Chapter 248: A Surprise in a Surprise (I)
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Taking advantage of the opportunity of the afternoon when the sun was abundant but not too sunny, Helianxin worked very hard to help Shen Qianqian draw a portrait. Although I haven't painted oil paintings for a long time, because the weather is good today, the model is Shen Qianqian, and Helianxin seems to be particularly inspired and interested.
"Sister Qianqian, I've finished drawing." Helian Xin put down the brush and said with a shyness on her face, "Oh, I haven't painted for a long time, so the brushwork is a little rusty, and the coloring is not too good." If you're not satisfied, I'll practice and redraw it for you next time. ”
"yes, it's done. So fast? Shen Qianqian originally chose a suitable and comfortable position to read, so although she hadn't moved for a long time except for occasionally turning the pages, she didn't feel that time had passed.
"Actually, I've been drawing for almost three hours." Helian Xin replied with some embarrassment.
Shen Qianqian clipped the bookmark, closed the book, and then patted her skirt and stood up. She couldn't help but be taken aback when she walked to Helianxin's drawing board and saw the final result: in just a few hours, Helianxin had completed a complete oil painting - in the picture, she was lying lazily, with long silky hair naturally draped on her chest, one hand supporting her head and the other hand leisurely flipping through the book, and Helianxin also added some small purple flowers in the background to make the original all-green background more vibrant.
"You've drawn me better than my life." Shen Qianqian said embarrassedly with a smile.
"What's the matter, my unfamiliar technique can only barely describe half of you...... Oh no, it's only a third of the beauty. Helian Xin knew that Shen Qianqian was very satisfied with this painting, but naturally she had to be humble.
"Isn't this the kind of painting called 'Impressionism'?" Shen Qianqian came closer, carefully looking at the random but strict color blocks on the picture.
"Sister Qianqian, do you still know Impressionism?" Helian Xin was surprised, "I think that today's pose and the overall background of yours can be slightly closer to the actual hazy beauty with impressionist painting methods." ”
"How do I know that?" Shen Qianqian said with a smile, "Because when I was a child learning piano, I liked Debussy's "Girl with Flaxen Hair" very much, isn't Debussy also a musician called Impressionism, and then I remember that the picture next to it should also be a painting by a French Impressionist painter......"
"Sister Qianqian, your memory is very good, don't say that you have a bad memory in the future~" Helian Xin said with a smile, "What you want to say should be Pierre Auguste Renoi's 'Mademoiselle Irene', and the Chinese translation should be 'Miss Irene'." ”
"Yes, yes, that's it!" Shen Qianqian smiled, "Don't laugh at me, I'm a half-ass." ”
"How? This obviously shows that you have a high artistic talent. Helian Xin continued to boast, "Actually, when I was painting just now, the moment I picked up the pen, I thought of 'Miss Irene'. ”
"Really?" Shen Qianqian blushed and said, "Then it seems that it should be good for me to learn painting when I was a child." ”
"If Sister Qianqian wants to learn, I can teach you now." Helian Xin tilted her head and smiled, "It should be no problem for me to teach you some basic things, and you can see your interests later." If you have any works in the future, you can sell them in my gallery. ”
"What's so embarrassing about that?" Shen Qianqian hurriedly waved her hand and refused, "What's more, you're also busy now, I can't delay your work and rest." ”
"It's okay if it's on the weekend, and when it's busy, your time is even more valuable." Helian Xin covered her mouth and snickered.
"You're right." Shen Qianqian stroked her hair and laughed as well.
In a blink of an eye, the sun was already tilting westward, and looking at the somewhat dark sky, Shen Qianqian said: "Why don't we go in, it feels like the wind is going to rise." ”
"Okay, I'll clean up my paintbrushes and shelves." Helian Xin glanced at the sky and nodded.
"I'll help you move." Shen Qianqian put the book under her arm, and then picked up the drawing board.
"Sister Qianqian, since this painting is painted by you, if you don't dislike it, take it." Helian Xin put the brush into the painting box.
"Huh? Is that okay? Shen Qianqian looked at the painting in her hand and asked, "You should want to keep the painting that took so long." ”
"Of course you can, this is what I wanted to give you. I think it should be nice to hang it in the room and decorate it. Helian Xin also sorted out her things at this time, and then walked back with Shen Qianqian one after the other, "Put it in a dark place this week, and then hang it in the room when it's dry." Otherwise, there may be a smell of paint, and it will be more troublesome to rub against the clothes. ”
"Thank you then." Shen Qianqian said with a happy smile, and then she glanced at Helian Xin's somewhat stained hands and said, "Then you go and put down your things first and wash your hands, I'll go and make some refreshments to eat." Siya told me that she had some trouble today, and that we might have to eat later. ”
"Uh-huh." Helian Xin smiled and nodded, and then walked upstairs.
At the same time, Xiao Siya had been waiting in the boss's office for two hours. Two hours ago, her boss sent a text message to her work email and told her to wait for her in her office, and that there was a very important person who wanted to see her. But when Xiao Siya arrived, the secretary of the boss at the door said that the boss did not explain what time he would come back, but just told Xiao Siya to sit and wait in the office.
Originally, Xiao Siya thought that it might be half an hour, but she didn't expect that two hours later, she yawned and didn't receive any news from the boss again. Xiao Siya couldn't help but think of the half-drawn draft on her workbench, if her boss hadn't asked her to wait, she would have rushed back to continue working.
"Maybe I can wait while I draw?" Xiao Siya suddenly thought.
She looked out the window and the daylight was a little dim, and she was even more worried that she would have to work overtime tonight, so she stood up and stretched her body, and planned to go back to her workbench to get the drawing tablet.
As soon as Xiao Siya turned around, the door was pulled open, and a young white man walked in and the boss followed him.
Xiao Siya's movements stopped in place, and she swallowed a mouthful of saliva at the same time—not because the white man was handsome, but because she looked like she was lazy and caught.
"Siya, where are you going?" The boss looked at Xiao Siya's appearance and joked.
"I, that, actually, ......" Xiao Siya was a little speechless, "I want to go back and get the drawing board, and wait for you while drawing...... You guys came, I didn't expect it...... Hahaha......"
The white man whispered something to the boss, who nodded and listened. This scene made Xiao Siya can't hold back her curiosity and begin to guess the identity of this white man.
"Then you go and get it." After listening, the boss smiled and said to Xiao Siya, "Your drawing board has always been used, it should have all your drafts, right?" ”
"Yes, yes." Xiao Siya nodded, still not knowing what the boss and the strange white man wanted.
"Go ahead, we'll be waiting for you here." The boss commanded, and then led the white man to sit on the couch.
Xiao Siya quickly went to the workbench with doubts and curiosity, and came back with a drawing tablet.
"Siya, you sit." The boss smiled and pointed to the seat across from him, "Give me your drawing tablet." ”
"Oh, okay." Although the boss usually has a good attitude towards herself, Xiao Siya feels different today than in the past.
The boss flipped through the drawing board one by one, while the white man watched and whispered something to the boss. Xiao Siya couldn't hear clearly, but vaguely felt that it wasn't English, so she was even more nervous and worried. Finally, the boss put down the drawing board and seemed to have finished reading all the sketches inside.
"Now let me introduce you to Henri Rene Albert Guy de Baptiste." The boss said, pointing at the white man.
"Henri Ren......" Xiao Siya didn't react for a while.
"Miss Xiao can call me Baptiste." The white man stood up and stretched out his hand to Xiao Siya and said.
“Baptiste。” Xiao Siya shook hands with the white man, and then suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute! Are you the famous French fashion designer Guy de Baptiste? ”
"Yes, because our French full names are relatively long, so we usually have abbreviations." Guy de Baptiste replied.
"Oh my God! You know, I really liked what you did at the Yaères exhibition last year, it was so aura! Xiao Siya didn't expect that the person in front of her was the famous cutting-edge designer Guy de Baptiste, and she couldn't control her emotions for a while.
Xiao Siya took advantage of the gap between the two of them not looking at herself, and quietly touched her right hand with her left hand that had just shaken hands with Guy de Baptiste, and the expression on her face was like falling into a whirlpool of happiness.
"I didn't expect Miss Xiao to know me and understand my work, that's great." Guy de Baptiste said with a smile.
"Wherever and wherever you are, we must know about such a famous designer in our industry." Xiao Siya scratched her head and said, "Besides, I'm embarrassed that I haven't heard your name at first." ”
"Miss Xiao, don't be so polite." Guy de Baptiste smiled heartily and said, "Since Miss Xiao is concerned about Hyères' clothing festival, do you want to go to Hyères with me this year?" The theme of my work this year is 'Chinese Whirlwind', and I think that if Chinese models join me, it will definitely add more inspiration to me. ”
"Models?" Xiao Siya frowned and wondered, "But I'm a designer......"
"Maybe I didn't explain it clearly." Guy de Baptiste hurriedly apologized, "First of all, I want you to join my design team, if your work is good enough, I can let you wear your own work on the catwalk of Hyères and personally present your design to people in France, and even the world." ”