Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist

"I originally thought I could get a hug from Mr. Gan after the competition."

Lin Tian sighed, his tone resembling that of a husband who has worked hard all day and returns home only to find no embrace from his wife, a mixture of helplessness and bitterness.

"Only once a month, and it's already been used."

Gan Yanyu wasn't buying Lin Tian's act; she blinked, "Can't cross the line again."

It seemed,

If he gets too complacent, he might get tortured by Little Gan.

"I came to check on you, is your body okay?" Gan Yanyu asked.

Obviously.

As a top-tier performer herself, Gan Yanyu also noticed Lin Tian's oddity during the final part.

"I thought you'd collapse right after playing; you look so lively instead."

Gan Yanyu's eyes widened slightly in surprise.

More than that.

Lin Tian thought to himself.

Right now, he feels like he could run a couple more laps and play another two pieces.

The potion's effect lasts for a full half hour.

The effect hasn't worn off yet; Lin Tian is still going strong.

Come to think of it, it's pretty cool.

This potion was obtained from a task before the Yingqin Cup.

Lin Tian never had the chance to use it, so he ended up forgetting about it.

But in a critical moment, it really came through!

However, if you look into it.

This potion, essentially, only increased Lin Tian's endurance, with some elements of cheating involved.

But if Lin Tian hadn't realized a new method of playing in the first half, he wouldn't have come this far.

Lin Tian now realized.

The further he walks down the path of "performance," the more he appreciates the value of Mr. Gan as the Great Demon King of string music.

Previously, when he hadn't set foot on this path and was only composing and accompanying, he didn't have such a deep understanding.

Not until Lin Tian also became a soloist and reached this level did he understand.

No wonder Gan Yanyu's performances are always praised with such exaggerated terms by her competitors and judges.

Behind it, starting to learn piano from a young age, she must have put in an immense amount of effort.

"Little Gan."

Lin Tian said, "In the past, you've also worked hard."

"Huh??"

Gan Yanyu looked puzzled.

...

...

All the pianists in the finals have finished performing.

Next is the tense discussion session for the competition review committee.

Various respected media outlets and music critics will also join in, conducting evaluations for awards other than the gold, silver, and bronze prizes.

This period is often the most excruciating.

Contestants can only sit and wait anxiously in the break room, waiting for the judgement to arrive.

Fortunately, at this time, contestants' family members and agents are allowed in.

For a moment, people were coming and going at the break room entrance, delivering meals and water.

However, many found it hard to swallow.

Mainly because they're too nervous.

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Players who already know they have no chance are quite relaxed, just waiting to see the drama.

The leading few players were visibly so nervous that they kept swiping on their phones, but couldn't focus on playing anything, switching apps back and forth on their home screens.

The whole break room... was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.

In fact, to everyone, the suspense of this competition wasn't initially this big.

Everyone already had predictions for the top three, even for the four special awards.

Which contestants have universally recognized strength, and which ones have a significant advantage in certain aspects, everyone knew.

But unexpectedly, two pianists with no background appeared in this competition.

One is Du Bianwu, the other is Lin Tian.

The appearance of these two completely disrupted the pattern of this competition.

Lin Tian, in particular, became the hottest topic in this competition with the exceptional performance of his two original pieces.

If he could place in the top three, the suspense wouldn't be that big.

The crux is that with such a profile, he shouldn't have made it, yet he became the troublemaker of the entire competition, stirring things up again and again....

The scores of everyone's performances were more or less blocked by his "Nocturne," inevitably getting affected.

Now everyone is left in a daze.

In fact,

Not just the contestants.

Soon, He Zhichen brought Lin Tian some news.

He sat next to Lin Tian, looking at the message on the tablet, and couldn't help but nearly burst into laughter.

"Mr. Lin Tian, according to some online sources... it seems the judges are also arguing now."

"Arguing?"

"They say your name is being mentioned the most on site."

He Zhichen adjusted his glasses, wearing an expression of sheer delight,

"I guess, they also don't know how to evaluate your performance, do they?"

"The ulterior motives of Xiao Bang International are being exposed; since it's a showcase, the top spots were practically pre-decided, shouldn't be the case of few performers, but couldn't have expected such a disparity in performance this time, right?"

"If they give you a low ranking, it wouldn't be easy to explain to the public either."

"Unexpectedly, even those arrogant old men have such a headache-inducing day."

Saying this, He Zhichen laughed heartily again. It seems such a situation really hit his funny bone.

Even though he didn't say it outright.

But Lin Tian could already sense the implication in his words.

——The Newcomer Award is likely in the bag.

And who knows, there might be a surprising bonus.....

"Mr. Nishikawa."

Lin Tian just happened to see Nishikawa Yuubei sitting not far away, so he proactively walked over.

"Congratulations, Lin Tian."

Seeing Lin Tian approach, Nishikawa Yuubei, despite looking somewhat weary, perked up and smiled at Lin Tian,

"After this competition, you should be fully famous in our Japanese piano community."

As musicians, most of the time, what we aim for is that "fame."

The so-called overnight success.

Truly makes one envious.

"I'm sorry," Lin Tian said.

He actually wasn't very concerned about competition awards or rankings, but having overshadowed Nishikawa twice, generating buzz, and now he's still speaking for himself.

Lin Tian genuinely felt a bit embarrassed.

Perhaps he should write a piece for him, not giving copyright but usage rights, let him use it in the next competition....

No... doing so seems like it would humiliate him even more!

"Ah, there's nothing to be sorry about. At the end of the day, it's just inferior skills."

Nishikawa Yuubei sighed deeply,

"Rather than blaming bad luck, twice having chosen the same genres as Lin Tian, it's better to blame my own lack of ability, for not creating a more exceptional piece."

Nishikawa Yuubei stood up, relieved,

"Regardless of the final outcome, I'll accept it!"

"....."

The words just fell.

At this moment, the broadcast announced:

"The 2025 Xiao Bang International Piano Competition award ceremony is about to begin!"