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≺ Preamble≻
The master is in the people, this sentence is really not in vain!
A 48-year-old farmer in Shandong has been practicing calligraphy for 41 years, he is only a junior high school education, and the calligraphy and paintings he wrote are worth 100,000 yuan, and it is difficult to find a word, it can be said that he is alive Wang Xizhi!
And with his magical writing technique, he successfully counterattacked, from a migrant worker to an art master, not only bought a mansion, opened a company, relied on writing, he even sent his son to study abroad!
Who is this great folk god, and why are his words so valuable!
≺ Luo Minghai's calligraphy dream ≻
In 1969, Luo Minghai was born in an ordinary working family in Rizhao, Shandong, since he was a child, he was different from children of the same age, when his peers were running and playing on the street, Luo Minghai began to indulge in calligraphy and couldn't extricate himself.
When he was in junior high school, he had a clear direction for what he wanted to do in the future, and he aspired to become a world-renowned calligrapher when he grew up.
Luo Minghai's parents were also very supportive of his calligraphy dream, at first they thought that this hobby of their children was a good thing, better than fooling around outside, but after a long time, the old couple's hearts were shaken.
As Luo Minghai spent more time immersed in calligraphy learning, his expenses became bigger and bigger, and he bought more and more things, which made it difficult for an ordinary working family to bear it! However, Luo Minghai's parents gritted their teeth and persisted for the sake of their son's dream, trying to meet all the needs of their children.
Although Luo Minghai is young, he understands the difficulties of his parents, in order to save some money for the family, he went to a calligraphy teacher's study class in the town to practice calligraphy as soon as he was free, because all kinds of calligraphy supplies can be used casually, this teacher can be said to be the first Bole in Luo Minghai's life.
His love for calligraphy is in the eyes of the teacher, but this teacher sometimes persuades him to study hard in cultural classes and minimize the time to practice calligraphy, after all, it is difficult to have a way out in the future by calligraphy alone, but Luo Minghai does not think so!
≺ Humble painter ≻
Luo Minghai devoted himself to calligraphy, his academic performance was already a mess, he didn't even get into a decent high school, and he went out to work as soon as he graduated from junior high school.
At first, he worked as a small worker in a local furniture factory, and his daily job was to paint furniture.
This is the first time he has left his parents, and due to the unfamiliar environment, the young Luo Minghai is very restrained in the factory.
When he first started working, he was still full of confidence, but after a long time, he was very unhappy every day, like a walking corpse, and he couldn't get interested in doing anything, which made many workers wonder what was wrong with him!
Later, when the workers asked, they found out that Luo Minghai was depressed because he couldn't practice calligraphy here, but the workers were all uneducated, and they couldn't understand the use of practicing calligraphy.
But Luo Minghai has his own ideas, and he still wants to study calligraphy as always, which makes him a wonder in the eyes of his workers.
Despite this, Luo Minghai still chooses to insist on practicing calligraphy regardless of other people's eyes, usually the furniture factory is on holiday, and the workers are resting and going home, but Luo Minghai is practicing calligraphy alone in the dormitory.
Even staying up late to write all the words that were not finished in the morning, sometimes the workers got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet and could see him lighting the lamp to practice calligraphy, which made many workers in the same dormitory have a great opinion of him, after all, this seriously affected the rest of the workers.
But Luo Minghai didn't take it seriously, as long as there was a place for him to practice calligraphy, no matter how difficult the conditions were, he would insist, as for the opinions of the workers on him, he didn't care at all, he could be said to have reached the level of fascination with calligraphy, not only to practice after work, but even to work, he would also practice calligraphy with pay!
Luo Minghai is a spray painter, sometimes he thinks about how to practice calligraphy at work, often uses paint as ink, spraying words on furniture and walls, such things have happened more than once, which makes the leader very dissatisfied, and often scolds him for this reason.
He could bear to be scolded a few words at the thought of being able to practice calligraphy, but after graduating from junior high school, his education level was too low, and he soon encountered a bottleneck, and it was difficult to improve his handwriting level.
≺ The birth of a calligrapher ≻
During that time, he was tortured, no matter how much he wrote, he could not meet his requirements, he felt that this was not a solution, so he wanted to find a professional calligraphy teacher to remind himself.
Luo Minghai used all his savings to hire a teacher, and he devoted a whole year to the world of calligraphy, completely immersed in it, and expressed his passion and pursuit of calligraphy through calligraphy and paintings created with his heart.
His calligraphy has quietly made a leap and improved, and during this time period, he is happy and happy.
Time flies quickly, in a blink of an eye in 1990, the mainland's economy is developing rapidly, the advertising industry is also booming, in the small county where Luo Minghai lives, due to the lack of advanced printing equipment, many businesses are facing a dilemma when advertising, they can only rely on manual writing advertising words.
At that time, a new profession was derived from the small county town - ghostwriting!
This kind of work is very sought-after, although ordinary people don't know what calligraphy is, but many people think that Luo Minghai's writing is very good, and many businesses are willing to ask Luo Minghai to mention the words.
The moment he took over his first order, he made up his mind and devoted himself to the creation of wall painting art.
But he soon realized that creating on a wall was completely different from working on paper, and in order to meet the unique needs of his client, Luo Minghai began to research how to integrate the characteristics of the wall with the client's requirements.
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One day he was shopping at the shop, and when he was about to go out, there was a boy in elementary school sitting next to him, who was squatting on the bench at the door and writing his homework. o, e, This suddenly reminded him that when he was in elementary school, he learned a different alphabet from ordinary characters.
When he was a child, he liked to take a pencil to outline the hollow style of the letters on the pinyin letters, and found creative inspiration, Luo Minghai designed a lot of beautiful fonts according to the pinyin letters, and showed these fonts to customers, and received unanimous praise, he called this word "hollow words".
Luo Minghai's craftsmanship gradually captured the praise of many merchants, the number of customers is increasing day by day, in the face of growing business, Luo Minghai began to seem a little powerless, after careful consideration, he decided to save his savings in Shandong Rizhao to open a small advertising company, with a unique "hollow word", Luo Minghai's advertising company gradually emerged in the local area.
After his advertising company became a little famous, it naturally attracted a lot of businesses, and everyone wanted to compete for cooperation.
Although his career is booming, Luo Minghai is not proud, he still studies calligraphy calmly and low-key, clearly aware that the times are advancing and people are developing. Slack, always seeking to introduce new ideas into the creation of calligraphy, and having the courage to try different styles. He never
≺ Calligraphy ≻ that is not sold for 100,000 yuan
Time passed little by little, 40 years passed in a blink of an eye, and with his love and dedication to calligraphy, he not only realized his dream, but also made a lot of money, and sent his son to study abroad.
But such material conditions still can't meet Luo Minghai, he is still continuing to innovate, and in 2016 he created the "Flying Book without a Pen", first using a mineral water bottle to fill it with ink, tying a small hole in the lid, and then using his hand to pinch the bottle and spray ink on the paper.
In just a few tens of seconds, a work can be presented in front of everyone, and many businesses are scrambling to learn this technology, and Luo Minghai's average income has stabilized at about 100,000 to 500,000 in just a few years.
"Flying Book without a Pen" is relatively simple for Luo Minghai, but "Hollow Character" requires frequent practice, as long as this character is a little careless, it will be written wrongly, and it takes a lot of time to practice.
It is also extremely difficult to have an excellent "hollow character" work in calligraphy, which needs to be uninterrupted in the process of writing, to ensure that the overall thickness, size, ink color, etc. must be the same, and the difference should not be too obvious.
As soon as "Orchid Pavilion Preface" came out, there were many collectors who came to buy this painting, some people bid 100,000 yuan, and some people bid 200,000 yuan, but in his eyes, behind these handwriting is his endless sweat and hard work, which cannot be measured by money.
Along with the acclaim, criticism, and some traditional calligraphers have reservations about Luo Minghai's work, feeling that Luo Minghai is blameless in terms of technique but lacks a natural touch in artistic beauty.
In the face of various evaluations from the outside world, Luo Minghai showed an unusually calm, he knew that everyone in the art world is talented, everyone has their own unique aesthetics, and they will have different opinions on the same work.
≺ Conclusion ≻
Luo Minghai has been pursuing calligraphy all his life, no matter how noisy the outside world is, he still maintains this original intention and sticks to his calligraphy writing.
He used 41 years to tell everyone a truth: in the long river of time, there are always some people, with their own persistence and ideals, the spirit of unremitting efforts, inspiring future generations, Luo Minghai's success is not accidental, his success is obvious to everyone, his works are worthy of our transmission, but his spirit is more worthy of our inheritance.