When Xiao Su saw the poem title 'Birds and Fish', which seemed quite unusual, she thought she was about to read another piece of rubbish.
Because she had experienced this situation many times during her days of reviewing manuscripts.
Authors who are not very good at writing will go to great lengths to come up with eye-catching tricks in order to get into the first review stage and impress the reviewers.
But what they didn't know was that this approach was completely ineffective.
In fact, this approach makes it easier for auditors to identify and reject them.
So when Xiao Su saw the four characters 'Birds and Fish', she was already thinking about how to get rid of them.
However, as a qualified reviewer, she patiently clicked on the content.
Then she saw the first line of the poem:
The greatest distance in the world is not the distance between life and death...
'But I... stand before you... and you don't know... that I love you...'
I just saw this first sentence.
Xiao Su, who had been listless, suddenly snapped awake as if she had been electrocuted.
She felt every hair on her body stand on end, and in an instant, she felt the energy contained in the poem.
excellent work!
You don't even need to look down.
Xiao Su felt that just from this first line, she could label the poem as a 'masterpiece'.
Of course, at this moment she couldn't wait to look at the second sentence.
Then... Xiao Su excitedly stood up.
"My goodness, this second sentence has actually elevated the theme once again on top of the original one."
"That's amazing! Absolutely amazing! This will be the most amazing poem I've ever read!"
Xiao Su blushed with excitement and continued reading.
Each sentence, one after another, made Xiao Su's heart flutter.
As a modern poet who has already entered the profession, Xiao Su's teacher is also a famous poet.
However, she felt that none of the poems she had seen from her teacher before could compare to the one in her hand.
'...The greatest distance in the world...is the distance between a bird and a fish...'
'...One...soars through the sky...while...diving deep into the sea...'
When she finished reading the last sentence, Xiao Su found that her eyes were already wet with tears without her realizing it.
This is the charm of excellent poetry.
It allows one to immerse oneself silently in the poem and feel the emotions and power it carries.
"Fortunately, I was here as a preliminary judge this time. Otherwise, how could I have read such an excellent work so soon?"
Although I was indeed tormented for the past few days, thinking about how I felt just now, all the suffering was worth it.
Xiao Su sighed inwardly.
Soon, she read the work in her hands carefully several more times.
And by this time, she no longer felt there was anything wrong with the poem being titled 'Birds and Fish'.
In fact, she felt that an excellent work must have such a striking title to be considered worthy.
"By the way, the person who can write such beautiful verses must be a poet who is already quite famous, right?"
Xiao Su suddenly remembered something and quickly looked at the contributor's profile.
But then I saw a completely unfamiliar name listed under contributors:
Qinglian Jushi (青莲居士)
"Who...who is this 'Qinglian Hermit'? I've never heard of him before?"
Xiao Su was puzzled, thinking to herself:
"Could it be that he only recently appeared? That would be amazing. Just this one song, 'Birds and Fish,' is enough to make him famous."
"Alright, I'll just recommend this poem to the teacher and see what their opinion is. I think it's good enough to be in the final judging round."
Without hesitation, Xiao Su quickly used her position as a preliminary reviewer to recommend the manuscript directly to her supervisor.
That is, Shen Zizhen, one of the ten "grand judges".
It should be noted that each judge in the preliminary selection process has only three opportunities to make such an internal referral.
Works that receive a referral will skip the previous rounds of review and proceed directly to the final review stage.
Xiao Su has been here as a judge for the preliminary selection for several days, and this is the first time she has used this power, but she did not hesitate at all.
Because she felt that the work she had was worthy of her using this mechanism.
"I thought all three of my referral opportunities were going to be wasted, but I didn't expect to get a chance to use them on the last day. What a coincidence!"
After pushing 'Birds and Fish' inward, Xiao Su smiled and sighed.
After all that, her previous boredom and exhaustion vanished. It's easy to see how much power an excellent piece of work can have on a reviewer.
"Forget it, let's hurry up and finish reviewing the remaining twenty or so works."
Being able to review one excellent piece this time is already a worthwhile experience; I can't ask for more.
Even the submission I just recommended to the teacher, barring any major surprises, should have no problem getting into the top ten, and might even make it into the top three!
As Xiao Su muttered to herself, she absentmindedly clicked on the next submission.
Soon, the words 'To the Oak Tree' appeared before her eyes.
"Sigh, having seen such excellent works as 'Birds and Fish' has raised my threshold to a very high level."
But speaking of which, "To the Oak Tree"... well, that's a pretty good title.
Xiao Su made a comment.
She perked up a little and clicked on the main text of the manuscript:
'If... I love you... it will never be like the climbing... trumpet vine...'
'...If...I love you...I will never be like the infatuated...bird...'
"Wow! No way, after reading so much garbage, suddenly you've given me two masterpieces?"
After reading the first sentence, Xiao Su exclaimed in disbelief.
She continued reading.
She discovered that this work was also a rare gem, and with her discerning eye, she felt that both works were equally brilliant, making it impossible to determine which was better.
'...Love...not just your...magnificent body...'
'...I also love you...the position you hold fast to...the land beneath your feet...'
"This is so well written! This is what equal love should be!"
Even as a judge, Xiao Su couldn't help but sigh at this moment.
This time, she couldn't wait to exit the manuscript and glance at the submitter's information.
Then……
I was dumbfounded.
Because Xiao Su discovered that the author of this article in the contributor's information section was none other than 'Qinglian Jushi', whom she had just referred!
"One person submitted two works? And both works are of such high quality?"
Good heavens, who exactly is this Qinglian Hermit? Is he simply unwilling to give others a chance?
Xiao Su murmured in shock.
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