Bai Qianmo fell silent, her mind racing through these kinds of scenarios.
"I found it in my grandfather's study; I thought it looked nice, so I took it and used it..."
After much deliberation, this was the only reason that could temporarily get me through.
"What a waste of talent..." Old Tang clutched his chest, his face contorted with the pain of bleeding.
Both Mr. Gu and Mr. Qin are renowned collectors, especially knowledgeable about famous paintings.
Old Qin stepped forward and took the scroll. The Gu family immediately brought over a small table. Old Qin carefully used a paperweight to flatten the scroll and examined it closely.
The painting is a picture of "Clouds, Rain, Mountains and Rivers", with rivers flowing, solitary peaks and dangerous paths, and dark clouds covering the sky. A red sun is hiding in the clouds, like a shy girl's face, half-hidden and half-revealed.
The painting has a very strong artistic conception and momentum, as if a heavy rain is about to fall at any moment, and you can feel the thunder rumbling in the clouds.
Master Qin praised, "The technique is like a dragon entering the sea, with a magnificent momentum. The brushstrokes are refined and completed in one go. It is a masterpiece."
"Judging from the artistic conception and skill, someone who can integrate 'painting' and 'meaning' so seamlessly must be quite old," Grandpa Gu exclaimed.
Bai Qianmo: "..."
She's still young, really!
After admiring the painting for a while, Old Qin turned to Old Tang and asked, "This scroll has no signature. Do you know who painted it?"
Old Tang's face was filled with barely suppressed joy.
"Although it is unsigned, this painting has that painter's unique style. It can be said that no one else in the world can paint this effect."
Upon hearing Mr. Tang's high praise for painters, several elderly gentlemen who also studied painting stepped forward to observe.
"Mr. Tang, although the skill of this painting is indeed remarkable, we have not found anything special about it after careful examination."
Old Tang chuckled and said to the Gu family, "Go and turn off all the lights here."
The Gu family members looked puzzled. Gu Jueye glanced at Old Tang and waved to the Gu family members.
The Gu family members then immediately obeyed and left.
Old Tang smiled and glanced at Gu Jueye, then said to Old Gu beside him, "Your grandson has quite the flair you had back then. It really proves the saying, 'Like father, like son.'"
Grandpa Gu smiled but didn't say anything.
Gu Zhizhou, who was standing to the side, glanced at his son and laughed, "Is this 'like father, like son' a compliment to me?"
Old Tang's withered lips trembled, and he gave an awkward chuckle: "You're not bad either..."
Gu Zhizhou was about to say something modest when Old Tang quickly added, "He has a fine son."
Gu Zhizhou: "..."
So, is it because I'm good at things, or because I have good family genes?
He gave a helpless, bitter laugh.
At that moment, with a "snap," all the overhead lights in the banquet hall went out.
Old Tang had two members of the Gu family hold up the painting, and he used his special flashlight to shine the high beam on the back of the painting.
In an instant
Before everyone's eyes, a torrential downpour began to fall rapidly on the original "Clouds, Rain, Mountains and Rivers" painting. A fishing boat appeared on the previously turbulent river, with a fisherman wearing a straw hat standing at the bow, rowing vigorously. The fishing boat floated on the turbulent river like a fallen leaf.
It seems that the slightest mistake could lead to the destruction of the ship and the loss of life.
The entire painting seemed to come alive instantly, transforming into a real scene.
"this……"
"How did they do that? Has this painting come to life?"
"My God, I feel like that fishing boat on the river is drifting towards us, and it looks like it's about to burst out of the water at any moment."
"It's so eerie, it's even more shocking than watching a 3D movie."
As the painting stunned everyone, Gu Jueye crept up to Bai Qianmo's side in the darkness.
He lowered his voice and leaned close to Bai Qianmo's ear.
"I didn't expect you to prepare such a big surprise for my birthday, I'm so happy."
A warm breeze brushed against her earlobe, and Bai Qianmo's body tensed slightly.
Although she couldn't see the other person's expression clearly, she could feel a pair of burning eyes staring at her.
Bai Qianmo felt ashamed. Actually, she just thought the packaging paper sold outside was too tacky, so she drew one on a whim.
I never expected it to cause such a big commotion...
It was her fault!
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