The first piece of calligraphy Wang Yi wrote was a ci poem: "The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waves washing away the heroes..."
The second was a poem by a great leader: "The northern landscape, a thousand miles frozen, ten thousand miles of snow..."
Since the poems were a little long, Wang Yi simply wrote a single sentence for his third piece: "Tell me, vast earth, who controls destiny?"
The original line was "Tell me, vast earth, who controls destiny?" Adding two little particles had made it sound a bit more humorous.
It was a reference to a running gag in Yu Hua's novel Brothers.
Next, Wang Yi started fooling around.
The next piece read: "How wonderful that diligence is rewarded!"
The one after that was even more playful: "Too many words. I don't feel like writing."
The next one read: "Five more pieces and we're done."
While he was writing, another two million people joined the livestream, and Little George gained more than a hundred thousand followers.
They also sold more than five thousand additional orders.
After more than forty minutes, Wang Yi finished writing ten pieces and showed the audience his first one.
Then he told the viewers, "This first piece is 'The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waters...' I'll send it to one of you through a Lucky Bag. There are no requirements. You don't have to be my follower, and you don't have to buy apples. In short, anyone watching the livestream right now can enter."
Wang Yi's words energized the viewers in the livestream.
"I didn't win last time. I have to get it this time!"
"Brother Yi's giving away calligraphy again—and it's Immortal Linjiang, my favorite ci poem!"
"Come on, come on, let's get that Lucky Bag started!"
"By the way, Brother Yi's calligraphy