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Xue Mai's high evaluation of Shen Ning made Xia Liren very interesting.

"I didn't expect you to have such attainments in painting, can you actually see a person through painting?" Xia Liren was obviously very interested in this topic.

Xue Mai scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I'm not that good either. I like Mr. Shen very much. I like every one of his works very much. I think he is a very pure person. He is definitely not the kind of half-hearted person. The outside world must have misunderstood him."

"Then you mean that I misunderstood him?" Xia Liren smiled half a smile, "Misunderstanding him? Then tell me, why did he stay with my good friend?"

"I..." Xue Mai was a bit at a loss for words, and he couldn't give any good reasons, and finally said stubbornly, "Anyway, I don't think Mr. Shen is that kind of person. Although Mr. Xia is a great person, he doesn't necessarily have everything. It's all what you see, maybe the two of them are not together at all!"

Although the matter is indeed similar to what Xue Mai said, but everyone does not know the truth, they are all talking about Shen Ning's two boats in private, and he is still firmly on Shen Ning's side without knowing anything. Xia Liren is still the number one The first time I met him, this person is too amazing, can you tell a person's character just by looking at the painting?

Xia Liren thinks this kind of thing is quite mysterious. Many artists in history have not good character, and many of them have various eccentricities. In the art circle, Xia Liren always thinks that works and character can be separated. Anyway, he personally I think so, so I don't quite understand Xue Mai's rhetoric.

But the other party highly praised Shen Ning, this Xia Liren still liked to listen, and he would always feel inexplicably fond of people who showed kindness to Shen Ning, it was just so unprincipled.

"Your name is Teacher Shen Ning, but you should be about the same age as Shen Ning, right? After graduating from university and recuperating at home for two years, you should be 25 or 26 years old?" Xia Liren was a little curious. Shen Ning is [-] this year. This person should be the same as Shen Ning Ning is almost the same, calling the teacher a bit strange.

Xue Mai said embarrassedly: "I'm 25, but Mr. Shen is amazing. He produced excellent works when he was in school. I'm only one year younger than him, and I haven't achieved anything yet."

Xia Liren nodded, "He really draws very well. It was the first time I saw him draw and thought it was very good."

In fact, good painting is one aspect, and another aspect depends on opportunities. There is no shortage of talented people in this circle, but there are only a handful of them who can become famous. There are newcomers who win awards every year, but many of them disappear after a year or two. , No one will praise it. Anyone who studies painting knows that this major costs a lot of money in school, let alone becoming famous, and it really needs people with strong funds to appreciate it.

This is why Shen Ning has been said by many people over the years that he was taken over by Xia Liren.They still think that Xia Liren is Shen Ning's benefactor, but Xia Liren has indeed contributed to Shen Ning's road to fame, but he thinks that Shen Ning is really talented, he just met Shen Ning earlier than others, Even without him, he believed that there would be another person willing to pave the way for Shen Ning.

The two discussed Shen Ning's works. Xia Liren liked Shen Ning's landscape paintings more. Although Shen Ning's portraits won more awards, Xue Mai was a fan of Shen Ning. No matter what Shen Ning painted, he liked it very much. Like, even he can tell the name of each painting and when it was published.

The two talked enthusiastically, and then Xue Mai faltered suddenly: "...There is a sentence that I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Xia Liren originally wanted to say "If you know you shouldn't say it, then don't say it", but the words swirled around on the lips and swallowed, "You can say what you want."

"I think Mr. Xia, you still have feelings for Mr. Shen..." Xue Mai secretly glanced at Xia Liren's expression, he was afraid that Xia Liren would be angry.

Xia Liren chuckled: "Why do you think so?"

"It's so obvious." Xue Mai whispered with his mouth puffed up.

"It's your illusion." Xia Liren turned his head to look at the distant scenery, and the manor in the night had a special flavor, "He is indeed a very talented person, I just admire him, even if we broke up, I can't deny his talent." Talent, I appreciate him very much.”

"That's right, I'm sorry." Xue Mai scratched his head embarrassedly, "You said you couldn't be the model for the second person, I thought..."

"This is a matter of integrity." Xia Liren's reason was perfect, "I am a businessman, and the most important thing in business is integrity. If you can't even do this little thing, and break the principle at will, then how can you make a big deal."

Xue Mai nodded suddenly, "So that's what happened, sorry, I misunderstood you."

"Tell me about you. You used to come here to sketch from life. Are you a student nearby?" Xia Liren was not interested in Xue Mai at first, so when Tang Xue reported to him, he just listened to a few words and knew that this person used to It is true that he has been nodding to let him live in every year, and I don't know much about anything else.

Xue Mai was always a talkative person, and he would talk about his past when he was asked.

He is a student of an academy of fine arts only a few kilometers away from here. The school is still a bit famous. He is studying abroad at public expense. He is not in good health, and he spends a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine every year. He came to the UK again this year just to see the scenery here again, and visit his alma mater by the way. It took a long time to save up the air ticket money.

"It's really thanks to Mr. Xia for taking me in. If I'm allowed to live in a hotel outside, I guess I can only support it for two or three days before I have to go back home." Speaking of this, Xue Mai was very grateful to Xia Liren.

To Xia Liren, this was just an insignificant matter, "You continue." He signaled Xue Mai to continue telling his story.

"I am the only child in the family. My parents have placed great expectations on me. I like painting. They support me very much and spend a lot of money for me. But my health is not good enough. I have to pass once or twice. Award, but poor health, basically no energy to create, the last three or four years can only touch the drawing board at home to satisfy hunger."

"However, my health has improved recently, and my condition is not bad. I hope I can continue to maintain it in the future." Xue Mai clenched his fists, looking forward to the future with confidence.

Xia Liren asked curiously, "Can you tell me what's wrong with your body?"

"The heart is not very good." Xue Mai held the balcony railing and looked at the sky. "But it doesn't matter now. I have already had surgery. As long as nothing goes wrong, I am not much different from ordinary people."

Heart surgery costs a lot of money, which is a huge sum of money for ordinary people, and it should be a big burden for Xue Mai's family.

"Your parents must love you very much." Xia Liren said this sincerely. His family is in an ordinary situation. He not only has to pay for his son's medical expenses, but also supports his son's money-consuming hobby of painting. If he doesn't really love this Children, it is estimated that it cannot be done.

"Yeah, that's why I've always felt very ashamed. I didn't live up to my expectations, and I failed their training." Xue Mai was a little depressed, "I'm really useless, I must paint well in the future, and I hope I can get ahead and repay them well. I can't do anything else but this."

Xia Liren nodded, it is always good to have a heart to repay your parents, "Then where do you want to develop? You said Shen Ning is your idol, do you want to be like him?"

Xue Mai smiled bitterly: "Of course I thought about it, but Mr. Xia, you really don't understand the cruelty of our world. Painting is not such an easy thing. An artist without a reputation can only be a poor man forever. Bread is very important , I can’t live as free and easy as Mr. Shen, he is a very talented and very lucky person.”

"Now I often take some design jobs to earn extra money, as well as illustrations. Although I don't make a lot of money, I can live well. This is how I saved the money to come to the UK." Xue Mai suddenly regained his energy , "As for my dream, I will continue to stick to it. I believe that one day it will come true. I firmly believe that one day my work will be recognized by everyone!"

Xia Liren listened quietly to Xue Mai's motivational declaration, and then said: "If possible, can you show me your works, all your previous works."

"Huh?" Xue Mai tilted his head, he didn't quite understand what Xia Liren meant.

"Although I don't have professional vision, if you can make money, I will consider it a small investment." Xia Liren looked in a good mood, "But the premise is that your work is good, at least satisfy me."

Xue Mai was dumbfounded at first, then slowly opened his eyes wide, and finally screamed, "Really? Really? Mr. Xia, am I dreaming?!"

He was in a state of madness, he was so happy, "What to do, what to do, I think I'm going to have a heart attack again!" He clutched his heart, so excited that he couldn't restrain himself, and then suddenly Thinking of one thing, "But...but most of my works are in China, I...I..."

Xia Liren said indifferently: "I'm going to stay in England for a while, and I'll go back at the end of September. You just have to prepare your work and show it to me."

Xue Mai hurriedly bowed to Xia Liren to thank him, he was really happy, "Then can I stay here for a little longer? I want to create a few more paintings during this time, I think my mind is full of inspiration now!"

"of course can."

After this party, Xue Mai has completely integrated into the manor. Seeing that Xia Liren was very polite to Xue Mai, everyone in the manor did not dare to neglect him. He would try his best to satisfy his requests, although he would not mention anything too much It's just a request, and it can be regarded as a very good guest to entertain.

Although Xia Liren can't be Xue Mai's model, several people in the manor have become Xue Mai's creative inspiration. Even Tang Xue, the chief secretary, has been a model for a while. It still feels fresh.

Xue Mai is warm and generous, has a sweet mouth, and is good at chatting. People who have been with him like him very much.His previous room was too small, so Xia Liren specially gave him a large room on the third floor as a temporary studio. The room is very large and open, with large floor-to-ceiling windows and a very large balcony, so it is no problem to paint on rainy days.

He didn't let Xia Liren down either. The works came out one after another, and Xia Liren liked a few of them.

"Chairman Xia, Mai Mai said that he wanted you to see his work today. He said that he was very inspired today, and it was his favorite one after coming to England for so long." Tang Xue reported with a smile on her face. She had a good impression of Xue Mai. Well, many people in the manor are named Xue Maimai.

She found that since this person appeared, the big boss has stopped moaning all day long. She thinks this is a good sign, maybe the big boss just regards this person as a substitute for Shen Ning, but it doesn't matter, she only hopes that she My boss can live a happier life. She has been a secretary for so many years, and she has been watching it for more than a year. Since it is irreversible, let's start a new relationship. This is a good way to forget the past. Now it seems that the effect is not bad.

However, after careful analysis, she actually felt that Xue Mai and Shen Ning were not very similar. Apart from the fact that both of them were painters, there were quite big differences in other areas.

Shen Ning has a gentle and elegant appearance, and a relatively reserved personality. His eloquence is not very good, and he is not very good at talking with people. Sometimes he is even a little cold, and he feels aloof and difficult to approach. This may be related to his family. His parents died in a car accident when he was in middle school, and he lived alone for several years.

Shen Ning's painting is a bit academic, and he pays great attention to skills. The perfect student in the teacher's mind is generally a relatively quiet person. Maybe Xia Liren is better protected. He is not very good at human relationships. There are always escorts, so you don't have to worry about anything.

Xue Mai, on the other hand, has a baby face, round eyes, and looks very cute. He just smiles when he sees people, and it is very easy to make people like him. He is very talkative. He had a pretty good impression, as everyone in the manor called him Mai Mai, but if it were Shen Ning, no one would dare to call him Xiao Shen or Aning casually.

He is different from Shen Ning, life is not easy, let him know the importance of bread, artistic creation can not be very pure, for money, he has taken on a lot of private work of commercial nature, although he has been bedridden, but he is still relatively good at human relations , You can definitely learn a lot by studying abroad, and it is not easy to build a good relationship with so many people at the same time.

Tang Xue doesn't care who Xia Liren likes, she's just a secretary, she can't interfere with who the boss likes, as long as the boss is happy, since the boss seems to be in a good mood now, she is very happy, and her work can be relaxed a little.

"He is in good condition today, and he completed it very quickly. I personally like it very much." Tang Xue felt that Xue Mai's work is somewhat similar to Shen Ning's in style, but the content is different, only the sense of style and use of color It's a bit similar, but she doesn't know how to paint, and thinks it may be just an artistic technique.

Xia Liren was staring at the computer looking at some photos that Xia Qing sent him.

Xia Qing got engaged on October [-]st. What kind of dress to wear that day has not been decided yet. The dozen or so outfits she chose are all pretty good-looking. Give it to my brother, let me choose.

"I see. I'll go up and have a look later." Xia Liren is very particular about things. Since Xia Qing asked him to choose, he must tell the pros and cons of each suit. He wrote a long paragraph about the dresses in each photo. The evaluation is very careful.

It has been an hour since Xia Liren went upstairs, but he didn't comment much on Xue Mai's painting, only said "good".

Xue Mai was a little disappointed. He said pitifully: "Is it just good? Is there no other comment, even if it is a shortcoming, it doesn't matter. I want to hear Mr. Xia's comment."

Xia Liren smiled and said: "I have said that I don't know much about painting. If you can make money, I will invest. My evaluation is not important, as long as the customers who buy your paintings like them, you will never sell them to me." Bar?"

"How come!" Xue Mai said anxiously, "If you like Mr. Xia, I will give it to you. How can I let you spend money!"

"This is what you worked so hard to create, how can I just take it casually." Xia Liren stared at the painting for a while, "Besides, I don't like to collect paintings, so I won't waste your work."

"That's it..." Xue Mai looked very depressed, "But Mr. Xia, you and I have done so much, and I have nothing to repay you, so I want to send you some paintings."

"Don't think so much, I'm just investing." Xia Liren felt that Xue Mai was making too much of a fuss, "As long as you can make my investment profitable, that's the best return. I never do business at a loss, so I rarely Although it is only a small investment to make such an uncertain investment, I hope you will not let me down."

Xia Liren looked at his watch, "It's getting late, you pack up and go downstairs for dinner, I'll go down first."

"Mr. Xia." Xue Mai stopped Xia Liren from behind, "Did you treat Mr. Shen like this at the beginning? Did you also treat him as an investment object?"

Xia Liren turned his head, it was getting late, he was standing at the door, Xue Mai could not see his expression very clearly under the setting sun.

"He's different."

Xue Mai continued to ask: "What about now? Is he still different to you now?"

Xia Liren didn't answer, turned around and went downstairs, leaving Xue Mai standing alone in front of the newly completed work.

Although London is not hot in this season, it is not cold either. However, it is still a little cold at night. The sun is about to set, and there is a cool breeze blowing through the wide open French windows. Xue Mai feels a little cold.

After shivering for a while, I came back to my senses, looked at the work I had just finished and said in my heart: Keep going!