The story of Wang Xizhi
1. Bamboo Fan Inscription
On one occasion, Wang Xizhi saw an old woman selling a fan, and she couldn't sell it. She went up to her and said, "This bamboo fan can't be sold without pictures and words. How about I write an inscription for you? "
Wang Xizhi took a pen and wrote five words on each fan. The old woman felt that his writing was sloppy and unhappy. Wang Xizhi said, "You told the fan buyer that it was written by Wang Youjun." The old woman did as he said. When the collectors saw that it was really Wang Youjun's calligraphy, they rushed to buy it.
2. Make up Spring Festival couplets skillfully
Every year on New Year's Eve, Wang Xizhi personally writes Spring Festival couplets and sticks them on the door, because his handwriting is called "the best running script in the world", which many people want and it is rare.
This year, New Year's Eve came again, and Wang Xizhi still wrote the Spring Festival couplets of "double happiness, double misfortune", leaving the second half. People who want to steal couplets are disappointed when they see these eight words. When he arrived in Yin Shi, Wang Xizhi made up the second half and became "be in heaven, the rain cleared up last night." Early the next morning, people who wanted to steal Spring Festival couplets were amazed and applauded.