Everyone present looked over in the direction of the sound.
Then I saw an elegant and handsome middle-aged man walking towards me with a lady of outstanding temperament.
The lady was well-maintained and looked no more than forty years old.
Although there are traces of time on her face, her overall elegant temperament can cover up the years on her face.
Some girls present thought that it would be great if they could have such temperament when they reach middle age.
She looks just like the man next to her, elegant and cultured.
I heard Tan Jinyi call out "Teacher".
Everyone started to guess who was coming.
Tan Jinyi pulled Tan Mo forward and asked, "Teacher, Master's wife, why are you here?"
"This is your first official exhibition. Although it can't be considered a solo exhibition, it is the official debut of your paintings. How can we not come?"
Everyone from the Tan family also came over.
It was close to begin with, just a few steps away.
"Mr. He, Mrs. He." Tan Wenci called out.
After Tan Jinqi and several others followed suit, they shouted the same.
Calling him Mr. He is not a courtesy.
Previously, because they wanted to talk about everything, they created a group and were all in the same group.
Although we don't meet often, we often chat in the group.
So it's very familiar.
Of course, there's no need to be polite.
The word "sir" here naturally means teacher.
He Haoyan and Mrs. He greeted the Tan family one by one.
"I just heard, who said your paintings are just average?" He Haoyan asked.
"It's these five teachers," Tan Jinyi said. "They said my painting was just average. I was just asking what went wrong. I want to work harder to improve."
Tan Jinyi smiled and said, "I know I'm still young. Although I've been painting since I was a child, I still have many shortcomings. Although artistic aesthetics are very subjective and personal, at my age, when my paintings are released to the public for the first time, some people will definitely think they are good and some will not. This is normal. I just want to know what is wrong."
"I also want to know if this poor performance is truly due to my poor painting skills, or if it's just a matter of personal taste." Tan Jinyi said seriously, "Teachers, please enlighten me. Regardless, as a junior, I will humbly accept any advice."
Those five people still can't tell what's so special about them.
It’s because they really don’t see what’s so special about it.
I just said it casually.
Who knew that even after talking so much, he would still not give in.
He Haoyan also smiled warmly and said to the five people, "Are you also painters? Or famous appraisers?"
"Puchi!" I don't know who in the crowd laughed first.
Then, someone laughed and said, "Didn't these five people say they were from the Calligraphy and Painting Association? They're famous painters. One has held exhibitions, one has published many books, one has taught many students, blah blah blah, and yet the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association doesn't even recognize them."
"Hahahahaha!" Someone laughed unabashedly, "Are you bragging?"
"Maybe," someone said, "otherwise, even though Tan Jinyi was so sincere in asking for advice, they wouldn't tell him. They're either being too proud of what they have, or just bragging."
"Oh, the former, they cherish their own knowledge. That's bad. They criticize young people on the one hand, but don't teach them anything on the other. If they can't learn, they'll be scolded again. Over time, the young people's confidence will be shattered and they'll never recover. That's the small part. To put it more broadly, they cherish their own knowledge and hide their skills when teaching students. Students learn their methods, and then they hide their skills again when teaching them. Gradually, they learn less and less, and learn less and less. What can they learn in the future?"
"As for the latter, if it's just bragging, then that's stupid. Bragging in this kind of situation, just to embarrass others, I don't know what they're thinking."
These words were clearly heard by the five people.
"Although the current painting is perfect, it still has some shortcomings." A voice sounded again.
"Uncle Master!" Tan Jinyi exclaimed in surprise.
Uncle Master?
The hearts of everyone present trembled.
Someone who can make Tan Jinyi call him uncle.
Could it be the legendary Dong Yanzhen?
Not to mention the whole world, just talking about China, who doesn’t know Dong Yanzhen, the pride of China?
However, there are very few people who have actually seen Dong Yanzhen.
Even among those who have bought Dong Yanzhen's paintings, not many have actually seen Dong Yanzhen in person.
Will they be lucky enough to see Dong Yanzhen in person?
Everyone looked over.
Then a man who looked much younger than He Haoyan, probably less than 40 years old, walked over in casual clothes with a smile on his face.
He Haoyan gives people the impression of being gentle.
And Dong Yanzhen is actually much more lively than everyone imagined.
I can’t describe her as lively, but she is quite cheerful anyway.
He had a smile on his face, not like what they imagined an artist to look like.
He Haoyan is more in line with their imagination of what an artist should be.
"But my senior brother and I allowed him to hang it up because we felt that with his current level, his paintings would definitely be worthy of the audience and could withstand appraisal," said Dong Yanzhen.
The attitudes of Dong Yanzhen and He Haoyan confirmed what Tan Mo had said before.
Since he has said everything and dared to post it publicly for people to see, he has passed the test of He Haoyan and Dong Yanzhen.
Since the two masters think that Tan Jinyi is qualified, are the five of you more capable than them?
Are you saying you are not convinced?
Didn’t you also use seniority to pressure others before?
Now that He Haoyan and Dong Yan are really suppressing him, what is there to be dissatisfied about?
He Haoyan listened to the discussion and explained with a smile, "The Calligraphy and Painting Association has many members. Even as the president, I can't necessarily remember all of them by name. So just because I don't know them doesn't mean they aren't members of the association. On the contrary, it's me, as the president, who can't remember all the members. I'm really ashamed."
Everyone sighed.
"Look, this is the character of a respected artist."
"Mr. He has achieved such great success, yet he is still so humble and polite."
"Unlike some people, whose abilities may not be that great, but who think highly of themselves."
"It seems that the five of you can't tell what's wrong?" Mrs. He raised her eyebrows.
She is an elegant lady, but she is also a protective teacher.
In the past, when Dong Yanzhen had just become a disciple.
Usually, He Haoyan takes care of Dong Yanzhen more.
Ho Ho-yan and Mrs. Ho feel like they are raising their child single-handedly.
So after Dong Yanzhen became famous, He Haoyan stopped accepting disciples.
To him, Dong Yanzhen is both like a junior brother and a disciple.
Until later, he accepted Tan Jinyi as his disciple.
Tan Jinyi became He Haoyan's only formal student.
It made He Haoyan and Mrs. He feel like they were raising Dong Yan again.
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