Chapter 14: Rogue Painter
In more than ten minutes, the young man finished drawing and handed the drawing paper to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man saw that there was not only a boy in the painting, but also him, a father and son sitting on the grass and talking, which was really vivid.
The boy laughed happily at the sight of the portrait. The middle-aged man took out a hundred yuan and handed it to the young man, who looked for another fifty and said, "Fifty is good." ”
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Thank you." "Fifty for one person, two people should be a hundred, he thinks this young man is too kind. And this painting, he was indeed very satisfied.
Mo Fan saw the father and son walking away, chuckled and shook his head.
The young man knew that Mo Fan had been watching him draw, and when he saw Mo Fan shaking his head, he asked, "What is your opinion?"
Mo Fan said: "No wonder fifty yuan, cut corners." ”
The young man smiled and said, "It's good that the person being painted is happy." Why don't I draw you fifty too?"
Mo Fan still shook his head and said, "No money!"
It's hard to say how much a sketch portrait is worth. The reason why Mo Fan said that the young man cut corners is because the painting is just a "like", although the physical characteristics of the father and son are accurately expressed, but he does not carefully deal with light and shadow or anything, for the sake of speed, the tone is rubbed out. From this point of view, fifty yuan is obviously expensive, and it is better to take pictures, which are definitely more "like" than paintings.
But as the young man said, it's good that the person being painted is happy. From this point of view, it is good value for money. I believe that many years later, when the father and son see the portrait again, they will still remember today's scene, and their hearts are full of warmth between father and son, which is more meaningful than a photo.
No matter how clever the technique is and how well the effect is handled, even those who are not insiders can't understand it, it's like flattering a blind man. So there is nothing wrong with young people painting like this.
In fact, there was another reason why Mo Fan watched the young man draw on the side, he somewhat suspected that the paintings on the grass were not from the hands of the young man, but borrowed from elsewhere for advertising. If you have a level of quality, you're already preparing for a solo exhibition, and will you still paint people in the park?
Of course, now Mo Fan will no longer have this kind of suspicion. Although the painting just now is handled simply, the painting skills can be seen, and it is the same as the ones on the ground.
The young man heard Mo Fan say that he had no money, obviously a little unconvinced, and said, "No, you don't even have fifty yuan?"
His doubts are not unreasonable, fifty yuan is not much, especially in a city like Puhai, it seems that it can't be considered money at all, and it is not enough to go to a distant place to take a taxi.
Mo Fan said: "Yes, yes, but I don't want to go hungry, there are still some days before I get paid." ”
The young man suddenly said, "It turns out that you are a moonlight clan." ”
When the young man said this, Mo Fan found out that at least so far, he really belonged to this race. It turns out that my brother is not alone, and there are many clansmen, but unfortunately they are not familiar with any of them.
The young man said, "Actually, if you think so, fifty yuan is at most a meal." If you buy one of my paintings and collect them, it may be worth millions one day. ”
Mo Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "You're from a capitalist, right? It's dark enough! Besides, fifty dollars is a meal? at least ten meals!"
The young man was stunned and said, "Do you want to eat instant noodles all at once?"
Mo Fan thought for a while and said, "Yes, if you buy bagged instant noodles, you can eat twenty meals." ”
The young man seemed to be choked up, gave up talking about Mo Fan's food standards, and said: "Take a long-term view, this investment is worth it!"
Mo Fan sighed: "If I starve to death now, it won't matter to me if it's worth tens of millions." ”
"Makes sense. The young man nodded.
"It's better to spend money to ask you for a portrait, and then in order to ensure that I can get the benefits of this investment, you will cover all the food money in the future, how about it?" Mo Fan suggested.
The young man was shocked and said, "You are not a beauty, why should I keep you?"
Mo Fan said angrily: "Haven't you invited someone to dinner?
He found the young man to be a very interesting man, and in some ways he had an appetite for him. And this young man probably has similar thoughts, so he will talk nonsense with him.
On weekends in the park, there are many parents who come to play with their children. When some children see a sketch, they beg their parents to have a picture. Perhaps in the era of the proliferation of photo tools, portraits make children feel new and more attractive.
When the young man was painting, Mo Fan was watching from the side, and when he stopped, the two continued to talk nonsense.
Mo Fan saw that the young man had painted four paintings in an hour, and he had earned two hundred yuan, and he didn't have to pay taxes. He wondered if he should also paint a few pictures to relieve the financial pressure before paying his salary?
When the young man finished drawing another child, he stood up and said, "I'll go and make it easier." ”
Mo Fan said, "Go ahead, I'll show you the stall." ”
The young man walked a few steps and came back to his senses, how did he make me look like a vendor practicing a stall, and turned around and said, "I'm not selling sweet potatoes!"
Mo Fan said: "People can earn more than you paint." ”
The young man was speechless, we are artists, how can we measure it with money!
The Lord is gone, but there are still those who come to the portrait. Some children were on the other side of the park, saw the portraits of other children in their hands, and pulled their parents to find them.
Mo Fan was a little itchy, and the little girl who came to him was really cute, with a pair of big eyes as if she could speak, so she picked up the charcoal in the painting clip and drew it for the little girl.
Ten minutes later, the little girl jumped away with the portrait, and Mo Fan honestly and unceremoniously put fifty pieces of ocean into his pocket. From the style of painting to the pricing, he adheres to the principle of that young man, and the income from his labor is naturally his own.
Soon Mo Fan welcomed the second client, and before he could finish painting, the young man came back and sat on the bench to watch Mo Fan draw, just like Mo Fan watched him paint before.
From the previous conversation, the young man knew that Mo Fan was a person who knew how to paint, but he was still very surprised to see Mo Fan painting at this moment. I thought, the level is good, it's almost catching up with me.
After Mo Fan put the second fifty yuan in his pocket, the young man sighed and said, "I'm quite good at borrowing chickens and laying eggs, but do you have to leave me some material fees?"
Mo Fan said: "Why didn't you fall into the toilet, otherwise this stall will belong to me, and I just don't have money to eat!"
The young man was dressed very ordinary, and Mo Fan didn't care about it at first. After watching him draw for a while, I realized that this young man was not a bad man. Not to mention anything else, the pair of jeans on his lap that looked a little torn couldn't be bought by Mo Fan's two-year salary. And the young man obviously didn't take it seriously, it was like wearing a twenty-dollar stall, and he sat wherever he was caught.
For this kind of loser child, Mo Fan will not be polite to him.
The young man leaned back in his chair, put his hands behind his head, and said, "For your sake, which is about to starve to death, it doesn't matter if you borrow it." But if you come across a beautiful woman, I'll have to draw it. ”
Mo Fan sighed and said, "Okay, then let's draw for you for a while." ”
The young man rolled his eyes when he heard this, as if Mo Fan had done a very hard thing for him, and he had taken advantage of Mo Fan. But it was this attitude that made him think Mo Fan was very interesting.
"My name is Liang Wenbo. The young man stretched out his right hand towards Mo Fan.
Mo Fan also stretched out his hand and said, "Mo Fan." ”
The two shook hands, and it was considered a formal acquaintance. Liang Wenbo said: "Dude, how can you be so mixed that you can't even afford to eat, can't you be too lazy?"
Mo Fan said: "Can't I be a little unspeakable?"
Liang Wenbo nodded, expressing understanding, and asked again: "Hemorrhoids?"
Mo Fan said angrily: "You have hemorrhoids." ”
The two were cursing each other, a young woman walked over, maybe not too good-looking, but she had a very good figure, and the most important thing was that she "dared" to wear it, the sleeveless top with a deep V-neck showed almost all the furrows on the chest, and the short skirt below just covered the hips and parts. changed the previous Mo Fan, just a glance at it had to run away.
Liang Wenbo's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "I'll do this!"
Mo Fan said with a smile: "I won't rob you." ”
The woman came up to her and asked, "Portrait?"
"Of course. Liang Wenbo said and took the painting clip from Mo Fan's hand.
The woman smiled what she thought was charming, sat down on the bench with her legs crossed, and reached out to stroke her long hair. When she did this, her head was up, and at the same time, her chest was straightened, as if to show her skills. Then the woman leaned on the armrest of the bench and turned half sideways to Liang Wenbo.
Liang Wenbo made an "OK" gesture, sharpened the charcoal pen, and drew on the paper.
The bench was sat on by the woman, and Mo Fan didn't want to sit next to her to have fun, so he sat down on the grass. Although the woman has a good figure, she is not as good as Lu Xiaorong. Although this kind of dress is bold and avant-garde, it is also inferior, and the real attraction is obviously not as good as the OL outfit, not to mention the huge difference in temperament.
For some reason, Mo Fan couldn't help but compare the woman in front of him with Lu Xiaorong and came to the conclusion that this woman was defeated.
Looking at Liang Wenbo's painting again, it is obviously much more serious than painting children before. At this time, Mo Fan understood a little, and dared to love this guy who came to the park to set up a stall, just for women. This way of picking girls is still relatively unique, and ordinary people can't learn it.
But looking at it, Mo Fan felt that something was wrong. Although the woman was dressed more revealingly, at least the upper and lower clothes were still neat, but when it came to Liang Wenbo's painting, there was no clothes. And the woman in the painting is full of spring between her eyebrows, and the wind and dust are vivid, just like a female cat who doesn't sleep and barks in the middle of the night.
You just want to ask people to do that kind of thing, and you have to have a process, which is too explicit, right?
Liang Wenbo seemed to know what Mo Fan was thinking, glanced at him, and showed a confident smile.
Mo Fan had no choice but to remain silent. It is estimated that this guy has not done this kind of thing once or twice, and he has been familiar with it for a long time. How can I know such a person today, I am simply a hooligan dressed as an artistic youth.