“Our first challenger is going to be Shi Rui, and she will be challenging Contestant Ye Fan.”
“Now, please enjoy ‘The Lark’ by Shi Rui!”
Many comments popped out at once.
“How is Shi Rui’s violin playing? I’m seriously curious. Who’s better? her or Ye Fan?”
“Heh, I can guarantee you that Shi Rui’s going to lose miserably. She’ll be completely crushed”
Shi Rui had no idea what the comments were saying when she went up the stage, preparing to perform.
Shi Rui had been learning to play the violin for many years, and she had also learned “The Lark”, but she only practiced it a few times before giving up because it was too difficult.
At first, when she saw that Ye Fan had chosen “The Lark” as her performance piece, Shi Rui’s heart had even skipped a beat.
Her original purpose was to latch onto her for fame, so she didn’t really expect to perform too well. She barely learned the song by the end of the day before the competition.
Shi Rui began to play.
The sound of the violin rang out, but it was a little shrill. The song which was supposed to present a birdsong in the forest was completely unnoticeable in Shi Rui’s playing.
There was a lot of vibrato in “The Lark”, and Shi Rui did pull up the note in certain parts, but the sound was harsh and completely unmusical.
In one crucial part, Shi Rui even broke the tune. She couldn’t pull up the note at all.
The whole performance was extremely mediocre. Shi Rui had barely completed the performance and was even a little glad she was done because it was too difficult.
The comments popped up.
“Is this supposed to be a performance or just noise? My ears are destroyed, please stop playing and let me go!”
“This piece is so difficult, it’s good enough she could barely finish the piece.”
Some people thought that “The Lark” was too difficult, and that it was courageous of her to even have attempted it. So, their opinion of her improved a lot.
However, someone immediately retorted.
People should have self-awareness, okay? Shi Rui has the face to latch onto Ye Fan, so what, we can’t even say her playing is bad?
“I really have no ears to listen to this anymore. Shi Rui’s performance was torture.”
Shi Rui had no idea that she did not manage to win any popularity from this performance, and was even scolded by netizens. She had lost more than she had gained.
The next one to appear was Ye Fan.
Ye Fan knew that the song “The Lark” was very difficult, and the skill required to perform it was very high. Each trill required a high amount of energy to complete.
In terms of technique, she had already practiced until she was very skillful. She practiced every single note countless times, and it could be said that those things were already imprinted into her heart.
But Ye Fan couldn’t help but wonder. What exactly did the audience want to see? Besides technique, what else did she need to pay attention to?
She wanted to bring the best performance to everyone, and she will complete each part seriously.
Ye Fan pondered for a while, and a few words emerged in her mind.
The mood.
In addition to great skill, an excellent performance needed to set the mood.
If she could bring the audience into the world created by her violin, then it would bring life to her violin, and that was the most important thing.
Ye Fan calmed her mind as she went onto the stage. She lifted her hand and set the violin on her shoulder before turning her head sideways, fair fingers laying over the strings.
The light fell silently on her, enveloping Ye Fan’s slender figure with light and dark shadows.
Ye Fan’s heart gradually turned quiet.
The first tone rang out, slowly diffused from the body of the violin. Everyone was lifted by that note.
The judges also sat up straight and stared at Ye Fan with rapt attention.
Whether a performance was going to be wonderful or not could be seen from the very beginning.
Obviously, Ye Fan had done it.
In the next second, a light melody rang out abruptly, and the shocking sound that was so different from before rang out and landed in everyone’s hearts.
The strings vibrated rapidly as Ye Fan moved the bow, fingers moving rapidly across the strings.
Ye Fan’s movements were so fast that the audience could not see her movements. They just heard one bright and clear sound of a violin after another.
They all couldn’t help but sigh. Her technique was brilliant.
When “The Lark” reached its end, the audience had already forgotten that they were in a hall. They were brought into the bright and deep forest by her violin.
As if there was a sun shining down on them, and birdsong could be heard from time to time between the leaves and branches, constantly without end.
The sound of the violin sounded extremely alike with the actual call of a bird. It was so realistic, only an outstanding performance could achieve this.
“Our first challenger is going to be Shi Rui, and she will be challenging Contestant Ye Fan.”
“Now, please enjoy ‘The Lark’ by Shi Rui!”
Many comments popped out at once.
“How is Shi Rui’s violin playing? I’m seriously curious. Who’s better? her or Ye Fan?”
“Heh, I can guarantee you that Shi Rui’s going to lose miserably. She’ll be completely crushed”
Shi Rui had no idea what the comments were saying when she went up the stage, preparing to perform.
Shi Rui had been learning to play the violin for many years, and she had also learned “The Lark”, but she only practiced it a few times before giving up because it was too difficult.
At first, when she saw that Ye Fan had chosen “The Lark” as her performance piece, Shi Rui’s heart had even skipped a beat.
Her original purpose was to latch onto her for fame, so she didn’t really expect to perform too well. She barely learned the song by the end of the day before the competition.
Shi Rui began to play.
The sound of the violin rang out, but it was a little shrill. The song which was supposed to present a birdsong in the forest was completely unnoticeable in Shi Rui’s playing.
There was a lot of vibrato in “The Lark”, and Shi Rui did pull up the note in certain parts, but the sound was harsh and completely unmusical.
In one crucial part, Shi Rui even broke the tune. She couldn’t pull up the note at all.
The whole performance was extremely mediocre. Shi Rui had barely completed the performance and was even a little glad she was done because it was too difficult.
The comments popped up.
“Is this supposed to be a performance or just noise? My ears are destroyed, please stop playing and let me go!”
“This piece is so difficult, it’s good enough she could barely finish the piece.”
Some people thought that “The Lark” was too difficult, and that it was courageous of her to even have attempted it. So, their opinion of her improved a lot.
However, someone immediately retorted.
People should have self-awareness, okay? Shi Rui has the face to latch onto Ye Fan, so what, we can’t even say her playing is bad?
“I really have no ears to listen to this anymore. Shi Rui’s performance was torture.”
Shi Rui had no idea that she did not manage to win any popularity from this performance, and was even scolded by netizens. She had lost more than she had gained.
The next one to appear was Ye Fan.
Ye Fan knew that the song “The Lark” was very difficult, and the skill required to perform it was very high. Each trill required a high amount of energy to complete.
In terms of technique, she had already practiced until she was very skillful. She practiced every single note countless times, and it could be said that those things were already imprinted into her heart.
But Ye Fan couldn’t help but wonder. What exactly did the audience want to see? Besides technique, what else did she need to pay attention to?
She wanted to bring the best performance to everyone, and she will complete each part seriously.
Ye Fan pondered for a while, and a few words emerged in her mind.
The mood.
In addition to great skill, an excellent performance needed to set the mood.
If she could bring the audience into the world created by her violin, then it would bring life to her violin, and that was the most important thing.
Ye Fan calmed her mind as she went onto the stage. She lifted her hand and set the violin on her shoulder before turning her head sideways, fair fingers laying over the strings.
The light fell silently on her, enveloping Ye Fan’s slender figure with light and dark shadows.
Ye Fan’s heart gradually turned quiet.
The first tone rang out, slowly diffused from the body of the violin. Everyone was lifted by that note.
The judges also sat up straight and stared at Ye Fan with rapt attention.
Whether a performance was going to be wonderful or not could be seen from the very beginning.
Obviously, Ye Fan had done it.
In the next second, a light melody rang out abruptly, and the shocking sound that was so different from before rang out and landed in everyone’s hearts.
The strings vibrated rapidly as Ye Fan moved the bow, fingers moving rapidly across the strings.
Ye Fan’s movements were so fast that the audience could not see her movements. They just heard one bright and clear sound of a violin after another.
They all couldn’t help but sigh. Her technique was brilliant.
When “The Lark” reached its end, the audience had already forgotten that they were in a hall. They were brought into the bright and deep forest by her violin.
As if there was a sun shining down on them, and birdsong could be heard from time to time between the leaves and branches, constantly without end.
The sound of the violin sounded extremely alike with the actual call of a bird. It was so realistic, only an outstanding performance could achieve this.
