After obtaining the contact information of the "Qinglian Jushi" on the other side, Zhou Wenhao thought that even if he couldn't know the other party's specific information, he should at least know whether she was male or female!
After all, Zhou Wenhao was aware of the discussions among netizens on Weibo regarding 'what is the gender of Qinglian Jushi'.
But when he dialed the number the other party had given him, President Zhou was completely stunned.
Because he couldn't tell whether the other person was male or female just by looking at their voice!
At first glance, it seemed that the person speaking to him, Qinglian Jushi, was a man, and Zhou Wenhao also subjectively felt that he should be a man.
But after listening for a few more sentences, he felt something was off again; the voice on the other end sounded like a woman's.
Moreover, the longer the conversation went on, the more serious Zhou Wenhao's doubts became.
"What the hell is going on? Is this guy a man or a woman? Why does his voice sound like it's sometimes male and sometimes female?"
Zhou Wenhao was internally complaining.
Unfortunately, he didn't glean any useful information until the call ended.
Moreover, looking back now, the content of that call seems to have been mostly just empty talk.
In fact, this is a very normal result.
After all, the one who was just chatting with Zhou Wenhao wasn't the real Qinglian Jushi, but just a thread created by the AI butler 'Zhenweisi'.
Xu Lu asked 'Zhenweisi' to create a voice that was indistinguishable between male and female, and 'Zhenweisi' did just that.
He didn't give any specific instructions on how 'Zhen Weisi' should chat with Zhou Wenhao, so what he said was mostly nonsense.
"Damn it, this is like encountering a ghost!"
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wenhao, who was completely unaware of the situation, cursed under his breath.
However, he soon discovered the new post by the Qinglian Hermit.
Zhou Wenhao's expression was a mixture of envy and frustration:
"Who is this guy? Is writing poetry as easy as drinking water for him?"
As the president of the Modern Poetry Association, Zhou Wenhao may not be the most outstanding poet himself, but he certainly has a good eye for poetry.
Seeing this poem now, he felt that he was completely incapable of writing it.
Moreover, this poem deepened his inner doubts once again.
Because he found himself completely confused about the gender of this Qinglian Hermit.
"Forget it! I don't care if he's male or female, as long as he can be used by me."
In a few days, I will be able to use this newly recruited Qinglian Hermit to deal with my lifelong enemy!
Zhou Wenhao felt a surge of secret joy at the thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival was just around the corner.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be a large-scale Mid-Autumn Poetry Gathering. At that time, I can finally get my revenge.
...
"This Qinglian Hermit is truly amazing; calling him a 'genius' would not be an exaggeration."
I originally thought that the two works he submitted to the competition had been polished over a long period of time.
However, judging from his subsequent Weibo posts, I highly suspect that he wrote the poem on the spot.
On the other side, Shen Zizhen, a famous modern poet, spoke up.
In fact.
After recommending 'Qinglian Jushi's' work to the large judging panel, he has been keeping an eye on this contributor.
Upon learning that the other party had opened a Weibo account, Shen Zizhen immediately followed the account.
On the day he started following, he saw that the other party had written the two lines, "I am a madman from Chu..."
This greatly shocked Shen Zizhen.
He was actually quite curious about the gender of this "Qinglian Jushi" and even voted like everyone else.
Shen Zizhen logged onto Weibo today to check the voting results and see if she had received a response from Qinglian Jushi.
However, what he didn't expect was...
Instead of directly addressing the question, Qinglian Jushi wrote another poem.
As a professional, Shen Zizhen was certainly aware of the quality of this song, "I say you are the human world..."
It can be said that although it is not as good as "Flying Birds and Fish" written by "Qinglian Jushi" to win the championship, it is on the same level as "To the Oak Tree".
"Old Zhang, what do you think of this poem?"
Thinking of this, Shen Zizhen turned around and said something to Zhang Xi beside her.
Zhang Xi pursed his lips, somewhat speechless, and said:
"Old Shen, I'm just an essayist, how could I possibly have your high level of appreciation for modern poetry!"
I certainly think this poem is very well written, but I can't say exactly how good it is.
Shen Zizhen wasn't angry upon hearing this, and said with a smile:
"It would be great to meet this Qinglian Hermit. By the way, netizens on Weibo still haven't been able to guess whether he's a man or a woman!"
"So, would you prefer this Qinglian Hermit to be a talented man or a talented woman?"
Zhang Xi suddenly asked a question.
Shen Zizhen laughed and said:
“Unlike others, I don’t need to guess. I think there’s a high probability that this Qinglian Hermit is a talented scholar.”
Hearing this, Zhang Xi became a little curious and asked:
"Others can't guess it, but you can? Besides, this Qinglian Hermit has written several poems in different styles."
Shen Zizhen didn't keep them in suspense and directly stated the basis for his judgment, saying:
"Old Zhang, it's not that hard to guess. If we look beyond the surface, we can find some clues."
Do you think a woman would really choose a pen name like 'Qinglian Jushi' (青莲居士)?
Zhang Xi paused for a moment, then suddenly showed an expression of realization, and said:
"Huh? Now that you mention it, it really does seem to make sense. Putting aside the poems the other person wrote, the name 'Qinglian Jushi' itself sounds very masculine."
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