Soon, the time reached half past ten at noon, and the game officially began.

The staff closes the doors of the theater and a subject with a microphone walks up to the stage.

Suddenly, the theater, which was still relatively noisy, gradually fell silent.

After adjusting the phone to mute, Duan Zilian put the phone away and looked up at the brightly lit stage.

I saw that after the theme person on the stage said one opening statement after another, he introduced the judges and invited guests to the contestants and the audience.

On the judges' bench, closest to the front of the stage, five judges were already in place, either professors at music universities or well-known pianists.

And to Duan Zilian's surprise, among the invited guests, even the mayor of his own city came.

This is a provincial-level piano competition, and now it's just a district-level preliminary competition, Duan Zilian guessed that the people from the district government should also be invited to watch, but he didn't expect that the person who came was actually the district head, so he couldn't help but be surprised.

However, surprise is surprise, Duan Zilian quickly calmed down, anyway, who is coming, it's none of his business, he just needs to play at the level he should in the next game.

After introducing the judges and invited guests, the supporters asked all the high school contestants to gather on stage and draw number plates.

Duan Zilian went to the stage, drew his number plate, and then sat in the audience under the stage.

Eleven high schools, a total of 38 people participated in the competition, and his number plate was 34, which was already counted down.

The subject person said some more nonsense on the stage, and then, the official start of the competition was announced.

Then, amid applause, the first student took the stage.

He first gave a brief introduction to himself, saying his name, which high school he came from, and the repertoire he wanted to play.

Based on his voice and expressions, Duan Zilian could tell that this first student was nervous.

It's not a good sign, you can't try the feel of the piano for competition, and that's fine, but if you get too nervous, you may not play well.

After a short introduction, the first student took a deep breath, sat down in front of the piano, and began to play.

The first student played the "Concerto of Love", and the melody wafted slowly through the quiet theater.

Listening to this melody, the five judges on the judges' bench were expressionless.

When the song was over, the five judges were still expressionless, and they didn't mean to speak at all, because the performance of this study was not very good.

The student could only bow a little awkwardly and walk off the stage himself.

Duan Zilian couldn't help but shake his head, this first student was obviously an amateur, and probably because of nervousness, and unfamiliar with the feel of the piano, there were several mistakes in the previous paragraph, although the back was better, but the impact of the previous mistakes was irreparable.

If he is a judge, Duan Zilian can only give this student a passing grade.

The second one on the stage was a girl, she played "The Legend of Dreams", but because of nervousness and lack of level, she also played several wrong notes.

The judges were still expressionless, and even, one of the judges frowned unabashedly.

According to the serial number on the number plate, one after another participating students went to the podium to perform.

In melodies after melodies, time passes slowly.

However, until there were already fifteen people up, the best expression of the five judges was just a nod.

From this, Duan Zilian can see that these five judges are a bit strict.

However, Duan Zilian also admitted that the level of the previous fifteen people was indeed not very good, and there were frequent mistakes, basically all of them were amateur levels.

After all, it's good that students in an average high school can take some time out of their busy academic tasks to learn piano.

Based on this, Duan Zilian can conclude that most of the students participating in this competition are amateurs, and at most they play a role in making up the numbers.

The layman may feel that there is nothing and think that they play well, but in the eyes of the insider, they are completely bad.

The quality of the music played by the participating students was not high, and it made people feel as if they were eating cheap and inferior rice.

What's more, the quality of the music played is not good, and the participating students still make mistakes from time to time when playing, which is like a small stone mixed with inferior rice.

I don't know how the five judges feel, but anyway, Duan Zilian listened to the performances of those participating students, as if he was not only eating inferior rice, but also biting a few small stones, which made him feel quite uncomfortable.

I really couldn't stand it, so Duan Zilian didn't continue to listen, sat in a daze on the chair, and wandered out of the world.

didn't take out his mobile phone to play, which was already his least respect for those participating students.

The first time she watched the piano competition, Xu Ying thought it was quite novel, but after a while, she felt bored.

After all, although she doesn't know the piano, she will feel tired of listening to piano music too much.

was bored, Xu Ying saw that the Duan Zilian next to her was actually in a daze, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and asked a question in a low voice: "By the way, Pian, I don't know yet, what is the song you are going to play later?" Can you tell me in advance? ”

Coming back to his senses, Duan Zilian replied casually: "Liszt's "Bell". ”

"The Bell?" Xu Ying was puzzled.

Duan Zilian nodded: "Well, the "Bell" of the alarm clock is a very difficult tune, and it is not on the same level as the tunes they played. ”

Xu Ying showed a look of understanding or not: "This is a relatively old and famous song, right?" In this competition, are all contestants required to play this kind of music? ”

"Nope."

Duan Zilian shook his head, and then explained: "In the rules of the competition, there are no requirements for the songs, that is to say, the age and style of the songs are optional by the contestants, even if the piano music played is adapted from modern pop songs, there is no problem. But considering the problems of the judges, they all play the kind of music that is more famous in ancient and modern China and abroad, so that the judges can hear what kind of music you are playing."

"Oh." Xu Ying nodded suddenly in realization, and then changed to another topic.

"It's noon, if you're hungry, eat some biscuits to cushion your stomach, if you're hungry to play, it should affect your performance."

"Hmm." Hearing Xu Ying say this, Duan Zilian really felt a little hungry, so he took out the biscuit Xu Ying gave him from his handbag, opened the box, and ate a biscuit.

"How?" Xu Ying's face looked expectant.

"Well, it tastes pretty good." Duan Zilian told the truth.

"By the way, you didn't even taste the biscuits you bought, so let me test the poison?"

Regarding Duan Zilian's joke, Xu Ying smiled: "No, I'm just worried that it won't suit your appetite." ”

Duan Zilian put the biscuit box in front of Xu Ying: "I'm the only one eating, I feel embarrassed, you can eat a little too." ”

"Hmm." Xu Ying answered.

……

While Duan Zilian and Xu Ying were eating cookies, the head teacher sitting next to the principal looked at the two of them and couldn't help frowning.

As the head teacher, he naturally knew the rumor in the class, and also heard the news of Xu Ying's failed confession.

But now it seems that Xu Ying has not given up.

The head teacher plans to talk to Xu Ying about this issue tomorrow Monday, although it is only Xu Ying's unrequited love now, he is worried that Xu Ying will affect the college entrance examination because of this matter.

If Xu Ying was still interested in Duan Zipian at that time after the college entrance examination in June, the head teacher would not only not care so much, but would even support Xu Ying.

After all, at the New Year's Day party, he did feel that Duan Zilian and Xu Ying were very compatible.

……

At the same time, the five judges on the judges' bench were also talking to each other.

"Why are they all made up, those good seedlings?"

"Lots were drawn randomly, and all the good seedlings were put at the back."

"How many good seedlings do you think you can have?"

"Five at most, or none. If there is no accident, the only thing to look forward to is Feng Jiegao's son. ”

"How many sons are Feng Jiegao?"

"It seems to be the thirty-first.

"Well, it's not long, a few more, and it'll be his turn."

……

The competition continues, and the judges and spectators continue to watch the competition.

And as the judges said, those who really have the level are just ranked behind, so when they get to the back, the level of those contestants is indeed much more reliable.

A relatively kind judge already had a smile on his face.

When it was time for the thirtieth student to take the stage, Duan Zilian stood up and went to the lounge behind the stage to prepare.

"Come on." Xu Ying cheered up Duan Zilian.

Duan Zilian nodded.