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

Jiang Zhe went to school and met Professor Qin.

Professor Qin waved to him and asked him to follow him.

"I spoke to the department head on the phone. You have received an honor, so you need to report it to him. The school term has just started, and you need to ask for leave. Although you have a legitimate reason, you still have to go through the process. Come, tell me the details."

Jiang Zhe talked as he walked, telling Professor Qin exactly what Miller had told him.

In short, George recommended Jiang Zhe's sculptures to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art was willing to collect them.

After listening to Jiang Zhe's retelling, Professor Qin said happily, "You are just a senior in college, and your work has been collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Congratulations. But it's a pity that it is a sculpture. If it was a painting, it would be perfect."

Jiang Zhe said: “I originally wanted to make that sculpture as an experiment, but I didn’t expect the result to be like this.

I still think it was good luck.”

Professor Qin laughed out loud: "No matter what, having a work collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a success. Most painters can't do this even if they work hard all their lives."

Because he was in a good mood, he walked briskly. As he was talking, he unknowingly arrived outside the department director's office.

I knocked on the door and heard the voice of the department head.

"Please come in."

Professor Qin pushed open the door of his office and looked inside.

When the department head saw that it was Professor Qin, he stood up with a smile and said, "Old Xie, come in quickly. Is Jiang Zhe here?"

Jiang Zhe followed Professor Qin into the office and greeted the department head.

"Okay, sit down and talk," the department head asked the two to sit on the sofa. "Jiang Zhe, one of your bronze sculptures has been recommended to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Has it been confirmed? How is it arranged specifically?"

Jiang Zhe repeated what he had described to Professor Qin.

"Good, great. You are a senior and you have achieved such good results. This is a good example for all students in the school." The department head was very happy and asked, "When are you going to the United States? I will call you to arrange your leave."

Jiang Zhe said: "I have entrusted the gallery I have been cooperating with to handle the relevant formalities. I will leave in three days. I will first go to the capital to meet up with Mr. Wang from the gallery and then go to New York together.

According to the agreement, after arriving in New York, we will rest for a day and then go through the formalities. A week's vacation will be enough. "

The dean calculated as he listened. When Jiang Zhe finished, he asked, "One week, is it enough? When you go abroad to do things, you have to consider it fully. In case the vacation is not enough, you have to ask for leave again. Of course, the school will definitely provide you with convenience, but you also have to consider the problems you face. How about this, I will give you ten days of leave. Forget it, let's just go with two weeks."

The department head was particularly generous and helped Jiang Zhe to take a few more days off.

Professor Qin agreed: "Yes, the department head has considered everything carefully." Because he was particularly satisfied with Jiang Zhe, he also made timely suggestions.

Jiang Zhe hurriedly expressed his gratitude to the department head.

The department head immediately picked up the phone and reported to the school leaders. After receiving instructions, he called the Academic Affairs Office to coordinate leave.

After the call, he said to Jiang Zhe: "Okay, you can go directly to handle the formalities. When you get there, leave as much information as possible. We will do our best to promote it after you come back."

"Thank you, director."

Okay, I'll talk to Professor Qin, you go ahead and do your work, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me, or ask your teacher Hu."

Jiang Zhe came out of the office and went to handle the formalities.

After he left, Professor Qin smiled and said, "The director left me alone. Does he have any instructions?"

"I commend you and your oil painting major for training an outstanding student. Just now, the leader was very happy and asked us to come over after the meeting to make a separate report.

It is a rare honor for a student's work to be collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although this museum is not a cultural institution in our country, its influence and popularity are there. It cannot be ignored. "

"The school is going to give us a major. What kind of reward is that? I don't want a personal reward, but to apply for our major." Professor Qin said.

The department head looked at Professor Qin with a smile and said, "I don't know whether there will be a reward or not. I suggest you better not ask. Jiang Zhe wants to go out to study for a master's degree. This matter can't be concealed. Whether the teachers in your department persuaded the student to stay and study for a master's degree is something you know clearly."

Professor Qin would certainly not admit that he encouraged Jiang to go out for graduate studies. He replied innocently, "We have done a lot of work, but this matter can only be done through work, and cannot be forced."

The dean smiled and stopped discussing the issue. He looked at his watch and said, "Let's go and make the report."

Jiang Zhe completed the formalities at the Academic Affairs Office.

The teacher in charge of the formalities put the form into a folder. "Okay, done."

"Thank you, teacher." Jiang Zhe said goodbye to several teachers.

The teachers sent their blessings one after another.

"come on."

"Come back with a big certificate."

After completing the formalities, Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen talked on the phone and confirmed the departure time.

He returned to the classroom to pack up his things.

I have been preparing at home for the past two days.

I just returned to the classroom and the classmates who were still studying in the classroom surrounded me.

"Jiang Zhe, I heard you are going to the United States?"

"We'll leave in a few days."

"Congratulations." Several classmates congratulated him.

The news spread quickly, and although Jiang Zhe was reluctant to publicize it before it was done, the teachers spontaneously helped him spread the word after hearing the news.

The news quickly spread throughout the campus.

When the senior students heard the news, they were surprised but remained calm.

Because they have heard good news about Jiang Zhe many times, they are more receptive to the news that Jiang Zhe has won an honor. The students who have just entered the freshman year are extremely excited to hear this news.

In their opinion, since Jiang Zhe can do it, can they do it in the future too?
When they are excited, some teachers are reluctant to break this fantasy, but there are also teachers who are willing to let students get in touch with reality earlier.

They did not say anything to pour cold water on the students, but directly told the students that it was the first time in the school's history and even the first time in the entire province that Jiang Zhe's works were collected by an art museum, especially the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Jiang Zhe packed his things, made preparations, and said goodbye to his parents and friends.

My parents were reluctant but very supportive.

Chen Yan was reluctant to leave. She was also happy about the honor that Jiang Zhe had won. The only regret she had was that she couldn't go with Jiang Zhe.

Over the next two days, while Jiang Zhe was waiting to set off, the news gradually spread in the circle.

Friends who are close to Jiang Zhe, including people who know him, called to congratulate him after hearing the news.

It's time to set off.

Jiang Zhe took a plane to the capital to meet up with Wang Zhen.

The first thing Wang Zhen said when he saw Jiang Zhe was, "I never thought that you could accomplish something so difficult. Since the news came out, many customers have called to ask if I have your sculptures. Seriously, when you come back, can you spare some time to make a sculpture and put it in the gallery as a sign? Otherwise, people will think I'm bragging."

Jiang Zhe said vaguely: "As long as I have free time, I will make one."

Not only Wang Zhen thought so, Chloe, Christie's Auction House, and Times Auctions began to ask Jiang Zhe whether he would continue to create sculptures.

The two boarded a flight to New York and arrived there safely.

It hasn’t been long since I last left New York. Because my mood was different when I came here, I feel that the autumn here has a different beauty.

Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen first arrived at the booked hotel to check in, and then contacted Miller.

Miller immediately invited the two to his home.

Jiang Zhe and his friend came to Miller's mansion in New York, the same mansion where Jiang Zhe painted for Miller.

They not only met Miller, but also George.

George told Jiang Zhe the process of collecting works.

Tomorrow, they will go to the museum first to meet with relevant people and discuss and finalize the process.

George also told Jiang Zhe that his sculptures would not be placed in a special sculpture exhibition hall, but would be displayed in a certain area together with several other sculptures.

Although the treatment was somewhat different from what Jiang Zhe had initially imagined, this arrangement was acceptable to him.

That night, Jiang Zhe got enough rest and regained his energy.

The next morning, George, Miller, Jiang Zhe, Wang Zhen, and representatives from Castel went to the Met together.

I came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art before to visit, but this time I came to witness my works being collected.

The museum sent an expert named Andrew to receive the group.

Andrew is in charge of the sculpture collection.

He introduced the museum's collection process to Jiang Zhe, and then took everyone to the place where the sculptures would be placed.

Along the way, through several halls.

Walking out of the diamond-shaped exhibition hall displaying Ingres' works, Jiang Zhe saw a red brick wall.

Andrew told Jiang Zhe that this was the original form of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was what it looked like when it was first built. Later, it gradually expanded into the huge venue it currently occupies.

The museum has preserved the original walls.

There are many sculptures in the corridor in front of the wall.

Among them, the most famous is the sculpture of Perseus beheading Medusa.

They saw that there were many tourists taking photos here.

Jiang Zhe felt that this sculpture was not as good as Cellini's. There was also a Rodin sculpture in this corridor.

Because his work was collected by the museum, Jiang Zhe specially observed and compared it again. This sculpture depicts six heroes who died bravely, but it makes people feel gray and unheroic. It is somewhat different from Rodin's sculpture style. However, this reverse way of portraying heroes is thought-provoking.

Andrew paused here and told Jiang Zhe that someone in the museum suggested that Jiang Zhe's works be placed here.

Jiang Zhe was a little excited at first, seeing his work being placed together with the master's work.

But, she Andrew continued, “After everyone discussed it, they felt that adding a sculpture here would make the space a little crowded, so in the end, we decided to put your work in another place.

Jiang Zhe was somewhat speechless. Since the final choice of place was not here, why did he need to tell himself?
This is to tell myself that I am not yet at this level, or there may be some other meaning.

The group continued walking and came to an exhibition space.

This is like a patio. Standing in the lobby on the first floor, you can see the enclosed balcony on the second floor.

"This is a Renaissance balcony that was removed from a Renaissance castle," Andrew introduced.

Several sculptures have been placed in the patio space.

Jiang Zhe saw that there was a sculpture wrapped in cloth.

He could tell that it was his own work.

In addition to his own works, there are four stone sculptures and one bronze sculpture.

This bronze sculpture shows the Siren, a sea siren. In mythology, she would use her beautiful singing voice to attract sailors.

Jiang Zhe’s first impression when he saw the sculpture was that it looked very much like the logo of a certain coffee brand.

Andrew, the wrapped sculpture, said to Jiang Zhe: "Your sculpture is placed here. Are you satisfied?"

Jiang Zhe walked around his work, assessing whether the sculpture was in harmony with the environment and anticipating the exhibition effect.

Many tourists passing by here would cast curious glances when they saw the temporarily wrapped sculptures and Jiang Zhe and others.

Jiang Zhe stood next to his work.

I don't know why, but I recalled my vision for the future when I first started learning painting. At that time, I never thought that one day my works would be displayed here.

Although there were people waiting beside him, his mind was free to wander. He even thought that the bronze statue he made was Perseus, which was different in shape from Cellini's work, but the story was the same.

Here, we have to face the Siren, and it seems that there is a comparison between the Siren and the Kraken to see which one is more powerful. I wonder if the museum has considered this aspect?

Although Jiang Zhe didn't say anything, it could be seen that he was in a good mood.

Andrew and others felt that this was a normal reaction and everyone expressed their understanding.

The next day, Jiang Zhe wore a custom-made suit and went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Wang Zhen.

The museum was open as usual today and held a small ceremony to celebrate the collection of works.

The invited guests formed a semicircle around the work.

There were not many people attending the ceremony, and there were not too many lively moments, it was like a gathering among friends.

After the museum representative and Jiang Zhe spoke respectively, Andrew presented Jiang Zhe with a collection certificate on behalf of the museum.

Jiang Zhe and several guests pulled the rope together, and the cloth covering the sculpture was slowly pulled open.

Many visitors passing by stopped to watch.

Finally, when the sculpture was fully revealed, the people around burst into warm applause.

Many people felt excited as if they had seen the works being collected by a museum, and they took out their cameras to capture the scene.

Some audience members who were attracted by the applause did not understand what was happening at first, but after seeing the layout of the scene and hearing the introduction of the people next to them, they soon raised their cameras.

Jiang Zhe stood next to the work, and Wang Zhen took a photo of him. (End of this chapter)