After reading Xiao Yao's public information, Gao Zhikang felt that Xiao Yao's experience was very legendary and mysterious, and there were many places that people couldn't understand.

He had too many questions he wanted to ask, but he was worried that Xiao Yao would not be willing to answer them head-on, and in order to reduce Xiao Yao's vigilance and resistance to the interview, he would definitely not ask those sensitive questions directly.

He has a lot of experience in interviewing, and he is very good at communicating with people, and he is often able to mingle with the interviewer unconsciously, ask questions at every right time in casual conversations, and in this pleasant atmosphere, the interviewee will naturally speak freely, so that he can easily achieve his goal.

Gao Zhikang chose to start with Xiao Yao's achievements, "Professor Xiao, the first time I heard your name was half a year ago, when your works had just been exhibited at the Bali Art Exhibition, and in a very short period of time, they caused a sensation in the entire Western art world, and many famous artists, critics and major media praised your works.

At that time, the surprise in my heart was even greater than the surprise, because of the cultural differences between the East and the West, in the field of oil painting, Western artists have always been dominant, and none of our domestic oil painters has been able to achieve such amazing achievements in the world, and your appearance can be said to have broken the prejudice of the Western art world against Eastern art.

Especially when I know your age, I am even more amazed, it's really hard to imagine that you are standing at the top of the contemporary art world in your 20s, which is nothing short of miraculous.

There are many great masters in the art world, but no one has ever achieved such an achievement in his 20s, whether it is a contemporary artist or a famous artist in history.

Needless to say, you are definitely an unparalleled genius in the field of oil painting, and this is not just my opinion, the art world generally thinks so, I wonder if you agree with this view?"

"It would be a bit of a hypocrisy if I denied that. If you want to achieve great achievements in any industry, in addition to hard work, talent is essential. Painting is even more demanding on talent, and if you don't have a certain talent, it is difficult to achieve something in this industry. Although Xiao Yao did not deny this, he still said it modestly.

"You're at the top of the contemporary art world, and everyone thinks you're an incomparable genius, but even if you want to succeed, you have to work hard. You don't have the experience of studying in a professional class, which is very puzzling to the art world.

Normally, if you want to stand at the top of an industry, even if you have excellent talent, you must have a difficult learning process, and if you put it on painting, you must have one or several highly skilled teachers, so it is convenient to reveal the teacher who taught you to learn painting?"

Having said so much, Gao Zhikang finally asked the first key question.

Xiao Yao has made such a high achievement in painting, and he has not yet studied in a professional class, so he must have been taught by a famous teacher, and who is Xiao Yao's teacher? This is a question that the entire Eastern and Western art circles are more concerned about.

At the beginning, some people thought that Xiao Yao's teacher should be the Taishan Beidou in the domestic painting world and the famous oil painting master Lin Yuxuan, but Lin Yuxuan publicly denied this statement.

Who was the teacher who taught Xiao Yao to learn painting? This has become a mystery in the entire art world.

Any successful painter, his life experience will be studied by countless people, for this, Xiao Yao has long been mentally prepared.

He has achieved such a high level of achievement in painting, although his painting skills are inherited, it can be said that they were born out of thin air, but they must not be said to the outside world, and there must be a convincing statement.

For this, he has already thought of a rhetoric, and just took the opportunity of this interview to announce to the public, "My teacher's surname is Zhao, he not only taught me to learn painting, but also taught me to learn other knowledge, and he can be said to be the most important person in my life." ”

"Zhao Lao can teach a student like you, presumably his achievements in painting should also be very high, can I know his name?" Although there are some famous painters surnamed Zhao in China, it seems that they can't teach a student like Xiao Yao, Gao Zhikang is very curious about this person.

"The teacher's achievements in painting are indeed very high, and my achievements in painting are still a little behind those of the teacher. The teacher is a multi-talented person, not only in painting, but also very proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, medicine, astrology, etc., is a real hermit, and it is my lifelong honor to be taught by the teacher. ”

Gao Zhikang didn't expect that the teacher who taught Xiao Yao to learn painting turned out to be such a person, which sounded very legendary, he suddenly became interested, and continued to ask: "Does Zhao Lao live in Hanzhou City? Can I visit him?"

Xiao Yao said gloomily: "The teacher passed away half a year ago, he lived in seclusion when he was alive, and he was silent when he left, except for the calligraphy, painting and sculpture works he created during his lifetime, he never left any trace in this world. ”

Gao Zhikang didn't expect that this Zhao Lao had passed away, so he quickly said apologetically: "I'm sorry, Professor Xiao, I shouldn't have talked about this topic and made you sad." ”

"It doesn't matter, although the teacher was indifferent to fame and fortune during his lifetime, I still hope that the world can remember him, every calligraphy, painting and sculpture he created during his lifetime is a masterpiece, and I may hold a personal art exhibition for the teacher in the future. These works of his are the spiritual wealth of all mankind, and it is my responsibility to make them visible to all. ”

Xiao Yao's evaluation of this Zhao Lao is so high, Gao Zhikang believes that this Zhao Lao's works must have extremely high artistry, even if they are not as good as Xiao Yao, they should be at the level of a master.

"When you hold Zhao Lao's art exhibition, I will definitely go to visit, and I believe that others are in the same mood as me, and they are full of great respect for your teacher. For the deceased Zhao Lao, Gao Zhikang is inconvenient to say anything, so he can only express his respect.

After a few minutes of casual conversation to ease the atmosphere, Gao Zhikang continued to ask: "As far as I know, in addition to being a world-famous painter, you are also an outstanding entrepreneur, and you have a number of group companies under your name, is it convenient for you to talk about this matter?"

These are also public news, since it is unavoidable, Xiao Yao did not avoid it, thought about it and asked, "This shouldn't be the focus of this interview, right?"