Revealed: The poet of the Tang Dynasty burned money to seek attention, Chen Ziang smashed the sky-high price of famous pianos

Introduction: Literature is also a kind of communication. The creator has experience, writes it, and then shares it. The sharing link will affect the creation of poets and writers***. If the effect of this link is not ideal, it may dampen the creative enthusiasm of young people. Why don't you hear Jia Dao's poem "If you don't appreciate your close friends, you will return to your hometown in the autumn." The attitude that achieves the communication effect is evident on the page.

People’s hearts are the same in ancient and modern times. Today’s people use WeChat and public accounts to pay attention to the number of reads, fans and likes. This is the same motivation as the ancient poets who wanted to share. The ancients also wanted to earn likes when writing poems, so how did they do it? Let’s take a look at the example of the poets of the Tang Dynasty.

Burning money to get attention

Chen Ziang smashed the sky-high price of famous piano in Chang'an

Everyone knows the poem "The ancients are not seen before, but the coming ones are not seen after", which is tragic and exciting. , and a bit contemptuous of ancient and modern times and the spirit of the world. The author of this poem is the famous poet Chen Ziang.

Classmate Chen is a talented and ambitious young man. He does not just write poems and play "***". He wants to reverse the sluggish literary style in the world at that time and restore simplicity. Strong Jian'an style of writing.

However, Mr. Chen’s qualifications are still a bit young. Although he has read a lot and has a theoretical level, he has read almost all the books in the world. , yelling at the top of your lungs, but no one paid any attention.

In 679 AD, classmate Chen, who was in his early twenties, walked out of the Three Gorges and went to Chang'an to study. He rushed to take the exam in the second year and ended up failing. In 682 AD, classmate Chen rushed to take the exam again, but the outcome was still the same: he failed.

At that time, Chen Ziang was extremely depressed. He was wandering on the street alone and saw a man selling Huqin. Onlookers asked about the price, and the answer was a sky-high price - one million yuan. This price has turned many buyers into onlookers. Classmate Chen's eyes fell on this sky-high price Hu Qin, but another beautiful prospect appeared. Then he immediately took out a thousand strings and bought the Qin without even frowning.

The story of a local tycoon spending a lot of money to buy a sky-high-priced piano and not treating the money as silver immediately spread among the Chang'an people's circle of friends. After searching, the good guys discovered Chen Ziang's identity again: This guy is from Sichuan and his name is Chen Ziang.

Classmate Chen Ziang struck while the iron was hot and began to post invitations in his circle of friends: Tomorrow, Classmate Chen, I will invite you all to watch the piano in Xuanyang. Do you want to make an appointment? An appointment! A lot of Chang'an dignitaries and celebrities will immediately express their offers. Everyone wants to see what this kid is going to do?

The next day, Chen Ziang’s residence was packed to the rafters, and everyone was waiting for Chen Ziang’s concert. When Classmate Chen saw that most of the leading figures in Chang'an City had arrived, he came out holding the piano, but what he said next was beyond everyone's expectations: Dear friends, I am Chen Zi'ang from Sichuan. I am a literary youth at all. I am not here today. The one who plays the piano for you is here to invite you to talk about literature. I write good articles, but not many people know about it, so you might as well come and appreciate it together. As for playing the piano, it's not my specialty. Just smash this piano. "Chen Zi'ang, a native of Shu, has hundreds of texts, but no one knows about them. How can you pay attention to the joy of cheap work?"

Then, in front of celebrities in Chang'an, Chen Zi'ang offered a famous piano worth millions. He broke it to pieces on the spot and distributed information to promote his works.

Breaking a famous piano and publishing his own article is a ruthless move, clearly the style of a wealthy person.

This matter was circulated in the Changan people’s circle of friends again. Immediately after the piano throwing incident, it was classmate Chen’s article that was circulated in the circle of friends. The incident itself was astonishing, but classmate Chen’s talent was even more astonishing. This person was not only good at hyping up, but also had real information. Since then, the number of views and likes on classmate Chen Zi’ang’s articles began to skyrocket.

Chen Ziang finally let the entire Tang Dynasty hear his voice, and let the era hear his voice.

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The summary of what Chen Ziang did is that the wealth of a local tycoon and the talent of a literary tycoon are not enough without either.

And you have to choose the right place. Chang'an is the political, economic and cultural center of the world. Throwing a piano will shock the world. If you change the place, the effect will not be there. This move carries a high risk factor, so it is recommended to operate with caution.

Participate in the elite competition

Meng Haoran became famous in Chang'an City by reciting poems

Meng Haoran gave the impression that he was a otaku who stayed in Xiangyang, traveled around, and wrote Writing poems and drinking wine are full of contentment, such as "An old friend brought chickens and millet and invited me to Tian's house", and "Spring sleeps until dawn, and I hear birds singing everywhere". Sleeping in like this is quite enviable to modern people.

However, if Meng Haoran's living situation is really like this, it may be difficult to become famous. If he didn't go out of Xiangyang and increase his reading volume and likes, few people today would know about his "spring sleep without waking up, hearing the singing of birds everywhere".

In fact, Meng Haoran has friends, and they are not ordinary friends. Li Bai is his friend. He once said bluntly: "I love Master Meng, and he is famous all over the world." However, his most important thing is that he has friends. My friend is Wang Wei. It is not an exaggeration to say that Wang Wei was the leader of poetry in the world at that time. Taking advantage of this high ground, Meng Haoran has certain advantages if he wants to increase his reputation. Of course, just relying on constant recommendations from your circle of friends won’t do the trick. After all, everyone doesn’t like product placement, and the fan following effect of friendly recommendations is generally not very satisfactory. Teacher Meng can't burn money to gain attention like Chen Ziang, so what should he do? There is a way, and that is to participate in a poetry competition, and it is a high-level elite poetry competition.

Meng Haoran came to Chang'an City when he was about 40 years old and found his old friend Wang Wei who was an official in the court. Wang Wei was very considerate to him and took him to the Central Ministries and Commissions of the Tang Dynasty, which was called "Provincial Center" at the time. He held a literary party with some high-level people. This was a good opportunity to show his face.

At that time, the autumn rain had just passed, the moon was bright in the night sky, and the scenery was so beautiful that there were good poems. This was a regular activity for the ancient literary youth, so everyone joined together to write poems, which was equivalent to the highest-level elite poetry competition in the Tang Dynasty. The effect of showing one's face here is more than twice as good as that of showing one's face in Xiangyang.

Meng Haoran must have prepared carefully. When it was his turn, he blurted out: "The clouds are pale and the river is thin, and the raindrops are sparse on the sycamore trees." As soon as this sentence came out, the literary youth in the room were instantly killed, and no one dared to continue the poem. , "Everyone in the audience lamented that it was so pure that Xiange's pen was no longer sustainable."

The general meaning of this poem is: After the rain, thin clouds float around the Milky Way; there are still residual raindrops on the sycamore leaves.

When Teacher Meng wrote this poem, he probably put a lot of thought into it. He couldn’t write it too gorgeously or richly, because the literary elite in Chang’an City are infinitely more gorgeous and richer than you in terms of words. As a Xiangyang otakus must rely on their uniqueness to win. What is specificity? That is "qingjue". To explain it in a simple way, it means not vulgar, with a lofty and grand atmosphere, but also simple and plain, clear and spiritual, not cumbersome, and refreshing to read. This is in line with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. meteorological.

Killing all the elite poets in Chang'an City was equivalent to killing the literary world of the Tang Dynasty, at least for a while. As a result, Teacher Meng's likes soared, and she truly became "famous and famous all over the world".

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Meng Haoran’s move is not expensive. It does not require burning money. It just requires burning brains. It requires repeatedly figuring out what kind of writing style the times require and what kind of writing style Chang’an’s top elites like. . The most important thing is that he occupies the high ground. Those who wrote poems were all central officials of the Tang Dynasty, and they were in the central government office. This high ground was hard-won. Of course, both Teacher Meng and Chen Ziang chose the same lively place: Chang'an.

From the perspective of hype

Look at the "examination" story between Han Yu and Jia Dao

It is said that Jia Dao is a bitter poet who often says that two lines of his poems require three sentences. It can be written in years. Why do you chant so hard? Firstly, it is due to professionalism and a responsible attitude towards art. Of course, writing poems must be carefully considered; secondly, Jia Dao also hopes that his poems can be widely circulated when writing poems. If the poems are not written exquisitely, they will be afraid of causing trouble if they are circulated. joke.

Regarding the matter of Jia Dao riding a donkey and meditating on poems, and encountering the honor guard of Lord Han Yu along the way, the author seriously suspects that it is a hype.

How could a little poet, riding a donkey, break into Master Han's guard of honor in the third quarter? Then, Master Han actually "jumped for a long time" for it, considered the words for Xiao Wenqing, and finally suggested: "It's better to type. "Then there is the famous sentence "The bird stays in the tree by the pond, the monk knocks on the door under the moonlight". This was clearly a class held on the street, a literary show, and finally a return home with Jia Wenqing. The smell of planning was so strong that Xiao Jia's reputation skyrocketed in a day. It is estimated that the matter also turned crazy at that time: Master Han of Chang'an and a literary young man named Jia Dao discussed literature in the street. This effect can be imagined.

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Regarding "examination", it is just a hype and just a personal opinion. However, it has indeed played a role in increasing the popularity of Jia Island, and it has also improved the reputation of "Torijuku Pondside Tree, "The monk knocks on the door of the moon". It's a good idea to find a celebrity and compete in public to earn readers and fans, but it's hard to find. Moreover, it is also recommended to operate with caution in this matter. After all, you have to pay attention to traffic safety. What if Mr. Han cannot stop the car?