Chapter 603: Appreciation Ability Recognized

Ji Chunlin put his hands behind his back and glanced at the woman in the painting. "Do you know there's a famous painting called 'The Lady of Shalott'?"

Meng Chuyuan nodded. "I know. I've heard of it. It's the work of the British painter Waterhouse."

"The Lady of Shalott" tells the story of a girl who is imprisoned in a castle on an isolated island called Charlotte. Every day she can only sing, weave, and observe the outside world through the reflection of a mirror.

Later, the girl saw Lancelot in the mirror...Finally, despite the death curse, she escaped from the castle and took a boat to find love, but was punished by the curse and died.

"That's right." Looking at the painting again, Ji Chunlin still remembers why he created it. "When I was young, I particularly liked The Lady of Shalott, and later I was influenced by it to create this painting."

When Ji Chunlin was creating this painting, he just put himself in the shoes of a girl who was about to die and wanted to see her beloved one last time.

After listening to Ji Chunlin's introduction to his creation, Meng Chuyuan suddenly had a deeper understanding of this painting.

The hand that the girl stretched out reflected her yearning for love.

"Teacher Ji's painting is very charming."

Meng Chuyuan felt that Ji Chunlin portrayed the girl's expression as she faced death and longed to see her beloved again very clearly.

This is something she should learn from.

After hearing Meng Chuyuan's praise, Ji Chunlin remembered her previous comments and suddenly felt a little curious about her: "Little girl, I just heard that your comments were quite professional and your analysis of the paintings was very thorough... Could it be that you are also a painter?"

He felt that Meng Chuyuan had a strong ability of insight.

Especially the notes in her hand, which analyzed the painting in great detail in every aspect.

It is rare for her to be so young and yet have such a deep understanding of traditional art.

Meng Chuyuan smiled awkwardly, "I'm not really a painter yet."

She is currently unemployed and has no representative works to show off. Meng Chuyuan does not dare to call herself a painter.

After a moment, Meng Chuyuan said again: "But my major is animation art."

"Your major has great prospects for development." Ji Chunlin hadn't expected that she, who majored in animation, could be so knowledgeable about traditional art. "It seems you have a wide range of knowledge in aesthetics as well."

"I know a thing or two." She believes that some skills are interlinked, and trying to understand new tracks is also a way to accumulate knowledge.

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Ji Chunlin was very patient. He followed Meng Chuyuan all the way and listened to her analyze the highlights of the work. He was fascinated by it.

It wasn't until Meng Chuyuan finished admiring Ji Chunlin's 32nd painting that Ji Chunlin realized what was going on and asked, "What's your name?"

After chatting for so long, Meng Chuyuan realized that she had forgotten to introduce herself. She smiled and said, "My name is Meng Chuyuan."

"Meng Chuyuan." Ji Chunlin called her name to make her more memorable. Then, he asked, "Are you interested in joining my studio?"

"Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your kindness." Meng Chuyuan declined politely and said apologetically, "Forgive me for not being able to accept your request, because I am planning to start my own business."

She had finally made up her mind and had made sufficient preparations. Secondly, Lu Qingye's parents supported her so much, there was really no reason to change her mind midway.

"That's a shame."

Meng Chuyuan: "But we still have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

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On the third day of Lu Qingye's business trip to Munich, he suddenly received an emergency notice from the local meteorological department, predicting that a blizzard would hit southern Germany.

After heavy snowfall that night, traffic operations were affected on a large scale, and even the airport announced that it would stop operating.

Lu Qingye was trapped in the hotel. Due to poor signal, he could not carry out his work normally and had to postpone it.

Originally, Lu Qingye was worried that he would not be able to make it to Meng Chuyuan's birthday on this business trip. Now that the work has been postponed and the flight has been cancelled, there is no hope at all.

Meng Chuyuan only heard Lu Qingye say it was snowing that night and had no idea the situation would become so serious.

When Meng Chuyuan learned the news, it was the second day after the snowstorm. She sent a message to Lu Qingye, but there was no reply.

Later, when she saw the hot news pushed on her mobile phone, Meng Chuyuan realized that Lu Qingye was experiencing a snowstorm.