Qiao Chen had participated in the same competition as her previously, and Jiang Xianrou had just won first place after beating Qiao Chen by a little. However, it was later found out that Qiao Chen had plagiarized.
This showed that Qiao Chen herself was not too capable.
People like her did not intimidate Jiang Xianrou at all.
"... Have you gotten someone to vet through your current composition yet?" This opportunity was too important. Tang Wanru was concerned.
Jiang Xianrou forced herself to forget what took place at the Wei Residence today and nodded with a slightly more relaxed expression. "It's done. I've analyzed Zhui Guang's pieces before. She simply added some traditional elements into rock music, that's all.
"This time, I used her methods and especially got a group of traditional artistes to help me integrate the traditional parts into the piece. Master Nie should like it."
She felt much more confident as she brought this up. Her back straightened as she told Tang Wanru, "I didn't really want to follow someone else's style. I'm me, and I believe that my original composition is good as it is. The prize I won at the competition previously already proves that my style is alright. I came in first, which says that my composition is fine.
"It's just that Master Nie likes traditional music. If I don't include traditional elements, he might just use the same excuse to reject me again."
She didn't enjoy or like Zhui Guang's music style, but for the sake of the apprenticeship under Master Nie, she had to learn to copy some elements of it.
For someone with that much pride, this was a form of humiliation.
Jiang Xianrou pursed her lips and thought for a while. She then lowered her voice and said,"... When I successfully become Master Nie's disciple, should I learn the violin or continue with the piano? Playing the konghou is alright, just for the exposure, but it's already outdated! Look at all the concerts in the world, which high-end concert would feature a konghou, guzheng, erhu item, or the like? Now, only the piano and the violin are featured. And if I want to make it to the international stage, I need the piano."
She respected Master Nie's achievements in music, but she wanted to scale greater heights. The konghou... was not worth her time.
She couldn't understand why Master Nie was so bent on sticking to traditional instruments. Was it not good to keep up with the times?
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