How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 203

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Sun Zeping sized up Yang Chen and asked with a smile, “You can play the piano too?” Yang Chen replied modestly, “A little.” After all, Sun Zeping was the teacher, and he wanted to save face for him in front of his students.

Yang Chen was just having too much fun at Jay Chou’s concert last night, so he accepted Tang Xia’s request to communicate with them. He didn’t mean to take away Sun Zeping’s job.

However, Sun Zeping didn’t think so. Sun Zeping was hired by Tang Xia and the others to guide them in practicing the piano. If Yang Chen came to teach them, wouldn’t that be like stealing his job?

Sun Zeping chuckled and said, “Then show us what you’ve got and broaden my horizons.” Yang Chen quickly replied, “Teacher Sun, you flatter me. I’m just a mediocre player, I wouldn’t dare to show off in front of a professional. I’ll go out first. Teacher Sun, you teach them first, and I’ll come back to play with them after you’re done.” With that, Yang Chen was about to leave.

Tang Xia said, “Then, Brother Chen, go chat with Manager Huang. I’ll come find you later.” Yang Chen nodded.

Sun Zeping quickly said, “Don’t go! You’ve already accepted Tang Xia’s invitation to come and guide them in practicing the piano, why are you leaving? Come, show us what you can do. As long as you play well, I’ll feel relieved to leave them to you. To be honest, I’m usually quite busy and don’t have much time to teach them. If there’s a master who’s better than me to teach them, I can rest assured. This opportunity is very important to them, you must teach them well.” Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Teacher Sun, you’re too kind. I’m not qualified to teach them. You guys start, I have something to do outside.” Sun Zeping grabbed Yang Chen’s hand with a smile and said, “Young man, don’t overthink it. I really want you to be their teacher, but you have to pass my test, understand? Come, play a piece for me to listen to.” Sun Zeping forcibly dragged Yang Chen to the piano.

“Come on, play a piece for me and see if you’re really as good as they say,” Sun Zeping said with a smile.

Tang Xia said, “Brother Chen, why don’t you just play something? Teacher Sun is doing it for our own good, don’t take it personally.” Yang Chen was very helpless, thinking, “You idiot, Teacher Sun is obviously angry and wants to teach me a lesson.” Yang Chen didn’t want to take away someone else’s job, so he casually played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”

After playing, Yang Chen got up and said with a smile, “My piano skills are actually very average, Teacher Sun, please don’t make things difficult for me.” But Sun Zeping frowned, looking shocked.

Yang Chen wondered, why does this guy have this expression? Tang Xia said with a smile, “Brother Chen, sorry, go take care of your business first.” Yang Chen nodded and was about to leave when Sun Zeping grabbed his arm and said, “Who did you learn piano from?” Who did I learn from?

The system gave it to me. But I can’t tell the truth. Yang Chen then made up a story, “I learned it in a training class when I was a kid, and then I practiced often, barely able to maintain this level.” Sun Zeping: “You’re a genius.” Huh?

?? Yang Chen was dumbfounded. How did he become a genius? He just played “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” is that considered genius?

Tang Xia

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: “Teacher Sun, what do you mean by that?” Sun Zeping: “Let me put it this way, I’ve only heard two people play the effect of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” like that. One is Yevgeny Kissin, the world’s number one pianist, and the other is this little brother.” What?

Casually playing a nursery rhyme can be compared to Kissin, the world’s number one? Dude, stop it, are you deliberately teasing me?

Yang Chen: “Teacher Sun, don’t joke with me, how can I compare to Kissin?” Sun Zeping: “Little brother, I’m not joking, I’m telling the truth. Why does the same song sound different when played by different people? That’s because of the different levels of skill. Although it’s just a simple nursery rhyme, the effect and the emotions conveyed are completely different when played by different pianists. Originally, I was very unconvinced that you could be so good at such a young age, and they called you a master. Now I understand how they feel, you are indeed a master. Tang Xia, I’ll refund your tuition, let this little brother teach you.” Tang Xia: “Teacher Sun, don’t, Brother Chen is just here to play with us, he really doesn’t mean anything else.” Sun Zeping: “No, no, no, I didn’t misunderstand. This little brother’s level is really too high, I think he can teach you better than I can. Little brother, what do you do now?” Yang Chen: ‘Ride-hailing driver.’

Sun Zeping: “Ah? Ride-hailing driver? That’s too much of a waste of talent. How about this, I’ll go back to school now and report to the principal and the academic affairs office, and let the school hire you as a teacher at our Haicheng Conservatory of Music. With your piano skills, why are you driving a ride-hailing car? It’s a waste of talent!” After speaking, Sun Zeping left in a hurry.

Yang Chen couldn’t stop him. Tang Xia and the others looked at each other in dismay. With their level, they really couldn’t hear anything special about the nursery rhyme Yang Chen just played. They just thought it sounded particularly good, but they couldn’t say what was so good about it.

But even if it sounds good, does Teacher Sun have to be so excited? Not only did he compare Yang Chen to Kissin, the world’s number one, but he also wanted to go back to school to persuade the academic affairs office to hire Yang Chen as a teacher. Isn’t that too exaggerated?

Looking at the dumbfounded Tang Xia and the others, Yang Chen smiled helplessly and said, “I really just casually played a nursery rhyme, Teacher Sun’s reaction is too much. I don’t think I played that well.” Tang Xia: “We have limited skills and can’t hear anything special, but Teacher Sun is a famous pianist in China and has also taught Lang Erlang [Lang Lang, a famous Chinese pianist] to play the piano. I don’t think she would be wrong; the song you just played definitely conveyed something different.” Yang Chen was speechless and didn’t know how to explain it.

That’s right, Yang Chen does have the [Piano Master] skill, but the nursery rhyme just now was really just a casual play, he didn’t take it seriously at all. What the hell could Sun Zeping hear?

Oh well, never mind, I’d better quickly guide Tang Xia and the others in playing the piano. I’ll finish this promise as soon as possible, so I don’t have to agree to anything else she asks me to do in the future.

“Alright! Let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s get down to business! Each of you play the piece you’re going to perform for me, and then

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play it together for me to hear the effect. Finally, I’ll tell you my feelings. Okay?” Yang Chen said.

Tang Xia and the others nodded and quickly took turns playing for Yang Chen. This time they were going to play Beethoven’s famous work “Für Elise.”

This song is very beautiful and sounds very simple, but it has a very strong sense of rhythm, sometimes strong, sometimes weak, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes passionate, sometimes slow.

It’s not difficult to play this song, but it’s difficult to play it in a way that resonates with the audience.

After listening to their performance, Yang Chen pointed out the problems for each of them very seriously. Then, Yang Chen asked, “This song is not difficult, why do so many of you have to play it together?” Tang Xia explained, “We’re not afraid of you laughing at us, Brother Chen. Actually, this is not a simple artistic performance, but a journey of gilding [enhancing one’s reputation or qualifications]. If only one person plays, then only one person will have the opportunity to stand out. If a team plays, then wouldn’t there be more people who have the opportunity? The National Symphony Orchestra will also come to scout for outstanding talents. If we can be selected, we may be able to get into the system [secure a government job]. You know, the end of work is the system.”

“Yes, it’s too difficult to find a job now. If we can be selected to enter the National Orchestra, we won’t have to worry about it in the future.”

“A senior sister of mine went to work in a bar after graduation, and her monthly income is two or three thousand. It looks pretty good, but we spent so much money and put in so much effort, not to go to a bar to be yelled at by customers. If we perform well this time, even if we are not selected by the National Orchestra, there will definitely be more good opportunities.”

“Brother Chen, please help us. My family sold two houses to train me. Alas… If I can’t find a job after graduation, I really don’t know what face I have to face my family.”

“Brother Chen, I think Teacher Sun definitely won’t misjudge. If he thinks you’re good, you must really be good. Please teach us well. Please.” … Alas, Brother Chen is also a soft-hearted person, and can’t stand a group of girls begging and whining.

… However, it’s too embarrassing for a master-level expert like me to teach a group of piano students to practice such a simple piece as “Für Elise.”

Yang Chen then asked, “Is your repertoire must be “Für Elise”?” Tang Xia: “No, the song was chosen for us by Teacher Sun. The choice of song is entirely up to you.” Yang Chen nodded, took out his mobile phone and found the most difficult piece in the movie “The Legend of 1900”, , and said, “Then play this piece. It is said that no one can play this piece alone, and the effect in the movie is also post-production. It just so happens that there are many of you, so you can cooperate to play this piece perfectly. If you use “Für Elise”, it is obvious that so many of you will not have a good effect. The difficulty of this piece is not high, and everyone is very familiar with it. If any of you don’t keep up with the rhythm, the whole performance will be ruined. But there is no such trouble with . Each of you is responsible for a part, as long as you can cooperate seamlessly, you can present it perfectly.” Tang Xia and the others were instantly dumbfounded.

As piano students, they must have seen “The Legend of 1900”, this

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movie, and they all know the super-difficult piece played by the protagonist in the movie.

“Brother Chen, are you serious? That piece was synthesized in post-production.”

“It is said that no one can complete that piece alone, it’s too difficult.”

“We only have one week, can we practice it well in such a short time?”

“Yes! What if the effect is not good, and then we have been practicing “Für Elise” and we have fallen behind, then we will be finished.” … Yang Chen nodded and said, “This depends on everyone’s choice. If you must ask me to teach you, I can only say that I don’t teach simple pieces. In fact, they have exaggerated the difficulty of this piece. One person can complete it, as long as the hand speed is fast enough. For example, my hand speed of being single for 25 years can play it.” Everyone was shocked.

“Brother Chen, are you serious? Who am I? Do you really have the hand speed of being single for 25 years? If possible, I would like to experience it.”

“Hey, hey, don’t get carried away, ah!”

“Chen Li, why is your focus on his hand speed, not that he can play this piece?”

“Too thirsty [slang for horny], can’t you see that?”

“Haha…” Yang Chen smiled and motioned everyone to be quiet, and then said, “Okay, I’ll play it for everyone to listen to. This is the first time I’ve seriously played this piece, it may be a little imperfect, but it shouldn’t be a problem to play it.” Tang Xia quickly motioned everyone to be quiet, and everyone pulled their chairs over and sat around Yang Chen.

Tang Xia sat on the right, just able to see Yang Chen’s profile, his high nose bridge, angular profile, can be called a perfect face.

Yang Chen adjusted his breathing, moved his fingers, and then began to play. It is said that was played by two pianos at the same time during the filming, and then the effect on the movie was achieved after post-processing.

Therefore, no one in reality can play it. To play this piece, you must have two elements.

First, the piano skills are superb, but even a pianist who is a little bit worse will not be able to do it. Maybe only Kissin, who is ranked first, has this level.

Second, the speed must be fast, not only the hand speed, but also the thinking speed, reaction speed, etc. Think about it, if one person has to do what two people do in the same amount of time, simply calculate, does his speed have to be twice as fast as a normal person?

Are there such people in the world? Of course! Guinness World Record holder Ian? Basp can punch 13 punches in one second, isn’t that much faster than ordinary people?

More than twice as fast, right? And Yang Chen’s various qualities are at the peak of human standards, so he can naturally punch 13 punches in one second.

Therefore, his speed fully meets the requirements for playing this piece. It can be said that among the fastest people, Yang Chen is the best at playing the piano, and among the best at playing the piano, Yang Chen is the fastest. It is reasonable for him to be able to play this piece that no one has been able to complete so far.

When the passionate and beautiful piano sound echoed in the practice room, Yang Chen’s fingers were so fast that they were blurred, which shocked Tang Xia and the group of piano students.

This is not the hand speed of being single for 25 years, it is impossible to have such a hand speed even if you are single for 250 years!

Companions all cast to Tang Xia

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envious eyes, they seemed to be saying: “Xia Xia, I’m so envious that you can find a boyfriend with such a fast hand speed, you will definitely be happy in the future.” All of Tang Xia’s attention was on Yang Chen at this time, she didn’t see the envious eyes of her companions.

Tang Xia’s only hobby in this life is the piano, and now she has met a perfect piano prince, her heart has been conquered.

As Yang Chen struck the last note, the whole piece was finished. Everyone was motionless, as if the beautiful and passionate piano sound was still echoing in the room, they now know what it means to have a lingering sound.

“Huh…” Yang Chen let out a long breath. This piece is really difficult, and Yang Chen, the man who cheated, felt tired after playing it.

“It’s okay, I can barely handle it. What do you think, do you still think this piece is difficult? I can handle it alone, which means it’s not difficult,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

At this time, Tang Xia and others reacted. Everyone immediately applauded.

“Brother Chen, awesome! Your hand speed of being single for 25 years is different, Xia Xia is too considerate for her future happiness, she chose you as her boyfriend after thousands of choices.”

“Isn’t it? There were many people who pursued Xia Xia before, and the rich second generation Song Siming almost knelt down and kowtowed [a traditional Chinese act of deep respect] to pursue her, but Xia Xia didn’t even look at them. It turned out that she was waiting for a gifted boyfriend to appear.”

“Hey, hey, I said don’t get carried away, why are you doing it again?”

“Oh, what are you talking about? Don’t talk nonsense. We are just ordinary friends.” Yang Chen even felt that he and Tang Xia were not even ordinary friends, they really thought too much.

Yang Chen: “Okay, everyone, stop joking. I will customize the score for each of you according to your characteristics. Each of you only needs to complete your own score. The most important point is that you must cooperate tacitly and have a good sense of rhythm. What is a good sense of rhythm? It means that this piece must sound like it is played by one person, not pieced together by you. Do you understand what I mean?” Tang Xia and others nodded.

Yang Chen took paper and pen and personally customized the score for each of them. After finishing, Yang Chen said, “Each of you practice the part you are responsible for first, and I will come back tomorrow afternoon to listen to the effect. Fate is in your own hands, don’t let yourself regret it in the future. I’ll go first, you practice slowly.” Tang Xia sent Yang Chen away, and then came back to practice the part she was responsible for.

… At this time, the Academic Affairs Office of Haicheng Conservatory of Music. Sun Zeping is reporting the situation to Hong Xiutao, the director of the Academic Affairs Office.

“I met a piano genius who can definitely be compared to Kissin. A simple “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” made him play the same effect as Kissin. Isn’t our school recruiting teachers? I think you can let him come for an interview and try. He is now a ride-hailing driver, I think it is too much of a waste of his talent,” Sun Zeping said excitedly.

Hong Xiutao smiled and said, “Teacher Sun is not joking with me, right? You just listened to him play a nursery rhyme, and you think he is at the same level as Kissin, isn’t that too arbitrary?” Sun Zeping: “I will never misjudge people, he must be a

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genius. Besides, we are just giving him an interview opportunity, whether it is okay or not depends on his specific performance.” Sun Zeping has a very high status in the school, and Hong Xiutao must give him face.

Hong Xiutao: “Okay! Then Teacher Sun bring him here and let the piano teachers in the school come to interview him together. As long as more than two-thirds of the teachers think he is okay, we can make an exception to hire him as a teacher.” Sun Zeping: “Hey, okay. Then I will go find him now.” … Yang Chen just dropped off a guest, and a strange phone call came in.

Yang Chen answered the phone and said hello.

“Hello, Yang Chen, how have you been recently?” Yang Chen recognized that it was his ex-girlfriend Zhao Feifei’s dog [derogatory term for overly loyal] best friend Chen Xinyi, who was the bitch who took Zhao Feifei out to hook up with men.

Yang Chen: “Why are you calling me? Looking for a scolding?” Chen Xinyi: “Haha… It’s been a few months, you are still the same. I heard that you have donated a teaching building to the university, it costs tens of millions. Tsk tsk tsk… You are doing well. You are also the second largest shareholder of the Peninsula Hotel, and you are also donating buildings to the school. You are doing very well after leaving Feifei. I am getting married next Sunday, and I am calling you specifically to invite you over.” Yang Chen: “Hehe… I’m not interested, I don’t want to scold you at your wedding and harm the man’s family.” Chen Xinyi: “Haha… You make me laugh, you don’t even ask who my husband is, and you want to scold me? You are dreaming!” Yang Chen: “Oh, from what you said, you have hooked up with a big shot? Hehe… I see, inviting me to the wedding is fake, and showing off to me is real. Come on, tell me who he is and scare me.” Chen Xinyi: “Haha… You will know when you come next Sunday. I promise you won’t be disappointed, he will definitely make you look up to him. Sunday, Atlantis Hotel Hall 1, come early. Zhao Feifei will also come, don’t you old lovers want to catch up?” Yang Chen: “Catch your sister! I don’t have time to go!” Chen Xinyi: “You don’t dare to come, right? It’s useless if you don’t come, I will definitely take revenge on you after my wedding is over. Do you still remember how you scolded me in public at the Peninsula Hotel? I remember it clearly, I will definitely take revenge for this. You can’t escape, you should just come over and admit your mistake generously.” Damn it, she is quite arrogant.

It seems that she has really hooked up with a powerful person, otherwise how could she be so confident. Okay, since I can’t escape, then I will face it bravely, this is Yang Chen’s consistent principle.

“Hehe… Okay! I want to see what kind of awesome person gives you such courage! I will definitely be there on time on Sunday! I hope you and your husband don’t disappoint me!” Yang Chen replied.

Chen Xinyi: “Don’t worry! I promise you won’t be disappointed! A friendly reminder, you better bring enough sincerity, so that my husband will not be satisfied with your sincerity and make you unable to step down in public.” Yang Chen: “Haha… Okay! I will definitely bring enough sincerity!” Chen Xinyi: “Okay! I’m hanging up, I have to notify other people.” After hanging up the phone, a sneer appeared on the corner of Yang Chen’s mouth.

Damn it, what kind of awesome person can this bitch find? Yang Chen sent a message to Huang Lexi, CEO of Atlantis.

“President Huang, who is getting married in Hall 1 next Sunday, send me the information.”