"Okay, then I'm welcome!" Zhang Junping accepted Nie Xinghua's kindness with a smile.

"Xiao Xia, you will go with your Grandpa Chen later. Go to the mountain to get five pieces of cotton cloth as a return gift."

"This...how embarrassing is this!" Chen Fusheng rubbed his hands and said rather embarrassedly.

"Uncle Chen, courtesy should be reciprocated!

I have to go give New Year's gifts to the artists later, so I can't treat Uncle Chen to a drink today.

Let’s wait until the end of the year! I’ll treat Uncle Chen to a drink when I get the chance at the end of the year.” Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Okay, okay! We will definitely have a few drinks at the end of the year." Chen Fusheng left happily.

After Zhang Junping sent Chen Fusheng away, he went upstairs.

"Master, I think we won't have anything to do before the year ends, so we might as well give everyone the annual leave in advance." Zhang Junping suggested to Wu Xinping.

"Early vacation?"

"That's right! At the end of the year, everyone starts to be busy with social activities. Who will come to sell paintings and buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones?

Just give them a holiday in advance so that they can go home early and work on things at home." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Okay! Then let's take a holiday!" Wu Xinping readily agreed.

"You will announce this later. I will first find a car to pick up the New Year's goods."

Zhang Junping rode his bicycle to the Dashilar Courtyard and hailed four tricycles along the way.

I made an agreement with them that I would pay three yuan a day for the whole day, and I would give them an extra yuan to help with loading and unloading.

After loading the goods, Zhang Junping took the tricycle back to the painting shop on his bicycle.

Call Wu Xinping and start giving gifts to BJ artists.

School of Arts and Crafts, BJ Painting Academy, BJ Palace Museum Research Institute, Tsinghua University, BJ University, BJ Normal University.

Of course, by the way, Wu Xinping would like to introduce his newly accepted apprentice to everyone.

Of course, I also don’t forget to publicize the calligraphy and painting symposium held next spring.

Eyesight?

It is to celebrate the successful convening of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Celebrate the opening of a new chapter in socialism through reform and opening up.

Invite calligraphy, painting and sculpture artists from all over the country to gather together and talk about a better future.

Of course, today I just revealed it a little bit so that they can have an idea.

Wait until next year, after the painting shop is reformed and the date is determined, a grand and formal invitation will be sent out.

Overall, the gift-giving trip went very smoothly. I couldn’t reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention that they were here to give gifts.

The name is so upright, thank you for supporting BJ Painting Shop in the past, and look forward to cooperation in the coming year.

Therefore, give gifts with sincerity and receive gifts with sincerity.

It’s just that next year, I’ll sell two more paintings to the art store.

In addition, the one who gained the most was Zhang Junping.

I went with Wu Xinping, a cheap master, to give gifts. When I introduced him, I found out that this was my newly accepted disciple.

For the Chinese New Year, can you give me some greeting gifts?

Therefore, Zhang Junping collected a lot of calligraphy and paintings.

These calligraphy and paintings are not those found in art shops, they are all the proud works of artists.

At Normal University, Zhang Junping met Qi Gong again.

The meeting between Qi Gong and Wu Xinping was quite interesting. The two cursed at each other for a few minutes before laughing and hugging each other.

The reason for the scolding is that there is a public case in it.

Qi Gong was once Qi Baishi's apprentice, the kind who kowtowed too much.

As a result, due to some misunderstandings and because Qi Gong's talent in painting was indeed no better than his talent in calligraphy, he eventually drifted away and eventually left the school.

Being sentenced to death is a very serious matter.

However, Qi Baishi never pursued this matter. When he was old, he said a few words: Why didn't that boy Qi Gong come to see me?

People outside don't know, but the senior brothers and sisters within the sect know it.

Therefore, when Wu Xinping met, he first scolded Qi Gong.

Qi Gong did not show weakness and exchanged curses with Wu Xinping.

However, the two men became apprentices at the same time and learned arts at the same time. After all, they have decades of friendship and brotherhood.

Although Qi Gong was wrong, he could not erase the feelings between the two people.

After leaving the school, Qi Gong did not study painting with another famous teacher, but specialized in calligraphy and research on Qing history.

What's more, after Wu Xinping took charge of BJ Painting Shop, Qi Gong often went to the painting shop to sell calligraphy.

At that time, a calligraphy and painting only cost one or two yuan, and Qi Gong sold the most.

After the two had a friendly exchange, Qigong looked at Zhang Junping: "Haha...ha! Zhang Xiaoyou, we meet again!"

"Mr. Yuan Bai, we meet again!" Zhang Junping also said with a smile.

Qigong character white.

"I once heard Junping say that he had a chance encounter with Yuanbai.

But I don’t know when it happened?” Wu Xinping asked gossiping.

"You old man, when do I need to report to you?" Qi Gong scolded with a smile.

My impression of Zhang Junping is getting better and better.

No one wants to make their privacy public.

"But you old man got an advantage.

When Zhang Xiaoyou and I first met, we had a love for talents. We originally thought that if we were destined to meet again, we would definitely take him under his wing.

Unexpectedly, you took the lead!" Qi Gong said with some regret and jealousy.

"Haha...ha! This only proves that you and Junping are not close enough!

You can only live as his uncle!" Wu Xinping laughed proudly.

"You're an old man, you're used to taking advantage and acting like a good boy." Qi Gong scolded angrily.

Zhang Junping thought rather narcissistically: I didn't expect that I would be so popular.

Two masters in the calligraphy and painting circle are vying to be their masters.

It's a pity that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were no more masters, and there were only these master-level figures to support the scene.

Some people in later generations rated Qi Gong and San Wu as masters, but these were evaluations after lowering the standards.

If Qi Gong and San Wu are the master, then the master is too worthless.

Because, whether it is Qi Gong or San Wu, their level is not much higher than Zhang Junping.

However, Zhang Junping's calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting skills are only at the elementary level.

If the junior level is master, then what are the intermediate and advanced levels?

Therefore, Qi Gong, the title of Grand Master of San Wu, was touted.

After drinking a cup of tea at Qi Gong's house and getting a painting, Zhang Junping and Wu Xinping said goodbye and left.

After delivering New Year's goods to all the artists, it was already time to get off work at 5pm when I returned to the painting shop.

However, no one left, they were all waiting for him and Wu Xinping to go back.

Before leaving, Wu Xinping had already said that he would have a day off after get off work today.

I won’t go back to work until the seventh day of the new year.

The leader announced the holiday so generously, so naturally they couldn't be ignorant and ran home without waiting for the leader to come back.

In fact, there is a more important reason, that is, there is still a benefit that I have not received.

In previous years, during the Chinese New Year, Wu Xinping would personally write a couplet and give it to everyone as a New Year benefit.

So everyone is waiting for Wu Xinping and others to come back and write couplets.

"Oh! You haven't left yet?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.

"If the leader hasn't come back, how can we dare to get off work!" Chen Lijun said with a smile.

If it weren't for the fact that a table had been set up in the middle of the business hall with cut red paper and pen and ink on it, Zhang Junping would have believed it.

"Haha! Xiao Zhang, this is the tradition of our painting shop. Every year I will write a couplet for them and write a few blessing characters." Wu Xinping said with a smile.

"I saw it! Sister Chen and the others said it was a lie to wait for us to come back before getting off work, but it is true to wait for you to come back and write couplets." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
To be continued...