Second Piano Concerto

Qin Haiou looked at him, feeling very sad.Sending "Xing Hai" to the competition was unexpectedly proposed by Xiao Cong first.But the last contestant was "Song of the Long Night". What went wrong?

Tan Shuo was quiet for a moment, then continued: "At that time, graduation was approaching, and there were many things to do. I thought it might be too late for the composition competition, so I told Xiao Cong, I will not participate, and I have to wait. His reaction I was a little surprised, he was very anxious and tried to persuade me repeatedly, I was a little puzzled, but I didn't think too much about it, and in the end I didn't participate in the competition. Later, I was busy with my graduation, and I rarely contacted him during that time."

When he said this, he paused for a long time, and when he spoke again, even his voice became a little hoarse: "In May, the results of the composition competition will be announced. Tickets are very popular. I knew that Xiao Cong was the piano solo premiere, so I wanted him to help me get a ticket, but I couldn’t find him. Later, I entrusted several people, including the teacher of the composition department, Finally got a ticket, and..." He took a deep breath and said, "I went to the premiere of "Song of the Long Night"."

As he spoke, he slowly bent down, put his elbows on his knees, and buried his face in his hands: "When the band started, I felt something was wrong... When the piano came in, I suspected that I was hallucinating... …Until the main theme appeared, I was completely dumbfounded, I—"

Tan Shuo finally couldn't speak anymore.

Qin Haiou looked at him and wanted to say something to comfort him, but he couldn't.

On the day of the premiere of "Song of the Long Night", Qin Haiou and Wang Yifu were also there, and they went to watch Xiao Cong's performance.Qin Haiou did not expect that on the same day, at the same concert, Tan Shuo had also sat there, but he listened to Xiao Cong's performance with a completely different mood.

"I don't know when I went out... I left before I finished listening." After a while, Tan Shuo put his hand down and continued to recall intermittently.

He spent the night in a daze, and the next day he immediately frantically searched for the score of "Song of the Long Night".Finally, he managed to get a copy, took out the manuscript of "Xinghai", and compared the two scores.

He couldn't remember how many times he'd watched it, always seeing that he couldn't fool himself any longer. "Song of the Long Night" plagiarized "Xinghai", this is the real fact before his eyes.

"At that time, the first thought that came to my mind was to find Xiao Cong." Speaking of this, Tan Shuo gradually became excited again, "Except for me, only he has the score of "Xinghai". I think Ask him, what the hell is going on, why did he play a plagiarized work, why does Sun Chen have my score in his hand!"

"I looked for him everywhere, but I couldn't contact him. Until one day, I blocked him outside the old man's piano room."

The scene at that time is still vivid in Tan Shuo's memory.That was the most painful lesson in his life, and it was also the most unbearable experience for him.He squeezed the cigarette case in his hand, even though the cigarette case had already been rubbed beyond recognition by him, tremblingly said: "I asked him if he knew what was going on, and he said——he said..."

At that time, Xiao Cong looked at him indifferently, looking extremely calm.He said: "Tan Shuo, I just accepted the commission to complete the premiere of "Song of the Long Night". I really don't know about what you said."

Tan Shuo looked at him, his mind went blank.

Xiao Cong added: "Besides, if it is true as you said, the two works are so similar that they may be suspected of plagiarism, then how can I judge who copied whom?"

Finally, he patted Tan Shuo on the shoulder and said, "I advise you, don't be too impulsive. If you question Mr. Sun like this, not only will you not get any benefit, but it may make people laugh. Instead of spending your mind on such things Above, it's better to calm down and write a few works, don't you think?"

After he finished speaking, he walked past Tan Shuo and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.Tan Shuo froze in place, with people coming and going around him, but he couldn't feel anything.

Tan Shuo left the piano building and walked aimlessly on the campus.He walked alone for a long time, and finally gradually felt nausea from the bottom of his heart.

"Song of the Long Night" has been published and won awards before "Xinghai".Sun Chen is a teacher in the composition department, and Xiao Cong is a student of Wang Yifu.As the only person who knew the entire creation process of "Xinghai", Xiao Cong chose to stand by Sun Chen. He not only has a complete copy of the revised version of "Xinghai", but also many draft fragments of "Xinghai".Tan Shuo didn't know how Xiao Cong and Sun Chen planned this matter. He only knew that his score was passed into Sun Chen's hands through Xiao Cong. There is no chance.

Not only that, but listening to Xiao Cong's implication, not only did he have no chance of winning, he might even be bitten back.Xiao Cong was so calm when faced with questioning, and even threatened in his words, which shows that he and Sun Chen must have been prepared, and they were not worried that the original author would expose this matter after discovering it.As soon as an excellent work wins an award, someone immediately jumps out to question its plagiarism, but this person can't provide sufficient evidence, then he will only be laughed at in the end, and it will be considered that he is relying on this incident to gain a sense of existence, Hype your own clown.Once such a situation arises, Tan Shuo knows which side the public opinion will fall on.

After Tan Shuo finished all the story, he finally looked up at Qin Haiou, and said wearily: "I was with his friend, and it was only then that I realized that fame and fortune are more important to him than anything else."

Qin Haiou looked into Tan Shuo's eyes in a daze, and suddenly stood up from the stool, turned around and took two steps, then turned back and stood there again.He wanted to do something to vent his emotions, he could do anything, but he felt that no matter what he did, he couldn't vent the anger in his heart at the moment.

It turns out that this is the truth, and this is the crux of the matter.Tan Shuo's work was not only stolen by Sun Chen, this plagiarism was a conspiracy!The most powerful witness actually sided with the plagiarist, that's why Tan Shuo was so desperate, and he was so sure that this matter could no longer turn around!

Qin Haiou stood in the middle of the room, his emotions were surging, his chest was burning like fire, and he was about to explode with anger.

Now he finally knows that even if the teacher hadn't thought about Xiao Cong and hesitated about the candidate, he couldn't be the premiere performer of "Song of the Long Night", because as early as Sun Chen planned to take away "Xinghai" He and Xiao Cong had already planned the candidates for the premiere!

He once trusted Xiao Cong so much, respected him, and loved him as an elder brother. In order not to steal his limelight, he was willing to promise in front of his teacher that he would never play "Song of the Long Night".Looking back now, how ridiculous it all was!

And their teacher—the teacher personally trained Xiao Cong, how much painstaking effort he has made for him, and how much planning he has made for his future. Is he planning to repay the teacher's kindness in this way? !

Only then did Qin Haiou understand why Tan Shuo said that the teacher couldn't bear such a stimulus.When he suddenly mentioned Xiao Cong earlier, Tan Shuo might have been distracted for a moment before telling the truth. At that time, he only thought that what Tan Shuo said was a bit exaggerated, but thinking about it now, if the teacher knew that his student had done such a thing , it will undoubtedly be a huge blow.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at Tan Shuo again.Now he finally understood why Tan Shuo was unwilling to let him touch the manuscript from the very beginning, and why he refused to tell him what happened during the morning conversation.There are reasons for all of this, and one of the most important reasons is Xiao Cong's role in this matter!

Qin Haiou has never felt such an intense emotion. This emotion has surpassed anger and turned into a kind of hatred from the bottom of his heart. It turns out that for the sake of fame and fortune, a person can take other people's hard work as his own, and can turn black and white , deserted friends.Why would there be such a person, who appears to be sanctimonious on the surface, but secretly engages in dirty deeds that trample on professional ethics and violate the bottom line of morality!A dirty plagiarized work that made a thief and a liar famous, but it became Tan Shuo's heartache. As the original author, Tan Shuo suffered from such pain for a whole ten years!

But Tan Shuo, he had endured for so long, when the manuscript was found, he still thought of his friend's feelings first, and he finally told the truth until the matter developed to the point where he couldn't hide it.

Qin Haiou looked at Tan Shuo, unable to speak for a long time.His heart was burned by anger and torn by pain. Whether it was the pain suffered by Tan Shuo, or the deception suffered by his teacher and himself, they tormented his heart like a file.He has respected and loved many people since he was a child, but he has never really hated anyone, let alone hated anyone.But now he hates Xiao Cong, this hatred is far stronger than his anger towards Sun Chen.This feeling is not good, but it can't be stopped. As long as he thinks about what Tan Shuo has endured in the past ten years, and how heartbroken the teacher will be if he knows the truth, Qin Haiou feels that even if the matter is really exposed, he will still People who make mistakes cannot be forgiven.

He stood there, letting himself be washed by these emotions.The noise from the rice noodle shop downstairs has quieted down at some point.One is sitting and the other is standing, like two statues.However, in this quiet room, no one is at peace.Everything that happened ten years ago, no matter whether it was experienced personally or empathized with it, there is no difference now.

Qin Haiou looked at Tan Shuo for a long time, and finally walked back to the small wooden stool and sat down again.

"And then?" he asked in a low voice.

Tan Shuo sighed softly, and leaned back on the back of the chair. It seemed that just remembering this incident had exhausted all his strength: "Then?... Then I left."

Tan Shuo couldn't forgive himself for seeing his hard work being taken away, but he couldn't do anything.He couldn't forgive Xiao Cong and Sun Chen, he refused to admit everything about "Song of the Long Night".But he also knew that as long as he stayed in this circle for a day, he would have to watch "Song of the Long Night" continue to be performed.They not only took away his works, but also repeatedly trampled on his dignity.If the works can no longer be retained, then Tan Shuo hopes that he can at least preserve the latter.

He didn't question Xiao Cong again, nor did he go to Sun Chen to make a theory.He quickly disposed of his books and manuscript paper, and only brought part of his luggage when he entered the school. He didn't tell anyone his whereabouts, and he didn't even pick up his graduation certificate, so he completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

As for the manuscript of "Xing Hai", until the last moment before leaving, he still stuffed it into the suitcase, after all, he was not willing to throw it away.