This star doesn’t work overtime

Chapter 389 387. I’m so scared that I can’t even hold my pen! Who else?

this moment!

The whole place was still extremely silent.

An academic exchange meeting with thousands of people present can become so silent. Basically, everyone present has never seen or experienced it before. This is almost always their first time.

Of course, this was the first time in their lives that they had seen Wang Cheng treat his opponents with such disregard.

They have seen face-to-face trolling and even face-to-face academic exchange meetings.

However, they have never seen such a complete disregard for the opponent and leaving the opponent speechless.

And people like Qin Yuhai, Shen Shenghui, Yu Jinghong, Zhang Huizhong, Li Guang, Liu Jiahui, Xie Xingfeng, etc. who have been ignored by Wang Cheng again and again, or who have been rejected by Wang Cheng again and again, have a refreshing impulse at this moment, and they all or more Or a little smile.

finally……

There are other people who were tortured by Wang Cheng in this way, and in front of so many people. If it were them, they would definitely leave the scene without saying anything at this moment, disappear and start living in seclusion, without the shame to continue to show up and hang out in the circle.

Everyone present could hear the sadness and anger in Ika Taro's voice: "Come again!"

"Wang Cheng, I admit that in both ancient and modern poetry, Nakamura Yuji and I have lost to you! But, let's compare couplets again, do you dare?"

Inaka Taro's face was red and his eyes were burning with anger. People who didn't know it thought he was engaged in a samurai duel.

Couplets?

That is, couplets?

All the spectators who were standing silently were stunned.

Because, in the eyes of all the big guys in the literary world, couplets are, after all, a minor art, not as mainstream as poetry, calligraphy, etc.

However, they also know that all the great writers in ancient times were masters of couplets.

Because, after all, couplets are about writing skills, and the great ancient writers who can write eternal masterpieces have already mastered the study of writing. They can write some couplets and other things at their fingertips, but they don’t bother to waste time and energy on writing specifically. These are just one or two sentences written occasionally to lighten the mood, and they have been passed down like this and have become legends through the ages.

In modern times...

There are almost no people who can write excellent works of ancient poetry. Naturally, the study of couplets is not as profound as that of ancient literati.

This is especially true since modern poetry became popular.

Because modern poetry pays more attention to artistic conception and thoughts rather than the words themselves.

Therefore, many big figures in the literary world know the couplets very well and can tell whether they are good or bad.

But if you ask them to write some good couplets, they will be completely blind for a while.

Xing Tongshu whispered: "Island people seem to like studying these trails. It is said that their royal family also held a couplet competition, and Prince Xuezi won the championship."

Zhang Guobin nodded and said: "That's true. However, we at Beijing University and Shuimu University also have some societies that study couplets. They have also held internal competitions and published many good couplet works, but the outside world has paid less attention to them. Unfortunately, that I didn’t bring a few students who are good at couplets, otherwise if I let them play, they would definitely not lose to that Xuezi!”

Zhang Guobin's tone was very confident.

After all, the Chinese Department of Beijing University ranks first in the country, and some of its internal societies, such as Tang poetry, Song poetry, novels, couplets, etc., have produced many good works.

They want to invite Wang Cheng to give lectures and exchanges. In fact, the biggest reason is to gain popularity and promote these good works of Jingcheng University and outstanding and talented students, so as to once again enhance the status of Jingcheng University in the country. and influence.

If Wang Cheng was simply talented and powerful without any reputation, Beijing University might not have sent an invitation. Of course, other universities might not have invited him so enthusiastically.

The hustle and bustle in the world is all for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!

On the podium, Wang Cheng still looked at Taro Ika calmly. After hearing the other party's request, he was too lazy to speak. He just stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that you can write...

This is also a couplet. If it were another form of work, Wang Cheng would not bother to read what the other party wrote, just throw down his own work and leave.

The other party's works are not worth his time and energy to look at.

However, couplets are different.

If you want to make the other party lose and have nothing to say, you have to wait for the other party to write the first couplet, and then write it down neatly, so that the other party has nothing to say.

Otherwise, if you just write a couplet yourself, even if the other party can't answer it, they will say that Wang Cheng, you didn't match their couplet, so it will be a tie at best...

There are countless such nonsense in the thousand-year history of China’s literary world.

When a literati opens his mouth, you say yours and I say mine!

Therefore, Wang Cheng made the other party speechless.

You write it...

Taro Ihe was stunned again. He was still not used to Wang Cheng's cold and decisive style. He looked at Wang Cheng, took a deep breath, and without hesitation, he directly wrote on the white paper.

It's still his cursive calligraphy that has already entered the palace.

Many viewers previously thought that Inka Taro's cursive calligraphy was very good, and Inka Taro himself was proud of it.

But at this time, when I looked at the calligraphy fonts written by Ika Taro, they seemed so ordinary and bland, and there was no comparison with the cursive calligraphy written by Wang Cheng just now.

Even Ika Taro himself had the same idea, so he had no intention of showing off his calligraphy. He just wanted to quickly write the couplets he had prepared in advance.

Zhang Yiheng next to him still did not leave the podium, and stood shamelessly behind Wang Cheng, keeping quiet and not disturbing Wang Cheng and Taro Yihe.

The words written by Inaka Taro were projected and displayed clearly in front of everyone.

Soon, I wrote a first couplet.

Don't let the thieves come, let the Taoists come!

Just a few simple words.

However, there were still many people behind the scene who did not understand cursive calligraphy and did not recognize the entire first couplet.

For example, Zheng Qian didn't know a few of the words, and many others didn't know them either.

Therefore, the host recited softly: "The first couplet is, don't let the thieves come, come the Taoist!"

Many people in the literary world in the audience frowned and thought.

Lin Nianxiang murmured in a low voice: "The thief and the Taoist have the same pronunciation. The thief does not come, the Taoist comes, there is some mockery! This first couplet is a lot of thought, maybe they are specifically targeting this time in China. Thoughts on this trip.”

Lin Bing also nodded and said: "Yes, to confront this first couplet, not only must the confrontation be neat, but the most important thing is to fight back the ridicule in this first couplet. Otherwise, even if the words are neat, the inner part will be inferior. I had no clue at all for a while..."

Lin Nianxiang also shook his head: "If you give me a few days, I should be able to match up, but now in such a short time, I have no clue! It depends on Wang Cheng!"

Xing Tongshu, who was not far away, also said: "Yi Hetaro and the others are all well prepared. He may have thought about this couplet several years in advance. Now it is really too difficult for Wang Cheng to confront him on the spot! Even the great writers of ancient times would not dare to say that they could face him on the spot."

Zhang Guobin nodded: "Well, this is a bit difficult!"

He has participated in the activities of some clubs within the Kyoto University and has also seen the couplet competition held by the couplet club. He knows how difficult it is for Taro Ika. Even the elites of the Kyoto University couplet club will definitely not be able to compete against him in a short time. He looked at Wang Cheng with worried eyes.

Over there, Lu Zhen, Jia Qian, Nakamura Yuji and others also showed a proud smile when they saw the first couplet written by Ika Taro.

Nakamura Yuji said in a low voice: "This first couplet was accidentally thought of by Yi He when we were chatting with me last year. I still haven't come up with the perfect second couplet. It's not enough to have neat words, but also to respond to the inner meaning of the first couplet. !”

Yukiko's eyes flashed with thought, she frowned slightly, and she had an idea in her mind, but as Yuji Nakamura said, it is not enough to have neat words, but also to respond to the irony contained in the first couplet.

but……

The next moment, Yukiko, Nakamura Yuji, Lu Zhen, Jia Qian and others all stared wide-eyed.

Lin Nianxiang, Lin Bing, Mr. Han, Zhang Guobin, Xing Tongshu and others also widened their eyes.

Everyone looked at the podium together...

because!

Just a few seconds after Ika Taro put down his pen and the host finished reading the first couplet, Wang Cheng directly picked up his brush and started writing on the white paper.

Everyone at the scene was shocked.

Professor Li Qing, who was next to Zhang Guobin, exclaimed in a low voice: "He has a second couplet so quickly? Don't just focus on the words and pursue the neatness of the words, otherwise you will lose the artistic conception."

Zhang Guobin also looked at Wang Cheng with worried eyes, fearing that Wang Cheng's pursuit of speed would only focus on neat words and lose the inner artistic conception. Even if they met on the surface, they would still lose on the inside, and they would definitely be ridiculed by the other party afterwards.

Behind them, Han Xiao, Lin Mi, An Keru, Wen Yixiao, Zhu Ziqi and others also looked worried.

However, then, everyone looked closely at the words written by Wang Cheng!

It's also cursive calligraphy, but it's several levels higher than what Ika Taro just wrote. Every word is like art or a painting, and it's extremely pleasing to the eye!

It was just a few words, and Wang Cheng finished it in a few seconds.

Everyone looked over quickly...

At Zhang Yiheng's signal, the host immediately read out: "Idle people should not enter, but wise people should enter!"

After the host finished reading, Zhang Yiheng couldn't help but say a good word next to him!

Many people in the audience who had been worried just now were all smiling and surprised, and they all cheered.

"That's right!"

"Perfect!"

"It's really amazing to have such a perfect match in just a few seconds."

"Awesome!"

"I was still thinking that they were a perfect match."

"I really want to see what is in Wang Cheng's mind and why is he so awesome?"

"That's awesome!"

"Haha, no idlers are allowed in, only the virtuous are allowed in! Perfect..."

There was a commotion in the audience.

Lin Nianxiang, Zhang Guobin, Xing Tongshu, Li Qing, Mr. Han and others couldn't help but shout "Hello".

Zhang Guobin's eyes were full of admiration and surprise: "His quick thinking is unparalleled! It's really amazing. If Wang Cheng were a student of our school, I would die without regrets."

Li Qing smiled and said: "If Wang Cheng were my student, I would be satisfied for the rest of my life!"

Lu Zhen, Jia Qian, and Nakamura Yuuji all looked shocked. They didn't expect that Wang Cheng would be so quick. It only took a few seconds to match each other so perfectly. Not only were the words neat and tidy, but the inner artistic conception was also A perfect reply to the first line, without falling behind at all!

However, although they were evenly matched on paper, Ika Taro thought that this upper link took a year, while Wang Cheng matched up perfectly and neatly in just a few seconds. The difference was incalculable.

Therefore, the momentum of Taro Inaka, Yuji Nakamura and others instantly weakened, and there was a trace of panic in their eyes!

Taro Ika looked at the cursive fonts written by Wang Cheng that looked like works of art. He was shocked and took a step back. He looked at the words in amazement and then looked at Wang Cheng.

If this was not written by his own hand, he would doubt whether Wang Cheng stole the question?

Otherwise, how could you write such a perfect and neat second line in just a few seconds?

Wang Cheng looked at Taro Ika calmly, without the slightest hint of pride, as if it was just an ordinary thing. He gently stretched out his hand again and made a gesture of invitation, indicating to continue writing!

The noise at the scene also quickly calmed down.

they know!

This competition is not over yet.

Taro Ika's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth. Of course, he did not give in. He stepped forward and picked up his brush and wrote the first couplet again. Because he was so excited, the hand holding the pen trembled slightly, causing him to The calligraphy font I write is not as smooth as before.

The audience looked carefully at every word written by Inka Taro.

The host immediately followed suit and said: "When there is less water and sand, it will appear!"

Another first line!

The host was still thinking about the mystery of this first couplet.

Many viewers in the audience were just thinking...

Everyone suddenly opened their eyes wide again.

Because Wang Cheng also started writing directly at this time.

The host also quickly read out: "The embankment was made of earth!"

After writing, Wang Cheng remained silent, but calmly extended his hand to Ika Taro, who was still holding the brush in a daze, indicating to continue!

Ihe Taro held the writing brush and looked at the second couplet that Wang Cheng wrote in less than a second, perfectly and neatly matching his first couplet. His heart went blank for a moment!

Next to Zhang Yiheng, as well as everyone in the audience, including Lu Zhen, Jia Qian, Nakamura Yuji, Xuezi, Lin Nianxiang, Lin Bing, Xing Tongshu, Zhang Guobin, Li Qing, etc., everyone became extremely silent again. Both eyes looked at Wang Cheng with shock and astonishment.

They had just read it once and were thinking...

Wang Cheng just picked up the pen and wrote the neat second line?

Can you believe this?

There were many literary people present who had studied couplets, and they were even more confused and unbelievable at this time.

Most people only understood the mystery behind Wang Cheng's second couplet and Ika Taro's first couplet. It is water that makes water turn into sand, and soil that turns into embankment. In just a few words, It’s full of mysteries and confrontations!

Taro Ihe was stunned for a few seconds before he came back to his senses. He looked at Wang Cheng looking at him calmly, as if looking at a stone. He immediately gritted his teeth again, still refusing to admit defeat, and started writing directly.

The host's pretty face flushed with excitement, and he immediately started reading along with Taro Ika's pen: "Silkworms are the most important thing in the world!"

When the host looked at Wang Cheng, he found that Wang Cheng had already started writing. After being stunned again, he immediately started to read: "Hong is a bird by the river!"

Another neat and perfect second line written in less than a second!

Huchihuchi...

Ika Taro's breathing became extremely rapid, like a bellows, and his eyes were still full of disbelief and shock, because this was his inventory in the past one or two years. He originally wanted to wait for an opportunity to attack the Chinese literati, or find an opportunity Challenge Yukiko for a chance to get Yukiko's attention.

did not expect……

It only took Wang Cheng a few seconds to perfectly execute the first couplet he had been preparing for so long.

He was left speechless.

Although he still has several first couplets of similar quality in his mind.

but……

His hand holding the brush began to tremble.

He couldn't write anymore.

Or so to speak.

He didn’t dare to write anymore…

He was afraid.

He was afraid that no matter what he wrote, Wang Cheng would catch up with him in a second.

So what's the point of him being here besides continuing to embarrass himself?

Snapped!

Ika Taro's heart trembled, and his hand also trembled. He suddenly lost his grip on the brush and dropped it on the table with a crisp sound.

This crisp sound also broke the extremely silent scene.

All the audience members came back to their senses, and their eyes looked at the figure standing on the podium as calm and tall as a mountain with even more incredible and shocking eyes.

"Awesome!"

Even the old scholar Lin Nianxiang didn't know how to describe his feelings and the person on the stage at this time. He could only hold back two words. This was a word he had never said before because it was insulting to politeness.

But now, he could only say this word to express his feelings for a while, and he was full of knowledge, but he couldn't express it.

Next to him, Mr. Han, as well as Xing Tongshu, Zhang Guobin, Li Qing and other big names in the industry also nodded in agreement and agreed with Lin Nianxiang's words.

At this time, they looked at Wang Cheng's second couplet and then compared it with Ika Taro's first couplet, and they could quickly see the mystery of the first and second couplets. However, they knew that if Wang Cheng's second couplet hadn't been compared, they might have failed by just looking at the first couplet. It takes some thinking to figure out the mystery, and then you have to come up with a neat second line, which is definitely not something that can be done in a short while.

Even the several literary figures present who were good at couplets shook their heads. They felt that it would take them at least several minutes, or even half an hour or so, to come up with such a neat second couplet.

Like Wang Cheng, he took one look and wrote a neat and perfect second line in less than a second!

This is not so exaggerated even among the eternal stories about couplets left by ancient writers...

Even Lu Zhen, Jia Qian, Nakamura Yuji and other teachers and students from the island country who had previously held deep prejudices against Wang Cheng were filled with shock and a little bit of fear when they looked at Wang Cheng!

How can they defeat such an opponent?

Ika Taro was so shocked that he couldn't even hold a brush...

At this moment, Wang Cheng ignored Taro Yihe and looked at Lu Zhen, Jia Qian and the others. His tone was still that familiar and calm, and he said three words lightly: "Who else?"