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

Chapter 310, Award Ceremony, Human Relationships
The conference hall of the art gallery echoed with the voice of the master of ceremonies.

The work collection ceremony is the moment when the selection results are officially announced.

Although everyone knew the result in advance, they still applauded the speech on the stage.

Director Li began his speech, talking about the long and glorious history of the Provincial Art Museum and the significance of this event.

At this time, Jiang Zhe began to lose his focus.

He glanced at Lin Yi, Yao Jian, He Chi and others who were sitting in the same row. In the row in front of them were all the judges who participated in the selection, as well as the special guests.

When Jiang Zhe saw these people, he thought of the scenes he had experienced from the creation of the group painting to the present.

I just wanted to submit my work to the exhibition, but I didn't expect it would lead to so many things later.

“…I hope to take this opportunity to encourage more young artists to create more, better, and more outstanding works to enrich our cultural undertakings…”

Jiang Zhe heard Director Li's voice gradually rising, and he quickly collected his thoughts and focused his attention. After Director Li finished speaking, it was time for him to go on stage to receive his certificate.

The host took the microphone and said, "Thank you, Director Li. Director Li, please stay. Now, please invite Director Li and our special guests to present certificates to the authors of the works added to the collection this time."

The familiar award ceremony music sounded...

When the host read out Jiang Zhe's name, everyone around looked at Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe smiled, stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the podium.

I had rehearsed it before the meeting, but my heart still beat faster when I received the award.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhe had experienced similar situations before and was able to face them calmly.

"Congratulations." Director Li shook hands with Jiang Zhe, then took a certificate from the staff and handed it to Jiang Zhe.

"Thank you, Director Li." Jiang Zhe took the certificate and then received a sign symbolizing the prize money from another award presenter.

The amount of the bonus is very small, and I heard that it is still the standard of ten years ago.

Director Li motioned Jiang Zhe to turn around for a photo.

Jiang Zhe held the certificate, turned around, and faced the audience together with Director Li and the award presenter.

The sound of the shutter button and the flash light interweave...

Jiang Zhe swept his eyes across the audience and saw people he was familiar with as well as people he was competing with.

These people had different expressions, some were happy, some were envious, and some were complicated.

The photo shoot ended and the applause stopped.

According to the procedure, Jiang Zhe had to say a thank you speech.

He cleared his throat and adjusted the microphone: "First of all, I would like to thank the Provincial Art Museum for giving me this honor..."

No matter what the people in the audience thought of Jiang Zhe, looking at his face, they couldn't help but sigh: he is too young!
He is only 20 years old. What should a 30 or 40-year-old painter do?

Some people who are good at association even thought about what Jiang Zhe would achieve if he continued to develop step by step without any problems. If he could live to be ninety or even a hundred years old like those long-lived great painters, then...

Many people thought of this possibility and began to consider what they should do next.

On the stage, Jiang Zhe said that he would work hard to create more works and ended his speech with a series of thanks.

Jiang Yi and his wife were in the audience, their eyes moistened as they watched their son shine brightly on the stage.

The ceremony finally ended. Even Jiang Zhe, who came to receive the award, breathed a sigh of relief. However, it was not over yet, and many people wanted to take pictures next to the works.

At this time, Jiang Zhe's group of paintings had been adjusted to a relatively important position.

As the author of the series of paintings, Jiang Zhe took photos with several groups of people.

After the group photo, the guests left one after another.

Jiang Zhe, Professor Qin, and Wang Zhen saw the guests off. Tonight, there was also a thank-you dinner to express gratitude to those who supported them.

He stood at the entrance of the art gallery and watched the guests leave. Fortunately, Professor Qin and Wang Zhen were there to remind him not to ignore or neglect any of his friends.

At this time, Zong Liang and Lin Yi came over one after the other. When Jiang Zhe was wondering whether to say hello and how to say hello, Zong Liang had already smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with Professor Qin and Jiang Zhe.

"Jiang Zhe, congratulations."

"Thank you, Mr. Zong, for your valuable advice."

"Young people are formidable." Zong Liang said to Professor Qin, "I really envy you. You have cultivated more talents for the school."

Professor Qin responded very enthusiastically. If someone who didn't know the relationship between the two saw this scene, they would think they were old friends.

While Zong Liang and Professor Qin were talking, Lin Yi took the initiative to shake hands with Jiang Zhe.

"Congratulations! Your work is collected by the art museum, which is well deserved."

"I will ask you for more advice and learn more from you."

Wang Zhen had been watching from the sidelines. He had thought that since the two were competing, even if they didn't fight, it wouldn't be a good scene, but he didn't expect that the greeting would be so smooth.

After some pleasantries, Zong Liang and his apprentice said goodbye and left, heading for the parking lot. On the way, they occasionally met familiar people, and the two of them responded appropriately. It was not until they got in the car that their faces fell one after another.

Knowing that he is not running for election, he still comes to show his support. It is hard to describe the feeling.

Jiang Zhe kept looking at the backs of Master Zong Liang and his apprentice.

Wang Zhen said: "Do you think she will secretly scold you now?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Well, I guess the sweeter her smile was, the harsher her scolding was."

Yao Jian and He Chi left one after another. Like Lin Yi, although they lost the competition, they still maintained superficial politeness.

After all the guests left, several top-ranked galleries in the provincial capital took the initiative to contact Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen was standing by and guarding closely.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Jiang Zhe finally calmed down.

He found his parents visiting the art gallery.

"Mom and Dad, now that things over there are over, we can take a picture."

Jiang Zhe took photos with his parents and arranged for them to tour the city.

That evening, he held a thank-you dinner.

Both the guests and the hosts had a great time at the dinner.

Jiang Zhe is not good at drinking, and he was able to hold the whole place with the help of Wang Zhen and others.

After the dinner, he and Wang Zhen stood at the hotel entrance to see off the guests.

After the last guest got on the car, Wang Zhen sent another car to take Professor Qin and several teachers from the school back to the hotel.

Finally, the two got in the car and went back to rest.

"Sister Wang, I really admire you. You managed to hold on through drinking so much." Jiang Zhe leaned back in his seat, wanting to close his eyes and rest for a while, but he knew that if he did, he would fall asleep.

Wang Zhen said: "When I first started looking for a job, I couldn't even drink two bottles of beer. I learned this through practice."

She was talking while checking text messages on her phone.

"Lin Yi and Yao Jian are also holding dinners tonight. Guess who will be attending."

Jiang Zhe sat up straight, trying to wake himself up.

"You were able to find out even this much information?"

Wang Zhen said, "There are no secrets in the circle." She read out the guests invited by Lin Yi and Yao Jian.

Jiang Zhe heard that among the guests invited by the two were senior executives from the art museum and the cultural palace.

At this time, he could feel more deeply that his victory this time was probably due to many reasons.

(End of this chapter)