Against the sky starts from copying

Chapter 24 The Lantern Festival Focus
On the night of the Lantern Festival, Luomei Mountain is brightly lit.

The plum blossom trees all over the mountains and plains are covered with colored lanterns, and the pink plum blossoms are more eye-catching against the warm candlelight. After dinner, countless people in Mobei City, dressed in festive costumes, carry colorful lanterns and wind along the mountain road. A colorful river flows upstream and meets Meiyuan Square.

The Meiyuan Square is brightly lit and full of brilliance. In the center, a huge lantern tree is erected in the form of a towering ancient tree. It is [-] feet high and only one point lower than the main hall. Thousands of lamps, reflecting each other into brilliance, seem to burn a big fire in the sky full of stars, reflecting the night sky a fiery red, just like the sunset.

There is a river flowing beside the square. Many people fold lotus lanterns with their hands, light candles and put them on the lanterns, making wishes and praying for blessings. After a while, hundreds of lotus lanterns flow down the river, and the water surface is shimmering like a river of stars, drifting with the current.

Tonight, tens of thousands of people gathered in Meiyuan Square, guessing lantern riddles, setting off fireworks and firecrackers to celebrate the festive season.

Lin Tianwan and Mrs. Chen lingered in the sea of ​​lights, looking around, smiling like flowers.

Beside her, there is Zhang Wencheng in a red gown and holding a folding fan.

The Lantern Festival has always been a holy place for young men and women to date. Naturally, Zhang Wencheng would not let go of such a great opportunity and appeared by Lin Tianwan's side early.

In order not to worry Lin Tianwan, Lin Tianyang did not tell what Zhang Wencheng had done, so in Lin Tianwan's mind, Zhang Wencheng still had the image of a refined and elegant son.

"Tianwan, this is the first time you and I enjoy lanterns together, it's really a memorable moment." Zhang Wencheng looked sincere.

Lin Tianwan smiled when she heard the words, and said: "In the past, I was busy with my livelihood, so I could only decline my son's kindness for many years. If Tianyang hadn't participated in the Plum Garden Art Fair this time, I think it will be the same this year."

For the past ten years, every Lantern Festival Zhang Wencheng would come to invite him, just to take up the important task of supporting the Lin family and to cultivate Lin Tianyang. Lin Tianwan even gave up his beloved Qin Dao, so naturally he had no intention of admiring the lanterns, so he never promised him. invitation.

Seeing her mentioning Lin Tianyang, the corners of Zhang Wencheng's mouth twitched unnaturally, and he tried to smile and said, "Tianyang is really a blockbuster this time, and he won the first place in the copying assessment in one fell swoop. I am really happy for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, son, but although Tianyang has made progress, he has become a little messy recently. Please don't mind the [-] taels you bet in the son's gambling house this time," Lin Tianwan frowned, quite apologetically : "If Tianyang is really lucky enough to become one of the ten heroes of Meiyuan, I will let him return the money he won to the young master."

"It doesn't matter, Tianyang's move is also to lighten your burden, how can I not mind?" Zhang Wencheng spoke decently, but he sneered in his heart: "With my Zhang family's full efforts to stop him, can he still become one of the ten heroes of Meiyuan?"

The treetops on the moon were as perfect as a plate, and nine gun salutes roared in the square, and all the people immediately retreated to the two sides, giving way to the wide avenue in the middle.

The lanterns of candidates who have entered the list are about to enter the venue.

In front of the main hall, there were three sets of black wood tall cases, and the three elders of Meiyuan sat on them, announcing the official start of the second assessment.

There were guards guarding the entrance, and they shouted in unison: "Candidates enter the venue with lanterns, the first one is Beifeng Art Gallery!"

Following the calls one after another, the art galleries where the candidates for the list are located pushed their lanterns into the arena one after another, and the colorful lanterns appeared in front of everyone like flowing water.

Most of the lanterns in art galleries are well-regulated and ordinary in shape. Different paintings are carefully drawn on the outer skin of the lanterns. Although it is pleasing to the eye, it lacks a bit of spirituality. The exquisite craftsman's hand won the applause as soon as he appeared on the stage.

These lanterns are almost all made by the lantern craftsmen invited by Zhang Wencheng.

Among the various lanterns, there are luxurious mahogany palace lanterns, elegant and quiet bamboo flower basket lanterns, colorful layered hexagonal lanterns, and many special lanterns that symbolize blessings and health, and there are more than one year. The variety is dizzying.

These special lanterns are extremely eye-catching, and every time a special lantern passes by, the people on both sides will burst into the strongest cheers and cheers.

One of the special lanterns, in which children were holding gold ingots and sitting on the koi carp, attracted the attention of countless people. Many children couldn't hold back their excitement, and dragged their parents to run towards this lantern.

"Hmph, what kind of lanterns can those trash from the Qingjiang Art Gallery make to compare with the masters I invited?" Zhang Wencheng looked at the people cheering and applauding, and was very satisfied with their reactions, and began to shake proudly Folding fan in hand.

But when Ye Qiu's lantern entered the arena, he couldn't help being startled, and the folding fan that hadn't been shaken a few times stopped abruptly.

Ye Qiu's lantern is a white round lantern, which looks the same as ordinary lanterns except for its capital letters. As for the exquisite paintings drawn on it, Zhang Wencheng has no intention of admiring it, and his complexion turns black.

"Ye Qiu, who doesn't know how to praise, is so stupid that he didn't use the master lamp maker and high-quality materials I invited!" Zhang Wencheng gritted his teeth angrily. Qiu also spent the most money on him, but Ye Qiu didn't expect Ye Qiu to abandon it all.

Ye Qiu didn't notice his dark and sinister gaze, and walked to his seat with his classmates calmly pushing the lantern.

The one who entered after him was the Qingjiang Art Gallery.

"Name, Qingjiang Art Gallery!"

Because Lin Tianyang was the first winner in the first assessment, Qingjiang Art Gallery was listed as the finale.

The call of the guards sounded, and a group of people from the Qingjiang Art Museum appeared at the door, pushing a lantern and walking forward slowly. The lantern was covered with a huge black cloth, making it difficult to see clearly.

There was some commotion in the crowd, and there were quite a few complaints.

"What do you mean by Qingjiang Art Museum? Is it still a secret at this time?"

"Is it because you are afraid that the lanterns you made are too ugly?"

"Don't come to the second assessment if you are afraid of making a fool of yourself!"

Complaints along the way penetrated into the No. [-] Middle School of the Qingjiang Art Museum, and they suddenly became nervous, pushing the lanterns carefully and walking forward, not daring to look at the people on both sides.

It was Lin Tianyang's idea to cover the lanterns with black cloth. When he saw those special lanterns before, he knew that the lanterns he made were not outstanding in appearance, so he had an idea to cover the original appearance of the lanterns first, so as to hug the pipa The meaning of half-hiding the face attracts the attention of the people, and uses curiosity to drive them to come to find out and gather popularity.

As long as people are attracted and the lanterns made by him are lit, the people will definitely be able to throw the bamboo cards in their hands and win in one fell swoop!
The location of the Qingjiang Art Gallery was at the front of the examinee team. Lin Tianyang looked sideways and found the huge ordinary lantern made by Ye Qiu beside him, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

"He didn't use anything Zhang Wencheng gave, it seems that he wants to fight me fairly!" The two men's eyes met, Lin Tianyang saw the magnanimity in his eyes, and nodded solemnly.

This opponent, even the hateful Cao Ruohai's student, made him really admire him.

"Pretending to be a ghost, let's see what you can make!" Zhang Wencheng in the distance saw through his intentions and dismissed him. With such painstaking efforts, he would naturally make Lin Tianyang's 4 taels worthless. Afraid of the three elders in Meiyuan, he wanted to bribe all the people in the audience.

After the lanterns entered the arena, the gongs blared, a gun salute flew into the sky, and the crowd began to surge. The people walked towards the lantern they liked the most. Most people's goal was the lantern for children holding gold ingots. Many people have already given out the bamboo cards in their hands, Zhang Wencheng shook his head and was overjoyed.

However, the piece of black cloth raised by Lin Tian still attracted many people who couldn't help being curious, including Lin Tianwan, the old couple Chen and others, including Zhang Wencheng.

He also wanted to see what kind of lanterns these trash from Qingjiang Art Gallery could make.

There were more and more people watching, and the complaints became louder. Seeing that the time was right, Lin Tianyang said loudly, "Everyone, please keep your eyes open!"

He pulled it vigorously, and the black cloth covering the lantern fell down immediately, and everyone in the audience poked their heads forward excitedly.

On the flat trolley, there is a round black wood and white silk lantern. The lantern is about half the height of a person when connected to the base. Flying butterflies and a koi jumping out of the water are exquisite and lifelike.

However, there was a burst of booing immediately from the crowd of onlookers. They were full of expectations, but in front of them was such an ordinary lantern. Although the painting was beautiful, it was far inferior to those special lanterns.

Lin Tianwan and the others watched everyone's reactions with concern, but Zhang Wencheng sneered. Seeing that the lanterns in the Qingjiang Art Gallery were so ordinary, he felt that his previous troubles were a bit unfounded.

The crowd began to commotion, and many people were already disappointed and ready to leave.

"Hmph, even this kind of lantern dares to show shame. The people of Qingjiang Art Gallery are really shameless!" Cao Ruohai snorted coldly, looked at Ye Qiu who had a calm face, and said dissatisfiedly: "Ye Qiu, you are too shameless!" Be sensible, if it weren't for your insistence on refusing to use the things Mr. Zhang sent, wouldn't our Xuanmo Art Museum be ashamed with them?"

With a calm expression, Ye Qiu said, "With the help of forces other than the gallery, we can't win without force!"

Cao Ruohai snorted dissatisfiedly, and said nothing, his face was very ugly.

"Everyone, next is the time to witness the miracle!" Seeing that the people were about to leave, Lin Tianyang shouted loudly again,
The people who were about to leave stopped and looked at each other.

"Your lantern is just like this, what miracle is there?"

"You're not playing tricks, are you?"

"If you dare to lie, we will smash your lantern!" A child was eager to move.

Lin Tianyang looked at the ferocious look on his face and laughed dumbly, and didn't talk nonsense. After so long in the making, it's time to present the main event!
He took a tinder and blew it on, then inserted it into the lantern to light the candle.

The candlelight flickered, and the picture on the outer skin of the lantern suddenly became bright and warm. The vivid picture added a touch of fireworks, which made people feel more cordial. There were a few human figures projected on the lantern. happy.

However, just a few more projections were not enough to meet the expectations of the onlookers. Many people were very dissatisfied and complained for a while.

Lin Tianyang didn't speak, just looked at everyone with a smile.

Seeing that the lantern was lit, everyone in the Qingjiang Art Museum relaxed. They were very confident that as long as the lantern changed, it would definitely win everyone's hearts!

The candlelight flickered and time passed slowly.

"What are these things? Isn't it still the same after watching it for a long time?" A commoner complained loudly, which immediately aroused a resonance.

"Look!" The child who was going to smash the lamp was concentrating on it, and suddenly screamed excitedly: "This lantern can move!"

"Can it move?" The onlookers looked at the lantern curiously because they didn't know why it could move.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the lantern slowly spun, which immediately elicited exclamations, and many children clapped their hands and applauded, especially excited.

With the rotation of the lantern, the exclamations around became more and more intense. I saw that the paintings on the lantern overlapped alternately with the projections. The projections inside the lantern were clearly placed after careful design. The children’s projection first sat in the Mercedes-Benz. The steed jumped onto the back of the flying koi again, and then appeared under the two fluttering butterflies, as if they were running and catching butterflies. In every scene, the projections of adults danced around, as if they were cheering for children. In the end, all The projection Qiqi appeared at the sumptuous dining table, and the whole family was reunited.

The lanterns kept spinning, and the onlookers lingered. Those lifelike pictures fell into their eyes, which were actually brighter than the lights all over the mountain. The cheers became stronger and stronger, and everyone couldn't help but surround Lin Tianyang's lanterns. forward.

Countless bamboo plaques were scattered under the lanterns like snowflakes, and they piled up into a hill after a while!
"Why... is this so?" Zhang Wencheng also saw the spinning lantern, his face was blood-colored, Lin Tianyang's lantern was so ingenious that it surpassed all the lantern craftsmen he invited!

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, his whole body was hot, and the folding fan in his hand was flapping violently: "How did he do this, why can he make such a lantern!"

Not only him, but people from other art museums were also full of disappointment and no fighting spirit when they saw countless people swarming towards the location of Qingjiang Art Museum.

There were more and more people watching, which caused a huge commotion. The people in the back couldn't squeeze in the front, so they could only yell to be careful, and threw the bamboo cards in their hands with all their strength. Countless bamboo cards were flying in the air. Compared with it, other lanterns It looked extraordinarily clean.

The first place in the second assessment seems to have appeared!
Lin Tianyang made such a commotion that even the three elders of Meiyuan above the main hall couldn't help looking in Lin Tianyang's direction.

"This lamp is amazingly ingenious and really novel." Mo Qinghai nodded with a smile.

Mo Qingzhu praised: "The Plum Garden Art Association has been in existence for 30 years, and this boy can enter the top ten."

"It's not just the top ten." Mo Qingmei spoke concisely and made a conclusion immediately.

"Three seniors, there is a problem with the lanterns in the Qingjiang Art Museum!"

A discordant voice pierced the sky above the lantern festival, and the commotion gradually subsided.

Cao Ruohai glared viciously at everyone in Qingjiang Art Gallery, clasped his fists at the three elders in Meiyuan in front of the main hall, and said, "Three seniors, the lanterns in Qingjiang Art Gallery must have used a talisman to be able to move automatically without wind. They violated the rules." , should be disqualified from the second assessment!"

(End of this chapter)