Chapter 151: 147 Unfortunately, she is Vera, and she knows it all [1 update]
[Maybe she plans to play them all? Luwei already said ‘Blue comes out of indigo and is better than indigo,’ so it wouldn’t make sense for my sister not to play both ‘Holy War’ and ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui,’ would it?]
[Alright, enough. Stop talking, or our sister will sue us again.]
Because Vera Hall was so mysterious, despite being a famous pianist in the history of O Continent’s music, not a single portrait of her was left behind.
This mystery also sparked longing in later generations.
People are curious by nature, the more mysterious something or someone is, the more they want to unveil that veiled layer of secrecy.
Unfortunately, some historians in O Continent had dug for a long time without unearthing any new information.
Historical records indicate that Vera Hall had two music mentors, both of whom were top-level pianists of their time.
The world’s most difficult piano piece was composed by one of Vera Hall’s music mentors.
However, in the notes left behind by these two music mentors, there was no mention of this particular disciple.
It’s as though Vera Hall never existed on this Earth.
Beyond the widely known ‘Sun and Moon,’ Vera Hall also left behind two other pieces—
‘Holy War’ and ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui.’
These two pieces are also considered world-class challenges for any pianist.
‘Holy War’ is even more difficult than ‘Sun and Moon,’ and due to the lack of an authentic music sheet, only two pianists have ever played it.
And ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui’ has yet to be played.
When Ying Luwei marketed herself as the next Vera Hall, she dared not mention the pieces ‘Holy War’ and ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui.’
She feared that her fans, in their excitement, might ask her to play them, resulting in her dismal failure.
Considering how difficult ‘Sun and Moon’ already was for her, Ying Luwei could hardly imagine the challenges posed by ‘Holy War’ and ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui.’
The difficulty of these three piano pieces created by Vera Hall was naturally well-known.
Once that comment was released, many replies stacked up below.
[Just a passerby here. I only clicked because I saw the name Vera Hall. You have no idea how difficult ‘Holy War’ is, otherwise, why would you even dare bring up this piano piece here?]
[Let me enlighten you from the front row. Historical records show ‘Holy War’ was inspired by ‘The Bible’ and consists of three movements.
The first movement depicts God creating the angels and the tranquil life in Heaven.
The second movement tells of God presenting the first human, Adam, to all the angels, proclaiming him as the Saint Heir and commanding the other angels to worship him.
But Archangel Lucifiel refused to submit to the Saint Heir, leading one-third of the angels in a rebellion against God.
The third movement portrays the fallen Archangel Lucifiel, who becomes the Hell Devil King Lucifer, a chapter with the saddest tone and which concludes the piece.
In fact, the piano piece ‘Holy War’ is held in even higher regard in O Continent, surpassing ‘Sun and Moon’ in status within the music community.]
[I can’t take it, just reading this description gives me the shivers. Although I don’t know much about the piano, I must admit Vera Hall was truly gifted.]
[So the difficulty of ‘Holy War’ lies not only in the playing itself but also in whether the performer has the presence to carry it off. Look at this Ying person—I doubt she even knows what ‘Holy War’ is about, let alone play it? It’s laughable.]
[Forgive my bluntness, but if there’s anyone in this world who could perform ‘Sun and Moon,’ ‘Holy War,’ and ‘Song of Jade Ice Cui’ in their entirety, it would only be Vera herself. There’s just no chance, no chance anymore.]
With the addition of bystanders, Ying Luwei’s remaining devoted fans charged forward even more fiercely, their spirits high.
However, having learned from past experience, they really didn’t dare disturb Ying Zijin and could only dance wildly beneath Ying Luwei’s Weibo posts.
This was exactly the effect that Ying Luwei wanted.
After closing Weibo, she turned to her agent, “Have the invitations been sent out? Who will attend?”
“They’ve been sent, but so far, no one has replied.” The agent sighed. “Luwei, you know this concert is your step into the international music scene, we invited renowned musicians from Hua Country.”
“They are all quite eccentric and proud. They’re not the type to come just because they are invited.”
“True.” Ying Luwei frowned, then seemed to think of something, “Tell them this.”
She turned her head and whispered a few sentences in a very low voice.
The agent was somewhat surprised, “Really? What if it affects you?”
“It won’t.” Ying Luwei smiled dismissively and sneered, “You don’t really think Ying Zijin can play any piece, do you? I’m well aware of her skill—she even struggles with ‘Canon.'”
“And my sister-in-law cares most about saving face; she’d give up anything for it. What do you think her face will look like if she sees Ying Zijin embarrassing herself at the concert?”
Ying Luwei couldn’t help but laugh just thinking about it.
The agent didn’t know much about the other members of the Ying family but took her word for it and nodded, “Alright, I will send another invitation right away.”
This was their only chance to turn things around.
**
Old Master Zhong had always been keeping an eye on Ying Luwei.
He hadn’t been indifferent to striking at the Ying Family, but Ying Zijin had stopped him.
Because the Zhong Family had not been doing as well as the Ying Family over the years, she didn’t want to affect Old Master Zhong.
However, due to the incident of the Ten Directions Realm being stolen, it was only a matter of time before Zhong Corporation would catch up with Ying Corporation.
When Old Master Zhong saw the Weibo post that Ying Luwei made, he immediately got angry, “What a sanctimonious white lotus, pulling such a dirty trick again.”
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