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

Chapter 374, Gifts, New Year, Opportunities

Jiang Zhe drove the car to the school gate.

The security guard recognized Jiang Zhe and raised the lifting rod.

Jiang Zhe left two packs of cigarettes for the security guard and drove to the parking lot.

As the year draws to a close, the school becomes increasingly quiet. Occasionally, one or two people can be seen on the busy streets.

These people are students who don’t go home during the holidays.

Jiang Zhe took out several gifts from the car and gave them to several teachers in turn. Finally, he came to Professor Qin's home.

Professor Qin and his wife are entertaining guests.

When she saw Jiang Zhe, Professor Qin's wife said, "You can just come, why do you bring anything?"

"Give the teacher a New Year gift." Jiang Zhe put the gift down.

Professor Qin asked Jiang Zhe to sit down and introduced several guests to him.

The four guests were all students of Professor Qin, and now they were middle-aged.

After listening to Professor Qin’s introduction of Jiang Zhe, an old senior student smiled and said, “Today, I met Jiang Zhe for the first time, but we all know the name of Junior Brother.

Among the painters in our Binhai Art Academy, the only one who can sell his works at high prices at auctions at Time and Christie’s is my junior fellow student.”

After the greetings, these people exchanged contact information with Jiang Zhe.

These people all work in culture and related departments, so Jiang Zhe is also willing to make new friends.

One of the seniors said, "Junior brother, we have all seen your works collected by the Provincial Art Museum. Do you have any new works recently?"

Jiang Zhe said: "After the holiday, I painted a few pictures at home. After the Chinese New Year, I will ask the teacher and several seniors for guidance."

"Okay, when your work is exhibited, you must tell us."

"If you have good works, you can submit them to our newspaper."

Jiang Zhe chatted for a while and then planned to go home.

Professor Qin walked him to the door. When he heard that Jiang Zhe had a new work, he said to Jiang Zhe, "If you have time before or after the New Year, show me your new work."

Jiang Zhe said: "Thank you, teacher. When you have time, I will invite you to the studio."

After leaving Professor Qin's house, Jiang Zhe continued to deliver gifts to relatives and friends. The number of people carrying gifts in the car gradually decreased.

Finally, he came to Wang Zhen's gallery.

Unlike the scene imagined, there were several staff members busy in the gallery.

Jiang Zhe greeted them and came to Wang Zhen's office and saw that she was busy.

"Jiang Zhe, please sit down first."

Jiang Zhe said with a smile: "I didn't expect that business would be even more prosperous at the end of the year."

"Commercial paintings sell better at this time. Many people are eager to give gifts at this time."

Jiang Zhe put down the gift.

Wang Zhen said, "Wait a moment, I'll be done soon."

She quickly finished the work at hand. "After the New Year, my friend and I are planning to go to the United States. Do you want to come with us?"

"What time? What opportunities are there?" Jiang Zhe asked.

Wang Zhen said, "I want to see if there is any opportunity to observe the operation of galleries in New York. It will take about three days. Do you want to go? You can be back before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

Jiang Zhe felt that the time was right, so he said, "If possible, I'll go with you."

"Okay, give me the information as soon as possible. With an invitation from a New York gallery, it will be easier to handle the procedures."

Jiang Zhe was quite surprised that he encountered such an opportunity when he came to deliver gifts.

He wanted to go to art galleries and museums in New York to collect more information and see the works of famous artists in person if possible.

After the two of them agreed, Jiang Zhe drove home.

On the way, he received a call from his parents, asking him to help buy some seasonings and seafood.

After he bought the items, he passed by a pastry stall and accidentally saw a familiar figure - Lan Xin.

She helped collect money at the stall, while a middle-aged woman next to her packed some steamed buns, pancakes and other pasta for customers.

Lan Xin looked up and saw Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe didn't know if it was appropriate to say hello at this time. After all, some people don't want their classmates to see this kind of thing, especially girls. Lan Xin smiled and waved to Jiang Zhe generously.

Jiang Zhe had no choice but to go over and say hello.

The middle-aged woman looked at Jiang Zhe with a scrutinizing gaze.

Lan Xin introduced Jiang Zhe that the woman was her mother.

Jiang Zhe said, "Hello, Auntie."

The woman smiled politely and said, "Hello." Then she continued to pack things for the customer.

Seeing that Lan Xin was very busy, Jiang Zhe said goodbye and left.

Lan Xin waved to Jiang Zhe and said goodbye.

Jiang Zhe got in the car and looked back.

He knew that Lan Xin had solved some of her life problems through hard work, and her diligence could be seen from what happened today.

There are also some students in art colleges who rely on student loans to study.

He did not leave in a hurry, but watched and remembered the busy scene of Lanxin. He had painted the farmer's market or other types of markets before, but he would have different feelings every time he looked at them.

People of different ages have their own stories, and expressing these stories with different characteristics and features is often worth savoring.

Jiang Zhe picked up his sketchbook and drew down the information he had in mind before driving away.

There are fewer customers at Lan Xin's stall.

Her mother took a sip of water, looked at Lan Xin and said, "The person who greeted me just now was a classmate of yours?"

"College classmates. Not in the same major."

"Oh, I saw he drove away by himself. Is his family quite rich?"

"I don't know, but he makes money by selling his paintings."

"You guys have a good relationship?"

"Called friends."

"Is it the classmate who introduced you to the gallery opportunity?"

"Yes."

"You shouldn't have taken the initiative to say hello. It's so embarrassing for people to see you here!"

"What's wrong with that? I help my family and support myself. What's wrong with that?" Lan Xin said naturally.

"What will others think of you if you think this way? Talk to your classmates about what happened today, but don't tell other students."

"Mom, he's not the kind of person who gossips. I remember when I was with him, I basically never heard him gossip about other people."

"Let's talk about it."

"I understand." Lan Xin said as she counted.

Her mother hesitated to speak.

On the morning of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Zhe drove and took Chen Yan out for a trip.

There are now very few vehicles on the busy roads of the past, and there is instead a feeling of emptiness and loneliness.

"In the past, I would come out to take some photos during the Chinese New Year." Jiang Zhe took a photo of Chen Yan at a scenic spot, and then they returned to the car. "Take a look, do you like it?"

Chen Yan looked at the camera memory and said, "My parents are going to take me to visit relatives during the Chinese New Year. It may take a few days. How about you?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I can rest from the second day of the first lunar month. Come and see me whenever you have time. By the way, after the New Year, I may go to the United States with Wang Zhen and others."

Chen Yan said, "After the New Year? Is that enough time? Do you still want to go out?"

"They're going to work, and I'm taking this opportunity to visit the museum and collect some information. Don't worry, it's only three days."

"Okay." Chen Yan felt a little disappointed.
"What do you like? I'll bring it back to you."

……

On the evening of New Year's Eve, Jiang Zhe and his father came to the outside of the community and lit a string of firecrackers.

There was a crackling sound...

(End of this chapter)