Liang Bo's musical instrument was a simple bamboo flute. After the venue fell silent, the flute began to play. The sound was melodious and clear. Qining listened to it and found the melody quite beautiful.
Amidst the sound of the flute, Qi Ning suddenly thought that Zhuo Xian'er was good at the guqin. If Xian'er came to the scene, he didn't know whether he would be able to get a ranking here.
Although the sound of Liang Bo's flute is beautiful, it is obviously much weaker than the sound of Zhuo Xian'er's guqin.
It's not that the sound of the guqin is better than the sound of the flute, but that Zhuo Xian'er embodies his feelings for the qin and can taste the flavor of life from the sound of the qin. Liang Bo's flute playing skills are also good, but it is difficult to attract people. It is more difficult to stir up people's inner feelings.
When the sound of the flute disappeared, Liang Bo saluted to the judges' table and the surroundings again, and many people cheered.
The five judges didn't say anything, each had their own concerns. Except for Zhuo Qingyang, the others each recorded their scores in the scorebook.
The next person to play was a disciple from Yunshan Academy, but the musical instrument was an erhu.
Several major academies performed one after another. To be fair, the contestants sent by the major academies are definitely the best at controlling musical instruments. They can give full play to the advantages of the instruments, and the music they play is either exciting or exciting. Desolate or melodious, each has its own merits.
However, except for the one from Qionglu Academy who still made Qining feel a little emotional, the others' music was wonderful but difficult to resonate with.
But if you think about it carefully, this situation is not surprising.
The eight major academies are quite strict in selecting disciples. Not only do they have strict requirements on intelligence, but they also have restrictions on age. Especially those who are older, the eight major academies will not easily admit them into the academy.
Qi Ning saw the disciples from the eight major academies participating in the competition, and the oldest one was no more than thirty years old. This also shows that the eight major academies really focus on cultivating young talents.
Most of these people studied hard since childhood, achieved local results, and then were recommended to larger academies. Step by step, they finally reached the eight major academies in the capital. Among them, they probably did a lot of thorny things, but they did it all day long. There are not many people who study hard and have real social experience.
Such students naturally have good professional skills. They may be able to perform well in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but it is extremely difficult to stand out from the crowd.
After the Eighth College performance was over, Qining turned around and asked with a smile: "Sir, can you arrange for one of you to compete?"
The eight girls looked at each other but said nothing. Qining frowned and said, "Don't you have any arrangements, sir?"
Xiaoyao finally said: "Mr. Zhuo said that you will arrange everything. Only a few of us will be with you. We will do whatever you arrange."
Qi Ning suddenly became speechless and couldn't help but look towards Zhuo Qingyang. He saw that Zhuo Qingyang was also looking over here, stroking his beard with his hand, looking calm and relaxed.
"Then if any of you think you have a good tune, please recommend yourself." Qining chuckled.
A woman couldn't help but said: "Actually... our academies actually don't learn much about music, and... the people in the Eighth College are very good at music. Even if we really go up, we can't compare with them."
"oh?"
"You are sir, better than us." Su Zixuan suddenly said calmly: "We can't compare with them. If you have the ability, you can fight on behalf of Qionglin Academy. Didn't Mr. Zhuo ask you to represent Qionglin Academy?"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Su Zixuan, it seems that you just don't have a long memory and always want to play against me. How about I send you up?"
"I...!" Su Zixuan glanced at Qining and gritted her teeth: "I won't go."
"You don't even want to go. With your abilities, I'm just worried that people will laugh at you and lose the face of Qionglin Academy." Qining chuckled and asked Xiaoyao: "Xiaoyao, how is your piano skill?"
Xiaoyao shook her head, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she just said softly: "I... I can only play the flute...!"
Qining immediately understood that not everyone can learn this piano skill. If you want to learn the music, you will naturally need the guidance of a specialized musician.
Xiaoyao's mother once lived on the Qinhuai River, and was naturally quite proficient in music. However, it was not easy to find a guqin to teach Xiaoyao qin skills. A guqin is inherently valuable, and it is often needed. Maintenance, the annual maintenance fee spent on the guqin is a large expense.
Yao's mother obviously did not have the conditions for Xiao Yao to learn the piano skills, but the cost of the dongxiao was relatively low, so it was reasonable for Xiaoyao to learn the dongxiao from Yao's mother.
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Just right, Xiaoyao, then you can naturally understand the music score?"
Xiaoyao was stunned for a moment, but still nodded.
Qi Ning glanced at the girls and asked, "Is any of you good at playing the piano?"
Several people looked at each other, and all of them looked at Su Zixuan. Qining's eyes fell on Su Zixuan and asked: "They are all looking at you. Are you really good at playing the piano?"
A woman said: "Mr. Qi, Zixuan's piano skills are second to none among us. Even Mr. Zhuo has praised her."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Then I really don't believe it."
Su Zixuan frowned and said, "It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not. I don't care if you believe it."
"If you really know how to play the piano, can you understand this music score?" Qi Ning suddenly took out two pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Su Zixuan. Su Zixuan glanced at them for a few times and frowned: "What's wrong with such a simple music score? can't read?"
Qi Ning said: "That's good, Su Zixuan, Xiaoyao, I will send you two to fight this time."
Su Zixuan and Xiaoyao were both stunned, never expecting Qining to make such a decision.
"Since Qionglin Academy is participating in the competition, it will naturally strive for the best ranking." Qining looked solemn, "You have also seen that many people always look down on our Qionglin Academy. If the annual book fair is just a foil, then Qionglin Academy will also We can only make a living under the protection of Mr. Zhuo forever. If we want Qionglin Academy to be truly respected by others, we must show our true ability."
The girls looked at each other and all looked at Qining.
"Su Zixuan, I am sending you to fight today. I don't care who you are or whether you and I have any grudges." Qi Ning stared at Su Zixuan, then looked at Xiaoyao, "You two just need to remember that this time you are Doing your best for Qionglin Academy is also fighting for the woman's reputation." After a pause, he asked: "Are you willing?"
Su Zixuan frowned and looked at Xiaoyao. Both of them were hesitant, but Xiaoyao finally nodded slightly and said, "I will do whatever you ask me to do, sir."
Su Zixuan heard Xiaoyao's promise. Although she was still a little hesitant, she nodded after a moment.
"That's very good. This music score is very simple. Take a look at it first, and I'll ask them to prepare the instruments." Qi Ning said seriously: "This piece of music requires an ensemble of piano and flute. If you are half-hearted and have your own thoughts, this piece of music will not work." It’s considered ruined, but as long as you listen to my gestures and focus on this piece of music, there won’t be any big problems. Remember, the piano and flute must match.”
At this moment, Xue Danqing was heard saying loudly: "The eight major academies have completed their performances. Can Qionglin Academy discuss who should be sent to perform?"
Qi Ning stood up, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, in this competition of piano skills, can only one person compete?"
Xue Danqing was startled, then said: "This has always been the rule, but... there is no special rule that only one person is allowed, but only one song is allowed."
"In other words, even if I send two or three people, but they play the same song, they can still participate in the competition?"
Xue Danqing thought for a moment, turned to the judges' table, whispered a few words, and quickly turned around and said: "You can send a few people to perform in the ensemble together, but even if the other people's music is excellent, as long as one of them is wrong, , then it will affect everyone, and the score will not be too high, just think about it yourself."
Qi Ning nodded slightly and understood in his heart that if only one person is sent on the stage, the rhythm control is controlled by the individual. As long as the technique is superb and the control is proper, there will be no big problems. However, if several people are sent at the same time, even if one of them has a good tune, the other person will not be able to control the rhythm. Once one person has deviations in collaboration, the score of the entire group will naturally be greatly affected.
Zhuo Qingyang stroked his beard gently and looked at Qining thoughtfully. He was quite surprised when he saw Su Zixuan and Xiaoyao coming out together.
For the music competition, it would be better if the contestants bring their own musical instruments. Otherwise, the organizer, Longchi Academy, will provide musical instruments.
Qi Ning asked Longchi Academy for a guqin and a flute. These two instruments are actually the most common musical instruments. They were quickly sent over. Everyone present saw it and disagreed. They thought that the piano and flute ensemble was not the best. What a big deal, people who like music will often play in this combination.
Su Zixuan knelt down and sat in front of the guqin. After all, she was born in the Hou Mansion. Although her temperament was tainted with unruly and willful temperament, she still had the temperament of a lady due to the influence of the environment in the Hou Mansion. She learned the piano since she was a child, and her piano skills were actually quite good. Weak, gently tune the strings and get ready.
When Xiaoyao got the flute, she wiped it with a silk scarf to check if there were any flaws in the flute.
Both of them read Qining's music score carefully. For the two people who have been influenced by music for a long time, they have seen a lot of music scores, and many of them are extremely complicated. However, Qining's simple music score The two of them just scanned the music score a few times, and they roughly understood how to play it. The music score clearly marked the rise and fall of the guqin and dongxiao. Some of them were played separately, but in critical places, they matched each other. The rhythm The mastery of it is really extremely important.
It's just that this piece of music is too simple, and both of them feel uneasy. They think that it's a bit natural to compete with the music masters from the eight academies with just such a piece of music.
Qi Ning did not return to his position, but stood in front of Su Zixuan and Xiaoyao. Everyone was staring at the center of the field. Qi Ning smiled at the two and asked softly: "Are you ready?"
The two of them glanced at each other and nodded slightly. Qi Ning once again told him: "Don't worry about anything else. Just think about the score." Suddenly he raised his right hand and picked it up with two fingers, looking at Su Zixuan who was ready to pick it up. With her fingers, Su Zixuan's jade hand touched the strings, and a melodious yet desolate sound curled up.