A person who was rejected and changed to practice calligraphy.

The person who changed to practice calligraphy after being rejected was Zhang Wenju. Zhang Wenju had a dream of being a writer since he was a child, and kept writing for decades, but his works were always rejected. Until he received a special rejection letter, which pointed out that his writing ability was insufficient, but also mentioned that his pen handwriting was getting better and better. This letter made him realize that his development in calligraphy may be more promising than in literature. Therefore, he decided to give up literature and practice calligraphy, and eventually became a famous hard-pen calligrapher.