"The first prize in this competition is 300,000, while the second prize is only 100,000... How outrageous!"
I originally planned to win the 300,000 yuan prize in the competition with this song, 'The Distance of Love,' but now it seems I'll have to make other plans!
After finally calming down, Zhou Wenhao couldn't help but get emotional again at the thought of losing the 300,000 yuan prize money.
But now that it has already happened, he can only do his best to salvage the situation and minimize the losses.
I can't get the 300,000 yuan prize for first place, but I have to at least keep the 100,000 yuan for second place.
That's right!
Even Zhou Wenhao himself didn't think that the poem he wrote was better than the one we just saw, 'Birds and Fish'.
That's actually the most infuriating part!
Because in the face of overwhelming strength, all underhanded tricks are useless.
Although it is said that 'there is no first place in literature'.
However, the "first" mentioned here refers to a comparison between two works of the same level.
If the two works are of different levels, then the saying "there is no first place in literature" does not hold true.
And it is clear that the poem 'Birds and Fish' is a poem that surpasses 'Distance of Love' by at least one level!
"Where did this Qinglian Hermit come from? I've never heard of such a person in our circle before!"
Zhou Wenhao thought to himself.
Suddenly, an idea popped into his head.
The thought was so smooth that Zhou Wenhao instantly forgot about the frustration of losing the 300,000 yuan prize money.
"Yes! The 300,000 yuan prize money is a pity, but if I can win over this Qinglian Hermit..."
With his ability to write poems of the caliber of 'Birds and Fish,' he might not be inferior to that kid named Xu Lu.
Upon realizing this, Chairman Zhou became instantly excited.
He still remembered being insulted by that kid surnamed Xu, becoming a laughing stock in the circle, and almost losing his position as president of the Modern Poetry Association.
Later, he sought help from his good friend, the literary master Zhuang Qiu, hoping to get revenge on that kid.
But no one expected that the kid was so eccentric.
After a fierce battle of wits, even the literary master Zhuang Qiu was defeated by his opponent.
Moreover, this setback was quite severe, resulting in Master Zhuang disappearing from the public eye for a long time.
Now, Zhou Wenhao dared not continue the fight.
In fact, he had no more bargaining chips left to continue fighting with his opponent.
And just today, he suddenly discovered a 'newcomer' with a high level of skill in modern poetry.
Although Zhou Wenhao was initially angry that the other party had lost his 300,000 yuan bonus.
But when he thought that if he could control this 'newcomer', wouldn't he have a way to deal with that kid Xu Lu?
"Since this newcomer named Qinglian Jushi has come to participate in the competition, it is obvious that he has some yearning for the modern poetry circle."
"Now that I'm the president of the Modern Poetry Association, I only need to extend a slight olive branch, and I'm not afraid they won't be interested."
Having figured this out, Zhou Wenhao immediately felt much better.
Of course, at this moment, he probably couldn't have imagined, no matter how hard he tried, that the 'Qinglian Hermit' he wanted to win over was actually the same person as his 'lifelong enemy'.
As for the so-called "Qinglian Jushi," it's just a pseudonym that our CEO Xu created specifically to avoid being burdened by empty fame.
...
Soon, it was afternoon.
The "Love Poems Illustrated: Modern Poetry Competition" has reached the final review stage.
That is, from the 100 shortlisted works, 10 judges will give comprehensive scores and then select the top 10.
The judges, who were already familiar with the process, sat behind a row of tables and chairs as staff members displayed each piece of work in turn.
Then the judges use a 10-point scale to score the works, and the total score is the overall score of the work.
In fact, to maintain the principles of fairness and impartiality, two notaries specially invited by the organizers were also present to supervise the process.
Soon, the overall scores for each piece were finally generated:
65……71……62……66……78……54……81……
Judging from the more than ten works that have already been rated.
A work that scores 75 points or higher is already considered a very good work.
Among these dozen or so submissions, only one currently scores above 80.
This piece is estimated to make it into the top ten.
"The title of the next piece is 'The Distance of Love,' submitted by 'Xiao Xu.'"
Please, all judges, score each entry individually. The total score will be the overall score!
As the staff member began speaking, the next poem appeared before everyone's eyes.
Upon seeing the poem title 'The Distance of Love,' the judges present all displayed somewhat unusual expressions.
Although only three or four people were discussing it in the group at the time, everyone else had seen the chat history.
Naturally, I know that this poem was recommended to the group by Chairman Zhou, who was sitting in the first seat.
In fact, Zhou Wenhao himself was also a little embarrassed at this moment.
Fortunately, he had a good mental fortitude, and said with a serious expression:
"I recommended this piece to the group before, and I'm sure everyone has seen the content of the piece."
Although it's not as good as the piece "Birds and Fish" recommended by judge Shen Zizhen, I think it's still pretty good. I'd give it a 9 out of 10.
With Chairman Zhou taking the lead, the others quickly gave their own scores.
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