Xiao Congyun's professional attitude is too rigorous, and he follows the standard "white professional route."
Moreover, during the special period of sensitive political trends and sudden changes in the international situation, he still went his own way.
In the admissions examination, he only meets the professional requirements for students and does not consider any political factors.
While teaching, he kept saying how excellent Repin's realistic creation method was.
Students are required to imitate the creative ideas of masters, pursue the essence of things, and must first understand before painting.
We also insist on taking human body sketching as the key content of teaching.
As a result, he was unlucky. Some hats belong to him.
Soon, he was deprived of the right to teach and was ordered to work in a "cadre school".
But even at this point, he was still stubborn.
He stubbornly believed that he was right and would not write a single word of self-reflection at home, nor did he intend to go to work.
I just concentrate on painting and don’t care about external affairs.
In the end, his uncooperative and arrogant attitude caused him to suffer a disaster.
The person in charge who came to his home to urge him to check and urge him to go on the road found that he was still ignorant of current affairs.
In a fit of rage, he reported the oil painting "Morning Fog" that he had just finished painting as evidence of crime, which landed him in jail.
And his wife even became an accomplice because she wrote manuscripts to distinguish for him.
Just like that, a good family fell apart...
In fact, to be honest, there is nothing wrong with that painting. It just depicts the scene of the market in front of the Drum Tower in the fog early in the morning.
But the only thing that people are clinging to is Xiao Congyun’s creative motivation.
Why is fog used to block the sun? Why is the sun painted white?
The family tragedy was irreversible, and a few years later, Xiao Heping became an orphan whose parents both died.
Because of this, Xiao Heping's heart was torn with a big hole, and he had a hidden pain that he could never let go of.
Until last year, Kang Ping, director of the design office of "Polar Bear", told Xiao Heping that the "Sixth Art Works Exhibition" had started collecting entries, and wanted him to try it too.
When Xiao Heping was thinking about creating something, something touched his heart.
He seemed to have found the best way to remember his parents and make up for the pain in his heart.
That is, he will imitate his father's painting back then and draw another "Morning Fog" to submit to the competition.
What if the highest-level and largest national art exhibition could select this work, even if it only awarded an excellence award?
Wouldn’t that prove that his father’s artistic ideas were innocent and fundamentally bring order to his parents’ entire lives?
As a result, Xiao Heping was filled with great enthusiasm and inspiration and devoted himself to creation.
From preparing the materials to revising it twice, it took Xiao Heping three months to complete this oil painting.
His extremely proficient oil painting skills, which he has practiced for many years, and his excellent artistic aesthetics and color matching abilities are all perfectly expressed through this painting.
And perhaps releasing long-suppressed emotions, he performed at an extraordinary level.
The appeal of light, color, and fog in this painting has already caught up with my father's painting skills back then.
So even Kang Ping, the director of the design office who had been giving guidance, was amazed when he saw the final draft.
As God rewards hard work, Xiao Heping's efforts in art were not in vain.
This work is very hopeful that he will become famous like Luo Zhongli and Chen Danqing and become a leader among the younger generation of oil painters.
Indeed, at the beginning, things were really good.
Kang Ping, as a formal member of the Artists Association, quietly obtained internal information that completely proved his judgment.
Once Xiao Heping's work was submitted, the selection committee responded very well.
Many Beijing artists who participated in the selection expressed their appreciation for this work.
A relatively unified understanding is that the artistic expression and oil painting techniques presented in "Morning Mist" are excellent.
He has gained the essence of realism of Repin School of Art.
Even Master Huang, the most famous person in the oil painting group of the jury, directly said that this painting is very mature from ideas to techniques.
Not only is the theme clear, the light changes and downtown details are fully expressed and vivid, but it also has the characteristics of the times.
Fully qualified to participate in the re-election.
What does this mean?
According to the selection process of the art exhibition, you have to go through two selections in total.
For the first time, a preliminary selection of local works was held in each province, city and region.
A public exhibition is to be held, and excellent works are selected based on the opinions of the judges and the response of the audience.
The selected works can then be handed over to the re-selection organizing committee and continue to participate in the second national re-selection.
And this is the final selection. The works that are eligible to participate in this selection will at best receive an excellence award.
It will also participate in national tour exhibitions later.
That is to say, if Master Huang really said this.
That means there is a high probability that Xiao Heping will win the award.
Presumably, no one would express an opinion contrary to Master Huang.
How offending is that?
But just when Xiao Heping was overjoyed and thought his dream had come true.
But he didn't expect fate to play a trick on him.
An accident changed what was almost a certainty.
Because just the day before the public exhibition was held, a painting "Rain and Fog" with a similar theme to Xiao Heping appeared.
He was temporarily sent to the oil painting exhibition area to participate in the exhibition.
What’s even more surprising is that despite the technical skills, use of colors, etc., the level of “Rain and Mist” is obviously much worse than that of “Morning Fog”.
But at the exhibition site, many judges watched "Rain and Fog".
He actually made a critical evaluation of Xiao Heping's "Morning Fog".
Several people actually think that "Rain and Fog" is better than "Morning Fog".
Some people think that Xiao Heping's painting techniques are too traditional and too realistic, saying that he lacks euphemistic and romantic artistic connotations.
It is proposed that art exhibitions should encourage new things.
This puts Xiao Heping's qualifications for winning the award under a strong threat.
Later, because of this strange incident, Kang Ping inquired from many parties and finally understood what was going on.
According to insiders, this painting "Rain and Mist" was actually painted by the nephew of Master Guan, an oil painter of the same level as Master Huang.
Moreover, for this matter, Master Guan's nephew has already engaged in many social activities in private.
Not only did he invite the judges to a group dinner, it is said that he also gave several judges quite a lot of gifts.
These judges are trying to sell Master Guan's face and plan to sacrifice Xiao Heping in order to pave the way for Master Guan's nephew.
Art is so imaginary, and there is no unified standard.
Isn’t it easy to find some specious excuse?
How can Kang Ping react to this?
He is just an ordinary member of the Artists Association and the director of the design office of "Polar Bear".
Therefore, in the face of this truth, I can only sincerely lament the corruption of the artistic atmosphere, and try my best to comfort Xiao Heping not to lose heart.
He said it's impossible for everyone to be so mean.
At least I haven't heard of Master Huang going to dinner and receiving gifts.
If Master Huang insists on the seriousness of art, there should be a chance for this matter.
But to be honest, even he himself thinks that his words have little hope.
So after Kang Ping left, Xiao Heping started to get upset.
People are like this. If there is no hope from beginning to end, then the pain of failure will be very small.
Just be afraid, if you are just a finger away from success, you will fail, so who can be willing to do so?
So Xiao Heping made an irrational and extreme decision without sleeping all night.
That is, he will give it as well if others give it to him.
Since the man named Guan didn't send Master Huang as a gift, and this was his only hope, he would go and send it.
Later, it was for this reason that he asked Hong Yanwu to borrow money.
But in the end, of course he did a huge stupid thing.
You know, not every judge can give gifts.
If it were possible, how could Master Guan's nephew forget Master Huang?
People don't do this, which already explains the problem.
Therefore, the unsophisticated Xiao Heping went to the Huang family to send money, but the result was completely counterproductive.
Not only did Master Huang become furious on the spot, he said that he had insulted him.
He also scolded him for his evil intentions and that he was not worthy of painting.
Then he immediately asked his family to kick him out.
Well, Xiao Heping, who was kicked out of the Huang family, looked like a failed scholar when he walked on the road.
It was a home where I went back completely lost and like a zombie.
Later, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was short-sighted.
There was still some hope in the matter, but he himself made it completely hopeless.
On the contrary, he lost his personality, dignity, integrity, and reputation...
Having said this, Xiao Heping burst into tears.
This is a young man in his twenties.
He is also a person who can persevere and is good at self-control.
He actually cried unabashedly in front of Hong Yanwu, which showed how sad and regretful he was.
And how hard this incident hit him.
But fortunately he has friends like Hong Yanwu.
What this guy is best at is figuring out people's hearts, and he has seventy-two eyes and ninety-six pivots.
Let alone socializing, negotiating is not a problem.
Borrowing chickens to lay eggs and benefiting others by giving them to others is his specialty.
Seeing Xiao Heping in such a devastated state, I was worried that his emotions would completely collapse.
Hong Yanwu quickly pretended to be relaxed and guaranteed the ticket, bringing hope to the desperate Xiao Heping again.
"Hey, it's just this little thing. What should I do? Don't worry, it's not irreversible yet. You have to believe me and let me help you move around. Maybe I can help you.
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Upon hearing this, Xiao Heping's eyes really brightened up, like a drowning man hugging a tree trunk and asking with hazy eyes.
"You...what can you do? Can you...don't lie to me?"
As a result, Hong Yanwu curled his lips and scolded him shamelessly.
"Hey, you still don't believe me? When it comes to painting, I am not as good as you. When it comes to this, you are not as good as me."
"I'm not talking about you. Your biggest problem is that you are like a boring gourd, always hiding things in your heart. Are we friends? You should just talk to me if you have something to do."
"And you are so stupid that you mistake ignorance for personality and underestimate the complexity of interpersonal relationships. Do you understand that there are specialties in the arts? Don't mistake bean bags for dry food, don't mistake the village chief for a cadre, don't mistake physiological hygiene for knowledge, don't
It’s inappropriate to use communication techniques.”
"Is it easy to be a lobbyist? Can you compare to Su Qin's brains in lobbying the six countries? Can you compare to Zhuge Liang's eloquence in fighting with the Confucian scholars? In order to deceive Lu Wenlong, Wang Zuo chopped off his own arm without saying a word. This guy
"Hen Jin'er, can you compete with me?"
"And if you think about it on the other hand, does it work if you give gifts? Then everyone has given gifts, how do you let the recipient choose? So the key point of this kind of thing is, how can you use a method that others can't refuse, and give others a gift that they can refuse?
Something that cannot be solved. Do you understand?"
Needless to say, Hong Yanwu’s words hit the point.
For Xiao Heping, it was now like a beacon that illuminated his life.
Therefore, Hong Yanwu's pause immediately attracted Xiao Heping to ask questions impatiently.
"Then...Xiao Wu...you really have a way? Tell me quickly, what are you going to do?"
Unexpectedly, his eagerness gave Hong Yanwu the opportunity to "get some sweets" and even deliberately whetted his appetite.
(Note, "take candy" is a Beijing dialect. It refers to a common problem of a child holding a candy bar in his hand and deliberately not eating it to show off to other children. It is used as a metaphor for the behavior of people putting on airs and pretentiousness.)
I saw this kid pushing the wine glass.
"Come on, give us a full cup first. Even if you are a land lord who responds to every request, you have to offer some incense first, right?"
But after Xiao Heping had no choice but to do so, he didn't expect Hong Yanwu to have anything to say.
The real robberies and fallacies have emerged again.
"Yes, this is sensible. Hey, you have to go downstairs to buy two more cucumbers and rice sausages. Go to Songhua. If you meet a donkey meat seller, buy some too. The emperor can't send hungry soldiers. Besides, we will study it later.
It’s not an aboveboard thing. It’s even more important to eat and drink enough.”
"Do you know why? Let me tell you, people's minds can be dirty, but their bodies must be healthy. Because only a healthy body can support a dirty soul..."
Under such strong mental stimulation, Xiao Heping's brain almost exploded.
I didn't even bother to wash my face and hurried out of the house.
Fortunately, I didn't forget to bring money, and I was half sober.
So I sighed outside the door and went downstairs...