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

At Binhai Academy of the Arts, in the square in front of the teaching building, there are patches of shade from trees and the sound of cicadas chirping.

This year's undergraduate graduates are preparing to take graduation photos in classes.

As usual, the school prepared bachelor's degree uniforms for the students. (Because the clothes are rented, they have to take turns wearing them.)
The bachelor's gown looks bright and beautiful, making the photo shoot feel like a ritual. Jiang Zhe opened the plastic bag and smelled the smell of chemical fiber.

It was the first time for all the students to wear such clothes. A group of boys who didn't know much about it reminded each other

"The tassel of your hat is stuck!"

"The belt caught on the hem."

"The hat is facing the wrong way. It looks like a gentry hat on you."

Professor Qin and several teachers came to the square, watched the students laughing and playing, and chatted about topics.

Because it was not yet the turn of the oil painting class, several girls had already started taking photos with their friends.

Fu Min originally wanted to pull Jiang Zhe over, but when she saw Chen Yan walking towards Jiang Zhe, she had to give up.

It would take a long time for Chen Yan's class to be filled, so she came to see Jiang Zhe alone.

She helped Jiang Zhe adjust his ribbon, chose a position, and took a few solo photos of Jiang Zhe.

Then she asked her classmates to help take photos of herself and Jiang Zhe.

The two looked through the photos stored in the digital camera, planning to take a group photo and find a few locations with good views to take commemorative photos.

"Students, assemble!" The class monitor jumped onto the stairs and called out to students in the oil painting class.

Dozens of students sat in four rows, with Professor Qin and several teachers standing in the first row.

Jiang Zhe stood in the center of the last row, looking down from a high vantage point. He could see the shadows of the sycamore leaves swaying in front of the steps. He could also see that the hair on the heads of several male teachers in the first row were sparse to varying degrees.

Today, several teachers who usually don't want to take photos also came to participate, which reminded Jiang Zhe of the day when freshmen reported four years ago.

The photographer adjusted the order of several students.

“Three, two, one—Eggplant!”

The moment the shutter clicks.

“Girls in the second row, don’t try on the bunny ears!” The photographer poked his head out from behind the tripod, and the whole audience burst into laughter.

The photographer took a few more photos for everyone, "OK."

For bursting into pieces.

Because the bachelor's gown has a time limit, everyone took the opportunity to freely form groups and take photos.

Some people use digital cameras, some use film cameras, and they record these moments with the people they love.

Teacher Hu, the instructor, brought a DV and used the video mode to record many young faces, bright smiles, and voices of blessing. This was the first class she taught, the oil painting major.

Looking at the students who were taking photos crazily, she also recalled every detail of the past four years.

Jiang Zhe took a group photo with several teachers and received their blessings. As the time of separation was getting closer, everyone had their own things to do, so they all said out loud what they wanted to remind him of.

The shadow of the teaching building gradually lengthened. I didn't know who started singing first, but singing came from another class, and students from other classes immediately responded.

As soon as Jiang Zhe was free, Fu Min ran over and said, "I asked Lan Xin to come over. We are selling paintings together in the gallery. Let's take a group photo."

After walking a few steps with Fu Min, I saw Lan Xin standing under a sycamore tree not far away. She had braided her long hair into a fishbone braid with a celadon pendant tied to the end of her hair.

"Come on!" Mou Xing said, holding a bottle of Coke. "Let's join forces with Petronas!" His bachelor's uniform was a little loose, revealing half of his Pikachu T-shirt.

The four of them stood with their backs against the bronze sculpture, and Lan Xin's fingertips brushed Jiang Zhe's cuffs. The body temperature under the fabric reminded her of the time she met Jiang Zhe on the street when she was a freshman in college.

The scene of him modifying his work under the canvas tent is still unforgettable.

"Look at the camera!" The classmate invited by Fu Min greeted them.

Before pressing the shutter, Lan Xin turned her gaze away from Jiang Zhe.

"Cheese——" The four people's voices were not at all in unison.

The crowd of onlookers burst into laughter.

"Try again, try again." Fu Min said.

I took the photo again, and this time it was finally neat and perfect.

After taking the photo, Jiang Zhe subconsciously turned his head to look for Chen Yan, but met Lan Xin's gaze which she had no time to dodge.

She quickly raised the camera in her hand and said, "Shall we take a picture?"

"it is good."

Fu Min took a photo of the two of them and asked Mou Xing to take a photo of herself and Jiang Zhe.

After taking a few group photos, Chen Yan finally had some free time and came to find Jiang Zhe. Everyone tactfully gave Jiang Zhe some space.

Lan Xin retreated to the fountain pool, and Jiang Zhe and the other man took photos in their bachelor's gowns, then changed into casual clothes to choose a location.

She was daydreaming about the future when she was interrupted by a voice.

"Sister Lanxin!" A girl from the Printmaking Department suddenly handed over a DV and said, "Can you help me record a blessing video?"

This episode made Lan Xin happy again.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Lan Xin stayed alone under the magnolia tree, looking through the memory in her camera.

Jiang Zhe is standing in the backlight, wearing a bachelor's gown, with a halo on the edge of his face.

The lights in the teaching building gradually lit up, and laughter and joyful voices floated out of several windows.

Jiang Zhe and his classmates came to the classroom for their last party before graduation.

They drank, sang, and wrote words of blessing to each other. When they were drunk, they agreed to meet again at school in five years.

……

At the graduation ceremony, Jiang Zhe received the certificate of outstanding graduate from the dean, and the audience burst into warm applause...

After the ceremony, the graduates began to go through various formalities, just like the process of admission. In the end, those who passed the exam received their graduation certificates and bachelor's degrees.

Then, you can leave school.

Jiang Zhe took the two certificates and walked out of the Academic Affairs Office with his classmates who were going through the formalities together.

Everyone slowed down their pace at the same time.

"I booked a train ticket for today's noon and will leave in an hour." A classmate said.

"I'll leave in the afternoon," said the squad leader.

"I'll go home tomorrow." said another classmate.

"Now that the things are packed, I'll take you there." Jiang Zhe said.

"No need." The squad leader said, "Some of us have to study, some have to work, so we can't say goodbye together. Let's say goodbye here."

"Okay. Remember to keep in touch." Several classmates said a simple goodbye in front of the building.

The belongings that Jiang Zhe left at school have been moved into the car, so there is no need to rush.

Today, he planned to help Chen Yan move her belongings that were in the dormitory.

Before going to pick up Chen Yan, he still had some free time, so he planned to walk around the campus.

Several boys from the Chinese painting class rode bicycles past Jiang Zhe and passed by the flower bed. The sound of the bicycle bells scared away a civet cat.

Jiang Zhe remembered that he and Chen Yan had fed it before. He walked to the office building.

I am leaving the college today, and even though I have already said goodbye to several teachers, I still plan to come over and say hello.

Next time I come, I won’t be a student at the school anymore.

"Jiang Zhe," Professor Qin poured a glass of water for Jiang Zhe, talked about his experience of living abroad, and then advised: "If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to call me...

Teacher Hu was also in the office, talking about how the school attached great importance to Jiang Zhe's homework at school, and said that he hoped Jiang Zhe would come to the school every time he came back from vacation...

After leaving the office building, Jiang Zhe went to the boys' dormitory.

Walking through the corridors and stairs, I could see many boys preparing to leave school and move away. The garbage place was full of discarded items.

Jiang Zhe greeted people he knew along the way and went to several dormitories. He learned that on the day he received his diploma, several classmates in the class had already hurriedly embarked on a new path and did not have time to say goodbye to everyone.

Only students who plan to stay in Binhai to look for opportunities will stay in the dormitory until the deadline.

He went to say goodbye to his freshman roommate.

Both roommates are preparing to return to their hometown to find jobs.

Jiang Zhe knew that many classmates may never have the chance to meet again after they separated at school. Although everyone had made an agreement, he never attended any of the class reunions in his previous life.

After leaving the boys' dormitory, he went to help Chen Yan move her luggage.

The two of them loaded the bags onto the SUV. Chen Yan suggested going to the school store to have some ice cream.

Jiang Zhe also wanted to try it again.

At this time, the two of them were not under any urgency or time constraints, and had no pressure, so they deliberately took a detour, just like they were having fun, chatting as they walked.

I watched a few pigeons flutter past the banner that read “Graduation Exhibition 2005” and disappear into the shadow of the museum’s dome.

When crossing the basketball court, a basketball rolled to the side of the road. Several boys in their junior and sophomore years saw Jiang Zhe and greeted him from afar.

Jiang Zhe threw the basketball to a few boys and waved to them.

At the convenience store, they bought the ice cream they often eat.

The smell of cooking fumes from the cafeteria was already wafting in.

The saleswoman said, "Jiang Zhe, you guys have graduated. Come visit us often when you have time."

"must."

The two of them walked slowly back to the parking lot.

Jiang Zhe got in the car, waited for Chen Yan to ask, and started the car.

The car drove out of the school gate. In the rearview mirror, the copper characters of "Binhai Academy of Fine Arts" on the school gate were getting smaller and smaller.

At night, Jiang Zhe lay on the bed and turned on the system.

Today, when I received my diploma, I had already received a system notification, so I only had time to check it now.

A new prompt appears on the page.

You have completed your undergraduate studies and can submit long-term assignments.

Click on the task page, find the relevant task, and click Submit:

You have successfully completed four years of undergraduate study on time. During these four years of study, you have received the following honors and completed a number of tasks. Finally, you graduated successfully and were awarded the title of outstanding graduate.

After comprehensive calculation, the system gives the following rewards.

1. Reward funds: 300 million yuan. You can choose the withdrawal time and channel by yourself.

2. An opportunity to observe the creations of predecessors.

3. The system adds the function of searching for topics.

After reading the information, Jiang Zhe became more curious about the last two rewards.

He thought it over again and again and did not rush to withdraw the funds.

He would be going abroad to study soon, and he had some plans for his current funds. He would keep part of the funds in China, and he had kept the money he earned from selling paintings abroad in the past year in foreign accounts. If he needed money for his life abroad, he would use it from there. He planned to withdraw the funds he had just obtained this time after arriving abroad. By the way, he had also received a special reward last time, which could be used to prepare his own studio abroad. After accumulating the funds, he began to check the detailed explanations of the last two rewards. The second explanation was that the system would collect the information he specified and restore the creation process of a certain artwork. He had had the opportunity to observe the creation of masters before, but the scope of this restoration and observation was broader. Jiangzhekou first thought that if he needed to repair some artworks, this function would be very useful. Regarding the third reward, the system explained that Jiangzhe had the need to open a new branch of academia, and would inevitably need to add new knowledge. This was considered as finding more suitable topics and goals for his future study career.

With the new features, there is still a lot to do in Ten Days in the following years.

This system lays a solid foundation for your future studies.

In the next few days, Jiang Zhe began to prepare for going abroad. In addition to handling formalities and preparing daily necessities, he also took time to say goodbye to his family and friends.

Chen Yan has started working at Wang Zhen's gallery.

When Jiang Zhe went to the gallery to say goodbye to some friends, she seemed quite happy to see her working.

Sister Liao, Teacher Luan, Gu Qian, friends in the gallery, friends in the Artists Association...

Those who had a good relationship with Jiang Zhe were reluctant to let him go; those who had conflicts with Jiang Zhe, when they heard that he was going abroad for a few years, secretly hoped that he would be forgotten during these years.

The day before departure, Jiang Zhe checked the luggage with his parents in the villa.

My parents have been living in the villa these days.

At this moment, the two of them checked everything in detail, hoping to pack more daily necessities into the gift.

"Don't eat hamburgers every day. You can cook for yourself. Don't be afraid of the trouble..."

"If you feel uncomfortable, don't be careless and go to the hospital as soon as possible. No one will be around to take care of you. You have to take good care of yourself..."

Seeing his mother stuffing more things into the luggage, Jiang Zhe could only patiently explain that some things could not be taken over, but some items could be purchased there.

He understood his parents' feelings, "Mom and Dad, I'll arrange for you to go over there and play once I've settled down there, so don't worry."

The lights in the villa were not turned off until very late.

The next day, Jiang Yi and his wife drove Jiang Zhe to the airport.

Before the airport security check, he saw Chen Yan, Fu Min, Mou Xing, Gu Qian and others who were already waiting for him.

I told them not to come and see me off when we said goodbye, but they came anyway.

The hustle and bustle in the hall diluted the sadness of parting.

Jiang Zhe thanked everyone who came to see him off, then pushed his luggage, went through security, and waved goodbye to everyone.

After the plane was flying smoothly, Jiang Zhe looked out the window. The clouds were like unmixed titanium white paint, and the vast sky made him feel relaxed.

Studying abroad is a fresh attempt. He imagined what kind of people he would meet and what kind of things he would experience in New York.

Jiang Zhe was transiting in the capital.

He met Wang Zhen and Meng Xi at the airport.

Meng Xi knew that he was transiting in the capital, so she came to see him. In addition to sending her blessings, she also told Jiang Zhe that the company had developed smoothly in the first half of the year.

"When you come back next time, the company's profits will be more than double what they are now."

Wang Zhen plans to go to New York with Jiang Zhe.

After the two boarded the plane, Jiang Zhe asked, "Are you going to New York for business this time?"

Wang Zhen said: "Business is secondary. I can only feel at ease when I see you settled down. You are my pillar."

(End of this chapter)