Chapter 598: Suo Ding Tiankun, the Eternal God (Part 1)
Another dangerous speech shocked the whole audience.
Everyone was shocked by Hamasaki Naohara's "Tiger"——
"Is he questioning the judges?"
"From 'high and low, good and bad' to 'what you say is it, right?' This person doesn't think before he speaks."
"I'm curious, where does he get his confidence from?"
"Fiona Leong?"
"That's courage, thank you."
"……oh."
"Look—Mr. White's face has turned black."
"Normally players who question the referee will be ejected."
"Hey, put the little stool aside and sit down and wait."
"By the way, Sister Yue's playing method is really that lost Magical...something."
"Thousand-Handed Bodhi."
"Yes! That's what it means. Mr. White said so much, but I didn't understand a word he said."
Huo Fanjin: "You don't need to understand. You just need to know that it's awesome, unique and special."
"Yeah!"
The man finally stopped worrying, but Huo Fanjin quietly took out his phone, opened Baidu, and scanned it. Only two words were repeating endlessly in his mind:
WTF TF TF TF…
Jiang Fuyue is an encyclopedia, right? She knows everything and can do everything.
Not only can he do it, he is also an expert at it.
This is very discouraging.
…
When White was questioned, his brows furrowed and his expression became a little solemn.
Upon seeing this, the representative from Country R, knowing full well White's status in the international music scene and that he must not be offended, cast a warning look at Naohara Hamasaki.
Unfortunately, the latter was a young and inexperienced person who did not understand the situation. He only saw the outcome and did not think he had done anything wrong.
He was just raising reasonable questions under reasonable circumstances.
Isn’t that right?
"Mr. White, if you can't prove it, then it means Jiang Fuyue mispronounced the word—she loses!"
The R country representative was almost fainted by his rudeness and recklessness. He immediately put on a smile and explained: "Mr. White, please forgive me, he didn't mean to-"
White raised his hand to stop him just as he started talking. He ignored the representative from Country R and his serious gaze fell directly on Naohara Hamasaki.
"Proof?" He nodded. "Yes."
After saying that, he took out his mobile phone, tapped a few times, and under the gaze of the audience, he pointed the microphone at the phone. A recording of a performance slowly played through the microphone, then through the speakers, and finally resounded throughout the hall.
"Huh? It seems to be a suona too, but the piece it's playing isn't 'A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'."
"This is 'Six Characters Opening the Door,' which, like 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix,' is a classic piece for suona performance."
"It sounds pretty good..."
"What is Mr. White doing with this?"
"Hush! Listen carefully. 'Six Characters Opening the Door' and 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' are both cheerful and vivid pieces, and both use onomatopoeia. They share many similarities in atmosphere and performance techniques."
Ling Xuan: "If I'm not mistaken, this audio clip should be the performance of the Qi Tan Ying Yue that Mr. White mentioned."
Yi Ci rubbed his chin: "So, he wants to..."
"As long as we can find the commonalities between Jiang Fuyue's 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' and this 'Six Words Opening the Door,' namely the fingering of 'Thousand Hands Bodhi,' we can prove that she didn't hit the wrong note. On the contrary, she used a truly remarkable, long-lost playing method!" Zhong Ziang quickly replied, "Is this understanding correct?"
Ling Xuan nodded: "That's about what I mean."
Yi Ci: “…” Damn! You’re stealing my lines!
Zhong Ziang: “Hehe.” He just snatched it, so what?
"!"You are a real dog.
The audio is not long, only two or three minutes.
The first half uses "air arch sound" and "air top sound" that simulate human laughter, which creates the effect of temporary changes in semitones or chromatic scales, and the melody is beautiful; the second half uses single and double tonguing techniques to produce a sound similar to that of a sanxian, which is short and elastic. Here it is used as a transposing instrument with a high semitone.
The two sections fully demonstrate the two performance characteristics of "Thousand-Handed Bodhi".
It is not difficult to hear that the techniques and fingering involved are similar to those in Jiang Fuyue's "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix"!
Naohara Hamasaki's expression became increasingly grim. He was also someone who "knew the business", so naturally he heard the similarities between the two songs at the first moment.
"What a Thousand-Handed Bodhi!" He took a half step back. "I give up."
Jiang Fuyue's smile remained unchanged, and she was not at all surprised or happy about the victory that came.
It turns out that from beginning to end, she was the calmest one on the stage!
It seems that in her eyes, winning or losing makes no difference.
White picked up the microphone and announced on the spot: "Jiang Fuyue won, congratulations to China! She is a genius, the most dazzling new star in the field of wind instrument performance, and the pride of the Chinese nation!"
Pah pah pah——
Thunderous applause suddenly broke out at the scene, accompanied by cheers and applause. Many people even stood up from their seats and shouted loudly.
"Sister Yue is the best!"
"A rising star of genius! The pride of the nation!"
"Sister Yue, fly bravely, we will always be with you!"
"Sister Yue never ages, I will always admire her!"
"Jiang Fuyue yyds (eternal god)!"
"Sister Yue, wait until I return from Country T, and I'll marry you...if not, I'll marry you."
"What is a slap in the face? This is it."
"That Hamasaki jumping? Why didn't you jump anymore? Try jumping again? My sister Yue will crush you to death!"
On the stage, Jiang Fuyue extended her hand towards Hamasaki Naohara and smiled slightly: "Thank you."
The calmness and composure of a winner were undoubtedly evident in her.
Hamasaki Naohara smiled and raised his hand to shake it back. "Congratulations. But this is just the beginning. There are three more items to come."
"Thanks for the reminder," Jiang Fuyue glanced at the shamisen in his arms. "I didn't expect that you are not only a chess master, but also a performer. I believe you should know the origin of the shamisen, right?"
His brows knitted together: "What do you want to say?"
Jiang Fuyue withdrew her hand. "In 1560, the Chinese shamisen was brought to Country R via Nawa Island. After continuous refinement by R artists, it became the shamisen of today. Your so-called R national musical instrument also evolved from a Chinese classical instrument. So, which one is superior? Which is inferior?"
Naohara Hamasaki's eyes suddenly darkened, but he couldn't refute it because it was the fact.
The shamisen was indeed evolved from the Chinese shamisen.
Jiang Fuyue: "You speak Chinese quite well, so you should have some knowledge of Chinese history. There's a phrase in Zuo Zhuan called 'forgetting one's roots'. I'll give it to you to ponder carefully."
After saying that, he walked straight off the stage, smiling and welcoming the applause and cheers.
Naohara Hamasaki stood there in a daze on the stage, his whole body stiff and unable to continue laughing.
Due to time constraints, it is difficult to conduct an exchange on "chess skills" today, so the representatives of China and Country R agreed to compete in the remaining three items of "chess, calligraphy and painting" at the same time and place tomorrow.
It just so happened that there were experts in these three areas in the delegation who could serve as judges. They were simply specially prepared for this "Cultural Exchange Feast between China and Country R".
"What kind of chess game?"
Jiang Fuyue: "Anything is fine."
After saying this, Hamasaki Naohara raised his eyelids and looked at her.
Everyone was surprised——
"No way! This Hamasaki Naohara is a chess master. If Sister Yue gives up the initiative, what if the other party chooses chess?"
"He holds the world record for number one in chess and already has an absolute advantage. We're really at a disadvantage."
"But Sister Yue has already said it, you can't take it back, right?"
"Sister Yue must have her reasons for saying that. Everyone, don't panic. Let's wait and see."
In the end, Naohara Hamasaki did not choose chess, but Go.
Jiang Fuyue was not surprised by this and accepted it very readily.
"I always feel that if Sister Yue had another fan in her hand, she could cosplay as Zhuge Liang on the spot. Do you believe it?"
"Indeed, it feels like she has calculated everything."
"By the way, why didn't Hamasaki Naohara choose chess?"
"Are you afraid that others will say he's bullying the weak?"
"He's a big bastard!"
"Well... just talk, why are you driving a car... then why else?"
Liu Bowen thought for a moment, "If he wins, others will just take it for granted, since he's world number one after all. They won't be too disappointed in Sister Yue, since she's not number one. That way, they won't be able to achieve their ultimate goal of dealing a crushing blow to Sister Yue. So, Naohara Hamasaki chose Go to show everyone that he and Sister Yue are on the same page. If Sister Yue loses, it's because she's not very good at Go, not because Naohara Hamasaki is bullying others by relying on his superiority."
"Hiss...this is too treacherous!"
Ling Xuan: "There is another reason, and it is the most important reason. The representative of Country R will not agree with him choosing chess."
"Huh? Why?"
First update, 3,000 words.
Second update at 12:30.
Today is still three o'clock~
(End of this chapter)
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