"Hello viewers, I'm Wilson, a journalist on Dutch national television, and it's a pleasure to broadcast this quadrennial event to music fans all over the world, and I'm right now in the Music Centre Hall in Utrecht, with the Liszt Cup International Piano Competition behind me. There are now more than 6,000 spectators and journalists from all over the world, who, like me, are excitedly waiting for the start of this musical feast......" Wilson, a reporter for Dutch national television, held a microphone in front of the live broadcast machine, and hosted it with passion. At this moment, it is less than ten minutes before the start of the game. Just now, Wilson interviewed some random contestants and spectators, and at this moment, he was standing in the middle of the aisle, less than 10 meters away from the stage behind him. This is an excellent shooting spot, and many reporters next to him look at him with envy, but this is people's home field, and all they can do is envy.

The Liszt Cup International Piano Competition, held every four years, is a very important event for the Netherlands. The Netherlands is not a big country, but it has a strong artistic atmosphere, and at the national level, it attaches great importance to the development of art. Every year, many art festivals and competitions are held here, and they are of a high standard. The Liszt Cup International Piano Competition is one of the most representative. Because of this, the match will be broadcast live on national television. And at this time, it is also the time when Dutch TV has the highest ratings. Music fans from all over the world, who can't go to the game to watch the game, will always find other ways to find other channels. Previously, due to technical conditions, the game could only be recorded. Since the last edition of the competition, TV stations have taken it live. The ratings have skyrocketed, and this year has naturally followed this system.

Li Li sat in the press box and glanced at the position with some envy. Then he habitually glanced at the players' seats. Looking at him from this position, the people in the player seat couldn't see it very clearly. In order to ensure that the contestants are not disturbed by spectators and media during the competition, the organizing committee of the competition specially separated their rest area from the spectator area. This move is very thoughtful though. But the reporters were not satisfied, because they had fewer opportunities to do interviews.

What Li Li is looking for is naturally Liu Yufan. Counting it up, he and Liu Yufan are already "old friends". After contacting him several times before, Liu Yufan left a deep impression on him. Li Li has a good feeling for Liu Yufan and thinks that he is a very potential pianist. This time, he came to Utrecht for an interview with Taili's mission, and Li Li also hoped to interview Liu Yufan alone. But now it seems that his wish will not come true, at least for the time being.

"Yu Fan, I haven't seen you for a long time, I don't know if your piano level has improved, can you create another miracle in this world-class competition?" Li Li thought expectantly. Excited, he debugged the professional equipment in his hand again. Make sure both the camera and the recorder are working properly.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, a beautiful Dutch host in a blue dress came to the center of the stage, bowed to the audience with a microphone in hand, and offered a charming smile.

"Oh, it's Michelle, the flower of Dutch television. She looks so beautiful today! An audience member from the Netherlands exclaimed.

"Yes, she's my favorite host, I didn't expect her to host today's game, it's great!" Another audience member chimed in with a happy face.

Viewers and journalists from other countries were also impressed when they saw this beautiful host. Suddenly, there were flashes of light in the audience, and before Michelle could speak, she murdered a lot of films.

"Distinguished judges, audience friends, good morning!" Michelle spoke fluent English and opened her mouth with a smile. As soon as the words fell, there was a round of warm applause from the audience. …,

"It is a great pleasure to join you in welcoming the quadrennial event in the piano world, the Liszt Cup International Piano Competition. A total of 50 of the best piano players from all over the world participated in the competition, many of whom are already well-known young pianists in the piano world, and we have reason to believe that they will definitely present a wonderful competition for everyone in the coming week. Michelle said, pointing in the direction of the player's seat with her hand, and there was another round of applause from the audience.

"This host is good, has a good temperament, and is quite atmospheric." Looking at Mi Xue on the stage, Liu Yufan nodded in admiration.

"You guy, do you lose your soul again when you see a beautiful woman?" Looking at Liu Yufan and Mixue, Wang Yujia said with a dissatisfied face.

"Hehe, what's the matter, I'm just talking." Liu Yufan explained with a smile.

"Dididi~~~" The mobile phone rang, Liu Yufan took it out and looked at it, but it was a text message.

"Xiaofan, come on, I'm waiting for your good news!" Looking at the message sent by Sister Ya, Liu Yufan showed a satisfied smile on his face, which seemed to add a lot of motivation all of a sudden.

"Sister, don't worry, I won't lose." Liu Yufan held his mobile phone, and his eyes radiated a confident light!

"Dididi~~~" Another text message rang, Liu Yufan opened it and saw that it was Chen Siying, the little girl.

"Senior brother, the game is about to start, let's compare it, if you win, please eat sugar candy~~~" At the end of the text message, a smiling face with punctuation was attached. Seeing this symbol, Liu Yufan seemed to see Chen Siying's naughty and cute elf-like face, and couldn't help but feel a little distracted for a while.

"Alas, Liu Yufan, what are you smiling at? Whoever sent the text message looked so happy, girlfriend's. Wang Yujia watched Liu Yufan lose her mind, lightly pushed him with her elbow, and laughed.

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay." After listening to Wang Yujia's words, Liu Yufan explained a few words with some embarrassment, and then put the mobile phone back into his pocket.

"Hehe, don't confess yet, I see, that's what happened. It's your beautiful sister, by the way, I haven't seen her for a long time, where is she now? Wang Yujia suddenly gossiped.

"Oh, she's studying in the United States now." Thinking that Siying did not hesitate to go to the other side of the ocean for herself, Liu Yufan felt distressed in his heart. Outsiders look at them, and they only see the infinite scenery on the surface, but they can't see that they have endured far more hardships than ordinary people. Liu Yufan knew that Siying was working hard for herself and her future, and he couldn't pay for it. Their relationship is destined to go very hard.

Liu Yufan's mind was interrupted by a burst of applause under the stage, and when he looked at it, it was the host Mi Xue who had already begun to introduce the judges.

There are five judges for this year's Liszt Cup International Piano Competition, they are: the president of the Curtis Institute of Music from the United States, the famous pianist and piano educator Gary. Mr. Graffman! ”

A gray-haired, short-haired and chubby man stood up, with a kind smile on his face, and he didn't look like a piano master at all, but like an old grandfather who was close to home. But everyone in the audience knows that this old man is the top pianist in the world today, known as the "left hand of God", a pianist, and countless excellent pianists trained by himself, and he is a real legend!

Only a person of his level is qualified to sit here and award the world's top piano geniuses!

Seeing his teacher sitting on the judges' seat, and in the most central position, Lang Lang's emotions seemed a little excited, and he began to keep talking about some things about the teacher with Liu Yufan and a few others. …,

"The famous pianist, Principal Pianist of the Royal Symphony Orchestra in St. Petersburg, Russia, Yepgeny? Mr. Kissin! With Michelle's introduction, sit tight to Gary. Kissin, a man in a white suit next to Mr. Graffman, stood up and bowed to the crowd below. He also has the iconic exploding head, with a proud smile on his thin face. In every case, the pianist behaves like an aristocrat, just like Mozart once was. And he does have the ability to be proud in front of piano geniuses all over the world. Because he's good enough!

"Mr. Berezovsky, a famous Russian pianist, a tenured honorary professor at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Russia!" With Michelle's introduction, Berezovsky, dressed in gray casual clothes, stood up, smiled and nodded to the audience. Compared to Kissin, he seemed a little casual. In fact, if this were not a Liszt Cup piano competition, a pianist like him would not have been invited to be a judge. Because compared to other professional pianists, Berezovsky is somewhat of a "play ticket" nature. If it weren't for his Liszt playing a must, this judge's position would not have been his turn anyway.

"The famous Polish pianist Christian? Mr. Zimmerman! With Michelle's introduction, Zimmerman, a silver-haired "handsome old man" with a handsome face, stood up and bowed to the audience, unlike Kissin's arrogance and Berezovsky's casualness, Zimmerman's every move was full of rigour. This also has to do with the fact that he is good at playing Beethoven's works. Don't look at him sitting here at the moment without smiling, but in front of the piano he is rigorous and cold, and his interpretation of Beethoven's works can be called a master! This is also quite a weighty judge.

"Finally, there is the famous pianist and composer Jean Hisaishi from the mud bomb." With Mi Xue's introduction, Hisaishi, who was wearing a black suit and had a shiny bald head, stood up with a smile and bowed to the audience.

Looking at Hisaishi on the stage, Liu Yufan sighed slightly. No matter how much he dislikes the mud bombardment of this country, he must also admit that in terms of piano artistic achievements, Hisaishi Jean is indeed an unborn genius. His style of composition is in a class of its own, and many classic works have influenced more than one generation. Compared with him, there are indeed not many world-class pianists and composers who can be mentioned in China.

"If the Chinese piano wants to rise, it has to make great efforts." Liu Yufan sighed.

After Mi Xue introduced the five judges, briefly explained the rules of the competition, and then asked the representatives of the contestants and referees to take the oath on stage, the competition officially kicked off! (To be continued)