Chapter 527 Am I an embarrassment to my countrymen?
Suddenly a spring breeze comes overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloom.
In the heavy snow, the pine and cypress trees in the green belt below the Union Hospital were covered with a layer of silver.
Most of the pedestrians hurriedly walking through the snow had frowning or worried faces.
After all, a place like a hospital is not a good place.
Except for doctors and nurses, most people who come here are either sick and hospitalized.
Or a family member is sick and hospitalized and cannot be happy even if he wants to.
Very few people are in the mood to have snowball fights and build snowmen like Zhang Qian and Wu Mingshi.
Looking at the falling snowflakes like goose feathers, Luo Yanning suddenly felt a little itchy.
Clay figurines may seem similar to sculptures, but there are still big differences in the specific techniques and details.
"How about making an ice sculpture in the snow to cheer up the first heavy snowfall in Beijing?"
As soon as this idea came up, I couldn't get rid of it.
If she didn't build a snowman today and take care of this matter, Luo Yanning would feel like she wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.
Snapped!
When Luo Yanning was lost in thought, a loose snowball as big as a fist bloomed on the back of his head.
"Hahaha! Let me just say that I am always on target, just hit wherever you point me!"
Seven or eight meters away from Luo Yanning, Zhang Qian excitedly showed off her accuracy to Zhao Rui and Wu Mingshi.
"It's time to teach you how to call snowball fights. If I don't help you get rid of your snowball fight addiction today, my surname will not be Zhang!"
Luo Yanning smiled slightly, squatted down, scratched and scratched with her big hands, and a snow ball as big as a walnut formed in an instant.
With a flick of his arm, the snowball flew out in a whoosh, flying straight towards Zhang Qian's head!
With a snap, the snowball hit Zhang Qian squarely on the forehead. Zhang Qian, who had been so proud just now, suddenly lost her composure.
"Damn it, how dare you sneak up on me, Fatty, Xiaorui, come together and fix him hard for me!"
Zhang Qian said hello, Wu Mingshi and Zhao Rui responded instantly, and the three of them immediately launched a counterattack.
Swish, swish! Three snowballs flew towards Luo Yanning from different directions. Luo Yanning just turned slightly to avoid them all.
When competing with Jason Douglas, Shi Junjie's bodyguard, yesterday afternoon, Luo Yanning activated the [Unstoppable] state.
At this moment, the [Unstoppable] state is not over yet, Luo Yanning's abilities in all aspects have been strengthened 10 times.
With 10 times the reaction ability, he can dodge even bullets, not to mention a few snowballs.
On the contrary, with the blessing of 10 times the strength and reaction, every snowball thrown by Luo Yanning will not miss, and all of them will fall on Zhang Qian.
"Ahhh! You're so mad at me, so mad at me. Just catch me and beat me, right?"
"Fat man, cover me! Cover me! Oh, let me go! How did you cover me!"
"Fat man, you must be with Luo Zi! You are the undercover agent he sent to me! You can't even cover me with such a big man!"
The snowballs thrown by Luo Yanning were like missiles equipped with tracking and positioning devices.
No matter how Wu Mingshi and Zhao Rui tried to protect themselves, snowballs could fall on Zhang Qian from various angles and directions.
"No fight, no fight, I surrender! I surrender! Surrender to Brother Ning!"
After being hit by snowballs no less than 100 times, Zhang Qian hid behind Wu Mingshi and raised her hands to surrender.
"Hehe, that's pretty much it. You know the consequences of provoking me this time."
Luo Yanning patted the snow on her hands and smiled happily.
"Sir, you practice martial arts just to bully our sister Qian, right?"
Wu Mingshi stood up for Zhang Qian with a distressed look on his face.
Luo Yanning said with a smile: "You bully the smaller ones, three of them hit me, and I haven't said anything to you yet. You are still reasonable."
"Master is so awesome. I'm completely convinced. Why are you so awesome at everything you do?"
Zhao Rui looked at Luo Yan with admiration. She was truly convinced of Luo Yanning.
Even if you are a good cook, your kung fu is so good that you can easily beat three in a snowball fight.
Luo Yanning gave Zhao Rui the feeling of being almighty.
"Tch, what's the matter? It's just that I'm pregnant and it's inconvenient to move. Otherwise, ten of them wouldn't be my match."
Zhang Qian snorted and maintained her last stubbornness.
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right." Luo Yanning did not argue with her, smiling and matching the sentence.
"Huh? Look, someone seems to be building a snowman over there, and a group of people are surrounding him."
Xu Kejing, who had been watching the fire for a long time from the other side without helping each other, suddenly pointed at a group of people surrounding not far away and shouted in surprise.
Luo Yinning and others looked in the direction pointed by Xu Kejing's finger. Sure enough, as she said, a group of people gathered around thirty or forty meters away from where they were having a snowball fight.
From a distance, you can vaguely see a tall man building a snowman around the crowd.
Generally speaking, the snowmen built by most people are all the same. The big ball at the bottom is the snowman's body, and the smaller ball at the top is the snowman's head.
Then put a hat on the snowman's head, or insert a stick, and insert two sticks into the snowman's body to serve as the snowman's arms, and a minimalist version of the snowman is ready.
But the snowman made by the man building a snowman in the distance is different from what people usually see.
It's too far away and the heavy snow blocks the view, so I can't see the outline of the work clearly, but I can see that the snowman is about the same size as an adult, and the shape is also a normal human shape.
In front of the snowman, the tall man seems to be outlining the snowman's face.
"That's a master! Let's go over and have a look!"
Zhang Qian has always liked to join in the fun, and whenever there was a fun to join in, she immediately dragged Wu Mingshi towards the old man.
"Brother, Xiaorui, let's go take a look too!"
Xu Kejing also looked very interested, looking at Luo Yanning with hope.
"Let's go over and have a look."
Luo Yanning smiled and agreed, raising her legs to follow Zhang Qian and Wu Mingshi in front.
The place where they were having a snowball fight just now was no more than thirty meters away from where the tall man was building a snowman, and they arrived in a few steps.
When Luo Yanning got closer, she realized that the tall man building a snowman was a blond foreigner with silver-gray curly hair.
The man looks to be in his forties, with big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a three-dimensional facial contour.
Standing next to the man were two Chinese students, a boy and a girl. The two students looked at the foreigner with admiration in their eyes.
In addition to Luo Yanning and Zhang Qian, many passers-by were also attracted by the snowmen built by foreigners and stopped to watch.
"Wow! Is this Snow White? She looks so much like her! It's like she ran out of a fairy tale!"
"This expression, these facial features, and this temperament are so lifelike!"
"I'm impressed, my skill in building a snowman is definitely the best in the world!"
"Professional, this is so professional!"
"It's so amazing. This kind of skill can never be achieved through decades of hard study and practice!"
"The same thing is building a snowman, this is the difference between amateur players and professional players!"
The onlookers were amazed and full of praise for the foreigner's work.
The foreigner seemed to understand everyone's admiration. When he sketched the snowman's face, a confident and satisfied smile appeared on his lips.
The foreigner's name is David Osborne. He is a senior professor in the Sculpture Department of the University of Leeds and is currently engaged in cultural exchanges with China Art.
David Osborne has one and only one idol, and that is Henry Moore.
Henry Moore's full name is Henry Spencer Moore. He is one of the most famous sculptors in the world in the 20th century.
Henry Moore is world-famous for his large-scale bronze and marble sculptures.
The "Reclining Figure" on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge shows a highly streamlined, abstract female figure and is a typical representative of Moore's sculpture style.
Henry Moore's representative works include "Reclining Figure", "Family Portrait", "King and Queen", etc.
To commemorate the establishment of mankind's first nuclear reactor "Chicago Pile-1", Henry Moore specially designed and produced the monument "Nuclear Energy" from 1963 to 1967, which is now erected in Chicago, USA.
On the university campus.
David Osborne's sculpture style is more realistic, and his sculptures are most praised for being "lifelike".
The reason why his idol is Henry Moore is not because of Henry Moore's skills, but more because of his historical status and his fame.
When David Osborne was young, he aspired to become a world-renowned sculptor like Henry Moore.
However, this wish is obviously a bit far away for him.
Although he is extremely talented and has a high level of understanding, there is still a certain gap between him and top artists and sculptors like Henry Moore.
Moreover, this gap may require a lifetime of efforts to make up for it.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
Ten minutes later, David Osborne stopped what he was doing.
A vivid Snow White made of pure white snow descended on the snow of Beijing Union Medical College Hospital.
"That's awesome, this must be a senior professor from that art school!"
"Oh my God, I watched it from beginning to end. It only took half an hour to build such a realistic snowman. I am completely convinced!"
“Hurry up and take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments, post it quickly, it will definitely become popular!”
"This is the first time I've seen someone who can play with a snowman so well. This foreigner is so awesome."
After everyone saw David Osborne's finished work, they once again let out a burst of admiration.
"This foreigner has some strength. He will catch up with you soon, Luo Zi."
After Zhang Qian saw David Osborne's finished Snow White, she turned to look at Luo Yanning and said something like a joke.
Zhang Qian's voice has always been loud, and it was no different this time. She didn't shy away from anything.
As soon as Zhang Qian finished speaking, David Osborne suddenly turned to look at her.
Among the compliments from everyone, Zhang Qian’s words just now were particularly harsh. It’s no wonder that David Osborne noticed her.
"Zhong Guoren, did you just guess you were talking about the magic horse?"
David Osborne questioned Zhang Qian in broken Mandarin that he had only learned in the past six months.
The two students beside him, a boy and a girl, also turned to look at Zhang Qian with very unhappy expressions.
"Hey! You can speak Mandarin, which is good. It seems that your time in our country will not be short!"
When Zhang Qian saw that David Osborne spoke poor Beijing-style Mandarin, she immediately felt the urge to laugh.
"Auntie, please pay attention to your words. Professor David Osborne is a distinguished guest from the University of Leeds who comes to China for art exchanges. He enjoys a certain reputation around the world."
Before David Osborne said anything, the boy standing on his left who looked like a student became unhappy and started to apologize for him.
"Huh? Who do you little brat call aunt? Which of your eyes did you see that I am your aunt?"
When Zhang Qian heard that the boy actually called her aunt, she immediately became unhappy and her tone became a little unhappy.
Although she usually neglects to dress up and is too lazy to clean herself up properly, she is not to the extent of being called aunt by a college student.
Obviously, the boys couldn't stand it, or maybe they were offended by Zhang Qian's words, so they came here to save face for the foreigners and find a way to make things happen.
The girl on the side also said: "Auntie, you can joke as much as you like in private.
Saying this in front of Professor David will make people think that we are rude and of low quality, and will embarrass the Chinese people."
After Zhang Qian heard what the girl said, she was immediately furious and snorted coldly:
"I bring shame to the Chinese people? How can you two bring glory to the Chinese people by licking a foreigner?"
"Please pay attention to your words. Where did we lick Professor David? We were just correcting your wrong statement!"
"That's right, no one will care about you when you brag and speak big words in private, but if you brag in front of other professors, if you don't feel embarrassed, I will feel embarrassed for you!"
Boys and girls choked on Zhang Qian's words.
Some of the other melon-eaters who were watching said something to each other. Some agreed with Zhang Qian and Wu Mingshi, while others thought the two students' actions were fine.
"An, Wang, there's no need to meet them for dinner. Let's go back to the ward."
David Osborne looked at Luo Yanning and said provocatively:
“Chinese food is okay, sculpture is far from good.”
Luo Yanning originally didn't want to be acquainted with David Osborne, but after hearing his last words, he changed his mind.
"Haha, the foreign food is not that good, and the sculptures are not that good either."
Luo Yanning's eyes shifted from David Osborne's face to the face of his work, with a very disdainful expression on his face.
"Okay! That's a great thing to say! Why are foreigners so arrogant?"
"Isn't it just that the sculptures are better? What's so cool about it!"
"That is, in our country, it is not okay to say something about our country. You are mentally ill. If you don't like our country, don't come!"
Luo Yanning's words resonated with many people among the surrounding crowd.
In the face of national honor and disgrace, everyone is still quite united.
David Osborne was not angry after hearing what Luo Yanning said, but instead asked:
"Oh? Young man, do you want to make any useful suggestions for my sculpture?"
Luo Yanning said calmly: "Forget it, if you really ask me to make suggestions, there will be too many, and you will have to tear them all down and start over."