Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist

Lin Tian was surprised that Yao Han would ask this question so directly.

It seems that this is most likely the reason Yao Han called him over today, right?

Worried that he might not understand the direction of the competition and fail in his choice of music?

So he came specially to confirm the work Lin Tian had prepared.

He's quite considerate, isn't he?

"....."

In fact, before coming here, Lin Tian had discussed this question with Gan Yanyu.

However, they didn't talk much about it.

Neither of them paid much attention to it.

The reason is simple.

Lin Tian and Gan Yanyu had set out on the competition journey with the dream of performing classical music to the world from the very beginning.

Why would they easily change themselves because of the direction of the competition?

And Lin Tian had experienced the harshness of it.

Once at the Star Cup.

It was due to an unfair scoring system that Gan Yanyu's "E Minor Cello Concerto" lost to Bai Xi.

This was Gan Yanyu's only significant defeat.

Despite having had this experience, Lin Tian had mentally prepared himself.

But Yao Han's repeated reminder.

Still made Lin Tian feel a bit troubled now.

Perhaps the situation with the Dragon Violin Cup was worse than he imagined.

.....

"Mr. Lin Tian, do you know since when the International Music Association's scoring standards began?"

Seeing Lin Tian delayed in answering.

Yao Han was not impatient, and instead said.

"When did it begin...?"

Lin Tian remembered that Gan Yanyu had mentioned this to him.

It was roughly since the beginning of the 21st century, to promote music competitions and attract more young audiences, the preference for official repertoire gradually shifted completely from classical music to modern and pop music.

Various major music competitions gradually divided into two forms: performance competitions emphasizing artistic expression as before, and competitive events capturing attention and giving performers high prestige.

The effect was very successful.

The current popularity of music competitions is far beyond that of the past.

Globally, young people's worship of musicians and enthusiasm for music competitions have reached historical highs.

This is what Lin Tian knew.

As for more details and when it actually started, Lin Tian was unsure.

"....."

"Yes, what you said is roughly correct; it seems Teacher Gan Yanyu has a deep understanding of this history through Elder Gan."

After listening to Lin Tian's brief explanation, Yao Han nodded.

"However, there are many details you haven't filled in."

Yao Han smiled,

"Actually, the plan proposed by the International Music Association came around 30 years ago, but full promotion only started about 20 years ago."

"At that time, the International Music Association decided to shift the competition repertoire from classical music to modern pop music to attract more young audiences and sponsors. The obscurity and seriousness of classical music were considered unfavorable for market promotion, while modern music was easier to spread and commercialize."

"With technological development, the attention of the younger generation was occupied by internet videos, pop culture, and other fast-consumption content, and the complex structures and length of classical music struggled to fit this fast-paced aesthetic demand."

"The association introduced new scoring standards, emphasizing 'innovation,' 'entertainment,' and 'audience interaction,' with classical music being docked for 'lack of novelty' and 'distance from the audience.'"

.....

Hearing this, Lin Tian roughly understood.

No wonder domestic competition rules did not quickly align with the International Music Association.

It was simply because domestic internet development was slower.

Compared to foreign countries, fast-food culture arrived a bit late.

Frankly speaking.

Although this competition system is unique to this world.

It does reflect many current issues in the music industry.

The most typical example is.

In fact, not many people can appreciate classical music anymore.

In this era where everyone is contaminated by short videos and lousy memes in the fast-food culture.

Long videos on Bilibili are gradually declining, with fewer creators producing quality content, replaced by more Douyin streamers who push boundaries.

The traffic on old novel websites like "Seven Point" is declining, with fewer people reading traditional online literature, replaced by the rapid rise of Tomato Novels that focus on gimmicks and mindless thrillers.

This has forced Seven Point to start combating piracy, which they hadn't addressed for years, in order to retain platform traffic and authors.

But does this phenomenon imply that slow and old-fashioned things aren't valuable?

Not really.

A typical example is:

Quite a lot of quality long video content on Bilibili.

Gets clipped to a few-minute segments, paired with fast-food BGM, and posted on Douyin, often becoming more popular than the original work.

This shows that actually viewers aren't blind, and as long as quality content is accessible, people like to watch it.

It's just that the influence of fast-food culture makes it hard to have the patience for slow-paced things.

Classical music is the same.

Many excellent works, at first, seem obscure and difficult to understand, and boring.

They require careful appreciation.

The structure, harmony, and melody of classical music are considered the pinnacle of human art, with complexity and depth that modern music cannot compare to.

For example, Beethoven's "Fate Symphony" expresses the struggle between humans and fate through four movements, a depth of emotion that modern pop music cannot bear.