Teacher Hu’s office.
The sunlight shines through the glass, onto the desk, casting a few warm spots of light.
Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue gathered in front of Teacher Hu's desk, their faces filled with happiness. Their voices intertwined in the air, like a cheerful movement, full of youthful vigor and vision for the future.
As Teacher Hu was listening to their sharing with a smile, the cell phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
The words "Jiang Zhe" appeared on the screen. Teacher Hu was slightly stunned, then raised his hand to signal the students to wait, and answered the phone.
"Teacher Hu!" Jiang Zhe's voice came from the other end of the phone, and the noise of other people talking could be vaguely heard. "I just received a notice from the Florence Academy of Fine Arts! They approved my application!"
Teacher Hu's eyes flashed with surprise, but his voice remained calm and gentle: "Jiang Zhe, congratulations. May your wish come true."
The atmosphere in the office subtly changed because of this phone call. Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue exchanged glances and started talking in low voices.
"Florence Academy of Fine Arts...it's the world's top art school." Li Ran whispered with a hint of envy in his tone.
"This is expected." Zhang Yue's voice was filled with envy, but also mixed with some other factors.
"Jiang Zhe is still the best in our class." Wang Chen sighed, with a complex emotion in his eyes.
Teacher Hu hung up the phone and glanced at several students, as if she had seen through their thoughts. She sighed softly, with a hint of deep meaning in her tone: "The Florence Academy of Fine Arts has approved Jiang Zhe's application."
"It's not surprising that he was able to pass the application." Li Ran said in a low voice.
Teacher Hu smiled slightly, his eyes gentle but firm: "Do you think Jiang Zhe's path is brighter and more worthy of envy than yours?"
Several students wanted to say something, but in the end they kept silent. After receiving the expected good news, they were surrounded by happiness and blessings and thought they were the happiest people.
At this moment, hearing the good news about Jiang Zhe, I recalled again the feeling of being overshadowed by this classmate during my four years in college.
Teacher Hu enlightened the students: "Everyone has his or her own path to take. Jiang Zhe and your efforts will be recognized. Li Ran, you were admitted to the game company, which is the result of your years of accumulation; Wang Chen and Zhang Yue, you have excellent results in the postgraduate entrance examination. These are all new beginnings. The road ahead is full of hope and changes. You don't need to envy anyone, because you have taken solid steps on your own path."
Seeing that the expressions of several students did not change, she continued, "I remember an old saying: Being fat at first is not considered fat, but being fat later will cause the kang to collapse. There is no single standard for success.
Every bit of your effort will bear fruit one day in the future.
Also, after you go back, don’t always talk about these topics. With your own future in mind, just focus on your graduation project. Find out what you are missing, get as many certificates as possible, graduate smoothly, and don’t waste a good opportunity.”
The office was silent, with only Teacher Hu's voice echoing in the air.
Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue looked at each other, as if they saw themselves in each other's eyes.
"Teacher, thank you for your guidance."
"Jiang Zhe is indeed excellent."
"We're used to it."
The students said goodbye to Teacher Hu and left the office.
Teacher Hu watched them leave.
She knew that her guidance was only superficial. These young students had to go through the trials of life to truly understand. Everyone has his or her own path.
The three students returned to their classrooms or dormitories and quickly told their acquaintances about Jiang Zhe.
The news that Jiang Zhe had applied for graduate school and had been accepted spread quickly. Many senior students in the School of Art had already applied for graduate school and were waiting for or had already received the news.
Because everyone had different goals, this news only caused surprise and envy among some people and was soon overshadowed by other information.
……
Villa living room.
After Jiang Zhe announced the good news to several teachers and friends including Wang Zhen and Sister Liao, he put down his phone and picked up the teacup to drink water.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Yi, who were chatting, lowered their voices when they saw that their son stopped talking on the phone.
Ever since we heard the good news about Jiang Zhe, the house has been filled with a happy atmosphere.
The couple always had smiles on their faces.
Jiang Yi walked to the computer and wanted to read the email again.
Unfortunately, the email was in Italian.
"Xiaozhe, please help me translate."
Jiang Zhe walked to the computer and quickly translated the content of the email notification.
After listening to this, Jiang Yi patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder and said, "Good boy! You didn't let us down!
Jiang Zhe nodded, his eyes full of pride: "Dad. Maybe there will be notifications from other schools."
Xu Li said, "Xiaozhe, you've worked so hard for so long and finally got your reward. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll prepare it and we can celebrate properly."
"Mom, you don't have to do anything, I'll arrange it." Jiang Zhe said.
Jiang Yi and his wife began to discuss how to tell their relatives and friends the good news.
Jiang Zhe suggested that his parents wait a while.
Jiang Yi nodded. "You have also applied to other schools. Are you sure?"
Jiang Zhe said: "The École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Columbia University may be approved. However, the notice has not arrived yet."
Jiang Yi frowned, with a hint of worry in his tone: "The notification from Florence has arrived, when will the notifications from other schools arrive? If there is only one notification, don't consider it. If there are multiple options, what are you going to choose?"
Jiang Zhe shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "I don't know when the notifications from other schools will arrive. Now, I can't make a choice."
Originally, he wanted to choose Florence Academy of Fine Arts or École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but after listening to the advice of Professors Kerry and Qin, his original idea changed a little.
Jiang Yi said: "No matter which school you choose, we support you."
Jiang Yi walked to the sofa and sat down again, with a trace of longing on his face: "Xiaozhe, if you go to Florence, your mother and I will definitely come to see you. We must go to see where you study and the city where you live.
You went to Florence last time and told us some stories about it after you came back. We just listened for fun.
Tell me, are there any good attractions for us to visit there? "
Jiang Zhe recalled his experiences in Florence and described interesting things to his parents.
After hearing this, Xu Li's eyes were full of anticipation: "Xiaozhe, when you go to Florence, we must go there to have a look and bring you some local specialties."
Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "Mom, don't bring any local specialties. You have money, so you don't have to worry about not being able to buy anything. You and Dad just need to be willing to go and have fun."
Jiang Yi and his wife seemed to have seen the scene of Jiang Zhe studying and living in Florence.
At night, Jiang Zhe's family's celebration dinner ended.
Jiang Zhe walked into the studio and came to the easel. He looked at the three drawing boards lined up in a row. On the drawing boards were three unfinished charcoal sketches.
This is the draft he prepared for his graduation work.
After repeated attempts and discussions, he finally decided to divide his graduation painting into three oil paintings, each of which is meters high and meters wide.
The backgrounds of the three paintings are related, and each is an independent chapter. The leftmost one depicts old buildings, some passengers waiting for the bus, and the surrounding residents; the middle one mainly depicts passengers waiting for the bus and the bus. Through the glass, you can also see the scene inside the bus; the rightmost one depicts the trading place near the station that is being renovated, part of the park scenery, and tourists.
The three paintings respectively represent the past, present and future. This form draws on the triptych, but with new ideas.
Some of the elements in the background, such as the buildings, characters' costumes, public furnishings, daily items, texts, promotional posters or advertisements posted on walls or buses, are taken from current life, some are from historical materials he has found, and some are elements of his fictional future.
Of course, because Jiang Zhe has memories of his previous life, the future elements he depicts are not fictional.
I wonder what viewers ten or twenty years from now will think if they see some of the predictions made in 20 in the paintings.
Jiang Zhe found that scene interesting.
Of course, in order to avoid some trouble, he made some seemingly plausible changes to the future elements in the painting, making them look similar but not similar.
Even if someone asks me in the future, I have a good reason. Is it okay if I just guess or imagine it?
Jiang Zhe looked at the picture for a while, considered what to draw next, picked up a charcoal pencil, and began to depict the appearance of a passenger in the painting.
Every character in the painting has a basis in reality. Some are from sketching, and some are from people I am familiar with, such as my parents’ generation, and my friends, such as Wang Zhen, Sister Liao, Chen Yan, Teacher Luan, as well as teachers and classmates at school.
He cleverly arranged these images in the painting. Only those who know them and look carefully can find some traces of them.
I received good news today, and with this excitement, the painting went exceptionally smoothly.
At night, Jiang Zhe lay on the bed and opened the system page.
There are no new tips on the page.
He opened the mission page and found a challenge mission that was triggered last year.
The task requires you to obtain admission to one or more schools.
Now, the task progress shows that part of the progress has been completed.
What kind of reward will I get after completing this task?
Jiang Zhe fell asleep with anticipation.
The next day, Jiang Zhe came to the class painting studio.
Today, Professor Qin is going to check the progress of several people's graduation projects.
Two people's works are displayed in the class studio, and the others have their works in their respective studios, so let's meet in the class studio first.
When the classmates who were waiting in the studio saw Jiang Zhe, they all congratulated him.
"Congratulations Jiang Zhe."
"We all heard the good news about you."
Jiang Zhe also sent blessings to the students who had already received the good news, and gave comfort to the students who were still waiting for news.
Fu Min, Mou Xing and Jiang Zhe have the best relationship and are really happy for him. "You are going to study abroad, so you should treat us."
Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "Thank you. You two received the notice earlier than me, shouldn't you treat me to a meal first?"
Fu Min received an admission notice from the Royal Academy of Arts in London, while Mou Xing received a notice from an art academy in China.
"Yes, we should treat you," others also joined in the fun.
While chatting and laughing, Professor Qin came to the studio.
After commenting on the works of the students he was responsible for guiding, he prepared to go to the studios of Fu Min, Mou Xing and Jiang Zhe in turn.
The students’ graduation works have entered the in-depth creation stage, and it is particularly troublesome to move the works, so they have to make more trips.
Jiang Zhe drove, took Professor Qin and Teacher Hu as well as Fu Min and Mou Xing, and finally arrived at his villa.
Jiang Zhe's studio is very spacious, with a wide variety of items and paintings. Every time we come here, several classmates and Teacher Hu are envious. We hope that we can have a studio like this in the future.
In order to entertain several teachers and classmates, Jiang Zhe arranged for a servant to help temporarily and prepare tea and snacks.
Jiang Zhe asked several teachers and students to sit down.
Professor Qin said, "Look at the painting first, and then we can talk about other things after you're done."
He only focused on the draft prepared by Jiang Zhe.
Teacher Hu, Fu Min and Mou Xing looked at other drawings in the studio with amazement in their eyes.
Fu Min and Mou Xing secretly memorized some writing techniques and simulated how they would deal with the same subject matter if they encountered it themselves.
Teacher Hu is more concerned about Jiang Zhe's narrative techniques.
The studio was very quiet while Professor Qin was observing the three drafts.
After a while, he looked away from the picture and looked at Jiang Zhe: "From your sketch, I can see some shadows of Velázquez and Ingres."
Jiang Zhe asked everyone to sit down and brought the teacup to Professor Qin.
Others also want to hear Professor Qin's comments.
"The advantages of these drawings are that they have precise shapes and simple lines, and they show the tension of the picture through composition and the use of light and shadow. They combine the advantages of these two masters, with the precision of Velázquez and the elegance of Ingres. This fusion is very clever and reflects your deep understanding of art."
Jiang Zhe nodded: "Thank you for your advice, teacher. I will continue to improve."
Professor Qin smiled slightly, with a hint of expectation in his tone: "However, Jiang Zhe, although your sketch is excellent, I have seen the color draft you prepared before.
There is still a lot of room for improvement in color arrangement. Although your current use of colors draws on the methods of Impressionism, it still lacks some bold innovation. Art needs breakthroughs and adventures. I hope that in your graduation work, you can try some new color combinations, break the shackles of tradition, and show your unique artistic style. We have talked about some modern art works before, you can learn from them, but you must grasp the degree of learning. "
Jiang Zhe replied: "I will think more about the color arrangement and try some new possibilities."
Teacher Hu waited for Professor Qin to finish speaking before he began to encourage Jiang Zhe.
After talking about creation, the two teachers took the initiative to talk about the notice received by Jiang Zhe and others.
The atmosphere in the studio quickly became relaxed.
(End of this chapter)
The sunlight shines through the glass, onto the desk, casting a few warm spots of light.
Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue gathered in front of Teacher Hu's desk, their faces filled with happiness. Their voices intertwined in the air, like a cheerful movement, full of youthful vigor and vision for the future.
As Teacher Hu was listening to their sharing with a smile, the cell phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
The words "Jiang Zhe" appeared on the screen. Teacher Hu was slightly stunned, then raised his hand to signal the students to wait, and answered the phone.
"Teacher Hu!" Jiang Zhe's voice came from the other end of the phone, and the noise of other people talking could be vaguely heard. "I just received a notice from the Florence Academy of Fine Arts! They approved my application!"
Teacher Hu's eyes flashed with surprise, but his voice remained calm and gentle: "Jiang Zhe, congratulations. May your wish come true."
The atmosphere in the office subtly changed because of this phone call. Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue exchanged glances and started talking in low voices.
"Florence Academy of Fine Arts...it's the world's top art school." Li Ran whispered with a hint of envy in his tone.
"This is expected." Zhang Yue's voice was filled with envy, but also mixed with some other factors.
"Jiang Zhe is still the best in our class." Wang Chen sighed, with a complex emotion in his eyes.
Teacher Hu hung up the phone and glanced at several students, as if she had seen through their thoughts. She sighed softly, with a hint of deep meaning in her tone: "The Florence Academy of Fine Arts has approved Jiang Zhe's application."
"It's not surprising that he was able to pass the application." Li Ran said in a low voice.
Teacher Hu smiled slightly, his eyes gentle but firm: "Do you think Jiang Zhe's path is brighter and more worthy of envy than yours?"
Several students wanted to say something, but in the end they kept silent. After receiving the expected good news, they were surrounded by happiness and blessings and thought they were the happiest people.
At this moment, hearing the good news about Jiang Zhe, I recalled again the feeling of being overshadowed by this classmate during my four years in college.
Teacher Hu enlightened the students: "Everyone has his or her own path to take. Jiang Zhe and your efforts will be recognized. Li Ran, you were admitted to the game company, which is the result of your years of accumulation; Wang Chen and Zhang Yue, you have excellent results in the postgraduate entrance examination. These are all new beginnings. The road ahead is full of hope and changes. You don't need to envy anyone, because you have taken solid steps on your own path."
Seeing that the expressions of several students did not change, she continued, "I remember an old saying: Being fat at first is not considered fat, but being fat later will cause the kang to collapse. There is no single standard for success.
Every bit of your effort will bear fruit one day in the future.
Also, after you go back, don’t always talk about these topics. With your own future in mind, just focus on your graduation project. Find out what you are missing, get as many certificates as possible, graduate smoothly, and don’t waste a good opportunity.”
The office was silent, with only Teacher Hu's voice echoing in the air.
Li Ran, Wang Chen and Zhang Yue looked at each other, as if they saw themselves in each other's eyes.
"Teacher, thank you for your guidance."
"Jiang Zhe is indeed excellent."
"We're used to it."
The students said goodbye to Teacher Hu and left the office.
Teacher Hu watched them leave.
She knew that her guidance was only superficial. These young students had to go through the trials of life to truly understand. Everyone has his or her own path.
The three students returned to their classrooms or dormitories and quickly told their acquaintances about Jiang Zhe.
The news that Jiang Zhe had applied for graduate school and had been accepted spread quickly. Many senior students in the School of Art had already applied for graduate school and were waiting for or had already received the news.
Because everyone had different goals, this news only caused surprise and envy among some people and was soon overshadowed by other information.
……
Villa living room.
After Jiang Zhe announced the good news to several teachers and friends including Wang Zhen and Sister Liao, he put down his phone and picked up the teacup to drink water.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Yi, who were chatting, lowered their voices when they saw that their son stopped talking on the phone.
Ever since we heard the good news about Jiang Zhe, the house has been filled with a happy atmosphere.
The couple always had smiles on their faces.
Jiang Yi walked to the computer and wanted to read the email again.
Unfortunately, the email was in Italian.
"Xiaozhe, please help me translate."
Jiang Zhe walked to the computer and quickly translated the content of the email notification.
After listening to this, Jiang Yi patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder and said, "Good boy! You didn't let us down!
Jiang Zhe nodded, his eyes full of pride: "Dad. Maybe there will be notifications from other schools."
Xu Li said, "Xiaozhe, you've worked so hard for so long and finally got your reward. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll prepare it and we can celebrate properly."
"Mom, you don't have to do anything, I'll arrange it." Jiang Zhe said.
Jiang Yi and his wife began to discuss how to tell their relatives and friends the good news.
Jiang Zhe suggested that his parents wait a while.
Jiang Yi nodded. "You have also applied to other schools. Are you sure?"
Jiang Zhe said: "The École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Columbia University may be approved. However, the notice has not arrived yet."
Jiang Yi frowned, with a hint of worry in his tone: "The notification from Florence has arrived, when will the notifications from other schools arrive? If there is only one notification, don't consider it. If there are multiple options, what are you going to choose?"
Jiang Zhe shook his head, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "I don't know when the notifications from other schools will arrive. Now, I can't make a choice."
Originally, he wanted to choose Florence Academy of Fine Arts or École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but after listening to the advice of Professors Kerry and Qin, his original idea changed a little.
Jiang Yi said: "No matter which school you choose, we support you."
Jiang Yi walked to the sofa and sat down again, with a trace of longing on his face: "Xiaozhe, if you go to Florence, your mother and I will definitely come to see you. We must go to see where you study and the city where you live.
You went to Florence last time and told us some stories about it after you came back. We just listened for fun.
Tell me, are there any good attractions for us to visit there? "
Jiang Zhe recalled his experiences in Florence and described interesting things to his parents.
After hearing this, Xu Li's eyes were full of anticipation: "Xiaozhe, when you go to Florence, we must go there to have a look and bring you some local specialties."
Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "Mom, don't bring any local specialties. You have money, so you don't have to worry about not being able to buy anything. You and Dad just need to be willing to go and have fun."
Jiang Yi and his wife seemed to have seen the scene of Jiang Zhe studying and living in Florence.
At night, Jiang Zhe's family's celebration dinner ended.
Jiang Zhe walked into the studio and came to the easel. He looked at the three drawing boards lined up in a row. On the drawing boards were three unfinished charcoal sketches.
This is the draft he prepared for his graduation work.
After repeated attempts and discussions, he finally decided to divide his graduation painting into three oil paintings, each of which is meters high and meters wide.
The backgrounds of the three paintings are related, and each is an independent chapter. The leftmost one depicts old buildings, some passengers waiting for the bus, and the surrounding residents; the middle one mainly depicts passengers waiting for the bus and the bus. Through the glass, you can also see the scene inside the bus; the rightmost one depicts the trading place near the station that is being renovated, part of the park scenery, and tourists.
The three paintings respectively represent the past, present and future. This form draws on the triptych, but with new ideas.
Some of the elements in the background, such as the buildings, characters' costumes, public furnishings, daily items, texts, promotional posters or advertisements posted on walls or buses, are taken from current life, some are from historical materials he has found, and some are elements of his fictional future.
Of course, because Jiang Zhe has memories of his previous life, the future elements he depicts are not fictional.
I wonder what viewers ten or twenty years from now will think if they see some of the predictions made in 20 in the paintings.
Jiang Zhe found that scene interesting.
Of course, in order to avoid some trouble, he made some seemingly plausible changes to the future elements in the painting, making them look similar but not similar.
Even if someone asks me in the future, I have a good reason. Is it okay if I just guess or imagine it?
Jiang Zhe looked at the picture for a while, considered what to draw next, picked up a charcoal pencil, and began to depict the appearance of a passenger in the painting.
Every character in the painting has a basis in reality. Some are from sketching, and some are from people I am familiar with, such as my parents’ generation, and my friends, such as Wang Zhen, Sister Liao, Chen Yan, Teacher Luan, as well as teachers and classmates at school.
He cleverly arranged these images in the painting. Only those who know them and look carefully can find some traces of them.
I received good news today, and with this excitement, the painting went exceptionally smoothly.
At night, Jiang Zhe lay on the bed and opened the system page.
There are no new tips on the page.
He opened the mission page and found a challenge mission that was triggered last year.
The task requires you to obtain admission to one or more schools.
Now, the task progress shows that part of the progress has been completed.
What kind of reward will I get after completing this task?
Jiang Zhe fell asleep with anticipation.
The next day, Jiang Zhe came to the class painting studio.
Today, Professor Qin is going to check the progress of several people's graduation projects.
Two people's works are displayed in the class studio, and the others have their works in their respective studios, so let's meet in the class studio first.
When the classmates who were waiting in the studio saw Jiang Zhe, they all congratulated him.
"Congratulations Jiang Zhe."
"We all heard the good news about you."
Jiang Zhe also sent blessings to the students who had already received the good news, and gave comfort to the students who were still waiting for news.
Fu Min, Mou Xing and Jiang Zhe have the best relationship and are really happy for him. "You are going to study abroad, so you should treat us."
Jiang Zhe smiled and said, "Thank you. You two received the notice earlier than me, shouldn't you treat me to a meal first?"
Fu Min received an admission notice from the Royal Academy of Arts in London, while Mou Xing received a notice from an art academy in China.
"Yes, we should treat you," others also joined in the fun.
While chatting and laughing, Professor Qin came to the studio.
After commenting on the works of the students he was responsible for guiding, he prepared to go to the studios of Fu Min, Mou Xing and Jiang Zhe in turn.
The students’ graduation works have entered the in-depth creation stage, and it is particularly troublesome to move the works, so they have to make more trips.
Jiang Zhe drove, took Professor Qin and Teacher Hu as well as Fu Min and Mou Xing, and finally arrived at his villa.
Jiang Zhe's studio is very spacious, with a wide variety of items and paintings. Every time we come here, several classmates and Teacher Hu are envious. We hope that we can have a studio like this in the future.
In order to entertain several teachers and classmates, Jiang Zhe arranged for a servant to help temporarily and prepare tea and snacks.
Jiang Zhe asked several teachers and students to sit down.
Professor Qin said, "Look at the painting first, and then we can talk about other things after you're done."
He only focused on the draft prepared by Jiang Zhe.
Teacher Hu, Fu Min and Mou Xing looked at other drawings in the studio with amazement in their eyes.
Fu Min and Mou Xing secretly memorized some writing techniques and simulated how they would deal with the same subject matter if they encountered it themselves.
Teacher Hu is more concerned about Jiang Zhe's narrative techniques.
The studio was very quiet while Professor Qin was observing the three drafts.
After a while, he looked away from the picture and looked at Jiang Zhe: "From your sketch, I can see some shadows of Velázquez and Ingres."
Jiang Zhe asked everyone to sit down and brought the teacup to Professor Qin.
Others also want to hear Professor Qin's comments.
"The advantages of these drawings are that they have precise shapes and simple lines, and they show the tension of the picture through composition and the use of light and shadow. They combine the advantages of these two masters, with the precision of Velázquez and the elegance of Ingres. This fusion is very clever and reflects your deep understanding of art."
Jiang Zhe nodded: "Thank you for your advice, teacher. I will continue to improve."
Professor Qin smiled slightly, with a hint of expectation in his tone: "However, Jiang Zhe, although your sketch is excellent, I have seen the color draft you prepared before.
There is still a lot of room for improvement in color arrangement. Although your current use of colors draws on the methods of Impressionism, it still lacks some bold innovation. Art needs breakthroughs and adventures. I hope that in your graduation work, you can try some new color combinations, break the shackles of tradition, and show your unique artistic style. We have talked about some modern art works before, you can learn from them, but you must grasp the degree of learning. "
Jiang Zhe replied: "I will think more about the color arrangement and try some new possibilities."
Teacher Hu waited for Professor Qin to finish speaking before he began to encourage Jiang Zhe.
After talking about creation, the two teachers took the initiative to talk about the notice received by Jiang Zhe and others.
The atmosphere in the studio quickly became relaxed.
(End of this chapter)
