Lin Yuxuan said happily: "Don't put gold on my face, I don't dare to take credit, Xiao Yao can have the current fame, that is what he deserves." The artists in the Western art world who are above the top have always looked at us with a critical eye, and if they are not really talented, it is impossible to convince them of praise and praise. ”

"We have finally produced a world-renowned top artist in China, and Professor Xiao has greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese people, which is really admirable. I came to Kyoto to visit Professor Xiao this time, and it can be regarded as a balance between public and private, and I will not hide the relationship between the teacher and the little sister, and I will ask Professor Xiao to forgive me if I have anything to say or what I said inappropriately. ”

Xiao Yao said: "Dean Bian, you are too polite, just call me by my name, my title of honorary professor is not serious, and I can't afford to be called a professor." ”

"Professor Xiao, you are too modest, the honorary professor of the Bali Academy of Fine Arts is not a cabbage, he is respected everywhere he goes, and the title of professor is well deserved. If you can't afford to be called a professor, then we are all deceptives. ”

Xiao Yao didn't want to dwell on the title, and said: "Dean Bian is not an outsider, whether it is public or private, I must try my best to do what I can, but I usually have too many things, and many times I am powerless, and I ask Dean Bian to take care of this." ”

"Professor Xiao's situation, I have already heard the teacher talk about it, don't worry, I will definitely not embarrass you. The first thing is to send an invitation to Professor Xiao at the request of the university leaders to invite Professor Xiao to attend the centennial celebration of Hanzhou University in a month. ”

Bian Yiding took out an invitation card and solemnly handed it to Xiao Yao.

Xiao Yao took the invitation, glanced at it, and replied cheerfully: "This is my honor, I will definitely attend the celebration when the time comes." ”

Then he laughed at himself: "I am a graduate of the Academy of Finance, I really didn't expect that my alma mater, a student of the second college, just graduated for half a year, and my alma mater turned into the famous Hanzhou University, which really put gold on my face." ”

"It should be said that this is the honor of Hanzhou University, and it is also an honor for the students of Hanzhou University to be able to cultivate such an outstanding student as Professor Xiao, which is enough to pass on the history, and to be able to become an alumnus with Professor Xiao. The merger of the Academy of Finance and the Academy of Fine Arts by Han University is a win-win situation, and both parties are satisfied. ”

Bian Yiding continued: "Hanzhou Academy of Fine Arts has also just been merged by Hanzhou University, I, the dean, am in danger, and I am under a lot of pressure, this time I came to the teacher to ask for help, Professor Xiao is not an outsider, you have to help me." ”

The fame of the Hanzhou Academy of Fine Arts is not very loud, far less than that of the eight major art academies, after the merger of Hanzhou University this time, with the help of the fame of Hanzhou University, if it is operated properly, there is no problem in jumping to a higher level.

It is precisely because of this possibility that Bian Yiding feels a lot of pressure, if with the help of this opportunity, the reputation of the Academy of Fine Arts jumps to a higher level, then it is natural that everyone is happy, if this opportunity is missed, the day of the Academy of Fine Arts may be far away.

"Dean Bian takes me too seriously, I'm just a person, how can I help?"

"Professor Xiao is a hundred, I'm here to ask for help. Bian Yiding said very sincerely, "There are two things, I hope Professor Xiao can help me." This time for the centennial celebration, our Academy of Fine Arts will definitely make a contribution and prepare to hold a calligraphy and painting exhibition to celebrate. There are many teachers and students in our Academy of Fine Arts, and there is no shortage of works, but what is lacking is high-quality products, I wonder if Professor Xiao is willing to contribute to participate in this calligraphy and painting exhibition?"

Bian Yiding's request was not excessive, and Xiao Yao had no intention of refusing. He is one of many students himself, and he should contribute to the centennial celebration of his alma mater, but he really can't escape from creating a work as a celebration.

"Although I am not a student of the Academy of Fine Arts, I am also one of the alumni, and I have the responsibility to find time to create a work as soon as possible. A week at most, and I'll hand it in as soon as possible. Now that he has agreed, Xiao Yao wants to fulfill his responsibilities as soon as possible.

"With the help of Professor Xiao's latest works, I am afraid that the attention of the world art community will be attracted, and this anniversary calligraphy and painting exhibition will definitely cause a sensation. It was so easy to get Xiao Yao's promise to come up with a new work to participate in the exhibition, and Bian Yiding was very happy.

"What's the other thing? Dean Bian shouldn't embarrass me, right?" Xiao Yao felt that the last thing shouldn't be as simple as the first two things, so he was very cautious and didn't agree to it.

"I definitely won't embarrass Professor Xiao, I just want a name, I don't dare to say that both sides will benefit, at least it won't cause trouble to Professor Xiao. Bian Yiding knew that Xiao Yao had rejected many similar invitations, so he was very cautious in his wording, "I hope to be able to hire Professor Xiao as a chair professor of our Hanzhou Academy of Fine Arts, I wonder if Professor Xiao is interested?"

Bian Yiding's request was both expected by Xiao Yao and unexpected.

Bian Yiding was not the first to hire him as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, and he had rejected such requests countless times.

However, most of these art academies hired him as a visiting professor or a general full-time professor, and Bian Yiding was the first to hire him as a chair professor.

Chair Professor is a chair conferred by a statutory university on full-time academic staff with high academic standing or significant research achievements. Although the rules vary from university to university, as an honorary title, Chair Professor is often exempt from the number of hours of teaching by ordinary professors and the retirement age, and is a scholar of the highest academic standing in a university.

Each chair professor is a top scholar in the industry, and he is a real talent.

In an institution of higher learning, there are very few chair professors, mainly because real "cattle people" are too scarce. If a major or college in a university has a chair professor, it is the most enviable major, and the status of this major and college in the school must be well-known.