Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 288 New Painting Insights
"But I'm not here to learn comics today. Let's add each other on QQ first and arrange a time to communicate later." Li Yan simply stood up and shook hands with the stunned Cao Xinshuo.

"Okay..." Cao Xinshuo put his hat back on, "So what are you going to do today?"

"Painting, of course."

"Have you told Teacher Yang?"

"No, there's no need." Li Yan said as she walked to the door, "It's not yet time for me to need his guidance."

Then he waved goodbye, closed the door and left.

Li Yan walked into her studio and inexplicably felt that everything was covered with dust.

In fact, this is not the case. There has always been a cleaning lady in charge of cleaning here. Even though Li Yan hasn't been here for more than a month, it is still clean.

The only thing that was really covered in dust was the painting he hung by the window.

A "painting" with only an ultramarine background.

No wonder he said he hasn't reached the stage where he needs Yang Chengzhang's guidance, which is almost equivalent to not painting yet.

Because he had been struggling with a problem.

Should I draw a concrete back view or a vague impression?

Although the video recording of the cultural performance was not clear enough for him to have a picture that he could describe and restore, the protagonist of the photos published in the newspaper was basically himself - in fact, even if a close-up of Wei Yunzhi was taken, it would definitely not be as stunning as the glance when Li Yan suddenly looked back.

But recreating this moment that is imprinted in one's mind is also a very concrete choice.

Or should I capture that ethereal feeling and create a more stream-of-consciousness work?
Because he hadn't thought it through, he just gave it a try, collected the award, prepared systematically for the competition...more than a month had passed.

I just met the beautiful girl when I returned to New Taipei City. Li Yan's question suddenly became very specific:
Whether to paint Wei Yunzhi or not.

In other words, is the painting of the real Wei Yunzhi, or an illusion that is a combination of many things?

Li Yan has the answer.

He wiped away a layer of dust on the canvas, revealing a brighter patch of ultramarine.

For some reason I thought of the curtain opening.

Inspiration always comes unexpectedly.

In fact, he was simply unable to paint a "real Wei Yunzhi" because he didn't actually understand this girl.

No one is qualified to say that they understand anyone else, you don’t even understand yourself.

The most genuine thoughts are always hidden under various shells.

In Li Yan's eyes, what kind of person Wei Yunzhi is depends solely on Li Yan's "feelings".

An illusion is outlined by the liking for her appearance, a glimpse of her at the art performance, the teasing of her "noble person" attribute, the good memories of several times they spent together, etc.

That is Wei Yunzhi in Li Yan's eyes.

Why is it said that the ambiguous stage of teenage love is the most wonderful? Because at this time, the other person in the eyes of boys and girls is a beautiful illusion that they selectively remember and imagine.

Although the early stages of a relationship are often passionate, it is also the time when the relationship is most fragile. When the filter gradually fades away, both parties see the disharmony, dislike, and discomfort, but are still willing to continue.

The seed called love has the opportunity to blossom and bear fruit with the nourishment of habits, responsibility, gratitude, etc.

What? You're saying that it's impossible for the more you talk to someone, the more you realize that they're even better than you imagined?

Of course there is, it's called a romantic science fiction film.

Wei Yunzhi is good enough. The notebook filled with articles published under various pen names of Li Yan is already enough to make people laugh.

Could there be more tricks? Then Li Yan really needs to consider waiting for this good friend to grow up.

He began to slowly clean the painting tools and mix the colors.

Since it's all an illusion, why bother with reality?

Everything is up to the heart. Li Yan does not paint anyone, but the amazing emotions in his heart at that moment.

After a few strokes, the outline of the graceful girl has emerged.

It doesn’t matter what kind of stage, what kind of skirt, or what kind of posture.

What is important is a temperament.

It is as crystal clear and profound, transparent and noble as a sapphire.

If he didn't feel the same after a few strokes, he would just apply a layer of ultramarine and continue painting. His strokes were very free and the colors became darker and darker.

He did not stop painting until the entire painting was filled with royal blue, ultramarine, dark blue and even black ribbons that wrapped around the center of the picture like a storm.

Then he began to carefully carve the girl's gorgeous dance skirt.

This is not something that can be done in a day or two. After drawing two strokes, Li Yan would take a few steps back and ponder for a long time.

When he felt that something was not right with his condition, he simply stopped writing and stopped forcing it.

It was already night outside.

Li Yan, who had escaped from the world of painting, suddenly felt hungry, so he went downstairs to find a beef offal noodle shop and had a hearty meal.

"I want a bowl of beef offal noodles for 12 yuan, and add beef offal for 50 yuan."

It’s so damn good to be rich. I can even add two eggs to the pancake without feeling sorry at all.

It feels great to concentrate on doing one thing. Li Yan’s short 20-day summer vacation ended up turning into a painting project.

Mainly, every time when he neglected the overall "feeling" and started to focus on technical details and move towards the direction of "craftsmanship", he just needed to give Wei Yun one more tutorial.

Of course, Li Yan did not call out the name "Zhizhi".

The girl always handed in full marks on her test papers, which made Li Yan doubt the meaning of her teaching.

It wasn't until he gave the girl a difficult question at the competition level that she finally failed.

Then he spent more energy explaining the question and felt ashamed of his childish mentality of "teaching you a lesson".

There was a strange episode: Li Yan wanted to take the juice back during the second tutoring session, but was told by the proprietress that Wei Yunzhi had already booked the juice packages for the next few times.

"She has our store's black card."

Li Yan said she could not comment on this.

The number of customers in this bookstore on the busiest afternoon was no more than eight, and they even gave out black cards?

The key is that some people actually recharged!

This person is sitting right opposite me!

However, the fruit juice is really good, and the fruit concentration is probably No. 1 among all the juices Li Yan has ever drunk.

Wei Yunzhi's response to this was: "Do you like drinking it?"

Li Yan nodded, and the girl smiled back.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a black card or not.

The appearance of the beautiful girl always makes Li Yan change his painting ideas, and then he goes back to revise them carefully.

This modification breaks away from the nitpicking of details in the picture, allowing Li Yan to continue to paint with sensibility.

As a result, his ability to grasp the overall painting skills was completely taken to a new level - after all, it can be said to be specialized training, so his painting skills also skyrocketed by several points, and he was only one point away from the 60% stuck point.

He was still happy, but a sudden thought made Li Yan break out in a cold sweat.

These twenty days seem to be Wei Yunzhi’s special topic as well.

With the "help" of the beautiful girl, Li Yan successfully completed the first draft of the painting in seventeen days and waited for Yang Chengzhang's evaluation and guidance.

At first he thought that seventeen days might be too short for a painting.

But he soon dispelled his self-doubt with overwhelming confidence.

Mr. Li has always been quick in doing things. He spent seventeen days on just one painting, which was already a remarkable level of importance.

The time spent on a thing is not a complete representation of the effort put into it.

Sometimes, working overtime only means that you have to work overtime due to lack of ability, rather than a good attitude and strong sense of responsibility.

Seeing that the summer vacation is about to end, the roommates who have been howling in the dormitory are already on their way back to 403, and it is time for Li Yan to move back from Lin Zhiyuan’s cabin.

Then, Li Yan, who was packing her bedding, welcomed an unexpected guest.

Su Siqing, a famous writer and scholar in Linjiang and Li Yan’s pen pal.

(End of this chapter)