Chapter 466
The cigar standing upside down on the piano was still slowly emitting smoke, and it looked extremely clear under the spotlight.
This is probably the first time since the founding of the Metropolitan Opera that a cigarette has been lit openly on stage and continued for such a long time.
Quiet.
Deadly quiet.
All the celebrities and members of the music delegation present, even famous masters such as Simon and Rudolf, were stunned and their bodies were numb.
Snapped!
The camera a reporter was holding fell to the ground.
One celebrity's mouth was open and drool was flowing out.
Someone's body was trembling slightly.
Almost everyone's expressions were extremely exaggerated.
But the only thing that is the same is that at this moment, everyone's eyes are rounded, and their faces are full of disbelief.
this moment.
If it weren't for the smoke still rising from the cigar, many people would even think that time had stood still.
Shocking.
impact.
The moment everyone saw the cigar being lit, the shock they felt in their hearts almost exceeded all the most shocking things they could imagine in their lives.
This impact goes straight to the soul.
Many people feel like an electric current has hit them, numbing them from the head to the soles of their feet.
In fact, the scene they saw was almost beyond their understanding.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it.
Even now, although Wang Mo's performance has ended, they still have not recovered from this shocking scene.
Wang Mo, on the other hand, had already walked off the stage with a calm expression.
Of course, although his expression was calm at this moment, his heart was not calm at all.
no way!
My hands are cramping!
In fact, he was a little tired when he performed "Flight of the Bumblebee" just now. Even though the whole piano piece only lasts for just over three minutes, under the high-intensity performance, it was still a strong physical effort.
At this moment, after playing the faster "Eternal Movement", he almost collapsed from exhaustion, and then the scene of smoke in his head just appeared. If he hadn't been able to withstand the pressure with his iron fingers, which had been single for more than 20 years, he might not have been able to play the piano music completely just now.
fine!
Everything is going smooth.
"Next time, it's better to play less piano music like this..."
Wang Mo hid his hands behind his back, feeling the dull pain in his fingers, and secretly sighed.
Of course, he was also a little proud.
Because he saw the shocked expressions of everyone in the audience. It can be seen from the expressions of these people that his performance just now was successful, and it was not an ordinary success.
Very normal.
Thinking back to the first time he watched "The Pianist" and the first time he saw the clip of 1900 lighting a cigarette with the piano keys, the impact he felt in his heart was no less than those of these people.
on site.
Still dead silence.
Until Wang Mo walked off the stage and returned to his seat.
finally!
The applause just started.
Most people just clapped unconsciously, but their eyes were still fixed on the still smoking cigar on the empty stage.
The reporters who had been in a daze just now finally came to their senses. At this moment, they no longer cared about disturbing the order. They rushed to the stage almost like wild horses and focused their cameras on the cigarette!
Click!
Click!
The flash flashed so fast that it almost illuminated the slightly dim stage like daylight.
It was as if this cigarette was a rare treasure in their eyes.
Studio.
The major live broadcast rooms around the world, which had almost fallen into silence just now, finally started to pour out barrages.
"Is what I saw really not an illusion?"
"Light a cigarette? You told me that piano strings can light a cigarette?"
"Isn't it too ridiculous? Isn't it too ridiculous?"
“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, if someone had told me that someone could play piano strings so fast that they could light a cigarette, I would have given them a few slaps.”
"The moment the cigar lit up, do you know the strong shock in my heart?"
"At that moment, I got goosebumps all over my body!"
"Oh my God! Oh my God! It's a complete miracle!"
"..."
And at this moment.
The referee team in the center of the stage also became restless, discussing something with each other.
Not long after, the referee came to the center of the stage holding a glass. Everyone thought he was going to throw the cigarette into the glass.
Many reporters even shouted.
"Hey! Mr. News, wait a minute!"
"Wait, let me take a few more pictures."
However, the referee did not listen to them. Instead, he took out a glass and carefully placed the cigar in it.
I saw that the cigar that was still smoking just now was quickly extinguished because there was no oxygen supply.
then.
The referee breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Wang Mo in the audience: "Mr. Wang, can I keep this cigarette of yours? I want to set aside a room here to display it." Put this piano and this cigarette. Because I think it is very meaningful, and I hope that everyone in the future can see this cigarette and be reminded of what happened today."
Um?
Wang Mo was slightly startled. He didn't expect the referee to say these words.
But after just a moment, he smiled and said, "Of course, it's my honor."
"Thank you, Mr. Wang. Your performance today is worth remembering."
The referee showed an expression of surprise, then he waved, and several staff members came and moved the cigarette and the piano away.
The audience was stunned by this scene.
"Is the organizer going to save them?"
"Definitely!"
"This business thinking is amazing."
"It's not necessarily just about business thinking. Because the scene just now is likely to be recorded in the history of music, so it is of great significance. The organizer must preserve them as a legendary story in the future."
"Yes, it will definitely become a legend. Even when I think about it now, my whole body feels numb."
"Anyway, I will definitely go to the scene and see that cigarette if I have a chance in the future."
"Yes, I'm going too!"
"..."
In the audience, a celebrity danced excitedly: "That cigarette is mine! It's Charlie's!"
Beside, other celebrities looked on with envy and jealousy.
They knew in their hearts that Charlie, this guy, would probably be recorded in the annals of music history with what happened today.
Although Charlie was just an insignificant guy, the fact that Wang Mo took the cigarette from him was enough!
Think of this.
Other celebrities who had cigarettes in their pockets today stamped their feet in regret.
Why didn't you take the initiative just now?
well……
"well……"
It's not just these celebrities who are sighing.
There is another person: Aida!
Well, Aida seemed to have not just sighed. At this moment, his face was gray, and he was completely gone from the energetic and high-spirited look before. It seemed that he had been hit hard.
His eyes were empty, and there was only one thought in his mind: "It turns out that I was really wrong...Wang Mo didn't lie to me. This is called speed. This is the ultimate speed in piano playing."
Aida had never thought in his life that he could play the piano fast enough to light a cigarette.
If "Flight of the Bumblebee" gave him a blow, but he thought he could still try to play it after training, then this "Eternal Movement" was a height that he would never reach in his life!
You can’t even dream of it!
"I am not as good as him, far inferior to him."
Ai Tian couldn't help but have such thoughts in his heart, and the thoughts soon filled his entire mind and penetrated deep into his soul.
He felt that some strong belief in him was crumbling.
Before this, Aida had always thought that he was as good as anyone in creation and as good as any piano master in performance. The superposition of the two means that Aida is the number one person in the piano world today!
But in the first round of piano performance, he knew that he could not compete with Wang Mo on the music, so he planned to use his skills to defeat Wang Mo.
But Xiang Tian never expected that his proud piano skills would be crushed to pieces by Wang Mo.
If we talk about creation, Xiang Tian still believes that the gap between himself and Wang Mo is limited. But at this moment, in terms of playing skills, Aida felt a helpless feeling.
"How could this happen? How could someone's speed reach that level? This is impossible! It's impossible."
The more Xiang Tian reviewed Wang Mo's performance just now, the more he realized that he was nothing compared to Wang Mo's performance level.
When a person who has been at the top for a long time has doubts about one of his skills, it is easy to fall into a whirlpool of stubborn mistakes.
"Did I really make a mistake?"
"impossible!"
now.
Xiangtian felt more and more that Wang Mo was right, and he began to doubt himself.
"Have I really stepped on a misunderstanding of playing?"
"Am I really not talented at playing?"
The veins on Aida's forehead were exposed, and his eyes became scary.
What a proud man he is!
How could he, a master who has been in the music industry for more than 20 years, fall into a misunderstanding? How could you not have talent?
"I don't believe it! Since Wang Mo can do it, I don't believe that I can't do it!!!"
Aida dug his nails into the flesh of his arm, looking ferocious.
Again:
When a person at the top thinks that he is right in a certain field, he will madly use practice to prove himself.
At this moment, Aida was caught in such a vortex.
Of course, he didn't show much at the moment and quickly calmed down. Except for the hint of madness in his eyes, nothing could be seen on the surface.
However, after this night at the International Music Hall, Aida disappeared and never appeared in front of the public again.
Years later.
Wang Mo accidentally learned from Erlang Miyata.
After Aida returned to Fuso, he locked himself in his room, isolated himself from all visitors, and began to train his piano hand speed like crazy every day.
And you can hear Aida roaring in the room almost every day?
"Why can't I light a cigarette?"
"Why can't I do it?"
"Am I really stupid?"
"Why?"
Miyata's voice revealed sadness: "The teacher is immersed in his own world every day and goes against himself. And he smashes a piano almost every day. Because he can't play "Eternal Movement" no matter what. "
It’s weird that it can pop out!
Wang Mo thought to himself: In fact, according to common sense, "Eternal Movement" cannot be played by a single person, because it is a two-player piece. With the addition of system BUFF, he completed the impossible operation.
"and after?"
"Later, the teacher seemed to have a mental problem. He laughed every day and said he could light up his cigarette."
"..."
Of course, these words came years later.
At the moment.
Aida still looked normal.
But Wang Mo could tell that the old guy's inner belief had collapsed.
very good!
Wang Mo withdrew his eyes and stopped paying attention to the other party.
On the stage, staff also brought up another piano.
The piano solo continues.
However, the next player, whether he is an ordinary player or a famous musician, is like a mourning concubine. Mader... If they let them play behind Wang Mo, wouldn't this mean they are doomed?
Even a piano master like Stephen looks ugly, so what if he performs well?
is that useful?
No matter how strong the artistic conception is, it cannot be better than "Flight of the Bumblebee".
No matter how fast the speed is, it cannot be faster than "Eternal Movement".
Even at this moment, the celebrities in the audience were still immersed in the miraculous scene of Wang Mo lighting a cigarette on the piano, and it was difficult to regain their consciousness for a long time.
Therefore, it is not easy for the players who come on stage to perform piano solos to finish the performance smoothly.
certainly.
The scene remained silent.
But at the moment, in the outside world, especially on the Internet, all kinds of news have long swept through all major platforms.
[Wang Mo's "Flight of the Bumblebee" shocked the audience]
["Flight of the Bumblebee" is the fastest piano song in history]
[Wang Mo is suspected of being a piano master]
[In front of "Flight of the Bumblebee", Aida's "Voice of the Yellow Peak" became a clown]
Well...these were news from a few minutes ago.
But even so, many netizens who did not watch the live broadcast were still shocked by the news.
"Wang Moshi, a master piano player?"
"He defeated Aida?"
"It's just a piano piece, how fast can it be?"
"Isn't it just another headline-grabber? It's a pity that I'm fishing at work and can't watch the live broadcast."
"..."
But just a few minutes later, more explosive news appeared again, covering the previous information.
However, this time, there are no more messy news emoticons.
Almost all major media and the world's top social platforms use the same photo. In the photo, a young man is holding a cigarette and placing it in a large piano tripod, with a wisp of smoke coming out of it.
As for the news headlines, they all read:
【Piano strings light up cigarettes! 】
Piano and cigarette lighting, before this, I am afraid it was impossible for billions of people around the world to combine the two.
But when I saw Wang Mo finishing playing "Eternal Movement" and lighting the cigar, I don't know how many people turned into sculptures in front of the screen.
Netizens are full of questions.
Is this okay?
Is this also okay for riding on a horse?
Well, regardless of whether it works or not, after this experience, Wang Mo has completely established a global reputation.
It was so popular that even Wang Mo himself was a little shocked.
The first is reputation.
In one night, his reputation skyrocketed by more than 30 million!
What is this concept?
He had produced so many songs before that he occupied the top six on the Golden Sound Chart, but the combined reputation of the six nights was only over 30 million.
But this time, the reputation gained in one night was the same as before.
"Sure enough, the more explosive the news is on the Internet, the more reputation it will gain in a short period of time."
Wang Mo said secretly.
It's not that "Eternal Movement" is so excellent. In terms of beauty and artistic conception, this piano piece probably doesn't rank at all on the pure music list.
But just a clip of lighting a cigarette is enough to make countless netizens around the world worship Wang Mo.
It’s not about the quality of the music.
The impact of the picture is so strong that it can conquer others in an instant.
The second is status.
After he defeated Aida openly and won the first place in the piano solo without any suspense, he was already recognized as a piano master in the music industry, and he is also the youngest piano master in the world today.
In other words, from this moment on, Wang Mo finally has a place in the music industry, a status that no one can question.
From these two points alone, Wang Mo felt like he was making a lot of money.
…
When the outside world is still boiling.
Wang Mo was called to a large theater by Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shu said seriously: "Xiao Wang, I will start the performance of the large orchestra the day after tomorrow. You have already given me the music score last time. They have almost finished practicing it these days, so you must come and check it out."
"good!"
Wang Mo did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
Although he had made huge waves in the music industry by himself before, he knew in his heart that one person's achievements can only be said to be the occasional musical genius appearing in this country.
However, for a country to become a world-famous music country, or even be recognized as the hometown of music, it is not enough for him alone. It also depends on the performance of the country's large orchestras.
The performance of a large orchestra is far more magnificent and shocking than an individual, and it is also the most breathtaking performance at a music festival.
Because of this, Wang Mo asked Zhao Shu to bring over his country's orchestra and gave him a few pieces of music to rehearse, just to perform well in the next orchestra performance.
soon.
Wang Mo arrived at the scene.
When the members of the orchestra saw him coming, they were all extremely excited, with fanaticism in their eyes. During the performance, they were even more excited. They showed their best performance in daily drills and wanted to give their best performance. One side is displayed.
Not long after.
Wang Mo finished listening to their performance.
"very good!"
This was Wang Mo's judgment, which was at least better than he imagined.
Although the members of these bands, in terms of personal level, each one may be above the professional level, and there is no particularly outstanding talent. But the passion and passion they played gave the songs they played a different feel.
Especially the Chinese team has a kind of unity that no other country has!
With this kind of unity, the melody they played carried an indomitable momentum!
Crush everything!
Therefore, even if Wang Mo feels that the level of the members of the orchestra may be a little weaker than that of other countries, with this kind of unity and momentum, combined with the music he provides, it will definitely cause a sensation.
"really good?"
Zhao Shu's eyes were bright.
In the past many "International Music Hall Night" orchestra performances, Huaxia has almost always been at the bottom, and has never received international attention. Even many international media are too lazy to report it because there are no highlights.
So this time, Zhao Shu simply didn't let the orchestra come over.
A waste of energy.
But in his heart, he still hopes that the band can perform well on stage.
Wang Mo smiled slightly: "Of course, aren't you mentally aware?"
Zhao Shu smiled brightly, but still said: "As a fan of the authorities, I know that the music you gave me is very good, but I am worried that the children will ruin it. Now that I have your approval, I have confidence in my heart." .”
"rest assured."
Wang Mo once again gave an affirmative answer.
If the Chinese orchestra cannot achieve international success this time, it will be unless the whole world becomes deaf.
After receiving Wang Mo's affirmation, the members of the Huaxia Orchestra were even more passionate and had high morale.
…
Two days passed quickly.
On this day, the large-scale orchestra competition of the "International Music Hall Night" finally opened.
Internationally, there are two types of large orchestra competitions.
First: the orchestral competition.
Second: the symphony competition.
Since this kind of large-scale orchestra has extremely high requirements for the musical background of each country, just professional-level performers require more than one or two hundred people. Therefore, unless some countries with great musical background will sign up to participate in the competition, ordinary countries We can't even get the team together.
This time, there are 13 countries participating in the orchestra competition and eight countries participating in the symphony orchestra competition.
Although it was a small number, it caused far more waves than previous performances.
Even the previous piano solo session was far less popular than the orchestra competition.
When the time has not come yet in the evening, many netizens who like music can’t wait.
"Ahh! Tonight is the orchestral competition!"
"The impact brought by a large orchestra is the most anticipated."
"Yes, although the violin or piano solo is very beautiful, what I like most is the orchestra performance."
"The melody played by an orchestra of hundreds of people cannot be achieved by a single performance."
"Which country are you most looking forward to playing tonight?"
"The orchestral performance is still the strongest among the six music kingdoms. Of course, England and Polar Bear Country are not weak either. But what I am most optimistic about is Australia, the home of music in the previous edition."
"..."
As for the netizens of the six major music kingdoms, they have regained their vitality.
"Hahaha, it's finally time for our country to show its power again!"
"We have been dominated by Wang Mo for almost half a month, and now we can finally take a breather."
"What's the use of Wang Mo being so good on his own? Whoever wins the Home of Music in the end has to watch the orchestra perform."
"Large orchestras are the most glorious competition in the music industry!"
"It's impossible for Wang Mo to make any moves this time, right?"
"It's definitely impossible. If he can really create good orchestral music or symphony music, he will really become a god."
"Furthermore, the strength of the Chinese orchestra is not up to par. Even if Wang Mo has good music, it is estimated that the orchestras in his country will not be able to perform with that kind of momentum."
"Well...just wait quietly for our six music kingdoms to be rejuvenated! I was really frustrated before!"
"..."
that's all.
Amidst the heated discussion, it arrived at 8pm New York time.
The orchestra competition officially begins.
What a coincidence, China actually got the first one to play.
At this time, the celebrities and netizens in the audience raised their eyebrows and started talking about it.
"The Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra is the first?"
"Ouch, they weren't strong enough in the first place, but now the pressure is even greater."
"What kind of music do you think they will play? Should they choose a world famous song or adapt a song from their own country?"
"It's all possible."
"It's a pity that the popularity Wang Mo gained for China by himself will be lost to the original performance by their orchestra."
"But do you think Wang Mo will also compose orchestral music for them?"
As a music master level person, it is impossible not to write orchestral music.
After all, Wang Mo has produced violin music of the quality of "Chaconne" before, so it is not surprising to write one or two more orchestral music.
Thinking of this possibility, many people's hearts twitched for no reason.
Especially the netizens from the six major music kingdoms were even more excited again.
"No way?"
"Probably not?"
"Wang Mo can't be such a monster. He's only in his twenties. How could he have composed so many songs?"
"Yes, yes."
"I admit that Wang Mo is indeed very powerful, but he can't be proficient in everything, can he?"
"Yes, impossible!"
"What's more, the level of China's large-scale orchestras is mediocre. Even if they have good music, they may not be able to perform well."
Thinking of this, many people relaxed a little.
Just when everyone's hearts were ups and downs.
At this moment, the Chinese Orchestra had already stepped onto the stage and everyone had finished taking their seats.
At the same time, a few lines of text appeared on the large screen in front of the opera house:
Performing band: China Philharmonic Orchestra.
Repertoire: "Radesky March". (End of chapter)