Next, let us applaud the second contestant, a young pianist from China, Lang Lang, who brought us the piece "Hungarian Rhapsody" No. 6. With the introduction of the host, Lang Lang, who was wearing a black tuxedo, walked on the stage in a dashing manner.

At the same time, warm applause rang out again. Compared with the first match, the performance of the semi-finalists is obviously more exciting, and with the previous foreshadowing, these players are gradually familiar to the audience, and they also have a certain number of fans. Lang Lang's handsome appearance, coupled with his "passionate" performance style, naturally has many fans who like him.

He bowed to the audience and the judges next to him, and when he saw Graffman on the judges' seat, Lang Lang's eyes clearly showed a hint of respect.

And the silver-haired left-handed pianist also cast an encouraging look at him. Obviously, his student still has a very high position in his mind. Although Lang Lang is an Asian, when he came to the Curtis Institute of Music, he was recognized by him and accepted as a "personal brother", and Lang Lang did not disappoint him, not long after coming here, Lang Lang showed amazing talent in piano performance, and brought him a lot of surprises in several consecutive performances and competitions. It was under such circumstances that he wrote a letter of recommendation to Lang Lang, asking him to participate in this top competition in the piano world. In his opinion, Lang Lang already has the strength to compete with these top players.

However, when Lang Lang sat in front of the piano and was about to play, Graffman, who had withdrawn his gaze, sighed secretly, as if he was a little annoyed.

"Graffman, is this your student?" Zimmerman, who was sitting next to him, leaned over to the side. Both of them are very famous pianists, and their private friendship is not bad, so they are more direct in their words. Seeing Graffman's annoyed look, Zimmerman knew what he was thinking.

"Yes, he's a good show." Graffman's eyes were still on the piano and he whispered.

"Yes, your student must be wrong. It's a pity, alas. Zimmerman said, as if he remembered something, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"Seriously, if I knew it would be like this, I wouldn't have come to this game, who would have thought that such a top-level event would have such a thing, it's a shame!" Graffman said impatiently, and then leaned back even harder.

"Forget it, don't say any more. It's not like it hasn't been before, and even if there is no DG, other public offices will do the same. Now, there are few of these games that are pure. I hope these players can understand it. By the way, after this competition, let this student of your class think about DG, they have told me a few times and asked me to recommend some good seedlings to them, you know, they have always done a good job in operation. Go there, there should be a better development. Zimmerman said.

"Thank you so much. I think he will definitely be willing to join DG, which is also his dream all along. Graffman looked at Lang Lang in front of the piano and said with some relief.

His arms were raised sharply, and he was thrown down to the keys!

A long and mighty piano sounded, and it was none other than Lisist's famous "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6"!

This is a very famous piece of Rhapsody by Li Yuster, and many people have played it. Prior to this, there were other contestants who had played this piece in the preliminaries. But obviously, at this moment, this piece is under the hands of Lang Lang, which is more in line with his "rhapsody" temperament! …,

Sit up straight and lean forward slightly. The arms are thrown and dropped vigorously, the ten fingers rise and fall on the keys with a great amplitude, and the movement of the wrists is also dazzling. Lang Lang gives people the feeling that he is not playing the piano with his arms, but "playing" with his whole body, and the visual impact is extremely strong!

At the same time, the expression on his face is even more "dramatic", sometimes his already big eyes are widened, sometimes his mouth is followed by "muttering" something, and sometimes he will reveal a very "intoxicated" look, playing a note very seriously and carefully, as if he is touching a rare treasure!

This is Lang Lang's signature performance, although he has not yet become famous at the moment, but he has already revealed some clues. Looking at this familiar scene, Liu Kongfan laughed a little knowingly.

Not long since. Lang Lang, like these pianists sitting next to him, used to be the object of his admiration and envy. But at this moment, he already has the strength to be on an equal footing with them, and all this has only taken a few years. Although his rebirth gave him more experience, the improvement of the piano level was something he learned little by little. At this moment, he has a strong sense of accomplishment in his heart, and this is the only ability that he has not achieved with a golden finger since he was reborn. It can be seen that there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart!

"Oh, it's a wonderful performance, and this young man feels so energetic." In the hearts of many audiences in the audience, watching Lang Lang's performance, they can't help but have such a thought. Lang Lang's performance is so infectious, although there are many people who do not appreciate his performance, but there are even more fans who like him. Until later, although Lang Lang mainly played classical music, he had a lot of fans, especially those young piano children in China, almost all of whom took him as their idol.

Large chunks of sound flowed from his fingertips, and the feeling made him excited. Sitting in front of the piano, Lang Lang seemed to be able to feel the eyes of the audience and the judges focused on him, which made his performance even more exciting. He's such a playful player. The more people there are, the more excited he is!

A song of more than six minutes of "Crazy Six", Lang Lang did it in one go, not only without a trace of mistakes, but also played quite excitedly, until the end, his hands were as if they were scalded by hot water, quickly "withdrawn" from the piano, and ended the whole piece cleanly! This is a very stylish and at the same time very action, but it is obviously made by Lang Lang, which is really "natural"!

"Woo pay~" Seeing Lang Lang stand up from the piano, the audience also responded with warm applause, and even several judges applauded along with the drums. Although according to the rules, such actions seem to have some suspicion of "hints", but several judges are not ordinary people, so they naturally don't care about these so-called rules. In fact, they are the authorities, and in the field of the piano, they are all kings, standing at the top of the pyramid, they can naturally face all this with grace and calm.

"Yes, Graffman, you're a very good student. I think even if it weren't for my recommendation, this young man would have been taken by DG. Zimmerman said as he clapped softly.

"Hehe, you're too polite, this kid still needs stage experience, it's a little too early to say this." Hearing others praise his students, Graffman was naturally very happy, but he still had to be modest.

Several judges chatted and began to score. For them, to evaluate whether a player plays well or badly, they only need to look at a short paragraph. Although the judges didn't communicate much before, they were surprisingly consistent in the scoring process at the moment, and Lang Lang's performance made them all score more than 95 points. For good pianists, their evaluation criteria are completely consistent. …,

However, when they were scoring, there was a little helplessness in their eyes. Not for anything else, just because this is a game that has been "tied up". It sounds ridiculous, but it's true. As DG Records, which has spent a lot of money, they need their artists to get the aura of "number one" so that they can run their records better. As a DG record with far-reaching influence in the world, they have the strength and confidence to do so.

In fact, when it comes to the performance level of the players, everyone who can enter the semi-finals is relatively similar, and it doesn't matter who is good and who is bad, the evaluation criteria are completely a matter of opinion between the benevolent and the wise. It is precisely because of this that those record companies have the opportunity to operate. In other words, if there is a big difference in level and strength between the players, the eyes of the audience are also bright, and if they really want to see it, the reputation of the competition will be true.

"This young man is good, take a touch with him and sign him." On one side of the auditorium, a woman who looked to be in her fifties, with delicate light makeup painted on her face, commanded in a faint, but unquestionable, voice. She was wearing a light green latest W suit, a white pearl necklace hanging from her neck, and a turquoise bracelet on her wrist.

Okay, Ms. Leon, I'll do it soon. Beside her, a middle-aged man wearing black sunglasses and a wide forehead replied softly in English.

"Our lad went up, by the way, did you say hello to the organizers?" The noblewoman, who was called Leon, watched another contestant walk onto the stage and asked softly again.

"Please rest assured, we have communicated with them, and there will be no problem." The man in sunglasses replied cautiously.

"That's good, I'll wait for the good news of the award." As she spoke, Ms. Leon stood up, but quietly left the table.

Seeing Ms. Leon leave, the man in sunglasses exhaled lightly and felt a lot less stressed. As the most powerful and powerful vice president of DG Records, Ms. Leon has always been known for her iron-fisted methods, and the artists and employees under the company are not afraid of her. Even Sean, the HR manager most valued by the company, is no exception.

The List Cup is held every four years, and the specifications are very high, and the company also attaches great importance to this game, which will let Leon personally go out, just to ensure that the result of the game is "foolproof". Sean has been feeling a lot of pressure these days, but now it seems that everything is going in a good direction.

There was a loud sound of the piano, and the fans were fascinated by it, but Sean was a little excited and leaned back in his chair.

(To be continued.) [This article is provided by @小艾332335 to provide 囘])