At around 9:10 a.m., the gray-haired "Master of Chinese Painting" finally appeared in the auditorium, but his first impression was a big disappointment for the students.

Although he was also accompanied by a beautiful assistant with a good temperament, there was a common "master fan" in society, but it still attracted a sigh.

At that stage of society, people often like to "judge people by their appearance", when they saw his "respect" in Stephen Chow's mouth, his classmates really couldn't link him with the word "master", and the expectation value was of course lowered, so the sigh was understandable.

However, among the students, the discerning Chen Lu saw the unconventionality from the old gentleman's casual dress; From his steady pace, I saw the heroic style; From between his vicissitudes of life, he saw Haoran righteousness.

"Because of some personal reasons, I can't help but delay everyone's time!"

As a special guest teacher of the school today, the old gentleman said the first sentence under the eyes of many doubts, and after speaking, he bowed deeply.

Unfortunately, the apology and bowing did not quell the exchange of words in the auditorium, nor did it exchange much applause, and most of the students did not seem to appreciate it.

This situation is probably due to the fact that in the context of that materialistic era, students are used to seeing some teachers who are hungry for profit, so the concept of respecting teachers in their hearts has also become distorted.

Regarding this apology and bowing, although most people in the auditorium chose not to appreciate it because of the "herd" mentality, there were still some people who affirmed the sincerity of the old gentleman, such as Chen Lu, who was sitting in the front row.

Towards this sincerity, Chen Lu applauded warmly, and conveyed a positive look to the old gentleman, and the old gentleman saw it in his eyes.

"My name is Lin Han, and I am a well-known poor man in the industry, and I can't afford high-end suits and exquisite leather shoes, so today's shabby body makes everyone laugh!"

The old gentleman picked up the microphone and said another word, which made people wonder if it was a joke or a self-deprecation.

"Can't afford good clothes? The money is used to support this little beauty around me......"

In the lower seats, a cynical young boy, apparently taking the old gentleman's words as a joke, made a loud noise with the same joke and mockery.

"Although it has long been common for students to joke with teachers in training schools, this joke is still a bit too much, especially in such a large audience!" Chen Lu thought like this, and unconsciously sympathized with the old gentleman again in his eyes.

In this world, it is not new for men, as "successful people", to adopt the beautiful secretaries or assistants around them as "little three" and "little four".

Therefore, of course Chen Lu knew the meaning of the words of the "man in the limelight", but she intuitively judged that this old gentleman named Lin Han would never be in the same league as those "successful men".

Chen Lu has always believed in her own intuition, so she sympathized with Mr. Lin Han, and she was worried that the words "limelight man" might make the old man so embarrassed that he couldn't get off the stage.

"Uh...... Oh, yes! The old gentleman Lin Han paused and continued in a calm tone, "In the early years, I listened to the slander of 'rich daughters and poor children' and raised her...... It did cost quite a bit of money. ”

The old gentleman answered cleverly, giving the "limelight man" and those lewd boys who were looking forward to the follow-up, and after a loud slap in the face, Chen Lu's sympathy for him turned into admiration.

And after witnessing Lin Han's next breathtaking "divine operation", Chen Lu's admiration was upgraded to convincing. Therefore, after the "divine operation", Chen Lu remembered the content of Lin Han's speech really and truly, although she did not fully agree with it at that time.

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After answering skillfully, Lin Han took out the brush in his stationery bag and demonstrated his painting skills.

When he painted the first ink painting, I saw him walk to the easel that had already been prepared, dip the new ink in the inkstone that had just been polished by the assistant, and after only a dozen strokes, he washed the pen and called it a day.

In less than 1 hour when the assistant took the drawing paper to circulate to everyone, Lin Han completed the second colored Danqing painting on the spot.

After reading these two paintings, the auditorium can explode.

How can you not fry?

The speed of this painting alone is enough to throw out dozens of streets of the students, not to mention such a high quality-

"Ink galloping horse", with clear outline, handsome lines, and expressive form.

"Danshan Mountain Water Painting" is even more powerful, flowers, birds, grasses, and insects show extraordinary brushwork; The blue sky is rendered in light colors, the red sun is half shaded and half exposed, the green hills are undulating, and the clouds and mist are diffuse, bringing a fascinating artistic conception.

"Master, you can take any of your paintings to the auction, right?"

"Such a painting, to say the least, has to start at tens of thousands of yuan, right?"

"Master, you're not right, a successful painter like you, don't you just buy high-end suits, why do you still cry poor?"

"You know a fart, the master of the family is called low-key, low-key luxury has connotation, do you understand ......"

"That's right, the master is just joking, you guys are serious, really!"

When frying the pot, the students "increased their volume", no longer limited to whispering to each other, and even directly called the teacher Lin Han.

"The classmates are serious, where am I a master, at most I am a little painter who is not in the stream, and my works will not be able to be auctioned in the elegant hall."

"It's your headmaster who lifted me up and called me a master."

"I am a gardener who prunes flowers and plants, and although I have been learning to paint for more than 30 years in my spare time, I am still far from making a living from painting."

"I'm 62 years old this year, and the total price of the paintings I sold is less than 50,000 yuan.

Lin Han was unhurried and answered the shouts of his classmates, which caused a commotion in the audience.

In the turbulent atmosphere, Chen Lu, who had always been heavy and calm, couldn't sit still, and when the master passed by, she asked softly: "Teacher, learn to paint...... Do you really need to study that long?"

"It depends on the purpose of your learning to draw, if you learn to cultivate your sentiments, or you plan to be a simple draftsman or illustrator, it doesn't take so long......" When facing the question, Lin Han read full of purity and kindness from Chen Lu's eyes, so he turned off the mike and replied sincerely and quietly.

Sincere and quiet, he didn't want the truth to spread farther, because Lin Han knew that in reality, the truth was often against his ears, and he didn't want to offend too many people because of this.

"What if you want to be an art painter?" Hearing Lin Han's answer, Chen Lu raised a second question.

"Then there's no end to learning."

Lin Han said, took out a card the size of a playing card in his pocket, and after reading the contents, he gave the card to Chen Lu.

On the front of the card, printed in small print is the following paragraph: "The painter Katsushika Hokusai, who is known as the father of modern Japanese art, wrote himself in his autobiography-

I have been fond of copying since I was 6 years old, and by the age of 50 my works have been published a lot, but until I was 70 years old I have not drawn any works worth mentioning, at the age of 73 I have mastered the growth of flowers and trees and the structure of insects, fish, birds and beasts, I hope that by the age of 80 I will make great progress, by the age of 90 I will be able to understand the principles of everything, by the age of 100, I will reach the state of artistic perfection, and by the age of 110 I will be able to draw lifelike things at my fingertips.

If I can live long enough, I will be right. ”

After giving the card, Lin Han sighed again: "The pursuit of art and painting is a long and lonely process, and masters have to study for decades. ”

"Is there such a thing as art?" After receiving the gift from the teacher Lin Han and listening to his feelings, Chen Lu continued to ask.

"Talent, this kind of ethereal thing, how can you say it......" Lin Han paused, and then said,

"I personally think that when people are born, they are all the same, and the so-called talent is just the name and packaging given to by successful people."

"The ancient Chinese said that people are learned and know, but they are not born to know."

"Foreign celebrities say that genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration."

Hearing this, Chen Lu was a little shocked, and in addition to being shocked, she asked a secular sentence again: "That...... From a teacher's point of view, how long does it usually take for an art painter to 'make a living from painting'?"

After Chen Lu asked this sentence, the teacher Lin Han sorted out his thoughts and said: "The Dutch painter Van Gogh only sold one work during his lifetime - "Red Vineyard", and the price was only 400 francs or 400 francs at that time, which was not enough for half a month's living expenses in Paris.

The French painter Monet began painting at the age of 5, began selling paintings in his teens, and by the age of 40, the income from selling paintings was still not enough to support his children.

Among the Chinese painters, the most famous modern Zhang Daqian, Xu Beihong, and Qi Baishi did not all rely on painting to support their families during their lifetimes. ”

After hearing this, Chen Lu was shocked and became anxious, because her dream is not only to become a painter, but also to 'make a living from painting' in the future. In a hurry, she asked again: "What about the current era?"

"In the current era, it is more difficult to 'make a living from painting', the camera system is installed in mobile phones, popularized to individuals, people appreciate the scope of picture art is wider, and the market for hand-painted paintings is getting narrower and narrower.

Besides, modern life is fast-paced, and there are not many people who have leisure and elegance to appreciate art.

Moreover, among the leisurely and elegant people, the too poor people will not think of buying the paintings of ordinary painters when they see them, but for them, just look at them; People who are too rich will not think of buying paintings from ordinary painters when they see them, because they are pursuing rare and famous paintings in the world. ”

After the teacher Lin Han finished speaking, he gave Chen Lu another piece of advice: "In the context of this era, if you are a beginner in art painting, I advise you not to have this idea of 'painting for a living'." ”

After the persuasion ended, Lin Han stayed away from Chen Lu's seat, he had been there for too long, and if he continued to talk, he was afraid that he would be suspected of accosting a beautiful girl......

Although Chen Lu has never seen Teacher Lin Han since then, the teacher's words have deeply affected her, and laid the groundwork for her to make a choice about the direction of her life in the future.

And the reason why Chen Lu did not fully agree with these words at that time was because the authorities were obsessed.

At that time, she felt that she might be a genius among geniuses, and after only 3 years of systematic study of painting, she had already sold paintings with a total price of 100,000 yuan!