I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Less than a week after Jingyi returned to Hong Kong, she received an invitation letter from the Hong Kong Music Association. The five-yearly Chopin International Piano Competition was about to begin, and the organizing committee invited her, the champion of the youth group of the previous competition, to participate.

This time she participated in the adult competition, which was equivalent to the main competition in the piano competition. There was no age limit for the adult competition, and most of the contestants were around 35 years old, famous pianists at the peak of their careers.

Jingyi has never slacked off in her piano skills in the past five years, especially in the three years at the Curtis Institute of Music, where her piano skills have been honed to perfection.

She took the invitation letter and packed her bag, and quietly went to Warsaw, Poland. During these three years, her name is rarely mentioned in the Hong Kong music scene.

Her fans would feel very sad when she mentioned her name occasionally. She was like a shooting star, briefly passing through the night sky, adding a touch of color to the music scene in Hong Kong and even the world before returning to calm.

Although there is no news about Jingyi, her music is still popular among music fans. Her ethereal and clear voice can often be heard in the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.

In the adult group of the Chopin International Piano Competition, contestants from various countries will compete in two rounds. The first round is the piano repertoire specified by the competition. Contestants can choose any one of Chopin's 27 piano etudes to compete. In the last round, contestants from various countries can freely choose to perform!

The competition was held at the most famous Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, Poland. Among the 15 contestants from various countries participating in the adult competition, Lou Jingyi was the youngest. When she stood among the crowd of contestants, she was very eye-catching.

The first day was a competition of prescribed repertoires. Jingyi chose Chopin's A minor etude "Winter Wind". Although she performed steadily, she came out too early and was conservatively scored by the judges.

After a whole day of competition, she was only ranked fourth among the fifteen contestants. But she was only 2.5 points behind the first place, so there was still a chance for her to catch up.

The next day was the day for the competition to select a piece of music. Jingyi chose a piece called "Croatian Rhapsody"! Since Yugoslavia had not yet split into the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and there was no trace of the civil war, this piano classic had not yet been published. Of course, Lou Jingyi accepted it with a smile!

The name of this classic song was also changed by Jingyi to "World War II Rhapsody" and reported to the organizing committee of the event.

Now, the organizing committee of the competition and the referees on the field all know that Lou Jingyi will play her new piece in such an important competition.

In the history of the Chopin International Piano Competition, no contestant has dared to try this. This shows that Lou Jingyi is very confident in her new piece. Many people are looking forward to it and hope to be able to listen to a great piece of music for the first time.

"The next contestant, number five, is Miss Lou Jingyi from Hong Kong. Her song is "World War II Rhapsody," composed by Lou Jingyi."

The host of the competition came on stage to announce the event. The packed audience at the Philharmonic Hall immediately let out a cry of surprise. In this top-level international competition, someone actually went on stage to play his own unpublished new piece.

Jingyi, wearing a pure white evening gown, walked gracefully onto the stage. She sat down behind the grand piano, paused for a few seconds to even out her breathing, then closed her eyes and placed her slender fingers on the keys.

A bright rhythm of three chords sounded, and the audience closed their eyes and could imagine the harmonious picture of man and nature in their minds. But sadness gradually began to spread from the bright music.

Suddenly the music became a little muffled. I don't know if it was a sign of rain or the beginning of the smoke of war. The clouds in the sky took on a melancholy gray hue. It was as if the whole world was left with only black and white!

The camera in my mind gradually lowered, and collapsed ruins appeared before my eyes, with the setting sun reflected in the blood and dust.

Most of the audience were older people who had experienced that brutal war. Especially the local audience in Warsaw, Poland, they were all in tears before they knew it.

The dilapidated path was filled with displaced people fleeing for their lives. Their numb and helpless faces had lost all hope for life.

The camera zoomed out quickly, and in the refugee camps, there were bodies like zombies everywhere. The skinny children no longer had the strength to cry.

The music continued. Rumbling chariots passed through the ruins one by one, but among the rubble they passed, a dandelion swayed in the breeze. From here, mankind's yearning for peace was placed!

Gradually the notes faded away, and the dandelions were blown away, floating over the ruins of the city, and then slowly landed in the dust filled with gunpowder smoke and blood.

After the song was finished, Jingyi opened her eyes and calmed down. She stood up and bowed deeply to the audience.

The audience, which had been silent, suddenly burst into thunderous applause. The audience stood up one after another and applauded in unison to pay tribute to this great creator. Thank her for bringing them a spiritual baptism!

The competition was like this, and there was no suspense at all. Lou Jingyi had surpassed the first place by 1.5 points and won the championship of the adult group of this Chopin International Piano Competition. Now, she is called an international piano master, and that is not an exaggeration at all.

The dramatic result of this match was reported by reporters from all over the world at the first opportunity. However, Hong Kong was the last region to learn about the news. There were no reporters from Hong Kong to report on the event.

When TVB broke into a news broadcast and saw footage from overseas TV stations, the Hong Kong music scene was shocked! Lou Jingyi had disappeared for three years without a word, but she made a big splash when she made her grand return.

The organizing committee of the competition in Warsaw organized a dinner at the Philharmonic Hall to celebrate the end of this piano festival. As the champion of this competition, Lou Jingyi was invited to the stage for the final performance.

Jingyi went on stage and played a new piano piece "Castle in the Sky". This dreamlike melody brought people into a paradise, a beautiful utopia.

Although the arrangement is simple, the melody is beautiful and moving, giving people a quiet and warm feeling.

Her two new songs can be said to have reached the level of masterpieces that can be passed down from generation to generation. Together with the eleven masterpieces she released five years ago, this has already allowed her to stand at the pinnacle of music.

It’s time to release my second piano album! Jingyi thought.

When she returned with all the honors, she came out of Kai Tak International Airport in Kowloon, Hong Kong alone. There were a large number of fans holding banners and reporters carrying cameras waiting outside for a long time. The Governor's Office of Hong Kong also sent someone to meet her at the airport.

Jingyi was stunned! She hadn't told anyone about her return trip. Only the authorities could accurately grasp the information of the passengers on the flight, right?

She got on the limousine specially sent by the Governor's House to meet her at the airport. The trunk of the limousine was filled with flowers sent by fans. The limousine drove into the Governor's House, where Governor Murray MacLehose and his wife Teresa Teresa met her.

They had known each other for nearly ten years and had a pleasant conversation. Governor MacLehose and his wife first congratulated her on her award and thanked her for her indelible contribution to Hong Kong.

Finally, it was announced that the government would organize a piano concert for Lou Jingyi at the Xiangjiang Concert Hall the night after tomorrow.

Jingyi returned to her Repulse Bay villa from the Governor's Mansion, and found that only the Wang couple were at home. After asking, she found out that Liu Quan and the Zhang couple had accompanied Tan Yali and Lou Xiao'e to the Sijiu City.

Jingyi immediately became anxious when she heard this! Would Lou Xiaoe do something stupid? Was she fooled by someone and offered a big hotel with both hands?

But there was no point in getting anxious now! Now there was no mobile phone, so there was no way to contact them. She could only call the Wang couple and ask them to go to Sijiucheng again to help her deliver a letter to her adoptive mother Lou Xiao'e, repeatedly telling her not to go to No. 95 Siheyuan.

But her letter was delivered a little late. Lou Xiao'e was already caught up in a controversy in Beijing.