Zhang Shigang Member of Running Script Committee and Professor of Training Center in Chinese Calligrapher Association, vice chairman of Liaoning Calligrapher Association
　　I'd like to talk about Zhizhong's calligraphy, and the topic has been determined, it is called Zhong Pays Attention on Big Wang Method, which is my long-term plan. Forced by the impatient appointment of Guoshang, I can only be sloppy to do that work.
　　To be honest, today I have come across calligraphy masters, but the ones who really understand "Wang Method" are not much, and even he knows "Wang Method", the ones who can express it are even less. The ones who understand not only "big Wang" but also "small Wang" are even rarer. Or ask: "Who understand this?" The answer is: "Two people, one is Zhou Xianglin, the other is Zhang Zhizhong."
　　Zhou Xianglin wear two hats, he is the director of calligraphy association, and also the top ten director of film and television industry. As he directs contemporary China's most challenging long television series Calligraphy Master Wang Xizhi, imaging what he can do if he does not understand "Wang Method". He not only understands it on logic, but also comes up with real things in creation, in another word, he should keep up on hand, otherwise he can't make it through in mentality, and the audiences and his counterparts will not let him get off so easily. Zhang Zhizhong has always been Zhou Xianglin's colleague in film and television industry, his cooperation partners, life brothers and fellow in calligraphy circle. The two have fought together for many years, and have something in common in their inclinations. Not to mention others, just for calligraphy, they have the similar pursuit and all are disciples of Mr. Shen Peng master. With the same teacher, their interpretations on "Wang Method" are largely the same. But each of them has difference on personnel style orientation. Limited by the text, not to mention Zhou Xianglin here, I just focus on Zhang Zhizhong.
　　Before talking about Zhizhong, I will slightly mention what "Wang Method" is. I have repeatedly expounded "Two Wang Method" in my teaching, specifically speaking, on the technique of writing, nothing more than a few words to summarize it: edge in and tile, act together all the power, turn and be melodious, each style of writing centers. It should be said that all these are historic conclusion in the old saying and are the secret through the ages not passing down, the so-called secret is that it can not pass down face by face. People got no inheritance only take the words too literally and talk about stratagems on paper; there is no empirical evidence but hearsay, incorrectly relay an erroneous message. In fact, at this point, since the change of official script, the technique of writing in a variety of chirographies has not much difference, since ancient time, it has not changed much or should say basically the same, this is the so-called the general rule of "using pen is not easy for eternal", meanwhile it is the general rule of "Two Wang" calligraphy system. But on the pen conception and deployment for pen, ancient calligraphers' personality and style are quite different. Conception and deployment divide into method and combine together in rhyme. For method, the releaser is "external extension" and the receiver is "internal press down". For rhyme, "external extension" is "beautiful" and "internal press down" is "quality". For the two Wang, big Wang is "internal press down" and small Wang is "external extension". We often look at the works of calligraphy only on its outside image but not the internal meaning, thinking that only support the similar outside image, reject the unlike. All these are the superficial understanding of "Wang Method".
　　On these two points, Zhizhong is proper and impartial to regard them, especially possessing the quality of "internal press down". He not only understands the principle of technique of writing, empirically, but also does a familiar work with ease in the using. It is really valuable that he learns the true meaning of big Wang method. I remember once in a pen meeting, many familiar masters and celebrities gather there, they took up the brush and wrote down, all of them rotated the pen like flying and were really cool, often winning bursts of applause. While Zhizhong was slow and calm, he was clear on his intention and interest, putting the pen and using the pen in calm and firm. His poise and charm is delicate and accuracy, his style of writing opened and closed in a proper degree, according deeply with the ancient method. Respect arose spontaneously in my heart at that time. Since then, I prefer not rash for the writing, for feat of profaning calligraphy because of slighting pen. This is a small episode, but it can also explain Zhizhong's calligraphy skills. The so-called especially valuable is said that during wilding pen process of running script and cursive script, Zhizhong can implement every pen writing, first stroke, write and finish, all the three segments can explain clearly, rarely having miss and mistakes. Even in the conversion process of stippling, but also can pen in place. The affectation ones who play with writing technique to deceive the blind and deaf, if they see the writing of Zhizhong, they should have some reflection. In today's impetuous environment, from the great variety of rubbing and writing from ancient to modern, from the changeful and different style, Zhizhong can accurately understand and grasp the cultural spirit of Chinese calligraphy, otherwise, he would not have today's achievements. I often like to be teacher in front of my friend, and sometimes tell my calligraphy thought to Zhizhong: in fact, Chinese calligraphy itself can become today's art, in addition that it can express personal emotion, talent and cultural literacy, the most important is the specific forms making up the basic elements of calligraphy, in other words, it is the prescription of calligraphy stippling pattern, all in all, it's "Eight Brilliance". Apart from the convention of thousands of years and the writing rules followed by ancient calligrapher and the stippling pattern generated by rules, the cultural ecology of calligraphy may exhibit another kind of form, which can not be called calligraphy. It can be really a line art at will of "using pen as body and gather ink as form". Zhizhong is very interesting; he often nods to say yes and agrees it deeply. Zhizhong is wise, having the classic cultural feelings. His favorite is noble and his elegance is impressive. From his sentiment, we can see his calligraphy style of "ancient does not run counter to reason, today is different from disadvantages."

作者：Zhang,Shigang