The Yanghe Resort Hotel is not built very high, and the lobby on the ground floor is only 12 stories tall. However, the width has been intentionally lengthened. In this way, it does not appear too tall or obtrusive, and it can accommodate more guests.
Because they had been contacted in advance, Ma Zhengfang and Liu Dong, who came out of the elevator, easily found Mr. He's accommodation on the 8th floor of the hotel.
"Xiaodong, you must be prepared for today's meeting in advance. You may be disappointed and come back!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Ma, it doesn't matter even if I can't meet Mr. He's conditions, as long as I give it a try!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Just think about it this way. Let's go! You must have a good attitude when you go in later. Don't let outsiders say that we Qingzhou people don't understand the rules!"
"Don't worry, Uncle Ma!"
Seeing Liu Dong nodding, Ma Zhengfang also showed a look of relief on his face. He was still very satisfied with Liu Dong's steady character.
"Dong dong...!"
Following Ma Zhengfang's loud knock on the door, a few seconds later, a middle-aged man with a thin face wearing a white round-neck T-shirt opened the door.
After glancing between Ma Zhengfang and Liu Dong for a few times, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "Are you the Ma Zhengfang and Liu that the master said before...?"
"Liu Dong!" Ma Zhengfang said quickly.
After nodding, the lean middle-aged man glanced at the two of them and moved out of the way, "Come in!"
"Thank you!" After finishing speaking, Ma Zhengfang took Liu Dong and walked in.
However, when the two came to the living room, they did not find Mr. He.
"Master went out for a walk and will not be back until a while! ...By the way, who among you is planning to acquire our gallery?" said the thin middle-aged man.
"It's me!" Liu Dong responded.
"You?" After the thin middle-aged man looked Liu Dong up and down, a look of contempt inevitably appeared on his face.
But Liu Dong wasn't too angry. After all, he was too young. Generally, people like him are currently studying in universities. Of course, many masters became famous at a young age, but there are too few master-level figures like this.
"What? I can't do it?" Liu Dong said calmly.
"Haha, of course. Since it's you, please come with me!" As he said this, the thin middle-aged man led Liu Dong to the balcony.
The balcony is very large, about 20 square meters. It was originally supposed to be a place for leisure and sightseeing, but now the tables, chairs and benches have been moved aside, and the open space in the middle is filled with various paints, canvases, picture frames and easels.
, as well as the blending oils, brushes, etc. needed for oil painting.
"Since you want to acquire our gallery, you must know the rules. Now that everything is ready for you, just paint on the spot! If you can pass, then we can still talk. If your painting is too bad, then still
Don’t waste everyone’s time!” the thin middle-aged man said unceremoniously.
"I understand. But I would like to know if there are any specific requirements for my painting this time, such as subject matter and time?" Liu Dong said calmly.
"It's all about you. There are no requirements. You can paint whatever subject you want and for as long as you want. But we can stay in Qingzhou for at most half a month this time. If you don't finish painting for half a month,
, then I don’t need to explain the result!" said the thin middle-aged man.
Half a month is neither long nor short. If you are painting a small-sized oil painting, the time is not tight. However, if it is a large-scale painting, it may take half a year or even one or two years to paint.
After all, painting is often about feeling. When you don't feel it, a single stroke feels too redundant. When you feel it, many painters even paint continuously without sleep. This is also the reason why most painters don't trim their edges very much.
After nodding towards the middle-aged man to express his understanding, Liu Dong showed a thoughtful look on his face.
Time is not abundant, so he is thinking about what should he draw?
When you look up, you will see the vast Yanghe Reservoir in the distance, and connected to the reservoir is the Yanghe River that flows northward and into the Bohai Sea. Coupled with the surrounding mountains, which are like emerald mountains, it creates a primitive and yet beautiful picture.
Beautiful natural landscape paintings appeared in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
This is the best oil painting!
But looking at all this, Liu Dong thought about it for a while and finally shook his head.
Too familiar. Liu Dong, who has lived here for nearly eighteen years, is so familiar with every plant and tree here that he has lost the freshness of the beautiful scenery. Without the freshness, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will not attract Liu.
I drew it from the bottom of my heart**!
After thinking hard for a while, Liu Dong's eyes lit up and he thought to himself: "Didn't I just come back from a trip to Europe?".
Thinking of this, Liu Dong's inner thoughts gradually became clear.
Among many types of paintings such as landscapes, portraits, flowers and birds, landscape painting is Liu Dong's best. In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, Liu Dong naturally has to start from what he is best at.
However, when choosing the picture frame, Liu Dong thought about it and nailed a large picture frame that was 1.5 meters long and 0.8 meters wide.
Although with his current ability, small-sized paintings can be very precise, he still cannot express everything he wants to paint.
However, the thin middle-aged man next to him frowned when he saw Liu Dong's nailed picture frame, and then secretly shook his head. It was basically impossible to complete such a large size within half a month!
After all, although most painters can paint without sleep, they still need to rest after three or four days. As long as they take a rest, it will take time to adjust if they want to regain that subtle feeling and re-invest in painting. So I think
If Liu Dong wants to complete such a large-scale painting now, it will take at least a month!
Of course, if you don’t care about the effect of the painting, that’s another matter!
Although he was not optimistic about Liu Dong, the thin middle-aged man didn't say much. After all, this was also the other party's choice.
After Liu Dong nailed the frame, he began to collapse the canvas again. The thin middle-aged man, whose curiosity about his next paintings had seriously declined, shook his head, lost interest in reading any more, and turned back to the living room.
"How about you go back first? His painting cannot be completed in a short time!"
"I'll wait a little longer!" Ma Zhengfang said.
Ma Zhengfang doesn't know much about oil painting creation, but based on his experience in traditional Chinese painting, according to Liu Dong's current canvas size, although it will take time to complete, it will only take two or three days. If it is freehand, it will only take two or three days.
, the time may be shorter.
In addition, when I sent Liu Dong here this time, I hadn't seen Mr. He yet, so how could Ma Zhengfang be willing to leave.
As for his answer, the thin middle-aged man didn't say much. After nodding, he sat down on the sofa next to him, then took the book beside him and read it with relish, as if he had forgotten it.
The existence of Liu Dong and Ma Zhengfang.
Seeing this situation, Ma Zhengfang was quite embarrassed. He was the only one in the room with nothing to do.
Fortunately, the time he spent sitting and standing on needle felt was not very long. Half an hour later, Mr. He, wearing a long white double-breasted coat, had already opened the door and walked in.
Judging from the other party's clothes, it was obvious that he took advantage of this time in the morning to go out for a walk or exercise!
Behind the old man, there was a tall young man wearing a black shirt. Judging from his identity, he was probably a bodyguard. He didn't say anything after he came in. After he stood aside, he also had an indifferent look on his face.
"Master, you are back!" Seeing the old man come in, the thin middle-aged man who had been sitting on the sofa reading a book immediately greeted him with a joyful expression, and then quickly took a towel from the side and handed it to the old man.
"It's okay, it's not hot in the morning, and I didn't sweat much! Hey, a guest is here!" After rejecting the towel from the thin middle-aged man, the old man saw Ma Zhengfang, who had stood up with a respectful expression.
"Hello, Mr. He, I am Ma Zhengfang!"
"Master, they were the ones who called yesterday!" the thin middle-aged man next to him said at the right time.
Mr. He, who understood, had a look of surprise on his face, then waved his hand and said: "Xiao Ma, don't be nervous, sit down!"
Ma Zhengfang is also in his fifties, but facing Mr. He, who is already in his eighties, although the title "Xiao Ma" sounds a bit strange, it is quite appropriate now that it is placed on his head.
"You sir, sit down first!" Ma Zhengfang said quickly.
After smiling and nodding, the old man also sat down.
Looking at Ma Zhengfang who was sitting respectfully opposite, the old man asked: "By the way, what is the name of the person you mentioned to me on the phone who wants to acquire my gallery?"
"Liu Dong, his name is Liu Dong!"
"Oh, yes, that's the name! Alas, as we get older, our memory is much worse!" After shaking his head and sighing, Mr. He continued: "Where are the others now?"
"Master, I have taken him to the balcony as you ordered yesterday!" the thin middle-aged man next to him said quickly.
"Oh, really, let's go over and have a look!" Mr. He suddenly became interested.
"Master, let me help you!"
"No, I'm not old enough to need help!" After the old man finished speaking, he stood up slightly slowly and walked towards the balcony adjacent to the living room.
Because it was a floor-to-ceiling window, even though the old man's eyesight was not very good, he could see clearly what was going on on the balcony when he got closer. However, he did not feel the disappointment of the thin middle-aged man when he saw Liu Dong's choice of a large picture frame, but instead became interested in it.
Stop and watch with excitement.
"Master, are we not going forward?" Seeing that the old man was just standing outside the floor-to-ceiling window watching, as if he had no intention of going in, the thin middle-aged man couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"We won't go in. The most important thing when painting is to ensure a good environment. Let's not disturb him. It's not too late to go and see him after he finishes painting!" After saying that, Mr. He took something out of his pocket.
After putting on my reading glasses, I took a few glances at Liu Dong's canvas. Now, it was filled with lines drawn by Liu Dong with pencil. (To be continued...)