"So, which of these two poems is better? I feel that Director Xu Lu's poem was more brilliant in this second round."
As an ordinary observer, Zhang Xi, who writes essays, naturally has limited appreciation for poetry.
Although he was one of the judges of the "Love Poetry Scroll Competition" at the time, how could those submitted works compare to today's poetry contest?
So when he couldn't understand it, he chose to ask the professionals next to him.
After all, Shen Zizhen is a famous poet, and this is what he does, so he is naturally more professional than him, who only writes essays.
Upon hearing Zhang Xi's words, Shen Zizhen shook his head again and said:
"Even professionals would find it difficult to distinguish the quality of poetry at this level."
As the saying goes, "In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second place," but this time, director Xu Lu's response was equally ingenious.
Did you see that? In Li Bai's poems, the Mid-Autumn Moon is not described in words, but it is depicted very well through various metaphors.
If Director Xu Lu had simply composed another poem about the moon, I wouldn't be surprised.
But what's shocking is that the poem directed by Xu Lu also contains no mention of the moon and uses references like 'Chang'e,' which demonstrates his lack of skill..."
"Uh, stop with the nonsense and just tell me who's better!"
Zhang Xi, who was listening from the side, was completely confused and interrupted him impatiently.
However, Shen Zizhen simply rolled her eyes at him and said:
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Both of them are equally skilled; it's impossible to tell them apart right now!"
Hearing this, Zhang Xi was dumbfounded.
So you and I don't know who's better, yet you can still ramble on and on with such seriousness.
I'm really impressed by you.
...
As Shen Zizhen's student, Xiao Su was also completely bewildered at this moment:
"I feel like this Director Xu Lu is also very capable, almost on par with Qinglian Jushi."
My goodness, when did so many amazing poets emerge?
I wish I had that skill level! I'm so envious!
As for that Qinglian Hermit, Xiao Su had witnessed his strength from the very beginning, back at the preliminary rounds of the 'Love Poetry Scroll Contest'.
After that, the other party demonstrated even more strength through their daily updates.
Therefore, in Xiao Su's mind, this Qinglian Hermit was definitely a more talented poet than her teacher Shen Zizhen.
But yesterday she happened to see director Xu Lu's poem and suddenly realized that he was actually quite good too.
Of course, at this time, in Xiao Su's mind, Qinglian Jushi was still number one.
However, after two rounds of poetry competition, Xiao Su's belief began to waver.
Director Xu Lu, whom she had only started paying attention to yesterday, has gradually risen to a position on par with Qinglian Jushi.
In fact, many of Qinglian Jushi's fans are just as confused as Xiao Su.
In their minds, the Hermit of Qinglian was practically a god.
Sending a poem a day as a status update, and a very good one at that, is something no one would have dared to imagine before.
But Qinglian Jushi actually did it.
In the hearts of his fans, Qinglian Jushi was definitely an incredibly talented poet.
Therefore, everyone believes that today's poetry duel between him and director Xu Lu will definitely end with Qinglian Jushi emerging victorious.
When Qinglian Jushi made his move in the first round, everyone thought that Director Xu Lu would definitely not be able to match it.
But the result was unexpected. Director Xu Lu not only matched up, but also performed at the same high level.
This puzzled Qinglian Jushi's fans, who wondered to themselves.
How come director Xu Lu is so amazing?
In the second round, fans felt that although director Xu Lu was talented, he would probably stop there.
However, things didn't turn out the way they expected, and Director Xu was once again in trouble.
At this point, all of Qinglian Jushi's fans were dumbfounded:
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, what's going on? Why are they fighting back again?"
"Yeah, I thought Director Xu was going to lose, but who knew he was so incredibly strong!"
"My God! Today's duel between these two is probably a clash of super strong individuals, not the 'crushing defeat' we imagined at all."
"Yes, actually we misunderstood something, which is why the Qinglian Hermit was filmed by the Modern Poetry Association to deal with Director Xu Lu!"
It's purely because Director Xu himself is incredibly powerful; no one else in the Modern Poetry Association can handle him..."
...
"It was wonderful. Although I am a fan of Qinglian Jushi, I also greatly admire Director Xu."
"Yes, both are incredibly talented poets. It's such a privilege to see them compete on the same stage!"
"I think that once this poetry contest is over, Qinglian Jushi and Director Xu will definitely become good friends..."
"Now, I no longer care about winning or losing. Having witnessed such a glorious era, what is there to care about winning or losing?"
...
Equally shocked were Director Xu's fans.
Of course, their mindset was slightly different from that of Qinglian Jushi's fans; it was one of shock after the initial surprise.
I thought Director Xu was going to lose, but then the situation took an unexpected turn and changed again.
Director Xu... he held on!
[Great! Great! I knew Director Xu wouldn't lose so easily, and I was right.]
What a relief! I'm so relieved today, I wonder if I'll feel the pressure tomorrow.
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