Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist

It's over.

Du Bianwu thought to himself.

He took a deep breath, lowered his hands, and looked up at the ceiling of the concert hall.

The golden and resplendent decor, the lights so bright he could barely keep his eyes open.

His back was already soaked with sweat.

Indeed, it's a very challenging piece.....

But I did it!

Du Bianwu felt a surge of exhilaration in his heart.

He stood up, walked to the front of the stage, and bowed.

In an instant, the entire hall erupted in thunderous applause!

Even those who didn't understand piano couldn't help but be moved by the performance just now!

"(Although this piece isn't as nice as imagined... still, he played really well!)"

"(Yes, the fluctuation of the notes was very wide, but he connected them well, super fast!)"

"(Just listening to this, I feel his hand speed is terrifyingly strong!)"

"....."

Because it's an etude, it was composed primarily for piano skill practice.

So in terms of listening experience and emotion, it's not comparable to other pieces.

But this doesn't stop the audience from thinking Du Bianwu's piano skills are remarkable!

To be able to play a piece that might not be considered nice to the level where everyone feels exhilarated after listening.

This in itself is quite a remarkable skill!

...

In fact, Du Bianwu's performance would only impress the laymen as amazing.

The insiders almost found it overwhelming.

At this moment, in the lounge, Williams and Lloyd, who had already performed, were also marveling at Du Bianwu's performance.

"(I didn't expect a newcomer to have such powerful performance skills.)"

"(Such frequent interval jumps and technically complex rapid movements, even I may not achieve such accuracy!)"

"(The best newcomer has to be Mr. Du Bian, right? Who else in the finals is a first-time competitor?)"

"....."

"Lin Tian!"

With that said.

The chatting pianists suddenly choked.

Almost forgot this heavyweight!

This is the player who knocked out Nishikawa Yuubei in the preliminaries with "Croatian Rhapsody," now recognized by everyone.

If it's Lin Tian, then this duel is quite suspenseful!

"But, don't you all think....."

Pianist Lloyd paused, then said,

"Mr. Lin Tian's piano skills aren't actually very mature?"

"Indeed."

Williams solemnly agreed, "Mr. Lin Tian's piano feels empty inside to me. Although he has an outstanding expression ability, his basic skills are quite average."

In Williams's eyes, this feeling is very disjointed.

Obviously, one should have a large amount of practice, possessing strong enough basic skills to develop subsequent piano abilities.

But Mr. Lin Tian's piano is very unique.

It's a bit like an extreme talent party, who mastered highly sophisticated piano skills continuously in a very short time.

But due to the learning time being obviously less than the other pianists with twenty or thirty years of experience, it gives a feeling of being externally strong but internally weak.

"Then Mr. Du Bian's No. 43 Etude is trouble for Mr. Lin Tian!"

Equally as seasoned competitors.

Everyone quickly realized this point.

This piece clearly strikes right at Lin Tian's weakness!

Yet.

The two are the only two newcomers in the finals.

Both are each other's only competitors for best newcomer from their perspectives.

It just so happens to be such a coincidence!

To come up with such a targeted piece.

Very few people would choose to perform an etude.

To say it's coincidence is a bit far-fetched.

However, to say Du Bianwu knew Lin Tian's weakness before the competition even started, and knew they would be the only finalists... that's even more impossible.

Now, everyone just feels regretful.

"Encountering this piece, Mr. Lin Tian should be completely out of the running for best newcomer!"

"Yes, the gap in piano skills is difficult to make up for with song selection."

"Ah, what a pity. Mr. Lin Tian has such outstanding composing ability, I thought at least he could win an award in this competition!"

"....."

"Mr. Lin Tian."

"Hmm?"

Lin Tian looked up.

Nishikawa Yuubei stood in front of him.

"Mr. Lin Tian... can I call you that?"

"As you like."

"Mr. Lin Tian, it's my turn to go on stage, you're up next, prepare well, ganbatte!!"

Nishikawa Yuubei raised his fist to cheer for Lin Tian.

"Oh... oh."

Lin Tian nodded, "You too, good luck."

After speaking, Lin Tian watched Nishikawa Yuubei leave the lounge.

He then continued to fall deep into thought.

At this time, Yao Han finally stood up from his seat.

"I'm going back to my lounge, Mr. Lin Tian." The l.a%test$ ch$ap%te@r*s are u!p+l-oaded# f+i#r-s#t on M!|V|@L.E%3MPYR@.

Yao Han looked straight ahead, with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth,

"To wait for death or to go all out, it's up to you."

"..."

Only Lin Tian was left sitting alone on the chair.

In fact, saying that he wasn't moved by Du Bianwu's performance just now is impossible.

This guy is not as simple as he seems on the surface.

Although Lin Tian's own playing skills were not up to par, he had the judgment ability to evaluate playing skills.

With the level Du Bianwu demonstrated just now, saying it's within the top five of this competition is no understatement.

And Lin Tian?

Unknown.

His upper potential could rival someone like Gan Yanyu, but his lower potential is uncertain if he can even advance to the national competition level.

When performing solo, any pianist could tell that he is not a top-tier pianist.

The former relied perhaps on emotion and connection, the latter purely on piano skills.

The gap is so evident that Lin Tian now finds it hard to overcome in any way.

So then,

What other way is there?

Directly choosing a similarly highly difficult piece to clash head-on is clearly an unwise choice.

However, he cannot afford not to showcase enough playing ability.

Then, he can only play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.

In fact, those pianists evaluating him... were all wrong!

Lin Tian's "playing ability" is indeed lacking, but that's only limited to his mastery of the piano as an instrument.

In fact, playing ability has many facets.

For example, Lin Tian learned the most important aspect from Gan Yanyu—

Emotion.

Then, by ensuring to demonstrate a certain level of piano skills, through a performance full of emotion, perhaps he can make up for this shortcoming....

And fortunately enough.

The piece Lin Tian chose for the finals is exactly such a piece.

....

"Next, performing is Nishikawa Yuubei with his original Nocturne 'Silent Gate'."

With the announcement coming from the stage, Lin Tian immediately looked at the big screen.

After seeing Nishikawa Yuubei walk onto the stage with a radiant face.

His expression suddenly became a bit stiff.

Could it happen again??