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Chapter 1660: Chapter 1325: Music Sage (Part 3)

"The flute led with the main themes of Qin Continent and Zhong Continent. It’s quite carefully designed."

"Xian Yu is going to have a hard time now."

"I’m more looking forward to Xian Yu’s work. The melody of ’The Fate Symphony’ still resonates with me."

"In literature there is no first, in martial arts there is no second. Often, it’s hard to determine a winner with literary works. Can you say this piece is better than Xian Yu’s previous ’The Fate Symphony’? I doubt anyone would confidently make that claim."

"If he wants to win, Xian Yu will have to produce a masterpiece among masterpieces."

"Or perhaps Xian Yu’s ’The Fate Symphony’ was just a flash in the pan, and his new work might not reach the same heights."

The venue was buzzing with excitement.

There were big names from various fields.

There were music maestros.

There were pure music enthusiasts.

...

Meanwhile, in the livestream room.

The chat was already boiling over.

"The climax of the fourth movement is exhilarating!"

"The third movement, with its transition between two centuries, is brilliantly conceived!"

"I heard elements of Qin Continent!"

"I heard elements of Zhong Continent!"

"It’s not just these two continents; he showcased the musical characteristics of Blue Star’s eight major continents, and it’s all so harmonious, without a hint of discord."

"All I know is that Qin Continent’s music sounds great!"

"I think I’ve fallen in love with symphony, it’s the first time I’ve felt this beauty in music!"

"Symphony is truly music within music!"

"Can Fish Papa win?"

"It feels like a fifty-fifty chance, maybe sixty-forty, Qin Zhen’s piece is too powerful!"

"It’s okay, Fish Papa is still young, even if he loses this round it’s not a big problem because this opponent is truly terrifying!"

"Indeed."

Qin Zhen could definitely be considered the strongest opponent Xian Yu has met since his debut!

Just judging from this piece alone.

Qin Zhen subtly surpasses Yang Zhongming and Luo Su.

...

Fifteen minutes.

Time left for the audience to calm down.

And in these fifteen minutes, the host An Hong didn’t say much, but naturally invited Xian Yu to appear at the appointed time.

In the competition.

The host should not have a stance on the duel between the two participants.

And when An Hong called out, "Please welcome Lin Yuan on stage," Lin Yuan blocked out all distractions and led the orchestra to that podium.

Immediately.

There were gasps from the audience!

"Ah!"

"Why did Xian Yu go directly to the conductor’s podium?"

"Where’s the conductor?"

"Is he really planning to conduct himself?"

"That shouldn’t be right!"

"Does Xian Yu understand conducting?"

"In such an important duel, why didn’t he get a top conductor like Chen Mi to help?"

"Given his status, global top conductors should be willing to collaborate, right?"

"Didn’t he invite Teacher Wei Shujing for ’The Fate Symphony’ last time?"

"I heard Teacher Wei Shujing is very ill, severely enough that he’s unable to perform."

"So that’s it, but he could still find another conductor, right? It’s not like there aren’t conductors on par with Wei Shujing, why do it himself?"

Only those who understand symphony know the importance of a conductor.

...

In the livestream room.

There were also gasps of surprise.

Not every netizen knows what a conductor means to an orchestra.

But someone on the chat was explaining, and soon the audience understood what Lin Yuan standing on the conductor’s podium represented.

"Ah, really?!"

"What does it mean?"

"Can a conductor directly affect the quality of the performance?"

"Then why is Fish Papa going up himself?"

"Even if he understands conducting—after all, he seems to know everything—he can’t reach the level of a top conductor, right?"

"Is it really that mysterious?"

"The influence of a conductor is very important, what is Fish Papa thinking?"

"Believe in him!"

"Since he’s standing there, he must have his reasons, because this is the most important duel since his debut!"

...

Regardless of what people think, the performance preparation on stage will not be affected.

During the orchestra’s adjustment time, every musician was doing their final warm-ups.

Meanwhile, someone also noticed:

An unexpected choir walked onto the stage.

Now not only those who don’t understand symphony were confused, even those who understand the structure of symphony were filled with doubt.

Such doubts are quite normal.

On Earth, most symphonies don’t include choirs.

Only a few symphonic works collaborate with real choirs.

And on Blue Star, no one has ever tried something like this.

It might have been done privately, but never in a true large-scale performance.

It seems that for Blue Starian people, symphony should be purely instrumental, and adding vocals ruins its purity.

"What the heck?"

"A choir is up there?"

"That’s the Sky Star Choir, the most famous choir on Blue Star, but they shouldn’t be here."

"Is this a vocal performance to accompany the symphony?"

"Can this work?"

"Who knows?"

"Maybe they won’t be singing?"

"By saying that, you’re implying they’re here to sing a few phrases."

"He’s personally stepping onto the conductor’s podium, and now bringing a choir up, what exactly is he trying to do?"

...

The on-site audience was discussing.

The livestream room was discussing.

In the final three minutes of preparation.

No matter what thoughts the audience had, they could only temporarily suppress their curiosity and wait for the performance to begin.

Three minutes.

Two minutes.

One minute.

At the end of the countdown.

Lin Yuan raised his baton.

The official title of this piece is Xian Yu’s Second Symphony.

The first movement is in D minor, 2/4 time, in sonata form.

The opening theme is severe and powerful, filled with immense awe and a tragic tint, it is played by the strings in a low and oppressive atmosphere, and then gradually intensifies until the entire orchestra performs the majestic and powerful theme, overwhelming like an avalanche!