Chapter 200 Liszt’s “The Bell”

After hearing the host's introduction, people who were dissatisfied with Zero Hour had their own reactions.

"It's okay for him to fool some laypeople on the Internet, but it's not okay at all in a piano competition where there are the most professionals."

"Performing live is different from performing on record... There are countless opportunities for failure in recorded performance, but not in live performance."

Someone was whispering and sneering.

There were more than 2,000 people in the audience, and at least half of them were fans. They were all paying attention, staring at the stage.

At the same time, a person walked out from the darkness of the curtain beside the stage.

As the figure revealed his face, he wore a gentleman's hat, a tuxedo, a white shirt and a black tie. The key was the mask with the number zero on it.

His steps are steady and powerful, and his arms hang down naturally. Because his appearance and expression are invisible, the black and white, wordless image looks both elegant and gives people an indescribable sense of oppression.

Elegant, noble, solemn, mysterious, and confident, because of his unique appearance, he has a full aura, as if he is a very special being walking over, very charming.

"Pah, pah, pah!"

For a moment, the whole place was agitated, and the fans were applauding warmly.

"Zero Hour Master!"

"So handsome!"

"Neon's No. 1 Pianist!"

Some fans couldn't contain their excitement and didn't care about the rules of the concert hall. They shouted his name and couldn't help cheering.

The scene under the stage was divided into two groups, lively and silent.

In fact, there were many contestants in the audience, whether they were eliminated before the finals or those who had just finished the competition.

Because the emergence of Zero Hour is the most controversial existence in the piano world in recent years.

It is an undoubted fact that he has the ability, but he is exaggerated by laymen and fans.

"The number one pianist in Neon... is ridiculous."

"A person who hides his head and face can hardly enter the palace of elegance."

"I guess he doesn't look very good, otherwise why would he wear a mask?"

In an instant, anyone who has studied piano or has been listening to piano for decades will feel speechless.

It was supposed to be an elegant music palace, but at this moment, there were shouts and boos at the same time.

Under the gaze of everyone, Ling Shi showed no signs of abnormality and just walked step by step in front of the host.

The hostess saw him approaching and when he came to her side, she felt inexplicably frightened.

Because this 1.8-meter-tall man, wearing a piano uniform and a mask, was silent and exuding an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"At zero hour, before playing the closing performance of the game, why not make an opening statement?"

However, as a professional host, she regained her composure and handed the microphone to the mask.

"I am Zero Hour."

With the microphone stretched out in front of him, Ling Shi lowered his head slightly and spoke.

There are no extra words, only self-introduction and a short sentence.

That low and magnetic voice, enhanced by the microphone, resounded throughout the audience.

"Really the Zero Hour Master!"

For a time, his words directly ignited the enthusiasm of the fans, and the cheers became even more fervent.

This self-introduction is a familiar opening statement for fans.

"Is he handsome? Doesn't his voice sound nice?"

When Ai Shiina heard this, she was so excited that she shared it with the little sisters beside her.

"Handsome, handsome, and has a nice voice."

Yuki Ichinose saw her reaction of almost jumping with excitement, and smiled and agreed.

Needless to say, she also thought the voice was pleasant, although not as good as Brother Guang's.

As the fans got excited, the opponents all rolled their eyes speechlessly.

Piano concert, when has this happened before? This is an elegant concert, not an idol concert.

On the other hand, the well-known pianists from all over the world at the judging panel were very interested and full of expectations.

Anyone who really understands piano can tell that Zero Hour's piano skills are very high as long as they have watched the video.

However, that video alone is not enough to call him the first neon pianist, but how high the level is remains to be seen.

"This is a brief self-introduction. Can you please introduce the piece "Croatian Rhapsody" that I will perform for everyone tonight? What is the source of inspiration for the creation, and what kind of emotion do you want to express?"

The host was also reminded by the organizer and knew that the man in front of him had a very high level of piano. He smiled and asked.

"Even if the war burns everything and turns everything into ashes, we must rise from the ruins. Even if we have nothing, we must start from scratch."

Ling Shi pondered this question for a while and then said briefly.

"This emotion is worthy of praise. In other words, the passionate and high-pitched melody of this track is to express the emotion that makes people face difficulties and obstacles, but also face them and keep moving forward?"

In order to prevent the audience from not understanding it, the host read and understood it and then changed it to a more understandable expression.

"yes."

Ling Shi thought about it for a while and felt that this interpretation was okay, so he nodded.

"A great piano piece usually has its own story and meaning. Now, the meaning of "Croatian Rhapsody" has become clear. Please play this piece for us at Zero Hour."

When it came to this point, the host felt that he was not very talkative, and he did not forcefully pester him, but instead announced the end of his speech.

"etc."

After that, the host bowed his head and saluted the audience. Just as he was about to leave the stage, he was stopped.

"yes."

When the host heard this plea, he stopped and handed the microphone to him.

"I am here at Zero Hour, and I want to say sorry to all the fans who love and support me."

Ling Shi lowered his head in front of the microphone, faced the judges and audience in the audience, and spoke.

"???"

As soon as these words came out, the fans who were originally restless and excitedly looking forward to it were all shocked and didn't know where these words came from.

"Everyone came from all over the country to hear the live performance of "Croatian Rhapsody". But after serious consideration, I decided to change it to a classic piece of classical piano, that is Liszt's "The Bell". But please

Don't worry, I will never let you down."

Before anyone had time to react, Zero Hour added.

His words were calm, but they were like a meteorite falling from the sky and hitting the ground, causing turmoil and earthquakes in the grand concert hall of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.

"Liszt's "The Bell"?"

“Can he play ‘The Bell’?”

"real or fake?"

"This is impossible, how could he have such a level? If he really had this level, he would have become famous a long time ago. How could he become famous with such a very difficult modern piano piece like "Croatian Rhapsody"."

As soon as these words were spoken, both professionals and people who had been immersed in piano music for decades immediately became uneasy.

Liszt's "The Bell", this piece, throughout the hundreds of years of piano history, there are very few people who can play it well. It is recognized in the world as one of the most difficult piano pieces to play.

Franz Liszt, also known as the King of Piano, when he composed this piece, it was a world-shattering piece, because the difficulty of playing this piece was beyond the ability of ordinary pianists, and he had the unique ability to play it.

A power that astounds the audience.

It is no exaggeration to say that even looking at modern times, anyone who can play the piece "The Bell" is a piano master.

"What is Liszt's "The Bell"?"

Shiina Aoi was a little surprised when she heard this.

"Who is Liszt?"

Yuki Ichinose was also confused.

"Can Master Zero actually play Liszt's "The Bells"?"

Shizuka Kitajima was extremely excited when she heard these words.

For a time, many viewers who could not come to the scene and could only watch through TV broadcasts and online live broadcasts were also completely shocked.

"Mr. Kawai, does he want to change the track? Is this really okay?" At the same time, the host was also shocked, took a few steps back, turned around and lowered his head to communicate with the backstage in a low voice through the headset.

As the host, she has to deal with all emergencies, and she also has to communicate backstage.

"Okay, his agent has already told me about this."
To be continued...