Secret Admiration: Finding True Love After Prison

Chapter 621 Composition

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Meryl knew full well that she was just a filler, and she had no real hopes of winning. She only hoped not to embarrass Harvey too much, and getting into the top ten would be enough for her.

Rachel, on the other hand, had an air of determination when she met her at the competition entrance.

"This competition is live-streamed, and our orchestra only has the two of us competing. I'll ask you one more time. Do you want to collaborate with me?"

Meryl firmly refused. "No collaboration."

She knew a piece played with two instruments had a completely different effect from one played with just one.

The two instruments complemented each other, enriching the melody and enhancing the music's appeal. In past competitions, nearly all the winning pieces were collaborations between two players. By rejecting the collaboration, Meryl was essentially giving up her chance of winning.

Seeing herself rejected, Rachel was a bit annoyed. "I'm really curious to see what kind of tricks you can pull off!"

But what Meryl didn't expect was that Christine would also be

Chapter 621 Composition participating

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Normally, the participants were selected by orchestras from neross the country, or they were top students recommended by universities,

Christine had been taken by the police during the orchestra's internal selection and hadn't participated in it, meaning she had no qualification to enter,

"Why is she here?" she wondered,

Christine looked at Meryl with a smile and said, "Surprised to see me here? My dad's the vice conductor of the orchestra. He just got me into the competition under the orchestra's name. It was a piece of cake,"

"If it weren't for the police taking me that day, I would've won the cello section. Meryl, don't tell me you think that just because Mr. Herty took you on as a student, you're better than me? I'm still the queen of the cello!" Meryl didn't even bother to respond to Christine.

She turned and walked away.

The disregard almost pushed Christine over the edge.

She had begged her father just to get into this competition.

The fact that Christine had been to jail had been all over the orchestra. The music industry was small, and she had to win this

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competition to make a name for herself and clear her past shame.

She also had plans to enter the entertainment industry, and this would be her stepping stone.

Rachel and said, "First violin, why don't we

Rachel hesitated.

in collaborating already had their partners lined up. The deep, rich sound of the cello, when paired with her violin, would make her own instrument stand out

a moment's thought,

the contestants were seated in their

her desk.

echoed, and after a brief introduction,

for everyone to draw lots to determine the theme for their

out several

00

Composition casually

that the theme she had drawn

"Love."

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countless songs about love throughout history, covering various styles. The possibilities

because it was so broad, with no clear boundaries, that it became

was the cello, and its deep, mournful tones weren't exactly suited for expressing the intensity and

up the paper to the camera, showing the live audience. The creation

acoustic foam added, so she couldn't hear any of the compositions from next door, nor could she

she was selected for the top ten, she would have to perform her

silent. Meryl

on Twitter a couple of days ago was actually quite

she wouldn't use an existing

Chapter 621 Composition

was a 48-hour composition challenge, she had to

took a pen and casually

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paper, but

what she

had drawn

idea. After over twenty years of musical training since she started learning the violin at the age of five, along with her graduation from a prestigious conservatory, she had a clear vision. Rachel wasn't

of their

providing accompaniment. Before they even started composing, the two argued for over an hour about it. Rachel, with a cold face, didn't want to make a scene in front of the camera. "The violin has a bright, soaring

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pipe dream! Have you ever seen anyone buy flowers and

shot back, "Who says

understand the charm of

a piece. Whoever's is better will

to choose from would improve their chances

to compose. The remaining 224 hours,

"Fine."

two finally reached an