The world's number one pianist

He Shen and Chen Sa were standing outside the restaurant.

The wind outside is very cold, and you can even feel a trace of moisture.

The people around are all wearing black clothes. In this relatively prosperous place in Poland, it is difficult to see some people wearing bright colors.

Almost all people are black, gray, brown, these particularly dark colors.

It gives people an extremely huge pressure.

And only some children will wear brighter clothes.

He Shen looked at a little European girl wearing pink clothes, jumping up and down with her father in front of him, without saying a word.

Just blowing cold wind.

When Chen Sa almost couldn't bear it anymore, he shook his head and said.

"I don't know your question..."

"In the second round of the competition, a lot of things are actually not the ones I'm particularly good at..."

He Shen's eyes were a little deep and he said slowly.

"That's all I got from the second round."

"If I were to choose, I would choose Chopin's Piano Ballade No. 3. This is a work I am more confident about."

"The second is Chopin's brilliant Polonaise, the calm Andante and the brilliant Polonaise in E flat major, 22. This one, I am quite confident about the Polonaise, and I can play it as well as the first round. Same level of playing!”

"but……"

He Shen stared straight ahead, with a hesitant tone, took out a lollipop from his pocket, stuffed it into his mouth, and continued.

"But my other works may be relatively average. They can only be considered top-level and have not reached my previous level."

“If we use in-game terminology, my works have reached Lv10, which is the master level, but my barcarolle, waltz and other works are only around Lv8 and have not reached the master level. "

"And there may still be a long way to go before we are a master!"

"I haven't felt that wall in front of me yet, and there's no way I can break this wall!"

"The performance is good, there is no problem, but I don't have enough confidence to win first place in the second round again..."

He Shen closed his mouth, his eyes slightly worried.

If we just talk about whether he has a chance to enter the third round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, he is actually sure of it.

But if you ask, does he have a chance to win the championship?

If Liu Yu hadn't been chasing so closely behind him, he might have really felt that he was quite sure.

But here comes the problem. Behind him, there is Liu Yu!

A top player who was almost completely at home was standing behind him, chasing him!

If he reveals any flaws, it may become the key for Liu Yu to win the championship!

He couldn't guarantee whether his two works, which were close to master-level works, could completely suppress Liu Yu's edge.

Not only Liu Yu, but also Tanda from Japan, and those people from Poland, Xiong Country, and Italy...

They were all waiting for themselves to reveal any flaws.

And when they reveal their flaws, that's when they find the opportunity to march towards the championship.

At this time...

He Shen touched his chin, turned his head and glanced at the people in the room who were eating rice and drinking chicken soup in full swing, but said nothing.

Especially Rao Hao, who was very happy. It was obvious that he was able to enter the second round of the Chopin International Piano Competition with eighth place, and he was already very happy.

Heading towards the back, that's for sure.

But unless your subsequent results are really incredible enough to completely suppress everyone, they will have no ability to resist at all!

In that case, it is obvious that it is impossible for him to win the Chopin International Piano Competition!

The real champion actually starts from the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

If there are too many people behind the first tier, then there really is no hope of competing for the championship.

After all, the winner of the Chopin International Piano Competition is not awarded to whoever plays the concerto beautifully.

Works such as concertos, sonatas, and mazurkas all have their own special awards.

In this game, we need to put everything together to look at it, pay attention to it, and then come up with the most suitable champion!

This is the Chopin International Piano Competition. From the very beginning, it has been a top-notch competition.

Chen Sa naturally knew about this, but when she heard what He Shen said about L8 and L10, she really didn't know what He Shen meant.

she asked, frowning.

"I want to ask, what are the specific differences between the Level 8 you are talking about and the Level 10? I am very curious!"

He Shen said calmly: "When you reach Level 8, you find yourself and confirm your direction."

"And Lv10 is going in this direction, going to a particularly deep place, which is what I am doing now, completely abandoning myself to interpret a Chopard!"

"..."

Chen Sa did not speak, but looked at He Shen. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head.

"I don't know. Your progress route is not the same as what I thought. I can't understand it..."

"However, you may take advantage of the week-long break to visit Chopin's former residence and Chopin's museum, and take a good look. Perhaps you will get some inspiration?"

"If you need my help, you can tell me directly, and Professor Dan Yi can find me directly!"

"But I'm not sure if I can help."

Chen Sa also touched her chin, her eyes were extremely deep, she looked into the distance, and said hesitantly.

"But, we can be a little restrained in the second round!"

"In the first round, many people exploded. They were under various pressures from all over the place, and there were other things that caused their performance level to explode."

"However, in their second round, we can catch them off guard!"

"For example, you can choose..."

"..."

Chen Sa discussed with He Shen outside for a long time, and discussed a lot about the order of selecting the competition repertoire.

Discussed the strategy of the competition.

She could only help He Shen a little bit. After all, she was not He Shen's teacher, and she had not taught He Shen a lot of lessons.

Now she could only analyze and discuss with others from the perspective of a judge, and discuss some strategies for the competition.

At least, she thought some strategies were more useful!

After a long time, everyone in the room had finished three rounds of drinks, and He Shen came back, nodded to Dan Yi, returned to his seat, and ate a little to fill his stomach.

The other candidates who successfully advanced were also called out one by one.

Rao Hao had been beside He Shen, looking at He Shen's extremely calm and meaningful expression, and couldn't help but feel a little entangled.

Just as he was about to say something with He Shen, he was stopped by Chen Sa who was still outside and called out.

He Shen looked at Rao Hao being called out, shook his head, and didn't think much.

This was probably to give him a little strategy or something like that.

According to Rao Hao's situation, carefully analyze what kind of performance route Rao Hao is more suitable for.

This is the main thing Chen Sa did when he was called over by Dan Yi.

People from other countries were also doing the same thing, following the judges from their countries and communicating with each other.

At this time, the advantages of those countries with more winners are reflected.

Several judges talked about their different feelings.

Under this explanation, those contestants may get a more comprehensive winning route.

Now, the first round of the competition is over, and all those who have advanced to the second round are preparing for the second round of competition repertoire.

The later the competition is, the harder it is.

In the second round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, they still prepare half an hour of works.

But this time, what they need to play is Chopin's Ballade, Barcarolle, Fantasy, Scherzo, Fantasy Polonaise, Waltz, Polonaise.

These works can be selected at will, and all the works played before cannot be played.

The overall market needs to play for more than 30 minutes in total, which is a 30-40 minute concert.

Therefore, the requirement for their repertoire has become more stringent.

These things are not simple...

He Shen shook his head and drank chicken soup peacefully, letting his brain relax for a while, unwilling to continue thinking about the competition.

Soon, everyone had a good meal and left the restaurant.

When He Shen left, he did not see Rao Hao or Chen Sa outside the house.

He had no idea where they went.

He Shen looked at the cold weather outside, shook his head, and put his hands back in his pockets.

He did not go back to the hotel directly, but turned back to the piano room and ran through the works several times before going back to sleep.

The next few days were no different from before.

All the contestants who entered the second round were practicing the piano seriously and constantly.

Occasionally, some people would choose to go out for a stroll, but they did not stay for long.

They just came out to relax and went back directly.

He Shen did the same.

In Europe, the most common thing is parks!

There are really parks everywhere, with huge trees and large patches of grass.

It is not necessarily very beautiful, but at least, it is very comfortable for people to see.

He Shen practices piano every day in Warsaw. Before practicing, he would buy a cup of the most basic Italian espresso at a roadside cafe, sit in a corner of the park, and just stare blankly.

Holding a lollipop and drinking coffee without sugar.

The combination of the two gives people a particularly comfortable taste.

And He Shen is also like this, sitting on a chair by the park, letting his mind relax as much as possible.

After relaxing, he goes to practice piano.

Waiting for this time, it is not the time to compete and see who is more nervous.

Now, it is to see who can relax their mood and make themselves less nervous, and who has a higher chance of winning!

And everyone has their own ideas about this method.

For example, someone just likes to drink hot water, so she keeps pouring hot water for herself and drinks about four liters of hot water a day.

As a result, she keeps running to the toilet.

Some people like quietness and go directly to Chopin's museum, looking at the Chopin sculptures in the museum, and just sit there in a daze.

Everyone has their own way of relaxing.

And when they finish relaxing, they all go back to the piano room and start practicing non-stop.

From morning to night, there is no rest.

And soon, time came to Friday!

The second round of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

He Shen sat on a bench by the park as usual, holding a cup of coffee and a lollipop in his mouth.

After drinking the coffee in his hand, he threw the paper cup into the trash can and turned to walk towards the piano room.

In the piano room, Dan Yi was already waiting for him there. Seeing him coming, he immediately nodded slightly and spoke.

"How is it? How do you feel now? Is it normal?"

"It's okay..."

He Shen nodded, walked to the side of the piano, stroked the lines on the piano, and spoke slowly.

"Chopin's Piano Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major."

"Chopin's Brilliant Grand Polonaise, Calm Andante and Brilliant Grand Polonaise in E-flat major, 22"

"Chopin's Waltz in F major, 34 3"

"Chopin's Mazurka Rondo in F major 5"

"Except for the last two, which I'm not sure about, the first two should be fine!"

"Next, I'll start playing in the order Chen Sa said. I hope it will play a good role."

He Shen stood up, reached out to pick up the clothes hanging on the side, and put them on himself.

After picking up the lollipop and the hand towel that Ji Mengting had given him before, and putting them in his pocket, he nodded to Dan Yi.

"Okay, let's go."

"Yeah."

Dan Yi nodded, reached out to push open the door, stood in front of He Shen, and walked out.

When He Shen walked to the door of the piano room and was about to go to the concert hall, he suddenly found that there were many people standing at the door that should have been empty.

These people looked a little familiar, and after a long while, He Shen suddenly remembered.

These people were all contestants who were eliminated in the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition. These contestants did not go back, but all came here to see them off.

Behind these contestants, there was a bus, a bus with the Chinese flag printed on it!

Although the distance to the Warsaw Chopin Philharmonic Hall was not far.

It might be directly there in about ten minutes of walking.

But these people still took a bus.

He Shen turned his head, and some Chinese people also came out of the piano room. Looking at the bus with the Chinese flag printed on it at the door, they could not help but also stand there in a daze.

He Shen had never thought that there were so many Chinese people practicing with him in this small piano room where he was practicing.

And these people were basically the same as him, the contestants who entered the second round of the competition.

Without waiting for He Shen to think more, many failed contestants in front of him made way and made a way to the bus.

Just standing quietly on both sides, watching He Shen and others, without saying a word.

He Shen was a little at a loss for a moment, until Dan Yi behind him gently patted his back.

"Let's go, get in the car, we are going to the concert hall."

"..."

He Shen was silent for a while before nodding.

"Okay!"

He Shen took a step and walked towards the bus. At this time, the people who had been standing behind He Shen also followed He Shen and Dan Yi's steps and walked towards the bus.

Rao Hao stood at the end of the team, looking at the failed contestants around him, and the salute they gave to the ten people, and suddenly realized what Chen Sa said to him before.

Follow all the people who are about to step onto the stage of the second round of the competition!

All of them who are moving forward do not represent themselves alone, nor do they represent themselves.

But they represent everyone, the hope of all Chinese people!

The further they go, the fewer people they can go with them, and the things they carry should become heavier and deeper.

Rao Hao didn't really understand this sentence before, and felt that he should play for himself, right? Why pressure?

But now, he is about to go on stage, looking at so many unsuccessful contestants around him, looking at those people standing around him, looking at him with extremely expectant eyes, Rao Hao instantly understood.

These people, because they can't continue to go on stage, so they can only hand over their hopes to these people, hoping that they can continue to go on!

And He Shen...

Rao Hao looked at He Shen, who was standing at the front of the team, and was also the contestant who received the most attention from everyone.

When He Shen won the first place in the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, most people placed their hopes on He Shen.

Every year, there are so many contestants who can't even get into the last round, and can't even place their hopes.

But now, they see hope, a hope that leads to the championship of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

Therefore, they locked their eyes firmly on He Shen, watching everyone get into the car and the door slowly close.

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly.

"Huaguo! Come on!"

As his voice appeared, the other silent people also stood up and shouted loudly to the bus.

"Huaguo! Come on!"

"Huaguo! Come on!"

"Huaguo, come on!"

The car did not stop and slowly drove towards the Chopin International Piano Competition.

The eliminated contestants watched the bus leave and watched them leave.

Without saying a word, they just watched them leave.

Their eyes were full of expectations!

They hoped that He Shen and others could continue to play and get better results!

The people in the bus heard the voice behind them and couldn't help but fall silent.

They felt the pressure.

Before in the restaurant, it might be just ordinary blood, feeling that they were going to charge towards the Chopin International Piano Competition! To win the championship!

But now, everyone's heart, only pressure...

Others give them expectations, they must respond to these expectations.

Therefore, everyone's heart, can't help but surge with fear.

Can they really cope with the expectations of these people?

The bus gradually became more silent.

The bus stopped near the concert hall, at the nearest place where everyone could get off.

Dan Yi frowned and looked at the people behind him. Seeing the pressure in their hearts getting heavier, he couldn't help but shake his head.

He opened his mouth and was about to say something when He Shen suddenly stood up and walked to the door. He didn't even look at the people, but spoke to them in an extremely calm tone.

"It's okay, relax, you play your own music."

"As for all their expectations..."

"Everything is up to me!"

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