At the age of nine, he still didn't know much about his own language. At the age of 53, he was still unsuccessful in the rural examination, but he was famous for his calligraphy.

When I was a child, Wen Zhiming was weak and a little slow. "I still don't know much about eight or nine years old." . Under the arrangement of his father Lin Wen, Wen Zhiming studied classical Chinese under Wu Kuan. Wu Kuan was the champion of the national examination in the eighth year of Chenghua (A.D. 1472), that is, the champion. Lin Wen, the father of Tongwenguan, asked Wen Zhiming to learn from Wu Kuan, hoping that he could make a difference in the examination field. However, Wen Zhiming took no less than ten imperial examinations before and after, and all failed. In sharp contrast with him, Tang Yin, a good friend born in the same year, was admitted. /kloc-at the age of 0/6, Tang Yin took the first place among boys as a scholar, and at the age of 29, he took the first place in the senior high school entrance examination. However, when Wen Zhiming was 53 years old, he still lost the provincial examination. As you can imagine, Wen Zhiming's failure in the imperial examination was a serious blow to his self-confidence, which made him understand the truth of studying hard to make up for his own shortcomings. While Tang Bohu was having fun with Zhu Zhishan, Zhang Ling and other partners in Suzhou, Wen Zhiming was studying and writing at home. It is this strength of perseverance and asceticism that finally casts Wen Zhiming's unique life of virtue, art and longevity on the next generation. Of course, the most important thing is that Wen Zhiming has a father who loves and understands him. When others think he is retarded, his father doesn't think so. "It doesn't hurt to be late if you are lucky." . "When Tang Yin, a classmate, tried to get rid of Yuan in the senior high school entrance examination and lost again, his father wrote to comfort him:" "I'm afraid I should get rid of it, but I'm frivolous, and I'm afraid I'll achieve nothing in the end. My son will be far away from me, I can't reach it. "Everything is Lin Wen's misfortune. In the next Beijing exam, Tang Yin got involved in cheating in the examination room, returned home in a gloomy mood, and his fate fell to the bottom. Although he failed in the imperial examination, he tried to become the leader and standard-bearer of Wu Pai. Therefore, Lin Wen said, "My son, that day is still far away, and I can't reach it." It really became a prophecy. Of course, as his father, Lin Wen's most important correct move in his life is to take him to learn from Shen Zhou, a leading figure in Suzhou painting. So, at the age of 26, Wen Zhiming became a student in Shenyang. A gifted child, through diligent study and hard work the day after tomorrow, finally grew into a great artist. However, in addition to Wen Zhiming's strong willpower, whether born or acquired, he also has a father who knows the world and understands others. So the story is inspiring enough, but the miracle is hard to reproduce.