Almighty painter

Chapter 195 High Level Identification

Gu Weijing was taken aback when he saw this certificate.

He didn't expect,

I actually joined the Painting and Calligraphy Association in Yangon just like that.

"From now on, I can be regarded as a person with official status."

Gu Weijing was a little surprised.

This was a very novel experience for him who had only been dragged by Mona to participate in student associations since he was a child.

In theory,
From the moment he got this certificate, in the eyes of the Yangon Cultural Bureau and various event organizers, he is no longer a student, but a serious artist "Teacher Gu".

Sitting directly on an equal footing with his grandfather.

but,

He doesn't remember when he applied for membership?

"The report I submitted for you was also approved by someone I found last week."

Old man Wu didn't raise his head, and said lightly.

"The Calligraphy and Painting Association actually doesn't have much money, and they give out some fruits during the festivals. Generally, two seminars are organized every year, and the participating members will be given 200 million kyats as an expert fee and 100 million kyats as a travel allowance. The venues are all resorts in Yangon or Mandalay. If there is sufficient funding, we will occasionally hold meetings in Phuket or Pattaya, Thailand, anyway, it will be used as public travel.”

"This is of a welfare nature. If you want to participate, don't bother if you don't have time."

"In addition, with membership, you can also visit all public museums and art galleries for free."

"If the members of the Painting Association have special creative needs, they can use official channels to make special approval to copy some precious cultural relics or rubbing stone tablets on the spot, but it is quite troublesome to file an application report with the Cultural Affairs Bureau in advance."

"Old Gu knows all these things, if you don't understand, ask your grandfather."

Old man Wu smiled: "Actually, we have three or two cats and dogs in the public art museum, and it's not a big deal."

"The only thing I think should be of some use is that your grandpa will give me an address. I will pass the association in two days and send a high-level artist certification notice to your school's student registration office."

The old man rolled his eyelids and asked Gu Tongxiang who was opposite him.

"Old Gu? I remember that your Gu Weijing and his sister both attended Dulwich College, right? According to the current cultural policy, with this recognition, he can go to all universities in Yangon without taking the exam. Unfortunately, the international recognition of us There are relatively few, anyway, you can figure it out for yourself.”

Gu Tongxiang stopped playing chess when old man Wu had just said a few words.

Sitting on the ponytail and stretching his neck, he kept looking at the certificate in his grandson's hand, as happy as an old giraffe.

"If you don't play anymore, you will lose this game." Old man Wu knocked on the chessboard unhappily.

"If you lose, you lose."

Gu Tongxiang didn't care at all.

He simply stopped playing chess, stood up from the saddle, put his hands behind his back, and went to his grandson to read the certificate.

In the kraft paper bag in Gu Weijing's hand, in addition to the membership notice, there is also a certificate of membership of the association, a small brown leather book, the size of half an adult's palm.

Gu Weijing's name, gender, and date of birth are on the inside of the leather certificate, and below it is a red badge with the steel seal of the Cultural Bureau and the seal of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.

Only the headshot position is temporarily vacant, and Gu Weijing needs to post his ID photo on it.

This membership certificate is the so-called "art expert" certificate in popular understanding.

"If you lose the game, I will take the cigarette away."

Old man Wu took a box of local Red Bee cigarettes that was placed beside the chessboard, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Nicotine and alcohol are not good things for the health of art creators.

For Gu Tongxiang and Mr. Wu, they are both half literati and half businessmen, and they are all old men who came from extremely turbulent times.

Not smoking and drinking is a complete joke.

Without these two things, you can't play in various occasions where you need to play on the spot.

Although Gu Tongxiang is very strict with his grandson Gu Weijing, he is an old smoker. When he and old man Wu play chess, they usually gamble with each other for a pack of cigarettes.

It's not expensive, it's just a game add-on.

"Pick this, smoke this..."

Gu Tongxiang took out two tubes of thumb-thick individually wrapped cigars wrapped in cedar wood chips from the house.

He handed old man Wu a new one first, and he himself poured out half of the unfinished cigar from the other cigar tube.

This is a small box he got a few years ago from the Second Counselor of the Consulate of a Latin American country who came to Gu's Book Gallery to buy paintings.

There are about ten sticks in total.

High-end products sold in the serious Cuban state-run cigar experience hall.

The old man kept it like a treasure, so he must not be willing to smoke it.

Only big customers who are willing to pay thousands of dollars for paintings in the gallery will accompany one.

Accompanying one also specifically refers to the kind. Mr. Gu took a few puffs casually, smelled the smell, then put it aside and waited for the cigar to extinguish by itself, saving it for the next time to smoke, and then changed to cigarettes by himself.

Gu Tongxiang accompanied him like this four or five times, and there was still about a third of the cigar in his hand left.

"Yo, it's worth it."

Old man Wu took the cigar tube, smacked his lips, and joked, "Today is considered a sex change. It seems that I didn't give the New Year's money in vain."

He coveted these cigars in Lao Gu's hand for a long time.

Several times when playing chess, he proposed to use this thing as a prize, but Gu Tongxiang never agreed.

"I'll give you some, I'll give you some. Lighter cigars have oily smoke, so don't worry about it."

Gu Tongxiang cheerfully lit the cedar wood chips with a lighter, then used the cedar wood chips to light the opponent's cigars, and then re-lit the half of the cedar in his hand.

"That's interesting, Old Wu. Thank you so much. Gu Weijing never called you Grandpa Wu since childhood."

He looked at the artist certificate in Gu Weijing's hand, smiling like a bun.

Gu Tongxiang also has this set of things himself, but now he is looking at the things in his grandson's hands, how precious he is.

"Did the Painting and Calligraphy Association have such a young member as my grandson?" Gu Tongxiang was very proud.

Something like the Calligraphy and Painting Association,

If it is done by a group of folk enthusiasts in East Asia, it is really useless, basically it is used to trick laymen into selling paintings.

But if it is such a serious official organization.

Even if it's just a name, it doesn't have much power, but sometimes it's really difficult to get in.

Many utilitarian artists may not care about money, but live a life of fame.

What kind of large-scale international biennale, international art fair.

In fact, for most painters, it is a bit too far away. The most hopeful and practical goal is to become a member of the local official painting and calligraphy association.

It is understandable that Cheng Minke has transformed into a well-organized scientific worker.

When Gu Tongxiang himself was almost 50 years old, he only hung the title of a consultant in it.

Became a member of the Yangon Painting and Calligraphy Association, even though the biggest function of the association is to distribute tropical fruits, it just sounds awesome.

Besides,

Every year there is an opportunity for a "public holiday" such as an academic seminar.

Not only the cost is all inclusive, but there is even an additional expert fee.

Seriously,
How many painters in such a small place dare to dream of earning millions of dollars a year?

We're all adults, and they're all pretty down-to-earth.

As a painter, I can't see myself clearly at the age of 30, and I dream of making a fortune all day long, and I guess I'm not far away from begging.

There are free fruits to eat, and I can pretend to travel to various places every year, so I am very happy.

"This New Year's money is really good."

Gu Tongxiang was much happier seeing his grandson becoming a member of the Painting Association than when he himself got the small brown book back then.

Becoming a member of the Painting and Calligraphy Association, apart from these modest benefits, the biggest benefits are actually some hidden benefits.

First of all,

The most obvious is the direct improvement of social status.

Although the association will not send you money, you will have the endorsement of an authoritative organization since then.

in the art world,
Seeking fame and seeking profit are essentially the same thing most of the time.

At least in the eyes of the tourists passing by the store, his grandson status immediately changed from a pheasant painter who knows where he came from to a serious and officially certified artist.

This is very important.

Gu Tongxiang previously listed the color sketch of the classic car model drawn by Gu Weijing at a price of [-] US dollars, just to encourage his grandson.

There is a high probability that there will be no tourists, and they will pay for the name [Gu Weijing/G·W] alone.

It can be replaced by Gu Weijing now if he puts the works in the gallery again.

You are eligible to add a parenthesis after the name to remark: [Gu Weijing/G·W——(Member of Yangon Painting and Calligraphy Association, calligraphy and painting artist)]

If you put a price of five hundred dollars on it at this time, um...in fact, it may not be sold.

But there have been fundamental changes from before.

At least in case some tourists who are not bad at money are right, they will feel a lot more comfortable when they pay, and they won’t feel that they are being taken advantage of for buying children’s works.

In the gallery industry, the most valuable and convincing proof of resume must be the winner of a large biennale such as Venice, and a solo exhibition in a top art museum such as the Louvre and the Vatican Museum of Art.

Or in an authoritative art magazine with a century-old history like "Oil Painting", the buyer's recommendation is more than four and a half stars, which is also very good.

Switch to "Legend of the Condor Heroes",

This is equivalent to a peerless master like Dongxie Xidu, who is full of hard bridge and hard horse real kung fu. He is qualified to sit on the rostrum and look at others with his nostrils at any art annual meeting.

Such immortals may not be able to gather a few in the whole of Asia.

If he is Huang Yaoshi, the master of Peach Blossom Island, who is so powerful in all directions, and a member of the Yangon Painting and Calligraphy Association, he can at most be regarded as a small character like the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River who will rush to the street after only a few pages.

Then again,
Don't use bean buns as dry food.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the Four Ghosts of the Yellow River are also serious masters, okay? They look like fish, just because of their opponents.

Just like Gu Tongxiang, a member of the Yangon Calligraphy and Painting Association, he is also a miscellaneous fish in the world, and he is already one of the best in Myanmar.

Especially in the cultural atmosphere of Asia, in fact, this official certification is really recognized.

Secondly,

With the status of an expert, it is convenient for you to go out to hold cram schools for intensive training, or engage in art training to give lectures to others.

It may sound a bit LOW, but in fact it is very profitable.

With the endorsement of being a member of the Painting and Calligraphy Association, I opened a private studio outside to provide extracurricular tutoring and training for art students.

As long as the teaching is good, there are enough parents who are willing to pay.

After a year, I earn at least no less than my own small gallery.

Similar to the Gifted & Talented improvement classes offered by Dulwich College in previous years, they are either led by teachers of the school like Professor Watter, or they are taught by external professors from the society.

Why are students so excited this year?It is because of external professors, it is impossible to invite a big coffee of Mrs. Sakai's level normally, without even thinking about it.

Even if the artists are several grades behind, they will never bother to accept the invitation letter from the principal of Dulwich College, at least they will not have any interest in teaching in a remote place like Dulwich College's Yangon branch campus in Myanmar.

When recruiting from outside, these private schools often just select people from the member list of the Painting and Calligraphy Association.

Dulwich College implements the European salary standard, teaching about 700 million kyats a month, or about 3000 U.S. dollars, and easily tens of thousands of U.S. dollars a semester.

In the eyes of Mrs. Sakai, this amount of money is like wipes, but in the eyes of local painters, it is extraordinary.

That is to say, there is no Chinese painting course in Dulwich College, otherwise Mr. Gu Tongxiang would rush over to sign up.

Finally, and probably the most useful benefit for Gu Weijing at this stage is.

A member of the Yangon Painting and Calligraphy Association, in the list of officially certified high-level talents.

If you are still a student,
Those who go to local universities and apply for certain European schools that recognize this high-level list, or Hongik University, Ewha Women’s University, and other top five Asian art schools in South Korea are directly exempt from the test.

As long as your language scores are qualified, you can go directly and get a scholarship.

Admissions officers who do not grant exemption qualifications will also look at you highly, and are willing to relax the admission standards, and enjoy almost the same treatment qualifications as high-level athletes.

"You may not be the youngest. There was a nephew of a warlord in [-] or so. He probably wanted to be arty or simply whimsical. He also wanted to put a name in it. He should be about the same age as Xiao Gu. Do you think the association dare not agree? "

The old man Wu shrugged helplessly: "But those who know how to do it will be treated as a joke. The young master felt bored after playing for two days, so he quit the club."

"Gu Weijing is the youngest among those who work seriously."

"Isn't it easy to obtain membership qualifications?"

Gu Tongxiang was smoking a cigar happily, and it seemed that today he was going to take advantage of his good mood and save himself, and planned to wipe out all the one-third of the inventory.

"It's okay. The permanent board of directors will be re-elected in two months, and they have the right to not use it, and it will become invalid after the expiration date."

Old man Wu's tone was quite complacent: "I don't take care of the grown-up child around me, who will I take care of? Besides, I'm not giving him a backdoor. I heard that Xiao Gu's performance is very good, even Master Cao praised him Plus, every member of the association counts as one, who has this ability?"

"It's you, Old Gu?"

Old man Wu pointed to the rice paper on the desk in the yard, and joked: "Why, I haven't let go of imitating Castiglione."

(End of this chapter)