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

Chapter 718, Award-winning, all kinds of people

Wang Zhen sat on the sofa in the living room, looking through the text messages on his phone.

The bedroom door opened and Jiang Zhe walked to the living room. "Okay, we can go now."

Wang Zhen saw Jiang Zhe wearing a down jacket, thick jeans and sneakers, and objected: "Why are you wearing this? You are going to attend the award ceremony of the National Art Exhibition today. You are going to wear this when you go on stage to receive the award? Don't you have custom-made clothes?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I don't know the result yet. I'm dressed so formally. If I don't win the prize, I'll be laughed at. Besides, the temperature is low today, so I should wear a thicker coat."

"Change into your custom-made clothes, wear more clothes inside, and tie your tie." Wang Zhen said.

Jiang Zhe asked, "It doesn't have to be so formal."

"This is respect, respect for others, respect for yourself..." Wang Zhen gave a bunch of reasons.

All right. Jiang Zhe saw that Wang Zhen would not go out if he did not change into formal clothes, so he had to go back to the bedroom, put on some warm underwear, changed into a suit, and put on a thick woolen coat.

But in the end, he didn't wear a tie.

When Jiang Zhe came to the living room again, Wang Zhen carefully checked him and helped him put his clothes in order, then said, "That's good. You look very energetic. Don't carry that backpack. Just bring a small bag."

The two of them got ready and went downstairs.

The person driving for Wang Zhen today is still Assistant Lin.

She opened the car door for Wang Zhen and said to Jiang Zhe with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, you look so handsome today. You will definitely win the gold medal."

"Lend your blessings."

Assistant Lin started the car and rushed to the art museum.

Wang Zhen said to Jiang Zhe: "What if, I mean what if you don't win the award. You must keep smiling. There are reporters reporting on the scene.

If someone takes a picture of you with a bad expression on your face, or if someone sees you, you will be laughed at.”

"Understood. Keep your composure." Jiang Zhe said.

After Wang Zhen finished his instructions, he stopped talking about this topic so as not to affect Jiang Zhe's mood.

He talked about interesting things that happened at the recent art festival.

We arrived at the art museum successfully, but there were no spaces available in the parking lot.

Assistant Lin found another place to park.

Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe walked to the conference hall where the awards ceremony was to be held.

It's a long way from the parking lot to the award ceremony hall.

People who came to attend the ceremony gathered in the hall from different locations.

Jiang Zhe saw many familiar faces along the way.

Say hello or respond as you walk.

After a while, he saw Meng Xi and Teacher Yang standing not far away.

Meng Xi saw Jiang Zhe and pulled Teacher Yang over.

Jiang Zhe first exchanged pleasantries with Teacher Yang, then said to Meng Xi, "Didn't you say during dinner yesterday that you wouldn't come today?"

Meng Xi said: "I have something to do today, but it is more important to come and witness you receiving the award."

Jiang Zhe looked around and said, "It's not settled yet."

Teacher Yang said: "Although the phenomenon of seniority-based promotion is very serious in our industry, you are a rising star and have achieved all the necessary results. The judges cannot ignore you. Your work is in line with the theme and of high quality. I am very optimistic about you."

Jiang Zhe hurriedly said a few humble words.

At this time, many people who came to attend the ceremony did not rush to enter the venue to sit down, but automatically divided into small circles in the open space outside the venue. Almost every small circle had someone who was nominated for an award.

A group of people were chatting animatedly when someone suddenly said, "Hey, Teacher Dong is here. Let's go greet him."

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw three people walking towards the parking lot.

The one walking in the middle was Mr. Dong, and the two people next to him were also known to everyone: one was his friend, and the other was his assistant.

Everyone immediately put aside their original topic and went to greet him. There were also a few people from nearby small circles who came over when they saw Teacher Dong.

"Hello, Mr. Dong."

"Mr. Dong, congratulations in advance." Everyone rushed to greet Teacher Dong.

Teacher Dong calmly responded to the many people who gathered around him one by one.

He is already very familiar with dealing with such situations. He can give appropriate responses to people of different ages and personalities so that they will not feel left out.

When he heard someone congratulate him on winning the award in advance, he would humbly say: "Don't congratulate me yet, the result is still unknown. Among these candidates, although I am older, my level is the lowest. So, for me, it doesn't matter whether I win the award or not. If I really get an award, I feel unworthy of it."

"Oh, Mr. Dong, you are so modest."

“This is what it means to be humble.”

“We should all learn from you.”

Faced with Teacher Dong's humility, everyone started to flatter him again.

Teacher Dong was chatting with everyone, but he was still keeping his eyes and ears open.

Seeing Jiang Zhe and his companions passing by, he said to everyone, "Look, Jiang Zhe is here. He is a rising star. Have you heard of him? One of his sculptures is collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art."

"heard."

"A sculpture?"

"This is a big deal. Let's say hello." Mr. Dong walked out of the crowd and waved to Jiang Zhe.

The others also followed Teacher Dong and looked at Jiang Zhe.

When Jiang Zhe saw Teacher Dong greeting him, he smiled and headed towards Teacher Dong and his group. Wang Zhen and the others followed in time.

However, he had encountered the same thing just now. He met another gold award nominee. It was the first time that Jiang Zhe met the other party, but under the introduction of a friend next to him, both of them were very polite.

Because he had had this experience once, he knew the style of Mr. Dong and his group of veteran painters and was mentally prepared.

The two hadn't been in touch since their last meeting, but when they met this time, they seemed like very close friends.

"Hello, Mr. Dong."

"Jiang Zhe, welcome." Teacher Dong naturally put on the attitude of entertaining guests. "Let me introduce you to some friends."

Jiang Zhe has few friends around him, and Teacher Dong knows them all, so it took him a long time to introduce friends to Jiang Zhe.

The two sides exchanged greetings.

"You're not in a hurry to go in, are you?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Don't worry."

"Well, shall we chat outside for a while? It won't be so convenient to move around if we sit down inside."

Teacher Dong said, "We just talked about your work being collected by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Can you tell us the details?"

Jiang Zhe said: "You are my seniors, how dare I show off? Your works are also collected by major art galleries. I would like to ask you for advice."

"It's different. Our works are collected by domestic institutions. Your works have opened up a new path for us," said Teacher Dong.

Jiang Zhe hurriedly explained that he did not play any role, but someone helped to recommend it. He explained in detail the process of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of works.

Hearing him speak so easily, the painters had different feelings. Some thought Jiang Zhe might be modest and didn't want to reveal the real supporters behind him, while some painters wondered if they could do the same with their own works.

Teacher Dong actually wanted to draw everyone's attention to the fact that Jiang Zhe's works are collected by foreign art museums, but not many of his works are collected by domestic art museums. However, Jiang Zhe resolved this matter very well and aroused the interest of the audience.

Wang Zhen originally wanted to help Jiang Zhe, but when he saw that Jiang Zhe was handling it with ease, he just let it go.

At this time, more and more people gathered outside, and the staff had to take the initiative to invite the participants to enter the venue and take their seats.

When Teacher Dong saw that all his friends had arrived, he suggested, "They've already invited us, why don't we go in and talk?"

Everyone then stopped chatting and walked into the venue one after another.

Sign in and find your seat.

Jiang Zhe's seat is in the third row.

The staff reminded that the potential winners have been arranged on both sides to facilitate their going on stage.

Wang Zhen looked at Jiang Zhe's position and said, "Your position is good, you may win the prize."

Jiang Zhe pointed to an empty seat on the left. "I'm not the one sitting on the outside. There's another person who may be the most likely to win the prize."

Wang Zhen said: "Have some confidence in yourself."

Teacher Yang and Meng Xi also encouraged him.

Several people were not seated together. Everyone went to find their own seats.

After Jiang Zhe sat down, he still felt uneasy as people kept passing by him. Whenever he met someone he knew, he would stand up and greet them.

Soon, Teacher Dong came over and sat on Jiang Zhe's left.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Jiang Zhe greeted people from time to time and watched the second and third rows gradually fill up.

There were also some people sitting in the first row.

He found that the third row where he was was basically filled with nominees for the gold and silver awards in different painting majors. The fourth and fifth rows were filled with nominees for the bronze and excellence awards. Further back were the audience.

Soon, the door of a room opened and the guests walked into the venue in order.

When the first row was full, Jiang Zhe learned from the signs on the table that the guests included not only the main figures of the cultural association, but also representatives from some related departments.

At ten o'clock in the morning, two hosts, a man and a woman, walked to the center of the stage.

The lights began to adjust and focus on the host.

The audience who were originally chatting soon quieted down.

"Dear leaders, distinguished guests..." The two hosts made opening remarks and began to introduce today's guests.

Then, the first speaker came up to the stage to speak.

"The 2004th National Art Exhibition began preparations in 21 and is the most important art event in the early st century. ... This event is a major event in the contemporary art world and a radiant youth in the art world..."

Next, one representative after another came to the stage to speak:

“Artists participated enthusiastically, with thousands of works submitted for selection.

After the planning committee's meticulous selection, the artistic quality of the exhibited works has generally improved...

…focusing on the quality of the work itself rather than the artist’s existing reputation, and striving to promote new and original talent.”

"In the Chinese painting exhibition area, there are 500 works on display. In the oil painting exhibition area, there are more than 400 works on display. In the printmaking exhibition area, there are 150 works on display. In the sculpture exhibition area, there are 300 works on display. In the watercolor and pastel painting exhibition area, there are 150 works on display. In the mural exhibition area, there are 260 works on display. In the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan invited works exhibition area, there are 150 works on display. In the comprehensive exhibition area, there are 100 lacquer paintings on display, 100 comic strips and illustrations on display, 100 New Year pictures, posters and propaganda posters on display, and 400 cartoons on display. In the art design exhibition area, there are works on display..."

"The award-winning works exhibition of the 10th National Art Exhibition, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and the Artists Association, is the most influential, largest and most authoritative comprehensive art exhibition in my country. The 10th National Art Exhibition is a grand event to review the achievements of my country's art creation in the past five years..."

“各展区评委会、总评审委员会以严谨、公正的评选程序评定的18件金奖、73件银奖、199件铜奖、307件优秀奖，共计597件作品。”

Although some of the speech content was not to the audience's liking, some key information still cheered up many of the nominees.

According to the procedure, the last guest who spoke returned the microphone to the host.

The host said: "Let's invite the first award presenter to announce the winner of the gold medal in Chinese painting."

According to domestic art tradition, Chinese painting ranks first, which is tacitly accepted by everyone.

When they saw the award ceremony begin, many people turned their attention back to the venue.

However, Jiang Zhe still had some free time to observe everyone's reactions.

The award presenter took out the envelope and without further delay, read out the names of the two winners of the Guohua Gold Award into the microphone.

As the award-winning music sounded, the two winners walked onto the stage, shook hands with the guests, received their certificates, and then faced the audience.

There was warm applause in the audience.

Jiang Zhe couldn't see the expressions of those who were nominated but didn't win. Then the silver, bronze and excellence awards were presented one after another.

When the painters who won the Excellent Traditional Chinese Painting Award walked down the stage, Jiang Zhe began to get nervous.

Below, it should be the oil painting.

Two guests were invited to the stage.

The two guests opened the envelope and read into the microphone: The winners of the gold medal in oil painting are Dong Xinyan and Jiang Zhe. Congratulations to the two painters. "

Jiang Zhe's heartbeat quickened when he heard his name. "I really won the award?!"

"Please come up to the stage to receive your award."

"Jiang Zhe, congratulations." Teacher Dong and the people around him congratulated Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe reacted and stood up to thank his friends around him.

Teacher Dong also stood up.

The two people congratulated each other and walked towards the stage one after the other.

Before going on stage, Teacher Dong was willing to be humble.

Jiang Zhe hurriedly gestured, "You go first."

Since both parties won awards, there was naturally no competition between them and they became more and more friendly.

The two guests, Mr. Dong and Mr. Jiang Zhe, presented the certificates respectively.

"Congratulations."

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe took the certificate and smiled happily.

Four people stand facing the audience.

There was warm applause in the venue and the flash lights kept flashing.

Jiang Zhe looked down at the audience.

He saw Wang Zhen, Meng Xi, Teacher Yang, and people with whom he had a good relationship applauding enthusiastically.

Of course, we also saw some people who looked unhappy and did not win the award.

Several of them have conflicts with themselves.

Today, I am still the winner.

(End of this chapter)