Almighty painter

Chapter 850 Strong and Weak

The discussion in the opera house had been going on for a long time, so Tang Ning stretched his arms lazily.

She stretched her back like a cat.

The woman's face revealed an expression of amused playfulness, much like a cat teasing a mouse. She opened her arms and stretched out her claws to fiddle with the cowardly prey, then held it in her arms. Finally, she lost interest and bit it into pieces and swallowed it in one gulp.

Too cowardly.

ho.

Too cowardly.

Uninteresting and disappointing.

The other party questioned why he was so persistent in believing that Kara was the real author of the painting. Listen to what he said - "Because I cannot accept the possibility of missing the truth. This is like a curse to me. I don't want to be immersed in this curse all my life."

What the hell is this.

Too weak.

Regardless of what the other judges thought, Tangning looked down upon Gu Weijing's answer.

Some people may think that Gu Weijing is very sincere.

But Tang Ning didn't think so.

She felt that this answer contained a kind of hidden weakness and hesitation, as weak and hesitant as a mouse being teased by a cat, with a kind of self-loathing weakness and hesitation.

Gu Weijing was always stuck in a state of self-defense and trying to make explanations.

There's no use explaining it.

There was such a moment today.

exactly.

For a few moments, Tang Ning actually looked up to Gu Weijing.

The first time was when Gu Weijing announced that he would donate "The Old Church on a Thunderstorm". The second time was when Gu Weijing raised his hand and said - "Mr. Alexander, I don't agree with your point of view."

Lin Tao thought Gu Weijing was reckless.

Even Wei Yunxian felt that there was no need for Gu Weijing to argue.

Only Tang Ning didn't think so.

She likes this.

The logic was a little complicated - she didn't like Gu Weijing. However, apart from her dislike for him as a person, there was a moment when Tang Ning admired his behavior.

He did a good job!

It's not the gloating kind of sarcasm like "It's great that this idiot donated such a valuable work of art."

Tang Ning really thought that Gu Weijing did a good job.

That's how it should be.

That's right.

If you dare to jump out and bite me, I will pull out your fangs. If you speak to me in a tough manner, I will speak back with a manner a hundred times tougher than yours, breaking your teeth and slapping your face, forcing you to bow your head and say "Sir, I'm sorry" on the spot.

Some things cannot wait. There is no need to plan for the long term. There is no such thing as ten years is not too late. You just wait and see.

Tang Ning couldn't stand this.

You dare to make such a severe accusation in an interview with Oil Painting magazine. If you want to play this way, well, I will fight you to the death. She doesn't care whether the painting is worth $50 or $100 million. If it were Tangning, she would have to kill Rosings on the spot in this situation.

Lao Yang is very greasy, while Tang Ning always plays it real.

There are people in this world who are good at dealing with all kinds of people, some who are good at dealing with six kinds of people, and some who are thorny on both sides. Tang Ning is the opposite.

Two-sided, thorny on six sides.

The same goes for Alexander. His little tricks could never fool Tang Ning.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If this is her thesis, this is her interview. Alexander is trying to play some trick of replacing the prince with a cat here. Without any discussion or permission, he suddenly jumped out and snatched her research results and the stage that belongs to her.

court death.

That thing belonged to her, and she didn't care how much benefit she could get from making peace with it in private.

Tang Ning didn't even pretend to be nice in front of his teacher Cao Xuan. Who the hell is Alexander? Can he make the key?
Without permission, he dared to reach out and touch Tang Ning's cake.

Stretch out your hands and chop them, stretch out your feet and chop them.

She is a person of that character, she doesn't mind making a slight compromise, if she can get greater monetary benefits overall.

If it was Tangning, she would have slapped him and said, "Excuse me, I don't agree with your point of view. What you said is bullshit."

Alexander didn't understand why Gu Weijing did this. Lin Tao and Wei Yunxian felt that Gu Weijing's handling of the matter was a bit reckless and too emotional.

Only Tangning understood.

Without this kind of spirit, how can you stand at the top of the industry in the future?

So, amid the astonishment of the entire audience, Tang Ning snorted softly, but it was rare that she didn't say anything unpleasant.

To be fair.

She liked Rosings's courage to stand up and accuse Gu Weijing of his true face, and she also appreciated Gu Weijing's determination to immediately announce the donation of the painting. These two likes and appreciations seemed to be based on very contradictory positions, but in essence, they were based on similar logic.

This industry is difficult, poor, and it is hard to succeed.

So we must fight, dare to fight, know how to fight, and be able to fight.

Tang Ning had almost reached a certain ceiling when he reached this point. He didn't even have the determination to fight for it. How could he go higher and reach the pinnacle of the shining art?

even……

Let her sit on the throne of the world's most valuable painter for the first time in history?

If she didn't really dislike Gu Weijing, Tang Ning would have wanted to applaud him at that moment. For reasons completely different from Liu Ziming's, she believed that the paper was truly written by Gu Weijing with his own ability and there was no fraud.

The famous "One Gold Coin" fable.

The father told his son that unless he could earn a gold coin by himself, he would not leave any of his children in the estate to him. The mother secretly gave her son a gold coin, and the father threw it into the stove, but the son was indifferent. The son worked hard and sweated to earn a gold coin, and the father threw it into the stove, and the son was determined to get it out even if he got burned.

It's a big cake that you got for free, so as long as you get your share, you can divide it any way you want.

If you get it, you earn money. Even if you throw it on the ground, you won’t feel bad.

The cake was baked bit by bit with her own efforts. There was no need to divide the cake. No matter how big or small, if someone tried to cut her cake without permission, Tangning would nail his hand to the table with a fork without even frowning.

Even if it means getting a layer of blood splattered on the cake, I will still stab the other person and make him scream.

Unruly and full of thorns.

Please, for great artists, aren’t these descriptions absolutely positive?

Only by being unruly can one defy those mediocre rules and constraints.

Only by being covered with thorns can you make the vicious dogs that are everywhere in the industry understand that if they want to open their mouths to bite you, and if they want to snatch what belongs to you, they must be prepared to have their throats pierced by the thorns.

Sir Brown was extremely arrogant. Miss Elena said she would slap his face to pieces, and she would slap his face to pieces right then and there, no matter if the cost was billions of dollars.

Voila.

This is a truly powerful person, and this is the style of the No. 1 powerful person in the art world as selected by an authoritative magazine. Look, where can we find people who dare to offend her now?
Tang Ning believed that one day, he would become such a person.

Regrettably.

Her admiration for Gu Weijing only lasted for a very short moment.

Because in the entire interview, there were only two times that totaled less than ten seconds, and Gu Weijing on the stage behaved like a rebellious artist.

It was only less than ten seconds.

Gu Weijing behaved like a warrior holding a sword, displaying the spirit of a strong man who despised everything.

Dazzling.

Brilliant and brilliant.

For the first time since the painting of "Wisteria Flowers", Tang Ning looked at Gu Weijing seriously.

then……

He became weak.

In Tang Ning's mind, facing a strong enemy, not daring to bravely duel with a sharp sword to protect what belongs to him is of course a sign of weakness. But after winning the duel, he dared not chop off the opponent's dog head with a sharp sword without expression. Even in the process of fighting, because of fear of some fierce situation, he hesitated and did not dare to stab the opponent's vital points with the sword, and did not dare to face the cruel and bloody scene.

Don't take all the spoils that belong to you after the battle.

This is of course also a kind of weakness that is difficult to endure.

If those who offend you and the thieves who dare to steal your things do not pay the price they deserve, then...how will you deter your enemies and maintain your own power?
Replaced by Tang Ning.

After announcing the donation of the painting, she forced Rosings to apologize on the spot and then turned around to sue him in court.

Say anything. Just give me a chance to convince you... Too weak.

After Miss Elena actually took out the crucial ticket from her pocket, Rosings didn't even have to apologize because Tangning didn't need to care about it anymore.

She would just tell Rosings to get lost.

Yes.

Roll in the physical sense.

With such strong evidence, there was no need for Rosings to stay in this interview. If he didn't, he would have to walk away like a clown and continue to be laughed at.

Tang Ning just walked away in anger.

She would not leave Rosings any mercy or decency.

If you dare to play roulette at the gambling table, you have to be able to afford it and have the determination, whether it is the determination to pull the trigger on your own head or on someone else's head.

I will never stop until blood is spilt.

When pretending to be cool, he looked fearless and heroic, but when it was his turn and he found that he only had one magazine left, he became cowardly.

Sorry.

No.

She was determined to make Rosings socially dead and a laughing stock.

He doesn't fucking care about himself, so why should Tangning care about his dignity?

If you don't use the most brutal means to beat the dog that's down on the water, how can you deter the next wolfdog in the dark that's waiting for the opportunity to pounce on you?
The Rosings affair at least had a relatively happy ending.

What about Alexander now?

Tang Ning didn't like the lack of aggressiveness in Gu Weijing's answer.

That kind of soft temperament made her particularly disgusted.

Others come over to grab your cake and eat it.

You were talking about how much effort you put into making your cake, how important this cake is to you, and how much organic butter you used to live up to your chef's skills...

Is it necessary?

He thinks he's some Chinese chef boy or something. Instead of wasting time chatting, he might as well just pick up a kitchen knife and hit his opponent's forehead.

Because if you don't.

Someone might just swing a kitchen knife and stab the blade into your forehead.

Tangning saw it clearly.

Gu Weijing was still having an academic discussion there, but Alexander was not there for an academic discussion at all.

The person who steals the cake only cares about getting an extra bite of the cream, but never cares about what the cake itself will look like.

"waste."

Tang Ning shook his arms and looked at the young man on the opera stage with contempt, as if he was looking at an overripe fruit.
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Tang Ning felt contempt for Gu Weijing's words because they lacked offensiveness.

to the opposite.

Alexander felt that Gu Weijing was simply too aggressive.

The calm demeanor, the gentle magic, the unhurried and leisurely tone of voice, made it seem as if Gu Weijing was not the mentally ill person on the stage, but that he himself was the patient, being cared for in a tone of voice as if he had been hurt and in need of sympathy.

He was very uncomfortable.

Especially the sentence——

"Mr. Alexander, you never understand what this painting means to me."

Alexander took this as a bitter mockery.

He couldn't help but think of what Rosings had said to him shortly after the interview began: "This is called academic accomplishment. A third-rate scholar like you who can only come up with gimmicks to attract attention will not understand it."

Sincerity is the real super killer move, and it is the Ultra Light Wave that can ultimately defeat monsters.

When Rosings's mouth, which was spewing venom, bit someone, at most two bloody holes would appear. If someone was thick-skinned, not even a drop of blood would be shed.

superficial.

This sincere speech is like the Seven Injury Fist, which hits the body. From the outside it seems to have no power at all, but inside the body the meridians are twisted together.

Rosings' words.

Gu Weijing’s words.

Rosings apologized to Gu Weijing but ignored his own behavior.

……

All these things piled up together made Alexander furious and angry.

He felt that Gu Weijing's sincerity was just a mask for performance. He was no different from himself. The calmness on his face at this moment was no different from the rage he had just shown in front of the camera.

It's just that one person wants to pretend to be angry, and the other person wants to pretend to be sincere.

"Stop it!"

Alexander raised his neck, like a lion examining its prey, and there were some words he had intended to say to Rosings.

Rosings was cautious and did not take the bait.

But Gu Weijing...the man who could have made a fortune with "The Old Church in the Thunderstorm" had to come here and play the bad guy.

There was nothing Alexander could do.

"Mr. Gu, you are lying."

For the second time in an interview, Gu Weijing was called a liar to his face by the guest.

"You mentioned so many possibilities and so many conjectures. Why don't you face the only possibility that is closer to reality?"

Alexander continued without waiting for Gu Weijing to respond.

"The possibility that is closer to reality is... Gu, your heart is full of prejudice. You look down on female painters and refuse to admit that they can be as outstanding as their husbands."

He didn't even look at Gu Weijing, glanced at Anna, and then turned his gaze to the audience.

It was as if he was a primary school student who had found someone's weakness and reported it to the teacher.

"Using a pseudonym to paint... You said that this was like a game to gain a 'competitive advantage' and that you felt it was something to be ashamed of." Alexander repeated: "These are Mr. Gu's original words, and I believe that I was not the only one who heard them clearly."

He paused, then changed to a more inflammatory tone and said, "I also believe that I am not the only one who finds such words harsh."

"Yes."

"It's just harsh." He chewed the words in his mouth.

"Many viewers and guests may not realize what he just said. He added so many qualifiers in his words, as if to package himself as a gentle and understanding person. But, I want to say but. We all know that no matter how many layers of modifiers and qualifiers are added, they themselves are not important and cannot represent a person's true attitude. Only the part after the but... is truly important."

"But, he said, our Gu Weijing made a high-sounding comment on this, and Mr. Gu Weijing said he felt ashamed about it."

"In the art industry of the 19th century, female artists were not accepted, recognized, had no job opportunities, and were excluded from art exhibitions. Many judges believed that their talents were not enough for serious art, and universities did not allow them to grant degrees. In this situation, in order to escape the constraints of European society, they chose to use pseudonyms to paint, not stealing or robbing, and not hindering anyone. What they wanted was just an opportunity to have their talents treated fairly by society."

"And you, you say, you're ashamed of it."

Alexander turned around and stared at Gu Weijing fiercely.

"It's hard to imagine that this is something a person in the 21st century, a person who calls himself an artist, can say without blushing."

"What do you mean by different gender perspectives? Isn't the hidden meaning of your words that you think they can't paint truly serious works? What do you mean by Artemisia having nothing to do with what we are discussing today? What do you mean by the stories of Rodin and Camille having nothing to do with what we are discussing today? If you are a person with a true conscience, you will understand that every word I say is closely related to the topic we are discussing."

"It was 37 years after Rodin's lover Camille was locked up in a mental hospital and died that society was willing to face up to her contribution and rescue her from the accusation of 'plagiarism' by Rodin." Alexander's face showed indignation.

"It was because of people like Gu Weijing that she waited for 37 years."

“Two hundred years have passed, and some prejudices have disappeared in the art industry. Some prejudices have disappeared on the surface, but in fact they still exist around us, right now, on this stage.”

(End of this chapter)