"Huh! No way?"
The answer from the Japanese player was truly unexpected for everyone.
Because many people thought that the piece they were about to play was meant to express what it was like for a person to leave their hometown and their birthplace.
It was created out of longing for home.
To everyone's surprise, their piece was not what they expected at all.
It's not a song about missing home or hometown because of leaving home, but rather a song about missing home because war destroyed it.
Whether one leaves their home voluntarily or their home is destroyed, everyone experiences feelings of longing.
However, the nature of these two things is quite different.
The longing for home that one actively leaves behind is at most just missing everything about home and missing relatives and friends.
But if one only feels nostalgic for their homeland after it has been destroyed by war, then the situation is completely different.
When people think of homes destroyed by war, they inevitably think of war.
People will think of the bad guys who destroyed their homes, which may cause them to feel hatred or even a desire for revenge.
Once people harbor hatred and thoughts of revenge, the shadow of war looms large.
Therefore, the differences here are quite significant.
Those who understood the difference between the two were quite surprised.
However, many people still don't have any problems with this when facing a global audience.
Those people only care that the music is catchy and captivating; they don't think about anything else.
...
After hearing the explanation from the Sakura Kingdom, Wang Qingge and the others were at a loss for words.
Just a second ago I thought they had a change of heart and would stop using war-themed music for the competition like they did yesterday.
To their surprise, their joy was short-lived, as the people of Japan delivered a harsh slap in the face.
It's not that they've had a change of heart, nor that they've stopped using war-themed music in competitions.
Instead, they chose a piece of music that evoked more sympathy and more hatred.
At this point, Wang Qingge and the others were truly at a loss for words.
Han Zhixuan said with regret, "These people from Japan are really incorrigible! I just thought they had a change of heart and changed their ways."
"Yes, that's what everyone thinks. Who knew they would do this?" Chen Xin said helplessly.
Finally, Chen Tiancheng spoke up, saying, "Alright, stop talking. There are no rules in the competition that forbid them from playing this kind of music."
"We'll just keep watching, and not say or do anything else."
After hearing Chen Tiancheng's words, Han Zhixuan and Chen Xin finally calmed down.
Since Chen Tiancheng was right, and since the competition didn't stipulate that those pieces couldn't be used in the competition, they didn't need to worry about anything anymore.
If we're really comparing, then Han Zhixuan and the others are full of confidence right now.
After all, they learned and practiced a war-themed piece of music from Wang Qingge yesterday.
If we're really comparing it to war-themed music, then Han Zhixuan and Chen Xin believe that no matter who it is or what the piece of music is.
None of them can compare to the piece they practiced yesterday.
They were absolutely confident about this, because in their eyes, no one could compare to Wang Qingge.
No one can compose a better piece of music than Wang Qingge.
So they are really at ease about this.
Wang Qingge stopped thinking about it, because it was someone else's choice.
Actually, Japan's current choice is exactly what they wanted.
If someone uses war-themed music to participate in the competition, then when it's their turn to perform...
They had enough excuses, and even better reasons, to bring out the pieces they had been practicing.
If it were Japan, and the piece of music they were playing now wasn't about war...
When Wang Qingge and the others first went on stage, they didn't know what excuse they would use to play their music.
Fortunately, someone has already helped them get started, so he no longer needs to worry about those trivial matters.
Let them do it, let them show off for a while! He really didn't believe it.
Could any song from the land of cherry blossoms possibly surpass his?
...
Back on stage, the host was momentarily stunned when he heard the answer from the Japanese contestant.
However, the host quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly said...
"Oh, so your piece is about homes destroyed by war."
"Yes, that's right." The Japanese player nodded and said, "During wartime, countless people lost their homes because of war."
"So those people really miss and long for their once beautiful homeland."
"But unfortunately, everything from the past can only exist in their memories; they can never go back to the past."
"So those people are truly pitiful, and you feel sorry for them."
"Therefore, the piece we are playing today, 'Home Across the River,' is meant to express the feelings of those who have lost their homes and everything because of war and chaos."
"They created it out of the bitterness and sorrow in their hearts."
"The piece we're about to play will definitely let you feel what those people were thinking at the time."
"Actually, we don't need to go back to the past to talk about losing our homes because war is still a part of our world today."
"Even now, some small countries are experiencing unrest, and many people have lost their homes as a result."
"So I think those who have lost their homes because of war are the ones who can understand that feeling, that sense of helplessness, the most."
The Japanese player is right, because there are still small countries in the world that frequently experience wars.
The price of war is that many civilians have lost their homes, the places they depend on for survival.
Therefore, those people understand very well the feeling of losing one's home.
...
After the Japanese player finished speaking, the host stopped wasting time and went straight to the point.
"Alright, everyone, since you've all said so, let's do our part for us, and for the people of the world."
"Offer your music, so that everyone may know what those who have lost their homes because of the war are thinking."
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