Two days later, Chu Anlou came to look for him again.
"Mr. Xuanyuan." Chu Anlou happily bowed his hands in greeting, as if nothing had happened.
Yuan Gang watched with cold eyes, the muscles on his cheeks tensed.
Niu Youdao also smiled and returned the favor: "What are the orders from shopkeeper Chu?" It was also as if nothing had happened.
Chu Anlou said: "The master of the pavilion is back. Sir, please come with me."
Niu Youdao understood from these words that the master of Ganqing Ice and Snow Pavilion was not here before, and he was thinking about what it meant to leave him here and not let him go, and to see and not see him again.
"Okay, okay!" Niu Youdao responded hurriedly.
"Please!" Chu Anlou extended his hand to invite Niu Youdao and personally led Niu Youdao away.
Niu Youdao didn't bring too many people with him. He only brought one person, Yuan Gang, who was said to be an assistant. Chu Anlou didn't have any objections to this. After all, he didn't understand and couldn't stop him.
Black Mudan curled her lips as she watched, feeling a little jealous. Zhaixingcheng had brought her. After Yuan Gang came, nothing would happen to her...
We left the back of the inn and walked for a while. Went up the steps on the side of the cliff and waterfall, and a lush place emerged.
Going deep inside, you will find blooming flowers hidden among the lush greenery, and various pavilions and pavilions appear one after another. They are all made of high-quality white jade. They are exquisite and gorgeous. They are truly Qionglou Yuyu, like a fairyland.
Looking around, Niu Youdao found that this place was really interesting. The so-called Ice and Snow Pavilion did not see any ice or snow. He praised it on the way, "What a great place. In this world of ice and snow, it is really a paradise."
"Haha!" Chu Anlou responded with a smile.
The group came to a waterside pavilion and saw Han Bing, the general manager of Bingxue Pavilion, sitting in the waterside pavilion drinking tea. Chu Anlou introduced Niu Youdao in advance and asked him not to be rude later.
After entering the waterside pavilion, Chu Anlou said respectfully: "General manager, we are here."
Niu Youdao also saluted, "Greetings to the chief manager."
Yuan Gang, who was standing behind, stood stiffly, indifferent and had no intention of saluting.
Han Bing groaned, put down the tea cup, looked Niu Youdao up and down, and asked with a smile: "I heard that you painted a portrait of Sha Huanli from Star Reaching City?"
Niu Youdao nodded: "That's what happened."
Han Bing: "I heard that your painting skills are very unique. I want to see them later."
Niu Youdao: "The general manager is ridiculous, and his little tricks of playing with things to lose one's ambition cannot be put on the stage."
Han Bing shook his head and disagreed: "Good is good, there is no need to be modest. By the way, I heard that your paintings are not cheap. I asked Xiang Ming from Star Reaching City and he said that the price of one of your paintings is 100,000 gold coins.
It’s a sky-high price!”
Chu Anlou on the side was slightly surprised. A painting costs one hundred thousand gold coins? What kind of painting is so expensive?
Niu Youdao: "If the general manager needs it, I won't take any money from you."
Han Bing waved his hand, "That's not necessary. Existence is reasonable. Whatever the market is, it will be the market. Bingxue Pavilion will not interfere."
Niu Youdao: "The general manager doesn't know something. The reason why I won't take any money is because there is a condition."
Chu Anlou glanced at him coldly. The meaning was obvious. Dare you raise conditions here?
"Oh!" Han Bing slowly picked up the tea cup, twisted the lid and glanced at the floating leaves in the tea soup. He lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, seemingly casually saying: "What are the conditions? Let me tell you."
Niu Youdao: "I just paint things for my own entertainment. I don't make a living by painting, and I don't want to be regarded as an artist. Otherwise, all kinds of troubles will inevitably come. There are so many rich and powerful people in the world. It's true."
If you want to come to them one after another, you don’t have to practice anymore. There will be endless rejections. There is also this reason for setting a high price in Star Reaching City. The purpose is also to make people quit before the difficulties. Therefore, I hope the general manager can help keep the painting matter secret and publicize it.
If you do, I'm afraid I won't be able to feel at ease. If the chief manager can agree, I won't take any money from you."
What kind of conditions did you think it was? It turned out to be this! Han Bing took a sip of tea soup and smiled, put down the tea cup, "You don't want to make money even if you have money. But it's true, if Sha Huanli hadn't leaked it, here
I won't find you, and even if I find you, you can't refuse. If things continue like this, you will always run into a difficult person, and sooner or later you will get into trouble. Okay, one code will be the same, and I should promise you this.
, I will also greet you over there in Star Reaching City, and it doesn’t make sense for me to cause you trouble even though you have contributed so much. As for the price, it’s whatever price it is, and I won’t take advantage of you here.”
Niu Youdao handed over his hand and said, "Thank you, Chief Manager, for your support."
Han Bing raised her hand to wave, and a maid behind him took out a pile of gold tickets, walked up to Niu Youdao, and offered it with both hands.
Chu Anlou glanced at it and was startled. It is such a thick stack. How much is it? Judging from the face value, not only one hundred thousand gold coins, but ten hundred thousand gold coins are probably available, right?
"General Manager, this is..." Niu Youdao was also a little surprised.
Han Bing stood up and asked: "Is there any problem with painting ten different paintings for the master of the pavilion?"
Niu Youdao looked at the sky, turned around and asked, "I wonder if I should just paint portraits, or should I add a background?"
Han Bing: "The Pavilion Master said that Sha Huanli's paintings are beautiful. Does Sha Huanli's paintings have a background?"
Niu Youdao: "Yes."
Han Bing: "Then why do you ask this? Is there any difference between having a background and not having one?"
Niu Youdao: "The General Manager, it's like this. A piece of white paper with one person, without a background, will look more monotonous. It will naturally look better if you use the background to set off the person. But when I was painting for the Lord of Sha City, the General Manager could not
I asked Manager Xiang that the background was carefully selected by visiting the entire Star Reaching City to serve as a backdrop for City Lord Sha. With the background added, it would take longer to draw. If the Pavilion Master also needs a background, he can’t just find a tree.
, find a stone or a pillar as the background? You have to match it with some beauty. Select the scene and add the time added to the frame to add the background. It is impossible to finish ten paintings in one day today. It will take at least two days.
OK."
"That makes sense." Han Bing nodded and pondered, then asked again: "Are you in a hurry?"
Niu Youdao shook his head: "One more day and one less day will have no impact on me. At most, I will be more tired and work harder, and spend more energy."
Han Bing pointed to the golden ticket held in the maid's hand, "Then it's settled."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Niu Youdao thanked him without any pretense, and accepted the golden ticket.
On the other hand, Chu Anlou couldn't help but take a second look, his expression slightly twitching. One million gold coins, how many people could not earn so much after working so hard in their lifetime, and how many masters who fought and killed could not earn this much.
A lot, this guy just painted a picture, and it took him only a day or two to earn so much, so why should he be more tired and work harder? Is there any justice?
He wanted to see what kind of painting it was that could be so valuable.
Seeing that Niu Youdao agreed, Han Bing was quite looking forward to what the lady mentioned several times about the painting, and asked: "Shall we start now?"
Niu Youdao: "Let's choose the scene first. I'll take a good look at the scenic spots today, then screen them, and select the ten best backgrounds. Then I'll think about it and see how to draw it. It's not advisable to rush into writing."
"Yeah!" Han Bing nodded: "There are specialties in the technique, and the words make sense."
Niu Youdao: "We also need to prepare some drawing items."
"Xiao Rong." Han Bing pointed to the maid just now, "Whatever you need to prepare or how you need to choose a scene, you can come to her."
"Okay!" Niu Youdao cupped his hand again, "General manager, there are some things related to painting, can you please take a step to speak?"
What kind of trouble is this guy trying to make? Chu Anlou couldn't help but glance at him.
Han Bing was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, "Will you all step back?"
"Yes!" Chu Anlou and the maid resigned, walked out of the waterside pavilion, and stood a little further away.
"Say it." Han Bing said.
Niu Youdao: "General manager, this is it. What is the personality of the pavilion master?"
Seeing Han Bing's sudden cold stare, he hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't get me wrong, Chief Manager. It's like this. Painting seems simple, but if you want to paint well, it's actually very particular. To put it bluntly, you want to satisfy the person being painted.
, you must know her preferences and know what kind of paintings she likes. For example, if she likes paintings that are warmer or cooler, simple or complex. In addition, I'd better take a look.
Pavilion Master, please observe the Pavilion Master and see what kind of scene is suitable for the Pavilion Master. The background is actually the same as a woman wearing clothes. No matter how beautiful a dress is, it is useless. Not just any woman can look good in it.
.”
The last sentence made Han Bing, a woman, deeply convinced, but she still asked, "Is this the same when you painted Sha Huanli?"
Yuan Gang on the side murmured in his mind, is it so complicated?
Niu Youdao: "The chief manager can ask General Manager Xiang. Before the painting, City Lord Sha personally accompanied him everywhere to select the scene. He had a long conversation and contact with City Lord Sha. When selecting the scene, just compare it directly with City Lord Sha himself.
I’m going to draw ten paintings at once, and I’m afraid that dragging the pavilion master along slowly will make him unhappy. Of course, if the pavilion master doesn’t pay attention to this, it’s not necessary, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Han Bing was silent for a moment and said: "I will arrange for you to see the Pavilion Master later. As for the Pavilion Master's personality, he is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He likes simple things and dislikes complicated ones. He has a cold temperament."
Niu Youdao was not surprised at all that the other party would say this and promise himself. When encountering such a thing or facing the camera, a woman's IQ is not able to think about the problem normally.
It's not without reason that he took a step to speak and avoided the man in Chu Anlou.
"If you say that, I probably have an idea." Niu Youdao nodded.
After that, nothing happened to Chu An Building for the time being.
In the shade of a tree, Han Bing, who had led Niu Youdao and Yuan Gang to them, let them watch. Han Bing walked out of the woods and came to a pavilion, where he met a woman in white who was sitting and looking through something.
, it is Xue Luoer, the master of the Ice and Snow Pavilion.
She is a very beautiful woman, more than a little prettier than Sha Huanli from Star Reaching City. Their looks are not on the same level at all.
Dignified, noble, and cold, no matter what Han Bing said, there was no expression on her face. She was like ice forever, making it difficult for people to get close to her.
When he saw the person, Niu Youdao believed Han Bing's words. The master of the Ice and Snow Pavilion should be a cold person on the outside and cold on the inside. Otherwise, he would not be able to become friends with Sha Huanli and play together. Leng is just because he has not met the right person.
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When Xue Luo'er stood up and walked around, her figure was tall and graceful, and her temperament was as noble as an ice and snow princess.