Chapter 186 Flowers for a Soulmate
In the audience, Shen Mozhen's parents and Professor Wei all noticed the problem; they had very sharp ears.
Shen Heng and Yun Sa's faces suddenly turned ugly. If Shen Mozhen was in front of them, he would definitely be severely criticized.
Seeing the reproachful look on their faces, Professor Wei, who had always been strict with Shen Mozhen, was rarely tolerant and said,
"Mo Zhen is still too young and lacks on-the-spot experience. It's really good that she can hold on until now. Xiaoyun, when you were young, you were not as good as her."
Yun Sa, who was named, said embarrassedly, "As parents, we still hope that our children can be perfect."
Professor Wei shook his head slightly, "Is there anything perfect in this world?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the sound of Liu Lan's guqin suddenly merged into the sound of Shen Mozhen's guzheng.
Professor Wei and Shen Mozhen's parents were both stunned.
They are all professional musicians. Just by listening to the beginning, you can roughly know how Shen Mozhen and Liu Lan divide the work. They have been in the art for decades and are familiar with all the performance versions of "High Mountains and Flowing Water". They are familiar with every note, every section, and every variation in the score of "High Mountains and Flowing Water". If the performers make a slight mistake, their sensitive ears can tell it.
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They thought that Liu Lan's ensemble should not start from this point, she started it ahead of time.
Shen Mozhen on the stage was also stunned for a moment, and her fingers almost hit the wrong note again. She looked at Liu Lan, who nodded slightly at her and smiled.
Shen Mozhen didn't understand what Liu Lan meant at first. She thought Liu Lan wanted to steal the limelight, just like the effect of stealing the show during filming.
But soon, she discovered Liu Lan's true intention.
Liu Man did not play the main melody, nor did she play the variation as agreed during the rehearsal. She only played the consonants, similar to the chords of the piano. The timbre of the guqin is lower than that of the guzheng, and the volume is also smaller than that of the guzheng. It sounds like Shen Mozhen's guzheng is still dominant.
However, whenever Shen Mozhen's fingers became weak and her mind became numb and careless, Liu Lan's guqin sound would suddenly become heavier, covering up her wrong notes and polishing the piece to make it more perfect.
Shen Mozhen was very grateful.
A layman might think that this duet was a failure. The guqin part played no substantial role at all. Even the volume was so low, as if it was just paddling.
The performer, however, seemed extremely focused and serious, which was really strange.
Only experts know that in order to foresee that a partner is about to make a mistake while playing a piece of music, and to make corrections in time without affecting the direction of the melody, it takes a sharp ear and a deep musical foundation, just like moistening the earth silently. Some master-level performers may not be able to do it.
Moreover, Liu Lan had a very good mentality - on the dazzling stage, under the gaze of thousands of people, she didn't even play a single song and was willing to be a supporting role. However, not every performer is willing to do such a thing.
They will protest, saying that we are all performers, so why should we just become extras?
Shen Mozhen's parents finally understood why Wei Wanru valued this girl. They believed that her talent was indeed higher than their daughter's, and more importantly, her character was precious.
With Liu Lan's assistance, Shen Mozhen finally played the entire song "High Mountains and Flowing Water" smoothly. The audience who did not know the truth stood up and applauded.
Shen Mozhen and Liu Lan also stood up from their chairs and smiled at each other. There was something more in Shen Mozhen's originally polite and distant gaze. She knew very well in her heart that this was friendship.
In the past, she had played "High Mountains and Flowing Water" hundreds of times, but it was not until today that she truly understood why Yu Boya smashed his zither and vowed never to touch it again in his life after Zhong Ziqi's death.
In this world, it is very difficult to find someone who can understand the sound of your piano and help you.
Her parents couldn't do it, her teacher couldn't do it, Tang Tu couldn't do it, but Liu Lan did it.
Shen Mozhen's eyes felt a little sour.
From childhood to adulthood, she has been bound by rules and regulations, following the wishes of her parents and teachers, moving forward step by step, and doing everything perfectly, like a puppet. Even this concert, wasn't it performed for them?
Is her own life fixed like this?
Why can't she be as free and unrestrained as Liu Lan and do whatever she wants?
Shen Mozhen raised his head to hide the bitterness in his eyes. Looking at her again, she was still the confident folk music goddess. She walked around the guzheng and extended her hand to Liu Lan.
Liu Lan was stunned for a moment before she took her hand. Then, the two girls walked to the front of the stage hand in hand to thank the audience.
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