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Then the scene cuts to Chen Mo going on stage.

As the pen is put down and the writing begins, the camera slowly zooms in.

Zoom in from a long shot to a close-up, and from a close-up to a detailed shot.

The words appeared on the screen one by one.

"Graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon"

"The autumn chrysanthemum shines brightly, the spring pine flourishes in its prime."

"They appear as if light clouds are veiling the moon, and drift like swirling snow in a flowing wind."

The chat suddenly went silent.

It's not that no one is posting, but rather that no one knows what to post.

A few seconds later, the comments flooded out like a burst dam.

"My God... what an amazing sentence!"

"I got goosebumps."

"Graceful as a startled swan, lithe as a swimming dragon... I'm impressed by those eight words."

"I declare that this is the most beautiful classical Chinese text I have ever read in my life."

"Wait a minute, this was written on the spot? Improvised???"

"Chen Mo, the one who got a perfect score on the college entrance exam? Is that him?"

"Anyone can do it... I believe it now, I really believe it."

"Where are the people who were criticizing him before? Come out and show yourselves!"

The video continued playing, and the camera switched to Professor Li.

From sneer to shock, from shock to tears, from tears to bowing.

The live chat exploded again.

"The old professor cried... Oh my god."

"I know this old man; he's a professor at the provincial normal university, a true expert. The fact that he cried speaks volumes."

"This shows we really don't understand, and they're truly amazing."

"I take back what I just said about 'pretending'."

"Professor Li's bow... I, a 30-year-old man, was moved to tears."

The video ends with a shot of Chen Mo walking out of the pavilion.

The sunlight shone on him.

His shadow was stretched very long.

A final sigh floated across the screen.

"Is this what genius is?"

"No, this is the God of Literature descending to earth."

"Even the top scholars of ancient times weren't this good, were they?"

"Wait, have you guys noticed? This poem is written for a girl! The Goddess of the Luo River, a goddess—this is a love letter!"

"Holy crap, is this for real? Confessing your love with 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'?"

"Which girl could resist a confession like that? I'd faint on the spot."

"So here's the question—who is the goddess of the Luo River in his heart?"

After that comment, the entire comment section went completely off course.

Of the hundreds of thousands of comments, half were discussing how beautiful the poem "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" itself is.

The other half is frantically speculating about "who exactly is the goddess Luo in Chen Mo's heart".

On Douyin (TikTok).

A literature blogger with two million followers posted a ten-minute analysis video.

He was wearing glasses and a shirt.

He spoke to the camera with a very serious expression.

"What level is the 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'? Let me be frank—it would be a masterpiece in any era."

"Its linguistic density, richness of imagery, and intensity of emotion have surpassed the realm of excellence and entered the realm of genius."

"I can tell you with certainty that none of the so-called literary masters of modern times can write such texts."

"This is not something that can be achieved through hard work; it's talent, a gift from God, and a whole Manchu Han Imperial Feast at that."

The video garnered over a million likes within two hours of being posted.

In the comments section.

One person wrote: "Where are those experts who questioned Chen Mo before?"

"Want to come out for a walk?"

"You said it was impossible for someone to get a perfect score on the college entrance exam, and you said they prepared for writing 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River' in advance. And now? Don't you feel ashamed?"

Someone else replied.

"Those experts, receiving national funding, have spent their entire lives studying classical Chinese, yet their writing isn't as beautiful as something an eighteen-year-old could write casually. Aren't they ashamed?"

Some people were even harsher.

"The so-called 'scholars' of today"

Eight out of ten are just freeloaders. They live off what the ancients left behind, smugly claiming they've contributed to the development of literature.

"The real masters have emerged, and they are the first to jump out and question it—because the existence of these masters just proves their mediocrity."

on Weibo.

The phrase "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River" topped the trending searches.

It was followed by a purple "爆" (explode) character.

The number of views exceeded one billion, and the number of discussions exceeded one million.

A well-known writer published a long article.

"I read 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River' five times carefully, and I made new discoveries each time."

"The article's ingenious structure, precise use of allusions, and exquisite imagery made me wonder if I was reading the work of an eighteen-year-old."

"No, it's not doubt—it's disbelief. I don't believe an eighteen-year-old could write something like this, but it really came from his hand."

"All I can say is that there are truly geniuses in this world, while most of us are just ordinary people."

The most upvoted comment below is just one sentence: "Is it so hard to admit that others are excellent?"

On Zhihu, the question is "How would you evaluate Chen Mo's 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'?"

More than three thousand answers were received in one day.

The top-ranked answer came from an anonymous user whose verified information stated that he was a "professor in the Chinese Department of a prestigious 985 university".

He wrote.

"I hesitated for a long time about whether to answer with my real name, but finally decided to remain anonymous."

"Because I'm afraid that if I use my real name, my students will ask me: 'Teacher, could you write an article like this?'"

"I can't."

"I have taught ancient literature for twenty years and I consider myself to have a certain level of expertise in this field, but I cannot write a work like 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River'."

"It's not that I 'don't have time to write,' or 'I lack inspiration,' it's that I'm not capable enough, I can't reach that level. From today onward, the name Chen Mo will be forever etched in the history of Chinese literature."

This answer received 200,000 likes.

Chen Mo's Douyin account, the one with only one video and a gray default icon as the profile picture, saw its number of followers increase from ten million to twenty million.

The comments section of his last video, "Anyone Can Do It," completely changed.

Previous highly-rated comments included "That's outrageous," "A scam," and "Impossible."

The most upvoted comments now are "Sorry," "I was wrong," and "Go ahead and be arrogant, master."

Someone wrote: "Now that I'm watching your video, I feel like what you said isn't just about having hands."

Instead, it's like saying, "You bunch of noobs, watch closely, I'll only perform once."

Someone else replied, "The problem is, even after he finished his performance, we still couldn't learn it."

But some people noticed another detail.

"Have you noticed? The Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River is about a girl."

"The Goddess of the Luo River, a goddess, the kind of beauty that's unbelievable."

"Chen Mo writes such beautiful articles; he must have a goddess in his heart. Who is that girl?"

This comment was pushed to the top, and in the replies below, everyone was guessing.

"Could it be the girl standing next to him? The one in the floral dress in the video?"

"Yes, yes, I noticed that too! She was always standing at the very front of the crowd, and Chen Mo was the first one to go to her after he finished writing."

"She blushed! Look at the video, her face is as red as an apple!"

"It must be her. Otherwise, why would she be blushing?"

"So who is that girl? Does anyone know?"

"I don't know, her face wasn't clearly seen in the video. But judging from her figure and demeanor, she's definitely a stunning beauty."

"Couldn't the girl who inspired Chen Mo to write 'Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River' be a stunning beauty?"

"My God, what an amazing love story! A perfect score on the college entrance exam, and a timeless love confession—I'm so jealous, I'm so jealous."

"If I were that girl, I could brag about it for the rest of my life."

"It's not just something to brag about for a lifetime, it's something you can brag about for generations. Your grandson can even use this to brag to others: 'My grandma was once confessed to using the poem "Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River"'."

In the class group chat.

The message has already reached "999+" views.

It hasn't stopped since morning; everyone is saying the same thing.