Listening to the poem "Lang Tao Sha - Beidaihe," everyone was deeply moved, acknowledging the immense power it brought to them.
It seemed as if their chests were filled with a surge of passion and ambition. Looking at the world again, everything seemed different.
"Li Chencan's poem is truly magnificent; I can hardly believe he wrote it."
"Vast and unrestrained, with a mighty spirit!"
"Grand and majestic! I haven't seen such a grand and majestic poem in a long time. I wonder what place this poem will get this time? If it doesn't make the top three, I think there must be something wrong with the judges' eyes."
"The top three should be possible... But how can Li Chencan be so talented? A son should be like Li Chencan..."
"Go to hell, don't take advantage of our Chencan..."
...On Weibo's top ten trending topics, which change daily, by Monday evening, the ninth trending topic was "Li Chencan's Chinese style," and the seventh was "Lang Tao Sha - Beidaihe." With a platform used by hundreds of millions, having two trending topics is a sign of Li Chencan's unparalleled brilliance.
Li Chencan rose rapidly, becoming a dazzling light in an instant, like the sun rising in the east, shining brightly, making the world sparkle.
However, soon, someone raised a huge, inexplicable question—
"The poem 'Lang Tao Sha - Beidaihe' is so mighty and grand that I can hardly believe it is Li Chencan's work. I'm not doubting his talent, but his spirit. When a person writes poetry, besides literary skill, they need a certain spirit. Mencius said to cultivate a great and righteous spirit. With this spirit, poetry and prose can convey this energy. Those who have this spirit will never write poor poetry... Just like the uneducated Liu Bang, who could write the lines 'The great wind rises, and the clouds fly high, the power of the sea returns to my hometown.' Even our great ancestor, who spent his life in military campaigns and rarely wrote famous articles or poems, could still write the grand lines 'Opening the window, the Big Dipper seems to be level, and the sunset seems lower.' This shows the importance of spirit. But let's look at Li Chencan's works. His few fresh and sweet songs make people feel their hearts are filled with sweetness. The song 'Yan Hua Yi Leng' is so cold it feels like being in an ice cellar, and 'Dong Feng Po' evokes deep emotions, making one feel as if sitting in the sunset. But his 'Lang Tao Sha'? The spirit of the poem, which seems to have the power of a sword piercing through nineteen states, is so different from 'Yan Hua Yi Leng' and 'Dong Feng Po.'"
"Can a person's spirit be so varied? He can write grand and mighty poems but such melancholic songs? What's going on?"
This doubt immediately resonated with many people, who all thought, this makes sense, it makes a lot of sense!
Is Li Chencan's spirit really that varied?
Can he sing lyrics like 'The history book writes gently, unwilling to be too harsh,' 'In the years of wild grass and smoke, the breakup was silent,' and write lines like 'The morning breeze stirs the willow, the flute's sound fades, the mountains beyond the sunset,' and also write the immortal lines 'Heavy rain falls on Youyan, the white waves surge to the sky'?
Many people were not so much doubting Li Chencan as they were curious.
In their growing curiosity, the journalists finally couldn't hold back and immediately came to find Li Chencan, wanting to hear his explanation. After much effort, they finally found Li Chencan and immediately asked about this topic.
"Many people think your spirit is too varied and find it hard to believe. Why can you write a song like 'Yan Hua Yi Leng' and a poem like 'Song Bie,' but also write 'Lang Tao Sha'?"
The journalists' questions were direct, as they knew Li Chencan seemed reluctant to answer questions.
Li Chencan was somewhat averse to journalists, mainly due to some experiences from his previous life, but he couldn't ignore such curiosity.
After a brief thought, Li Chencan said, "This isn't really a problem. First, I'm not even twenty yet, and many things are not yet set. Even if they were, who can say their style is completely consistent, writing everything in one type? Wouldn't that be too boring?"
Li Chencan continued, "Just like Yue Fei, who could write 'My ambition is to feast on the flesh of the barbarians, and laugh as I drink their blood,' and also write 'I want to entrust my heart to the zither, but there are few who understand, and who will listen when the strings break?' Xin Qiji could write 'The horse runs as fast as the legendary horse, and the bow sounds like thunder,' but also write 'Suddenly looking back, that person is in the dim light.' Of course, my achievements are incomparable to theirs, I'm just using them as an example."
The journalists didn't misunderstand, but they did feel that Li Chencan had answered their questions.
A journalist, inspired, asked, "So, you will have songs like 'Yan Hua Yi Leng' and also some songs of different styles?"
This question was perfectly timed.
Li Chencan's style wasn't that of a melancholic woman lamenting the passing of spring and autumn. He also wanted to create some stirring masterpieces on "The Voice of China."
So, he nodded and said, "Of course, in fact, the song I've prepared for this week's competition has a different style from before. I think people will be surprised when they hear it..."
The journalists didn't expect that a casual question to Li Chencan would yield such a big catch! They even got him to reveal his song for the week.
"What style is it? What type of song?" The journalists pressed, but Li Chencan just smiled without answering.
The news spread quickly.
Li Chencan's response left no room for criticism, and people found his explanation very reasonable—yes, having a varied style isn't a bad thing; it only shows that he has a rich inner world, not a reason to doubt him. Many great poets and writers indeed had many different styles.
For example, Tang Dynasty poets Li Bai and Du Fu, and Song Dynasty poets Su Dongpo, Lu You, and Xin Qiji—weren't they all like that?
People were relieved...
But at the same time, they were even more eager for his new song. He said the new week would bring a change in his style. What would his new style be? What kind of feeling would it convey?
Li Chencan's name once again became the biggest reason for everyone to look forward to the new episode of "The Voice of China."
Everyone was waiting for Li Chencan's new song in the new episode of "The Voice of China"...