Chapter 177 Street Performing

The next morning.

Genoa was very lively on Tuesday.

Since this is the hometown of Paganini, there are many street performers playing violins on the streets around Piazza della Frari.

During the Paganini International Violin Competition, some contestants were even playing on the streets.

This may be the unique scenery of Genoa.

Contestants in these violin competitions are different from street performers. They do not put their violin cases in front of them, but just play seriously.

Every experience in life will have an impact on your mind.

Playing on the street in front of strangers is also a unique experience.

Fang Xing and Lu Xiang'er made an appointment to meet at Flori Square, so they arrived here early.

Not long after, Lu Xiang'er walked over quietly, patted her shoulder quickly, and then walked out from the other side, with a happy smile on her face.

Fang Xing looked her up and down and saw that she had dressed up carefully, but her makeup skills were average. Even so, she couldn't hide her good foundation. She just put on some powder and light-colored lipstick, and she was pretty enough.

"Are you sure you can really go out and play alone?" Fang Xing asked.

"Well, I'm not a child. My mother considered sending me to study abroad before. I'm very independent, okay? My mother and her good sisters made arrangements yesterday for a day trip to Genoa. I originally planned

I wanted to go too, but then I said I wanted to watch other players compete. Knowing yourself and your enemy will help you win a hundred battles, so I came out alone." Lu Xiang'er nodded and praised his shrewdness.

Fang Xing pointed at the violin player in front of him and said, "Then come and fight a hundred times."

Lu Xiang'er followed her finger and looked over, and saw that the street performer playing the violin on the street was Patrick Pate.

Moreover, Patrick Pat opened his violin case and placed it in front of him. Tourists passing by had already thrown change into his violin case.

"That's... the player from yesterday's competition?" Lu Xiang'er couldn't believe her eyes.

"Contestant No. 1, the player with the highest rating yesterday, is currently your biggest competitor." Fang Xing added.

"He...he is performing on the street. Is he short of money?" Lu Xiang'er was a little confused.

"A person who performs on the street with a violin worth 20,000 euros, do you think he is short of money?" Fang Xing asked with a smile.

The violin that Patrick Pater is playing now is not the one he played in yesterday's competition.

Fang Xing can tell it by listening to the timbre.

The violin he used today is not as good as the one yesterday, but it is at least 20,000 euros, which is equivalent to 130,000 RMB in China.

"Then he..."

Lu Xiang'er didn't understand.

If you are not short of money and want to play on the street, just play directly. There is no need to use a violin case to collect change from tourists.

"You can find out if you go over and ask."

As Fang Xing said this, he pulled Lu Xiang'er over and stood in front of Patrick Pate, watching him play.

Patrick Pate was slightly chubby, and while he was playing, he noticed two tourists stopping to listen.

Although there are many tourists in Frari Square, not many tourists actually stop to enjoy the performances of street performers.

Moreover, violin playing is considered a relatively boring type among street performers.

Therefore, even if tourists stop, they usually listen for a while and then leave.

Patrick Pate noticed someone stopping and glanced briefly, and then his attention was attracted by Lu Xianger.

Not only because this girl is very beautiful, but also because Lu Xiang'er was his biggest competitor in yesterday's competition.

Patrick Pater put down his bow and spoke a sentence in German in a questioning tone.

Neither Fang Xing nor Lu Xiang'er understood it, but they could tell from the tone that it was a question.

Patrick Pate is Austrian and his official language is German.

He realized that Fang Xing and the others didn't understand, so he changed to English: "Hello?"

Fang Xing politely explained in English: "You can pretend we don't exist and continue playing."

Patrick Pate was very cautious and replied: "If the lady next to you can enter the semi-finals, she will be my competitor. I don't want you to know more."

Fang Xing shook his head and said with a smile: "None of the contestants who can enter the semi-finals are weak. Just play your own music well. There is no point in being wary of other contestants."

"You're right, but you still affect me." Patrick Pate replied.

Fang Xing pointed to the violin case in front of him and asked, "Do I need to pay?"

Patrick Pate shook his head and replied: "No need, I don't rely on this money to live."

"Then why are you still collecting money?" Fang Xing continued to ask.

"I just want to be a complete street performer, that's all." Patrick Pate did not shy away.

He just wants to experience what it's like to be a street performer, although he doesn't make money from street performances.

"Then do you mind if there is another competitor next to you?" Fang Xing said, looking back at Lu Xiang'er.

Lu Xiang'er's eyes widened and she quickly shrank back: "I don't want it."

"Are you really not going to give it a try?" Fang Xing sang "Phantom of the Theater" on the street before, so he didn't feel any pressure to perform on the street.

Lu Xiang'er was different. She kept shaking her head: "No."

"Let's try it. Maybe if we break through this barrier, we can grow as a person?" Fang Xing reached out to pull her.

"No, no, no..." Lu Xiang'er pursed her lips and almost cried.

"If you don't want to play, then I will." Fang Xing took her violin case, opened it, took out the violin, put it on his shoulder and started plucking the strings.

Patrick Pate was beside him, looking at the two people with wide eyes.

The musical instruments are somewhat similar, Fang Xing knows a little violin.

However, I am not a professional violinist.

So I can play one or two pieces of music, but my level is relatively average.

Fang Xing tried to play the piece "Moonlight Sonata" that Lu Xiang'er competed with yesterday. In the eighth bar, two notes were broken.

Lu Xiang'er laughed out loud, quickly covered her mouth, stepped forward and grabbed Fang Xing's arm, begging, "Can we stop being embarrassed here?"

"I've thrown everyone out, why don't you help me make up for it?" Fang Xing pushed the violin over.

On the streets of Piazza della Frari, playing the violin well will not attract many tourists.

Instead, it was hilarious and attracted the attention of a wave of tourists.

Many tourists are looking here to see who plays the violin so poorly.

Now that Fang Xing was aware of the situation, Lu Xiang'er was no longer afraid.

It's like in a KTV, the person who can liven up the atmosphere the most is actually the tone-deaf big brother.

Someone has already humiliated everyone, and no matter how bad others sing, it’s not the worst, so it’s easy.

Therefore, Lu Xiang'er was no longer afraid, took the violin and started playing.

This time I played the first movement of Mozart’s Concerto No. 5 in A major.

After Lu Xiang'er started playing, she really meant it. Her performance was very good, and anyone who knew music could tell.

Because someone was having fun before, suddenly there was a beautiful girl with a very high level of performance, which immediately attracted many tourists to stop.

Patrick Pater has been here all morning, and the number of people who have stopped and listened is not as many as now.

Hearing that Lu Xiang'er was playing seriously, Patrick Pate, a competitor, was a little unconvinced.

After all, in yesterday's game, he ranked first in overall ratings, while Lu Xiang'er was only second.

However, when it comes to performing on the streets, the contrast is very stark.

Patrick Pater was naturally unconvinced and began to set up his bow and also played the first movement of Mozart's Concerto No. 5 in A major.

The two began to play the piano and play violin against each other.

The sound of the piano came out loudly, and the two violins sounded like an ensemble, but what they played was full of the smell of gunpowder.

Especially when it comes to the cadenza, the clanging sound of the piano is like a thousand birds chirping.

After the first movement ended, they both stopped at the same time.

The tourists around him began to applaud involuntarily.

Fang Xing couldn't help but shook his head and smiled.

For the audience, the level of violin playing is not that important. After all, ordinary audiences cannot tell the subtle difference.

However, when competition appears, the audience likes to watch it.

The fiercer the competition, the stronger the smell of gunpowder, and the more enthusiastic the audience will be.

This is just like a music variety show. The more competitive it is, the more popular the show will be.
To be continued...