Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1190 Poetry Contest

This unnamed "poem" by Li Jiankun was adapted from Wang Guozhen's most famous poem "Love Life".

Of course, Wang Guozhen thought his was a poem, but Li Jiankun thought his was not.

If this can be considered a poem, then what he just said, "Ten more poems", was no exaggeration, he just came up with it.

In his representative work "Love Life", Wang Guozhen has a famous sentence that is highly praised by his fans, which is "Since you have chosen the distant place, you will just focus on the journey regardless of wind and rain." In this era, there was a trend of copying poems and songs. Workers and students who were happy to be called educated youth would most likely have a good notebook that they bought with great determination, and copy their favorite poems or lyrics into it, for self-appreciation and to share with others, in exchange for a few words of praise such as "tasteful". I am afraid that few people do not have this sentence in their notebooks nowadays.

There is nothing wrong with this book. If a person feels that he can draw any spiritual energy from the text, it means that the text is valuable.

The problem lies in blind worship, which causes many people who are new to poetry to have distorted appreciation abilities; the problem lies in bad value orientation, which brings injustice to other contemporary works.

This is also a very bad thing for the author. If it weren't for the excessive praise, how could Wang Guozhen say that he wanted to strive for the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Shouldn’t some good poems about pursuing ideals and dreams be “The road is long and arduous, yet I will search for it up and down”, “I will climb to the top of the mountain, and see all the mountains as small”, and “Don’t stop to chase the wind and the moon, for spring mountains are at the end of the plain”?

It is no wonder that a female poet with cerebral palsy in later generations commented on Wang Guozhen, saying that his classic quote "Since you have chosen the distant place, you should just focus on the journey through wind and rain" was complete nonsense, although Li Jiankun also disagreed with her.

However, I don’t know which newspaper I saw a comment in the past, which said that Wang Guozhen’s poems were aphorisms distilled from the essence of our culture for thousands of years. Li Jiankun thought it was very accurate.

Of course, aphorisms are powerful, useful, and have their beneficiaries.

Of course, these right and wrong issues had nothing to do with Li Jiankun. He was not a member of the poetry circle, nor was he someone who could copy poetry. There was no such person in his family. He was about to graduate from university and was concentrating on his future career. The two little ones of the third generation had not grown up yet.

Even whether Wang Guozhen lives a comfortable life has nothing to do with him. The point is, if you want to live a more comfortable life, don't use me as a stepping stone.

Li Jiankun didn't dare to say anything about others, but he knew that Wang Guozhen and the old man surnamed Feng definitely had selfish motives in participating in the first "confrontation meeting" against him in the Yanyuan Auditorium. They wanted to gain more attention and fame. This was no different from the stars in the entertainment industry in later generations competing for announcements and the C position.

If you step on me, I will punish you. Is that okay?

As a controversial poet, Wang Guozhen once responded to this, saying, "For a poet, if the people say you are a poet, then you are a poet. If you are not recognized by the people, then you are nothing."

Then of course he can express his own personal opinions.

Judging from his personal appreciation of poetry, Wang Guozhen's poems are not poems at all.

"W-what do you mean?"

Off the stage, Wang Guozhen sat back in his seat with a grim face. Although many of his colleagues had complaints about his poetry, this was the first time he had shown such disdain in public in front of the media cameras.

He was so eager to escape just now, but now he can't leave.

He has to fight, and he has to win.

The man surnamed Li is despicable as the topic directly points to his "fundamental principles".

If he loses the argument, Li's words "bullshit" will become the final word. With so many media present here today, the consequences will be disastrous.

Many things in the literary and art world are like this, people just follow the crowd. If more people say a work is good, then it is good. Otherwise, no matter how impeccable it is from a professional perspective, it is still worthless.

On the stage, Li Jiankun said bluntly: "Didn't I tell you that I'm going to settle accounts with you? You are only allowed to find faults with me, but I am not allowed to judge whether you are good or bad?"

Wang Guozhen said proudly: "You really did a terrible job revising my poem! It has no substance and nothing that can resonate with people."

"You have?"

Li Jiankun was amused by him. "Okay, okay, Master Wang, you think you have great poetic talent, so I really want to compete with you today. If I win, I should be qualified to comment on your poems, right?"

Wang Guozhen was stunned, and was unable to refute.

If Li Jiankun's poetry level is higher than his, there would certainly be no problem in evaluating his poems.

This is a big pit.

But he still had to keep him company.

Fortunately, he thought again: there is no reason for this guy to be better at poetry than him. Why are you challenging my expertise based on your whim?

He thought, well, no matter how you look at it, this matter is not easy to settle. Old Feng just lay down, he wants to get away easily? This is an opportunity. If he wins this guy, he can leave with a swagger and gain a lot of fame. Although this guy surnamed Li is not from the circle, fortunately he is famous enough and no one will doubt that he is not smart enough.

The problem is that when it comes to poetry, intelligence alone is not enough; it requires talent and time spent studying.

If the Yanyuan students outside the auditorium knew about Wang Guozhen's thoughts, they would probably be very worried for him. It was because Senior Li was too famous in other aspects that few people knew that Student Li had made a stunning debut at the first Weiming Lake Cup Poetry Competition and left behind several excellent works. Many people had read his poems but did not know that they were written by him.

Wang Guozhen, who was sitting near the front, didn't even notice that some of the Yanyuan teachers, who had lowered their status as hosts and were sitting a little further back, had strange expressions on their faces.

Poetry contest?

The other people at the scene looked at each other, and they didn't expect that there would be such a drama today.

One is the most popular poet in the country right now.

One is the most talked-about person in the country right now.

What a good show!

Looks good!

If you miss this village, where else will you find another shop?

The media reporters present were the most excited. They didn't expect that they could make another big news.

Wang Guozhen responded: "I am not a competitive person, but since you have slandered my poems so much, I promise you. I have one condition: if I win, you don't bother me anymore."

"You are quite good at speaking." Li Jiankun said with a forced smile, "Okay."

Of course, he is not a poet, let alone a poetic talent. In fact, by the 1990s, there were not many classics to copy, and he did not have anything stored in his mind. If he was speaking to people like Shu Ting, Bei Dao, or Gu Cheng, he would never dare to say this, but he thought that Wang Guozhen could still handle it.

It is often said that swear words are the easiest to remember, and the second easiest to remember are probably the popular quotes on the Internet.

It’s enough to deal with Wang Guozhen.

Poetry competitions are very common these days. On university campuses, students would gather in groups of three or five, find a patch of grass and sit on it to have a competition.

The rules are simple.

Find someone to improvise a topic, and everyone can improvise. It doesn't have to be a whole song. The focus is on quality rather than quantity. Then everyone can appreciate it together and judge the best one. Sometimes there will be some small prizes.

Their match was more serious and was judged overall based on the best of three matches.

Wang Guozhen asked cautiously: "Who should be asked to set the questions?"

Li Jiankun asked back: "Why don't you come and find him?"

Wang Guozhen was mainly worried that he had someone to help him. Although he believed that his poetic talent was enough to surpass Li Jiankun, there must be a big difference between improvisation and slowly thinking it over. Besides, he could buy it with money, so he stood up and asked who was willing to set the questions.

Many people raised their hands.

Wang Guozhen seemed to be pointing casually, but in fact he was quite particular. He did not point to the far back, but picked a rare young man in the front rows. He did not know him, and Li Jiankun certainly did not know him either. Instead, he pointed to someone older in the front row. They had forced themselves and Old Feng to come to today's Hongmen Banquet, which was not credible.

The young man named Cao Yang was startled and stood up a little at a loss. He just randomly gave an example and never expected that he would be the one to set the question.

Ask Master Wang and Mr. Li a question. They can brag about this for the rest of their lives!

He subconsciously looked at a middle-aged man next to him, who made a gesture of encouragement to him.

Li Jiankun looked at Cao Yang, smiled slightly and said, "Come on, little brother, just give me a proposition."

Living long naturally has its benefits. No matter what the topic is, Li Jiankun feels that he can always come up with a few words in his mind.

The whole audience was silent, waiting for Cao Yang to ask a question. However, Cao Yang was not casual at all. With the encouragement of the people around him, he calmed his mind and thought seriously. After a while, he said, "The first proposition is growth."

This is exactly what he is experiencing. He comes from a well-off family and came here with his father, who said that he wanted to see the world, but he is still very confused about the future.

Wang Guozhen smiled and said, "In fact, my song "Love Life" is particularly suitable for this topic. Of course, I will definitely not use this song again."

When he was conceiving "Love Life", he eliminated a lot of words and sentences, and they were the most suitable for poetry competition, so he didn't even have to think about this topic.

Wang Guozhen looked towards the stage confidently, "Who goes first?"

Li Jiankun shrugged slightly, "What's the difference? You should have it first."

Everyone at the scene was shocked. Is this what happened?

Wang Guozhen was very pleased and said aloud:

"The meaning of life is to pursue

“Feel the power of the wind as you run.

"Every step is growth,

“Every challenge

“It’s all blooming.

clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap...

Applause broke out in the auditorium.

Everyone was talking to each other, saying things that they wanted to get.

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In ancient times, Cao Badou could compose a poem in seven steps. Today, Wang Guozhen didn't move a single step and just started to write.

Cao Yang listened very carefully, muttering to himself with bright eyes.

He thought it was great.

Especially the sentence at the end: "Every challenge is a bloom."

Everyone looked at the stage. Li Jiankun was still thinking. Some people thought that the winner was obvious.

But they didn't know that what Li Jiankun was thinking about was using that sentence.

After a while, Li Jiankun leaned close to the microphone and said, "If you bloom, the breeze will come."

Just eight words.

However, you could hear a pin drop in the auditorium.

Wang Guozhen's face suddenly changed.

Soon, thunderous applause broke out in my ears.

Cao Yang was excited, repeating the eight words silently, thinking to himself, this is absolutely amazing!

I thought Master Wang’s poem was good just now, but when compared with these eight words, it seemed like it was directly stepped on. His level of poetry appreciation is limited. Only after comparison, I found that Master Wang’s sentences were too straightforward. "Every challenge is a bloom" is more like a metaphor.

But the poems of Mr. Li are different.

If you are in full bloom, the breeze will come.

The artistic conception!

Cao Yang felt surprised. He actually felt the artistic conception. Just by listening to it lightly, he felt it was very beautiful. After tasting it carefully, he could taste a lot more.

For example, this sentence does not compare people to flowers, but says that people bloom. How do people bloom? If people bloom, what will it look like? If women bloom, how beautiful will they be?

The breeze behind is natural, and just listening to it makes people feel like they are bathed in spring breeze. If you savor it carefully, there are many more.

High, it is high!

This was the first time Cao Yang had appreciated a line of poetry so clearly and felt it was so delicious. With his level of appreciation, he could not understand many works of famous poets.

But comparing with this poem, he felt that Master Wang’s poem was really not profound enough.

Even the song "Love Life" with a similar proposition, the last section of "Love Life" is "I don't think about whether the future will be smooth or muddy, as long as I love life, everything is as expected." How can this "everything is as expected" compare to the taste of "The breeze comes naturally"?

If you bloom, the breeze will come, how wonderful! Just right!

It's very suitable for people like him to read.

He liked it so much that he planned to go back and carve it on his desk as his motto.

On the stage, Li Jiankun looked down at Wang Guozhen.

Below the stage, Wang Guozhen avoided the audience's gaze and felt a chill all over his body. This Li Jiankun could actually write poetry, and his level was quite good!

He had no intention of speaking, so Li Jiankun could only speak, scanning the audience and asking, "What do you think?"

Before anyone could stand up and speak, Wang Guozhen suddenly came alive and said in a deep voice, "No need to comment, it was my carelessness, you win this round."

Because he didn't even think about it, and everyone saw it, it was reasonable to say he was careless.

Li Jiankun signaled Cao Yang to continue asking questions.

Cao Yang bowed slightly, this time with sincere respect. In the past two years, he often heard people talk about "nouveau riche" with a strong sense of contempt. Facts have proved that rich people are not necessarily without talent.

"The second proposition is life."

Many people in the auditorium laughed and said that this boy did have some ideas.

If my prediction is correct, his third proposition is probably related to "getting older".

Li Jiankun looked at Wang Guozhen.

Wang Guozhen said cautiously: "You go first this time."

Li Jiankun smiled and said, "Are you sure?"

Wang Guozhen sorted out the words: "I went first just now, but this time you should have gone first."

"Okay." Li Jiankun answered as he did in his last question, "Life is not just about the present, but also about poetry and the distance."

Although Li Jiankun doesn't like this sentence, nor does he like the person who said it.

However, this statement, made from the perspective of being neither short of money nor short of time, should be extremely damaging in this era when young people still harbor romanticism.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Cao Yang's eyes became frighteningly bright and his body swayed slightly, as if he was drunk.

Thunderous applause rang out in the auditorium again, especially the young people, who all stood up and applauded, and their hands hurt just by looking at it.

This poem really touched their hearts. To be able to appear on this occasion today, it must be because their family backgrounds are not bad. Their elders always hope that they will take over, or go on with their life journey step by step according to their arrangements. However, they do not want that. They would rather pursue their own poetry and distant places.

The applause lasted for a long time.

This sentence also resonated strongly with some older people. They have spent half their lives working from nine to five. Have their dreams when they were young come true? They have always wanted to travel far away, but have never made up their minds to pack their bags.

After a long while, Li Jiankun leaned close to the microphone and said, "It's your turn."

Below the stage, Wang Guozhen was so shocked that he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

What he didn't expect was that he came first and was stepped on.

No chance...

How could such a poem be created impromptu?