This article by the renowned German music critic "X.Y."
Had arrived just as the Ke'er Cup's second stage was at its peak popularity.
The moment it was published, it caused an uproar on Twitter.
When netizens from various countries read that passage, they immediately began discussing it heatedly:
(That was so well said! This is practically the information cocoon of the modern music world!)
(Exactly! Before this competition, I had never even heard the name Moonlight and Cat!)
(How tragic! Such incredible Eastern musicians, and we were the last to know about them!)
(How could we not lose when we were this arrogant?)
At the same time.
Moonlight and Cat's "Turkish March," along with footage of their live performance, was sweeping across YouTube.
When Gan Yan Yu, dressed in a white formal gown, stood onstage with a confident, composed smile and played cheerfully with her partner.
When, before the competition had even begun, a group of cellists suddenly emerged from the audience and offered the two of them a reverent salute.
Every iconic moment deeply shocked netizens from every country.
In just one day, it rapidly racked up more than eight million views and over 100,000 comments!
(How could they be this insanely good?! This girl's cello skills are absolutely no worse than Isaac's!)
(The boy's talent is no worse than Nishikawa Yuuhaku's either!! This "Turkish March" is unbelievably good! I'm completely addicted already!)
(More importantly... they're only nineteen!!)
(I always knew high school students in China were competitive. Are they really competing to this extent now? Nineteen years old and already competing on the world stage??)
Who were these two?
Why were they so incredible?
Good heavens! Did they have any other works?!
Questions like these sprang up everywhere.
And it was precisely at that moment that X.Y's