Almighty painter

Chapter 334 Gu Weijing’s Little Trouble

Cao Xuan returned the postcard in his hand to sister Sasha.

"Happy birthday to your mother, Miss Kreisel. I'd like to give you a little hint. In the final class test next month, maybe I will ask more questions on figures in modern and contemporary Asian art. Why don't you go back and prepare for this test? It will account for a large proportion in your semester grades, and I remember that you want to apply for a full scholarship next year."

"Are we talking about Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong today, or Watanabe Shoutei, Hayashi Nakamasa, and Matsukata Kojiro?" the female student asked tentatively.

"It depends on my mood, who can say for sure?" Mr. Cao playfully winked at the students beside the podium, "Maybe Cao Xuan, at my age, looking at the children below Writing a paper to praise me and reading it can satisfy the old guy's vanity."

"Then I must have a lot to write about."

The female classmate wearing glasses found that Professor Cao Xuan was really an approachable person.

Being shy, she boldly made a joke, carefully inserted the postcard back into the frame, put it away in her schoolbag, and disappeared into the crowd outside the corridor.

"Wait a mininute."

"This classmate?"

"Not for sale." She didn't even look at the students outside the corridor who were guarding the door and wanted to spend money to collect Mr. Cao's signature.

Sasha jumped away with brisk steps.

If there are any students at the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts who can draw lots for the courses taught by Mr. Cao himself, they will buy Mr. Cao’s autographs at the flea market that is held daily.

She can easily sell it for two or three hundred euros, and she can even negotiate.

Based on the consumption habits of ordinary German young people, excluding those wealthy Asian and North American students, there are really many people who can save [-] euros a month.

Once it changes hands, it’s a lot of pocket money.

But Sasha doesn’t know how to sell it.

The last AC Milan No. [-] peripheral jersey signed by Kaka on EBAY cost at least [-] euros.

The blessings Professor Cao personally wrote to her family cannot be measured by money.

Her mother will definitely be very happy on this birthday.

"Thank you for your hard work. The driver has parked the car outside. We will go home at this time and after dinner, it will be time for you to take a nap."

Lao Yang slung his computer bag over his shoulder, handed Lao Cao his crutch, and supported his arm with the other hand.

"In the past two years, I have become more and more fond of staying with young children. After spending time with them for a long time, I feel that I have become younger. I am not even sleepy at all now, and I feel that my body is in good condition. .”

Mr. Cao looked at the young students in their twenties walking by at the door, tapped the tiles on the classroom floor with his crutch, and said softly: "Sometimes I think, maybe I can really live another ten years, maybe. Woolen cloth."

"Ten years is not enough. Your old body and bones are even stronger. Now that medical technology is so advanced, you have to strive to live another 100 years." Lao Yang complimented with a smile.

"People live for hundreds of years, which is rare in ancient times."

"The talented painter Bazille only lived to be 30 years old. My life has been more than three times as long as his. I should be content. If I live another 100 years, I will really become an old tortoise."

Mr. Cao smiled and was very calm about life and death.

He sighed: "I want to ask God for a few more years to live, which is a bit greedy, but I always think that if I can live for ten more years, maybe I can... Sigh."

The old man's words disappeared again with a sigh.

Listen to the sound.

Mr. Cao was just talking.

Lao Yang was able to stand out from thousands of practitioners in the industry and become Mr. Cao Xuan's personal assistant. He would not just listen.

What can you do?
Is it enough to see Chinese painting art once again becoming the hottest new wave in the world’s art world?
Can he be given a chance to let one of his disciples take over his position in the art circle?

Or...if he lives for another ten years, he can cultivate a disciple that the old man likes even more?

Lao Yang helped Lao Cao out, his mind racing rapidly.

The second half of this sentence, filled in with different answers, reveals a really different flavor.

Compared with those few great artist disciples who have traveled all over the world.

His 24-hour personal assistant is the person who spends the longest time with Mr. Cao.

Which of Cao Xuan's apprentices is the most economical?

Privately, there have been attempts to seek information from Lao Yang and even try to bribe him.

Speaking more closely, Mr. Liu invited Lao Yang to go fishing with his sister during the Spring Festival. After returning to the harbor after fishing, he called the dock steward over and took the boat rental procedures with him, saying that he now prefers to play with rigging sailboats. , this yacht has only been used for a few days after buying it, and the sailors have spent a lot of money on various maintenance costs. It is really a waste, so it is better to keep it here for now.

When teachers have free time, they can go out to the sea to see the blue sky and white clouds, breathe in the fresh air with moist sea breeze, have a seaside recuperation, and change their mood.

As a disciple, he can be considered as fulfilling his filial piety.

The young man who grew up in a shipping royal family really regards money as dirt and does not regard money as money.

Saying it was for Mr. Cao was just a show of words.

Which centenarian still spends all day playing yacht on the sea?

It wasn't just for him, Lao Yang, to play with.

It was a 40-foot blue water yacht owned by Riva, and it cost two to three million euros.

Even if he goes to a top gallery in the future and becomes one of Franklin's top dealers with an annual salary of millions, he will make a lot of money.

Except for a few in the industry, there are a few lucky guys who have a keen eye for picking up small painters from the past and are now great painters, and can get [-] to [-]% commission from the contract.

Who is willing to play with such a big toy?Who can afford it?
Lao Yang swallowed for half a minute in front of the big yacht, almost drying up his saliva. Then he sadly moved his eyes away from the yacht on the pier and turned his head to express his dignity. Since it was a gift from a disciple to the teacher, he If you can't make the decision, you will bring your words to Mr. Cao Xuan.

He, Lao Yang, is not a man of character, and he is not rich and can't be promiscuous.

It's just that he has a brain.

Know what can be taken and what is over the line if you take it.

He has a lot of money and nowhere to spend it, so did he give Lao Yang a yacht to play with?
He, Old Yang, is nothing!

What matters more is that he is Mr. Cao's only personal assistant.

Going out fishing with a beautiful model girl. After eating this level of sugar-coated bombs, Lao Yang can pat his belly and ask for a few more. Mr. Liu doesn't care about such trivial matters, and Lao Yang doesn't care.

If Mr. Cao knows, he doesn't have to care.

After eating and wiping everything clean, and taking away someone's big yacht, his nature has changed.

With short hands, Lao Yang has become the fourth disciple Liu Ziming's lover since then. Does he still have to give him "pillow blows" by Mr. Cao's side from time to time?
This is a bit strange, but that’s the general meaning.

It’s so easy to get other people’s yachts.

Among collectors in the art circle, people respect Liu Ziming as he comes from a wealthy family in Malaysia. They will also call him "Master Liu", "Boss Liu" and "Master Liu" twice. Mr. Cao will also use these titles to joke with his apprentice.

But Lao Yang knew it very well.

As long as he really dares to accept it today, then tomorrow, the other party will really become his "master".Before accepting the gift, he could eat caviar, drink champagne, and chat with Lao Cao's disciples on an equal footing while watching the bikini ladies passing by on the deck.

After accepting it.

He immediately marked the opponent and became the opponent's little brother.

Liu Ziming's family is rich in gold and silver. Every day, ocean-going cargo ships carrying containers pass through the Straits of Malacca to make money for his family. Amidst the sound of whistles, the chimneys are filled with banknotes. This is a family that earns millions every minute.

Mr. Liu himself is also bold and heroic, and Weidu is obsessed with painting.

In "Farewell My Concubine", it is impossible to say that he must be a character like Mr. Yuan Si.

From the bottom of his heart, Lao Yang didn't mind being a younger brother to Mr. Liu, as long as he was willing to knock him out with money, even if he was a dog!

It's a pity... this money is too hot to hold.

It's intangible to see, it's just a passing cloud.

Even if he wants to be Liu Ziming's dog, it's not easy and he won't be able to be Liu Ziming's dog for a few days.

Did he regard Tang Ning, Lin Tao and the others as vegetarians, or was Mr. Cao really a fool and lost his mind?
It's not worth it to ruin your work just for a few days on a yacht that you have no time to enjoy.

All his identity value in the eyes of outsiders comes from his work, not his ugly face.

Wait for Mr. Cao to kick him out.

Watch it.

This Young Master Liu, who patted his shoulders and called him brother and brother every day, and who had a good relationship with him and wanted to be his boss, would not even look at him again.

A personal assistant to a great artist.

It doesn't matter if you don't have a professional background, you don't have to understand art, and you can practice more even if your hands and feet are a little clumsy.

The only thing you can't understand is human accidents.

Similarly, "Good Friday", the Friday before Easter in April this year, is a public holiday across Germany, and Mr. Cao also plans to give Lao Yang a short holiday.

Ms. Tang Ning invited him to go to Xiangjiang as a guest for a few days, but Lao Yang politely declined.

There is nothing more dangerous than those who are close to power mistakenly thinking they have it.

Lao Yang has always made his position very clear. He knows that Cao Xuan is the one with power. Without Cao Lao, he is nothing.

This is the smartest thing about him.

The more he behaves like this, the warmer those disciples become to him.

Sometimes, Lao Yang felt that it was the 21st century, and he could actually experience the feeling of being favored by the emperor in a palace battle scene where nine sons compete for the throne, and several princes and elder brothers compete to win over him... the feeling of a great eunuch.

The most darkly humorous thing is that the disciples all thought that he, Lao Yang, knew something about the teacher's tone of voice.

But what a person Mr. Cao is!
He valued the master-student relationship most, and would not even pay attention to Lao Yang when he signed autographs for students taking major classes.

No matter what thoughts he has in his mind or what ideas he makes, will he discuss it with his assistant and let him, an outsider, have a hand in it?

Does he fit too?
Lao Yang, "Li Lianying", is as curious as they are about Mr. Cao Xuan's successor.

otherwise.

Lao Yang didn't mind too much, as he enjoyed the benefits of a certain family.

"By the way, do you need me to say hello to the admissions office about Gu Weijing's admission?"

Now that he thought of this, Lao Yang asked casually.

"How do you say hello?"

Cao Xuan asked casually.

"One problem is admissions. The competition at Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts has been extremely fierce in the past two years, and it is difficult for many outstanding students to apply. In particular, the admissions office has allocated very few places for Southeast Asian students. I think Got the information. In the past ten years, our department has only recruited three Thai students and one Vietnamese student."

"I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to apply."

Unlike prestigious North American universities, German universities have admissions rules that control the proportion of Asian students admitted within certain limits.

It is also an objective fact that the number of Southeast Asian students recruited to study abroad is relatively small. Many times, the admissions office will not approve an application even after one year.

Of course, objective facts are objective facts.

It would be a big joke to say that Gu Weijing would have trouble going to school because he would be restricted by the admission policy and enrollment quota and would not be able to get into HFBK.

German universities are the most difficult to graduate from in the EU, and professors have the greatest power in the entire European university community.

If you like a child, you can basically just say hello to the school and they will be specially recruited regardless of their grades.

There is no need for Mr. Cao to worry about it. Mr. Yang will send an email to the admissions office himself. Even if the school has lost its mind this year, it is prepared to pass all the application letters from Southeast Asian students.

He could also forcefully add a spot to Gu Weijing as a friend out of nowhere.

According to past habits, Lao Yang has already taken care of this kind of thing.

Not only did it happen, but it also had to be done beautifully.

Prepare the admission letter from the university for this little brother Gu, check all the scholarship programs that should and should not be available, prepare all the application materials for the Immigration Bureau review test, and also take a look at which courses the freshman should apply for. The suggested curriculum has been studied.

Even Gu Weijing's dormitory in the university is guaranteed to be the most spacious and comfortable one.

Just wait for this kid to come over and check in directly with his bag.

Lao Yang doesn't think this kind of thing is cumbersome at all, but enjoys it. He will definitely rack his brains to make the college life of this little brother Gu comfortable and smooth.

Then let him know in a casual way that all these things were done by Lao Yang for the errands he was busy with.

What is favor?This is a favor.

He always cherished the opportunity to water the saplings.

The feeling of pouring a handful of water on a small sapling is deeper than the hard work of pruning the branches and leaves of a towering tree all afternoon.

The young people that Mr. Cao Xuan likes should not be much worse in the future no matter how bad they are.

If relationships are cultivated slowly, they will become connections in the future.

The fruit will not hit his head out of thin air.

Only by carefully watering, fertilizing, and repelling insects while the saplings are still small leaves of grass will the big red fruits on the fruit trees be worth jumping up and biting into.

Lao Yang was so happy that he even wrote an email to the admissions office.

After answering Tangning's call, he slightly changed his mind.

(End of this chapter)