"Of course, there are also so East Asian pianists from Japan and South Korea who, perhaps because of your album, have heard about you and would like to et you at this banquet."
"At that ti, perk up and show them the face of the youngest musician from Tian Chao!"
He Zhichen gave a thumbs-up quite seriously—a gesture he learned from Lin Tian.
Lin Tian quickly asked:
"Bringing family mbers—does it have to be family mbers?"
"Managers can also co."
He Zhichen was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly got Lin Tian’s point.
With a bit of headache, he said:
"Even saying it’s a girlfriend... it’s a bit tricky. Xiao Bang International is quite strict with this sort of thing, to prevent unauthorized people from sneaking in..."
"What about a fiancée?"
"That’s OK."
"Alright."
The conversation between the two left Wei Xiaoxiao standing on the side, stunned.
"What??"
"The rehearsal is on the second day, held at Tokyo International Music Hall; nothing much to say about that, I’ll go there with you. From the third day on, it’s the official competition, which lasts three days and is divided into preliminaries and finals, with only a one-day break in between. Just perform boldly, that’s it!"
After explaining the proceedings of the competition,
He Zhichen didn’t forget to build up Lin Tian’s ntality.
He emphasized again:
"Rest assured, Teacher Lin Tian, although Xiao Bang International is currently the top-tier piano competition in Asia, in fact, the performance nature is the primary concern, and ’human relations’ are still a very important criterion."
"So, with your current credentials, you definitely won’t win any trophies."
—Definitely not winning.
Seemingly worried that Lin Tian, such a talented young man, would be upset, eager to prove himself contrary to anyone’s doubts... He Zhichen specifically used the word "definitely."
After all, it’s a young musician who has created so many divine pieces of music.
Suddenly telling him not to think about placing in the top three in an international competition...
It’s impossible to say he wouldn’t feel challenged.
Perhaps, even before the competition starts, he’s already cursing Xiao Bang International in his mind...
Therefore, He Zhichen didn’t forget to specifically say:
"Teacher Lin Tian, I fully believe you have world-class piano skills, but first, this is an international competition, and your opponents are top young pianists from all over the world. Secondly, as I said at the beginning, you don’t have the experience."
Seeing He Zhichen so cautiously give himself the sa explanation over and over again,
Instead made Lin Tian feel a bit embarrassed.
"I know."
Lin Tian said.
He Zhichen really overthinks things.
Lin Tian never set high expectations; even now, he’s still anxious about going on stage alone... having absolutely no solo performance experience.
Taking too big a step can lead to trouble.
"Good to know."
He Zhichen breathed a sigh of relief, and said with satisfaction,
"Of course, it’s not that there are no awards to be won at all."
"Apart from the three major trophies—gold, silver, and bronze—which you, Teacher Lin Tian, are out of reach for, there are also so other key awards."
"The Best Modern Work Performance Award, the Best Classical Music Award, the Audience Popularity Award, and the Best Newcor Award—these four special awards."
"They are respectively given to the contestant who performs the contemporary composer’s works the best, the classical music the best, the contestant with the highest audience vote, and the best newcor selected by the dia vote and approved by the jury."
"According to historical data, except for the Best Newcor, the first three awards are usually won by the contestants who ranked in the top three. But, there are always exceptions..."
"If you can snatch away even one of these awards from the top three, even just one! That would be unprecedented, enough to make your na, Teacher Lin Tian, resonate loudly!"
He Zhichen grew more excited as he spoke.
Lin Tian pondered.
Indeed.
Just two competitions, two pieces to perform.
Those who win the top three awards are obviously the ones best at performing modern music, classical music, and are the most popular with the audience.
Isn’t it them?
Otherwise, it would be like slapping their own face. The champion being picked who isn’t the best perforr of these music genres.
Even if all these awards go to the champion, it wouldn’t be surprising.
"Having said that, Teacher Lin Tian, let’s set low expectations this ti, and consider it a success if we give a performance that the audience rembers. If we win the Best Newcor, it’s a complete victory."
He Zhichen said.
"Mhm."
Lin Tian nodded.
In any case, just stay grounded.
Because Lin Tian is a blank slate, without any background, without any experience,
He’s winning no matter what!
He can’t lose!
"By the way, among the contestants this ti, there’s a pianist you probably have t at the Yingqin Cup—he served as a judge there..."
He Zhichen flipped through the tablet and said,
"His na is... Yao Han, not sure how much interaction Teacher Lin Tian you have had with him."
That’s an understatent...
To this day, Lin Tian still rembers when he was lost in confusion after being scolded by old man Tuoba, it was Yao Han who took the initiative to co to him and pointed out the solution.
He didn’t know much, but he was able to accurately identify Lin Tian’s bottleneck.
Although he hadn’t seriously listened to his performance, Lin Tian was certain that this was a very formidable guy, at least far superior to himself in piano playing skills.
"But he’s participating in the Xiao Bang International Piano Competition for the third ti, so he won’t be competing with you for the Best Newcor award."
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