He had gotten used to the mediocrity in his life, and had not done anything dignified in fifty years. Now he was attending various formal meetings and seeing various leaders and elites every day as the second-in-command of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. All this gave him the illusion that he, too, was an elite.

This afternoon, the representatives of the Calligraphy and Painting Association went to the city again for another meeting. This time, it was to communicate the details of the