Seeing Ren Yun being so polite to Zhu Gui, Li Jianlu said from the side: "What is Director Zhu's wish? I wonder if I can help?"
Li Jianlu didn't know why, but the students present who knew about it grinned at the side!
Li Jianlu really came out to greet Ren Yun in person. He wanted Zhu Gui to kneel down and kowtow.
"What? Is it inconvenient, Director Zhu? How about I help you myself?"
"No... no need!" Zhu Gui lowered his head and said with a red face: "Mr. Ren... Ren, I shouldn't look down on others. I was wrong. I kowtow to you!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gui's knees softened and he knelt in front of Ren Yun and kowtowed to him three times.
Zhu Gui is the best at assessing the situation. Even Li Jianlu respects Ren Yun so much, so what is his identity? This guy must be pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger!
What's more, even if Ren Yun is just a poor loser, he is so close to Li Jianlu, so he is not someone Zhu Gui can offend.
You must know that the people Li Jianlu associates with all have a certain status in society. He himself is also the honorary vice president of the art school. As long as Li Jianlu says a word, Zhu Gui will pack up and get out.
"I'll spare you this time!" Zhu Gui knew the current affairs so well that Ren Yun didn't bother to argue with him anymore, so he smiled and said to Li Jianlu: "Brother Li, are you going to appreciate your masterpiece?"
"Mr. Ren, please come inside!"
Li Jianlu was a little curious about what happened between Ren Yun and Zhu Gui. However, Li Jianlu was a smart man, and he would never say anything if there was no need to ask questions.
Ren Yun nodded, then walked towards a corner, reached Chen Xiaojun's side, stretched out his hand and said, "Xiaojun, give me your hand!"
Chen Xiaojun was more cheerful than before, but her inferiority complex was deeply rooted in her bones. When Ren Yun and Li Jianlu said hello, Chen Xiaojun was squeezed into a corner.
No matter what big shot he is with, Ren Yun will never wrong his woman.
"Mr. Ren, I wonder if my humble work is acceptable to you?"
After leading Ren Yun around for a while, Li Jianlu asked with a bit of showoff.
The works in Li Jianlu's art exhibition today are all his proud works, and they were approved by his father.
Ren Yun smiled and could only reply: "Brother Li, it's not bad!"
"Oh?" Li Jianlu was not satisfied with Ren Yun's attitude, and he immediately asked: "Mr. Ren, you are a person who understands painting. You don't need to talk politely to me. If you have any problems, just point them out!"
"Brother Li, do you really want me to tell the truth?"
"The truth must be told!"
"Okay, Brother Li, I'm sorry!" Ren Yun could only say: "Brother Li's painting style is smooth and vigorous, and his brushwork is very smooth. There is no need to say more here.
Brother Li is a rare master in this world, but compared to your father Mr. Li, Brother Li's paintings lack life and some charm!
I’m afraid Brother Li’s paintings can only be a hit for a while, but they won’t be passed down through the ages!”
Originally, Ren Yun did not want to speak out in front of Li Jianlu's students, city leaders, and wealthy businessmen, for fear of losing Li Jianlu's face.
But Li Jianlu insisted on asking Ren Yun to speak, and it was hard for him to keep his mouth shut. What's more, Ren Yun admired Li Jianlu, and hoped that his words could inspire Li Jianlu.
"Haha, this friend of the teacher, what you said is ambiguous, saying it is the same as not saying it!"
"Yes, how can we tell the lack of life from the paintings? What's more, whether it can be passed down through the ages remains to be tested by time."
"..."
Before Li Jianlu could speak, his students were reluctant.
Moreover, Li Jianlu was a very conceited person. He always believed that even if his paintings were not as good as his father's, they were not much different.
However, Ren Yun said that Li Jianlu's paintings were worthless. Although he did not express his dissatisfaction, he was very unhappy from the bottom of his heart.
Ren Yun shook his head. Since Li Jianlu couldn't listen to other people's opinions, he didn't want to say anything more.
But at this time, a student of Li Jianlu named Shen Chen stood up and said to Ren Yun: "Mr. Ren, right? Isn't it inappropriate for you to comment on my teacher's paintings like this?"
From what you say, you seem to be someone who knows how to paint? There are eighty works in total in this exhibition, 77 of which are by my teacher, and the other three are masterpieces by Mr. Li.
Mr. Ren, if you really know how to paint, can you find Mr. Li's masterpiece among the eighty works without looking at the signature?"
"Shen Chen, don't be rude!"
When they were in his studio, Li Jianlu had already used the same tricks to make things difficult for Ren Yun, and Shen Chen was indeed Li Jianlu's student, being equally cunning and mean.
But even if Li Jianlu was dissatisfied with Ren Yun, he was a distinguished guest he invited, and Li Jianlu could not prevent Ren Yun from stepping down.
But Ren Yun just smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this? Why don't you let me try it?"
"Mr. Ren, you can talk big words, but whether it's difficult or not, we still have to find Mr. Li's masterpiece!"
"The teacher learned painting from Mr. Li. His style is very similar to Mr. Li. I am afraid that Mr. Li would not be able to find his own masterpiece among the 80 works!"
At this time, everyone attending Li Jianlu's painting exhibition came over, they just wanted to watch the fun.
However, in the eyes of most people, Ren Yun is too arrogant and is asking for trouble. Li Jianlu can also be called a master in the field of calligraphy and painting. What kind of knowledge can Ren Yun, an outsider, see?
Moreover, Li Jianlu studied painting with Li Jinzhu since he was a child, and he completely inherited his father's legacy. Even people in the industry would have trouble telling which one is Li Jinzhu's masterpiece and which one is Li Jianlu's when two paintings are placed next to each other.
Seeing that everyone was watching, Shen Chen was a little proud and said with a smile: "Mr. Ren, are you sure you want to give it a try? Then please do it! Let me remind you again that among the eighty works, only Li Laosan is the one piece of work!
By the way, how long do you need? How about within two hours?"
"fifteen minutes!"
After leaving these words behind, Ren Yun walked towards the first painting at the entrance of the exhibition. A student walked in front of Ren Yun and covered the signature with his hand.
Shen Chen was startled at first, and then he laughed. He could now confirm that Ren Yun was just an arrogant person!
"Ren Yun, let me help you!"
Chen Xiaojun followed Ren Yun, he just smiled and said: "Be good, follow me, don't talk yet!"
Chen Xiaojun is a student in the art department. She originally wanted to help Ren Yun. But seeing Ren Yun's confident eyes, Chen Xiaojun nodded obediently.
In front of each work, Ren Yun only paused for a moment, but his attention was highly concentrated. After twelve or thirteen minutes, Ren Yun had finished reading these eighty works.
"Mr. Ren, how's it going? Is there any result?"
"This is really hard work!" Ren Yun shook his head, gently rubbing his temples and said: "The first work at the entrance, as well as the crane celebrating birthdays, were all painted by Mr. Li!"
After hearing this, Shen Chen's expression changed, and he said calmly: "Mr. Ren, are you...are you sure that the beauty painting and the crane celebrating birthdays were created by Mr. Li?"
"Shen Chen, you are getting more and more presumptuous!" Li Jianlu glared at Shen Chen, looked at Ren Yun, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Ren, today I have an eye-opener... As you said, I have shortcomings in painting. We will definitely make corrections in the future."
That painting of beautiful women and cranes paying homage to their birthdays was Li Jinzhu's masterpiece. Li Jianlu was inevitably a little disappointed. Ren Yun was able to find two of his father's works among the eighty works. Obviously, his own works were not as good as his father's, so Ren Yun discovered it. loopholes.
But Shen Chen was unwilling to give in and asked: "Mr. Ren, my teacher's painting exhibition contains three masterpieces by Li Lao, but you only found two. Where is the other one?"
[Author's digression]: Chapter 5, there is another chapter around eight o'clock