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Chapter 358: Quick Gunner Li Shi (please subscribe for full subscription and monthly pass!)
Dancers have been practicing for many years, and their body charm has gradually become in their bones, becoming their demeanor and temperament when performing.

This kind of demeanor and temperament may not necessarily be brought into their lives. After all, most of the time, this kind of thing also needs to be set off by the situation.

But when performing, in a prescribed situation, it can bring "empathy" and "reality" to the audience very well.

“It’s actually more than just a dance performance.”

"And...movies and TV series!"

Li Shi immediately thought of several ancient costume fairy movies he had watched some time ago. To be precise, they should be called fairy puppet dramas. The fairies in them all had high-end settings, but after reading the whole story, he felt that There is no trace of immortality in them.

And the princes and princesses in today’s costume dramas...

"I remember the dramas I watched when I was a kid. The characters in the dramas were not as easy to get into trouble as they are now."

Li Shi recalled for a moment, searched around in the browser, and then opened several video platforms such as Tencent Video, Youku, iQiyi, Bilibili, etc., and searched for several old dramas that left a deep impression: "Journey to the West" , "Dream of Red Mansions"...

"In the past, these actors, especially many of the actresses who played ancient princesses, ladies, and heroines, were people who had received long-term training in dance, drama, and martial arts. In other words, they were people who had cultivated their bodies and manners. That's why we can perform the temperament in line with ancient princesses and heroines in special situations, so that the audience can see it with a sense of "realism". Unlike the current batch of actors, who have never practiced their body charm or developed their manners, they can't play princesses. There is no nobility at all, the person playing the heroine has no chivalrous spirit, and the person playing the god has no fairy spirit at all. It looks fake at first glance..."

Li Shi searched around and finally settled on a character from an old drama - "The Legend of Detective Dee", Princess Ruiyang, played by Gai Yikun.

He first watched the character videos edited by netizens on site b.

I saw the princess inside with smart and elegant fairy hair, beautiful and dignified facial features, luxurious and elegant temperament, and a whole-body style that makes people forget about vulgarity.

Li Shi watched the edited video five times, but he still felt it was not enough, so he simply searched for the TV series again. It happened that there were resources on station B. He immediately found the first and second episodes of the unit where the character was located and started watching it.

"Hey, the actor who plays Di Renjie has extraordinary acting skills."

"Also, the lines and costumes in this drama are not only carefully thought out, but the level is much higher than most dramas nowadays."

“The framing and setting are also very particular.”

When he saw it, he was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that the quality of this old drama filmed in the 80s was so high. He originally planned to only watch the role of "Princess Ruiyang", but he unknowingly followed "Di Renjie" and immersed himself in the drama. In the world of the Tang Dynasty.

When "Princess Ruiyang" appeared at the end of the first episode, Li Shi suddenly came to his senses, remembered his original intention, and couldn't help but smile.

"This play creates a sense of reality from the actors' performances to the exquisite lines, to the way of persuasion, and the scenery, and what the sense of reality brings is the audience's sense of involvement."

"Sure enough, such a good drama is easy to get into!"

"It's not like those costume dramas that have been released in recent years, which made me fall into drama as soon as I saw it."

Li Shi paused for a while, and then continued after clearing his thoughts.

The role of "Princess Ruiyang" did not appear for much time, but as soon as she appeared, she immediately grabbed Li Shi's attention, even the previously attractive "Gong Di" had to step aside.

Li Shi watched the clip of her appearance several times, carefully observing her every move.

The princess has a sparkling golden hairpin on her head and swaying steps with trailing tassels. When she moves, her jade shoulders naturally sink first, and then she raises her hands. She moves lightly with lotus steps, neither slow nor fast, and her posture is straight and graceful... Walking, standing, sitting or lying down, every move is smooth and elegant. In the flowing water, you can still catch a glimpse of the character's soft yet strong character. Every frown and every smile exudes luxury and majesty.

This……

Li Shi looked a little crazy.

It's not anything else, it's just that he has never seen such classical, luxurious and elegant beauty in reality.

As a person who loves beauty, he can't help but think about it and want to incorporate such beauty into his works.

"It's a pity that such a person will never appear in modern society again - but this actor made the starring role of Duke Ruiyang so real!"

Switch to the browser and start searching for this actor's information.

"Gai Yikun, a famous classical dancer and a national first-class actor..."

Li Shi walked into the house while watching.

The fishing rod was inserted casually into the cracks of the rocks.

"The body and rhythm are practiced to the core, and the posture is really reflected in the classical dancers."

"So, is this also a process of nourishing Qi?"

When he got downstairs, Li Shi ignored Wu Yuan and He Yaru who were chatting in the living room on the first floor. He went straight to the guest room upstairs, took out his notebook, turned to a new page, and started writing:
Demeanor, temperament.

Nourish your deportment, nourish your Qi...quality?

People who study dance, opera, and martial arts use their body and soul to nourish their Qi; those who hold high positions use their power to nourish their Qi; those with talents use their knowledge to nourish their Qi.

……

Words are like people.

A person's facial features, height, shortness, fatness, and clothing are the strokes, length, and weight of a character, which are also the shape of the character.

People are outwardly represented by their appearance and dress, and their inner being is their knowledge, cultivation, power, resources, etc.

Characters use the shape as the surface and the meaning of the characters as the inner meaning.

A person's deportment and temperament are derived from a person's knowledge, power, and resources, but are expressed through a person's appearance.

The rhyme of a word comes from the meaning of the word and is expressed by the shape of the word.

……

In the past, Li Shi only used the body rhythm of classical dance to study the rhythm of calligraphy, but now he has extended the analogy to human posture and temperament.

"The demeanor and temperament shown by the actor who plays Princess Ruiyang in the play may be quite different from those in daily life, because the play is a specific situation and is supported by the environment. This environment is not only about obeying Taoism. With the scene and other characters...this is the relationship between a single word and the entire calligraphy work, and the entire calligraphy is the situation of each individual word."

Li Shi put down the pen and read what he had written over and over again. He felt physically and mentally relaxed, as if he had eaten a piece of iced watermelon in the dog days of summer.

He spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, poured ink, and started writing Chapter 1 of the Tao Te Ching.

Practice over and over again.

Now when I look at the words I have written, it seems that what I see is not words, but "people" one by one!
The entire calligraphy forms a larger "person".

Half an hour later, he picked up his notebook again, opened a new page, and wrote a title: "Exploring "Words Are Like Their Persons" from the Perspective of "Rhyme""

After thinking about it, I wrote another one - "Exploring advanced issues in the advanced stage of calligraphy from the perspective of "words are like people".

After finishing writing, he called Wu Yuan on his mobile phone: "Sister Yuan, please ask Sister He if you can give me a laptop to use."

He Yaru was right next to Wu Yuan. She asked immediately and replied, "We'll be up right away." In less than 2 minutes, the two of them came downstairs and came upstairs. Sister He took her out of her room and put her here. The spare Apple MacBook Pro was handed to Li Shi: "Teacher Li, the password is 10121012, but this computer does not have working software such as DingTalk and QQ installed. If you need to use it, you have to install it yourself."

Li Shi took it: "Thank you, but I don't need these. I just need a Word document."

Wu Yuan said from the side: "Teacher Li, do you want to write an article? Then let's go out first without disturbing you."

Li Shi looked at her and smiled: "It's okay, I just suddenly got some inspiration and am going to write two papers. I already have the drafts. You can't disturb me if you are around, so there is no need to deliberately avoid them."

He Yaru's eyes lit up: "Thesis? Is it a calligraphy thesis? Teacher Li, do you need us to help you find information?"

"It's about calligraphy, but there's no need to look for information."

The allusions and documents cited were all books he had studied before and were all in his mind.

Li Shi responded, put the computer on the desk next to his laptop, connected it to the power source, turned it on, created a new document, and then entered the title of the first paper - "Exploring "Words are like the person they are" from the perspective of "rhyme".

Both papers already had drafts, but the first one was based on the content previously recorded in the notebook, and the drafts were more complete, so he didn't need to prepare anything more and just started writing.

Soon, Wu Yuan and He Yaru behind them heard the extremely fast rhythm of percussion echoing in the room.

The two looked at each other and exited the room in tacit agreement.

Coming down from upstairs, He Yaru suddenly sighed to Wu Yuan: "Teacher Li is really unique. Earlier, he was fishing by the river, playing games and reading novels. Now he is directly writing a paper, and he has to write two more. , judging from the speed of his typing, it is obvious that he has already thought about how to write, and there is no need to look up the information... This is also very special among geniuses."

She is well-informed and has interacted with some of the most recognized geniuses in society, including geniuses in mathematics, finance, art and other fields.

Those people are either confident and arrogant, or they are dull and taciturn... Some of them look similar to ordinary people in appearance, but Li Shi seems to be different from them.

At such a young age, Li Shi's calligraphy attainments have reached the level of a master that even his aunt has certified. He is naturally a super genius in calligraphy!

Can……

He Yaru and Wu Yuan chatted for a while, then leaned on the sofa, holding her chin with one hand, thinking deeply.

She really couldn't find specific words to describe her feelings for Li Shi.

Wu Yuan was watching TV nearby. What was playing was a fairy puppet show starring the female child star from "Family with Children".

He Yaru raised her head and glanced, then stood up and whispered to her: "Xiaoyuan, I went over to take a look at the "Beauty Bath". I plan to start copying it today. While Teacher Li is still here, I can ask him for more advice."

Wu Yuan was also watching TV and playing with her mobile phone. Hearing this, she looked up at her and said with a smile: "Well, Sister Yaru, don't worry about me. You can go ahead."

He Yaru came to the restoration room of the building on the right.

The old lady didn't read the words at the moment. She was discussing the details of repairing a painting with Master Gu - the mounting work was mostly waiting. The old lady thought that it would be rare to invite Master Gu to come, so she took some of the paintings that had not been repaired before. All the calligraphy and paintings were taken out and given to Master Gu as an "extra meal".

Master Gu was so happy. Anyway, framers and restorers of his level were priced on a piece-by-piece basis.

After chatting with the old lady for a few words, He Yaru stood in front of "Beauty Bath" that had been dried on the hanging board.

She couldn't remember how many times she had admired this calligraphy in the past few days.

Anyway, every time she saw this picture, she found it pleasing to the eye and felt comfortable.

In fact, the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

Different from appreciating the whole article before, this time she focused on the first sentence: Beauty takes a bath, and the green lotus blossoms are fragrant.

After staring at it for a long time, I found a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, went to another workbench, sat down, and started copying.

Being immersed in studying, time always flies by very quickly. He Yaru has not experienced this feeling for a long time. When she received a call from Wu Fang asking them to go over for lunch, she had already finished her first sentence. Ten times.

"Ya Ru, let's go, eat first, don't keep them waiting too long." The old lady shouted.

He Yaru found the best one that she consciously copied and quickly followed.

On the way, she remembered Li Shi's essay writing and told the old lady about it.

The old lady immediately said: "Teacher Li's paper, I must take a look first."

When they arrived at the restaurant on the left floor, Li Shi was already sitting at the dining table. The old lady immediately asked with a smile: "Teacher Li, what is the paper you are writing this time? After you finish it, can you let me enjoy it first?" "

When Li Shi saw everyone gathered, he looked at the table full of delicacies prepared by Sister Fang and Auntie Fang, including several Hunan dishes. He was about to roll up his sleeves and start eating when he heard the words and stopped and stood up: "Okay, I'll give you the first draft." I've already written it, and I'm about to ask Teacher Wu to help me check it."

After writing these two papers, he had the idea of ​​publishing them.

As a retired professor, Mr. Wu has published many papers before, so he must have rich experience in this area.

After saying that, without waiting for anyone else's reaction, he went directly upstairs to get his notebook.

His steps were also very light, and he didn't seem to speed up. He seemed to be as leisurely and leisurely as usual. But after a few steps, he disappeared at the entrance of the corridor, and after a while, he came down with his laptop.

The computer was turned on, and Li Shi placed it directly in front of the old lady: "The two documents on the desktop are the two papers I wrote this time. Teacher Wu, please give me guidance."

Have you finished both articles? !
The old lady and He Yaru both looked surprised.

Especially the old lady. Before she retired, she not only wrote a lot of papers herself, but also guided students to write a lot. She knew how troublesome it was to write a paper, how time-consuming and energy-consuming it was.

"I didn't expect Teacher Li to be a fast shooter, but this is a little too fast."

She quickly swiped her finger on the panel, opened the document on the desktop, and looked at it carefully.

At this sight, the old lady fell into it and even turned a blind eye to the table of delicious food.

Li Shi’s two papers have about [-] words and [-] words, respectively.

This is not the point. The point is that the perspective in the paper is too novel. Except for the first half of the first article about the relationship between body charm and deportment and temperament, the second half of the first article and the content of the second paper are all hers. I have never seen this in other papers or books before, and I have never even heard of any other calligrapher making a similar discussion in this regard.

After a long time, the old lady finally looked away from the laptop screen and looked at Li Shi: "Teacher Li, your two papers have novel and clever ideas. I can understand the first one, but the word "from" in the second paper For example, "Exploring Advanced Issues in the Advanced Stage of Calligraphy", I had a hard time reading it. Please don't give me any more guidance... Even your writing is very concise and your literary attainments are quite high. The most I can do is submit a manuscript. Let me tell you about the format.”

This was exactly the experience he lacked, and Li Shi quickly thanked him.

The old lady said with emotion:

"After you perfect it, I will directly submit it to "Calligraphy Research" or "Chinese Calligraphy" for you."

"A great calligrapher like you should really be introduced to the world as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)