### Chapter 148: Tuoba Jianhui’s Critique
“Is this about Gan Yan Yu? She sure has been making quite a stir this year as a performer in Qingjiang Province. Why would Teacher Tuoba be interested in her?” The reporter asked curiously.
“She’s part of a video recording that I watched; her performance with another player, Lin Tian. Frankly, I think this kind of performance is unacceptable! It’s hard to fathom how many people actually enjoy this level of playing in Qingjiang!”
“Oh, Teacher Tuoba, by ‘unacceptable,’ do you mean based on a certain standard? Are you really thinking her performance is subpar, or maybe that someone with such popularity hasn’t shown enough skill, so it’s deemed unacceptable?”
“It’s unacceptable.”
Tuoba Jianhui furrowed his brows, emotionless from his stern face,
“Through this interview, I hope that if this candidate sees it, they might realize their flaws and adjust accordingly. A performance like that at the ‘Soul Concert’—I don’t want to see such a spectacle on the final stage!”
“Yes, okay, next question,” The reporter nodded.
“…”
Unacceptable.
Yes,
What does that even mean?
“…”
Gan Yan Yu was taken aback.
She stood there, dazed.
“Why?”
“Is my playing really that bad?”
It seemed to be too much for the young woman.
Her eyes glassy, she whispered under her breath, turning away, revealing an expression of sorrow and innocence.
“That old fart! Don’t listen to his BS!!”
Lin Tian slammed the table, shouting,
“What does he take himself for?! He thinks just because he’s lived longer than most, he’s a great musician? Probably another internationalist old bigot who discriminates against classical music!”
“No, he’s a classical musician.”
“F*ck! Then it must be something you did to piss him off!” Lin Tian said.
That didn’t make sense,
Absolutely no sense at all!
Not that Lin Tian was biased, nor that Tuoba Jianhui was unfairly criticizing Gan Yan Yu!
You could say that Gan Yan Yu’s performance isn’t statewide top tier.
Or you could say that her fame doesn’t match her talent.
But Lin Tian could tolerate both.
After all, Gan Yan Yu was like that: sometimes a goddess, sometimes a demon.
When she went off the rails, she couldn’t even play the basics correctly. Her temperament was her greatest weakness.
But when she really got into it, there wasn’t an artist alive who could match her.
Whether it was at the Soul Concert or the finals of the Star Cup,
Gan Yan Yu knocked those pieces out of the park.
To call that “unacceptable”?!
Even saying “Not that good” would be more reasonable!
This was all ridiculous.
“I don’t know,” Gan Yan Yu said dejectedly.
Getting such remarks from a musician she had admired for so long—
Anyone would feel the same!
Especially for someone like Gan Yan Yu.
“Maybe it’s just that my playing isn’t good enough yet.”
“How could it be,”
Lin Tian started, “Even if you haven’t clashed with Tuoba Jianhui, there’s no telling what grudge your grandpa might have with him! Such critiques almost feel personal!”
It wasn’t just Lin Tian who thought it was off.
As the interview video began circulating, comments started rolling in underneath:
“Wow, Grandpa Tuoba went at Gan Yan Yu pretty hard!”
“Even I, who never cared for her before, find this outrageous. Her playing isn’t that terrible!”
“Maybe he just doesn’t like her. People can be weird. I’ve got my own share of musicians I hate for no reason.”
“But Gan Yan Yu’s music is awesome! What right does he have to say that?!”
“Ugh, make him apologize to my Yan Yu!”
“…”
“She mentioned that her grandpa, Grandpa Gan, once played in one ofTuoba Jianhui’s orchestras for a while.”
“Yeeesss!”
Lin Tian punched the air,
“This explains everything now!”
“Sure, it’s only natural that something happened between old Gan and Tuoba when they were younger—like, maybe he owes him money or something and never paid up! Now that Gan grandpa is in the hospital, he’s taking revenge on this granddaughter!”
What a terrifying old fellow, keeping grudges for decades!
Truly ruthless! Imagining the scenario Lin Tian thought, if someone ever held a grudge against him and decided to take it out on his kids when he couldn’t defend himself, he’d absolutely unplug the ventilator to go after the bugger.
“That’s not it at all; Grandpa would have a good relationship with Tuoba teacher.”
“That’s what you think?”
“They probably didn’t even know each other back then.”
“Though Tuoba teacher may be temperamental, he’s definitely not petty.”
Gan Yan Yu stated seriously.
“.”
Being confronted with the truth, she still tried to speak nicely about Tuoba.
Lin Tian was helpless.
In Gan Yan Yu’s mind, the world had no bad people.
“If he truly is saying this with purpose, it must be… to motivate me. My current level must be far below his standards,”
Differences in identity and stance led to different perspectives.
Gan Yan Yu showed great respect to musicians, especially older ones, because of her upbringing.
Lin Tian, on the other hand, had no such bias.
If you’re nice to me, you’re great. If you’re not, you’re the worst.
Take Mr. Wan Qi and Mr. Gao Zhengyang:
He respected these musicians genuinely because they’d helped him along the way.
Whereas someone coming out of nowhere, dragging Gan Yan Yu down and dragging his name through the mud, was just plain evil.
“Anyway, I gotta work hard so Tuoba teacher will notice me on stage!” Gan Yan Yu said.
“…”
Since Gan Yan Yu said it, Lin Tian had no choice but to accept it.
From a motivational standpoint, Tuoba Jianhui’s critique had its positive effects.
Only hoping the pressure wouldn’t be too much for Gan Yan Yu during the preliminaries.
“Let’s start serious training tomorrow!”
“Okay.”
He cleaned up the dishes and tidied the kitchen.
Then, he escorted Gan Yan Yu out.
Back in the living room, the system interface popped up in front of him.
[System Task Release ——]
[Task Goal: Create a musical composition, film a video collaborating with a partner performing together, achieve over 2 million likes on any video platform.
On any stage, receive a 98% audience satisfaction rate!]
[Task Reward: [Skill: Forced Calm]]
[Forced Calm: Cooldown of one hour. Producers can use this skill anytime and anywhere, stabilizing their mental state to achieve peak performance.]
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