Chapter 35 Sketching - The First Order of Occupation
Yangon River is another weekend full of tourists.
Gu Weijing took the morning newspaper and ran all the way back to his house from the river embankment.
"Attention! οΌβ
Wearing black combat masks and holding M4 assault rifles, two soldiers stood with their feet upright, and the heels of their combat boots slammed into each other, making a dull thud.
"Hey, honey, look."
A French couple who had just disembarked from the Marie International Sightseeing Cruise were shocked by the scene.
They looked at the guards with live nuclear guns standing guard in front of an old, aged British building outside the Yangon River, looking well-trained and combat-ready.
"Gu's ...... A calligraphy and painting shop? β
The golden-eyed French girl looked at the signboard on the calligraphy and painting shop, and read out the words one by one curiously.
"There are police officers standing guard in this calligraphy and painting shop."
"Maybe the collection here is more precious, isn't there a guard in front of the bank, and ...... Is that really a policeman? β
Her male companion looked at the guard's tactical rifle with a full optical system in his hand and muttered, "That's cool." β
Gu Weijing nodded at the two gun-wielding guards at the door, and said hello.
This guard was arranged by Lao Yang to find a relationship.
Maybe Cao Lao revealed some words to the assistant, anyway, Lao Yang has been extremely enthusiastic these days, and it seems that he has made up his mind to sell it to Gu Weijing.
I heard that these two guards belonged to the government's VIP (dignitary) protection team, and were originally one of the bodyguards assigned by the government to Cao Lao.
That's how the world's top artists are treated.
Since John Lennon was shot on the streets of New York City by a fan, causing a worldwide uproar, artists and celebrities around the world have stepped up security.
Michael Jackson, superstars like COLDPLAY or Real Madrid, when the Paris team goes to perform and play exhibition games in countries where drug lords are rampant, such as Colombia and Mexico, not only does it carry a very professional multi-million-dollar security team, but the government will also increase investment regardless of the cost.
In addition to stepping up patrol duty during performances, there will even be action units to ensure the safety of these international artists.
Especially in Colombia, where drug lords have the money to buy helicopter gunships, fighter patrols are possible.
The painter is relatively niche, and compared with the singer and the player, Cao Lao is not so well-known.
However, this project was officially invited by the Myanmar government.
Mr. Cao Xuan's safety is the face of the Burmese government, what if someone from the Golden Triangle warlord wants to play a big game and tie up an artist to shout at the world?
Therefore, the official dispatched a team of key personnel protection team.
In order to prevent bribery by drug lords, warlords, or political opponents, not only are the names of the members of the VIP protection team and the specific unit numbers kept top secret, but even special training is conducted at overseas bases.
Lao Yang didn't know where he learned the news that Gu Weijing had been entangled by the underworld recently, and where he went to Yangon to save face, so he actually seconded two little brothers to come over and temporarily stand for two days to fill the faΓ§ade.
The effect is significant.
Entangled by the underworld, especially a person like Brother Hao, who eats both black and white very widely, it is estimated that it is useless to find patrol police, but looking for a VIP VIP protection group must be the right medicine.
Because you have to dare to do something, no matter what your background is, these people will really shoot.
They have an order to use lethal force, what is commonly known as a "license to kill" in popular urban legends.
There are these two murderous door gods standing guard temporarily, not to mention that the bald head and his little brother Shamat disappeared without a trace, and even the big yellow dog next door passing by the door did not dare to bark.
And probably because of the curiosity, there have been a lot more foreign tourists walking into this guarded calligraphy and painting shop in the past two days.
Gu Weijing returned home.
There is still a lot of time to leave school.
In the past few days, his life is very regular, when the mural restoration project starts, he goes to Cao Lao to work hard, and on his days off, he practices painting at home, and earns money by receiving manuscripts on the Fivver website.
Considering that the Lion City Art Exhibition is only half a year away, he must receive large orders and earn a lot of income in order to convert enough experience points.
Only a good reputation and transaction history can improve one's reliability in the eyes of buyers.
Gu Weijing did not perfunctory because his price was relatively low during the opening period. Every business he receives anonymously with the online store "Detective Cat" uses the skill of "Menzel's Painting Experience".
After this skill is activated, in addition to drawing well, it is also very fast, like the effect and length of the photo light and shadow of the previous Mercedes-Benz model.
If it's your past self, you don't have to say if you can draw it. Coupled with repeated revisions to the conception, outlining and coloring, there is no five or six hours without thinking about it.
But with the blessing of skills, there is almost no need to think and modify, it can be said that it can be achieved overnight.
As long as the manuscript is not particularly complicated and needs to be split into two days, he can basically get it done in just half an hour.
Buying master-level techniques for the price of a fast meal, Gu Weijing himself felt that he couldn't have a conscience anymore.
It's a pity that at this time, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.
According to the big data algorithm, even if every order is a positive review with zero revisions, his current recommendation priority on Fivver is still relatively low, and it is not comparable with those large working online stores with an annual transaction volume of millions of dollars.
The publicity and distribution of movie posters received by these studios may be tens of thousands of dollars.
Since opening the store, he has made five orders, and the price ranges from $10 to $100 depending on the complexity, with the basic cost of $10 for a rabbit-themed creative sketch that can be drawn in a minute or two, and the more complex anime illustration is more expensive.
However, doing business online inevitably brings a variety of strange customers.
He had a single German guy come to the door and asked for ten color anime illustrations, and the bid was very generous.
Gu Weijing had already received a deposit of $70, only to find out that there was no story of pies in the sky.
The avatar is a Berlin otaku of Mikasa Ackermann from "Attack on Titan...... Draw...... Draw that kind of lifan.
Sure enough, there is no separation of houses in the world.
Gu Weijing looked at the remaining $500 promised by the other party with great regret, and then returned all the deposits and silently added the other party to the blacklist.
He walked into his studio and turned on his computer.
At the moment, there are several order messages that need to be processed on your Fivver.
The first piece of news was that I had received an order yesterday, and it was a New York housewife who wanted to illustrate the portrait of her pet cat for a set of four for a total of $90.
He didn't have enough time for yesterday's skills, and in order to pursue quality, he plans to paint again today.
Before putting down the pen, Gu Weijing glanced at his panel.
[Sketch: Semi-professional Lv.3 (993/1000)]
"Looks like it can be upgraded today."
He thought as he activated his skill and put pen to paper.
Sure enough, just as Gu Weijing quickly drew the outline of a little milk cat, the prompt sound on the panel in his mind sounded.
Your sketch level has been increased. γ
[Current Sketch Level: Professional Painter 1st Order (1/5000)]
[Congratulations, you have completed the first step to become a great painter!] Please claim your reward. γ