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

"Jiang Zhe is back?" Teacher Luan met Jiang Zhe downstairs of the teaching building.

After Jiang Zhe came out of the classroom, he met several teachers and classmates one after another. They asked him more about this sentence. In addition, they congratulated him for winning the gold medal.

"Teacher Luan, I passed several preliminary tests." Jiang Zhe responded with some shame.

After returning, she did not tell Teacher Luan. It seemed that she got the news from other teachers.

"Congratulations. Keep up the good work." Teacher Luan's expression seemed to be filled with joy, with no trace of dissatisfaction.

After chatting with Jiang Zhe for a few words, she left with other teachers and students.

Jiang Zhe hasn't asked Teacher Luan to be a model for some time. I wonder if she feels unfamiliar with him because of this.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhe felt that he should walk around more often.

Some of the gifts I brought back this time are still in the car.

He took immediate action and sent gifts to the teachers with whom he had a good relationship, including Teacher Luan.

After delivering the last gift, he called Chen Yan.

Originally, he wanted to ask Chen Yan out for dinner, but after Chen Yan came over, she said to Jiang Zhe, "Let's not go out for dinner today. Let's go to the canteen. We haven't eaten there for a long time."

Jiang Zhe had eaten enough Western food when he was abroad recently, and now that he thought about it, the food in the school cafeteria was pretty good. He agreed with Chen Yan's suggestion.

He looked at his watch: "It's not time for dinner yet. Shall we find a place to go for a walk?"

"Let's go and look at the good news. My classmate said that the school has already posted the good news about the results of this National Art Exhibition this afternoon." Chen Yan took Jiang Zhe's hand.

"I won't go, I already know the result,"

"Go ahead, go ahead." Chen Yan pulled Jiang Zhe to the school bulletin board.

From a distance, I saw many people watching here.

When I got closer, I saw a beautifully printed congratulatory message posted on the bulletin board.

The congratulatory message used eye-catching words to introduce the experiences and achievements of the college’s teachers and students in participating in the National Art Exhibition.

...Demonstrating strength and creating brilliance, teachers and students of Binhai College won one gold, two silvers, eight bronzes and five honors in the 2th National Art Exhibition, demonstrating the college's development achievements and educational performance in recent years, which is inspiring and encouraging!

…The award-winning works of the college were displayed in a prominent position in the exhibition hall and received unanimous praise from the visitors.

...Jiang Zhe's works are collected by the National Art Museum...

The students watching the exhibition paid attention to different information. Jiang Zhe noticed that in addition to commending the teachers and students who participated in the exhibition, the college also included some key information.

“…Since the establishment of the art design exhibition area at the 9th National Art Exhibition, the teachers and students of the college have shown a strong momentum in this exhibition. Under the theme of the exhibition, it reflects the professional distribution and academic thinking generated in the cultural context, and reflects the concerns about local design, ecological environment protection, people-oriented and other issues, as well as the designers’ unremitting efforts and pursuits…”

Jiang Zhe pondered the message conveyed by these messages.

At this time, some classmates who knew Jiang Zhe greeted him one after another.

Jiang Zhe responded with one word, and then quietly signaled Chen Yan to find a reason to leave quickly. If we continue to watch, more and more people will come over to say hello.

After walking away from the bulletin board, he said, "This time, the number of awards won by your design department teachers and students is more than that of the plastic arts department."

"Yes, the teachers in our department are very happy and keep talking about it. There are many people majoring in design, and there are many majors," said Chen Yan.

Jiang Zhe hummed. "Although our school is an art college, the number of students majoring in design is increasing."

He recalled that when he took the college entrance examination, he had also thought about the design major. It was only with the help of the system that he decided to apply for the oil painting major.

For most candidates, design is the best choice. Perhaps, the school has paid more and more attention to design in recent years, and this is also a consideration.
"As the economy develops, the demand for design talents will increase. Students who study design may have more choices in finding jobs." He left something unsaid. At a certain point, there will be saturation or even oversupply.

Since they always run into acquaintances when walking around the school, Jiang Zhe and the other person simply returned to the car.

Jiang Zhe and Chen Yan poured him a glass of water: "I have never asked you, have you ever thought about taking the postgraduate entrance examination or doing something after graduation?"

Chen Yan leaned back in her seat, put her hand on Jiang Zhe's arm, squinted her eyes and said, "My parents want me to find a stable job the most, and always persuade me to take the exam to become a teacher, or to take the exam to work in a public institution. However, the employment scope of our major is too narrow."

"So what do you think?"

"I don't really like being a teacher. My parents told me a lot about the benefits of a stable career, and I understand them all. However, I studied fashion design, and I mainly study modeling. My major is not particularly good. So, there is no advantage. Another reason is that the salary of young teachers nowadays is too low. During the internship period, they earn a few hundred yuan, and after becoming a regular employee, it is only 1,000 yuan. This is the salary in the urban area. If you go to a more remote place, the salary will be even lower.

The point is that I don’t really want to be disciplined like that.”

"Do you want to find another job?" Jiang Zhe wondered what he could do to help.

Chen Yan said: "When we were chatting with a few classmates, some of them wanted to work as models in some companies. They asked me to go with them, but I didn't agree.

I was thinking, can I open my own fashion design studio? "

Jiang Zhe asked: "Is this your own idea, or were you influenced by others?"

Chen Yan smiled: "You figured it out. In fact, I had this idea after seeing Meng Xi."

Meng Xi once came to see Jiang Zhe, and after Chen Yan got to know him, she realized that the two were in a cooperative relationship. After getting in touch with him and seeing Meng Xi's development, she also became interested.

Jiang Zhe said: "I will support the choice you make. However, can you find a place to intern first and understand the actual situation in the industry?"

"What do you suggest?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I do know some people from companies, whether it's Times Auctions, forget it, this place is not good, Wang Zhen's gallery or Meng Xi's company, you can go for an internship, if you think it's good, you can work there.

You can go to the capital or stay on the coast.”

Chen Yan was hesitant and thought that if she went to Wang Zhen's gallery, she would receive special care because of Jiang Zhe.

She secretly tried to find a job on her own, but never found a suitable opportunity. Of course, there were companies that were willing to hire her because she was pretty, but what was her real purpose? Haha.

She also had an idea, which was to go abroad to study with Jiang Zhe, but unfortunately, her grades were too poor. If she simply followed him abroad, what was the excuse?

She suppressed the thought in her heart.

"I'll think about it. If I go to another company, will you support me?"

Jiang Zhe nodded: "As long as you find a legitimate job, it's fine. If you don't want to go, you can be my assistant."

Chen Yan shook her head. She didn’t want to stay beside Jiang Zhe and be a canary so early.

……

Villa living room.

Jiang Zhe put some dog food in Xiao Ka's food bowl.

Xiao Ka ran over happily and buried his head in the food bowl.

Jiang Zhe stroked Xiao Ka gently.

Xiaoka has no habit of guarding his food.

Jiang Zhe stood up and said to Xu Li who was watching TV, "Mom, I'm going to the studio. Call me if you need anything."

Xu Li turned down the volume of the TV and said to Jiang Zhe, "Your dad and I are going shopping. Do you want to come?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I won't go. I have time today and I plan to paint."

"Okay, let's take Xiaoka back with us when we go back."

Jiang Zhe hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

Jiang Zhe went back to the studio and tidied it up. The National Art Exhibition was over, and what he had to worry about was the application for next year. Before that, he planned to create another batch of works.

There are a lot of manuscripts spread out on the desk, and some drafts are fixed on the wall.

Jiang Zhe selected from many drafts again and again, and finally chose a draft that depicted the shopping area of ​​a supermarket.

This draft depicts the shopping scene in the vegetable and fruit area of ​​a self-service supermarket.

Many customers were shopping here, mainly two elderly people and a woman with a child.

After a period of traveling, he gained a new understanding of the subject matter that depicts current life scenes. There is a lot of content to be discovered in these familiar scenes.

Moreover, this kind of content can be interpreted in many ways and from many angles.

After choosing the subject, he began to prepare painting tools.

Problems such as conception, modeling and color matching have been solved in the early drafts. What we need to do next is to generate more vivid effects during the creative process.

He methodically selected his paint, brush, medium, and mixed the paint.

Soon, more than a dozen colors appeared on the palette.

Jiang Zhe estimated that the paint was enough for the base color, so he began to transfer it onto the canvas and then carve it.

Unconsciously, the main image on the screen and the background of the environment have been laid.

Just when Jiang Zhe was about to take a break and prepare the colors again, he heard the tiny sound of his cell phone vibrating.

I forgot to turn off my phone just now.

He wiped his hands before picking up his phone and saw that it was a text message from Gu Qian.

Gu Qian asked him if it would be convenient for him to call.

Jiang Zhe hasn't met Gu Qian for some time and they have been in contact through phone calls.

He dialed Gu Qian's number.

After a few pleasantries, Gu Qian expressed her desire to meet Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe thought for a moment and told Gu Qian that he was in the villa studio and invited her to visit.

Gu Qian agreed and said she would set off immediately.

Jiang Zhe guessed that Gu Qian might be here to tell him something.

I walked out of the studio and saw that the living room was empty.

The parents have already taken Xiaoka back.

Jiang Zhe prepared the refreshments himself.

After a while, Gu Qian called.

Jiang Zhe answered the phone while opening the door of the villa.

Gu Qian walked into the villa.

Jiang Zhe closed the door and said, "Director Gu, congratulations first. I heard that you have added another job responsibility recently."

In the past few years, Gu Qian has maintained a very good relationship with Jiang Zhe. She has been able to thrive in the Binhai City Artists Association and has developed at a fairly fast pace.

Gu Qian said: "My job is to provide you with logistical services. A lot of work depends on your care and support." What she said was not all compliments.

In many previous activities, Gu Qian had to rely on Jiang Zhe to help her hold the stage. As Jiang Zhe's fame continued to rise, Gu Qian became more and more valued because of her relationship with Jiang Zhe.

As long as Jiang Zhe has any problems, she will do her best to help.

Jiang Zhe invited Gu Qian to the living room and brought her tea and snacks.

After Gu Qian first asked Jiang Zhe about his application for graduate school, Jiang Zhe asked directly: "I heard that you have been organizing a lot of activities recently. You must be very busy now. You sent me a text message today. Is there something going on?"

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Qian said, "As you know, our city holds a New Year painting exhibition every year.

In the National Art Exhibition, many painters in Binhai won awards. The leaders hope that all the award-winning painters can participate in the New Year Art Exhibition.

I was sent here to mobilize you to participate.

Before I came here, many people came to me. Some wanted me to encourage you to participate in oil painting exhibitions, while others wanted you to participate in calligraphy or even seal carving exhibitions.

I can't refuse, but I can't promise. I can only agree to persuade you. The final choice is up to you."

Jiang Zhe had already guessed it was this matter. From the tone of Gu Qian's voice, he knew she had to come.

"Don't be embarrassed. Has this exhibition been helpful to you?"

Gu Qian said: "I will be responsible for part of the work. If you can participate, it will be good for you, me and everyone else."

Although she had a good relationship with Jiang Zhe, she didn't dare to make any more requests.

The city-level New Year exhibition is an excellent opportunity for many painters to display their works, and they have to do their best to get it. However, for Jiang Zhe, it is not important to participate or not.

She could only hope that Jiang Zhe would be willing to participate for the sake of their relationship.

Jiang Zhe also discussed this matter with Wang Zhen.

Participating in the exhibition has little impact on me, but it is very important to Gu Qian.

Gu Qian has helped me before and we have a good relationship, so I should give her some face now.

Jiang Zhe said: "Don't worry, since you asked, given our relationship, I won't make things difficult for you.

However, the winning work has been retained in the National Gallery.

Gu Qian smiled happily: "We all know that it's good that you can participate. Others participated with award-winning works, but you won the gold medal. So, everyone understands.

Just pick a work at random. Oil painting, seal carving, calligraphy are all fine. I guarantee it will be the best booth.”

Jiang Zhe said: "Let's go pick one now.

I have some homework here, can you help me check it? "

Gu Qian said hurriedly: "How can I help you check? If you feel it's good, then there's no problem."

Although modest, he still followed Jiang Zhe to the studio.

The two picked out an oil painting of a city street scene.

After deciding, Jiang Zhe immediately called Wang Zhen's gallery manager.

Gu Qian and the business manager set the time for delivery of the works.

Jiang Zhe doesn't need to consider these trivial matters.

After expressing her gratitude again and again, Gu Qian said goodbye.

After leaving the villa, she immediately called her boss to report the good news.

(End of this chapter)