(31) Portraiture
Mrs. Du tidied up her makeup and hair, sat down on a chair elegantly, and looked at Lin Yuhan gently.
Yuhan stubbornly picked up the pen and paper, sat down opposite Mrs. Du, and began to sketch the outline simply. The other ladies gathered around Yuhan curiously and watched her paint. Although Yuhan is not good at drawing portraits, he also paints decently, and Mrs. Du's eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose gradually appear on the paper, which is very similar.
After painting for a while, Yuhan looked at James for help, "Without paint, I can only paint here." ”
James raised his hands to everyone, "Okay, today's portrait is just a draft, and the painter will do better retouching when he returns." The exhibition will be held in a week's time, and I will send you an invitation card to everyone. ”
James said to Mrs. Du; "Thank you, Mrs. Du, for your cooperation today. At the end of the exhibition, the portrait will be delivered to your home, and you will be invited to accept it with a smile. ”
Mrs. Du stood up, "I'll go see the art exhibition." She turned to Yuhan again, "Looking forward to seeing your work." ”
Yuhan smiled a little weakly.
The ladies gradually dispersed their discussions, and went back to pick up what they were doing just now, and those who drank tea continued to drink tea, and those who played cards continued to play cards.
Seeing that the crowd had dispersed, James whispered in Yuhan's ear: "Why don't you hurry up and put away those notes, don't let the investigation results that we have spent half a day trying to get go to waste." ”
Yuhan woke up and hurriedly cleaned up the things on the table, she put away the note and wrapped it in a piece of silk, planning to wait until she went back and carefully counted the results. Seeing James looking at her with a smug expression, he asked curiously, "That Mrs. Du, do you already know her?" ”
James raised the corners of his mouth meaningfully, "Madame Du is the owner of East China Commerce and Trade in Shanghai, and this private club is hers, and she often holds gatherings of high-class celebrities here. Do you know her for doing rich people's business in Shanghai? ”
"That's a coincidence, it just happened to draw Mrs. Du."
"This ......" James raised his hand and touched his nose, "I didn't even look at who was written on the note I drawn, I just read Mrs. Du's name directly." ”
“?” Yuhan listened to his words and was speechless in shock, "You...... How can it? What if someone else sees it? ”
"I said that Mrs. Du is the goddess of luck, who dares to question it? With the support of Mrs. Du, other celebrities will also cheer us on. ”
"That'...... And what is an art exhibition? ”
James frowned slightly, "Well...... what about this...... If they were to choose a silk sample, they might not be interested and would just choose it. But if you want to paint a portrait and exhibit it at an art exhibition, everyone will be more serious. By the way, go back and sort out your previous paintings and prepare for an exhibition. ”
Yuhan was shocked again, she couldn't describe her mood, she just wanted to do a little market research, she didn't have to make such a big fuss, right? What the hell is in James' head to come up with so many tricks.
Fortunately, today's market survey was very fruitful, and it received more than 30 votes. Back at the old mansion, Yuhan counted the results of the survey, recorded the most popular silk samples, and then began to study the portrait of Mrs. Du, revising and coloring, and was extremely careful. For some reason, she subconsciously felt that this time she must not let James be embarrassed because her painting level was too low.