Chen Ke knew that Gong Xiqiao was good at calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting, and had participated in various competitions, but he really did not expect Gong Xiqiao to reach the height of representing the country in the exhibition.
It's not that he looks down on Gong Xiqiao, on the contrary, in his eyes, Gong Xiqiao is a very capable young man, but Huaguo is a country that pays great attention to safety, tradition and seniority. Usually, this kind of international activity that represents the face of the country has always been With all the famous artists as representatives, how old is Gong Xiqiao this year
"Did you really invite you to be the representative this time?" Chen Ke asked again with some uncertainty.
Gong Xiqiao nodded: "I heard that there are more than 20 national representative teams participating in this exhibition," he explained with a smile when he saw Chen Ke's stunned look, "I heard that some countries will send domestic young talents. Artists participate in the exhibition, so I have the honor to represent the young people in China to go abroad.”
Chen Ke suddenly understood that Huaguo is a well-known country in the world. It has no shortage of human, material and financial resources. It is also an ancient country with thousands of years of cultural heritage. If other countries have young representatives, they have only Huaguo. Older representatives make other countries feel that Huaguo has no successor.
But even so, Chen Ke still thinks Gong Xiqiao is very tall!
What kind of skill does it take to have such an honor? !
Not to mention that you don't arrange work for a month, it doesn't matter if you don't work for half a year, this is a grand event that even the leaders of the country may pay attention to!
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen your work yet," Chen Ke coughed dryly, not counting the few words he wrote while filming in the crew, "I wonder if I'll have a chance to watch your masterpiece."
No wonder Chen Ke became so cautious, because he suddenly knew that the artist he brought was someone who could represent the country, so he automatically added soft light and PS effects to Gong Xiqiao. Now Gong Xiqiao is in his eyes, almost even. The soles of the feet are glowing.
"There will be leaders participating in this event. For security reasons, we cannot disclose the specific arrangements of the itinerary, so apart from my family, only you know." Gong Xiqiao stood up, "There seem to be some of my paintings and calligraphy in the study. Don't go look."
"Why don't you look." Chen Ke smiled when he heard the words, and heard the unfinished meaning of Gong Xiqiao's words. He told himself about this out of trust, but he did not allow the economic company to use it to make hype.
Although this matter is a great honor, it is related to the country's face. Even if Sen He knew about this matter, he would not have the guts to hype it up, and only cooperated fully.
The two came to the study on the second floor. This was the first time Chen Ke had entered Gong Xiqiao's study. Gong Xiqiao's study is much larger than he imagined. Various books are placed on the antique bookshelves in different categories. From the cover, there are traces of flipping, not for the sake of appearance.
The wall is refreshing and refreshing. There is only an ink painting of dragonflies and koi floating on water. At first glance, the dragonflies and koi seem to be living creatures, which makes people want to hold their breath for a moment, so as not to be shocked away. they.
"It's almost all of my works," Gong Xiqiao pointed to the floor-standing painting tube in the corner, which contained all the scrolls with volume numbers. "If you like it, you can choose one to go back."
Chen Ke: …
Putting it so casually, I always feel that it is not too valuable.
But when he opened a scroll, he was stunned. Although he doesn't know how to paint, this painting shows him beautiful at first glance, and the characters in the painting are alive at second glance.
In the painting, the girl in Chinese clothes stretched out her hands and chased a butterfly, stepping on the scattered petals under her feet. She was so naive that he couldn't help but want to laugh along, and even wondered if the child had finally caught up with the butterfly.
In the end, Chen Ke took two paintings back. He still doesn't know that Gong Xiqiao's traditional figure paintings are very popular. Unfortunately, there are very few of his works on the market, and his "Ladies Dressing" is at the auction. , and even sold for a seven-figure price.
In addition, because the signature of this "Ladies Dressing Picture" is called Gong Qiao Ke, collectors only thought it was a work by everyone in their spare time, and would never think that the author of this painting was a young man.
Originally, such a work whose author is unknown is not so popular, because some collectors do not like art at all, but just show off the works of famous artists. It just so happened that this painting was praised by several people in China, and even some historians said that the author of this painting must have a good understanding of ancient costumes and utensils, because the dressing table in the painting, the women's costumes, even including Bronze mirrors were all highly regarded by noble women in the early days of the Tianjin Dynasty.
There is also an inscribed verse in the painting, a verse describing the innocence of the boudoir's daughter. The writing is excellent, comparable to calligraphy masters.
However, several people in the painting and calligraphy circle do not admit that this painting is their own. A few of them know about it, but they do not mention it. Therefore, this painting has been hyped up again and again. In less than a year, its worth has increased by a few. zero.
This time Gong Xiqiao was invited because of this painting. In this Huaguo delegation, Dexia is the most famous person in the Huaguo calligraphy and painting circles. After he saw Gong Xiqiao's calligraphy in a calligraphy competition, he immediately recognized the handwriting with the "Lady's Dressing Picture". "The inscription poem on the painting is very similar. After some inquiries, it was finally determined that Gong Xiqiao was the author behind the painting.
Although he was surprised by Gong Xiqiao's youth, when he saw Gong Xiqiao's other works, he felt a little sigh of relief. Fortunately, he is a person who values talent very much. He is not jealous because Gong Xiqiao is so talented at a young age, but highly respects him.
So later, he often exchanged calligraphy experience with Gong Xiqiao, and they both benefited a lot.
This time Gongxiqiao was able to represent the country to participate in the exhibition because of his strong recommendation. There were originally many people who opposed it, but when he put out Gongxiqiao's works, he said that Gongqiaoke was the queen of Gongxiqiao. , those who opposed it also shut up.
Although some of them are several times older than Gong Xiqiao, the price of their works is not as good as Gong Xiqiao.
Gong Xiqiao didn't know that there were so many stories behind him as one of the representatives. After he spent two days shooting the public service advertisement arranged by the national station, he squatted at home and drew a picture according to this international art exchange meeting. Works, and selected two previous works as the representative works of this exhibition.
Gong Xixiong and Qiao Lanfen were so excited that they couldn't sleep because of this incident. Gong Xiqiao followed the delegation on the plane to go abroad. They booked the air tickets on the back and went with the admission tickets.
The exchange meeting was very grand, and the official media of various countries paid great attention to it. On the day the delegation left the country, the National Channel News Network reported the matter.
But for the public, they only pay attention to the external evaluation of this exchange meeting. As for who the old men and women in the delegation are, they don't care at all.
And when the news was reported on the news network that night, there was not even a minute of time. The audience in front of the TV only saw the camera swept over a dozen people, and only the national logo on their jackets came a big close-up. .
"A total of more than 20 countries participated in this international cultural exchange meeting. I heard that there is a talented painter in the country of boots who is a beautiful boy. He also participated in this exchange meeting, and there are pictures and facts." Some netizens posted this The photo of the talented painter, the blond young man immediately attracted countless female netizens, and some even said that he was as beautiful as an angel.
"Although it is expected that our flower country delegation is not as good as the boot country, we still hope that our artists can show our country's prestige. After all, our family has a history of thousands of years."
For lovely netizens, beautiful young people can be used to lick the screen, but in terms of right and wrong, they still prefer their own country's long face, and a dozen beautiful teenagers can't make them change their original intentions.
The netizens of their flower country are so cool and principled.
This exchange conference was held in the capital of the country of boots. Because of the ten-hour flight, these elderly artists were a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, the hotel arranged by the organizer was very comfortable and not too far from the airport. .
Gong Xiqiao has been an artist for more than a year, and has often come and gone by plane. In addition, he is young. When he got off the plane, he was still in high spirits.
The reception staff of the organizer saw that there was actually a young man among the representatives of Huafang, and his appearance was very outstanding, and secretly compared Gong Xiqiao with the talented painters of his own country.
After the officials of Hua Fang and the reception officials of Boots Country shook hands and took friendly photos in front of the media, they all went to the hotel together.
The official friendly reception of the Boots Country gave Huaguo a lot of face. The Huaguo officials and the Huaguo media were very satisfied. In the domestic news content, they also praised the Boots National University very kindly.
After everyone rested in the hotel for one night, they gathered everyone together for a small meeting. The surface content of the conference is to spread culture, promote international exchanges, and deepen mutual understanding.
The secret meaning is probably that everyone should not be cowardly, show their talents as much as possible, and it is best to show off the faces of delegations from other countries.
In a cordial, peaceful and friendly atmosphere of the meeting, Minister Liu, the official in charge of the delegation, politely put forward that they hope to appreciate the works of the artists in advance, and they will keep these works, and then arrange the staff to hang these works in the exhibition hall.
In fact, they are worried that these high-level artists will come up with some works that are not suitable for communication. They have seen it in advance and can avoid some unnecessary disputes.
Gong Xiqiao and other calligraphers and painters also knew it well, but they all understood the dilemma of Minister Liu, so after handing over their works very cooperatively, they went downstairs to the restaurant to enjoy the food together.
This time, in order to cater for the tastes of the delegations from various countries, the Boots Country not only prepared rich domestic delicacies, but also made famous dishes from other countries and provided them to all the delegates in the form of self-service.
As a flower country with a long history of eating culture, a group of national Taiwan reporters sent by the flower country took pictures of these dishes very seriously, and also interviewed the representatives of the flower country for their views on food. You must know that in this international exchange meeting, they will go back to make two episodes of discipline films. Of course, such an important dietary link cannot be missed.
Gong Xiqiao, who has the dual status of a popular artist and a talented artist, became the focus of the interview. In fact, when the reporter found Gong Xiqiao's figure in the delegation, they were also shocked. Fortunately, they had seen a lot of strong winds and waves, and they had to hold back, and then secretly rejoiced in their hearts. After this documentary was broadcast, the ratings will definitely be disdainful of the crowd. .
"The Chinese national dishes made here taste very good, and their local specialties are also very delicious," Gong Xiqiao picked up a pair of unused chopsticks from the plate, picked up the dish in the corner that had never been touched, and smiled at him. The cameraman handed it over, "You can try it too."
The cameraman looked at the food handed to his mouth, and was dazzled by Gong Xiqiao's smile. He dizzily ate the chopsticks dish. The female reporter next to him looked at him sourly, why did the handsome guy feed him? Not her, but the unbeautiful cameraman
Old Xia, who was sitting next to Gong Xiqiao, smiled when he saw this. Young people just love to play, and they can get ahead with their talents, but they have to go to make a movie. He really can't understand the young people nowadays.
After the camera moved away, Elder Xia said with some regret: "Xiao Qiao, your work is so aura, why don't you do art well, but go to film?"
"Calligraphy and painting are my hobbies, and acting is my job." Gong Xiqiao poured half a glass of milk for the old man with a smile and took away the watermelon juice in front of him. "Your blood sugar is too high, so you can't drink these."
Old Xia stared, but he knew that Gong Xiqiao was doing it for his own good, so he could only take a sip of milk in disgust, and was about to speak when a group of people came in.
Seeing the national emblem on the pedestrian's jacket, the smile on Old Xia's face faded a little, and he said with some emotion: "If our own culture is not well guarded, there is a chance that in the future, others will shamelessly snatch it away."
Gong Xiqiao looked back at the group of people, knowing that the old man values cultural heritage very much, and persuaded with a smile: "The villain steals other people's things, so he thinks it is his own. Even if he is shameless, other people still have eyes, Old Xia, why should you affect your mood for this kind of thing?"
Xia Lao smiled reluctantly: "You are right, it will only get better in the future." He was actually selfish in recommending Gong Xiqiao this time.
Gong Xiqiao is now a popular star, I heard that there are still many fans, and won the award some time ago. When young people in China know that Gong Xiqiao is also one of the representatives of Liu Hui this time, it will definitely attract more people's attention to traditional calligraphy and painting, and even become interested in it.
Xia Lao had this idea, and the official Huaguo also had this level of consideration, so he finally invited Gong Xiqiao boldly.
Therefore, Mr. Xia has a very complicated mood about Gong Xiqiao's entry into the entertainment industry. He wants to use Gong Xiqiao's identity to promote traditional calligraphy and painting culture, but he is worried that certain habits in the entertainment industry will affect the young Gong Xiqiao. You know, among so many juniors, the one he admires most is Gong Xiqiao.
At about 3:00 pm, the representative works of various countries have been hung in the exhibition hall. Because there are important people from all walks of life from various countries to visit, the exhibition hall is still in the stage of secretly arranging security personnel.
At this time, the media of various countries are also busy interviewing representatives of other countries, and they praise each other in an all-round way without asking for money.
As the youngest and most handsome representative of the Huaguo delegation, Gongxiqiao is particularly popular with the media of other countries. In this world, no matter what the circle is, people with good looks have always been treated with special preference.
Huafang Translator watched Gong Xiqiao answer questions from other media in fluent international language, and felt that his translation was worthless.
Now it is a reporter from Sang Guo who is interviewing Gong Xiqiao. Although the two countries are both yellow people and can be regarded as neighboring countries, the relationship between the two countries has always been relatively delicate due to old grudges in the past.
But no matter how many old grudges, after the female reporter Sang Guo saw Gong Xiqiao's appearance, her tone instantly became much more friendly. Because most of the young people in this country have a problem, that is, good looks means justice.
"Has Mr. Gongxi ever thought about going to Sangguo to participate in cultural exchange?"
Hua Fang's translation is in his heart: You don't even know what other people's works are, so you are waiting for them to go to your country
Gong Xiqiao showed an extremely perfect smile: "If there is a chance, maybe my works will appear in Mulberry Island at the end of this year."
For example, "The Great Hero".
When the female reporter heard this, a happy smile appeared on her face: "That's great, there will definitely be many people in our country looking forward to your work."
"Thank you." As an investor in "The Great Hero", Gong Xiqiao felt that he did not forget to publicize at this time, and he was really dedicated.
Poor reporter, I still don't know that Gong Xiqiao is talking about movies, not painting and calligraphy.
At 5:30 p.m., invited dignitaries from all walks of life gradually arrived, and the originally empty exhibition hall suddenly became lively. The reporters from the National Channel who followed the film paid attention to the expressions of foreign visitors throughout the whole process, and did not let go of any of their expressions of admiration.
But soon they found that there were too many close-ups to take.
There are 36 works in the Huaguo exhibition area, including calligraphy works and paintings, each of which is a work of high collection value in China. But for many foreign friends who are not particularly familiar with the culture of Huaguo, what attracts them the most is a painting called "Palace Banquet".
This picture of a palace banquet is 3.5 meters long and 1.8 meters wide, depicting a luxurious palace banquet scene. The expressions of everyone in this painting are vivid and the costumes are exquisite. The dancing girl on the lotus platform is even more graceful, as if she is a fairy about to ride the wind away.
The men and women watching the banquet were all graceful and smiling, and the wine cups on the table were even more exquisite, making the viewers unable to help but imagine how wonderful it would be to be in such a grand scene.
A historian of Huaguo who was invited to see the painting was so excited that his hands trembled.
What "Palace Banquet" did this painter take, it should be called "Tianjin Palace Banquet"! !
At this moment, the elderly historian almost cried out in his heart.
The Tianjin Dynasty is a very grand event in the history of Huaguo. Although this dynasty only lasted for more than 200 years and then changed the dynasty, how heroic the founding emperor of Tianjin was and how talented his advisers were, is what historians know. widely accepted.
It's a pity that the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, and after the Yuan Emperor ascended the throne, the counselors and generals who followed him to fight the world died, scattered, and prisoners. There are not many people who can get a good death.
Many documents have described the characteristics of these capable people and different scholars. Isn't the people in this picture the same talented people who have lived through the ages
According to the order of the people in the painting, as well as the subtle differences in the official uniforms on their bodies, the historian can be sure that this is definitely a group painting of the Tianjin Kaiguo Banquet.
No, the second table on the right is empty, which one is not there? ! Historians opened their eyes wide and began to recite in their minds a list of celebrities from the beginning of the Jin Dynasty.
Xi Qing was not very interested in the so-called artistic exchange, but this time it was an official invitation, so he had to appear in the exhibition hall with several other representatives of aristocratic families.
As a member of the entourage, Gou Tesuke also came to join in the fun. As a layman who does not understand art, he first cared about the works of his own country, so he took the official instruction manual and directly found the flower country exhibition area. .
But why are there so many people around the Huaguo exhibition area, and there are also a group of media staff carrying cameras moving forward
What kind of amazing work has appeared that caused such a big sensation
He looked back at the expressionless boss, hesitating whether he wanted to squeeze in and watch the excitement.