How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 151 will cause even greater shocks!
Hangzhou City, Jinhang Theater.

Zhao Chen went to the quarry to pick ore today, and in the afternoon, he came to the theater to watch a play.

There are a lot of people in the theater.

Most of them are middle-aged people in their 50s and [-]s. Some have just retired and their financial conditions are relatively good. They often come here to listen to operas.

There are also some young people who like Yue opera, also come here to join in the fun.

Nowadays, there are various performance forms of drama, and Yue opera no longer sticks to the slow-paced performance mode of the past.

Actors in the Drama Theater have innovated plays.

At the tea table, the guests are eating melon seeds and drinking tea, and the atmosphere is very relaxed.

After a while, the performance began, and the theater actors took the stage to perform.

They are dressed in costumes, painted costumes, or majestic, or coquettish, very beautiful.

When Xu Yixin, the little girl here, came on stage, the scene immediately became lively, and several audience members applauded and applauded.

This is a good sign in a small theater, and it means that the venue is getting hotter.

As soon as Xu Yixin took the stage, she saw Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen was sitting in the crowd with a calm expression, as if looking at her with a little appreciation.

Xu Yixin was a little nervous, but her typhoon was very stable, and she was still singing affectionately.

She has a very high acting voice and a very good talent.

Zhao Chen slowly closed his eyes, savoring the feeling of listening to an opera.

There were operas in the Song Dynasty, but they were just Zaju, and there was no special school.

Xu Yixin's opera style made Zhao Chen miss some of his life in the palace.

The surrounding guests also appreciated Xu Yixin's performance.

After the performance was over, Zhao Chen was invited backstage by the staff to chat with the troupe.

"Brother Chen, you're here." Zhang Hao immediately leaned over and said excitedly, "We watched your performance a few days ago, it's really amazing."

"Come on, too. Nowadays, many big stages will hold drama performances, and Yue opera is the quintessence of the country. It is easy to be on the provincial stage." Zhao Chen replied.

"Hey, brother Chen, there is one thing you don't know yet. My senior sister and I have been selected by the provincial drama troupe. We are going to participate in the provincial rehearsal."

"It's really possible to be on the provincial stage in the future." Zhang Hao said excitedly.

"Really? Congratulations!" Seeing that their careers were getting better and better, Zhao Chen sincerely congratulated them.

After a while, Xu Yixin also came over. She was still wearing a costume, and she looked very much like an ancient oiran.

"Master, long time no see."

"Zhang Hao, what are you talking about?"

Xu Yixin came over and said a few words first, what she said to Zhao Chen was very gentle, and what she said to Zhang Hao was a bit majestic.

The majesty of the big sister is still there.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao hurried away.

"He said that you were selected by the drama theater in the province and you are going to rehearse." Zhao Chen asked.

"Well, there is an event to commemorate Yue Opera, and the province is going to do it, so some people are selected to go up, and many people will go there." Xu Yixin said.

"Come on." Zhao Chen smiled and blessed.

The two chatted for a while, and after a while, Xu Yixin was going to perform, so she hurried to the backstage of the theater.

That night, Zhao Chen had another dinner with the people from the drama theater, and the atmosphere was very lively.

Life gradually became lively.

The next day, Zhao Chen started the live broadcast in the yard.

In front of him, there were five carefully selected ores.

"These are the ores for painting green and green landscape paintings."

"Every ore is carefully selected by me."

"The pigments ground in this way are the best."

"The next step is to grind the materials. If there is a grinder, it will take about five or six days to extract natural mineral pigments from the stone."

"It's not easy for painting."

Zhao Chen said with emotion.

[Master, you're too concerned about the effect, isn't it good to just buy the paint? 】

[Brother Chen is an art master, what he wants to pursue is the same eternal effect as Wang Ximeng! 】

[Really, if the earth is still there in 1000 years, brother Chen will definitely be a great artist praised! 】

[Haha, let's live forever! 】

[Brother Chen's works are very expensive now, and his status in the art world will be exaggerated in the future! 】

Zhao Chen was highly regarded by everyone.

A master of art who lives in seclusion between mountains and rivers.

Zhao Chen has really high requirements for his works.

At least the materials used are the best.

"The stone problem is easy to solve, but it is more difficult to find the right paper."

"For such a large picture scroll, ordinary rice paper is simply not enough, and I don't like the material."

"It seems that the paper has to be made by itself."

At this time, Zhao Chen sighed lightly again.

Paper?
Hearing his words, the netizens were slightly taken aback.

There is no difference between drawing and paper.

Just go to the market and buy the best ones.

In fact, the reason why top art is top is that the materials alone are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

It's like when Wang Ximeng painted "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", he used the best paper in the Song Dynasty.

Since Zhao Chen wanted to create a picture similar to the picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains, he naturally had to use the best paper.

Seeing everyone's doubts, he slowly explained:

"Papermaking is, after all, one of the four great inventions of our country. It is conceivable how advanced the papermaking skills of the past dynasties are."

"For example, the white deer paper of the Song Dynasty in blue, yellow and white, the technique has been lost during the war."

"There is also the unique Xuan paper of the Tang Dynasty, raw Xuan and cooked Xuan, which are quite different from the current Xuan paper."

"For another example, there is a kind of paper called Chengxintang paper, which was specially used by Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"There is also Jinsu Jingjian, the paper specially used for copying scriptures by the royal family in the Song Dynasty. Mica is added inside, and the paper surface can reveal bright and dazzling particles."

"Another example is jade plate paper. Huang Tingjian used this kind of paper to write. After so many years, the folks couldn't find a second one."

"Some ancient paper has no patterns or characters on it, and the paper itself is an absolute antique."

Netizens watched Zhao Chen's gentle explanation in the live broadcast room.

Everyone was a little surprised.

[Who can tell me what Brother Chen said just now? 】

[Watching his live broadcast, I feel like an ignorant dog. 】

[If it weren't for him, I thought paper would only be different in thickness. 】

[Paper still has so much to pay attention to, it's just paper! 】

[Who can tell me how he knows so much traditional knowledge! 】

【White deer paper and golden millet scriptures from the Song Dynasty have been lost for a long time. 】

Everyone discussed again.

Zhao Chen's narration has a very high artistic conception, and everyone is completely attracted by him.

"The paper culture in the Song Dynasty developed very well, and the most developed one was Chengxintang paper. All places are also keen to use Chengxintang paper as a material for calligraphy and painting."

"But because the paintings of the Song Dynasty are very delicate, the gaps and texture of the paper are not enough to carry some delicate places."

"So, in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Hanlin Academy of Painting in the court preferred to use a kind of precious double silk silk."

""A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is drawn on double-silk silk. Two warp threads of double-filament silk are a group, and the weft thread is monofilament. There will be ups and downs when weaving warp and weft."

"However, this technique has been completely lost, and the production of silk requires the use of Kesi machines, so I can't make it."

"However, I can restore the ancient Chengxintang paper."

"This kind of paper is not weaker than silk at all."

Zhao Chen stood up, with a kind of confidence and indifference all over his body.

Full of the demeanor of a master artist.

He stepped out from the deck chair under the eaves, and the sun just shone on him.

For a moment, Zhao Chen's whole body glowed a little.

Netizens were amazed.

This is the real artist, the real master!

Sure enough, there are masters among the people!
The fact that Zhao Chen wants to imitate "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" has spread in the Chinese calligraphy, painting and literary circles.

After all, Zhao Chen is too popular now.

Many calligraphy and painting masters are discussing this matter.

Some people are optimistic, some people don't care, and some people are cynical.

"Create a work like "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"? He is a bit too arrogant."

"This painting is not only the expression of painting skills and painting art, but also the embodiment of inspiration, which is not so simple to draw."

"With a picture scroll of more than ten meters, every detail is different, and every place is vivid. If you don't see all the great rivers and mountains, how can you draw successfully?"

"Do you want to make the ancient Chengxintang paper? If he can make Chengxintang paper, the Forbidden City will have to pay a lot of money to hire him as a consultant."

Many painting masters are talking about it.

The matter of the ancient law Chengxintangzhi did indeed involve the Forbidden City.

The reason is simple. Under the erosion of long time, some ancient scrolls have been broken and damaged.

The Forbidden City has a great responsibility, which is to repair and maintain cultural relics.

Repair skills are also a traditional culture, and have been passed down from generation to generation since the Qing Dynasty.

The masters who restore cultural relics in the Forbidden City are even more powerful craftsmen.This major is only an apprentice, at least one must start with a Ph.D. in the major of cultural relics before being recruited by the Forbidden City.

However, there is a problem in restoring cultural relics, which is raw materials.

Too many materials used in calligraphy and painting are Chengxintang paper, and it is the ancient Chengxintang paper, not the Chengxintang paper of modern techniques.

With paper, repair masters can make the paper old and then repair cultural relics.

But now this kind of paper can't be found at all, so we can only put the incomplete cultural relics away, and wait for the folks to find the collected Chengxintang paper, then it is possible to carry out restoration work.

If Zhao Chen can make this kind of paper, then the Forbidden City will definitely send someone to invite him.

The Forbidden City has to confess him.

The restoration work of so many ancient cultural relics is waiting for this kind of paper to start.

Therefore, although Zhao Chen made the ancient Chengxintang paper, although it is not a shocking handicraft, the shock it caused will only be more exaggerated than the ancient porcelain.

(End of this chapter)