Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Chapter 148, Materials, Competition, Opportunities

The rain gradually subsided and was about to stop.

Jiang Zhe tested the painting with his hands and felt that the street scene in the rain was basically dry, so he began to pack up his painting tools.

Today, he came out to sketch, just to find materials. Although, because of taking shelter from the rain, he ran into Lan Xin, who was competing with him, and was disturbed by several people playing chess, but he was still in a good mood. While waiting for the rain to stop, he used the system to review today's sketches. The work he just completed - Street Scene in the Rain, was actually evaluated as a masterpiece. This was an unexpected gain.

He shouldered his painting box, reached outside the shed, and when he felt no raindrops falling, he prepared to go home.

Three people playing chess passed by, and the one called Uncle Li by Lan Xin looked up at Jiang Zhe.

Out of politeness, Jiang Zhe said goodbye to him.

The old man didn't respond, but just nodded. He looked at Jiang Zhe as if he was staring at a thief who stole cabbage.

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studio.

Jiang Zhe took the toy and teased Xiao Ka until he was a little tired. Then he sat on a chair and looked at several works of art displayed on the wall.

He spent two days to complete the final draft of the street scene in the rain and another city landscape. After systematic review, only the final draft of the street scene in the rain was evaluated as a masterpiece. Together with the sketch and the still life, he now has three masterpieces in hand that can be used for the joint exhibition.

Jiang Zhe wanted to make more preparations for participating in the group exhibition, but for a moment he couldn't think of what to paint.

While I was struggling, the cell phone rang.

When he saw it was Chen Yan’s number, he pressed the answer button.

"Chen Yan, is there something wrong?"

Chen Yan asked, "Do you have time today? You've been creating for two consecutive days, do you want to relax?" She knew that Jiang Zhe didn't like to be disturbed when he was creating, so she didn't call Jiang Zhe for two days. On the third day, she couldn't help it.

Jiang Zhe said, "No painting today. Do you want to go out and play?"

Chen Yan was very happy: "I plan to buy autumn clothes, do you want to go with me?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Okay."

"See you at the usual place, bring Xiaoka along."

"Don't worry." Jiang Zhe wanted to go out and take a look, maybe he could find some good material.

He picked up the rope and waved to Xiao Ka: "Come on, I'll take you to play with your sister."

When Xiao Ka saw Jiang Zhe was about to go out, he immediately became excited.

Jiang Zhe took Xiao Ka to the commercial street where Chen Yan often bought clothes.

Chen Yan had arrived first.

She took the rope from Xiao Ka and acted coquettishly to Jiang Zhe: "Have you missed me these days?"

Jiang Zhe said calmly: "When I get tired of painting, I think of you. When I get excited about painting, I also think of you."

"Huh, if I didn't call you, would you have stayed in the studio?"

"I know you are the most considerate." The two of them went shopping, chatting and laughing.

Autumn in the coastal area is beautiful, but the temperature changes quickly, with a large temperature difference between day and night, and people have a variety of ways to match their clothes.

Jiang Zhe picked out two suitable sets of clothes in a store; Chen Yan had visited several stores in a row and only picked out one set.

After an hour, even with Jiang Zhe's physical fitness, he felt tired. Chen Yan's pace was obviously not as brisk as before, but whenever she saw a store or new clothes that interested her, she would still try them on.

Jiang Zhe sat on a lounge chair in the store, watching Chen Yan change several sets of clothes without urging her.

He observed Chen Yan's movements and expressions as she stood in front of the fitting mirror and discovered an interesting contradiction.

After all the hard work, Chen Yan was obviously a little tired, but when she saw the right clothes, she would be excited and want to try them on. When she saw the satisfactory results of the try-on, she would be overjoyed. This characteristic of fatigue and excitement appeared on her face at the same time.

Jiang Zhejue's expression was very interesting, so I tried hard to observe and write it down.

Chen Yan finally chose her clothes, had dinner with Jiang Zhe, and then returned to the studio.

The two of them fed Xiao Ka enough dog food and he fell into a deep sleep.

Jiang Zhe has good physical fitness and recovered first.

Chen Yan was still sleeping soundly because of the intense exercise.

Jiang Zhe prepared warm water for himself and Chen Yan so that she could drink it directly when she woke up.

He slumped in the chair, recalling the scenes he saw today. After thinking about it, only the image of Chen Yan trying on clothes seemed worthy of being painted.

He took out his sketchbook and began to sketch.

Jiang Zhe was already very familiar with Chen Yan and could accurately draw her appearance and movements. The only difficult part was her expression and demeanor.

He tried to show Chen Yan's movements from different angles and match them with suitable backgrounds. There was even a sketch that showed Chen Yan's back, using a fitting mirror to show her appearance.

While I was painting, a voice came from the lounge.

Jiang Zhe came to the lounge and saw that Chen Yan had woken up, so he brought her warm water.

Chen Yan sat up slowly, took the cup, and gulped down half of the water. "Thank you. What are you busy with?" When she woke up and saw that Jiang Zhe was not there, she complained a little.

Jiang Zhe said: "Draw a picture of you trying on clothes today."

"How's the painting?"

Jiang Zhe said: "If it doesn't work, we need to think about it carefully."

Chen Yan lay down again: "Class is about to start again. I really don't want to go."

Jiang Zhe said: "Be content, many students stayed in school and could not go home."

The two chatted for a while, and then Chen Yan's mother called and urged her to go home quickly.

Chen Yan reluctantly got up and put on her clothes.

Jiang Zhe sent her home and returned to the studio.

After a while, I looked at the draft of Chen Yan trying on clothes again and found a lot of problems.

He rethought and drew three sketches again. The first one showed Chen Yan holding the clothes and measuring the size; the second one showed her changing clothes and pulling the hem of her skirt to look at the effect in the mirror;
The third picture shows Chen Yan twisting her body in front of the fitting mirror to see how the clothes look.

The three sketches are developed at different angles, and the environment, light, and especially the area occupied by the mirror are also different.

Jiang Zhe was quite satisfied with the three sketches, so he used watercolors to experiment with color combinations.

When he was drawing the color draft, he tried his best to reduce the color contrast of the environment to highlight the characters.

By the time he finished the three color drafts, it was already evening and he had no time to draw the final draft.

He cleaned up the studio, then took Xiaoka home to have dinner with his parents.

On Monday noon, Jiang Zhe received a call from Teacher Hu and went to the Academic Affairs Office.

When Teacher Hu saw Jiang Zhe, he took out a certificate from the folder. "Look, this is what you've been waiting for."

Jiang Zhe opened the certificate and found it was indeed a certificate for keeping his work in school.

"Thank you, Mr. Hu."

"Don't thank me, I'm just doing the job." Teacher Hu took out a form: "Get the certificate and sign it."

When Jiang Zhe lowered his head to sign, the door of the Academic Affairs Office was pushed open again.

Lan Xin walked into the office and greeted Teacher Hu, as if she didn't know Jiang Zhe. "Hello, teacher. I'm here to get my certificate for my work."

In addition to serving as the counselor for Jiang Zhe's class, Teacher Hu also works in the Academic Affairs Office.

She found the certificate and handed it to Lan Xin.

"Thank you, teacher."

Jiang Zhe silently handed the form and pen to Lan Xin.

Teacher Hu said to the two of them, "Among all the freshmen in the department, only the two of you have your works retained by the school. You must work harder in the future."

Lan Xin thanked Teacher Hu again and left.

Jiang Zhe was about to go back, but Teacher Hu pulled him to the corridor. "Jiang Zhe, I have a personal favor to ask you."

Jiang Zhe said, "You are being polite. What's the matter?"

Teacher Hu said: "I have a distant relative who is a student majoring in dance at our school. Her name is Yuan Xiaohan. Have you heard of her?"

Jiang Zhe didn't expect that Yuan Xiaohan would have any relationship with Teacher Hu. He shook his head, "I haven't heard of it."

Teacher Hu explained: "She wants to ask a skilled painter to paint her portrait to help her increase her fame. Are you willing to try?"

Jiang Zhe asked two questions in a row: "Why didn't she ask you to help? Will this method work?"

Teacher Hu said: "I have already painted for her once. As for whether the method is useful, we have to try it to know. There were stars who modeled for painters before, and I guess she was inspired by this."

Jiang Zhe hesitated.

Logically speaking, since Teacher Hu has spoken, we should do our best to do it.

However, without understanding the other party's specific situation and requirements, he really didn't dare to agree rashly.

Teacher Hu said: "Don't feel burdened. If you are willing to go, just give it a try. If you don't want to go, that's fine. I just think this is a good opportunity. I can earn some pocket money."

The word "opportunity" reminded Jiang Zhe.

The system once issued a contract model mission, and I also got a chance to increase my popularity.

If you are not careful, you may lose this opportunity.

Jiang Zhe thought it through quickly and said to Teacher Hu, "Teacher, do you think this will work? I'll go meet her first."

"Okay, I'll give you her phone number, you can contact her and meet to discuss in detail."

At the same time, Lan Xin left the Academic Affairs Office and went straight to the cafeteria.

When Yu Jing saw Lan Xin walk into the cafeteria, she waved to her.

Lan Xin saw Yu Jing, and also saw Yuan Xiaohan and another girl sitting opposite Yu Jing.

She walked to Yu Jing and said to Yuan Xiaohan, "I'm sorry, I'm late." She took out a roll of drawing paper from her bag and handed it to Yuan Xiaohan.

Yuan Xiaohan said: "It's okay. I heard that you went to get your certificate for your work. Congratulations."

She took a roll of drawing paper and admired it slowly.

The last time they met, Lan Xin drew a few sketches and then went back to polish them.

What was originally a charcoal sketch has now become a line drawing drawn with a brush, which is very exciting.

After looking at all the works, Yuan Xiaohan was very satisfied with Lan Xin's skills.

She negotiated with Lan Xin and asked her to paint two Chinese-style portraits for her for 1000 yuan.

Lan Xin agreed readily.

Yuan Xiaohan invites everyone to dinner.

While eating, she received a phone call.

Soon, Jiang Zhe walked into the cafeteria.

Yuan Xiaohan waved at Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe saw the person sitting opposite Yuan Xiaohan and paid special attention to Lan Xin.

Yuan Xiaohan brought a chair and asked Jiang Zhe to sit down.

When Lan Xin saw Jiang Zhe, the food in front of her suddenly lost its appeal.

Yuan Xiaohan said, "Jiang Zhe, thank you for coming. Just now, Lan Xin and I have already agreed on two paintings for a total price of 1000 yuan. If you are willing, it will also be this price."

Jiang Zhe said calmly: "Student Yuan, there are some things you may not know."

(End of this chapter)