The world's number one pianist

After everyone finished taking their own artistic photos, the photographers who had pulled He Shen to make him smile finally decided to give up.

Forget about this thing, really, it's purely innate, and you can't learn it at all!

It's better to expect He Shen to win the Chopin International Piano Competition than to expect him to smile seriously.

It's impossible!

Finally, they asked He Shen to take a photo with his hands crossed in front of him, which was a little headache.

However...

Everyone looked at He Shen's appearance, hesitated for a while, and adjusted the color matching for He Shen on their own initiative.

This led to the second day, the first day of the third round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, when He Shen looked at the roof of the Warsaw Chopin Philharmonic Hall and the photo of two people hanging in the middle.

The corners of his mouth twitched.

At this moment, there were 24 contestants evenly distributed around the concert hall.

And He Shen and Liu Yu from Maple Leaf Country were placed at the front.

The location of the concert hall's door, when everyone walks over, as long as they raise their heads a little, they can see the location.

If it was just like this, it would be fine. When He Shen entered the concert hall, he walked with his head down slightly, trying not to pay attention to the roof as much as possible.

This can ease the embarrassment.

But...

At this moment, He Shen looked at the poster in front of him and couldn't help pinching his eyebrows.

This is not at all embarrassing, this is already social death! ! !

He Shen and Liu Yu have the same background, both of them chose the piano, and the two of them sat on the piano bench.

The clothes they wore were similar.

However, Liu Yu opened his arms behind him, leaning on the piano, with a perfect smile on his lips, which would make people feel good at a glance.

Even if it was the kind of smile that could attract girls' attention!

But what about himself? ? ? And what about this color adjustment?

He Shen looked at his poster and couldn't help but harden his eyes!

His fists were hard!

Yes, he knew that his smile was scary, but this action.

This action of crossing his hands, placing them in front of him, and looking deep...

Combined with the slightly black coloring around!

It was different from the pure, shiny black coloring of the cheerful big brother next door.

His was black and black!

This was too second-year, right? It was like a classic scene in an animation with a similar name to a contestant!

What was it called?

EVA?

Especially the look in his eyes...

To put it nicely, this was filled with a desire for victory, wanting to kill all opponents who stood in his way with one click.

To put it bluntly...

It was the kind of second-year syndrome, dyeing white hair to cover his eyes, folding his fingers to count 1000-7, and shouting every day, "Do you know what pain is?"

When He Shen looked at his own photos, he always felt like a second-year syndrome demon!

But why...

Other people's photos were so normal? And his own?

He Shen couldn't help but cover his face, not wanting others to recognize him at this time.

This is too embarrassing!

But there is a thing called Murphy's Law. The more you don't want something to happen, the greater the chance of it happening!

Therefore, at this time, He Shen was particularly embarrassed!

A hand patted He Shen's shoulder, and Rao Hao's voice sounded behind He Shen's ear.

"Wow, Teacher He Shen, look at your photo? To be honest, your artistic photo is so handsome! It feels like a big devil!"

"It's this kind of feeling, in order to achieve your dream, you are willing to destroy the world!"

"To be honest, combined with your second place in the total score, the crushing feeling for other players is really cool!"

At this point, Rao Hao actually sighed and shook his head helplessly.

"Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity that my photo looks silly, as if I'm grinning there..."

"..."

He Shen let go of his hand and looked at Rao Hao, who was looking at his photo with yearning, and his face was a little weird.

He hesitated for a while and asked uncertainly.

"How old are you...?"

"Eh? Me?" Rao Hao was stunned for a moment, raised his head and nodded his chin, thought for a moment, scratched his head and smiled.

"I'm just in my early 18s this year, almost 19!"

"Oh, no wonder..."

"No wonder? What no wonder? Teacher He, what are you talking about?"

"No, nothing."

He Shen shook his head and ignored Rao Hao. Instead, he lifted up his collar, covered himself a little, and walked into the concert hall.

He didn't want to be recognized when he entered, and then exposed under this extremely second-year poster.

If he really did this, then he could really be considered socially dead!

Rao Hao stood behind He Shen, not knowing what He Shen meant by "no wonder".

But seeing that He Shen was about to walk into the concert hall from the small door on the side, he didn't think much and followed immediately.

Fortunately, it was just as He Shen thought.

Most people focused their attention on the gate, watching the top players getting off the cars.

Few people noticed He Shen who was trying to hide himself.

Except... a few people who paid more attention to He Shen, such as Ji Mengting and Zhao Zitong who were extremely excited.

The two of them looked at He Shen's hidden look, and with the poster on their heads, their eyes were almost full of stars.

Although Rao Hao didn't know why He Shen did this, he also followed He Shen obediently and walked into the concert hall.

When the two walked into the concert hall, the air instantly became much fresher, and there were far fewer people in the room than outside.

Most of the people were staff, and a small number of people were players who were going to watch the game today.

Of course, these players are generally more confident, and only those who are more confident in themselves will do this.

After all, it is not always a happy thing to see other players who are stronger than themselves.

For example, Liu Yu, Fan Tian Kyohei, and... the Spanish player standing in the crowd.

However, the player Alexander was not here and completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

He Shen took a more interesting look, and then retracted his gaze.

Just as He Shen was about to go backstage, Rao Hao walked in, took a long breath, fanned himself with his hands, and asked He Shen.

"Huh, finally came in, Teacher He Shen, why didn't you just stand out in front of everyone like those contestants!"

He Shen shook his head slightly: "No need."

"Uh, why? Why do you think this exposure before the game is unnecessary? This is the best opportunity to increase popularity?"

Rao Hao was stunned for a moment, and didn't expect this answer. Soon his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands excitedly.

"I understand! Teacher He, you must not look down on this little exposure! That's right, if it were me, I would not look down on such a little exposure.

After all, when it comes to the finals...

Teacher He, your photos will be hung all over the city!"

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Hang... all over the city?

He Shen's foot, which was just about to go forward to sign in, suddenly stopped, looked at Rao Hao on the side, and his expression gradually became weird.

Such a middle school black history... still needs to be publicized throughout the city?

No, it's not just about the whole city...

He Shen felt that the group of people might not let him go like this. Maybe they would take this black history and publicize it nationwide!

At that time...

He Shen couldn't help but pinch his eyebrows. He didn't dare to imagine the scene at that time.

He even thought that it would be better if he didn't win the championship.

At least he wouldn't be socially dead?

Rao Hao, who was standing on the side, found that He Shen's expression immediately became strange after he said a word, and he couldn't help but tilt his head.

"Teacher He, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's okay."

He Shen shook his head and let himself forget the idea of ​​social death.

It's okay to be a little socially dead now. At worst, after this game, I will find that group of people and ask them to change the promotional poster for me to a smiling one.

Maybe this can save a little bit of my image?

At least it doesn't look so scary.

However, just as He Shen and Rao Hao were chatting non-stop, a staff member immediately came over quickly, bowed slightly to He Shen and Rao Hao, and whispered.

"Hello, our competition has not officially started yet, so if you are a spectator, please wait outside first, waiting for our competition to start!"

"He Shen from China, fourth place on the first day!"

He Shen did not hesitate at all, and did not want to continue discussing these issues that would make him socially dead with Rao Hao.

He Shen directly took out his identity card from his chest pocket and showed it to the staff.

"I am today's contestant."

"Ah, so..." The staff member looked at Rao Hao standing aside and hesitated, "Then this one?"

"I am also a contestant! But not today, I plan to come and watch the game!" Rao Hao said confidently.

"So, in that case, please trouble this contestant He to go to the registration office to report, this contestant, um... please wait in the hall first, wait for all the spectators to enter, and then enter!"

The staff member bowed slightly, neither humble nor arrogant.

He Shen and Rao Hao nodded and said ok, without making things too difficult for the staff, and walked into the concert hall.

At this moment, the people who were staying in the concert hall were still the same groups as last time.

The group of people from Maple Leaf Country, led by Liu Yu, were seeing off the contestant with the most letters in his name, and the one from the United States.

The people from Japan were also seeing off Kobayashi Ai and another Japanese contestant.

The European side was mainly the contestant from Spain, who was seeing off the one from Poland.

Everyone formed their own groups, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, they separated He Shen and Rao Hao.

They watched He Shen walk in front of them from a distance, with a hint of fear in their eyes, and they didn't speak.

He Shen looked at everyone, but he didn't speak either.

Rao Hao looked left and right, scratched his head, and couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

Why did this group of people have people following them and forming a group, but his family didn't?

He glared at the group of people and whispered to He Shen.

"Teacher He, why didn't Teacher Dan Yi come? Today should be the most important day, right? If he came, we wouldn't be so passive. Look at how many people there are!"

"He went out. He booked a ticket and planned to sit in the audience and watch my performance carefully."

He Shen shook his head, and didn't care about the slightly indifferent and slightly hostile eyes of the people around him.

Everyone wanted to bring the championship back to their own home.

And today's competition will be the most rigorous one.

After all, the concerto does not account for a large proportion of the total score.

And the two heavyweight awards of the best sonata and the best mazurka will also be decided today.

Unfortunately...

He Shen's goal is not the best sonata and the best mazurka, his goal is only one.

Champion!

For the championship, he can give up all the extra awards before.

He Shen moved his wrist, stepped forward, and ignored everyone's gaze. He handed his ID to the staff for verification, then quickly went upstairs and walked towards the backstage of the contestants.

Everyone downstairs looked at each other.

The contestant from Poland and the contestant from the United States hesitated for a moment and looked at their relatives and friends.

After receiving encouragement from their relatives and friends, they followed He Shen up.

On the first day, six people went up, and three of them went up!

But the two from Japan and the one from Maple Leaf Country did not step on the ground.

Fan Tian Kyohei shook his head slightly. He patted Kobayashi Ai and another contestant on the shoulder and said very seriously.

"Don't think about targeting He Shen in this round. He is not someone you can target right now! We'll talk about it in the finals!

The most important thing for you now is to try your best to defeat others and successfully advance to the finals! This is the most important thing!

Put everything else aside and don't think too much!"

After that, Fan Tian Kyohei stood up and shouted "Go!" to the two in Japanese, which is understood by people all over the world.

Then, all the selected players of the entire Japanese team were excited and shouted "Yo Hee! (Good) Yi Kai! (Go!)" together!

However, Rao Hao found that there was no strong confidence in Kobayashi Ai's eyes, but full of worry.

She began to worry about herself, because she didn't even make it to the last round.

If she couldn't even make it to the last round because of He Shen...

She felt that she could go back to China and commit suicide.

After all, she had consumed countless resources in China to reach this level!

Another Japanese player seemed more optimistic and comfortable. He didn't think much about anything and even jumped on the spot.

After Kobayashi Ai was ready, he followed her and jumped in.

And the player from Maple Leaf Country, J J Jun Li Bui, whose name was so long that he didn't know how to pronounce it.

He looked at Liu Yu and nodded slightly.

"So, I'm on?"

"Okay!"

Liu Yu grinned, patted Bu's back, and put his arm around his shoulders.

"Come on! Show the momentum of Maple Leaf Country! Don't rush to fight He Shen, wait until you can enter the finals!"

"..."

Bui thought about it, but couldn't find the connection between showing the momentum of Maple Leaf Country and entering the finals alive.

Could it be that since you can enter the finals, you should naturally be able to show the temperament of Maple Leaf Country?

Bui thought for a long time and couldn't figure it out, but he still nodded and whispered.

"Okay..."

After that, he turned around and followed the two Japanese people honestly, walking towards the backstage of the players.

When he came to the backstage, the cameras here completely took care of his surroundings.

All his corners were taken care of.

Bui looked at the cameras around him and felt a little uncomfortable for a while, but soon, his face returned to normal.

After all, he can now be regarded as a pianist, and he must always pay attention to his image! He

He didn't think much, and followed the staff's pace to the contestant lounge.

When he entered the contestant lounge, he was stunned and even suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.

He was not in the backstage of the contestants of the Chopin International Piano Competition, but a scene of an unknown version of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"!

At this moment, He Shen was sitting in the middle of the lounge in the sight of everyone.

This is normal, after all, he was the first to come.

But he just sat there, leaning on the chair, playing with a few lollipops in his hands.

His eyes were locked, as if he was thinking about something.

The artistic atmosphere on the whole person was so strong that it was about to burst out.

Everyone in the room looked at He Shen, and their faces almost changed!

Especially sitting on both sides of He Shen were Kobayashi Aishi who had just come in, and another Japanese contestant.

Of the two of them, except for Kobayashi Aishi who kept sipping the water in the cup, the other one was a little fidgety.

He looked at He Shen, then at Kobayashi Aishi, and tried to strike up a conversation with Kobayashi Aishi.

Unfortunately, Kobayashi Ai was just sipping the water, bit by bit, trying not to be too nervous.

She didn't want to pay any attention to his thoughts at all.

After all, if she spoke, she couldn't even be sure whether her emotions could recover.

This was still good. The two players who followed He Shen before sat directly at the farthest place from He Shen.

They didn't dare to get too close to He Shen at all.

They were afraid that He Shen would make them too nervous and lose directly.

At this moment, the momentum in the whole room seemed to be under He Shen's control, but it seemed not.

Everyone except He Shen was very nervous.

Bai thought about it, and finally sighed. He didn't think about sitting next to He Shen directly, but found a place to sit down.

He took out a fidget spinner from his pocket and started spinning it.

For a while, the whole lounge was in a three-legged tripod.

He Shen sat in the center, and Kobayashi Ai, who sat in the two corners, and Bui.

No one made a sound, all waiting for the competition to begin.

The lounge was extremely quiet.

Soon, the noise of the crowd in the concert hall outside came into the lounge with the air.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed.

Including He Shen, who opened his eyes.

Chopin International Piano Competition, third round, first day of competition...

Coming soon! Officially starting!

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