Parental Love: Jiang Weimin's Life of Lying Down

Gu Bingxin's heart moved, and he suddenly said, "You want to take me as your master?"

Jiang Weimin scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Yes, I hope Teacher Gu can accept me as a disciple so that I can contribute to the development of comic strips."

Gu Bingxin was overjoyed when he heard this. Jiang Weimin in front of him not only showed extremely high talent for painting.

He also had a deep understanding and unique insights into comic strips, and he had a vague idea of taking him as his apprentice.

So Gu Bingxin said excitedly: "Okay, I will accept you as my disciple!"

Gu Bingxin had seven children in total, but due to the limitations of the times, only his youngest daughter and son inherited his talent for painting.

The youngest son, Gu Ziyi, just graduated from the animation major of Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio Technical School this year and is focusing on the animation field. Although the youngest daughter has a talent for painting, she has not yet entered the field of comics.

In contrast, Jiang Weimin not only possesses excellent painting skills, but can also write scripts himself, and has a clear understanding of the development trends and market demands of the comic industry.

More importantly, like Gu Bingxin, he was passionate about promoting the prosperity of the comic book industry and put it into practice.

Hearing Gu Bingxin's words, Jiang Weimin was extremely surprised and asked in disbelief: "Teacher Gu, are you really going to take me as your apprentice?"

Gu Bingxin smiled and nodded, then said: "I will notify some old friends in the next two days and then hold a banquet to pay respect to my teacher."

Jiang Weimin was so excited that he immediately thanked her: "Thank you, teacher!"

Gu Bingxin looked at Jiang Weimin's ecstatic expression and couldn't help laughing, saying jokingly: "You clever little ghost!

"By the way, Weimin, tell us more about your latest painting method. We can discuss it when we visit old friends these days."

Hearing this, Wei Min perked up: "Master, I have perfected my painting concept recently."

Gu Bingxin immediately became interested: "Tell me more about it."

Wei Min said seriously: “Master, I divide comic strips into two states, one is static, which reflects the expressiveness of the characters, and the other is dynamic, which shows the actions of the characters.

For the former, we need to calm the picture and make the whole painting carry more information through careful carving;

As for the latter, we need to make the characters move, such as the battle scenes in My Father’s War of Resistance, which can bring more direct sensory stimulation to readers. ”

"Let the picture be still, let the picture move..." Gu Bingxin murmured in a low voice and fell into deep thought.

“Master pursues the artistry of his works, and can choose a quiet state, focusing on the expressions and movements of the characters, as well as the perfect expression of lines and composition;

If you want visual stimulation, you can try to draw this kind of dynamic painting to attract the reader's attention. The two states represent two kinds of readers. "

"Wei Min, your concept of these two states is indeed very novel. How do the two states correspond to the two types of readers?"

“Master, you should understand that most of today’s readers are young people, and most of them are students. They have limited understanding and appreciation of art, and they focus more on pursuing the story’s plot and visual stimulation.

Some mature people prefer to interpret and associate static elements to experience the emotions contained therein.

Therefore, we should use certain elements to distinguish these two states of comic strips later, such as paper size or notes on the cover.

"Wei Min, I find that whenever I communicate with you, you have endless ideas, many of which are fantastic."

“It’s mainly because communicating with Master can inspire me.”

"Okay, stop flattering me."

It was dinner time and the Gu family members returned home one after another.

When they learned that Gu Bingxin wanted to accept Jiang Weimin as his disciple, they were all very happy.

Especially Gu Ziyi, who was originally the youngest in the family, but now that he has Jiang Weimin as his junior brother, he is no longer the youngest.

Moreover, Jiang Weimin affectionately called him "Senior Brother", which made him even more delighted.

In the next few days, Gu Bingxin took Jiang Weimin to visit his old friends one by one and invited them to attend Jiang Weimin's apprenticeship banquet.

These old friends are all well-known figures in the Shanghai art world. They have a deep friendship with Gu Bingxin and expressed great support and expectations for Jiang Weimin to become Gu Bingxin's disciple.

"Ziyi, I heard that your father is going to take in an apprentice? What's his background?" Sun Jianxun, who graduated at the same time as Gu Ziyi, asked curiously.

Gu Ziyi smiled and replied: "You are talking about my junior fellow apprentice! He is from Qingdao. He is 15 years old this year and has already published several comic books."

Suddenly, Sun Jianxun seemed to have thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly: "Ziyi, do you think I can be your junior brother?"

Gu Ziyi looked him up and down and said seriously, "You are terrible. Your painting skills are indeed okay, but you are still missing something."

"What's missing?" The young man couldn't wait to know the answer.

“It lacks some spirituality.”

"Spirituality?" Sun Jianxun was a little puzzled.

"Yes, that's right." Gu Ziyi answered affirmatively, "Although my junior fellow apprentice is young, he has a unique spirituality and creativity that makes people's eyes light up."

"Is your junior fellow apprentice spiritual?"

Gu Ziyi smiled and said proudly: "He is only 15 years old this year, but he has already created a new way of drawing comic strips. Have you read the comic strip series "Father's War of Resistance"? "

"Of course I have!" Sun Jianxun said excitedly, "This comic book is so wonderful, especially the battle scenes, which are really exciting!"

"Then do you know who drew this comic strip?" Gu Ziyi asked with a smile.

"Could it be... drawn by your junior fellow apprentice?" Sun Jianxun opened his mouth in surprise.

"Gu Ziyi nodded proudly, "Yes, it was drawn by my junior brother."

"Wow, I never expected that! He is the master who drew "Father's War of Resistance"!"

"When will you bring your junior brother out for me to see?

I particularly like his works, especially the scene of fighting the Japanese invaders in "Father's War of Resistance", which is so exciting!"

"How about this, come with me to my house after get off work. I'll take you to meet my junior brother. My junior brother is learning painting with my father today and usually doesn't go out."

A few days later, witnessed by Gu Bingxin and his friends, Jiang Weimin officially completed his apprenticeship.