I Have A Dual World Seal

"Is Haiyuelan a person?" Shen Ying asked curiously.

"It’s a title. This concert is hosted by the Haiyuelan Group," Gu Tingting explained.

"Oh, right." Shen Ying nodded. She wasn’t entirely unaware of sponsorships, "Just hearing it for the first time, it sounds a bit like a person’s name."

"Haiyuelan is a globally renowned high-end instrument manufacturer. They often host concerts, which also serves as advertising for their instruments," Gu Tingting said.

Si Lingxi and Shen Ying understood.

"By the way, Sister Lingxi, aren’t Brother Lu and Sister Wan coming?" Gu Tingting asked.

"They’re at work," Si Lingxi replied.

This Haiyuelan Global Music Concert is scheduled directly on a Tuesday afternoon, clearly not targeting the regular working class as their clientele.

Lin Wan obviously had to work, and Lu Zheng was dropping Liu Qingyan off at Renxin Hall. They didn’t know when Lu Zheng would be back.

Gu Tingting nodded repeatedly. Just as she was about to speak, a staff member rushed over nearby, "Teacher Liu, Teacher Gu, please go backstage for makeup and final preparations."

"Alright," Liu Jingqin responded.

Gu Tingting then said to the two women, "Sister Lingxi, Sister Ying, you should go in. I’ll head back now."

Gu Tingting and Liu Jingqin followed the staff member away, while Shen Ying and Si Lingxi took their tickets, went through the ticket check, and sat in the fourth row.

"I wonder which piece Gu Tingting will play of yours today?" Shen Ying asked with a smile.

Gu Tingting regards Si Lingxi as an idol. At most important occasions, she would play ancient pieces previously composed by Si Lingxi, and this has become one of her hallmarks.

Si Lingxi smiled slightly, "Didn’t you see her outfit today is adorned with white cloud patterns?"

Shen Ying, not being a music professional, recalled this upon Si Lingxi’s mention and raised an eyebrow knowingly, nodding and smiling, "Oh, it’s ’Cloud Dance’."

Gu Tingting’s ’Cloud Dance’ had once been performed at the Red Chess River Waterways concert, which Shen Ying had heard. It was ethereal and serene, full of scenic beauty, surpassing 99.99% of musicians.

Just wondering how the other musicians will perform today?

Shen Ying leaned back comfortably, ready to enjoy today’s musical feast.

Meanwhile, scattered audience members began to enter the venue.

There were elderly people with gray hair and beards, parents with children, and men and women who looked like artists or musicians.

The audiences were diverse, but one thing was very similar, and that was everyone carried a strong sense of "elite aura."

"Hiyerlin’s concerts often feature big-name musicians."

"I heard Schmidt Cross is planning to hold a few concerts in Hua Country, has already arrived in Hai City, and has been invited by Hiyerlin."

"Is it true Alina will also appear?"

"Yes, I just saw her name on the poster. As the world’s youngest and most prestigious violinist, she will be performing as well."

"That would be awesome!"

"By the way, I just saw on the poster, there’s Hua Country folk music. It feels a bit out of place, doesn’t it?"

"This time, Hiyerlin is venturing into Hua Country classical instruments, so they’ve arranged a few concerts and invited some folk musicians."

"That’s quite interesting, are they planning to pit the guqin against the piano?"

"The guqin has a lot of mental realm to it."

"Don’t be ridiculous. The Hua Country guqin is quite rustic, how can it compare with the king of instruments, the piano, or the empress of instruments, the violin?"

"Indeed, let’s hope folk music doesn’t take up the performance time of the pianists and violinists."

"I think ’Ambush from All Sides’ is actually quite impressive, it sounds very impactful."

"It’s alright, but it’s far inferior to Bach’s ’Brandenburg Concerto.’"

"The erhu has been quite popular recently, will there be a performance of ’Moonlight Over Erquan’ paired with ’Hail Mary’?"

"No way, the erhu is way too lowly, Hiyerlin would never let someone play the erhu on stage. That would be like listening to a donkey bray!"

Men and women sat down, whispering to each other before the concert started.

Shen Ying glanced back at Si Lingxi, who appeared very calm and unconcerned.

Shen Ying smiled at the corner of her mouth, then peeked again at the person who called Hua Country guqin rustic.

It was a young woman with a slender figure and charming appearance, with a hint of gold at the ends of her hair, wearing a white lace dress, looking adorable and lively, like a streak of white moonlight.

"I really want to see Cross and Alina perform a duet, wonder if it will happen?"

"I don’t know, let’s wait and see."

...

The audience chatted for a while, then the lights in the concert hall dimmed, leaving only the golden stage lights sparkling brightly.

The first performer was a young pianist from Hua Country, playing ’Moonlight Sonata’ on a Hiyerlin piano.

Next, a woman in a purple-red hanfu silk dress entered holding a pipa, playing a famous pipa piece, ’Ambush from All Sides.’

After that, a pure white piano was pushed to the center of the stage, and a young man with golden hair, wearing a white suit, walked gracefully onto the stage.

"Wow! It’s Schmidt Cross!"

"So handsome!"

"A white horse prince! If only I could perform a duet with him!"

A piece of ’Turkish March,’ even Si Lingxi nodded, acknowledging this person’s considerable skill.

Gu Tingting was scheduled fourth, slowly making her way onto the stage.

"Who is that?"

"She’s called Gu Tingting, she even appeared on the Spring Festival Gala last year. I heard she’s quite talented."

"Tsk, what’s so good about the Spring Festival Gala, just a bunch of old-timers having fun on their own, with ancient music, ancient dance, and opera every time.

Who watches that stuff, it’s so outdated it’s practically in the grave, shake it a little and it crumbles.

If they invited Cross to play a piano solo or invited the national orchestra from Watch Country to perform a symphony, then that would be real music...

Um?

Um-mmh?

Um-mmh-mmh?"

The woman who was complaining about Gu Tingting to her companion suddenly found herself unable to speak, only producing choked sobbing sounds.

"Qianqian, what’s wrong?"

"Mmh-mmh!"

The woman had her eyes wide open, face filled with terror, appearing to scream her lungs out, but all that came out were "mmh-mmh-mmh" sounds.

Her companion was also stunned, as surrounding audience members turned their heads, baffled.

Then, as the commotion grew, two security personnel came over, took the two women away, and quickly left the concert hall heading to the lobby.

"Zheng—Zheng—Zheng—"

The next moment, Gu Tingting calmly seated on the stage, raised her hands lightly, and the sound of the piano flowed like a clear spring, resonating throughout the music hall.

Si Lingxi leaned back in her seat serenely, quietly enjoying Gu Tingting’s performance.

Shen Ying also rested her chin in her hand, smiling as she watched the stage, thinking it was finally peaceful now.

Online gossip, Si Lingxi wouldn’t even take notice, nor would she bother with a few filthy words in real life.

However, like a fly buzzing incessantly, interfering with her enjoyment of the music, that was just too annoying.