Chapter 161 is explosive! [3 updates]
The fans sitting in the hall booed once again.
Given Zhuo Lanhan's composure, she definitely didn't want to stay any longer.
She stood up with a cold face, and regardless of whether the concert was over, she was about to leave.
A piano master of such caliber as Zhuo Lanhan is followed by a dedicated camera.
As soon as she made that move, the live stream immediately showed her the camera.
[Why isn't she going downstairs? Didn't she see how she angered Grandma Zhuo to the point of leaving? Grandma Zhuo was already a top pianist in China back in my grandmother's generation.]
[Poor Luwei! She finally managed to get Grandma Zhuo and the others over, only to be driven away by some country bumpkin who doesn't know anything about the piano.]
I'm so angry! I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
But before she had completely left her seat, she suddenly stopped and looked towards the stage.
A pale golden light shone from behind the crimson curtain, and four waiters in tailcoats carried a piano up.
Che Yu was half asleep, glancing at things occasionally, but in that instant he was completely awake and almost jumped up.
"Oh my God." Bart's eyes widened in disbelief. "Berg, pinch me, pinch me now."
It was a Rococo-style grand piano.
It is entirely gold in color, but it is not vulgar at all; on the contrary, it is noble, elegant, and understatedly luxurious.
The piano is covered with exquisite carvings and paintings, and its body is plated with gold leaf.
Every inch is meticulously crafted, with smooth lines.
Compared to this golden piano, Ying Luwei's piano instantly became an ugly piece of wood.
Even though few people can recognize this piano, even a layman would find it priceless.
"This is Louis XV!" Barthes exclaimed, "I've seen him once in a museum!"
Louis XV is the name of a piano, which was specially commissioned by Bechstein, a top luxury piano brand, for the royal family of Europe.
The creation of this piano involved 140 professionals from various fields, including master luthiers, oil painters, and sculptors, and took three years to complete.
More than three kilograms of gold leaf were used alone.
It remains the most expensive piano in the world to this day.
The price is around 20 million US dollars.
The entire hall fell into a deathly silence; Ying Luwei's fans couldn't utter a sound.
But the one most affected was Ying Luwei herself.
She simply couldn't believe it.
Ying Luwei certainly knew Louis XV; she had visited him when she went to O Continent.
But how could such an antique piano be easily lent out?!
"Excuse me, could you please move aside?" a waiter said politely. "This piano is very expensive; you can't afford to pay for it if you break it."
The sound wasn't loud, but in the quiet hall, it was enough for the people in the first few rows to hear.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ying Luwei's face turned bright red.
Overwhelmed with shame and indignation, she stepped aside, too embarrassed to lift her head, her fingers trembling.
【Oh dear, aren't you idiots getting a slap in the face? I don't care about your so-called 3 million piano; I already have my own. Do you know how much this piano costs? Oh, you definitely don't.】
【Then I'll mercifully tell you, this is the world's number one piano, the Louis XV, worth 20 million US dollars!】
[But your piano, worth 3 million, is only worth a little over 400,000 US dollars. What are you so smug about?]
All three of these comments were posted by Nie Chao alone.
There were eight computers in front of him.
Every computer screen showed Ying Luwei's online live concert, so he bought eight tickets.
The viewers of the online live stream were not only Ying Luwei's fans, but also some genuine piano enthusiasts who were drawn in by the name Vera Hall.
The fans are now silent, and these people are happy.
Alright, alright, I already heard nothing of the rest. I was even planning to complain about getting a refund, but seeing Louis XV makes the ticket price worthwhile.
[By the way, didn't you guys think that the performer just now was so pretentious and overly tea-like? I could practically smell the tea aroma emanating from her through the screen; it was almost overwhelming.]
[It was intentional, I think. The two performers are actually aunt and niece, so what's the reason? I don't understand.]
[Ha, so what if it's a $20 million piano? Someone who can't play the piano will just ruin such an expensive instrument. Does she really think she's Vera Hall? I think she should be sensible and give this piano to Lucy.]
Nie Chao became popular and started typing furiously.
[Where did this online beggar come from? Get lost!]
The appearance of Louis XV allowed Zhuo Lanhan to return to her seat.
She took a microphone from a staff member and smiled, saying, "It's an honor for me to see the Louis XV piano here."
She paused, then said sternly, "If anyone else is making noise, they might as well not sit here."
This statement is clearly a rebuke to Ying Luwei's fans.
The fans shrank back, holding their breath, and mocked in low voices.
"Oh yeah, such an expensive piano, it's amazing, but she can't play it."
"It would be so embarrassing to play 'Ode to Joy' on such an expensive piano."
Zhong Manhua was sitting right in front of these fans, so she naturally heard those words.
She gripped her bag tightly, the regret that had risen earlier being suppressed by embarrassment.
good.
Ying Zijing does not play the piano.
Zhong Manhua's face turned from pale to red, as if she was afraid that people around her would recognize her as Ying Zijin's mother.
She just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible, so she wouldn't have to endure this humiliation anymore.
Grandpa Zhong looked at the golden piano suspiciously: "This wasn't prepared by me."
Fu Yunshen, standing to the side, twitched his eyelashes, but his expression remained languid.
He crossed his long legs and watched the girl sit down on the matching piano bench.
Well, anyway, this dress and the golden piano go really well together.
Ying Luwei finally snapped out of her shock and quickly calmed down.
The piano is better than hers, but her playing level is that of an elementary school student.
In comparison, things will be even worse then.
Ying Luwei tossed her hair and smiled elegantly: "Then the rest of the time is in your hands, Xiao Jin."
She lifted her skirt and walked off the stage.
Her agent was waiting for her downstairs: "Go backstage to touch up your makeup first, and you can rest for a bit. You still have a few pieces to play later."
"You definitely won't be able to play the whole 'Sun and Moon' by then; playing just a short section will be enough."
Ying Luwei just smiled and said, "Maybe I won't have time to play. The show is about to begin."
"I never expected your fake niece to have connections to borrow Louis XV." The agent frowned. "Could it be that she knows a member of the royal family of Country Y?"
"You're overthinking it." Ying Luwei said dismissively. "I can guess that it was borrowed from the Fu family at a high price. What a spendthrift. No wonder the Fu family doesn't like him."
The agent thought about it for a moment, agreed, and didn't ask any more questions, leading her backstage.
On stage.
Ying Zijin lowered her head, her fingers slowly tracing the piano keys.
It felt like meeting a long-time partner; we clicked perfectly.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she slowly pressed the first note.
Great, it feels just like before.
【No, that's it???】
Is she joking? One syllable?
[Seriously? You can't even play "Ode to Joy"? How embarrassing!]
The fans inside the hall wanted to continue booing, but they didn't dare.
They lowered their heads and started playing on their phones.
But just then, the deep sound of a piano filled the hall, very slow and gentle.
Like a babbling brook, a gentle breeze drifts across the mountains and rivers.
Under the cover of darkness, the moon slowly rises, its gentle light bathing the earth.
Tranquil and peaceful.
This is a prelude.
It sounds nice, but it doesn't seem much different from other piano pieces.
Ying Luwei's fans were greatly surprised, not expecting that Ying Zijin could actually play a complete piece.
However, the renowned pianists in the VIP seats all instantly raised their heads and held their breath.
"The Sun and the Moon—" Zhuo Lanhan's eyes gleamed, and she gripped the armrest of her chair tightly. "The Moon Goddess is here!"
"Sun and Moon" is inspired by Greek mythology and tells the story of a brother and sister god, the sun god and the moon god.
The moon goddess is mysterious, the sun goddess is passionate.
Two completely opposite styles have been cleverly combined together.
This is one of the major challenges of "Sun and Moon".
To successfully perform "Sun and Moon" requires the performer to have an extremely strong ability to switch between different styles.
Zhuo Lanhan's eyes burned: "Can she really..."
"Knock knock!"
The two notes suddenly shifted, and the piano music instantly soared, but there was no sense of abruptness at all.
It was as if ten thousand horses were galloping and thunder was flashing.
The sun god rode his chariot from afar, illuminating the entire world.
The entire world is captivated by it.
"Thump!"
The next note rose even higher, a transition of less than a quarter of a second that brought the piano piece to a peak, directly leading into its first minor climax.
Even though they were just listening, images kept flashing before the audience's eyes.
That's the charm of sonatas.
With its powerful appeal, it can directly draw the audience into the story depicted in the sonata.
The hall was extremely quiet, with only the continuous sound of the piano playing.
Sometimes it is the melodious grace of the moon goddess, sometimes the soaring grandeur of the sun goddess.
The piano music swirled wildly, the girl's fingers moving so fast it was impossible to keep up.
Poor Bart was stunned: "Oh my God!"
Sun and Moon!
Willa Hall's "Sun and Moon"!
With his expertise in piano, he could tell that Ying Zijin's playing was different from that of several other pianists.
The pronunciation has changed in several places.
But it was precisely through these few changes in the notes that Barthes was able to feel that the world-famous piece "Sun and Moon" was finally perfect.
He sat up straight, like a beginner, and began to listen to the girl's performance.
Even these renowned pianists reacted this way, let alone others.
When "Sun and Moon" reached its climax, the entire hall was shaking.
The performance lasted 22 minutes, and no one spoke, not a single person.
Even after the last note faded, everyone, including Ying Luwei's fans, was still stunned and unable to react.
This piano piece is beyond description; even the word "shocking" is insufficient to capture its essence.
But Ying Zijin did not leave the stage.
She raised an eyebrow, lifted her hand, and pressed another note.
The second piece begins with this note, and the piano music once again emerges from this note.
Unlike the prelude to "Sun and Moon", the prelude to this piece gives a sense of sacredness and elegance.
It was a sound that shouldn't exist in the mortal world.
It is heaven, it is the Garden of Eden.
A few seconds later, two more comments finally appeared in the live stream chat, which had been empty for a long time.
【grass!!!】
This is "Holy War"!!!
Requesting monthly votes~~
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
