Busy people start busy early in the morning.

September 29, Warsaw time, 09:26 am.

Place.

The competition press conference venue is on the left side of the first floor of the Chopin Institute.

About half a month ago, Branjano held a pre-match press conference here. At that time, he answered many questions from reporters from various countries.

It is this venue that will be given a sacred mission again today.

40 minutes later, right here, members of the organizing committee will draw lots to determine the order of the first round of the 77 contestants in the main draw of this Chopin Competition.

As of 8 o'clock last night, the competition organizing committee had collected the information of 79 valid reported players in four days, and 3 people had not entered the information.

Players who did not report in time were automatically forfeited by Seven. This is not surprising, it is a common occurrence in every competition.

At nine forty, the person in charge of the venue asked the people below to notify the reporters in the hall.

"Go and tell them they can come in and choose the location of the camera," the person in charge said.

Soon, the first wave of reporters from various countries who entered the venue quickly occupied some shooting positions with good angles, followed by the second wave and the third wave.

Soon, the entire hall was occupied by cameras and reporters.

They would pick up the cameras around their necks and take a few pictures, or exchange a few words with their colleagues from other countries with a smile.

The atmosphere in the venue soon became noisy with people's voices and 'kaka'

While the reporters were waiting for the nearly 90 empty seats in the center of the hall to be filled, the big white screen at the front of the venue suddenly lit up.

Then the big screen flashed and a picture appeared.

The words ‘The 17thIaion FRYDERYK Piaon’ stand out against the white background.

Reporters know their work is about to begin.

Below the title is an introduction from the sponsoring organization.

Then at the bottom are the logos of partners, co-organizers, and media partners.

The colorful logos are mixed together, making the big screen look like a colorful oil painting.

‘Click.’

‘Click.’

‘Click.’

The clicking sounds in the venue became more and more intense.

It was already nine fifty-seven until a young man with short blond hair walked through the entrance door of the venue.

Wearing jeans and a plain black T-shirt, he walked into the venue and looked around, then casually found an empty seat in the center of the hall and sat down.

He was the first contestant to sit down, and he obviously came alone.

The reporters' attention was now focused on the door of the venue.

Then one after another, one after another, young people who came in groups of three or five came through.

Every young person who walks in has a different expression. Some will notice the big screen when they come in, while others will look at the camera with a smile and wave their hands. Naughty players will even make faces.

However, most players still walked through the door with some silence and chose a seat where they wanted to sit.

In a short time, the seats in the center of the hall were also filled.

At this moment, the reporters were no longer satisfied with taking static pictures with their cameras; their cameras were held up to their shoulders.

The first thing they want to record is the first appearance of the domestic players.

The reporter team from Laihua State Network focused their cameras on several young Chinese people from the beginning, and every move or expression of these young people in the camera was clearly recorded by them.

Tang Feng is a special correspondent of this team, and he is also a piano fan of ancient Chopin.

Previously, he took the initiative to ask to be responsible for the international affairs of this trip to Warsaw, so that he could have the opportunity to get close to these energetic young pianists while working.

Among these six young people, he especially liked the Chopin played by Qin Jian and Fang Zongyao, so at this time the lens in his hand was somewhat biased towards these two people.

In the footage, the two of them were seen in a gentlemanly manner, letting several ladies take their seats first, and after waiting for everyone else to sit down, the two finally sat down one after another.

In the end, his lens also showed the two figures sitting on the outermost side.

They looked sideways at each other and seemed to be talking quietly about something.

Tang Feng gradually zoomed in on the camera.

The two profiles are full of different charms, but their eyes are full of the same calmness and confidence.

Tang Feng's heart moved. He felt that he had already caught the cover of the first report.

‘Click.’

....

The frame of the picture is just a moment.

"It depends on the final draw, but Madman and I will definitely be grouped together."

Fang Zongyao smiled.

Qin Jian also shook his head helplessly, "Yes, but I have to say that this way of drawing lots is the fairest."

Fang Zongyao: "There seems to be some trouble around you. You and Qi Feng may be grouped together."

Qin Jian sighed: "There is nothing we can do about it." As he said that, he couldn't help but think of Duan Ran's problem, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the figure with long blond hair in the middle of the second row.

At this moment, the venue suddenly became quiet.

Fang Zongyao: “It’s about to begin.”

The two men's eyes followed the crowd towards the front of the venue.

Branjano and a curly head have made their way to the big screen.

Everyone present knew that Curly Hair was definitely not as ordinary as he looked, and they were already familiar with Pakenko's name in the manual.

Every player knows that their personal data information passed through the hands of this curly man and was eventually published in major books.

Pacanro.

Vice-President and next President of the Chopin Academy.

He is also the executor of this lottery ceremony.

Branjano stepped aside after accompanying Paconro on stage, temporarily handing over the hosting duties to the other party.

Under the spotlight, Parken said hello to all the players and reporters present in English.

"Good morning everyone, my name is Pakenro," he looked around at the crowd of contestants and then said with a smile, "I hope you have read the manual in the file carefully."

There were a few chuckles from the audience.

"In that case, let's get started."

As he turned around, the picture on the big screen switched instantly.

The original colorful promotional poster was replaced by an exceptionally clear table.

A vertical column of personal name information appeared in everyone's sight.

In the vertical columns from 1 to 77, each number is followed by a name + nationality abbreviation.

Pakenluo looked at the big screen with everyone and continued: "The numbers are sorted from a to z according to the initials of everyone's names. This is the tradition of the Chopin Competition, and everyone should know this."

"Unfortunately, at the time of reporting deadline, three players voluntarily gave up their participation places, so there are only 77 serial numbers in this competition."

After explaining, Pakenko stopped.

He knew he needed to leave some time for the players to find their positions.

But the scene did not become quiet.

Discussions gradually began, and occasionally there was an exaggerated exclamation.

Even if the players want to find their own name first, they will inevitably start with the serial number '1' at first glance.
Chapter completed!