Chapter 1234: Chapter 1041: The Original Scenery of the Hometown_2 Chapter 1234: Chapter 1041: The Original Scenery of the Hometown_2 He couldn’t understand.
What had Xian Yu experienced at such a young age to compose a piece so despairing yet eternally hopeful?
At the same moment.
Gu Ling had no time to think about anything else.
The confidence she had painstakingly rebuilt was once again torn apart by that Fish.
Her fingers trembled slightly.
They trembled so much that it made one wonder if she could still go on stage to perform.
However, when she saw another finalist secretly wiping away tears, she suddenly felt a bit relieved.
*Fellow sufferers in the same boat.*
Losing to a piece like that at the Blue Songlympics wasn’t unjust.
…
In the major live streaming rooms.
Sparse comments became dense again.
“It made me cry.”
“Especially oppressive.”
“As expected, works like ‘Horse Racing’ are rare. In the end, the erhu is still an instrument that brings despair.”
“I don’t understand it, but I’m deeply shaken.”
“It’s not just despair; there’s hope in the music too. Don’t ask me how I know; I’m puzzled myself as to why I seem to understand this piece.”
“Fish Papa truly mastered the erhu.”
“Isn’t Old Ye going to say something?”
“What’s there for Old Ye to say? He was almost moved to tears himself.”
Indeed.
Ye Zhi Qiu’s eyes were also red.
But when the two commentators looked at him, he still spoke up, his voice a bit hoarse,
“This kid’s had it tough.”
One sentence.
It left everyone speculating.
Why could the young Xian Yu write such a deeply experienced piece?
Some thought of Xian Yu’s past struggle with a terminal illness, and suddenly all the questions were answered.
…
Zhong Continent.
The two commentators were sent away one after the other.
They sat there in a daze, nearly forgetting their duties as commentators.
Comments flooded in.
“The listening experience doesn’t have the shock from yesterday’s ‘Horse Racing,’ but emotionally, it stunned me for a year.”
“It’s too distressing for the listener.”
“No wonder ‘Horse Racing’ came out yesterday.”
“There’s no issue if this piece is the finale.”
“If Tang Ming were here, I’d really want to ask him if we still have a chance.”
“Not a snowball’s chance.”
“Looking at the expressions of Gu Ling and the other contestant, it seems like they’ve already given up.”
“It’s too dismal.”
“The whole thing’s just a funeral march.”
“This Fish seems intent on sending all the Bluelympics viewers away!”
Zhong Continent had suffered from “Fish” for long enough.
It seemed like they’d have to continue suffering.
Nobody thought Matsushima Rain could accomplish what Tang Ming hadn’t.
…
Not until Su Lian exited the stage did the applause finally come, albeit belatedly.
Unlike the somber erhu, this applause was so enthusiastic it seemed to revive everyone!
“There’s no need to continue.”
In the core coaching group of Zhong Continent.
Tang Ming suddenly spoke.
Abigail tilted her head slightly.
Today’s sunlight was more glaring than it had been in days.
The result was just as Tang Ming had said.
No need to continue.
Even if Gu Ling’s performance was commendable.
Even if the third finalist also presented a good work.
However, with the masterpiece ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan’ shining so brightly ahead, other erhu pieces seemed to pale in comparison.
What kind of piece could compare with ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan’?
Perhaps ‘Horse Racing’ could battle it with its uniqueness.
But thinking this was even more despairing.
Because the distinct ‘Horse Racing’ was also Xian Yu’s work.
Perhaps.
The title of the number one erhu player on Blue Star had finally found its rightful owner today.
…
No matter how sad, the competition had to go on.
The next event was:
The flute finals.
Chu Continent’s contestant took the stage first.
Zhong Continent was second.
Qin Continent was third.
Perhaps it was the influence of the atmosphere from the erhu finals.
The Chu Continent contestant’s performance was mediocre and didn’t evoke much reaction.
Shortly after.
Zhong Continent’s contestant took the stage.
At this moment, the audience was still not over the emotions of ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan.’
Suddenly!
A melodious flute sound rang out!
In that moment, the audience all looked up at this Zhong Continent contestant!
This was…
People quickly looked to the work information.
Work: Scenery of Hometown
Composer: Ito Makoto
Performer: Liu Haomu
The beautiful sound of the flute suddenly awakened the hometown feelings of countless spectators!
People finally moved on from ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan,’ thoroughly enjoying this piece!
…
In the core coaching group of Zhong Continent.
A smile finally appeared on Abigail’s face again, “Ito Makoto wrote quite a good piece.”
“Improved so much from before!”
“Not sure what he’s been through, but it seems he has new insights!”
“We should congratulate him on having a new representative work.”
“No.”
“We should congratulate ourselves on soon securing a gold medal!”
…
In the Zhong Continent live streaming room.
The audience was once again energized!
“Ah, this piece, absolutely love it!”
“I finally emerged from the shadow of ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan’!”
“Ito Makoto-sensei is amazing!”
“Let the erhu gold medal go; we’ll take the flute gold medal!”
“Such a wonderful surprise!”
“I was just driven to despair by Xian Yu!”
“Scenery of Hometown—I’m going to rave about this piece!”
…
In the same Zhong Continent.
Finally emerging from the blow, Matsushima Rain sincerely congratulated his old friend, “Cheng Sang, every time I hear this piece, it reminds me of home.”
“Speaking of which, we should thank Xian Yu.”
The music seemed to become background music, triggering Ito Makoto’s memories,
“This piece was inspired when we returned to our hometown last time to block Xian Yu’s run for twelve championships; after repeated refinements, today we have ‘Scenery of Hometown.'”
“The sound of the Blue Star flute, it’s the most fitting.”
“We did consider the ocarina, but the Blue Star flute is more suitable for the competition.”
“You’ve made up for one of my regrets. At least we nabbed a gold medal.”
“I could consider sharing half with you.”
Ito Makoto’s mood was evidently good; this ‘Scenery of Hometown’ was his most satisfying work in recent years.
…
During their conversation.
The Zhong Continent performer finished.
The Qin Continent performer Lu Yan’an took the stage.
But not many people were paying attention.
All the discussion among the spectators was centered around ‘Scenery of Hometown’:
“I love ‘Scenery of Hometown.’
“Yesterday, my favorite was ‘Horse Racing.’ Today, this one is my favorite.”
“‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan’ is also good, but I guess I’m not cut out for such oppressive shadows.”
“It stirred up my homesickness.”
“The flute’s melodious sound lets one’s thoughts fly away.”
“Listening makes me want to go home.”
“I’m going to download this piece when I get home; the Blue Songlympics is really a treasure trove, providing countless works.”
Clearly.
This was an immensely popular work.
To be honest, ‘Reflections of the Moon on Erquan’ was also excellent, no one denied that, but that piece was a bit too oppressive; people might only listen to it once in a long while.
No one would listen to it constantly.
Too much of it is outright depressing.
…
And as discussions went on from all sides.
Suddenly, someone exclaimed,
“What the heck!”
“What happened?”
“Look at the big screen!”
“Huh?”
The audience on-site all looked toward the big screen.
The next moment, everyone’s expressions suddenly became incredibly peculiar!
At the same time.
The expressions of the core coaching groups from all continents changed:
“No way?”
It was the same across the major live streaming rooms on the internet:
“??????”
“This is way too coincidental!”
“I don’t understand!”
“Was this planned in advance?”
Even Ito Makoto, who was watching the stream in Zhong Continent, suddenly freaked out!
“How could this be!”
Matsushima Rain’s heart was pounding wildly, as if he’d seen something unbelievable:
“What on earth is going on?”
…
What was going on?
It was quite simple.
On the stage, Lu Yan’an, who had been using a piccolo, suddenly took out a Blue Star flute identical to the one used by the Zhong Continent contestant!
If it were only this, it could be dismissed.
The Blue Star flute was quite a common flute instrument.
What truly caused the exclamations was the sudden appearance of the work information on the big screen.
Work: Original Scenery of Hometown
Composer: Xian Yu
Performer: Lu Yan’an
This was the reason for all the surprise!
Coincidence!
Too coincidental!
The work performed by the Zhong Continent contestant was called ‘Scenery of Hometown’!
And the piece that the Qin Continent contestant was about to perform was actually titled ‘Original Scenery of Hometown’!
The same instrument!
The same theme!
Was this determined not to be a parody act!?
What’s more, the piece performed by the Qin Continent contestant was also composed by Xian Yu!
Erhu was one thing.
This Fish could also compose flute pieces!?
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