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Chapter 473 The Journey is Over
The afternoon games of the first day of the French Open all ended in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Under the watchful eyes of Zhang Jin, Qiu Ya and the remaining thousands of spectators, Ma Dongmei lost two sets first, let the second chase and three play a full five sets, and each set went to a long set tiebreaker .

During the four-and-a-half-hour match, Ma Dongmei and Yi Lianna jointly contributed more than 10 innings. The two were almost exhausted and had to rest for [-] minutes in the middle.

Although the technical movements of the contestants on both sides were somewhat deformed at the end of the game, they still received warm applause from the audience!
After the game, Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya accompanied Ma Dongmei back to the hotel to wash and change, and then the three went to a famous Chinese restaurant nearby to have dinner together.

This is what they agreed on before.

If there are no special requirements in foreign Chinese restaurants, they will not be able to eat authentic Chinese food, but can only eat so-called Chinese food that has been improved to suit the taste of the local people.

Naturally, Zhang Jin, who came prepared, would not make such a mistake. Of course, he came to a Chinese restaurant to eat authentic Chinese food. If he wanted to have a local-style dinner, why not go to a French restaurant!

Not long after, a table of authentic Chinese food was served, and the three chatted while eating.

Zhang Jin, Qiu Ya and Ma Dongmei first talked about her training and life abroad in the past two years, as well as some important and interesting events that happened in China, and then talked about each other's career and life, and finally recalled the immature self in high school.

When it comes to high school, Charlotte naturally cannot be avoided, and Qiu Ya's gossip and Ma Dongmei's curiosity finally turned to this topic.

Ma Dongmei is curious about the specific situation of Charlotte in China now, while Qiuya is gossip about when she will formally pursue Charlotte.

The two women chatted happily about Charlotte's question, and chatted happily, as if they were back in the days when they were at the same table in the third year of high school!

When it comes to Charlotte, it is natural to have to talk about the song "Little Dimple" that Charlotte sang for trouble at this year's Golden Melody Awards.

"Dongmei, don't mind me. I'd be helpless if Charlotte came so suddenly." Qiuya said with a wry smile.

She hesitated about this matter for a long time, but decided to speak out, lest Ma Dongmei find out about it in the future and cause any misunderstandings.

Ma Dongmei waved her hand, with a used tone: "Thank you for telling me about this, it's actually not a big deal, I've been used to it for a long time. It's not a day or two for Charlotte to like you and pursue you, and I Knowing that he actually has me in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to protect me to death under Chen Kai's gang of hooligans."

"It's good if you can figure it out. I'm still worried about your misunderstanding. By the way, when are you going to return to China? Now that Charlotte is getting more and more popular in China, if you don't look at him, I'm afraid he will be in the entertainment industry." Li was dazzled by Luan Hong. If you are tricked away by some vixen, it will be too late for you to go back!" Qiu Ya said.

Ma Dongmei laughed, and said disapprovingly: "Qiu Ya, you don't have to worry about this matter. From what I know about Charlotte, he won't be tempted by other women until he gives up on you."

"Ah?!" Qiuya was slightly surprised, she didn't expect Ma Dongmei to use her as a shield for her husband.

Ma Dongmei suddenly asked: "By the way, Qiu Ya, you have all developed to this point, when do you plan to get married?"

Qiuya was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Zhang Jin who was only eating and drinking beside her: "It depends on what he wants."

Seeing the two women looking at him, Zhang Jin swallowed the potatoes and beef in his mouth and said, "What do I mean? What I mean is to get married directly after graduation. What do you think?"

Both Qiuya and Ma Dongmei looked at him in surprise, and then looked at each other again.

One is envious, the other is shy and sweet.

"It's so fast, congratulations, you must notify me in advance, so I can prepare." Ma Dongmei laughed.

Qiu Ya had a smile on her face, but she didn't let go: "Let's talk about it when the time comes, I haven't promised to marry him yet!"

"If you don't agree to my marriage proposal, then I'll find another woman." Zhang Jin said.

"How dare you!?" Qiuya stared at him, and the chopsticks in her hand directly crushed the brine quail eggs in the bowl.

Ma Dongmei exclaimed: "Qiuya, your hands are quite strong. I have tried it too, and I can't hold the chopsticks with one hand."

Qiu Ya tried her best to maintain an elegant smile: "Maybe my quail egg is relatively soft."

Zhang Jin couldn't help laughing at the sidelines, and really wanted to clap his hands and laugh. Ma Dongmei's understanding of Qiuya was still superficial.

Although Qiuya looks like a quiet female artist, in fact, she is no different from ordinary girls in her daily life. She often makes some little mistakes, and she will show her independent side when she doesn't want to trouble others.

Because of regular fitness and yoga, although she looks slender and has slender limbs, she is much stronger than ordinary girls in terms of strength.

Qiu Ya glanced at Zhang Jin, kicked him lightly under the table as a warning, and then changed the subject.

After dinner, the three of them bid farewell outside the restaurant, and returned to the hotel respectively. After meeting for a few days, they continued to go to the scene to watch the game and cheer.

In the next few days, Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya not only went to the recording studio to record the songs of the album, but also participated in Steinway's young artist evaluation.

Generally speaking, Steinway’s evaluation of young artists is based on the performance of the other party’s performance at the concert this year. However, due to various reasons, people like Qiu Ya did not hold a solo concert or perform with a group. Those pianists who know how to play will also get a chance to evaluate.

Qiu Ya has high expectations for this evaluation. Firstly, she wants to see if her performance level can conquer the judges. Secondly, she wants to listen to the performances of other performers who are also on the watch list and learn from them. experience.

A total of 36 young pianists on the watch list were invited for this evaluation, but only 27 actually attended the evaluation. The evaluation time is two days, and the schedule is not urgent, so that young players can have more communication time .

In two days, Qiu Ya exchanged ideas with 27 pianists from different countries, and gained a lot of insights, understanding of the music, control of the playing atmosphere, tips on the use of portamento, etc.

Although in this evaluation, Qiuya still failed to get the unanimous approval of the judges, but at least she knew that she was making progress, and her efforts this year were not in vain.

None of the 27 performers received this honor.

From their conversation, Zhang Jin can know that so far last year, only three people have won the honor of Young Steinway Artists, and all of them are the top group of young performers who have won numerous awards in competitions.

It is said that the judges revealed that this year, there is also a young performer who has just turned up in China and is very likely to win the honor of Young Steinway Artist.

Qiu Ya is more popular with piano music, and her proficiency in classical piano music is naturally not as good as that of people who have practiced this piece since childhood, and they cannot seriously participate in competitions in this area.If people like her want to increase their fame, they can only become the chief pianist through solo recitals or cooperation with large orchestras.

Although Qiuya failed to pass the evaluation, it was not without gain. Her performance of "Do You" was well received by the judges and other performers!
Even after knowing that this song is the main piano piece of her upcoming debut album, many people said on the spot that they would buy a copy of her album to collect and listen to.And not only buy it for yourself, but also recommend it to your relatives and friends who like piano music.

What was supposed to be a good evaluation meeting turned into a recommendation meeting for the first album, which was a surprise that neither Qiu Ya nor Zhang Jin expected.

After finishing the Steinway Young Artist evaluation, the next day happened to be the second round of Ma Dongmei's competition.

On June [-], the weather was fine and sunny.

Ma Dongmei played against Spanish tennis player Conchita Martinez at Roland Garros.

Spain and South America are rich in clay court masters. Players here often have no advantage in playing on hard courts, but they can often achieve results on clay courts.They grew up on red clay, and they all have a set of special clay routines. Everyone has good skills and is good at running.

What Ma Dongmei met was such an opponent, who had slightly better skills than her and was no worse than her in physical fitness, making her feel as if she was fighting against an enhanced version of herself.

Such a result is obvious. Ma Dongmei's French Open tour stopped in the second round. The two sides still played a very long game, but the number of rounds was ten fewer than the first round.

Ma Dongmei was oppressed by this enhanced version of herself throughout the whole process, almost unable to fight back.

Even when the opponent was exhausted physically, his batting skills did not change much. On the other hand, he made many mistakes and ruined several key rounds with his own hands.

At the end of the game, the audience gave warm applause!
Qiu Yaman sighed while applauding: "It's a pity, Dongmei lost after working so hard, the opponent is too strong!"

"Let's go, let's go comfort Ma Dongmei." Zhang Jin got up and said.

The two quickly found Ma Dongmei and went to the Chinese restaurant yesterday together.

There are quite a lot of people in the Chinese restaurant today, so the three chatted first while waiting for the meal.

"Dongmei, although you lost today, don't be too sad, I think you played much better than the first round!"

"Thank you, Qiuya. It's really sad to lose the game, but it won't have much impact on me. I'm not such a hypocritical person. What's more, I'm already mentally prepared to lose. I played at my best level. , but today's opponent is strong." Ma Dongmei said after drinking the tea in her cup.

"Do you know this opponent? I checked the ranking, and it's worse than the opponent in the first round. It's ranked over 500." Zhang Jin said.

"More than 500? Why do I think she's stronger than her opponent in the first round?" Qiuya asked in surprise.

Ma Dongmei had no choice but to explain to them: "Although Conchita Martinez is only ranked more than 500 in the WTA, she is a Spanish player who specializes in clay court competitions. Her performance in the local arena is mediocre, so her points ranking is not as good as that of her opponent in the first round, Elena.

I probably paid attention to the list of contestants this time. I think that with Conchita's strength, winning the championship is not a problem, so I am not surprised to lose to her. "

Zhang Jin has never paid attention to tennis before, but he also knows that in the French Open, a clay-court grand slam event, after 2000, the Spanish players' monopoly on the championship has almost reached 90.00%.

Even the king Federer has only won the championship once when he came to this clay court, and he can only swallow the bitter fruit of failure at other times.

"The game is over so soon, what are your plans for the future?" Qiuya asked.

"I plan to go back to the IMG Academy in the United States to continue training, and then participate in the next Wimbledon, Tokyo Tour and US Open." Ma Dongmei replied with fingers.

Qiuya reminded: "Dongmei, don't forget that we agreed to go to Charlotte's concert together."

Ma Dongmei nodded and said, "Of course I haven't forgotten when his concert will start. I hope it won't collide with my competition date."

"The date is easy to remember. On July [-]th, the first concert in the capital with [-] people. When is your competition?" Qiu Ya said.

"It's hard to say, Wimbledon is held in June or July every year, it depends on how the organizer arranges." Ma Dongmei shook her head.

While talking, the waiter also began to serve them one after another, authentic Chinese food.

The three chatted while eating, and agreed that if time allowed, Ma Dongmei would fly back to China to watch the concert with them.

After dinner, the three said goodbye and went back to the hotel.

Two days later, Ma Dongmei flew back to IMG Academy in Florida, USA with the interpreter.

Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya continued to stay and record their first album. Without Ma Dongmei's French Open match, neither of them paid attention.

As a result, when the French Open final was over, they were surprised to find that the runner-up was the Spanish player who defeated Ma Dongmei in the second round, Conchita Martinez, and the champion was the famous French player Marie Pierce.

Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya finished recording all the songs of the first album, and the time has come to the end of June.

The whole album has a total of ten songs, the main ones are four original piano songs: Missing Through Time and Space, Do you, Maybe be, and Love me, and the remaining six songs are adaptations of popular songs such as Courage and Love You Are Not Two or Three Days piano piece.

Holding the audio master tape, Zhang Jin and Qiu Ya also boarded the flight back to China.

As soon as he got off the plane and took a taxi back to the villa, Zhang Jin received a call from Mr. Lai. He picked up the phone and put it to his ear: "Hello, it's me. What's the matter?"

"Mr. Zhang, I have a friend here who is filming a TV series. I recommended Miss Qiu to be the background music player. I wonder if you think it is suitable? If you think it is not suitable, I will find an excuse to reject her. "

"What's your friend's name?"

"Oh, her name is Chai Zhiping."

(End of this chapter)