"Forget it, I don't care anymore. Anyway, I didn't participate in this competition. If anyone's going to have a headache, it's someone else's!"
Fortunately, Xiao Su quickly came to her senses:
"Moreover, I was able to recommend two excellent works to the teacher in a row, so I can say that I have successfully completed the task!"
Thinking about this made her quite happy.
A couple of days ago, her teacher kept complaining to her, saying that she hadn't been recommended for a single good poem.
But on the last day, I unexpectedly discovered two good works in a row, which allowed me to give my teacher a satisfactory answer.
"By the way, let's not rush to recommend this poem. Let me see if this 'Qinglian Jushi' has any other submissions."
Xiao Su, who was just about to make an internal referral, paused for a moment and checked the remaining submissions.
However, she was slightly disappointed.
The contributor, who used the pen name 'Qinglian Jushi', only submitted 'Birds and Fish' and 'To the Oak Tree', and did not submit a third poem.
"That's true. To write two poems of this caliber in a row is already a very impressive achievement."
Even a modern poet of my teacher's caliber might not publish many poems in a single year!
Xiao Su sighed, finally using her 'internal referral' quota again.
Xiao Su found it quite astonishing that two of the three internal referral slots were used directly, and both were for this contributor who used the pen name 'Qinglian Jushi'.
...
On the other side, Shen Zizhen, one of the ten judges, saw the work recommended by his student and a smile appeared on his face. He thought to himself:
"Finally, there's a piece of work that catches this girl's eye. I thought all three of her internal referral slots were going to be wasted!"
Let's see what kind of poetry can move this girl and make her use one of her precious referral slots!
Thinking this, Shen Zizhen clicked on the recommended works.
Soon, the poem title 'Birds and Fish' appeared before him.
As one of the judges of this "Love Poems in Pictures" modern poetry competition, Shen Zizhen is not only a famous modern poet herself, but also has a high level of appreciation.
Moreover, he has been relatively relaxed as a senior judge these past few days, so unlike his student Xiao Su, he didn't feel disgusted by the poem titles.
On the contrary, Shen Zizhen found the poem's title quite interesting the moment he saw it:
"The theme of this competition is 'love,' but the author used 'birds' and 'fish,' two creatures with completely different habits, as names. That's quite original!"
Perhaps because this work was recommended by one of her students, Shen Zizhen assumed from the outset that the quality of the poem must be quite high.
After marveling at the name, he leisurely clicked on the poem's content.
'The farthest distance in the world...'
At this moment, the reaction of the senior judge Shen Zizhen was similar to that of his student Xiao Su.
It's like a gourmet encountering the most delicious dish that excites him, or a film critic finding a high-scoring movie that resonates with him.
When a poet sees a masterpiece, his heart and soul are also stirred.
Shen Zizhen felt that the poems before him were refreshing and delightful, like drinking fine wine or being intoxicated by a spring breeze...
"Excellent! This is the best modern poem about love I've ever seen!"
Even though he himself was a renowned modern poet, Shen Zizhen was lavish in his praise, his expression one of deep appreciation:
"I never expected to see such a masterpiece in a modern poetry competition..."
No, this should be a masterpiece, it will definitely be sung for hundreds or thousands of years!
Moreover, with this poem, the winner of this competition is practically a foregone conclusion.
...
"Old Shen, I noticed you looked radiant from afar, did something good happen?"
Just then, Shen Zizhen heard a familiar voice from in front of him. He looked up and saw that it was Zhang Xi, who was also one of the judges.
"Old Zhang? There's nothing good about it. He just discovered a wonderful poem."
You've come at the perfect time! I was just about to recommend this poem to the senior judges' group. Take a look first!
Shen Zizhen immediately displayed the past in 'Birds and Fish'.
Upon hearing that it was a good poem, Zhang Xi, one of the judges, also became interested and quickly came over.
After watching with great interest for a while, Zhang Xi spoke up:
"The farthest place in the world... Hmm, this is interesting, Lao Zhang. Is this a submission from a netizen?"
Shen Zizhen nodded and asked with a smile:
"That's right, this is the entry for this competition. It was recommended by one of my students. What do you think of it?"
"That's great. I personally think it has the ability to take first place. Of course, its final ranking will depend on the overall score of all participants..."
At this point, Zhang Xi paused for a moment, then said with a somewhat strange expression:
"Ahem, Lao Shen, we're all acquaintances now. Tell me the truth, did you write this poem yourself?"
You write it yourself, then have others submit it. This way, you can avoid any appearance of impropriety and also showcase your abilities.
Upon hearing this, Shen Zizhen looked puzzled and said:
"Old Zhang, why would you think that? I didn't write this poem. To be honest, I don't think I have the ability to create such a masterpiece."
"Really not?"
Zhang Xi asked another question.
Shen Zizhen shook his head directly and said:
"No, Lao Zhang, do you think it's necessary for me, as a senior judge of the competition, to write a poem and then have others submit it?"
Besides, I'm a poet with some reputation already; I don't need to rely on this kind of competition to gain attention!
"That's true!"
Zhang Xi nodded, moved closer, and suddenly said:
"However, I heard that Chairman Zhou does the same thing, so I thought you did it too."
Shen Zizhen immediately looked surprised and said:
"Really? President Zhou... uh, isn't that unnecessary? What's the benefit of winning the championship?"
"Old Shen, that's why I say you're a true poet. Think about it carefully, isn't there really no benefit to it?"
Zhang Xi smiled and spoke.
Shen Zizhen paused for a moment, then said with a look of realization:
"You mean... he wants the prize money from this competition?"
"That's right, this competition is of a very high standard, and the prize money for the champion is several hundred thousand."
You may not care about this money, but others might, though they may not have the means to take it.
At this point, Zhang Xi said somewhat apologetically:
"That's why I suspected you just now, sorry, Lao Shen."
"nothing!"
Shen Zizhen shook his head, then suddenly smiled and said:
"However, these people's plans are probably going to fall through. With this poem in hand, the championship will not be theirs."
Zhang Xi nodded, looking expectant, and said:
"Yeah, this is going to be interesting."
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