After the Chinese New Year, Fan Ying stayed at home for a while. The second semester of his junior year started.
Not long after arriving at school, he received a call from his piano teacher, Mr. Xu.
"Fan Ying, have you started school? Are you at school or at home now?"
"I'm at school, what's wrong?"
Teacher Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's like this, there is a concert tonight, and the organizer originally invited the piano master Paul as the closing guest."
"The performance time, repertoire, and remuneration were all agreed upon, but he suddenly called and said he couldn't come because of something."
"There are less than two hours left before the concert. I have asked several domestic pianists, but none of them are in Shanghai. I can only place my hopes on you!"
Fan Ying was a little surprised:"Teacher, do you mean that I should replace Paul and play the piano at the concert?"
Teacher Xu said:"Yes, I know you don't want to be famous. You can play with a mask on. And the organizer said that as long as someone is willing to save the situation, they are willing to pay the same remuneration as Paul."
Fan Ying did not speak. He was not hesitating, but searching for Paul's appearance fee on the computer.
Baidu shows that Paul is Italian and enjoys a high reputation around the world. The last time he performed at the Kangaroo Opera House, his appearance fee was 500,000 US dollars, which is more than 3 million RMB!
"hiss......."
Fan Ying took a deep breath. Wow, he could earn so much just by playing a song?
He worked so hard to write songs for others. Even if the profit was split 50-50 and it topped the charts, he could only get more than one million!
Thinking of this, he immediately said,"Teacher, if you trust me, I will help you with this."
"What I hate most in my life is people who don't keep their promises. Let that Paul go away. It's our own concert, and the finale must be our own people!"
"The reward is not important. The important thing is not to let Paul feel that the world will not turn without him!"
He said this righteously. Teacher Xu was very pleased and moved.
He didn't expect Fan Ying to be so righteous!
""Okay, I'll send you the address, and you can hurry up and take a taxi!"
Half an hour later, Fan Ying arrived at the concert.
This was a concert for the upper class, with not only piano solos, but also choirs, orchestras, opera performances, etc.
Teacher Xu had been waiting at the door, and when he saw Fan Ying, he quickly stepped forward.
"You are finally here, come in quickly."
He took Fan Ying to find the organizer and introduced him:
"Mr. Zuo, this is Fan Ying, my student, who will be attending this concert on behalf of Paul. Fan Ying, this is Mr. Zuo, the general manager of the concert."
"Mr. Zuo."
Fan Ying extended his hand politely.
"Hello."
The two shook hands politely, and Mr. Zuo said:
"Teacher Xu, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that this is a serious matter........"
He glanced at Fan Ying, and his meaning was very clear.
Master Paul was a world-renowned top pianist. The person who could replace him had to be at least 70% to 80% of his level.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing?
The people who came to the concert were either rich or noble, and they were not so easy to fool.
Teacher Xu knew what he was worried about and smiled:
"Don't worry, Mr. Zuo. I know my student's level very well, otherwise I wouldn't have brought him here."
He can play the piano himself and is a piano teacher. Why didn't he go on stage himself, but called Fan Ying to come?
It's because he feels that his level is not enough to compete with Paul, but Fan Ying is different.
He has that ability!
Teacher Xu knew that empty words were not enough, so he simply took Fan Ying to the piano and asked him to play a song.
Fan Ying was not afraid of the stage, and he played a short piece casually. Mr. Zuo's eyes lit up immediately.
"It is true that heroes emerge from youth. I never thought that you, at such a young age, would have such great piano skills!"
Mr. Zuo has held countless concerts. He can tell the level of the performers by just a short clip. He can conclude that Fan Ying's level is definitely not lower than Paul's!
At first, when Teacher Xu recommended his students to him, he thought Teacher Xu was kidding.
Such an important concert actually let a student replace Paul to perform the closing?
Looking around the world, who is under 30 years old to become a top pianist?
Teacher Xu himself does not have the ability to perform the closing, so how good can the students he teaches be? It was not until this moment that he realized his naivety.
Sometimes it is not age and experience that mean a person is strong.
Young and promising people like Fan Ying are real geniuses!
Mr. Zuo looked at Fan Ying with a little more enthusiasm:
"Well then, Mr. Xu, please take Mr. Fan Ying to the backstage to rest and prepare for the performance. I won't disturb you two anymore."
Soon after, the audience came in one after another. Some of them came with friends, and some accompanied their families.
Mr. Zuo had already informed them in advance that Paul could not come due to something, but at the same time, they also learned that a mysterious guest would replace Paul.
They were all very curious about who had the ability to replace Paul.
If it was just an ordinary pianist, let alone the finale, I am afraid that he would not be as good as other music programs.
If so, Mr. Zuo would be destroying his own reputation, and they would not buy it!
The audience arrived and the concert officially began.
The first program was an opera. Some audience members came with their children. They had little interest in watching it and yawned continuously, but the adults enjoyed it with relish.
Of course, whether they really thought it was beautiful or wanted to highlight their artistic taste is unknown.
In short, the concert went on very smoothly, and finally it came to the last program. Fan Ying wore a mask on the stage. He bowed slightly to the audience, and then sat on the piano stool.
Although he was wearing a mask, everyone could see that he was very young, and they couldn't help whispering.
"How could there be such a young piano master? Who is he?"
Before Fan Ying came on stage, they had already made many guesses.
Some thought it was Henry from the United States.
Some thought it was Krichev from the Bear Country.
Some thought it was Tao Lao, a pianist from their country.
But among these people, Henry, the youngest, is now nearly 40 years old and is obviously not the one on the stage.
Could it be that Mr. Zuo casually invited an unknown foreign player?
Thinking of this, many people were dissatisfied.
It's like you go to a concert and think that Jay Chou will be the finale, but Jay Chou didn't come because of something. In order to make up for everyone, the organizer not only did not invite big names like Leehom and JJ, but instead invited an Internet celebrity.
They secretly made up their minds that if this young man didn't have real talent, they would get up and leave immediately, and would never leave any mercy for the performer and the organizer!
Amid the doubts of the crowd, Fan Ying put his fingers on the keys and pressed the first note.
He played for almost five seconds, and some people couldn't hold back.
What is he playing?
Such an important concert actually plays such a simple song?
Some people even left their stools, but then, the melodious tune floated in the venue.
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