The lights outside had been restored.

Gregory, accompanied by a translator, walked onto the stage, full of vitality—nothing like a patient who had just fainted from a heart attack!

Lin Fan's words seemed to have given Gregory endless strength.

He walked onto the stage and bowed to the audience: "My dearest audience, thank you for waiting. I'm truly sorry for the delay in the performance due to my health. I will now pour all my passion into this performance."

After finishing his speech, Gregory sat down at the piano. He took a deep breath and began to play randomly as the sound of the piano suddenly resounded...

Truly worthy of being a world-class master, Gregory's performance was almost flawless, quickly drawing everyone into the musical world he created.

With his utmost passion, Gregory dedicated the best performance of his life.

Backstage.

Lin Fan said to Liu Mengjie, "Sister Mengjie, should we go back to our seats?"

He wasn't familiar with the others, so he only asked Liu Mengjie.

Liu Mengjie said, "Yes, I'll go with you."

"Please hold on," Pianist Zhou interjected at this moment, "Miss Liu, is Mr. Lin really a substitute teacher at your school?"

Lin Fan was just an unknown substitute teacher, yet possessed world-class piano skills, even praised by Gregory as surpassing his era.

This was truly astounding.

Pianist Zhou, considering himself a veteran in the country's music scene, always hoped to nurture more pianists like Lang Lang who could step onto the international stage. Where did he go wrong to overlook Lin Fan, this once-in-a-lifetime genius?

This genius should have been a world leader, a source of national pride for Huaxia, instead of becoming a substitute teacher. Worse yet, now he can't even be a substitute teacher after Yun City Music Academy hired Li Di.

Liu Mengjie said, "Yes, it's true."

Pianist Zhou said, "My word, it seems Miss Liu knew of Mr. Lin's prowess all along. Mr. Lin's stage should not just be a small lecture platform; his stage should be the whole world. With Mr. Lin, Huaxia has finally produced a piano master standing at the world's pinnacle."

Liu Mengjie smiled and said, "Teacher Zhou, you're absolutely right, but, as you also heard, Teacher Lin has no desire to become famous."

Pianist Zhou expressed grievously, "This is such a waste of talent, Mr. Lin, you possess such extraordinary ability, —this talent shouldn't just be yours alone; you represent Huaxia, and you should be Huaxia's pride, bringing glory to the country!"

Lin Fan smiled faintly, "I understand Teacher Zhou's sentiment, but my mind isn't focused on that. I will bring glory to the country in my own way."

Lin Fan's grand ambition transcends becoming a piano master; his journey will lead him towards the future of humanity.

The creation of super chips, the invention of the future car, the exploration of super space technology... these are for the benefit of all humanity.

Pianist Zhou said, "Mr. Lin, I only lament talent, pardon my frankness, but in front of Mr. Lin, we're like elementary school students! You see, from modern times till now, world-class piano masters have all been foreigners. We struggled to produce a Lang Lang, our utmost peak, but he's still far from entering the realm of the Venerable, whereas Mr. Lin is already there! If you can't be known to the world, it's truly a regret."

Lin Fan said, "No need to regret, I have my direction to work towards. As for being a piano master, that will be for the musicians present here to strive for, like Teacher Li Di, who considers himself second only to Lang Lang."

Lin Fan smiled, glancing at Li Di.

Li Di blushed with embarrassment, lowering his head, afraid to even glance at Lin Fan. It was too humiliating, and he felt utterly ashamed.

After speaking, Lin Fan left the backstage with Liu Mengjie and returned to the audience seats.

Pianist Zhou lamented, "Mr. Lin is beyond worldly concerns, not within my realm. I can only say, what a pity!"

"Teacher Zhou, I admit Mr. Lin is indeed impressive, but can he really compare to Mr. Gregory?" someone asked in confusion.

Pianist Zhou said, "Not only can he compare, according to my judgment, Mr. Lin's skill surpasses Gregory's. In front of him, Gregory is merely a student! Didn't you see Mr. Gregory's reaction? He almost kneeled to Mr. Lin."

Hearing this, Li Di staggered bitterly, for he gave his all tonight just to earn Gregory's recognition, to become his apprentice. That would have sufficed for him.

Now Pianist Zhou was saying that Lin Fan could be Gregory's teacher. Wouldn't that make him of Lin Fan's grandson's generation?

The gap between him and Lin Fan was like the distance across a galaxy!

Recalling how he looked down on Lin Fan before, his face grew even redder, embarrassed beyond measure. He wasn't even qualified to carry Lin Fan's shoes, yet dared to disdain him. Li Di felt like a big fool.

Pianist Zhou sighed, "Mr. Lin is obscure for sure, not from the music circle; otherwise, such a genius would have long been noticed. He's like a hidden celestial god, as the saying goes, masters are among the people! This statement is absolutely true. Although Mr. Lin doesn't wish to be famous, luckily, his music will eventually shake the world."

Pianist Zhou, indeed an old hand of Jianghu, predicted that if Lin Fan's performance tonight gets spread, it will undoubtedly shock the world.

Even if Lin Fan doesn't seek fame, his music will become a classic, passed down through generations.

As Pianist Zhou predicted, Lin Fan's performance tonight was recorded and will eventually become a classic recognized worldwide.

Lin Fan and Liu Mengjie returned to the venue, sat down, and enjoyed Gregory's performance.

At the venue, no one knew that the person who had astonished them earlier now sat among them.

An hour later.

Gregory completed his performance, which could be described as perfect, earning a warm applause.

Gregory stood up and bowed to the audience again: "Thank you all for listening. My performance is over. Through this stage, I have some words I wish to convey. I must thank those excellent Huaxia pianists who held up the fort for half an hour before I came on stage. They were all outstanding, and I believe everyone felt it. This journey to Huaxia has given me too many shocks that I will never forget."

After hearing Gregory's words, the audience understood that the divine-level performance earlier wasn't Gregory's!

So who was this person?

Gregory said, "Everyone must be curious about who the pianist that shocked us all is, right?"

The crowd immediately sat up straight, eagerly anticipating that Gregory seemed ready to reveal the mysterious pianist's identity today!

Could it be that Gregory changed his mind and was going to tell the world about the existence of the genius pianist, Lin Fan?