The Grand Hotel Beijing is a large-scale luxury five-star hotel that integrates catering, accommodation, leisure, entertainment, and conferences. Since its establishment, it has hosted dozens of foreign heads of state, regional leaders, and countless foreign dignitaries. It is an important venue for carrying out important state activities, conferences, and foreign affairs receptions.
The magnificent banquet hall can accommodate thousands of people.
When there are only a few dozen or a hundred important guests, the dynamic arrangement system of the multi-functional banquet hall will automatically divide the space into the best central hall, with the entire audience focusing on the high-seat stage.
Under the spotlight.
A girl with dignified bearing, elegant demeanor, and graceful appearance, who is holding an ancient and mysterious stringless zither, stands out from the crowd.
How can you play music without strings?
How can a violin produce sound without strings?
Can the sound produced by a stringless zither be considered a piece of music? Is it presentable?
Why not singing, dancing, or orchestral performances, but this long-lost, ancient way of doing things?
What kind of implication is this?
Countless people have countless questions in their hearts.
Whether it's a matter of being looked down upon or feeling unimportant, the deeply ingrained diplomatic etiquette makes everyone keep their questions in their eyes and wait in silence.
The entire banquet hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The moment the woman's hand touched the stringless zither, the first note that rang out stunned the audience.
It sounds like spring water splashing against rocks, making a clear, tinkling sound.
It is also like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, singing in harmony.
What everyone can hear and feel at the same time is the warmth, friendliness, and joy of welcoming guests from all directions.
It is refreshing and uplifting, making one feel joyful and unconsciously letting go of contempt and prejudice.
Before you know it, you are immersed in this ancient, profound, mysterious and ancient Eastern world.
As if you were there...
A peaceful and harmonious country, where people are warm and hospitable, and the hospitality of a land of etiquette is evident everywhere.
War broke out suddenly. The sound of drums and bugles resounded through the sky. Everyone took up arms to defend their homeland, protect their families, and guard their homes, bravely fighting against the enemy.
A thousand troops roared in unison, swords, spears, and crossbows clanged in unison, their blood boiling with shouts of passion, their bloodline awakening with an overwhelming momentum that could annihilate any number of wolves and tigers.
No matter how many allies you have, they will be crushed and annihilated by the united power of a great nation.
Those who offend China, no matter how far away, will be punished!
The music started quietly and ended dramatically, leaving no one awake from the oppressive feeling of a massive army after the piece ended.
The basic history of the states that diplomats should know resurfaced in everyone's minds.
Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of all time, built the Great Wall, unified the six kingdoms, and dominated the world.
Empress Wu Zetian was a legendary female emperor who reformed politics, building upon the "Reign of Zhenguan" and ushering in the "Kaiyuan Prosperity."
This is a great nation with a history spanning five thousand years, not a small country that arose from chaos.
No one can run rampant on this yellow land unless they believe their military strength has reached the top of the world, can rival the combined arms brigades that this great power displays and sells in the Middle East, and can confront the even more advanced military forces and more lethal weapons that this great power has hidden behind the scenes.
Otherwise, all provocations will only lead to self-destruction.
When the crowd snapped out of their shocking visuals, their body language moved faster than their brains, and applause thundered like drums.
The sound reverberated throughout the banquet hall.
Only then did everyone learn from the big screen that the piece played on the stringless zither was called "The Nation".
One word encompasses everything.
What amazed everyone even more was the young girl on stage who, despite the thunderous applause, remained calm and composed, gracefully rising to thank the audience.
"What a great nation, teeming with talented people!"
"Not only can it play music on a stringless instrument, but it can also express the rich cultural heritage of thousands of years and the passionate scene of thousands of troops galloping into battle through a few melodies. It is unprecedented and will never be surpassed."
"A model of a great nation's women, truly extraordinary, with unparalleled talent."
“Playing music on a stringless instrument is actually not difficult at all; our country can do it too.”
Where there is praise, there will be jealousy. Although small and weak, it still reached Xiao Cheng's ears from his special spot upstairs, where he was still in a state of shock.
No sooner had the voices of envy subsided than a rebuttal from a neighboring country rang out, arguing that talent alone was sufficient to distinguish individuals from people.
"Oh! Look what I just heard? I can't believe it. You're saying your country does that too? It's plagiarism... Oh, sorry, my friend! Please forgive my slip of the tongue. What I meant was, your country's ability to replicate has reached such an advanced level?"
"Not only can they replicate works from other countries and claim them as their own, but they can also steal the performer's superb ability to play the piece... Oh, sorry, old friend! I misspoke again, I mean, replicate the performer's superpowers?"
"Of course, it's not a replica. Our country also plays the stringless zither, but because it has never been performed on stage, no one knows about it."
“I admit that your explanation makes a lot of sense, but I have never seen such an instrument in your country. I guess you want to steal the performer’s skills and make them your own, just like in the past. Your behavior is really uncomfortable.”
“Listen, buddy, I don’t want to say how shameless you are. Yes, I didn’t say that. I’m wishing you good luck because I’m unfortunately sitting too close to you. If we get into a fight, everyone will think I’m not a gentleman. It’s terrible. I shouldn’t be sitting here.”
"Shut up!"
"What a sad thing it is. Jealousy makes people unrecognizable. If keeping quiet makes you happy, I'd be happy to do it, but what you've done is still so unacceptable."
"Shut up!"
"Your angry outburst is utterly unbecoming of a nation. I've decided that for the rest of my trip, I will have no further interaction with you. Please don't stop me from appreciating the performer's talent, even though your reasons are perfectly valid..."
The increasingly chaotic chatter finally pulled Xiao Cheng back from his reverie.
At this moment, Bai Lu has already departed.
Bai Lu is tone-deaf, not limb-deficient.
Her singing voice couldn't keep up with her brain's rhythm; her brain actually knew the rhythm and beat of the song and how to sing it.
But the moment the words left his mouth, things went wrong.
Fortunately, Bai Lu's hand gestures are more agile than her singing, keeping pace with her brain. She can control the stage in real time and express what she wants to say with perfect accuracy.
Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to go on stage and embarrass herself.
When her grandfather talked to her about these complex international relations and introduced the major figures, she spent a long time sorting it out.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng was also present.
Bai Lu saw things she didn't know in her past life, and she was shocked every time she saw them.
Xiao Cheng's inner world has changed.
The dark world completely swallowed up the white world.
But the new sunlight is coming down from the sky, which is a good omen; the darkness is being dispelled.
and.
The memory has come full circle again.
This means that Xiao Cheng's trapped soul is here.
The scene that repeats itself is Xiao Cheng coming from home and listening to Bai Lu's stringless zither performance.
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