Almighty painter

Chapter 1024 Hamburger Disappears into the Neon Lights
Lin Qi looked at everything in front of him with a strange smile on his lips.

Williams' sudden outburst in this situation would be unwise for a shrewd and calculating person. But unwise things are precisely what a rebellious young musician like Williams would do.

Is not it?
Having experienced lows and then emerged from them, they are more fearless.

Dealing with someone like Gu Weijing, or a powerful figure like Lin Qi, is actually quite difficult. You may have power, but there are always people with more power; you may be wealthy, but there are always people wealthier. If you try to get close, you'll just get slapped across the face by the Elena family, one slap after another.

On the contrary, Williams' provocation came at just the right time.

It's like in school, if your dad is a school board member, and a teacher secretly bullies you until you cry, you go home and tell your parents, so your dad turns around and bullies the teacher until they cry.

If you can't do as well as your classmates on the exam, and you can't answer the last big question on the test, you can't exactly turn around and call your parents to complain, can you?
Williams was the student who scored higher than Gu Weijing in the midterm exam.

Miss Elena never accepts defeat.

She cannot accept incompetence.

Regardless of how one defines the "art" cherished by the Elena family, in the minds of such people, if someone like Lynch were to cause trouble for Gu Weijing in matters outside of "art," Anna might help resolve the issue.

But if you can't outrun other horses at the racetrack, you can't go home and cry while clinging to Miss Elena's wheelchair, seeking psychological comfort, can you?
This is incompetence.

For someone like Miss Elena, forget about offering psychological comfort; she wouldn't even bother to glance at you.

Miss Elena is the “best” agent in the industry, and her painters must also be the best.

Don't tell me how strong your competitors are. If you can't even beat Williams, if you can't even be the final winner in a school residency program, why should the Elena family waste their time and energy on you? They might as well just sponsor Williams instead.

Lynch didn't really think that Williams could cause Gu Weijing too much trouble in this art project.

The difference is still not small.

However, negative news will continue to accumulate, and collectors' distrust will also continue to grow.

Someday.

At a major exhibition, before a major auction... the horse with the noble bloodline, invincible and worth tens of millions of euros that broke its leg may not be another peerless steed, or even a horse at all.

It could just be a small blade of grass.

“Would we be friends? Definitely not,” Williams continued. “If someone talked to me like that, they would never be my friend.”

"I asked my agent."

"Why must we become friends when we're close in age and both considered 'rising stars in the arts' by many?"

The violinist continued speaking.

"It's like a class with all boys and only two girls, or vice versa, and everyone just assumes that you're supposed to be 'good friends.' I understand why people have this idea, but in reality, the society we see isn't like that."

"People always have a naive illusion that two people who have some 'similarities' should like each other. In Hamburg, in Germany, and around the world, painters, sculptors, musicians, and writers often belong to the same social circles in their lives and do indeed easily become friends."

"Handel and William Hogarth, Debussy and Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir. They often attended the same art salons, and over time they became close friends."

"The Master Project was born out of the fantasy of bringing together a group of artists from different fields, allowing them to spark ideas and become good friends. To a large extent, the Hamburg Federation of Painters and Musicians also exists based on a similar fantasy."

"Regrettably."

"The difference between reality and fantasy is that some people may just not be able to be friends. Even if they participate in the same art project, even if they attend the same art salon, even if they are standing under the same roof at this moment."

"I am not a violinist with outstanding painting appreciation skills, and Mr. Gu... if I were to say that I have heard your string playing, I can only say that there is still a lot of room for improvement."

coming!

Williams seemed poised to unleash his full potential and challenge Gu Weijing.

Lin Qi also craned his neck high, trying to see Gu Weijing's expression by the railing.

Was he embarrassed, enraged, or disdainful?

Whatever Gu Weijing's thoughts are at this moment, in a competition where he is almost certain to win if he were willing to participate, so many unexpected twists and turns have occurred.

That's the charm of horse racing.

"Less than a year ago, I received an invitation from Mr. Gu Weijing to visit his solo art exhibition in Abu Dhabi."

Williams sighed softly.

"call."

He said.

“Magnificent and splendid”.

“I know almost nothing about painting, yet I can still see the almost virtuosic high-level techniques in the works, the intense emotional tension that rises and falls like waves, and a touch of mystery…”

Williams wanted to find a more suitable adjective.

After a brief thought.

He gave up again.

"Okay, I don't really understand this. How do I describe brushstrokes and composition in a more professional way? What I want to say is... I know it's a very good work."

“I knew this long before it sold for a million pounds.”

“I don’t have a million pounds. Whether this work is good or bad has nothing to do with how much it can sell for.”

Williams recounted, "I think the painting is excellent because I was moved by it, and I drew strength from it."

"That's the charm of art."

"Today's opera is called The Magic Flute. When the magical flute is played, no matter how many obstacles, confusions, or misunderstandings there are, they will all dissipate in the music. Art is the magic flute in the artist's hand."

"We may not be able to become friends, but we will still be moved the moment its voice is heard."

"It's ridiculous if a good work of art can't move a good artist. Either it's not a good work of art, or it's not a good artist."

“Paganini’s Capriccio No. 24 in A minor is well known to contain almost all the complex techniques required for violin playing, making it most suitable for this occasion.”

Williams placed the violin on his shoulder and raised the bow.

"This piece is dedicated to Gu Weijing, to thank him for inviting me to visit an art exhibition at the museum. He made me realize that there really are some geniuses in the world."

"This piece is also dedicated to Paganini, to thank him for making me understand what is truly important in life."

"So--"

The bow fell.

The music starts.

Then thunderous applause erupted.

Among all the guests, Vice President Jeremy Lynch, watching this breathtaking, epic 180-degree loop, felt as if he had just snapped his back.

...Gu Weijing stood by the railing of the third-floor private box, looking at the crowd below the stage who were clapping and smiling.

It's like looking at a giant, multicolored bubble.

The Hamburg Opera House was shrouded in neon-like light, a similar feeling he had experienced at a social dinner at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

At that time.

This lively atmosphere had little to do with Gu Weijing.

Gu Weijing sat alone in a corner of the enormous banquet hall, a passerby in the grand feast, a casual observer at the party. It wasn't until Miss Elena's wheelchair stopped in front of him that Gu Weijing, for a fleeting moment, felt the light of the entire room shining upon him.

That was simply the immense radiance that Anna constantly exuded, which incidentally reflected onto him.

And today.

As always, he wasn't quite comfortable blending into the celebratory atmosphere. He stood in the corner of the stage, smiling as he watched everything unfold before him.

The stage lights, however, followed him.

People were watching him, smiling at him, and applauding him; his figure was reflected in everyone's pupils.

The colorful bubbles exhaled by the fish were all reflecting Gu Weijing's face.

It wasn't the prince who chose the magic flute; it was the magic flute that chose the prince.

same.

It's never the protagonist who walks into the light; rather, the light and glow move towards the protagonist, following their every movement.

It will travel through the whole chaotic and noisy world to find that most important person.

Whether he was standing in the center of the stage or leaning against the railing at the edge of a third-floor box.

Later, Gu Weijing recalled his university years—four years during which his identity underwent a dramatic transformation, gradually moving him to the center of the art stage. Just like his solo exhibition "TIME," he attempted to freeze the entirety of time using several fragments of moments.

This shift in social status can be condensed into two moments that radiate an amber glow—

One such moment was when his exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi was held, and his works sold for millions of euros.

It can be said that Gu Weijing's transformation from a rising star in the industry to the true center of the art stage was completed "physically" at that moment.

No one could treat him as a young man or a child still in school anymore.

Gu Weijing did not go to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in person, and for many months afterward, he spent most of his time on the school campus, declining most interviews from the outside world.

therefore.

He didn't feel the impact of all these changes very strongly.

Gu Weijing later discovered that the first time he truly understood all of this was more than half a year later at the Hamburg State Opera, when Williams finished playing his "Capriccio No. 24 in A minor" and all the guests applauded him and them.

Hamburger disappeared into the neon lights.

The neon lights reflected Gu Weijing's image.

"Go ahead and create your artworks as you please, forget all constraints and rules, and complete the works for your Master Project exhibition."

Mr. Kozens patted the students on the shoulder one after another.

Gu Weijing, Victor, and Lily.

Then he waved to the older students.

"Then."

"That's what the watercolor teacher said."

"Believe me, the whole world will applaud you."
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【Title: Afdina by the Water】

[Sketching Techniques: Lv.6 Professional Painter, Tier 3 (21725/50000)]

Watercolor Techniques: Lv.6 Professional Painter, Level 3 (13670/50000)

[Emotion: Feeling something]

In the studio, the young painter was examining a watercolor painting sketch. The sketch had a touch of pointillism and also featured extensive use of rubbing, blotting, and even palette knives.

The final draft of the painting appears to be covered with shimmering blocks of color.

The painting is titled "Ballade Pour Adeline," which is the famous piece by pianist Richard Bridgman.

When Gu Weijing played the violin arrangement before, Miss Elena mentioned this piece.

In casual conversation, she mentioned that piano pieces like "Ballade pour Adeline" and "Wedding in a Dream" are not bad, but they are just too... overused. Because they are so familiar, they are often at the bottom of the music appreciation hierarchy.

Among piano enthusiasts, if someone says that their favorite music is these pieces, they might get a rather strange look, sounding far less "senior" than someone who likes Bach or Liszt.

Gu Weijing replied that he understood, "Isn't this just 'Detective Cat'?"

"what do you think?"

"The person by the easel asked."

"I feel good."

"Really?"

"Technically speaking, it's better than what I drew in my sophomore year." Gu Weijing thought for a moment, then added another comment, "It's much better than what I play on the violin now..."

The students in the art studio all laughed.

"Can I put this sentence in my portfolio?" Lily gestured and joked, "The great artist Gu Weijing said—I paint better than him."

"Ballade Pour Adeline" is a very stream-of-consciousness translation of the title of this piano piece, truly taking the perspective of the original French text.

Its official title should be "A Narrative Song for Adeline".

This painting also combines the narrative feel of realistic paintings with the ethereal and dynamic characteristics unique to watercolors. The blonde girl looks very proud of her work.

Gu Weijing then walked over to another classmate and began to discuss the artwork on the easel in a low voice.

Although he was still a student in name only, he had already begun to take charge of some of the guidance work for Mr. Kozens's art residency program.

Every week, he would set aside one or two afternoons to invite students from his group to his studio to check on their progress in watercolor painting.

People say.

Today, there are two teachers at the art academy who are in charge of teaching watercolor.

(End of this chapter)