Return To 1977 Chapter 974: Morning fog

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Xiao Congyun's professional attitude is too rigorous, and he follows the standard "white professional route."

And in the special period of sensitive political trends and sudden changes in the international situation, he still went his own way.

In the admissions examination, he only meets professional requirements for students and does not consider any political factors.

While teaching, he kept saying how excellent Repin's realistic creation method was.

Students are required to imitate the creative ideas of masters, pursue the essence of things, and must first understand before painting.

We also insist on taking human body sketching as the key content of teaching.

As a result, he was unlucky. Some hats belong to him.

Soon, he was deprived of the right to teach and was ordered to work in a "cadre school".

But even at this point, he was still stubborn.

He stubbornly believed that he was right. He did not write a single word of self-reflection at home, nor did he plan to go to work.

I just concentrate on painting and ignore external affairs.

In the end, his uncooperative and arrogant attitude made him suffer a disaster.

The person in charge who came to his home to urge him to check and urge him to go on the road found that he was still ignorant of current affairs.

In a rage, he reported the oil painting "Morning Mist" that he had just finished painting as evidence of crime, which landed him in jail.

And his wife even became an accomplice because she wrote the manuscript for him to distinguish.

Just like that, a good family fell apart...

Actually, to be honest, there is nothing wrong with that painting. It just depicts the scene of the market in front of the Drum Tower in the fog early in the morning.

But the only thing that others cling to is Xiao Congyun’s creative motivation.

Why use fog to block the sun? Why is the sun painted white?

As a result, the family tragedy was irreversible. A few years later, Xiao Heping became an orphan whose parents both died.

Because of this, Xiao Heping's heart was torn with a big hole, and he had a hidden pain that he could never let go of.

Until last year, Kang Ping, director of the design office of "Polar Bear", told Xiao Heping that the "Sixth Art Works Exhibition" had started collecting entries, and wanted him to try it too.

When Xiao Heping was thinking about creating, something touched his heart.

He seems to have found the best way to remember his parents and make up for the pain in his heart.

That is, he will imitate his father's painting back then and paint another "Morning Fog" to submit to the competition.

What if the highest-level and largest national-level art exhibition could select this work, even if it only awarded an excellence award?

Wouldn't that prove that his father's artistic ideas were innocent, and fundamentally bring order to his parents?

As a result, Xiao Heping radiated great enthusiasm and inspiration and devoted himself to creation.

It took Xiao Heping three months to complete this oil painting, from preparing the materials to revising it twice.

His extremely proficient oil painting skills, which he has practiced for many years, and his excellent artistic aesthetics and color matching abilities are all perfectly expressed through this painting.

And perhaps releasing long-suppressed emotions, he performed at an extraordinary level.

The appeal of light, color and fog in this painting has already caught up with my father's painting skills back then.

So even Kang Ping, the director of the design office who had been giving guidance, was amazed after seeing the final draft.

It is said that God rewards hard work, and Xiao Heping’s efforts in art have not been in vain.

This work will hopefully make him famous like Luo Zhongli and Chen Danqing, becoming a leader among the younger generation of oil painters.

Indeed, things were really good at the beginning.

As a formal member of the Artists Association, Kang Ping quietly obtained internal information that completely proved his judgment.

As soon as Xiao Heping’s work was submitted, the selection committee responded very well.

Many Beijing artists who participated in the selection expressed their appreciation for this work.

A relatively unified understanding is that the artistic expression and oil painting techniques presented in "Morning Mist" are excellent.

Watch the essence of realism of Repin School of Art.

Even Master Huang, the most famous person in the oil painting group of the jury, directly said that this painting is very mature from ideas to techniques.

Not only is the theme clear, but the light changes and downtown details are fully and vividly expressed, and it also has the characteristics of the times.

Fully qualified to participate in the re-election.

What does this mean?

According to the selection process of the art exhibition, you have to go through two selections in total.

For the first time, a preliminary selection of local works will be held in each province, city and region.

A public exhibition is to be held, and excellent works will be selected based on the opinions of the judges and the response of the audience.

The selected works can then be handed over to the re-election organizing committee to continue to participate in the second national re-election.

And this is the final selection. The works that are eligible to participate in this selection will at best receive an excellence award.

We will also participate in national tour exhibitions in the future.

That is to say, if Master Huang really said this.

That means there is a high probability that Xiao Heping will win the award.

I guess no one would express an opinion contrary to Master Huang.

That offends so many people?

But just when Xiao Heping was overjoyed and thought his dream had come true.

Unexpectedly, fate played a trick on him.

An accident changed what was almost a certainty.

Because just the day before the public exhibition was held, a painting "Rain and Fog" with a similar theme to Xiao Heping appeared.

I was temporarily sent to the oil painting exhibition area to participate in the exhibition.

What is even more surprising is that in terms of technique, color, etc., the level of "Rain and Mist" is obviously much worse than that of "Morning Fog".

At the exhibition site, many judges watched "Rain and Fog".

He actually made a critical evaluation of Xiao Heping's "Morning Fog".

Several people actually think that "Rain and Fog" is better than "Morning Fog".

Some people think that Xiao Heping's painting techniques are too traditional and too realistic, saying that he lacks euphemism and romantic artistic connotation.

It is proposed that art exhibitions should encourage new things.

This puts Xiao Heping’s qualifications for winning the award under a strong threat.

Later, Kang Ping inquired about this strange thing and finally understood what was going on.

According to insiders, this painting "Rain and Fog" was actually painted by the nephew of Master Guan, an oil painter of the same level as Master Huang.

And for this matter, Master Guan's nephew has already engaged in a lot of social activities in private.

Not only did he invite the judges to a group meal, it is said that he also gave several judges quite a lot of gifts.

These judges are trying to save Master Guan’s face and plan to sacrifice Xiao Heping in order to pave the way for Master Guan’s nephew.

Art is so imaginary, and there is no unified standard.

Isn’t it easy to find some specious excuse?

How can Kangping react to this?

He is just an ordinary member of the Artists Association and the director of the design office of "Polar Bear".

So in the face of this truth, I can only sincerely lament the corruption of the artistic atmosphere, and try my best to comfort Xiao Heping not to lose heart.

He said it was impossible for everyone to be so mean.

At least I haven’t heard of Master Huang going to dinner and receiving gifts.

If Master Huang insists on the seriousness of art, there should be a chance for this matter.

To be honest, even he himself thinks that his words have little hope.

So after Kang Ping left, Xiao Heping started to get upset.

This is how people are, if there is no hope from beginning to end, then the pain of failure will be very small.

Be afraid, be afraid, you are only one finger away from success, but you are on the verge of failure, so who can be willing to do so?

So Xiao Heping made an irrational and extreme decision without sleeping all night.

That is, he will give it to others.

Since Guan didn’t send Master Huang as a gift, and this was his only hope, he would go and send it.

Later, it was for this reason that he asked Hong Yanwu to borrow money.

But in the end, of course he did a huge stupid thing.

You must know that not every judge can give gifts.

If it were possible, how could Master Guan's nephew forget Master Huang?

People didn’t do this, which already speaks volumes.

So the unsophisticated Xiao Heping went to the Huang family to send money, but the result was completely counterproductive.

Not only did Master Huang become furious on the spot, he said that he had insulted him.

He also scolded him for his evil intentions and that he was not worthy of painting.

Then he immediately asked his family to kick him out.

Well, Xiao Heping, who was kicked out of the Huang family, looked like a failed scholar when he walked on the road.

That was the home I returned to, completely lost and like a zombie.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was short-minded.

Even though there was still some hope, he himself completely lost it.

On the contrary, I lost my personality, dignity, integrity, reputation...

At this point, Xiao Heping burst into tears.

This is a young man in his twenties.

He is also a perseverant and self-controlled person.

To actually cry without concealment in front of Hong Yanwu, it shows how sad and regretful he is.

And this incident hit him hard.

But fortunately he has friends like Hong Yanwu.

What this guy is best at is figuring out people's hearts, and he has seventy-two eyes and ninety-six pivots.

Don’t talk about socializing and negotiating.

Borrowing chickens to lay eggs and benefiting others by giving them to others is his specialty.

Looking at Xiao Heping looking so lost, I was afraid that his mood would completely collapse.

Hong Yanwu quickly pretended to be relaxed and guaranteed the ticket, bringing hope to the desperate Xiao Heping again.

"Hey, that's all. What should I do? Don't worry, it's not irreversible yet. You have to believe me and let me help you move around. Maybe I can do it for you. Flattened. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xiao Heping's eyes really brightened up, like a drowning man hugging a tree trunk and asking with hazy eyes.

"You...what can you do? Can you...don't lie to me?"

As a result, Hong Yanwu curled his lips and scolded him shamelessly.

"Hey, you still don't believe me? When it comes to painting, I am not as good as you. When it comes to this, you are not as good as me."

"I'm not talking about you. Your biggest problem is that you are like a boring gourd, always hiding things in your heart. Are we friends? You should just talk to me if you have something to do."

"And you are so stupid that you mistake ignorance for your personality, and you underestimate the complexity of interpersonal relationships. Do you understand that there are specializations in technology? Don't mistake bean bags for dry food, don't mistake the village chief for a cadre, and don't mistake physiological hygiene for a cadre. Knowledge, don’t use communication as a skill.”

"Is it easy to be a lobbyist? Can you compare to Su Qin's brains in lobbying the six countries? Can you compare to Zhuge Liang's eloquence in fighting with the Confucian scholars? In order to deceive Lu Wenlong, Wang Zuo chopped off his own arm without saying a word. , can you compare to this fierceness?"

"And if you think about it on the other hand, giving gifts will work, right? Then everyone has given gifts, how do you let the recipients choose? So the key point of this kind of thing is, how can you use a method that others can't refuse? Give someone something they can’t refuse. ”

Needless to say, Hong Yanwu’s words hit the point.

For Xiao Heping, it was now like a beacon that illuminated his life.

Therefore, Hong Yanwu's pause immediately attracted Xiao Heping to ask questions impatiently.

"Then...Xiao Wu...you really have a way? Tell me, what are you going to do?"

Unexpectedly, his eagerness gave Hong Yanwu the opportunity to "get candy" and even deliberately whetted his appetite.

(Note, "take candy" is a Beijing dialect. It refers to a common problem of a child holding a candy bar in his hand and intentionally not eating it to show off to other children. It is used as a metaphor for the behavior of people putting on airs and pretentiousness.)

I saw this guy pushing the wine glass.

"Come on, give us a full cup first. Even if you are a landlord who responds to every request, you still have to offer incense first?"

After Xiao Heping had no choice but to do so, he didn't expect Hong Yanwu to have anything to say.

The actual taking advantage of the situation and fallacies have come out again.

"Yes, you are sensible. Hey, you have to go downstairs to buy two more cucumbers, rice sausages, and pine flowers. If you meet a donkey meat seller, buy some too. The emperor can't send hungry soldiers. What's more, we are waiting for you What we want to study is not an aboveboard matter, so we need to have enough food and drink.”

"Do you know why? Let me tell you, people's minds can be dirty, but their bodies must be healthy. Because only a healthy body can support a dirty soul..."

Under such strong mental stimulation, Xiao Heping's brain almost exploded.

I didn't even bother to wash my face and hurried out of the house.

But fortunately I didn’t forget to bring money, and I was half sober.

So I sighed outside the door and went downstairs...