Cao Aiqian came out of the study and suddenly realized that she didn't know the theme of this painting, so she opened Xiao Q and added Xiao Yuanchen's account.
"May I ask what the theme of this art exhibition is?" Cao Aiqian finished this sentence and was about to send a disturbing emoticon, but found that at this time, Xiao Q had not developed this function.
The entire app has a simple page. In addition to simple chat, the only thing left is to transfer files. Even changing the avatar is in several official fixed styles.
If I could have the opportunity to provide painting skills to Xiao Q, I would be able to make a lot of money. But at the moment, we can’t contact Xiao Q’s founding team at all, so we are still working hard to prepare for the exhibition and pay off Cao Kowen’s money first.
After a while, Xiao Yuanchen Balabala sent her a long message: "The theme of our competition this time is called "Today is not what it used to be", which means to use the changes in China over the years to think about what the future will be like..."
Cao Aiqian was lying on the bed. Of course she didn't know what the future would be like. But of course she knew the development after 2000 better than anyone else. Thinking of this, she fell asleep sweetly.
When she arrived at school the next day, she saw several classmates gathered around Chen Luoxing's desk. Cao Aiqian thought they were talking about her behind her back, so she returned to her seat disapprovingly and saw breakfast and milk on Xiao Yuanchen's desk at a glance.
Cao Ai breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he wasn't talking about her behind her back. It was probably Chen Luoxing who gave this breakfast to Xiao Yuanchen.
"Cao Aiqian, are your paintings ready?" Chen Luoxing walked over and said sarcastically.
"Of course, I'll hand it over to the competition office after I finish the painting." Cao Aiqian didn't want to pay attention to her, flipping through the book without even bothering to look at her.
Chen Luo Buy the rest of your rags."
"Don't even think about it!" Cao Ai's eyebrows were tangled, and there was a hint of irritation in his tone.
"Cao Aiqian, why did you suddenly go offline while chatting yesterday?" Xiao Yuanchen slung his backpack on one shoulder. The white sweatshirt on his body was slightly wet, revealing his excellent figure. He has always come to school for breakfast. The habit of running is something everyone knows.
Cao Ai replied lightly: "I suddenly fell asleep yesterday and forgot to reply."
"Is this the breakfast you invited me to eat today?" Xiao Yuanchen looked at the breakfast on his desk, with a smile in his voice.
"Classmate Yuan Chen, I bought this for you. Thank you for giving me guidance on painting last time." Chen Luoxing bit his lip and whispered with a red face.
Cao Aiqian rolled his eyes. The sudden change in Chen Luoxing's voice was really uncomfortable.
"Thank you!" Xiao Yuanchen said calmly as he divided the bread into two parts and handed one to Cao Aiqian.
Cao Aiqian took the bread, took a bite, and made a proud face to Chen Luoxing.
When Chen Luoxing saw this, a look of displeasure instantly appeared on his face.
"Glutty! Let's see what you can draw then." Chen Luoxing threw harsh words at Cao Aiqian and returned to his seat angrily.
In the following days, Cao Aiqian finally handed the painting to the competition office. The teachers were all stunned when they saw it, and asked over and over again: "Did you paint this?"
"Yes, teacher." Cao Aiqian confirmed again and again.
"What are you painting? This time the theme is different from what it used to be. It is to think about what the future will look like through the changes in China over the years!" A teacher said repeatedly, looking at the painting in his hand.
"What I draw is about future changes, but what others draw is not as imaginative as mine." Cao Aiqian explained with a smile on his face.
"Hey, just submit it to this kid. This painter is already very good." Another teacher looked at the painting and said.
In this way, Cao Aiqian's painting was submitted, and subsequently caused a sensation in the media, and more and more people paid attention to her.
Early in the morning, Cao Aiqian received a phone call.
"Hello?
"Hello, Miss Cao, we are reporters from Duhua. Are you free now?" A nice and gentle voice came from the other side.
"Me? Yes!" Cao Aiqian replied, "What's the matter?"
"It's like this, Miss Cao, your creative painting won the first prize, and there are special sections in major media to give you columns and recommended positions." The reporter there said politely.
"What?" Cao Aiqian exclaimed, "Don't you need to be so exaggerated?"
Although it is expected to win the award, there is really no need for the major media to publish it.
"Can you ask when you can help me remit money?" Cao Aiqian asked sharply, she only cared about the little money.
The reporter from Duhua was stunned for a moment, but still said with a smile: "Don't worry, the money will be transferred to your account tonight. We just want to ask you to accept an interview."
"Of course, if you are willing to be interviewed, we can pay you 10,000 yuan for the interview." Duhua reporter continued.
If I can’t make money, there’s something wrong with me! I made 30,000 yuan from selling clothes last time, and 20,000 yuan from this competition. If I can get 10,000 yuan from being interviewed, I can completely pay off Cao Kouwen's debt.
"Okay!" Thinking of this, she immediately agreed. After confirming the time and place, she began to prepare the interview words.
In fact, her painting this time mainly consisted of four small panels, each of which was contrasted to make people more intuitive. Each small painting is presented in the style of traditional Chinese painting.
In the first section, she drew a comparison between the current traffic and the high-speed traffic in 20 years. The second section is a comparison between current cash payment and virtual payment in 20 years. The third section is about physical shopping now. Compared with Internet shopping 20 years from now, the fourth section is to compare China’s aviation technology now with the aviation technology 20 years from now.
These things that everyone would know in the future seem extremely exaggerated when you return to a time and space where the economy is not yet developed. This is also the reason why the teacher from the competition office was hesitant when handing in the painting, because no one has ever seen these things in the painting.
Soon everyone knew that Cao Aiqian won the first prize in painting, which solidified her status in the class. Of course, Cao Kouwen also knew about it.
******
"Dr. Cao, this is Miss Cao's award-winning work. At the same time, she was invited to be interviewed by Duhua Media." Chen Xiaomeng stood in front of Cao Kouwen's desk, holding a stack of documents in his hand.
"I know, I've seen it through the news!" Cao Kowen kept tapping his fingers on the table, leaning lazily on the sofa, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
This girl seemed like a different person since she came back from the last time she drowned.
"Is there anything else?" Cao Kouwen saw that his secretary was still standing there, as if he had something else to say.
"The decoration company we just established last time had some problems." Chen Xiaomeng said slowly.
Cao Kouwen sat up straight and asked with firm eyes: "What's the problem?"
Chen Xiaomeng hesitated for a long time, and finally poured it all out.
"Boss, someone in the company is spreading rumors that the style design just launched by the company has been stolen by a customer!"
After hearing this, Cao Kouwen's expression changed drastically, "The customer has chosen another decoration company now?"
"Yes, as far as I know, that company cut corners and cut one-third of our budget for the customer." Chen Xiaomeng said seriously, pushing up his glasses.
"Okay, I understand. It seems that we need to change the design strategy." Cao Kouwen said thoughtfully.
"Xiaomeng, arrange a time for a meeting with all designers in the company in the next two days."
"Okay, Director Cao!" Chen Xiaomeng said and walked out.
"By the way, Director Cao, Liyuan Group has an invitation letter inviting you to attend a business meeting." Chen Xiaomeng walked to the door of the office, suddenly turned back and handed the invitation letter to Cao Kouwen.
Liyuan Group has always had a long-term cooperative relationship with Shengfeng Group. The home appliances and building materials they mainly produce are recognized by many people. First of all, the decoration company has not been in business for a long time. There are still many areas that need to be improved, and there is also a need to strengthen cooperation with Liyuan Group.
******
"Aunt Liu, is Cao Ai young?" Cao Kouwen asked Aunt Liu as soon as he got home.
Aunt Liu happily ran over to greet her, holding the coat that Cao Kowen had just taken off in her hand.
"She must be in the room. I'll call her while waiting for dinner." Aunt Liu said, taking off her apron.
Cao Kouwen nodded and glanced at the room.
Upon seeing this, Aunt Liu quickly led him to the living room. "Dr. Cao, go wash your hands! The food will be ready soon."
Cao Kouwen didn't refuse. After washing his hands, he sat on the sofa and read the news. The most reported thing today was Cao Aiqian's first-place painting interview.
After a while, Cao Aiqian ran down from the second floor wearing loose home clothes, shouting as she ran: "Aunt Liu, what delicious food did you cook today? It's so delicious."
Seeing Cao Kouwen sitting in the hall, he immediately became behaved again.
"elder brother!"
"Um."
Cao Kouwen glanced at her and said calmly: "Go wash your hands and eat now!"
"oh!"
Cao Aiqian nodded obediently and agreed, thinking never to ask me about the art exhibition.
Aunt Liu walked out of the kitchen carrying steaming soup. When she saw Cao Aiqian, she greeted him with a smile.
"Oh! Xiao Qian is the pride of our family today. Not only did he win first place in painting, he also got an exclusive interview with the reporter."
Aunt Liu said, putting the bowl in her hand on the table, taking the towel on the side and wiping her hands.
At this time, Cao Aiqian really wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in, because at this time, Cao Kouwen was looking at her seriously.
"You're not Cao Aiqian!" Cao Kouwen suddenly approached Cao Aiqian and asked.
"Ah! Brother, what did you say?" Cao Aiqian said hesitantly, his eyes wandering.
"By the way, I've collected the money you asked for and will return it to you after dinner." Cao Aiqian immediately changed the subject, trying to stop Cao Kouwen from continuing to ask.
"Let's eat!" Cao Kouwen's voice was terrifyingly calm.
There was almost no sound at the dining table as usual. Cao Aiqian suddenly thought that in order not to expose any flaws, she had to find a reason to move out. If Cao Kouwen really knew that she was not his sister, she would be kicked out!
"Accompany me to attend a business meeting tomorrow." Cao Kouwen said to Cao Aiqian, his voice was very calm.
"good!"
Although he didn't know why Cao Kouwen wanted one of her students to attend a business meeting, what he could know was that this man seemed to be testing her for something.
