This time, he spent nearly two hours in front of the desk reading the posts, until 8:50 when the alarm went off. He got up, took the keys to his Bentley and went downstairs, ready to go to the airport to pick up his assistant director - Zhang Jing Yi.
"Indeed, having had one amazing creative experience, advancing to the expert level, my understanding of calligraphy had taken a major leap. This time, the insight gained from reading posts was really significant. After picking up Jing Yi, I must rewrite the 'Orchid Pavilion Poem' again, to confirm various gains. I believe this rewrite will definitely break new ground in capturing the 'spiritual likeness'.
The previous version of the 'Orchid Pavilion Poem Collection' that Li Shi copied was 99% similar in form, but only 30-40% similar in spirit. For him, this was merely average among all his copied works, despite being in the top tier, it only ranked fifth, sixth, or seventh at best.
