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The next morning, after Lu Wei and Xiaoling had breakfast at the Holiday Inn, they visited the island casually and looked at the time. It was almost nine o'clock. The opening ceremony of the piano competition was about to begin, so the two of them called a sightseeing bus and took it on.

This kind of sightseeing car is actually a small electric car. In Lu Wei's later generations, various electric cars were already very common. However, in 1999, this kind of car that was driven purely by electricity was still a very fresh game. Many tourists who came to visit the island like to sit in this convertible small "car" and wander around the island.

This kind of car, which is uniformly managed by the Gulangyu Tourism Management Office, is not expensive, and it costs only five yuan per person per ride.

The driver was obviously very talkative. When he heard that the two were going to the concert hall, he smiled and asked, "Are you two going to participate in the piano competition or to watch the piano competition?"

Lu Wei smiled and replied, "Haha, we are going to participate in the competition."

"Okay, the young man is so young that he can participate in such a world-class piano competition. He has a promising future. Unlike my son, who is almost finished junior high school and has not even passed the Nine-level exam. He only knows how to play!" The driver said with a smile.\

"Haha, in fact, learning piano doesn't necessarily have to participate in competitions. It's also good to treat it as a hobby." Lu Wei said with a smile, and at the same time he also said that this place is worthy of being called the piano island. Even an ordinary electric car has a piano at home. It seems that the title of the number one average piano possession in the country is indeed worthwhile.

After chatting for a while, the car stopped outside the concert hall.

After paying the fare, Lu Wei and Xiaoling walked down. At this moment, the large square in front of the concert hall with a very artistic shape, which was hidden among the lush trees. There were already many people standing, and there were also buses specially prepared for contestants in the parking lot next to them. However, the door of the concert hall had not been opened. Through the brown glass door, you could vaguely see the busy figures of the staff inside and hear the sound of the piano from time to time. It is estimated that the piano tuner is finalizing the pitch of the piano. Although Lu Wei is almost certain that the piano used for the competition prepared for contestants in the concert hall is definitely Stanway. Such pianos are basically not adjusted under the careful care of daily life, but this international piano competition is a necessary procedure to proofread the piano before the start. It is naturally impossible to skip reading at zero.

Because the door had not opened yet, the people in the square gathered together in groups chatting. Lu Wei and Xiaoling were not in a hurry to squeeze forward, but just looked at the concert hall casually.

The Gulangyu Concert Hall has only one floor, which does not look very tall. However, the shape is very distinctive. A few thick and smooth white marble columns in front of the door support the gray and white foyer, and the building protruding forward into a graceful arc is like a corner of a grand piano, which is very artistic.

Although it looks older, no one doubts the important position of this concert hall in the Chinese concert hall and its sound field effect. Gulangyu Concert Hall was built and put into use in February 1987. Over the past decade, it has hosted performances from Japan, the United States, Romania, the Philippines, Singapore, Russia, Croatia and other countries, as well as performances from Hong Kong Sacred Orchestra, Hong Kong Youth National Orchestra, Caotian Choir, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Changying Orchestra, China Youth Symphony Orchestra and other performances.\Many famous

Pianists such as: Filipino female pianist Kaminda Regella; Norwegian pianist Bychren; American pianist Jefferi Gambel, dean of the Sekaur Conservatory of Music in the United States; American German pianist Mike Ponti; Jamaican pianist Madame Grace Botelli; Lu Wei's teacher - pianist Kong Xiangdong; Yin Chengzong and some famous domestic musicians: Chen Xieyang, Shi Shucheng, Bao Huiqiao, etc. also came here to perform... Gulangyu Concert Hall has become one of the important places for receiving elegant and serious music performances in China.

The Gulangyu Concert Hall, which has been strictly and professionally decorated with acoustics, has international first-class standards, whether it is sound and light control, on-site recording and other equipment; it has a seven-foot German "Stanway" and a nine-foot Italian "Fezione" grand piano. It has a piano room building, with nearly 10 piano practice rooms, each equipped with a piano and air conditioning. It can be used for contestants to practice before the competition or hold various training activities.

At this moment, in front of this beautifully shaped concert hall, it is already decorated with banners, ribbons, balloons, etc. everywhere, and is preparing to welcome the second international piano competition since its establishment. Such a competition is also an honor for China, not to mention the officials and residents on Gulangyu Island. Everyone has a look of pride and joy on their faces.

At about nine o'clock, a brand new bus passed by the crowd and slowly drove to the front of the concert hall. Suddenly, the people in the square stopped chatting and their eyes were focused on the car.

At this time, we were naturally the members of the organizing committee and judges of this competition. As the bus door opened, dozens of judges wearing badges and other staff members came out one after another. Lu Wei only knew several Chinese judges such as Zhou Guangren and Shi Shucheng, but he did not know any of the other foreign judges.

The staff of the concert hall had already received a notice. As soon as the car arrived, the door of the concert hall was opened, and a group of judges and staff walked in. Then, the contestants and audiences in the square also followed.

"Xiaoling, everyone has gone in, let's go too." Lu Wei said to Xiaoling with a smile.

"Okay." Xiaoling said with a smile.

A voice suddenly sounded: "Hi, Lu Wei, where did you go after playing the piano last night? I thought you had returned to the contestant's rest area. After waiting for a long time, I didn't see your shadow."

The person who was talking about Xiao Nan. Lu Wei followed the sound and saw that there were also several contestants selected from the Beijing qualifiers standing next to Xiao Nan, such as Li Yundi, Qin Chuan and others. When they saw Lu Wei, they all smiled and nodded.

"Oh, we lived somewhere else last night." Lu Wei explained with a smile.

"Oh, Xiao Nan raised his voice, and a teasing smile appeared on his face and said, "I understand. If you have such a beautiful girlfriend with you, naturally I don't want to live with us big men. Haha, Lu Wei, you really enjoy it."

Xiao Nan's words immediately made Xiaoling feel a little embarrassed, but Lu Wei smiled without caring at all: "Haha, be envious, be envious, be envious, be sure to find one."

"I think too, but unfortunately I look not handsome and I don't like girls, alas." Xiao Nan sighed sadly, and then said, "By the way, your luck was so good last night. If I had known where my senior brother was, I would have gone up." Xiao Nan said, with regret on his face.

"Your senior brother? Who?" Lu Wei didn't understand.

"Richard Clayderman, you won't know where he graduated, right?" Xiao Nan asked with a smile.

"Oh, hehe, to put it this way, he is really your senior brother." Lu Wei said with a smile.

"If you don't say it, it's all my fault for being timid. It's not like you. You just go up. You don't know. Last night, after you finished playing the song "Romeo and Juliet", the expression on the faces of the little girls, tsk, your piano sound is so lethal." Xiao Nan said, but in his mind, he thought that it would be better if the person on the stage was himself, but then he realized that Lu Wei's girlfriend was still by his side, and his words seemed a little inappropriate.

Sure enough, Xiao Nan raised his head and found that Lu Wei's girlfriend had a look of displeasure on her face. She quickly interrupted: "Lu Wei, let's go quickly, the opening ceremony is about to begin."

Lu Wei smiled in his heart, the boy became quite fast, but he responded enthusiastically, and walked into the concert hall with Xiao Nan and others.

Compared with the Beijing Concert Hall, Gulangyu Concert Hall looks smaller and can only accommodate more than a thousand audiences. However, the decoration inside is first-class. Due to the large amount of solid wood, the color of the entire concert hall is similar to that of the Beijing Concert Hall, showing a warm dark yellow. In fact, most of the decorations of the concert hall in the world are mostly like that of the music hall. Even the famous Vienna Golden Hall is basically in this color.

Because basically the contestants and the staff of various delegations alone account for hundreds of people, it doesn’t matter to the contestants’ lounge. The contestants sat on the audience’s chairs, and the number of audiences was small. Most of them were well-known figures in the music industry and were invited to watch, so the hall did not seem very crowded. However, the media coming to interview were much more than the last Beijing qualifiers. Not only were well-known music media such as "People's Music" and "Philharmonic" from China, but also sent interview reporters, with a huge momentum.
Chapter completed!