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

"Xiao Chen, why do you still care about this?" Someone who was attending the party said with disdain when he heard Xiao Chen, who brought the catalog, teasing everyone with this issue.

Little Chen didn't mind, "Old Liu, don't you know French? Do you want me to translate it for you?" Because the catalog was printed in Paris, all the words used were in French.

He knew some French, so he used this question to tease the other person.

The bickering between the two people attracted laughter from the people around them.

Others began to participate.

"Old Liu, take a guess."

"Don't bother Lao Liu. He really doesn't understand foreign languages."

Ge Kai, who was originally looking at another catalog, also turned his gaze over.

Xiao Chen tapped the catalog and said, "I know you all don't believe it. This jewelry box is really the work of one of our domestic peers."

"Just tell me now."

"No, let's see if we can guess. I guess Director Zheng, right?"

"wrong."

"Then—you go ahead."

"You don't act like asking a question."

Several people were pulling back and forth.

Seeing that the atmosphere was about right, Xiao Chen said, "Actually, there is a paragraph of text next to the picture, which is an introduction to the work. It contains the author's information."

He pointed at the foreign language and explained it bit by bit, as if he could understand it.

In fact, he had only heard about it from his friends and only understood a small part of it.

"Look, these two words—Jiang Zhe." Xiao Chen said, "Now you remember it."

The original laughter stopped abruptly.

Hearing this name, several people were a little bit unbelievable.

"Jiang Zhe?! Is that the Jiang Zhe we've heard of?"

"The very young one?" Several people looked at each other, unable to believe it, so they were all testing.

"Is it him?" Ge Kai didn't believe it either.

"It's him." Xiao Chen looked at several people, especially those who were arrogant and proud, and saw them stunned. He felt particularly comfortable.

“Is your translation reliable?”

"Yes, you must have translated it wrongly."

"Maybe ~ they have the same name."

"We've seen Jiang Zhe's oil paintings, and he can also play with this."

"I don't think it's likely. It's another major." Everyone was talking.

Xiao Chen was a little unhappy about being questioned by everyone. Although he didn't know much, he still insisted on his point of view.

"Really, it's his work."

Ge Kai said, "Hey, don't you have a friend in Paris? When will the auction be held? You can call and ask then, and then you will know for sure, right?"

Someone who wanted to stir up trouble said, "Look at the auction time written here. Isn't it today? Why don't you call and ask if the auction is over? If it's him, you'll know if it's him."

"Yep."

Xiao Chen was pressured by the words of several people and hesitated whether to call his friend for such a small matter.

"Are you worried about the phone bill?"

"Are the connections there reliable?" others were still making a fuss.
"I'm afraid of disturbing their rest. People over there particularly value the quality of their personal life." Xiao Chen was reluctant to trouble his friends easily.

"Forget it, I'll ask someone." Someone provoked.

Xiao Chen was so excited that he immediately made a phone call in front of everyone without caring about anything.

"Stupid pig~" He deliberately spoke two sentences in French, and then he couldn't go on and had to switch to his native language.

Everyone snickered.

However, they found that Xiao Chen'er's voice was getting louder and louder.

"Oh, yes, all right, is that so?...Okay, I see, hey, thank you...We are having a party here."

Hearing Xiao Chen's voice becoming more and more confident, and obviously showing off, everyone wondered, is this probably true?

Xiao Chen put down the phone and said to everyone: "How is it? Am I right? My friend told me that it was Jiang Zhe we all know. He has always been in contact with Christie's. He made a jewelry box in Paris. I heard that the craft he used is a traditional Western craft called hard stone inlay, which also includes high relief, bas-relief and other techniques..." Xiao Chen began to show off his knowledge.

"You just said half of it, how much did it sell for?"

"Is the auction closed?" Several listeners hoped that the item would not be sold.

Xiao Chen's show-off was interrupted, and he was a little unhappy: "Deal, high price, I dare say you can't guess it."

"1? No, that should be Euros." Someone began to speculate.

"1 or 2?"

“This thing shouldn’t be that expensive, right?”

"This is a handicraft, and it's contemporary, not an antique." Everyone felt that the price would not be too high.

Xiao Chen said: "You really don't understand. You know, this thing sold for 65000 euros."

"How can this be?"

"Did you hear it wrong? Did you hear it as RMB?" Several people refused to believe it.

Xiao Chen explained: "I heard it right. My friend was there and saw it with his own eyes. This thing is really expensive."

After hearing the amount of money, everyone at the party was attracted, including those in the karaoke area.

"What's going on? What tens of thousands of euros?"

"What are you talking about?"

Speaking of money, it is more attractive than singing.

The person who originally participated in the discussion describes the situation to the person who just arrived.

Later people were also shocked.

"So expensive?"

“This is hundreds of thousands.”

“It costs more than selling several paintings.”

Someone mocked: "The prices you mentioned for the paintings are your own prices, right?"

The painters teased each other and no one was polite.

Xiao Chen said with some emotion: "Tell me, besides painting, I also know design, when can I make so much money? Like him, it doesn't take much, just selling this one piece can cover all the money for cigarettes and alcohol for a year."

"You're just dreaming." The people around laughed at him.

Someone asked, "Is it Christie's auction house that hyped him up?"

"Definitely is."

"I heard that the commission here is very high."

"They are running the business for you, but if things go wrong they will take the lion's share."

"Yes, when we first started selling paintings, we only took 1/10." Several people could only find excuses to comfort themselves.

At this time, Ge Kai said: "Xiao Chen, do you know why your work has not improved?"

Xiao Chen was a little unhappy after hearing what Ge Kai said: "Why do you think so?"

"Your energy is too scattered. If you create fine-brush paintings, just focus on your fine-brush paintings. But you also study design, study handicrafts, and play with cultural relics. Those are all low-class things. You have neglected your profession."

"I'm doing this to cultivate my sentiments and enrich my knowledge." Xiao Chen disagreed.

The two people said a few words and then started arguing.

Painters all feel that their profession is more noble and can better represent mainstream culture.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, their friends began to dissuade them. One of them said, "Okay, you two, let's not talk about this. These things have little to do with us. He is willing to do design, and we don't need to envy him."

"Guess, can he be nominated for an award this time?" someone tried to change the subject.

"If he can get the nomination, that would be really impressive."

"No way, I guess he won't win the prize."

"Why? He gets all the good things."

"That's right. He hasn't even graduated from college yet. There are so many of us in our 40s and 50s still waiting in line. Why should he get in first?"

"The price of the paintings is already high, so I shouldn't come to these uncles and uncles to grab the quota."

"If you ask me, everyone here can get the nomination, but he can't."

When it came to this question, the people present began to flatter each other again.

In their words, everyone present can do it, but no one else can.

……

On the third day after the event, Jiang Zhe came to the airport and said goodbye to his teachers and classmates who were preparing to go home.

After the opening ceremony, some painters were ready to go home. Some of them did not have any works to exhibit, while others thought there was no hope and planned to go out for fun.

"Jiang Zhe, tell us if you have good news."

"I wish you get nominated." Before passing through security check, everyone expressed their blessings to Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe bids farewell to his teachers and classmates.

Originally, he also planned to go back as soon as possible, but Wang Zhen and Professor Qin both advised him to stay here and wait for the results.

He bought some Guangzhou specialties that day.

Among these specialties are his favorite handicrafts.

There are also some objects that were recommended by some local painters.

Considering that he also needed to give gifts to relatives and friends, Jiang Zhe bought a lot of local specialties.

Just as he completed the mailing procedures, the system sounded a prompt.

Because there were so many people around, Jiang Zhe couldn't check it immediately.

He returned to his hotel room before checking the details.

"While you were sketching in Yangcheng, you learned about the local customs and life. The information you collected reached a certain amount, triggering a chance to win a prize. The skills for this prize draw are a life skill package."

When Jiang Zhe saw that he had to extract life skills, he felt that they were not as useful as professional skills, but they were still helpful in improving the quality of life.

He clicked on the lottery without hesitation.

The pointer on the turntable turned and finally landed on a gift box.

The gift box exploded.

The page shows: "You have extracted the Cantonese cooking skill - the middle-level skill."

Jiang Zhe clicked to receive it, and a large amount of information came into his mind.

He accepted and experienced it at the same time.

Cantonese cuisine includes Chaoshan cuisine, also known as Chaozhou cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, also known as Guangzhou cuisine, Dongjiang cuisine, also known as Hakka cuisine, Western Guangdong cuisine, and other cuisines that reflect the local food culture and cooking techniques of Guangdong Province.

This time, the reward came from the information Jiang Zhe collected in Yangcheng, so the intermediate skills he obtained this time were mainly based on Cantonese cuisine, with a small amount of Chaozhou cuisine techniques.

These cooking methods are relatively complex and delicate, mainly stir-frying and sautéing, as well as braising, frying and roasting. Classic dishes include clay pot rice and roast suckling pig. They also include Cantonese dim sum and some dim sum production methods that evolved after being introduced from the Central Plains to Guangzhou.

Although Jiang Zhe had no plans to study cooking, these skills helped him improve his ability to taste and distinguish delicious food.

He plans to let his family taste his cooking skills after returning to the sea.

On the fourth day after the opening ceremony, the exhibition hall of the art museum became more and more lively.

Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen went to the conference hall where the painters gathered.

Some painters have already returned home, and most of the people visiting at this time are tourists.

Because today is the time when the award nominations are announced, a large crowd gathered in the venue again.

Jiang Zhehe greeted them and found a place to sit down.

On the way, I met several teachers from the Academy of Fine Arts and learned that many of their colleagues and students had already gone back, and only a few people were left waiting for news.

While talking to a few friends, he also noticed that the man named Ge Kai had also arrived.

Ge Kai also has a lot of friends around him.

Coincidentally, Jiang Zhe and Ge Kai's eyes met.

Jiang Zhe didn't want to say hello to him, and the other party didn't want to say hello either, so they both looked away.

Wang Zhen saw this scene and whispered to Jiang Zhe, "Don't underestimate him, he has a lot of people backing him up.

However, I heard that some judges didn’t like his work, so he may not be selected this time. You don’t have to care about him. ”

On the other side, Ge Kai was also very proud.

He had received reliable information last night that some judges were critical of Jiang Zhe's work.

According to past experience, as long as one or two judges express opposition, it will be difficult for this work to be nominated, after all, there are too many people queuing up.

News from other channels also showed that many people were dissatisfied with this young man's rise to prominence.

Jiang Zhe stole all the limelight, which made many middle-aged painters unhappy.

"Let you be so proud, let's see what you will do when the time comes." Ge Kai became even happier when he thought of the scene after the results were announced.

Many people often look at their watches or mobile phones while waiting.

The organizer brought the list on time and posted it for announcement.

Many people gathered around to watch.

Some people couldn't get close and could only ask the organizers.

The staff member was surrounded by many people and asked questions. He could only explain that he couldn't remember so many names and asked everyone to line up to look at the list.

Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen were sitting in a relatively remote area. When they saw a lot of people gathering around them, they followed the crowd and slowly moved forward.

Those who were walking in front and saw the list of award nominees had already started spreading the news.

So-and-so has been nominated for a silver award. So-and-so has been nominated for an excellent award..."

They tell their friends the good news.

Those who were looking forward to it, as they heard the names being announced one by one by the people in front of them, many of them lost their composure.

At this time, someone squeezed out of the crowd, looked around, saw Jiang Zhe, walked over with a smile, and said to Jiang Zhe: "Jiang Zhe, congratulations, you are nominated for the Gold Award."

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe was happy in his heart but calm on the surface.

"Have you confirmed it?" Wang Zhen was also very happy, but still wanted to confirm it.

There are only a few nominees for the Gold Award, so how could I be wrong? Don't worry." The person who reported the news replied.

People around congratulated Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen gestured to Jiang Zhe to stay here and chat with his friends while he went over to take a look.

On the other side, Ge Kai finally squeezed to the front of the list.

He checked the list again and again, but didn't see his name. His heart sank.

Several years of preparation were wasted.

Then, he saw Jiang Zhe's name among the nominees for the Gold Award.

Suddenly, anger and jealousy made his blood boil.

Because there were still many people waiting to see the list, Ge Kai walked out of the crowd in a daze.

At this time, someone nearby asked, "Old Ge, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"

Ge Kai was stunned for a moment before answering, "There are too many people, and it's stuffy."

(End of this chapter)