Chapter 45: I knew he would cause trouble!

On the stage, Tang Yating and Li Zihao finished their ensemble.

There was warm applause from the audience, and both of them had smiles of pride on their faces.

Most people still want to be noticed. It always feels good to be noticed, which is the so-called face. Being the focus wherever you go is a very glorious thing.

"Now, please welcome the representatives from Douglas Company of the United States, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Vilia."

"They will perform the violin and cello duet 'Church Song'."

While the host was reporting, two foreigners, a man and a woman, walked out from the other side of the U-shaped auditorium.

For some reason, Shen Mo felt a little uncomfortable the first time he saw Johnson.

This man has blond hair and blue eyes, is in his thirties, and is about 1 meters tall. He looks defiant and a little arrogant.

When he walked onto the stage, he did not bow. Instead, he squinted his eyes, swept the audience with a strong aura, and then started playing directly.

When they heard "Douglas Company", Su Yiyun and Chen Weining looked at each other with strange expressions.

Douglas Company is a competitor of Su and Chen's company. It was basically defeated in the competition three months ago and will withdraw from its business in China soon.

The company had clearly shown hostility when negotiating with Su and Chen before.

I don’t know if anything weird will happen at this time.

"Mom, I just played it pretty well, right?"

Li Zihao looked at his mother expectantly.

"That's great, keep it up, son!" Su Yiyu forced a smile to encourage him, but became a little absent-minded the next moment.

Teacher Qi Lili's inability to attend has always been a hidden worry in her heart.

But time is so tight now, where can we find a high-end music performer within half an hour?
She suddenly regretted not having plan B.

But who could have imagined that such an accident as a car accident would happen?
The corridor outside the hall.

Su Yiyun and Chen Weining discussed for a long time, and finally called Tang Yating out to perform the finale.

Try to save a dying horse.

Although Tang Yating barely reached the professional entry-level level, she was already the best choice available.

Inside the hall, the host continued to broadcast.

"Next, we invite the Chinese... They will bring a violin and piano ensemble..."

"Next, we have a flute solo from Germany..."

……

"The next person to appear is the last representative from China, Ms. Tang Yating."

"She will perform the piano solo 'Cathedral Rhapsody'."

Tang Yating was a little nervous when she walked onto the stage.

The difficulty level of this piece, "Carthage Rhapsody", is around level 8, which is close to the highest level 9. She practiced it many times but could only barely play it fluently.

However, she already knew the seriousness of the matter from what her mother and Aunt Yiyun had just said.

She is the finale of the Chinese side. Everyone present is knowledgeable. If she still chooses the simple songs from before, it is likely to lead to bad results.

Finally I had to bite the bullet and choose this song.

Under the stage, Su Yiyun and Chen Weining held their breath, wrung their hands together, and sweat broke out.

Fortunately, Tang Yating performed well. Apart from a few minor flaws, the overall effect was good.

Amid the audience's applause, she slowly stood up, bowed, and returned to her seat.

Shen Mo could see that her forehead was already slightly sweaty and her body seemed to be trembling slightly. It seemed that she was indeed a little nervous.

In fact, only she herself knew that her entire back was soaked with sweat.

"Tingting, good job!"

Everyone around praised it.

Even Shen Mo gave her an approving look.

Li Zihao even raised his thumbs with both hands and liked the posts crazily.

Tang Yating was a little disgusted with Li Zihao's exaggerated behavior, but when she saw Shen Mo's eyes, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

"Happy times always pass quickly. Next is the last program of this party. Mr. Johnson from Douglas Company of the United States will bring a violin solo performance of the "Violin Sonata in G Minor"."

As the English translation finished, those in the audience who understood music began to whisper.

This piece is also known as "The Devil's Trill", which contains a lot of difficult and gorgeous tremolo playing passages, and the difficulty coefficient is generally recognized as 8.5. Johnson dared to play this piece solo, even if he is not a master, at least he is a top professional.

After hearing what the translator said, Su Yiyun felt a little uneasy when she saw Johnson's cold eyes sweeping over her intentionally or unintentionally on the stage. She seemed to have a bad premonition, but she couldn't put it into words.

I have to say that Johnson is still capable.

After the song was finished, there was almost no flaw and the audience broke into loud applause.

Even Tang Yating showed admiration, she knew that this person's level was much higher than hers.

After the last song was played, the time was close to 4:30, and according to the scheduled process, it was time to end the session.

The host has already started his closing remarks.

"Thank you Mr. Johnson for your wonderful performance, and thank you all for coming..."

At this moment, Johnson suddenly signaled to the host and asked for the microphone.

Su Yiyun and Chen Weining felt something almost at the same time, and their bodies immediately tensed up.

"Hello everyone, I would like to make a few comments."

Johnson spoke Chinese. Although it sounded a bit difficult to understand, he still chose to do so. It was obvious that he was speaking to the Chinese people present.

"To be honest, I am very disappointed with my visit to China this time."

"I find that the Chinese are pathetic. They always say they are an ancient civilization, but they can't even produce decent musical instruments or music."

"Take today for example, the instruments you Chinese use and the songs you play are from other countries."

"This is what they call an ancient civilization? Hahaha!"

"I think you Chinese are really no good!"

Johnson shook his head contemptuously and gave Su Yiyun and Chen Weining a mocking smile.

At the same time, several blond-haired and blue-eyed people sitting at the same table with him under the stage were obviously in the same group as him. They also joined in the booing and even booed maliciously.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the Chinese present were in an uproar.

Most other foreigners have lived in China for a long time and can actually understand it. They look at the Chinese with different eyes, including ridicule, sympathy, indifference, etc.

Su Yiyun was instantly furious.

She knew that Johnson would cause trouble.

Previously, Douglas Company was eliminated by Su and Chen in the competition and was about to withdraw from the Chinese market. Johnson was jumping around in the Mas Group, trying to use some means to squeeze Su and Chen out.

Fortunately, the two of them were experienced in the business world and handled the situation appropriately. In addition, their company was strong enough to prevent him from succeeding.

Unexpectedly, this time he would take this opportunity to severely humiliate the Chinese people.

Su Yiyun was impulsive and was about to stand up and refute him.

But when she was about to stand up, she suddenly thought of something and was stunned for a moment.

Because she found that what Johnson said seemed to be true.

Throughout the entire party, except for Tang Yating and Li Zihao who played the Chinese music "Butterfly Lovers" at the beginning, all other Chinese people played Western music, and everyone used Western instruments.

Her face was pale, her lips were tightly pursed, and her heart was filled with humiliation.

Chen Weining was also so angry that her face turned red.

Gao Yi was so angry that he slammed the table, pointing at Johnson and cursing: "Fuck you, where did you get this red-haired devil to talk bullshit!"

Johnson was not afraid at all. His eyes narrowed slightly, casting a dangerous light.

"Sir, swearing is a sign of poor manners, and being angry only shows your incompetence."

"If you have the ability, please come up and prove yourself."

"You..." Gao Yi was furious.

He clenched his fists tightly and his whole body was shaking. It was obvious that he was extremely angry.

But when he looked at the erhu at his feet, he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Because he knew that he had only learned a little erhu purely because he wanted to date Chen Weining, and it was not up to standard at all.

Going up would only bring shame upon oneself and even lead to greater ridicule from Johnson.

Off the stage, the Chinese audience was shouting angrily, but like Gao Yi, they also felt powerless.

Most of them are just ordinary office workers, and few of them have received any musical training. Even if they have, they are far from being comparable to Johnson.

Johnson stood on a half-meter-high stage, looking at the helpless and furious faces of the Chinese people below, and his heart was filled with pleasure.

(End of this chapter)