I'm a sophomore in college, what the heck is this "male god cultivation system"?

Chapter 44 Twenty Times Talent

"Okay, let's try one lesson first." Chen Yan nodded and asked, "When can I come for the trial lesson?"

"Wait a minute, let me ask if Ms. Wu is available right now." The receptionist picked up her phone and tapped rapidly on the screen.

Less than a minute later, she looked up and said, "Handsome, it's like this, Teacher Wu is free right now and doesn't have any classes. You can try a lesson now, why don't you give it a try?"

"Okay." Chen Yan made an OK sign. At the same time, he silently recited the [Career Calendar] in his mind and selected [Piano] as quickly as possible.

The next second, an image of a multifaceted die appeared in his mind, spinning rapidly in the air before gently falling to the ground.

[Congratulations, host! Your piano learning efficiency will increase to 20 times its original level over the next three months. This buff will be automatically removed after three months.]

"Not bad." Chen Yan was generally satisfied with the result. Although he didn't get the highest 30x multiplier, it was still much better than the guaranteed 10x multiplier.

However, although his learning efficiency has increased 20 times, Chen Yan does not regard himself as a one-in-a-million genius... In the past two days, he was not simply idle, but also searched for some information about pianists.

It can only be said that the gap between people is sometimes even greater than the gap between people and pigs.

Take Lang Lang, one of China's top pianists, as an example.

An average person with some piano skills would need to practice for at least a year to barely complete a Chopin Etude; while Lang Lang can complete one in a week.

The Rachmaninoff Third Concerto, which takes a normal professional pianist an average of two years to complete, was premiered by Lang Lang in less than three months of study.

Those who can become professional pianists are one in a million among ordinary people; and when they are compared to the most outstanding geniuses, even the term "genius" cannot be used to describe them.

'Twenty times the talent...I wonder if I can get this skill to professional level within three months?' Chen Yan pondered for a moment, and finally lowered his expectations slightly.

'Alright, mastery level is fine. Learn a few more impressive pieces, and that should be enough.'

As an ordinary person, Chen Yan had no intention of cultivating his character through music. The reason he chose the piano was simply because, among the three options offered in the [Career Calendar], it was the most suitable for showing off.

Just as Chen Yan was thinking this, the receptionist led him to the music room.

"Please wait a moment, Teacher Wu will be here shortly."

……

The half-hour trial lesson ended quickly, and Chen Yan was generally satisfied. So, after the trial lesson, he bought fifty lessons in one go.

For Chen Yan, whose savings now exceed four million, forty thousand is nothing but a drop in the ocean, and he doesn't feel bad about spending it all at once.

He even considered buying a piano... Although he certainly couldn't practice in a rented apartment to protect his parents, once he got his car, he could live permanently in Jiangnan Township and have a piano there for practice.

Of course, Chen Yan eventually gave up on this plan. After all, as a complete novice, he didn't understand piano brands very well. If he bought a piano now, it would be easy to end up with one that wasn't suitable for him. It would be better to wait until he had a little more experience before discussing this matter.

Besides, he had plenty of places to practice if he really wanted to... After buying fifty lessons in one go, he became a high-level VIP, which meant he could use the institution's practice rooms for free.

If you really want to practice, you can practice here. There's no need to rush to buy a piano right after you've just started learning.

If things go wrong, it could end up being a collection of subpar stationery.

After all, he was a complete novice, and an adult with no foundation at all. His physical condition was a bit too stiff, so in the first few lessons, Chen Yan had to start with relaxation, support, and exertion, and then learn to read music and sight-read. Only after his basic skills were up could he sight-read directly.

But Chen Yan, with a learning efficiency 20 times greater, has made remarkable progress in his studies.

Teacher Wu's original plan was for Chen Yan to master the basics in a month, but in less than three lessons, Chen Yan had a solid foundation. He even learned to read music and sight-read in his spare time. Starting from the fourth lesson, he was able to sight-read directly.

This pace really surprised Teacher Wu, and she subsequently began to speed up the teaching process.

Towards the end of the National Day holiday, Chen Yan was able to smoothly perform several pieces, such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Little Thompson".

In his spare time, Chen Yan even learned "Castle in the Sky (Simplified Version in C Major)".

Therefore, Chen Yan spent almost all his time in the music room during the last few days of the National Day holiday... However, since the old book was finished, he didn't have much to do, so he simply used the piano to pass the time.

As for whether this will cause me to quickly lose interest in the piano...

It can only be said that a large part of the reason why people are not interested in a certain project is because they do not get positive feedback... Just like in school, many people hate math, physics, chemistry and the like because they cannot improve their grades after studying them for a long time.

If these people's learning talents were improved, at least 90% of them would go from hating to loving them, if not all of them.

……

"A little lighter here... a little faster... very good."

Teacher Wu watched Chen Yan's fingers move quickly and gracefully across the piano keys, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.

It took less than five lessons to be able to work through parts of Czerny 599; such talent is truly terrifying.

Having worked as a music school teacher, Mr. Wu had seen some talented people, but he hadn't seen anyone this talented in a long time.

Soon, the piece was finished.

"It's a pity you didn't practice piano when you were young with such talent," Teacher Wu exclaimed. "With your talent, if you had started practicing from a young age, you could have gone straight to becoming a pianist."

"The initial costs were too high; we couldn't afford to wait that long."

After a few days of learning, Chen Yan had become quite familiar with Teacher Wu, so he made a joke.

“That’s true. If you succeed, great. But if you don’t, the input and output of learning art are not even in the same league.” Teacher Wu nodded and continued, “Take a five-minute break, then play Czerny 599 No. 19 one more time.”

"Okay." Chen Yan nodded, preparing for the next performance.

"When you practice the piano later, would it be convenient for me to take a video? Don't worry, I'll just film your hands, not you as a person."

"Actually, it's okay if you take a picture of me. I think I'm actually pretty good-looking," Chen Yan said jokingly, before continuing to play the next piece.

(End of this chapter)