Chapter 168 Xia Zhonggeng: What kind of painting can make Lao Lin so excited?
At school...
The elective class just ended.
Ji Chen said hello to Yun Chuan and the others, then went to the toilet to flush.
Although Ji Chen really wanted to find Bai Lianwan and chat with her, after all, both of them had Band-Aids on their necks today. If he walked together, it would be really obvious that he was trying to cover up his guilt.
So I still have to keep a low profile during the day these two days.
Not long after Ji Chen left, Yun Chuan and his group just arrived in the corridor when the cell phone in his pocket rang.
"Fuck, Master replied to me."
Yun Chuan saw that it was a voice message from his master, murmured something, and clicked play.
When Fan Zhuo and others beside him heard Yun Chuan'an's words, they also came over at the same time.
They were also very curious about what Mr. Lin would think of Ji Chen's painting.
Suddenly, an excited voice came from the phone, "Xiao An, please tell me which ink painting master this is. I really want to meet him and talk to him. If he is interested in selling it, please help me keep it as soon as possible."
When several people heard the voice coming from the phone, the expressions on their faces changed drastically in just a few seconds.
Yin Hao swallowed silently, a rare look of surprise on his face. "Mr. Lin actually gave Old Ji such a high evaluation? And he wants to buy it?"
Zhao Ran was also shocked, and twitched his lips. "And he's so anxious that someone else might buy it. This painting must be worth a lot! At least several thousand!"
Fan Zhuo shook his head, "It should be more than that, at least tens of thousands!"
When Yun Chuan heard what they said, he immediately shook his head and said, "Looking at how excited Master is, I'm afraid... it must be over 100,000!"
"Fuck!"
One hundred thousand is a terrifying number for those who are still studying in college!
However, at this moment, Yun Chuan'an suddenly had an idea in his mind.
The last time he painted an eagle, his master was so angry that his blood pressure soared. Since the old man liked Ji Chen's painting so much, he might as well go with the flow and buy it directly as a gift to him to apologize.
Besides studying and dating, Ji Chen has been working part-time to make money recently. If this painting can be sold for a good price, he will definitely agree.
And Yun Chuan still had some pocket money, if he squeezed it out of his small treasury.
However, Yun Chuan thought it necessary to ask his master about the specific value.
Otherwise, if he gave him 10,000 or 20,000 less, wouldn't that be taking advantage of his good friend?
Thinking of this, Yun Chuan immediately sent a voice message to Mr. Lin.
"Master, to be honest, this was painted by my roommate. How much do you think this painting is worth?"
The people over there were already waiting for Yun Chuan's reply.
So the moment Yun Chuan'an's message popped up, I clicked play.
But when he heard what his little apprentice said, he was stunned on the spot!
The other person turned out to be Xiao An’s roommate?
In Lin Changsheng's imagination, the master who can paint works with such a state of mind must be an old friend of the same age as him.
So the first thought that popped into my mind after hearing Yun Chuan'an's words was, "Now, there is no age limit for attending university?"
When he was confused, Lin Changsheng immediately made a video call to Yun Chuan.
Soon, the video was connected, and what came into view was the face of his extremely dull little apprentice.
Yun Chuan saw Lin Changsheng, grinned, and greeted him enthusiastically, "Master."
Fan Zhuo, Yin Hao and others did not miss the opportunity to see the master's face, and greeted Lin Changsheng politely from the side.
At this moment, Lin Changsheng's heart was completely focused on the roommate that Yun Chuan mentioned. After nodding lightly in response to the greetings of several people, he asked Yun Chuan, "Xiao An, where is your roommate who is a master of ink painting?"
When Yun Chuan heard what his master said, he looked back and saw Ji Chen just finished draining the water and was walking towards him.
"Old Ji, my master wants to meet you."
Yun Chuan strode up to Ji Chen, immediately pointed the camera of his mobile phone at him, and quickly introduced the two to each other.
After hearing Yun Chuan'an's introduction, Ji Chen looked at the old man on the screen and said with a polite smile, "Hello, Mr. Lin."
Lin Changsheng was completely stunned when he saw the young and handsome face on the phone screen.
How could that be?
A young man?!
After being stunned for several seconds, Lin Changsheng finally reacted. He looked at the young man in the camera, who was much younger than Master Xiao Jiang, and asked, "Are you the master who painted the Winter Willow and Sparrow painting?"
He still finds it unbelievable that this young man can actually paint a work with such artistic conception!
Ji Chen smiled modestly when he heard Lin Changsheng's words. "Mr. Lin, I did paint the Winter Willow and Sparrows painting, but I don't dare to call myself a 'master'. I'm just a little more interested in this area."
After Ji Chen finished speaking, Yun Chuan and others on the side twitched wildly at the corners of their mouths.
Is this even human language?
Could something that was drawn with some interest cause such a stir among Mr. Lin?
When Lin Changsheng heard Ji Chen's words, he opened his mouth, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
The young man's mere interest alone produced a painting that made him feel ashamed of himself!
But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The young are to be feared! The young are to be feared!
As a painting fanatic, he was excited and pleased to see such an outstanding young man liking and inheriting Chinese painting.
"Young Master, your work is excellent!" Lin Changsheng praised sincerely, and then said, "I love this work very much and want to buy it as a collection. If you are willing to buy it, I can buy it for 1.1 million. I really like your work!"
In his entire life, Lin Changsheng only asked to buy paintings from two people.
One is Master Xiao Jiang, and the other is this young master now.
Mr. Lin was also afraid that if he didn't say it actively, the painting would be sold to someone else, and he couldn't bear to part with it.
As soon as Lin Changsheng said this, the expressions of the people who were guarding Yun Chuan'an suddenly changed. They were stunned by the price he said.
"Holy crap! Did I hear that right? 1.1 million?"
"What the hell? Is this painting by Old Ji so valuable? He only spent less than ten minutes on it, right? 1.1 million in ten minutes?"
"Although I knew that Lao Ji's painting skills were very good, I didn't expect that he was so good."
As soon as Yun Chuan heard his master speak, he immediately gave up the idea of buying it and giving it to him.
because……
He can't afford it!
God knows this painting is actually worth more than one million!
Even Ji Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard Lin Changsheng's words.
Didn't he just suddenly have a burst of inspiration and paint a picture to participate in the art exhibition to fulfill the task issued by the execution system?
How come a master suddenly appeared and wanted to buy it for 1.1 million?
However, he has already submitted this painting for the competition.
Moreover, painting also requires inspiration.
He didn't have any inspiration at the moment, so he couldn't withdraw the painting he submitted. He still needed to focus on completing the task.
The art exhibition lasts for two days, and he couldn't guarantee that there wouldn't be any unexpected changes in the meantime, so he couldn't agree to it outright.
Although he was somewhat tempted, Ji Chen thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Lin, thank you very much for liking my work so much. However, I am going to use this painting to participate in the campus art exhibition and I don't plan to sell it at the moment."
Yun Chuan and others on the side, as well as Lin Changsheng in the video, were all stunned when they heard Ji Chen's words!
"Fuck! Old Ji, why the hell is he so willful? 1.1 million! Even if you win first place in an art exhibition, you can only get a few thousand, right?"
"I don't want 1.1 million. Give me 100,000 and I can get the painting back right away and sell it right away! Unfortunately... I can't even draw a stick figure!"
"It's really willful. After all, it's a full 1.1 million. If it were me, I probably wouldn't be able to refuse."
Yun Chuan'an also looked at Ji Chen in surprise. It was obvious that this guy was working hard to earn extra money, but when faced with the 1.1 million, he didn't agree immediately?
Is that art exhibition that important?!
After a brief moment of shock, although Lin Changsheng felt a little regretful, there was a bit more approval in his eyes when he looked at Ji Chen!
Because he was using it to participate in the competition, even if faced with the temptation of 1.1 million, he would never go back on his word just for the sake of immediate benefits.
To have such qualities at this age is truly admirable!
"Young Master, you are truly impressive! But it doesn't matter. I am willing to wait. As long as you want to sell your painting after the exhibition, I will definitely take it. I also want to find an opportunity to communicate with you."
Such excellent quality and such outstanding work are worth waiting for.
When Ji Chen heard what Elder Lin said, he smiled and said, "Okay, if I want to make a move, I will definitely contact Elder Lin as soon as possible. When I am free, I will definitely visit him."
Elder Lin listened to Ji Chen's words, smiled sincerely, and said, "Then it's settled!"
"good."
…
After the two of them finished talking, Mr. Lin said a few more words to Yun Chuan'an, and then the video ended.
As soon as the video ended, Ji Chen was surrounded by several people.
"Fuck! Old Ji, what's wrong with you? 1.1 million! What art exhibition are you still thinking about?"
"Yeah, if Mr. Lin doesn't want it in a couple of days, your 1.1 million will be gone."
…
When Ji Chen heard what they said, he smiled and said to them, "This is not important. The important thing is that we have to hurry to the cafeteria to eat!"
When they looked at Ji Chen's figure, they instantly felt that he was so tall and... willful!
"Old Ji, wait for me!"
"Oh, let's eat! Let's eat!"
…
Compared with completing the system's tasks, these 1.1 million are actually at the back of the list.
Obviously, a teacher's blessing skill can bring him more benefits.
…
After Lin Changsheng and Yun Chuan finished their video chat, they opened a five-person group chat on WeChat, the "Old Friends Reminiscing Group", and started chatting.
Lin Changsheng: "Old Wang, Old Xia, Old Zhou, Old Sun, I found a very good work of art today. Maybe when we go to Old Xia's house to get together in a few days, I can bring it over for you to appreciate."
Wang Zhirong: "Another painting? Not interested."
Sun Xiangxing: "It must be a painting. It can't be another painting by Master Xiao Jiang. If it is Master Xiao Jiang's, I would like to take a look."
Zhou Xianlin: "Last time I saw Lao Lin's treasure, it belonged to Master Xiao Jiang. This time it must be the same. If you take it over, aren't you afraid that Lao Xia will snatch it away from you?"
Xia Zhonggeng: "We're old friends, how can that be called robbing? But if it really belongs to Master Xiao Jiang, Old Lin, please give me one. I really like his paintings."
Lin Changsheng: "It's not Master Xiao Jiang's, but I can't bear to give this one to you. The level can be said to be comparable to Master Xiao Jiang's, and the artistic conception is also different, but I like them both very much, so I can take the rest of my collection, but don't even think about this one, Old Xia."
Xia Zhonggeng: "Then you are not welcome. Don't come. Just deliver the painting. I will return it to you after you appreciate it."
Zhou Xianlin: "Hahaha, good job, Old Xia!"
Sun Xiangxing: "That's right, just draw it, Lao Lin, you don't need to come."
Wang Zhirong: "Why don't you just forget about Huahe and the others coming? Old Xia, why don't you call your little apprentice over and let's play a few games of chess."
Lin Changsheng: "This, this, this..."
Xia Zhonggeng: "Okay, Lao Wang, I'll call him when the time comes, but you have to bring Lao Lin's paintings. I'm really curious. There are actually ink paintings that are on par with Master Xiao Jiang's. Why don't you bring them over now?"
Lin Changsheng: "Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't got the painting yet. I'll definitely bring it over for you to enjoy once I get it."
Zhou Xianlin: "Is it that Lao Lin is already showing off this painting before he even gets it?"
Sun Xiangxing: "Look at how much Old Lin likes it. If it falls into the hands of someone else, wouldn't he be sad for a while?"
Lin Changsheng: "Nonsense! I've already made arrangements with them. If they want to sell it, they'll consider me first. It won't fall into the hands of anyone else!"
Xia Zhonggeng: "I'm getting more and more curious. What kind of painting could make Lao Lin so motivated? It's so rare."
…
Although Xia Zhonggeng is a chess fanatic, he is also quite fond of traditional Chinese paintings and other national treasures, and there are many paintings by famous artists in his study.
During festivals, children and grandchildren not only give health care products as gifts, but more often they give calligraphy and paintings.
So when Lin Changsheng said this today, he couldn't help but feel itchy.
He also wanted to see what kind of painting it was that could make Lao Lin, an old painting fanatic, so excited.
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