Chapter five hundred and twelfth, a few happy and a few sad
The Liszt Cup International Piano Competition, which attracted the attention of musicians all over the world, has been halfway through.
Fifty top pianists from all over the world, after three consecutive days of fierce competition, finally decided to 20 players who entered the rematch. The three-day preliminary competition spread all over the world through the broadcast signal from the Dutch National Television. In the past three days, people were obsessed with the wonderful performances of these players, just like music fans around the world are having a grand carnival together.
For these players, they are in different moods. Those who successfully enter the rematch will naturally be extremely happy, while those who are unfortunately eliminated will be extremely disappointed. Especially those who fail to enter the next round due to their failure in performance, their mood will naturally be even worse.
The Chinese team performed well in the first round of the preliminary round. In addition to Chen Sa and Sun Yingdi, the two players, unfortunately were eliminated in the preliminary round due to poor performance on the spot, four players including Liu Yufan, Lang Lang, Li Yundi and Wang Yujia all entered the next round. This result also greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of Chinese music fans to watch the game. These players who entered the rematch also appeared more and more in the eyes of the media and the public.
Needless to say, Lang Lang, Li Yundi, and Wang Yujia. Before participating in the Liszt Cup, they were all "famous" players in the piano field. To say the most eye-catching of the four, they would be Liu Yufan, the dark horse. Liu Yufan, who had never been famous in the classical piano world before, began to pay attention from the competition. After he performed stably in the preliminary round and successfully entered the rematch, the media, especially the Chinese media, paid more attention to him.
At present, many media are preparing to fly directly from China to interview four contestants, including him.
In addition to them, some foreign players, such as Valodos, Maxim, Jerod Jones, Kozlowsky, etc., also entered the semi-finals with excellent performances. They all performed well in the preliminary round, and many media once exclaimed that this Liszt Cup Piano Competition is the most outstanding contestants in the history of the world!
And these players naturally became the targets of media pursuit. Basically, outside the field, everyone was "harassed" to varying degrees of the media.
It is worth mentioning that Toshiichi Tengmura, a contestant from Ni Hongguo, also successfully entered the rematch with a song "Clock". Although this guy is not very broad-minded, he still has some skills. The student of Hiroshi's student is not a false reputation.
After three days of preliminary competition, as usual, the players adjusted their time one day. Liu Yufan and the players rarely took a break.
In the hotel, watching Sun Yingdi and Chen Sa pack their luggage silently, the few of them felt a little uncomfortable. After all, they were all contestants from the same country, and they could all feel the sad feeling of being eliminated.
"Chen Sa. It's okay, there's still a chance in the future. You're just a little nervous. Be prepared to come again next time." Wang Yujia looked at Chen Sa who was a little depressed and patted her shoulder to comfort her.
"Yu Jia, I'm fine. Actually, I'm not unwilling to lose. The top 20 are very strong, and I'm indeed not as good as them." Chen Sa breathed a sigh of relief and said as if comforting himself.
"But one day I will be as outstanding as you." Looking at Wang Yujia and looking at the people not far away, Chen Sa's eyes emitted a firm light. This is a girl who looks easy-going but strong inside, otherwise she would not have won the second place in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition and finally signed with DG Records. Although this time it was a big blow to her, it would not have been unbearable for her.
"Chen Sa, what are your plans to go back this time?" Looking at Chen Sa who was packing things, Liu Yufan suddenly asked. He has a good impression of this pianist. His outstanding appearance and delicate skills are a very developed female pianist. Even in later generations, Liu Yufan knew that after she signed the DG contract, the sales of several records she released were very good. When she saw her again here, Liu Yufan naturally did not plan to "let go" this piano beauty so easily.
"Plan? Haha, continue to find opportunities to perform. By the way, next time on the field, I won't lose to you so easily. Liu Yufan, you have to work hard and strive to get a good result in this competition. I'm optimistic about you!" Chen Sa looked at Liu Yufan, waved his fist at him, and said with a relaxed look.
"Thank you. By the way, Chen Sa, if you don't have any plans for the time being, why not come to our company?" Liu Yufan looked at Chen Sa and finally couldn't help but invite him.
When everyone, including Wang Yujia, was stunned when they heard Liu Yufan's words.
Wang Yujia first reacted, looked at Liu Yufan, and asked with some amusement, "Hey, Liu Yufan, aren't you? Are you addicted to signing artists? I just dug up Maxim, and I fell in love with the beauty Sassa again in a blink of an eye. Hehe, are you planning to sign all the contestants participating in this competition?" Wang Yujia asked jokingly.
"Haha, I don't have this intention, but I think Chen Sa's piano is really good, and she has a good temperament. What's wrong, I can't sign her." Liu Yufan said, looking at Chen Siying with some amusement and asked.
"Okay! I didn't say it's not possible. The company is yours and not mine. But if you want to sign a contract with a beautiful Sassa, you have to ask if they are willing or not." Wang Yujia said with a smile.
Seeing that Liu Yufan was going to sign Chen Sa again, Lang Lang looked at the two of them with great interest, and wanted to see what Chen Sa reacted. As Wang Yujia said, Liu Yufan seemed to be addicted to signing a contestant. Two days ago, he was still talking about the signing of the contract with himself. If it weren't for the concern that his company was in China and was too small, Lang Lang would have almost agreed to the generous conditions he offered. After all, what he lacked the most now was money.
"Haha, Yufan, you want to work for you. How much salary are you going to pay me?" Chen Sa tilted her head and looked at Liu Yufan with some amusement and asked. She really didn't expect that Liu Yufan would actually ask her this question.
"It will definitely satisfy you. It is the first-line treatment in China. I have a contract sample here, you can take a look first." Liu Yufan said, as if he was a magician, he took out a folded contract from his pocket and handed it to Chen Sa. His trip was for competition, and he also wanted to discover potential pianists, and he tried to sign them into the company. Therefore, this contract can be regarded as a must-have item for him, and he will come as soon as he calls it.
"Oh, I've been prepared for it." Chen Sa smiled and took the contract from Liu Yufan, opened it and browsed it.
The curious Wang Yujia and several others also stretched their necks and looked at the content of the contract.
After seeing this, these people were secretly talking. The words Liu Yufan just said were not lie. Just looking at this contract, the treatment was indeed generous. The signing of RMB 300,000 a year, and the guarantee of at least two albums released each year, including the sales share, for a newcomer, this contract has to be said to be full of sincerity. Even the few of them were very moved.
A hint of hesitation flashed in Chen Sa's eyes, but in the end he returned the contract to Liu Yufan and said with a smile: "Thank you for your invitation, but I don't have the plan to sign a contract with the company yet. Haha, you can actually consider them. Isn't their skills better than me?" Chen Sa said, looking at Lang Lang and the others with her eyes, and said jokingly.
"Haha, no problem. If you want to, I will sign you all." Liu Yufan said half-jokingly.
"Great landlords. Comrades, the five of us are still poor students now. This guy is a capitalist. He has opened a big company. Even a great man like Maxim can sign it. Do you want him to express it?" Wang Yujia looked at everyone and said with a smile.
"Yes, let's express it. Chen Sa and Yingdi are going back today. Yufan couldn't help but treat you. How about we send them off? Let's be your guests. Of course, we won't charge you." Lang Lang said, winking at everyone, which immediately caused everyone to laugh.
"No problem, I'm just asking for anything. Let's agree first, no one is allowed to go. I'll call Maxim here later. Let's have a good drink today. After three days of competition, it's time to relax." After hearing Lang Lang's proposal, Liu Yufan naturally wanted it. He was worried about how to get closer to these people. According to his idea, it's better to pull all these people into his company. Although this makes the company's current funds look a little nervous. However, in the long run, the future reputation of these people will definitely bring ten or a hundred times the benefits he invests now!
They are all young people, and they all come together because of their common interests and hobbies, so they are naturally very lively. After Lang Lang's arrangement, Liu Yufan "scamdled" again. Thinking of a free meal to eat, these people naturally came up and responded to it. At that time, a group of six people left the hotel in a mighty manner, got two taxis, and headed straight to the most famous "House of the Sea" specialty seafood hotel in Utrecht, and prepared to have a good meal.
Local specialties such as salmon, lobster, black caviar... are served one by one, making these young people have a lot of fun. Amid the laughter, the loss of Chen Sa and Sun Yingdi was also diluted a lot.
During the meal, Liu Yufan naturally did not forget to throw an olive branch to these people again, but unfortunately they were all rejected by these people. This also confirmed Liu Yufan's previous imagination. These people who have made great achievements in the piano world in the future have indeed all had great ambitions and are not so easy to "support".
"After all, my company is too famous." Liu Yufan took a sip of red wine and thought with some depression. It seems that after returning to this competition, he will have to make a few big moves to quickly increase the company's popularity.
Chapter completed!