In front of a Japanese restaurant, Qin Jian waved goodbye to Xia Dong and several key vocal members of the Yenching Philharmonic Orchestra before driving back to the hotel.

Originally, after lunch, he and Duan Ran were on their way to the piano room, and Qin Jian unexpectedly received a call from Xia Dong.

"At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Mutokan Concert Hall Orchestra will start rehearsing the test venue, are you interested in coming and having a look in advance?"

So he hung up the phone, and Qin Jian hurried there.

The so-called rehearsal test venue is that the conductor and the orchestra adapt to the competition or performance venue in advance.

In the category classification of this competition, in order to commemorate Mozart, a special Mozart group competition was set up, but there is not only one instrument type in the piano.

In Mozart's competition, whether you play the violin or the trumpet, you can only play the concerto in the final stage if you pass the preliminary round.

In order to successfully complete the concerto works selected by the contestants from all over the world, the organizing committee sent invitations to symphony orchestras in Asia two months before the competition.

In fact, players from different countries will basically choose to cooperate with their own orchestras, although the regulations of the competition clearly state this, because not every national orchestra has received an official invitation.

The Yenching Philharmonic Orchestra and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in Xia Dong are the invited orchestras representing China this time.

As early as the time when the regulations of the competition came out a few years ago, Qin Jian contacted Xia Dong and expressed his desire to participate in the Mozart competition, hoping to complete the concerto work with the Yanjing Philharmonic again.

On the night of the Huayun Competition, Xia Dong naturally showed great interest in this cooperation.

The two hit it off on the phone and met in Tokyo.

Qin Jian spent the whole afternoon in the Mutokan Concert Hall, listening to and observing the rehearsals of major orchestras.

It would be an exaggeration to say that it was an eye-opener, but the demeanor of the orchestras from different countries still made him feel the differences between many musical regions and cultures.

After finishing the observation, Xia Dong invited Xiao Lin Zeer to eat together, and this Qin Jian naturally couldn't refuse.

During the meal, Kobayashi Zell also expressed a lot of personal views and expectations on the current situation of the development of classical music in Asia.

In particular, he gave great agreement to Qin Jian's question about studying abroad, and said that the Tokyo National Conservatory of Music can also be one of his selection goals

A pleasant and relaxing dinner.

Before leaving, Xia Dong handed over a heavy score to Qin Jian.

"Here are some of my thoughts and rehearsal notes about K41, you go back and take a good look, contact me as soon as you have any questions, we have time." ”

It was eleven o'clock when Qin Jian returned to the hotel.

After a simple wash, I went to bed, and I originally wanted to carefully study the total score of Xia Dong, but it didn't take long for my eyelids to start fighting.

In recent days, the continuous high-intensity piano practice still made his body feel a little unbearable at this moment.

The vast majority of players only signed up for one competition, while only a few players signed up for two, and it is very rare for someone like Qin Jian to sign up for three competitions at the same time in the world.

Gently closing the score, Qin Jian casually extinguished the lamp at the bedside.

Nothing was said all night.

The much-anticipated Mozart Competition Asia finals are coming as scheduled.

The first thing to compete is the competition of each junior group.

The seven main arenas were busy early in the morning.

:15。

Qin Jian, who was dressed in casual clothes, and Duan Duan, who had already dressed up, set off from the hotel and went to the piano group's arena.

Qin Jian's match day is tomorrow, so today he is just a listener.

0:30

Two bells rang in the main hall of the Tokyo Opera Concert Hall.

The audience burst into warm applause.

The presidium of the jury of the juvenile group, on behalf of Historian Ota, took the stage before the start of the competition and gave a passionate and generous speech.

As for what he said, Qin Jian didn't pay much attention to it, since he entered the arena, except for occasionally talking to Duan Ran beside him, he almost kept his head down and studied the total score in his hand.

Finally, with the host's reading of the order of the field, the final officially began.

Then one contestant after another brought their final entries to the center of the stage.

Under the light, the energetic teenagers used their experience to interpret the great works of one composer after another, expressing their understanding of music.

Only an hour had passed, and apart from the applause from the audience, the judges' bench had been in a certain silence.

Compared with the frequent stops in the preliminary round, no contestants have been stopped in the process of playing in the finals so far.

Only a young girl from Malaysia stopped herself while playing a Haydn sonata after a noticeable chorus.

Maybe it was because she couldn't remember the score behind her at this moment, or maybe it was her pride that made her fidget.

Anyway, after she stopped, she just got up and bowed slightly and hurriedly stepped off the stage.

The game continues.

The performance of the three groups of players is over.

"It's almost me. Duan Ran muttered softly.

Hearing this, Qin Jian's gaze slowly turned to his side.

Under the dim light and shadow, there was indeed a hint of discomfort in the girl's expression, which made Qin Jian fold his corner and close the sheet music that he had read a quarter of it.

"Nervous?"

Qin Jian leaned in and asked softly.

"Hmm. ”

Duan Ran nodded, his eyes wandering on the stage, "The palms of your hands are cold." ”

Qin Jian thought for a moment, then reached out and grabbed Duan Ran's left hand.

As a result, a hot feeling came from the palm of his hand, and he quickly let go of his hand, but before he could withdraw his hand, his left hand seemed to be entangled in something.

Then, the whole palm of the hand felt two waves of warmth at the same time.

"Qin Jian, I'm cold. ”

At this moment, Qin Jian's ears heard Duan Ran's voice again.

Turning his face to look again, he saw that under Ran's blushing face, he lost his luster more and more, and Qin Jian couldn't help frowning.

Hurriedly brushed the girl's smooth forehead with his other hand, and suddenly a hot feeling came from the palm of his hand.

"You've got a fever!"

This time made Qin Jian suddenly in a hurry.

"It's fine. ”

Duan Ran changed his posture and leaned back in his chair, "Call me later." As he spoke, the big hand holding Qin Jian slowly closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Qin Jian hurriedly put the coat behind him on Duan Ran's body, felt the warmth from his palms, and looked at the stage anxiously.

At this moment, he only hoped that the sonata on the stage could be played for ten movements.

However, no one in history has ever written a sonata as great as Beethoven's.

Time passed by second, without a moment's pause.