The third assessment in 2016 of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Paris was different for Qi Mu, but for the rest of the academy, apart from the usual nervous expectations, it seemed that compared with the previous assessments, there was no difference. the difference.
This time the assessment was still held in the concert hall just north of the academy. A total of dozens of outstanding students from the whole academy performed their best repertoires to show their learning achievements during this period.
During Qi Mu's two previous assessments, Professor Akkad was always absent. According to his words: "This kind of thing is the college's test for you, not for our professors. Don't go, don't go!"
But maybe Professor Akade also knows... This time is very likely to be the last time for his students to participate in the whole school assessment, so this time, he rarely went to the backstage of the college concert hall with Qi Mu in advance, and asked a few words similar to It's as if he has changed his personality when he says "have you wiped the rosin?" and "is the pitch adjusted?"
Derain was bewildered from the side, he didn't understand at all, how could the always "cold" Professor Akkad suddenly become so long-winded
But Qi Mu listened carefully with some moving, and took every word of his teacher into his heart.
Why has Professor Akkad become so meticulous and careful these days
Qi Mu, who knew his own teacher very well, knew that because... this awkward-looking master was also very reluctant to part with himself.
Although he kept saying things like "you have to graduate early and go out for a career", "you are wasting your youth in academy, you have to go out and know", but in fact...
Even if he was Reed Arkad, he was just a lonely old man.
Seriously answering the almost unquestionable question, "Did you memorize the score correctly?" Qi Mu couldn't help but put the violin into the piano case, and suddenly stretched out his arms, hugged it tightly and kept talking. old man.
The young man's sudden embrace made Professor Akkad's voice stop abruptly. He felt the youth's energetic temperature in a daze, only to hear Qi Mu whisper: "Teacher... I will work hard, I will never let you down, I will never let you down. You will lose face."
This sentence means that in tonight's assessment, Qi Mu will strive to be the first to satisfy Professor Akkad. At the same time, he is also saying... In the days when he leaves the academy in the future, he will continue to work hard and not let Professor Akkad be disappointed.
The young man spoke sweet and tender words in a low and pleasant voice, even if he had a quirky temper like Professor Akkad, he couldn't help but sour his nose, after a while, he snorted softly and said, "If you dare not work hard, , in the future... don't say that you are my student in the future!"
The content of what he said was reproach, but the tone was as if a loving elder was looking at his most beloved junior, which warmed Qi Mu's heart and made a promise in a low voice.
When the assessment really started and some students were already performing on stage, Professor Akkad looked at Qi Mu hesitantly, as if he had something to say to him. But when the latter asked, he shook his head, and after a few words again, he returned to the professor's seat in the auditorium.
After watching Professor Akkad leave, Derain carefully walked to Qi Mu's side, touched him secretly, and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Qi, why today... Professor Akkad is so weird? You know it happened. What's the matter? This is not like the old Professor Akkad!"
"Maybe it's because... Today is my third assessment?"
Hearing this, Derain was stunned for a long time, then suddenly made an "ah" and exclaimed: "God! So, Xiao Qi, you have already participated in the assessment three times? Wait... If I remember correctly, it seems that you only need three consecutive tests. If you get the first place in the assessment, you can graduate from the academy?!!!”
Since Qi Mu joined the academy orchestra, the relationship with these classmates has become much closer. Some of them heard from their tutors that "you can graduate with the first place in the three assessments". He asked Qi Mu about it, and Qi Mu naturally admitted it without concealment.
"Well, Derain... This is indeed my third review."
"Oh my god!!! I forgot such an important thing!!!"
Delan was amazed for a long time, Qi Mu smiled helplessly and comforted him, promising that even if he accidentally graduated tonight, he would definitely come back to see them often. But Derain never recovered, until the old enemy of the piano department came on stage, and Derain changed the subject all of a sudden.
"Hey Xiaoqi... Lanster will not graduate until he has one more assessment. If you graduate... I'm afraid our violin department will have to beat him very hard again."
Hearing Derain's lost and low voice, Qi Mu turned to look at the stage covered by the spotlight lantern.
I saw the principal of the piano department, Lanster, pressing his fingers lightly on the black and white keys, playing elegant and gentle music. Not far from the grand piano, there was a generous and attractive blonde girl sitting. She lowered her head and pulled her cello. The tone was rich and mellow, like a deep sea.
They are playing Frey's "Sicilian Dance", the elegant cello seems to be a low sigh, and sad tears are shed in the dance with the piano. In such a gentle and quiet music, the sound describes a beautiful pastoral scenery, but it is like a mirror, which can only be seen, not touched, and is as fragile as nostalgia.
The cello is played by Aina, the principal of the cello department of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Conservatory in Paris. Although her level has not reached the level of Lanster, the piece she is currently playing makes Qi Mu also moved.
"Blinded by hatred," Derain snorted softly and whispered: "Lanster and Aina are actually performing together, these two guys are so bad, they want to get the money in this despicable way. Victory?! This is absolutely impossible!"
Qi Mu said with a low smile, "But they did play really well."
The tall and direct Swiss guy glared: "Xiao Qi, how can you praise our enemy so much?! Don't you have something to say in China... Hey, how do you say it? Anyway, what is it that you don't say good things about yourself, but instead praise the enemy? , this is very wrong!"
Qi Mu raised his eyes and thought for a while: "Increasing others' morale, destroying your own prestige?"
Derain nodded vigorously: "That's right, that's it! This guy Lanster is too nasty. He knows that he can't surpass you, so he will bring Aina with him! Hmph, the two of them will definitely make the judges feel more comfortable. Excellent, it's so despicable! No, Xiao Qi, let's play an ensemble too, let's defeat him together!"
Qi Mu was quite speechless: "...You also played "Spring" this time?"
Derain froze all of a sudden: "No..."
Qi Mu looked at the Swiss guy who exuded "I'm so sad why I didn't choose "Spring" all over his body with tears and laughter. After he comforted the other side a few words, Derain revived and started cursing the "despicable" group again. the little man.
This time Qi Mu's lottery was in a later order, so he didn't appear until most of the violin department, including Derain, had performed their own performances.
At this time, almost all the students have performed their own performances, and the attention of the judges and the audience is no longer all on the stage.
Such a situation is very unfavorable for any player. Even if the level is close, the judges will not patiently listen to each of his notes, and will only give an ordinary score hastily.
But when Qi Mu came on stage with his violin, the slightly noisy sound off the stage suddenly stopped. All the audience, including the ten judges, looked at the "famous" black-haired young man seriously, and there were subtle discussions from the stage—
"This is Qi Mu?"
"I heard that his level is very good, but the London Philharmonic offered him an olive branch last time, but he refused."
"Well, I also heard about this, but it seems that this time there are also many bands that came for him specifically. I don't know what his level is..."
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These whispered voices did not disturb Qi Mu's thoughts.
Under the bright stage lights, he put the violin on his shoulders calmly and calmly, and was about to raise his bow, but before he moved, he suddenly heard a gasp from the audience, and some people even sighed directly—
"God! That's... who is that?!"
Hearing such strange words, Qi Mu looked up at the bottom of the stage in surprise, only to see that the audience, who had just been talking non-stop, were now focusing their eyes on the direction behind him, and their eyes were wide open, as if seeing What an incredible thing.
A strange premonition suddenly appeared in Qi Mu's heart. When he turned his head to look at it, his eyes suddenly stopped when he touched the man, and the bow he had just raised was stiff in the air.
"That's Mr. Auston Bertram?!!!"