Chapter 87: The Controversy of 'Two Poems of Lovesickness'
In the February Literary Saint List, there are thirty-seven masters participating in the competition, including two Wenzong.
In the end, Wenzong Jiang Yudong from Xichuan won the first place.
This competition for the list can be described as uneventful.
With Wenzong taking action, the top spot would not fall off the list at all.
Compared with February, what everyone is more concerned about is the upcoming March.
Not only are there super newcomers launched by the four major academies and the Imperial Academy, but even Taibai, who was on the list in January, will also take action.
This is equivalent to six super rookies competing.
Master Wenzong even speculated that the March Literary Saints List is highly variable, and the rankings on the Literary Saints List may change before the last moment.
As soon as these remarks came out, the Jin literary world's expectations for March became more intense.
There was a good show to watch.
With the turmoil in the Literary Saint List in March, the battle for scripts among the three major bookstores is about to begin.
Cong Bookstore's "Ballam" has taken the lead in taking the lead, and has attracted Taibai, who is currently in the limelight. The two complement each other and rely on each other.
Even before it went on sale, it was already widely publicized in the three southeastern prefectures, and quickly spread to the entire Jin Dynasty.
At the same time, in late February, Tongque Bookstore and Bolu Bookstore also announced that they would launch the new version of the book on the third day of March.
In particular, Tongque Bookstore will release two novels at the same time, which will make them unparalleled at the same time.
Rumor has it that the competition between the three major bookstores all started because of the foreign affairs mission of Cong Bookstore.
The battle between these behemoths in the academy spread from the Literary Saint List to the Huaben.
The war was about to break out, and all the eyes of Jin Dynasty were focused on it.
Everyone wants to see whether the five super newcomers can defeat Taibai, or whether Taibai can suppress his peers with the power of one person.
Did Cong Bookstore defeat the other two bookstores, or did the other two bookstores overwhelm Cong Bookstore?
"It's so interesting. Who would have thought that a simple foreign affairs mission would lead to such a big mess."
"Taibai is too strong and sharp. He only reached the top in January and has to compete for the ranking again in March. He is basically stepping on everyone to move up. I really don't know what the result will be."
"The Hidden Dragon List in March is an opportunity for all scribes in the Jin Dynasty. There may be other amazing geniuses born."
"Anyway, I don't believe anyone can break through. Those five super newcomers still have Taibai's light."
"Taibai and Cong Bookstore have joined forces to read some books in March."
March is the annual Hidden Dragon Ranking. The four major academies and the master Wenzong of the Imperial College will not take action. Doesn’t it give everyone a chance?
Even though those five super newcomers and Taibai will take away most of the glory, more people will get the chance after all.
With everyone's eager anticipation, March has arrived.
On the first day of March, even in the early morning, there were already many people waiting for Taibai's poems to appear.
However, on the list of literary saints, poems began to appear frequently and changed rapidly, but Taibai's name did not appear.
"It's impossible. Even if Taibai's current reputation is not as good as those master-level beings, it is not impossible for him to be on the list of literary saints."
"It's only the first day of March, and the competition for rankings on the fifth day of the lunar month has not yet begun. Once Taibai's poems appear, they will definitely break into the top 30."
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Guan Xingren has been waiting for today's literary saint list since late at night.
January’s list of literary saints has gained a huge harvest because I paid homage to Taibai’s poems at the very beginning.
It’s worth three or four months of hard training.
So this time, he also hopes to continue his glory for another month.
Unfortunately, Taibai's poems did not appear. Guan Xingren shook his head helplessly, maybe it was to be published together with the storybook from Congwen Publishing House.
Putting aside distracting thoughts, Guan Xingren continued to fight at night.
Taibai's poems do not appear, so first look for other poems on the Literary Saint List. There may be other hidden gems.
Taibai's poems, which everyone was eagerly awaiting, did not appear on the list of literary saints until Chenshi.
It was only after Li Changan was woken up by Liu Linglong scratching the tip of his nose with her hair that he remembered that he was going to start competing for the ranking today.
"Two Songs of Lovesickness" entered the top 50 as soon as it debuted on the charts, and is still climbing rapidly.
The reputation gathered before the competition for the list will be quickly transformed into the reputation on the Literary Saint List during the competition for the list.
"Look, look, look, Taibai's poem is finally out."
"Is this the poetry that defeated Chongwen Academy and Xiangshan Academy in foreign affairs missions?"
"I never expected that Taibai, who wrote such an enterprising poem as "Ascending the Ninth Tower", could also write such a delicate and touching love poem."
"This is a poem that made Master Huang couldn't help but revise the script for it."
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There were tens of millions of scribes in the Jin Dynasty.
Before the fifth day of March, Taibai's "Two Poems of Lovesickness" was undoubtedly one of the most popular poems.
When "Two Songs of Lovesickness" appeared on the literary list, it immediately attracted countless attention.
But after reading the poems, many scribes couldn't help but frown.
This is a completely different style from Taibai's first poem.
Moreover, upon first reading, it seems a bit ordinary...
"This shouldn't be too straightforward. Especially "Two Songs of Lovesickness" (Part 1) is a bit too straightforward and simple."
"Poetic texts that write about this kind of love between men and women are not pleasing to the eye, and it seems difficult for Taibai to write much new ideas."
"On the contrary, the last two sentences of "Two Poems on Lovesickness" (Part 2) are impressive."
"The exquisite dice and the red beans make me miss you so much... these two sentences are the finishing touch!"
How great is the hope, how great is the disappointment.
In January, Taibai almost surged to the top of the list of literary saints.
Everyone's expectations for him are to stir up the storm in March.
However, "Two Songs of Lovesickness" seems unable to shoulder such an important task.
"I admit that the last two lines are fascinating to read, but judging from the whole poem, they are still a little lacking."
"I'm a little disappointed. It's not that this poem is bad, but it's just hard to compare with "Ascending the Ninth Tower"."
"Is Taibai's poetry limited to this?"
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Many scribes who had high hopes for Taibai shook their heads unwillingly.
If an ordinary scribe had written such a poem, people would certainly not be stingy with complimentary words.
But the author of this poem is Taibai.
Expectations are too high!
Many people hope to recreate the glory of January.
Now it seems that it is not enough to convince the public.
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Just when "Two Songs of Lovesickness" appeared on the list of literary saints,
The bookstores of the Southeast Sanfu Cong Bookstore also opened on time, and all the "Ballam" story books were neatly displayed in the most conspicuous place in the bookstore.
There were already many literati and maids from various families gathered outside the door.
The publicity of "Babble" is overwhelming in the three southeastern provinces. This kind of storybook describing love is the most popular among women.
Especially when combined with Taibai's poems, many women want to take a look.
"Shopkeeper, two copies of "Babble".
"I want to buy three copies."
"Why buy so many?"
“A sister also likes Master Huang’s storybook, so I bought it as a gift to her.”
"There are also Taibai's poems in the storybook of "Ballam". I heard that Taibai has a good literary talent and is one of the top young talents in the Jin Dynasty..."
"It would be great if I could meet Taibai..."
A group of women gathered together, and the topic soon turned from "Babble" to Taibai.
There are many folk rumors about Taibai, but most of them have a consensus.
Personable, stunningly talented, famous all over the world...
Such a young talent naturally attracted the attention of many women.
In this world where culture is respected, if you can find a rich husband like Taibai, it will be the wish of many unmarried women.
Wait until noon,
The controversy about "Two Songs of Lovesickness" began to erupt.
"Taibai's poetic talent is limited to this. "Ascending the Ninth Tower" is only a short-lived brilliance and cannot be sustained."
"Although it has already entered the top 30, the weakness of this poem cannot be concealed."
"Although the master of the academy, Wenzong, has stopped taking action, there are still more than a dozen masters among the people who started competing for the rankings in the first year of junior high school. These masters are no weaker than Taibai."
"After the craze for the charts really started on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the position of "Two Songs of Lovesickness" became unstable."
A large number of scribes looked at Shai Taibai's "Two Poems of Lovesickness" and believed that the poem had insufficient stamina and could not achieve high achievements.
However, many scribes tried to interpret "Two Poems of Lovesickness" and found a different taste.
"Two Poems of Lovesickness is not as good as "Ascending the Ninth Tower", but it is by no means an ordinary poem. At least it has touched the threshold of a master-level poem."
"This poem uses a lot of homophonic puns. If you don't interpret it carefully, you won't be able to taste it at all."
"I suggest you buy a copy of "Ballam". This "Ballam" can be said to be the interpretation of "Two Songs of Lovesickness"!
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Both sides insist on their own opinions and argue endlessly, but what they say is reasonable, so no one can overpower the other.
And precisely because of the increasingly fierce debate, the ranking of "Two Songs of Lovesickness" on the Literary Saint List has continued to rise, and it has already entered the top twenty.
As a result, the sales volume of "Babble" has increased significantly.
Songyue Academy Baixi Branch,
"What exactly is going on?"
"Obviously, more than a dozen masters have done it, and the poems are almost the same as Taibai's. Why can Taibai's "Two Poems of Lovesickness" be promoted so quickly?"
Someone was furious.
In order to ask the masters from non-academy factions to take action, Songyue Baixi Branch paid a lot of price.
But the result was not satisfactory.
It would be fine if the gap was really big, but Taibai's "Two Songs of Lovesickness" obviously didn't reach the level of overpowering everyone else.
However, the ranking is skyrocketing.
This girl is so unreasonable!
"Taibai's starting point is too high, so it has received too much attention."
"Now there are so many scribes arguing about it, which makes "Two Poems of Lovesickness" spread even more widely."
The Academy also felt aggrieved. I haven't felt this kind of aggrievedness for a long time.
"Hurry up and find those literary critics. "Two Songs of Lovesickness" has not yet reached a final conclusion, so it can definitely be suppressed."
A master from the academy quickly gave instructions.