"I made a little bit of money by drawing illustrations online."

Gu Weijing thought for a moment and decided to reveal a little bit of tone.

There is always a need to choose some people to trust.

Uncle Alai should be a person who can be trusted, with both vision and principles.

"A little money? Mr. Gu, a million dollars is not a little money, that's a lot, a lot of money. Uncle Alai seemed to have a rare desire to complain.

Just in the style of his deep tone.

The vomiting sounded unhurried, as if an old monk was chanting scriptures.

"Does your family know?" The driver asked again.

"I don't know. I didn't know how to say it, and I didn't know how to explain that I had made money and given it away...... You should know what I'm talking about, this kind of thing is always difficult for the elders to understand. ”

Gu Weijing leaned back in his chair and scratched Ngawang's ears: "In particular, my identity as an online illustrator is anonymous, and maintaining enough mystery is good for this industry." ”

"Uncle Alay, you're the only one who knows about this. If you have concerns about whether my channels for making money are clean, I can tell you my anonymous identity. ”

It's not uncommon for illustrators to make $10,000 a month, and there are only a handful of illustrators in the world who can make $1 million a year.

With the ability of this middle-aged man, it would be easy if he really wanted to investigate.

Instead of guessing, it's better to be more open.

Uncle Alai was stunned for a moment, and his heart moved slightly.

In his outlook on life, trust is a rarer thing than gold.

On many occasions, it is also a very dangerous thing.

When he used to be involved in anti-narcotics, if the undercover person told you that only you knew about it, it meant that he had given his life to you.

And when you are doing VIP protection, if the leader suddenly tells you some secrets, it is often not a good thing.

Not only does it represent trust, but the subtext is also to tie you into his political camp, and if you don't obey well, you will be killed.

The janitor's gaze fell on the young man in the back row through the rearview mirror.

This guy probably didn't get rid of his own thoughts, and he certainly didn't have the ability to control himself.

Probably...... Only in the hearts of innocent young people at this age would they easily give trust to others such a precious thing, right?

They have not been betrayed and do not know the importance and weight of trust.

I was inexplicably entrusted with such an important thing - a secret worth a million dollars.

"Similar to Banks?"

The janitor uncle asked suddenly.

Gu Weijing was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought that Uncle Alai would continue to ask him about his identity, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly ask this question.

"Who?"

"I said, Mr. Gu, you are working like Banksy now, the one who painted "Girl with Balloons"?"

"Very apt example. Yes, it's like Banksy. But it's not as good as others. Gu Weijing nodded in surprise.

Banky is the code name of an anonymous painter.

The most famous modern artist in the world and one of the most enigmatic.

Aside from the code name Banksy, the public knows nothing about his true identity, not even whether he is a man or a woman.

His image in the media is that of a mysterious man with a brown fast-food paper bag over his head.

Mystique became one of his most important ways of public self-marketing. Even the only anonymous figure in history to appear on the cover of Time magazine.

Collectors fell in love with Banksy's mystery and eccentricity, and his auction house repeatedly sold for more than £1 million.

"The Girl with the Balloon" is Banksy's most famous masterpiece.

In the field of literature, Ferrante, who wrote the "Neapolitan Tetralogy", and Banks, who painted "The Girl with a Balloon" in the modern art world, are the two most famous unsolved mysteries in the literary and artistic world.

Gu Weijing didn't expect Uncle Alai to immediately give such an appropriate example as Banks.

Although, in BBC2019's investigation, Banksy relied on the public's insatiable obsession with the obscure mystery and the media's never-ending heat of discussion about his true identity.

He even surpassed Monet, Picasso and Turner to become the first on the list of popular British artists.

But the painter's popularity in the public sphere is not too high.

People who don't know how to do it may not know at all.

Even Gu Tongxiang, an old Yangon painter who is far away from the art trend, may have to react for a while when he mentions the name Banksy.

"You know Banksy?"

"Mr. Gu, I am not a scout who goes to the battlefield with a gun under the command of a warlord, sometimes I will perform some diplomatic tasks to represent the face of the country."

So when he was trained in Israel, he was trained in diplomatic etiquette and in the arts and religion. From 1900 to the present day, I can memorize all the 100 most famous painters in the field of art and their masterpieces. ”

There was no ostentatious feeling in Uncle Alai's tone, he was simply stating the facts.

"Understood, Mr. Gu, I think I probably understand what you're doing. You don't have to tell me who you are. The driver nodded silently.

The weight of trust is too heavy.

Uncle Alai was willing to be his assistant and help him run errands to deal with some troubles, but he was still not ready to accept Gu Weijing's piercing of the last layer of window paper.

Since Gu Weijing is willing to believe in himself.

Even if it's a little incredible, Uncle Alai is willing to believe that the other party's money is clean.

Forget the million-dollar secret.

That's much more than an ordinary employment relationship.

An old man who has suffered too much and experienced the vicissitudes of the world has his own yardstick and guidelines for doing things.

There are secrets that need to be protected with life.

Now that Gu Weijing is donating, he is doing things for the other party with a low salary, and this kind of equivalent exchange is very pleasant.

Gu Weijing didn't care to say it, but the gatekeeper knew the weight and was unwilling to escalate their relationship to too many levels above the level of employment.

Wage earners become slaves of trust, and that would be too tiring.

"If there's a lot of money, it's a lot of things. I'll probably spend a lot of time with the Foundation, and I won't necessarily have time to pick you up every day. Do you have a security concern? ”

Uncle Alai overtook a dilapidated Toyota on the road and took the initiative to divert the topic.

"It should be fine."

Brother Hao is really trustworthy, and when he says it, he says that he will not disturb his creation with peace of mind.

Not only did the bald head never come to trouble him again, but even Miao Anwen ran over at most to let off his mouth and stop.

Gu Weijing has had no security concerns for a long time.

"And, Kou and I ...... You know, my classmates at Dulwich. Her father was a senior police inspector at the Yangon Police Station. She said that Brother Hao was going to be unlucky. ”

"Brother Hao, you're going to be unlucky?"

Uncle Alai raised an eyebrow.

"Probably some kind of thunderous action by the police." Gu Weijing guessed.

"It seems that Brother Hao still doesn't know anything, and he should not be far from the fall."

Gu Weijing passed through the school, Miao Angwen was still arrogant, and the annoying look of no one in his eyes could be seen slightly.

He can probably speculate that Brother Hao still has a comfortable appearance of "quiet years".

There was no tension at all.

Born in sorrow, died in peace.

The same is true for large criminal groups.

It is estimated that this famous hao brother is not far from retiring from the top spot on the underworld stage in Yangon.

"Understood—"

Uncle Alai hesitated for a few seconds, but still spoke: "But Mr. Gu, you'd better pay attention to safety during this time and don't be careless." ”

"Aren't you optimistic about this?"

Gu Weijing heard another meaning in the man's tone, and asked with a frown: "Uncle, you have been out of politics for so long, and you still have your own connections to inquire about the news?" ”

"It's not that I have any news, it's just that the atmosphere in the city isn't quite right."

Alai whispered as he stared at the city that swept backwards outside the windshield.

"Atmosphere?"

"Those of you who are painters pay attention to the artistic atmosphere of portraying the human figure when you paint. A city also has a city's atmosphere and temperament. "Some cities are gloomy, some are cheerful, some are slowly decaying, and some are perpetually restless fluids flowing in their veins." Yangon's temperament is ...... It's a smoldering stove. ”

"Wait a minute."

Gu Weijing casually opened the recording log of his mobile phone.

Knowledge, technique, and emotion are the three elements that make up the level of a work in Cao Lao's mind.

Knowledge is not only the architectural drawings of the Shwedagon Pagoda, the anatomical muscle lines, but also the knowledge cards are called knowledge.

The customs of a city are also an important part of knowledge.

The life of a painter is only once, and no matter how wonderful his life is, it is impossible for him to realize the variety of lives at different ages and in different environments.

That's why you need to collect wind.

In addition to collecting some on-the-spot scenery, the texture of the environment and the mentality of nearby residents are also an important basis for the "granularity" of the works.

For example, the most fundamental perception of the urban environment is the most profound and profound thing in literary and artistic works. When Yu Hua, a master of Eastern Xia, created a work, it was often accompanied by a large number of field interviews and records of rural folk songs and folk customs.

The most fundamental core of literature and art is always the same.

A good portraitist can paint the soul and temperament of the person beyond the appearance.

Brilliant portraitists paint portraits of animals and portraits of cities, depicting the essence of animals and cities.

Uncle Alai's rich life experience and knowledge of the city are as profound for local painters as the amber liquor that has been dusted for decades under the osmanthus tree.

Thousands of dollars do not change.

He knew that these were all important source materials for painting.

From the beginning of Professor Lin Tao's visit to Mr. Cao's door, he always carries a paper notebook with him to write down all kinds of observations and insights from fieldwork.

Gu Weijing was a little lazy and directly replaced it with a mobile phone recording.

"Yangon's temperament is a smoldering stove. Uncle, you describe the city here because of the war? Heaven and earth are like furnaces, and the people are like firewood? ”

"No, my focus is not on burning, but on stuffing."

"Yangon is an ancient city, with mild Buddhism and good conditions for the production of crops, which have accompanied the past ten centuries. So the characteristics of this city are different from other cities. Tel Aviv, Israel, is also a common threat of war, and the scene there is much bigger than here, with state-level military confrontations, the threat of nuclear war, and the powder keg of the world. ”

"But it was like a burning fire."

Uncle Alai released the gear lever of the steering wheel with his right hand, and his five fingers gathered and stretched, making a burning gesture.

"Armed security forces and plainclothes Mossad agents walking through the streets, and F15 heavy fighter jets roaring day and night from the airport. Female soldiers in brown and green military uniforms in coffee shops and grocery stores with standard automatic rifles made by the Belgian company FN are placed next to them, and everything about war is on the table there. ”

"Even if it is a terrorist attack by extremists, the rockets whistling in the sky are often as dry and direct as a beep in the flames."

"Yangon, on the other hand, is a sauna with a steam oven, and everything is foggy."

"When the happening here will bring about the great changes that will bring down the godfather of the underworld like Brother Hao, it is quiet and loud. Nothing happens, everything happens again. Like smoldering coal, the core temperature of the lower layer is close to melting the alloy, and the outer layer still looks dusty. ”

"I still remember the weeks before Khun Sha decided to surrender in January '96. At that time, I was transferred back to Yangon, where the office was next to the federal government office building. In those days, life seemed to be the same as usual, but everyone could feel a tense atmosphere, with high-ranking government officials hurrying in and out of the building, and military and police cars whizzing through the streets. ”

"But no accurate news came."

"I can often hear the sound of the propellers of the Mi-24 gunship flying in the clouds, but when I look up, I can only see thick clouds. The blue-gray clouds seemed to weigh on everyone's hearts, making everyone uneasy. ”

Uncle Alai looked through the windshield, looked at the crowd outside the window, and said slowly.

"Whether it's Kun Sha or Brother Hao, such a giant will not fall quietly. The inextricable feeling of dampness and heat in the air is what it should feel on the eve of the great change. I don't read that feeling in my surroundings right now. ”

"And I don't know the details of this police operation, but I just think that a secret move that even the female students in the school can know, dealing with an underworld tycoon like Brother Hao doesn't sound very reliable."

Gu Weijing nodded as if he didn't understand.

Regardless of the accuracy of the information on Coco's place, or the fact that Uncle Alai was more accurate, he could not do anything about such a big thing.

"Well, I'll be careful." He was still very persuasive.

(End of chapter)