I didn't even dare to write it like this in the story. The moment the name of contestant No. 12 was announced, the crowd under the stairs was boiling.

The excited crowd made the person involved, Rachel, finally wake up, and she won fourth place.

Five seconds ago, she was still sorting out her thoughts and thinking about what winning the Double Concerto Award meant to her.

Now she no longer has to do thinking questions.

The fourth place, Miss Dora accepted.

22.67, this score is not bad.

There is nothing unacceptable.

Although she has high expectations in her heart, the purpose of her trip is not to win first place.

I saw with my own eyes the demeanor of young players from all over the world.

Her nocturne for Adams made him feel romantic (but she didn't like the look in the Austrian's eyes.)

Ido's crutch worried her.

Duan Ran pointed out that the mazurka was so free that she envied it.

Qin Jian's polonaise reminded her of the comic book heroes she grew up with.

And Frederbachian Chopin.

All of this is the best experience she has gained through the eyes and ears of the competition.

certainly.

And Ivanov's Rolling Cart Sonata.

There are also beetroot soup and Polish dumplings from Warsaw.

And Miss Simi, the waitress at Baoge Hotel.

She gained a lot from this trip.

She had been locked in New York for too long, and she had long wanted to come out for some air.

She has already made plans to leave New York next year.

See the outside world and make some new friends.

"As for this competition, just think of it as the beginning of a journey."

Rachel thought silently in her mind and clapped along with the crowd.

I would like to thank everyone for the applause, and also give it to myself and her agent.

Under the lens, it turns out that purple-eyed Matilda is just a girl next door who has just grown up in New York City.

Even though her home is in Julia.

Another point is that Miss Dora hopes that her new colleague can win the final prize.

...

“Wow————————————”

Although the applause was loud, who would have thought that in just a few minutes, Rachel, one of the default gold medal winners, would be ranked fourth when the rankings were announced. Who would be the first to leave the championship?

The audience did not expect this twist.

At least a third of the judges didn't expect it either.

...

Because I witnessed the experience with my own eyes and participated in the judging of the final Concerto Award, there was a huge information gap between the judges and everyone in the hall at this time.

In other words.

The judges knew why there were two concerto awards in this session, but the audience did not.

The audience thought there would be two gold medals, but the judges knew it was impossible.

Each judge will have his or her own final ranking list after scoring the last score.

This personal form will clearly indicate their 123 serial number ranking.

The selection for the best concerto is already after this.

...

Obviously, Rachel's final ranking was lower than the expectations of one-third of the judges, including Branjano.

Rachel ranked second in his mind.

Argerich thought that fourth place should be Edmonds.

Anjieyi still had a smile on his face.

...

The dramatic ranking announcement once again caused a quiet change in the hearts of the players.

Behind Adams's calm mask were both ecstasy and uneasiness.

Edmundo is weird inside.

Qin Jian regrets.

The regret is really regrettable. He admired Rachel's performance of Xiao Er.

Regrettably, his first kind of 'preparation' has failed.

The double-gold ending no longer exists.

...

The applause ended and Rachel withdrew from the finals.

At this point, some people in the crowd have woken up. There is no such thing as a double gold medal in the Chopin Competition!

They determined that the gold medal had gone to Adams.

Those who defended Rachel only lamented why Rachel played the second number instead of the first number.

Of course, some people have begun to wonder whether the Concerto Award is no longer tied to ranking.

Otherwise, Rachel would never have been ranked fourth.

If that's the case, is Adams' jackpot no longer safe?

So who will own the final grand prize? This question seems to rewrite the script again.

In the crowd, more and more eyes were quietly watching Qin Jian and Edmundo.

At the same time, many viewers are also curious that since Rachel is ranked fourth, who can be ranked after her?

...

"The fifth-place finisher——"

Parroken spoke again:

"Contestant No. 24 Fang Zongyao, scored 22.14 in the final"

...

“Wow——————————————”

Under applause.

Master Fang behaved calmly and bowed three times to everyone around him.

Bowing is his final expression of his heart. No matter the result, he has tried his best.

The smile that greeted him as he stood up came from the corners of Natsuki's lips.

Fang Zongyao let out a long breath, and suddenly he seemed to remember something, and then looked around at the crowd.

moment.

Under the intensive flashlights, his gaze was fixed on the outermost corner of the crowd.

A tall figure wearing a three-piece suit was applauding.

Apparently the other party also noticed his behavior.

Seeing this scene, Fang Zongyao felt that he had no regrets in his heart.

No matter what the other party's serious yet comforting eyes meant, the other party finally came.

This is enough.

He turned around and bowed again, this bow to the person who was the harshest to him on his piano path.

...

"The player who finished sixth——

"Fred Zmelman."
To be continued...