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Chapter 165 - 165 165 You Know How to Do It Again
Chapter 165 - 165 165 You Know How to Do It Again
?Chapter 165: Chapter 165 You Know How to Do It Again Chapter 165: Chapter 165 You Know How to Do It Again Vice Dean Qin stretched out his hand to pick up the painting and looked at it again, his smile growing thicker.
“No wonder Young Friend Lu appreciates it so much, Miss Luo, you paint very well.”
Lu Xun chuckled from the side and asked, “Does this painting qualify us for entry now?”
Vice Dean Qin laughed, “Of course, with this painting and calligraphy, you can enter.”
Wei Yao looked at the painting in Vice Dean Qin’s hands and sighed with admiration, “The writing is good, and the painting has a mood to it, impressive!”
“Little Ningning, I didn’t expect you to be quite a master in the art of painting and calligraphy!” This was really beyond his expectations.
Luo Ning said with a smile, “Teacher Wei, you flatter me.”
Vice Dean Qin asked both of them, “I wonder if this painting can be displayed and collected at our Art and Calligraphy Academy?”
Luo Ning replied, “I don’t have any objections.”
With such a painting, she could produce one, naturally two or three as well; leaving it for exhibition and collection was no issue.
Lu Xun said with a light laugh, “No problem.”
The thought of the painting he collaborated on with Luo Ning being displayed and collected here, known by more people, made him quite willing.
Vice Dean Qin personally held the painting, “Then thank you both very much, we will provide you with a certificate for the deposit of the painting, and you can take it away anytime you wish in the future.”
“Great!” The two nodded.
This painting had knocked on the door of the Art and Calligraphy Academy, and Vice Dean Qin personally opened the tightly closed gate of the courtyard.
He then led everyone on a tour of the exhibition hall here, which contained not only the ink treasures left by modern and contemporary painting and calligraphy masters but also many original ancient paintings and calligraphy.
These were things that could not be seen outside, not even in museums.
Everyone followed Vice Dean Qin, as if walking into a grand historical courtyard, embracing the painting and calligraphy culture from the past five thousand years.
The calligraphy and painting enthusiasts in front of the live broadcast were treated to a visual feast, all exclaiming that watching the live stream was worth it.
After visiting the exhibition collection hall, Vice Dean Qin led everyone to the last courtyard.
“There are a few painting and calligraphy masters here; you can ask them for advice and exchange ideas.”
After Vice Dean Qin finished, he let the young man go inside to greet the others.
Soon, the young man came out, “The masters invite everyone to come in.”
Then a group of people followed him inside.
Seeing the people sitting there, Wei Yao couldn’t help but get excited, and some of the audience in front of the live broadcast were excited as well.
Those present were all revered figures in the current domestic painting and calligraphy circles, usually hard to meet.
Vice Dean Qin showed the painting in his hands to the masters first.
They all gave very high evaluations, then chatted with Lu Xun, Luo Ning, and Wei Yao.
The masters then asked Luo Ning to write and Lu Xun to paint.
The two once again received the masters’ praise, stunning the people in the live broadcast room.
Everyone had not expected that not only could Luo Ning paint well, but her calligraphy was equally splendid.
The same was true for Lu Xun – not only was his calligraphy good, but his paintings were excellent as well.
Wei Yao also wrote and painted; although his work was not quite on par with that of Luo Ning’s, the masters were still very gracious in giving him guidance.
An hour later, the visit and exchange concluded, and everyone left together.
Outside, everyone looked enviously at the rewards in the hands of Luo Ning and the other two.
These were the ink treasures of several masters, each having given one to the three of them.
These were rewards they had earned for themselves, and others could only watch with envy.
The director was especially happy, “I had no idea that Mr. Lu and Teacher Luo were masters of painting and calligraphy as well. Thanks to you two, we were able to enter the Art and Calligraphy Academy for the live broadcast.”
“Of course, Teacher Wei’s contribution is indispensable.”
He then announced, “The result of this level of the competition, Team One wins.”
The viewership had just climbed to another peak, and he was truly ecstatic.
Indeed, having Luo Ning join this variety show was the right move. Otherwise, relying only on Wei Yao, it would be difficult even to enter, let alone have anything interesting to show.
Wei Yao laughed knowingly, “Director, don’t elevate me anymore; with or without me, it would have been the same. Being able to enter the Art and Calligraphy Academy’s doors was all thanks to Mr. Lu and Little Ningning.”
“I’m just fortunate to have been along for the ride.”
He then said to Lu Xun and Luo Ning with a smile, “Let’s exchange more about painting and calligraphy in private in the future.”
He was past the age of being overly competitive and truly recognized that he had much to learn from these two young talents.
Lu Xun and Luo Ning nodded with a smile, “No problem.”
Wei Yao had a broad mind and a magnanimous spirit, certainly someone they could befriend.
Seeing Luo Ning once again stealing the spotlight from everyone and the live broadcast, Bo Xiangxiang couldn’t help but clench her teeth in frustration, allowing this woman to outshine again.
Afterward, everyone ate boxed meals provided by the show on the bus, continuing their drive to the second level.
The second level was the “Qin Qi Courtyard.”
Standing outside the courtyard gate, the director said with a smile, “Now it’s time for your two teams to shine again.”
“Those who are good at the guqin and Go can try their luck.”
Su Qinglan hooked arms with Luo Ning and asked with a smile, “Little Ningning, do you play the guqin and Go?”
She always felt Luo Ning seemed capable of anything.
Everyone also turned their attention to Luo Ning, curious to see if she could play.
Luo Ning smiled and truthfully replied, “Yes, though my skills in Go are fairly average.”
“Mr. Lu should be quite skilled at Go.”
She didn’t know why, but she intuitively felt that Lu Xun was good at the game and quite skilled at it.
Amusement filled Lu Xun’s eyes, “It seems Teacher Luo knows me well.”
Ji Xinghang rolled his eyes on the side, “Ningning said you should be quite skilled at Go, which clearly sounds like a guess.”
So where do you see that Ningning knows you so well?
Lu Xun couldn’t care less about this sourpuss, “A guess that hits the mark, isn’t that knowing someone?”
He retorted, “How come you’ve never guessed right even once?”
“…” Ji Xinghang was at a loss for words; he had to admit that he was particularly annoyed by this detail.
His heart was filled with a more significant sense of panic, as Luo Ning and Lu Xun seemed to grow more and more in sync, as if they had known each other for a long time, with a mutual understanding and cooperation.
And he, her childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend, was being utterly outshone.
He was bitter because he had no idea Luo Ning was so skilled in crafts and adept at painting and calligraphy.
He knew Luo Ning could play the guqin, but it seemed Lu Xun knew as well.
Once again, in the face-off between Lu, the film emperor, and Ji Dingliu, it was Lu who triumphed.
Su Qinglan’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Luo Ning, “As I thought, Little Ningning, you can do it too. You’re so awesome.”
Luo Ning said with a laugh, “If you keep praising me, I’ll start to feel embarrassed.”
She then turned to the students and said, “Those of you who can play the guqin or Go should also come out and give it a try.”
The students all gave wry smiles, “We’re not good at those.”
Two of the students did play the piano, but they played the piano and keyboard, not the guqin.
The ones who could play chess were only familiar with Five-in-a-row and Ludo, not Go.
Su Qinglan and Ji Xinghang were the same, able to play the piano but unable to help with this round.
“We’ll still have Mr. Lu and Little Ningning represent our group,” Su Qinglan said to the director.
The director internally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Lu, the film emperor, and Luo Ning knew the guqin and Go. Whether or not they could get through, at least there would be something interesting to show.
Then he turned to Wei Yao and the others and asked, “What about your group?”