On the second day of Ye Ziliang's unemployment, Liu Yan learned a good news about herself from Professor Su, and the regular script she wrote passed the preliminary evaluation organized by the Chinese Calligraphers Association and was successfully shortlisted for the National Exhibition of Calligraphy and Seal Carving. Professor Su said that more than 80,000 works participated in the review, and only about 800 works were selected for the exhibition.

As a beginner in regular script, Liu Yan is of course very happy that her work can be affirmed by the judges.

Su Yi was also very happy, but he didn't want his lover to get carried away, so he deliberately poured cold water, "The preliminary evaluation sometimes relies on luck, tens of thousands of works are spread on the ground, like the vegetable market, the judges must judge whether they are out or shortlisted within a second or two, and there are always judges who lose patience and look away." ”

Liu Yan was surprised, "Could it be that my work is just that they look away?"

Su Yi coughed lightly and smiled awkwardly, "Most of the judges have a strong sense of responsibility, this situation is still relatively rare, there are more than a dozen judges in the preliminary evaluation, and the works that can be shortlisted for the calligraphy exhibition must be excellent." ”

Liu Yan immediately understood that Professor Su had just fooled herself.

"However, the preliminary evaluation is only the first level, and then there is the re-evaluation, and the most important interview evaluation, the judges of the re-evaluation and the interview evaluation are not the same group of people as the judges of the preliminary evaluation, the former are all senior experts of the Calligraphy Association, and I have served as a judge of the interview evaluation," Professor Su said here, with a hint of trepidation in his eyes.

Liu Yan's face showed her admiration for the teacher decisively and in a timely manner.

Su Yi was very satisfied with the reaction of his disciples, and continued, "The difficulty of the contestants finally winning the award or the permanent collection of their works by the exhibition is no less than crossing a single-plank bridge, so since the summer vacation, I have given you a 'crash course', just hoping that you can make full and solid preparations before the national exhibition, so as not to show timidity and play abnormally on the spot." From the judges' point of view, to be honest, it is unlikely that your current level of regular script and official script will compete for the award......"

Liu Yan does not feel lost, first, she is self-aware, her level is a few pounds and a few taels, she knows very well. She has only studied regular script for half a year, and no matter how talented she is, it is impossible to compare with those who have followed famous teachers since childhood and studied for decades. Her regular script works can pass the preliminary review, and she is really satisfied.

The second is that she knows that Professor Su likes to dig holes for her, and when he says this kind of thing, there must be a twist in the future.

Sure enough, Su Yi said, "When the re-evaluation judges screen the works, they usually refer to who the teacher of the contestants is, and the famous teachers and disciples will definitely be shortlisted, unless the qualifications are too poor, you are my apprentice, and the judges will never give me face." ”

In the calligraphy world, the status of the master is very important, this is a customary rule, and it has been the case for thousands of years, so when Su Yi saw Liu Yan for the first time, he asked her who she was learning from.

A calligraphy master can let his apprentices learn the vision and details that they can never learn by themselves, and experience different ideas and realms. What's more, being accepted as an apprentice by a calligrapher-level person means that she has been affirmed by the big guy, which is also a round of review in itself.

"After the re-evaluation, out of 800 works, only 300 remained. ”

"The interview is very difficult, and the author of the work needs to participate in person. There are a total of 5 judges who are on par with me, generally a group of 10 authors enter the interview process, the judges will re-issue the question on the spot during the interview, only 2 out of 10 people can pass the interview, if you can pass the interview, your work can be permanently collected by the exhibition. If you want to pass the interview, you must and must only use the seal body that you are good at, remember?"

Professor Su was teaching her how to pass the "exam", with good intentions, Liu Yan nodded hurriedly after being taught.

"Finally, there is a free play link, each exhibition is different, generally a few main judges temporarily negotiated, no one knows in advance, can not guess, even they themselves can not expect what topics will come out, this link determines the final top ten, only the top ten will have a bonus. ”

Su Yi knew that Liu Yan liked money, so he emphasized it very much.

"The strength of the authors in the interview review should not be underestimated, and their teachers may even be the judges among them, but you don't have to worry, there are 5 judges from different places, they are good at different fonts, and they can't all favor the same contestant. ”

"Therefore, on this occasion, the mentality is very important, you must not be nervous to compare, you are a newcomer, the competitiveness is not strong, even if you fail this time, there will be opportunities in the future, I hope you can be peaceful and open-minded, to see other excellent works, you can go over to observe, talk with other authors to learn. ”

"Okay, if there is something I don't understand, I'll ask other people for advice. ”

Although Liu Yan wants to make money, she doesn't expect to be able to take the lead in such an elite occasion, and besides, Professor Su said before that the first place in the exhibition can only get a bonus of 30,000 yuan.

The National Exhibition of Calligraphy and Seal Carving Works is only held once every four years, and it is the largest exhibition in the calligraphy circle.

Countless calligraphy enthusiasts have been preparing for four whole years, just to participate in this national exhibition, they do not value the prize, but pay more attention to reputation and faith. Calligraphy lovers regard it as an affirmation of their own calligraphy level, and if they can enter the top 60, they can be included in the collection, which is enough to fully prove the value of their works, so that they can step into the field of calligraphers from amateurs and calligraphers.

It's possible for every word!

For example, Su Yi's works have a minimum of 500,000.

Liu Yan is a rookie, if it weren't for Su Yi's guidance, she wouldn't even know where the gate for registration for the National Exhibition is, let alone the bends and bends.

Therefore, she doesn't have those utilitarian intentions, and she is very calm from beginning to end, taking this incident as an opportunity to see the world.

The exhibition is divided into two parts, calligraphy (paper) and lettering, of which the lettering is subdivided into: seal carving (stone carving) and lettering (woodcarving), the latter two are judged in the capital, and the calligraphy part is in the ancient capital.

The re-evaluation will be conducted in a week, and after the re-evaluation, it will be an interview.

"When the time comes, I will go to the ancient capital with you," Su Yi said.

Liu Yan couldn't bear to see Professor Su still traveling for her at such an age.

"Thank you, I had no problem going alone. ”

Su Yi glared at her, "Don't look at me with the eyes of a sick man, my body is very good! In the past, I was a judge, and I still flew around in the sky, but now I am a little older, but outside the field, I still have the energy to cheer for your atmosphere!"

Besides, without him staring, he was worried that his little apprentice would be bullied at the exhibition site!

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