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

At lunch time, Jiang Zhe, Professor Qin, Teacher Hu and teachers from several other schools gathered at a table.

Friends from all over the world get together to enjoy Cantonese food and fine wine, talk about all kinds of interesting things, and it's very relaxing.

Jiang Zhe is the youngest, but no one treats him as a junior. After all, the price of his works is already the highest here.

After eating and drinking, Teacher Zhao suggested: "Let's not attend the activities this afternoon. I see they are still talking and discussing, and I am tired of listening to them."

"Yes, yes, we won't go." Everyone agreed.

"Let's go straight to the art gallery."

“Don’t look at the new ones, look at the classic works of the Lingnan School of Painting.”

Finally, after discussion, everyone went to see the various collections in the art museum.

The people who come to the party mainly create oil paintings, but when you come to Guangzhou, you can't miss the works of Lingnan School of Painting.

After all, the most influential painting school here is the Lingnan School.

There are many memorial halls and exhibition halls of famous artists of the Lingnan School in Guangzhou.

People choose the art museum with the largest collection.

When arriving at the exhibition hall, everyone went straight to the classic works.

The collections on display here are not all, but just observing these original works is very beneficial.

The Lingnan School of Painting is a Chinese painting school that emerged in the early 20th century. Its founders are Gao Jianfu, Gao Qifeng, and Chen Shuren, collectively known as "Two Gaos and One Chen."

This art museum houses works by the founder of the Lingnan School, as well as works by famous artists such as Guan Shanyue and Zhao Shaoang.

Several generations of Lingnan School painters integrated foreign painting techniques into Chinese painting, created their own style, and depicted the unique scenery of the South, especially Lingnan.

These painters have different techniques that they are good at, and they all have classic works whether it is landscapes, flowers and birds, figures, or even Cordyceps sinensis.

Jiang Zhe viewed many works of art in the art museum, and there were two pieces that left the deepest impression on him.

First, Gao Jianfu’s Painting of Autumn Eagle: a heavily colored eagle is depicted in the upper left corner of the painting, and the autumn leaves in the lower right corner form a diagonal layout from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. The contrast between ink and color achieves a high degree of harmony in formal beauty and visual impact.

Another painting depicts a monkey hanging down from a branch. The monkey's movements are vivid, and the special technique used to depict the fur is delicate and natural without looking greasy.

The whole painting is very dynamic, making people imagine whether the monkey will continue to climb or fall from the branch.

This vivid and interesting effect gave Jiang Zhe the urge to start painting these southern scenes immediately.

At this time, Professor Qin was taking a picture of Guan Shanyue's work. However, after taking several pictures, he was not satisfied with any of them, so he had no choice but to find Jiang Zhe.

"Jiang Zhe, I drank a lot and my hands are a little shaky, so the pictures are always blurry. Can you help me take the pictures?"

"Okay." Jiang Zhe agreed and took photos according to Professor Qin's request.

Seeing the effects captured by Jiang Zhe, Professor Qin sighed: "I am really old. I used to drink without any effect. Now, I am really unable to do anything."

He looked at Jiang Zhe and said, "While you are still young, do what you want to do and what you want to learn. Don't leave any regrets."

Jiang Zhe knew what to say at this time.

"You're not old, you're just not used to the drinks here."

Professor Qin smiled and didn't say anything else.

After visiting the art museum, several teachers finally felt drunk and had to go back to rest.

Jiang Zhe doesn't feel tired.

At this time, Wang Zhen was out busy with business, and he had some free time, which he could use for creation or sketching.

On the way here, I saw a shop selling painting supplies.

He bought a set of Chinese painting tools and several albums.

I just saw the works of the Lingnan School of Painting, so I want to try Chinese painting sketching.

He came to a park near the hotel and began looking for materials.

Here you can see various trees, people playing, and new and old buildings in the city.

He had studied Chinese painting and acquired many classic techniques from the rewards of the system, so he did not feel unfamiliar when sketching.

In the process of depicting the scenery, he did not deliberately think about the techniques, but expressed his feelings directly, putting everything he saw and thought into words.

Due to objective conditions and time constraints, Jiang Zhe could not paint as calmly as he did in the studio, and could only try to depict it with simple brushstrokes and colors. In this way, the picture formed a general and vivid effect.

The next day, Jiang Zhe did not attend the event, but spent the day sightseeing and continuing to sketch.

On the third day, Meng Xi hurried back to the capital and met with Jiang Zhe before boarding the plane.

She told Jiang Zhe that the company's business was expanding, but it was also facing bottlenecks. Jiang Zhe was not worried and continued to support her approach.

In the evening, Jiang Zhe and Professor Qin had dinner together.

After dinner, Teacher Zhao saw Jiang Zhe with his painting supplies and asked, "You went out to sketch today. Can you show us?"

Jiang Zhe took out the album and handed it to Teacher Zhao.

When Teacher Zhao unfolded the album, the first painting he saw was a city landscape made from two sheets of album paper.

Several other teachers also came over to watch.

"In addition to oil paintings, Jiang Zhe also likes Chinese painting?"

"This painting is interesting. It uses boneless painting to depict the city scenery..."

While they were chatting, Jiang Zhe's cell phone rang.

He saw that it was Chloe's number and thought that today should be the auction time. These two days, he had been traveling and sketching in Guangzhou and had actually forgotten about this matter.

Jiang Zhe walked out of the hotel box, pressed the answer button, and Chloe's voice came from the phone.

"Jiang Zhe, the auction of your work has begun."

"How is the situation now?" Jiang Zhe asked directly without any hesitation. His work, the jewelry box, had no starting price, so he was worried that it would fail to sell.

Chloe said: "Someone has already made an offer, and the price is still rising. Don't worry. Now, it's over 2 euros."

Jiang Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

After deciding to auction the jewelry box, Chloe told herself the auction house's analysis and estimated results.

I can sell my paintings, but when I take my design works to the market for the first time, I can’t be sure of the market reaction.

Jiang Zhe thinks that if it can be more than 2 or 3 euros, he will be able to accept it. "Thank you. What do you think the final transaction price will be?"

Chloe said: “Judging from the current situation, more than 4 euros should be no problem.

If your first design work can reach 5 Euros, you can consider creating more works.

Of course, I am not interfering with your creation.”

"Thank you for your suggestion, I will consider it."

The two ended the call and Jiang Zhe returned to the room.

Several teachers were still looking at his sketches.

Teacher Zhao said, "Jiang Zhe, after seeing your sketches, I also want to start painting. Let's paint together tomorrow."

"Yes, I'll go too." Everyone agreed.

Jiang Zhe was thinking about the auction and agreed to go sketching together.

When the party was over and everyone went their separate ways, Jiang Zhe had just gotten into a taxi when Chloe called.

"The Jiang Zhe auction is over. Can you guess what the price is?"

Jiang Zhe heard Chloe's excited voice and asked, "More than 4 euros?"

"If you exceed that, you can be bolder."

Jiang Zhe said: "Just tell me directly."

"6 euros, nearly 5 more than I expected." Chloe excitedly described the scene in the auction to Jiang Zhe.

The collections in this auction include watches, table clocks, makeup boxes and some precious jewelry handicrafts, mainly contemporary works, basically works of many well-known designers and jewelers.

Jiang Zhe's reputation in the design and handicraft industry is relatively low, but after the auction of this work began, people kept raising their hands and bidding, and the competition was fierce until the end. The price exceeded the average price of similar works.

"In fact, I had a hunch since the beginning of the auction, because your work was very conspicuous among so many similar works. Many buyers noticed this work when they watched the preview. Although your fame in jewelry design and crafts is not as good as those well-known jewelers, this kind of beautiful effect is hard to resist." Chloe analyzed the situation to Jiang Zhe.

This good news made Jiang Zhe in a very good mood.

"Thank you, and thank your colleagues for me."

"Don't worry. Once all the formalities are completed, I will urge the staff to transfer the money to your account as soon as possible. If you have the idea of ​​making similar works, remember to contact me and I will help you make the contact.

The workshop you cooperated with is also willing to continue to cooperate with you after hearing the auction price of your works. "Chloe talked about another thing.

"The Paris Jewelry Industry Association is planning to include your work in this year's design and production competition. Maybe there will be an award. I have asked the relevant personnel to help you start the process. If you win the award, it will be of great help to you."

Jiang Zhe asked Chloe for the detailed requirements of the evaluation.

After describing the value of the competition, Croy also told him that the collector who bought the jewelry box would also like the jewelry box to win an award to increase its value.

The two chatted for a while before ending the call.

Jiang Zhe was speaking French to the other party, so the driver was very curious.

"Are you an international student? Or an overseas Chinese?" The driver's Mandarin was not good and Jiang Zhe could barely understand him.

Jiang Zhe said: "I am a domestic student, not an international student."

"You speak foreign languages ​​well. Are you planning to study abroad?"
Jiang Zhe responded: "I have this idea."

The driver said, "We should go out for a walk. My child just went abroad to study this year."

Jiang Zhe saw the obvious boasting in the driver's eyes, so he asked, "Where is your child going to study abroad?"

"I went to Jiujiapo."

"Oh, that's a great place. Are you trying to earn money for your child's tuition?"

"Yes, it costs a lot to go out, so I have to work hard." Although the driver has a hard time, he looks very happy.

Jiang Zhe was in a good mood at the moment and was willing to chat with the driver for a while longer.

He sent the message to Wang Zhen while chatting.

Wang Zhen quickly replied to the text message and said he would come to see Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe replied, don’t worry, I haven’t returned to the hotel yet.

He returned to the hotel, washed off the sweat on his body, prepared some fruits, and then called his family and Chen Yan.

Soon, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Zhe opened the door and saw Wang Zhen standing outside.

"How is it? What did Chloe say?" Wang Zhen walked into the room and asked anxiously.

Jiang Zhe told Wang Zhen what Chloe had described.

Wang Zhen was very happy after hearing this: "Great, I'll have someone spread the news. It might be helpful for the selection or for increasing the price of your work. If the award you mentioned is successful, maybe..."

Jiang Zhe understood what she meant: "Foreign awards are unlikely to influence our judges. You are a little too optimistic. Besides, jewelry design and painting are not the same profession after all."

However, Wang Zhen took this matter very seriously.

Because a new path has been opened up and Jiang Zhe has a system to support him, he is more confident about the selection.

It's time for the opening.

The sun was shining brightly and the weather was still hot. A large number of painters from all over the country gathered at the scene.

At the opening ceremony, Jiang Zhe met many people he had met before.

Professor Qin lamented that it is really difficult to gather or meet these painters from all over the world.

After the exhibition began, Jiang Zhe reviewed his works again. Whether it was the visual effects or the exploration of expression techniques, they stood out among the works on display.

On the opening day, the organizers arranged a series of activities.

That night, Jiang Zhe attended a party.

At 9 pm, the party ended. He planned to go back to the hotel to rest, while Wang Zhen planned to attend another party.

Wang Zhen told Jiang Zhe that many painters would attend two or even three parties in one night.

Jiang Zhe felt a little tired and did not go with Zhen Chen.

At the same time, Ge Kai and several of his friends pushed open the door of a private room.

The air conditioning in the hotel was mixed with the aroma of wine, food, tobacco and various sweat odors.

These people were all drunk, but the mixed smell did not make them feel uncomfortable.

There were already more than a dozen people sitting in the spacious box.

In the surrounding rest areas and activity areas where you can sing karaoke, there are people chatting and doing activities.

Several people gathered around the wine table saw Ge Kai and others coming and hurriedly asked everyone to take a seat.

The various dishes on the table were barely touched, and many of the wine bottles were already empty.

After the new arrivals took their seats, everyone toasted each other and gradually divided into several small circles.

A friend held two books and showed them to everyone.

"This was given to me by a friend. It's a Christie's auction catalogue. The paintings and sculptures are very good."

Several people were looking through the catalogue.

Someone looked at the time in the catalog and asked, "This is an auction that just ended. How come it's arriving in China so soon?"

The person who brought the catalog explained: "The auction catalog has been mailed to China before the auction started."

Someone else asked: "Do you have friends in Paris? Do you want to give them a try by sending them your work?"

“I wanted to try, but it didn’t work.”

Ge Kai looked at the oil paintings being auctioned, focusing on the estimated price of each painting. He felt that these paintings were not as good as his own works, yet they could be sold at such high prices.

The person who brought the catalog pointed to a picture in the catalog and said, "Everyone, take a look. Is this jewelry box beautiful?"

"nice."

"Is this silver?"

"It has various inlays. Pretty good. The estimate is not good and the starting price has not yet been set." The others commented casually.

"Guess whose work is this? Here's a hint. It's the work of a colleague in our country." The person who brought the catalogue kept it a secret. (End of this chapter)