The next day at noon.

After sending Zhang Ya from Charles de Gaulle Airport to the plane back to China, He Xiao and Carol returned to the city of Paris.

Both of them made it to the quarter-finals and there will be a tough battle to play when the game starts the day after tomorrow.

The top eight players, except for Carol, who accidentally eliminated the owl by luck, and successfully advanced, none of the others are soft persimmons.

After all, everyone came all the way from the audition of 800 people, and under such cruel layers of peeling, no matter how bad luck is, there is not enough strength to support it, it is in vain.

And the game has come to this point, there is no too obvious difference between strength and weakness, and it can be said that everyone's rating is stable at more than 90 points.

The honor of going down in history is close at hand, and everyone is eligible to win the championship.

"He Xiao, I am content, I entered the quarterfinals, and I won't lose the game, but you are different, you have the strength to win the championship, you must work hard!"

When the car was about to drive to the hotel, Carol suddenly stretched out her arm and made an encouraging gesture, and spoke to He Xiao with blessings.

Carol watched He Xiao grow up step by step, and even the other party was able to participate in the Isabella Piano Competition, all because of her.

She prepared for several months in advance for this tournament, and finally relied on great luck to make it all the way to the quarterfinals.

He only got the news suddenly a few days before the start of the game, and he didn't have such a long preparation time, and he fought all the way up with his strength.

Therefore, while Carol lamented that He Xiao's strength was too strong, she also sincerely felt that He Xiao had the strength to win the championship.

He's too strong!

A famous song can be played effortlessly, such a level of strength is beyond Carol's reach.

There is almost no doubt that when He Xiao returns home after the competition, whether he wins the championship or not, he will become a shining and dazzling superstar, which will make the entire music world look sideways.

At this time, it is particularly important to build a good relationship with each other.

Carol still knows a lot about relationships.

After hearing Carol's words, He Xiao immediately responded with the same blessing, and joked with a smile: "Sister Luo, maybe I will match you in the quarterfinals." ”

"Haha, if I match you, I'll just abstain!" Carol smiled.

Although it was said in a joking tone, it was indeed the truth, if it was He Xiao who was matched, she would have no chance of winning at all, after all, on a stage of this level, no matter who the opponent was, He Xiao would not keep her hand.

What's more, the friendship between the two of them is not so good.

Outside the window, the weather was cloudy again, and the wind was rising.

Paris has been rained for a month and shows no signs of slowing down, which is a rare occurrence of such a huge amount of rainfall.

However, the citizens have long been surprised, and now that global warming is serious, the climate in almost every place is a little abnormal, even if it snows in Africa one day, everyone will not be too surprised.

After entering the city, the car turned around and finally stopped at the door of the hotel where Carol lived.

Shi Dazhui trotted out of the car and helped the famous female singer in the Chinese national music scene open the car door, Carol nodded in thanks, and then turned around and said goodbye to He Xiao.

The cheeks are next to each other, and it feels a little soft to the touch, and it is accompanied by a fragrance unique to a girl.

In an instant, the fragrance flowed on the tip of the nose, and before she could savor it, the beauty was gone.

He Xiao couldn't help but sniff more in the air, the smell was really good.

"Bang la-la-" The sky that had been brewing for a long time finally began to rain lightly, diluting the smell of Carol in the air, He Xiao closed the car door, pressed the window, and began to drive towards the piano shop.

The organizers of this competition only gave three days off to prepare for the next competition, and He Xiao still had several tunes to practice in his hand, so the time was still quite tight.

Maybe it's because of the rain, today's piano shop is a little deserted, when He Xiao went in, there was no one in the house, only a remote room with the sound of the piano coming out.

The melody is very pleasant, and the rhythm jumps quickly, giving people a feeling of sometimes hot and sometimes cold, and the span between the vocal ranges is very large, and the contrast is strong.

This should be the famous piano piece "Summer Variations" by the famous Hungarian musician Kelsbo in the last century, but the performers have added their own arrangements and interpretations to it, so that the original piece can be sublimated again, and if this piece is put into the Isabella International Piano Competition, it will definitely score more than 90...... Who's playing the piano?"

He Xiao stopped and listened for a while, and then couldn't help but be a little secretly frightened.

Kelsbo's "Summer Variations" is one of the most romantic pieces in the piano world, and there have been many performances on Isabella's stage, but none of them are as good as the current person.

This aroused He Xiao's strong curiosity, and he couldn't help but quietly take two steps forward, looking into the house, and then his expression was stunned.

I saw that there were two people in this small private practice room.

One is a pianist who sits in front of the piano and performs this famous piece, she is not an artist in a suit and leather shoes, but an old woman with gray hair, wearing a simple dress that is clean but washed to white, her face is full of wrinkles, and she has a pair of small cloth shoes under her feet, which is an extremely common dress in foreign countries, and she is no different from an ordinary old lady when she walks on the road.

But who would have thought that her fingers would be so flexible, and she did not become sluggish due to old age and decay, and interpreted "Summer Variations" to a new level.

The person standing next to the old woman is a relative of the piano shop owner's family, a little witch who claims to be his avid fan, but shouts "slave family slave family" every day, Yin Miaozhi.

But at this time, Yin Miaozhi was a little different from He Xiao's impression, and did not jump up and down lawlessly, or laugh "goose goose goose", but was extremely serious, listening carefully to the old woman's speech like a primary school student and learning piano skills.

This made He Xiao couldn't help but look at her a little impressed.

"Looks like it's her teacher......"

After secretly observing at the door for a while, He Xiao understood the situation in front of him.

Sure enough, there is no absolute genius in this world, no matter how relaxed Xueba looks, he has a serious side in private, but he is not seen by outsiders.

Yin Miaozhi has already begun to work hard for the top eight to advance to the semifinals, and invited a famous teacher to guide him, seeing that he is going to the top four.

Without disturbing Yin Miaozhi's practice, He Xiao turned upstairs lightly, came to another practice room, and found the piano he used to use in the corner.

The black piano was polished and a plate of sliced fruit salad was placed on it, and a small card was inserted that read "Guess who I am", followed by a smiling face and ❤.

He Xiao suddenly lost his laughter, this kind of trick can only be done by Yin Miaozhi's girl, but her heart is still full of warmth.

pricked a banana with a toothpick and put it in his mouth, and before he could take a second bite, He Xiao's eyes narrowed and he spit it out.

Hot!

The endless spiciness, exploding in the mouth, choking the nose and rushing to the eyes, the intense pungent taste.

It's all mustard in this banana!

"Yin Miaozhi!"

He Xiao's tears flowed out, his mouth opened like a pug, and the warmth that had just risen to Yin Miaozhi suddenly dissipated.

"What's the matter, idol?"

Hearing the shouting, Yin Miaozhi suddenly poked out half of his head to look at He Xiao, and said with a smile.

"Fart idols, is there such a thing for idols!"

He Xiao's tears couldn't stop flowing down, crying and roaring at Yin Miaozhi.

"Slightly~~"

After the latter saw He Xiao's reaction, he couldn't be happy, like a bear child who succeeded in his treacherous scheme, made a grimace and ran away.

He Xiao could only be spicy and kept looking for water, and he was furious.

"Don't let me meet you in the quarterfinals, or you won't even know your mother!"

On this day, He Xiao tearfully swore to the mustard.

......

......

Under the farce that Yin Miaozhi, a bear child, made from time to time, time passed quickly, and the day of the game came in the blink of an eye.

He Xiao was not very sleepy, so he didn't snooze, got up early in the morning, and began to clean himself up when it was just dawn.

I put on new clothes, cleaned my hairstyle, and wiped the red-faced mask again until it reflected in the light.

"Teacher He, it's time for us to go!"

At half past seven, Bao Yuanyuan, who was as flat as side A and side B, appeared on time, still unchanged for ten thousand years, holding the document in his arms with both hands, and said timidly to He Xiao.

"Here we are. ”

He smiled in response, and then left the hotel with his small team.

Walk your way through the crowded streets and get a thrilling entrance under the protection of security.

The audience area is much wider today, because compared to the last competition, half of the number of players has been eliminated this time, and there are only eight players on the scene.

Eight people sitting in such a large area inevitably seemed a little deserted, so the organizers found some school leaders or dignitaries to fill the vacancy.

One after another celebrities came into the arena and sat around He Xiao.

Many judges came down to greet them.

"Huh, why does that old woman look familiar?"

"That's ...... Ms. Rebecca Field!"

"What? That's Ms. Field?"

"Oh my God, the most outstanding female pianist of the last century is here, this is a living myth!"

"It's crazy!"

Just when He Xiao was sitting on the chair and closing his eyes to rest, the scene suddenly became commotion, and one exclamation after another came out.

He Xiao opened his eyes curiously, and was stunned.

Because Ms. Field, who is so sought after by everyone, turned out to be the old woman who taught Yin Miaozhi to play "Summer Variations" last time in the piano shop.

As soon as she entered, she became the center of attention, and the judges stepped forward to greet her.

Old Principal William took the lead, and very gentlemanly took off his hat and saluted, "Dear Lady Field, welcome to the Isabella Piano Competition!"

Mr. William laughed. ”

The old woman opened her mouth to return the salute, her voice was a little hoarse, and the feeling of old age eroded by the years could not be concealed.

The players' seats also reacted, and everyone exploded.

"My God, the mythical field of the world is standing right before me!"

"Field is one of the most powerful pianists of the last century, and he once had an unforgettable love affair with the famous Hungarian musician Kirsbo!"

"If I'm not mistaken, Grandma Field must be eighty years old this year, right?"

“......”

He Xiao was also stunned, he didn't expect this old woman's identity to be so noble.

Of course, he had heard of the famous female pianist Rebecca Field, and even in the last century when musicians such as Jiang Zhiqing were among the most eye-catching.

In particular, her love story with Kirsbo once became a beautiful conversation among the European upper class at that time.

"No wonder her performance of "Summer Variations" is so perfect, because this is the famous work of her boyfriend Kirsbo!" He Xiao remembered the piano sound he heard that day, and his heart immediately realized.

Yin Miaozhi really found a good master and let Field personally guide him, how lucky is this?

The arrival of Field, while making the scene a little restless, also made the professionalism of the Isabella Cup once again guaranteed.

The presence of one of the most famous piano masters of the last century will undoubtedly raise the reputation of the event to a higher level.

Field sat in the middle row, next to a tall, mighty squirrel-masked contestant staring ahead.

This squirrel player is not particularly popular, because his mask is too ordinary, and his figure looks like a big old man, and he has a fight with the stone sledgehammer, so everyone naturally doesn't pay special attention to it.

In addition, the squirrel is taciturn, and the performance is also decent, neither as showy as a panda, nor as strong as a red face, so the attention is naturally sucked away by most of the other contestants.

But among the many contestants, everyone's opinion is different from the audience, and many people are amazed by their professionalism and squirrel's performance techniques.

His hands are very fast.

Some players have speculated that under the ordinary appearance of the squirrel, the hidden strength is actually very strong.

Later, as expected, this was confirmed, he obviously didn't perform any special bells and whistles, but he was able to advance without danger every time, and finally went all the way to the quarterfinals.

Even clowns, unicorns, and others have been paying close attention to the squirrel, trying to get more information about him.

But he was too quiet, not lively at all, like an honest rough man like a stone sledgehammer.

Looking at the squirrel sitting next to Ms. Field, He Xiao couldn't help but have an idea in his heart.

Could he be Yin Miaozhi?

Although the two personalities are not very similar, their personalities don't tell the whole story, and everyone in this arena will disguise.

The cold Zhang Yadu disguised herself as a hot-blooded young man in the second middle school, thinking about it this way, it seems that it is reasonable for Yin Miaozhi to pretend to be an "honest person".

As if sensing He Xiao's gaze, the squirrel glanced over here.

He Xiao couldn't help but hurriedly withdraw his eyes, after all, it was rude to peek at others.

Just when he was thinking about who was Yin Miao in the scene, except for Carol and Martin, who were known identities, the game had already begun.

The live signal is on, and Cami opens routinely on stage.

A few minutes later, the show entered a random matching session.

There are eight people in total, and there are four games, so there is a good chance of matching with acquaintances.

The big screen begins to scroll, and the final list freezes.

Everyone was glued to the screen.

He Xiao also looked at the past.

This time, he was in the third group.

And coincidentally, his opponent is the squirrel!