Fu Tiao opened the door and stood in the corridor backstage of the concert hall, surrounded by staff.

Many of them are responsible for the competition process, and the rest are photographers and interviewers in various places.

The first contestant had already walked off the stage, and before taking a break, the staff pulled him aside for a post-match interview and asked him about some of the content of the match.

Just like those Olympic Games, or some variety show channels.

After all, the Chopin International Piano Competition is more of a springboard, a springboard that propels contestants from an unknown person to the world.

Naturally, those in charge of interviews need to be more serious and not just deal with things casually.

The Japanese man standing in front of him also walked onto the stage after the host's announcement.

There were many screens placed by the staff nearby. On the screen was the performance of the Japanese player. Fu Diao just glanced at it and did not continue to stare. Instead, he leaned against the wall and silently waited for his turn.

Second-rate.

The person's performance on the stage seemed to be okay, but it always felt like it was a little off. The staff around him had already finished interviewing the first player and were laughing casually.

Fu Tiao just stood there, waiting for the last player to finish playing.

when……

When the last note fell on the stage, applause broke out, but it didn't seem to be enthusiastic.

"Fu! Please take your place here!"

The staff at the stage door waved to Fu Diao and asked him to stand at the foot of the stage steps.

The previous contestant happened to come down from the stage at this time. She looked at Fu Diao, couldn't help but smile, nodded slightly and bowed to Fu Diao.

"come on!"

"Thank you."

The person walked past Fu Diao. Although she didn't show any special emotions, her walking posture seemed a little uncomfortable.

It may be that my performance has not reached the upper limit of what I want.

Fu Diao couldn't help but shake his head. All this had nothing to do with him.

From the beginning, he should not focus on other places, but should focus entirely on himself.

His opponent is not anyone else, but himself.

Only if he defeats himself can he be considered successful.

Playing the piano is inherently lonely. No matter how exciting or shocking your performance is, you should keep yourself calm.

Even when interacting with the audience, your brain should always remain calm and you should not let your emotions fluctuate because of any little things.

It's like staying out of the action.

Let your body control your emotions to perform, rather than letting your emotions control your body.

Fu Tiao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, making himself feel more relaxed.

"The next contestant is Dior Fu! China, all judges and teachers please pay attention, the contestant number is 13, the piano choice: Steinway D274"

"Selection of works: Chopin Nocturne 37-1.

Chopin etudes Op10,No4.

Chopin etudes Op25,No12

Chopin Scherzo Op52"

Wow!

Applause rang out, and everyone's eyes turned to the entrance at the edge of the stage, waiting for Fu Tiao to walk out from the steps below the stage.

"Contestant Fu Tiao, you can come on stage now. The piano has been moved to the designated position."

"OK!"

Fu Diao nodded, rearranged his clothes, smiled and nodded slightly to everyone, then stepped onto the stage and walked to the center of the stage.

The concert hall was extremely quiet, and the surrounding lights were a little dim. Looking from the stage to the bottom of the stage, there was a hint of dimness, making it impossible to clearly see the faces of the people under the stage.

It feels like everyone is a blur and not refreshed.

But what can be seen is that the stage is full of people, and everyone is watching Fu Diao, waiting for his performance.

Fu Diao looked at everything on the stage, feeling a little dazed for a moment. He placed his hand on the edge of the piano, took a deep breath, and bowed to everyone with great grace.

Wow!

Applause rang out again. Fu Tiao sat on the piano and unbuttoned the buttons in front of his abdomen so that the clothes no longer restricted his body. He slowly closed his eyes, placed his hands on the piano, and froze in mid-air.

The concert hall was so quiet that you couldn't even hear the breathing under the stage.

All you can hear at this moment is your own heartbeat and the glow of the hot lights above your head.

When you sit on the piano bench, you will find that it seems that you are the only one left in the world, and there is no one else except you.

But in Fu Diao's world, he still has music.

What was your first piece of music?

Fu Diao was in a trance for a moment. He was confused as he listened to his own heartbeat. For some reason, he felt as if he was back on the ship.

The land beneath your feet is no longer flat, but the sea is swaying slightly.

Chopin was on vacation on a small island in the sea, and encountered a heavy rainstorm.

And what about myself...?

What exactly is present in your music?

Perhaps, the sea is also an isolated island.

Heavy rain, bumps, humidity, boredom, depression.

Is he really just very irritable in his heart?

Is he only expressing irritable emotions through music?

If it were you, what should you do?

Maybe... I should go to the concert hall on the ship, dismantle the fasteners on the piano on the ship, and let myself follow the rocking of the ship and rotate together.

It's like...in the cradle of the sea.

Fu Diao took a deep breath, raised his hand that had been frozen in mid-air, and then dropped it very gently.

when……

At this moment, the Chinese audience stands in the distance.

The Internet is not like a concert hall, where players cannot talk while they are playing.

Therefore, when they listen to music, they often start to evaluate it.

It's still Faao's live broadcast room, but this time his live broadcast is not just him talking and boasting in front of the screen in that place, but some other people.

There were about three or four people in a group, sitting in front of the sofa at Faao's house, cracking melon seeds and chatting about the Chopin International Piano Competition.

It's past five or six in the evening in Warsaw, which is already eleven or twelve in China.

Many students have fallen asleep at this time, and only a few classical music lovers are still watching their critical comments in front of their channels.

When Fu Tiao first stepped onto the stage, several people in the live broadcast room didn't actually pay much attention.

According to their previous analysis based on the preliminaries of the Chopin International Piano Competition, the chance of Fu Tiao passing the first round is really very small.

But because he is Chinese, and he was trained purely by Chinese education.

Therefore, these people in the live broadcast room are very concerned about Fu Tiao.

"Hey, I told you, although Fu Diao probably won't pass the first round this year, the average level of our Chinese players is still pretty good. What do you think?"

"I think I've heard of Fu Diao before. When he was in the middle school attached to him, he probably won the top few places in China's Golden Piano Award, but he's not particularly famous."

"By the way, I don't even know how Fu Tiao entered the main competition of the Chopin International Piano Competition. Although he was very professional in the preliminaries and had a great sense of musical beauty, let me tell you, he is the Chopin in his music.

It’s really not enough.”

"Yes, the Chopin in his music is definitely not enough. According to the current direction of the Chopin International Piano Competition, and with only half a year to continue to improve, it is impossible for Fu Tiao to perform Chopin to perfection no matter how he thinks about it.

?If he can reach this level in half a year, then what else can he practice? He can just earn prizes."

"that is!"

None of those people were particularly optimistic about Fu Diao, which was normal after all. Not everyone was Jiang Ruijia's kind of person who could observe Fu Diao up close.

All their knowledge of Fu Tiao was obtained from Fu Tiao's previous games and some recent comments given to him by others.

They didn’t know much about Fu Diao at all. They knew a little about Fu Diao and it seems that they went to play with He Shen. Then they had exchanges with various music academies and held concerts in every city with a music conservatory.

Nothing is clear.

After all, tickets to He Shen's concert are really hard to get. Unless they spend several times the money to attend, they have no chance at all.
To be continued...