He has been used to mediocrity in his life, and has not done anything reputable in fifty years. Now as the second-in-command of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, he attends various formal meetings every day and meets various leaders and elites, which suddenly makes him feel like he is the same.
The illusion of elites.
This afternoon, representatives of the Calligraphy and Painting Association went to the city for another meeting. This time they wanted to communicate with colleagues from the Folk Art Association, the Writers Association, and the University for the Elderly about the details of this exchange in Korea.
Present at the meeting were not only Xiao Changkun, who represented the Calligraphy and Painting Association, but also Xiao Changkun's first love Han Meiqing, who represented the University for the Elderly, and He Zhiqiu's father, He Yuanjiang, an old classmate of Ye Chen's mother.
Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang are both PhD students who returned to China from the United States. Han Meiqing has been engaged in the legal industry in the United States for many years and has extremely rich experience, while He Yuanjiang is an internationally renowned economics expert. Although these two people have not been together at the University for the Elderly for a long time, they have been very successful.
Soon, with their outstanding abilities, they became two of the most prestigious visiting professors at the University for the Elderly.
In comparison, Xiao Changkun is not so eye-catching.
Although he is the vice president of the Painting and Calligraphy Association, he only has a superficial understanding of the field of calligraphy and painting.
If you really give him a writing brush, he won't be able to write very well or draw very well. He will be at the level of an amateur.
When he first joined the Calligraphy and Painting Association as an ordinary member, he had great qualifications. Now he can climb to the second-in-command position of executive vice president, all because of Chairman Pei's support along the way.
President Pei has attached great importance to Xiao Changkun since he saw Hong Wu's humility and respect for Xiao Changkun that time in Tianxiang Mansion.
Now in some big public occasions, he would take the initiative to bring Xiao Changkun to see the world.
However, Xiao Changkun really doesn't have any real material. If you really want him to express some opinions in the field of calligraphy and painting, professionals will know that he is a dabbler.
In order to prevent him from showing timidity on the spot and making others laugh, President Pei would always ask him to listen more and speak less when he took him out to participate in activities, so as not to make too many mistakes by talking too much.
Xiao Changkun naturally knows that his level is not very good, so he basically does not express his opinions when such occasions arise.
However, at this exchange meeting, both Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang shined.
In order to show the active self-improvement of Jinling seniors at the University for the Elderly at this exchange event in South Korea, the two of them worked together to create a set of very professional courseware. The courseware was extremely well done, and the two of them were very
His extraordinary resume amazed everyone present.
Most of the universities for the elderly in China are actually entertainment centers for the elderly. Retired seniors can go there to learn calligraphy, painting, dancing or even Tai Chi, or they can all engage in recreational activities together. This is basically the entire content of the university for the elderly.
However, both Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang felt that since it was a university for the elderly, they still had to sort out some in-depth teaching courses, so they both invested a lot of energy in the university for the elderly and organized a group of students with relatively high cultural levels.
The elderly have excelled in several subjects.
Xiao Changkun was nodding his head repeatedly during the whole meeting, which made him feel a little bit disgusted.
On the one hand, he feels inferior because there is a huge gap between his level and Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang;
On the other hand, he also felt that Han Meiqing and He Yuanjiang were cooperating too closely and perfectly, which made him feel jealous.
As the meeting came to an end, someone suggested that everyone have a dinner together in the evening. Xiao Changkun also wanted to take advantage of the meal to have more contact with Han Meiqing. Unexpectedly, Han Meiqing said: "Professor He and I will not attend the dinner. We will return later."
I'm going back to the University for the Elderly. There will be an internal learning experience sharing session tonight.
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President Pei couldn't help but praise: "Professor Han is so responsible! We also organize a sharing session in the evening. Compared with your senior university, our calligraphy and painting association is really not enterprising!"
Han Meiqing said humbly: "President Pei, please don't say that. The University for the Elderly and the Painting and Calligraphy Association are different in nature. The Painting and Calligraphy Association is a professional group composed of professionals, just like the regular army. We are all retired and don't know what to do."
What a good idler, so we can only learn more things, and when we become professionals, we will be able to emulate you!"
Xiao Changkun was also a little resentful. If Han Meiqing didn't go to the dinner, he had no interest in eating with these big men, so he said: "Meiqing, how about I send you to the University for the Elderly? It's just right from here to my house."
Along the way.
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Han Meiqing smiled slightly and said politely: "No, Chang Kun, I came with Professor He today. Professor He drove, and we happened to go back together.
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"Oh..." Xiao Changkun felt even more disappointed, and for a moment he didn't know how to continue the topic.
At this time, President Pei's cell phone rang. He went out to answer the call, and soon rushed over happily. He excitedly said to Xiao Changkun: "Chang Kun, let's go! Go back to the association! Something great is coming!"