Because the talent of "Dong Zhen" has a commandment that cannot be said or lied about, it is impossible for Nan Yi to admit that Zhu Xian is his semi-master in painting.
But it is Zhou Qing who is showing up now. From Zhou Qing's point of view, as long as Nan Yi does not deny it, others will naturally think that Nan Yi and Zhu Xian have half a friendship.
Nan Yi briefly introduced Diandian’s magical power of eating ink and reversing it.
He originally thought that Zhu Xianhui would immediately agree, and it would be a matter of course for him to confirm his status as a semi-master of painting.
But after Zhu Xian's thoughts moved for a while, he said in a solemn voice: "I am ashamed of my pseudonym for you. How can I steal your painting skills and falsely claim to be your master? Let me learn slowly by myself."
When Nan Yi heard this, he immediately glanced at Zhu Xian and said to himself, "I didn't expect that Master Zhu, although he is famous and enjoys success, is also very principled."
He said casually: "Master Zhu's words are serious. Since I took the initiative to give it to you, why should I use the word 'steal'?"
"Study is your own responsibility, and you should learn and practice it yourself. How is it different from stealing under the guise of external help?" Zhu Xian said sternly, "Besides, don't blame me for being talkative. Using such magical powers to fake learning is definitely not the right way. . No matter you or Zhou Qing, you must stay on the right path and never make any mistakes."
"What Master Zhu said is very good. I have convinced Zhou Qing to give up such evil thoughts before. But..." Nan Yi paused.
Although he recognized Zhu Xian's persistence in learning the right way, if he didn't rely on some magical powers to quickly make Zhu Xian master the painting skills, could Zhu Xian truly be considered a semi-master of painting?
Zhu Xian saw why Nan Yi was hesitant, and suddenly smiled and said: "You kid, do you think you can't learn this direct painting technique without external help? I'm not that bad."
He said confidently: "Determine the frame of the distance and the size, and paint the light and shadow with emphasis on lightness and thickness. I have been doing nothing these past few days, and I have been thinking hard. Although I don't have much experience in using pictures to tell stories, I can directly describe life and imitate quiet scenes. , I am confident that I have grasped the essence of it, enough to scare others."
When Nan Yi heard this, he immediately thought of Zhu Xian himself, one of the most skilled people in Nanshan County. Moreover, on the first day he received the first issue of "Ming Pao", Zhu Xian saw several secrets of direct painting techniques and told the students in the school.
"In that case, if I have free time tonight, I will inform Zhou Qing of the matter." Nan Yi no longer thought about letting Zhu Xian eat some ink.
Anyway, Zhu Xian just wanted to have the false reputation of being a half master of Hua Dao, not a full master. In terms of painting skills, if there is a rough similarity, it can make others mistakenly think that Nan Yi's painting skills were influenced by Zhu Xian, which is enough to call him a half-master.
Then, seeing that Zhu Xian already had some experience in direct description, but still couldn't figure out the key to narrative through pictures, Nan Yi picked out the most basic trick and said:
"When drawing with text and accompanying text with pictures, the key is how to combine pictures and text. Those who simply draw pictures directly and have drawing skills can actually find the feeling as long as they practice more. But if you want to use pictures to tell a story, you have to comprehensively Grasp the story, find the "movement" of pictures and texts, and integrate the "quietness" of the composition. Only by combining movement and stillness can the viewer's thoughts be moved and they can understand the scene of the story. "
"According to my experience and lessons, if you can't combine movement and stillness, no matter how good the picture is, it actually has little to do with the text."
Zhu Xian nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed, most of our drawings are descriptions of scenery, which can be called still pictures. As for the narrative moving pictures, few people draw them, and most of them have little experience. Even if they want to copy and learn, they are quite a bit confused. The feeling of not knowing where to start.”
Nan Yi said with a smile: "Actually, when Zhou Qing shared his experience in the library courtyard, he would also talk about this. If Master Zhu had just gone to the tea party, he would have quickly figured out the key tips."
"The truth is easy to understand. But many truths, once you know them, you still have to get started slowly and practice more before you can have a personal experience." Zhu Xian smiled and said, "You don't have to say nice things to me. What level can I be at? Know better than you."
Nan Yi smiled, omitted some polite words, and said bluntly: "Today's tea party, I actually want to invite scholars and celebrities from the county to come up with a new thing together. I was originally thinking about Uncle Xie and Brother Zhou, who are not famous enough. It may not be able to convince the public.”
"But if Master Zhu is willing to help, he will be able to convince everyone because of Master Zhu's high moral character and high respect."
Zhu Xian was very optimistic about Nan Yi and his direct painting skills, so he wanted to become a half-master of Nan Yi's painting.
Nan Yi doesn't mind Zhu Xian coming.
However, after the incident, Nan Yi was naturally rude and wanted to pull Zhu Xian into the same warship.
After all, Zhu Xian has been a lecturer in the school for so many years, and he has many talents in Nanshan. If you get the Zhu Xian platform, you can avoid the little tricks of other scholars and celebrities in Nanshan County in advance.
In addition, Nan Yi took advantage of the situation to overcome the bad luck, allowing the county magistrate Bi Shengke to control his own hands.
The two-pronged approach creates an extremely favorable entrepreneurial environment for Kaiming Library.
As for Nan Yi's request, Zhu Xian, who was concerned about his status as a half-master of painting, had no reason not to agree.
However, he was also curious about what the new thing Nan Yi was talking about was.
Nan Yi gave a brief introduction.
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In the backyard of the library, Zhou Qing was talking loudly.
"Today at the tea party, Xiaosheng is brave enough to speak freely in front of everyone, starting with the direct drawing technique."
"The paintings made using the direct-drawing technique are consistent with printing techniques and can be accompanied by pictures and texts, revolutionizing the literary world and leading the trend."
"Then I wonder if you have ever thought about how this reform in the literary world should be carried out?"
Zhou Qing was thinking about the prospects described by Nan Yi. When he stated it, he was both generous and calm, and he felt like he had a chance to win.
"The current use of illustrations and text in Ming Pao can only be said to be the most basic way of using it. It is still based on text and only uses illustrations to outline some scenes."
"But in fact, the combination of pictures and text, education and entertainment can completely make ordinary people watch it with interest."
"In fact, even an illiterate person can understand the story just through the pictures."
“What would happen if we changed our thinking from writing mainly to drawings and making comic strips?”
"Many ordinary people who have never bought books or newspapers before will be attracted by brand-new stories in the form of comic strips."
"This is a business opportunity."
Zhou Qing's voice was clear and sonorous.
Everyone present here had bright eyes, their thoughts were moved by what Zhou Qing said, and they subconsciously followed it to imagine that ordinary people were fascinated by comic books.
They had to admit that what Zhou Qing said was likely to come true.
In Dali, where entertainment options are scarce, even story-telling novels are thriving. Comic books with a lower reading threshold will naturally have a brighter financial future.
Nowadays, discerning people have already seen that direct drawing technique will lead the trend.
But in the eyes of scholars, only the scholars themselves and the officials pay little attention to the people of Li.
They only saw that the trend in the literary world would change due to the direct drawing technique, and that fame would be up for grabs, so they were willing to invest part of their energy in the direct drawing technique, hoping to seize the opportunity to gain fame as soon as possible.
But Nan Yi felt it was not enough.
Things in this world are nothing more than fame and fortune.
In order to compete for fame, most scholars and celebrities are willing to invest some energy and go with the flow.
But Nan Yi felt that if the scholars and poets knew that investing their energy in the direct-drawing technique would not only be famous but also profitable, it would stimulate their enthusiasm even more.
Nan Yi wanted to make a name for himself, so he thought: Since he had already set up a stage, he should do the best he could, just throw in the big stuff, create a boom, become popular, and steal the limelight.
Therefore, Nan Yi used Zhou Qing's words to directly guide the literati in Nanshan County and pointed out a prosperous road.
"Want to make money? If so, go ahead and get rid of your liver! The secret to all wealth is already in the direct drawing technique!"
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