Chapter 284: Almighty Internet Celebrity
The face-to-face review lasted for a whole afternoon. Liu Lan and Zhou Budai were already starving, so Ouyang Cen generously offered to treat them to a big meal!
Zhou Budai drove the two old people and one child to a northwestern cuisine restaurant. Ouyang Cen and Zhou Budai were regular customers here, and the manager personally took them to the private room.
The appetite of the elderly is not as good as that of the young. Su Yi only ordered a bowl of porridge and a plate of pickles, and asked for a cup of hot water to take medicine. Ouyang Cen asked for a big steamed bun and a bowl of mutton soup. They all ate very simple meals.
Liu Lan and Zhou Budai were embarrassed to order too much, so they each ordered one dish and one staple food, which was almost enough.
The four people first chatted for a while about the topic of the face-to-face review. The two masters commented on Liu Lan and Zhou Budai's performance today from the perspective of a teacher.
Su Yi was quite satisfied. He said that Liu Lan never let him down from beginning to end.
Ouyang Cen's comments were somewhat critical. He first said that Zhou Budai's performance was not as good as usual, and then said that the verses he chose at the end were too simple and not deep enough.
Zhou Budai lowered his head and humbly accepted his teacher's teachings.
In the past, Liu Lan always felt that Madam Xu and Professor Su were strict. When she was learning calligraphy in the cold palace, if she slacked off or made a mistake in writing, Madam Xu would punish her by making her do it again ten times; Professor Su made her memorize this and that, and gave her a crash course during the summer vacation, forcing so much knowledge into her brain that her brain was not enough.
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One thing that Mrs. Xu and Professor Su had in common was that neither of them would ever criticize her directly with words.
Compared with Ouyang Cen’s strict requirements on Zhou Budai, Liu Lan truly felt that their educational method was very gentle, allowing her to learn calligraphy in a relaxed mood without any pressure.
The last free play session is scheduled for a week later. Ouyang Cen said that this year's final venue will be set in the ancient capital. At that time, five seal carving and calligraphy judges far away in the capital and 20 qualifiers will come to the ancient capital to compete with the 40 people on their side.
Ouyang Cen and Su Yi recalled the competition methods of previous years. Most of them were based on broad topics and within a specified time, and people were free to express themselves, writing or carving. Unlike the writing in the interview, in the free expression stage, everyone's writing must be "connotative", and be their own, not copied.
After dinner, Liu Lan and Su Yi returned to the hotel to rest.
When she came out of the shower, she heard her cell phone beeping non-stop. It was the notification sound after her Weibo account was @ed.
Is she on the trending search again?
Liu Lan quickly picked up her phone and opened Weibo. Sure enough, there were more than 999 messages... Her name was the second most searched:
#Hanfu goddess's calligraphy works were successfully shortlisted for the National Calligraphy and Seal Carving Exhibition#
#Hanfu goddess made a stunning appearance at the exhibition wearing Hanfu#
#Hanfu goddess calligraphy skills, crushed the whole audience to win first place#
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There are two most popular Weibo posts. The first one was posted at the beginning asking netizens if Liu Man was a fan of the Hanfu goddess.
"Haha, I was right, this is the work of the Hanfu goddess!"
"Luckily I went to the exhibition center to watch at noon today! I was lucky enough to take a picture of her work."
"I went there too. There were so many people surrounding me that I couldn't even squeeze in."
"Damn, when I saw this Weibo post, I hesitated for a moment. I didn't believe it at all, so I didn't go (crying). I'll go even if I have to take a day off from work tomorrow!"
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The pictures and videos of Liu Man's work on display are now all over Weibo, and they are taken from all angles and in all directions. These pictures and videos were taken by netizens who followed the trend and ran to the exhibition center. Fans who didn't make it to the exhibition center are very envious and jealous. It can be imagined that the Ancient Capital Exhibition Center will be packed with people tomorrow.
The second Weibo post was sent by Zhou Budai. It was published when we were having dinner tonight. Liu Lan just remembered that it was no wonder that Zhou Budai had been playing with his phone for a while. It turned out that he was editing a Weibo post!
Zhou Budai wrote on Weibo: "I am so happy today. I watched the goddess writing and painting. @公主且缓, you advanced as the first in the group. You are awesome!"
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