Seeing that lifelike sketch of a beauty being sent away, the Japanese prince felt indescribably depressed.
A great drama was ruined by such a sudden picture.
"The painter is not simple, you have to meet him first! Go and call the painter."
The Japanese quickly brought Xia and Shang to the country.
Seeing Xia Shang, the Japanese prince exclaimed: "It turns out to be you!"
Xia Shang had a mean smile on his face and cupped his hands: "Your Highness, are we meeting again?"
Seeing Xia Shang's face, the prince suddenly felt a dull pain in the place where he was hit. He stood up and paced back and forth, wondering what he was thinking about?
"I heard that your painting was hand-picked by the prince and circulated outside. I really appreciate your highness's support."
"you you you……"
Seeing that the prince was about to explode, the warrior beside him reminded: "Your Highness, the cultural meeting has begun now, and there are many pairs of eyes outside watching. Besides, what the princess said before must not affect the relationship between the two countries..."
The prince could not hide his anger, but he really couldn't get angry in front of Xia Shang.
At this time, Mr. Ouyang suddenly said: "Xia Xiaosheng, I just saw that the painting you made is very strange. I have never seen it before. What kind of technique was used to complete it? I would like to explain it to everyone present."
This is definitely the biggest doubt of everyone present. Xia Shang's paintings are extremely realistic. Just a simple distinction between shades can make a beautiful woman appear vividly on the page.
It seems relatively simple, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that there is a lot of wisdom in it.
Everyone also agreed one after another, but changed the topic.
Xia Shang naturally explained charcoal and sketching techniques to everyone, which attracted the Japanese representatives on the other side to come over and listen. After listening, they nodded in agreement, as if what Xia Shang said made sense.
"That's enough!" The Japanese prince suddenly interrupted Xia Shang's teaching, "You did behave beautifully in the first question, but we will see if you can still be such a coincidence..."
After thinking for a long time, the Japanese prince regarded the painting as a coincidence and concluded that this person could not have seen the princess before.
Xia Shang didn't want to show off his skills like a monkey in front of such a group of people, so he left honestly and waited for the next question to appear.
By this time, Xia Shang's paintings had spread throughout the main building of the Qinhe Pavilion. After learning that this wonderful work was from a representative of Dahua, the atmosphere in the museum changed.
Very excited, most of them are concerned about what the so-called sketching techniques are, but they pay less attention to the beautiful women in the paintings.
Xia Shang returned to the pavilion like a victorious soldier. Dahua representatives rushed to Xia Shang with cheers and asked questions.
But among these people, Mo Bai was missing.
He looked at Xia Shang, who was surrounded by crowds, with a solemn expression.
I never expected that above the cultural gathering, I would become a foil.
"Brother Mo Bai, why are you having fun here alone? Why don't you go over and join the fun with everyone?"
"Your Highness Prince Cheng..." Mo Bai quickly saluted the person who spoke.
"Brother Mo Bai, you don't have to be so polite. Among the younger generation in the capital, you are a powerful figure. It is natural that you are surrounded by people like this a lot. It is not unusual or strange."
Mo Bai said nothing, but clenched his fists.
Everyone also gathered around Xia Shang and asked him how he knew the appearance of the Japanese princess and when he secretly learned the sketching technique.
Xia and Shang were a little overwhelmed by one question in the east and one in the west. Just at this time, the Japanese came.
"Ahem...here comes the second question."
Only then did everyone organize themselves and prepare for the attack.
This time there was no booklet, and the Japanese continued to say: "This second question is still about painting!"
"Or painting?"
This news is somewhat unexpected.
But then someone laughed and said: "Hahaha... the Japanese people are not convinced!"
"It's a competition! We won the first round, so we're not afraid of them doing it again!"
The Japanese people continued: "This round of painting competition only requires one person, and it must be completed under the eyes of everyone in the south. No one can give any advice around. The prince of the Japanese country has said, let this Xia Chunqiu come out to talk to our Japanese people.
The first painting hand comparison. Moreover, you can only use brush ink, not any charcoal pen."
"What do you mean? Not only do you specify the candidates, but you also specify the tools? This is so unfair!"
The other party smiled but looked at Xia Shang carefully, saying to himself that he had been observing this man for a long time just now, and his brush skills were unfamiliar. He only painted a corner of the first spring flower. Although it was extremely delicate, it was clearly visible.
His foundation was not stable, and he would not have attracted attention if he had not relied on his wonderful ideas. So he later switched to charcoal pens. It was obvious that he used charcoal pens more smoothly than using brushes.
hand.
There are all smart people present. Who doesn’t know that this is a shortcoming that the Japanese deliberately let Xia and Shang reveal?
"No! How can you make the rules arbitrarily? There were five people just now, how come they have become one person now?"
"It's a pity. I thought Dahua had a painter that I liked, but I didn't expect that he only knew some sideways ways. But he failed to live up to His Highness the prince's appreciation. If you don't want to compare, let's not compare."
The Japanese people are not really competing, they are just taking the opportunity to trample on the prestige of Dahua representatives. In fact, there is another option for the second question. After all, such a rule is a bit too much.
"Stop!"
A voice came from behind, and the Japanese people were stunned, thinking, do they really want to accept such a competition?
Everyone looked at Xia Shang, but Xia Shang looked confused: "I didn't say that."
"That's what I said!" Mo Bai said proudly, "These Japanese people have already bullied us. How can we, the Chinese literati, back down? Since they have pointed out that they want Brother Xia to go, Brother Xia, go and show them what they have done."
, let those Japanese people know that you are not just relying on some sideways tricks, let them see your real painting skills."
When Mo Bai said this, the people around him suddenly had a surge of blind confidence in Xia Shang, and they all shouted: "That's it! Brother Xia, this is not the time to back down, let them see what we, the great Chinese literati,
Ability!"
When the Japanese heard this, they immediately agreed: "Okay! Since you all agreed, I will go and prepare now."
In this way, Xia Shang was pushed to the stage of the second competition.
After a quarter of an hour of preparation, Xia Shang's bookcase had been moved to the south bank of the lake, and another child who was only thirteen years old stood opposite Xia Shang.
This is indeed a child. He is so small that he has to step on a stool to write normally when standing on the bank of books.
Compared with such a child?
He is the best painter in Japan?
Xia Shang was completely confused.
The Japanese prince was gearing up on the stage, waiting for a good show.
Although this child is not the best painter in Japan, he is definitely a once-in-a-hundred-year super genius. He has superb painting skills and is quite famous in Japan. Even compared with some famous artists, he is even better.
But the people in Dahua don’t know the origin of this child. If they knew that the representative of Dahua couldn’t even compete with a child, then this joke would have gone viral.