Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 203 - 170: The Way to Break the Situation

I, suppressing Gan Yanyu?

Me?

Lin Tian expresses his doubt.

All along, accustomed to playing the supportive role, accustomed to guessing and contemplating Gan Yanyu’s inner world, accustomed to always following behind Gan Yanyu.

Now suddenly they’re telling him to take the lead...

Lin Tian doesn’t know if he can do it.

If previously their duets involved Gan Yanyu reading the music while he read Gan Yanyu,

then what Yao Han means is that he has to step beyond Gan Yanyu, to directly read the music, to play in the same world as Gan Yanyu—only in the same world can they "converse", and only then does Lin Tian have the right to talk about protecting Gan Yanyu.

If you can’t even surpass Gan Yanyu’s performance, how will you protect her?!

"You’re right."

At this moment, Lin Tian has an epiphany.

He has no choice; no matter how difficult it is, he must do it.

"I understand."

Lin Tian doesn’t bother to finish eating and immediately stands up from his chair,

"Thank you, Teacher Yao Han!"

"You are a pianist that even I am envious of, don’t let me down," Yao Han says with a light laugh, tilting his head.

"Yes, I will—during the next performance, I will protect Mr. Gan well!"

"No, not just that."

Yao Han emphasizes, "There’s more!"

"More?"

Lin Tian is startled, not immediately recalling there’s anything else.

"Smash that arrogant old man’s face!" Yao Han smashes his fist on the table.

"....."

Lin Tian, embarrassed, raises a thumbs-up in agreement.

Why do I always feel he hates him even more than I do?

No wonder he chose such a remote place to eat, is he worried that if discovered he’d be utterly obliterated?

"Let’s go!"

...

After Lin Tian leaves, Yao Han looks at the table full of food, takes a contented deep breath, and continues eating.

It’s not long before his phone rings.

Yao Han looks at the caller ID on his phone, his expression becomes meaningful.

He puts down his chopsticks, adjusts his expression, and answers the call:

"Teacher Tuoba~! May I know what are your instructions... Oh, me? I am just wandering around downtown, will be heading back soon..."

"Haha, sorry, sorry, I forgot about that. I will definitely be at the jury meeting tonight... Subconsciously, I just feel that as long as we have a senior like Teacher Tuoba, I don’t need to worry about anything else..."

...

...

Back in Sir Gan’s cafe.

Lin Tian turns on the light and comes alone to the piano.

In front of the piano, Lin Tian goes into thought.

The idea is very clear.

Simple, isn’t it just about suppressing Gan Yanyu?

Sounds easy.

But,

standing in front of you now is Qingjiang’s famous professional cellist, a prodigy girl who reached the pinnacle at the start, Zhonghua’s number one cellist Gan Hua’s only appointed successor, the divine cellist Gan Yanyu, who performs flawlessly even when mentally ill.

Facing possibly the biggest BOSS he has ever encountered, Lin Tian finds it hard to be confident.

He carefully considers what advantages he might have over Gan Yanyu...

Firstly, Gan Yanyu is a very pure musician.

Without a doubt.

Her world is simple, simple enough to consist only of colorful puddings and music that’s wrapped up softly in everything.

Clear like a flowing stream, clean and refreshing, delighting the heart and pleasing to the eyes.

Hence, she can immerse herself completely into the music.

In comparison, what advantages does Lin Tian have?

His memories of music from his past life.

This is of little significance. These memories allow Lin Tian to better immerse himself in the music, but this is exactly where Gan Yanyu is strongest.

Then, there’s the second point, the memories of being young in two different lives.

He can’t convey the same emotional connection to music, but Lin Tian clearly possesses a deeper understanding of youth, which he can integrate into his musical interpretation.

In fact, that’s what many excellent performers do.

If Lin Tian could pour all his emotions into his piano playing.

Perhaps, he could actually qualify to battle Gan Yanyu...

But that’s just "qualify".

The gap in their performance is still like that between an ant and an elephant.

Can an ant really bring down an elephant?

Lin Tian finds it very difficult.

From any perspective, it’s hard for an ant to topple an elephant; there’s a substantial gap in raw power.

If the elephant were to be brought down, Lin Tian’s first thought would be that it must have collapsed voluntarily...

Would Gan Yanyu willingly let herself be defeated?

How could she control her performance, let alone have such personal intent?

...

...

December 26th.

Under the meticulous arrangement of He Zhichen, the shooting of the MV officially began.

The location selected was none other than.

Lin Tian’s coffee shop.

When the crew members and extras arrived to set up their equipment in Lin Tian’s coffee shop.

The scene was quite impressive.

Lin Tian stood aside, watching it all, feeling somewhat emotional.

If it were up to him to shoot, he would never willingly spend so much money to hire such a large team.

"....Teacher Lin Tian, you don’t seem to be in a good mood."

At this time, He Zhichen approached Lin Tian and commented.

Lin Tian didn’t respond.

"Don’t worry, even with what happened, based on my calculations, your chances of advancing to the semi-finals are very high."

He Zhichen said so, whether to comfort him or because he had actually done the math.

Then, he turned his eyes, following Lin Tian’s gaze, to the busy crew:

"Rest assured, all the staff and extras present are our company’s regular troupe and trainees, all under confidentiality agreements, so no one will expose your and Gan Yanyu’s appearances."

"Hmm."

"It’s just that I never expected you and Mr. Gan to have such a great secret base."

He Zhichen said cheerfully.

The luxuriously decorated coffee shop was filled with various ornaments, making every snapshot atmospheric.

Before, when He Zhichen watched Lin Tian’s videos, he thought the two had simply found a place to set up a tent for filming.

It turned out they actually owned a coffee shop...

"Speaking of which, your masks."

He Zhichen said and took out two white masks, handing them to Lin Tian.

They were half-masks custom-made at Lin Tian’s request, each revealing only one eye and a corner of the forehead.

Their silvery surfaces shined without seeming cheap, quite beautiful.

Wearing such masks for the shoot even gave it the feeling of a high-society masquerade.

This was Lin Tian’s plan.

No need for too many scenes.

No need for an extensive plot.

A homage to the scenes in "Scent of a Woman," capturing the dance of two special individuals who, by chance, come together at a ball.

It was that simple.

The first MV should focus on stability, aiming for grand production later.

Lin Tian was fully confident that, even with such simplicity, he could produce an MV that would send the whole network into a sweetness overload!