Chapter 123 - Inside Story
The next day was the weekend. Qi Wens.h.i.+ brought Qin Churou to the Painting a.s.sociation.
Qi Wens.h.i.+ was indeed not as good as before. However, in the painting field, many people still had to call him a senior.
However, in the eyes of some respected artists, they looked down on Qi Wens.h.i.+.
When Qi Wens.h.i.+ came over, the members of the Painting a.s.sociation in H City recognized him and respectfully welcomed him in.
"Call your chairman, Wu Chong, over here," Qi Wens.h.i.+ ordered.
"The chairman is at home." The member was in a difficult position.
Today was the weekend, and only some members of the a.s.sociation were left on duty here. Most of them were staying at home on vacation.
Without any special circ.u.mstances, the chairman of the a.s.sociation would not come over.
"Call him and tell him that I, Qi Wens.h.i.+, am looking for him." Qi Wens.h.i.+"s face was stern.
"Alright, I"ll go and ask him."
The a.s.sociation member went to make a call. He was very dissatisfied with Qi Wens.h.i.+. Who was he showing his ugly face to?
When Wu Chong heard that, he frowned. "Alright, I"ll go over right away."
He had read the newspaper from yesterday. If nothing went wrong, Qi Wens.h.i.+ was probably here to interrogate him and push his disciple up.
It was easy to deal with others, but this Qi Wens.h.i.+...
Wu Chuang was thinking about countermeasures.
The a.s.sociation members poured a gla.s.s of water for Qi Wens.h.i.+ and Qin Churou.
Qi Wens.h.i.+ asked unintentionally, "I heard that a dark horse appeared in the selection of the Youth Painting Compet.i.tion this time and s.n.a.t.c.hed a spot."
The a.s.sociation members could probably guess what Qi Wens.h.i.+ was talking about.
A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but his tone was very respectful. "It"s true. She"s an artist called Sheng. The Chairman values her paintings very much."
"Are her paintings very good?" Qi Wens.h.i.+ drank from the cup in his hand, his tone very disdainful.
Qin Churou was also listening attentively. Her hand that was holding the cup was very tight.
The a.s.sociation member replied, "I did not partic.i.p.ate in the selection this time. I am not very sure. However, since the Chairman has confirmed it, I think it won"t be too bad."
"Heh, is that so?" Qi Wens.h.i.+"s tone was very mocking. "I hope it"s not for some other reason. After all, I"ve seen a lot of this."
The a.s.sociation member"s expression was stiff.
Qi Wens.h.i.+"s words and tone were all saying that the a.s.sociation was not clean and that there was an inside story.
By criticizing their a.s.sociation member like this, the a.s.sociation member also lost his patience. "Elder Qi, I still have something to do. I"ll go and get busy. The Chairman will come over later."
After finding an excuse, he left.
Only Qi Wens.h.i.+ and Qin Churou were left in the reception room.
Qin Churou looked at Qi Wens.h.i.+ and asked nervously, "Teacher, did she rely on her own strength to come here? If she"s really that powerful, wouldn"t it be bad for us to be like this?"
Qi Wens.h.i.+ glanced at Qin Churou. "We"re just here to see if there"s any inside help. It"s fine. Besides--"
After a pause, Qi Wens.h.i.+ sneered. "No matter what, you have to partic.i.p.ate in the Youth Painting Compet.i.tion."
Those who were able to partic.i.p.ate in the Youth Painting Compet.i.tion were all outstanding painters from all over the world. Even if they didn"t win an award, they would still be noticed.
This was a great shortcut for painters to become famous.
Qi Wens.h.i.+ would not let go of this opportunity.
Qin Churou also understood Qi Wens.h.i.+"s meaning. Regardless of whether there was a backer or not, she would still have a spot in the Youth Painting Compet.i.tion.
She heaved a sigh of relief.
Not long after, Wu Chong also came over.
"Elder Qi." Wu Chong"s att.i.tude was respectful.
In the current market, the price of Wu Chong"s paintings was much higher than Qi Wens.h.i.+"s. In the end, Qi Wens.h.i.+ became famous earlier than him and was once a Master of a generation. Wu Chong still had to treat Qi Wens.h.i.+ with respect.
"This time, the candidates for our city"s Youth Painting Compet.i.tion are Sheng and Wei Cheng. I don"t have any questions about Wei Cheng, but I"ve never heard of Sheng. I wonder how her painting caught your eye, Chairman Wu?" Qi Wens.h.i.+ said sarcastically.
He almost said that Wu Chong was biased toward Sheng.