"Hello, everyone, I am Wilson, a reporter from Dutch National Television. I am very happy to broadcast this quadrennial music event to the music fans around the world. I am now in the Music Center Hall in Utrecht, and behind me is the scene of the Liszt Cup International Piano Competition. There are now more than 6,000 audiences and journalists from all over the world. They are excitedly waiting for the beginning of this music feast, just like me...

…” In front of the live broadcast, Wilson, a reporter from Dutch National Television, held a microphone and hosted passionately. At this moment, it was less than ten minutes before the start of the game. Just now, Wilson also randomly interviewed some contestants and audiences. At this moment, he was standing in the middle aisle, less than 10 meters away from the stage behind him. This was an excellent shooting point, and many reporters next to him looked at him enviously, but this was the home court, and all they could do was envy.

The Liszt Cup International Piano Competition, which is once every four years, is a very important event for the Netherlands. The Netherlands is not a big country, but the artistic atmosphere is very strong. From the national level, it attaches great importance to the development of art. There are many art festivals every year, and the competitions are held here, and the specifications are very high. The Liszt Cup International Piano Competition is the most representative one. Because of this, this competition will be broadcast live by the state TV station. At this time, it is also the time when the Dutch TV station has the highest ratings. Music fans from all over the world cannot watch the competition live, and they will always find ways to find other channels. Previously, due to technical conditions, the competition could only be recorded. Since the TV station adopted the live broadcast of the previous competition, the ratings have risen sharply, and this session has naturally followed this system.

Li Li sat in the press seat and glanced at the position with some envy. Then he looked at the contestant's seat habitually. From his position, the people on the contestant's seat did not see clearly. In order to ensure that the contestants were not disturbed by the audience and the media during the competition, the organizing committee of the competition specially isolated their rest area and the audience area. Although this action was very considerate, the reporters were very dissatisfied. After all, they would have fewer opportunities for interviews.

What Li Li was looking for was Liu Yufan. In short, he and Liu Yufan are already "old friends". Liu Yufan left a deep impression on him several times before. Li Li felt good about Liu Yufan and thought he was a very potential pianist. This time he was interviewed by a mission from Taiwan. Li Li also hoped to interview Liu Yufan alone. But now it seems that at least his wish cannot be realized for the time being.

"Yufan, long time no see. I wonder if your piano level has improved. Can you create another miracle in this world-class event?" Li Li thought with some expectations. He was excited and debugged the professional equipment in his hand again to ensure that the camera and recorder work normally.

At 9 a.m., a beautiful Dutch host in a blue dress came to the center of the stage, held a microphone and bowed to the audience, and gave a charming smile.

"Oh, it's Michelle, the flower of Dutch TV. She looks so beautiful today!" An audience member from the Netherlands exclaimed.

"Yes, she is the host I like. I didn't expect that she would host today's competition. It's great!" Another audience member echoed happily.

Audiences and journalists from other countries also lit up when they saw this beautiful host. Suddenly, there were lights in the audience. Before Michelle could speak, she murdered a lot of films.

"Dear judges and friends, good morning everyone!" Michelle spoke fluently in English and smiled. As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of warm applause rang out from the audience.

"I'm very happy to be with you to welcome the quadrennial piano event - the Liszt Cup International Piano Competition. A total of 50 best piano players from all over the world participated in the competition. Many of them are already well-known young pianists in the piano industry. We have reason to believe that in the next week of competition, they will definitely present a wonderful competition for everyone." Michelle said, and used her hand to attract the direction of the contestants' seat, and there was another round of applause from the audience.

"This host is good, has a good temperament and is quite generous." Looking at Mi Xue on the stage, Liu Yufan nodded and exclaimed.

"You guy, are you so depressed when you see a beautiful woman?" Wang Yujia said with dissatisfaction as she looked at Liu Yufan and praising Mixue.

"Hehe, there is no, I'm just talking." Liu Yufan explained with a smile.

"Didi~~~" The phone rang, and Liu Yufan took it out and saw it, but it was a text message.

"Xiaofan, come on, let's wait for your good news!" Looking at the news sent by Sister Ya, Liu Yufan showed a satisfied smile on his face, as if he had added a lot of motivation at once.

"Sister, don't worry, I won't lose." Liu Yufan held the phone, his eyes emitting a confident light!

"Didi~~~" Another text message rang out. Liu Yufan opened it and saw that it was from the little girl Chen Siying.

"Junior brother, the competition is about to start. It's so good. If you win, please give me Tangtang~~~" At the end of the text message, a smiling face was attached with punctuation. Seeing this symbol, Liu Yufan seemed to see Chen Siying's naughty and cute elf-like face, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

"Oh, Liu Yufan, why are you giggling? Who sent the text message so happily? It's your girlfriend." Wang Yujia looked at Liu Yufan and was distracted, and pointed him lightly with her elbow, and teased her.

"Haha, it's okay." After hearing Wang Yujia's words, Liu Yufan explained a few embarrassingly, and then put his phone back in his pocket.

"Hehe, I'm not frank about Bank of Communications. Look, that's it. It's your beautiful senior sister. By the way, I haven't seen her for a long time. Where is she now?" Wang Yujia suddenly started to gossip.

"Oh, she is studying in the United States now." Liu Yufan felt a little distressed when he thought of Siying going to the other side of the ocean for himself. Outsiders looked at them and saw only the infinite scenery on the surface, but they could not see the hardships they endured far beyond ordinary people. Liu Yufan knew that Siying was working hard for herself and her future, so what was wrong with him? Their relationship was destined to be very difficult.

Liu Yufan's mind was interrupted by a burst of applause from the stage. When he looked closely, it was the host Mi Xue who had already begun to introduce the judges of Da Jia.

"There are five judges for this Leicester Cup International Piano Competition. They are: Mr. Gary Grafman, the president of the Curtis Conservatory of Music in the United States, a famous pianist and pianist educator!"

A gray-headed and short-sized American man stood up, with a kind smile on his face, not looking like a piano master at all, but like an old man in the family. But everyone in the audience knew that this old man was the top pianist in the world today, a pianist known as the "Left Hand of God". He has trained countless excellent pianists himself, and is a true legendary figure!

Only a person of his level is qualified to sit here and award awards to the world's top piano geniuses!

Seeing his teacher sitting in the judges' seat, and in the center, Lang Lang seemed a little excited and began to talk about the teacher's affairs to Liu Yufan and others.

"The famous pianist, chief piano of the Royal Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Russia, Mr. Yepgeni Kissin!" With Michelle's introduction, a Kissin, wearing a white suit, sat close to Gary Grafman, stood up and bowed to the crowd below the stage. He still had an iconic explosive head, with a proud smile on his thin face. No matter what occasion, the pianist acted like a nobleman, just like Mozart once. And he did have the capital to be arrogant in front of piano geniuses all over the world. Because he was excellent enough!

"A famous Russian pianist, a tenured honorary professor at Tchaikovsky Conservatory of Music, Mr. Berezovsky!" With Michelle's introduction, Berezovsky stood up and nodded to the audience in the audience with a smile. Compared to Kissing, he seemed a little casual. In fact, if this was not the Liszophrenic Piano Competition, he would basically not invite a pianist like him to serve as a judge. Because compared to other professional pianists, Berezovsky has a somewhat "playful" nature. If it weren't for his Liszophrenic playing, the position of this judge would not be his turn.

"Mr. Christian Zimmermann, a famous Polish pianist!" With Michelle's introduction, Zimmermann, with silver hair and a handsome face, stood up and bowed to the audience. Unlike Kissin's arrogance and Berezovsky's casualness, Zimmermann's every move exudes a sense of rigor. This is also related to his good at playing Beethoven's works. Although he is sitting here and smiling at the moment, he is rigorous and cold in front of the piano. His interpretation of Beethoven's works is master level! This is also a very weighty judge.

"The end is the famous pianist and composer Mr. Hiroshi from Nihong." With Michelle's introduction, Hiroshi, who was wearing a black suit and a bright bald head, stood up with a smile and bowed to the audience below.

Looking at Joe Hashi on the stage, Liu Yufan sighed slightly. No matter how he doesn't like the country, he must admit that Joe Hashi is indeed an indescribable genius in terms of piano art achievements. His composition style is his own, and many classic works have influenced more than a generation. Compared to him, there are indeed not many world-class pianists and composers in China who can be praised.

"If Chinese pianos want to rise up, they have to make great efforts." Liu Yufan sighed.

After Michelle introduced the five judges, she briefly explained the rules of the competition. She immediately asked the contestants and referees to take the oath on stage respectively, and the competition officially kicked off! (To be continued)
Chapter completed!