Time flew by, and at eight o'clock on Saturday morning, Li Yan arrived at the Jiangnan Provincial Calligraphy Association on time, half an hour earlier than the event time.

In the calligraphy world, after all, he is a junior, and he will not be gossiped about when he arrives in advance, and the one who appears later is often the finale, the master of the calligraphy industry.

Qualified to join the Provincial Calligraphy Association, most of them are masters who have practiced calligraphy for many years, a large part of them are gray-haired old people, middle-aged are considered young, Li Yan, a young man in his twenties, stood inside, looking very abrupt, there is a feeling of standing out from the crowd.

Some of the calligraphy masters around noticed the young man and cast curious glances, while others thought that it was a master who brought his juniors to increase his knowledge.

Sandwiched between a group of old men, Li Yan felt uncomfortable, and took the initiative to find a corner seat to sit down and play with his mobile phone.

Not long after he arrived, Liu Xun and Old Man He also arrived at the Calligraphy Association, and saw Li Yan sitting in the corner, and the second elder also walked over.

"Li Yan, old man, I really have to thank you!" Liu Xun said in an excited tone.

Raising his head inexplicably, Li Yan asked with a puzzled face, "Why did Liu Lao say this?"

Liu Xun smiled with a red face: "Under your guidance, Xiao Tao has repented, burned all the gambling equipment he bought before, and went to the fake taste restaurant yesterday to apply for a job, starting from the lowest waiter." ”

Hearing this, Li Yan was stunned.

Before leaving Liu's house last time, he once told Liu Tao that if he wanted to find a job, he could call him, and for the sake of Professor Liu's face, he would definitely arrange a good position.

Relieved, Li Yan didn't care and said: "Actually, I didn't do anything, Liu Tao can figure it out by himself, which means that he has not reached the point of being hopeless." ”

Liu Xun and Old Man He were both veterans of the Calligraphy Association, and when they saw the second elder chatting with a young man, the other members also leaned over to say hello.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Xun introduced Li Yan to several old friends and helped him broaden his network.

Some of the members of the Calligraphy Association are retired veteran cadres, some are retired professors like Liu Xun, and there are also well-known figures in the cultural circles.

Knowing that Li Yan was also a member of the association and was recommended by Liu Xun, the calligraphy masters were quite surprised, and they didn't believe that with Li Yan's age, calligraphy could reach the master level.

Of course, doubts are doubts, Liu Xun's face still has to be given, plus they recognize Li Yan's identity, he is a billionaire with a net worth of billions, and he doesn't want to offend people casually, so the other members of the book association did not raise objections in public.

As time went on, the members arrived one after another, and Wang Shuyan accompanied her grandfather to walk in.

Mr. Wang is the president of the Calligraphy Association, and of course he is indispensable for such activities, and Wang Shuyan came over to join in the fun.

They were followed by a pair of grandparents and grandchildren, and as soon as they entered the door, many members of the book association greeted them, and they seemed to be very popular.

"That is Vice President Zhang, if nothing else, at the end of the year, Old Man Wang will retire, and the chairman's position will be replaced by Vice President Zhang. ”

Liu Xun knew that Li Yan had a limited understanding of the Book Association, so he lowered his voice and explained: "The young man next to him is Zhang Hanwen, the grandson of Vice President Zhang, before you joined the Book Association, he was the youngest member of the Association. ”

Zhang Hanwen is not very old, he looks less than thirty years old, Li Yan looked at it twice, I don't know if this person can join the book association, whether he has real materials, or he came in through the back door.

With a grandfather who is the vice president, it shouldn't be difficult to join the book association.

Seeing Wang Shuyan walking towards him, Li Yan got up and prepared to meet him, but Zhang Hanwen took the lead in front of Wang Shuyan.

"Miss Wang, it's really a coincidence, you can meet here. Zhang Hanwen said with a warm smile.

Wang Shuyan was stunned for a moment, her eyes were slightly confused, she only felt that the person in front of her was a little familiar, and she couldn't remember where she had seen it.

However, she reacted quickly, and also smiled in return: "It's quite a coincidence, you are a member of the Book Association?"

Smart people speak skillfully, even if they didn't recognize Zhang Hanwen, it didn't affect Wang Shuyan to talk to him, so that both parties didn't look embarrassed.

Zhang Hanwen didn't notice the confusion in Wang Shuyan's eyes, thinking that the other party remembered him, and said with a smile: "The relationship between Grandpa and Grandpa barely got me a place." ”

Wang Shuyan's brain was running quickly, and he had heard the old man say that Vice President Zhang's grandson was a genius in calligraphy, and he became one of the members of the Calligraphy Association at a young age.

Thinking of what her grandfather said, Wang Shuyan suddenly realized, and finally understood Zhang Hanwen's identity, she had met once at a party at the beginning of the year, no wonder she felt familiar.

"Mr. Zhang is too humble, I heard my grandfather say that you are the youngest member of the Calligraphy Association, and being a member of the Association is a recognition of your calligraphy level. Wang Shuyan still kept smiling and said.

Zhang Hanwen waved his hand: "I was the youngest before, but now it's not, Liu Lao recommended Mr. Li from the rock pharmaceutical industry to join the association last year, and he is the youngest member." ”

He spoke in a slightly strange tone, and seemed to be not very happy that Li Yan had joined the Book Association, stealing the limelight from him.

Wang Shuyan glanced in the direction where Li Yan was, Zhang Hanwen noticed her gaze, looked over, and asked, "That gentleman is your friend?"

At this time, Li Yan was on his side, and Zhang Hanwen didn't see his face clearly, so he didn't recognize it at the first time.

Among her peers, Wang Shuyan thinks that few people can surpass her in calligraphy, and only Li Yan is the one she really admires.

Zhang Hanwen has been rated as a calligraphy genius by many calligraphy masters, and Wang Shuyan is very curious about his calligraphy level compared to Li Yan.

Eyes rolled, Wang Shuyan smiled and said: "That is Mr. Li of the rock medicine industry, it is better to meet by chance, he is also a young talent in the calligraphy world, Mr. Zhang will not go over to get acquainted?"

Zhang Hanwen was indifferent to Wang Shuyan's proposal, obviously had no intention of going over, and said proudly: "I admire Mr. Li's business talent, but when it comes to calligraphy, Miss Shuyan doesn't really think that Mr. Li is qualified to join the Calligraphy Association, right?"

Wang Shuyan's expression was indescribably strange, she had seen Li Yan's works several times, and her calligraphy level far exceeded that of ordinary members of the Calligraphy Association, if he was not qualified to join, who would be qualified?

Originally, Wang Shuyan had a good impression of Zhang Hanwen, but now when she saw him so arrogant and arrogant, the score in her heart dropped sharply, she lost interest in continuing to chat, and casually found an excuse to go to Li Yan.

Seeing Wang Shuyan and Li Yan talking happily, a look of displeasure flashed on Zhang Hanwen's face.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to get acquainted with Wang Shuyan and see if he had a chance to kiss Fang Ze.

Since the last time we met by chance at a party, he has never forgotten Wang Shuyan, even if they didn't meet this time, he would ask his grandfather to come out and help match.

If he can become the son-in-law of the Wang family and get the guidance of the old man Wang, it will be of great help to both the level of calligraphy and his career, but unfortunately Wang Shuyan did not give him the opportunity to continue talking.

"What a thing, isn't it just a nouveau riche, what's so great, and I don't know how much money I stuffed to join the book association......"

Muttering very unpleasantly, Zhang Hanwen walked to a senior level of the calligraphy association and contacted the other party.

The association has a conventional rule that new members should simply introduce themselves and write a work on the spot to be commented on by their seniors.

For newcomers, it is a blessing for three lives to be able to get the guidance of so many calligraphy masters for their works, and spending money in the past may not be able to bring these calligraphy masters together.

The master's comments are often to the point, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of calligraphy, so that newcomers can make faster progress, and newcomers value such opportunities.

There are not many newcomers this time, including Li Yan, there are only six people, and the other five are all middle-aged.

Zhang Hanwen has joined the Book Association for more than a year, and he has already appeared in the picture, so he is not a newcomer.

He stood beside Vice President Zhang and briefly explained Li Yan's situation, who nodded slightly.

At the end of the performance of the first five new members, when it was Li Yan's turn, Vice President Zhang suddenly asked: "There is only one criterion for selecting members of our calligraphy association, that is, personal calligraphy level, which has nothing to do with money.

The muzzle of the gun was suddenly aimed at himself, Liu Xun was not prepared at all, and his mind was a little cloudy.

But the old man He next to him sneered twice: "Can you give the recommendation quota to your grandson, is there any problem with Lao Liu recommending Li Yan?"

Vice President Zhang smiled faintly: "It's useless to ask me if there are any questions, I have to ask Old Man Liu." ”

Liu Xun finally understood, people were deliberately finding fault, and said indignantly: "Vice President Zhang, you must have real evidence to speak, you mean that I took Li Yan's money before giving him the recommendation quota?!"

Another middle-aged calligrapher who was good friends with Vice President Zhang interjected and said: "I heard that Mr. Liu's grandson gambled and borrowed a lot of foreign debts, and Mr. Li helped pay them off. ”

"Although I am relatively young, I started practicing calligraphy at the age of six, and I have been in my early twenties since then. The corners of Zhang Hanwen's mouth rose and said.

actually took Lao Tzu under the knife, and deliberately embarrassed Liu Lao, which is unbearable, Li Yan felt the need to teach the other party a hard lesson.

He coughed dryly twice, stood up and said, "Mad dogs just like to bite people indiscriminately, is the level of calligraphy proportional to the practice time?"

Likened to a mad dog that loves to bite people, Zhang Hanwen was angry and helpless, gritted his teeth and said: "Although there is no evidence to prove that the longer you practice, the higher the level, but most people are like this, I don't believe how beautiful the words you write are!"

Li Yan didn't care, and said unhurriedly: "Let's not talk about my level, Mr. Zhang can join the association at a young age, presumably Vice President Zhang has made a lot of efforts, right?"

"You...... Don't spew blood, our Xiaowen has won everyone's recognition by relying on his own strength!" Vice President Zhang defended.