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Her voice was much calmer. âWeiyang, I had something to tell you last night. Do you want to participate in the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition? This is a very prestigious award. Perhaps this stage will suit you.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAunt Lin, do you think Iâm suitable?â
âYouâre more suitable than all the students Iâve met. Itâs just that your mind wasnât on this before, so it wasnât appropriate for me to persuade you. But now, I think you can give it a try. This competition has two categoriesâ professionals and amateurs. The professional category is for students from music academies, while the amateur category is for people from other majors who love the piano. However, the awards for the two groups are actually the same. You know as well that sometimes, one doesnât have to be professional to have considerable skills and abilities.â
She explained in detail.
Qiao Weiyang listened quietly.
For a long time before this, Qiao Weiyang had indeed been delayed by the Qiao familyâs affairs and did not have time to think about these things.
Now was the perfect opportunity.
Soon, Qiao Weiyang received the registration letter from Mr. Lance.
Mr. Lance was more concerned about her career and future than she was.
After receiving the registration letter, Qiao Weiyang smiled and drove to the music academy.
When she arrived at the academy, she found a place to park the car and went to register.
There were not many people at the event location, but there were still two lines of people. She put on a mask and sunglasses, not wanting to cause a commotion because of her appearance.
One of the lines was for the professional category, while the other was for the amateur category.
The applicants for the professional category had to be people with relevant qualifications who had graduated from the piano major, while those in the amateur category had all kinds of people.
A woman in front of Qiao Weiyang was talking to a man in the same line as her.
âSenior, with you in the professional category this time, Iâm guessing the others will definitely tremble.â The woman who spoke sounded a little arrogant.
âRong Rong, itâs someone elseâs misfortune to have you in the amateur category, isnât it?â The manâs tone was also a little high up in the air.
Qiao Weiyang couldnât help but take another look at them. This woman looked quite beautiful. Her makeup was very exquisite, and her fingers were long. She was indeed very suitable to play the piano.
However, she looked very arrogant, seemingly looking down on everyone around her.
The woman called Rong Rong quickly walked to her seat and checked her personal information with the staff.
âLing Rong, yes, itâs me,â Ling Rong confirmed with the person in charge.
After she was done, Qiao Weiyang went forward.
âQiao Weiyang?â the staff asked.
âYes, thatâs me.â
Hearing Qiao Weiyangâs name, Ling Rong subconsciously turned around to take a look. Qiao Weiyang was wearing a hat and loose clothes. Ling Rong couldnât see her appearance and looked away.
âSenior, have you confirmed it?â she asked the man who had confirmed his slot in the professional category.
âItâs all done. Letâs go.â
Ling Rong said softly, âThe person who signed up after me seems to be Qiao Weiyang.â
âQiao Weiyang? That artiste who plays the piano well?â He also looked back. He didnât pay attention to the entertainment industry, so he didnât know many artistes.
However, he had heard about Qiao Weiyang playing the piano last time and had an impression of her.
âPlays well? Senior, youâre actually praising the tricks that artistes use to deceive their fans?â Ling Rong smiled and shook her head.
âThatâs true. Celebrities rely on heavy editing in post-production to trick their fans. They might not be able to step up to the challenge on the event location.
Only their fans will fall for it.â
âYes, thatâs why I often say that artistes should know their limits,â Ling Rong said with a shrug.
The two of them walked into a conference room together. There were two people sitting inside.
One of them was a graceful and elegant woman. She had taken good care of appearance and behaved appropriately. She was carrying a branded bag. When she saw Ling Rong enter, she smiled and asked, âRong Rong, have you confirmed your participation?â
âItâs confirmed, Mom. Senior and I are done with the process.â
âItâs all thanks to Dinghaoâs help that Rong Rong can participate in the competition this time. Rong Rong, you have to learn from him, do you understand?â
âOf course, Mom. Iâll definitely learn from Senior.â Ling Rong smiled and looked at Fan Dinghao.
âDinghao, you canât be arrogant either. Rong Rong has many redeeming qualities. You should engage in more discussions with her,â the man sitting beside the middle-aged woman said.
He was in his early 50s. He had long hair and the temperament of an artist.
The middle-aged lady smiled and said, âItâs good to let the two of them discuss things. Brother Fan, you specially came to guide Rong Rong and Dinghao this time. How are your other students? I heard that Lu Ke and Xu Wangzhi are both very promising students of yours.â
âLu Ke is not bad, but his wrist has always been a little problematic, which affects his strength. I donât think he has any hope of getting a good ranking in the international competition this time. As for Xu Wangzhi, itâs better not to say anything.â The middle-aged man picked up his teacup and took a sip. He clearly didnât take the two students who were just mentioned seriously. The middle-aged lady smiled. âSo this time, youâll only focus on guiding Dinghao and Rong Rong?â
âDinghao is my own son, and Rong Rong is your daughter. Of course, I have to spend the most effort to guide them,â the middle-aged man said with a smile. âOtherwise, wouldnât it be a waste of time to spend all my effort on those hopeless people?â
Ling Rong immediately said, âSo are Lu Ke and Xu Wangzhi still participating in the competition? Without their instructor, it wonât be easy for them to win an award with their own strength, right?â
The middle-aged lady said, âI heard that the academy found them a temporary instructor.â
âMom, who is it?â Ling Rong asked curiously. âThe most powerful big shot in the piano industry is Mr. Fan, and heâs sitting with us. Who else can Lu Ke and Xu Wangzhi find to guide them?â
A glint flashed across the middle-aged ladyâs face before she said, âSheâs just an unimportant teacher.â
âIâm afraid Lu Ke and Xu Wangzhi wonât be able to make it to the end,â Ling Rong said regretfully. âIf itâs another teacher, itâd indeed be very difficult for them to make another breakthrough.â
âThatâs right. Thatâs why you have to learn well from Mr. Fan,â the middle-aged lady said.
After saying that, she stood up and said, âAlright, itâs about time to go back. Letâs go.â
The middle-aged man also stood up and walked out with Ling Rong and Fan Dinghao.
The four of them chatted as they walked. Coincidentally, a woman was walking over. When the middle-aged woman saw her, her eyes flickered as she watched the woman approach..