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

Chapter 246: 270 million in funds, special opportunity
On Saturday morning, Jiang Zhe came to Guanhaishan Park with his backpack and Xiaoka by his hand. Today, he was in a good mood and Xiaoka was very active while going out for a relaxing picnic.

This is a completely open mountain park. It is called a mountain, but it actually refers to the hills in the urban area.

At the entrance to the north slope of the park, Chen Yan was already waiting.

Jiang Zhe waved at Chen Yan from a distance.

Xiao Ka ran towards Chen Yan excitedly and pulled the rope straight.

Chen Yan ran over with a smile: "Why are you taking so long?"

She reached out and took the rope.

Xiao Ka circled around her affectionately.

Chen Yan patted its head and stroked the fur on its back.

Xiao Ka felt so comfortable being stroked that he simply lay on his side with his legs up in the air.

Chen Yan tickled Xiao Ka's lips and said, "The little guy is still so cute."

Xiao Ka was so amused that his mouth opened wide, as if he was laughing very happily.

After teasing her enough, Chen Yan got up and took a walk with Jiang Zhe.

On both sides of the stone road leading up the mountain are forests of pine, cypress and various evergreen plants, including many large trees that are decades old.

The lush greenery and fresh air make people relax.

The two chatted while looking at the scenery.

Chen Yan said: "I haven't climbed the mountain in a long time. It has changed a lot here."

Jiang Zhe said: "When we go out to play, we basically go shopping, watch movies or go to the studio."

Chen Yan pointed to a forked road and said, "If you go from here, you should be able to see the examination site for our art exam. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"go."

The two walked along the stone path to a viewing platform halfway up the mountain.

Jiang Zhe looked down to the east and happened to see the bustling art exam school.

Chen Yan pointed at the people coming in and out of the examination center and said, "This year's art examination has already begun."

Last year, I participated in it and felt nervous and anxious. Now, I stand on the mountain and watch the busy art exam candidates.

Jiang Zhe sighed: "Unconsciously, a year has passed. Do you still remember the first exam we took together last year?"

"Remember, I forgot to bring my drawing board." Chen Yan's heart was filled with sweetness as she talked about how the two of them met in the training class and took the art exam together.

She wiped her hands and peeled an orange. "Eat some fruit."

She put an orange slice to Jiang Zhe's mouth.

When Jiang Zhe started to taste it, he asked, "Is it delicious? Is it sour?"

Jiang Zhe nodded: "Not sour. Are you asking me to test the sweetness and sourness?"

Chen Yan smiled and ate a petal, then looked around to see if there was anyone around. As long as someone approached, even if there was still some distance, Xiao Ka would bark, so there was no need to worry about being seen.

She put an orange segment in her mouth, leaving half of it exposed, and signaled to Jiang Zhe with her eyes.

Jiang Zhe knew that she was going to play this little game again, so he leaned over and gently bit half of the orange segment. He said vaguely, "Don't look at me."

Chen Yan closed her eyes and prepared to enjoy it.

But Jiang Zhe suddenly sucked hard, and with a whoosh, he sucked away the entire orange segment.

Because the action was too fast, Chen Yan was too late to react. Listening to Jiang Zhe's smug laughter, she angrily said, "You're taking advantage of me when eating oranges."

Jiang Zhe chewed the orange, savoring the mixed flavors. "Sorry, I'll allow you to do it again."

Chen Yan thought of what had just happened and laughed at herself for being stupid.

When Xiao Ka saw the two people eating, he was already very anxious. He put his paws on the stone bench and looked at the two people anxiously.

Jiang Zhe took out some dog food and gave it to Xiao Ka.

At this time, more and more people passed by the platform, so the two continued to climb to the top of the mountain.

The mountaintop park has an area for visitors to relax and have a picnic.

Because barbecuing is not allowed in the park, Jiang Zhe went to the surrounding area to buy barbecue skewers, rented picnic supplies, and chose a place with few people to prepare for the picnic.

From their picnic location, looking south and west, they could see the rows of buildings in the old town extending all the way to the sea. The two of them enjoyed the food and the beautiful scenery and the fun of the picnic.

After dinner, Jiang Zhe took out his sketchbook and painted the beautiful scenery he saw.

Chen Yan leaned on Jiang Zhe and rested with her eyes closed.

Jiang Zhe drew several sketches in succession and was examining his works when he felt his phone vibrate.

He looked at the side and saw Chen Yan's breathing was even, as if she had fallen asleep. He didn't want to disturb her rest with any noise.

Just as she was about to reject the call, Chen Yan closed her eyes and said, "I'm not asleep, you answer it." As she spoke, she adjusted herself into a more comfortable position.

Jiang Zhe smiled and looked at his phone. It was an unfamiliar number.

He pressed the answer button.

"Hello? Is this Jiang Zhe? I'm Tan Kaiming."

"Hello, Vice President Tan." Jiang Zhe responded calmly.

Chen Yan listened to Jiang Zhe chatting with the caller for a few words, then hung up the phone and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Not today, someone asked me to meet tomorrow."

"Do you need me to accompany you?"

Jiang Zhe said, "No. He wants to buy my things."

He didn't want to let the little incident affect his mood.

The two of them spent the whole day relaxing. On Sunday morning, Jiang Zhe met with Vice President Tan for the second time in the reception room of the racecourse. However, the second meeting still resulted in no result.

Another week passed. Jiang Zhe was very patient, but Honglu Group could not wait any longer.

The two sides met three times and finally negotiated the price to 550 million.

After signing the contract, regardless of the previous negotiation process, Vice President Tan was in a good mood, and it seemed so on the surface.

"Jiang Zhe, congratulations. The profit from this investment has doubled."

Jiang Zhe said: "How can there be so many? Your group is really generous."

"Let's continue to cooperate if there is a chance in the future."

The handover process went smoothly.

When Jiang Zhe left in the car, he turned around and looked at Vice President Tan and others who were in the shop.

From beginning to end, Vice President Tan did not mention Director Jin and Jin Yuming. Did he think that they didn't know?

After it was over, Jiang Zhe returned to the studio.

He did some calculations. After deducting various expenses, this business opportunity brought him a profit of 270 million, which was a little more than the system's bonus. He had nearly 400 million in his account, and the annual interest alone was not a small amount.

He opened the system and saw the task prompt: the reward funds have been received.

Now I can concentrate on creating.

Honglu Group.

Vice President Pan is reporting to President Jin.

Director Jin looked at the information and said, "No matter what, we finally got it done. Let's start the operation as soon as possible."

"Yes." Vice President Tan left.

The office fell silent. President Jin tapped the materials with his fingers, "Is it so easy to take advantage of me?"

……

Jiang Zhe's studio.

He was applying varnish to the portrait of a young woman he was copying.

In the final stage of depiction, he has begun to mix a small amount of varnish into the paint, so in the final stage, a thin layer is enough.

While waiting for the painting to dry, he checked it again.

The different stages of color layers work in the picture at the same time, and the color of the light-receiving part of the character contrasts with the transparent color of the rest. This part of the color with strong covering power seems to be painted on a transparent glass plate, creating a special texture.

He sat down on a chair and observed the scene from a distance.

The system gave this copied work a rating of "excellent".

At midnight, it was time for the system's month-end settlement.

Jiang Zhe saw the settlement results for this month:

Reward funds: RMB 7.5.

You completed a copy work (excellent work) this month and received a special reward.

Your works have the opportunity to be collected by professional organizations.

This was the first time Jiang Zhe encountered such a reward.

He checked the system and found that professional institutions refer to museums, art galleries or related art institutions. However, the system did not specify which work was collected.

The system reminded him again that for the convenience of operation, he could accumulate financial rewards and claim them when the time was right.

Jiang Zhe considered that the last business opportunity had wasted a lot of his time. He had enough funds in his account and did not need to claim them every time. He simply chose to accumulate the rewards and claim them when the opportunity arose.

On Wednesday, Jiang Zhe had just finished his class when Wang Zhen called him.

"Jiang Zhe, I have something urgent to discuss with you. I'll send a car to pick you up."

"Are you in such a hurry? No need to send a car." Jiang Zhe said.

"It's not just about you. I've also asked a few of your classmates to come over to my place. The car will be at your school gate in a while."

"Okay. What's the matter?" Jiang Zhe heard Wang Zhen insist on sending a car, and thought it was an important matter.

“Someone wanted to buy the three works you sent to the United States for the competition, but we couldn’t agree on the price.

I just received news that an art gallery wants to buy your two award-winning works for its collection. Although the price they offer is not high, I think this is a good opportunity.

The works they collect will no longer enter the market, nor will they affect the price of your paintings. It will be very helpful in enhancing your fame.”

"Okay, let's meet and talk." Jiang Zhe understood that this might be the opportunity the system was talking about.

After a while, Lan Xin, Fu Min, Mou Xing and others arrived at the school gate one after another.

Wang Zhen sent a business car to take the few people to the gallery.

After the meeting, she first told Lan Xin and the others that the entries would be returned soon, and then comforted them: "You haven't graduated yet, so don't worry about whether you succeeded or not in this competition. You will continue to participate if you have the opportunity in the future. Most painters have come this far step by step."

After a while, Lan Xin and the others had already accepted it calmly.

Wang Zhen talked about another thing. She recently received a batch of commercial painting orders and asked Lan Xin and others if they were willing to help with the creation and earn some living expenses.

After hearing the requirements and remuneration, several people accepted it immediately.

Jiang Zhe said he didn't have time to answer it.

Wang Zhen didn't expect Jiang Zhe to accept orders for such commercial paintings.

When Lan Xin and the others were looking at the information, she pulled Jiang Zhe aside and handed him a document. "Take a look at this first."

Jiang Zhe saw that this was the information of an art museum called Smithsonian. This art museum has been open to the public since 1903 and has a collection of more than works of art, including works by famous artists such as Rubens, Sargent, and Fei Xin.

Wang Zhen said, "This art gallery wants to buy your portrait of a woman sitting on a sofa for $2 and your landscape for $1. Although the prices are not high, I think this is a good opportunity. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)