Chapter 215: China, How Deep!

Anastasia Yasko, pianist from Xiong Country.

Although she is smaller, she is actually the same as He Shen, reaching the age to participate in the Chopin International Piano Competition for the last time.

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She knew He Shen. She knew that He Shen was one of the best players in the preliminaries.

Although He Shen's result was only fifth place, fortunately, the results in the qualifying round did not count. Only the results in the main competition were officially counted.

A top five player, telling himself not to be nervous?

After talking about it, Yasko became even more nervous...

She quickly walked out of the preparation room and went to the waiting room on the side. She kept breathing heavily and crossed herself with her fingers.

Try to use this simplest method to relieve your inner tension.

However, it is obvious that the effect is not good and can only be said to be average.

She was still a little nervous.

Yasko took a deep breath and then exhaled it slowly.

After taking several deep breaths, she finally calmed down completely.

The room was very quiet, except for the sound of the player in front of her playing, echoing around her.

The reporters, cameras, and staff around her all stayed very quietly and did not put any pressure on her.

Now everyone knows that the players preparing for the competition are under the greatest pressure, especially those who have only one last chance and represent the hope of a certain country.

She listened quietly to the performance of the player in front of her, and for a moment she couldn't help but feel a little bored. She was so bored that she couldn't speak. She couldn't help but get up immediately and walk slowly in this room.

"Yasko, Yasko, you can do it, don't be nervous!"

"You have practiced so many times. You have defeated hundreds of people and become the last 80 people. What are you still afraid of?"

"Come on, don't be nervous, don't be nervous..."

Yasko's walking speed in this lounge is getting faster and faster, almost approaching the speed of fast walking.

There was no intention of stopping at all.

She is very nervous now, very very nervous...

This is the world's top music competition. If I can successfully win the ranking in this competition, then my future performance career...

Yasko's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly, and his pace gradually slowed down.

She no longer thinks about how she should play this game.

What she is thinking about now is very simple, what should she do after finishing the game.

Only in this way can you relax a little bit in front of yourself.

If she continued to be so nervous, she felt like she might have quit the competition before she even took the stage.

My spirit is too tense!

This is not very good for music performance...

Yasko stood up slowly, took a deep breath again, and looked at the wall of this room.

The walls are all made of small light red squares, filled with thick sound-absorbing cotton, making the whole room seem extremely quiet.

She walked to the small stool on the side, sat down slowly, looked at the incandescent light above her head, and couldn't help but laugh.

"When a game is over, I will never play again..."

"Competitions will only destroy the humanity of all contestants, and will hardly help the performance level of us contestants."

"So, I will not continue to participate in any pianist competitions..."

"But if I win, should I go to the shores of Lake Baikal and fish for salmon?"

"Or do you want to go to other places, such as Huaguo? I heard that the hotpot in Chuanzhou in Huaguo is great. Many of my friends really like it. I really want to try it when I have time..."

"There are still many places that I haven't visited yet. When the game is over, I will never go to the game again!"

"You must go to various places around the world to have a good look, wander around and see the world."

"It feels like that's the only way you can be considered to be making music?"

Yasko sat on a chair, staring at the ceiling in a daze, trying to relax as much as possible.

He Shen, who came from China, was right when he said that he was too nervous, too nervous.

Sure enough, now I am much more relaxed and relaxed, and I don't have to worry about this game anymore.

Thinking of this place, Yasko couldn't help but smile.

She still doesn't know whether her brain is tense or relaxed.

She didn't dare to think about anything at all now. She felt that if she continued to think about something like this, her spirit might completely collapse like this.

Time passed by minute by minute in her daze.

Dong dong dong...

There were two knocks at the door outside the waiting room, and a staff member spoke outside.

"Contestant No. 2, the previous contestant is nearing the end. Please come out and prepare."

"..."

Yasko heard the sounds outside, and his head, which was originally very calm, suddenly started to fluctuate again.

She forced herself to hide the rising emotions in her heart as much as possible, so that she would not go out to compete like this.

Yasko waited for a while, and when the staff at the door knocked on the door for the second time, she nodded slowly and said.

"Okay, I'll come right away."

Yasko stood up from the chair, picked up a black hand towel, and wiped the sweat from his palms.

She suddenly discovered that she was not completely out of her nervous mood. She was still nervous now, and there was countless sweat on her nervous palms.

The sweat gathered in her palms, making her whole hand look wet.

She spread the hand towel, spread it in the palm of her hand, and tightened it slightly.

Then, he took a deep breath, stood up and opened the door.

The moment she opened the door, the guns and cannons outside were immediately aimed at her figure and her face.

It seemed that everything on her body was captured on camera.

Including all her emotions.

Yasko looked at the camera in front of him and smiled.

The particularly nervous expression he had in the lounge before has completely dissipated.

Now she is a pianist aiming to become a professional!

What she has to do now is to strive to give her best interpretation in this professional game.

The staff looked at Yasko on the side, not at her particularly indifferent expression, but at her hands.

Her hands were unknowingly combing the black hand towel, creating extremely deep wrinkles in the cloth.

She is nervous!

The staff member was stunned for a moment, but quickly shook his head.

This is the largest competition in the world, equivalent to an Olympic-level competition.

There are only a handful of times a person can participate in it in his lifetime.

The highest one is only about two times.

It’s really rare that anyone gets to participate a third time.

The contestant in front of her now has her last chance. If she fails, this road to the sky will be completely blocked for her.

It is understandable that other people are not nervous, but it is basically impossible for this person not to be nervous.

As long as she cared about her career, she was bound to be nervous.

clatter……

clatter……

clatter……

He Shen was reminded by the staff and walked out of the players' lounge at the back and walked to the door of the personal lounge. He looked at Yasko who was sandwiched between a long gun and a short cannon at the door and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

He had reminded this girl before, asking her not to be too nervous.

Now it seems that she didn't pay attention.

Since she didn't pay attention to it herself, there was no need for her to remind her any more.

He Shen walked directly behind Yasike and walked into the players' separate waiting room to wait for his turn.

Yasko stood at the door of the concert hall backstage, looking at the closed door in front of him, completely unaware of He Shen walking behind him.

But even if she noticed, she probably wouldn't care.

After all, the most important thing now is the competition!

This is the last chance for success in my life!

The last chance for the carp to leap over the dragon's gate!

Whether he can become the one among the tens of millions of piano kids around the world to successfully win the crown depends on today!

Yasko took another deep breath.

boom!

Applause burst out on the stage. From the looks of it, it must be a player in front who has finished playing.

The staff standing on the side also heard the sound on the stage and clicked on their headphones, seeming to listen to the instructions above.

After waiting for a short while, the door of the concert hall was slowly opened.

A gray wall appeared in front of her.

A contestant in front also came down from the stage amidst the applause of the crowd, smiled at Yasko, turned around and left the backstage position.

Now, it’s me!

Yasko glanced at the other people around him, took a deep breath again, told himself not to be too nervous, and raised his legs to prepare to enter the stage.

"Sorry, please wait!"

Just as she was about to go on stage, the staff standing next to her reached out to stop her, pointed to the stage, and signaled.

"Wait for the staff to announce the curtain. After the curtain is announced, you can go up!"

"good……"

Yasko took a step back slightly to make room, and the voices of the staff above also sounded slowly.

"Next contestant, Bear Country, Anastasia Yasko!"

"Piano of choice: Steinway D274"

"Performance: Chopin Nocturne in F sharp minor, OP48, 2"

"Chopin Etude in F major, Op10, No8"

"Chopin Etude in A minor, Op10, No2"

"Chopin Scherzo in C sharp minor, Op39"

boom!

Applause rang out from the stage, and Yasko paused for a moment. After seeing the staff on the side nodding to her, she stood up, jumped on the spot twice, moved her shoulders, and walked up the steps. onto the concert hall stage.

The lights in the concert hall were bright and everyone was clapping vigorously.

The judges, sitting at the front of the second floor, looked at her condescendingly, waiting for her performance.

Seeing so many people, Yasko slowly suppressed the emotions in his heart, quickly walked to the edge of the piano, lowered his head slightly and bowed to everyone.

Wow!

There was another round of applause.

Amidst the applause of these people, Yasko sat on the piano bench, picked up the black hand towel, and quickly wiped the sweat from his hands.

Then, he placed the hand towel on the piano, adjusted his seat, and nodded slightly to everyone.

The concert hall gradually became quiet...

Yasko sat in his seat, raised his head to the ceiling, and closed his eyes.

What exactly is Chopin like?

How should he interpret Chopin?

These things passed through Yasco's mind quickly, and she let her state of mind gradually approach the state of mind when Chopin interpreted his works.

No one in the concert hall made a sound, they were all waiting for Yasco's performance.

Gradually, emotions gradually surged and echoed in her heart.

She gradually grasped the slightest feeling of Chopin.

Yasco opened his eyes, took a deep breath, raised his arms, and placed them on the piano keyboard.

Let his arms slowly suppress the sound of the piano.

Buzz...

A very beautiful sound came out.

Yasco suppressed the tension in his heart and gradually merged with the piano and Chopin.

Music, flowing...

Flowing slowly in the piano.

The sound is extremely beautiful and beautiful.

Although, among all the contestants, her voice is not the most beautiful, but...

It has surpassed most of the contestants.

It's just a beginning, she already has a bit of the style of a professional pianist.

Everyone immediately put down their nervousness and watched her performance with a smile.

Let yourself sit on the piano bench and enjoy her performance.

Enjoy the music!

Yasco also seemed to gradually forget the nervousness. She smiled and let her hands flow quickly on the piano.

The music, along with her hands, also flows.

All the judges behind, couldn't help but nod slightly to this contestant.

This feeling is okay.

In the state of passing or not.

Next, it depends on how she performs afterwards.

If she can keep playing at this level, then she can definitely pass the line.

All the judges looked at each other, saw the thoughts of other judges, and couldn't help but chuckle together.

For this contestant, it seems that they have the same idea.

For a moment, everyone leaned on their backs, enjoying the music and the work played by the contestant named Yasko in front of them.

Yasko also immersed herself in the music, gave up other influences and interferences around her, and played it easily.

She gradually began to enjoy the music.

Time passed so quickly, and the first work came to an end in an extremely warm process.

Yasko smiled slightly.

Now, she should enter the next round of the Chopin International Competition, which will be more stable.

Her performance of this work is actually quite good.

No, it can't be said to be good, this work of hers is already great!

Next, it's the second work!

Yasko put down her hand, closed her eyes again, and slowly thought about what she wanted to interpret in her music, so that her mood could be slightly slowed down.

Then, she raised her fingers and pressed them very lightly.

Buzz...

The feeling that belongs to F major instantly came out of her hands.

The moment this sound came out, almost everyone couldn't help but laugh.

This contestant, if I guessed correctly, should be a sure thing.

The interpretation of this piece is also at the passing level.

The level is really good.

At this time, even several judges have given scores in advance.

19 points, a passing score.

Everyone thinks that Yasko is a sure thing, and she will definitely be able to enter the semi-finals.

Enter the second round.

Yasko also thinks the same.

The corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she closed her eyes again.

Changing her inner emotions.

She is now halfway through the competition.

A total of more than 20 minutes, nearly 30 minutes of performance, she has interpreted more than half, just the last little bit!

Just, the last little bit!

"If this game is over, maybe I can go back and have a good rest?"

Such a thought suddenly flashed through Yasko's mind.

But soon, she shook her head, threw this idea aside, and let herself gather her spirit again.

Now is not the time to think about anything else. The most important thing now is to interpret the work well.

Try not to make any mistakes.

Yasco took a deep breath, raised his hand, and pressed it hard.

Wow!

The piano sound appeared very quickly, and this beginning immediately made everyone nod again.

This interpretation is very good!

It seems that 4 works, 3 works, are all very good works, so if this contestant is not wrong, he can definitely enter the next round.

Absolutely professional performance.

Including, Yasco also thinks so!

However...

Boom...

The wrong note appeared, and Yasco's face suddenly froze.

She looked at her hand and didn't react for a while.

I... just played the wrong note?

Wait? I... played the wrong note?

No, that's not right. It's not about the wrong notes. The question now is, what's behind the wrong notes in this piece?

Yasco was stunned.

She didn't hesitate at all, because this piece was just the beginning. She immediately played the piece back to the beginning and played it again.

Then, to no one's surprise...

She was wrong, she was wrong again!

She played the wrong notes again!

Yasco's eyes suddenly widened, and her hands froze in the air.

She didn't know how many times she had played this piece.

It wasn't a question of the difficulty of the piece. When she was practicing alone, she really didn't know how many times she had practiced. She had already practiced this piece enough.

So, it was absolutely impossible for her to play it wrong because it was too difficult.

But now...

Yasco looked around and felt like she was in an abyss, with everyone looking at her and laughing at her.

"Yasko, you played the wrong note!"

"Tsk tsk, you can even play the wrong note in this piece, go back quickly, don't even think about playing the piano!"

"Yasko, your career has stopped right here, you will never have any chance to improve again!"

"Go back to Bear Country, don't even think about playing the piano!"

"As a professional pianist, you don't deserve to play the piano!"

"..."

Yasko's pupils gradually shrank.

No, no, no...

What is the next note?

What did I just play?

I just played a minor, so what key should I go to now?

Should I go to the fifth level, to E major, or e minor?

Or should I go to the relative key, to C major?

Wait, no, no, no...

What key did I just play?

Was I really in a minor?

Or should I go back to the first level of the key change now?

Music, music...

What exactly is music like?

Yasco's hands kept experimenting on the piano, and her eyes gradually revealed a look of despair.

Can't find it...

She can't find it at all...

This piece, this piece she has practiced countless times, she has now completely forgotten what melody she should play...

Chopin, Chopin...

No, now it's not a question of Chopin or not, now it's about herself, what should I do next.

Yasco's arms are getting stiffer and stiffer, and the whole person is getting more and more desperate.

She frantically tried to find an exit, an exit that would allow her to continue playing.

However, she just played it wrong, and now her mind is full of mistakes.

Wrong.

Wrong.

Still wrong.

All wrong!

She completely blocked her own way, and there was no chance to continue playing at all.

Her life as a pianist is over...

Yasko raised her hand, reached out to pick up the hand towel on the piano in front of her, and wiped the sweat on her forehead and face...

She looked at the ceiling blankly, and her eyes had lost their light.

It's over...

Everything is over...

The competition is over, and her career as a pianist is over...

Her nervousness, the nervousness caused by the mistakes in her brain, made her lose the ability to continue thinking.

She no longer has any thoughts in her mind.

She is completely frozen in place.

She pinched the hand towel in her hand, wiped her hands again, took three deep breaths, and then calmed herself down.

For her, the competition is over, and no one will give a contestant who breaks in the middle of the performance another chance.

She has been sentenced to death by all the judges.

Then...

Yasko smiled miserably and put the hand towel back on the piano.

In this case, there is no need to worry about anything, and continue to play the last scherzo to the end.

As her last funeral song.

Is it also a joke about her life?

She closed her eyes, sorted out her inner emotions, then raised her hands and slowly pressed the first few notes of this c minor scherzo.

All the judges and the audience looked at her, without any expression in their eyes.

Everyone knew that she was finished, so what would she do next?

Continue to give up on herself? Or...

...

He Shen sat backstage, listening to Yasco's performance, and sighed slowly.

He had known it would be like this.

Sure enough, it was not beyond his imagination.

Yasco, she was too nervous, and then she was finished...

But...

He Shen did not wait for the staff to remind him, and directly stretched out his hand to push open the door of the lounge. Countless long guns and short guns gathered around him immediately, locking his expression tightly.

He Shen's expression did not change at all. He reached out and took out the hand towel that Ji Mengting gave him, and slowly wiped his hands.

Yasco's final performance was pretty good. At the end, she had given up all her thoughts and put herself in a state of no desire, laughing at her failed performance.

In this way, her performance was even better.

If her previous 10-2 practice had not gone wrong, she would have been able to enter the next round with this scherzo without any doubt.

Unfortunately... there is no if.

She had done something wrong herself, and she could only bear it herself.

After the music ended, the staff in front of He Shen opened the door of the concert hall. Yasco slowly walked down the steps, glanced at He Shen in front of her, did not speak, just lowered her head, and left the stage with great heaviness.

If it were other people, it would actually be okay, as their ages might not have exceeded the requirements of the competition by much.

But Yasco had no chance. She was completely defeated in her last competition.

Her journey as a pianist was cut off just like that.

Competition is so cruel.

He Shen glanced at Yasco, shook his head involuntarily, and turned to look at the door of the concert hall in front of him.

At this moment, the staff on the stage has raised the form in her hand and said to everyone.

"The next contestant, Hua Guo, He Shen!"

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