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Chapter 231 Once Erquan is played, who can rival it?

[A Melody in My Heart, Naturally I'm High: Wow, what's Brother Xian doing? He was playing the piano just now, and now he's playing the erhu? Brother Xian knows so many instruments?]

[A passerby commented: "Damn, the sound of the erhu brings wealth! The moment I saw this erhu, I knew things weren't going to be simple!"]

[Purely Natural Green Underachiever: High-Energy Warning! If you don't understand the erhu, hurry up and leave! I feel like Brother Xian is about to unleash a powerful move!]

[You're so ugly: Brother Xian, tonight's music is so sad! Even though I know it's the anniversary of Ye's parents' death, can we change the song? Where's the happy, cool, and handsome you? Where's the you who taught us how to pick up girls? How about I sing "Sunshine Boy" for you?]

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Many of the people having late-night snacks are music fans and have some knowledge of musical instruments, so some of them knew they were in trouble when they saw Ye Xian take out his erhu.

The fourth poem is "Moon Reflected in the Second Spring".

Without wasting any words, Ye Xian set up the erhu and said something to the live broadcast camera. A classic piece from another world appeared in front of many fans on Earth.

The number of viewers watching Ye Xian's live stream at the same time was 350 million.

Many fans who had just arrived felt as if they had been bombarded by a nuclear weapon as soon as they entered the live stream.

Some music students were also brought in by their friends. Some of them heard one or two of the first three piano pieces and initially thought the level was just so-so.

Now that "Erquan Yingyue" has been performed, many students are stunned.

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A female student named Lin Lina immediately picked up the phone and called her teacher: "Teacher Huang, come quickly to Ye Xian's live stream on Kuaiyin!"

"Kobayashi, what's wrong? It's so late."

Huang Xiang was about to go to sleep when he heard Lin Lina's hurried and flustered voice, which surprised him a bit.

"Teacher Huang, haven't you been composing erhu music for movies lately? Ye Xian is playing an erhu piece in the live stream right now, and I feel that this piece should meet your requirements."

"Oh? I'll go listen to it. Send me the live stream link."

Huang Xiang is a retired professor from the Beijing Conservatory of Music. Even after retirement, he is still rehired by the conservatory and returns to the school to teach instrumental music to students whenever he has free time. His specialty is the erhu, and he can be said to be a well-known erhu master both domestically and internationally.

Recently, a film invited him to compose a piece for the erhu. He had been struggling to find inspiration, but a few days ago he casually mentioned it to his students during class. Unexpectedly, today a student told him that someone playing the erhu gave him inspiration.

That's how music creation works; when inspiration strikes, a complete piece can be written in just over ten minutes.

When inspiration runs dry, you can write for ten days or half a month and still not be able to write a single note.

Huang Xiang opened his phone's Kuaiyin app and saw the share sent by Lin Lina. He clicked on it.

A melancholic yet profound erhu melody rushed into Huang Xiang's ears, and Huang Xiang, who was still somewhat drowsy, suddenly sat up straight.

In the video, a handsome man wearing a white shirt sits in front of a messy construction site, with temporary colored lights hanging above his head and a piano in the distance.

The man sat at the tea table, his eyes closed and head slightly lowered, his eyes slightly moist. It was clear at a glance that the performer had entered the music.

The comment section had exploded at this point.

[It's all a matter of degree: As a music conservatory student majoring in instrumental music, I can guarantee you, this piece, "Erquan Yingyue," is absolutely a level 10 repertoire! Although it lacks dramatic fast bowing, the subtle yet powerful slow bowing requires comprehensive erhu skills to perform well. Brother Xian, I hate you! From now on, "Erquan Yingyue" will definitely become a required piece for erhu students' graded examinations!]

[The caterpillar runs a red light: Holy crap, I don't quite understand, but it sounds so cool!]

[Red Cloud Fat Fox: You think all those Level 10 certificates from Brother Xian are fake? But, does Brother Xian count as having composed four original musical pieces? Three piano pieces and one erhu piece! That's awesome! (voice cracks)]

[With 12 straight men in my family: As soon as this song starts playing, I want to grab a bowl and go out on the street!]

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Wearing his reading glasses, Huang Xiang couldn't keep up with the rapidly scrolling comments. As an erhu master, he immediately recognized the extraordinary quality of the piece, prompting him to exclaim, "Whose work is this? I've never heard it before!"

The piece "Moon Reflected in the Second Spring" is about 7 minutes long. Huang Xiang only heard the second half, but this short half was enough for him to make a judgment. He picked up the phone and called Lin Lina: "Lin, this piece is very good. Do you know who the original composer is? I've never heard of it before."

Lin Lina said excitedly, "Teacher Huang, if nothing unexpected happens, this piece was composed by Brother Xian, that is, Ye Xian."

He never plays other people's music in his live stream because of copyright issues. Just before I called you, he played three piano pieces, and I felt that each one could be called a masterpiece.

"You're saying this erhu piece was composed by this young man?"

Huang Xiang was taken aback. He had been immersed in the erhu for decades, and no one understood the erhu better than him. This piece, whether in terms of bowing techniques, fingering, overall composition, or emotional expression, was an absolute masterpiece. Even he himself would find it difficult to write such a piece.

Who exactly is this young man?

Lin Lina knew that Teacher Huang didn't know much about Ye Xian, so she quickly explained, "Teacher Huang, you don't know, Brother Xian was originally a student who was expelled from the Central South Conservatory of Music. He studied vocal music since he was a child..."

Listening to Lin Lina recount Ye Xian's experiences, even Huang Xiang, with his excellent composure, was stunned once again: "You're saying this child was a student expelled from the Central South Conservatory of Music?"

"Yes! The Central South Conservatory of Music even issued a special announcement back then..."

Lin Lina got so caught up in gossip that she forgot to continue watching Ye Xian's live stream, since she could always watch the replay in the super topic later.

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!"

Huang Xiang trembled with anger: "No wonder the Central South Conservatory of Music's world ranking has been declining in recent years, and there haven't been any outstanding works released recently. It turns out they've been doing this all along."

If such exceptionally gifted children are expelled, one can imagine how many other outstanding students are being overlooked at their school! This rendition of "Erquan Yingyue" is absolutely masterful!

Lin Lina also said angrily: "At that time, many fans were furious. Xian Ge's parents had both passed away, and the school did not care. Xian Ge was also ignorant at the time and was busy selling alcohol to support his family. So what if he skipped classes and failed his courses?"

These days, there are tons of students failing courses and skipping classes! When did our music academy start judging students solely by attendance? There are plenty of students performing and competing everywhere, but I haven't seen any of them who are more skilled than Brother Xian!

Teacher, you should listen to Xian Ge's "Invisible Wings," it's an absolute gem! Also, his newly released songs "I Remember" and "So Many People in This World" were all composed in memory of his parents, along with tonight's piano and erhu pieces!

Huang Xiang nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I will listen. Please contact Ye Xian for me and tell him that I will be meeting him soon."

Lin Lina was startled: "Teacher, you're going to see him? Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

Although Lin Lina is a loyal fan of Ye Xian, Huang Xiang is an internationally renowned erhu master. Wouldn't it be considered beneath such a master to meet a blogger?

Huang Xiang shook his head and said, "A person with such works deserves my personal meeting!"

Huang Xiang hung up the phone and looked at the live broadcast room. Ye Xian had just finished playing "Erquan Yingyue" and had drunk a few cups of tea. He was preparing for the next performance.

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Ps1: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 5670 bottles

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Ps2:

"Moon Reflected in the Second Spring" by Abing.

The top-ranked member suggested it, let's do it!

Due to copyright issues, the erhu bonus chapter featuring Erquan cannot be published. Everyone should be very familiar with such a famous piece, so this bonus chapter will be put on hold for now.

(End of this chapter)