My girlfriend is a cellist

——A traitor to classical music.

Don't know when it started.

Steven has become accustomed to this name.

This is the name that many musicians who oppose the competition system have given him on the Internet over the past twenty years.

As the greatest classical musician of our time, it seems reasonable to call him one of the people who dominate the new competition system.
Steven tapped the table lightly and looked at Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, who were shining on the stage at this moment.

As his eyes flashed with brilliance, he sighed in his heart.

but,

How can such a big thing as restructuring be completed in one day?
Just like a young couple.

No healthy relationship is an instant transition from friends to lovers, and no "confession" completely announces the beginning of the relationship transformation.

Rather, before the relationship is formally confirmed, they are already "lovers" in reality. Only when they are no longer "lovers" in name will the "change" of formally confirming their status begin.

The international competition system is the same.

When the Council believed that the international competition system must be changed - at that point in time more than 50 years ago, in fact, before the system was changed, the proportion of people playing pop music in international competitions at that time had exceeded %.

However, because traditional classical music is not entertaining enough, its aesthetics are not popular enough, and its content is obscure and difficult to understand, fewer and fewer people like it, and more and more pianists have chosen to turn to pop music.

Behind such a developed music industry, all data show that pop music is the music genre that is more popular among young people.

The situation at that time was already...

Whether to change or not is no longer up to Steven.

The tide of pop music swept in like a torrent, and anything that stood in its way would be easily destroyed.

Is it
Should we let classical music completely disappear from the mainstream music world?
No, not possible!
Steven knew very well that with his abilities, he could not really do anything even if he resisted. In the face of the trend of popular aesthetics, the power of a musician was ultimately too small!

He could only compromise, crawl, and enter a long wait.
How long will it take?

The emergence of a new era of aesthetics.

Only when people in this world rediscover the charm of classical music, and when this restless, fast-food entertainment world reaches a certain threshold, more and more people will be willing to look back and explore the beauty of music itself.
Such an era may be hard to come by.

It could be 10 years, 20 years, 50 years, or even a century. Maybe by that time, Steven will have already been buried in the tomb.

But he had to wait.

Even in this process.

He witnessed countless classical musicians who overestimated their own abilities and went against the will of heaven, resisting the aesthetic trend of the times, and ultimately swallowing themselves up.

He also had to endure it and pretend that he didn't care because the time had not come yet.

Even if he is scolded as a "traitor to classical music" and the "culprit of the new competition system", he has to endure it!

Until that Paris concert more than ten years ago.

There are many classical musicians who have witnessed destruction firsthand, and Steven originally thought that he would not be affected any further.

But the band from China still dealt the heaviest blow to Steven's most vulnerable spot!
The band leader who was risking his life, the cellist who was ready to die, the flautist who was so crazy that he was almost burning his life.
Everyone in the band is trying their best to interpret the word "paranoia".

Steven was completely shocked.

No matter how much he tried to cover up and embellish himself, he couldn't remain indifferent to such performance.

At that moment, all the emotions accumulated since the reform burst out!

He was in agony, suffering from the fact that he could not save these classical musicians! He was in agony because he was in a high position but could do nothing! !

What's even more painful is that Steven can't do it, charge forward again like this group of classical musicians and become one of them who burns himself equally!
He really envied this group of idealists.

He watched, and could only watch.

So, since the concert in Paris.

Steven has not appeared in public for nearly 20 years.

Until 2026, when this crucial Longqin Cup arrives.

Steven learned about Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu, two classical musicians who have frequently emerged in the past year and have created a new trend of "classical music" sweeping across Asia.

Steven realized.

The time point he has been waiting for may be coming.

Not 50 years, not a century, not even while I am still alive!
This boy named Lin Tian and the girl Gan Yanyu made this era come decades earlier! !

Now watching Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu performing on the stage.

Steven felt more and more familiar with it.

They seem to have the glory of those ancient Chinese musicians.
Do not,
Steven was almost certain.

They are the inheritors of that group of people.

That group of paranoid, crazy, and purest classical musicians who would rather burn their lives to practice the path of classical music!

Music has given Steven all the answers!!
As Chapter 12 of Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu's "Requiem": The Lord's Ode is about to come.

Steven's wrinkled eyes beneath his sunglasses could no longer hold back his tears.

He clenched his palms tightly and his whole body was shaking.

at the same time,

The director's camera also captured this scene.

"(Did Mr. Steven respond?)"

"(Oh my god, he seems to be shaking. What is he shaking for?)"

"(Is this the first time that Mr. Steven has reacted today? I thought he was a wooden man!)"

"(Wow, could it be that Gan Yanyu's classical music made him angry?!)"

From the director's camera, everyone saw Steven with his head down, his shoulders shaking constantly.

All of a sudden, many viewers were excited.

As the absolute center of the judging panel, Steven's reaction has always been the focus of everyone's attention in this competition.

Even when Isaac was playing, Steven didn't react!

Now, I'm shaking all over!
It’s hard to imagine how angry he must be!
As one of the key promoters of the new competition system, Steven must be furious about playing such traditional classical music in the finals? !

Just when everyone was discussing with great interest and was worried about Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu.

Music has reached its final turning point——

This is the final combination of cello and piano!
"."

The melody of "Eternal Rest" sounded again!

The duo's performance was filled with a calm power that penetrated the sadness, the cello's voice was warm and firm, and the piano's harmony was bright and hopeful.

this moment,
What they play together is no longer a elegy for death, but a tribute to the dignity of life, a confirmation of the meaning of existence, and a silent oath that they will face the future together, no matter how long it is.
This extremely gentle power enveloped the entire golden hall.

So beautiful.

so perfect.

All the audience fell silent.

Whether in Zhang Dong's live broadcast room, the audience seats on site, or elsewhere, the people watching the live broadcast almost all remained silent.

Everyone stared with eyes wide open, watching this final performance, enjoying the warm light and being completely immersed in it.

"(No. That's not the case.)"

Isaac murmured, he could not bear it any longer,
Unprecedented emptiness and coldness instantly surrounded Isaac, making him feel a pain that was almost like being burned.

"(How can there be such music.)"

Isaac stumbled back two steps.

"Isaac!!"

Yubai Nishikawa rushed forward and tried to support Isaac.

But Isaac opened his arms and roared:
"(Why. Why can they do that?!)"

"(Just because... Just because they are in love?! Just because she is Gan Yanyu?!)"

Lin Tian's thunderous bass tremolo and clear leading melody line were like an anchor chain thrown in the storm. Isaac's pupils shrank slightly. He saw Lin Tian's burning eyes, which were not the following of an accompanist.

That is the most trusting cry and support for the one you love most.

They were indeed burning themselves, just like their damn father did back then.

but,

Gan Yanyu did not lose control.

Absolutely not.

She was clear-headed and immersed in this deep emotion with Lin Tian.

Obviously at the beginning of this performance,
He saw how Gan Yanyu struggled and stubbornly grabbed the strings again under Lin Tian's guidance, and how the two sounds were forcibly twisted together in the chaos.

All of this is no longer just cello solo and piano accompaniment, it is the symbiosis and mutual redemption of two souls in music!

"(Why!!!)"

"(Wake up, Isaac!!)"

Yubai Nishikawa reached out and slapped Isaac hard in the face.

"Snapped--"

A crisp sound.

In the lounge,

The others stared blankly at Yubai Nishikawa and Isaac.

A silence.

This dark, arrogant man who was also obsessed with his own performance had lost all his strength at this moment.

He collapsed on the ground.

His carefully designed stage, the ultimate skills he was proud of, his performance accurate to the millisecond, all seemed so pale and so ridiculous at this moment.

Isaac touched the corners of his eyes, but his fingertips were cold and wet.

He looked at his fingers in amazement.

Tears?

He could hardly remember the last time he shed tears. It was not because of sadness, but because of the confusion and pain of a firm belief being completely shattered.

"(Yubai-kun.)"

Isaac spoke slowly.

Xichuan Yubai looked at him.

"(Am I wrong to deny these crazy people's abuse of emotions in music)"

Yubai Nishikawa squatted down silently and looked into his brother's eyes.

He reached out and patted the man's shoulder.

Sighed,

"(What you deny is never the effect of emotion.)"

"(You just can't let go of your asshole dad who abandoned you!)"

Isaac's pupils trembled suddenly.

Right now,

The music reached its final climax.

This is the final summary of the entire "Requiem"!

It is no longer a desperate plea, but a belief in the power of light in the darkness. It is a comfort to the deceased and a blessing for the living to continue moving forward!

When this music full of the brilliance of life sounded.

As a result, Isaac's last line of defense was completely broken.

What Isaac has always pursued is "progress" and "for music".

But the shock from the deepest part of life, the connection and strength between people in desperate situations, really penetrated the hearts of every listener. Isn't this the kind of power that his father pursued all his life?

However, he has always regarded this power as the source of destruction.
Isaac knelt on the ground, covered his face and cried.

"(Father)"

Isaac was confused.

Over the years, he has never been able to reconcile with his deceased father.

I hated him from the bottom of my heart, hated his selfishness for abandoning me and going to another world.

But
Does he really not know that his father really doesn't love him?
He didn't understand. He didn't understand why he hated classical music and the kind of playing that burned his father's soul.

Or was it just to escape, to escape from the cowardly self who was powerless in front of his father's sickbed, afraid of losing him?
But, at the final climax of this music.

The only thing he understood.

He has been lost for too long.

Maybe, as Youbo said.

He really should move on.

The last note of the music also fell.

Gan Yanyu's bow gently left the strings. She did not move immediately, but kept the posture of finishing the performance, slightly raised her head, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

Lin Tian also lifted his hands from the piano keys and looked at her quietly.

This is the end.

It started with a bang and ended calmly and gently.

Absolute silence lasted for several seconds, as if time had stood still.

Then, the applause was like a volcano of accumulated emotions, bursting out and lasting for a long time!!
"."

"woo woo woo woo."

In the audience, Nanali and the elementary school students sitting next to her were crying bitterly, not knowing what to do.

Tuoba Jianhui opened a bottle of good wine and held the cup with Gan Hua. The two old men said nothing, just stared at the TV screen and kept drinking.

Yao Han showed a look of relief, sitting on the floor, staring at the ceiling, just in a daze. He Shumo stood aside with his hands in his pockets, saying nothing.

He Zhichen and Gao Zhenyang sat in the car, looking at the display screen, both of them clenched their fists, feeling uneasy.

Lin Tian stood up and walked towards Gan Yanyu.

Amid the deafening applause, he reached out his hand to her. She did not shake his hand, but raised her right hand that was still holding the bow. He placed his palm, warm and strong, on the back of her cold hand.

Their hands were folded, pressing on the slightly vibrating strings. The overhead light from the stage shone down, illuminating their folded hands and the body of the instrument.

Lin Tian smiled, and Gan Yanyu also smiled.

"Let's go."

"Go and give your thanks."

Lin Tian said.

The two walked to the front of the stage hand in hand.

He bowed deeply to all the audience.

The final performance ended with this bow.
In theory, the scoring phase will begin soon.

After showing the two protagonists, the director immediately began looking for the judges' panel.

However, when I found the person who attracted much attention——

The director backstage was stunned and couldn't believe his eyes.

I saw that the old man, who had maintained his demeanor from beginning to end, had taken off his sunglasses at some point.

Tears streamed down that weather-beaten, wrinkled face.

In countless camera shots and with everyone's horrified expressions.

Steven stood up.

"Crack - clap -"

I personally applaud Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu. (End of this chapter)