() Qin, who didn't hear anything outside the window, spent the whole noon in the practice, during which even Duan Ran's phone call was perfunctory.

"Ah, you and Uncle Potter eat, I'm not hungry. ”

Qin Jian is not hungry on the one hand, on the other hand, he is not like Duan Ran or most of the contestants who have fully prepared the repertoire of the competition.

Probably decided to change a new track before the game, and only Qin Jian could do it.

Ever heard?

I haven't heard of it.

Is it difficult?

Whoever practices knows it.

And while I was practicing the piano leisurely here, a wonderful show was being staged in the office of the Asian Piano Jury.

.......

The countdown to the results of the preliminary round is 2 hours away.

3:15 p.m.

In a large conference room on the second floor of the office at Santachi Concert Hall in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Thirty or forty people were sitting around a huge conference table.

At first glance, most of them are Asian.

This group of people is the piano jury of the Asian division of this Mozart's music competition.

Some people look relaxed, while others have indignation written all over their faces.

But no matter what the big guys say, it's the translators of various countries who are really busy.

"Eun-jeong, please tell Professor Murakami that in the case of a tie, what we should do is to re-evaluate the contestants from the perspective of their interpretation of the work, rather than deciding who can advance based on the difficulty of the contestants' selection, which is undoubtedly unfair to a professional competition. ”

A female judge from South Korea was excitedly speaking to the female translator next to her, and Professor Murakami was the representative of the jury of the professional junior group.

The female translator who was called Ginsa quickly translated this passage into Japanese, and at the same time, the translators from all over the world were busy.

The judges also communicated one after another after learning the content of the information.

For a moment, the huge conference room was chaotic again.

A moment later.

The middle-aged man with a mustache sitting in the center nodded slightly, and smiled at the translator next to him, "Professor Li is an expert in playing Monteverdi's keyboard, which is recognized by everyone here, then, I would like to ask you, what do you think of Debussy's music?"

The translator on the side then translated the words of the eight-character beard to everyone.

Soon the hall fell silent.

Ask a pianist who played the Baroque period what he thought of the musical style of the late nineteenth century.

This made many people look at the Korean female judges with great interest, and seemed to be looking forward to the other party's answer.

This spans nearly three centuries.

Although the Korean female judge was a little dissatisfied with the other party's evasion, she still answered this question with great cultivation in front of everyone.

"In my mind, Debussy is as important as Beethovenbach, his contribution to the use of harmony is so great that even his ideas have made all musicians re-aware of the importance of harmony and all the possibilities of using it. ”

As the Korean female translator translated and paraphrased this passage, everyone began to discuss again.

And at this moment, Bazihu smiled again.

"If you say, 'Re-awareness of the importance of harmony and the use of harmony among all composers,' is to shake up the musical landscape that has developed on the basis of the traditional major and minor key systems from the 17th century to the 19th century. ”

The eight-character nonsense suddenly hesitated, and then stood up with a clapped of his hands.

"Then I was the first to jump out against it. ”

The crowd was in an uproar.

There are all well-known figures in the field of Asian classical music, and it is a bit rude for the judges to suddenly show such excitement as the representative of the organizer.

However, it seems that after the translators of various countries conveyed this passage, many people have already realized the meaning of what they want to express.

Looking at the embarrassed Korean female judge, the mustache bowed slightly to the other party, and then got up to face everyone.

"No offense, if the final result is determined by the interpretation of the musical work, the issue can only be further complicated, and I regret the voting system of the competition, but I am helpless, this is the standard issued by the organizing committee. ”

"We can judge the difficulty of the music from the performance technique of the repertoire, the arrangement of the counterpoint, the tonal logic, and even the length of the piece, but how can we compare the works of different composers in different periods at a deeper level?"

"Please don't forget, they're just a bunch of kids, they're still learning, and it's not Chopin, it's not Liszt, it's not a Chopin competition, they have a selection that spans four centuries!"

"Whew. ”

Bazihu sighed.

"Which one of you is well versed in the core of all composers' works?"

"Please stand up. ”

As he spoke, the mustache bowed again, and then sat down.

After a long time.

When the noisy hall fell silent again.

Everyone unanimously focused their eyes on the face of the mustache, including the black-faced Korean female judge.

"I think now we can talk about the difficulty of these eight pieces again. ”

Within a few seconds, the translators were busy again.

Heated debates have resumed.

The debate didn't last long, though.

The end result was a 16-year-old from India who advanced, while a 17-year-old from South Korea left the tournament with a regrettable departure and a 15-year-old from Yumoto

And with the release of this result, the results of all the preliminary stages of the competition have come to an end.

At the end of the discussion, under the attention of all the judges, the list recording the final results of the competition was sealed and handed over to the staff of the organizing committee of the competition.

The crowd dispersed.

Only the subtitles under the projector remain.

Each judge has 20 votes and can abstain from voting.

The final ranking of all contestants is ranked by the number of votes received, with the top 35 per cent advancing to the finals

The rules for qualifying for the final group are the same as above

At this time, there is still one hour before the opening time of the competition.

......

"Ah~~"

"The end is over. ”

With the end of the slowly falling piano room, Qin Jian put his hand on his waist and stood up gently.

The tingling of his legs made him moan.

16:34

Looking at his phone, Qin Jian simply moved his body and then cleaned up.

He wasn't very nervous about the results to be announced, but he was looking forward to the final standings.

After all, it is different from the preliminary round of the Huayun Competition.

This time, at least he was well prepared for the preliminary rounds, and he hoped to get a decent result.

"Let's go, look at the results. ”

Qin Jian dialed Duan Ran's phone and left the piano room.

"Ah, I'll clean it up right away, wait for me. ”

Then there was a cacophony of voices on the phone.

"Soon!"

Listening to the sound, it should not be up yet, Qin Jian shook his head, but after a few days of intense competition, it is also appropriate to take a day off and adjust.

"Don't worry, I'll wait..."

Before Qin Jianhua finished speaking, there was a sound of toot-to-too-to-doo-to-to-

"Okay. ”

Having said that, don't worry, put on the phone, Qin Jian walked slowly towards the hotel.

Before you know it, new shoots have sprouted from the branches on both sides of the road, and you can feel the oncoming breeze and a smell of spring.

For a while, it made people feel extra comfortable.

Just the next second, when Qin Jian turned the corner.

Far away.

When his eyes fell on the neatly dressed white figure at the door of the hotel.

At that moment, he was shocked.

"That's too fast, isn't it?"