Chapter 323: Year after Year

"We have speculated that the killing rules of this strange story are related to color, and I also don't understand the doubts you raised at the time. But when I saw this photo, I probably had an idea. ”

"It's true that there are no famous artists in F City who are good at painting, but before the cataclysm, there were fugitive gathering places!" Bo Yanzhao said as he motioned to Shi Que and the gold-worshipping clown to look at the projection.

Bo Yanzhao directly called up the two paintings.

One of them is "Sunrise", and the other is called "Shenyang".

"Look at these two paintings."

Money-worshipping clown: "It wasn't painted by one person!" ”

Shi Que: "In the history of art before the cataclysm, these two paintings were painted by the same person. The painter's name was Li Yuan, and he was a famous oil painting master in China at that time. "Sunrise" is his masterpiece when he was young, and "Shenyang" is his masterpiece in his later years. ”

Money Worship Clown: "Impossible! The basic price of these two paintings is different, because the writer is different. ”

Bo Yanzhao: "That's right! It is true that he is not alone, because it was his father who painted "Sunrise" when he was young, and it was his youngest son who painted "Shenyang". ”

"Not only that, but you look closely at the paintings in the back." Bo Yanzhao successively called up more than a dozen photos of his works and projected them onto the screen.

The money-worshipping clown glanced at it, "These are all drawn by that son." ”

Shi Que: "So the works under the name Li Yuan are actually from two painters?" Then it's no wonder. ”

Money Worship Clown: "What do you say?" ”

Shi Que: "When we were studying the art history of the Cataclysm in school, we used to analyze Li Yuan as a painter. Because he was one of the few prolific painters before the cataclysm, the number of works that survived in the end was several times greater than that of other painters. ”

"But even so, the average price of Li Yuan's works is not very high in the collecting world, especially for his late works, which are very criticized."

Bo Yanzhao also explained one more sentence, "Because of feelings." Although Li Yuan's early works lacked some technique, his emotionally charged brushstrokes were more resonant. And many of his later works, although they have reached the pinnacle of skill, lack emotion. Artistically, it is not as good as the youthful works of his youth. ”

"That's not worth it! But this painting is very expensive. The money-worshipping clown pointed to "Shenyang".

"Because this painting of Shenyang is different. You look closely at the scenery in these two paintings. ”

The money-worshipping clown carefully compared, "It was painted in the same place and from the same angle?" ”

Shi Que nodded: "Yes!" "Sunrise" is Li Yuan's famous work. According to the "Cataclysmic Art History", Li Yuan's painting contains a strong sense of hope and hope for the future, so it aroused the love of many visitors as soon as it was exhibited. Even visitors with self-destructive tendencies, after seeing the paintings, returned to their normal lives. ”

The gold-worshipping clown didn't understand a little, he looked at the painting for a long time, and complained, "It's too exaggerated!" ”

Shi Que didn't refute him, "These are the contents of the record, and you will know if you have a chance to look at the original version when you have a chance to see the true or false truths." However, the focus is on the back, and the success of "Sunrise" became Li Yuan's springboard, and Li Yuan did become famous because of it. However, there is one point that has always been criticized in his paintings, that is, many famous art connoisseurs at that time thought that Li Yuan's painting skills were very poor. Even better than some fledgling young painters. ”

And this statement intensified when Li Yuan was fifty years old. At that time, Li Yuan also happened to fall into a bottleneck period, and there were very few new paintings. ”

At that time, many people felt that Li Yuan was lonely. But no one could have imagined that when everyone was not optimistic about Li Yuan, Li Yuan exhibited this new work "Shenyang" at the International Art Festival at the end of that year. This painting is diametrically opposed to Li Yuan's past style, there is no emotion in the painting, only pure technique. ”

"And it's a trick like a show-off. All painters who see this painting will feel a strong sense of self-shame. It was this "Shenyang Yang" that saved Li Yuan's precarious career. ”

Everyone said that "Shenyang" was a work of revenge in the art appreciation circle at that time after Li Yuan's precipitation, and it was also Li Yuan's slap in the face to those who despised him. Therefore, they are all works with no emotion and simple show-offs, but the price of "Shenyang" is dozens of times higher than the price of other works of Li Yuan in his later years. ”

"I see, it has nothing to do with the price of the work itself, because of the story behind the work." The money-worshipping clown understood, "But in fact, these paintings were painted by two people, didn't the people at that time doubt it?" ”

"Yes, but they don't have any evidence. I've listened to this history in my electives. Bo Yanzhao was also a little more interested, "It is said that there was a painter who had a very bad relationship with Li Yuan at that time, and he specially asked detectives to follow Li Yuan, not for a day or two, but for a year. ”

During the year, Li Yuan spent almost most of his time at home. Except for when I go out to buy materials, I spend almost all of my time at home painting. ”

"The year is like a day, so although the opponent is still suspicious, I have to admit that Li Yuan is diligent, and these paintings are indeed painted by Li Yuan himself."

"But actually?" The gold-worshipping clown asked Bo Yanzhao.

Bo Yanzhao pointed to the photo of the heir of the art family in Country H, "I suspect that it was his son who painted the painting." ”

"Because in the records related to Li Yuan on the Huaguo side, Li Yuan's family is rarely mentioned. There are only two sentences, one is that Li Yuan's wife has a quarter of H ancestry. Another sentence is that Li Yuan has an autistic son. ”

"Autistic son?"

"Well, according to the autobiography of the painter who had a very bad relationship with Li Yuan, Li Yuan's family was vaguely mentioned. He said that one of the reasons why Li Yuan would paint so hard in his later years was that he was afraid that after his death, this son would have no one to rely on and no one to take care of. ”

Then he also mentioned that before Li Yuan's death, every time he went out to buy paints, he took this child with him. Of course, this person is using a pseudonym. But I pulled up the map of F City before the cataclysm and found some coincidences. ”

Shi Que understood what he meant before he could read the information that Bo Yanzhao was going to take out later: "The route that Li Yuan took with his child is the same as the place where the disappearance occurred in F City in the past six years!" ”

Bo Yanzhao nodded, "That's right! That's it. ”

Bo Yanzhao put the map on it, and the locations circled happened to correspond to the positions of the first few waves of people who disappeared.

"This explains why this strange story always comes to these locations to get color, because in his soul memory, only these places can find the material he wants."

"What does that have to do with country H? How did the Park family know about this? The money-worshipping clown asked directly about the key points.

Bo Yanzhao motioned to him not to worry, "The reason why the Park family knows about this matter is very simple, you remember that I told you that the earliest group of people in the Park family were from Country H who came to China to do business!" The attendant I interrogated who took money to do things for the Park family said that the Park family came to China to participate in an art exhibition and buy paintings. ”

"Just later, near City F, before we could reach the location of the exhibition, the cataclysm suddenly broke out. They had no way to move, so they had to stay where they were in order to save their lives. According to him, it was this Li Yuan who invited the Park family to see the art exhibition at that time. And the one who sent the Park family to answer the invitation was the person in charge of the art family in country H that I just talked about before the catastrophe. ”

"Why did Li Yuan invite them? Can't the painting be sold in China? Can't! "The money-worshipping clown can't understand.

However, Shi Que pondered for a moment, "Is it because of Tuogu?" Li Yuan was not in good health at the time? ”

"That's right! This person said that the father of Li Yuan's wife is one of the bloodlines of the artistic family of Country H. Originally, after Li Yuan's wife died, Li Yuan and his father-in-law's family were also very estranged and had no contact. But when he found that his body might not be able to endure it, he still took the initiative to contact the old father-in-law's family in country H, hoping that they would be able to take care of the child with family affection. ”

"At first, Country H was unwilling. But later, Li Yuan sent them a painting, which was painted by this child. ”

Bo Yanzhao projected another painting on the big screen, and the angle of this painting is exactly the same as that of "Sunrise" and "Shenyang". The brushstrokes are almost exactly the same as those of Li Yuan in his later years, but unlike Li Yuan's flaunting and frivolousness, there is a very obvious emotional catharsis in this child's painting.

Under the sunset, the low bushes were pitch black, and no sunlight could shine at all, and among the bushes, the crimson flowers were like a pair of prying eyes hidden in the darkness. Dangerous, cold, and unspeakably treacherous.

"This painting is very famous in country H, and that artistic family has always kept this painting, and claimed that this painting is a young genius painter in their vein, who regrettably died in the cataclysm."

Indeed, many people suspect that this painting is likely to be related to Li Yuan's autistic son, but H country insists that Li Yuan's son is an important member of their family. Even the rulers of this generation of artistic families still looked at Li Yuan's son's face and reshaped his own face. ”

"And this time, the Park family will come to this muddy water, completely to take the opportunity to blend into the god sealing place. His purpose is to paint. That artistic family wants to find more straightforward evidence to prove that Li Yuan is actually a member of their family. ”

The gold-worshipping clown had a headache when he heard this: "Do they sleep too much and dream during the day?" The ancestors of Li Yuan's family for eight generations are all Huaguo! ”

Bo Yanzhao stretched out his hand, saying that he couldn't understand it either, "But no matter what their purpose is, they can at least help us confirm one thing, that is, the identity of the strange talk in the god sealing ground." ”

"He is Li Yuan's son. The reason why the moon goes down every month is because Li Yuan's annual art exhibition is held on time in the month. ”

The gold-worshipping clown nodded: "Understood, the month will open the art exhibition, and the month will gather apprentices and buyers to go up the mountain." At the same time, the paint is replenished, and the wind is practiced by the way. Then I went back to my base camp and started my retreat, painting the paintings that I would need for the next year's exhibition. Then the next month arrived, and the process was repeated. ”

Pouted, the money-worshipping clown said in disgust: "Isn't this the legendary social fear and otaku?" ”！

(End of chapter)