Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 446
"Maybe it was selected because the painting is really beautiful. Later, it was eliminated because it was too new, or because the author had an anti-Qing background."

This work is really beautiful. What is drawn in the painting is actually the author himself, wearing straw sandals and dragging a stick, going to Huangshan to find his secluded Gaoshi friend.

Among the peaks and ravines of the green and secluded Huangshan Mountain, a thatched cottage is located on a high platform in the mountains. An expert living in seclusion in the cottage is on the edge of the cliff, reaching out to call the author below.

There is also a crane wandering around Gaoshi, which can not help but remind people: the person who gets along with the crane must be the person with the plum wife and the crane child, which makes the painting a deeper level.

But between the author and his friends, rising white clouds surround Cangshan and Cuigu, seeming to block the path into the mountain and keep ordinary people out of the mountain.

The tree trunks, houses, and rocks in the whole picture are made of ochre, and most of them are dyed with ink green.

The position of the expert is only in the middle of the picture. Behind the thatched hut, there are two ancient pines in the sky, and behind the mountain peaks and waterfalls, clouds rise in the mountains, and hundreds of pines form forests on the mountains, creating a profound artistic conception.

Most of those mountains and rocks were written with dry brushwork by the center. The weeds and weeds in the crevices of the cliffs and rocks are vivid.

This is the style of Kuncan's own family formed after absorbing the methods of Huanghe Shanqiao and Shen Shitian.

The whole picture is magnificent, with thick brush and ink, and meticulous composition, which is completed in one go and is impeccable.

"It's no wonder that it can be brought into the inner palace." After appreciating the ancient painting carefully, the godfather said, "There is no doubt that this is the most representative work of Kun Can that I have seen so far. It is better than Manzhou and mine. The collection is much more beautiful…”

"Streams, cliffs, high pines, villages... the layout is twists and turns, unpredictable. From the perspective of painting style, it is the closest to Wang Meng of the Yuan Dynasty. It is majestic, vertical and horizontal changes, bizarre and sublime, thirsty brush and scorched ink are dry and cracked." The autumn wind moistens the feeling of spring rain."

"However, the composition is more complicated, the spirit is dark, and there is a kind of old-fashioned and vigorous style. This painting can best embody the characteristics of Kun Can's painting style of 'Absolutely Wonderful, Mysterious and Deep'."

"If you really can't find the name, let's call it "Mango Bamboo Entering the Mountain" for the time being..." At this point, the godfather suddenly thought of a serious problem, and asked angrily, "Such a precious ancient painting, where does the fourth cousin come from?" Do you use it as training material?!"

"Practice courage, mainly..." Zhou Zhi hurriedly humbly said, "Actually, I have almost practiced my hands and eyes long ago..."

"You two can save some time..." The godfather was a little dumbfounded: "This is a representative work of the four painters in the early Qing Dynasty. Every province has to be included in the provincial museum. You also have the seal of 'Shiqu Baoji' on it, and you can send it to the National Museum of Art. It is an important collection..."

Zhou Zhi hurriedly put away the paintings: "I don't have that idea. Godfather means that with my craftsmanship, it's no problem to go to the National Museum and the Palace Museum to repair ancient calligraphy and paintings?"

"That's not what I mean either... I mean, if something like this is broken..." Godfather struggled for a while, and finally sighed: "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say it..."

Zhou Zhi couldn't help laughing to himself, this was the lowest value thing out of that box of ancient paintings, otherwise the fourth cousin wouldn't have left it for him to get started.

The main reason is that there is not enough manpower. The fourth cousin and fourth aunt are now restoring the painting, and they both have to be careful. It is "Shu Mountain Picture" by Jing Hao, a painter of the Five Dynasties and Later Liang Dynasty!
On the left side of the picture scroll are the poems of Mei Yaochen, a great poet of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the postscript of Wang Zhu, a scholar of the Imperial Academy!
The heart of the painting is a silk version. Although the restoration method of the silk version is roughly the same as that of the paper version, the details are still very different. In addition, the age is very long. Sticky, the weather is like Gao Gaosong", which shows that this painting was seriously damaged in the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was finely restored later, and it continued to be handed down.

This is currently the most difficult restoration project, and the fourth cousin had to devote himself wholeheartedly. In his own words, it was all about "practicing courage". It became Zhou Zhi's work of "training courage".

Zhou Zhi didn't dare to tell his godfather, once the news got out, the impact would be too great, and I'm afraid it would be difficult for him to keep those things now.

"This thing is willing to give it to you. Just like Mr. Wang, your fourth cousin really values ​​you." Godfather earnestly said: "You must put away the things, they are very precious."

In fact, in general, at least it is the lowest value currently available.Zhou Zhi complained silently in his heart, and this is my own thing, not a gift from my fourth cousin.

But then again, without the superb restoration skills of the fourth cousin and fourth aunt, it is hard to say how much value these paintings and calligraphy would have left, and it would not be wrong to say that they were given as gifts.

It is better to teach a man how to fish than to teach him how to fish. To teach thoughtfulness is the most generous gift.

After Zhou Zhi put away the ancient paintings, the godfather smiled and said, "It's not short of money now, huh? Does your mother know?"

Zhou Zhi chuckled: "I dare not let her know, mainly because I am afraid that she will be frightened."

"There is a golden house in the Ma Dan book. It turns out that someone else reads the book and gives you money..."

"The main reason is that this is the first commercial transformation operation model. Shuchuan People's Publishing House has operated a little more carefully in order to make a big hit..." Zhou Zhi expressed modesty.

The so-called fine operation includes the three-piece set of award giving, promotion and exhibition.

The prize delivery is what I just said, to participate in the selection of national-level publication awards.

Promotion is advertising. Of course, this does not refer to ordinary TV media, but the promotion positions and billboards of various sales terminals such as Xinhua Bookstore, airport and railway station bookstores.

Also includes publisher-controlled and affiliated newspapers.

Participating in an exhibition means sending it out of the country, and the location is generally Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

This new type of copyright revenue model is actually sharing the risks. In the words of Cai Daliterati in Hong Kong Island, it is "frugality depends on people".

Inspired by the sharing contracts of Hollywood movie stars, Cai Lan used her influence to vigorously promote Zhou Zhi's "Sichuan Taste" in Hong Kong and Macau.

In fact, I used Zhou Zhi's works to explore the market and prepare for the launch of "Cantonese Fun Talk".

Of course the name can no longer be this name, but the idea is the idea.

Therefore, this new type of packaging promotion and marketing cooperation has brought a lot of benefits to the authors, publishers, and sales terminals.

The final result was that Zhou Zhi was not short of money again. Nearly Shuchuan People's Publishing House gave Zhou Zhi the copyright share of the simplified domestic version, and doubled the printing volume of the first batch, allowing Zhou Zhi to get 20 royalties.

The traditional Chinese version of the royalties is still on the way, and they are paid in Hong Kong dollars. In today's terms, Zhou Zhi has also become an advanced individual in "earning foreign exchange through exports".

However, these foreign currencies are only numbers in Zhou Zhi's personal account and cannot be used.

(End of this chapter)