A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 428: Display of Painting Skills

"Mr. Lu's piano skills are extraordinary. It makes people feel as if they are in the scene and fascinated for a long time. Shishi admires him very much."

"Miss Li, you are too kind."

"Shishi has been learning music since she was young and is well-known for her proficiency in music. She usually thinks she is quite proficient in it. Today, she met Mr. Lu and finally met a master. This song "Fisherman's Song at Dusk" will be remembered for generations to come."

"In instrumental performance, technique is only one aspect. It is also necessary to be able to express emotion and meaning in the music. Miss Li, there is no need to underestimate yourself..."

The two of them praised each other for their business, and then talked about music. Li Shishi also took the opportunity to ask some technical questions, and Lu Cheng gave her guidance one by one.

In this era, many artists of good quality were actually concentrated in brothels.

After a conversation between the two, they played a song together, one playing the flute and the other the guzheng.

After the duet ended, Li Shishi asked, "Mr. Lu, if you have free time in the future, can you come to Yuxiang Tower often and teach me the art of poetry and music?"

"Of course you can. It's hard to find a soulmate, a bosom friend, and I'm very happy to be able to discuss music with Miss Shishi. It's a rare opportunity to see Miss Shishi's peerless beauty today, and I'm touched. I want to paint a picture and give it to the girl."

"Oh? Master Lu is also proficient in painting?"

"I'm not an expert at it, but I just do it for fun when I have nothing to do. Would you like me to paint a picture for you?"

"I can't ask for it."

Lu Cheng took a look at the layout of the room, and then chose a position in front of the window: "Please sit in front of the window, young lady, support your cheek with your left hand, hold a round fan in your right hand, and look out the window. I can draw a profile for you."

Li Shishi stood up slowly, walked to the window, sat down as she was told, looked back at Lu Cheng, and then looked out the window: "Mr. Lu, is this true?"

"Yes, that's right. She is indeed as beautiful as a painting. I am a little afraid to start writing."

While speaking, Lu Cheng did not stop. He took out a roll of white paper that he had asked a craftsman to improve and make, and then took out a few specially made charcoal pencils and started painting.

Eight reincarnations and hundreds of years have given Lu Cheng extremely rich experiences. In addition to beautiful women, fine wine and delicious food, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Lu Cheng has tried all kinds of entertainment that can kill time. Occasionally, when he is interested, it is common for him to practice calligraphy and painting.

I even once sought guidance from a famous artist and studied calligraphy and painting for a period of time.

Later, as time went by, he acquired a certain level of skills.

Especially in the past two or three years since he came to this world, Lu Cheng specially found some relevant calligraphy and painting teaching videos on the cross-border tablet he brought with him, and practiced calligraphy and painting diligently for a period of time.

In the process of practicing martial arts, you can also strengthen your concentration and control by practicing calligraphy and painting.

Therefore, Lu Cheng now has a certain level of professionalism in calligraphy and painting.

One of the biggest characteristics of Lu Cheng's paintings is speed. As his wrist keeps swinging, the charcoal pencil makes a rustling sound on the white paper, which is fast and rhythmic.

Li Shishi also calmed down and stayed in a fixed posture, not daring to move, for fear of disturbing Lu Cheng's painting.

An unknown amount of time passed until Lu Cheng shouted "It's done". Li Shishi finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Lu Cheng: "Mr. Lu, is it done now?"

"Come and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Li Shishi came over. After just one glance, she was attracted by the painting in front of her: "Is this really me? It's painted so realistically that even the strands of hair on my forehead are painted. It's clearer than looking in a bronze mirror."

(Poetry)

It was the first time that Li Shishi had seen this style of painting. She couldn't take her eyes off it for a moment. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. Then she looked at Lu Cheng and said, "Mr. Lu, can you give me this painting?"

"This... this painting is the one I am most satisfied with so far. I wanted to take it back home as a treasure and hang it in my room for appreciation. Since you like it, I will give it to you. However, please allow me to paint for you again in the future."

"Of course, Shishi would love to have that. Just now I saw you writing like a god, but the brush you used was not an ordinary one. I wonder what it was?"

"It's just an ordinary charcoal pencil, made from charcoal from a special wood. I discovered by chance that using this charcoal pencil to paint can make the painting more delicate, so this painting method evolved."

"I never thought that you would be able to be a pioneer in painting. You will definitely be remembered in history and become a famous artist."

Sketching can be traced back to the 14th century and was later developed during the Renaissance in the 15th century. Now, there are still two or three hundred years away from the Renaissance. In this world, Lu Cheng can indeed be regarded as a pioneer in sketching.

After reading it carefully, Li Shishi remembered something: "If your majesty saw such a stunning painting, he would definitely like it very much."

"I have long heard that your Majesty is an amazing calligrapher and painter, but I have never seen your masterpiece."

"I do have two paintings of His Majesty here. I'll get them and show them to you."

As she spoke, Li Shishi went to get two flower and bird paintings by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty and showed them to Lu Cheng.

The artistic level of Song Huizong's flower and bird paintings is indeed very high. If you zoom in on the eyes of the birds in the paintings, they are lively and vivid, with quite a bit of charm, and their feathers are neat and natural, with both spirit and form.

If these two paintings were put in later times, each painting would be worth tens of millions.

Lu Cheng praised her casually, and the two chatted for a while. Lu Cheng noticed that Li Shishi yawned, so he stood up and said goodbye, "It's getting late, Lu will take his leave first."

Li Shishi turned around and called out, "Xiu'er, what time is it now?"

"Miss, according to the time, it should be close to three o'clock now."

Li Shishi suddenly realized, "Is it so late already? I didn't expect that I had so much fun chatting with you that I forgot the time. Please wait a moment, sir. Shishi has a gift for you."

As she spoke, Li Shishi stood up and returned to the inner room, took out a jadeite carved jade flute, and handed it to Lu Cheng: "Young Master, you gave me a gift today, gave me a music score, and also painted for me. Shishi should return the gift. Please accept this gift, and don't forget to come often."

"Then Lu will accept it."

"I'll see you off, young master."

As she spoke, Li Shishi walked Lu Cheng downstairs and then waved goodbye.

Lu Cheng said goodbye to Li Shishi and turned to leave. Before he reached the front yard, he was stopped by a maid: "Is this Mr. Lu Cheng?"

"It's Lu, what can I do for this lady?"

"Mr. Lu, my lady invites you."

"I wonder who your young lady is?"

"My young lady's surname is Zhao, and her maiden name is Yuannu."

Hearing this name, Lu Cheng, who was about to leave, stopped again.

Zhao Yuannu was also Song Huizong's woman. Since he had met Li Shishi, it would not be appropriate not to meet Zhao Yuannu.

"Young lady, please lead the way."

Not long after, Lu Cheng returned to the backyard and came to another small building that stood side by side with the building where Li Shishi was.

Jinxiu, Li Shishi's maid, saw Lu Cheng coming back and going up to another building. She immediately returned to her room and reported to Li Shishi, "Miss, I just saw Master Lu coming back and going upstairs to Miss Zhao's room."

Li Shishi paused when she heard this, put down the sketch in her hand, turned around and said, "Don't worry about him, go and tell Mother Li later that if Mr. Lu comes in the future, just bring him in directly."

"Yes, ma'am."

"Wait, you...you go and keep an eye on when Master Lu leaves."

"Yes, I will go to the door and watch..."