My girlfriend is a cello player

the night before.

New Year's Eve.

At Lin Tian's home, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu received the background information at the same time.

Only then did I learn.

The Qingjiang Provincial Music Association officially announced today the eight contestants who have advanced to the semi-finals of the Yingqin Cup.

They are:

[Bai Xi] [Lou Yitong] [Yang Weize] [Zhu Ya] in Group A.

Group B’s [Christine Nunnally] [Yun Qiuqiu] [Mao Junfeng] [Gan Yanyu].

Eight players will compete in the semi-finals.

Finally, the player with the highest score from Group A. The player with the highest score in Group B will participate in the finals to determine the winner of this Yingqin Cup and represent Qingjiang Province in the Longqin Cup in the second half of the year.

"What a cruel competition system."

Lin Tian couldn't help but said,

"There are 260 players, 8 are left in the semi-finals and 2 are left in the finals."

Although Lin Tian didn't understand music competitions, he had never seen any music competitions where only two people were left until the last round.

This is too outrageous.

What they were competing for was playing the cello, not a real-person competition with the cello. Whoever died would be carried off.

Music competitions are really rare.

Obviously the competition for the championship is based on ratings, but in the end it will be 1V1.

"This is a competition format that has been changed in recent years to follow the international competition system. In order to cater to young audiences, it follows the arrangements made by sports competitions."

Gan Yanyu explained.

"That's really competitive."

This time Lin Tian understood.

Just compare it with other games.

Why don’t music competitions get enough attention among young people?

It’s because it’s not “confrontational” enough and “competitive” enough.

Not everyone can understand the obscure cello.

However, who loses and who wins is still very intuitive!

In the past, the concept that "there are no losers in music" has been deliberately downplayed.

Make it into groups A and B, and make it into a 1V1 format in the finals.

It is more suitable for officials to create topics and popularity, and more suitable for "making stars" for musicians.

In Lin Tian's view, this is not enough.

Just add some pre-game trash talk or post-game handshakes.

The strong will humiliate the weak!

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Although the format has changed a bit, overall the rules of the game have not changed.

According to grouping.

In the semi-finals, Gan Yanyu will not face his old rival Bai Xi.

Instead, he will compete with three people: Yun Qiuqiu, Christine Nunnally, and Mao Junfeng.

"Nunnally."

Lin Tianzhen didn't expect that this guy could actually reach the semifinals.

When the media ranked her third at first, Lin Tian thought it was quite humorous.

Even in the second ranking after the preliminary round, the media ranked her second, Lin Tian still felt that this guy had caught the hot topic of "Gan Yanyu's old enemy".

But now, the promotion list is out.

Lin Tian had to really start to take this guy seriously.

Obviously he has never paid attention to her.

But she seems to be winning all the time.

It just so happened that in two days, the semi-finals would officially begin, and Lin Tian's performance needed to be further consolidated.

"How about we call Nunnally over for some sparring?"

Lin Tian asked.

"ah?"

Gan Yanyu was a little surprised, "But will she come?"

"You can actually ask if she will come."

Lin Tian looked at Gan Yanyu with some horror. He didn't know if she really didn't know or if she pretended not to know. Nunnally was the kind of standard, textbook-level tsundere that no one even bothered to write about in light novels nowadays.

——In front of Gan Yanyu.

"Just wait." Lin Tian said, and then sent a message on his mobile phone.

The next day, Nunnally arrived on time.

Seeing Gan Yanyu, Nunnally changed her usual mean attitude, glanced to the side, and said softly:

"Congratulations to you. You made it to the semi-finals. I thought that annoying old man said that to you and said that you would not be allowed to advance."

At this point, Nunnally became excited again.

As if thinking of something angry, he said viciously:

"That disgusting old man, I already thought there was something wrong with him! His eyes are so obscene, I felt violated when I played on them. I suspect he doesn't understand music at all. He just relies on his age to sit on it and perform music. Act like a senior”

"No, no, no."

Lin Tian quickly interrupted Nunnally with shame.

It's understandable to scold Tuoba, but if it escalates to a personal attack, it's too hateful to label him this way.

As expected, Nunnally still likes to have a venomous tongue as before.

However, this time the target of the venomous tongue happened to be on the opposite side of Lin Tian.

Considering that Nunnally is British after all, she has no filter for flower-growing musicians like Tuoba, so she really feels free to scold her.

Unlike Gan Yanyu.

Tuoba Jianhui is her idol.

After what she said on the stage, Gan Yanyu has never said a harsh word about Tuoba Jianhui in front of Lin Tian until now. But she never said harsh words to anyone.

"Why not?"

Nunnally's little mouth was buzzing, as if she wanted to continue talking.

But then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he quickly said,

"Gan Yanyu, I'm not speaking for you. It's just that I don't like that old man. Besides, if you don't advance, I won't be able to defeat you with my own hands. That's why I congratulated you like that just now. Don't think too much about it!"

Gan Yanyu looked at her blankly and tilted his head to the side.

Nothing was said, yet it seemed like everything was said.

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"Anyway, come on!"

Lin Tian came to the piano and Gan Yanyu sat on the sofa. The two of them had completed their sound check and were ready.

Later, Nunnally sat on the counter of the cafe, her calves dangling in the air, and she rubbed her hands eagerly.

"Quick, quick, let's start!"

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As their music played, the coffee shop echoed with their beautiful piano sounds.

"In Praise of Love".

This is the song Lin Tian chose.

Because I want to consolidate the skill of suppressing Gan Yanyu with a piano full of "like" last time in "One Step Away".

"Praise of Love", this song is originally meant to express love, so it is very suitable.

In fact, it is said to be "suppression". In the official competition, Lin Tian is an accompanist after all, so he definitely cannot play like this.

It's just because it was his first time to try this in the last MV shooting, so he used more force.

The correct approach is that through playing in the same dimension, Lin Tian can serve as a "guide" to keep Gan Yanyu's performance within a controllable range.

Being able to prove that one can effectively guide is itself proof of "suppression".

In terms of the performance of two people, the improvement may not be much, maybe an improvement from 100 points to 102 points.

But in terms of stability and coordination, the improvement is huge. This means that Gan Yanyu's immersive performance has someone who can hold her back at critical moments.

Moreover, the most important thing is:

What Tuoba Jianhui said that day was a very effective counterattack! !

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After the first ensemble.

Gan Yanyu put down the cello, his heart pounding.

Feel it again.

The same emotion as last time, but even stronger

"Lin Tian"

At this moment, Nunnally suddenly stared at Lin Tian with a very strange look,

"Did the song you just played contain some private material?"