Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 74 has no tricks, it's all about talent.
Do you remember what I told you before?

In the soundproof music production room, where you could hear your own heartbeat, Aunt Shanshan gazed at Liu Miaomiao.

"I……"

Liu Miaomiao thought for a moment and then answered.

"You have to win by 'skill'?"

"That's not important now... No matter how well I design a plan, would it be useful to you?"

Aunt Shan sighed and rubbed her forehead, "I was referring to your talent for composing."

Another important reason why Aunt Shanshan specifically brought Miaomiao here was this—

She felt that she no longer needed to worry about how Liu Miaomiao would win over Lu Mingfei... What she should care about was how to subtly tell Liu Miaomiao not to give herself away for nothing!

"oh oh."

Liu Miaomiao lowered her head in shame. She knew her performance was a bit poor... but what could she do? Who would have thought Lu Mingfei would be so direct?
"Alright, from now on, calm down, put Lu Mingfei out of your mind, and listen carefully to what I have to say!"

Aunt Shanshan said with a serious expression.

"Ok!"

Liu Miaomiao nodded seriously, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down.

Aunt Shan Shan snapped her fingers: "Do you remember why I told you why I took you on as a student?"

"I remember, my teacher said I had some talent for the piano."

"Wrong, that's too general."

Aunt Shanshan shook her head.

"Piano talent can be roughly divided into two types, or rather, musical talent is basically divided into these two types: performance and composition."

As for you, Miaomiao, your musical talent is actually only slightly better than the average person. It's just that your family's good financial situation allowed you to be exposed to music earlier, and coupled with your passion, it makes you seem much better than your peers.

But that alone isn't enough for me to take you on as a student. There are too many students who are both rich and have some talent... Your strength lies in your musicality. In that area, your talent is absolutely top-notch!
However, even the most talented person needs a solid foundation. I originally planned to have you study with me for a few more years before transitioning to creative work... but now, the situation is different.”

"What's different?" Liu Miaomiao asked curiously.

"You have someone you like."

Aunt Shanshan smiled slyly, "Not to mention there are two such strong competitors... Your emotions will definitely fluctuate wildly, with joy, anger, sorrow and happiness all at once!"
Many of the world's greatest musical works have emerged from the most dramatic changes.

Just like Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, composed after he lost his hearing, Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony "Pathétique," written in the last few months of his life, and John Lennon's tumultuous "Imagine"...

And you, Miaomiao, what could possibly compare to the melody created by a young girl caught in the throes of first love? If you can perfectly unleash your talent, this might even become an epic masterpiece composing a tale of youth, emotions, and love!
I've changed my mind. What you're going to do isn't adapting *Wedding in a Dream*, but something completely original! Yes, this will be your debut work, and the timeframe will be... six days! I'll give you and Lu Mingfei one day to practice.”

At this moment, Aunt Shanshan finally shed her usual pretense and became like a mature piano artist who could win a gold medal in an international piano competition in the United States.

Her charm was so captivating that even Liu Miaomiao, who was also a woman, was mesmerized.

"I have high hopes for you, Liu Miaomiao."

Aunt Shanshan looked at Liu Miaomiao lazily and held up one finger.

"Moreover, and most importantly, Lu Mingfei is an unparalleled genius in performance. Performing music requires understanding the emotions contained in the melody of the score. The more talented a person is, the more they can read the creator's original intention and even feel as if they are there."

If you were to compose such a piece of music and play it as a four-hand duet with him at your school's Spring Festival Gala, he would naturally know your feelings and would find it hard to refuse.

Just imagine the future: he becomes a world-renowned performer, and you become a world-renowned composer… wow, that would be a match made in heaven, perhaps even becoming a legendary tale in the global music world!

Aunt Shanshan was like a devil again at this moment. Her voice was unchanged, yet it was captivating and carried an irresistible temptation.

"No matter how beautiful or rich the other two competitors are, can they really elevate a relationship to such a top level in the art world?"

Liu Miaomiao was convinced almost immediately.

She couldn't help but be persuaded... The future Aunt Shanshan described was one she simply couldn't resist. "Teacher Shanshan, what should I do?"

Liu Miaomiao asked earnestly.

“I will teach you the knowledge you need to create, but I will not guide you on how to do it... Any detailed guidance in the direction of creation will only be bound by form. If you want your work to truly shine, you need to feel it with your heart.”

Aunt Shanshan said softly.

"The emotions between you and him at any moment, the slightest changes... use your musical sense to transform them into musical notes, and that will be the most moving and unique piece of music in the world."

It belongs solely to you and him.

……

Anything always goes by quickly when you are fully focused.

Except for being electrocuted.

That kind of pain that almost pierces the soul—if one could focus on it, it probably indicates some kind of peculiar fetish.

Lu Mingfei didn't have any particular fetishes, so he could only choose to completely immerse himself in the piano piece "Wedding in a Dream," feeling the emotions conveyed by each note, in order to avoid being electrocuted.

Quite unexpectedly, he discovered that he and this piano piece were unusually compatible... Wasn't this talking about him and Chen Wenwen?
Although the processes differ slightly, they are mostly similar, very similar!

However, if you add the ending, it becomes quite different.

How should I put it? This should be considered a good ending, where the beginning was the end, and we parted ways in the vast world, each living our own wonderful lives.
Realizing this, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that the sheet music in front of him looked a little displeasing.

"Could you... perhaps make some changes?"

Once the idea popped into my head, it was like a persistent, intractable disease that I couldn't shake off.

Lu Mingfei thought about it for a moment. Since he had nothing else to do, and Teacher Shanshan had said that he would also be involved in the adaptation later, he might as well give it a try first!
And so he began.

Lu Mingfei had absolutely no knowledge of arranging musical pieces. This is something a "beginner" shouldn't be doing; a normal beginner shouldn't even be able to read the sheet music properly at this stage!
But Lu Mingfei did it anyway, and his method was very simple—based on instinct.

I felt this sound didn't quite capture the mood, so I changed it. Which one should I change it to? I felt this sound was pretty good, so I went with that... That's roughly the process.

Original, direct.

He was so engrossed in "playing" that he didn't even notice that Aunt Shanshan had come into the music room once during the session.

Aunt Shanshan came to check on Lu Mingfei's piano practice, intending to correct some mistakes and fulfill her teaching obligations.

After listening silently for a while, and realizing what Lu Mingfei was doing, she didn't say a word, turned around and left, closing the door behind her.

What are you going to teach? Teach nothing! Do you expect me to teach this myself?

"The more talented a person is, the more they can read the creator's original intention and even feel as if they are there," she said to Liu Miaomiao.

But there was something else she didn't say: those who can achieve this level are either performers who have immersed themselves in this art for decades or ultimate geniuses!

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, went a step further, exploring on his own and making "tailor-made" improvements to his works based solely on his instincts.

This is no longer within the realm of genius... this cannot be considered "human".

There are no tricks involved, it's all talent!

"What incredible luck did I have to be able to take on both of these students at the same time?"

Aunt Shanshan murmured, feeling excited yet also a little disappointed.

She left the arrangement room because Liu Miaomiao had gradually gotten on track after a short period of learning arrangement knowledge, and she no longer needed to be there... The efficiency brought by her talent was simply frighteningly high.

Meanwhile, Lu Mingfei in the performance room could do nothing but admire the performance. The systematic instruction might actually hinder this "inhuman" ability to maximize and develop one's talent!
Aunt Shanshan is confident in her exceptional talent, but compared to these two students she has only taken on a few days ago, she inevitably pales in comparison.

"Comparing yourself to others is just awful..."

(End of this chapter)