After signing Lanhai's endorsement, Qiao Yinghong took the staff of the studio to go out to celebrate the success.

This time, he signed an endorsement of 30 million yuan with Lanhai for two years, and the studio employees all got a big red envelope from Fang Xingfa.

In the next few days, the shooting team hired by Lanhai began to shoot advertising blockbusters for Fang Xing.

Fang Xing wore Lanhai's costume, stood in front of the camera, posed in various poses, and cooperated with the shooting.

On the first day, I shot in the studio, and on the second day, I took a little bit of exterior shots.

Even if you just stand as a model, you can shoot for half a day, and it's quite tiring.

After filming Lanhai's advertising campaign, Fang Xing booked a plane ticket and flew to Genoa, Italy, alone.

Genoa is the hometown of the violinist Paganini, so the Paganini International Violin Competition is usually held in Genoa.

Lu Xianger was going to participate in the preliminary round of the Paganini International Violin Competition, and she had arrived in Genoa a day early to prepare for the competition.

Fang Xing flew over after finishing his work, and according to the address sent by Lu Xiang'er, he found the training room where she practiced the piano, and stood outside the window to watch her play the piano.

In the elegantly decorated training room, Lu Xiang'er stood in the middle of the room, the overhead light sprinkled on her curved eyelashes, without eye makeup, and looked more natural and delicate.

The melodious sound of the violin came from the training room.

Fang Xing listened quietly, listening carefully to every note she played.

Lu Xiang'er played Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata", and the light sound of the piano was as cheerful as her mood.

After listening to her practice, Fang Xing already had a rough idea in his heart.

After all, he has been mixing in the music field for most of his life, so he can naturally hear the level of Lu Xianger's song.

Compared with the violin she played for the first time, the current "Moonlight Sonata" has made great progress.

In fact, the last time Lu Xianger participated in the violin competition in the East China Sea, the level was already very good.

In the past two months, there has been progress.

If you keep up this pace of progress, you may be able to achieve something in the violin.

Fang Xing took out his mobile phone, took a picture of Lu Xiang'er practicing the piano, watched it for a while, and then left to find a place to eat.

When eating, I sent the photos I took to Lu Xiang'er.

After half an hour, Lu Xianger replied to WeChat.

Lu Xiang'er: Have you arrived in Genoa? (Cute pet shocked .jpg)

Fang Xing: No, I hacked into the camera to shoot it.

Lu Xiang'er: Where are you?

Fang Xing: I'm eating.

After posting this, I took a photo of the half-eaten pasta and sent it over.

Lu Xiang'er: I also eat pasta at noon, and I found that there are dumplings in Italy, but the taste is not what I like.

Fang Xing: I will compete in the afternoon, and I will eat Haisai.

Lu Xiang'er: How can it! I'm restrained.

The two chatted on their phones while eating.

Time flies, it's game time.

Lu Xiang'er: I'm going to the competition site, and the e-ticket will be issued to you. (Hee-hee-hee.jpg)

Fang Xing finished lunch and walked out of the restaurant.

Looking at this harbor city, the scenery is nice.

Since the hotel where Lu Xianger lives is not far from the concert venue of the competition, it can be walked over.

When he arrived at the venue, Fang Xing showed his e-ticket, and after entering, he found a seat in the back row.

Fang Xing originally thought that there were not many people who came to watch the game.

Unexpectedly, as the time got closer and closer, more and more people entered.

It means that you want to be full.

Seeing this, Fang Xing hurriedly stood up and looked for the position on his ticket.

Because when I first came in, I thought that this game would be like the violin competition in Tokai, and the people who came to watch the game were all relatives and friends of the players, and there would be no one sitting in the back row.

After seeing that there were more people, Fang Xing probably understood.

The Paganini International Violin Competition, after all, is the most valuable competition, which naturally attracts many music lovers to watch.

Therefore, Fang Xing hurriedly got up, said sorry to the foreign friend next to him, and then found his seat according to the number on the electronic ticket.

Around the seat were domestic tourists, and there was a girl with a ponytail who covered her mouth and looked up and down.

The girl looked at it a few times, then turned back to talk to her companion, and then the three girls turned their heads together to look.

Fang Xing guessed that he should have been recognized, reached into his pocket, took out his mask and put it on.

The ponytail girl next to her asked, "Are you the one who woke up?" ”

Fang Xing shook his head and asked, "Which Fang Xing?" ”

The ponytail girl has a very lively personality and begins to chat: "It's the one who sings, I'm sure I'm not mistaken, it's you, right?"

"Did you come here to see the violin competition?

"Yes, you are all studying music, and it's normal for you to come to the violin competition.

"Do you know how to play the violin? You've only been seen playing the piano and guitar on TV, and you haven't been seen playing the violin. ”

The three girls chattered as if they had discovered something interesting in a foreign country.

Fang Xing asked them a few questions from time to time, trying to take the topic away from himself: "Are you here to travel?" ”

The ponytail girl nodded and said, "That's right." We're here for tourism. ”

"If you're traveling, how can you come to see the game?" Fang Xing asked curiously.

"Recommended on the travel app. We didn't know before, but when we saw the travel recommendations on the APP, we knew that Genoa was Paganini's hometown, and this time we came to play just in time for the Paganini International Violin Competition, so we booked tickets to watch the competition according to the APP's recommendation. The ponytail girl replied.

"Hmmm......"

Fang Xing nodded slowly, and then asked, "What major did you study?" An instrument competition like this is pure music, and there is no singer to sing, and ordinary people may feel bored. ”

The pony-tailed girl brushed her hair with her hand and replied, "When I was in college, I used to run a band." I can play the guitar, don't underestimate us, okay? ”

"So powerful?" Fang Xing praised with a smile.

The ponytail girl hurriedly shook her head and replied, "Oops! The class has an axe, in fact, as a band that has played with friends, it must not be comparable to you. ”

There are only a few minutes left until the official start of the game.

Fang Xing lowered his voice and reminded: "After the game starts, try not to speak." ”

The ponytail girl replied heartily: "You don't need to remind you of this, this is the etiquette of listening to concerts, we all know it." Don't treat us as ordinary tourists, we also know a little bit of music. ”

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When she speaks, she also has her thumb and index finger, making a gesture of "a little bit".

Fang Xing smiled and nodded: "I also know a little bit, and I'm ready to start." ”

"Hmm." The ponytail girl lowered her voice and agreed, and then quieted down.

As the event host took the stage, the scene quickly fell silent.

The host explained the precautions of the competition in English, and then invited the contestants to play on stage according to the numbers of the contestants.

The first contestant to take the stage was a brown-haired man with a square face, slightly fat, and who looked to be in his thirties.

However, many Westerners look more anxious.

He looks like he's in his thirties, but he may actually be much younger.

The host introduced the contestant's name as Patrick Pate.

His competition repertoire is the first movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 5 in A major.

In terms of image, the appearance of this Patrick Pate is not eye-catching, and even a little too ordinary.

However, the level of playing of the instrument has nothing to do with the appearance.

Many world-famous violinists will be blessed after they reach middle age, and wearing a belly will not affect their performance.

When Patrick Pate played the first melody, Fang Xing's eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

Because the level of this No. 1 player is really high.

You need to be skillful, and you can even play the characteristics of personal symbols in the sound of the piano.

Fang Xing originally thought that this competition was only the preliminary round of the Paganini International Violin Competition, and the level would not be too high.

However, when the first player came to the stage, Fang Xing changed his mind and directly raised the level of this game to a very high level.

After Patrick Pate finished playing, the seven judges on the scene began to score.

After all, the competition is not a concert, and at the stage when the contestants finished playing and the judges scored, the audience still whispered to each other.

After all, it is the interval between the players' performances, and it is normal for the audience to discuss the performance of the previous player.

The ponytail girl and her two companions came over together and asked in a low voice, "Great God, what do you think of this one just now, how did you pull it?" ”

They can only be regarded as music lovers and have a certain ability to appreciate music, but in this kind of more professional competition, they can't tell the specific level of the players' performance.

Fang Xing thought for a moment and replied, "The level is very high, I underestimated the level of this game." ”

Just when Fang Xing thought so.

The next player on the court corrected this illusion.

The level of the No. 2 contestant is relatively average, playing Mozart's "Little Star Variations".

The level is the level at which I can play well, but the gap with the No. 1 player is a little big.

After listening to the performance of the No. 1 player, Fang Xing's psychological expectations for this game were raised a lot, but after listening to the performance of the No. 2 player, the psychological expectations returned to their original position.

After all, it's only a preliminary round, and a high-level player should be just a special case.

The next four or five players also played at an average level, and there were no players with a higher level than No. 1 Patrick Pate.

Wait for the host to invite player 7 to play.

Lu Xianger wore an evening dress, walked onto the stage, bowed slightly to the accompanying orchestra, and then began to play.

Lu Xianger on the stage, wearing stage makeup, and sprinkling shiny glitter on the corners of her eyes, made people feel amazing.

Fang Xing couldn't help but look at it with wide eyes.

Even though the aesthetics of Westerners and Asians are different, there are still some foreign viewers who show appreciation for the appearance of the contestants.

The ponytail girl sitting next to Fang Xing whispered, "Huh! Is it a player from our country who has come to compete? It's beautiful. ”

The companion next to her joked, "Maybe it's also a Japanese and Korean player?" You can eat with your face like this, you don't need to practice the violin so hard, play the violin, and you will have calluses on your hands, right? ”

Lu Xiang'er stood on the stage, first glanced around, found her mother's seat in the audience, and then quickly swept her eyes back, and after seeing Fang Xing, she pursed her lips and smiled, and quickly withdrew her gaze.

After getting ready, Lu Xianger began to play the third movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata".

The piano has a light sound and a clear rhythm.

Fang Xing closed his eyes and listened, and the image of Lu Xiang'er practicing the piano in the training room came to his mind.

Compare the melody that Lu Xiang'er is playing now with the melody I heard her practice before.

I'm sure she's playing well, a little bit better than what she's been practicing before.

Quietly listening to her play the third movement of "Moonlight Sonata", Fang Xing already had a bottom in his heart.

Except for the No. 1 player Patrick Pate, there is no player who is currently playing at a higher level than Lu Xianger.

However, in the preliminary round of this year's Paganini International Violin Competition, there were 52 contestants.

The preliminary round was held over five days, and today it was 10 contestants.

Since I haven't listened to other races, I'm not sure what the average of the 52 players will be.

As far as the players who have finished listening to the performance now, Lu Xianger's performance is good.

The preliminary round is 52 into 10, so if you can enter the top two in each preliminary round, you will have a chance to enter the semi-finals.

At present, Lu Xianger's performance is indeed the top two in this game, depending on the level of the three players who have not yet played.

After Lu Xiang'er finished playing, she bowed to the band again, and then turned back to the backstage.

The on-site judges scored the third movement of this "Moonlight Sonata".

The scoring is not announced on the spot, and after the evaluation is over, the host will invite the next contestant to perform.

After all ten players finished performing, Fang Xing could hear that including Lu Xiang'er, there were three players whose level was higher than the average level of this game, and they were all likely to get places in the semifinals.

The final result depends on how the judges score.

After all, this kind of instrument performance competition is an artificial score, which will inevitably be affected by personal perception, so the result cannot be completely predicted.

After the game, the scores of the top 10 were announced.

Lu Xianger performed very well and won the second average score in the preliminary round.

However, this result is only the result of this game.

There are a total of five matches in the preliminary round, with a total of 52 players.

Whether or not they can enter the semi-finals will not be announced until the five preliminary matches are over.

After watching the Paganini Caprice International Violin Competition, Fang Xing got up and left the venue and sent a congratulatory WeChat message to Lu Xianger on his mobile phone.

Fang Xing: The performance is good, and I have entered the semi-finals.

Lu Xiang'er: I can't be sure yet. What if the other games are more powerful?

Fang Xing: Theoretically, the highlight of this kind of competition will be in the first game, so you will definitely be able to enter.

Lu Xiang'er: I hope so.

Fang Xing: When will you return to the East China Sea?

Lu Xiang'er: Tomorrow evening's plane.

Fang Xing: Will you visit Genoa tomorrow? The harbor city, the scenery is actually not bad.

Lu Xiang'er: Well, okay.

Just as Lu Xiang'er was smirking at her phone.

Lu's mother went backstage to greet her daughter with flowers, and the mother and daughter hugged each other.

"Xiao Xiang is awesome!" Lu Mu gave a thumbs up, and there were tears in her eyes.