Jiang Si was not pretending to be modest, she was just not used to people speaking to her in that tone.
Especially saying such compliments to her.
"Chief Zhong, I am also a member of the Fourth Division. It is my duty and honor to contribute to the Fourth Division."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Si looked at Ye Mingfeng, "I'm still young and have a lot to learn. I don't deserve to be called a mentor. If you have any ideas, we can talk about them."
The two of them nodded after hearing this. Since time was short, they decided not to beat around the bush.
"Jiang Yuzhi, this is the theme content of our creation this time, take a look first."
Section Chief Zhong handed the information he brought to Jiang Si.
For this year's theme murals, the Propaganda Department of the Division created more than ten murals in total.
But I don’t know why, after watching it, everyone always feels that the content is a bit monotonous.
Take last year for example, the theme of their work was "Island Defenders Celebrate a Good Harvest".
The core scene is the vast blue sea, where a mighty destroyer is cutting through the waves.
The bow of the ship stirred up white waves. On the deck, groups of PLA soldiers were lined up in neat rows to salute the motherland and the people.
There were strings of red lanterns hanging from the mast behind him, clouds of smoke blooming in the sky, and a few golden carps on the sea.
This year they also created a similar one, but they changed the theme to "Bidding farewell to the old year by cutting through the waves", and the destroyer was replaced by a frigate.
Then the red lanterns on the mast were replaced with red slogans.
Section Chief Zhong bluntly said: "Overall, I have only one feeling, that is, old wine in old bottles, the same old routine over and over again, without any meaning at all."
During the few hours when Section Chief Zhong was complaining, Jiang Si had already finished reading all the contents of the murals.
Jiang Si wasn't quite sure what things were like in previous years.
She just talked about her personal feelings, and the fact that the content was repetitive was secondary.
The point is that she did not feel any warmth of family happiness in these themes.
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the two people present brightened instantly.
"Jiang Zhizhi, see if there is any way to remedy this situation."
Jiang Si lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then raised her eyes again and said, "I'll give it a try."
At her signal, Huo Tingzhou went back to the room and took out her drawing board and stand.
Since there was no watercolor at home, Jiang Si used colored pencils instead.
After two quick strokes, the paper was divided into three parts. Jiang Si spoke as she painted.
“This time, the mural can adopt a three-part composition of ‘heaven, earth and man’.”
"In the upper part, there are several fighter planes or transport planes flying in the night sky, and a few stars can be dotted beside them to represent the five-pointed star."
"The middle part is the main part of the picture, and the background is the silhouette of rolling mountains and rivers, with a sentry post on the mountain."
"Below the mountains and rivers are the sea and warships. We can add a few tall silhouettes right in front of the outposts and warships."
With just a few strokes, Jiang Si sketched out a rough picture. She emphasized, "Don't add any festive elements here."
Ye Mingfeng was a little confused, "Nothing to add?"
"right."
Jiang Si nodded, "We should focus on the lower part, where there should be thousands of lights shining brightly!"
"A thousand lights shining brightly?"
Jiang Si nodded again, "This mural uses a contrasting method of light and dark, movement and stillness, reality and illusion. This will better fit the theme."
Ye Mingfeng asked hurriedly, "Can you describe the specific scene of the brilliant lights in all the houses?"
Jiang Si thought for a moment, "There are many of them, such as someone busy sweeping snow and pasting window stickers in the yard, pedestrians on the street hurriedly carrying New Year's goods back home, a few children chasing and playing with their biscuits, and a family gathered around the kang table to make dumplings."
“It would be better to add one or two families lying on the windowsill and looking into the distance, so that it can echo the above content.”
Now that she was talking about this, Jiang Si also mentioned the color scheme required for the entire mural.
Ye Mingfeng did not dare to waste even a minute and quickly took a pen to write it all down.
Finally, Jiang Si looked at Huo Tingzhou, "I remember that the Fourth Division seemed to be the only unit that spanned the three arms of the navy, army and air force, right?"
"Yes." Huo Tingzhou answered simply, and his tone was full of indescribable pride.
He is proud to have such a wife.
Jiang Si understood the look in his eyes and said silently, "We both appreciate each other."
She said, "The theme of this mural is called 'Three Armies Guarding the New Year and Protecting Thousands of Families'!"
Having said what needed to be said, Jiang Si withdrew her gaze and looked at the two people sitting there.
"Chief Zhong, Ye Zhizhi, this is an idea I have. You can try it in this direction..."
"No!"
Section Chief Zhong took a look at the sketch drawn by Jiang Si. Even though it only showed a rough outline, he couldn't hide his excitement.
"This painting has the soul of the three armies, the roots of the people, and the heavy responsibility of guarding the country. Nothing could be more suitable than this!"
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