() Qin Jian doesn't like shopping.

And he couldn't figure out what kind of mysterious travel it was to wander around the streets early in the morning.

Liao Linjun said that this was for relaxation before the competition, and Old Porter said that Qin Jian didn't understand life, Duan Ranzhi didn't say anything, but immediately got up from bed when he heard that he was going to go to the street.

Fortunately, Qin Jian stuffed the race schedule into his bag before leaving, so it wasn't too boring along the way.

In addition to being constantly complained about by the three of them.

......

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the four of them came to a restaurant on Ginza Street with large bags and small bags.

"Good luck with both of you. Liao Linjun said and raised his glass.

“cheers！”

"Thank you, Mr. Liao, thank you, Mr. Potter. ”

"Thank you, Sister Lin Jun, come and toast to Uncle. ”

Qin Jian drank the fragrant plum wine in his hand, his mouth was sour, and a spicy sensation came up in his throat.

"It's a good wine. ”

After the four of them clinked glasses, Qin Jian toasted Liao Linjun and Lao Porter separately.

From the first acquaintance in Nanshi to the present, along the way, Qin Jian is grateful to the two elders who are also teachers and friends.

......

After the meal, Liao Linjun left by car.

An old man and two young people stepped on the neon and swayed back to the hotel.

The end of the day's trip.

After washing up, he lay on the bed, and Qin Jian continued to flip through the rules of the competition.

There are still 12 hours before the opening ceremony of the tournament and 14 hours before the first preliminary round of the professional youth category, according to the exact time on the schedule.

As soon as the opening ceremony is over, the competition will start directly.

The preliminary rounds of the entire Asian region were held simultaneously in 13 concert halls in seven venues in Tokyo.

There are a total of 48 contestants in the professional youth group, of which 27 are promoted through the audition channel.

This is a lot less than Qin Jian expected, although he doesn't know how many people in the Asian region have signed up for the audition, but judging from the results, the number of finalists in the audition is really small.

Looking through the personal information of each contestant in the youth group, Qin Jian found a lot of names that he was once familiar with, including some pianists who have been famous for a long time.

And what really caught Qin Jian's attention were two young contestants who were also from Huaguo.

"Chi Heng. ”

"Su Minghua"

The former is the champion of the piano group of the last Huayun Competition, and the latter is a professional piano teacher of the Guangzhou Conservatory of Music, and he also has many awards.

However, this did not bring any substantial pressure to Qin Jian, firstly, the main purpose of his trip was to listen, and secondly, he was still quite satisfied with his current situation.

Judging from the repertoire of the preliminary selection of the contestants in the youth group, it is almost the same, and everyone's selection is basically an etude and sonata from the two main periods of classical romance.

On the other hand, the junior group.

Not only did the number of participants more than double that of the youth category, but the repertoire was diverse, ranging from Baroque to late comics, and even some Southeast Asian contestants chose to compete with modernist works.

This also made Qin Jian feel a certain amount of pressure for Duan Ran.

In the piano ensemble, in addition to the various cross-age strong combinations of South Korea, the combination of Fang Zongyao and Chi Heng in China is definitely not to be underestimated.

"Mozart International Music Competition. ”

Muttering, Qin Jian threw the booklet aside, set an alarm clock and turned off the light casually.

"Sleep. ”

Nothing was said all night.

......

Early the next morning.

As the alarm clock rang, after Qin Jian finished washing, he set off with Duan Ran and Duan Ran with his bag.

......

On March 17, 2014, the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall celebrated its busiest day since the beginning of the new year.

9:00。

Outside the concert hall, there were media reporters, professionals in the classical music circle, and spectators who came to watch the grand opening.

TV Tokyo also provided broadcasts for the entire Asian region.

10:00。

In the golden concert hall, Mozart's music from all periods is played on a loop, from piano sonatas to string quintets, operas to symphonies.

Amid the music, with the impassioned opening speech of the head of Asia of the official organizing committee, Zell Kobayashi.

The opening process began one after the other.

.......

During the one-and-a-half-hour opening ceremony, except for a Mozart K283 played by an unknown pianist who caught Qin Jian's attention, he could only listen quietly to the book for the rest of the time.

I don't know English or Japanese

You can only follow the rhythm of the audience, applaud when you should applaud, and be quiet when you should be quiet.

Finally, under a burst of warm applause, as the symphony orchestra on the stage completely played a brilliant chapter, Qin Jian knew that the competition was about to begin.

With the end of the opening ceremony, the thirteen competition venues, including the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall, entered the final preparations at the same time.

......

"Don't be nervous when you play, play well and come back early after the game. ”

Outside the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall, Qin Jian sent Duan Ran to the side of the road, and the two waited for a taxi.

The preliminary round of the professional junior category was held at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Concert Hall, two kilometers away.

"I can't watch you compete," Duan Ran said, "Looking forward to your good results." As he spoke, he stretched out a small fist.

Qin Jian also smiled and stretched out a big fist.

The two fists collided lightly in the air.

"Come on. ”

"Come on. ”

Looking at the taxi that was slowly driving away, Qin Jian sorted out his expression, took out the blue participation card from his pocket and hung it around his neck.

Then he turned around and walked towards the contestants' passage.

.......

12：46。

Inside the concert hall, under the quiet lights.

In front of the grand piano in the center of the stage, the woman has already begun to play the second movement of Beethoven's Sonata No. 12.

With the melodious sound of the piano, the judges kept writing and drawing on the scoring sheet.

The jury consisted of 20 judges, and in addition to six judges from the local area, the remaining 14 were from all over Asia.

Huaguo was invited to come to the four judges of the piano group this time, and Fu Hua is among the judges of the youth group.

Unlike the Huayun Competition, the eight gates of the concert hall are open at this moment.

Spectators can leave at any time after the start of the game and can come in halfway, but only from the seats behind the six-row set.

In order to allow each contestant to prepare for the competition calmly, and also to allow the judges to get enough rest time, the preliminary round will be held for three days, and the 48 contestants will be divided into six groups of ABCDEF, two groups per day.

After the six groups of players have completed the competition, the jury will meet to vote on the final promotion places, and in the process, 36 players will leave the field.

The results of the competition will be announced by the organizing committee on the second day after the end of the competition day.

......

As the female contestants on the stage completed the final finishing moves.

The audience burst into neat applause.

"It's so stable. ”

Qin Jian also clapped his hand gently, looking at the woman bowing shallowly under the light, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Next contestant, Group A No. 3, Takuma Yoshino, Yokohama, Japan, Chopin Etude OP10-9, Beethoven Sonata in D major, designated piano, Yaha"

With the bilingual broadcast ringing in the hall, Qin Jian looked at the schedule instructions in his hand.

"There's one more. ”

In the dark audience, on the participation card on Qin Jian's chest, the words No. 4 in Group A loomed.