The world's number one pianist

When the fourth day was over, the Chopin International Piano Organizing Committee announced the finalists of this competition to everyone.

He Shen and others stood in the concert hall, watching the announcement scene that had been rearranged at some unknown time, and watched the chairman of the organizing committee holding a piece of paper and walking to a curtain printed with countless latest icons of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Countless cameras around immediately aimed at him, waiting for his announcement.

And he did not let He Shen and others wait too long, and did not make a halftime GG like in domestic TV dramas.

Or halfway through, suddenly tell you who the middle-ranked players and the eliminated players are.

He simply held the paper with the list of players in his hand and read the results of the competition to everyone.

And as he finished reading, the Chopin International Piano Competition Organizing Committee also uploaded all the information that had been prepared before, including the judges' scores for each player, to the Internet.

Give everyone to check and verify.

This time, because the number of participants was too large, there were a total of twelve contestants who could enter the finals of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

It was similar to what He Shen had imagined. The few people he had thought of basically made it to the finals.

However... except for J J Jun Li Bui, Bai Lijun, a contestant from Maple Leaf Country.

There was also the player from Poland, who had qualified as the first place in the Polish competition area, Porter Piotr.

Porter did not appear at the finals as He Shen had thought. Unfortunately, he was eliminated directly in the third round.

And Bai Lijun, under that circumstance, entered the finals list and became one of the final 12 contestants in the finals list.

He Shen found it hard to believe that Bai Lijun could actually enter the finals list, but the list of winners given by the staff at the Chopin International Piano Competition clearly told He Shen.

Telling him that Bai Lijun was indeed on the finals list.

The other few people, the duo from Japan, Kobayashi Ai and Fan Tian Kyohei, steadily entered the finals and became one of the finalists.

The two people from Maple Leaf Country, Bai Lijun and Liu Yu, also made it to the finals.

China, also had two people.

He Shen, and the young contestant who had just turned 18, Rao Hao.

The two of them were exactly as He Shen had imagined.

He Shen himself entered the final round of the finals with a very, very high ranking, the highest average score, and the highest total score.

And Rao Hao barely made it to the finals with a score that was just above the line, becoming one of the finalists.

And his score, like Porter, was 22 points, and they were all such a score.

However, he made it, and Porter was eliminated.

And eliminating Porter and choosing Rao Hao must have been the result of two-thirds of the judges voting.

If He Shen guessed correctly, the reason why Rao Hao was chosen by the judges was because of his personal style.

His personal style was really too strong, and his interpretation of music was also very, very interesting, which made many judges seem to suddenly light up when they heard his interpretation.

This should be the reason why Rao Hao was able to successfully enter the finals.

Of course, his level is not bad, and he is not the kind of level that is not qualified to enter the finals.

It can only be said that his personal style gives him a very big advantage, allowing him to surpass some players who have similar scores to him, but whose overall style is relatively old and there is nothing new.

There are also two players from Poland!

Jakub Kuszlik and Kamil Pacholec.

He Shen doesn't know either of these two people, and has no idea how they entered the finals.

Jakub may have a little impression, as if he is a player who is very good at Chopin Mazurka?

As for the other Kamil, He Shen really has no impression at all.

Finally, there is a pair of players from Italy.

Alexander, who was very good in the third round, and Leonora Armellini from Italy.

Just as He Shen imagined, Alexander entered the list of finalists in the third round with a very, very strong attitude.

At the beginning, he might have a gap of 2-3 points with Tada Kyohei, but in the third round, his total score was directly pulled back.

In the third round, he stood in front of everyone with an extremely powerful attitude.

He Shen was first, Liu Yu was second, and he was only one point behind Liu Yu in total score, standing in the third place.

Moreover, his total score also reached the top echelon, which can compete for the championship.

He Shen ranked first in total score, Liu Yu ranked second, Tada Kyohei, Alexander, and Martin ranked third, tied.

Kobayashi Ai, Bai Lijun and others were slightly behind.

However, it was precisely because of this that the final of the Chopin International Piano Competition, which originally had the two largest groups of Poland and Japan, had become five pairs in the final.

Japan, Poland, Italy, Maple Leaf Country, and China.

People from these five countries occupied ten positions, leaving the last position to people from the other two countries.

Martin from Spain, and EVA from Bear Country.

The remaining players from other countries are all relatively famous players.

I can’t say how fair and just these finalists are, but at least, the people who made it to the finals definitely met most people’s guesses.

Basically, everyone who should have made it.

When the people who had been waiting for the news of the competition in the country saw the finalist list, they almost jumped up.

"Fuck! Awesome! Fuck, fuck, fuck, who said that in the last round? Who told us that in the final round, China will not lose anyone and can directly enter two people?"

"For this kind of person, I can only say that the prophet is a knife!"

"I am convinced, I am really convinced. There are actually people who can really predict that China will not lose anyone in the final round."

"China, Maple Leaf Country, Japan, Poland, Italy, five countries, each country occupies two positions, this is quite amazing!"

"Indeed, everyone is a classical music powerhouse, but South Korea did not enter a single person, which surprised me a little bit."

"Yes, the champion of the last Chopin International Piano Competition was Zhao Zhencheng from South Korea. Today In 2017, none of them could enter the finals of the Chopin International Piano Competition? "

"I can only say that I really didn't expect this at all. I really couldn't imagine that none of them could enter the finals of the Chopin International Piano Competition..."

"Quick, quick, go to the Internet to laugh at them and see if they also think that the organizing committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition is doing something tricky."

"Hahahaha, before you said that, I went to the Internet to take a look. Sure enough, the people in the Korean country were cursing in the street. It was really funny."

"As expected, the Korean country is full of that kind of people!"

"..."

When everyone saw that all the people in the Korean country were eliminated, they felt a sense of relief for some reason, but soon, they began to continue to pay attention to the contestants who successfully advanced.

"Hey, by the way, who do you think should be the champion this year?"

"Do I even need to ask this? It must be He Shen! In the second round, I guess Rao Hao, our Chinese country will take first and second place!"

"Fuck, I don't even dare to dream like this. Rao Hao's level is not weak, but it's still a bit of a stretch for him to take second place, right?"

"The people behind him probably don't have much chance. I think the ones who can compete with He Shen this year should be Liu Yu from Maple Leaf Country, Kyouhei Fantian from Japan, and Alexander from Italy, right?"

"Let's not talk about He Shen for now. He can be regarded as our mainstay this year. He ranked first in the first round, second in the second round, and first in the third round. He almost crushed all other players. Except for Liu Yu, there is still a slight possibility that he can overtake. The others It feels like there is no chance! Fan Tian Kyohei and Alexander, they can't do it! "

"They probably can't overtake in the total score, it depends on the final decision of the judges."

"The judges make the decision? What does that mean? Isn't the ranking of the Chopin International Piano Competition based on the results? Isn't it based on who has the highest average score and the highest total score? "

"That's right, basically it's given to the contestants with the highest average score and the highest total score, but in fact, the ranking of the Chopin International Piano Competition is completely determined by the judges! "

"Wait, wait, what do you mean? I don't understand, is it possible that He Shen will be eliminated directly like this? Can't win the championship? "

Everyone was stunned when they saw this speech, and immediately chased that person and kept asking.

And that person could also see his answer.

"I don't think so. After listening to He Shen's performance of Chopin's First Piano Concerto, I think He Shen's performance will definitely win the championship!

However, the problem is that the final ranking is determined by the judges...

The final ranking is actually the judges' choice!

The judges think that this contestant should get a certain place, then as long as he is recognized by more than two-thirds of the judges, he will get that place.

For example, if more than two-thirds of the judges think that Liu Yu is the first place, then he may be the first place!"

As soon as this was said, the entire network was stagnant for two or three seconds. They looked at this speech and did not react for a while, and then there was an extremely excited discussion.

"Wait, what does this mean? Could it be that He Shen, who has the highest average score and the highest total score, has no chance of winning first place?"

"Yes, you mean that most of the judges of the Chopin International Piano Competition think that the worst contestant should win first place, so he should win first place?"

"Isn't this a blatant conspiracy? What kind of joke is this competition? I have no way of understanding the rules of this competition!"

"So if I collude with the judges and spend money to get all the judges to vote for Rao Hao to win the championship, then he can also win the championship? Is that what you mean?"

"..."

The doubts of the crowd immediately caused the private messages and messages of the person who made the remarks to explode instantly.

He spoke directly without any hesitation.

"Of course not, what are you thinking? If this is the case, the Chopin International Piano Competition will not be so well-known and credible on the Internet!"

"In fact, this rule is aimed at the vacancy mechanism of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

If the best contestant in this year's competition performs too badly, which makes people feel sick and want to vomit, then no one will vote for the first place.

Then the first place will be directly bye, and no first place will be allowed this year!

The previous first place will directly fall to second place, and the others will retreat one by one.

Of course, if the performance this year is really bad, and everyone performs at the level of art students, then there may not be any top six this year, and no one One person can get a ranking.

Everyone can advance, but don't expect a ranking!

Not only that, there is also official certification and endorsement from Poland. This is to ensure that the contestants selected each year represent the strongest group of piano talents, so they do this!

Most judges will give their scores to the best performers and the contestants who impressed them the most!

He Shen's score is so high that basically most of the judges will vote for He Shen!

I feel that this year's champion should be between He Shen and Liu Yu in the final!

But if I have to choose, I will definitely choose He Shen! "

"Indeed, He Shen's current total score is the best among all people, especially his score in the third round. His score in the third round is simply a cheat!"

"Yes Yes, I have watched the Chopin International Piano Competition for so many years and even watched the video. I have never seen a few players who can be like He Shen, who scored more than 23 points throughout the whole process, and there are several players with an average score of 24 points! "

"He Shen's strength is really terrifying, especially his prelude! I would like to call it the strongest prelude this year!"

"Not only that, if you watch He Shen's preliminaries, his several narratives are very strong, so strong that it is unimaginable. I really can't imagine that such a narrative song was played by He Shen!"

"It's a pity. Starting from the third round, there will be three top awards, the best mazurka, the best piano sonata, and the best piano concerto. He Shen can't get the first two awards..."

"Yes, it's a pity. He Shen's prelude is so good. If there is a best prelude, then It would be perfect, but there is no if..."

"I think the best piano sonata this year might go to Liu Yu? Bruce Liu from Maple Leaf Country? Is his sonata okay?"

"No, I think it's average. On the contrary, I think Alexander plays well, and the Italian contestant plays the sonata really well!"

"Well, this year's best sonata should go to Alexander, and the best mazurka should go to the Polish contestant, Jakub. I think he plays well too!"

"Just a quick question, who is Jakub? I don't think I've heard of him..."

"A Polish contestant, although he didn't come in directly with the first place in Poland, he plays really well. I only saw him by chance. I look forward to his concerto in the finals."

"Oh, you said that contestant, that contestant did play pretty well. I also listened to it at the time, but I didn't hear much difference? ”

“His personal style is quite strong in Mazurka, and his interpretation of some parts is very clever and interesting to listen to. It feels like it plays into your heart. I like it very much.”

“Eh? Hey guys, what do you think of He Shen’s Mazurka? Does he have a chance to win the best Mazurka?”

“He Shen’s Mazurka is average. Although it is very strong, among so many players, it can only be said to be ranked at the top, not the top. Even Porter, who was eliminated in the same round as him, may play the Mazurka similar to He Shen’s?”

“But no matter what, now it depends on the finals. Let’s see who can beat the other players and win the final championship!”

“For the final result, I will choose He Shen. I think He Shen will definitely win the championship! Everyone has seen He Shen’s strength. There is basically no problem! ”

“Yes, but I think He Shen may still win the Best Chopin Piano Concerto Award. After all, if you have watched He Shen’s previous performances, you can definitely feel He Shen’s strength in concerto! ”

“The video was recorded a year ago, a whole year ago. He Shen had already reached that level a year ago. So what level he can reach now, I have no way to imagine! I think his piano concerto in this year’s finals should give everyone a big surprise! ”

“I hope so, but other contestants still have a chance. Maybe they play very well?”

“It’s useless to be very good. Can their current results beat He Shen? He Shen can definitely win the championship!”

“No, I always feel that you are supporting He Shen. So many of you are supporting He Shen. I am really afraid that He Shen can’t win the championship. No, no, I will go first. He Shen can’t win the championship!”

“Indeed, I can’t support. I also think He Shen can’t win the championship!”

"Don't we know what level He Shen is at? How can He Shen win the championship! He can't win, he can't win!"

"That's right..."

The Chinese Internet was bustling.

All those who followed the Chopin International Piano Competition were almost all happy.

He Shen, a Chinese, actually blocked so many difficulties and was extremely close to the finals of the Chopin International Piano Competition. He had a chance to win the Chopin International Piano Competition! What does this mean?

The last player who was so strong was Li Diyun, who was released more than 20 years ago and is now probably released!

They looked at He Shen's photo with expectations in their eyes.

And He Shen also sat in front of the piano, rubbing his eyebrows, thinking about something.

He felt that his Chopin Piano Concerto seemed to touch that point, that very, very important point!

If he could fully understand that point, then he could definitely play a very perfect Chopin Piano Concerto.

But now there is a problem in front of He Shen.

He couldn't find out what that point was.

It felt like sneezing, and it felt like sneezing, but when he wanted to sneeze hard, the itchy feeling disappeared.

It was this feeling of not being able to sneeze or not being able to sneeze.

He Shen was in a very strange state.

After learning the result of the competition, he sat on the piano stool in front of the piano and had been sitting there for a day.

There was a pile of neatly arranged lollipop wrappers and sticks piled up next to him.

He had forgotten how many lollipops he had eaten, and he was sitting in front of the piano.

Thinking about everything contained in Chopin's piano concerto.

Until his door was knocked.

Two familiar figures appeared in front of him one after another.

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