primary school principal

Chapter 43 Competition

The first round of the piano group competition will be three days later. Before the competition, Lu Yuzhou's main task is to adjust the time difference to ensure the state, and then practice piano for two hours a day on this basis.

The musical instrument competition is more energy-intensive, and it also tests the state and psychological quality.Lu Yuzhou's mentality is too stable. He eats and drinks enough every day, flirts with his boyfriend occasionally, and makes sure to go to a nearby music academy to practice piano every day—usually he runs away after practicing for about an hour, just to hurry up Hang out with your boyfriend for a while.

Compared with the others, the other two girls are much more tense. They have a violin and a cello. They brought their own instruments and practice in the room for several hours every day. Too nervous, only by practicing the piano hard can I get a little psychological comfort.

Wu is also the most relaxed among all the students. The compositions for the composition competition are written in advance, just submit them and wait for the evaluation results. Only one improvisation requires some energy, but this is half a month later. Before that, he In the name of cultivating inspiration, you can go out for a stroll comfortably.

This day was the last day before the first round of competition. Lu Yuzhou practiced symbolically for two hours, and couldn't wait to run out of the school, because Wu was waiting for him at the music square outside the school.

"It's a rare day. I've practiced for two hours." Wu Ye bought hot cocoa and a croissant, and he handed them to him when he came out.

Lu Yuzhou didn't eat breakfast, he was really hungry, and started eating a croissant on the street, "Is it the last day, what do you mean, the foreigner is so enthusiastic, he came in to give me advice whenever he had time, and told me a lot about The competition can be regarded as benefiting a lot.”

The foreigner is a friend of Lao Liu, and he teaches in this school. He liked Lu Yuzhou playing the piano the first time he heard it. After that, he kept fooling him to come to study abroad after graduation. In the end, Lao Liu scolded him, saying that this unknown school was not good enough for him. student.Then the foreigner started a long speech to prove how their school has an artistic atmosphere. He felt that a school should not only look at fame, but also whether it can cultivate students' musical literacy.

"I'm really afraid that one day he will force me to stay and won't let me go." Lu Yuzhou gave Wu Ye half of the hot cocoa, "You drink it, this stuff is too high in calories."

"Why, afraid of getting fat?" Wu Ye looked sideways at his stomach—although he touched it a lot last night, he still looked at it seriously, "It doesn't look good no matter how thin you are."

Lu Yuzhou didn't want to admit that he controlled his weight because he was worried that his waist was thicker than his boyfriend. He didn't know if he was nourished by love recently, and he gained a few pounds. He took a shower last night and found that his belly was full. He had to suck it to shrink back to his original size. It looks like a piece of abdominal muscle when it is loosened, it's terrible!

"Prevention, the food here is too high in calories, and Lao Liu keeps telling me to eat it. I'm afraid you'll dump me after a month."

"You're as fat as I was when I was a child, and I can't dump you. It's so easy to find someone." Wu Ye said with a smile.

"Stop cursing me." Lu Yuzhou thought about how fat he was going to be, so he was too embarrassed to go out on the street with his partner.

Wu Ye smiled for a while and suddenly asked him: "Have you decided where to study abroad after graduation?"

At the dinner that day, everyone talked about after graduation. Everyone was not sure what they would do in the future, but they all agreed that Lu Yuzhou would definitely go abroad for further studies and eventually become an internationally renowned pianist.

In the past, Lu Yuzhou would take such a path for granted, but now he is hesitant, because he knows that Wu Ye will definitely not go abroad, and he does not want to distance himself from his boyfriend.

The music environment in foreign countries is a different world. According to Sister Fan’s idea, he is likely to develop in a foreign country instead of returning to China after studying for a few years. The difference in living environment will create a large enough psychological distance between the two. .

Time and geographical distance may not necessarily affect their feelings, but psychological distance will.

"Anyway, I won't come to Paris." Lu Yuzhou evaded this question in his heart, as if it wouldn't exist if he didn't discuss it for a day, and they would usher in countless summers, and they would have an endless college time. "You're only a sophomore, don't worry about these things."

Wu Ye smiled and looked at him for a while, "Sir, senior, you will be in your third year soon."

It's my junior year, didn't I just finish my freshman year, how can I be a junior in the blink of an eye?

Entering the third year, one foot is equivalent to stepping into the society, and graduating in the blink of an eye.

The scary thing is that my boyfriend has another four years to study, because the composition department is five years.

In fact, Lu Yuzhou thought that if he took advantage of the two years of Wu Ye University to go abroad to earn credits and return to China, it would be fine. As long as he insisted not to develop abroad, President Lu would help him.

"Yeah, I have to think about how to make money to support my boyfriend after graduation. After all, our classmate Wu will spend four years in college." Lu Yuzhou joked, "By then, you may be a college student who is taken care of by the boss."

Wu also laughed for a long time.

"You are laughing ass, if you are not convinced, just wait and see how my brother will take care of you." Lu Yuzhou looked at him.

Wu also still smiled.

The first round lasted four days, and Lu Yuzhou was arranged on the second day, so that he could listen to the performances of other contestants on the spot on the first day.In order to let everyone feel the atmosphere of the competition and see the level of international masters, Lao Liu asked everyone to come and listen.

There are many masters in large-scale international competitions. Lu Yuzhou is one of the best in school, and it is at the general level here, because there are so many outstanding players.

When he entered the concert hall, he ran into a few familiar faces, all of whom he knew from previous competitions. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were very happy to gather together to greet each other.

The gap between people may not be so obvious in school. In such an environment, they will judge each other. Some people are cramped and nervous, while others are able to handle it with ease.

"The boss is the boss. I'm still shaking with nervousness. It's as if our school treasure is here for a dinner party." Zhang Xue, the violin girl, looked at Lu Yuzhou enviously.

"Yeah, I'm really afraid that I will urinate frequently on the day of the competition." Cello girl Dong Ning sighed.

It was the first time for both of them to participate in this kind of competition, and it was inevitable that they would be nervous. As a rookie who was worse than the two of them, Wu Ye just stared at her boyfriend and smiled all the way. Lu Yuzhou was shining brightly all the time. Can't take my eyes off at all.

Lu Yuzhou bid farewell to a few old friends, returned to sit in the auditorium, and said to Lao Liu, "Today there is a master, and he will be the third to appear on the stage in the morning. See how he plays, and I will probably count him."

Lao Liu nodded, "You will definitely be fine in the first round, but be careful not to think too much no matter what you play. The competition is all about improvisation, and the appeal of the music on the spot is more important than the technique."

The first round was a solo performance, which was more of a test of one's musical quality. Lu Yuzhou couldn't say he was bad in this respect, but he wasn't the best. Relatively speaking, he had more advantages in terms of technique.

After listening to the master's performance in the morning, Lu Yuzhou felt that No.1 was probably a little far away from him, because the gap was not even a little bit.

"This child's music appeal is relatively deep in your age, and his personal style is also great, noble, elegant and confident." Lao Liu commented, while feeling, "The domestic music atmosphere is like this, and the environment shapes a person. style, it doesn’t happen overnight.”

Lu Yuzhou understands this truth, which is why he must go abroad for further studies.

The next day when Lu Yuzhou performed on stage, he felt that his performance was fairly stable, not as good as yesterday's master, and he still had an advantage over other players.

After stepping down, Lao Liu said: "It's not a waste of time to compete for the first place. You are much better than you were a year ago."

Fortunately, the concentration of emotion in my heart is higher than before, and the appeal of music is stronger, thanks to the small object.

"Yu Zhou, are you in love?" Old Liu suddenly teased while having dinner in the apartment at night, "Otherwise, why did you get enlightened in such a short time?"

Lu Yuzhou almost sprayed Lao Liu's face with a sip of thick soup, Wu also took out a piece of paper and handed it to him, saying for him, "Senior, I've watched too many romance movies recently."

"Yes," Lu Yuzhou wiped his mouth with a tissue, "Didn't I listen to you and make love movies?"

"Ah, it scared me to death." Zhang Xue said with a sigh of relief, "I thought Xiaobao was in love."

Old Liu wondered: "Why are you scared to death when he's in love?"

Zhang Xue: "Our school treasure is still a baby, very innocent, and suddenly fell in love, so I thought it was cheated by some old love stick."

"Yes, we are mother fans." Dong Ning said.

An old fritter in love: "..."

Old Liu seemed to understand but half understood: "Oh, Yu Zhou is too simple, and he hasn't enlightened at the age of twenty."

At night, the unrepentant baby rolled on the same bed with the old fritters in love, gnawing on each other inseparably.

"Baby, don't stain the sheets."

"Old Youtiao, I just want to simply kiss you good night. You seduced me."

"Baby is reasonable, whoever seduces who... Hiss, bite lightly!"

"Old Youtiao, please keep your voice down, this room is not soundproof."

"..."

Early the next morning, Wu also stuffed a pile of shameful toilet paper into a plastic bag, and ran to the bathroom to destroy it before Lao Liu got up.

While washing his face, he lifted up his T-shirt in front of the mirror, and saw a huge strawberry seal hanging brightly on his waist. He clicked his tongue: What a "sharp-mouthed" baby.

Today is the round of violin and cello. Zhang Xue and Liang Dong are both playing violins in the morning and afternoon respectively, and Dong Ning is also in the afternoon.

Lao Liu is very optimistic about Zhang Xue, she is the first major in the department, and she performs well on the spot, much more stable than Liang Dong.Dong Ning was fairly well-behaved. Because of his nervous performance, he didn't know if he could make it to the second round.

In the evening, Liang Dong invited everyone to dinner, a French feast, but they were not in the mood, because Dong Ning was in a bad mood, and just came out and cried for a long time.

"It's okay," Liang Dong said consolingly, "The competition is a process of accumulating experience. If it doesn't work this time, there will be another time. Besides, I listened to you for half the time, and I feel pretty good."

In terms of professional level, Liang Dong was the worst among the five, and I don't know if he was being optimistic or what, it sounded like he was comforting himself.

However, only Lu Yuzhou knew that he was sure of everything, so he had the leisure to enlighten others.

The results of the first round came out on the same day, Lu Yuzhou steadily advanced to the second round, Dong Ning narrowly advanced, Liang Dong's grades were equal, and he also entered, but Zhang Xue was eliminated.

"This...how is it possible?" Dong Ning was stunned, she had missed out on her abnormal performance, how could Zhang Xue be eliminated?

Zhang Xue was even more dazed, and it took her a few minutes to realize that she was eliminated, and her mentality immediately collapsed. She didn't eat lunch, so she ran out alone and cried for a long time.

"It should be Liang Dong who pushed her up." When no one was around, Lu Yuzhou also talked about it with Wu, "Liang Dong's performance is not as good as his usual, and he is far behind the others. If he gets in, he will definitely replace an outstanding The quota, I guess because Zhang Xue is from the same school, she was rejected."

Wu also pursed his lips and said nothing.

Zhang Xue didn't come back at dinner time, and everyone realized that she had run out all afternoon and the phone was not connected.

"My God, this is a foreign country, what should I do if she gets lost?" Dong Ning blamed himself, "I saw her wandering around here at noon, and thought she just wanted to be alone for a while without disturbing her, and then I remembered By then she was gone!"

"Don't panic," Lao Liu said, "Maybe it's nearby, let's go, everyone go out and look for it."

Several people immediately went out in two ways to find someone, Lu Yuzhou and Wu Ye together, Lao Liu and Dong Ning together, and Liang Dong also sent a car to look for them together.

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that Lu Yuzhou and Wu Ye found him by the Seine River.

"I'm sorry, my phone is out of battery." Zhang Xue sat alone on the wooden chair, looked up at the two of them pitifully, "I'm worrying you."

Lu Yuzhou breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately reported to Lao Liu, and then waited for Liang Dong's car to pick him up. "Don't say anything, sister, are you hungry?"

"Fortunately," Zhang Xue said, "I met an old man, he was very enthusiastic to explain me for a long time, bought me bread, and borrowed a violin from a roadside artist for me to play. After thinking about it, I decided to fight again next year.”

"That's right." Wu Ye said, "People can be defeated by rules, but not by themselves."

"Huh?" Zhang Xue laughed, "Why do you say the same thing as that old man?"

Wu Ye: "..."

On the day when Lu Yuzhou's second round ended, Zhang Xue packed her luggage and prepared to return home. Probably out of guilt, Liang Dong bought her a return ticket.

Unexpectedly, just before boarding the plane, Zhang Xue was left behind by a phone call.

The author has something to say: The gap between ideal and reality is that I haven’t written about coming out today, and I will continue tomorrow.