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

When Jiang Zhe returned to the hotel, he did not go to find Wang Zhen first. Instead, he went back to his room and turned on the system.

A new prompt finally appeared on the system page.

The opportunity you triggered is taking effect, please wait patiently for the results.

The short hint contained information that made Jiang Zhe think a lot.

Isn’t the current nomination the final result?
Will it be award-winning?
The value of this award is a bit low. Jiang Zhe, who has won many awards, should not have taken this award so seriously. But who can blame this exhibition for its great influence? Many people do not distinguish the differences between awards in detail, but only care about the name.

He once told Wang Zhen that he didn’t expect an award, but who would have thought that he would actually be nominated. The award seemed to be getting closer and closer…

A knock on the door interrupted his imagination.

It was Wang Zhen. "Are you back? Get ready. We're going to meet some friends this afternoon."

"Okay." Jiang Zhe followed Wang Zhen and started visiting friends.

He didn't know whether doing things this way was useful, but according to Wang Zhen, many people were involved in the activity, so regardless of whether it was useful or not, what had to be done had to be done.

In between visits, Jiang Zhe took time to tell his family and friends the good news and received a lot of congratulations.

Wang Zhen handed him three newspapers and said, "Look, there's a report today. You're on it. Our domestic publicity has also started. Fortunately, we made arrangements in advance."

Jiang Zhe took the newspaper and saw a newspaper that reported in detail the causes and consequences of the award being given at the Biennale.

“The award is open to artists under 35 years old. The winning works are nominated and independently judged by a jury composed of critics from Italy and other countries. The curator does not participate...

The winning works represent a certain consensus and direction of the jury.”

The newspaper printed the works of the nominated painters, followed by comments.

Jiang Zhe quickly found reviews of his work.

"This painter has created a work that is not concerned with yesterday or tomorrow, but first of all with today, with the most direct feeling, with the present time. His work reflects urban culture..."

"It's also on the other two." Wang Zhen reminded: "These comments are not the opinions of the jury members. They are for reference only."

Jiang Zhe saw the evaluation of his work in the second newspaper. "The painting is full of dreamy lyrical colors and the narrative is ingenious. It can be seen that he is sensitive to Eastern lines and Western colors."

The third newspaper, in addition to evaluating the nominated works, also attempts to analyze the trends of the Biennale.

“The art forms of the nominated works are basically paintings, and only a few works are installations. This shows that painting still has a strong development momentum in contemporary art, while installation has taken a back seat.

The Most Promising Artist Award may be awarded to painting, which means that the hope of painting lies in young artists. According to our investigation during the Biennale, not only the general public and art dealers like painting, but also many young artists are particularly fond of painting. In the peripheral exhibitions of young artists, painting is still the main subject. "

After reading these reports, Jiang Zhe's originally excited mood gradually calmed down.

He carefully compared the reviews of all the nominated works.

Judging from the amount of words used alone, my work does not seem to receive much attention.

"Don't think too much, you really hope so." Wang Zhen guessed what Jiang Zhe was thinking.

……

In a small conference room, seven judges were scoring the nominated works.

Andrew, Amy and the critic that Wang Zhen contacted were among them.

During the grading process, almost no one spoke.

When Andrew gave Jiang Zhe's work a score, he gave it a high score without hesitation.

When Amy was giving a score to Jiang Zhe's work, she hesitated for a moment and gave it a high score.

The critic Wang Zhen contacted hesitated for a while when looking at Jiang Zhe's name. The jury did not communicate openly about the winners, but after several contacts, the judges had a rough understanding of whose work would win the prize.

Those who are nominated have supporters. Those who win the award must have strong supporters.

Jiang Zhe's name was not included in this tacit understanding.

The critic hesitated for a moment and gave it a mediocre score. It wouldn't win any prize anyway, so giving it a high score would be useless.

He found a reason for himself.

A judge sitting opposite him had very thinning hair. He was also looking at Jiang Zhe's name, weighing the options in his mind.

In order to gain more support from the people he supported, he once contacted Andrew and gave him subtle hints.

Andrew did not object.

In this case, it would be better if the scores of other people were lower. But if they were too low, would it embarrass those who supported Jiang Zhe?

After repeated consideration, he gave a score that he thought was appropriate, which would not affect the people he supported and would not embarrass Andrew and Amy.

Several other judges also gave scores that they thought were appropriate.

Finally, the jury collects the scores of all the judges according to the procedure. Others are responsible for counting the votes and publishing the final list.

When the confidential box containing the scoring forms was taken away, several judges breathed a sigh of relief.

"The work is finally done. I want to have a good rest." said Andrew.

Another judge said, "I want to go for a drink now, does anyone want to come with me?"

Some people planned to go back and rest, some wanted to go for a drink, and some planned to find someone to report their achievements.

So, the critics finished their work and left the review venue, and no one asked about the results of the selection.

……

Although the communication in 2003 was not as advanced as it would be 20 years later, a few hours was enough for the news to be transmitted back to China. Some people who were waiting for the news started to spread the word.

Liu Jie pushed open the door and saw Lao Ma teasing a kitten.

"I came here right after I received your call. You guessed it right. This guy is really lucky. He actually got the nomination."

"Haven't we discussed this? The current situation is within our expectations." Old Ma looked at Liu Jie and said in a relaxed manner, "Don't be angry, the best is yet to come. Are you ready?"

"It's done. I wrote a promotional article. Take a look." Liu Jie said.

Lao Ma took the manuscript and took a look at it. "Chinese faces at the Biennale. Not bad, the skills are still as good as before."

Liu Jie said with some concern: "Will it backfire?"

Lao Ma just read the article and didn't answer.

……

evening.

Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe walked towards the hotel at a leisurely pace. Although the afternoon visit was a bit troublesome, they were in a very good mood. Running towards the set goal, they didn't feel how hard it was.

The afterglow of the setting sun and the reflections of the buildings in the water add a touch of warmth to the city.

(End of this chapter)