Freelance Artist

"Quantai, you are my favorite student."

In a certain quaint study room, a man about sixty years old spoke up, looked up at a young and upright voice in front of the desk, with a bit of satisfaction on his face, "Last year's Qinzhou Poetry Conference, your performance can be said to be second only to you. Yu Li Zhenghui has been recognized by the circle, but this level is not enough, this year's Poetry Conference is the real battle for your fame, Ji Quantai!"

"Teacher, I will definitely work hard to live up to your expectations!"

Ji Quantai is in high spirits, he has been preparing for this year's poetry meeting for a long time, and he will definitely be a blockbuster tomorrow!

"good."

The man smiled and said: "Our generation is already old, and the Qinzhou literary world will be dominated by young people in the future. Since you are talented and knowledgeable, you should strive to be the literary leader of Qinzhou's younger generation. Teacher can help you I don’t do much, but there’s nothing wrong with helping you say hello to those old friends, but poetry will ultimately depend on your own performance.”

"Thank you, teacher!"

Ji Quantai was overjoyed. Of course he knew what the teacher meant by "saying hello to those old friends". If he wants to make his mark in the literary world, he must have both real talent and knowledge, and a certain amount of authoritative support. He already has the former. The latter teacher can help himself, which is really an opportunity at the right time and place!

My teacher is Jiang He!

A well-known and authoritative figure in the Qinzhou literary world!

At the same time, Jiang He is also the vice chairman of the Qinzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles!

With such a teacher praising himself, are you afraid that his poems will become famous?

And at this moment, Jiang He's cell phone rang, and he answered the phone, not knowing what was said on the other side, his brows frowned slightly.

"I see."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang He's expression was a little unsightly.

Ji Quantai felt a sudden in his heart, "Teacher, is there something wrong?"

Jiang He shook his head lightly and said, "It's not an accident, it's just that Zhao Ru gave her invitation to a star in the entertainment circle, this old lady Zhao is really fooling around."

"star?"

Ji Quantai was a little puzzled and said: "Qin Zhou's poetry will be a grand event in our literary world, what is the celebrity coming here for, aren't you afraid of causing controversy?"

"It stands to reason that it would be inappropriate to invite celebrities over."

Jiang He said helplessly: "However, this celebrity is different from ordinary people. He is Baidi, that is, Lin Zhibai. Although this Lin Zhibai is not in our circle, he is somewhat famous. Didn’t the college organize a couplet competition, Lin Zhibai defeated Zhou Tai and won the championship, so Mrs. Zhao invited him to participate in the poetry meeting, and the higher-ups finally agreed.”

"Lin Zhibai?"

Ji Quantai's eyes flickered slightly, and he read softly: "Yan Suo Pond Willow..."

This is the eternal absolute that Lin Zhibai left behind at the end of the last couplet competition, and the entire literary world has heard about it.

Of course Ji Quantai was no exception. He even spent several days and nights trying to confront him, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful in the end. Even though he didn't pay much attention to the entertainment industry, he remembered Lin Zhibai's name because of this.

"If poetry can be tested and taught couplets, then the existence of Lin Zhibai is really troublesome."

Jiang He said lightly: "But we don't study and teach couplets, so this person is nothing to worry about."

Ji Quantai smiled and said: "The teacher is right, pairing is just a plaything for leisure and entertainment in the circle, Xiao Daoer, then Lin Zhibai must have spent a lot of effort studying this thing, it is unnecessary and even more meaningless."

"Um."

Jiang He nodded and said: "You don't need to pay attention to Lin Zhibai. Although he is similar in age, Qin Zhou's poetry will not be able to get the limelight from a small star in the entertainment industry."

"yes."

Ji Quantai left the study respectfully.

Walking out of the luxurious villa of the teacher's house, there is a friend waiting for Ji Quantai at the door.

As soon as the friend saw Ji Quantai come out, he couldn't wait to say: "The Federation of Literary and Art Circles just released the list of participants for this poetry meeting, and there is actually Baidi's name in this poetry meeting!"

"I already know."

Ji Quantai said casually: "Stars in the entertainment industry will not be able to cause any trouble if they come to poetry, and they may even bring themselves to humiliate themselves."

Ji Quantai welcomes Baidi to participate in the poetry meeting!

It's not because of how tolerant he is, Ji Quantai has his own calculations.

You must know that Baidi is very famous. Although he doesn't want to admit it, the literati in the Poetry Association, even those few poets, are not as good as Baidi in terms of social influence and popularity in Qinzhou!

There are such people participating in this poetry meeting.

It will definitely increase the attention of this poetry meeting!

And Ji Quantai is destined to become famous all over the world in one fell swoop at this Poetry Conference, how can there be no green leaves to set off?

Baidi seems to be a very perfect green leaf!

If he is a big hit in poetry and makes Baidi eclipse, those fans who call him, or even countless netizens, look at the superficial side of this so-called big star, everyone will definitely remember the name of "Ji Quantai" thoroughly!

The world will find:

The so-called big stars are nothing more than that in front of a literary genius like himself!

Seeing Ji Quantai's relaxed face, my friend couldn't help but smiled, "It seems that you are already very confident, so I can rest assured, but Baidi is not a star in the traditional sense, he is a top-notch chaebol son, and at the same time he is As a songwriter, he is good at writing songs and writing lyrics, especially good at matching pairs, and maybe he has some accomplishments in poetry."

Ji Quantai didn't speak, just smiled.

The more powerful the Baidi is, the more pleasure it will be to step on it, isn't it?

If the Poetry Association really invites a desperate illiterate star to come over, it's really speechless.

"correct."

The friend said again: "Speaking of this Baidi, when I was waiting for you just now, someone contacted me..."

"who?"

"A certain cousin of Baidi, he would like to ask you for a little help. He will pay for your paintings and calligraphy at the next auction. The price is negotiable."

Ji Quantai's eyes lit up!

What a certain cousin of Baidi!

This is clearly the gold master's father waving banknotes!

For people like Ji Quantai, what he seeks is fame, but he also relies on the word "name" to make a living.

With fame, his calligraphy, his paintings, and his poems are only valuable, and only some arty big money owners pay for it!

With the backing of the gold master, his reputation will be even greater!

In a sense, when many people mention the name of the artist, what they talk about the most is not how talented he is, but how much his works have sold!

For example, it is like many top painters on earth.

How these people's painting skills are, in fact, many people can't tell why.

In the end, he could only use words such as "his calligraphy sold tens of millions" and "his paintings sold tens of millions" to describe how awesome this person is.

Who said that scholars despise the smell of copper?

At least Ji Quantai doesn't dislike it. He studies poetry, calligraphy and painting for hobbies and even for making money.

It was too common for ancient literati to sell calligraphy and painting to make a living. I really thought that poor scholars could survive by relying on the level of poetry, calligraphy and painting.

In today's era, if there is no support from the backing, and there is no certain team operation, how easy is it to rely on talent alone?

...

the next day.

After Lin Zhibai woke up and had breakfast, his mother said excitedly, "Son, if you are going to the poetry meeting, remember to ask those literary masters for some calligraphy. I will hang it on the wall of the living room and come later." It's a face to have guests."

Lin Shengtian smiled and said, "It's fine if you can't buy it yourself, it's not that you can't afford it."

My mother said cheerfully: "I am reluctant to pay for calligraphy and painting. After all, your mother and I can't understand these, so why be arty, but if you have a chance to get free ones, then why not be arty, you don't know, I'll go!" I went to an auction with a few friends for the first time, and it sold seven million for such a simple landscape painting!"

"The price is not low."

Lin Xi finished eating a steamed stuffed bun, and wiped his mouth gracefully, "The works of everyone in the literary world, in recent years, the works of a top contemporary artist have sold for a maximum price of only 20 million."

Dad was shocked, "Twenty million!?"

Lin Xi curled his lips and said: "Whether it's worth it or not, the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom. Anyway, the more famous these literary figures are, the higher the price of their works, but in essence, it is similar to our entertainment industry. There are team hype behind it, and there are even many works. , It’s a pure capital game, I bought your painting for five million, it’s all negotiated in advance, after your net worth is hyped up, I’ll get more points if you make more money.”

Dad shook his head, "According to what you said, people in the so-called literary world are not so noble."

Lin Xi said with a smile: "Some people in the literary world have real materials and don't bother to act like this, but there are also some people who live by hype, and some people have both real materials and cooperate with the patrons to hype their worth, These people live the most nourishing life.”

Lin Zhibai interjected, "You're really good at it."

Lin Xi shrugged, "I'm a little rich woman after all. Many of the patrons behind the literary circles are from our circle. In fact, let alone contemporary paintings, even some famous paintings from the past have inflated prices. Yes, there are a lot of hype elements in it, and it even involves money laundering."

"Then change your mind."

Lin Zhibai smiled and said, "I'm going to become famous in the literary world, and my works will be valuable in the future."

"That's a good thing."

Lin Xi glanced at Lin Zhibai, "But the Poetry Association has such a high standard, do you have enough ink?"

Lin Zhibai snorted and said, "Your second brother, I am invincible in the world."

The family members laughed and didn't care much, they were just happy that Lin Zhibai could show his face at the poetry meeting.

After dinner.

Lin Zhibai looked online and found that his Aurora comment section was all talking about his participation in the poetry meeting.

"Baidi participated in the poetry meeting, so it is considered a successful crossover to the literary world?"

"After all, those who can be invited to participate in the poetry meeting are all famous figures in our Qinzhou literary world."

"That depends on the level of Baidi's poetry."

"I feel that for a person who is so good at pairing, even if his poetry is not good, it is not far behind."

"It seems that the poems are all randomly selected, and it also depends on the performance on the spot."

"It doesn't matter."

"It's good to be invited to participate!"

"Everyone, don't put pressure on Teacher Baidi."

"Let's keep a low profile. Anyway, now that you have the qualifications to participate in the Poetry Club, who else in the entertainment industry can receive an invitation to such a literary event like the Poetry Club?"

Lin Zhibai was amused.

I really don't have any pressure, everyone.

However, everyone's comments are very positive, mainly encouraging, supplemented by praise, Lin Zhibai is very comfortable watching it.

However.

Just as Lin Zhibai was brushing up on related topics.

Suddenly, a discordant voice came out!

"The Poetry Fair is a grand event in Qinzhou's literary world. It's so elegant. When will a star from the entertainment circle come to participate?"

This man's name is Alley.

It should be the pen name of a literati or something.

The Aurora platform has certified him with many titles: deputy director of the Qinzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, poet, poet, painter, and calligrapher!

Looking at the number of fans, there are nearly ten million!

As soon as these words came out, even a fool would know who the star A-Lei was referring to.

than fans?

The current number of Baidi fans on the Aurora platform is as high as 50 million, which is not an order of magnitude at all!

Not to mention that Lin Zhibai has so many passerby fans.

Yes.

Even though many people refuted under Alei's comment section:

"What if celebrities are not allowed to participate in the poetry meeting?"

"What kind of star are you Baidi?"

"He is a lyricist and a composer!"

"Strictly speaking, what you do is work behind the scenes!"

"If you treat Baidi as an entertainment star in the general sense, let's forget about it, but you should understand some things before you talk about it. Baidi's talent has been shown in the couplet contest before!"

"Ms. A Lei, can you show [Smoke Lock Pond Willow]?"

"Mr. Alei, you are biased!"

"Baidi only participated in the poetry meeting after receiving the invitation."

This bombardment by Ah Lei was very sudden, Lin Zhibai didn't bother to respond to it after seeing it, he just regarded it as a coincidence, maybe the other party was a keyboard warrior who immediately climaxed when he saw such topics as "entertainment star participating in a poetry meeting".

However.

What happened next made Lin Zhibai gradually realize that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface.

Because several literary celebrities have spoken out!

Famous poet Zhao Xin:

"Let me tell you about popular science. There are two types of invitations for the Poetry Club. The first is the first batch of invitation lists decided by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Those who can enter this list are all very influential teachers in the Qinzhou literary world. The second The other is the recommendation of some seniors in the literary world, and it is generally used to support the juniors, and a certain big star followed this path, so strictly speaking, he was not officially invited by the Federation of Literary and Art Circles."

Writer Ann:

"The list recommended by the seniors is intended to support some junior figures with high potential, but there are always some people who don't have any real talents. For the sake of gold plating, they sharpen their heads and want to run to participate. They even ask the seniors to endorse and go through the back door. I am not targeting anyone. , just for this phenomenon.”

okay.

You have to name me to be targeted at me, right?

Lin Zhibai rolled his eyes, he is Bai Di!

Not boasting, Lin Zhibai is really not a small person now, these people should not bombard him out of emotion and reason, it is simply inexplicable.

unless……

There are interests behind it!

I don't know who is hiding behind these people.

Lin Zhibai thought for a while, and all those who had enemies with him were surnamed Lin, and most of this matter had something to do with his uncle, second uncle and third uncle's family.

"If I want to rely on poetry, will my reputation be ruined?"

In the past, Baidi's identity was not exposed, and the uncles' families didn't know where to start.

Now that Baidi's identity has been exposed, Lin Zhibai's appearances in the media have also become more frequent, giving these people a chance to attack.

OK.

Then let's see what kind of moths this poetry meeting can come up with.