world number one pianist

Chapter 222 It's okay, I'm here!
He Shen and Chen Sa stood outside the restaurant.

The wind outside is very cold, and even a trace of moisture can be felt.

The people around were all wearing black clothes. In this bustling place in Poland, it was difficult to see some people in brightly colored clothes.

Almost all of them, all black, gray, brown, these very dull colors.

Gives a tremendous amount of pressure.

And only some children, they will wear some brighter clothes.

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

Just blowing cold wind.

When Chen Sa could hardly stand it anymore, he shook his head and said.

"Your question, I don't know..."

"In the second round of the competition, in fact, many things are not the repertoire that I am particularly good at..."

He Shen's gaze was a little dark, and he said slowly.

"The competition repertoire I just got from the second round is just a few."

"If I had to choose, I would choose Chopin's Piano Ballade No. [-]. This is a work I am more confident in."

"Secondly, there is Chopin's brilliant grand polonaise, calm andante and brilliant grand polonaise in E-flat major, Op. 22, this one, my polonaise is still relatively sure, and I can play it in the same way as No. A round of playing at the same level!"

"but……"

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

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

"If you use the terms in the game, my works have reached Lv10, which is the level of masters, but my boat songs, waltzes and other works are only around Lv8, which has not reached the level of masters. "

"Also, there may be some distance from the master!"

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

"I played well, no problem, but I don't have enough confidence to win No.1 in the second round..."

He Shen closed his mouth, his eyes slightly worried.

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

But if you say, ask him if he has a chance to win the championship?
If it wasn't for Liu Yu chasing too closely, he might really feel that he was very sure.

But here comes the problem, there is Liu Yu behind him!
A top player who is almost completely playing at home is standing behind him, chasing him!
If he reveals any flaws, it may become the key to Liu Yu winning the championship!
He couldn't guarantee whether his two songs, which were close to master-level works, could completely suppress Liu Yu's sharpness.

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

They were all waiting for the slightest flaw to show themselves.

And when they show their flaws, that's when they find an 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 and drinking chicken soup in full swing, but did not speak.

Especially Rao Hao, he was very happy. Obviously, he was able to enter the second round of the Chopin International Piano Competition with a score of No.8, and he was already very happy.

Moving forward, that's for sure.

But unless your subsequent results are really against the sky, completely suppressing everyone, they will not have any ability to resist if they are suppressed!
Then, obviously, it is impossible for him to win the Chopin International Piano Competition!
The real champion actually started from the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

If there are too many people behind the first echelon, then you really don't want to compete for the championship.

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

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

This game is to watch and pay attention to everything together, 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-level competition.

Chen Sa also knew about this naturally, but after hearing what He Shen said about Lv8 and Lv10, she really didn't understand what He Shen meant.

she asked, frowning.

"I want to ask, what is the specific difference between the Lv8 you mentioned and Lv10? I'm curious!"

He Shen said lightly: "At Lv8, you need to find yourself and confirm your direction."

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

"..."

Chen Sa didn't speak, but looked at He Shen, and after thinking for a long time, she still shook her head.

"I don't know, your path of progress is not the same as I thought, I can't understand..."

"However, you may take advantage of the rest of the world in the middle of the week to go to Chopin's former residence, Chopin's museum, and take a good look. Maybe you can get some inspiration?"

"If you need my help to listen, you can tell me directly, but Professor Yi can find me directly!"

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

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

"However, it's not impossible for us to restrain ourselves a little bit in the second round!"

"In the first round, a lot of people exploded, they got all kinds of pressure from all over the place, and other things that caused the level of their playing to explode."

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

"For example, you can choose to..."

"..."

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

Discuss strategy about the game.

That's all she can do to help He Shen. After all, she is not He Shen's teacher, nor has she taught He Shen a lot of lessons.

Now she can only start from the perspective of a judge, analyze and discuss with other people, some strategies about the competition.

At the very least, some strategies that she finds more useful!
After a long, long time, everyone in the room had drunk three rounds before He Shen came back, nodded to Danyi, returned to his seat, and ate a little bit to pad his stomach.

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

Rao Hao has been by He Shen's side all the time, looking at He Shen's extremely calm and profound expression, he couldn't help being a little tangled.

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

Seeing Rao Hao being called out, He Shen shook his head without thinking much.

This is probably a little strategy for him.

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

This is the most important thing Chen Sa did when Dan Yi called him over.

People from other countries are mostly doing the same thing, communicating with the judges belonging to their country.

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 be able to get a more comprehensive winning route.

Now, the first round of the competition is over, and everyone who has advanced to the second round is preparing for the second round of the competition.

The further back the race, the harder the race.

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

Only this time, what they need to play is Chopin's ballads, boat songs, fantasia, scherzo, fantasy polonaise, waltz, polonaise.

These works are chosen arbitrarily, and all works that have been played before cannot be played.

For the overall market, a total of more than 30 minutes of performance is required, which is a 30-40 minute concert.

Therefore, the requirements for their repertoire volume have become more stringent.

These things are not simple...

He Shen shook his head, drank the chicken soup with peace of mind, let his brain relax for a while, and didn't want to continue thinking about the game.

Soon, everyone ate and drank well and left the restaurant.

And when He Shen left, neither Rao Hao nor Chen Sa was seen outside the house.

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 didn't go back to the hotel directly, but turned around and went back to the piano room to run the work several times before going back to sleep.

The next few days were no different from before.

All the contestants who have entered the second round are practicing piano seriously and non-stop.

Occasionally someone would choose to go out for a stroll, but not for a long time.

I just went out to relax and went back directly.

The same is true for He Shen.

On the European side, the most popular ones are parks!
It's really a park all over the place, with huge trees, and huge expanses of grass.

Not to say that it must be particularly beautiful, but at least it is very comfortable for people watching.

He Shen practiced the piano every day in Warsaw. Before practicing the piano, he would buy a cup of the most basic espresso in a roadside cafe and sit in a corner of the park with it, just in a daze.

With a lollipop in his mouth, he drank completely unsweetened coffee.

Combining the two with each other, it gives people a particularly comfortable taste.

The same is true for He Shen, sitting on a chair by the park, letting his mind relax as much as possible.

After relaxing, I went to practice the piano.

By this time, it is no longer a time to compete, who is more nervous.

Now at this time, it is to see who is more able to relax my mood and let myself not be so nervous, who has a higher chance of winning!

And this method, everyone has their own ideas.

For example, there is a person who likes to drink hot water, so she pours hot water for herself continuously, drinking about four liters of hot water a day.

As a result, she kept running towards the toilet.

Some people like to be quiet, so they went directly to Chopin's museum, looked at the Chopin sculpture in the museum, and just sat there in a daze.

Everyone has their own way of relaxing.

And when they finished relaxing, all of them went back to the piano room in unison and started practicing non-stop.

From morning to night, there is no rest.

And soon, it was Friday!

Competition day for the second round of the Chopin International Piano Competition!

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

After he drank the coffee in his hand, he threw the paper cup into the trash can, turned around and walked towards the piano room.

In the piano room, Danyi was already waiting for him, saw him coming, immediately nodded slightly, and said.

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

"good……"

He Shen nodded, walked to the edge of the piano, stroked the lines on the piano, and said slowly.

"Chopin Ballade No. [-] in A flat major for piano."

"Chopin's Splendid Gros Polonaises, Calm Andante and Splendid Gros Polonaises in E-flat Major, Op. 22"

"Chopin Waltz in F Major, Op. 34 No. 3"

"Chopin Mazurka Rondo in F major, Op.5"

"These works, except for the latter two are not sure enough, the first two should be no problem!"

"The next step is to start playing in the order Chen Sa said, hoping to play a good role."

He Shen got up, reached out to pick up the clothes hanging on the side, and put them on his body.

After picking up the lollipop and the hand towel that Ji Mengting gave earlier, and put them in his pocket, he nodded to Danyi.

"Okay, let's go."

"Ah."

Dan Yi nodded, stretched out his hand to push open the door, stood in front of He Shen, and walked outside.

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, many people standing at the door that should have been empty.

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

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

And behind these contestants, there is a bright bus, a bus with the Chinese flag printed on it!

Although, the distance from the Warsaw Chopin Philharmonic Hall is not too far.

It takes about ten minutes to walk, and you may arrive directly.

But these people still built a bus.

He Shen turned his head, and the same Chinese people also came out of the piano room, looking at the bus with the Chinese flag printed on it at the door, they couldn't help but also froze in place.

He Shen never thought that in the small piano room where he practiced, there were so many Chinese people practicing with him.

And these people are basically the same as themselves, entering the second round of the competition.

Without waiting for He Shen to think too much, the many failed players in front of them gave way to the bus.

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

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

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

"..."

He Shen was silent, and nodded after a while.

"it is good!"

He Shen took a step and walked towards the bus. The people who had been standing behind He Shen also walked towards the bus at this time, following the steps of He Shen and Dan Yi.

Rao Hao stood at the back of the team, looking at the failed players around him, the attention they gave him to the dozen or so people, he realized for a moment, what Chen Sa said to him before.

Follow all the people who are about to enter the stage of the second round of the competition, what they said!
All of them who are moving forward do not represent them alone, they do not represent themselves.

It represents the hope of all people, all Chinese people!
And the farther you go, the fewer people you can walk with, and the things they carry should become heavier and deeper.

Rao Hao didn't understand this sentence very well before, and felt that he should play for himself?Why stress.

But now, he is about to play, looking at so many unselected players around him, seeing those people standing around him, looking at him with extremely expectant eyes, Rao Hao instantly understood.

These people, because they have no way to continue to appear on the 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 he was also the player who received the most attention from everyone.

When He Shen won No.1 in the first round of the Chopin International Piano Competition, most people pinned their hopes on He Shen.

Every year, there are so many contestants who can't even make it to the final round, and can't even place their hopes on it.

But now, they see hope, a hope leading to the Chopin International Piano Competition champion!
Therefore, they locked their eyes firmly on He Shen, and watched as everyone entered the car and the car door slowly closed.

And at this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

"Hua Guo! Come on!"

Following the appearance of his voice, the other silent people also stood up and shouted loudly at the bus.

"Hua Guo! Come on!"

"Hua Guo! Come on!"

"Hua Guo, come on!"

The car did not stop, but slowly drove towards the site of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

Those eliminated players watched the bus leave and watched them leave.

Without saying a word, just watching them leave.

His eyes are full of anticipation!
Looking forward to He Shen and others, can continue to play, better results come out!
When everyone in the bus heard the voice behind them, they couldn't help but fell silent.

They feel the pressure.

When I was in the restaurant before, I was probably just an ordinary passion, feeling like I was going to charge towards the Chopin International Piano Competition!To win the championship!

But now, in everyone's hearts, there is only the pressure of...

They are bound to respond to the expectations that others place on them.

Therefore, everyone's hearts could not help but feel a sense of fear.

Waiting for others by myself can really handle it, what are the expectations of these people?
In the bus, it gradually became more silent.

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

Danyi frowned and looked at the people behind him, seeing the pressure in their hearts getting heavier and heavier, he couldn't help shaking his head.

He opened his mouth, and just when he was about to say something, He Shen got up suddenly and walked to the car door, without even looking at the crowd, he just spoke to them in an extremely flat tone.

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

"As for the expectations of all of them..."

"I have everything!"

　Calvin, the next update today is at [-]:[-] p.m.

　　
　
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