Chapter 441 – What was Gu Jiangxin talking about? (1)
Gu Shishi had no idea that old man Gu Jiangxin had his heart set on getting his hand on one of her work.
It didn't matter how much or little did Gu Jiangxin knew about paintings. All in all, he had yet to see those three paintings but he was very determined to obtain them.
The next day, he sent someone to the exhibition. First to take photos of them then reached out to the organizer for the contact information of the artist.
Unfortunately, they had only been asked the same question from too many others!
Mayor Liu was among the first batch to have access to the exhibition and a government official.
Once the exhibition had formally began, many other real collectors as well as those active in the art field wanted to reach out to this Ink Painting Guru.Some of them wanted to purchase her work; others would like to befriend her and swap their ideas on art.
The person sent by Gu Jiangxin, naturally, was drowned out among these requesters.
Gu Shishi didn't know that Gu Jiangxin was one of them. She only knew that many wanted to purchase her work and was a bit troubled by that.
She couldn't spend too much time on her cellphone right now nor could she guarantee that she would be able to produce high-quality work periodically for sale.
Adding these people on her WeChat would not be of much help.
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"President Huang. I will add Mayor Liu. I will add any of the others that are good friends of yours but not the rest."
Gu Shishi was sitting in front of her work table.
Before the call came in, she had a dictionary in one hand and her writing brush in the other. She was working on coming up with names for her children.
She was a busy woman.
Naturally, Huang Chuan wasn't going to pressure her into anything.
It would be a joke if an artist would add ever single visitor on their WeChat after an exhibition!
He merely called to let her know that she had received a lot of compliments.
He also wanted to take the opportunity to see ask again even though he knew she wasn't planning on selling her work.
Even he wanted to spend high price in adding these to his collection. Studying them everyday would allow him to work on his bottleneck that he had been stuck on for a long while and perhaps even reached the next level at his age!
"No, those three paintings are not for sale." With her writing brush, she wrote down the Bingcharacter. She studied it for a little while, felt that it looked quite nice, before she spoke again. "It's okay for exhibition purposes."
The first two were for herself. They were meant to be encouraging. She wanted to save the Maitreya one for the boss.
Besides, what if the prodigal boss bought it back for a high price again after she had sold it?
The more she sold the more they would lose!
Gu Shishi had it figured out by now. She only needed to exhibit her work in order to gain fondness and increase the number of times the skill was activated. There was no need to sell them.
"Alright."
Huang Chuan was disappointed but that was also expected.
Good work doesn't happen all the time. They are meaningful to any artist.
There was no need to sell any of them to the extent that they were in no shortage of money.
"I'll respond to Mayor Liu and the others that you will be keeping them for yourself. You won't need to bother replying to Mayor Liu from your end."
"Okie."
Gu Shishi hung up happily.
She had been busy. As she had been practicing calligraphy since she was a child, the matters of looking for a suitable name became very complicated.
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It had to be meaning, and roll off the tongue, and also had to look chic in its written form!
If it was a boy, the brush strokes had to be forceful and exuberant. The name must look like it belonged to someone who was destined for great accomplishments.
For a girl, it had to come across as tender, elegant, and also have an out-of-this-world feel to it.
So tough.
It was tough to fulfill all of the criteria.
Besides, it wasn't a one-person decision.
Chapter 442 – What was Gu Jiangxin talking about? (2)
"Still struggling with it?"
A low and deep voice rang from behind.
Speaking of the devil.
Huo Sishen, who used to stay in the study all night long, now would come out and wander around from time to time like the big boss in a game.
Mainly he would visit the bedroom to see what she was doing, how she was feeling, whether she was thirsty or hungry, or whether she was sitting or standing in the positions as instructed by the doctors.
If only he caught her not following the instructions to the T, he could lecture her all night long.
Gu Shishi could now be the perfect model. She didn't want to listen to the prayer of an old monk.
"Mmm."
She glanced over at herself before she responded.
Mhmm, she had enough to eat and hydrated herself just fine.
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She didn't put pressure on her belly when she was standing nor did she cross her legs when she was sitting down.
The piece of paper that she had under her was taken away by Huo Sishen.
The column on the left were the names for boys, the cursive font were wild and free, it's strength coming out of the paper.
Bing, Tai, Shuo, Shun, Yi, Rong, Hong... ...
The column on the right consisted of the names for girls.
They were properly written, elegant and classy, graceful and charming.
Yu, Tong, Zhi, Yin, Ya, Ke... ...
He looked at them for a while and made a decision.
Whether his child would be a boy or girl, he must force them to work on their handwriting.
All of these characters were about the same individually.
But, being written in amazing penmanship, each one of them was vigorous and decisive. All of them seemed extraordinary.
"Aiya, stop messing around."
Now that Gu Shishi could earn the boss's fondness just from lying around, she had became bolder.
She snatched the paper back from him.
"You can pick when I am done with the list~"
She didn't want him to have the preconception and only like the first few that she came up with.
Narrowing his eyes, he glanced over at the thick dictionary lying there on top of the desk.
"When you are done?"
And how long would that take?
Gu Shishi flipped through it. "Hmm, yeah. I am only writing down the good ones. It won't take long."
Gu Shishi reached out his hand and pinched between his brows.
"Didn't you say you are going to look into poems as well?"
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"Oh, yes. I am going to go through the dictionary first, then go through the famous Tong and Song poems, Shi Jing, and Verses of Chu."
The corner of Huo Sishen's lips twitched.
For a change, he looked sympathetically at her slender waist where her pregnancy was yet to shown.
The mother of the child would probably still be picking out characters by the time the baby arrived.
And naturally, they would not be able to pick a name on time.
Poor child.
"Hmm. Take a break whenever you are tired. Take your time."
He was sympathetic for his child for all one second before he quickly gave up on that team and chose to side with the child's mother.
She was not bored at home. She was not playing on her cellphone, not watching television, and was in a good mood.
He had no reason to object to that. He nodded immediately.
He had already had a few names in mind. They were at the tip of his lips when he stopped himself.
On the other side, exactly opposite of Gu Shishi, Gu Jiangxin was anxious like ants on a hot pan.
With the tightening of policies on real estate, the media were all over it as soon as the words had gotten out.
End consumers' behaviors were affected immediately and many held off to see which direction the real estate market was going to go.
The slow down in the real estate market spanned both the high-end and the regular market.
When Gu Jiangxin gave Jiahe over to his daughter, truth was, he had cut off the property that had been pulling on the corporation's leg for only too long in exchange for the uptick in both real estate and the gaming industry.
He had not expected the wind would start to blow before he was even able to take off. It looked like he was about to lose one of his wings!
That made Gu Jiangxin nervous.
Chapter 443 – What was Gu Jiangxin talking about? (3)
The Zhang family dominated the capital. It would be a struggle for him in the next 10 years.
As for City Shen, he was hoping that Mayor Liu would do him a favor and let him sell the high-end mansions that he had on hand; his two other construction projects to be completed successfully; and he would be able to smoothly picked the locations of his three future projects.
Nevertheless, Mayor Liu wouldn't even give him the time of day. Even Secretary Zhang, whom they had been working with for many years, had been ambiguous in his attitude toward him.
Gu Jiangxin was completely frantic!
"Why is it that you aren't able to get a hold of the contact information? Do Secretary Zhang or Mayor Liu has their phone number?"
They had searched and searched and it was as though this Ink Painting Guru didn't exist at all!
"They must be going after either fame or wealth. Why else would they show their work at an exhibition? I'll give you three more days' time. Use any means that you've got!"
It was rare that Gu Jiangxin would lose his temper with his assistant!
There were always means; one just needed to think it through.
For example, he planned to post a message in his friend's circle.
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He posted the pictures of the three paintings that was sent to him by his assistant.
With captions.
[I found this work truly touching. It made me look back on my days that had led up to who I am today. I felt energized in the middle of the night and would like to share this with all of you and support for each other. In addition, I appreciate the work that Master Ink Painting Guru had done and would love to exchange our takes on life together. I hope someone can introduce the two of us.]
He read through it three times and made some edits before sending it out.
All the way until he felt that it sounded very poetic and also suggested in an elegant way that they share a lot in common before he finally sent it out in content and laid down.
Even if he wasn't to purchase any of their work in the end, but it would at least serve the purpose of letting Mayor Liu know that their share similar interest and aesthetic. He would at least have more respect for him!
Gu Jiangxin finally felt a little better.
Granted, he never would have expected that as soon as he posted this message and it was read by certain people, they mocked him even more.
For example – —
Old Mrs. Chen who had the habit of looking through Weibo and her friend's circle every night before she went to bed. She saw it through her bifocal lens and second guessed herself.
She waved and summoned her own granddaughter.
"Keke, take a look for me. Is this the Gu guy? Are these from the exhibition that we attended yesterday? The three paintings by Shishi?"
Chen Kexin was not friend of Gu Jiangxin on her WeChat but that didn't stop her from recognizing him from his elite profit photo.
Her look, too, became very peculiar all of a sudden.
"... ... yes ... ..."
The real daughter that he had given up on had now became an unreachable elite existence.
What a turn of event!
"Hah!"
Old Mrs. Chen immediately reach out her arm sarcastically and liked the post.
"Grandma, why are you encouraging him?"
Chen Kexin tightened her lips.
Putting herself in Gu Shishi's shoes, if that was Father Chen who had done that, that would have driven her insane.
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Okay, even if they did not have any sort of father-daughter emotional bond, but he turned around and had a mistress on the side and doted on his child out of wedlock. What was that all about?
"He had the audacity to invite my mom to his banquet and send us homemade cookies!"
That made Chen Kexin felt uneasy all over.
She threw the cookies out right away.
Were they kidding?
The mistress who had become the wife wanted to network with them and refer to her mother as "older sister". Hot dang! She was about the same age as her!
Old Mrs. Chen patted her granddaughter on her hand and gave her a profound smile. "I don't just want to like his post. I am also going to show him my collection."
Chen Kexin was taken aback a little.
Old Mrs. Chen shoved her cellphone onto Chen Kexin's hands in the next second and said, "It's too dark for me to type at night. Post this for your grandmother. Post the pictures of the bowls and paintings from Shishi with the caption 'Sleepless night and want to share with everyone my precious collections.' Make sure the Ink Painting Guru's stamp is clearly visible."
Chen Kexin got it right away and quickly covered up her own mouth before she busted out laughing. "Oh, grandma, you are so evil!"
She wanted him to be able to see it but not eat it, touch it, or have it!
She wanted to keep that man up at night!
Old Mrs. Chen grinned.
Chapter 444 – What was Gu Jiangxin talking about? (4)
It was equally turbulent over at Zhang Sheng's place.
Zhang Sheng had retaliated royally on Gu Jiangxin's projects in the capital. He had connected with a couple of departments at the government and worked with a three to four buddies in the local real estate scene to take up all of the Gu Corporation's profits.
His sister might not have been the best but he still wasn't going to let Gu Jiangxin off the hook!
Despite everything that was going on and the two were at each other's throat, Zhang Sheng and Gu Jiangxin were still friends on WeChat.
Not only were they in the same friend's circle, they also shared a few other top business owners or city development groups.
"That sister of mine is hopeless."
Zhang Sheng, who had just returned from his father's place, listened to Mother Gu giving him the downlow on Gu Wushuang and how kids had their own difficulties, etc. He was so angry that he could barely eat.
Now that he saw Gu Jiangxin talking about art appreciation poetically, that had further disgusted him.
"Let it go. She's already 50. It's not like you can teach her like a daughter."
That was all Chen Yunping could say.
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He was not young anymore and high blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar. It was not a good idea for him to be upset.
She gave him a worried look then recalled some good news.
"Your gift from your niece arrived today."
Chen Yunping stood up immediately and brought over a painting.
The one from Double-12.
It was no longer a winning according to her. She had already labelled it as a gift in order to appease her husband.
"Hmm? This late?"
Zhang Sheng was startled.
"She probably found out when your birthday is and timed it just right. See? It got here just a few days before your birthday."
Chen Yunping has high emotional quotient.
Plus, women are always good at making associations.
Zhang Sheng's birthday was on January 27. It had been an entire month since Double-12.
Its taking so long to get there must have to do with his birthday.
Zhang Sheng immediately started to smile after hearing that.
He tossed his cellphone aside and completely forgot about Gu Jiangxin's rambling in the friend's circle.
"Show it to me quickly!"
What they didn't know what that after Double-12 was over, Liu Zhichao had those in R&D checked the orders and the Ips to determine if there were any malicious activities. Not only would they ban those IDs so they would not be able to place any orders in the future but they also needed to be removed from the list of winners.
The investigation took a week's time.
Then the paintings needed to be framed.
That, on top of the peak shipping season after Double-12, all the inventory sat inside the warehouse and it was normal for everything to be shipped out by the end of December.
And that was why the delay.
Low and behold, Zhang Sheng, who was in the distribution business himself, decided to selectively ignore all those and put aside his rationality.
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He was taken aback a little when he unrolled the scroll.
A Knight Walking Forward Quickly.
In the painting was a horse neighing with its head lifted up toward the sky. There was smoke under each of its hoof. It was study like metal and had the soul of a dragon. It looked like it was about to take off any second.
A knight in white had one foot in the stirrup and was about to leap onto the horse. His strength and agility clearly conveyed in the painting.
His clothes, blowing in the air, complemented his handsome look. He was a young man who would make a girl blush.
The strokes were hearty and smooth. Let it be the knight's sword or the speed of the horse, all were well depicted in the painting as though they were about to leap out of the paper and charge right at him.
"Good strokes!"
"Great painting!"
The Zhang family was, after all, a well-established family in the capital.
Zhang Sheng knew how to appreciate a painting. He praised and raved about it when looking at it.
"Right? It didn't look like just any painting to me either. I only took a quick glance at it before I put it away. I didn't even dare show it to the sons."
Chapter 445 – He will go and request for a painting himself! (1)
Chen Yunping turned around as well.
"Ink Painting Guru... I have never heard of this person before. But this painting is probably quite expensive?"
"It being expensive isn't even the point here!!"
Zhang Sheng bobbed his head back and forth.
"Aye, to be able to ask such a master to..."
He found it difficult to carry on.
A knight applying sunscreen... to be able to ask a master in ink painting to add the sunscreen into the painting... that was beyond just money.
"Just look at this. Facial mask, an empress applying moisturizing lotion... how many old master would be willing to paint such a thing in the capital?"
Zhang Sheng placed his hands behind his back.
The more he looked at the painting, the more he was amazed by it.
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"Which guru have you seen who'd paint such a thing? We must keep this and pass it on!"
It would turn into a priceless treasure when passed on!
When this master resigned and never painting any goofy paintings like this, this would never be available again!
As he talked, he looked over at the caption.
Quickly, he looked over at the Ink Painting Guru stamp that his wife had just mentioned.
That looked somewhat familiar...
He was taken aback a little from it.
"Where's my cellphone?"
Zhang Sheng turned around quickly.
What was those bitter words that Gu Jiangxin had just uttered? The stamp on the pictures that he had attached looked somewhat familiar.
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Old Mrs. Chen has yet to find out about Gu Shishi's good news. She texted Gu Shishi at night to tell her this hilarious news.
Unfortunately, Gu Shishi now went to bed at 9 PM and could not check her cellphone or her computer.
She was listening to a half-an-hour long music compilation – it was picked by a certain boss and said it was an introduction to music appreciation.
Gu Shishi didn't understand any of it but the music put her to sleep.
All of her artistic talent was dedicated to painting. She had neither time nor talent in the music area.
Her responsibility was to listen to it with her eyes closed.
"Clarinet Concerto in A Major."
The boss commented next to her in details.
"What we are listening to now is the soft second movement. It is soothing and beautiful, with only the solo clarinet and no other instruments in the background."
Gu Shishi really wanted to laugh till she snorts.
Their child's hearing ability was probably not even developed yet.
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Even if they do, they would not be able to comprehend his serious commentary.
Nevertheless, Gu Shishi bit down hard on her lip to stop herself from laughing out loud.
She shouldn't laugh.
It wasn't everyday that the boss had such patience in teaching the child. She would be deterring him if she started to laugh.
Nevertheless, the more she thought about it, the more her stomach hurt from her trying to stop herself from laughing. She could do nothing but draw in a deep breath and pull the blanket over her head, cracked her mouth open, and laughed a little under the blanket.
"What's the matter?"
Huo Sishen frowned and immediately reached for the blanket.
"Is the music too loud?"
Gu Shishi finally calmed down after she had finished laughing.
As long as he stopped commenting on the music, she would be able to remain calm.
She pulled down a corner of the blanket and showed a face that was turning slight red from her trying to suppress her laughter under the blanket. She smiled with her teeth showing.
"No."
She saw the decibel indicator out of the corner of her eyes.
He followed the decibel suggested by the doctor to the T.
"Then why did you pull the blanket over your head?"
"... ... Mmm. Probably because it was too bright in the room."
Huo Sishen chuckled and shook his head. He quickly turned, reached his long arm over her, and turned off the light on her side of the nightstand.
She was becoming more and more squeamish.
Aunty Lin said it looked like she was pregnant with a boy.
Him, other the hand, felt that it would be a girl from how squeamish Gu Shishi had been.
His lifted his thin lips some.
He reached out to touch her belly. It was already starting to show.
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"What are you doing?"