"Li Chenchan? I saw Li Chenchan again?! This name is appearing too frequently now, and this person, Li Chenchan, is just too amazing, right?" Some people couldn't help but shout out their surprise online. What's going on with the name Li Chenchan recently? It seems to appear everywhere.
"Probably the Li Chenchan who was the top student in the liberal arts! There are many people surnamed Li in China, but there can't be many named Li Chenchan, right?"
"This name is quite unusual," some said. "Does it mean 'brilliant morning' or something?"
"I think this name is very pleasant to the ear. The more you hear it, the more it sounds right, and the more you think about it, the better..." Some people successfully derailed the conversation, but most were still exploring the ancient poetry and prose competition and the appearance of the name Li Chenchan in it—
"I think it must be Li Chenchan. Didn't the poem 'Xiqianying: Songbie' he wrote previously win the best poem in the college entrance exam? His talent and knowledge are extraordinary. He can produce excellent work no matter what he writes."
Soon, everyone's attention returned to the ancient poetry and prose itself.
Every ancient poetry and prose competition is a grand event that touches people's hearts, as it is about reviving the proud ancient Chinese culture.
We have a glorious literary history, with Tang poetry and Song lyrics, and a multitude of literary giants. However, after the impact of the First Sino-Japanese War, Western learning spread to the East, and the entire country began to westernize. Today, although we use modern Han culture, its essence is the result of Han culture passively adapting to Western cultural invasion. This makes people who know the truth of the matter always feel unsatisfied.
The revival movement of ancient poetry and prose emerged spontaneously—reviving ancient prose is impossible in today's China, with its modern high technology and information technology. The ancient prose that requires people to savor the words to appreciate its beauty cannot adapt to the needs of the times. However, ancient poetry and prose are different. They still have a timeless beauty, and Tang poetry and Song lyrics are still praised today.
However, ancient poetry and prose are something that requires a lifetime of study. Many people only produced stunning poetry after being demoted or retiring to seclusion. Moreover, the Tang people have already written all the poems, and the Song people have written all the lyrics. Therefore, although everyone is very concerned about the ancient poetry and prose competition, they also know that it is impossible to produce masterpieces like Tang poetry and Song lyrics...
But this is a significant event that touches people's hearts, an event that encourages everyone to trace the roots of our national cultural heritage.
Li Chenchan and his friends were having lunch in the cafeteria, where each table had eight dishes and two soups, four meat and four vegetables, and the food was quite good.
"The ancient poetry and prose competition of the tenth year of Chongding is about to officially begin. According to reports, this year's competition has more participants and more masterpieces."
The wall-mounted LCD TV was broadcasting this news.
Suddenly, everyone at the table started to discuss it.
"I wonder what good poems and lyrics there will be this year."
"The poem 'Nian Nujiao: Shangcheng' from last year was truly amazing. I wonder if there will be something like that this year?"
"Who knows..." Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, almost forgetting to eat.
"Chenchan, by the way, is the Li Chenchan in the competition you?"
Lin Tingye, who was sitting next to Li Chenchan, nudged his arm and asked.
Lin Tingye was one of his closer friends recently. His question also drew the attention of the people around them, who all looked at Li Chenchan with curiosity.
Li Chenchan smiled bitterly: "Well... I did submit a poem, but I don't know if the Li Chenchan in the competition is me."
Everyone was immediately in an uproar: "It must be you!"
"How many people in the country are named Li Chenchan? And how could they appear in the same ancient poetry and prose competition?"
"You wrote 'Xiqianying: Songbie,' and you are so talented. The Li Chenchan in the competition must be you." Everyone's voices were filled with enthusiasm and admiration.
"I really hope our ancient culture can be reintegrated into all aspects of society..."
"You said it's hard to achieve, but it's this era now. It's very difficult for our ancient culture to be reintegrated into modern Han culture, but we can make it something everyone likes. After all, just like we don't need movies, songs, entertainment, or games to survive, but having these things makes us better..."
This was a wise person who explained the way forward for the ancient poetry and prose movement very well, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Li Chenchan only now realized how enormous the influence of the ancient poetry and prose competition was in the empire—so much so that even the singers preparing for 'China's Good Music' were paying attention to the competition. Moreover, on the internet, in the news, and everywhere, many people were discussing ancient poetry and prose, and through it, ancient culture.
The enthusiasm of the people brought high attention to this year's ancient poetry and prose competition.
Feeling everyone's high attention and their strong expectation for the revival of ancient Han civilization, Li Chenchan suddenly had an idea for a new song for the coming week.
After lunch, Li Chenchan received a call from Wu Chuan...
As he expected, Wu Chuan's voice was filled with excitement: "Chenchan, although your 'Rimu Gui Zhou' didn't make it, your 'Langtao Sha' has made it to the top thirty of this year's ancient poetry and prose competition! I looked at it, and your poem has a good chance of making it to the top five! This is very important!"
Hearing Wu Chuan's happy tone, Li Chenchan felt a bit more anticipation—having experienced everyone's love and attention for the ancient poetry and prose competition, he could imagine how much support the winners, especially the young winners, would receive.
Now, Li Chenchan, with his new memories, had come to another world and possessed extremely powerful abilities and intelligence. He always wanted to make up for the regrets of his previous life, turning the humiliations of his past life into sweet memories.
He now felt like Eileen Chang, who believed in 'fame should be achieved early,' and wanted to make his name as famous as possible.
Of course, he also had a sense of caution, as his dark career in the previous life made him understand the terrifying nature of 'the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled'...
He would try to maintain a balance, but as a穿越者 (穿越者 means '穿越者' in Chinese, which can be translated as 'time traveler' or '穿越者'), he had no reason to refuse what he should strive for and what he should achieve.
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