The world's number one pianist

The next day, the day of the Golden Piano Award semi-finals, all the contestants got up very early and arrived near the Grand Theater at about seven o'clock.

He Shen thought that he came early, but in fact it was not the case.

After registering with the staff, I found that the eighteen semi-finalists had almost arrived, except for the last few who had not arrived.

For example, Yue Li from Wuzhou Conservatory of Music, the performer who felt particularly oppressive in the last round, is his senior.

He Shen glanced at the names on the sign-in form and didn't pay much attention. He turned back to the door and continued to wait for the staff's admission notice.

Now everyone is waiting outside the Grand Theater. According to the staff's information, the Grand Theater will open at about 8:30 for everyone to enter.

The game starts at nine o'clock in the morning, and the game is played at the pace of one person for half an hour.

However, some people often choose longer works, so their works will be delayed for a long time, resulting in a performance that may last forty-five minutes or more.

Therefore, the organizing committee will divide the 18 semi-finalists into four half-day competitions.

Four people in the morning and five people in the afternoon competed for two consecutive days to determine the final eight people.

In the end, eight people decided to win the first, second, third place, and some other awards.

Zhao Zitong got a little impatient while waiting, so he said hello to He Shen and went to Zhou San to ask for tickets to the concert hall.

He Shen did not refuse. Not long after he let Zhao Zitong go, a bus stopped at the entrance of Jiangzhou Grand Theater. A group of people got off the bus. Standing at the front was the representative of Wuzhou young musicians, Yue Li. .

Standing behind him were a lot of staff and some students who seemed to be coming to watch the game.

Yue Li straightened up, straightened his back, casually swept through the crowd, and immediately found He Shen standing in a daze. He stretched out his hand and waved to the staff behind him, then walked up to He Shen and spoke.

"We meet again, He Shen, congratulations on making it to the semi-finals."

"Yes." He Shen's tone did not change at all, and he just replied lightly.

Yue Li seemed to have long been accustomed to He Shen's indifference, so he continued directly.

"I watched your performance. It was very good, very powerful. I like your performance very much."

"In order to compete with you, I decided to take out my best work in this competition."

"So...can I make a humble request? I hope you can show off all your abilities. Don't show only half of it just because the competition is not difficult enough. I want to witness your full strength."

"???"

He Shen looked at Yue Li inexplicably, and immediately shook his head without hesitation. "No, not strong enough."

"Is this so..."

Yue Li was silent, and soon he put aside the embarrassment, smiled with his teeth exposed, and patted He Shen on the shoulder.

"Since you don't agree, forget it. No matter what, I will perform my most popular works. I hope you like it."

After that, he waved to He Shen and walked in the direction he came from. The staff who had followed him down had already registered his identity for him.

After about a short while, the staff in charge of the Golden Piano Awards came over, looked at the form in their hands, and called the names of the contestants on the form.

"Chen Qi! I'm the first to appear today. Come and get your ID."

A man walked out of the crowd, took the ID from the staff, put it in his pocket, and followed another staff member towards the Grand Theater.

"The second one this morning is Wang Xingyang."

"The third one this morning..."

I don't know if it was an illusion, but He Shen felt that when the staff read the number 4, they paused obviously and then shouted.

"Third place, Yue Li."

Yue Li walked out of the crowd, smiled and nodded to everyone around him, then reached out to take the ID from the staff and walked towards the grand theater.

When he took the card, He Shen felt a light sweep in front of him. When he looked carefully, he found that Yue Li had worn a ring on his thumb.

The ring finger reflected the sun's rays, revealing the domineering energy in Yue Li's body, like a conqueror trying to conquer this game.

"Eh? He Shen, do you feel that this person is so domineering? He seems to be that kind of leader-like character."

Zhao Zitong, who had gone to get the tickets before, came back at some unknown time. He came out from behind He Shen, looked at Yue Li who was walking into the concert hall, frowned, and asked He Shen.

"Hey, He Shen, do you think you can play better than him?"

"perhaps."

He Shen said calmly that he didn't care at all how powerful those people looked outside. The key was what kind of works they could produce on the playing field.

Zhao Zitong didn't understand He Shen's meaning at all, and she continued to complain about He Shen's facial paralysis.

He Shen ignored Zhao Zitong. He quietly waited for the fifth player to appear in the morning.

Unexpectedly, after Yue Li, the staff member called out his name.

"The last one this morning is He Shen!"

He Shen was stunned for a moment, then patted Zhao Zitong's shoulder. Without any hesitation, he stepped forward, reached out and took the sign from the staff member's hand, and walked towards the interior of the Grand Theater.

As he walked towards the Grand Theater, an idea suddenly came to He Shen's mind.

Is it intentional or accidental that he ranked behind Yue Li?

This thought passed through He Shen's mind casually, and then disappeared immediately.

It doesn't matter whether it was intentional or accidental. In the competition, what will be seen in the end is always your professional level.

He Shen followed the leading staff and walked into the Grand Theater. This time, the competition was still held in the largest concert hall of the Grand Theater, but the difference was that the lounge He Shen used this time was no longer a large public lounge, but a single lounge.

After the staff took He Shen to a few turns in the backstage, they took He Shen to a long corridor behind the stage. There were seven or eight small doors in the corridor, all of which were written with the word "lounge".

After checking the information, the staff reached out and pushed open the door. The first thing He Shen saw was a double sofa and a coffee table in addition to the extremely dazzling dressing table.

There were bananas and mineral water on the dressing table, and some oranges on the coffee table.

"Please wait here first. There is a live broadcast TV on the wall. You can choose to turn it on and watch, or you can choose to turn it off and rest quietly."

"You can eat the bananas, water, and oranges on the table. If you don't have enough, you can ask us for more."

"If you have any special needs, you can tell us. We are at the entrance of the corridor."

"If you need help with stage makeup, we also have staff here to help."

After saying that, the staff member gave He Shen a tentative look. After confirming that He Shen said there was no problem, he reached out and pulled up the door to isolate all the noise.

He Shen looked at the brightly lit lounge, took out an orange-flavored lollipop from his pocket, looked at the orange on the coffee table, hesitated for a moment, and gently opened the plastic paper of the orange-flavored lollipop and put the lollipop into his mouth.

The live broadcast TV signal was connected, and the situation in the concert hall instantly appeared on the screen.