Yangon River is another weekend filled with tourists.
Gu Weijing took the morning newspaper and ran all the way back to the door from the river embankment.
"Attention! (Stand at attention!)"
The two soldiers wearing black combat masks and holding M4 assault rifles stood at attention with their feet at attention. The heels of their combat boots hit each other, making a dull sound.
"Hey honey, look."
A French couple who had just disembarked from the Marie International Sightseeing Cruise were shocked by this scene.
They looked around and saw guards with nuclear weapons and live ammunition standing guard in front of an old British-style building outside the Yangon River. They looked well-trained and well-equipped.
"Gu's... calligraphy and painting shop?"
The golden French girl looked at the signboard of the calligraphy and painting shop and read out each word out of curiosity.
"There are police officers standing guard at this calligraphy and painting shop."
"Maybe the collection here is more precious. Aren't there guards in front of the bank? And...are they really police?"
Her male companion looked at the tactical rifle with a full optical system in the guard's hand and murmured: "That's cool."
Gu Weijing nodded towards the two armed guards at the door as a greeting.
This guard was arranged by Lao Yang through his connections.
Perhaps Mr. Cao had revealed something to his assistant. Anyway, Mr. Yang had been extremely enthusiastic these days and seemed to have made up his mind to sell it to Gu Weijing.
I heard that these two guys on guard were part of the government's VIP (VIP) protection team, and were originally one of the bodyguards sent by the government to Mr. Cao.
This is how top artists around the world are treated.
Since John Lennon was shot to death by a fan who escaped from the streets of New York City, causing a global uproar, artists and celebrities around the world have stepped up security.
When Michael Jackson, COLDPLAY band or other super celebrities or Real Madrid or the Paris team go to countries like Colombia and Mexico where drug lords are overrun to perform or play exhibition games, they not only carry a very professional security fleet worth tens of millions of dollars, The government will also increase investment regardless of cost.
In addition to strengthening patrol duties during performances, combat troops will even be dispatched to ensure the safety of these international artists.
Especially in Colombia, where drug lords have money to buy armed helicopters, fighter patrols are possible.
Painters are relatively niche. Compared to singers and players, Mr. Cao is not that well-known.
But this project was officially invited by the Myanmar government.
The safety of Mr. Cao Xuan is the face of the Myanmar government. What if someone from the Golden Triangle warlords wants to kidnap an artist to speak out to the world?
Therefore, the official dispatched a team of VIP protection teams.
In order to prevent being bribed by drug lords, warlords or being bribed by political opponents, not only the names and specific unit numbers of the members of the VIP protection team are kept top secret, but special training is even conducted at overseas bases.
Lao Yang didn't know where he got the news that Gu Weijing had recently been entangled by the underworld, and how he had gone about it. In order to save the face of Yangon officials, he even seconded two young men to temporarily stand guard for two days to make up for the appearance.
The effect is significant.
If you are entangled by the underworld, especially a person like Brother Hao who has a wide range of black and white, it is probably useless to contact the patrol police, but contacting the VIP protection team will definitely be the right medicine.
Because if you dare to cause trouble, no matter what your background is, these people can really shoot.
They have a warrant to use deadly force, what popular urban legend calls a "license to kill."
With these two murderous door gods standing guard temporarily, not to mention the bald head and his Shamat brother disappeared without a trace, even the big yellow dog from the next door who passed by the door did not dare to bark.
And probably out of curiosity, there have been a lot more foreign tourists entering this calligraphy and painting shop with security guards in the past two days.
Gu Weijing returned home.
There is still a lot of time before school starts.
His life is very regular these days. When the mural restoration project starts, he goes to Mr. Cao to help. On his days off, he practices painting at home and makes money by accepting manuscripts online on Fivver.
Considering that the Lion City Art Exhibition is only half a year away, he must receive big orders and earn a lot of money in order to convert enough experience points.
Only a good reputation and transaction record can enhance your reliability in the eyes of buyers.
Gu Weijing did not hesitate just because his pricing was relatively low during the opening period. Every business he receives anonymously through the online store "Detective Cat" uses the skill of "Menzel's painting experience".
After this skill is activated, in addition to drawing well, it can also be drawn very quickly, with the same effect and length as the light and shadow of the previous Mercedes-Benz model.
If it were my past self, I wouldn’t say whether I could draw or not. Coupled with repeated revisions of conception, outlining and coloring, I couldn't even think about it for five or six hours.
But with the help of skills, there is almost no need to think or revise. It can be said that it is done in one fell swoop.
As long as the request is not particularly complex and needs to be split into two days, he can basically complete it in just half an hour.
Gu Weijing himself felt that he could no longer be conscientious after buying master-level technology for the price of a fast food meal.
It's a pity that at this time, the fragrance of wine is afraid of the deep alley.
According to the big data algorithm, even if every order is praised with zero revision, his current recommendation priority on Fivver is still relatively low, and there is no comparison with those large-scale online stores with annual transactions of several million US dollars.
These studios receive invitations to publish movie posters, and each order may cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Since he opened the store, he has done five orders of business. The price ranges from ten US dollars to one hundred US dollars depending on the complexity. The basic charge is for creative sketches with a bunny theme that can be drawn in one or two minutes. At ten dollars, more complex animation illustrations will be more expensive.
However, when doing business online, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of strange customers.
He once had an order from a German guy who wanted to draw ten color cartoon illustrations, and the price was very generous.
Gu Weijing had already received a deposit of US$70, only to realize that there was no such thing as a pie in the sky.
The Berlin otaku whose avatar looks like Mikasa Ackerman from "Attack on Titan" asked him to draw... draw... draw that kind of comic.
Sure enough, there are no different families in the world.
Gu Weijing looked at the remaining 500 US dollars promised by the other party with great regret, then returned all the deposit and silently added the other party to the blacklist.
He walked into his studio and turned on his computer.
Currently, there are several order messages that need to be processed on my Fivver.
The first piece of news was that I had received a good order yesterday. It was a New York housewife who wanted portrait illustrations of her pet cat. A set of four pictures totaled US$90.
He didn't have enough time for skills yesterday. In order to pursue quality, he planned to paint again today.
Before putting pen to paper, Gu Weijing glanced at his panel.
[Sketch: Semi-Professional Level 3 (993/1000)]
"It looks like we can upgrade today."
While he was thinking, he activated his skills and started writing.
Sure enough, just as Gu Weijing started to quickly draw the outline of a little milk cat, the sound on the panel in his mind rang.
[Your sketching level has been improved. 】
[Current sketch level: Professional painter·First level (1/5000)]
[Congratulations, you have completed the first step to becoming a great painter! Please claim your reward. 】
