Tian Chunda called the magazine that asked Tajima to go to the beach to sketch, and someone immediately answered the phone.

"I am indeed the one who asked Mr. Tajima to go sketching at the beach." The other party said. "Is there something wrong with that picture?"

"No, no, I'm just wondering if the date you received the painting, is it the day the incident happened?"

"Incident?" The other party said after asking rhetorically. "No, I received it four days before Mr. Tajima's death."

"Four days ago? Was it really four days ago? ”

"Yes. Since it was delivered by Mr. Tajima himself, I remember it very clearly. ”

The other party said in a confident tone, and had to make him believe that the painting in question was not a seaside sketch.

Tian Chunda thanked the other party and hung up the phone, the mystery was still not solved, but it had to be solved.

Probably asked him to paint privately, right? Tian Chunda thinks so, but this possibility is very low, because when he and his wife have a marriage change, he should not be in the mood to accept a private commission to paint.

In this way, Tian Chunda thought of two possibilities, one is whether it will be Tian Dao who is scheduled to open a solo exhibition? Second, if the "New Century" society to which he belongs wants to hold an exhibition, he must complete the exhibition of his works. As for the second point, as long as you meet with Yoshimizukawa, the president of the New Century Society, you will definitely get the answer.

Tian Chunda decided to meet with Yoshimizu River in order to inquire about painting, Tajima and Sekibayashi.

Yoshimizugawa's house is about 200 square meters, it is a very large mansion, Tian Chunda stood in the entrance of the marble, thinking that it is probably easy for the painter to make money, right?

As soon as he entered the entrance, the first thing to greet Tian Chunda was two black-backed dogs, and Tian Chunda remembered that Yoshimizukawa likes dogs. As soon as the dog disappeared, a tall young man appeared, and the young man took Tian Chunda to the Western-style reception room, the heating was very hot, and Tian Chunda sat down on the sofa covered with cushions and waited for Yoshimizugawa.

Ji Shuichuan walked into the reception room wearing a bright red sweater, white hair and a red sweater, although he was fifty-six years old, but he still looked very young, his face was ruddy, Tian Chunda remembered that he had seen Ji Shuichuan's photos.

Yoshimizu Kawa sat down on the sofa and took a cigarette in his mouth, which was a foreign cigarette.

"Only the Dongyang Society will open the exhibition in November, and the Dongyang Society has nothing to do with this society." Yoshimizugawa said.

"Does Tajima have any plans to open a solo exhibition?"

"I haven't heard of it, Tajima only had a solo exhibition in the spring, and I haven't heard of an exhibition in the autumn." Yoshimizukawa said unhurriedly.

Tian Chunda was a little disappointed because he still couldn't know what Tajima had painted the day before the incident. Tian Chunda changed his mind, and although the word "finished" is naturally reminiscent of painting, the work that can be represented by "finished" is not only painting, but also sculpture and photography.

"In addition to painting, did Tajima engage in sculpture or photography?"

"I haven't heard of it." Yoshimizugawa immediately denied it. "Tajima doesn't have that talent, does he?"

Tian had to believe what Yoshimizukawa said, because he had not received any reports that he had found carving tools and photographic equipment in Tajima's studio and study.

However, doubts still lingered in his heart. What exactly did Tajima want to accomplish the day before the incident? It can't be that Yi Cheng is talking nonsense, right?

Tian Chunda changed the subject.

"Do you know Guan Lin, who was also a member of the New Century Society before?"

"Yes, yes." Yoshimizugawa nodded and said. "After he left the New Century Society, I received a letter from him, in which he said that he was now concentrating on running a hotel and no longer painting."

"In your opinion, what kind of person is Guan Lin?"

"That's a really hard question to answer."

Yoshimizugawa propped his chin in his hand, a pensive expression, and a smile still on his face.

Tian Chunda remembered that there was a report describing Yoshimizu River as a "leader", and as a "leader", people who don't speak ill of members don't speak ill of members, so now he is probably thinking about appropriate lines, right?

"He's very skilled at painting." Yoshimizugawa said. Tian Chunda was very dissatisfied with this kind of evasive answer.

"Is that all? If there's a side you don't know, I want you to tell me. ”

"Well...... Originally, I didn't want to say it, but since you want to know, I'll tell you. The paintings he made have no personality, which is a big fatal wound for the painter, no matter what he paints, because he has no personality, it is obvious at a glance that it was painted by Guan Lin.

"Maybe he also noticed this shortcoming, so he stopped painting."

"Compared with the dead Tajima and Guan Lin, which is better or worse?"

"These two people are very different."

Yoshimizugawa lit a second cigarette. His face flushed, and perhaps he was interested.

"Sekibayashi attaches great importance to the skill of drawing, and among all the members, Tajima is the only one who does not attach importance to the skill of drawing.

"I think it's probably because of his attitude towards painting that other members think he's willful and arrogant and stay away from him."

Could it be that because he was a self-taught painter, the other members turned away from him because they looked down on him? Because almost all of the members of the New Century Society are from the United States. Tian Chunda said without thinking.

Yoshimizugawa frowned.

"People who love art don't value their academic qualifications as much."

Although Yoshimizugawa said this, his voice was weak and unconvincing.

"Anyway......" Yoshimizugawa seemed reluctant to talk about the issue, so he concluded, "Although Tajima didn't have good painting skills, he made up for it with a strong personality. Because Tajima painted the paintings he wanted to paint, he became famous in the art world. ”

"How are these two people feeling?"

"Very good, in my opinion, Guan Lin is the elder brother, Tajima is the younger brother, Tajima thinks he is a hillbilly, and Guan Lin is very sophisticated."

"You said Tajima thinks he's a hillbilly, what's going on?"

"Tajima was a farmer's boy, and since he didn't come from a professional background, he lacked some knowledge about painting.

"As a painter, you should be very clear about the nature of oil paint, such as silver white, zinc white, antimony white, etc., how to use these complex colors to increase the effect of painting, the painter should be very clear, in addition, solvents are also very important.

"Pigments don't just need to be dissolved, solvents are very volatile, and some are very slow, so they are more difficult to use because they have their own advantages and disadvantages.

However, Tajima did not know much about these things, and only used the pigments he could use, which shows that he did not have a lot of knowledge about painting.

"It was also because of his lack of knowledge that he was ashamed to say that he could paint with only five kinds of paint."

"Where's Guan Lin?"

"Seki Lin is the complete opposite of Tajima.