He Shen embarrassed on the spot.

In the end, he still completed this piece... the first movement.

But in terms of completion...

He Shen took out a classic salt lollipop from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and his eyes gradually became empty.

Ah... I can actually sight-read the most difficult piano piece, and the completion can reach 60%. I am really amazing...

Just when He Shen was emptying his mind, Ji Mengting's eyes lit up and she spoke to He Shen excitedly.

"Teacher, teacher! Teacher, you are so amazing just now! When do we start the second movement!!!"

He Shen: "..."

He Shen: "???"