The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 248 Three Idealists (5.2K)

Painting is a form of artistic creation.

A good painting is best created when you have a strong desire to create and express yourself. Only then will your work satisfy you and have the potential to move the audience.

Otherwise, the drawing will be empty and boring, just a lump of something.

Such works are worthless.

Chen Jingle has not much room for improvement in terms of technique, so he tries his best to infuse his paintings with his own emotions and create good works with his heart.

Take stir-frying as an example. It's like a chef personally making his favorite dish, from selecting and processing the ingredients to cooking temperature, seasoning, and serving, all according to his own preferred method.

Meals prepared with such care are sure to be my favorites.

And with such a carefully prepared dish, it's highly likely that it won't taste too bad to others.

Chen Jingle drew very quickly and very carefully.

One reason is that he was already highly skilled, and the other is that he was very familiar with the characters he was going to paint.

He painted Zhang Mazi, Zhang Muzhi.

Zhang Mazi is a highly complex and symbolic character. His image in the film combines multiple traits such as bandit, pigeon-like person, idealist, and tragic hero.

He is a hero, but he is different from the heroes of history; he is more down-to-earth and more convincing.

But Zhang Mazi's ending was one of loneliness.

When Huang Silang disguised himself as a clerk and boarded the train with the others to Pudong, Shanghai, it meant that Master Huang had not been truly destroyed, but had been resurrected in another way.

The fairness and justice he pursues are difficult to achieve in reality.

His victory was brief and illusory.

Zhang Mazi, aware of this, was both lucid and tormented. He understood the ending of the story more clearly than his brothers, but he was powerless to change it.

As he grew older and gained more experience, Chen Jingle came to understand Zhang Mazi more and more.

Therefore, he believes that "Let the Bullets Fly" is indeed a good movie worthy of being nominated for UNESCO World Heritage status!

……

Chen Jingle rarely pauses during the painting process.

In simple terms, it means having a clear plan; in slightly more professional terms, it means having already formed a three-dimensional image in one's mind.

This ability is not something everyone possesses. Many people are simply unable to fill in the blanks in their minds with what they imagine, a condition commonly known as mental blindness, also called imagination disorder or visual hallucination disorder. It is a condition characterized by the inability to form images in one's mind.

Chen Jingle has the exact opposite of heart blindness.

He has an exceptionally strong imagination; when he reads a novel, he can automatically conjure up movie scenes in his mind.

Therefore, he doesn't really like watching TV or movies.

The reason is that, in his opinion, most film and television works are of very poor quality in terms of plot and visuals, and the difference between them and what he imagined and imagined is too great.

It's like the program code you provide is full of bugs, which can only fool laymen. In the eyes of a highly capable programmer, it's a mountain of shit.

Chen Jingle doesn't have the habit of knowingly tasting excrement.

His creative process usually involves first forming the idea in his mind before putting pen to paper. There may be some minor changes along the way, but generally, it is not much different from what he initially envisioned.

He cherishes this ability and is constantly strengthening it.

Li Beixing watched Chen Jingle paint quietly from the side, without interrupting him.

She could tell that Chen Jingle was painting very seriously, more seriously than in any of his previous works.

He clearly valued this work highly.

In this situation, it would be unwise to bother him.

So Li Beixing sat quietly to the side, not playing on his phone, and just watched him draw.

No wonder people say that men who are serious are the most handsome.

When Chen Jingle is working diligently, his expression is focused, calm yet serious, with a slight furrow in his brows that makes his eyes even sharper.

Li Beixing just stared at him, mesmerized.

He looked at the painting, and she looked at his painting.

To achieve a perfect state of harmony.

It wasn't until the system notified Chen Jingle that his class time was over that he slowly came to his senses and put down his paintbrush.

"Not drawing anymore?" Li Beixing asked in surprise.

She was in great shape and could have easily continued drawing.

Although she didn't know much about painting, she could tell that the quality of the work was definitely not bad, and the figure was painted very lifelike, even though only half of the whole was painted.

Chen Jingle smiled slightly and said, "Let's stop here for now. This progress this morning is good. We can draw a little more this afternoon and I think we can finish it."

"You drew it pretty quickly."

"It's alright. If you're in a good mood, you can draw a little faster."

Chen Jing chuckled, went to wash his hands, then picked up his phone from the table and dragged Li Beixing out the door: "Come on, let's go home for dinner!"

Yes, let's go home!
Ever since Li Beixing visited Chen Jingle's house and met his mother, he has been boldly going back to Chen Jingle's house for meals for the next few days.

When Liu Yuehua saw her coming, she smiled broadly and was very enthusiastic. Every time, the dishes served at the table were Li Beixing's favorite dishes.

Although Li Beixing was still a little embarrassed and acted somewhat reserved in front of her future mother-in-law, unable to fully open up, she was much better than before and would gradually get used to it.

Chen Jingle privately told his mother, "Mom, don't worry about her. Let her be. Let her do whatever she wants. Just focus on your own things."

Liu Yuehua retorted, "They are guests."

Chen Jingle rolled her eyes and sighed, "She's your future daughter-in-law. The more you treat her like a guest, the more distant you'll seem, understand? Would you be this polite to me at home? Probably not. You have to make her feel like she's in her own home, just don't let her do any housework."

His mother clearly has a people-pleasing personality, and Chen Jingle inherited this trait, but he is trying to change it.

Often, all you need to do is focus on your own business and not worry about what others are doing, as long as they don't interfere with you.

Stop worrying about what other people are going to do.

Being so controlling can make others feel very uncomfortable!

Nobody likes having their every move scrutinized by others!

Liu Yuehua realized what she meant and exclaimed, "You're right!"

However, she had no experience as a mother-in-law and didn't know how to get along with her future daughter-in-law. After thinking it over, she simply decided to treat Li Beixing as her own daughter.

Close, gentle, and affectionate.

You know what, this made both of them feel much more relaxed and comfortable.

Liu Yuehua would never let Li Beixing do any housework. In fact, there wasn't much housework to do at home, as the system had Chen Jingle do it all every morning.

He might not be willing to do it if you offer him money or something, but the rewards from the system are different.

Li Beixing could only help serve the dishes at most.

In Chen Jingle's opinion, if she likes to help, let her help. It's not like it's hard work. Even the richest young ladies in the Lingnan region would never be as pampered as the daughters of wealthy families in the Jiangnan region.

Everything that needs to be done at home is still being done.

……

in the afternoon.

Chen Jingle continued working on the painting he hadn't finished that morning.

I rushed around and finally finished the drawing.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Jingle added another line of text below the figure.

After finishing the drawing, Chen Jingle looked at it from left to right to make sure it wouldn't ruin the aesthetics of the picture. He nodded in satisfaction, saying that this was probably the most satisfying portrait he had drawn in recent times.

I quickly packed everything and headed out to send it via express mail, choosing air express.

So the next afternoon, Xia Yu, who was far away in Beijing, received the painting sent by Chen Jingle.

Upon opening it and seeing the content of the painting, I couldn't help but be surprised.

He certainly knew who the painting depicted and had seen the movie, which was why he was so surprised.

Surprised, yet also amazed.

It must be said that this Master Chen is indeed an anomaly. It has only been a few months since he met him, but his progress during that time has been terrifyingly rapid.

He had bought paintings by Chen Jingle before, but compared to the one he received today, he felt the quality was somewhat inferior.

It was clear that Chen Jingle hadn't been fooling him before; rather, the other person had made progress once again!

"Is this the difference in talent?" Xia Yu was a little envious and jealous.

His father was a painter with considerable achievements. Xia Yu inherited his father's artistic talent, and he also studied calligraphy and painting. Even if his skill level was limited, his eye for art was excellent, and he could naturally see how impressive Chen Jingle's current skill level was.

If Chen Jingle weren't relatively unknown, it would be a dream to buy such a work for 50,000 yuan!
This reminded him that although he had already bought many of Chen Jingle's works before, it was clear that the other party had made progress, so he had to place more orders.

It's only a few hundred thousand anyway, what's wrong with buying a few more?

Buy and buy!
Xia Yu thought to himself, "I'll have him draw a portrait of me too!"

Look how well others have drawn Jiang Xiaojun. Although I am not as famous as Jiang Xiaojun and I don't have many screen images to show for myself, I am not without them.

Painting a picture and keeping it as a keepsake, so that you can take it out years later and reminisce about the glory and youth of those days, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?

Putting aside this thought for the time being, and after confirming that there was no problem with the painting Chen Jingle sent, Xia Yu prepared to send it to Jiang Xiaojun.

He was happy to help Chen Jingle with this favor.

why?

Because he really doesn't have many roles available right now.

He may be the youngest Best Actor winner, but his most notable works are all from a long time ago. Now he mostly plays minor supporting roles, and his pay isn't high.

He enjoys life, but that doesn't mean he lacks ambition and drive. Unfortunately, Xia Yu is currently facing a predicament that will be difficult to break free from.

The appearance of Chen Jingle gave him a glimmer of hope.

Giving Chen Jingle's calligraphy as a gift was one such attempt.

Xia Yu and Jiang Xiaojun have a relationship like that of a talented horse and its discerning owner, but this relationship is obviously not as close as that of a master and disciple. It can only be said that they would consider cooperating if there is a good opportunity.

Who is Jiang Xiaojun?
They are among the top directors and actors in China, and their status is not low even on the international stage.

In the early years, domestic directors were divided into generations, but Jiang Xiaojun, who was also born in the 60s, was not included in this category because his style was too unique and distinctive, and he directly established his own style.

People who like him really like him, while those who don't like him really dislike him, or don't understand him, or even scoff at him.

Even if I can't cooperate with Jiang Xiaojun, it would still be great to obtain some resources through him.

A renowned director like him has no shortage of connections and resources.

……

Jiang Xiaojun on set.

He has a new movie coming out this year, and he spends most of his time on set, so if you want to find him, just come over.

Seeing Xia Yu, Jiang Xiaojun was a little surprised: "Why are you here again?"

Xia Yu revealed a smile that was seven or eight parts similar to the other person's: "The author of the 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection' that I gave you a few days ago, after he found out that it was for you, said he would paint a picture for you for free, saying that he really liked your movie 'Let the Purple Eggs Fly'."

"Oh?"

Jiang Xiaojun was somewhat surprised, but didn't pay much attention to it.

Until he received the gift from Chen Jingle from Xia Yu, and unfolded it to take a look—

Jiang Xiaojun was stunned.

What he saw was a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

It's familiar because it depicts his face.

It feels unfamiliar because it was him 15 years ago.

He is now 62 years old.

“This is… a drawing?!” Jiang Xiaojun narrowed his eyes and tilted his head slightly.

The painting was so realistic that if he hadn't seen the brushstrokes, he would have thought it was a printed photograph.

Xia Yu quickly explained, "Yes, it's a painting. It should be a hyperrealistic watercolor painting. This level is among the best in the country."

“Hyperrealism…I’ve heard of it.” Jiang Xiaojun nodded slightly, his gaze falling on the drawing paper.

The painting depicts Zhang Mazi with a cigarette in his mouth, a serious expression, slightly furrowed brows, a raised chin, and a sidelong glance. His collar is open, and he exudes a vivid and masculine bandit aura, radiating masculine charm.

Below that is a line of unrestrained, cursive script—

"I came to Goose City for only three things!"

Jiang Xiaojun was momentarily dazed.

Someone who doesn't understand Zhang Mazi could never capture his essence.

It's clear that the other person has indeed seen the movie and really likes the character Zhang Mazi.

a long time,

Jiang Xiaojun took a deep breath and then exhaled, saying, "It's really well drawn."

He is a person who cannot draw. Anyone who sees his storyboard sketches will frown and complain. They look like stick figures, but that doesn't mean he lacks aesthetic sense.

Good is good, and bad is bad!
Such a painting is worth treasuring.

It's worth noting that the movie "Let the Purple Egg Fly" was made 15 years ago.

Prior to this, his films were critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful, resulting in significant financial losses.

This film is an experiment for him; it's both commercial and artistic.

Fortunately, it was successful in the end.

The two films he made after that lost money, even more, but it didn't matter, he didn't lack investors.

"Did he say anything else?" Jiang Xiaojun asked.

Xia Yu shook his head: "No."

Chen Jingle only asked him to deliver the gift to Jiang Xiaojun; neither of them made any other requests.

Jiang Xiaojun's gaze fell on the signature on the painting, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's take a picture together."

"it is good!"

Xia Yu immediately understood what he meant.

……

Xia Yu posted the photo on all his social media accounts with the caption, "Director Jiang really liked it and said thank you for the gift!", and tagged Chen Jingle's account.

Without a doubt, this video has gone viral again.

Xia Yu himself obviously doesn't have that much influence, but Jiang Xiaojun does.

Furthermore, with the addition of Zhang Mazi from "Let the Purple Eggs Fly," and the recent media reports that Jiang Xiaojun will have a movie released this year, everyone is looking forward to whether he can produce another masterpiece like "Let the Purple Eggs Fly," so the video naturally went viral.

Just like the previous video, many people are curious, "Who is Chen Jingle?"

However, unlike last time, this time Xia Yu directly tagged Chen Jingle's account.

As a result, many people who came across this video went directly to Chen Jingle's homepage through the portal.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

Dude, are you that capable?

Those who studied art, in particular, felt like kneeling down on the spot.

"What happened to the promised end times for art? How come a Supreme Emperor suddenly appeared?"

"This level of hyper-realistic skill is on par with Leng Jun's, and the key is that he's much younger than Leng Jun, and he's not limited to one style. It's terrifying!"

"Which school did you graduate from, sir? Which master did you study under? I've never heard of you before."

"In a country where there are 140,000 geniuses, each one in ten thousand, the emergence of a peerless prodigy whose talent can crush all other geniuses is a terrifying thing!"

“I look at the works of many so-called masters and I don’t feel anything. They say I have no artistic talent, but when I look at the blogger’s paintings, I feel that they are not good enough.”

"As for those so-called masters in the associations now, just give me a break. Anyone who knows the situation knows what's going on."

"Even someone like me with only a junior high school education and no art training can feel that the blogger's paintings are full of spirit."

"This isn't just about talent anymore, it's like being a god!"

"Only those who study art can understand the true value of these paintings."

"Have you considered the feelings of us calligraphy students? Didn't you say that this era wouldn't produce calligraphy masters? How come there's another Zhao Mengfu?"

"Why can't it be the King and Queen?"

"The achievements of the two kings are too great; I feel Mi Fu is about the same."

"These characters are truly amazing; I certainly couldn't write them. By the way, my teacher is Ye Peigui, so I should be qualified to comment, right?"

"You! Come to the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts and teach me!"

"Let Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts come later, come to our Central Academy of Fine Arts, I'll have our dean give you a warm welcome!"

"Am I the only one who noticed that it's only been three months since the first video was released? Is that even possible?"

"I'm different; I focus on the blogger's looks. So, which window did God close for you?"

"..."

This surge in traffic is terrifying; Chen Jingle's fan base is also skyrocketing, and it's about to break 20.

As an art blogger, it's truly remarkable that you've amassed so many followers through sheer talent, without resorting to sensationalism, hype, or marketing.

Unsurprisingly, Chen Jingle's private messages were flooded with orders again.

“Having big directors and big stars help with promotion makes all the difference,” Chen Jingle couldn’t help but smile.

Admittedly, that wasn't his initial goal.

Chen Jingle chose to accept all the orders this time because he is currently short of money.

However, we made it clear to customers that there are currently a lot of orders and the wait may be until after the New Year. If they mind, then they can skip it.

Almost every customer said they were willing to wait, as long as the timeframe wasn't too long.

The price hasn't changed yet, but that might change after the New Year.

Although the price of his calligraphy and paintings has increased fivefold in just three months, the current price is still below the market level, making it extremely cost-effective.

Because someone took his paintings to industry appraisers for valuation, and they gave him an estimated value of at least six figures, not to mention that his fame is gradually rising, so it is inevitable that the price will continue to rise.

The only difference is when the price increases.

With so many orders, Chen Jingle is going to be very busy.

However, he did not spend all his time rushing to finish his paintings and calligraphy to earn money. He had enough time to study or do other things while working.

For example, helping Chen Qiyun review for the upcoming exams.

For example, helping Hongqi Company adjust its future development plan, etc.

Also, my mom said that my dad doesn't have much work lately and might come back early. So, Li Beixing... I need to let Teacher Li know in advance.

All I can say is that it's really busy as the year draws to a close!
(End of this chapter)