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"When September eighth arrives this year, once my flowers bloom, all others shall perish.
Their fragrance surges to the heavens and fills Chang'an, the whole city clad in golden armor."
A fine poem. The Number One White Under Heaven was undoubtedly a man of great talent, able to produce yet another excellent poem.
It was just a pity that if The Number One White Under Heaven had been born in ancient times, he might have become a renowned poet of great fame. But now, in an era where classical poetry had already declined, such poems could only serve as casual after-dinner conversation, or at most be quoted occasionally in articles. Still, what exactly did he mean by this poem?
The Feilong Forum was the industry's weather vane and also its battlefield.
After The Number One White Under Heaven appeared in Lingdian's homepage text interview, the entire Feilong Forum was filled with heated discussion.
At this moment, a post analyzing The Number One White Under Heaven's poem suddenly appeared.
[Let's set everything else aside for now and first analyze what this poem actually means.
What does this poem mean? In fact, it's quite easy to understand. Even if we take it literally, we can grasp its meaning. "When September eighth arrives this year" is very clear. The author will release a new book on September 8 this year. From Lingdian's text interview, this has already been confirmed. In a few days, on September 8, The Number One White Under Heaven's new work 'The School Belle's Bodyguard' will be released.
"Once my flowers bloom, all others shall perish" is also easy to understand. Once my flower blooms, all other flowers will wither. An extremely domineering line. If we compare flowers to books, then it becomes "once my book is released, all other books perish." The meaning couldn't be clearer. Once my new work comes out, all other works are doomed, or at best reduced to mere foils.
The next line, "Their fragrance surges to the heavens and fills Chang'an," perfectly depicts the scene after my flower blooms. It says that once my flower blooms, its fragrance spreads throughout the entire city of Chang'an. As everyone knows, Chang'an was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, symbolizing power and status. What he means is that once his flower blooms, it will elevate him to supreme glory and establish an unparalleled status. Looking at things now, The Number One White Under Heaven, as a one-star author, had already appeared in Lingdian's homepage text interview, which served as proof.
The final line, "the whole city clad in golden armor," was the conclusion of the entire poem and also the climax of the city being filled with blooming flowers.
Clearly, this was a poem overflowing with arrogance and dominance, looking down on everyone else.
So at this point, we can't help but ask: what kind of flower is this flower?
By deduction, if September 8 is the time of releasing a new book, then September already belongs to autumn.
Which flower blooms best in autumn? There is only one answer: the chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemums bloom best in autumn. The Double Ninth Festival in September is the season of chrysanthemums. Therefore, the flower referred to here should be the chrysanthemum.
Only at this time, when the chrysanthemum blooms, have all other flowers already withered.
Seen this way, this poem is also a poem about chrysanthemums.
Since it's a chrysanthemum poem, what does "once my flowers bloom, all others shall perish" mean when placed in the context of web novels?
#@$.
Yes, that's the only word I can think of.
This line makes it very clear. The Number One White Under Heaven wrote this poem with the purpose of blowing everyone's chrysanthemums.
To put it bluntly, it means: everyone, you're done. When I, The Number One White Under Heaven, release my book, your chrysanthemums will not be safe. Hahaha, fellow authors, please present your chrysanthemums.]
This sudden evaluation of The Number One White Under Heaven's poem on Feilong instantly left everyone utterly stunned.
Many people also left comments under the post.
"I'm dead. So this poem actually means #@$ flower."
"I'm drunk. The OP is truly talented, to even come up with #@$ flower."
"Hahaha, #@$ flower, I can't take it anymore, let me laugh again."
"OP, you owe me a keyboard. I just read your analysis and destroyed mine."
"Alright, although the OP's #@$ flower explanation is a bit shocking, it does fit the meaning of the poem. The Number One White Under Heaven writing a new book is basically to blow everyone else's chrysanthemums, isn't it?"
"Why do I feel like the OP is doing some high-level trolling? The Number One White Under Heaven already attracted a ton of jealousy from authors after appearing in Lingdian's homepage interview, many of whom are professional writers. Now you add this #@$ flower interpretation. It's funny, sure, but this is clearly pulling even more hatred onto The Number One White Under Heaven".
"The person above has a point. The OP is trying to get The Number One White Under Heaven killed. Still, it's exciting."
"Alright, I'm completely convinced by the OP's explanation. But now I'm even more excited for the upcoming flame wars."
"This is going to be fun. I absolutely believe that those authors on Lingdian won't let this go."
"Writers look down on one another. How many novel writers are actually kind people? Don't be fooled by the upright values in their novels. Let me tell you, they're wild as hell, every one of them thinking they're the best in the world. Since The Number One White Under Heaven has already thrown down the gauntlet, I think challengers will appear very soon."
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After the evening self-study ended, Huang Yifan returned to his place.
Thankfully, the telecom company had finally installed broadband for him, so he no longer needed to run to internet cafés.
As usual, after writing three chapters of 'School Belle', oh no, after copying three chapters, Huang Yifan logged into TT.
"White, congratulations on appearing in Lingdian's homepage text interview."
In the Struggling Writers Group, Doubao MM congratulated Huang Yifan publicly.
"Yeah, White, you really brought honor to our Struggling Writers Group. We haven't had a real god-tier author in the group yet. This time, you've truly secured your god position."
Another author, Jiangcheng Yinan, also clapped excitedly.
"Congratulations."
"White God, please take care of us from now on."
"White God, hurry up and let me hug your thigh."
Other authors also chimed in from time to time, acting cute and offering congratulations.
"You're all too kind."
Seeing everyone's messages, Huang Yifan remained fairly calm and said, "What god-tier author? I'm just a one-star author who hasn't even gone VIP yet. Lingdian just thinks noob-style fiction has potential, and since I happened to have written a noob-style novel that was somewhat decent before, they pushed me forward for a text interview. My real strength is nowhere near yours."
"White, you're joking. Forget real strength. Just your level of casual writing original poems is something we couldn't catch up to, even if we rode horses."
"Yeah, White, we're optimistic about you. Hurry up and become a god-tier author. Then I'll have something to brag about. See, that god author The Number One White Under Heaven, he's my brother. We chat nonsense together in the same group."
"Exactly. White, rise."
However, while everyone was congratulating Huang Yifan, the group owner, Thirty-Two, suddenly spoke up.
"White, after reading your text interview, I feel like Lingdian set you up."
Thirty-Two was always calm and sharp in his analysis.
While everyone else was congratulating Huang Yifan, Thirty-Two poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"And that poem you wrote, 'once my flowers bloom, all others shall perish.' It really gets the blood pumping, but that line offended a whole bunch of authors. Your hatred value is way too high. I'm worried that after your new book is released, you'll end up facing a lot of competitors."
Thirty-Two's words woke everyone up. Before Huang Yifan could respond, the group was already buzzing.
"Yeah, Thirty-Two is right. White, you really have drawn a lot of hate recently."
"Has White been on Feilong lately? There are a lot of authors there who don't accept you. I have a feeling someone's about to come out and challenge you directly."
"I feel the same. White is strong, but he's still only one-star. Being pushed this hard by Lingdian, some unstable authors definitely won't be able to take it. Who knows, someone might jump out at any moment to declare war on White."
"White, what do you think? Share your thoughts."
The authors in the Struggling Writers Group were all somewhat worried, constantly analyzing the current situation.
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