Xu Wenxuan looks a little thin and wears glasses. He usually looks like an old-time teacher and is not very talkative.
But now when he talks about philosophy on the stage, he is full of energy.
Zhang Zhong was also very cooperative, using his little philosophical knowledge to ask Xu Wenxuan questions from time to time, like a student eager for knowledge.
Qi Lin watched from below and couldn't tell whether Zhang Zhong was trying to give Xu Wenxuan face or if he was really interested in philosophy.
Even Qi Lin couldn't tell the difference, and Xu Wenxuan couldn't tell the difference even more. Since Zhang Zhong asked the question, he tried his best to answer it.
Overall, this originally inconsequential exchange of philosophical thoughts will become much more interesting.
After all the activities were over, Zhang Zhong and Xu Wenxuan walked off the stage hand in hand.
"Dean Xu is very knowledgeable and speaks in simple and profound terms. I have benefited a lot." As soon as he stepped off the stage, Zhang Zhong flattered him.
This actually makes Xu Wenxuan feel a little flattered. Although Zhang Zhong is young, he is a great writer who attracts everyone's attention. His reputation and status are higher than those here. He did not expect to be so approachable.
Li Lifan, dean of the School of Liberal Arts next to him, said with a smile, "Dean Xu not only has superhuman insights in the field of philosophy, but he also has very unique insights in the field of political economics."
"Oh? Did Dean Xu write a book?" Zhang Zhong asked with great interest.
"There is a book." Li Lifan said.
Xu Wenxuan nodded, "There is indeed a book, which is full of philosophical speculations. I have published several articles in the school magazine before, and then someone asked me to publish a book. I heard that it was free of charge, so I agreed.
"
I heard it was free of charge, so I agreed...
However, Xu Wenxuan pointed out the current situation of the publishing industry. Most authors can only publish books at their own expense. Things like those written by Xu Wenxuan are basically difficult to sell.
With Xu Wenxuan's status, unless the books are linked to exams, few people will read his books.
If someone can find him and publish a book for free, that’s pretty good.
"What's the name of the book?" Zhang Zhong asked.
"It's called "Thinking on the Road", and it's not long. The articles I published in school before were not enough, so I found some daily essays and some diaries and added them to make it a book."
“What was the response like?”
Xu Wenxuan shook his head, "It shouldn't be very good. My wife is in charge of the royalties. If she had received more royalties, she would have told me. She hasn't told me for so long. Maybe she thinks
There is no need to say it, or maybe you are afraid of hurting my self-esteem."
Seeing that Xu Wenxuan's expression did not fluctuate much, Zhang Zhong praised sincerely, "Dean Xu is so magnanimous, which makes people feel ashamed."
This sentence is not flattery. When most people talk about this kind of thing, they are either ashamed or trying to cover it up. Few people are as calm as Xu Wenxuan.
While they were talking, the group stopped when they saw Qi Lin approaching.
"Teacher Zhang, thank you very much for your speech, it was very wonderful."
"I'm also afraid that the students will think I'm cliche and impatient," Zhang Zhong said.
"Teacher Zhang is being humble. They have heard too many truths in the world, but it also depends on who tells them."
Zhang Zhong smiled and nodded, "Well, I'm happy to hear the old saying. I hope they can listen to it. Principal Qi, where should we go next?"
Qi Lin looked at his watch and said, "It's almost five o'clock now. Let's go directly to the hotel."
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On the way back to the hotel, Zhang Zhong looked at the box in his hand and couldn't help but laugh.
This box was a gift given to him by Qi Lin on behalf of Jinling University during the meal. It contained a pair of seals, both of which were name stamps, but one in Zhu and one in white.
The two seals have the same shape and similar textures. They are both carved from Shoushan stone and are expensive.
There are two words on the seal, "Zhang Zhong" written in square seal script.
Qi Lin told Zhang Zhong that this was carved by Master Lin Deyuan himself.
Lin Deyuan was a famous Chinese painter, calligrapher and sculptor. His seals were hard to find, but Zhang Zhong unexpectedly got a pair of them.
However, this stone is a bit inferior. It would be best if it was a top-quality chicken blood stone.
Of course, Jinling University couldn't be so extravagant and go find the best soapstone to carve a seal for him.
Unfortunately for Zhang Zhong, if he had known that Lin Deyuan would carve a seal for him, he should have prepared a piece of soapstone in advance.
This Shoushan stone is not cheap either. In addition, it was carved by Lin Deyuan and would cost at least hundreds of thousands in the market.
However, Jinling University is not at a loss. After all, Zhang Zhong wrote a word for them and stamped it. Their current painting of "Encouragement to Study" at Jinling University is the only one in the world so far that has Zhang Zhong's seal on it.
The words of the seal.
Even Zhang Zhong himself doesn't have such a thing.
As for why Jinling University sent him a pair of seals, Zhang Zhong guessed that this was probably their purpose.
However, Zhang Zhong only guessed half of it right this time. The reason why Jinling University sent him a pair of seals was entirely because of something Li Lifan said.
After visiting the school history museum in the morning, Li Lifan found some time to talk to Qi Lin about something.
The subconscious action Zhang Zhong made after finishing writing did not escape Li Lifan's eyes. He guessed that Zhang Zhong was looking for something.
After much thought, he came up with a possibility that Zhang Zhong was looking for a seal.
Modern people don't have a strong awareness of seals. Even the painting that Fang Keyin painted before didn't have a seal on it. It's not that Fang Keyin didn't have a seal, but he didn't have the habit of carrying a seal with him.
Seeing Zhang Zhong's actions, Li Lifan had his own guess. Maybe Zhang Zhong was used to using seals, but he didn't bring them this time.
"Maybe we can give him a pair of seals as a return gift." At that time, Li Lifan said to Qi Lin.
Qi Lin frowned and said, "According to your analysis, Zhang Zhong must have a seal himself, otherwise he would not have developed this habit. And with his worth, the seal must be worth a lot of money. If we give it poorly,
Otherwise, it would be counterproductive.”
"I'll give you a medium one, it'll be fine if you think it's decent."
"Then he won't need it. After all, he already has a good one."
Li Lifan smiled and said, "The main thing is not for him to use, but for our own use."
Speaking of this, Qi Lin also reacted and went to Lin Deyuan to ask for the seal.
Lin Deyuan is a professor at the School of Art of Jinling University, so he will still give Qi Lin this face.
But what they don't know is that Zhang Zhong actually doesn't have a seal, at least not in this world. His habit of finding seals was developed in another world.