Children without umbrellas run faster, this is the secret of my success.

The temperature is close to freezing point. In Shanghai, at 7 pm, there are still many parents who flocked to Fudan University with their children. They are going to listen to a piano solo concert. They hope that the children can see the example: the talented pianist Chen Jie.

On the stage, Chen Jie wore a long skirt and sat in front of the piano in a dignified manner, which was noble and elegant. She started playing, her fingers dexterously dancing on the keys, and the beautiful music was so intoxicating. This beautiful girl and Lang Lang graduated from a school. In addition to Lang Lang and Li Yundi, the third is the internationally recognized "Chinese classical music pride". Such a good girl is not born into a family of music, her success is based on personal efforts.

Chen Jie is a Shaoguan native in Guangdong. He was born in a family of workers. His parents are from science and engineering and have no interest in music. When Chen Jie was 3 years old, she heard a wonderful piano sound from her neighbor. She was deeply intoxicated and clamored for her parents to buy one. The parents’ salary was four or five hundred yuan at the time, and a Zhujiang brand domestic small vertical piano sold for four or five thousand yuan. The child is too ignorant, and the parents feel that they can't get used to her temper. Maybe after a while, the interest will shift. Unexpectedly, Chen Jie did not care, and wrapped up his parents to buy piano every day. When the parents had no choice, they barely bought her a piano.

Chen Jie didn't learn music theory, couldn't understand the notes, and even the posture of hitting the keys was not standard. She only listened to the songs and then popped them out. But she is "naturally accurate", and no matter what sound you make, she can accurately say the pitch. Parents are very surprised and happy about this kind of talent for children. They are looking for a teacher in the local area. Can be found, did not find a good music teacher for Chen Jie.

When Chen Jie was 8 years old, her parents heard that there was a national enrollment in Shanghai, and they took Chen Jie to try. The admission examination for the small voice is the most difficult national entrance examination for music in the country. It is necessary for the recruits to play four songs. After the initial test and the retest, they will also take the music and culture courses. In order to prepare for the exam, Chen Jie fights. On the one hand, she supplements the knowledge of cultural classes, and on the other hand, she tries her best to improve her professional skills. She always sneaked to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, "Yuqin Room" on the side of the school. After a thorough preparation, Chen Jie actually took the test and began to systematically study the piano. At a young age, she began to live independently. One person stayed in Shanghai, and her parents only came to see her once every month.

In the music attached to the small, Chen Jie is harder than any child. Her hand, the back is white, the palm is very rough, and the old man is covered. This is the "side effect" brought by "crazy". Of course, practicing the piano is boring. Sometimes she is also very annoyed. Sometimes she misses her home. When she wants her mother, she wants to let herself go, and she can go to the park to play. But when she saw the teacher sighing and leaning against the piano, she was so sad that she wanted to cry. Then he sinks his heart and continues to practice the piano.

At the age of 13, with the encouragement of the teacher, Chen Jie applied for the Curtis Institute of Music in the United States. This is a sacred place for the world's learners. There are only over 100 students in the school. Each student has a full scholarship and annual living expenses. Chen Jie was there for 8 years. Many children who have special skills in artistic performances will go directly to the professional learning route under the careful arrangement of parents and “paving the road” and give up the cultural class. Chen Jie is not like this. She has strict requirements for herself and insists on learning the piano while maintaining excellent performance in the cultural class. In the first few years, her piano major was at Curtis, and she also completed a high school education class at another high school in Philadelphia. The most "worry" time, in the house she rented in the United States, from the wall to the table, the floor, everywhere are filled with the copy of the English words. She had to intersperse between high school and professional courses, and all day classes were full.

On Chen Jie’s head, there was a circle of award-winning auras. In 2004, 19-year-old Chen Jie won the first place in the youth group at the Southern Missouri International Piano Competition in the United States. In October of that year, she was in Carnegie. The concert hall held a solo concert; this year, she won the E-International Piano Competition in Minneapolis, USA... She won the award and returned home, choosing a university: Shanghai The music department of the Polytechnic University teaches.

Life is like a reincarnation. A science and engineering family cultivates a talented pianist. Now, a gifted pianist wants to seed the music in a science and engineering university. When the reporter asked Chen Jie about the secret of success, Chen Jie said, I am grateful to my family, because there is no background, everything can only rely on oneself. Children without umbrellas run faster, which is the secret of my success.