Almighty painter

Chapter 284 The way to portray Amy

There was a moment of silence in the Zoom chat room.

Jane Arnold is already the pinnacle of what artists in this era can hope for, an insurmountable monument, and a belief-like existence in the hearts of illustrators.

Something he didn't do.

Then this matter can be considered impossible.

Whether it is a completely forbidden place that cannot be reached by artistry, or a peak that cannot be climbed by technique.

Essentially the results are the same thing.

"So, I suggest you change your starting point. I also marked some other details that may be worth paying attention to in the file I sent. Now that Amy has been proven to be a dead end, she may retreat. The next best thing is a wiser decision."

Dr. Jin's tone was low.

Gu Weijing was still staring at the photo in his hand without saying a word.

All other documents have less impact than this simple photo in my hand.

He imagined a man and a cat playing in a hotel in Milan 30 years ago.

Imagine how the boy in this film was opened by a little cat.

What kind of mood does Mao Mi feel getting along with her little master?

"Amy."

he knows.

If Old Man Wu's Ngawang gets lost while chasing butterflies on the street, Gu Weijing will also be sad.However, Awang is by no means irreplaceable to him, and the same is true for its owner, Old Man Wu.

Why is this cat so special?
Does she know that the boys around her are different?Do you know that you may be the soul that has entered Tony's heart the most in this world?

In the heart of this Scottish Fold cat——

The boy on the swimming ring is the man who grooms it, the playmate who swims with it, and the friend who grows up with it.

Or is it just an ordinary ape feeding himself every day?

And that mysterious and mysterious ultimate question that touches the soul, and because the carrier of emotion is a cat, it is a bit strange - "Does it love Tony?"

Gu Weijing stared at the photo in his hand and frowned slowly.

He does possess the "Animal Mind Reading Skill" given by the system, and has an ability beyond ordinary people to understand the inner thoughts of pets.

However, a well-known psychiatrist like Dr. Jin Anqing will frankly admit that he does not possess any "hypnotic witchcraft".

"Animal mind reading" is just an exaggerated rhetorical device used by publications.

The knowledge he can master is more about judging whether the cat or pet dog is hungry or in heat, whether it is in pain or injured, and other external perceptions.

Determining a pet's mood is also a somewhat general concept.

It is too difficult to judge whether a cat loves its owner based on an old photo that is unclear and slightly overexposed.

There is a deeper problem.

The term "love" is inherently too vague and too profound and heavy.

For people, what is the essence of so-called "love" is still a philosophical question that can be discussed endlessly for three centuries.

For cats... even in countless fairy tales, animal novels, and cartoons, cats are given emotions that are similar to humans.

But whether they really have feelings similar to love is still a question worth pondering.

Considering that cats have a short memory, and some types of cats can forget their owners within two or three days of being in a new environment, is this answer more likely?

"Cat lady?"

"I'd like to give it a try. Sorry, doctor, I still think Amy is the best subject I could find."

When the silence lasted for so long that Dr. Jin Anqing began to wonder if his network was disconnected.

Gu Weijing finally spoke.

He knows his strengths.

Judging from these materials, there is no doubt that Amy is the most penetrating "keyword" for Tony's heart.

I'm afraid he'd be hard-pressed to find a better grip.

Moreover, drawing cats may also be my favorite subject now.

Gu Weijing respected and even somewhat admired the achievements and achievements of Master Jane Arnold.

But he also had conditions that Jane Arnold did not have.

It would be a shame not to try it.

"I understand. Every painter feels like he's the most special. It's like when I was on the football team, every boy thought the prettiest cheerleader would like him."

Doctor Jin Anqing grinned: "It doesn't matter. If you want to give it a try, just give it a try. Maybe... knife drawing can really give our Tony a little surprise."

"So, apart from this information, what else do I need to cooperate with?" he asked.

"I want some mental state assessment forms from Tony's childhood, and by the way, there are also photos. The more photos of Amy's life, the better." Gu Weijing made his request.

"The evaluation form and the photos of the pet cat...no problem. Tony has a very complete and professional medical file, which has been well preserved from the first time he was diagnosed with autism in the summer of 1986 to today. Early paper files They have all been scanned into electronic versions. If you have as many as you want, leave an email address and I will send it to you shortly."

"There is nothing wrong with the photos. I will convey your request to Master Jane Arnold. It should not be difficult."

Mr. Sloth sent a Google email address into the Zoom chat box.

After Dr. Jin recorded it, he knocked on the table with his knuckles: "Then that's it. Ms. Detective Cat, I look forward to your work. Whether it's me, Master Jane Arnold or that poor Tony, we all sincerely look forward to your work." He’ll be the one who makes the magic happen.”

"Goodbye, feel free to contact me if you have any questions."

Although the words were polite, Dr. King said it very politely.

But before hanging up the online video call, there was no need to be able to read minds. Just by listening to the tone of voice, Gu Weijing and Mr. Sloth could tell that Dr. Jin was not very confident at the moment.

In fact, even Gu Weijing's own confidence was not very strong.

The knife-drawing skills that the system gave him were certainly outstanding.

The problem is that Mr. Jane Arnold's ability to draw fairy tales may be unique in the world.

Tony is the biological son of this old gentleman.

None of this worked.

Gu Weijing had a hunch that if his work wanted to achieve something that "Miracle of Oz" failed to achieve.

It's definitely not as simple as finding a few photos of Amy and reproducing them on paper.

Switching to the evaluation of the system emotion meter, it must at least reach the point of [feeling in the heart] or even [feeling in the heart (complete)].

It's even different from his painting of Nga Wang.

When Gu Weijing painted Ngawang, what he painted vividly was mostly the vividness of his external body.But this time we should pursue a deeper spiritual infiltration.

It is easy to draw shapes, but difficult to draw bones.

This is more complicated.

He still has no clue at all.

"Wait a moment, I have something to tell you, Ms. Detective Cat."

As if sensing Gu Weijing's confusion and hesitation, Mr. Sloth did not leave the chat room with the psychiatrist.

Wait until it's just the two of them on Zoom.

She opened her mouth and stopped Gu Weijing who was about to shut down the computer.

"You also think that my choice of Amy is not a good starting point? Even Jane Arnold has not succeeded, so I feel a little overestimated in wanting to try. But in fact, I am not good at drawing cats..."

Gu Weijing was prepared to patiently explain the original intention of his choice to Mr. Sloth.

"No, no need to explain. No matter what subject you choose, I believe you."

Mr. Sloth gently interrupted Gu Weijing: "It's just that I am a person who likes pets very much. I have some insights that may be helpful to you. I wonder if you want to hear them."

In the distant bedroom of Elena's manor, Anna, wearing headphones, waved to the dog lying on the carpet at the door of the room.

August had just finished taking a bath, being served by two servants.

Its dry hair is fluffy and soft, and its big black eyes show human comfort and coldness.

August is a dog who grew up among gold and jade. Even the carved copper bowl next to him from which he drinks water is a genuine antique.

If you ignore the fact that August bites a small watermelon-colored cartoon teething toy from time to time.

The feeling of indifference and indifference is like that of an emperor who has just emerged from the bath.

Only two noble concubines were left to sleep beside him.

Seeing Anna's greeting, August's cold and graceful temperament immediately disappeared.

It spit out the teething toy in its mouth, rolled on the ground and stood up, wagging its tail happily.

Quickly ran to the girl's side.

The dog used its hind legs to jump onto the soft classical carved pillar bed next to it.

August let out a flattering whimper from his mouth, turned over and exposed his snow-white belly to the hostess RUA.

Gu Weijing heard two dogs barking in the distance during the online meeting.

"Do you have pets? I'm looking forward to your opinion."

He didn't know what other agents were like when getting along with painters.

In the surrounding examples, when I get along with Mr. Sloth, it is completely different from the way Hanks gets along with his grandfather, and the relationship between Mr. Cao and Lao Yang is also very different.

The magic of Mr. Sloth is that he is not only able to bring himself unimaginable high-quality contracts such as "The Little Prince".

At the same time, he seemed like a learned friend.

Mr. Sloth can always interpret a story or a painting from a deeper and more profound perspective than his own.

Sometimes some sharp mental responses and youthful phrasing made Gu Weijing feel that behind the cartoon avatar of the brown sloth was a peer not much older than himself.

More often than not, the other party's conversation and knowledge made Gu Weijing feel that the other party sounded older than his middle-aged voice.

A person,

How many books must he have read and how many things have he experienced to have such a profound accumulation of knowledge?

It is really amazing that such a distinguished gentleman from the upper class would choose to be the agent of a young painter like himself.

It can be said that without Mr. Sloth, he would not have been able to illustrate "The Little Prince", nor would he have been able to draw such profound works.

"Mr. Sloth, may I ask... do you think pets can really understand people's rich emotions, or are they just regarded as some kind of anthropomorphic emotional sustenance by us?"

Gu Weijing took the lead in asking Mr. Sloth what he wanted to know most without waiting for him to speak.

"This is a really good question. Ms. Detective Cat, if you can ask this question, you have already explored the core elements of the relationship between humans and pets."

Anna lowered her head and scratched August's soft, warm belly.

The subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen is the richest place for canine nerves. At this time, the Springer Spaniel was shaken by Rua and began to stick out its tongue happily on the Simmons mattress.

"My answer to this question is - pets are not only the sustenance of human emotions, but they are also souls with rich emotions."

"Have you ever thought about why no one, or almost no one except a few insect lovers, chooses to keep a cockroach as a pet?"

"nausea?"

Gu Weijing thought about what it would be like to have a cockroach as a pet.

All of a sudden, the whole person is not well.

Unless it is a spoof plot in Stephen Chow's "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance", it is really unacceptable for normal people to keep cockroaches.

"The emotion of disgust actually includes two emotions: physical disgust and psychological disgust. Physical disgust is easy to understand. In our history, cockroaches are often accompanied by corruption, sloppiness, sources of disease, etc. Negative emotions.”

"That's the emotional portrait we gave it."

Anna said calmly: "But in today's society, this kind of physical disgust is not insurmountable. In many places, American cockroaches for medicinal purposes are cultivated. This kind of cockroach is larger than what you can see on the road. Most homeless people want to be cleaner."

"If there were an absolutely sterile and dust-free cockroach, I would still not choose it as a pet. This is psychological disgust."

"The psychological rejection may be because it doesn't look cute enough, but more importantly, it is because it is difficult to 'tame'."

"Domestication?"

Gu Weijing pondered over and over again the meaning of this word.

"Remember the chapter of "The Little Prince" that I once read to you over and over again - what you tame something belongs to you. This famous saying of Saint-Exupéry is also a very important relationship between humans and pets. Good metaphor."

Anna held out her hand.

August rolled up from the bed very well, put his head on his front paws, and began to lick Miss Elena's fingers.

"The existential relationship between humans and animals is intertwined with each other. Coupled with humans' complex and tangled emotions and behaviors, the moral dilemmas of humans and animals can be seen everywhere in life."

"When I was young, I went to a girls'...boys' public school." Anna almost said the wrong thing. "I had a close friend who was very good at playing. He read an animal protection advertisement and believed that keeping pets is human. Selfish and immoral behavior. So she released the colorful macaw her father had given her before Christmas."

"At the same time, to this day, she is still a fanatical animal protector and does not eat any vegetarian food that contains animal meat or animal fat flavoring. There is only one exception, and that is fish. The reason is that she believes that fish has zero sense of animality. , will not feel the existence of pain.”

Anna smiled: "I think he explained to me what is the typical 'emotionally satisfying but objectively absurd' behavior when people treat animals. Because a precious domestic parrot has a long lifespan." Up to 60 years, while those released into the wild usually live less than two months. At the same time, research now shows that not only can fish feel pain, but even the plants they eat have similar biologically similar reactions."

"I think he misunderstood the relationship between domestication and domestication."

"Domestication is a two-way trust between humans and animals. Amy is Tony's cat, and Tony is also Amy's 'person'."

(End of this chapter)