Before their eyes appeared a picture: several apples were bright red, and one apple was rotten. But that wasn't the important thing. What they didn't expect was that such a large country as China could be so shameless.
"Oh my god, this Chinese country actually presented us with an ultra-high-definition photo and said it was their artwork?"
"My God, if that's the case, I'd be a cosmic painter! I could just snap a picture anytime, anywhere!"
"This... I never expected that Chinese people could be so disgusting. It's an insult to art. I can't stand it anymore."
"Yamete! Why is China doing this? Is this a sign of giving up on itself?"
Domestic netizens felt like they'd been struck by lightning, completely dumbfounded, exclaiming, "What the hell...!"
Netizens around the world who were following the story initially thought it was just a photograph, which shows how realistic Chen Feng's painting is.
While netizens around the world were shocked by China's actions, the first to notice something amiss were some professional art masters. After a brief hesitation, they all realized that something was wrong.
At this very moment, in an ancient castle in Western Europe, the greatest artist, Van Gogh, is also watching China's exhibition. With the global art competition approaching, this move by China at this moment is truly extraordinary.
He slowly opened the painting, and several apples appeared before his eyes. The bright red peels and the dew from freshly picked apples made them look very fresh. However, one of them showed signs of rot.
Hmm? Is this a photograph?
Fan Gao was stunned. He couldn't understand why such a large country as China, the leader of East Asia, an ancient country with thousands of years of civilization, would use a photograph as the subject of their national art exhibition.
With a skeptical attitude, he seemed to study it carefully, but did not draw conclusions immediately like netizens. Although he was a top-level artist in Western Europe, he never thought that one day, art could produce such realistic effects.
For him, his forte is still abstract oil painting.
He downloaded the "Apple Picture", enlarged it, and observed it carefully. After a while, suddenly, Fan Gao's expression was as if he had seen a ghost. He sat up abruptly from his chair, his face filled with extreme shock.
"Impossible, impossible!"
He went crazy, rummaging through drawers and cabinets, and then found a magnifying glass.
On the computer screen, he slowly moved the magnifying glass towards the image, and the entire structure of the apple image clearly appeared before his eyes. The lines and stripes were clearly visible. What did this mean? It meant that this was actually a drawn image.
"Clang!"
Fan Gao's magnifying glass fell onto the keyboard. He swallowed hard, his head buzzing. This world actually has such amazing painting skills. Painting can reproduce real scenes so realistically. It's truly incredible.
It took him a long time to calm himself down before he picked up the phone and called his old friend.
"Hey, my old friend, what are you doing?"
An aged voice came from the other end: "Oh, it's my dear Fan Gao. I'm giving my rapeseed flowers vibrant colors. What's wrong? Is there something you need?"
"Yes, and it's a huge deal. Have you seen the announcement from China online?"
Fan Gao asked, both excited and panicked.
"I saw it, it's hilarious! China hasn't had any good painters for so many years, and they actually use a high-resolution photo to pass off as something else and grab attention, hahaha!"
Fan Gao was stunned for a moment, and upon hearing the laughter inside, he immediately cursed, "Laugh at your mother's head! Do you know what a big problem has occurred? My friend, you haven't changed at all. You're too careless. Right now, take a good look at that picture."
The laughter on the other end of the phone abruptly stopped.
"Oh my God, my friend, you actually insulted me! But I can tell you're very angry. Don't tell me that the photo from China was painted by a mediocre artist from their country."
Fan Gao, breathing rapidly and speaking in a solemn and serious tone, said, "Then let me tell you, it is indeed as you said, it was painted. It's not that China is trying to grab attention, but rather that we have been surpassed by painters from their country without even realizing it."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I've examined that apple drawing closely. How could anyone create such a realistic artwork? Friend, are you suffering from severe delusions because of that starry sky painting?"
Seeing that his old friend was still unwilling to believe it, Fan Gao sighed and said, "Old friend, listen to my advice. Go and take another look, zoom in and observe carefully. I believe that what it presents to you is definitely not a grid made up of pixels. What will appear first will definitely be lines."
After Fan Gao finished speaking, he hung up the phone and logged onto the internet. At this moment, more and more netizens around the world were watching because they had all heard about China's embarrassing blunder this time, that a major country would use a photograph as a masterpiece.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! This time, China has captured all my funny bone and pioneered a new mode of shameless pretentiousness."
"If an ancient civilization would resort to such disgusting methods, then I could become the greatest painter. Look, brothers, this is what I painted."
An overseas netizen posted a high-resolution image of a blue whale in the ocean.
"Haha, I'm a top-notch painter too, everyone take a look at mine."
Another netizen posted a photo of himself and his girlfriend in bed.
Soon, netizens all over the world followed suit, posting their own photos and claiming they were their own drawings, leaving Chinese netizens utterly humiliated.
"No, I mean, what is this art association doing? How can they do something so shameful? Even just displaying a painting would be better than displaying a photograph."
"Is this a mistake? The Art Association should correct it immediately. The whole world knows about this blunder."
"Hello everyone, I am currently in South Korea. Korean netizens are full of disdain when they see me, and some even directly mock me for not returning to my country to become a top painter."
“Oh, my Japanese girlfriend cried. She said that China is the country she admires the most, and also the country that Japan likes the most. Seeing China embarrassed makes her feel bad. She kept moaning under me.”
In the heart of the capital of France, there is a huge art studio. The people of this country are romantic and love art, especially painting. At this moment, Monet hangs up the phone, looking puzzled.
"Is there something wrong with this Fan Gao? He actually said that the photo was painted; it's absolutely ridiculous."
Although he said that, he still put down his paintbrush, walked to the computer desk, and turned on the computer.
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