My girlfriend is a cellist

"Ok."

Gan Yanyu pouted her lips.

Lin Tian, ​​who was standing by, noticed Gan Yanyu's reaction and said with a smile:
"What's the matter? You haven't even won the championship yet, but you're already thinking about what grand theme music to play during your acceptance speech?"

"Not really."

Hearing this, Gan Yanyu's eyes slightly turned down.

“I don’t have a big picture.”

"So you're still assuming you've already won the championship?!"

"This year's Kerr Cup is divided into three stages in total."

He Zhichen continued to explain the rules to the two of them.

"They are the first stage, the second stage, and the finals. The number of players in each stage each year will be determined based on the actual number of participants each year."

"Generally speaking, the first stage, which is the qualifying round, has the most players, accounting for 90% of the total number of players. By the second stage, there are basically less than players left, and the players in the second stage will be divided into two groups, A and B. Each group will compete internally, and the top players in each group will advance to the finals."

Lin Tian nodded.

This competition system is very similar to the Yingqin Cup and is quite simple and crude.

There are no overly complicated grouping and scoring rules. Those with higher scores advance, and those with lower scores are eliminated. It may not be the fairest, but the champion selected must be a real champion.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu had already played the group play method in the semi-finals of the Yingqin Cup, so they were not unfamiliar with it.

"So we have to break through the qualifying round first, right?" Lin Tian asked.

"Do not."

He Zhichen answered very straightforwardly:
"You start from the second stage."

"Directly advance to the second stage?"

"Yes."

He Zhichen said, “The first stage of the qualifying round is basically for weaker small countries or wildcard players to participate.”

"Aren't we?" Lin Tian asked.

In the introduction just now.

The Chinese cello has almost been relegated to the sewer in the world, and it seems that it is not much better than the Chinese national football team in the previous life.

How could such a low-level competition zone directly advance to the second stage?

"It used to be, but not anymore."

"Sixteen years ago, after Senior Gan Hua made it to the quarterfinals, in order to commend Senior Gan Hua for his performance, from then on, the Celestial Empire Qin players no longer had to participate in the first stage of the competition."

After hearing these words, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu were both a little surprised.

It turns out that this qualification for promotion was won by Uncle Gan.

Although China was not given more places to participate, given the status of Chinese musicians in the world, it is quite impressive that they can be directly qualified.

No wonder.

No wonder after that year, Mr. Gan has such a high status in the hearts of Chinese cellists and is regarded as a beacon.

Under the circumstances at that time, even though Mr. Gan was almost in despair, this was the best he could do.

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Looking at the silent boy and girl, He Zhichen seemed to have guessed something, adjusted his glasses frame, and encouraged:

"I believe you can do better!"

"Maybe after this competition, our Chinese cellists will be able to have more than three spots in the Kerr Cup?"

"puff."

Lin Tian smiled. At this moment, the plane broadcast a message - it was about to land.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu both positioned themselves correctly and adjusted their seat belts.

At the moment of falling, Lin Tian asked:
"correct,"

"We are in Vienna now, what is our level?"

"The pianists in East Asia and some senior fans of classical music will be more familiar with you. Other than that, you are probably just the 'wild card pianists' who don't have much impression of you," said He Zhichen.

"Good."

Lin Tian smiled.

Now we really have to thank the fact that the audience for classical music is not very large.

After a round of battles, I found that no one cared about me internationally.

This feeling is the best!

"It's interesting to start from scratch and become famous in one battle."

Lin Tian turned his head and looked at the bird's-eye view of the city outside the airplane window. The huge music capital gradually began to become clear in his sight.

One month's time.

He wants this city to be engraved with his name forever!
“Hey everyone! This is the official YouTube channel of YUW Music Magazine!”

This is the most popular live broadcast on YouTube at this time.

Clara, the host from YUW, one of the top music media in the UK, began her live broadcast from Vienna in fluent local German.

Then, Clara switched the language back to English:

"(We are now in Vienna, the world's music capital! As you can see, with the official start of the World Cello Competition Cole Cup in three days, more and more people are coming to Vienna! Cellists from all over the world are about to gather here!)"

now,

In the YouTube live broadcast room, netizens from all over the world sent comments:
【(wow!!!)】

[(Okay, okay! It’s a warm-up live broadcast!)]

[(I will never give up going to Vienna!!)]

[(What a beautiful city! I wonder if all the cello masters have landed here?)]

[(Has my favorite master Isaac Maker arrived?! Can I go visit him?!)]

【.】

“(Friends, don’t be impatient, just follow my steps, let’s go to visit this beautiful music capital together!)”

The blonde hostess said with a smile, then waved her hand.

The drone began to take off, and the camera swept over the Gothic spires of St. Stephen's Cathedral and flocks of dusk pigeons circling in the rosy sunset.

As the audience in the live broadcast room exclaimed, the female host introduced:
"(Look at this black basalt building, it's the apartment where Alvin composed the Eighteenth Symphony!"

Clara's camera suddenly turned to the depths of the narrow alley, where a cast iron music light box hanging on the mottled wall was playing a fragment of "Etude No. 43".

"(The pastry chef with round-framed glasses plays the viola by the window every morning - even the bakeries in Vienna breathe with triplets.)"

"Is it so mysterious?"

Lin Tian stood on the street, turned his head and looked at the blonde girl who was broadcasting live on the street.

The official language of the locals in Vienna is German. Lin Tian has only learned Japanese in the system and knows nothing about German.

Fortunately, English is the world language. Although Lin Tian’s spoken English is average, he scored more than 140 points in the college entrance examination in English, so he has no major problems with basic communication.

Listening to the blonde girl's live broadcast, Lin Tian looked at the black building she was talking about.

good boy.

It turns out that this is the apartment of the legendary musician named "Alvin".

In Vienna in the previous life, there was a similar building, but the person who lived there was named "Beethoven".

From this, it can be seen that Alvin's status in this world is not simple.

Lin Tian was about to share this with Gan Yanyu, but when he turned around, he suddenly realized that the girl was gone.

Lin Tian immediately became anxious and began to search the streets.

Finally, on the street not far away, Gan Yanyu was seen walking and jumping.

The weather is very good today. The sun is shining in the sky, shining on the European-style buildings. The spreading setting sun stretches the girl's figure very long.

Gan Yanyu was wearing a light yellow floral dress with a sweater jacket on the outside. She tiptoed happily and strode along the side of the road.

Even Lin Tian couldn't help but be infected by this atmosphere and smiled with relief.

Vienna's streets are so beautiful that every frame looks like a top-notch wallpaper. A random coffee shop or library on the roadside is full of artistic movie styles. The golden ratio David-style statues can be seen everywhere, standing anywhere you can imagine. When you are distracted, it seems like you have walked into Hogwarts. Gan Yanyu strolled briskly on the street, as if she wanted to experience every inch of land and air in the city of music.

She seemed to be enjoying this stroll and the scenery very much.

As everyone knows,
At the same time, tourists of different skin colors walking on the street also cast happy and joyful looks when they saw the girl's frivolous steps.

In the eyes of tourists, the beautiful girl in a floral dress with fair skin, elegant temperament and carrying a cello has become a beautiful landscape of this city of music.

Unconsciously, Lin Tian took out his cell phone.

Standing behind the girl, he aimed the camera at the sweet rain, the sun, and the bustling St. Stephen's Cathedral, and pressed the camera button.

"Click——"

The sound of taking pictures rang out.

Such blatant candid photography immediately aroused the vigilance of the surrounding tourists.

Many people instantly cast contemptuous looks at Lin Tian. In Europe, taking secret photos is a very, very bad behavior, not to mention Lin Tian's secret photos, which tarnished the beautiful scenery in their hearts. A strong bald white man even began to rub his hands together, staring at Lin Tian, ​​intending to give this secret photographer a warning.

However, at this moment, the sound of taking photos was also heard in front and Gan Yanyu turned his head.

Looking at Lin Tian and the phone, Gan Yanyu's face turned slightly red. She lowered her head shyly, walked up quickly, and grabbed Lin Tian's hand.

Amid the astonished expressions of the surrounding tourists, Gan Yanyu said in a slightly coquettish tone:

"Why do you want to take secret photos?"

Gan Yanyu said as she snatched Lin Tian’s phone.

Then, he raised his head, his eyes immediately locked on the bald white man, and walked forward:

“Hello, would you mind taking a picture of us, please?

The bald man was so frightened that he dared not move.

He had never looked at such an incredibly beautiful oriental woman at such a close distance. For a moment, he stared into the girl's eyes and was so nervous that he began to stutter:

“O Of course!”

“Thank you.”

Gan Yanyu smiled as beautifully as a flower and quickly returned to Lin Tian's side.

The bald man took the phone and pointed it at the two men.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu stood in front of a cafe, with the Gothic spire of the church in the distance.

The moment you press the camera button.

Gan Yanyu hugged Lin Tian's arm, then she threw herself into Lin Tian's arms, raising her heels playfully.

The corners of the white man's mouth twitched slightly, and under the extremely jealous and resentful gaze, he pressed the button to take the photo.

"Click——"

"Wow, that's good!"

Gan Yanyu took back her phone, looked at the photos, and said happily.

Lin Tian came over and took a look.

In the photo, the two of them are standing in front of a European-style building with a Viennese style. Two statues of Cupid, the god of love, stand on both sides, with the sun shining on their shoulders.

Lin Tian stood straight, while Gan Yanyu put her arms around his shoulders, rested her head on his chest, and smiled brightly.
Looking at the photo, Lin Tian was a little dazed.

"sky."

Suddenly, Gan Yanyu's voice came to my ear.

Lin Tian raised his head.

Gan Yanyu looked into his eyes. Her eyes were curved, her long eyelashes were blinking, and there was still some moisture in her eye sockets:

“We have really arrived in Vienna.”

"Ding-dong-"

At the door of an apartment building, He Zhichen rang the doorbell.

Ten seconds passed and no one responded.

"Ding-dong-"

He Zhichen pressed it again.

Lin Tian on the side made a puzzled sound:

"Are you sure this is the right place? If not, I don't speak German."

"This is the address given by Gao Zhenyang. How could it be wrong? He is the eldest disciple of this old gentleman."

He Zhichen frowned, quickly pressed the doorbell twice, then took out his cell phone and prepared to call Gao Zhenyang.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the door suddenly opened.

Under the nervous gaze of the three people, a white-haired old man walked out.

Seeing the three people, the old man's face suddenly showed a look of joy:
"Hey! Yan Yu!"

"Hey! Lin Tian!"

The white-haired old man looked at He Zhichen:

"Who are you.?"

"Hello, Mr. Wan!"

He Zhichen immediately introduced himself in a gentlemanly manner.

"My name is He Zhichen, I'm the agent of Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, and Mr. Gao Zhenyang is my friend."

"Oh! Stop saying those things and come in quickly!"

Wan Qi looked at Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu excitedly, his eyes full of doting.

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"Mr. Wan!" Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu bowed and greeted him at the same time.

Vienna is where Wanqi currently lives after retirement.

As the former chairman of the Qingzhou City Music Association and a famous conductor and musician in China, Wan Qi spent his later years in Vienna in great comfort.

Lin Tian and his group came to visit this time, on the one hand, they were unfamiliar with the place, at least there was someone familiar to take care of them. Wan Qi was not only Gao Zhenyang's teacher, but also a good friend of Mr. Gan, and one of the few people who watched Gan Yanyu grow up.

On the other hand, Lin Tian also wanted to fulfill an original agreement:
One day, they will go to Vienna to find Senior Wanqi!

Today, they fulfilled that promise.

"Hahaha! When I gave you that piano, I knew you would have a bright future!"

Sitting on the sofa in the living room of an apartment of less than 70 square meters, Wan Qi talked about what happened in the past, feeling full of emotion.

He patted Lin Tian's shoulder.

"Is that piano still well-kept?"

"Yes, I have. After I went to Baijing, I kept it in my hometown in Qingzhou. Thank you for your trust!"

Lin Tian said seriously.

To some extent, Mr. Wan could be considered to have been very kind to him, and Lin Tian always attached great importance to such favors.

"Oh, don't be so polite!"

Wan Qi said this with some emotion.
"When I left, I said I would wait for you in Vienna. I didn't expect that you would be here in just one year! I really didn't expect it."

"Mr. Wan, you have been in Vienna for such a long time. Do you know all the current international cellists?"

At this time, He Zhichen asked from the side.

As the intelligence captain, He Zhichen lost most of his intelligence network when he came to Vienna.

Now, as Wan Qi is the group's only connection, it is particularly important to obtain intelligence from him.

"Yes, that's what I was going to talk to you about!"

Wan Qi slapped his thigh and said,

“This year’s competition is not easy.”

"Your situation is far more dangerous than what Lao Gan encountered back then!" (End of this chapter)