Recaps

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu assembled a major concert around her fragile health, then turned its success into charity and prepared for the Gaokao. After the exams, they set their sights on the Dragon Qin Cup as Grandpa Gan showed signs of recovery.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu filmed the Depu yogurt commercial, changing roles at Lin Tian’s suggestion before he demanded a copyright fee for his piano performance.
• Lin Tian recruited Cosmic Flying Pigs, Nana Li, Bai Xi, and Yun Qiuqiu for Moonlight and Cat’s concert so Gan Yan Yu could rest between performances.
• As Gan Yan Yu continued coughing during rehearsals, the concert sold out and drew extensive public attention.
• Moonlight and Cat opened the concert with their guests, and Gan Yan Yu pushed through worsening exhaustion during Symphony No. 5 before collapsing onstage.
• Lin Tian revealed that Gan Yan Yu’s collapse was staged, and they performed Spring of Four Seasons before announcing that proceeds from both pieces would support children with asthma and young classical musicians.
• After Gan Hua’s brain function recovered, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu studied together for the Gaokao while their charity album and concert drew acclaim.
• Lin Tian helped Amuro Chinatsu improve her compositions, and she later released Love on the Strings with Cosmic Flying Pigs before Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu finished their exams.
• Xu Yong urged Lin Tian to stop postponing his relationship with Gan Yan Yu, and the two visited Grandpa Gan before leaving for Beijing to prepare for the Dragon Qin Cup.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu entered the Dragon Qin Cup, where their classical duet challenged the dominance of Pop Music and stirred a public feud. After celebrating their exam results and plans to attend China Music University together, they prepared to meet Tuoba Jianhui for help with Lin Tian’s next piece.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu left Qingzhou for Beijing, where Yao Han warned Lin Tian about the competition’s bias toward Pop Music and Gan Yan Yu explained that she chose classical music for herself.
• Lin Tian wrote “The Blue Danube” for Gan Yan Yu, who dreamed of performing with him in Vienna’s Golden Hall.
• Nana Li defied her mother’s expectations during her performance, and Bai Junze stunned the audience with an unconventional arrangement of “Blue Rhapsody.”
• Mao Wei'ang impressed the audience with his energetic performance, while Gan Yan Yu worried that she could not understand the appeal of his music.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed “The Blue Danube,” developing it into a passionate variation that moved some listeners and left others unmoved.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu’s performance fueled an online dispute between Pop Music supporters and classical music fans, while He Zhichen explained the association’s concerns about their international prospects.
• Lin Tian scored 662 on his college entrance exams, and Gan Yan Yu scored 521, earning admission to China Music University with him.
• He Zhichen invited Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to meet Tuoba Jianhui at China Music University to help Lin Tian prepare his next competition piece.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed “Moonlight,” a challenge to formalism that helped secure Gan Yan Yu’s place in the Dragon Qin Cup finals. They then joined Mao Wei'ang and Bai Junze on a new piece, while Lin Tian tried to overcome Bai Junze’s distrust and prepare them for an open-air concert.

• At China Music University, Tuoba Jianhui challenged Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to help break down the false golden age of Classical Music, and Lin Tian wrote “Moonlight” in response.
• Before the Dragon Qin Cup semifinals, Gan Yan Yu admitted she desperately wanted to win, and Lin Tian reassured her that ambition belonged to their dream.
• Nana Li overcame her mother’s pressure, performed with confidence, and showed that she was a serious threat in the competition.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed “Moonlight,” whose fragmented structure and anti-climax challenged formalism and drew wide attention, though the judges struggled to score it.
• Gan Yan Yu placed third and advanced to the finals after Tuoba Jianhui used his reputation to support her, then vowed with Lin Tian to carry Classical Music to the world.
• Mao Wei'ang revealed that he had late-stage cirrhosis and proposed a collaboration, so Lin Tian brought in Bai Junze and wrote “Zhao Zilong” for the three cellists.
• When Bai Junze’s playing disrupted their rehearsal, he told Lin Tian that his father had smashed his cello and driven him from home, leaving him unable to trust others.
• Gan Yan Yu proposed an open-air concert, and Lin Tian, Mao Wei'ang, and Bai Junze played together successfully after Lin Tian adjusted the piano rhythm, while Mao Wei'ang urged Bai Junze to keep improving.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu brought rival musicians together through their collaborative performance, then struggled to make their restrained love come through in “Salut d'Amour.” As the Dragon Qin Cup final began, Lin Tian was hit by a car but continued toward the concert hall despite his injury.

• Lin Tian guided Mao Wei'ang and Bai Junze through rehearsals, and the four musicians performed “Zhao Zilong” at Fish Roe Plaza, winning over the audience and helping both cellists find new purpose in music.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu agreed to perform “Salut d'Amour” in the finals, but their anxious, restrained feelings made it difficult to play the piece with its intended warmth.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu practiced expressing affection, then decided to keep “Salut d'Amour” after Gan Yan Yu refused to change their competition piece.
• At Gan Yan Yu’s apartment, Lin Tian voiced his fear that their feelings might fade after they achieved their dreams, and Gan Yan Yu tearfully asked him to promise he would never stop loving her.
• Lin Tian discovered that the chibi doll he had given Gan Yan Yu contained a recording of her telling him not to cross the line, and he decided to ask her about it after the competition.
• As the Dragon Qin Cup final began, Mao Wei'ang and Bai Junze performed while Gan Yan Yu waited for Lin Tian to arrive.
• Lin Tian woke after being hit by a car and, despite his injured leg and the driver’s pleas to wait for help, ordered his ride-hailing driver to take him to Beijing International Concert Hall.