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Even more improbably,

he was also invited to participate in the Xiao Bang International Piano Competition.

why?!

How did he manage that?!

Looking through all the information on Lin Tian, it's not hard to see.

This guy is a pure "celebrity"!

A concoction of entertainment companies, a product of their efforts.

He's a very successful "merchandise".

He doesn't have anything to do with being a "musician"!

If that's all there was to it, fine. The entertainment industry is so filthy, this kind of nonsense is nothing new.

But Sarah expressed her outrage in the video:

This "fraudster", without any Music Academy background or competition history, manages to get invited to the Xiao Bang International Competition by deception and trickery!

You release albums, become a superstar, nobody cares.

But when you cheat your way into an international competition, desecrating our revered halls, that's a problem!

It's a great insult to other pianists and to the Xiao Bang IP!

It's an enormous blow to the reputation that the Xiao Bang International Piano Competition has built over the years!

...

As soon as the video was posted,

it immediately caused a huge stir in the entire music circle.

At first, there were fans from Japan and Korea who had been following "Moonlight and Cat", as well as Chinese netizens who had climbed over the firewall, trying to explain.

They brought out live-streaming videos of "improvisational composing", trying to explain to foreign netizens.

But in the tsunami of doubt, they were instantly drowned out.

Everyone thought that even live broadcasts could be easily faked!

And from start to finish, there was not a single solid piece of evidence as proof.

[(I've seen it, this 'Moonlight and Cat' actually has a really good reputation inside China! Oh my god, what's the IQ of Chinese netizens? Why do they believe this??)]

[(The decline of China's music scene has its reasons. It's shocking that such a fraudster is adored by everyone!)]

[(I think any person with a normal intellect would never believe that these pieces were written by Moonlight alone!)]

[(Even Nishikawa Yuubei, who I consider the most talented young composer right now, would need at least three months to compose a major work!)]

While many netizens were angry,

there were also some who maintained a more rational opinion.

[(If it really were fake, the Tokyo International Art Association would be able to tell, wouldn't they? Besides, there are many pianists there who get along well with Lin Tian.)]

[(Maybe he's a once-in-five-hundred-years genius?)]

But no one was buying these arguments.

Quite a few netizens were convinced that the Tokyo International Art Association had taken money and made a deal with Lin Tian's company "Le Yun".

That's hardly a rare occurrence!

Xiao Bang has always been a performance competition, without strict participation requirements.

Unlike "Rui Zi International Piano Competition", which is recognized as the number one world piano competition in terms of prestige, where you have to win enough national championships in your own country within the year to qualify.

Every year, there are individual musicians who participate in Xiao Bang by splurging money.

Netizens were sure Lin Tian was such an artist, trying to gain exposure through splurging money on the competition, and then scam people even more when he returned home.

This kind of thing isn't rare.

But this time, this guy was just too much. Not only was his resume completely empty, but at the age of 18, he also gained such high visibility on live streaming, really just grinding everyone's IQ into the ground.

And there are so many brainless netizens who think it's real!

For a time, the entire international music community was in a chaotic debate, which is understandable.

...

In reality, to Western netizens, if this "Lin Tian" was really a super genius with those one in ten thousand odds,

breaking through the doubts would be very simple.

–– Prove it with the piano in the competition. This version was sourced from M|V|L^EMPYR.

Due to the rising heat, Sarah quickly released a second video, dedicated solely to "Lin Tian".

It seems she felt that as a public figure, she couldn't be too absolute in her statements.

In the new video, she said,

If "Lin Tian" really is a product pushed by capital to gain exposure in international competitions like Xiao Bang,

then his piano skills must be terrible!

Because it's just about splurging money for a walk-through, he can't be very capable.

Even if he plays "passably well".

Sarah also said: Can't admit it! (Can't recognize it!)

Just being "not bad" isn't good enough.

A pianist with such compositional ability, his talent can't be limited to composition; his piano skills must also be first-rate.

Whether he is a professional pianist or not, Sarah can tell from a single listen!

If an 18-year-old prodigy has world-class piano performance ability,

then it also becomes not so hard to accept that he has such compositional talent.

Of course,

Sarah still said that she thinks it's almost impossible.

Afterward, after "Lin Tian's" performance, she will release another video to harshly criticize the Tokyo International Art Association, and the domestic entertainment culture in Tian Chao!

...

...

Back at the hotel, Lin Tian, who had watched the entire drama unfold on his phone from start to end, found the whole spectacle deliciously entertaining.

At this moment, I am caught between laughter and tears.

I never expected the issue that has been beaten to death by netizens at home

to be picked up and continued by foreign netizens after going international.

It's even possible that this will follow Lin Tian throughout his entire career.

There's no helping it.

Who wouldn't find it hard to believe upon first hearing about such a highly productive musical superstar?

Besides,

you can't blame them for making such a huge fuss.

After all, the fact that Lin Tian "has no background or resume" is something that just can't be cleaned up.

Originally, Lin Tian had an advantage by participating in this competition.

And since he has an edge, it's quite reasonable for him to be questioned and even attacked now.

However, the good news is

that Lin Tian has got the attention he wanted.

Even more explosive attention than he had imagined.

Overnight, Lin Tian has gone from an unknown pianist to potentially the most watched pianist in this competition, aside from Alves Burke and Nishikawa Yuubei.

Even though it's negative attention.

But Lin Tian is still quite optimistic.

What's the big deal!

Let these people curse if they want.

After all, all it takes is one amazing performance to put an end to it all.

It's no big deal.

It's not like he hasn't suffered through this at home before.

...

The next day, Lin Tian got up early and, along with He Zhichen and Gan Yanyu, left for the Tokyo International Music Hall to prepare for the competition's dress rehearsal.

However, just as they left the hotel,

suddenly,

a person wearing a raincoat, with the hood pulled low over the face,

charged towards Lin Tian!

"Die!!"

In their hand, a gleaming knife!

He Zhichen was shocked, but it was too close for him to react in time as he was standing in front.

But Gan Yanyu, at the very first moment, stepped in front of Lin Tian.

Lin Tian quickly pushed Gan Yanyu aside, then dodged the knife with a side step, grabbed the man's wrist, and twisted it.

"Ah!!"

The man dropped the knife and screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

"Bang!"

Then, Lin Tian landed a solid punch right on the man's face.

Two bloody teeth flew out of his mouth.

No cooldown at all.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Tian grabbed the man's arm, executed a shoulder throw, and fiercely flung him away.

The man hit the ground hard, emitting an incredibly painful moan.

"....."

The whole incident took place in less than 5 seconds.

He Zhichen and Gan Yanyu were struck dumb.

The staff running out of the hotel were also dumbfounded.

"Teacher Lin Tian..."

He Zhichen looked at Lin Tian, his eyes filled with a hint of fear,

"Have you always been this tough?!"

Snatching a blade barehanded...such clean and efficient moves, hard to believe he had never dabbled in some shady stuff before!

Meanwhile, the man lying on the ground,

struggled, emitting a trembling and resentful voice:

"I...I won't let you...let someone full of lies like you...defile the honor of Master Sato Saburo...!"

Was attacking me to prevent me from joining the competition?

Lin Tian was speechless.

"Really seems like something only a crazy Japanese person would do!"

He Zhichen adjusted his glasses and couldn't help but let out a direct diss.

Fortunately, the Japanese staff nearby didn't understand, otherwise a more intense confrontation would have ensued.

Soon, the hotel's manager came out and immediately came over, nervously wringing his hands:

"We've called the police!"

"I'm very sorry, Teacher Lin Tian, for the scare. This happened right at our hotel, we'll take full responsibility!"

Looking at the chaos before him.

"....."

He Zhichen stood beside Lin Tian and sighed,

"Teacher Lin Tian, you should understand now."

"This competition has reached the point where you have to win..."