CHAPTER 516: CHAPTER 354: A SONG UNVEILING THE HYPOCRITICAL PROSPERITY!

Fake—

Lin Tian wasn’t sure for a moment if Tuoba Jianhui was saying the students’ reactions were fake.

Or if the love for classical music was fake.

"What do you mean by fake?" Lin Tian asked.

"They’re not as pure as you think— in fact, their love might not come from the music itself, but more from admiration for your status..."

"No way."

Upon hearing Tuoba Jianhui say this, Gan Yanyu was the first to show a resistant reaction,

"The look in their eyes was real!"

"That’s exactly what I’m worried about."

"....."

Tuoba Jianhui put the teacup back on the table and sighed softly,

"After all, this is just part of the young people’s pursuit of cultural identity, most of them don’t even know why they’re learning classical music..."

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

Lin Tian dropped the humorous persona and asked seriously,

"We’re already sitting here; there’s no need to keep us guessing, right?"

Lin Tian had already seen through it.

Today’s invitation from Tuoba Jianhui, from inviting them to enter the campus, to performing in the classroom, to inviting both of them to sit in his home for tea now.

This old man seemed to be holding onto something he desperately wanted to convey to Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu but couldn’t straightforwardly tell them at the first meeting.

Instead, it was after going through the process from the campus to the classroom to his home.

Only then could Tuoba Jianhui gradually reveal it.

All these processes were just laying the groundwork for what Tuoba Jianhui was about to say next.

"....."

Seeing Lin Tian’s serious demeanor.

Tuoba Jianhui rarely smiled.

"You... really didn’t let me down..."

Even though there was still resentment in his heart for the impulsive and fiery young man over past events.

But Tuoba Jianhui had to admit.

His talent and this boldness are the precious wealth that allowed them to reach where they are now.

Tuoba Jianhui stood up, opened the sliding door, and walked to the balcony.

He leaned on the balcony, looking at the campus scenery, with his back to the two of them,

"I don’t think I’ve seriously discussed the topic of classical music with you?"

"We haven’t even had a proper talk."

"How many pieces have you written so far?"

"...."

Lin Tian was still in a daze.

Gan Yanyu, beside him, spoke straightforwardly:

"18— if you count ’Dream Wedding,’ it’s 19."

This girl remembers it even more clearly than I do.

Lin Tian was secretly surprised.

"Since the second half of last year, you’ve created a miracle in classical music on the internet— I won’t elaborate, the various media have explained it very clearly."

The simple and understated "clearly" from Tuoba Jianhui’s mouth, in reality, caused a huge wave in the music world.

The current music community is divided into conservatives and reformists.

Conservatives advocate that music aesthetics should not be defined by anything, while reformists pursue keeping up with the times, to avoid being obsolete.

In the conservative media’s words, Moonlight and Cat have practically become divine!

They achieved in one year what many musicians couldn’t do in decades.....

Reviving classical music, bringing its glory to shine once again on the masses.

Especially the grand spectacle created by Qingjiang’s classical concert.

It makes people marvel. The last time such a magnificent spectacle occurred, it was at least more than two hundred years ago in Europe.

And that’s why.

Amid the trend led by Moonlight and Cat.

Not only their own compositions, other classical music, whether contemporary or from the past, has also gained newfound popularity.

Music once potentially discarded by the era’s aesthetics has been brought back to the forefront.....

In everyone’s eyes,

If this trend continues, even if Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu do not obtain the highest honors they desire.

The years 2024-2025 are likely to be remembered as an important turning point in Tian Chao’s music history.

To call it a "Renaissance in Music History" is not an exaggeration.

And in Tian Chao’s music history, it will also be recorded that—on such and such a day of such and such a month in such and such a year, Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu’s "Ode to Love" sounded the charge of the "Classical Renaissance."

"Honestly, if my orchestra back then had a combination like yours, maybe the outcome would have been different...."

Tuoba Jianhui sighed.

Many things, the people involved aren’t aware of.

Just like now.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu are still deeply entangled in the public opinion storm clashing with modern music.

As long as they weather this storm.

All the above will not just be wishful thinking.

The two of them will certainly be remembered in Tian Chao’s music history... even in world music history.

But...

Tuoba Jianhui paused here.

Normally, a competent story should present a turning point by now.

And this turning point, it’s extremely cruel.

"Everything you have built up so far is false."

With one sentence, Tuoba Jianhui dismissed Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu entirely.

Even He Zhichen beside them couldn’t stand to listen anymore and frowned.

Before the two could refute.

Tuoba Jianhui continued,

"Fake album sales, fake concert attendance, in this era of traffic supremacy, all of this has put you in a position that does not belong to you."

"Of course—I know, this is not your intention, it’s the conservatives, those media agencies that are to blame."