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

After dinner, Jiang Zhe helped his mother wash dishes in the kitchen.

After finishing my busy work, I returned to the living room and saw my father Jiang Yi taking out a newspaper from a pile of newspapers.

"Xiaozhe, look at what's written here. There is a city-level selection for the National Art Exhibition, and the City Artists Association's exhibition will be held at the art museum. Is this the selection event you're participating in?"

Jiang Zhe took the newspaper and looked at it carefully.

Mother Xu Li walked out of the kitchen while wiping her hands.

Jiang Yi and his wife both knew that Jiang Zhe had recently participated in a work selection.

After reading it, Jiang Zhe said, “The city-level selection written here is the event we participated in, but I really don’t know about this exhibition.

Jiang Yi: "From what the newspaper said, it seems to be held at the same time."

Jiang Zhe replied: "I haven't received any notice, so I don't care."

"Aren't you still a member? How come you didn't receive a notification?"

Jiang Zhe said: "When I have time, I will ask."

Seeing that Jiang Zhe didn't want to talk about this issue, Xu Li signaled Jiang Yi not to ask any more questions.

The family of three took Xiao Ka and went downstairs for a walk.

Jiang Zhe asked Gu Qian via text message.

Gu Qian replied to him quickly. The Art Association wanted to take advantage of the selection opportunity to hold an exhibition as one of the tasks for this quarter. Because most of the people participating in the selection were members, they did not notify them one by one.

Jiang Zhe replied with thanks.

It turned out to be the case.

……

On Saturday morning, Jiang Zhe and Chen Yan went out for fun. During lunch, he received a call from Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen told Jiang Zhe that his customized brushes and oil painting brushes had been delivered to the gallery.

Jiang Zhe put down the phone and said to Chen Yan, "After dinner, I'll go to Wang Zhen's gallery."

"what happened?"

Jiang Zhe explained the reason.

Chen Yan said: "I want to go and take a look."

Jiang Zhe nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I've left you a set of the gifts I ordered."

After dinner, the two went to the gallery.

Wang Zhen led the two into the office, pointed at a few large boxes, and said, "Hurry up and take your gifts back. Look how much space they take up."

Jiang Zhe said, "Thank you for your hard work, Manager Wang. We will move out today."

He opened a box and saw that it was filled with wooden boxes with packaging.

Jiang Zhe took out a few wooden boxes and placed them on the table.

Wang Zhen and Chen Yan each picked up a box and opened it to check.

The wooden boxes are very exquisite, some have flip tops, some have drawer tops, and the surface of the wooden boxes is engraved with custom words handwritten by Jiang Zhe.

Open the box and you will see three layers inside, which are Chinese painting brushes, watercolor brushes and oil painting brushes.

There are five brushes for each layer, ranging from large to small, with pen tips made of different materials.

There are numbers inside the box, from one to one hundred, for a total of 100 sets.

Jiang Zhe looked at a few boxes and was very satisfied with the quality.

He said to Wang Zhen, "I'll leave a few boxes for you to use as ornaments or give to friends."

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Wang Zhen accepted it.

"I have something else to trouble you with." Jiang Zhe said as he picked up a pen and paper, "Find someone to help me mail a batch."

He wrote as he thought. In the United States, Anne, the gallery, and the auction house need to send a few sets. Friends in the provincial capital need to give some away, and in France, too.

These need to be mailed. In addition, teachers and friends in Binhai can send gifts to their homes.

Based on this calculation, nearly half of these 100 sets of brushes will have to be given away.

Wang Zhen said: "There is someone in my company who is familiar with the mailing business. I will ask him to help you."

Jiang Zhe wrote the mailing list and said to Wang Zhen, "Thank you. I'll load the car and go now."

Wang Zhen stopped him and said, "Don't worry, your two paintings have been framed and will be delivered today."

"So fast?"

"The factory specially expedites production for you."

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe wanted to take the work that was rated as a masterpiece home, so he stayed and waited.

Wang Zhen said to Jiang Zhe, "When the list of judges for the city-level selection comes out, I plan to find a time to invite them to dinner and build some relationships. You, Mou Xing, and Lan Xin will all participate, and we can also invite a few teachers from your school to participate."

Jiang Zhe didn't want to participate in such an event, so he said, "Isn't it a bit early for us to participate in such an event now?"

Wang Zhen said: "Not early. You have passed this stage quickly through several activities, exhibitions, and auctions. Otherwise~
Look at the young painters in my gallery, including Fu Min and others, they are all outstanding among their peers, but they still have to try their best to gain a firm foothold in the circle.

Sooner or later they will have to go through something like this.

You already have a reputation, and if your teacher comes forward together, it will make things smoother. Of course, we have to wait until the list comes out to confirm it."

Jiang Zhe was noncommittal.

Chen Yan asked curiously, "Manager Wang, is it the same abroad?"

Wang Zhen said: "It's almost the same, or even worse. Even Matisse and Picasso are no exception.

Matisse was born in 1869, and Picasso was younger than him.

When they were both born, Impressionism was still being criticized.

By the time Matisse came of age, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the situation in the European art world had changed. Some avant-garde painting styles were gradually accepted and even had followers. However, even a genius needed sponsors to help him in the initial stage.

According to the available data, the patrons of avant-garde painters in Europe, especially France, were mostly from Taiwan and the United States. Later, the majority came from the United States.

Jiang Zhe nodded in agreement. Since Impressionism, many important works of modern painting masters have remained in the United States.

Wang Zhen talked about things in the circle, some of the secrets of which surprised Jiang Zhe and especially Chen Yan.

Soon, the factory sent someone to deliver the works.

Jiang Zhe's two paintings, as well as the works of Mou Xing and others, have all been framed.

After Jiang Zhe looked at the works and found no problem with them, he took the works he planned to keep and left.

Wang Zhen sent someone to help him load the customized brushes into the truck, some of which were to be mailed and some of which were to be sent to the studio.

Jiang Zhe sent Chen Yan home first.

On the way, Chen Yan brought up the topic Wang Zhen had mentioned: "Before, I thought you were famous because you were good at painting. But after listening to what Manager Wang said today, I feel that you are really lucky."

Jiang Zhe couldn't explain the system's help to her, so he could only say, "There is indeed a factor of luck. Several celebrities have said that you should become famous as early as possible, or have expressed something similar.

I went to museums several times and found that there were always many people gathering in front of the works of Picasso or Van Gogh.

People 100 years ago did not understand Impressionism, do people today understand Picasso any better? "

Chen Yan said without disguising, "I don't understand Matisse and Picasso, let alone Kandinsky."

Jiang Zhe said: "Yes, many people see these famous paintings in museums, often because they are more famous."

When he faced Chen Yan, he also spoke out his true feelings: "I also want to be a master, but I know how difficult it is to make a real breakthrough in painting. Even the slightest breakthrough.

I think it was Matisse who said that if someone in the same industry makes a breakthrough, his contemporaries will benefit from it.

Chen Yan asked: "Do you agree with Manager Wang's approach?"

Jiang Zhe said with a smile: "I don't want to be affected by some of the problems in the circle, but I also want to succeed."

(End of this chapter)