In the "Art Awards", Lin Yusheng's performance was as stunning as ever, and Mu Li's original score also impressed the judges, making her a household name.
Jiang Yanqi made two mistakes and was criticized by others.
Because it was broadcast live, the news spread very quickly online.
When the results were finally announced, Lin Yusheng and Mu Li won first and second place respectively.
After receiving the award, Lin Yusheng gently patted Mu Li on the back, indicating that he could proceed with the plan.
Mu Li smiled and nodded. When he spoke, he said, "It is a great honor to be appreciated by all the judges. Finally, I would like to perform another song for everyone."
The judges were naturally enthusiastic, but the piano pieces created by the musical genius Jiang Yanqi in recent years had become increasingly vulgar, with each piece worse than the last.
People who don't understand piano music might not be able to tell the difference, but those who do know it are already shaking their heads.
Artists should avoid being impatient for quick success and instant benefits, and it is clear that Jiang Yanqi has been corrupted by the big dye vat of Lucheng.
Everyone left the stage to Mu Li.
Jiang Yanqi watched from below the stage, feeling as if all the blood in her body had stopped flowing.
She looked in Lin Yusheng's direction.
Lin Yusheng happened to be looking at her, and upon seeing this, she gave a meaningful smile.
Jiang Yanqi wanted to rush over and question Lin Yusheng about what she was up to, but the current situation didn't allow her to do so.
Muli's men carried his piano onto the stage, and the lights dimmed and then brightened again.
Mu Li sat down at the piano, his fair and slender hands beginning to dance across the keys.
The beautiful and smooth piano music lingers in the air; everyone is familiar with this kind of music.
It is Han Su's famous song, "Deeply Trapped".
But upon closer listening, it sounds a little different.
One of the judges recognized the melody and exclaimed in shock, "Isn't this a piece that Zhang Yuanhe plagiarized from Han Su's 'Deeply Trapped'?"
Everyone's expressions were different, but they all found it unbelievable.
How can such a piece be performed again?
Even if he is Zhang Yuanhe's grand-disciple, it is still not allowed.
Someone instructed the backstage staff to turn off the microphone.
But Lin Yusheng had already sent people backstage, so the microphones couldn't be turned off.
Lin Yusheng walked over to the director and said, "I'm sorry, but please give us some time. We'll explain to you later."
The director looked anxious. "Isn't this ridiculous?"
Security guards tried to go up on stage to stop them.
But Mu Li's music suddenly changed, as if he were drowning in the sea, or as if he were reborn. The music lingered and shocked everyone present.
Is this still "Deeply Trapped"?
"Deeply Trapped" is about inescapable pain and helplessness in the face of reality, while Mu Litan's story is so similar, but it feels more like a redemption.
Back then, Han Su and Zhang Yuanhe had a falling out. Han Su accused Zhang Yuanhe of plagiarism and released a comparison of the musical scores, which was verified by industry insiders to be plagiarism.
At that time, Zhang Yuanhe was more famous than Han Su, but he never showed up to explain.
This also disappointed his fans who had always believed in him.
From then on, Han Su became famous, while Zhang Yuanhe was saddled with infamy.
Only today has someone actually played the piece composed by Zhang Yuanhe.
It turns out that this piece of music was played so beautifully.
When the song ended, everyone was stunned for a long time.
The people present were stunned, forgetting all about plagiarism, and applauded enthusiastically.
Jiang Yanqi felt a chill run down her spine, and cold sweat poured down her back.
She also knew this piano piece. Zhang Yuanhe had played it for her tirelessly before, and he once said that it was the greatest achievement of his life.
Jiang Yanqi recalled his refined face, a face filled with grief. He said, "My work has had its wings cut off, been fitted with steel guns, and become unrecognizable. No one knows what it originally looked like."
"Xiao Qi, your teacher has only one wish in this life, which is to give an explanation to those who like me. So you must go out, become famous, and tell everyone what this piano piece was originally like."
Whether out of guilt or fear, Jiang Yanqi felt her cheeks wet. She raised her hand to touch them and found her face covered in tear stains.
Someone nearby said, "Sister Yanqi, you're Teacher Han's student, aren't you going to stand up for him?"
Jiang Yanqi snapped back to her senses, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a single word.
One of the judges angrily asked, "Mu Li, don't you know where this piece of music came from?"
Mu Li said calmly, "Of course I know. This is my grandmaster's original composition, called 'Redemption Wings'."
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
"Original? Don't be ridiculous, it's clearly plagiarism!"
"You may be blind, but you're not brainless. If you don't understand, ask other people. Besides, do you even know what an original song is? It's not just about changing a few syllables."
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Some people were so indignant that their words became increasingly harsh.
Mu Li stood quietly on the stage, expressionless.
Seeing this, Lin Yusheng lifted her skirt and walked up, took down the microphone, and said, "The two songs have such similar melodies, one of them must have been plagiarized. But who plagiarized whom? Do you think your answer is necessarily correct?"
After a moment of silence, a heated discussion broke out.
"Why don't we ask Miss Jiang who the original creator is?" Lin Yusheng pointed the finger at Jiang Yanqi.
The moment the light shone on Jiang Yanqi, her lips instantly lost all color.
She forced herself to say, "Of course it's my teacher."
"May I ask, is it your teacher Han or your teacher Zhang?"
Lin Yusheng's voice was neither hurried nor slow.
Jiang Yanqi felt a chill run down her spine.
"I don't know what you mean by that." As soon as Jiang Yanqi finished speaking, many photos appeared on the large screen on the stage.
The people in the photo are Zhang Yuanhe and Jiang Yanqi.
There were couples eating together, hanging out laundry, and relaxing under the trees; more often, Zhang Yuanhe would teach Jiang Yanqi to play the piano with a kind expression...
Various photos full of everyday life were released, and Jiang Yanqi felt her blood run cold.
The day she feared most finally arrived.
Lu Zhengye was telling the truth; he wouldn't let her go.
The entire audience was in an uproar, no one knew what was going on.
Logically, Han Su and Zhang Yuanhe should have been at odds, so why would Han Su's student live with Zhang Yuanhe in such poor conditions?
The background of the photo is a dilapidated wooden house, and the clothes worn by the two people have been washed and turned white.
Someone in the audience stood up. "Ms. Lin, are you implying that Han Su plagiarized Zhang Yuanhe's work?"
“That’s right,” Lin Yusheng replied firmly.
"Then why doesn't he come out and explain?"
“It’s not that he didn’t want to explain; he wanted to give you an explanation until he died, but he couldn’t,” Lin Yusheng said.
"Back then, he was being chased and killed. In order to escape, he had no choice but to board a ship to the Island of the Dead, and he never came back."
Lu Zhengye told her all of this.
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