Chapter 79 The Abnormal Violin: A Stunning Variation, A Complete Overwhelming Performance
Why should I compare myself to you?
Song Ying found Xu Lanyan very strange.
She issues challenges at the drop of a hat, as if everyone else has nothing better to do than play along with her low-level tricks.
When Song Ying first met Xu Lanyan, she always thought that Xu Lanyan was quite capable. At the very least, no matter how unhappy or emotional she was, she wouldn't be too aggressive or make enemies in front of others.
To put it more bluntly, Xu Lanyan is a high-level player.
Otherwise, how could she live up to her status as a female entrepreneur?
But now that they've spent time together, Song Ying is starting to have some questions.
The Xu Lanyan in front of her was completely different from what she had imagined, and even reminded her of Zhou Ruoyu and Jiang Yueyao from back then.
That's so brainless.
If someone like that were in a novel, they'd probably be written out of the story in just a few episodes.
This feels so eerie.
Wen Jinzhao's summary is even more accurate:
"Xu Lanyan, why do you always enjoy humiliating yourself?"
“Wen Jinzhao, you are Wen Yize’s sister, I won’t hold it against you, but this is between Song Ying and me, you’d better not interfere.”
"But as a firefly, it wouldn't be right for me not to protect my Yingbao, would it?"
This was Wen Jinzhao's first time chasing a star. Because of her spending money on support, she directly won the position of president of the European fan club. This time, she came to see Song Ying on behalf of everyone. With so many eyes watching, if she didn't do anything, the other little fireflies at home would think she was incompetent.
"Yingbao, don't be afraid. She's just a pretty face, even worse than me, no, even worse than Zhao Qingluo."
[Zhao Qingluo: Are you being polite?]
[Hilarious! This girl is actually Wen Yize's sister! It's said that the Wen siblings are twins. I seriously doubt that when Mrs. Wen gave birth, she gave all her brainpower to Wen Jinzhao, and didn't bring any of Wen Yize with her.]
"Song Ying, are you scared? Or do you just like standing behind others and waiting for them to back you up?"
Xu Lanyan couldn't afford to offend Wen Jinzhao, so she simply ignored her and targeted Song Ying instead.
Seeing that Xu Lanyan was like a stubborn plaster that couldn't be shaken off no matter what, Song Ying looked up at the sky speechlessly.
"Okay, tell me what you want to compete in. After you're done, please leave gracefully and don't linger in front of me anymore, okay?"
"Besides painting, there are also musical instruments."
"Okay, you tell me, how do we want to compete?"
"We'll perform simultaneously, and the audience will take turns standing; the side with the most people wins. The same applies to painting; the audience will judge the work. But—"
Xu Lanyan stopped mid-sentence, pointing to several Chinese faces around her, and said, "We need to exclude the votes of these Chinese people and only count the votes of our foreign friends."
[Xu Lanyan is so cunning!]
Exactly, why should I?!
This is discrimination! They're such sore losers!
Xu Lanyan really couldn't afford to lose.
She had already lost everything yesterday, and if Song Ying were to suppress her again, her proud self-esteem really wouldn't be able to take it.
Therefore, she can only seize every opportunity to win.
Therefore, those who spoke up for Song Ying must be excluded.
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Song Ying didn't care about this.
Xu Lanyan chuckled and stepped forward to Qin Shu, softening her voice.
"Ashu, may I borrow your piano?"
Qin Shu did not respond, nor did he even look at her.
She got up from her seat, walked around Xu Lanyan, and stood in front of Song Ying.
As Xu Lanyan suggested, the two of them would choose their own pieces and perform them simultaneously.
After Jian explained it to everyone present, everyone became excited.
The first note was played by Xu Lanyan.
A smooth and silky variation of the piano melody flowed from her fingertips.
It must be said that Xu Lanyan is quite dignified and gentle when she doesn't speak, especially when she plays the zither, she really has the demeanor of a lady from a prominent family.
The crowd was quickly drawn to her music and moved toward her.
A smile graced Xu Lanyan's lips, and she played with increasing confidence.
Song Ying listened patiently for a while, but because it hadn't started yet, there were almost no people around her.
At this moment, she picked up the violin with her left hand, rested it on her shoulder, slightly propped her chin up, and began to play the strings with her right hand.
The melody was exactly the same as Xu Lanyan's.
At first glance, it sounded like the violin was harmonizing with Xu Lanyan, but soon everyone realized that the violin's melodious and sharp sound completely penetrated the piano's elegance and gentleness, taking the lead with a higher pitch and making the piano its backing.
[Sister Ying is so clever! She knew that two different melodies together would sound like noise, and that if Xu Lanyan started with the rhythm first, everyone would subconsciously resist her entry. So she directly chose to play the same melody, subtly shifting from passive to active, and immediately mastering the rhythm!]
Most importantly, Sister Ying can actually play Xu Lanyan's song! It's a very niche but beautiful song called "LASTLOVER," and very few people can play it.
[What I'm saying is, is it possible that Yingjie didn't play for the first few minutes to listen to the rhythm, rather than because she already knew how to play?]
[Wow! Seriously?! To perform live after hearing it only once? What level of skill does that take?!]
Netizens thought it was impossible, but for Song Ying, it was indeed the first time she had heard this song.
The advantage of songs over piano pieces is that many melodies are stable, so once you've listened to the first round, the rest are almost always repetitions with only minor key changes.
And at this moment, she was gradually putting pressure on Xu Lanyan based on her impressions from the first round of listening and her predictions about Xu Lanyan's zither music.
Xu Lanyan never expected that Song Ying would crush her in such a way.
The piano is inherently inferior to the violin in terms of tone.
Xu Lanyan now has two choices.
First, deliberately playing the wrong note could mislead Song Ying, but it would also make people think that he was not familiar with the piece, which would be too risky.
Second, switch to a different song. Regain control.
As the song neared its end, Xu Lanyan made up her mind to cut the song ahead of time.
There was a momentary break in the harmony.
However, Song Ying quickly caught up and penetrated again.
Xu Lanyan gritted her teeth and changed again.
Song Ying followed up again.
On several occasions, he was always a step ahead of Xu Lanyan.
The audience standing in front of Xu Lanyan had gradually become attracted to Song Ying.
What's most amazing is that Song Ying can actually play the erhu and guitar with altered notes based on the violin's natural tone!
The audience in front of Song Ying is growing larger and larger.
If it happened once, it could be a coincidence. But so many times, it's an absolute crushing defeat!
Calling him a violin prodigy isn't an exaggeration, is it?
Xu Lanyan played the piano very well, but Song Ying was just too strong and too monstrous!
If I were Xu Lanyan, I'd probably have completely lost it. Song Ying is a monster!
As the last note faded, only a few people remained in front of Xu Lanyan.
They were all Chinese.
Wen Jinzhao, who was leading the group, had his hands in his pockets and was chewing gum.
“Xu Lanyan, we’re here to save your face, so you don’t lose too badly—no, according to you, the votes from Chinese people don’t count, so our votes are invalid, right? Then you’re…”
Wen Jinzhao pointed at the person with his finger, "Wow, you got 0 votes!"
"Do-Re-Mi-Do—"
Xu Lanyan pressed her hands heavily on the piano keys, stood up, and her face turned ashen.
The piano emitted a short, sharp sound.
The owner rushed forward, looking at her with concern, and even rolled his eyes at Xu Lanyan.
Song Ying chuckled softly.
"Miss Xu, please don't take your anger out on us! Although it is true that a craftsman must have the right tools to do his work well, the musical instruments are innocent."
"Enough talk, let's make the trade."
Xu Lanyan took the violin directly from Song Ying's hand.
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