Duan Ran was enjoying her dinner alone, while Qin Jian was sharing tonight's dumplings.
He didn't mention the question Fang Xuehua asked because he was worried that it would cause unnecessary psychological pressure to Duan Ran.
"How long will my uncle, aunt and sister stay in Warsaw?"
"They have all asked for leave. If nothing else happens, they will probably stay until the end of my competition. It depends on which stage I can reach."
"Well, I understand."
"Where's Uncle Duan? When will he arrive in Warsaw?"
"My dad has to stay the night after tomorrow, so he won't be able to watch your first round."
"It's okay, just don't miss your turn."
While eating and talking, Duan Ran finally finished half the chicken.
She regretted it after eating.
After washing, she lay flat on the bed, patting her slightly bulging belly while complaining that Qin Jian didn't stop her at all just now.
Qin Jian could only shrug his shoulders and said, "Go to bed after eating. You have to get up early tomorrow."
Ten minutes later, he also took a shower and went to bed.
Turn off the lights.
The two said good night to each other and lay down on their backs.
One minute later.
in the dark.
"Qin Jian."
"Um?"
"My mother has already arrived in Warsaw."
"So sudden?!"
"hey-hey."
"What happened? Why didn't you tell me when you were eating?"
"She hasn't sent me a message while I was eating. The message is on my phone. If you don't believe me, read it yourself."
"While I'm taking a shower?"
"Yeah, so I may not be able to accompany you tomorrow. Can I take half a day off, Teacher Qin?"
"Well, one day at a time, you can move around freely tomorrow and don't worry about me."
"No, it will take one morning. I will come back to accompany you tomorrow afternoon. You have to prepare well for the game the day after tomorrow. There will be many people waiting to see you."
As he said that, Duan Ran leaned into Qin Jian's arms and said, "Good night."
After saying good night, Duan Ran stopped talking.
From the information Duan Ran provided today, and combined with the past, Qin Jian can basically determine that the other party's parents should be divorced, and it has been a long time.
After a while, he also closed his eyes.
...
As midnight arrived as scheduled, the first day of the 17th Chopin Competition officially came to an end.
The 18 players who appeared today may not know that they have been discussed by the city for a day.
This is the case in every Xiaoxing competition.
From the preliminary to the finals, every stage of the competition is the hottest topic in Warsaw. The official organization will issue a special newspaper for the competition, and everyone will watch the live broadcast on radio and television. The citizens of Warsaw are talking about 'who wins' and 'who advances' after dinner.
discuss.
Everyone in Warsaw has a sense of paying attention to the competition, which is like a mission that occurs once every five years.
At around seven o'clock the next morning, Duan Ran dressed beautifully and left the hotel.
Before leaving, she kissed Qin Jian who was still sleeping soundly on the bed.
It was past nine o'clock when Qin Jian woke up. He got up and read the messages on his phone and replied to Duan Ran: Be safe.
Then he called He Jing, and He Jing told him that they wanted to have a good rest in the hotel today.
So Qin Jian made an appointment with Fang Zongyao and they teamed up and came to the concert hall.
He could look back at the video replay of the afternoon session, but he had to watch the morning session.
First, there will be Ido in this game. The night before the draw, he planned to go to the room on the third floor to see Ido. Ido was in good condition at the station. He was looking forward to Ido's performance.
Second, there are Li Xianlong and Liang Kecheng in this scene.
The former should be regarded as old acquaintances, from Mozart's piano duel in Tokyo to the rapid speed battle between the other party and Duan Ran, and then to the two of them being representatives of the Asian competition to go to Vienna to participate in the finals? Qin Jian has almost seen it
In every match the opponent plays, in his mind he has the strength to compete in the finals.
Qin Jian didn't know much about the latter until after the Fifty States Piano Competition? The other party ranked higher than He Jing.
Putting all this aside, just looking at Liang's preliminary video, Qin Jian said that the opponent is a master of the modern piano school, and that the opponent's performance is a mixture of the delicacy of the Russian school and the rigor of the German and Austrian platoon. This is among the 77th place
It is rare among the preliminary contestants.
So he wanted to see the other party's live performance in person.
...
It was already 9:50 when the two arrived at the concert hall? The occupancy rate of the concert hall today was much higher than yesterday.
With two bells, the game begins.
The process is exactly the same as yesterday? It’s just that today’s host is replaced by a man.
The male host still continued the passionate speaking style of yesterday's female host.
He first called out the first player today? Player No. 37 Li Xianlong from Singapore.
Li Xianlong played his signature torrent etude as soon as he started. This time he controlled the speed just right, and it took about 2 minutes.
For the second piece, he arranged the eleventh piece in Op10, Etude in E flat major.
Different from the processing of torrent, in this piece full of decorative sounds, the processing of *** is particularly delicate and delicate.
The nearly 300 water column chords in the whole song are all displayed in a uniform and dynamic manner under his experienced playing.
After the two consecutive etudes, Li Xianlong followed up with two major and minor combinations, a Nocturne in G major and a Scherzo in B minor, setting today's competition at a high level.
The audience bid off Li Xianlong with enthusiastic applause.
During the interval between player No. 38’s appearance? Qin Jian, Fang Zongyao and others also discussed quietly. They both agreed that Li Xianlong’s performance today basically showed the potential for advancement.
The subsequent contestants were not too eye-catching, and Liang Kecheng’s appearance did not bring much surprise to the scene.
To be honest, Qin Jian was a little disappointed with the other party's track design? There was nothing new.
Moreover, during the performance of the Nocturne in C-sharp minor, the other party deliberately manipulated the speed and volume, which greatly reduced the overall fluidity of the music.
Qin Jian: "The expression is a bit too much."
Fang Zongyao: “He didn’t perform as well as he did in the preliminary round today.”
What all the spectators expected was that the person who would bring surprises to the field in the morning would be the penultimate Syrian player.
Ido's appearance was a bit special. He walked onto the stage with the support of the staff.
He is the first disabled person to enter the main competition in the history of the Chopin Piano Competition.
The moment he put his crutches next to the piano bench and sat upright on the piano, some viewers were even worried that he would fall to the ground because of pedaling.
But soon, the audience was brought into Chopin's musical world by the sound of the piano.
It’s also a Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Ido’s first arrangement of the Nocturne.
Qin Jian thought this was probably designed by old Assad.
Idode's Nocturne in C minor is delicate and euphemistic, like a slender boy. Qin Jian has learned this many times in the piano workshop.
Now that it has been replaced with a better Kawa piano, Ido's detailed modifications are even more perfect.
He divided the entire nocturne into two parts, paving the way for the audience to make sense.
A nocturne that intoxicated everyone present.
So much so that the American players who came after him were overshadowed.
In this game, Ido felt like everyone was victorious.