In a small building with sparse flowers and trees, white lights faintly shine. From a classroom near the window on the second floor, there was a hurried sound of the piano.

Looking through the window, a boy with half-length shawl hair and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses was playing in front of the piano.

This is a dedicated practice room for graduate students in the Alto Piano Department, and generally speaking, non-members of the department are not eligible to use the piano room and classrooms.

But the man sitting in front of the piano at the moment is not a graduate student in the piano department, he is twenty-three years old this year, and he is a junior in the alto piano department.

His name is Chen Hao, a native of Yanjing, he was born in a musical family, he has received the most orthodox music education since he was a child, and has studied under famous teachers such as Dan Zhaoyi and Ling Yuan, all the way from the middle school attached to the middle school, and then admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music. It can be said that Chen Hao's life is the career development path that many piano students envy the most. For others, it is difficult to compare with the piano department exam of the Central Conservatory of Music, but for him, it is just as simple as changing classrooms.

Chen Hao is indeed the darling of music, and it is said that learning art requires talent, and Chen Hao's talent undoubtedly belongs to the kind of special outstanding. His parents are all engaged in music, and he spares no effort to cultivate the day after tomorrow, which makes him win countless honors when he was still in primary and secondary school ↙.

Champion of the "Xinghai Cup" National Youth Piano Competition, runner-up of the Russian Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition, and top ten players of the Island Kawai Piano Competition...... At the age of twenty-three, although he is still a college student, he has already been covered by countless halos.

Chen Hao is indeed diligent, even now he has become the best piano student in alto, and is even known as the future "Lang Lang" of China, he still insists on practicing for more than six hours a day. It's like now. Although it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and other students had already returned to the dormitory to rest or play games, he still insisted on practicing in the piano room.

The slender ten fingers rise and fall quickly and delicately on the keys, bringing a series of crystal shredded sounds. At this moment, he is playing Liszt's Paganini Etude "The Bell". Ranked in the top 10 in the world for difficulty, this piece is a piece that every pianist will daunt. And for piano students. Whether or not he can play this "Bell" smoothly is also an important criterion to measure his piano level.

The door to the piano room was gently pushed open, and a well-dressed girl walked in softly, carrying a lunch box in her hand.

Her movements were very light, as if she was afraid of disturbing Chen Hao's practice. Walking into the classroom and putting the lunch box on the chair next to her, she sat down and watched Chen Hao's performance intently.

Slender ten fingers, dexterous touch keys. Gorgeous piano sound......

Looking at the figure in front of the piano who was engaged in playing, the girl's eyes showed a fascinated expression, and she did not hide the trace of love that was revealed.

The girl's name is Han Lu, and she is one of Chen Hao's many suitors. Don't think that it's a new thing for girls to chase boys, if you haven't encountered it yet, it only means that you are not good enough. In this era of equality between men and women, it is not only boys who chase after girls' buttocks to be courteous, but girls can also pursue boys.

As a great talent in the alto piano department. Coupled with his handsome and stylish appearance, Chen Hao can be said to be the dream lover and prince charming of many girls in alto. At the same time, he is also one of the "four school grasses" of alto. Many Bai Fumei did not hide their love for him at all, and some even launched crazy pursuits, and Han Lu was one of them.

Han Lu is learning violin, and in her freshman year, she played a song "Liang Zhu" with Chen Hao, who was two years older than her, at the school's evening party, and she was fascinated by the handsome and talented Chen Hao. Took the initiative to pursue it. Han Lu is also a native of Yanjing, and his family conditions are also very good, his father is a real estate businessman, with billions of assets, and has a certain influence in both political and business circles. Even in Yanjing, where the dragon is hidden and the tiger is crouching, it can be ranked as the number one person. So Han Lu is a standard Bai Fumei, on the first day of school, she drove a Maserati directly to school, blinding the eyes of many people. But she was dismissive of other people's pursuits, and only "called" Chen Hao.

Chen Hao played intently, as if he hadn't seen Han Lu's arrival.

Time is pressing, and in less than two months, there will be less than two months to participate in the Liszt Masters Cup. Chen Hao has participated in countless competitions since he was a child, but this time has a much greater meaning to him than any other time!

Only piano professionals know how much the Liszt Maestro Cup is worth this award! To put it simply, competitions like the "Xinghai Cup" and "Kawai Cup" that Chen Hao participated in before are at most semi-professional, and people who are really engaged in piano do not care about that kind of award at all. Even if you look at the alto piano department, many of the people who can come here have more or less similar awards. But the Liszt Masters Cup is different, this competition is called a pearl in the crown of the piano! You can also see how famous this competition is!

Liszt was originally the king of the piano, and the piano competition named after him naturally carried a heavy weight. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to call the Liszt Masters Cup the Olympics of piano because of its high standards and strict requirements. Not to mention that ordinary pianists are in the top three in this competition, even if they get a top ten and win a commemorative award, they are immediately worth a hundred times and can be unanimously recognized and respected by the piano community all over the world!

Because of the strict requirements, the Liszt Piano Masters Cup has not even produced a champion for several years in a row, which seems incredible, but it is a real thing. Because of the strict selection criteria and the strictness of the judges, the contestants who fail to meet their standards will still not be able to win the first trophy even if they win among all the contestants! Therefore, the gold content of the Liszt Master Cup is very, very high!

Even Lang Lang, who has achieved fame, still needs to participate in such competitions to prove his attainments in the piano, let alone a piano genius like Chen Hao.

Becoming famous in the Liszt Masters Cup, as the world knows, is his ultimate dream!

What Lang Lang second, he doesn't rely on other people's fame to show himself! He wants to prove to everyone that he is who he is, he is Chen Hao. is no less than Lang Lang's super piano genius!

Ten fingers flutter and jump on the keys. Twenty years of hard work, countless days and nights of hard work, his ten fingers have already been extremely dexterous, every touch, every melody is so freewheeling!

The song "Bell", after playing the last powerful chord with great force, ended the performance neatly! And on his forehead. Fine beads of sweat have also oozed a lot. Just now, he has been playing for two hours in a row, including a Beethoven grand piano sonata, as well as a Haydn concerto, plus a Liszt's "Bell", continuous high-intensity performance, so that his body is also a little overdrawn!

Don't think that playing the piano is an elegant and easy thing to do, in fact, for a professional pianist. After a concert, the body consumed by playing the piano is no less than a heavy body labor! A music critic once commented on the "Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3", which is also one of the top ten difficult pieces in the world, and said, "Playing this piece is equivalent to shoveling ten tons of coal", although it is an exaggeration, but it vividly describes the huge body required for piano performance.

"Hao, wipe your sweat and rest first." Han Lu watched Chen Hao finish playing the piano. Lightly got up and walked in front of him. Hand him a snow-white towel.

"Thank you", Chen Hao took the towel, wiped it briefly, and then handed it back to her, nodded at her and said.

"Do you need to be so polite with me?" Han Lu said with a smile, then turned around and took the bento.

"I made it myself. How about a taste? Han Lu put the lunch box on the piano and said in a gentle voice.

"I'm not hungry yet, and don't bring me a bento next time, I don't want anyone to misunderstand." Chen Hao glanced at the lunch box placed on the piano and said in a somewhat cold voice.

Han Lu was pursuing him. Of course he does. In fact, it is definitely a very face-saving thing for a Bai Fumei of this level to chase him, but it is a pity that Chen Hao is now focused on the piano competition, and he doesn't want to talk about any children's personal affairs at this moment. And he didn't have any feelings for Han Lu, he always felt that this woman was too strong and superior everywhere, and he Chen Hao didn't like such a girl.

But just because you don't like it doesn't mean you have to hate it. Having a girl chasing after it is a very face-saving thing for a boy, not to mention the best Bai Fumei like Han Lu. Although Chen Hao was a little arrogant, he was still just a student in his bones after all, and he was still a little proud of Han Lu's pursuit.

In fact, the woman Chen Hao really likes is the school flower goddess of the folk music department who is one year younger than him - Song Wan'er.

Ever since I saw her play the song "Thrush" at the school party, Chen Hao's heart couldn't help but be attracted to her. He even adapted it into a pure piano version of that piece, and created an opportunity for a "chance encounter" to go to her piano room next door to practice. It's a pity that the latter seems to be even colder than him, and after hearing his performance, he got up and left directly, making him dignified and touching his nose directly.

"Hao, what's wrong with you? Is it because you're going to play recently, so you're under a lot of pressure? In fact, you don't have to be so stressed, and it's good to relax and adjust once in a while. Why don't we go to the Great Wall tomorrow? Han Lu said with a smile, not minding Chen Hao's attitude just now. Chen Hao's coldness and arrogance are well-known in school, but Han Lu just likes him like this and thinks he is particularly masculine.

"Forget it, I still have to practice tomorrow, time is running out." Chen Hao said lightly.

"That's okay, that's right, Hao, why don't you go to my house to practice tomorrow, I have Stanway at home, the same model as the competition piano." Han Lu said with a smile.

"That'...... Wouldn't it be too much trouble. Chen Hao just wanted to refuse, but the three words "Stanway" made him hesitate. That's a top-notch competition piano! I've been in the alto for so long, and I haven't touched Steinway a few times!

"How so? That's it! Hearing Chen Hao's relaxed expression, Han Lu suddenly said with joy. (To be continued......)