Liu Yan couldn't say it clearly on the phone, but she said that Jiang Chengfeng was moved, and immediately bought a ticket to fly to Italy, very lucky, it was the off-season for travel, he bought a flight that took off in three hours, and after explaining the work to Cao Yuan and others, he rushed directly to the airport, except for the mobile phone wallet and passport, he didn't bring any luggage.

Jiang Chengfeng was glad that he had the foresight to get a travel visa for Italy two months in advance - at that time, he and Li Xiaoru didn't have an awkward relationship, they said that they would go to Italy together to participate in the competition, but Li Xiaoru turned his face first and didn't recognize anyone, woo woo.

Thinking of his girlfriend's indifference, Jiang Chengfeng felt very congested and depressed.

Middle schools in China have opened, and Jiang Chengfeng's parents have left the capital to go back to work, and even before leaving, they did not tell Jiang Chengfeng the fact that Li Xiaoru had returned to China to visit him.

Jiang Chengfeng flew from the capital to Rome, and he had to transfer to Bolzano in Rome, and when he arrived at his destination, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon local time, and the game started on time at half past one!

He got into a taxi at the airport, anxious, but the driver was an old Italian man, he couldn't understand English, and he was delayed by the translation software, and when he arrived at the concert hall, the second round of the competition had already begun. This time, Li Xiaoru's luck was not bad, and she was drawn to the 5th appearance, and she did not move forward or backward.

The rule of the second round is 10 into 3, and 7 people are eliminated at one time, which is also very cruel. Similarly, after each contestant's performance, the judges will score on the spot, but the results will not be announced until everyone has finished the competition, so as not to affect the performance of the subsequent contestants.

At the beginning, the host announced that the repertoire for this round of assessment was Beethoven's "Egmont Overture". This is a piece written by Beethoven for the play "Egmont", which is a complete tragedy, and this piece is equally mournful. Just as the judges of the film festival like to watch tragic films, the judges of the piano competition also like to test the depth of the performers' emotions with music with sad tones.

No wonder Camille said categorically that if Li Xiaoru didn't change his psychological state, he would definitely not be able to pass this round of competition.

Jiang Chengfeng didn't have a ticket and didn't have the documents of the contestant's escort, so he couldn't enter the concert hall, he sent a message to Liu Yan at the door, and Liu Yan came out to pick him up.

"Xiaoru's game hasn't started yet, right?" Jiang Chengfeng asked anxiously.

"Nope. ”

He breathed a sigh of relief, not noticing the indifference in Liu Yan's tone.

Until he sat down in the audience seat and wanted to greet Tao Zhiyao, the other party turned his head and didn't see it, the smile on Jiang Chengfeng's face froze, fortunately Tao Zhiyao was sitting next to Miao Xiaomei, she smiled at Jiang Chengfeng, and she was also the kind of person who didn't smile.

Miao Xiaomei came over this morning and made a special trip to make up and style Li Xiaoru, earlier she had to follow the crew to serve Ye Zi'an, Tang Tu and Bai Yuhan, after the red carpet of the movie, their work is not over, they have to accept all kinds of interviews, filming and meetings, arranged by the organizing committee, arranged by the media, arranged by themselves, and not arranged in advance.

In the past three days, only Liu Yan has been on vacation, and everyone else is busy like dogs.

Therefore, in the last round of the competition, Li Xiaoru's makeup was painted by herself. In the second round of the competition, Miao Xiaomei must not be absent, she must personally create the image of Li Xiaoru, and she must not lose to competitors in appearance.

The three girls came together to cheer for Li Xiaoru, which already moved her very much, she was waiting for the appearance in the background, her whole body was full of fighting spirit, but she was inevitably nervous. She didn't expect the competition committee to choose "Egmont Overture", this piece is not very suitable for solo piano, more suitable for symphony, she usually does not practice much, can only say that she can play.

But then she thought that her competitors should be just as caught off guard as she was. Her 9 opponents can almost represent the highest level of this year's young generation of pianists, especially the three who won the top three in the last game, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a peerless genius.

One of them was drawn to be the first to play. The moment the "Egmont Overture" sounded between his fingers, the audience fell silent, this piece was too simple for him, whether it was the basic skills or playing skills, he performed very well, with ease, from his music, you can hear his confidence, his pride, his confidence to show his talent to everyone.

Li Xiaoru felt that he played so well that he couldn't help but stand up and applaud him at the end, but his final score was not high, the audience talked a lot, and his relatives and friends also felt puzzled and resentful. Everyone thinks that it was because of his bad luck that he was the first to draw and was pressed by the judges. He also felt unfair, but the judges were not obliged to explain to him, so he could only barely maintain his demeanor and bow to the audience and leave the stage in a hurry.

Liu Yan, who has mediocre talent in the piano, is at this moment, as if she has opened her mind, and she heard that something was wrong, this person made the same mistake as Li Xiaoru, he was simply showing off his skills, but he ignored the vital feelings in music. She didn't hear sadness in his playing, but in competitiveness.

Liu Yan said to Jiang Chengfeng beside her, "You hurry up and go backstage to find Li Xiaoru now, and admit your mistake to her." ”

Jiang Chengfeng: "????"

What did he do wrong? When he was in China, he already felt as if everyone was ignoring him.

How can he have time to explain so much now, Liu Yan urged him, "You admit your mistakes first, let her be angry, and through this game, other things will be talked about later." ”

Jiang Chengfeng is also an honest child, got up and walked backstage, and was stopped at the entrance of the backstage, the other party was a young Italian man, who said in English with a strong accent, idle people can't enter.

Jiang Chengfeng asked the other party if he could ask Li Xiaoru to come out, he was her boyfriend, and he had to tell her something.

The Italian young man said "oh", looking at him with ridicule and "I understand" eyes, the Italian's natural genetics are troublesome, he is very understanding and went to find Li Xiaoru who was waiting in the room, and told her, "Your boyfriend is outside, he wants to see you very much." ”

Li Xiaoru was taken aback, ran out with her dress and skirt, and did not forget to say "thank you" to the young Italian man.

When I ran to the entrance, I saw Jiang Chengfeng standing by the wall with his head down, his hands in the pockets of his jeans, one foot unconsciously sliding back and forth, covering his anxiety with small movements, Li Xiaoru, who was a few steps away, looked at her, and suddenly thought that when they met for the first time, Jiang Chengfeng was also like this.

The anger in her heart suddenly disappeared, not so sad, not so uncomfortable, it was Jiang Chengfeng's parents who were angry with her, what was she doing with Jiang Chengfeng?

She stepped up to him and asked, "Why are you here?"