At that time, he was as famous as Su Shunqin and enjoyed a high reputation in the poetry circle. He was called "Su Mei" and made friends with Ouyang Xiu. Both of them were promoters of the poetry innovation movement in the Northern Song Dynasty, which had a great influence on the Song Dynasty. Instead of being called "Ou Mei".
He actively supported Ouyang Xiu's ancient prose movement, and his poems were divided into ancient prose and simple prose, which were highly praised by people at that time. Ouyang Xiu once thought that his poems were inferior to Sebrina's. Lu You once quoted the poems of Ouyang Xiuwen, Cai Xiangshu and Mei in Preface to Mei Bie Ji.
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Mei's creative activities began in the ninth year of Tiansheng (103 1 year) and lasted for 30 years until her death. At the age of 30, together with Ouyang Xiu and Athena Chu, he launched a massive poetry innovation movement. Although Ouyang Xiu gained greater popularity later, at the beginning of its launch, Mei Yao Chen undoubtedly occupied a leading position.
Poets in the Northern Song Dynasty, such as Ouyang Xiu, later Wang Anshi, Liu Chang and even later Su Shi, were all influenced by him and admired him. Ouyang Xiu always called Mei an "old poet" to express his inner admiration. Therefore, it can be said that Mei's influence on the poetry circle in the Northern Song Dynasty is enormous.