As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Ye Xuan, and his voice turned cold: "Kid, if you have any sense of self-awareness, you’d better leave imdiately! This place isn’t ant for you, and not just anyone can play my compositions!"
With his hands clasped behind his back, he spoke in a lecturing tone: "Young man, I advise you to be more grounded. Go ho and practice the piano diligently, and maybe in ten or twenty years, you’ll make so modest progress in the art of piano."
Looking at Mo Tao’s preachy deanor, Ye Xuan found it sowhat amusing.
He casually glanced over the two of them and asked, "Are you done? If you’re finished, then shut up already!"
Hmm?
Upon hearing this, Mo Tao furrowed his brows. He didn’t expect this kid to be so ungrateful, not only ignoring his advice but also maintaining such an arrogant attitude.
This only intensified his dissatisfaction!
"Kid, you..."
Wu Shihao was imdiately enraged, pointing at Ye Xuan and about to start cursing.
Seeing Mo Tao’s slightly darkened expression, he felt even more delighted!
This kid even pissed off Master Mo, truly a country bumpkin! Now that you’ve offended Master Mo, how are you going to compete with !?
Ye Xuan glared at him: "You what? No need for those long-winded lectures, in the end, you both just don’t believe in , right?"
"Hmph, do you think we actually hold you, an amateur piano novice, in high regard?"
Wu Shihao lifted his chin proudly, speaking with arrogance.
Ye Xuan shook his head and retorted, "You call an amateur? But in my eyes, you’re not even on an amateur level! Is a national championship a big deal? There are plenty of those now. Is it worth bragging about such a aningless title? Co back when you’ve won the Chopin, Chaikefu, or Van Cliburn piano competitions, then you can show off to !"
There’s no denying that winning the national youth piano competition is impressive in the eyes of ordinary people, but that’s about it.
Because music competitions, especially professional piano competitions like these, have no real authority in Yan Country, they’re nothing more than a small fuss!
Can you na one national piano competition champion that people rember? Foreign countries are at least a hundred years ahead of us in this regard.
Nowadays, even the well-known dostic piano perforrs, like Lang Lang and Li Yundi, only grabbed worldwide attention because they achieved groundbreaking results in such competitions.
As for Wu Shihao, a national youth champion, Ye Xuan didn’t even take him seriously. Calling him amateur was no exaggeration!
After belittling Wu Shihao, Ye Xuan smirked slightly and continued: "As for , my talent in piano goes without saying. Although I haven’t practiced long, there’s certainly a difference between a genius and an ordinary person, otherwise why call it genius? Since I’ve promised to help Ms. Yao, I will. If I didn’t have the skills, I wouldn’t have taken on this challenge!"
While disparaging Wu Shihao, Ye Xuan also discreetly flaunted himself.
The corners of Wu Shihao’s mouth twitched, revealing a hint of mockery: "Mr. Ye, you’re quite bold with your words! Do you even know the level of international piano competitions like Chopin, Chaikefu, or Van Cliburn? Not to ntion winning, without top-level grade ten piano skills, you probably can’t even qualify to participate. Yan Country only has one or two slots each ti."
With his current level, he indeed wasn’t qualified to participate since he only had piano grade nine! But given his age, achieving grade nine and winning the national youth category was already quite impressive.
Ye Xuan glanced at him and said indifferently: "That’s because your vision is too narrow. Don’t think just because you don’t have the skill, others are the sa! If your view is limited to Shangjing, it’s no wonder you’re just a national champion."
Having his piano skills questioned by Ye Xuan, Wu Shihao’s eyes reddened, and he shouted angrily with a thick neck: "You’re an amateur pianist, what gives you the right to look down on ? And this is Shangjing, not a place for so rural brat to act out. Get out of here now!"
"Wu Shihao, this is my ho, and you have no right to kick my guests out," Yao Xingtong said sternly, seeing Wu Shihao lose control of his emotions.
Wu Shihao paused for a mont, his expression turning sowhat awkward. He wanted to argue, but the place indeed belonged to soone else, and he had no right to kick people out.
He begrudgingly shrank his neck and could only cast a pleading glance at Mo Tao, hoping he would speak up for him.
Mo Tao furrowed his brows, stroked his goatee, and gave Ye Xuan a surprised look before speaking coolly: "Kid, since you claim to have extraordinary talent and are confident in your piano skills, then show us on the spot! Real skill isn’t about talking, if you’re capable, show it!"
"Exactly! Master Mo is right! Bragging doesn’t prove anything, if you really have skills, let us see for ourselves. Otherwise, what makes you think anyone should believe you? Anyone can talk big."
Wu Shihao chid in imdiately.
Ye Xuan calmly asked, "Then how do you want to prove it?"
Wu Shihao’s eyes darted, he quickly responded: "Proving it is actually simple, you just need to compete with ! Didn’t you boast about your great piano prowess? Then let’s each play a piece we’re good at, regardless of difficulty, and simply compare our skills."
"If you can beat in the competition, it will prove you’re not just bragging, and if you really have the skills, I’ll give up my spot as the accompanist. Moreover, Master Mo can confidently let you play the piece. But if you lose, or aren’t as capable as you claim, you must give up accompanying Xingtong, how about that?"
As he spoke, Wu Shihao smirked with confidence and stared intently at Ye Xuan: "Of course, you can refuse the challenge, as it’s not mandatory! But if you lack the courage to compete, it only shows that you’re just talking big, and you should leave!"
"I think Shihao’s suggestion is quite good."
Mo Tao nodded in agreent: "A competition between the two of you would reveal each other’s true levels and see who is suitable to accompany Xingtong’s new song. It would also give a clear idea of this kid’s piano skills and what level they are actually at."
He turned his gaze to Ye Xuan and said: "Kid, since you’re so confident, compete with Shihao. I’d also like to see where your confidence cos from! I don’t expect you to necessarily beat Shihao, but at the very least, prove you have the capability to accompany Xingtong."
"Exactly! Do you dare?"
Wu Shihao taunted with a smirk full of provocation.
"Looks like I have no choice, huh?"
Ye Xuan shrugged with an air of nonchalance and said:
"Fine, since you want to compete, I’ll compete with him. But when the loss looks too ugly, don’t say I bullied you!"
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