"Let's start the class first." Hu Wenshan hesitated for a long time before he said this sentence. It was class time now. It was normal for him to start the class, but what did he mean by "let's start the class first?"
Hu Wenshan took out his drawing tools and was about to start the class when the radio in the classroom suddenly rang.
"Ding dong. Good afternoon, teachers and students. This is the broadcasting headquarters of Tōkyō University. Next, we will broadcast a good news to the whole school. Congratulations to student Du Qingyu from the third class of the first year of the Chinese Painting Department of our school. She has won first place in this year's Youth Chinese Painting Competition, and her works will be displayed in the National Gallery. Congratulations to student Xu Shaoyan who is in the same class as her for winning third place. The two students have won glory for our school, and the school will give special rewards. We hope that the two students will continue to work hard and strive to win again in other competitions. "
The other students looked at Tao Wan with envy and surprise. Only Xu Shaoyan stared at him fiercely, completely forgetting to maintain his kind and generous image.
After the broadcast ended, Hu Wenshan was silent for a long time before he started the class. However, his speech was disjointed. The students couldn't connect the dots at all, and it was not good to interrupt him. Hu Wenshan was following the instructions of his superiors. He didn't succeed, so he would definitely be taught a lesson. The benefits that were originally promised to him were also gone. Moreover, during this period of time, he was about to have a heart attack because of Tao Wan. He had put a lot of personal emotions into it. He really didn't want him to win the award.
Usually, this kind of good news would only be broadcasted in each school. It was rare to broadcast it to the whole school. However, Tao Wan's works were selected to be displayed in the National Gallery. Such an honor was definitely worthy of being broadcasted to the whole school. Moreover, he was the first student in the country whose works were selected to be displayed in the National Gallery.
Xu Shaoyan's third place was just incidental. Moreover, it was because his father knew someone in the school that he was mentioned in passing.
After class, Tao Wan walked to the corridor outside the classroom. He leaned against the wall and waited for Xu Shaoyan to come out.
"Congratulations on winning third place." Tao Wan looked at Xu Shaoyan who was walking out of the classroom and said.
Xu Shaoyan's face was very ugly. He wanted to say, "Don't be so proud. I will beat you sooner or later," but there were other students around him. He gritted his teeth and held those words back.
"I congratulate you. Don't you have anything to say to me?" Tao Wan asked.
"… Congratulations to you too." Xu Shaoyan lowered his voice and said reluctantly.
"Congratulate me for what?" Tao Yuan asked with a puzzled expression.
"Congratulations on getting first place." Xu Shaoyan clenched his fist tightly. From the exposed veins on the back of his hand, one could see how patient he was.
"Thank you." Tao Wan smiled and said, "You treat me as your biggest stumbling block. You do everything you can to make me unable to participate in the competition. You also let Hu Wenshan deliberately not let me draw well. But in the end, you only got third place? Can't you work harder and at least get second place? At least prove that you are only a little bit worse than me. "
"I don't understand what you are talking about!" Xu Shaoyan would definitely not admit that those things had something to do with him.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. After all, with your IQ, it is normal that you often don't understand what I say." Tao Wan stepped forward and said, "When you have time, go to the National Gallery to see my works. You will know that the gap between you and me cannot be made up by those despicable means."
Tao Wan turned and went downstairs. Once again, he met Liu Xiujie who came to pick up Xu Shaoyan. He ignored him again and directly walked past him.
Liu Xiujie saw Tao Wan and stopped subconsciously. He also heard the broadcast just now. Looking at Tao Wan's back, he felt very complicated.
Tao Wan despised people like Liu Xiujie the most. If Xu Shaoyan and Hu Wenshan were despicable and shameless, then Liu Xiujie was childish and selfish. He hated this kind of person who bullied others when he couldn't get them. He didn't even have the qualifications to be his opponent, so he didn't even bother to look at him.
Liu Xiujie liked the original host. He didn't get a response after pursuing her for a while. He felt very embarrassed, so he got together with Xu Shaoyan. Then he helped Xu Shaoyan find ways to bully the original host. At the same time, he wanted to get the attention of the original host.
Tao Wan thought that it was lucky that the original host didn't like people like Liu Xiujie. Otherwise, if the original host had a good relationship with people like Liu Xiujie, he would be disgusted to death.
Wei Shicheng knew that Tao Wan's works were going to be exhibited in the National Gallery, so he asked him to see it together.
Tao Wan thought that they couldn't show up at the same time. Otherwise, they would definitely be gossiped about. What's the point of seeing it together? But considering that he was his employer, he agreed.
After the car stopped, the two people who were kissing together separated. Tao Wan let go of Wei Shicheng's hand and said, "I will go down first, godfather."
"En, wait for me inside." Wei Shicheng said.
"… Okay." Tao Wan suppressed what he wanted to say in his heart. After he agreed with a smile, he opened the door and got out of the car.
Wei Shicheng had to go around to another entrance. Under Tao Wan's request, although the two of them came to see the art exhibition together, they wouldn't walk together. They would pretend that they didn't know each other at all. So Tao Wan just wanted to say that they wouldn't know each other after they went in. Why would he wait for him?
Tao Yuan entered the exhibition hall and quickly found his own works. The works displayed here were all master-level works. For his work to be able to get a rather conspicuous position here was something to be proud of. The news had already reported his works. After the award ceremony, there would be reporters to interview him.
There were many people in the National Gallery Exhibition Hall every day. There were still many people who came to see the exhibition today. Some people were already standing in front of his works.
"It is really shocking. Such a magnificent landscape painting was actually drawn by a student who is less than 20 years old. He must be a genius!" An old voice exclaimed excitedly.
The other people around also nodded in agreement. If it wasn't for the explanation board next to the painter's introduction, no one would believe that it was drawn by a college student.
Because the competition required the submission of a video of the painting process, the jury selected him as the first place without any doubts and let his painting be displayed in the National Gallery Exhibition Hall.
"Contact the exhibition director and ask him to give me the painter's contact information. I want to buy this painting." The old man who had just exclaimed excitedly turned back and said to his assistant.
The moment the old man turned back, Tao Wan recognized who this old man was. He was the Go master Su Yongfu, known as the contemporary Go Saint.
"I am the painter of this painting. If there is anything, you can tell me directly." Tao Wan didn't expect to meet the Go Saint Su Yongfu here, but for him, this was a good opportunity.
Everyone turned to look at him. Su Yongfu directly began to size him up, but there was some doubt in his eyes.
Tao Wan took out his student ID and handed it to him.
Su Yongfu took his student ID and looked at the information on the explanation board. Then, he returned Tao Wan's student ID and said, "Name a price, young man. I want this painting of yours."
"Can I make a request?" Tao Wan asked.
"What request?"
"I want to play a game of Go with you. If you win, I will give this painting to you." Tao Wan said.
Su Yongfu raised his eyebrows and looked at Tao Wan. "This painting of yours is worth a lot of money. You are giving it to me just like that?"
"A painting is nothing to me." Tao Wan said with a smile.
Su Yongfu raised his hand and touched his goatee. He thought that this young man in front of him had an outstanding temperament. He had the aura of a scholarly family. It seemed that not only did he know how to draw, but he also knew how to play Go.
Su Yongfu had won countless times and was already numb to it. So, he would often play Go with some young people to feel the way they played. To put it simply, he was just playing with them.
There were also many young people who wanted to be his disciple. He wasn't a selfish person. If he saw someone with talent, he would give them a few pointers. He thought that this young man in front of him most likely wanted to be his disciple. Well, since he had such an amazing talent in painting, if his Go skills were passable, he would accept him as his disciple.
Su Yongfu asked his assistant to go to the car to get some Go. Then, he set up the Go board in the resting area next to the exhibition hall. The two of them sat down and started playing.
Some people who came to see the exhibition found that someone was playing Go in the exhibition hall. Out of curiosity, they took a few more glances. After recognizing that the person playing Go was actually the Sage of Chess, Su Yongfu, they immediately walked over to watch with the others.
Wei Shicheng received a phone call in the car. He was delayed for more than 20 minutes before he entered the exhibition hall. After finding the work with the three words "Du Qingyu", Wei Shicheng took a few steps back and looked up at the painting.
At first glance, Wei Shicheng was shocked. He took another two steps back and looked at the whole painting. He was shocked by the magnificent mountains and rivers in the painting.
After the shock, Wei Shicheng was puzzled. He wondered if he had made a mistake. He walked closer and looked carefully at the annotation board next to it. It was indeed written with the name "Du Qingyu". Could it be that the people in the exhibition hall made a mistake? The National Gallery shouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
After standing in front of the painting for more than 10 minutes, Wei Shicheng was still shocked. He was determined to make Tao Wan sell the painting to him. He wanted to hang it in his office and look at it every day.
Wei Shicheng went to look for Tao Wan. He thought that he had gone to look at other paintings, but he couldn't find him. Seeing a large group of people in the resting area, Wei Shicheng felt that Tao Wan was not the kind of person who liked to join in the fun. He turned around and went to other places to look for him.
Wei Shicheng looked around again, but he still couldn't find him. He took out his mobile phone and wanted to call Tao Wan. However, he turned around and looked at the crowd. He put away his mobile phone and decided to go and have a look. After all, it was not good to call in a place like the exhibition hall.
With the advantage of his height, Wei Shicheng looked over the crowd and saw that someone was playing Go. He then looked at the person playing Go. It turned out to be the Chess Saint, Su Yongfu. No wonder there were so many people here. Looking at Su Yongfu's opponent, he was immediately stunned. He wondered why Qing Yu was sitting here and playing Go with the Chess Saint. No wonder he couldn't find him after looking around twice.
Wei Shicheng didn't want to disturb them in front of so many people. Besides, he had promised Tao Wan that he would pretend not to know him. So, he also stood outside the crowd to watch the game. He also knew a little about Go. After seeing the game on the chessboard clearly, he was very surprised. The black and white pieces were facing each other. They were actually evenly matched.
If it were two experts of similar skill levels, it wouldn't be surprising for such a situation to occur. However, the person sitting there at the moment was a young man who was not even 20 years old. Moreover, his opponent was the Chess Saint, Su Yongfu. It was hard not to be surprised.
Wei Shicheng looked at Tao Wan's serious face and thought that this child really surprised him again and again. Being able to play the zither, draw, and play Go was nothing. What was more important was that he was able to achieve the level of a master at these things at such a young age. Who else in the world could do what he did at his age?
Tao Wan picked up a piece and put it on the chessboard. He held a white piece because he liked white. White looked simple and pure, but in fact, it was the most complicated color. It was also the color with the strongest tolerance and acceptance.
After the game, Tao Wan smiled and said, "I lost. You are indeed the Chess Saint. I still lack some experience."
Su Yongfu had heard this sentence many times, but it was the first time it came from such a young man. Although he had won the game, it was a narrow victory. It was the first time in his life that he had been forced to such an extent by a young man who was not even 20 years old.
"That painting is yours. When the exhibition time is over, you can send someone to pick it up. I will let the exhibition director know." Tao Wan finished speaking and stood up. He saw Wei Shicheng from the corner of his eye and pretended not to know him as he continued to walk out.
Su Yongfu was still sitting there, motionless as he looked at the layout on the chessboard. He was unable to recover for a long time.
No matter how rich a person was, after trying once or twice and failing, they would give up. Only one person did not give up. This was the fourth time he had asked Tao Wan to play Go in public.
The first two times, Old Man Liu felt that Tao Wan had won by luck and that he had almost beaten him. When he lost to Tao Wan for the fourth time, and it was an unsalvageable defeat, he realized that everything was under Tao Wan's control. No matter how much he studied the previous game, it was impossible to beat him.
As for other people who came to challenge him, Tao Wan made them understand that with their strength, they could not beat him. Only Old Man Liu gave him the illusion that he had won by luck. Not only did Old Man Liu lose three pieces of land to him, but he also lost half of the Liu family company's shares. With these shares and some loose shares, Wei Shicheng could directly buy their company.
Looking at the unsalvageable game, Old Man Liu finally realized that he had fallen into Tao Wan's trap.
Old Man Liu slowly raised his head and looked at Tao Wan. "You did it on purpose?"
"That's right," Tao Yuan admitted with a smile.
"Why?" Old Man Liu felt that since he had given him more than half of the Liu family's assets, he should at least know the reason. "Because we didn't agree to sell the land to Shicheng, so you bear a grudge against us?"
"The land belongs to your family. Whether you sell it or not, it's your right. If I bear a grudge against you because of this, I'm afraid that even God won't be able to stand it. I'm very afraid of retribution. "
"Then why?" Old Man Liu stared hard at him and asked. "You clearly could have made me understand that I had no chance of winning against you the first time. Why did you give me the illusion that I could win against you?"
"Because your Liu family offended me. If I don't destroy your Liu family, I won't be able to get my revenge." Tao Wan said.
"Who in the Liu family has offended you?" Old Man Liu felt that he was strict with his descendants and would not bully others.
Liu Xiujie, who was sitting below, immediately lowered his head. His body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Your grandson, Liu Xiujie. He pursued me before, but I didn't agree. So he bore a grudge against me. Not only did he try to find trouble with me, but he also found someone to deliberately make things difficult for me. He and his girlfriend, Xu Shaoyan, forced me step by step into a dead end just to make me beg him. So I also want him to feel what it's like to be forced into a dead end. "
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