Compared with He Yaru and Wu Yuan's shock, Li Shi was much calmer.

He smiled and asked the old lady: "Also including the set of Qi Baishi's flower and bird album in the photo?" ”

When the old lady heard him ask, she still subconsciously hesitated, after all, the set of Qi Baishi's landscape album was one of her favorite collections, and it was also the highest market value, and an old friend once asked her for 26 million yuan, but she didn't agree.

But when she looked at "Sijun" on the table again, her gaze immediately became firm.

After seven or eight seconds, he looked up and said to Li Shi: "Including that set, as long as Mr. Li is willing, let's change it now!" ”

Her voice was soft, but her tone was firm.

Li Shi had to sigh, Jiang is still old and spicy, the old lady's own calligraphy has stepped into the threshold of (professional-) at its peak, is a veritable calligrapher, and loves to collect, collecting ancient and modern calligraphy and painting for decades, and is really a person who knows goods like a torch.

Unlike Sister He, half a bucket of water, when she walks, she sways like Wu Yuan's fierceness - she can see that her writing level is very high, but how high and high it is, it is estimated that she can't say why, but it is particularly in line with her aesthetic orientation, which makes her sensually fascinated.

This "Sijun" is a wonderful work of both form and spirit, and in the whole long history, there are only a few works of God that are better than it.

In the calligraphy system summarized by Li Shi, the gods are more than the wonderful products, the same god and form, but the victory lies in the high skill and naturalness, and such works, represented by the "Lanting Collection Preface", from the pre-Qin to the modern and contemporary times, do not use two hands.

And the ones that have been handed down, such as "Lanting Collection Preface", "Dechang Feng Post", etc., are basically copies, and a very small number of one or two suspected authentic works were also snatched from the land of China by robbers in that difficult era.

In fact, although Li Shi's own summary of the calligraphy system draws on the content of "God, Wonder, and Energy" in Zhang Huaijun's "Shuduan", his judgment is more rigorous. 、

For example, Wang Xizhi's "Funeral Post", in the eyes of many people, is enough to be called a masterpiece.

But in Li Shi's evaluation system of calligraphy, "Funeral Post" is indeed highly compatible with emotion and handwriting, belonging to "Daogao", but Wang Xizhi may be in an extreme mood when creating it, brushwork, structure, chapter method, ink method, etc., in this mood, it is "unintentional" and "slightly flustered", in general, it belongs to "Technique Ping" - this "Technique Flat" does not mean that the technique is not good, on the contrary, the technique of this work is also very good, and the technique is good is the basis for supporting the integration of emotion and calligraphy, but it does not reach the level of " Lanting Collection Preface" is just such a complete realm.

The reason why I mention "Funeral Post" is because it is very similar to this "Sijun Post" created by Li Shi.

When Li Shi created "Sijun", self-hypnosis was to the extreme, and the whole person was completely immersed in emotions, and the style of the beautiful calligraphy broke through the ground in such emotions, and his technique was improved, which also supported him to integrate the full emotions of that time into the ink in his pen.

However, because the calligraphy style has just sprouted, it is not yet mature, and it is affected by the ultimate hypnotic emotion, his "Sijun", if you look at the height of the gods, also belongs to the wonderful work of "Tao Gao Jiping".

Yes, the reason why it is said that the two wonderful works of "Funeral Post" and "Sijun Post" are "Dao Gao Jiping" is because Li Shi stands at the height of the gods to judge.

If you look at "Sijun" from the perspective of ordinary calligraphers or collectors with strong appraisal ability——

, I actually came across a work whose artistic height is comparable to the authenticity of "Funeral Post??!!

If the authentic work of Wang Xizhi's "Funeral Post" is placed now, how much will it have to be sold? There is no one billion, but there is always three or five billion, right?

……

Of course, in today's society where everything is about money, the value of art is not the same as the value of economy.

No matter how high the value of art is, no one will buy it, and the economic value may not be worth a dime.

However, Mrs. Wu Xiulin can propose such an exchange, obviously, in her eyes, she sees the artistic value of "Sijun", and the artistic value is the core reference for her judgment and choice.

Of course, it is not excluded that the old lady has a long-term vision, and thinks that the economic value of Li Shi's work in the future will exceed that of Qi Baishi's tens of millions of smaller flowers and birds.

No matter what, Li Shi is still very happy that his work can be so liked by a calligrapher.

He first expressed his sincere gratitude: "I am very honored that a senior calligrapher with a unique vision like you can like my work. ”

Then he refused: "But this painting has a special meaning to me, and I want to keep it for myself." ”

Seeing him say this, the other two women present were stunned for a moment, and looked at Li Shi's eyes with different expressions of surprise.

Wu Yuan: It is worthy of my teacher Li, and he does not hesitate to change Qi Baishi's paintings, cowhide!

He Yaru: I know that the paintings are worth tens of millions, and I don't change them, this Li Shi is really higher than me, no wonder he can show that kind of look - no, isn't this a price hike for my aunt? I still ask for his handwriting, how much will I have to pay for the pen at that time?

The old lady showed regret on her face, and her eyes returned to the work on the table.

stared at "Sijun" for a while, and then turned to "Beauty Bath" on the side.

For the time being, I will no longer submit the matter of exchange, and while appreciating the work, I chatted with Li Shi.

Li Shi was naturally happy to exchange calligraphy creation experience with her.

Communicating with peers is not only a way to learn, but also a good way to preach.

The old lady is a more traditional calligrapher, with a high level of practice and a relatively average level of theory, but because the overall level is there, her ability to understand calligraphy is much higher than that of He Yaru, and at least she can understand some of the cutting-edge perceptions that Li Shi said—she almost knows what he is talking about.

The more this was the case, the more shocked the old lady was at the height that Li Shi had reached in learning and cultivating calligraphy!

It's like watching the World Cup, people who don't play only see people on the field kicking the ball around, and finally scoring goals. Only those who play and understand the ball know how difficult it is for a player to make technical moves and how difficult it is for the final goal to score.

The more the old lady chatted with Li Shi, the more shocked she became, and finally she couldn't help but have a question in her heart: In my opinion, these calligraphy theories he said are so profound, especially the summary of the laws of the development of calligraphy, which is unheard of in many places, is it all summed up by himself? Is there really such a powerful calligrapher in this world?

Moreover, he is still so young.

Just when the old lady's worldview was about to collapse, Li Shishuo rose, and felt that the previous ideas would have a lot of new expansions here, and suddenly his hands were a little itchy, and he suddenly turned his head and asked He Yaru on the side: "Sister He, is there pen and ink here?" ”

Although He Yaru didn't understand what her aunt and Li Shi were talking about, she had been listening quietly with Wu Yuan beside her, just like a middle school student who was asked a question by the teacher in class, so she quickly stood up and replied, "Yes, it's in the cabinet over there, I'll get it." ”

Seriously, I stood up and walked to the opposite side of the wall where the photograph was attached, where there was a row of wooden cabinets, and opened one of the doors and took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from it.

Li Shi reminded: "If there is ready-made ink, take it." ”

He now can't wait to put into practice the ideas that have been expanded in his mind, and he hates the slow time of ink research.

Waiting for Sister He to bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, he quickly poured some ink, spread out the paper, dipped the pen in ink, and wrote directly - the ninth year of Yonghe.

While writing, he said: "Take the four words 'Yonghe Nine Years' as an example, my calligraphy style is influenced by many ancient and modern calligraphers, but the most influential of them, Wang Xizhi is naturally one of them, following the evolution of calligraphy style, his teacher, it should be Cai Yong to Cai Wenji, Cai Wenji to Zhong Xuan, Zhong Xuan to Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Wei to Wang Xizhi, and finally me. ”

"Then, if Cai Yong came to write the four words 'Yonghe Nine Years', it should be like this."

Li Shi picked up the pen, pondered for two seconds, and first wrote the four-character official book at the top of the rice paper - the ninth year of Yonghe.

"Next is Cai Wenji, she came to write, it should be like this."

After pondering for another three or five seconds, he picked up the pen again, and continued to write in cursive below, writing the "Nine Years of Yonghe" with strict laws but handsome and free.

"You should pay attention to it, although it is a different style of calligraphy, the techniques on the basic strokes are inherited, such as the ...... on the word 'Yong'."

The first to react was the old lady Wu Xiulin, because she knew that what Li Shi was talking about before was the evolution of the style of calligraphy, so she suddenly understood what Li Shi was doing - he wanted to follow his teacher's inheritance and use the style of every calligrapher to write the four words "Yonghe Nine Years"!

This......

For a moment, she lost her ability to think a little and only watched dumbfounded.

"Next is Zhong Xuan, the ancestor of the book, who should write like this."

"And then there's Mrs. Wei...... Then Wang Xizhi is very familiar with the word "This one". ”

Writing about Wang Xizhi's style, He Yaru also reacted.

Although she doesn't know much about those advanced calligraphy theories, she still knows how to read words, the first four calligraphers, four times "Yonghe Nine Years", although it is a different style, different styles, but each time it is written so well.

"Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, no matter which word, whether it is free and handsome, or euphemistic and subtle, always contains a neutral and peaceful temperament, which is simply the most longed-for hermit master of our ancient literati, so his 'Yonghe Nine Years' is like this."

Li Shi took the pen and evened out the ink on the tip of the inkstone, and continued to write very casually.

He has now entered a state of learning, and it seems that he is explaining to everyone, but in fact, he is also clarifying the ideas he has just expanded.

This is the case with the so-called mutual benefit of teaching.

After writing the four words this time, He Yaru next to her couldn't help but raise her jade hand and rub her eyes.

All the people who learn calligraphy in the world, not to mention 100 percent, at least more than 90 percent of the people have come to the "Lanting Collection Preface", she is naturally no exception, and has been there many times, for Wang Xizhi's version of the "Lanting Collection Preface" The first four words are naturally familiar and can not be more familiar.

After watching it repeatedly for a while, she didn't even bother to listen to what Li Shi said at the end, and even couldn't help but take out her mobile phone and search for a high-definition picture of "Lanting Collection Preface" on the Internet for comparison.

"It's exactly the same!"

On the other side, her aunt Wu Xiulin's level is much higher than her, and she didn't need to search for pictures, so she immediately saw that these four words were highly similar to Shenlong's "Lanting Collection Preface" in terms of "shape", including a little bit and a horizontal, and all kinds of details between a skimming and a pinch!

She was amazed that she had seen Li Shi's copying ability with her own eyes, and at the same time, she also paid more and more attention to the book theory narrated by Li Shi.

Concentrate on it, for fear of missing half a word by mistake.

Li Shi finally wrote "Yonghe Nine Years" in his own style, temporarily put down the pen, looked at the six lines on the paper "Yonghe Nine Years", and summarized the analysis: "The evolution of calligraphy techniques is different from the development and progress of science and technology, the progress of science and technology must follow the principles of heaven, and it is physics, mathematics and chemistry that determine its development direction, while calligraphy is art, which depends more on the changes in the 'human heart', including social aesthetics and personal aesthetics, such as this 'and' character ......"

He Yaru felt that she couldn't understand anyway, so she simply focused on the words,

She subconsciously moved her gaze upwards, searched for the words of several other calligraphers, and then compared the words "Yonghe Nine Years" on the paper.

Zhong Xuan's "Declaration Table"...... It's too similar. ”

He Yaru checked and checked, suddenly her body trembled, and a thought appeared in her mind - could it really be written like this if the above four calligraphers were asked to write these four words?!

She remembered that Li Shi was in the teahouse that day, and in a short time, he copied her characters to the extent that she couldn't even distinguish them.

raised his head and looked at Li Shi, who had stopped writing.

She originally wanted to see Li Shi, but when she swept past her aunt, her eyes couldn't help but stop, staring at the last elder in the world who she still cherished.

She found that the aunt opposite would listen so carefully like a primary school student in class, and she could even see a strong desire for knowledge in her somewhat sunken eyes!

He Yaru flashed another thought that startled herself: Wouldn't Auntie also want to worship Li Shi as a teacher?

The more I think about it, the more I think it's possible.

The older my aunt gets, the more like a willful child, she will do whatever she wants, and she no longer cares about other people's opinions.

"No, to stop this from happening, my aunt is over seventy years old, how can I worship a young man in her twenties as a teacher?"

"Well, it's too embarrassing for my aunt to say this, yes, it's definitely not that I want to monopolize the identity of Li Shi's student, it's all for my aunt's reputation...... That's it, we must stop this situation from happening. ”

He Yaru's face suddenly turned red.

There was a feeling of shame and shame in her heart—how could a woman as intelligent as she not perceive that this was a self-deception in her heart?

How could I think that?

It's weird.

He Yaru looked at Li Shi's face and thought, it's all this person's fault, after coming into contact with him, I seem to have become a little abnormal.

At this moment, the unilateral exchange between Li Shi and the old lady was coming to an end.

The old lady was very emotional, and said a little excitedly: "Mr. Li, if you write out the things you just said, I will help you recommend them to "Chinese Calligraphy" for publication...... Well, you can write a few more articles, and when the time comes, I will ask the people of the Calligraphy Association to organize the evaluation, and strive to let you, a great calligrapher who is rare in history, enter the Calligraphy Association as soon as possible. ”

Regarding Wang Xizhi's mentorship, learn from the Tang Dynasty minister and calligrapher Zhang Yanyuan's "Law Book Records", that's all, don't be too serious. Thanks to all the Taoist friends for their support and encouragement, I didn't wake up completely until two o'clock at noon last night last night, and everyone was dazed.

(End of chapter)