Reborn with you

After the financial crisis broke out in Shanghai, it affected the whole of China.

August 8st——Shanghai Water Supply Company was established.

December 12st——“Red Top Businessman” Hu Xueyan’s Fukang Bank closed down.

December 12th -- Sino-French war broke out.

In 1883, the Chinese economy experienced a heavy blow. The outbreak of the Shanghai financial crisis directly led to the downfall of a large number of Chinese businessmen. Although Sichuan is geographically remote, because bank notes are common throughout the country, even Sichuan is inevitably affected. Specifically It is reflected in the fact that every household has tightened their wallets to live, because no one knows when the situation will get better.

Domestic businessmen are waiting for the severe winter with their necks tight. Only foreigners who take advantage of the situation and enter the Chinese market are not affected at all. Western painting exhibitions, which only pay but do not make money, have appeared in Sichuan.

Ye Shilan is not a sour person, but Shan Qiang doesn't think he can accept foreign painting schools. Chinese calligraphers and painters have a history of 5000 years as a support in a great country, and they look down on those yellow-haired barbarians. Including their culture.So when Ye Shilan told Shan Qiang and the others that she would take them to see the Western Art Exhibition, Shan Qiang thought that Ye Shilan was joking, and finally realized that Ye Shilan was not joking, Shan Qiang immediately admired Ye Shilan's mind that is different from ordinary people, you must know In this day and age, apart from young people of the new school, few Chinese are willing to take the initiative to see foreigners' art exhibitions.

"Although these western paintings by foreigners are just small things that don't stand on the stage, they are still drawn with brushes, and it will be a lot of experience for you to see." Ye Shilan's last sentence immediately halved Shan Qiang's admiration for him.

So Ye Shilan waved his hand and took his three disciples to the art exhibition.

Due to the remoteness of Sichuan, the modern development of the city is slow, unlike those big cities in Shanghai and Nanjing that have some modern European-style buildings, so the location of the Western Painting Exhibition is in an antique old house.I don't know if it's because of the special taste of the people who held the art exhibition or because they couldn't find a more suitable place. The combination of Western paintings and old Chinese houses is awkward.No matter what he thought in his heart, Shan Qiang followed Ye Shilan through the gate with a normal expression, and saw a middle-aged man in a silk gown, talking to a few foreigners respectfully, probably from the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Shilan and his party People, after a few words with those foreigners, they greeted them.Shan Qiang saw that among the few foreigners, three looked over curiously, and the remaining two were talking on their own.

"Oh, what wind brought you here, Mr. Ye?"

Ye Shilan smiled, "It's nothing, just bring my three incompetent disciples over to have a look, you are busy with your work."

The long-clothed man laughed and said, "Since that's the case, Mr. Ye, you can do whatever you want." After that, he gave Ye Shilan to the stairs leading upstairs.When Shan Qiang passed by the man in long gown, he glanced at this man curiously. Just now he clearly heard those foreigners speaking English, this man is not simple.

The style of the second floor is as antique as the first floor, Shan Qiang frowned, the combination of western painting and Chinese style is really strange.As Shan Qiang expected, although there were quite a few people who came to see the painting, most of them were young people, dressed very fashionable.There was a loud noise, Shan Qiang followed the sound and saw two young men chatting and laughing around a young woman in a white dress, Shan Qiang frowned again, it seemed that no one here really liked Western culture. many.

Shan Qiang was an expert in Chinese painting and calligraphy in her previous life. She not only had to understand the characteristics of each school of painting in China and the style of calligraphers and painters, but also dabbled in foreign art styles. Therefore, among the four masters and apprentices, Shan Qiang can be said to be the most familiar with Western painting people, so the performance is very calm.The other two were obviously exposed to this style of painting that was very different from Chinese painting for the first time, and they ran away after going upstairs for a while.

Shan Qiang ignored them, tried her best to ignore the sense of incongruity brought about by the surrounding decorations, and started admiring the paintings seriously.

Different from Chinese painting which pays attention to charm and imposing manner, the West pursues reality more. They use all painting methods to make the picture as real and vivid as possible. This characteristic is now more obvious in Shan Qiang's view.Just like the painting in front of him, the subject of the picture is the character in the Bible, the Virgin Mary.The color blended with egg white is extraordinarily soft, the gauze as thin as onion wings covers Maria's slightly plump body, Maria's natural movements and vivid smiling face, and the proper structure of the picture, all of these They all show the painter's superb painting skills, even Shan Qiang who has appreciated countless good paintings can't help but say that this is a rare good painting.

Shan Qiang noticed that there seemed to be an artist's signature in the lower right corner of the painting. Shan Qiang took a closer look. This is a corner. When Shan Qiang came here just now, there was no one there, so Shan Qiang read out softly, "William? Tony."

The place where Shan Qiang was located was in a small corner, and because it was covered by a wall, few people noticed it.William?Tony's footsteps were always very light for some special reasons, and Shan Qiang's mind was immersed in the appreciation of the painting in front of him, so William who was not noticed by Shan Qiang at all?As soon as Tony came over, he heard someone calling his name sensitively, and it was pronounced in a standard English mouth.

Without having to look around, William realized at a glance that there was only himself and the Asian man standing in front of his work.Although William was curious about how this person knew his name, although the painting had his signature on it, he had never seen anyone who could speak English except for the Asian who helped him hold the exhibition. .But it's very impolite to step forward and ask to interrupt. William was about to turn around and leave, when he heard the man say 'huh', and then said: "There seems to be something wrong here."

Although William didn't understand Chinese, let alone Sichuan dialect, the question in that person's tone was clear, and it was obvious that he had doubts about his works.William is a standard gentleman on weekdays, but when it comes to his paintings, all gentleman manners are forgotten.William stood on the spot and weighed it, then walked in the direction of Shan Qiang.

Shan Qiang continued to look at the painting for a while after reading the name, but unexpectedly discovered a flaw in the painting.Although it is not a big problem, the beauty of the video screen is always imperfect.When he was still thinking about what he should do to make up for this defect, an authentic British accent sounded beside him, "Excuseme"

Shan Qiang suddenly had a feeling that he was still in the modern society, and couldn't wait for the ecstasy to surge up, and the classical decorations around suddenly poured cold water on this illusion.Shan Qiang turned around and saw a foreigner who was more than a head taller than him standing in front of him. This foreigner had red hair and a young face. He was about 30 years old. The clothes on his body showed that this foreigner had quite a status. From the outside, he looks like a well-educated person, at this time he is smiling and looking down at Shan Qiang.

Shan Qiang didn't like the feeling of looking up at people, so she took two steps back, feeling that the foreigner gave him less oppressive feeling, so she said, "May I ask what's the matter?"

After Shan Qiang's words fell, the foreigner showed a puzzled expression, apparently not understanding what Shan Qiang was saying.If Dan Qiang's usual concerns were followed, he would have just smiled and walked away pretending that he didn't understand English, but the sudden ecstasy and disappointment just now made him very sad. He thought that talking to this foreigner would at least make him feel better. There is still a little shadow of the previous life, and I will not gradually forget about the past life.Shan Qiang, who had made up her mind, felt relieved seeing no one around, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "What can I help you, sir"

Until the four of Shan Qiang went back home, the three of Shan Qiang had something to gain.

Today, Shan Qiang met a person who has a great influence on his future life, but the current Shan Qiang naturally knows nothing about the future. Today, he saw a good art exhibition, and he can chat with people happily. Shan Qiang's mood is generally very happy after learning about Western painting art.

Chen Yishui wandered around the exhibition today, which shocked him a lot. He didn't expect that the original painting could be painted like this.In his concept, there is only one kind of Chinese painting that he is familiar with in the world. Who would have thought that in the vast world, even paintings are diverse.Since the contents of the paintings exhibited today are mostly religious, Chen Yishui, who is very unfamiliar with Christianity, sees it as a novelty. He is also curious about the new painting method, and at the same time, he is blushed by the almost naked woman in the painting. So much so that in the end these Western paintings left the impression in his heart that they were extremely obscene.It really is a barbarian, so, so...something is so openly shown to everyone.Although there were some misunderstandings due to cultural differences, this art exhibition left a deep impression on Chen Yishui's heart, and new ideas were vaguely formed in his mind.

To say that it is An An who has gained the most this time.She was completely conquered by the bold but delicate painting style of the West, and she kept talking about it on the way back.Ye Shilan couldn't help frowning when she heard the words. His original intention was to let them learn more and see more, not to be fascinated by Western paintings.He also saw today's art exhibition, what kind of things are these foreigners painting? It's really outrageous for a woman to paint a naked man for a man, or how to say that a barbarian is a barbarian, and she really has no etiquette and shame .An An's attitude made Ye Shilan very angry. For the first time, she lowered her face and scolded: "Shut up, this kind of thing is worthy of your liking? It's just a novelty to show you. You have to know the difference yourself. Good or bad, the Western paintings I saw today are obviously not serious things, I regret taking you there, if I knew it was something like that, hum."

It was the first time for An An to see Ye Shilan get angry, so she shut her mouth tactfully, and the carriage fell silent for a while, Shan Qiang turned her head to the direction of the window to look at the dark blue sky, where there were three or two stars scattered in the sky One or two barking dogs brought by the night wind in the distance made this unusual night bring the tranquility and tranquility of the countryside like the past.