However, Ning Weimin, who is hiding behind the scenes, is "painful and happy". Is this the ultimate reaction to reality?
No! I'm afraid it must be said that the three people who came from the altar of earth are the headless flies whose moods are up and down, happy and sad, and contradictory to themselves.
For them, when they first came here, they were all complacent and wanted to find psychological balance.
Unexpectedly, God failed to fulfill his wish. When he arrived at the Temple of Heaven, everything he saw was beyond imagination, one stimulus after another.
The Temple of Heaven never gave them a chance to be satisfied. Instead, they were deeply shocked until they became psychologically unbalanced.
It's just like the majestic and majestic sculpture of the golden bull, and the beautiful decoration of the shed.
They can say that it is just a matter of spending money, and the Temple of Heaven is just relying on its solid economic foundation.
For example, the commercial stalls inside and outside the Qigu Altar bring together well-known old brands and high-quality crafts, completely restoring the grandeur of the factory in those days.
They can also say that it is the result of Tiantan taking advantage of Chongwen District’s inherent advantage of having many handicraft factories and accumulating too many connections.
But there was the appearance of ice cream in the shape of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, and the costume experience activities of "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Under the Curtain" in front of the Hall of Prayer for Harvest.
But they can no longer find reasons and excuses for self-explanation.
It is impossible not to admire the amazing and whimsical ideas of the Temple of Heaven, as well as the interactive event planning capabilities shown by Suo.
Ask yourself, this is a trick that they never dreamed of and racked their brains and couldn't come up with.
Regardless of anything else, these two methods of making money are not restricted by the New Year, and are not limited to the New Year temple fair.
If you can continue to eat like this for a long time and make a fortune once and for all, you will be infinitely smarter than them.
For this reason, the secretary and the deputy director felt extremely strongly threatened.
Although they had not seen the entertainment area and performances at the Temple of Heaven at this time, based on what they had discovered, it was difficult for them to have any confidence in their own temple fair activities.
But the more they were hit, the more interested they became in the Temple of Heaven Garden Party.
No matter what, I want to take a closer look and see if there are any highlights in other parts of the content so that I can learn from them.
This plagiarism mentality of trying to imitate a cat or a tiger makes them feel even more embarrassed and lose face in their hearts.
Look at what's going on!
Not to mention, as the master hiding behind the Temple of Heaven, Ning Weimin really lived up to the expectations of the three visitors to the Temple of Earth.
His breakthroughs in cultural creation and activities have indeed not stopped there, and he continues to refresh the understanding of these people.
Take the east and west side halls in the Prayer for Grain Altar, for example. The most famous time-honored brands and manufacturers, as well as the most high-end and delicate products, were all placed here by Ning Weimin.
This point was guessed by the secretary of Ditan.
But the secretary often never thought of what else Ning Weimin did in order to attract more tourists.
He transformed the store, which was originally just a pure transaction, into something quite interesting that allowed the audience to experience and participate in the store.
What is particularly rare is that at the same time, the peaceful environment in the side hall is maintained, not noisy at all, but more elegant.
For example, in the east side hall, there are five old shops including Yun Gu Zhai, Bao Gu Zhai, Qing Yuntang, Rong Bao Zhai and Jingcheng Painting Shop.
In order to match the atmosphere of calligraphy and painting here, Ning Weimin specially invited several teachers and students from two art academies in Beijing to take charge.
Four booths were opened in front of the hall, including character silhouettes, sketches, freehand ink paintings, and New Year pictures and paper-cuts.
Therefore, no matter whether you are an expert in calligraphy and painting or not, whether you are a foreign guest or a domestic guest, as long as you come here, you will almost always be attracted by their solid art skills and familiar skills.
Like sketching, this is one of the basic skills that college students in the Academy of Fine Arts must take before entering school.
It is the minimum requirement to achieve both spiritual and physical appearance and normal proportions.
Moreover, the formal examination time for this project is only twenty minutes.
As a college student who has been officially admitted, it will be more efficient if you use charcoal instead of pencil.
It only takes ten minutes at most to draw a full-body portrait in one go.
Silhouette is an extension of art modeling ability.
Since it only captures the characteristics of the silhouette of the human face, there is no need to consider light, shadow and volume, which makes it simpler.
It only takes six or seven minutes at most to cut a lifelike portrait.
Therefore, many tourists are willing to sit there for a while and buy a silhouette of themselves for RMB 1.5, or take away a full-body sketch for RMB 2.
The painting technique of freehand ink painting is like flowing clouds and flowing water, which can especially attract the attention of foreigners.
I have never seen these blondes draw flowers, birds, and cordyceps so quickly.
Watching the brush smudge, splash ink, and outline, you can draw lifelike creatures in just a few strokes.
They all felt very magical and exclaimed frequently.
There are many people who spend three to five yuan to buy one or two, planning to take them back home to have a photo frame as an exotic decoration at home.
As for New Year pictures and paper-cutting, these two items are hot-sellers both at home and abroad.
Because these two things are not only easy to understand in art form and have strong decorative effects, but also are particularly valuable in that they are relatively cheap.
If nothing else, let’s talk about New Year pictures.
At this time, in the common perception of people in the capital, it is nothing more than traditional styles such as Baowentang's "There is more than enough every year", "Peace every year", "Yu Chigong, Qin Shubao", and "Shen Tu, Yu Lei".
Or it could be the New Year pictures of the new society and new themes printed by Rongbaozhai using woodblock watermarking technology after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Commonly seen in the market, a large folio New Year picture, or a pair of eight-fold door gods, all sell for 50 cents.
However, when it comes to shortcomings, Baowentang's New Year pictures are all popular products and their themes are relatively simple.
It is also printed with a large amount of ink by a machine, causing the finished product to lose its flavor.
Rong Baozhai's New Year paintings are too current affairs propaganda, and the color of the wooden watermarks is not bright enough.
Therefore, in recent years, few people buy New Year pictures during the New Year, and they have gradually become accustomed to using wall calendars instead of New Year pictures.
But in fact, there are countless styles of our traditional New Year pictures. Even Baowen Hall has produced many good ones in the past.
And only traditional themes and traditional craftsmanship can fully reflect the beauty of New Year pictures.
So this time, in order to win the favor of tourists, Ning Weimin specially invited two professors from the Academy of Arts and Crafts to lead students to re-produce dozens of paintings of the elderly.
Hundreds of copies of each were printed by hand and sold together at the garden party.
The styles of these New Year paintings include celebrating the new year with auspiciousness, returning wealth to the family, having more than enough auspiciousness, receiving blessings and auspiciousness, a thousand warehouses are plump, cows and horses are safe, bangs scatter money, and a BMW carries ingots, there are also dramas.
What Qing Dingzhu, Bawangzhuang, Three Kingdoms, East and West Han Dynasty, Jing Zhong Yue, Shuibo Liangshan, Sun Wukong caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace, Bai Chrysanthemum Yan Fei was captured in Xiangkong Island, A peach-failed tiger was captured in Maozhou Temple, Killing a son was reported as riding a wooden donkey
, knife, guillotine, Du Xiaoshuan, everything you need.
Because they are exquisitely made and unique on the market, although the largest size is only eight in karaoke and priced at one yuan each, they are still very popular among tourists.
Foreigners buy fresh things, elderly people buy memories, and young and middle-aged people like the deputy director of Ditan and the driver, who are all big fans of storytelling, buy personal hobbies.
One person bought "The Eight Hammers of Zhuxian Town" and "The Gun Picks Up Xiao Liang Wang", and the other person bought "Li Kui Seizes the Fish" and "Wu Song Fights the Tiger". At the same time, Ning Weimin also had people at the scene
Give a presentation.
I used a set of "Spring Cow Picture" woodcut base and "Pink Connect Four" paper to print it out in colorful colors.
Although the paper is not good, the base plate is also made of thick hemp thread and is a bit rough.
But this one is only given away, not for sale, and it attracts more attention and praise.
Let’s put it this way, the interaction effect between these four stalls and the audience is unusually good, and they can be said to kill several birds with one stone.
Not only did it make money, gain popularity and reputation, it also popularized traditional Chinese culture and aesthetics, and successfully improved customers' shopping interest.
The sales volume of calligraphy and painting by those old brands can almost double or triple their usual shipments.
Most of them are things they can't sell on a daily basis. Is it great?
The situation in the West Wing Hall is much better than that in the East Wing Hall.
Because there are enamel factories, jade factories, ivory carving factories, gold wire inlay factories, as well as fresh flowers cultivated by Ning Weimin's Donghua Market Food Factory and the Temple of Heaven greenhouse.
Compared with calligraphy and painting, these things are of course more popular, the threshold for appreciation is lower, and it is easier for tourists to like them.
Not to mention the treasures in jewelry and jades, gold and silver vessels, and gemstone bonsais.
The price is too high, few people buy it, everyone just wants it for their eyesight.
However, some relatively cheap small items from these manufacturers are not sold less.
Jade pendants, jade bracelets, jade rings, jade slides, enamel incense burners, bird and animal ornaments, and gold and silver jewelry.
Among them, the products produced by Ning Weimin and the flowers produced by the Temple of Heaven greenhouse are the most popular.
This really cannot be said to be the result of Ning Weimin pretending to be a public servant for personal gain. The main reason is that the price-performance ratio of these two things is too high.
Like the utensils, the raw materials are obviously just glass sticks, but they can be made smoother than jade.
Moreover, the technology of Donghua City Material Factory now exceeds that of the state-owned material factory, and the bionic technology is lifelike.
The finished products of these materials, whether they are melons, fruits, flowers, trees, or bonsais of birds and animals, are really refreshing to display at home.
Chinese and foreign people, whoever sees it likes it.
Besides, there are large and small feeders, complete sets and single pieces.
Prices range from high to low, and there are plenty of choices.
The preference for flowers is a common need in human nature.
Although the capital is located in the north, the winter this year is extremely cold and windy.
But it is precisely because of this that people in the capital look forward to spring more than people in the south, and they all pin their hopes on the flowers at the beginning of the year.
Placing a pot of narcissus, wintersweet or wintersweet on the desk has always been a habit of middle-class families and wealthy literati in the capital.
In particular, the capital has been the capital of the country for hundreds of years. In the past, dignitaries and even the palace would spend a lot of money to buy fresh flowers during the Chinese New Year.
For example, "Three Friends of Winter" with pine, bamboo and plum planted in one pot, and "Yutang Spring Wealth" with magnolia, spring and peonies planted in one pot.
Even during the Republic of China, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Banner people's interest in flower appreciation remained as strong as before.
On the contrary, there are more arty Beiyang bureaucrats and the special consumption needs of foreign groups.
This has made the flower planting industry in Beijing particularly developed, and the technology for cultivating flowers in winter has become increasingly mature.
In the past, there were flower farmers who relied on flowers in the surrounding villages and towns, and this technique has been passed down ever since.
For example, Tiantan Garden has cultivated many highly ornamental varieties this year according to old methods.
Wintersweet, green peach, winter jasmine, daphne, bergamot, citron, narcissus, crabapple, descendant pomegranate, descendant grape and other exotic herbs, green branches and green leaves, colorful purples and reds, fascinating and refreshing.
Speaking of which, even though it is the twelfth lunar month in the cold winter, the flowers placed in the west side hall look more colorful than those in spring, summer and autumn.
Although Ning Weimin knew that bad things were going to happen in Changchun this year, he did not buy Clivia worth thousands of yuan to attract public attention.
But these flowers are already endearing enough to leave tourists nostalgic.
Take pomegranates and grapes for example. Those pomegranates and grape beads hanging on the slender branches are more lovable than anything else.
Especially the good fortune, which symbolizes many children and good fortune, all the older people are looking around with smiles, looking forward to a bright future.
There is also daphne, which is the real world famous flower and also the traditional famous flower of our country.
"Chu Ci" calls it "Lu Shen", and among the people it is also called Mountain Dream Flower, Qianli Xiang, and Snow Frozen Flower.
The flowers are not only beautiful in color, but also have the most pleasant fragrance, which is as refreshing as one's sleeves.
In winter, a pot should be placed in a warm house. There will always be a fragrant fragrance of flowers, and there will no longer be the smell of charcoal fire or filthy smell rushing to the forehead.
Therefore, the sales of these flowers are also excellent, even if the price is a little expensive.
Especially when foreigners are involved, even if the best flowers cost more than 100 yuan, there are still people who are willing to invest in them.
It's just that the best of these flowers have been decided by the Altar Palace a long time ago and are not for sale.
And once it is sold, there will be nothing left to add to the flower shelf, which will greatly lose its appeal.
So this turned out to be a business that was used by the store to deceive customers, and many customers left disappointed, feeling somewhat resentful and regretful.
But the good thing is that the interactive projects here are both beautiful and entertaining, which greatly alleviates customers' dissatisfaction.
The first thing Ning Weimin arranged here was sugar paintings, the second was sugar figures, the third was dough sculptures, and the fourth was earrings.
Let’s talk about sugar paintings first. As the name suggests, they are paintings made of sugar.
It is both sugar and paint, and can be viewed and eaten.
This is an authentic folk painting, a distinctive street art, and a craft food that is loved by the common people.
In Beijing, as soon as winter enters, folk artists wearing cotton coats will walk into the alleys, beat sugar gongs, and set up stalls.
Then, a crowd of children stood on tiptoe and picked up the stall.
Folk artists will use the rusty old sugar pot to boil honey-colored sugar, and use spoons and shovels to mix the coveted syrup with great dexterity, as smoothly as painting.
After a while, there were cotton-tied pillars standing on his stall, which were filled with various sugar paintings of different shapes, like a complicated and colorful art exhibition.
The standard of this stall set up by Ning Weimin is particularly high.
The old artist's surname is Cui. He is over sixty years old. He has been practicing this craft for almost his whole life. He is absolutely the best among sugar painting artists.
Not only can he draw traditional flat patterns, he can also make three-dimensional sugar paintings, and he is very skilled in everything.
Like ordinary sugar painting artists, they only make dragons and phoenixes, goldfish, monkeys, butterflies and so on.
However, the two-dimensional sugar paintings made by Mr. Cui not only include novels, opera characters, auspicious flowers and fruits, birds and animals, text and other contents, but also keep pace with the times and innovate themselves.
Things like "Three Turns and One Ring" and today's "Four Major Appliances" are his unique flat sugar paintings.
Speaking of three-dimensional sugar painting, it is Mr. Cui’s family skill.
Sugar crabs, sugar dragonflies, sugar butterflies, and sugar grasshoppers are all lifelike.
It was also because of this that he was favored by Ning Weimin and hired as the sugar art master of Tan Palace for a long time.
Dai Hong, who went to Maxim's Restaurant on behalf of the Tan Gong Cold Dish Group, shocked the French chef with a sugar flower basket, a skill she learned from Mr. Cui.
Among the many people watching at the scene, Mr. Cui was seen holding a large spoon and a small spoon.
After the sugar is boiled, use a small spoon to pick out the sugar and draw it, first the wings and then the body, all separate pieces.
After several pieces have cooled down, take a small iron spoon and heat it red for "spot welding".
Then I used small clips to pick them up and put them together, and I really made those sugar insects.
But this is not over yet, Mr. Cui also has a unique and innovative process.
He took several spoons and melted a few pieces of sour and three-colored fruit candies in each, and then used a small brush to brush the candy colors on those small objects.
Hey, the finishing touch!
The dragonfly turned pink, the grasshopper turned emerald green, and the butterfly turned three colors.
The audience at the scene dared to guarantee that this is definitely the best in the world of sugar painting!
This level is comparable to that of a national-level art master.
Even though it's just a snack, to put it bluntly, it's just something to entertain children.
But people are stunned that this folk art has been integrated and created into something exquisite enough to be used in a house!
The sugar bugs cost two yuan a piece, and everyone rushed to buy them, and this time no foreigners were allowed.
Why is this? If you can’t afford a costume worth tens of dollars, why can’t you afford a candy painting worth two dollars?