Chapter 280 She Should Be First
Ouyang Cen also spoke up for his old friend, "Although the title 'Yunyang Ding' is a bit biased, it is not particularly profound. 'Yunyang Ding' is a famous bronze inscription from the early Western Han Dynasty. As early as the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the article had been widely circulated. As long as you have a deep understanding of Western Han literature, you can recite it from memory."
Ouyang Cen was the vice president of the Calligraphy Association and was quite respected. When he spoke, everyone in the room fell silent. He glanced at the judges, and Su Xuezhen and Wang Qinghai, who were feeling guilty, subconsciously avoided his gaze.
Wu Qu was probably too angry, and he actually said to Ouyang Cen, "You guys are all birds of a feather!"
Zhou Budai could not tolerate him insulting his mentor, and angrily said, "Don't spit blood on me!"
Ouyang Cen made a gesture, asking Zhou Budai to be quiet and not interfere.
Wu Qu knew Zhou Budai. Zhou Budai was very famous and was the favorite to win this year. He was also Ouyang Cen's apprentice. When Wu Qu thought of this, he felt it was even more unfair. He looked at Ouyang Cen and said,
"I have been self-taught in calligraphy for 20 years. I love calligraphy deeply. I have been exploring on my own all this time. I have never looked for a teacher because I am an ordinary person with no connections. I can only copy the calligraphy over and over again."
"I don't know how well I write, nor do I know if I have the talent for calligraphy. It's like crossing a river by feeling the stones. I know nothing about the road ahead. I have signed up for two exhibitions, but because I have no experience and no one to guide me, I didn't even pass the re-evaluation the first two times. But I am not afraid of failure. I believe that my work will be shortlisted for the exhibition one day! In the past four years, I have devoted myself to calligraphy and put all my energy into it. In order to prepare for the competition, I even quit my job."
At this point, Wu Qu's eyes swept over Su Maolin, Liu Lan, and Zhou Budai.
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"You have been taught by famous masters and have already reached a height that ordinary people cannot reach at a young age. The exhibition is just like playing house to you. You have no idea how important this exhibition is to amateur calligraphy enthusiasts like me. It is like a belief that proves that my efforts over the years are valuable."
"This time, my work was finally shortlisted for the exhibition. I thought I could make it to the end, but you guys who rely on your fathers and teachers' connections blocked my hope. I'm already 35 years old. Do I have to spend another four years competing with the next batch of people like you? I will never win!"
Wu Qu said this with the determination to fight to the death. He knew that he had offended the entire National Calligraphy Association. He would never participate in this calligraphy exhibition again, and he could not become a calligrapher, so what was there to be afraid of? It would be better to go all out and fight against them once. He wanted to turn this situation upside down.
If he doesn't have a good life, he won't let those with connections have an easy life either!
Liu Lan was deeply touched after hearing what he said. Because of Zhu Xiyang's incident, she could understand Wu Qu's despair and helplessness. The situation Wu Qu was facing now was the same as the dilemma she and Li Xiaoru faced at that time.
She had calmed down. She was the type of person who would not offend anyone unless they offended her. Wu Qu had no other options, so he shot at them recklessly. She and Professor Su were injured by mistake.
Liu Man calmly said to Wu Qu, "I am not a relative. The reason why I wrote Yunyang Ding is because the font I am good at is small seal script rather than regular script. Yunyang Ding is one of my enlightenment articles."
Wu Qu was stunned. He saw kindness in the girl's eyes. She was actually on his side. However, he had just said so many angry words and blamed her and her teacher.
Isn't she angry?
Liu Lan continued,
"If you don't believe me, I can rewrite the Yunyang Ding in seal script now."
Wu Qu remained silent, his heart was conflicted. In fact, he had already believed what Liu Lan said, but he didn't know how to express it. This was the first time he had talked to Liu Lan, and he didn't expect her to be such a gentle person. For a moment he was speechless.
Liu Lan didn't hesitate, saying that ten thousand reasons were not as good as actual action. On her desk was the regular script version of "Yunyang Ding" that she had just written. So she walked to Wu Qu's desk, used his pen and the rice paper that he had never written on, and wrote again under the gaze of everyone.
Zhou Budai felt excited when he saw this scene. He took out his mobile phone and pointed the camera at the girl who was writing at the desk. At this moment, even the hem of her simple Hanfu skirt looked pleasing to the eye.
Su Yi was no longer angry. The real fault lay with Su Xuezhen, not the innocent Wu Qu. Since Liu Lan had come up with a way to resolve the doubts herself, he would continue to wait and see.
Ouyang Cen touched his beautiful beard and considered whether to recommend to the president to expel Su Xuezhen from the membership.
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