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♫ On the surface of the shimmering sea ♫

♫ Blocked by the navy blue sea ♫

♫ It doesn’t matter; time will not be forgotten ♫

♫ My mask is torn; you met me ♫

♫ Wings were burnt by promises ♫

♫ But my faith does not cease ♫

♫ Clowns can still sing proudly among ridicule ♫

♫ My longing is bound by your gaze ♫

♫ Sweat severs the doubt to move forward ♫

♫ Clowns are not afraid to be broken ♫

♫ Time burns to ashes ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

♫ And it doesn't matter ♫

[Symphony's Romance] ♫ And it doesn't matter to me ♫

[Episode 22]

Li Zhenyan.

What's wrong? It's not like we haven't met in a long time.

You're hugging me so tightly. Do you want to strangle me?

I don't want to care about the chords.

I kind of don't want to play the piano anymore.

Professor Zhang was angry with you again?

You once said, if he is harsh on me again, you'll take me away.

Did he do it on purpose?

No! He apologized.

Professor Zhang is your comrade, not your enemy.

You are not fighting alone.

He really wants you to come first in the competition.

And your professional level is not so high.

So he is under a huge pressure as well.

Although he is strict with you sometimes, it is for your own good.

I'll talk to him for being harsh on you.

But you should see that he's trying to change, right?

But I'm still a little scared.

Don't worry! I'm here.

You can call me whenever there's a problem, okay?

Come on! Let's check the results of your practice.

This girl keeps on practicing alone,

repeating the same measure.

If you ask me, she is really immersed in this song,

- maybe she's communicating with Beethoven. - Nonsense!

I think she's insane.

Sometimes she plays well, sometimes she plays badly.

I have no idea what's going on.

Maybe our Xiaowo is a genius.

Let me remind you,

the genius is about to compete.

She is so sick, and you still make her practice?!

The competition is just around the corner. She must practice!

Let her rest a bit.

I know, I know.

- Let's go. - Okay, let's go.

Xiaowo, do you feel like it's not very easy to play the piano right now?

Yes, I know it's very hard.

However, in this world, there is no skill,

that is easy to learn.

Maybe you think of these difficulties at the moment,

as all that are very hard to overcome.

However, after some time, you'll discover that you are getting better and better.

However, what if they all don't like my piano playing, what will I do then?

Why would you think that?

Everyone really likes you and everyone enjoys the music that you play.

Really? But I'm still afraid that I'll lose.

If you are afraid of losing, then you need to think long and hard,

about what you really want.

If you want to put all your effort in and try your best,

then do that properly.

Don't put so much pressure on yourself,

and you're pouting.

Let me tell you a secret! You are always the best, in my eyes.

Smile now!

Xiaowo?

Xiaowo.

Student Fang Xiaowo.

Xiaowo, you had a fever last night.

Why don't you get more sleep? You have the competition later on.

I'm fine. Professor Zhang,

I want to play the Rachmaninoff piece.

But there is less than one hour until the competition.

- Girl, can we stop making surprise attacks? - I think I can do it.

If I only play one song, I won't win.

- That's why I need to practice. - But can you make it in time?

Darling, maybe you can go outside and wait for me.

Rachmaninoff is regarded as the last standard-bearer who stuck to the style of romanticism.

His 24 piano concertos,

successfully brought out all characteristics of piano work.

What he expressed is beyond the reach of future generations.

After Chopin and Liszt,

he was one of the composers who contributed the most to the development of piano art.

Romanticism.

Girl, even though you have keen ears,

it's still impossible for you to memorize the whole score.

Listen to me! At that time, just play the Beethoven that you've practiced.

Okay?

Xiaowo, stop practicing and rest a bit.

Just relax!

Is your phone ringing?

Hello?

I'll be right there. I'll be right there.

Xiaowo, your performance was very good.

But with your situation, it's not suitable for you to play the second song.

Even if we're disqualified, it's okay.

All right? Look at me!

What are you doing?

I'm sorry.

Trust me!

After you finish playing that first song, get off the stage immediately.

Do you understand?

- Let's go. - Remember to get off the stage.

She's next.

Let's welcome competitor number 28.

It's starting, it's starting!

Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

The Beethoven piece should be no problem.

But the second one, she didn't have any time to practice it.

Also, I don't know if she has overcome her psychological barriers.

Can she really play it?

At least she played the Beethoven as good as usual.

But as for the second song in the latter half, I'm afraid she won't play it well.

She hasn't even finished practicing.

Well done! That really wasn't easy.

However, she has no other choice but to stop here.

Stand up, and take the curtain call.

Do you want to continue?

Can you hold on?

Professor Zhang, I want to play the Rachmaninoff piece.

However, there is less than one hour until the competition.

Girl, can we stop making surprise attacks?

If I only play one song, I won't win.

Girl, even though you have keen ears,

It's still impossible for you to memorize the whole score.

Curved! Curved! I told you to go home and practice, didn't you know that?

Stop! Stop! Stop!

Is she letting off some steam?

I told you to go home and practice, didn't you know that?

I told you to stop!

Why does she look so pale?

- Xiaowo. - What's the matter with her?

Hello?

I'll be right there. I'll be right there.

- What's going on? Is something bothering her? - It looks like so.

No, I failed.

I failed!

There is no objection to the rank of the other competitors.

Except No. 28, Fang Xiaowo,

it's a bit difficult to decide.

I think Fang Xiaowo played very uniquely.

Although she made a mistake halfway through, she played really well.

And everyone in the audience was captivated by her performance.

Even though her performance was very captivating to people,

she changed the content of the original song.

On this point, in the context of this competition,

she cannot be approved.

That's right! I think, she must not have taken this competition seriously.

So that's why this situation happened.

I think, there are problems from her technique to her attitude.

I don't think so.

If she had an attitude problem, how do you explain the fact,

that she played the first song so skillfully and accurately?

As far as the technique you were talking about,

I think for some players who are more naturally gifted,

we shouldn't use all these conventions and rules to restrict them.

As for the second song, although she didn't completely play it according to the score,

what she showed us was amazing creative talent.

All right, all right. Stop bickering!

I admit that Fang Xiaowo actually played wonderfully.

However, it is a competition after all, not a performance.

Her performance really does not meet the scoring criteria.

Now, let me announce the final results of this piano competition.

In third place, No. 6, Qin Feng.

In second place, No. 8, Qi Yu.

And as for first place,

regrettably, it is vacant.

What are you doing?

You didn't lose, and you didn't fail.

But I also didn't win.

Go to Paris by yourself, I can't go with you.

You're just going to give up?

Why can't I give up?

Why should I keep working hard?

It's exhausting.

Xiaowo, although you didn't get first place, you also didn't lose.

Think about it! You've encountered so many difficulties and you've overcome them all.

You played the song and you played it very well.

Ranks aren't everything.

If ranks aren't everything, then what should I compete for?

Why should I compete?

Why should I have to look at the score when playing piano?

Why can't I...

play the piano freely and happily?

Why do I have to win the first place in a competition?

Why do I have to have ideals?

Why can't I run away?

Why can't I like who I was before?

Don't you think you're contradicting yourself a bit?

Xiaowo, to be honest, today was the first time,

the first time I've seen you take music so seriously.

Although, I've been surprised before, when I saw you today,

I thought your music was especially powerful.

It made me shiver.

You really have made such great progress.

You're very good.

Even so, I still failed.

Where is Xiaowo?

She already left.

Was it hard for her to accept the results?

It was her first time taking part in such a competition and it was all because of me.

However, I didn't help her much.

She played really well.

I think you just have to give her some time.

She'll understand.

I know! I'm just going to let her calm down first.

Stop playing.

Stop playing!

Do you know what's going on right now? And you're still playing?

Right now, Xiaowo still doesn't know if she can go abroad with Li Zhenyan or not.

If they both don't go abroad, that would also be okay,

then we could see them often.

Li Zhenyan definitely wants to go abroad.

Because if he wants to become a top conductor, he has to go abroad.

What will we do about Team RS? If he goes abroad, we won't have a conductor.

Is that the point right now?

The point is that we don't know how Xiaowo is doing.

I'm so worried about her.

We haven't seen her since the competition that day.

It seems like she's really unhappy.

Lately, she's been practicing like she got possessed.

She is no longer the Fang Xiaowo who used to just giggle and eat.

I feel like she's getting thinner.

Of course! She has wanted to win in order to go abroad with Li Zhenyan.

Therefore, stress became her motivation and made her thin like this.

But right now, her only hope has been dashed.

She needs some time to adjust.

I hope she'll get better soon.

It feels like it's been so long since we've had hot pot with her. I suddenly miss her a bit.

When I play video games with her next time,

I'll pretend that she plays much better than me,

to make her feel a bit happier.

Why don't we go and find Xiaowo right now?

What's the use of finding her now?

Even if you comfort her, she won't listen.

I think... we should let her calm down.

If ranks aren't everything, then what should I compete for?

Why should I compete?

Why should I have to look at the score when playing piano?

Why can't I... play the piano freely and happily?

Why do I have to win the first place in a competition

Why do I have to have ideals?

Why can't I run away?

Why can't I just be like who I was before?

Li Zhenyan, I'm going home for a few days.

Don't worry and don't go look for me everywhere!

Do you have something on your mind?

- No. - You don't?

No.

Do I?

I think I do.

I'm a bit worried about myself.

I'm a bit worried

that my teaching style

will get in the way of the students' future.

Zhang Shangge, I think you became more matured after accepting Fang Xiaowo as your student.

What you said is so right.

Fang Xiaowo.

Look, Wife!

When we were young, both of us played the piano.

When we were teens,

when we were students,

we were trained by the teachers' beatings.

However, this era is different now.

I've been wondering,

can a strict teacher produce outstanding students?

Of course, strict teachers can produce outstanding students.

It's just that Fang Xiaowo is different from others.

You have to use a different method to treat her.

What method?

I've thought about it again and again,

and I couldn't find a better method.

But do you know?

Xiaowo is the most gifted student that I've ever met.

I just want to, as quickly as possible,

nurture her into a world-class musician.

You're too anxious!

Just because you want to nurture her into a world-class musician as quickly as possible,

so when she didn't live up to your expectations, you adopted a teaching style of yelling at her.

Didn't you? Did you ever think that,

everytime you pushed her,

Xiaowo would be scared and you didn't feel good, either.

Let me remind you, Zhang Shangge.

If you want Fang Xiaowo to shine on the world stage,

then you have to change your method of treating her.

Think about it yourself!

- Here. - What?

Go and get some groceries.

- I'm thinking about the problem. - Think about it on the way there.

Hurry and go.

How can...

Xiaowo, come out to eat!

Xiaowo, you seem to gain weight recently.

I've been fed quite well these few days.

I just found out that other than dad, there's another person who could cook this well.

Who?

You have a boyfriend?

I remember, last year, on Chinese New Year's Eve,

you suddenly ran back, was that because of him?

Also this time, you suddenly come back because of him, too?

No, Dad! You're overthinking.

Xiaowo, it's not that I'm overthinking.

The nature of people in today's modern society is too complex.

You're a naive and kind child.

I'm not by your side and you're out there alone.

You have to be cautious of your safety.

Hello, Xiao Wang.

I'm at home.

Which street? Okay, I know.

I'll go there soon.

Continue eating.

There's something going on so I have to go and handle it.

- I know, Dad. - Continue eating.

Xiaowo, go out after you finish eating.

Stop staying at home!

I'm leaving.

I have to put my hair down next time.

It's good just to go over there.

Which direction?

It's not that far.

Hello, may I ask...

this... where this place is?

Turn left at the intersection in the front, and you are there.

Turn left, right?

Thank you.

[Squid Couple Dried Fish]

[First Seen Flower and Bird Studio]

[Squid Couple Dried Fish]

Even though I came here on an impulse,

I have to convince her.

Wife, wife?

Come here.

Do you know someone with the surname Wo?

Surname with Wo?

And a nickname of Grey?

An international piano master!

Yes, that's right. Wo Gerui.

Guess what? On the way to buy groceries,

his agency team gave me a call,

said that they're officially inviting

my student, Fang Xiaowo,

to go to Paris so he can teach her piano.

Oh, no. They're inviting her to go to Paris to learn piano from him.

Really?

- Really? - Isn't it great?

This is great news!

See! Do you see my insight?

Get me some water! I'll call Fang Xiaowo.

Professor Zhang?

What's going on?

Hello? Hello, Xiaowo.

Hello, Professor Zhang.

How many times did I tell you?

Tell me, if you're asking for a leave.

Sorry, I forgot!

You can forget such an important thing.

Have you ever forgotten to eat?

I gave you a break for one week.

How are you going to thank me when you come back?

- Thank you, Professor Zhang. - Also,

last time,

hitting you with the music sheets,

let's keep it between us.

I want to make it up to you

and say sorry.

Okay, seeing you being so sincere,

I'll forgive you.

I don't need you to forgive me. Just don't hate me!

And there is a very great pianist named Wo Gerui.

He really admires you after seeing your competition video.

He's inviting you to Paris to learn from him.

Paris? Really?

Who am I? Would I lie to you?

Remember! Three days later,

three days later, come back immediately!

Okay. Thank you, Professor Zhang.

Okay.

Do you know how I feel right now?

I'm already up in the sky,

but I'm suppressing myself to stay on the ground. Why?

I have to keep a low profile to be her teacher.

But I'm a bit proud.

I am imagining, if one day,

Fang Xiaowo

and Wo Gerui,

both of them in Paris,

performing with their four hands on stage together,

what would that feel like?

What does that mean?

Serious Chinese music,

has reached a high level.

And Fang Xiaowo is so young.

With a bright future ahead of her, think about it, she's pretty, too.

When that time comes,

they'll beg me for tickets.

If she's really going to Paris,

then she'll leave you.

Let her go then!

She can't be like us.

We've taught classes for a lifetime,

and live in a place like this.

Whenever we go to that balcony, what we see is Lao Wang from next door, drying his underwear.

I want to have her see the Arc de Triomphe,

and the Eiffel Tower.

That's what she should be seeing.

I can't bear to let her leave.

I taught her for so long.

She's like my own child.

We argued; we fought;

we ran away;

we chased; we danced Pipi song together;

and we ate pan-fried buns together.

Those days that we lived,

we could probably only experience those in the classroom.

But when the child grows up,

she has her dreams to chase after.

And for us? We teach our experience

to them and that's enough.

As for what is left,

let them find out themselves,

and let them feel this world.

What's wrong and right,

they have to experience at least once, right?

I really can't bear to see her leave.

Why today...

I'm always thirsty? Get me some water!

Fang Xiaowo?

Hello? Xiaowo.

Li Zhenyan.

- What are you doing? How come you're not picking up your phone? - I...

I came back to my hometown and disappeared for a few days.

So you're still at your hometown?

Are you still... mad at me

so you don't want to see me?

What do you say? You really pissed me off.

Sorry!

I didn't say those words on purpose that day.

I felt really bad so I said that.

I know.

Then I also know that you're not mad at me, right?

Then what are you doing?

Take a guess on what I'm doing.

I'm guessing that...

you're eating! You're making curry rice tonight again.

That's right! What are you doing?

I'm... by the sea at my hometown

and daydreaming.

I'm guessing that you're looking at the scenery.

I want to tell you something.

Listen to me first!

Xiaowo,

in the future, you'll face similar competition

or performance many many times,

but you have to remember

that no matter if you win or lose,

it doesn't matter! Do you know that?

I know!

What did you want to say just then?

I decided to go study abroad.

Why did you suddenly change your mind?

It was Professor Zhang who recommended me.

I'm going to Paris to learn from a pianist named Wo Gerui.

He watched my competition video,

and thought I was not bad.

But I have to take the foreign language exam later on.

I don't know if I'll pass or not, but I'll try my best.

That way, maybe one day, I can be on the same stage as you,

to perform the concerto.

So you have decided then?

You will conduct and I'll play the piano.

We'll be with the best orchestra,

and the performance would be successful.

People from around the world will invite us, the perfect pair to perform.

You can play the piano and violin well.

You can choose a lot of songs.

A violin sonata would be nice, right?

We'll work hard and move forward together.

We won't separate, right?

Of course, we won't separate.

How come you're here? Are you for real?

Of course, I'm real.

Oh right! You just told me that you're going to Europe.

Don't go back on your word! If you do, I won't spare you.

What should I say at this time?

You don't have to say anything.

♫ Guided by destiny ♫

♫ I met you ♫

♫ finally becoming myself. ♫

♫ In the most beautiful voice, I'll sing to you ♫

The view here is really nice.

♫ An intimate embrace ♫

I'm telling you, my dad loves to eat spicy food,

especially duck neck.

Are you sure it isn't you who want to eat that?

- My dad definitely likes to eat. You can give it to him later yourself. - Okay.

I'm really happy that you could come here.

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♫ Let me tell you about the weird things I love about you ♫

♫ Let me tell you how when I think of you, it's from a secret at the bottom of my heart ♫

♫ Open the door to the most beautiful encounter ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Let me tell you about your steadiness and self-confidence that I love ♫

♫ Let me tell you about how I see your sweet smile when I think of you ♫

♫ Let's see the most beautiful scenery together ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Gently holding your hand ♫ ♫ My hand ♫

♫ Be at ease ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ A panoramic view of pure and transparent love ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Smart and clever ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Quietly watching your heart ♫ ♫ My heart ♫

♫ So at ease ♫ ♫ So attentive ♫

♫ Love is like an endless cloudless and clear day ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Happy and cherished ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ If you want to love, you have to bravely be together ♫

♫ Persisting for beautiful memories ♫

♫ Together ♫

♫ to the end ♫

♫ Gently holding your hand ♫ ♫ My hand ♫

♫ Be at ease ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ A panoramic view of pure and transparent love ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Smart and clever ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ Quietly watching your heart ♫ ♫ My heart ♫

♫ So attentive ♫ ♫ So at ease ♫

♫ Love is like an endless cloudless and clear day ♫

♫ We're like little fish in love ♫

♫ Happy and cherished ♫

♫ People who love each other should be together ♫

♫ To the end ♫

♫ Together...together...together ♫

♫ To the end ♫