Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 704: Chapter 104: Bai Xiaosheng, Dare to Give it a Try?!_1

The announcer finished calling the act and made a welcoming gesture toward the band from UE Country.

Seated beside the piano, Master Yegor nodded, placed his hands on the keyboard, and took a slight breath.

The entire audience held their breath and focused on the band.

The moment the first note sounded, the whole room fell into silence.

”Adelina by the Water,” a melody as flowing as water—calm and sprightly, like a holy spring, cleansed the weary souls of the listeners. Under the master’s interpretation, it had a kind of breathtaking beauty.

The piece ended.

Without anyone leading, the audience burst into applause together.

Mr. Yegor stood up, bowed to the guests, and then sat down again to continue his performance.

One beautiful piece after another, some light and bright, some expansive.

The applause came frequently.

”In the future, when I look for a husband, I also want someone who can play the piano, at least someone with a level eight certification. It feels so romantic!” said a female guest, full of longing.

Bai Xiaosheng smiled and nodded.

Others might just find it pleasant to listen to, but he perceived so much more.

Red Lotus had imprinted the background of each piece deep into his mind.

Each piece was a story.

It belonged to the soul of the creator; every note was a scream of the soul.

After each piece, Zhao Qianze would quietly ask Bai Xiaosheng for advice.

A few words from Bai Xiaosheng would have her nodding frequently.

Zheng Qinghong, witnessing Bai Xiaosheng’s expression and their interaction, couldn’t help but feel contempt.

Bai Xiaosheng was being pretentious, putting on an act in front of Zhao Qianze as if he knew a lot.

”Do you really understand?” Zheng Qinghong simply didn’t believe it.

Chen Changluo and Song Yanran shared this view.

Observing Bai Xiaosheng, their thoughts mirrored Zheng Qinghong’s, believing that Bai Xiaosheng was just fooling Zhao Qianze.

A general manager from humble beginnings, he couldn’t have received much of a higher education.

So young to have become a general manager, all his focus must have been on work. Where would he have the time or money to study music, especially the piano?

”Wait, I’ll expose him for what he is!” Chen Changluo thought with a sneer.

Chen Jiutian and Chen Jiuzheng were engrossed in the music, not glancing Bai Xiaosheng’s way at all, as if they hadn’t noticed him.

In fact, this was something they had discussed with Mu Beichen beforehand—to treat Bai Xiaosheng as an ordinary guest.

Neither to slight him nor to pay him extra attention.

They wanted Bai Xiaosheng to get through the banquet smoothly, without feeling any hostility from the Chen family.

At the end of the piece, the room erupted in applause once again.

Master Yegor suddenly stood up, took the microphone from the host, and said something in Russian.

The host’s smile stiffened. He didn’t understand. While English was manageable, Russian was considered a minor language in the country.

Just as the host was worrying, someone behind him said, ”I’ll translate for Mr. Yegor.”

The host was immediately relieved, turned around to see Chen Changluo, and knowing his identity, promptly stepped aside.

Chen Changluo, holding a microphone that was prepared in advance, translated verbatim whatever Master Yegor said for everyone to hear.

”Master Yegor says that he is very happy and honored to perform for so many distinguished and successful individuals today.”

Upon Chen Changluo’s translation, the audience clapped in unison.

The Chinese value etiquette.

Master Yegor’s words highly pleased the audience.

”Master Yegor also says that he has heard about Zhenbei Group, a world-renowned financial consortium. He says that those of you present holding important positions in the group must be talented in many ways. He wonders if anyone would like to come up and play a short segment, to share the joy with everyone.”

Chen Changluo translated with a smile.

Master Yegor also grinned broadly, making a welcoming gesture.

Speaking of playing the piano, among the more than two hundred guests present, there were quite a few who could play, and not just a few.

These guests represented various levels of society, all of them well-known figures!

Many people come from wealthy families, where music is a compulsory subject. Although most haven’t taken grading exams, they can still play a piece to some extent.

However, playing a piece in front of a master feels like showing off one’s minor skills before an expert—it’s somewhat presumptuous.

Under the restraint of Chinese modesty, everyone was quite humble.

”Is there no one willing to take the lead?” Chen Changluo looked around at the guests and smiled, ”Then I will embarrass myself to break the ice. If I don’t play well, please forgive me!”

At this statement, the crowd immediately cheered.

”I didn’t expect Chen Changluo to show off his skills,” Bai Xiaosheng said, a bit surprised.

Zhao Qianze heard this and pursed her lips.

”He’s just a show-off. What’s so great about that? You also know how to make perfume, but do you go around bragging about it? He’s merely looking for an opportunity to show off!”

Hearing Zhao Qianze’s disdain, Bai Xiaosheng just smiled and said nothing.

”Bai Xiaosheng, I saw you were quite engrossed just now, you seem to know a lot about it. How about you give it a try later? Don’t tell me you know how to listen but can’t play!” Zheng Qinghong suddenly spoke up.

The people at the table looked at Bai Xiaosheng with playful gazes, with a hint of mockery.

Time and again, it had been Bai Xiaosheng who had scored high, and everyone was eager to see him mess up for once.

Bai Xiaosheng glanced at Zheng Qinghong, smiled without saying a word, and also stopped Zhao Qianze from trying to speak up for him.

”Can’t do it?” Zheng Qinghong snorted with a smirk, ”Soon, I plan to play a piece! Dedicated to Qianze!”

”No need!” Zhao Qianze responded with a cold, stern face.

Zheng Qinghong was not offended but gave a magnanimous smile instead.

Meanwhile.

Chen Changluo sat down at the piano, imitating the master’s demeanour, took a slight breath, and placed his hands on the keys.

A piano piece began to play, it was quite good, very pleasant to hear.

”What is he playing?” Zhao Qianze couldn’t help but ask.

She was simply curious and asked casually.

”E major sonata, third movement, Haydn.” Bai Xiaosheng responded offhand, ”It’s a Grade 6 piano piece.”

The two’s unconscious question and answer left Zhao Qianze suddenly startled, and she looked at Bai Xiaosheng with surprise, ”You know this too?”

Bai Xiaosheng just smiled, without answering.

”How well is he playing it?” Zhao Qianze asked again.

”Quite skillfully,” Bai Xiaosheng thought for a moment before answering.

Just skillfully?

Off to the side, Zheng Qinghong’s nose nearly went crooked with annoyance, ”He’s playing extremely well, on par with me!”

When the piece ended, everyone clapped.

”I humbly present this,” Chen Changluo stood up and said with a chuckle to everyone.

While he spoke modestly with his mouth, Chen Changluo puffed his chest up proudly in response to Master Yegor’s symbolic applause, his face beaming.

Then, Master Yegor whispered something to him and even glanced in Bai Xiaosheng’s direction.

Chen Changluo nodded, picked up the microphone, and smiled towards Bai Xiaosheng, saying.

”Master Yegor has heard that the main characters of today’s banquet are the elite of the elites within our group. He would like to see just how outstanding the most outstanding individual is, to see if they can also play a piece.”

His words left the crowd stunned, then many started to make a commotion.

”Right, let us witness it for ourselves.”

”Within the group’s elites, there ought to be hidden dragons and crouching tigers!”

Chen Changluo smiled, pointing at Bai Xiaosheng, ”Our current top scorer, Mr. Bai Xiaosheng—won’t you come up and give it a try?”

All eyes were on Bai Xiaosheng in unison.

Zhao Qianze’s expression changed drastically.

What is Chen Changluo trying to do?!

The piece of information about Bai Xiaosheng’s achievements had been heard by Song Yanran from Zhao Qianze.

”Just now, I saw him listening attentively and even explaining to the lady beside him, so he seems to understand quite well. I want to see whether this Bai Xiaosheng truly knows his stuff or is just feigning profundity,” Chen Changluo’s tone changed, subtly unfriendly.

”How about it, Mr. Bai Xiaosheng, dare you give it a try?”

Chen Changluo wanted to publicly tear off Bai Xiaosheng’s disguise, exposing his ignorance and hypocrisy to everyone!