"Oh, these are some paintings. What do you want to do by posting these paintings?" He Ruchu picked up the phone again and asked.
"These are children's paintings. I want you to help me evaluate them."
He Ruchu asked strangely, "Why, you, a literary scholar, have come to take our job? Is it because some calligraphy and painting competition has recruited you to be a judge and you can't shirk it?"
"Teacher He is joking, how could I be so overestimating my abilities? I just saw the paintings in the calligraphy and painting competition and felt a little confused, so I came to you for advice. Please help me see which one is better."
"It's hard to say which one is better or worse in painting, but if you really want to evaluate it, the paintings with numbers four, eight, and twelve you marked here are the highest, followed by three, six, seven, and nine, and the rest are all
Pretty much."
"So fast?"
"Are you kidding me? It's just a child's work. You can see it at a glance. Do you still need to figure it out?"
"I made a mistake, Teacher He, thank you."
"Don't thank me in a hurry. Please tell me what this means. I remember that Ling Qianjin is studying painting. Her teacher is from CAFA. You can't tell this."
"I didn't ask her. She is also a party to this matter. There are two works in the middle that belong to her students."
"Oh, I understand. Does she have any doubts about the results of the calligraphy and painting competition, so she asked you to come over and ask me?"
"That's not to say, it's just that I have doubts."
"What game is it?"
"Children's Painting and Calligraphy Competition in Nanhuai."
"Is there any difference between the evaluation I just made and the results given in the calligraphy and painting competition?" He Ruchu asked again.
Zhang Zhong thought for a while and said, "It's quite different."
He Ruchu on the other end of the phone was obviously stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What is the ranking they gave?"
Zhang Zhong told He Ruchu the rankings given in the competition, and the latter said angrily, "Are these judges blind?"
"I'm afraid the judges have their own considerations. Anyway, thank you very much, Teacher He. I'll treat you to dinner next time we meet." Zhang Zhong said.
"Zhang Zhong, don't hang up the phone in a hurry. Now that I know about it, it has something to do with me. A provincial calligraphy and painting competition is not a small competition. Let's see... this competition should be run by the Cultural Center
Well, the Cultural Center is a unit directly under the Department of Culture and Tourism. I don’t know anyone in your Nanhuai Department of Culture and Tourism, but it doesn’t matter. I also have old friends in Nanhuai. Let me ask. I’ll hang up first and contact you later.”
During this period, Zhang Zhong didn't say a word, he was just talking to himself.
About ten minutes later, He Ruchu called back.
"I told my old friend about the matter, and he was very angry after hearing it. Don't worry, this matter will be investigated thoroughly. I don't believe that these judges are blind. There must be one reason for such a thing to happen.
There is a phenomenon of corruption and bribery. As the saying goes, the Chinese art world cannot be broken from the root. Not to mention that Jiangyang is my hometown, even if I am not from Jiangyang, I cannot turn a blind eye to this matter."
Zhang Zhong didn't expect that things would suddenly develop like this, nor did he expect that He Ruchu could be so upright and upright, unable to hold a grain of sand in his eyes. He had already settled the matter before he could say anything.
"Zhang Zhong, just wait, I will definitely give you an explanation on behalf of the art world." He Ruchu finally said this and hung up the phone.
Zhang Zhong was still a little dazed, why did this matter become that He Ruchu wanted to give himself an explanation on behalf of the art world...
Suddenly, Zhang Zhong understood why He Ruchu reacted so violently. Probably in He Ruchu's eyes, he belonged to someone outside the art world, and this competition was a matter within their art world. People said that family scandals should not be made public. He Ruchu felt that
You must have lost face in front of Zhang Zhong.
…
"Director, I have your phone number." As soon as Yu Yong came back from the toilet, Xiao Wang from the office told him that he had his phone number.
"What phone number?" Yu Yong asked casually.
Xiao Wang said, "It's from the hall. I don't know who it is."
"In the hall?" Yu Yong quickly cheered up, took the phone and said, "Hello, I'm Yu Yong."
"Yu Yong, you have done such a good thing, I have lost all my face to you!"
As soon as he answered the phone, he was scolded in the face. Yu Yong was also a little confused, but he still heard that it was his immediate boss on the other end of the phone. He quickly stood up straight and said with a flattering smile, "Director Ding, what do you want to say?
Is it such a big deal? Is there some misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstanding? Tell me the truth. Is there something fishy about this children's painting and calligraphy competition?"
Yu Yong was startled, "What do you mean by that? The Children's Painting and Calligraphy Competition is guided by the provincial department and sponsored by our cultural center and art publishing house. All processes from collection of works to award selection are fair, just and open, and there is absolutely no falsehood."
"What you said reminds me that the art publishing house is also involved in this matter. Okay, since you don't admit it, there's nothing I can do about it. Just do a good job of reception."
"What?" Yu Yong was stunned.
"Team Leader Liu should be arriving at your cultural center soon. You have to cooperate with her work. I won't say anything else. Just take care of yourself."
The phone hung up, leaving only a blind tone.
Yu Yong held the table and felt like the world was spinning. Of course he knew who Team Leader Liu mentioned by Director Ding was. Liu Xiaolin, the leader of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Provincial Supervisory Committee in the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. She came here in person, which meant that they were going to have an operation on their Cultural Palace.
.
But Yu Yong was also wronged. He was not the one responsible for the children's painting and calligraphy competition at all.
As for what Director Ding said, although he didn't know clearly, he also knew that there would always be something fishy about this kind of competition and it would definitely not stand up to investigation.
"Quickly, go call Section Chief Li over." Yu Yong slapped the table and said with a fierce look in his eyes.
…
When he saw the news "A corruption case emerged in the children's calligraphy and painting competition in Nanhuai Province...", Zhang Zhong couldn't help but sigh. It had only been less than twenty-four hours since he told He Ruchu about it. Unexpectedly, it had already happened.
Solved.
The news was vague, saying only that some officials had been punished, and that all previous results of the Nanhuai Province Children's Painting and Calligraphy Competition were invalidated, and all certificates were withheld, and the selection would be re-selected three days later.
The most amazing thing is that the results of this selection will be made through an open selection method. The score given by each judge for each work will be transparent, making it the same as the Pu Songling Award.
Toot toot.
The phone rang. Zhang Zhong picked it up and saw that it was Xu Yuhan. He answered the call with a smile, "Yuhan, didn't you say you have been busy these past two days? Why do you have time to call me?"
"Haha, I'm in a good mood. Did you know that the children's painting and calligraphy competition will be re-selected."
Listening to Xu Yuhan's cheerful voice, Zhang Zhong suddenly felt that the call to He Ruchu was very worthwhile. He smiled and said, "Congratulations."