Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Teacher Ye and Professor Ou walked to a secluded place where no one could hear their conversation.

"Professor Ou, thank you for notifying us in time." Teacher Ye is a few years older than Professor Ou, but he is very polite to Professor Ou.

After expressing his gratitude, he continued, “I have reported this to the president and several leaders in charge of daily work.

Several leaders attach great importance to this matter and hope to return these works of Wu Yin to the society.

The leaders asked me to convey their gratitude to you, and also asked you to say a few more words for us in this matter. "

Professor Ou responded calmly: "I want to talk to you alone because of this matter. I am also a member of the Seal Society, so I will naturally speak for the Seal Society. However, I also have friends in the Cultural Relics Department, and they have expressed similar opinions. It is not good for me to openly side with the Seal Society. However, I will definitely say what needs to be said."

"Okay, okay." Teacher Ye couldn't blame this on others, not to mention that Professor Ou was no ordinary person. "What do you mean?" He knew that Professor Ou wanted to talk to him alone, and he must have something to avoid everyone.

Professor Ou said carefully: "The discoverer of this batch of stone tablets is Jiang Zhe.

He has already bought this batch of stone tablets. The things are his, and he intends to donate them, but he has not yet decided who to donate them to. There are many variables here. I think, should our seal society show some sincerity? "

Teacher Ye asked tentatively: "You mean, give rewards?"

Professor Ou responded: "Teacher Ye, there is no point in testing me. The things are not mine."

Teacher Ye hurriedly explained: "I don't mean to test you. If you want to give a reward, the club needs to make the decision. I dare not make a promise."

"If you continue to test me, I can't speak for you anymore," Professor Ou said, "Your opinion is still very important in the printing."

Teacher Ye adjusted the few remaining hair and said, "Professor Ou, I can only give some suggestions to the seal society. It's not as important as you say."

"Tell me your suggestions now and I will communicate with Jiang Zhe." Professor Ou said.

"How about this? We can give some financial rewards and an honorary certificate." Teacher Ye looked at Professor Ou and asked.

Professor Ou smiled and said, "Before, Professor Ma from our college suggested that Jiang Zhe donate the stone tablet to the Academy of Fine Arts. The Academy of Fine Arts probably likes this thing very much. Among all of us, Professor Ma is the first one to know Jiang Zhe."

Teacher Ye was a little embarrassed when Professor Ou stared at him: "Oh, this is inappropriate, this is inappropriate." He said it was inappropriate. Was he referring to the inappropriate donation to the Academy of Fine Arts or his own suggestion? Only he knew.

He thought for a moment and continued, "I don't know if Jiang Zhe is interested in seal carving and calligraphy."

Professor Ou said: "Although Jiang Zhe is good at oil painting, his calligraphy and seal carving skills are not low." She briefly recounted Jiang Zhe's honors and achievements: "I asked several friends, and many of them have seen his calligraphy and seal carving works at the exhibition. Recently, one of his seal carving works was collected by their provincial art museum."

"Since he is interested in seal carving, he will definitely like related items. The seal society has ordered a batch of calligraphy and seal carving tools, which are high-end goods. The seal society also has better seal materials, all of which are very exquisite materials. We will select a batch of gifts as a gift."

Professor Ou replied: "Your method is not as good as giving bonuses directly. With bonuses, people will buy it themselves. They are almost done with the negotiation. If you want to negotiate terms, you have to think of a way quickly."

"Professor Ou, please give me some advice." Teacher Ye asked politely.

Professor Ou proposed a solution after careful consideration: "I'm telling you, isn't it a good idea for the seal society to directly give him membership? If he is a member of the Xiling Seal Society, wouldn't it be a natural thing for him to donate his things to the society?"

Teacher Ye's smile disappeared. "No, no, I dare not agree to this. There is a process for joining the seal society. It needs the decision of the leaders. If he joins so easily, other members will also have opinions. You also know how much... how much effort it takes to join the seal society."

Professor Ou did not find it funny to hear that Teacher Ye almost said something she shouldn't have said. She had experienced the difficulty of joining a seal society. Starting from the founder and first president (Wu Changshuo), the Xiling Seal Society was the top group of epigraphy and calligraphy in China. Because the number of members was limited and the requirements for recruiting members were too high, it was more difficult than joining the China Fine Arts Association and the China Calligraphy Association. Of course, in addition to personal level, other efforts must be made.

Teacher Ye continued, "The level of the people waiting in line to join this year is recognized by everyone. If a young man in his twenties suddenly joins, won't there be an uproar in the seal society?"

"Think about it for yourselves. I'm just giving you a suggestion." Professor Ou said calmly.

Teacher Ye hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Professor Ou, what is your relationship with Jiang Zhe?"

Professor Ou said: "We just met today."

"Why are you still speaking for him?"

Professor Ou said bluntly: "It's just a good relationship. You probably don't know his current situation."

"I heard that he paints oil paintings. You know, I don't pay much attention to Western paintings," said Teacher Ye.

"He is a junior in college, in his early twenties." Professor Ou said, "But the highest selling price of his works has reached one million. This is not run by those small auction houses or small galleries. You can check Times Auctions and Christie's Auctions to see the auction records of Jiang Zhe's works." Professor Ou suggested.

Mr. Ye knows these two auction houses, and he pays close attention to Christie's auction in particular. However, he focuses on calligraphy, painting, and stone carving, as well as works by some famous painters. He doesn't pay much attention to painters who are still growing up.

"Make a decision quickly." Professor Ou knew that he should give the other party some time to think, so he walked back to the courtyard.

Teacher Ye looked into the courtyard and saw that several people seemed to be still discussing something, but they probably hadn't reached an agreement yet.

He immediately called and asked a friend to inquire about Jiang Zhe's whereabouts.

This information is public information, and he has received some information one after another.

While waiting for news, Teacher Ye tried to delay the discussion process.

Professor Ou also intended to let Jiang Zhe delay for some time.

Although she didn't say it explicitly, Jiang Zhe knew that Professor Ou was helping him get some benefits.

Soon, another staff member from Xilin Seal Society arrived and found Teacher Ye pacing outside.

"Teacher Ye, why are you here? Where is the thing?" "Inside." Teacher Ye pursed his lips.

"You haven't been asked to leave by another unit, right?" asked the staff member.

"We are discussing it. Why are you so slow?"

The staff member said: "I and several colleagues will go to the building materials market first. They will continue to search there to see if there is anything missing."

"Okay, you go in first." Teacher Ye said.

Just as his colleague entered, Teacher Ye received a call from a friend.

Although he had received some news about Jiang Zhe before, he was still worried. After all, he knew how deep the water in the calligraphy and painting world was.

"Okay, thank you." The short call ended. Teacher Ye lit a cigarette and began to think.

This friend told Teacher Ye about Jiang Zhe's experience.

These news made it difficult for him to calm down.

The young man Jiang Zhe was able to achieve this not only by luck and strength, but also because he must have someone supporting him.

Teacher Ye suddenly understood Professor Ou's choice. It was very likely that she really wanted to have a good relationship with Jiang Zhe.

Do you want it?
Teacher Ye thought for a while, then put out his cigarette and asked Professor Ou to come out again.

"How is it? Have you thought about it? People are waiting anxiously." Professor Ou asked.

Teacher Ye said: "What you said makes sense, but this is really difficult to do."

Professor Ou said, "Teacher Ye, you are a very wise person, why can't you turn around in this regard? I want to make a good relationship with him, but whether it can be done or not has nothing to do with me? What about you, are you willing to make friends?"

"Willing to make friends." Teacher Ye said.

"Try your best. Even if you can't do it, you don't have to worry about offending Jiang Zhe. Whoever disagrees will offend him."

Teacher Ye thought about it for a while and finally made up his mind.

"You are right. I will report this to my supervisor immediately. I will go back right after I finish the call."

Sure enough, his suggestion was rejected within the seal society.

Although he was rejected, he was not angry and went straight back to the courtyard.

At this time, several people were discussing where to transport the stone tablet today.

The cultural relics department has a special storage place, and so does the Xiling Seal Society.

At the same time, everyone was giving Jiang Zhe advice, suggesting that he donate the stone tablet to a certain department.

Both the cultural relics department and the Xiling Seal Society want to get it.

During the conversation, both sides were very polite, but their attitudes were firm.

Teacher Ye directly told Jiang Zhe that the Xiling Seal Society very much hoped that he could join the society.

"I wonder if you have this intention?"

Jiang Zhe had already received Professor Ou's hint, but he didn't expect that this wish he had once dreamed of could actually come true.

In his previous life, he had heard about various disputes and disturbances caused by the absorption of new people, and some were even treated as laughing stock.

Is it really necessary for me to join at this moment?
Teacher Ye and others looked at Jiang Zhe with burning eyes, waiting for a reply.

Forget it, let’s just fulfill a wish I once had.

He did not appear eager.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye. I once wanted to join the Xiling Seal Society."

Teacher Ye was very happy. Both sides understood what he meant.

"These two things cannot be confused, otherwise it would be like a transaction," said Mr. Gu from the Cultural Relics Department in objection.

Teacher Ye received some instructions from the seal society. He knew that it was not appropriate to cause any trouble at this time and that he needed to wait until the key links were reached before making any efforts, such as deciding the final owner of the stone tablet and where to store it.

After some discussion, Jiang Zhe donated the stone tablet to the cultural relics department of Lin'an. After signing the agreement, the cultural relics department arranged people to transport the stone tablet away.

The matter came to a temporary end, and a few people made an appointment to have dinner together to celebrate.

(End of this chapter)