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Chapter 397 - 392. Anticipation for the Piano Concert (First Update)_1

Chapter 397: 392. Anticipation for the Piano Concert (First Update)_1

The small professor from the Juilliard School of Music had returned, but unlike when he had just arrived from China, the media and the internet, which had been full of doubts, no longer questioned this young professor’s talent and ability.

After the release of four piano compositions, the young professor had amassed numerous fans, which allowed businessmen to sense an opportunity.

In the traditional classical music realm, there was a fan economy, but it was not so apparent, yet this young professor seemed a bit different.

The difference probably lay in the fact that with veteran piano masters, the focus was on listening to how they interpreted the pieces.

But with the young professor, people were clearly more interested in him as a person, much like attending a star’s concert. Was that to listen to the sound quality? No.

Some businessmen approached Joseph, hoping to organize a solo concert for the young professor, proposing a profit-sharing arrangement with Ren He and even setting ticket prices higher than those of current masters!

When Joseph told Ren He about this, Ren He himself was also stunned for a moment. In his past life, not many could enjoy such treatment, and Lang Lang was the most representative of that exclusivity!

Indeed, Ren He had known before that masters in his past life had a fairly reasonable opinion of Lang Lang: talented, extremely excellent, a first-rate pianist.

But still a distance away from being a true maestro.

Although Ren He was now a master himself, he had never thought that he would enjoy the same treatment as Lang Lang.

However, Ren He still refused. The proposed concert date was during the winter break, but at that time he would be heading back to China for the Spring Festival, having already booked a flight for next week to return with Yang Xi.

After all, he had sneaked out to go abroad; if he didn’t show up for the Spring Festival, he reckoned he would be dead.

But Ren He didn’t completely close the door on the idea, indicating that he could discuss organizing a concert when he returned next year. Ren He wasn’t lacking money; he simply enjoyed the process.

For Ren He, classical music was like a clear spring in a noisy life. It had no lyrics, no vocals; just put on headphones, close your eyes, and the whole world was left with only you—simple, silent.

Now, money was no longer the precondition for Ren He’s decision-making. Regardless of how much money was involved, it all depended on whether or not Ren He really wanted to do it.

Besides, organizing a small concert wouldn’t risk exposing him, because such concerts rejected all audio and video devices, and each row of seats was monitored by staff.

Even if someone did manage to take a photo, it wouldn’t be a big deal. The domestic media wasn’t very interested in such matters, as Ren He had never seen them report on overseas Lang Lang piano concerts in the newspapers or on TV in his past life.

The businessmen were overjoyed to hear that there was actually a chance—after several failed attempts, a concert with the young professor’s influence would mean a significant income, hardly different from a money tree.

In fact, in the history of classical music, composers had indeed been more famous than those who only performed, like Schubert, Chopin, Beethoven, and others Ren He knew from his past life, while he didn’t know a single concert pianist.

That was the issue now—the young professor’s four original piano compositions had instantly outshone countless masters.

The businessman in talks with Joseph and Ren He suddenly mentioned, "Would the young professor possibly debut a few new pieces at the concert? Of course, it’s fine if not, but the four pieces you’ve already written are definitely a must to perform..."

Ren He thought for a moment and smiled, "We’ll see when the time comes."

He didn’t want to give a definite answer, since there might be other tasks to tackle by then, and he didn’t want to spoil it.

Ren He was still shouldering a task at the moment—The Divine Punishment System!

"Task: Forcefully detain yourself at the New York airport security checkpoint for 10 minutes without being arrested, deadline one month, failure to complete results in the host being banned from setting foot in the United States forever."

This task was issued by the Divine Punishment System when Yang Xi finished writing the tenth song of her album, which is why Ren He decided to schedule his return trip home.

Music College officially has a break this Friday, and next week he’ll fly back home.

The task given was strange, simply requiring him to forcefully detain himself at the security checkpoint for 10 minutes.

Ten minutes is neither long nor short, but the average time for a person to clear security is usually between 30 seconds and a minute, so how could Ren He manage to detain himself for 10 minutes?

It should be noted that although the United States in this parallel world hasn’t suffered the severe terrorist attacks of the previous life, it’s still relatively stricter with security compared to other countries.

During this time, Ren He had been considering how exactly to complete the task without getting arrested...

He was even certain that this task was another trap set by the Divine Punishment System; he must be going through security at the time, stay there for 10 minutes forcefully, otherwise the task would surely fail!

And then there’s the punishment for not completing the task: never being able to set foot in the United States again.

Ren He honestly didn’t really care about that, even if he stayed in Luo City for the rest of his life, he found it quite comfortable since he couldn’t even adapt to the food abroad.

But now it was time to accompany Yang Xi on her studies abroad, he had spent so much effort, endured so many twists and turns, and so much thought, finally arriving at the current plan!

Now you just randomly issue a task and expect to stop me? Is that possible?!

The Divine Punishment System has such a wicked sense of humor, seeming always to aim its punishments at whatever he cares about the most just to torment him!

Thinking back to when he first crossed over to this world, the Divine Punishment System even threatened to erase him, at that time what he feared the most was that all of this was just a dream, having barely gained the chance to start over, what he was really afraid of was death.

Because the feeling of seeing hope and then losing it again is too painful.

Ren He prepared for this task for a full two days, Yang Xi didn’t know what he was up to; it was almost break time, and as the current substitute professor for both the piano and composition departments, he had the responsibility to host the opening ceremony for the students and to go over some precautionary matters.

A student suddenly asked during the opening ceremony, "Professor, there’s a rumor that next term you might be holding a personal concert, is that true or not?"

Ren He smiled, "That’s true, if nothing unexpected happens, I will be holding it."

The students in the auditorium immediately erupted with excitement, the rumors were true!

There isn’t a single student at the Juilliard School of Music who is short on money; once it was confirmed that their beloved professor was indeed going to hold a concert, they decided on the spot that they would definitely attend. Ren He suddenly found it very interesting that his own concert would be anticipated by people.

After saying goodbye to his students, it was officially time for him to return home. Ren He felt he was sufficiently prepared and should be able to complete the task...

Yeah... should be able to

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