"Is that why you know I play the erhu?"
"Well, I saw you when the players were waiting backstage during the first qualifying match."
Chu Qingmian leaned against the piano and recalled with a smile:
"I had participated in many competitions at that time, but this was the first time that there were all kinds of musical instruments in such a hodgepodge. So I was a little nervous, so I secretly observed my opponents there!
I saw a boy with a very good temperament, and I could tell at a glance that he was a strong rival..."
So that’s it, from now on I have been silently treating myself as an imaginary enemy.
Su Chengyi raised his eyebrows and motioned for her to continue.
"...What's that proud expression of yours? Do you think I'm talking about you!"
Chu Qingmian glanced at him sideways.
“Is he a cello player?
When I was thinking about how to deal with him if I met him, I saw a guy wearing blind sunglasses sitting in the corner, with a slumped face and a bowl in front of him. Yes, that's you! "
Su Chengyi was choked.
When Chu Qingmian said this, he suddenly remembered it.
Maybe it's because the song he played in the preliminaries was "Er Quan Ying Yue", and his style imitated A Bing.
At that time, the judges were all amused by his cold expression wearing sunglasses.
Unlike other children's competitions, this program is not mainly encouraging and friendly, but focuses on professionalism.
The judges have always been serious and rarely laughed uncontrollably.
Su Chengyi is still very grateful for the pair of sunglasses when he thinks about it now.
Because it was his first time participating in this kind of competition, the scrutiny of the audience and judges made him very, very nervous.
Fortunately, he had sunglasses, so he did it with his eyes closed the whole time.
Perhaps because of this, it really brings out the feeling of blind art in the original work.
"I thought you would be eliminated soon! I didn't expect you to advance all the way to the finals like me, and that cello student was eliminated from the preliminaries."
It was obviously many years ago, but Chu Qingmian remembered it very clearly.
"The piece I chose for the final was Liszt's "The Bell". Wow, I really practiced this piece for a long, long time."
Su Chengyi nodded. Liszt's music was very suitable for showing off skills and was the best type to use during competitions.
The exciting finals are all voted on. In addition to the judges, the votes of the audience are also very important.
If you play Bach or Mozart, a layman may not be able to tell the difference.
"When I finished playing, the teacher told me with a smile that it was stable, and I felt that it was stable too!
Because the judges were quite satisfied, I didn't rush to the backstage and wanted to watch from the side because I had never seen other contestants perform before.
Good guy, it turns out that you didn’t even wait for the host to invite you and went up with your erhu in your arms. I saw the look on your face and wanted to frame your face with the qualifying sunglasses. Because it's so stinky. "
Under Chu Qingmian's vivid description, Su Chengyi had almost recovered his dusty memory.
If his expression looked awkward at that time, it was only because he was too nervous and his facial features had no place to rest.
"Then you played the song "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace". Oh my god, it was the first time I knew that the erhu could be played so well. Although I didn't want to admit it at the time, I knew after listening to it that my first place was gone."
really.
Su Chengyi wanted to run away as soon as the performance was over, but was held down by the host who rushed onto the stage. He stood there and listened to the judges' fancy praises for twenty minutes.
In the end, I won the first place without any surprise.
"That was the first time since I was little that I got second place! I was a little bit dissatisfied!"
Su Chengyi nodded seriously,
"Then get used to it now."
Chu Qingmian glared at him, but didn't know how to retort.
"And you haven't come to accept the award yet, everyone is looking for you, and finally I found you hiding in the background watching the caterpillars queuing up... I'm really speechless!"
Chu Qingmian thought about how politely she asked him to accept the award, and she even suppressed her bad mood and tried her best to put on a kind smile.
The abominable Su Chengyi turned around with an expression like "Why are you disturbing me when I'm doing my business?" "Who are you?" and "How annoying". Even now, he is still itching his teeth with anger!
"I just learned about the caterpillar effect in science class at the time. I heard that they would blindly follow the caterpillar in front of them. I was curious if it was true."
Su Chengyi explained seriously.
"...Anyway, I thought at that time that this person was an idiot. How could I be defeated by an idiot? I have to find my place back!"
Having said this, Chu Qingmian sighed deeply.
All the bad luck started with the breath she couldn't swallow at this time.
From then on, she actively participated in various musical instrument competitions and won a lot of gold medals and certificates, but she never met Su Chengyi again.
So I found someone to inquire about his school.
When she was a junior high school student, she was fooling around at home and went to No. 1 Middle School instead of going to the foreign language school next door.
In fact, this was not just a matter of choosing a school, it almost completely changed the trajectory of her life.
According to her family's arrangements, she would be sent to study abroad during high school, and she had even considered her job after graduation.
So Miss Chu began her life as the second child of ten thousand years.
In all these years, he has never succeeded in defeating this great god.
Just like hitting a wall, Chu Qingmian chased after Su Chengyi for many years with the persistence of "I have to force myself".
"Actually, you don't have to be so stubborn. Tell me earlier and I can give you as many first places as you want."
Su Chengyi said with a smile.
"Who wants you to give in?"
Chu Qingmian waved her fist and said angrily.
But Su Chengyi suddenly thought that if he had not been reborn, he would never know about these things.
Not long ago, he had wondered why Chu Qingmian was so different from the children from wealthy families in his impression.
If I don't sit in my Maybach at home, I have to squeeze into the subway.
She could easily live any life she wanted without studying hard at all, but she still chose to spend her time reading boring textbooks.
why?
Why else.
She was just a girl living in the clouds. One day she suddenly met a strange boy who only lived in his own world.
So I traveled across mountains and rivers to see his world.
Without his knowledge, the girl chased his back for so many steps, and he never looked back once.
The distance between the two seemed very close, but in fact it was very far.
So when did Chu Qingmian give up her obsession in the previous life?
Su Chengyi tried to remember, but he never attended any subsequent class reunions. He didn't care about the current situation of his old classmates at all. Naturally, he didn't know what happened to Chu Qingmian later.
When he looked at Chu Qingmian now, he had more complicated emotions.
"What's wrong? Okay, okay, if you really feel sorry for me, then... tomorrow, no, let me do it during the next weekly physics exam!"
Sensing some apology in his eyes, Chu Qingmian said with a cheerful smile.
Su Chengyi walked to the piano,
"Let's play a song together, "Lu Xiaoyu"."
Chu Qingmian was stunned for a moment and walked next to him.
Su Chengyi only put one hand on the keys, which meant that he was only responsible for playing a few simple single notes.
Chu Qingmian couldn't help but smile, put her hands on the keys, and took a deep breath.
What? I’ve never been nervous about a national piano competition. Standing next to this person playing the piano, I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my chest.
Chu Qingmian started playing first, and the brisk tune flowed out like a calm stream.
Su Chengyi counted the beats in his mind and added the single note.
The main melody slowly approaches as if attracted by a single note, and the melodies slowly overlap, gradually reaching the climax of the whole song.
After the splendid ensemble part, it returns to the main melody solo, like a stream disappearing into the sea.
It's actually a sad song.
After Chu Qingmian played the last note, she suddenly became distracted.
Obviously nothing happened, but I felt like I missed a lot of things.
Su Chengyi took over the lead and continued the previous paragraph at the end.
Chu Qingmian easily recognized which song it was.
"The promise we made when we grew up together was so sincere,
I can’t finish talking to you about the past.
And I can no longer tell the difference, you are friendship,
Still missed love. "
