Hu Wenshan took out his drawing tools and was about to start the lecture 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 piece of good news to the whole school. Congratulations to Du Qingyu, a student from Year One Class Three of the National Academy of Chinese Arts. He has won first place in this year's Youth Chinese Arts Competition and his works will be exhibited 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 them a special reward. We hope that the two students will continue to work hard and strive to win in other competitions again. "
The other students looked at Tao Wan with envy and surprise. Only Xu Shaoyan glared at him fiercely, completely forgetting to maintain his kind and generous image.
After the broadcast ended, Hu Wenshan was silent for a while before he started the class. However, his lecture was scattered and the students couldn't connect the dots at all. It wasn't 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 so angry at Tao Wan that he almost had a heart attack. He had invested a lot of personal emotions and really didn't want him to win an award.
Usually, this kind of good news would only be broadcasted in each school. It was very rare for it to be broadcasted to the entire school. However, Tao Wan's work was selected to be displayed in the National Gallery. Such an honor was definitely worthy of being broadcasted to the entire school. Moreover, he was the first student in the country whose work was 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 and leaned against the wall to wait for Xu Shaoyan to come out.
"Congratulations on winning third place." Tao Wan said as he looked at Xu Shaoyan who was walking out of the classroom.
Xu Shaoyan's face was very ugly. He wanted to tell him not to be so proud. He would beat him sooner or later. However, there were other students around, so he gritted his teeth and held back those words.
"I've already congratulated 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.
"Congratulations for what?" Tao Wan asked with a confused 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 Yuan smiled and said, "You treated me as your biggest stumbling block and tried to make me unable to participate in the competition. You also asked Hu Wenshan to deliberately not let me draw well. In the end, you only got third place? Can't you work harder and at least get second place? At least prove that you're only a little bit worse than me. "
"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Xu Shaoyan would definitely not admit that those things had something to do with him.
"It's okay if you don't understand. After all, with your IQ, it's normal that you 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'll know that the gap between you and me can't 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.
When Liu Xiujie saw Tao Wan, he subconsciously stopped. 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 people who bullied others because they couldn't get you. They didn't even have the qualifications to be his opponent, so he didn't even bother to look at them.
Liu Xiujie liked the original host. He didn't get any 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, and 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 kissing together separated. Tao Wan let go of Wei Shicheng's hand and said, "I'll go down first, godfather."
"Well, 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, so 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's really shocking. Such a magnificent landscape painting was actually drawn by a student who is not even 20 years old. He must be a genius!" An old voice exclaimed excitedly.
The other people around 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'm the painter of this painting. If there's 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 compared it with 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."
"Can I make a request?" Tao Wan asked.
"What request?"
"I want to play a game of Go with you. If you win, I'll 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're 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 a little 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 the 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. Because they were curious, they took a few more glances. After recognizing that the person playing Go was the Sage of Chess, Su Yongfu, they immediately went 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 thought that he might have made a mistake. He walked closer and looked carefully at the annotation board. 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 phone and wanted to call Tao Wan. However, he turned around and looked at the crowd. He put away his 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 not giving way to 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. But at the moment, the person sitting there was a young man who was not even 20 years old, and 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 so young, but he had reached the level of a master in all these things. Who else in the world could reach such a level at his age?
Tao Wan picked up a piece and put it on the chessboard. He held a white piece because he liked the color white. White looked simple and pure, but it was actually 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 got up. He saw Wei Shicheng from the corner of his eye and continued to walk out, pretending not to know him.
Su Yongfu was still sitting there, motionless, looking at the layout on the chessboard, unable to recover for a long time.
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