Ten o'clock in the evening.
As time went by, Jin Qiqi's secondary account had not posted for nearly ten hours.
Netizens who followed the account were even more convinced that she had hired someone to imitate 'Back View Pianist' to gain popularity and attract attention.
All the expectations they had for her before had now turned into a barrage of insults.
"The blogger is truly a scheming woman, using imitation to leech off traffic. But she's also an idiot, leeching off a pianist with super high talent and immense skill. Now look, can't find the person to play the piano piece, so she's pretending to be dead and staying silent!"
"A pianist with extraordinary composing and technical skills requires not only talent but also time to practice. I said it before, how could the Back View Pianist possibly have so many skills, and all at a master level? Turns out it was a scheming woman trying to leech off fame with fake news."
"From the video, the Back View Pianist is definitely specialized. Besides talent, they must have spent over ten years playing the piano. A hardworking and professional genius like this wouldn't have spare time to learn other professions, let alone the master-level carving and calligraphy shown in the photos."
The netizens analyzed various professions and attacked the scheming woman who was seeking traffic, concluding that she had hired someone to pose for photos and gain popularity.
The online scolding was incessant.
However, in reality, Jin Qiqi had no time to pay attention to the online accusations.
She was currently explaining the origins and backgrounds of the Dragon Country Poetry Research Association and the Calligraphy and Painting Association to Gao Fei.
"Boss, you might not know, but the Poetry Research Association and the Calligraphy and Painting Association are not organizations that just anyone can join.
The two organizations' review of talent not only requires top-tier skill and ability but also an investigation into background and other factors.
Take the Poetry Research Association, for example. Since its establishment, its membership has never exceeded thirty people. Apart from externally hired administrative staff, the association has not recruited new members for nearly twenty years."
Upon hearing Jin Qiqi's explanation, Gao Fei was surprised by the strictness of the official organizations' membership reviews.
Compared to the two associations in his previous life, their membership had at least exceeded a hundred, with countless 'demons and monsters' among them.
Gao Fei didn't hesitate for long. He directly asked Jin Qiqi to contact them, stating that he was willing to join.
Now that military training was over, he had left the army.
Although Gao Fei was now a junior figure highly valued by the military's high command, he still vividly remembered the incident where netizens had severely criticized his 'ugly conduct'.
If the military hadn't stepped in to take the blame for him, he might have been completely torn apart by netizens by now.
In the future, if he encountered other troubles, Gao Fei wouldn't be able to trouble the military to speak up for him again.
Joining the two associations would be considered another form of backing and security after leaving the military.
With the boss's nod, Jin Qiqi immediately opened her secondary account and replied to the private messages from the two associations.
Meanwhile, Gao Fei printed out the draft of the piano score and began filling in the musical staff for 'Für Elise'.
Just as they were both busy with their respective tasks, Lang Yuan's voice, filled with anticipation and eagerness, echoed from downstairs.
"Little brother, the pianos have arrived, we can start now!"
"Alright, I'm coming down right away!"
Gao Fei shouted back, grabbed the completed musical score, and walked out of the study with a jaunty stride.
On the first floor.
Two brand-new pianos were placed at the entrance hall.
After arranging the pianos, Lang Yuan's assistant left with the workers.
Seeing Gao Fei descend, Mr. Lang made a small request.
It turned out Lang Yuan had a hobby: he enjoyed collecting videos of each pianist playing solo.
Especially since Gao Fei was a pianist whose skill and composition level already surpassed his own.
Gao Fei did not object and agreed to have his performance recorded for collection.
Lang Yuan opened the camera brought by his assistant and placed it on the coffee table in the living room.
When Gao Fei sat down at the piano, Lang Yuan simultaneously pressed the record button.
Soon, the piano piece 'Für Elise' filled the villa.
After the piece concluded.
Lang Yuan pressed pause, removed the memory card from the camera, and carefully placed it in his bag.
After the recording, he sat down at the other piano and began to play.
It wasn't until he reached the difficult section of the second movement that Lang Yuan stopped playing and inquired about the techniques for transitioning between major and minor keys.
Gao Fei, drawing from his experience as a pianist, pointed out Lang Yuan's errors during his performance and imparted all the crucial knowledge from the 'Für Elise' piece.
After the verbal guidance, he presented the pre-prepared musical score to Mr. Lang.
The moment he saw the sheet music, Lang Yuan was both astonished and delighted. He excitedly returned to the piano to continue practicing.
With the aid of the sheet music and continuous correction of his mistakes by Lang Yuan,
He was soon able to play 'Für Elise' smoothly, with each rendition more fluid than the last.
By the fourth play-through, he no longer needed to look at the score, enjoying the practice with his eyes closed.
Watching Lang Yuan play the piano with passion, Gao Fei had to admit his immense talent.
It was not by chance that Lang Yuan, only thirty-two years old, had become a renowned pianist both domestically and internationally; it was a testament to his skill and talent.
As the teaching session neared its end, Mr. Lang's conversation returned to the piano.
Gao Fei immediately made an excuse to slip away and asked Jin Jie to see Mr. Lang out.
Otherwise, Mr. Lang would have surely engaged him in a late-night discussion.
Sitting in the study, Jin Qiqi, after replying to the Dragon Country Poetry Research Association and the Calligraphy and Painting Association, almost spontaneously combusted with anger upon seeing the netizens' comments and private messages.
If Gao Fei hadn't appeared in time, she would have already prepared to upload a new video and engage in an online shouting match with the netizens.
"Sister Jin, please help, see Mr. Lang out!"
After hearing Gao Fei describe Lang Yuan's terrifying nature, Jin Qiqi was rendered speechless, halfway between laughter and tears. She could only escort him out first, and then return to upload videos for a counter-attack.
She went downstairs and informed Mr. Lang that Gao Fei had just been discharged from the hospital and needed rest.
Mr. Lang was very understanding. He packed up the sheet music and bag gifted by his young friend and prepared to leave.
As for the pianos delivered.
The white piano was a gift from him to Gao Fei, as payment for learning the piece.
The black piano would be collected by someone tomorrow.
As he was about to leave, Lang Yuan suddenly stopped and chuckled sheepishly, "Miss Jin, I was too abrupt. I still don't know the young brother's name. Could you tell me?"
"Gao Fei!"
The moment he heard the name, he froze: "Gao Fei? Is that the Gao Fei who wrote the new military song for the army and filmed that soul-stirring recruitment propaganda video?"
"Yes, it's him!"
Lang Yuan hadn't expected that his young friend was the much-talked-about Gao Fei currently making waves online.
He was even more surprised that Gao Fei, highly regarded by various official bodies, also possessed top-tier piano skills.
Lang Yuan pulled out his phone and found a recent news photo of Gao Fei.
Looking at the Gao Fei in the photo, compared to now, he was practically a different person.
No wonder he hadn't recognized him; the young man in the photo was simply too dark!
Now that his identity had been revealed to Lang Yuan, Jin Qiqi also knew that Gao Fei was lying low due to the 'ugly conduct' incident.
Therefore, before leaving, she briefly explained and reminded Mr. Lang not to expose Gao Fei's current identity.
Lang Yuan had heard about the 'ugly conduct' incident and knew that it had caused Gao Fei to be heavily criticized online. If the military hadn't intervened, he would likely still be under fire.
He reassured Jin Qiqi that he would absolutely not reveal anything.
After seeing Lang Yuan off, Jin Qiqi could finally focus on confronting the netizens with peace of mind.
However, when she uploaded the new video of Gao Fei playing the piano in the restaurant, the netizens still wouldn't buy it.
They flatly stated that the pianist playing in the restaurant was still her hired impersonator.
As for the piano piece, it was synthesized through computer technology.
Seeing the netizens' comments and replies, Jin Qiqi was almost infuriated to death.
But no matter how she explained, no one believed her.
Until a social media account suddenly went online.