Almighty painter

Chapter 731 Suddenly, something was wrong with the air (Part )
"Pride prevents others from loving me, and prejudice prevents me from loving others...First impressions are often wrong. In many cases, once a first impression of someone is formed, it cannot be changed."

——Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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“Excellence can be expressed in many ways, and Gu Weijing is also excellent.”

Sakai Katsuko said.

Anna heard the slight sting in Katsuko Sakai's tone.

Silly girl.

Miss Elena thought to herself.

Some creators have a kind of childish, dreamy, bright simplicity in their brushstrokes, and even their behavior and conduct cannot help but be a little childish.

Because it is as innocent as a child, it is pure.

And because of the childlike innocence, it is luxurious.

luxury.

Luxury is not about paying a very precious price to do very precious things, taking the sparkling pearls to inlay a crown, picking the flowers that have never withered through a thousand springs, summers, autumns and winters from the branches, and handing them to the hands of an innocent child standing on tiptoe under the tree.

These are not luxuries.

Luxury is doing ordinary things at a very precious cost.

It's a check for a million dollars in exchange for a freshly baked hot dog from a vendor, it's a sparkling pearl thrown into a deep pool, it's the last flower of spring being licked away by a greasy stray dog ​​licking its tongue on the side of the road.

The precious feelings and expectations were delivered to ordinary people, and the pure love like pearls and jade was thrown into the deep pond of the mind. The flowers that bloomed on the thousand-year-old tree and the eternal expectations they carried were picked up by a greasy and utilitarian person.

They are all considered luxuries.

Katsuko Sakai or Cao Xuan, they both have a foolish and childish look when they paint.

This is also inevitable when dealing with people and things.

Innocent people are easily deceived and make the wrong decisions.

It's not their fault.

This is the problem with this world.

Cao Xuan has been up and down for many years and is nearly a hundred years old. Some of his ideas may be different from those of ordinary people. There are some things that Miss Elena doesn't need to say.

Her identity is too sensitive.

If he wants to say something, his disciples will do it.

At least.

Gu Weijing's painting of "Wisteria Flowers" is indeed a good one, with a sense of tranquility and also a sense of pride.

But when it comes to matters like love, it's not enough to just be arrogant, or even to be able to draw.

It must be kind, it must be stunning, and it must be the kind of mutual smile that allows the two to have a tacit understanding.

There are some things that Miss Elena is willing to say in a tactful way, and it is for your own good.

If you are too proud to listen, Anna will not be vague either.

Isn't she a very proud person?

"I heard some news. I heard that the reason why Gu Weijing was late for this exhibition was because he was involved with that Brother Hao? Even his family was implicated by him?"

"He is a victim. That incident has nothing to do with him," said Katsuko Sakai.

"Then why did you leave? Isn't he your cicada chirping and frog croaking? I even heard that originally, the exhibition stand at the entrance of the Esplanade originally displayed paintings by you and Gu Weijing. Why did his work suddenly disappear before the exhibition started?"

Anna didn't even look at the girl next to her, she just asked back with a smile.

"You have the answer in your heart, don't you? Good and evil, right and wrong, related and irrelevant. People can lie to themselves verbally, and even deceive themselves into believing it, but at certain moments, subconscious behavior, the most genuine reaction, implies what kind of person you are, and what kind of person you think others are."

"The soul will tell you the answer."

"Let the Muse witness everything about you, not with your words, but with your true self." Miss Elena whispered the new back cover slogan of the oil painting magazine.

She didn't like Lord Brown.

But she still admitted that the sentence made sense and was not badly written.

“Whether it is right or wrong to use paintings to represent people is up to Gu Weijing. I think it is hard to say. But using the heart to represent people is not too fake after all.”

Katsuko Sakai's face was pale.

People can deceive themselves with their words, but their most genuine reactions reveal what kind of person you are.

Miss Elena was talking about Gu Weijing, but Shengzi was thinking about himself.

Gu Weijing’s paintings...were taken away by my father.

It can't be considered a withdrawal.

After they arrived in Singapore, Kazunari Sakai called curator Tonks and arranged a time for this meeting. Tonks asked if Gu Weijing and Katsuko Sakai came together, and Uncle Sakai smiled and said that the children had already separated.

Chatting.

Tonks asked Gu Weijing a few more questions, but was answered by Uncle Sakai in a chubby manner, with many taboos in his conversation.

The curator understood.

after that.

They chatted privately for a while, and before the exhibition started, Gu Weijing's work on the front stand was replaced.

It’s not that Katsuko Sakai’s “Forest Princess” has squeezed out Gu Weijing’s “Good Luck Orphanage in the Sunshine”.

It’s just when the list of works is finally announced.

Some changes and adjustments have been made to the locations of the various booths.

At the opening booth at the entrance, the name "Artist - Gu Weijing" was no longer next to Katsuko Sakai.

From any perspective, what Kazunari Sakai did was not excessive at all.

Something happened in Gu Weijing's family, and Sakai Kazunari wanted to take his wife, daughter, and Gu Weijing's family away on a private plane overnight.

Gu Weijing didn't run away.

Even so.

Before leaving, Kazunari Sakai left him a check for $100 million.

Uncle Sakai is a very honest and reliable person.

Late at night at the end of the month, Gu Weijing finally made the decision to cut ties with Sakai Kazunari's family, bravely shoulder his own responsibilities, and not implicate them.

From the perspective of emotion and reason, whatever Kazunari Sakai did next was the best choice.

This incident has affected more than just Kazunari Sakai.

The booth numbered in the front few for Gu Weijing was originally obtained by Sakai Kazunari from the curator Tonks out of kindness.

It was Tonks who bought Sakai Kazunari's face and gave Gu Weijing the opportunity.

Let me say something a little harsh.

The world cannot revolve around Gu Weijing alone.

Kazunari Sakai has been very kind to Gu Weijing, so he also needs to have some conscience towards Tonks.

If Uncle Sakai said nothing and made no expression, if the truth really came to light one day, Gu Weijing and the money laundering group would become unclear.

Isn't this just putting Mr. Tonks, who has done you a favor, on the spot?
That's not how it's done.

That's not how people do it.

If you put yourself in Kazunari Sakai's shoes, what would you expect Kazunari Sakai to do?

Kazunari Sakai didn't say anything bad about Gu Weijing, and even explained a lot for him. It was not easy for the child to be in trouble now.

But no matter what he said.

Tonks knew that it was enough for Kazunari Sakai to no longer care about Gu Weijing's booth.

An attitude is worth more than a thousand words.

The rule of this industry is that you can smudge and use ten thousand words to beautify your words, but to express your true attitude, you only need an eye.

Let the Muse witness everything about you, not with your words, but with who you are.

Perhaps there have never been so many good people and bad people in this world. It’s just a group of helpless people encountering a group of helpless things.

Perhaps the place where the artistic brilliance of the Muse cannot shine.

Use a scraper to scrape off the brightly painted surface. The underlying color of this world, the true face of this world is helplessness, and this is just an ordinary one among countless helpless things.

Even though Kazunari Sakai is a happy fat man.

A successful career, a happy love life and a harmonious family.

My wife is beautiful, loves you, is considerate, and has a good figure...

My daughter is cute, sensible, intelligent, and has a natural talent...

There is also a son.

Even though Lao Yang was envious and jealous, he thought that the Japanese government should print Kazunari Sakai's ball-shaped face on the 10000 yen note to enhance the reputation of middle-aged men with potbellies around the world.

Everyone has things that they cannot obtain.

Sakai Kazushige was fat and happy, and when he suddenly encountered such a thing, his stomach was filled with a bitterness that could not be relieved even by eating a basket of donuts.

Uncle Sakai was also helpless.

What can Katsuko Sakai do?

When you arrived in Singapore, your parents used their connections to take care of your booth, and the curator was very concerned about your work. At this time, could she throw a tantrum and say that she would not exhibit your work because Gu Weijing's paintings were not nearby?
Too childish.

Too delicate.

This incident has affected more than just Miss Katsuko.

It is not only the dream of Katsuko Sakai, but also the expectation of her father, mother and the whole family.

To do so would be to roast all those who love and care about you on the fire.

This is another one of those things in the world that can't be helped.

What you chose.

You have to pay something else.

——It’s the rules of the game.

As soon as Brother Hao fell, Sakai Issuke rolled over immediately and patted his big belly and said, "It's okay, leave it to Dad. Even if the list of exhibitors has been announced, as long as you are willing to risk your face, he can get a good booth for Gu Weijing."

Who is dad?

He is a heavyweight.

Just a slight move will bring success.

When the time comes, when Shengzi runs to Gu Weijing to show off, it will definitely be like using loaches to catch black carp, using meat buns to catch puppies, and using donuts and yakitori to catch Uncle Sakai.

If you don't fish him, he will be desperate, but if you fish him, he will be so moved that he can't leave you?
It was Katsuko Sakai herself who refused.

She doesn't like this.

Katsuko Sakai has her own personality, her own stubbornness, and her own pride.

When something happens, they run away, change the booth, and cut off all relationships.

As soon as it's over.

He immediately went over and changed the booth back, as if nothing had happened, playing out a drama of the crescent moon becoming full again and the broken mirror being put together again.

This is how things can be done.

But Shengzi didn't want to do that.

Feelings don't need to be manipulated by a father, and neither does Gu Weijing.

If Gu Weijing really wanted a good booth, he would have said so. If this was really what Gu Weijing needed most, she would have done it. But was it really so?
Katsuko Sakai has always known that Gu Weijing is very much loved and valued by Mr. Cao Xuan.

When she arrived in Singapore, she found that her parents had come all the way to see her first art exhibition in her life, and that Grandpa Cao Xuan and all his disciples had also come all the way to Singapore to see Gu Weijing's first art exhibition in his life.

Miss Sakai then realized that she had underestimated how much importance Gu Weijing held in the eyes of Mr. Cao.

Liu Ziming was very nice to her and Gu Weijing.

The son of a shipping tycoon actually managed to arrange a talk show with Oil Painting magazine for Gu Weijing at the Esplanade with less than half a month left before the exhibition opened.

As long as Gu Weijing is willing to speak.

What’s the big deal about changing the booth?

Is Shengzi going to use this incident and this kind of relationship to express her innocence, her support, her affection... to "control" Gu Weijing? As if all this had never happened.

No.

too ugly.

You should express everything about yourself, not with words, but with your true self.

"You, Katsuko Sakai, your true self is the person who left in the Lexus car in the night of Yangon. You are the person who did not support him when he needed support the most - this is your true self."

Katsuko Sakai can't hide this.

She should face herself honestly and show her true naked face to the other person and to herself.

She thought she was brave enough, and Shengzi thought she was able to face the reality of the situation.

But when Miss Elena revealed everything.

She was still cold.

She was still heartbroken.

That empty feeling once again enveloped Shengzi. She seemed to be standing there, talking to Miss Elena, but she also seemed to be floating naked in the air.

She had no conviction to stand here, nor did she have the conviction to talk to Anna. She just stood there and said something.

Everything was shrouded in a fog.

Like in the cloud.

At the end of the cold clouds with bitter wind and rain.

Anna looked at the girl beside her quietly with her unique clarity and calmness.

The lady in the wheelchair has a really venomous tongue.

It can make a person's heart explode in the air and send feathers flying, just like a fat quail on a branch hit by a shotgun loaded with deer bullets.

On the offensiveness of language.

The gap between most people and Anna cannot be described by the gap between Koko and Katsuko Sakai on the tennis court.

Koko and Sakai Katsuko swung their rackets, just the difference between amateurs and semi-professionals.

Ordinary people and Miss Elena waved the "rackets" of words in the air, shooting sharp words into each other's hearts like tennis balls.

Ordinary people are still ordinary people.

Anna is a world champion like Djokovic or Federer.

"There are many ways to express excellence. But what I mean by forcing the judges to give you the award with a gun is just an adjective." Anna said self-consciously, and Miss Elena's sharp sense of dry humor came into play at this moment. "If someone really forced them with a gun, that would definitely not be one of them."

As long as she wants to collect information.

Then.

She always gets the information.

The truth is that simple.

Even though there is very little information about Gu Weijing in the market, in order to prevent misjudgment of information or subjective bias of stakeholders, Miss Elena still tried her best to learn some related news through other channels.

It even included the report of the city TV station that day when it went to the school to interview Miao Angwen. As the only video program in which Gu Weijing officially appeared on the TV screen so far, Miss Elena specially read the translated text messages that the housekeeper had compiled for him.

Koko's part was cut from the TV show.

The reporter's reporting process has also been edited, but the overall attitude will not change.

Still no good words from Gu Weijing.

Anna saw through the intentional praise of Miao Angwin's works in the interview at a glance.

Creating hype and trying to get exposure at the International Biennale... Playing this old-fashioned trick in front of her really shows how much the Horse King thinks.

Nothing new at all.

When the Irina family and the Venice Biennale were at odds with each other, the reporter’s grandfather wasn’t even born yet.

But what about Gu Weijing?
Isn't he exactly the same, birds of a feather?

Trying to gild yourself at the Biennale, padding your resume, and having unclear connections with money laundering gangs...these are nothing more than the old tricks that make people rich and famous.

No wonder even Cao Xuan's disciples privately complained about him.

Three become tigers.

When someone says you have a problem, it may be a coincidence.

If two people say you have a problem, it may be that you have offended someone.

Local TV stations, painters participating in exhibitions, and even old man Cao Xuan’s people who are supposed to be the closest to you and come specifically to see your works.

They should not have any conflict of interest.

But they are spreading gossip about you.

So... even if you are really innocent, it is difficult for outsiders to leave a good subjective impression.

"It's impossible to fool others forever, and it's even more impossible to fool yourself."

Anna looked at Katsuko Sakai with empty eyes.

I thought my words hit the nail on the head, but she hit the nail directly on the head, making Ms. Sakai afraid to face me correctly.

She smiled softly in her heart.

It's impossible to fool everyone all the time.

But from the very beginning, no one understands all aspects of things, therefore, the world is full of arrogance and prejudice.

Liu Ziming, Anna, Sakai Katsuko...even Gu Weijing - everyone is like this.

Between the world.

No one can be aloof from the world.

Everyone only sees the results but not the process.

Life is not a math problem, and neither is love.

The result of a math problem is above all else. A difficult problem may have many solutions, but as long as the answer is unique, it is unique.

Love is the news on TV.

The content is the same.

The reasoning is contrary.

Miss Elena, seeing Katsuko Sakai's distraught look, did not end the topic.

Since Katsuko Sakai is unwilling to face the "real" Gu Weijing.

She would force her to face it.

Anna's strength is everywhere. You can't oppose her criticism, and you can't easily refuse her gifts.

Don't talk clearly.

You can escape for a while, but you can't escape forever.

Even if you manage to escape by chance, you will just spend your life in the fog, in a daze.

A smart and graceful woman like Katsuko Sakai should not be trapped by love all her life, nor should she spend her whole life in a hazy fog.

Miss Elena wants to save the other person, just like she saved the young detective cat.

She must face the reality bravely.

"Escape is a human instinctive protective response. The pain of memories will destroy a person from the inside out, so people will try every possible way and use all kinds of ridiculous reasons to avoid facing their own souls. This is our self-protection mechanism. This sentence is often used by psychologists to comfort people who have fallen into depression due to the loss of their husbands or fathers."

Miss Elena recalled a few months ago when she discussed with Detective Cat about the condition of Jane Arnold's son Tony.

Facing the painful times.

No one says that the awakening process is an easy and enjoyable process, but people will only awaken when they face it.

Only awakening.

Only then will you grow up.

"Think about your relationship. What kind of person do you think he is? Does he really impress you? Do you really love him?" Anna said, "Have you mistaken your imagination of excitement for love? Have you mistaken a certain kind of smoothness and sophistication for true courage..."

Katsuko Sakai leaned against the railing of the exhibition hall.
Don't hear, don't listen, don't think, don't ponder.

The woman's clear and crisp voice penetrated into her ears.

I can't resist it at all.

The encounter beside the golden pagoda of Buddha's relics, the day after day in the reading room of the international school, the endless sunshine and warmth of spring, the dust floating in the air, the black-sailed boats floating on the river, and the figures walking together in the old church under the sun.

Those imaginations about the future...

Only when people face pain can they truly grow up.

Sakai Katsuko and Gu Weijing had only known each other for a few months, and Miss Katsuko couldn't help but ask herself.

Does she really love the other person?
Or when she is beginning to fall in love and hopes to fall in love with someone.

The appearance of Gu Weijing filled this emotional gap perfectly.

After a few months of relationship, can one really be so reluctant to let go and go through so many twists and turns?

Mona Shandenu and Gu Weijing have been together for ten years. They grew up together. When it was time to leave, she still dragged her suitcase into the heavy rain without looking back.

Miss Elena wouldn't let her escape.

The more she immersed herself in her memories, the more sober she became.

She once sneaked out in the middle of the night, took a bus to meet the boy and paint together, but she did not mistake the excitement for love.

Gu Weijing had been on the lawn, in her arms, crying bitterly, and breaking down like a child.

But when the shocking moment comes.

Faced with his father's suggestion that he leave together, faced with the check written by his mother.

He just stood under the street light and waved at herself from afar.

In the dim light, Katsuko Sakai couldn't see the other person's face clearly. She knew that Gu Weijing must be smiling at her, smiling, just as he had smiled at her countless times.

She knew that there was nothing accidental or slick in that smile.

Face fate with a smile.

This is true courage.

But if two people have already broken up, you feel empty in your heart and always think of the other person unconsciously.

There is bitterness and pain.

I also can't help but want to smile.

So - this is probably what true love means, right?
"No, you don't really love him." Miss Elena said firmly in his ear.

(End of this chapter)