Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist

"I didn't expect that today, Mr. Lin Tian and Mr. Gan Yanyu would bring us a piece of classical music."

"Isn't this the first classical music piece of the day?"

Although the two had exchanged glances, they still spoke their minds in front of the audience.

As soon as these words were spoken,

the majority of the livestream audience, unfamiliar with the rules, didn't react much.

But the contestants on site and some judges immediately showed expressions of surprise or shock.

"Is it still classical music?"

Watching this scene from the lounge, Bai Xi couldn't help but laugh.

Only those familiar with the competition rules understood how daring an act this was.

This place isn't a local music hall, much less a local cello competition.

This is the capital, Baijing, bordering on the international stage of the Dragon Violin Cup!

Almost all the cello contestants, before participating in the Dragon Violin Cup, carefully studied this year's trends and chose pieces they deemed suitable.

It's like the college entrance exams.

Every year before the exams, teachers and students would also guess this year's questions based on past exams, current trends, and news.

Yet, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu chose not to follow the expectations, insisting on their choice even knowing that such essays are no longer favored.

No matter how strong a candidate's abilities, they can't withstand such deviation.

At this moment,

many fans in the audience, knowledgeable about music competitions, also shook their heads upon hearing the piece.

"Everyone knows Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu are famous for classical music... But given the timing, isn't it unnecessary to play it here?"

"Creativity is creativity, competition is competition, there's no need to be stubborn! Is it to maintain the image of classical musicians?"

"They also have many excellent pieces with a more 'modern style', don't they? Like 'Beethoven Virus' and 'One Step Away'... It shows they are fully capable of creating music with modern sensibilities."

"Please, Mr. Moonlight, don't do this..."

Many fans aware of the competition rules felt a chill in their hearts upon hearing the music selection.

They couldn't understand why, amid the modern music trend, Moonlight and Cat still insisted on their classical music.

This is a very important competition after all.

In fact,

on this Dragon Violin Cup stage, there are not only Gan Yanyu and Lin Tian, who are famous for their classical music skills,

but also many older cellists or those who studied under older-generation musicians at the Music Academy, who have been exposed to classical music since childhood and are most skilled in its performance.

However, once on the Dragon Violin Cup stage, most of them made changes.

Some, like Bai Xi, started early on to learn to independently adapt classical music for use in the Dragon Violin Cup.

Others performed music with strong classical elements but entirely modern aesthetics.

Some fully transformed, diving into the embrace of pop music.

So far,

only Moonlight and Cat have distinctly labeled their music as solely "classical."

So bold...!

In the lounge, many cellists couldn't help but feel worried.

For many cellists who love classical music, Moonlight and Cat are their beacon.

Now seeing this beacon so stubbornly persistent, they are uncertain whether to feel proud or think it's a pity.

Perhaps,

only those who truly love music can understand.

The persistence of Moonlight and Cat is truly precious.

At this moment,

in the lounge, Mao Weiang had just sat down to rest and accepted a cup of water from his manager.

Gazing at Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu on the screen, he took a light sip of the hot water.

In the rising steam,

Mao Weiang's eyes... showed a hint of admiration.

...

...

"After all, they haven't started playing yet, so we can't jump to conclusions."

Seeing the somewhat tense atmosphere on site, Fengye smiled and tried to ease the tension.

"Yes, Mr. Gan Yanyu is also a seasoned veteran on the cello competition scene, surely she has her own understanding when choosing pieces," Zhu Ye said.

Facing an audience in the livestream who didn't understand the rules, they tried to express themselves as tactfully as possible.

This is what's difficult!

Even though "favoring modern music" is an unspoken rule in the industry now,

as commentators, they should still avoid such topics. The reform has only been around two decades or so, bringing it up could incite bad publicity.

That's how they explained it, and indeed, that's how they thought.

They haven't even heard the piece yet!

You never know, do you?

Mr. Lin Tian's new piece might just be extremely dazzling, similar to 'Mozart Virus', comparable to Mr. Maozi's 'Sonnet', incorporating classical music into modern music!

...

Under the intense focus from every corner — backstage resting room, audience seats, commentary booth —

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu eventually sat on stage.

Lin Tian was still wearing the suit Gan Yanyu picked for him when they first took the stage together.

Gan Yanyu wore a glamorous white dress because Lin Tian liked seeing her in white, so that's what she wore.

Possibly the most attractive contestants ever on the stage of Baijing International Music Hall, their every move captured by the director's camera stirred the hearts of the audience.

At this moment, those spectators who had managed to come here to see their idols in person held their breath, afraid to make a sound.

The atmosphere was tenser than imagined...

Lin Tian found it somewhat amusing.

The deathly silence made Lin Tian a bit uncomfortable, making them seem more nervous than he and Gan Yanyu were.

He sat at the piano, did a simple sound check, and looked towards Gan Yanyu.

Gan Yanyu sitting upfront also turned her head to glance at him.

The two exchanged a glance and nodded.

——The moment the bow touched the strings.

Lin Tian smelled the aquatic smell of the Danube.

The cello's ribs reflected the flickering cellphone lights in the audience. As the girl's left ring finger pressed the first note in the G string third position, Lin Tian's shoe coincidentally depressed the sustain pedal — a hidden signal within the 'Blue Danube', like two pebbles colliding at the riverbed.

Then,

the piano and cello intertwined.

The ensemble began —

The beautiful and gentle melody floated softly along with the movement.

Like the gentle evening breeze, blowing through the resplendent hall.

"....."

"Ah... it's indeed Mr. Gan Yanyu's style..."

Fengye couldn't help but softly praise.

This extremely gentle harmony, still a familiar formula, still a familiar taste.

Apart from being an official commentator, he was a senior music critic.

He had also delved into Moonlight and Cat's music.

Back then, it was this touch of tenderness from 'Ode to Love' that completely captivated him, turning him into Mr. Gan Yanyu's fanboy...

Yet, on such a stage.

To bring out such a waltz...

Fengye sighed.

As a professional music critic, he could understand the subtle beauty within.

But what about the audience?

No miracle happened.

This is indeed a waltz with a very "Moonlight style", just like 'Spring Waltz'.

After Mr. Maozi's magnificent 'Sonnet' just now,

the audience's excitement threshold was absolutely maxed out.

They had indulged in the pleasure brought by such explosive, powerful music.

Would these audiences... truly appreciate Moonlight and Cat's current music?

Never mind the general audience.

Even Fengye now had to admit.

After enjoying the previous excitement, this current piece couldn't stir his dopamine at all.

Choosing classical music was indeed a mistake, Mr. Lin Tian...

As Fengye sighed so.

Suddenly,

"Boom——"

An extremely discordant tremolo came striking!

He quickly turned to the stage.

Gan Yanyu's bow suddenly tilted ninety degrees, scraping out a tremolo not noted on the score with the side edge of the bow hair.

Lin Tian immediately layered a diminished seventh chord in the bass region with his left hand, throwing a lifeline into the whirlpool.

Such a contest made Fengye's eyes widen.

Soon, he realized:

"This isn't a waltz... This is... the Tango before the storm!"