Chapter 289 - 289: The Real Composers of the Pianoforte

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Thank you, teacher.”

When judge number one gave a high score of 85 points, everyone was shocked. This was the first time in the entire competition that the score had exceeded 80 points. It was unknown whether the previous contestants ‘performances were too mediocre or they did not meet the judges’ expectations, but the highest score was only 79-5 points.

“I feel that contestant Geng Qiu’s performance wasn’t as outstanding as the preliminaries. Perhaps it’s because her original piece wasn’t as mature as a world-class piano piece. It didn’t sound as passionate and wasn’t my style. I’m sorry, but I can only give her 75 points.”

“Thank you, teacher.”

When it was time for Judge Monchitov to give the score, he was silent for about half a minute before he slowly said, “Actually, contestant Geng Qiu should have noticed that something was wrong with the piano from the beginning. If I’m not wrong, someone must have tampered with the piano and affected Geng Qiu’s performance in this competition.”

As soon as Monchitov finished speaking, the entire venue was in uproar. No one could believe someone would do such a thing at such an important event.

“It’s for this reason that I see tenacity in Geng Qiu. Not only did she overcome the psychological pressure, but she also played her original piano piece almost perfectly. I admire her very much. Because of the piano, I won’t comment on her technique because I believe that if there were no problems with the piano, she would be even more outstanding. Therefore, I give her 90 points.”

Monchitov looked at Geng Qiu’s excited expression and deliberately paused momentarily before speaking seriously.

“I also announce that if contestant Geng Qiu is willing, I will take her as my disciple. She can learn from me in the future.”

“Thanks to Master Monchitov’s love, it’s my honor to be appreciated by you.

I’m very willing to learn from you.”

Geng Qiu looked at Monchitov and the other judges excitedly. She was overjoyed. Although everything was within her expectations, she was still very excited about this moment.

Geng Shikui held Su Li’s hand. Although he had once thought of giving up on Geng Qiu, she was still the precious daughter he had loved for so many years. He was also very excited that she had achieved so much today.

Su Li looked at her hand tightly held by Geng Shikui, and the nervousness in her heart eased. She thought they would discover that Geng Qiu’s piano piece was not original. It seemed that WEN’s piano piece did not affect Geng Qiu.

“Didn’t anyone notice that Geng Qiu’s piano piece was modified from WEN’s?

Didn’t they feel that something was wrong? Or have the judges been bribed?”

“Is it possible that WEN’s song was released too late and the judges have not heard it?”

“No way. I think WEN’s songs must have been circulated Within the circle of piano masters. Otherwise, how would Geng Qiu copy so many of them? Don’t tell me that Geng Qiu can compose a song that clashes with WEN’s?”

“Let’s be bold. Could it be that Geng Qiu composed the piece, gave it to the piano master WEN, and WEN made some modifications? Is she suddenly releasing the piece today because she’s worried about losing the limelight?”

“It can’t be. If that’s the case, how big of a news would it be if the genius piano composer WEN’s house collapsed?”

The audience whispered, and Su Li’s eyes lit up. Why hadn’t she thought of this kind of counterattack? If Geng Qiu were accused of plagiarism, she could say it was her own piece that was taken away and used. Now is the era of the weak.

“Stop dreaming, okay? After listening to ‘Redemption’, we know who the plagiarist is. Besides, WEN has so many works in the past. How could she plagiarize a newcomer without any reputation…”

At this moment, there were already voices of rebuttal in the audience. There were still many people who supported WEN.

“Don’t forget, WEN hasn’t released a piano piece in two years. Don’t you think it’s strange that it’s released at the same time as the newcomer’s original piano piece? Could it be that WEN and Geng Qiu knew each other? Did you know that Geng Qiu wanted to use her piano piece?”

A shocking thought flashed through their minds as soon as the man finished speaking. They all took out their phones in unison to look at the news about WEN. In the end, they found out that WEN really knew Geng Qiu. Moreover, she was the adopted daughter who was chased out by the Geng family. Wasn’t this too much of a coincidence?

“Isn’t this too complicated? I really can’t explain the plagiarism in a short time.”

At that moment, Lapor’s clear and elegant voice rang out in the hall.

“Geng Qiu, you said this piano piece was your original composition. If I remember correctly, I posted this piece on social media three years ago!”

Labor’s words were like a bomb that blew up all the judges present. Only Magis looked at Geng Qiu calmly with a faint smile. He was looking forward to seeing this hypocritical little girl’s performance.

At this moment, the account of Lapor’s Short Videos platform appeared on the big screen. The staff found a video of Lapor wearing home clothes and sitting in front of the piano playing the piano. The date on it was three years ago.

When the video started, melodious piano music came from the surrounding speakers. The style of the music was exactly the same as Geng Qiu’s. The only difference was that Lapor played a tearing and surging feeling.

However, Geng Qiu’s was like plain water, bland and tasteless.

Wei Shisheng, standing backstage, clenched her fists tightly as she watched this scene. She never expected Geng Qiu to plagiarize, much less plagiarize a piece by Lapor from three years ago.

She thought that no matter Geng Qiu’s problem, she could help her resolve it. However, this was simply impossible.

“The evidence is right in front of you. Geng Qiu, what do you have to say?” Lapor looked at Geng Qiu. Her gaze was cold and sharp, like she was slashing Geng Qiu’s body like a blade.

“This piano piece was composed by WEN three years ago. WEN suddenly announced that she would stop writing two years ago for personal reasons. I have always suppressed this piano piece. I haven’t released it because WEN always felt it lacked something.”

“And three years ago, Geng Qiu liked this piano piece very much. I’ve also given our chat records to the staff so that everyone can take a look.”

The backstage staff was very cooperative and released the chat records provided by Lapor. It was all about Geng Qiu warmly and diligently talking to Lapor, while Lapor only replied casually.

It was only when they were talking about the piano piece that Lapor started to talk more.

Naturally, people from the experimental class also came to watch Geng Qiu’s competition today. They had all heard Geng Qiu brag about her relationship with Lapor. They did not expect the high and mighty Geng Qiu to also have the talent to bootlick..