Age of the Mist

Chapter 143 Unexpected Favor

"Means?" Shi Tiexin asked curiously, "What means do you have? Could it be possible to manipulate the judges?"

"Manipulating the judges? Shit! If I had the ability, would I still be entangled with you bastards? I would have made a lot of money earlier! Besides, manipulating the judges is useless. Without the golden light, the whole competition would be a laughingstock. It can't be used to cook rice!"

"Then what can you do?"

"Look at mine!" Situ Zhennan looked left and right, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he leaned in front of another popular work.He mingled in the crowd, made a decent comment, and then suddenly changed the topic: "But I think the little broken... work over there is not bad, it's not worse than this one, and the details are even better!"

Calligraphy lovers asked which small broken calligraphy it was, and Situ Zhennan immediately brought a group of people over, and then deliberately raised his voice and led the group of people to nod and shake their heads here, arguing endlessly.

Shi Tiexin couldn't help being speechless.

Isn't this the common advertisement in the book review section in bulk literature?This kind of advertising is inefficient, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is difficult to achieve results. Only some new authors will use this trick when they are just starting out.But it's really pitiful to think about it. The words written by my old iron also need to rely on this method to make publicity. It can be described as a desperate cry...

Situ Zhennan's operation still had some effect, at least it did gather some popularity for Shi Tiexin's works.When the popularity was at its peak, more than ten people gathered here to observe and judge.

Situ Zhennan flicked over, Shi Tiexin raised the camera expressionlessly, and snapped a close-up of him in high spirits.Framed this photo, and wrote the words "people from all walks of life have praised it" underneath, it still has some meaning.

Shi Tiexin calculated in his mind that this photo might be Situ Zhennan's biggest gain today, and he didn't know how much more money the old bald man could get by relying on this photo.

Sure enough, this method of publicity was still too backward, and Situ Zhennan repeated the old trick several times, but his popularity was still tepid, and he became discouraged after a long time.

Shi Tiexin found an opportunity to slip away, and continued to follow the park master to read.Dig holes and fill them yourself, but filling holes is ultimately based on strength, not small tricks.He became a hit in the small country test, better than anything else.

These park uncles like to drop book bags, and when it comes to poetry and idioms, they have a set.Situ Zhennan's harvest may be only one photo, but Shi Tiexin's harvest is many small stars.

After persisting for a while, Situ Zhennan was discouraged and left.

And not long after Situ Zhennan left, the duo of one middle-aged and one young slowly turned around.These two people are dressed in ancient clothes, wide robes and sleeves, very retro, normally speaking, they should attract everyone's attention.But there are many people in the calligraphy exhibition hall who like retro clothes, and there are not many people who wear them this way.Moreover, these two people seem to have used some magic formula to reduce their sense of existence.

The two walked leisurely, without leaving any traces, without any surprise.

The middle-aged man showed a calm demeanor, and asked casually: "I'll see it soon, what do you think?"

"I think, City Lord Shen of Tumubao paid a lot of money to invite you to be a judge." The young man said with a smile: "But he invited you, which is equivalent to inviting me. I can't work for nothing, right? , so this appearance fee, do you think you can share some of it with me?"

"There is no one of the right type." The middle-aged man was not annoyed, and smiled slightly: "It seems that you haven't caught your eye."

"My evaluation is just six words: great momentum, little ability." The young man shook his head: "The highest level is only the level of Mr. Park, not very outstanding."

The middle-aged asked: "Do you look down on Mr. Park? I also like to go to the park to practice calligraphy."

"You are different." The young man browsed casually, and responded in his mouth: "You are still young, and you are still far away from the title of 'uncle'."

"Skin monkey!" The middle-aged man scolded with a smile, and continued to be his judge.At this moment, the two of them saw Shi Tiexin's picture together, and unexpectedly said "Eh?" at the same time.

Both of them "huh", and then both were surprised that the other also "huh".The middle-aged man said unexpectedly: "What are you 'huh'?"

The youth blinked.

What am I saying?What I am surprised is the name of the contestant!I was just surprised to see that "good-hearted man" here, so I just said "huh" casually.

Uh, isn't this reason a little out of character?So the young man didn't answer, but asked instead: "What are you 'huh' again?"

"Heh, I'm here for the exam!" The middle-aged man leaned closer to Shi Tiexin's work and took a closer look. With his mental skill and cultivation base, he should take a quick look at the stele, and he can see it clearly with a few glances.But what surprised the young man was that the middle-aged man actually watched it carefully for a long time!
At this point, the young man realized that what is worth noting about this work is not "coming from an acquaintance", but the mystery.

So the young man also leaned over to take a closer look. Well, the handwriting is neat, horizontal and vertical, and the basic skills seem to be very solid. It should have the first level of perfection-level basic rhetoric - but that's all.

The first level of perfection or something, young people really see too much, it is not a big deal.

What is the guy next to him looking at?

The young man looked at the middle-aged man, and the middle-aged man observed it carefully for a long while before exhaling and saying: "You can see the beauty of this calligraphy, it seems that you have really improved."

"Where is it?" The young man said in shame, "I still need your advice."

"Okay, then let me talk about it." The middle-aged man looked at the words and said seriously: "I'm really surprised that the border town of Tumubao has a continuous context."

The young man was startled: "Context?"

This term is not something that anyone can afford.

"Yes." The middle-aged man looked at the writing seriously: "Although it is very immature, it does have the legacy of everyone. It is the context passed down in the Zhengliu Eight Methods of the Central Star Regular Script, and it is quite related to my lineage."

"Oh?!" The young man's eyes widened and he looked over carefully—well, he still couldn't understand.But he absolutely believed what the middle-aged man said, because this middle-aged man was indeed the heir of the Central Star, and he was an extremely orthodox calligrapher.

Forget it, I don't need a fee as a judge, my level is really low!

The middle-aged man looked at the words, nodded slightly in praise and said, "Oh, it seems that although Tumubao is a border town, it is a legacy of 'that era' after all, so it should not be underestimated. Death is born within. I don’t know when the spring breeze will turn into rain, maybe it will be rejuvenated.”

"You think highly of this word." The young man looked at the name of the "good-hearted person" and said in his heart, "It seems that you want to name this word as the crown?"

The middle-aged man shook his head resolutely: "No way. Although it has everyone's legacy, it is still too immature. This word is just like you. It has full potential, but it has not yet been tempered, so it should not be praised too much."

Young people chatting.

The middle-aged man said earnestly: "As a judge, I should be impartial and upright. In terms of facts, there are quite a few contestants who are more powerful than this. This is the third prize."

The young man chuckled: "But from the audience's point of view, this is indeed the only word that can make you and me both 'huh'."

"That's true." The middle-aged man thought for a while, and an idea came to his mind: "Or, we are so..."

(End of this chapter)