Zhu Xiaoqin was Zhou Linna's follower. Hearing the people around her constantly slandering Zhou Linna, she spoke up indignantly.
"Saying she's never played it is just an act. She's probably played it countless times in secret."
"That's right, our Lina just didn't use her full strength."
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The girls in the piano class rolled their eyes at her in unison, while Luo Qianqian, a girl with short hair, glanced sideways at the junior who was speaking up for Zhou Linna.
"Zhou Linna's highest level is twelve notes per second, while Mu Weiwei's sixteen notes per second is simply overwhelming. Moreover, Zhou Linna's rhythm was obviously a bit messed up in the last two sections because her hand speed was too fast in the beginning. But Mu Weiwei's hand speed, rhythm, and control of every note from beginning to end were perfect. If you don't understand, don't embarrass yourself, okay?"
If Zhou Linna's performance was at a professional level, Mu Weiwei's performance was already at a master level.
"Qianqian, why waste your breath on them? We'll see if Zhou Linna can handle it in a bit," said Ji Cheng, the girl with her hair in a bun next to Luo Qianqian.
After Gu Weiwei finished playing, the music teacher's smile was a little dry.
"Mu Weiwei, you... don't seem like you've never played this piece before."
“I don’t usually play ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’,” Gu Weiwei chuckled.
After listening to her performance, the host asked curiously, "Now it's your turn to play a piece. What are you going to play?"
Gu Weiwei cracked her knuckles and smiled mysteriously.
"An etude."
Zhou Linna took a deep breath and focused all her attention.
She cannot lose, and she especially cannot lose to Mu Weiwei.
However, after Gu Weiwei quickly played the first measure, her mind went completely blank.
Not only her, but the music teacher and the reporter who was interviewing her also changed their expressions after hearing the piece she played.
The piece she played wasn't as exciting and interesting as "Flight of the Bumblebee." Instead, it was a simple long melody with a lot of alternating double stops, a piano piece that you don't usually hear.
Zhu Xiaoqin found it unpleasant and gave a disdainful snort.
"What kind of crap is that? I've never even heard of it before. Lina's playing is the best."
"Yeah, it's awful. She's just playing random tunes."
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Luo Qianqian and the other girls who studied music looked at them like they were idiots, and didn't bother to argue with them at all.
Everyone stared intently at Gu Weiwei's fingers flying rapidly across the piano keys, not daring to blink for fear of missing a single detail.
But she played too fast, and her fingering was tricky and unpredictable.
However, the resulting piece was light and interesting, and the performance ended in just four minutes.
After Gu Weiwei finished playing, Zhou Linna, who was sitting opposite her, didn't start for a long time, her expression pale and vaguely showing signs of collapse.
Zhu Xiaoqin and several of her supportive junior classmates were a little worried. "Lina doesn't look well. Is she sick?"
Ji Cheng sneered with a gloating smile, "She's not sick, she's just traumatized by Mu Weiwei, okay?"
"Mu Weiwei is too outrageous, she directly pulled out Liszt's 'Will-o'-the-Wisp'." Another girl was shocked.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaoqin retorted, "It's just Liszt. Lina played Liszt's 'La Campanella' very well before, but she doesn't play this piece often. She'll be able to play it in a moment, just wait and see."
"Even if we wait another year, she still won't be able to play it." Luo Qianqian continued, looking at Zhou Linna's slightly trembling hands.
"This is Liszt's Transcendental Etude, the Mount Everest of piano etudes. It requires extremely high playing skills, and you have to use both hands as if they were five. Few professional pianists dare to take on this challenge. Zhou Linna doesn't have that ability."
"Exactly, 'Will-o'-the-Wisp' is the most dazzling display of skill."
"Haha, no wonder Mu Weiwei has never played 'Flight of the Bumblebee,' it's too childish, she only plays virtuoso pieces, okay?"
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