Warsaw, Poland.

September 27.

There was no sunlight pouring into the house, and even with the curtains open, the whole room was still foggy.

Fu's biological clock made him get up directly from the bed before eight o'clock, looking out the window with a slightly serious expression.

He put on the cheap suit and trousers that he had prepared before, walked to the floor-to-ceiling mirror in the room, and tidied up slightly.

Although these clothes were bought at a very cheap price when they were in China, they did not look cheap on Fu Tiao's body.

On the contrary, this dress just sets off Fu Tune extremely clean and refreshing.

Fu Tiao buttoned the two tiny buttons on the cuffs, pushed open the door with an indifferent expression, and walked downstairs.

Although the sky in Warsaw was still extremely gloomy, and the whole city seemed to fall into a thick fog, the city was already active, and countless people were shuttling around the city, busy with the day's work.

Fu Tiao bought a cup of the cheapest coffee for two zlotys at a newsstand on the side of the road, drank it all, and walked in the direction of the concert hall.

Today is the first meeting before the Chopin International Piano Competition.

All the contestants of the Chopin International Piano Competition need to come to the concert hall and wait for the staff to decide on the order of the competition.

In addition to this, they were invited by the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition to record a short Q&A on why they participated in the Chopin International Piano Competition.

The Q&A was a little longer than NHK's Q&A, about three to five minutes, and it was a demonstration of each contestant's personal style.

Compared to the selective entry of the NHK, the answer you give to the organizing committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition will put you in a more formal way.

They will enter your information on the official website of the Chopin International Piano Competition, and save everything you have performed from the beginning of the qualifiers, to the first interview, to the first, second, third, and even final rounds.

Even, the score of their competition will be publicized, and each judge's score of each contestant will be clearly displayed.

If you have any doubts about the results of the competition, you can report the judges' scores through their reporting system, and the organizing committee will even re-review them based on your report.

Although there are certainly some loopholes in some places, ...... This is already the ultimate transparency and fairness that they can achieve at the moment.

Fu Tiao walked towards the direction of the concert hall indifferently, and many people around looked at the direction Fu Diao was moving and what he was wearing, and their eyes couldn't help but show a trace of surprise and curiosity.

There were even many people who looked at Fu Diao, showing envy and admiration.

Once every five years, with an age limit of 18-28, almost all of the strongest Chopin players of the younger generation gather here.

These people, who challenge and climb Chopin's highest peak, are the idols of all Chopin players.

When they saw Fu Tuo, it was just that the fluctuations in their eyes were already very restrained, after all, they knew ......

Fu tunes them to enter the concert hall to make the final rounds of reorganization and prepare for the competition that will begin on October 1st.

No matter how excited you are at this time, you can't disturb these players.

Moreover...... It's only the first round of the top 80 and hasn't really reached the final round yet.

Fu Tiao walked through everyone's sight and into the concert hall, which was already crowded with countless people.

In the concert hall, there are not only ordinary players, but also many staff members of the Chopin International Piano Competition.

For example, photographers, journalists, field staff, and some of the contestants' teachers and friends also gathered in this concert hall.

Some people noticed Fu Tune's arrival and didn't care, just glanced at it slightly.

Now they are not exactly opponents, their real opponents are the players who follow them on the same day, more accurately, the people before and after themselves.

And not these people who have just entered the market.

Fu Tiao didn't care about everyone's ignorance, walked to the front and said hello to the staff who were counting the list of players over there, and after confirming his arrival, he stood aside, looked at the people in the room with his hands around him, and didn't say a word.

At this moment, the people in the room are actually divided.

For example, players from the same country will choose to stand together.

There are many different countries, but the same teacher will choose to be together.

Even some players with different teachers in different countries, but who have communicated and competed together before, will also choose to chat together.

For example, the two of Kobayashi Aimi Tanda Kyohei who I saw at the airport before, the two of them did not choose to stand with other Toei pianists, but chatted with players from Kama University.

Just as Fu Tiao was silently observing everyone, he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder, and a familiar voice came from his ears.

"Hey! Fu tune! ”

Yu Tianyou also appeared in front of him in a suit, and the buttons of his chest shirt were not completely buttoned, but loosened a lot, revealing the chest muscles that obviously showed signs of exercise inside.

The whole person is extremely relaxed and exaggerated, and he doesn't put this game in front of him at all.

Yu Tianyou seemed to notice that Fu Diao's eyes were drifting towards his chest, and immediately snorted twice, jumped to the side, and raised his eyebrows at Fu Diao.

"How? Do my pectoral muscles be big? Do you want to lend you back? How did you sing that song? Hum hum hum, my brother's pectoral muscles, if you still want to rely on it, you can sell it if you are so daring~"

Fu Diao's expression immediately became strange when he looked at Yu Tianyou, he looked around at the other people around him, and then at Yu Tianyou, and couldn't help but step back twice: "You ......"

"Hey, I know what you're trying to say." Yu Tianyou immediately stretched out his hand to interrupt Fu Tuo's words, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he said happily: "Don't you just think that I seem to have changed a little bit, don't you?" Don't know each other anymore? Never thought I'd be so sassy? I ask you, do you remember what I said to you before? I said how many times I have participated in the Chopin International Piano Competition? ”

Fu Tiao thought for a while and hesitated: "Three times? ”

"That's right! Three times! Come on! It was only for the third time that I entered the main competition of the Chopin International Piano Competition! I received the news at that time, and my whole body was about to kneel on the ground, burn incense, worship the Buddha, and worship the ancestors, okay! Yu Tianyou's movements were extremely exaggerated, and his movements seemed to attract the attention of some of the surrounding security staff, and the group of people immediately frowned and walked towards him.

"You ......"

"Sorry, sorry! I just ran over and I'm a little hot, I'll tie it up now, I'm sorry. ”

Yu Tianyou looked at the security guard and immediately reined in his figure, and honestly buttoned up his clothes, and the previous appearance of the bag disappeared in an instant.

When the group of security guards left, he sighed and spread his hands helplessly at Fu Diao.

"Well, I was a little too excited just now, and I didn't expect that I would be able to enter the main competition of the Chopin International Piano Competition, so I ......"

"Understood."

Fu Tuo nodded, his gaze swept to the other players in the room, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The number of people in this room was obviously not eighty, but it seemed to be a few.

Those people are very obvious players, not friends who come with them, or mentors or staff members.

"Then again, the players in the first round, must there be eighty people?"

"Did you say the number of players?" Yu Tianyou also swept around, roughly calculated.

It was already past nine o'clock, and at ten o'clock the group was about to begin, and at this time there were almost sixty players in the room, and there were still people going inside.

Obviously, the players in the first round should not look like a full 80 people.

Yu Tianyou probably knew Fu Diao's doubts and explained to Fu Diao.

"In fact, the number of people in the Chopin International Piano Competition is not completely fixed, for example, 80 people will be admitted, in fact, there will be a little more people occasionally, the most important thing is to see what kind of performance level the judges think can enter the first round, remember what I told you before, saying that the Chopin International Piano Competition often has a first place?"

"There is no first place...... Fu Tiao thought for a while, nodded and said: "I know, because the first place does not meet the minimum requirements for the first place, so the first place is not given." ”

"It's the same for the last place, if these people can meet the requirements of the last place, then the organizing committee will also think about it and let some people enter the first round, but there are not many, and it will definitely not exceed 90 people."

As he spoke, the door to the door slowly closed, and it was clear that the last player had entered the field.

A staff member stood in front of the crowd and poked the microphone lightly, and a loud thump rang out around the crowd.

Everyone's eyes immediately looked in the direction of the front of the concert hall hall, and a staff member with long pure black hair and a long European-style white dress bowed slightly to everyone and spoke in standard English.

"Welcome all pianists to the pre-competition meeting of the Chopin International Piano Competition, please enter the conference hall, where our competition grouping ceremony will be held."

The words fell, and the door of the conference room beside her opened, and a simple small conference hall appeared in front of everyone.

The room contained only a simple poster for the Chopin International Piano Competition and a burgundy high table with a paper bathtub.

In front of the poster, there are countless seats.

Obviously, this is for their players to sit on.

Without any hesitation, everyone flocked to the house and found a random place to sit down.

Fu Diao and Yu Tianyou sat in the back of the room, in a very inconspicuous corner.

The staff on the stage discussed in a whisper, and pulled the microphone to the burgundy high table, and the voices of the crowd decreased.

The previous staff member stood up again, picked up the card in his hand, and spoke to everyone.

"Now, I would like to invite the Minister of National Cultural Heritage of Poland, Prof. Magorzata Omilanowska, to the stage."

Wow! Applause rang out.

A smartly dressed elderly woman with short beige hair walked up from the edge of the stage with a smile, took the microphone from the staff, and said with a smile.

"Thank you pianists, I'm Magorzata Omilanowska, I'm very excited to spend a perfect October with all of you, and I wish Chopin to be with you all and play even more perfect and complete Chopin's works!"

With that, she bowed slightly to the crowd, and the applause rang out again.

When the applause subsided, she took a step back and spoke to the crowd.

"Next, I will draw the first letter of this year's Chopin International Piano Competition! This year will begin with his first performance of the Chopin International Piano Competition! ”

With that, she turned her back and shook the pieces of paper in the fish tank a few times at will, and grabbed one at random with her eyes closed.

She put the ball in her hand and held it up, facing the crowd.

At the same time, several middle-aged and elderly men in black suits also stepped forward.

"Chopin International Piano Competition Inspection Team Leader, Belos."

"Head of the Organizing Committee of the Chopin International Piano Competition, Claudia."

The two stood beside the minister, staring at her hand to make sure she didn't make any unusual moves.

The minister was unmoved, after all, this was a world-class competition, and she didn't need it, and there was no need to cheat.

She opened the orb in her hand, revealing the letters in the ball.

"B, the opening letter of this year, is B"

She showed the letters in her hand to everyone, and the staff member in charge of the newspaper immediately stepped forward, raised the document in his hand, and spoke to everyone.

"According to the list of players in the first round, the first player to appear, a candidate from Poland, Tymoteusz Bies! Performance time: 10:00am-10:25am. ”

A man with a traditional European face and a beard stood up from the crowd, smiled excitedly, waved at the crowd, bowed, and sat down.

The expression was very pleasant.

Although he was obviously at a serious disadvantage as the first player to appear, he didn't seem to care?

The first player is the benchmark for all the players, and normally speaking, he is also the most stressed in his heart.

And even if the judges have an approximate score indicator in mind, they will not be able to give a particularly high score in the face of the first contestant.

The reason is simple, if the first place gives a high score, and the next player plays better than him, then how many points are given?

Could it be that there is a serious imbalance in the score, allowing a player to reach a score of 25 points directly?

Therefore, as the opening player, the early game is almost equivalent to the fate of being eliminated.

However, there are also some particularly confident players who believe that the first place performance is an opportunity to show their own strength, and can put enough pressure on those behind them to make them play out of shape.

Everything depends on the player's own level, strength and ideas.

Obviously, this Bies is such a player.

Everyone immediately looked at him differently, but this gaze did not last long, and the minister on the stage bowed and left, and the staff member in charge of the host began to read the name of the next contestant.

"The second contestant, Rafa BASZCZYK! Poland! 10：25am-10：50am。 ”

“ukasz Piotr BYRDY！ Poland! 10：50am-11：15am。 ”

“Michelle CANDOTTI！ Italy! 11：15am-11：40am。 ”

“Luigi CAROCCIA！ Italy! 12：10am-12：35am。 ”

“Galina CHISTIAKOVA！ Russia! 12：35am-01：00pm。 ”

“Irina CHISTIAKOVA！ Russia! 01：00pm-13：25pm。 ”

The contestants on the first day read the last one, and for some reason, Fu Tiao always felt that the voice on the stage seemed to pause.

All eyes seemed to be focused in the same direction.

The staff picked up the list in his hand and paused for a long time before slowly speaking.

“Seong-Jin CHO！ South Korea! 01:25pm-13:50pm, First Half of Day 1, End! ”

In the eyes of everyone, a white, well-behaved, well-behaved man in a white shirt stood up from the crowd, he looked at the people around him slightly shyly, bowed slightly to everyone around him, and then sat back in his place.

There is no sound, and you can feel the purity of his music even from his actions.

Yu Tianyou on the side looked at Zhao Chengzhen and Seong-Jin CHO, and couldn't help but take a cool breath with a strange expression.

"Sure enough, this Zhao Chengzhen looks very strong, worthy of being a representative of the French music school, I really don't know what kind of things can be shown to us in his music...... October 3rd, 1:25 p.m., tsk, this person must see! ”

Yu Tianyou took his mobile phone out of his pocket and silently recorded the time he wanted to see on the notepad.

Fu Tiao just hugged his arms and listened to the announcement of the staff on the stage, and soon heard his name.

“Yasuko Furumi！ Dongying! 05：25pm-05：50pm。 ”

“Diao Fu！ Huaguo! 05：50pm-06：15pm。 ”

On the first day, third in the second half......

Fu Tuo slowly exhaled, and his expression was not particularly surprised.

Fortunately, although I don't know why this Furumi is in front of me, I am in third place, which is a relatively good position.

Although it is not as big as the advantage of the rear position, it is definitely a good position.

Especially in this situation of so many people.

Yu Tianyou, who was on the side, also heard Fu Diao's ranking, and immediately poked Fu Diao with his shoulder, wrote Fu Diao's name on his small notebook, and then held this small notebook and said happily.

"Fu Tune, don't worry, I will definitely listen to your performance on the night of the third day, and I won't let you fight alone! You can rest assured! ”

"Hmm...... So, thank you? ”

Fu Tiao nodded at Yu Tianyou and continued to listen to the names of the people behind him.

Soon, all the names had been announced, and everyone quickly walked towards the outside of the concert hall to prepare for the follow-up interview.

There are the most people gathered around Zhao Chengzhen, and many people are very curious about him, after all, Zhao Chengzhen can be regarded as a strong contender for the championship of the Chopin International Piano Competition today.

His strength on the side of the French music should not be underestimated.

As for Fu Tiao......

Not many people pay attention to him, after all, his strength in the qualifiers can only be said to be average, eye-catching, but more, it is a pity.

Fu Tiao stood at the door, and soon a camera with a Chinese man walked in front of Fu Tiao, who spoke to Fu Tiao in a straight Mandarin.

"Fu Tune player, let's go, let's do some pre-match interviews."

[Tips: English, numbers, punctuation marks only count as one character, the list of contestants, I wrote so much, in fact, there are only a few Chinese country names counting characters, others, not counted, don't scold me water word count, if the real water word count I will translate it into Chinese for you, such as Luigi Carozia, Italy, competition time: XXXXX]

For the last few days, I've been writing until half past four in the morning...... and I feel like I'm running out of days.

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