Simple and honest Zhu Zhiwen
Zhu Zhiwen, the "big coat brother" from the grassroots.
Zhu Zhiwen was born in a small county in Shandong. His family has been farming for a living. For generations, he has been an honest plowman. In the early years, Zhu Zhiwen's life was very poor, especially after his father died, and the burden of life fell on his mother. In order not to increase the burden on her family, Zhu Zhiwen, who is still in primary school, had to drop out of school and go home to help. As he grew older, Zhu Zhiwen also formed his own family. At this time, like every ordinary rural man, he lived with his back to the loess and supported his family by diligent farming every day.
Zhu Zhiwen, once the "coat brother"
Zhu Zhiwen has always lived a simple life, but he has a unique "singing dream" in his heart. He has a good voice since he was a child, and everyone in the village praises him for his good singing. Later, by chance, he stepped onto the stage of "Avenue of Stars", which was loved by countless audiences with his excellent singing skills, and was firmly remembered by everyone because of the contrast image of wearing a "coat". In this way, "Big Brother" and "Grassroots Star" became the labels of Zhu Zhiwen, a Shandong native who has lived in the countryside for decades, and became an instant hit.
Zhu Zhiwen became popular and sought after.
Zhu Zhiwen's Ugly Book is sought after.
Since his popularity, Zhu Zhiwen's life has never returned to the calm of the past, followed by various commercial performances and numerous interviews. Someone always followed him to broadcast "The Daily Life of Big Brother" to make money. In addition, someone asked him to write an inscription for himself in order to be arty. Zhu Zhiwen is an honest man and doesn't know how to refuse others, so he will agree to whatever others ask him to do as long as it's not too much.
"Big Brother" wrote an inscription for others.
In desperation, Zhu Zhiwen had to mention a few words. His handwriting is crooked like a child, but he didn't expect more and more people to come to him to write. Gradually, some people regard his calligraphy as a treasure. Later, he wrote a pair of "Brothers with One Heart" with only four words, but it sold for 200,000, which was really surprising. When many calligraphers learned about this, the words criticizing Zhu Zhiwen were not "calligraphy" at all, but "ugly books".
Four words sell for a high price of 200 thousand
"Ugly books" prevail.
In today's society, "ugly books" seem to have become a popular "fashion". I believe many people have seen this video. A middle-aged man dances on a huge piece of paper with a mop-sized brush in his hand. The words written are messy and terrible, but people around him are still practicing and clapping. This scene really makes people laugh and cry. What is even more unacceptable is that such "ugly books" can often sell at high prices. Many people are puzzled by this situation. Why are "ugly books" so popular?
Middle-aged men write "ugly books" with mops.
Is it "value for money" or deliberate hype?
In fact, aesthetics is a very personal matter, and everyone has different definitions and feelings about beauty and ugliness. Zhu Zhiwen's Ugly Book can fetch such a high price. On the one hand, it depends on his own popularity. Since he became popular, everyone wants to get involved with this "big brother". On the other hand, many fans who love Zhu Zhiwen love me, love my dog, and regard his random words as treasures. However, it is worth pondering that calligraphy seems to be unconstrained and unconstrained, and it can be played at will, but every stroke of it has strict attention. Even though Zhu Zhiwen's "ugly books" can be sold at high prices now, they are not really "calligraphy" after all. It is impossible to really succeed by taking shortcuts. Just like calligraphy, it is only through years of study that it is possible to write works that will last forever.