Honkai Impact 3rd: Join Anti-Entropy at the start and dominate the entertainment industry.

Kavi stared at Bai Qianqu expectantly, afraid that Bai Qianqu would refuse.

"Forget it, two thousand will do." Bai Qianqu wasn't here specifically to make money, so he didn't really care about how much he earned. He just hoped to get to know Cézanne through Kavi, or someone else who was capable of being his assistant. "I have another condition. I'd like you to help me find a few people with decent technical skills in the art club, no worse than you. I plan to hire them as my comic book assistants."

The average level of the painting club at Changkong University is very high, making it a great place to find an assistant and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

One Cézanne is certainly not enough; Bai Qianqu intends to actually open a comic studio and plans to initially recruit five people.

Kavi's skills are decent; while they don't reach Gretchen's level, they're perfectly adequate as an assistant's assistant.

Kavi was overjoyed: "Okay, great master! No problem! Leave it to me!"

He immediately asked, "Hey, can I be your assistant too?"

Bai Qianqu hesitated for a moment.

Kavi immediately understood, his face falling as he looked distressed: "Is my skill really that bad?"

Bai Qianqu: "There is a lot of room for improvement."

Kavi immediately put on the mask of pain: "Okay."

The two exchanged contact information and agreed to come over once Kavi found the person.

Looking around, and seeing that Gretchen hadn't returned yet, Bai Qianqu took the initiative to speak:

"There's still some time. I'll just copy a picture randomly first. Consider it a free lesson. How much you learn is up to you."

Kavi readily agreed, so Bai Qianqu casually flipped through the picture book in front of her and finally found a picture.

The picture shows two men playing cards at a table; one has a full beard, and the other has curly hair.

The two of them have such thick body hair that it's very difficult to deal with; that alone could stump more than 80% of people.

This portrait is extremely detailed, and you can tell at a glance that it is the work of a famous artist. Bai Qianqu wouldn't dare to say that she could surpass it, but a perfect replica is naturally within her reach.

Kavi diligently prepared drawing tools for Bai Qianqu, including twenty-one types of pencils.

Bai Qianqu didn't waste any words and immediately picked up her pen to start writing, without even much thought.

It's just copying; for someone with master-level skills like him, it's all child's play.

As the outlines of his drawings gradually became clearer, Kavi's eyes began to glaze over.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked to see Bai Qianqu draw the perfect framework so easily.

He had also tried to copy this picture, but it was clearly a failure.

The hair is really difficult to draw; if you don't handle it well, it will affect the beauty of the whole painting.

"Shhhhh!"

Bai Qianqu didn't just go through the motions. He used eighty percent of his power, his wrists moving rapidly, and he tried his best to handle every detail perfectly. After all, he still needed to demonstrate some skill to keep attracting Kavi's attention.

At the same time, Bai Qianqu's speed did not decrease; on the contrary, it increased, far exceeding that of ordinary people!

When Bai Qianqu was drawing the storyboard for "Initial D", she only used less than 20% of her skills, and the drawing was very rough, just to the point that it was barely readable.

Chapter 330 On-site Copying

Fortunately, Gretchen herself is very skilled, which is why she was able to understand the meaning of these storyboards.

If it were Kavi, they'd probably be completely stumped.

As the painting continued to improve, many people appeared behind Bai Qianqu.

These people all happened to see the paintings on the canvas while passing by, and then their eyes widened and they couldn't leave.

"The card player!" someone exclaimed softly, clearly recognizing the name of the work Bai Qianqu had copied.

"Someone actually painted this! This painting is notoriously difficult to copy! It's known as a death copy!"

"But this person's copy looks so much like the original! If I didn't look closely, I would have thought it was the original!"

"Who is this person? He's a complete stranger! Is his skill level really that amazing?"

As more and more people passed by, more and more people joined in. As the number of people increased, even some people who were painting noticed what was happening and put down their paintbrushes to come over.

One, two, five, ten

More and more people gathered behind him, all staring wide-eyed at Bai Qianqu's painting. No one spoke, and some even held their breath, afraid of disturbing Bai Qianqu's creative process.

By the time Bai Qianqu finished his painting, at least twenty people were standing behind him, even obstructing passage through the classroom.

Once the painting was finished, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, followed by continuous exclamations of surprise.

Holy crap! That's awesome!

"This is a miracle!"

"Are you from our art club? I've never seen you before!"

"Someone actually copied 'The Card Players'? And the similarity is so high?! I remember the last person to do a complete copy was Gretchen!"

"This master's skill level is too high! I feel that his copying skills are almost as good as Gretchen's!"

"It's hard to say. It's just a copy. Gretchen can not only copy this painting, but also create her own original works."

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When Kavi saw that so many people had appeared around him, he quickly got up and tried to disperse them.

"What are you all doing gathered here? Don't you have anything better to do? Get out of here!"

However, nobody paid any attention to him.

Although Kavi was considered a senior member of the painting club, there were quite a few other senior members present, and they wouldn't give him any special treatment.

Such a scene of copying "The Card Players" is quite rare, and everyone wants to see it for themselves.

Some people even squeezed next to Bai Qianqu, trying to greet him.

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a cold voice came from behind them.

Upon hearing this voice, everyone's expression changed, revealing either awe or tension, and they very consciously made way for the newcomer.

"President Cézanne"

Indeed, the visitor was Cézanne. She had just returned to Changkong City from out of town and went straight to the club to see how the members were doing with their missions. However, she was surprised to find a large group of people gathered together as soon as she entered.

While this is uncommon, it's not unusual either. Sometimes, when someone creates a good piece of art, or when a master artist comes to paint, it attracts a large crowd, which can help them learn some techniques.

But Cézanne knew very well that none of the painting masters from the painting group had come to paint today, so who exactly were these people watching?

Driven by curiosity, Cézanne also came over.

Following the path the crowd had dispersed, Cézanne quickly arrived behind Bai Qianqu and immediately saw the familiar painting on the easel in front of him, his eyes widening in surprise.

Isn't this his masterpiece, "The Card Player"?

No, that's not right. This isn't the original; it's a copy that was just made!

As the original artist of this painting, Cézanne was naturally very aware of the difficulty in creating it. He spent several days studying with the honorary professor of the art academy, a master painter, before he was able to complete the painting.

Countless people have tried to copy his work since then, but only a handful have succeeded.

Even for her, recreating this painting would be impossible—and far from it.

This is the irreproducibility of paintings.

However, the painting on the canvas in front of him greatly surprised Cézanne. This copy was arguably the best one ever made, even comparable to the original! It was so realistic that it was indistinguishable from the original!

This sketching technique is at least at the level of a top-tier A-level artist!

Not even master level!

Cézanne was deeply shocked. Based on this sketch alone, no member of the painting society was better than him!

This person's skills are probably about the same as mine!

Cézanne turned his gaze to Bai Qianqu and extended his hand to her: "Hello, my name is Cézanne, and I am the president of the painting club. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello, my name is Bai Qianqu."

The two shook hands briefly, then let go.

Cézanne looked around and said, "Is there anything else? If not, you can leave."

Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed in an instant.

Cézanne held an unparalleled position in the painting society, and no one dared to disobey her.

However, Cavill did not leave. He smiled and said to Cézanne, "You've come at just the right time. I couldn't get rid of those people."

Cézanne rolled his eyes at Cavill: "What are you still doing here?"

Kavi shrugged: "This is my spot, and I knew the master first."

Although Kavi was a member of the company, he and Cézanne were in the same cohort and were old friends, so he was not as afraid of Cézanne as the others.

Seeing this, Cézanne ignored Kavi and turned to Bai Qianqu with a smile, saying, "Your sketching skills are excellent, and I admire you. Would you be interested in joining our painting club? I can promise to make you the vice president."

Before Bai Qianqu could speak, Kavi started shouting.

"Give up. That expert isn't a student at our Changkong University; he was just passing by and visiting."

Cézanne looked at Bai Qianqu with a questioning gaze, and Bai Qianqu shrugged and nodded.

"Yes, I came with Gretchen and was just helping her carry her things."

"Gresch," Cézanne said with some regret, "So that's how it is. I was presumptuous. I'm sorry."

"fine."

Bai Qianqu said to Kavi, "You can look at this painting for now. I'll call you when I have time later. Don't forget what we agreed on."

"Don't worry!" Kavi patted his chest. "You can trust me to handle things!"

Cézanne looked bewildered and subconsciously asked, "What is it?"

Chapter 331 Little Rich Woman

"Master, is it okay to say this?"

"It's alright, go ahead and tell me."

With Bai Qianqu's permission, Kavi told Cézanne about what had happened between the two of them. After all, she was the president of the company, and Bai Qianqu would have to give her a heads-up if she wanted to poach people from here.