Freelance Artist

The next day.

The third event starts at 7 o'clock in the evening.

In view of the growing influence of Qi Chuwen Dou, broadcasters from various continents have also paid more and more attention to it. They have started various time announcements early and even conducted some related activities. For example, Qinzhou organized a program to watch "Qi Chuwen Dou" Then Qi Zhou and others also conducted similar promotional activities.

Discussions have been lively online since the morning.

The topic of course revolves around Lin Zhibai and Zhuge Qiuliang.

In fact, the outside world has long been looking forward to this calligraphy battle.

Especially the audience in Central Continent, they can't even maintain the mentality of eating melon like the previous two days!

After all, the world today will witness:

Is Blue Star's number one calligrapher Lin Zhibai from Qin or Zhuge Qiuliang from Central Continent?

Not only the outside world, it can be said that calligraphy circles all over the world are paying attention to this competition. Countless famous calligraphers from various continents with high rankings have come to the Chuzhou competition site to see today's calligraphy. The showdown between the kings of the world!

Some even come in advance.

Arriving at the venue, a group of people started discussing:

"The biggest suspense today is how good Lin Zhibai's regular script and cursive script are, and how much he can reach the level of his running script."

"yes."

"There is definitely no one who can rival Lin Zhibai in running script!"

"Zhuge Qiuliang's regular script and cursive script are both top-notch. If he can win, he must work hard on these two fonts!"

"I'm optimistic about Lin Zhibai."

"I personally think Zhuge Qiuliang should win."

"It's actually hard to judge, but I'm more optimistic about Zhuge Qiuliang, because after all, Lin Zhibai is a new monster in the industry. His calligraphy skills have never been shown to the public before the charity dinner, including his official running script works only "Lanting" "Preface", probably because his other fonts are not that strong, otherwise why wouldn't they be displayed to the public?"

"Brother, didn't you watch yesterday's game?"

"If you watched yesterday's Go match, you would never be able to say what you just said. Lin Zhibai has never shown his Go skills to the outside world before, but who would have thought that in the end, he, a newcomer in the Go world, would directly beat Liu Jidu was killed, so much so that the Go community now says he has the strength of Blue Star’s number one Go master?”

And amid numerous heated discussions.

The time came to six o'clock in the evening.

The calligraphy masters who represented Qi Chu in the competition had arrived at the scene an hour in advance, and the two sides met backstage.

"It's a pity that I couldn't play chess with Teacher Lin yesterday."

Xiao Lin Dazhu actually reached out his hand to greet Lin Zhibai: "But at the same time, I'm glad we didn't run into each other."

"Didn't we meet today?"

Lin Zhibai smiled and shook hands with the other party.

Xiao Lin Dazhu raised his eyebrows and said, "Please, Teacher Lin, be merciful today."

Lin Zhibai was too lazy to be polite to the other party and said: "There is no way to be lenient in the competition. Naturally, everyone has to go all out."

Xiaolin Dazhu felt bored and stopped pestering him.

As for Zhuge Qiuliang, who had an unpleasant encounter with Lin Zhibai at the charity dinner before, he had no intention of coming to greet him at this moment.

That's just right.

Lin Zhibai didn't want to go over and say hello anyway. Among the players representing Chuzhou, he only had a good impression of Ye Cai'er on the first day.

Others are just passers-by.

On the other hand, the other four contestants in Qizhou's calligraphy projects chatted happily with Lin Zhibai. After all, they were all on the same side.

Those four knew it very well.

The four of them are just running with me.

Even in today's competition, except for Lin Zhibai and Zhuge Qiuliang, everyone else was running with him, even Xiao Lin Dazhu was no exception.

…

While the players on both sides were busy with their own thoughts, the time finally came to seven o'clock, and live broadcasts had already started in various continents!

At the front desk.

Inside the conference venue.

The organizer has arranged ten tables and chairs.

Competition-specific papers with the same specifications were placed on the table.

There is no problem in mounting these calligraphy works directly after they are written.

As for the content of the competition, it is very simple. According to the host's introduction, ten judges will discuss and decide on an article of about 500 words, and the participating calligraphers will be responsible for transcribing it.

After all, this is a game.

There's only so much room for free play.

Otherwise, if you write 50 words and he writes 100 words, the structure of the words will be different, so there will be no way to compare and evaluate them intuitively.

Unless the gap between them is really huge.

But if everyone writes the same content, outsiders may not dare to judge who is good or bad. Many knowledgeable people can actually tell the difference at a glance.

"The competition is divided into three rounds."

"The first round is running script."

"The second round is regular script."

"The third round is cursive."

The host is introducing how the game is played.

"Although it is divided into three rounds like the first two projects, the calligraphy competition does not say how many people will be eliminated in each round. We will arrange eight judges in each round to score, then remove the highest and lowest scores, and then calculate the average score. This is the official result of this game. As for the final victory or defeat, it is of course based on the total score of each teacher."

There was a pause.

The host added: "Then there is a rule to add. Since regular script is more practical than running script and cursive script, our full score for running script and cursive script is 10 points each, but the full score for regular script is 12 points."

really.

Just like Li Bai’s introduction last night.

This competition will add a little weight to regular script.

Just like some subjects in the monthly exam have a full score of 100, and some subjects have a full score of 120...

Fortunately, the weight given in the competition is not exaggerated. Cursive and running script are given a 10-point scale, and regular script is only given a 12-point scale.

But then again.

In master duels, sometimes the difference is just a slight difference, so this difference in weight is extremely important to all contestants except Lin Zhibai.

ah?

Why is it not important to Lin Zhibai?

Because Lin Zhibai's running script is so terrifying, his regular script and cursive script are so invincible!

Of course, the outside world does not yet have enough awareness of this point, and everyone is seriously discussing the impact this weight will ultimately have on the outcome of the game.

"The better people are at regular script, the easier it is to win!"

"So, the biggest beneficiaries of this rule should be Xiaolin Dazhu and Zhuge Qiuliang."

"Xiao Lin Dazhu's regular script is extremely famous, even known as the best in the world!"

"However, Zhuge Qiuliang's regular script is also known as the best in the world. There may not be much difference between the two of them in regular script alone."

"But I always feel that this is not good, because regular script is given too much weight!"

“For those of us who mainly study running script, it’s a bit unfair.”

"yes."

"Last year Qi Chuwendou's calligraphy project, the regular script score seems to be 11 points, right?"

"It's already 12 points this year. Why can't all three fonts be 12 points?"

The format seems a bit controversial.

The main reason is that many running calligraphers are uncomfortable.

Some people even think that this competition system seems to be aimed at Lin Zhibai!

Because all the cursive script schools are very supportive of Lin Zhibai, and of course they hope that the calligraphy of this first man in cursive script will be ranked first in the world!

…

I clearly know that running script is what I am best at, and I also know that Xiaolin Dazhu and Zhuge Qiuliang are better at regular script.

Why do we still need to add two points of weight to regular script?

You should know that in regular script in previous years, only one weight was added.

In fact, Lin Zhibai couldn't tell whether the competition system was aimed at him, but he vaguely guessed that there might be something going on here?

After all, the fact that Chuzhou likes to find foreign aid shows that they don't care much about martial ethics.

It just so happened that this year's Qi Chu Wen Dou happened to be Chuzhou's home court, so they occupied a dominant position.

never mind.

There's no need to think too much, maybe it's just a coincidence.

Moreover, in front of the truly strong (crossed out) fool, all conspiracies and tricks are just paper tigers!

My mind changes.

Ten contestants have been invited to the stage.

At the same time, the host began to introduce the background of these ten masters, almost all of whom were celebrities in the calligraphy world.

Especially when Xiaolin Dazhu was introduced.

The audience at the scene screamed very loudly.

When Lin Zhibai was introduced, the screams were obviously weaker, but when the camera was shown to the front row, the audience would see:

Many of those cheering and cheering Lin Zhibai were senior figures in the calligraphy world, and they were extremely important in this circle!

same.

When Zhuge Qiuliang was introduced, it was a similar situation. The instruction circle still recognized Lin Zhibai and Zhuge Qiuliang more.

Kobayashi Otake has more of a home court advantage.

It was in this live atmosphere that the host announced the start of the game.

"The first round today is running script. Our topic is "Jiu Zhangji" written by the great poet Chen Yuelan three hundred years ago. The full text of this article is less than 500 words. Masters have two hours... …”

Suddenly.

The calligraphy masters all looked at the screen in front of them, where the original text of "Nine Zhang Ji" was written.

The so-called "Jiu Zhang Ji" is a brand name, but Chen Yuelan's song is naturally the specific work.

After all, Lin Zhibai is from Blue Star, and Chen Yuelan is a famous female lyricist in Blue Star history, so Lin Zhibai is not unfamiliar with the content of this poem. What he wants to study now is each word in the poem. For a moment, think about the most beautiful structure of these fonts.

Or:

Lin Zhibai had to think about what style to play today.

Do you want to continue the Wang Xizhi style of "Lanting Preface"?

Everyone knows that in the past life, the best running script in the world was Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface".

Few people know that Yan Zhenqing's "Manuscript of Sacrifice to Nephew" was written vigorously and unrestrainedly, and was rated as "the second running script in the world" by the ancients.

As for Su Dongpo's "Huangzhou Cold Food Post", it is called "the third running script in the world".

As the god of calligraphy, Lin Zhibai can not only write the charm of Wang Xizhi, but also reproduce the style of all calligraphy masters in the past, such as Yan Zhenqing and Su Shi!

…

Some calligraphers started to write, even if they didn't write, they started to study ink. Only Lin Zhibai remained motionless and thought in the live broadcast.

"What are Lin Zhibai doing?"

"I'm probably thinking about what to eat tonight."

"Hahaha, running script is so stress-free for him."

"I don't dare to speak of regular script or cursive script. If I take second place in running script, no one dares to take first place!"

"I still can't forget the shock of seeing "Lanting Preface" that day!"

"Let's just say, "Lanting Preface" is good, but most people who don't understand calligraphy can't actually see that many skills."

"Indeed, many people say that "Lanting Preface" is pure and simple just to show off, but in fact they don't understand it at all."

"Just like many people say they like to read xx classics, they obviously love online novels, but they are still embarrassed to admit it."

"Just these masters on the stage. Of course I know they are great, but I can't understand any of their works. If I can understand them, I lose. I just feel that each of their calligraphy is so beautiful."

really.

This is the threshold of art.

Of course, Lin Zhibai also knows that art has always had this "threshold".

It is precisely because the threshold for some arts is too high that the inheritance is cut off or even dissipated.

However, Lin Zhibai has a skill called "writing like a god". Today he wants people who don't know calligraphy to feel the charm of calligraphy!

Think of this.

Lin Zhibai made a decision.

He will use Yan Zhenqing's style to participate in this running calligraphy competition today!

Why is it Yan Zhenqing and not Wang Xizhi? Because Lin Zhibai wants to show his comprehensiveness and become the "Sage of Calligraphy" of Blue Star!

And in contemporary times.

Want to be canonized?

How can you convince the public if you don’t come up with something beyond human imagination?

Only by breaking people's imagination and creating miracles can we become saints in this contemporary era!

As for the benefits of being a saint, it goes without saying. At least one thing is that when Lin Zhibai goes to other continents in the future, his career may not be as simple as the third line!

Not to mention far away.

Just after Qi Chuwen Dou.

Lin Zhibai went to Chuzhou to develop.

What initial rank will Chuzhou set for him?

The third tier is definitely not justified, he must at least be classified as a second tier. After all, he is now considered a famous genius monster on the Chuzhou network!

Lin Zhibai was thinking divergently.

Everyone else has put pen to paper.

The footage of the competition shows the masters’ preparations on the big screen.

In particular, the characters of Xiaolin Dazhu and Zhuge Qiuliang are given very clear close-ups.

Although the running calligraphy of these two people is not as good as that of Lin Zhibai, who wrote "Lanting Preface", they still make calligraphy lovers feel that "the world is worth it"!

suddenly.

The host said excitedly: "Lin Zhibai has started writing!"

The camera seemed to be more excited than the host. It immediately arranged a close-up shot of Lin Zhibai, and then focused on his copybook.

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Running script is like flowing clouds and flowing water!

Every word is so moving!

But after Lin Zhibai wrote a few words in succession, the host's expression suddenly changed. It was obvious that he was an expert in running script:

"etc!"

"What style is this!?"

"As a running script enthusiast who has studied "Lanting Preface" no less than a hundred times, I know very well the running script style of Teacher Lin Zhibai!"

"But now I find-"

"Teacher Lin Zhibai came up with another style!"

"This style is almost as shocking to me as "Lanting Preface"!"

Lin Zhibai couldn't hear what the host said. If he did, he would just smile. After all, his style has changed from Wang Xizhi to Yan Zhenqing.

But where does this go?

When he reaches a certain number of words, he will trigger the passive "writing as if he has a spirit". That is Lin Zhibai's real killer move!