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

Chapter 346: Changes after winning the award, the life I once longed for

In the office of the Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts, Jiang Zhe was accepting congratulations from several teachers, department heads and the dean.

He was a little dazed after receiving the good news, and seeing the teachers so kind and smiling, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. He used the remaining reason to tell himself to stay calm, stay calm.

After everyone had expressed their blessings, Jiang Zhe expressed his gratitude to the leaders and teachers.

The dean said, "Jiang Zhe, you have won honor for the school this time. The school will commend you. Do you have any requests?"

Jiang Zhe thought for a moment and said, "I don't have any requests. I just hope that if I need to participate in the promotional activities, I will try not to affect the normal order of classes."

"Okay, this request is very reasonable." Hearing Jiang Zhe's words, the dean and others were very surprised. It was very rare to suddenly receive such a great honor, and to be able to think about attending classes peacefully at school.

Professor Qin felt very pleased, and his colleagues couldn't help but look up to Jiang Zhe.

"Go back and share the good news with your family and friends. We will report to the school and see what kind of recognition you should receive. Since you have won scholarships twice in a row, we can help you apply for the Dean's Scholarship."

The scholarship he was talking about was an award established by the Academy of Art in the name of the dean. The money was not much, but the number of places was very small, with only one or two each year.

"Thank you, Dean. Thank you, teachers." Jiang Zhe expressed his gratitude again and then said goodbye and left.

Teacher Hu and several others also left at this time, leaving only the dean, department head and Professor Qin.

Teacher Hu and Jiang Zhe walked side by side: "After you go back, you must stay calm. If someone invites you out for a drink or an event, try to decline politely and don't cause any trouble."

She gave him a few words of advice out of concern.

Jiang Zhe naturally understood this logic and agreed readily.

After he separated from several teachers, he came to the parking lot, got into his car, rolled up the windows, and turned on the music.

Listen to the melodious music, take a few deep breaths, and calm yourself down.

Because of the systematic arrangement, he was looking forward to this award and also expected whether he could win the gold medal. However, after the result came out, although it was a silver medal, it seemed good. Just like what Teacher Su said, if you have not integrated into other people's cultural circle, how can you be given the most important award?

Being able to win the silver medal is the result of the system.

He calmed down, opened the system, and saw many prompts appearing on the system page again.

These prompts all show that the honor value has increased.

I clicked on the honor value page and saw that the cursor on the experience bar had moved forward a little bit again, and it was very close to the end.

Now that the result of one match is out, what will be the outcome of the other match in Venice?
He remembered that he had another challenge task, so he clicked on the task bar and found a challenge task.
The challenge requires you to complete two entries at the same time and receive honors.

Today, the challenge mission shows that it has been half completed.

He calmed down and called his parents to tell them the good news. Jiang Yi and his wife were very excited when they heard the news. They asked a lot of questions on the phone and told Jiang Zhe to go home for dinner tonight.

Jiang Zhe called Chen Yan again.

When Chen Yan heard the good news, she immediately came to find Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe told her that he would go home to have dinner with his parents tonight.

The two agreed to meet in the studio tomorrow.

He then sent the message to Wang Zhen, Sister Liao and others.

Several people called to congratulate Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen said on the phone: "I always thought that you had the best chance of winning the Venice competition, but I didn't expect you to win the portrait competition in the United States first. Now I don't have to worry."

Jiang Zhe said: "I have a good attitude. Even if everything fails, it won't matter."

"Yes, you are open-minded. People have been asking about the prices of the two paintings you put here. Are you considering selling them?"

Jiang Zhe said, "Wait until I have an exhibition."

After the call ended, the congratulatory calls paused.

He started the car and rushed home to share the news of victory with his parents.

On Friday night and Saturday, Jiang Zhe received congratulations from his friends one after another. Some called from Shanghai, and some from the provincial capital.

On Saturday morning, he accompanied Chen Yan to watch a movie, eat, relax, and declined several banquets.

In the evening, after he sent Chen Yan home, he finally calmed down and began to think about tomorrow's plans.

The phone rang again.

Jiang Zhe estimated that those who might have wished him well have already called him, so who was this?

I picked up the phone and took a look, and it was Sister Liao.

Sister Liao has called. Is there something wrong?

With some guesswork, he pressed the answer button.

"Jiang Zhe, is he home now?"

"Sister Liao, I'm in the studio."

"I just returned to Binhai."

"Really? Where are you?" Jiang Zhe smiled.

Sister Liao said, "If you have time, come over and we'll talk when we meet."

"Okay, I'll go over immediately."

"Don't drive."

"Understood!" Jiang Zhe packed up and took a taxi to the agreed location.

The meeting place was a famous hotel. He knew that the hotel had a circular terrace restaurant with a beautiful sea view.

While riding in a taxi, Jiang Zhe began to lose focus.
Because I haven't seen Sister Liao for a while, even though we talk on the phone often, I really miss her. When I think about the time we spent together, my heart starts to warm up.

……

Jiang Zhe walked into the restaurant and saw Sister Liao sitting at the window seat. He gestured to the waiter who was showing him the seat and asked him to come over.

Sister Liao also saw Jiang Zhe and stood up with a smile.

Today, she was wearing a long dress with a light purple floral pattern and a pearl necklace. You could vaguely see her leather shoes under her dress. She was fair-skinned and beautiful, and seemed even more beautiful than before.

"What are you looking at? Your eyes are wide open." Sister Liao asked with a smile as she watched Jiang Zhe walk in, feeling very proud.

Jiang Zhe said: "I found that time has not had any effect on you. Why are you getting younger and younger?" "Your mouth is getting oilier and oilier." Sister Liao smiled even more happily and pulled Jiang Zhe to sit down.

"How do you have time today?"

"If I don't come back, you will forget me."

"How could that be? No matter what news I have, I will tell you as soon as possible."

Sister Liao asked, "Have you eaten?"

"No." Jiang Zhe originally planned to be more particular.

"I haven't eaten either. I've already ordered some. You can help yourself to whatever you like."

Jiang Zhe saw the dishes that had been ordered on the menu and said, "What you ordered are all my favorites."

"Then let them serve the food." Sister Liao had someone open a bottle of red wine. While she was sobering up and waiting for the food to be served, she asked about the details of Jiang Zhe's competition and his recent life. She asked very detailed questions, as if she wanted to experience every moment of Jiang Zhe.

The food and wine were served and the two of them ate and chatted.

As the sky gradually darkened, lights of various colors lit up on both sides of the coastal road. The afterglow of the sunset blended with the lights, showing another kind of beauty of the seaside.

Sister Liao seemed to be in a good mood. She finished one bottle of wine and opened another.

Jiang Zhe saw the full red wine in the decanter and said, "Sister Liao, don't drink too much."

"Why? Are you afraid of getting drunk?" Sister Liao didn't wait for the red wine to sober up and poured a full glass for herself and Jiang Zhe respectively.

"Is there something wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I just can't drink. I'm at work, wearing a mask, and I can only relax when I'm with you. Drinking at this time is the most enjoyable."

"I understand." Jiang Zhe also raised his glass.

The wine glass reflected the light, dotted with stars, like the night sky.

When she left the hotel, Sister Liao was a little tipsy. When Jiang Zhe sent her home, Sister Liao was already hanging on Jiang Zhe's arm.

Jiang Zhe closed the door, turned on the light, and just as he was about to let go, Sister Liao had already grabbed him tightly.

……

In the early morning, Jiang Zhe woke up and could still feel the warmth.

Today is Sunday.

He sobered up a little.

Yesterday, after a whole night of hard work, if I hadn’t insisted on exercising and the health rewards given by my system, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to hold on.

Sister Liao is sleeping soundly.

Jiang Zhe quietly got up and cleaned up.

At eight o'clock, Sister Liao woke up.

"Did I wake you up?" Jiang Zhe asked.

Sister Liao said dazedly, "I don't blame you. Your biological clock is set so that you wake up at 7:30. It's already late today."

"If you're tired, just sleep more."

"No, I have something else to do in the morning. It's work."

Hearing that it involved work, Jiang Zhe stopped asking questions.

The two of them quickly packed up, had a simple breakfast, and went downstairs.

"I'll go back to the provincial capital after I finish my business." Sister Liao was reluctant to let me go. "As your fame grows, you will face more and more temptations, and you may even become a sinner without realizing it. If you encounter any problems or confusion, be sure to tell me."

"I'll remember that. Take care of yourself too," Jiang Zhe said.

The two people said goodbye reluctantly.

Since he had been quite exhausted yesterday, Jiang Zhe didn't want to set any tasks and planned to relax for half a day.

He took a walk to familiar sights and bought some drinks and snacks along the way.

Before I knew it, I arrived at a park.

From here, you can see the place where you used to rent a house.

I struggled there for several months.

I continued walking along the park path and saw someone sitting on the stone steps painting in the distance. The back of the person looked familiar.

As the distance got closer, he recognized that it was Teacher Yin, who was painting a gouache landscape.

The two spoke on the phone yesterday.

Teacher Yin's appearance has not changed much.

He noticed someone approaching, turned his head and saw it was Jiang Zhe, and was also surprised.

"Hello, Teacher Yin."

"Jiang Zhe, what a coincidence."

The two kept in touch but hadn't seen each other in months.

Teacher Yin said, "You have just won a big award, so you must be very busy right now."

Jiang Zhe said: "I don't want to participate in those activities. So I came out for a walk."

He watched Teacher Yin sketching and chatting casually, as if he felt again his own life before the art exam.

Until Teacher Yin finished sketching, the two parted in the park.

Teacher Yin felt a little emotional. In just a year and a half, his student had already become famous.

At the same time, Jiang Zhe was also imagining on his way home.

Teacher Yin has worked in the school for most of his life. He paints in his spare time and occasionally sells his paintings. If there is no system, this kind of life was once what I longed for in my previous life.

(End of this chapter)