The art exhibition starts at ten o’clock in the morning.
A week before the art exhibition, it had already started to heat up, eighteen well-known painters were participating, including the rising star Shen Yuhuan, whose paintings are displayed alongside those of a famous traditional Chinese painting master.
The exhibition officially opened at ten o’clock, and the first batch of friends and relatives were invited by the painters.
The famous painters were all older, and most of their friends were of a similar age.
Half an hour after the exhibition started, the flow of people began to increase.
Other painters had invited their friends and relatives, and Shen Yuhan had also sent invitations to his friends on WeChat, but he didn’t know who would come.
Xiang Yulin is the person in charge of this art exhibition, naturally, he was also present at the venue, he had already expected that the flow of people would be bigger in the morning, but he never expected that not only would the flow of people be full, but there was also one luxury car after another parked outside, there was even an absolute limited edition, he knew that this was the car that Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan were riding in just now, but what about to the others?
Also, how come there are so many familiar faces at the venue, was it because he was dazzled?
The first person to find Shen Yuhan was Old Master Jiang, he waved the ticket in his hand and smiled: “This is the first time that Xiao Shen is exhibiting his own works, uncle will support you.”
Shen Yuhan was a little surprised: “Thank you, Uncle.”
After that, there came several uncles whom he had met in the opera house, they all bought their own tickets to come in, and when they saw Shen Yuhan, they all had to say a few words to him.
Next, there was a group of young people, led by a tall and handsome young man, who was a member of the Wen You group, and they also came here especially to support Shen Yuhan.
Xiang Yulin, who was experienced and knowledgeable, and also familiar with people from all walks of life, was speechless at the moment, even though he had seen a lot of big scenes, he was still quite surprised, what he held was a Chinese painting exhibition, not a banquet for the high society, right?
But Shan Qihuan, who was standing next to Shen Yuhan, felt that the two of them now looked like they were getting married and having a banquet to welcome guests.
He speaks this thought to Shen Yuhan: “It feels like we are getting married again, does it feel like we are welcoming guests?”
After he mentioned this, Shen Yuhan also recalled that when they got married, it seemed like the two of them were standing to greet the guests, and now everyone came over to say hello to them, Shen Yuhan’s face was slightly warm and he said: “Where is it similar.”
Just as he was about to say something, Liu Tan’s face also appeared, and he also brought several people with him, each of whom had bought their own ticket.
At 10:45, Xiang Yulin came over and invited Shen Yuhan to the on-site painting table.
Before he arrived, the area around the painting table was already full of people.
The people standing in the front row were all familiar faces, and the people standing in the back were all young people he didn’t know, but all of them seemed to be full of expectations.
At this time, Shen Yuhan was very nervous, in the past, many people were just passers-by and would not stop, but now everyone is here for him, and there is a sense of satisfaction and pleasure in his heart, but he’s also nervous.
Shan Qihuan pulled the scarf for him: “If you are nervous, pull the scarf under your nose.”
“Um.” With the scarf covering half of his face, Shen Yuhan felt less nervous, his husband’s method was quite effective.
Shan Qihuan encouraged him: “Go ahead, I’ll stand here and wait for you.”
Shen Yuhan clasped his hands together and said: “Then I’ll go up.”
When he walked onto his own stage, there was applause from below.
Shen Yuhan bowed to everyone, expressing his gratitude, he took a deep breath and glanced at Shan Qihuan, who was standing not far away, only then did he pick up the brush.
Before he came, he knew what he wanted to draw.
He wanted to paint a person who had been engraved into his heart.
Today, he was going to draw a figure.
The entire painting process of Shen Yuhan will be displayed on the big screen, and Xiang Yulin, true to his reputation as a successful businessman, completely explains Shen Yuhan’s painting on the spot.
The audience watched Shen Yuhan use the brush to outline the figure’s hair bit by bit, it was short, and then the face, with a sharp jawline, then the high bridge of the nose, a pair of shrewd eyes, a tightly closed mouth, the neck, and firm, broad shoulders.
The figure was presented to the audience little by little, he didn’t even seem to need to think, or use the photo or the people as a reference either, he went down one stroke at a time, very smoothly.
At the beginning, it was only a rough outline of the upper part of the figure, and then he began to sketch the parts below the shoulders, with arms and clothing.
From the moment Shen Yuhan sketched the figure’s face, everyone gradually turned their attention to Shan Qihuan, who was standing at the side.
It’s so vivid, it’s basically a drawing of Shan Qihuan himself!
How blatant1明目張膽 (míng mù zhāng dǎn): openly and without fear; brazenly; flagrantly; Originally refers to the courage to do something, later, it describe doing bad things openly and recklessly., yet it makes people feel it’s a matter of course2理所當然 (lǐ suǒ dāng rán): as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; to be only right and proper; to be taken as a matter of course; naturally; needless to say., and it’s very meaningful.
At this time, Shan Qihuan was honored and at the same time, his heart was very excited, he clenched his fists without any movement, what Shen Yuhan painted was not ancient figures or modern landscapes, but himself, him!
This is already the ultimate evolved version of the little vixen, no matter where is, he has successfully captured his heart, not letting it loose at all.
Shan Qihuan looked at Shen Yuhan, who was concentrating on his painting, and straightened his back proudly when his wife drew him, he didn’t even need to look at the person for reference, which shows that he had already engraved him in his heart, but Shen Yuhan didn’t know that he was also carved into Shan Qihuan’s heart, and the roots and buds had already bloomed into gorgeous flowers.
As the last stroke fell, there was thunderous applause.
Old Master Jiang, who was the closest, smiled and said: “Xiao Shen, you painted Xiao Shan so vividly3惟妙惟肖 (wéi miào wéi xiào): remarkably lifelike; vividly depicted; to imitate to perfection; to be remarkably true to life; absolutely lifelike., you can also draw a portrait for me later, compared to taking pictures, this one is more emotional, and you can hang it up and be narcissistic about it.”
When Shen Yuhan heard Old Master Jiang, he half lowered his head and smiled.
How come everyone knows that he painted Shan Qihuan.
At this time, Shan Qihuan had already agreed with Xiang Yulin, Shen Yuhan’s painting could only be left to him, what else could Xiang Yulin say, it’s yours, it’s all yours, the highest level of showing affection is probably nothing more than this.
In the spirit of a businessman, Xiang Yulin immediately asked people to upload the video of Shen Yuhan’s painting to Weibo and also reminded Shan Qihuan to forward it using his Weibo account, who told him not to expose Shen Yuhan’s face, he edited it out.
At this time, a man wearing a mask and a peaked cap stood in the corner and his eyes fell on the painting on the projection screen, he bit his lower lip tightly, and he didn’t stop the crazy thoughts in his mind until he tasted blood.
Once, he was so close to Shen Yuhan;
Once, Shen Yuhan was someone he could easily obtained4唾手可得 (tuò shǒu kě dé): extremely easy to obtain; readily available; as easy as spit on one’s own hand—get sth with extreme ease.;
Once, he had countless chances to become the person in his painting, to become the center of attention of today!
But he ruined everything, he missed Shen Yuhan, missed the connections around Shen Yuhan, and everything was cheaper for Shan Qihuan!
If only, if only Shen Yuhan was his person, how good it would be!
After Shan Qiyun lamented his bad luck and regrets at the scene, he finally turned around and left quietly.
On the first day of the exhibition, all three of Shen Yuhan’s paintings were sold, two of them were bought by two uncles he knew, and the other was by a self-promoter5自來水 (zì lái shuǐ): “自” means “self,” “来” means “coming,” and “水” means “water.” This term, which literally means “tap water,” was perhaps first coined to express people’s wonder and joy towards the convenience of tap water. However, Chinese netizens who have given it a new meaning use “水” as a short form of “水軍,” which refers to people paid to post online promoting contents. Unlike paid online touters, “自来水” are those who help to spread the word out of their own will. The earliest use dated back to 2015, when a group of fans of the animation movie “Monkey King: Hero Is Back” called themselves by this moniker after being mocked as “paid touters.”, the other party claimed to be a fan of Shen Yuhan and spent a lot of money to buy the third painting.
The works of seventeen other painters have also become very popular, which is also an unexpected blessing.
Although only a small number of people visited the painting exhibition, after the news about Shen Yuhan using paintings to express his feelings spread, more and more people came here because of his fame6慕名而來 (mù míng ér lái): to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location; be attracted to a place by its reputation as a scenic spot; come to sb. because one admires his fame., even Shan Qixin, who had no artistic talent and had been locked up in the crew, specially sent a message to congratulate him.
This time the beneficiary, Mr. Shan Qihuan, immediately took good care of Shen Yuhan after returning home, it almost made Shen Yuhan unable to get out of bed the next day.
On the second day of the exhibition, Shen Yuhan held his waist and accused Shan Qihuan of being unkind with his eyes, how can he ask him to do such a weird posture?
Today happened to be Saturday, Shan Qihuan didn’t want to go out, so he stayed in the study to handle business, he pulled Shen Yuhan onto his lap, and pressed his waist for him.
Shan Qihuan hesitated for a while, but still told him: “I want to tell you something.”
Shen Yuhan was pressed comfortably, squinting his eyes in the direction of the sunlight, and casually responded: “What?”
“Do you still remember Miss Qi?” Shan Qihuan increased his strength.
Shen Yuhan was pressed on the sore spot and shrank into his arms, then thought for a moment: “Remember, she and Miss Huang are friends.”
Shan Qihuan said: “She is getting engaged.”
Shen Yuhan turned his head and asked him: “With whom?”
Shan Qihuan didn’t bother to keep the listeners in suspense7賣關子 (mài guān zi): (idiomatic) to leave the audience on a cliffhanger; to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks; (of a story-teller) stop a story at a climax to keep the listeners in suspense; win acceptance by deliberately mystifying something at a crucial point in the talk or in doing business., and told him directly: “She chose Shan Qiyun.”
“How could it be him?” Shen Yuhan was a bit puzzled.
Shan Qihuan held Shen Yuhan tightly: “Um, the third house has only gotten a little bit of power and they are getting anxious, the Qi family can be their helper, my father will consider the role of the Qi family, profit comes first.”
It sounds complicated, but it can’t be helped, it’s a matter of mutual benefit.
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After the art exhibition came to an end, the communication between Shen Yuhan and Xiang Yulin was less frequent, there were a lot of people looking for him to sell their paintings, but Shen Yuhan’s paintings are based on the principle of ‘Things are valued because of its quality rather than quantity8貴精不貴多 (guì jīng bù guì duō): lit. precious because of essence rather than number; (Common saying) things are valuable because they are good rather than plentiful, also means that the importance of skills lies in exquisiteness rather than in abundance.‘, except for the three paintings that were sold, none of them were sold anymore, but he made a small profit as well.
His life in the modern era is starting to get on track, and he can be considered a ‘modern man’ with his own career.
A week later, Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan attended the engagement party of Shan Qiyun and the Qi family’s Young Miss together.
Shan Qiyun and Qi family’s Young Miss stood together, looking like a talented young man and a beautiful young woman9郎才女貌 (láng cái nǚ mào): a talented young man and a beautiful young woman―perfect match; well-matched couple; ideal couple; refers to a man’s outstanding talent and a woman’s beauty, describing a good match between a man and a woman..
After the arrival of Shen Yuhan and Shan Qihuan, his expression changed subtly.
Also entering the door with Shan Qihuan was the person from the second house, Shan Qibai was released in advance by Shan Tianfeng and also came today.
While everyone was trying to watch the Shan family’s drama from the corner of their eyes, Shan Qihuan took Shen Yuhan’s hand and sat down.
Someone in the quiet atmosphere said: “Didn’t Shen Yuhan get pushed into the swimming pool by a woman because of Shan Qiyun before?”
The scene was as quiet as a chicken10安靜如雞 (ān jìng rú jī): an Internet term refers to a noisy person or scene that suddenly becomes quiet; a commonly used word in the fan circle, which refers to the way a group of fans who were originally chattering suddenly became quiet. for a while.
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Ah! I want to save the 12 o’clock update in the manuscript box, clicked to publish directly oz2!
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me between 2021-04-18 12:04:57~2021-04-19 06:59:34 or irrigated me with nutrients!
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Speaking of which, I’ve added the Shan family’s genealogy diagram to the Characters Guide. It’s… complicated LMAO
