In China.
Grandma's house.
Zhang Ye's parents, maternal grandparents, uncles, aunts, and sisters were all watching the live broadcast. All of them were anxiously watching it.
"Aiyo, I'm so anxious!"
"What's wrong with my brother?"
"Little Ye only brought five grams of tea leaves?"
"It's over, it's over."
…
Old Wu's siheyuan.
Wu Changhe and Li Qinqin were also watching.
"This Little Ye, what is he doing!"
"What are you shouting about?"
"As for fighting Japan and Korea, just roll up your sleeves!"
"It's just an auction."
"What auction? This is the country's dignity!"
…
Central TV.
The news channel.
"Is it over?"
"Not yet."
"After the results are out, hurry up and write a draft. We're waiting for the news."
"Alright, I understand. Hai, Zhang Ye isn't contributing at all."
…
Seoul.
At the venue of the charity dinner.
The auction was coming to an end.
The auction items of several heavyweight Asian celebrities were all revealed!
An Asian A-list Heavenly King from South Korea took out a copy of the original lyrics for his new album. It was a manuscript that he had repeatedly written and polished. It was very precious and there was only one copy of it.
"A hundred and fifty thousand!"
"200,000!"
"210,000!"
Sold for a sky-high price!
Take back the first place!
China's Heavenly Queen Xu Meilan's auction item was a pair of earrings she was wearing. The market value of the earrings alone was 50,000 US dollars, and it had been crazily fought over.
"160,000!"
"170,000!"
"190,000!"
Unfortunately, it didn't exceed 200,000 USD.
Xiaodong: "Aiya!"
Amy said, "This is bad, this is bad!"
Big Qi: "Almost!"
It was a pity for the China celebrity team.
Following that, Ning Lan's auction item was also revealed. However, it was not sold for a high price and was only sold for 10,000 USD. The main reason was that her auction item was not that good. Ning Lan's attitude was similar to Zhang Ye's. The two of them did not have a strong collective sense of honor and mainly wanted to participate in the event.
Li Xiaoxian's calligraphy also appeared.
The handwriting was delicate and elegant, and it was written in regular script.
Huo Dongfang didn't know if he understood. "Good calligraphy."
Li Xiaoxian blushed. "I was just blindly writing."
Jiang Hanwei smiled and said, "It's really not bad."
Big Qi said, "In the future, our entertainment circle will also have a calligraphy expert."
Li Xiaoxian was a little embarrassed by the flattery.
Zhang Ye also looked up and did not say a word. He did what he needed to do. The running-standard script looked pretty, but in his opinion, there was no soul in the words. They were all dead. Zhang Ye guessed that she must have imitated the famous ancient running-standard script of China. She had imitated it too much, and it had lost its own charm. This kind of calligraphy was at most that of a beginner. It was probably a little more rounded than a beginner's, but it was still pretty good.
There were many knowledgeable people present.
On the Japanese side, an old man in his fifties showed a disdainful expression.
A Japanese actress asked, "Master Miyamoto, what's wrong with the calligraphy?"
Miyamoto shook his head. "It's just a pile of waste paper."
A Japanese male star laughed and said, "Compared to you, all of their calligraphy can't be compared to yours."
Li Xiaoxian's calligraphy was sold for 6,000 USD, which was not bad.
In the end, it still depended on Zhang Yuanqi.
Be it in Asia or China, Zhang Yuanqi's popularity was one of the best. Old Zhang had brought out the same item as last year. It was a lunch auction, and whoever offered the highest price would be able to have lunch with her. Moreover, it would be Old Zhang's treat. It didn't matter how many people they brought or how expensive the dishes were. It seemed like Old Zhang would always auction off this item at the Asian Charity Banquet every year. It had already become a routine. But this year, Zhang Yuanqi had added an additional item to the auction. It was a so-called buy one get one free. She had also brought out a calligraphy piece.
The auction item was displayed.
The calligraphy only had one word — I!
Zhang Yuanqi stood onstage and said with a smile, "Everyone, I've embarrassed myself."
There was constant applause from the audience.
Li Xiaoxian said in surprise, "Sister Zhang knows calligraphy too?"
Amy said, "This calligraphy is quite impressive!"
Big Qi said, "That's great! That's great! "
Zhang Ye was also a little surprised when he saw it. This calligraphy was really not bad. At the very least, it was better than Li Xiaoxian's. It was already a bit of a beginner's level. Heh, Old Zhang is pretty good.
He could have lunch with her again?
She was treating again?
And he could even get a piece of calligraphy?
This was buy one get three free!
Quite a few people were very excited!
A Japanese businessman shouted, "100,000!"
A Chinese businessman shouted, "150,000!"
Another Chinese businessman shouted, "180,000!"
A Korean businessman shouted, "200,000!"
In the end, it was Qian Haitao's turn to bid.
China's richest man raised his paddle and said calmly, "300,000!"
The venue burst into an uproar!
"Wow!"
"It's 100,000 USD higher than last year's?"
"How rich and imposing!"
"That's the highest price in the entire venue!"
"He's indeed the richest man in the world!"
The Chinese businessmen looked at each other and put down their paddles with a smile. They were not going to compete anymore.
The Japanese and Korean businessmen hesitated a few times but did not say a word.
The host brought down the gavel.
At 300,000 USD, the China celebrity team had regained first place!
Xiaodong applauded. "Sister Zhang is awesome!"
Amy said, "We still have to depend on Sister Zhang at the crucial moment!"
Huo Dongfang smiled and said, "We'll definitely get it this time!"
Ning Lan smiled and said, "We've already forced Sister Zhang to write calligraphy. It wouldn't be right if we didn't get first place."
Big Qi applauded, "That's right, Korea can't afford any more celebrities. It's 300,000 USD, almost 2 million RMB. Last year's charity auction, the highest bid was 240,000 USD. Unless there's a spendthrift, it'll be hard to catch up."
The Korean celebrity team.
Lee Anson shook his head.
The others were also smiling wryly. There was no way they could compete with them.
The Japanese celebrity team looked at each other and were at their wits' end.
But at this moment, a voice rang out!
Miyamoto stood up disdainfully. "You call this calligraphy?"
Everyone was stunned, and they all looked at him.
The camera turned. Countless people watching the live broadcast in Asia were slightly taken aback.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know him."
"I know him. He's a Japanese calligraphy master!"
"Ah? That Miyamoto? "
"Yes, that's him. He just won an Asian gold medal for calligraphy!"
"One of the best calligraphers in the world? Miyamoto Shinshou? "
"Damn, he's a calligraphy master!"
"Why is he here this year?"
There was a lot of hushed discussion and pointing at him.
No one had expected that someone would appear out of nowhere. Zhang Yuanqi and Li Xiaoxian's calligraphy skills were not good enough? Of course, they weren't even professionals in this field. This was a charity auction, so everyone had to contribute and add to the fun. If they were to really say that they were not good enough, then more than half of the items that were auctioned off at the previous auction would have been thrown into the trash. The main purpose of this auction was to raise funds for donations, not to compare their professional skills.
Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes. "Who's this bastard?"
Li Xiaoxian recognized him and immediately introduced him to them. "This is a true calligraphy master. Sister Zhang and my work has indeed been shameful in front of him …"
Amy exclaimed, "How could he undermine us like that!"
Jiang Hanwei was also getting a little angry. "What's with the live broadcast?"
But Miyamoto Shinshou was not going to let it go. It was as though he could not bear to let this slide. He walked up to the podium and said, "Can we add more items to the auction?"
The translator also came up. Ji ji gu gu.
The Korean host smiled. "Of course, the auction isn't over yet."
Miyamoto Shinshou said with a straight face, "Alright, I didn't bring anything with me today, so I'll just write a piece of calligraphy on the spot for everyone to appraise. It'll also be a contribution to charity!"
"What?"
"You're going to write it on the spot?"
"This is going to be interesting."
"There's going to be a good show."
A lot of people were watching the excitement.
The Korean celebrity team was delighted to see this.
The Japanese celebrity team was also getting excited!
The organizers immediately communicated with them. Soon after, the writing brush, ink, and paper were brought out onto the stage.
Everyone looked at the podium.
The cameras were also pointed at the stage.
China, Japan, and Korea all had their own calligraphy traditions. They all originated from China, but they also had their own differences. For example, when the Japanese practiced calligraphy, they focused on improving their skills. Their calligraphy was basically divided into two styles. One was formal calligraphy, which pursued power and strength. This style was in line with the samurai spirit ingrained in the Japanese people. The other was cursive calligraphy, which pursued elegance and had a Zen feel to it. It was in line with the Japanese people's sentimental and tender nature.
Grinding the ink.
Raising the brush.
Miyamoto Shinshou wrote the calligraphy with a cold look on his face!
Japanese and China's Kanji had some similarities. It was more similar to traditional Chinese characters, but there were some differences as well. However, it was still generally understandable. The content of the article did not have much meaning. It was nothing more than XX year, XX person, and XX thing. It was probably a very famous ancient story in Japan. It was very complicated, but that was not the main point. The main point was that there was something else besides this ancient story!
It was the calligraphy!
When Miyamoto Shinshou put down his brush, there was a burst of praise from the audience!
"Great calligraphy!"
"This is what calligraphy should be like!"
"It's really a master!"
"It's so natural and smooth. It's truly art!"
"Hai, a master's calligraphy is really different. Just watching him move his brush is a pleasure."
"The difference between a professional and an amateur is too great."
"The calligraphy of a Chinese celebrity can't even be considered an amateur."
"Comparisons are the worst."
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