Le Baiyi said calmly: "Just pretending to be presentable! Even if he has some background, I'm afraid he is average in painting. However, he is young and energetic, and wants to show his face deliberately in order to be jealous. He will know that he will be embarrassed if he loses later. The situation is now clear.”
Professor Hu smiled and said, "You really don't think much of him at all?"
Le Baiyi sneered: "I'm optimistic about him? What qualifications does he have for me to be optimistic about? If he can really beat Zhu Xiang, I will agree to sell him the winter fluorite and broken star stone! No... give it to him without taking a penny. .”
Professor Hu smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Le, don't act out of your own will."
Le Baiyi sneered and said: "Old Hu, you know my character. I have always been a stickler. If he really beats Zhu Xiang, I will immediately return to Shanghai and take the two ores and give them to him."
Bai Yu and the ten judges who were proficient in calligraphy and painting also shook their heads when they saw Tang Xiu painting quickly, thinking that Tang Xiu was just making things up and had no real talent.
In their hearts, the balance of victory has tilted towards Zhu Xiang. Among them were Bai Yu, who was very disgusted with Zhu Xiang, and several other painting masters.
Fifteen minutes later.
Tang Xiu put away his brush, blew lightly on the landscape painting, then took out a piece of white paper and laid it flat on the scroll.
"I'm ready!"
Tang Xiu looked around, and his eyes finally landed on Bai Yu's face.
Bai Yu nodded and said: "The time has not come yet, wait for Zhu Xiang."
"good!"
Tang Xiu agreed and stood in front of the table waiting quietly.
After nearly thirty minutes, Zhu Xiang finally painted the landscape painting he wanted to paint. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, a satisfied smile appeared on his handsome face, and he said loudly: "I have finished the painting, and this painting can definitely be called my most satisfying one."
Bai Yu nodded and asked: "Two of you, who of you will show the calligraphy and painting to everyone first?"
Zhu Xiang said arrogantly: "I'd better show my calligraphy and painting to everyone first! After reading it later, I will make you feel that reading calligraphy and painting is the same as eating. After eating the good food and then eating the bad food, it will be absolutely boring. .”
Bai Yu asked: "Mr. Tang, what do you think?"
"casual!"
Tang Xiu said calmly.
Bai Yu nodded, led the ten judges to the middle position, gathered around the table where Zhu Xiang was painting, and began to look at the painting that Zhu Xiang had just painted.
"Good foundation, clear lines and distinct textures. Green mountains and green water, flowing waterfalls, and birds standing on the branches. The most satisfying thing is that in the pool at the foot of the mountain, beautiful lotus flowers are blooming. Look at them. Painting can make people imagine the beautiful scenery in this landscape painting."
"Not bad! You can see the color combination, delicate and warm, and the tones are particularly bright. The birds on the branch, with their mouths open, seem to be singing folk songs. I have seen many paintings, and they are not better than this one. More. If I were asked to rate it, I would give it at least eighty points."
"The sense of elegance. This painting actually gives me an elegant feeling. It's really good. I give it eighty-one points."
"Eighty points!"
“…”
As the judges commented, Bai Yu's eyes showed a complicated look. Although Zhu Xiang's character and personality are very poor, his painting skills are indeed great. There are many calligraphy and paintings in her Lotus Building, but there are definitely no more than ten paintings better than this one.
this moment!
She couldn't help but secretly worry about Tang Xiu.
Bai Yu sighed secretly in her heart, looked at Zhu Xiang and said, "Take your painting and let everyone take a look! After everyone has finished reading it, and after Tang Xiu's words are finished, I will judge the winner for you."
"good!"
Zhu Xiang picked up his painting and walked slowly in front of the crowd. It took him several minutes before he returned to the table, put the landscape painting he had painted on the table, looked at Tang Xiu and sneered: "Ugly A daughter-in-law must meet her parents-in-law. My painting has been shown to everyone, now it’s time to see yours. Of course, if you really feel that there is no chance of winning, I am willing to save some face for you. You can just admit defeat now without asking us Let’s look at your painting.”
Tang Xiu shook his head and smiled: "I really don't know where you get your confidence. Zhu Xiang, right? Don't you understand the truth?"
Zhu Xiang raised his eyebrows and sneered: "What's the point?"
Tang Xiu said: "Stand high and fall hard. You are shouting with joy now, but if you lose later, the level of embarrassment will be even higher!"
Zhu Xiang said disdainfully: "It's just you? Do you want to win against me? Go ahead and dream of your dreams! Stop talking nonsense and take out your calligraphy and painting for everyone to see!"
Tang Xiu took a step back and made a "please" gesture to Bai Yu.
Bai Yu came to the table in front of Tang Xiu and gently took away the white paper covering the landscape painting. When her eyes fell on the calligraphy and painting, her eyes condensed and her wrist trembled. Immediately, her pupils suddenly shrank, and an incredible light burst out from her eyes.
"This painting..."
now!
No one could understand Bai Yu's shock. Her eyes were fixed on the landscape painting on the table, and her heart was beating a few beats faster than usual.
When the ten judges saw Bai Yu's appearance, they all showed puzzled expressions. When they came to the table, when they saw the calligraphy and painting on the table clearly, they immediately showed the same expression as Bai Yu.
Dead silence!
The whole scene was extremely quiet. Even if a pin dropped on the ground, everyone would probably hear the sound. However, the ten judges and Bai Yu were all trembling with disbelief in their eyes.
"what happened?"
Finally, a middle-aged man from the crowd waiting outside asked loudly.
A moment!
The ten judges and Bai Yu's bodies trembled sharply, but they also woke up from their sluggishness. The eleven people turned their heads in unison and looked angrily at the man who spoke.
The middle-aged man looked confused and raised his hand to scratch the back of his head. He didn't understand why he offended the ten judges and Bai Yu. Why did they all look at him with angry expressions
Bai Yu took a deep breath, looked at Tang Xiu with complex eyes and said, "I didn't expect, I never dreamed that I would see such a landscape painting in my life! I want to say, this is not a shock, this is a fright. Tang Xiu, I’m scared by you.”
One of the ten judges also said with a bitter look: "I was scared too! I really can't believe that someone in this world can paint such a landscape painting."
Zhu Xiang was a little confused by Bai Yu and the ten judges. He didn't even hear whether Tang Xiu's painting was good or bad. After hesitating for a moment, he said loudly: "Manager Bai, and the ten judges, are the paintings painted by that boy terrible? If so, tell everyone loudly and let him be embarrassed!"
"Shut up!"
one of the judges shouted angrily.
"Well… "
Zhu Xiang's face was blank, and a bad premonition suddenly arose in his heart.
Bai Yu looked deeply at Tang Xiu and asked, "Mr. Tang, can you let me show this painting of yours to everyone?"
Tang Xiu nodded and said, "Thank you!"
Bai Yu nodded, carefully picked up the landscape painting Tang Xiu painted, and walked slowly step by step. She walked very slowly, barely taking two steps before stopping for half a minute. It took her seven or eight minutes to complete one revolution.
Everyone!
After seeing the landscape painting painted by Tang Xiu, everyone became extremely silent. Even the look in his eyes towards Zhu Xiang was indescribably complicated.
include!
Professor Hu and Le Baiyi, as well as Mu Wanying, the most beautiful woman in Beijing.
Finally, Bai Yu carefully placed the landscape painting on the table in front of Tang Xiu. After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Mr. Tang, I wonder if you are willing to sell this calligraphy and painting? You can decide the price, as long as I can afford it. Never make a counteroffer.”
Tang Xiu shook his head lightly, looked at Mu Wanying and said: "Since she chose to believe me and was willing to use her original painting of Wang Xizhi to let me bet with others, I have made up my mind. When the competition is over, this calligraphy and painting will be given to me. Her. In fact, for me, it is very easy to draw such things. If I want, I can draw even hundreds or thousands of them. However, I am very lazy and slow, so, My calligraphy and painting will be very rare. There are few now and there will be few in the future."
Mu Wanying asked dumbfounded: "You... you want to give me this calligraphy and painting? No, no, no, this... this is too precious!"
Tang Xiu said calmly: "Dancing in writing and showing off elegance. That's my evaluation of those literati. Therefore, painting can only be used as a spice for life, and don't let it become the main track of life. You can like it, but don't be obsessed with it, otherwise The rest of your life will be very boring. Just accept it! There is no reason to take back what I, Tang Xiu, have given away."
A strange light flashed in Mu Wanying's eyes, and Tang Xiu's words made her heart palpitate inexplicably. After a moment of silence, she nodded slowly and said, "Thank you!"
Zhu Xiang stood aside. He had never been able to see what kind of landscape painting Tang Xiu was painting. But at this moment, the bad feeling rising in his heart became stronger and stronger. Taking a deep breath and seeing Tang Xiu and Mu Wanying just talking and not paying attention to what he meant, he immediately said angrily: "It's not certain who will win or who will lose. Is there any need to be so pretentious? I really want to Look, what kind of garbage you drew!"
Finished!
He sprinted to the table in front of Tang Xiu, and his eyes fell on the landscape painting that Tang Xiu had drawn.
"This is… "
The moment Zhu Xiang saw the painting, a chill rushed into his heart. This chill did not come from the outside, but from the depths of his soul.
What a painting!
Excellent painting!
Even though he has read thousands of paintings, he has never seen one better than this one.
The towering peaks are like giant dragons, continuous and criss-crossing. On the top of the mountain peaks, there are towering palaces. The palace with its carved beams and painted buildings was shrouded in light clouds and mist. Under the blue sky and white clouds, cranes danced gracefully and white birds jumped for joy.
In a large and turbulent river, a small boat floated. A handsome young man sits alone on the bow of the boat, holding a book in his hand and watching quietly as he goes down the river.