CHAPTER 618: CHAPTER 401: DRAGON VIOLIN CUP FINALS - LIN TIAN IN EVERYONE’S EYES

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the 2025 National Cello Competition Dragon Violin Cup finals!"

"Today, 11 contestants will compete to decide who will be the year’s overall champion!"

At the venue,

The place was buzzing with excitement, as the commentator passionately began today’s opening remarks.

The whole auditorium was filled with an atmosphere of tension and enthusiasm.

"In today’s competition, the contestant who becomes the overall champion will represent Tian Chao cellists in next year’s world cello competition Keller Cup!"

"This is not just a personal honor for the contestants, but also an honor for our Tian Chao music!"

Commentator Zhu Ye faced the live stream audience, which had already reached over 300,000 viewers, to further explain the rules of the competition.

Meanwhile, netizens in the live stream were fired up by this atmosphere.

[Go, Maozi!]

[Go, Ze! Go, Ze!]

[The one who best represents Tian Chao cello players is surely Moonlight and Cat!]

[Mr. Moonlight, fight for us! Defeat them completely!]

[.....]

Seeing the screen filled with cheering and support, both Zhu Ye and Fengye were a bit unused to it.

Why isn’t anyone arguing?

In the semifinals, almost as soon as the live stream opened, the prevailing atmosphere caused both commentators to worry about their future employment and close themselves off.

Now, in this hotter and more competitive final, everyone was uniformly cheering for their favorite cellists.

Both commentators were really not used to it!

However,

After exchanging smiles, they actually had an answer in their hearts.

It’s Mr. Lin Tian.

Fengye sighed inwardly.

The grand open-air concert at Fish Egg Square last week.

Almost everyone in the music world was aware of it, its significance further highlighted by official media coverage and Huaxia Daily.

Led by Mr. Lin Tian, it brought together three cellists with distinct styles, who became rivals in the finals, for a breathtaking ensemble performance.

Fengye saw that ensemble performance.

It was truly impressive!

Under the influence of that ensemble performance,

As expected, the hostility between music fans... has diminished significantly.

They... really did something crazy yet magnificent!

...

"Fengye, who do you think is most likely to win this year’s championship?"

At this moment, Zhu Ye asked.

As usual, before the official start, the two commentators discuss such topics to warm up the audience for the competition.

"And you, who do you think will win?"

Surprisingly, Fengye didn’t directly answer the question but threw it back to Zhu Ye.

"Me... actually, I’m a bit embarrassed."

Zhu Ye scratched his head and smiled kindly.

"I’m particularly optimistic about a British person."

A British person.

As soon as these words were spoken, all netizens knew who Zhu Ye was referring to.

It’s Christine Nannali, who completed an extraordinary performance with one piece in the semifinals.

She beat Bai Junze, Maozi, and many other strong contenders, achieving the highest score in the semifinals!

That performance, called "rebellious," truly showed the other contestants and commentators what real "talent" means!!

"Though she’s British, Ms. Christine is not a special guest contestant. She started climbing from local competitions in our Tian Chao last year — from the rules, she completely counts as one of our local participants!"

Zhu Ye said, "Ms. Christine’s ability is evident to everyone. Although many people think she had a stroke of luck in the semifinals, it’s impossible to exceed expectations in every match, but I still believe Ms. Christine is the most outstanding cellist in this competition!"

After saying this, Zhu Ye didn’t forget to add with a smile:

"Of course, that’s my personal opinion, not representative of the official commentary stance, haha."

As soon as he said this, the screen was filled with "hahaha...."

It was clear he had a strong desire to survive.

However, there wouldn’t really be any netizens who would hold opinions against them for expressing their stance.

Throughout these stages of the Dragon Violin Cup, netizens quite favored these two commentators who not only dared to speak up but also had strong skills to analyze the musical essence.

"I’ve already answered, now it’s your turn."

Zhu Ye looked at Fengye, curious to see what unexpected response Fengye would give after deflecting the question back to him.

"Me, actually, I’m even more embarrassed." Fengye said shyly.

More embarrassed?

Is there any answer more embarrassing than thinking a British person can represent Tian Chao cellists?

"I believe Gan Yanyu will win the final championship." Fengye said.

"....."

Though he was prepared, hearing this answer really made Zhu Ye take a deep breath.

Even he couldn’t help but give Fengye a thumbs up:

"Then you are indeed more embarrassed."

"Hahaha....."

Fengye laughed heartily.

It was truly a "Dragon Violin Cup joke"!

Neither of them explained further, but they knew the reason, the audience knew, everyone knew, but it couldn’t be mentioned at the commentary booth.

However, Fengye’s "embarrassing" words quickly ignited a crowd of equally "embarrassed" people.

[What’s there not to say?! Moonlight and Cat are amazing! The champion belongs to Miss Cat!]

[Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu will surely create a new miracle in the finals!]

[Didn’t Huaxia Daily mention it by name?? I don’t believe it, I don’t believe the championship can’t go to Gan Yanyu!]