BXBX NOVEL Chapter 75 - 72: Complaint i
The vice-president of the Art Society was Shen Liang, who usually painted in a private room next door and would come out for a stroll when he felt tired. This time when he came out, he found a crowd gathering—
This was a common occurrence in the Art Society.
Whenever a GOAT was painting in the hall, many society members would gather around, hoping to pick up some skills. But the problem was, no GOATs from the Society were present today, so what in the world was this crowd doing?
So he walked over.
The crowd made way for him.
As soon as Shen Liang cast his eyes, they fell on Lin Yuan’s painting. He widened his eyes and it took him a moment to recognize Lin Yuan, wasn’t he the newbie who he had just asked to clean the bathrooms?
This level…is he a newbie?
And said that he started painting this year?
Shen Liang was greatly shocked by this and couldn’t believe Lin Yuan had just started painting, because the level of sketching displayed by this painting was top-notch by the Art Society’s standards!
But this wasn’t the important part.
What’s important was that the Art Society now had a sketching GOAT!
He strode forward and extended his right hand to Lin Yuan, “Vice-chairman Shen Liang. On behalf of the Art Society, I welcome your joining!”
“Hello, Lin Yuan.”
Lin Yuan shook his hand.
Shen Liang turned to the crowd, “You guys go ahead with your work.”
The crowd took another look at Lin Yuan’s painting, then reluctantly left. Only Zhong Yu stayed.
“What are you doing here?”
Zhong Yu weakly responded, “This is my spot.”
Shen Liang didn’t pay him any more attention and instead turned to Lin Yuan with a smile, “You’re quite good at sketching. If you ever wish to paint in peace, you can use the next door room.”
The next room was reserved for the Society’s GOATS.
The room wasn’t big, but considering the limited number of GOATs in the society, it was spacious enough, and most importantly, it saved them from being gawked at.
“No need.”
Lin Yuan refused, then turned to Zhong Yu, “So that’s one hour for you.”
Zhong Yu immediately replied, “GOAT, add me on the messaging app, 1’11 transfer the money to you.”
“Okay.”
Lin Yuan added him on the messaging app and then received a transfer of three hundred yuan.
“Three hundred?”
“GOAT, don’t be modest.”
“Okay.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
Shen Liang, who was standing next to them, was shocked, “What is this about?”
Zhong Yu explained, “I’m paying the GOAT to teach me sketching, two hundred yuan an hour.”
Shen Liang:”…”
Never had such a phenomenon occurred in the Art Society. Logically speaking, he should reprimand them, but to avoid upsetting Lin Yuan, he let it slide. It wasn’t easy for the Society to gain another GOAT.
“Two hundred per hour?”
Quite a few Society members had their attention on this side. When they heard Zhong Yu’s statement, they were instantly excited, “GOAT, teach me too, I’ll pay the tuition!”
“Next time.”
Though Lin Yuan was keen to keep earning, he had class in the afternoon and didn’t have much time.
“Can we move for a chat?” asked Shen Liang.
Lin Yuan agreed.
Both of them went to the next room.
The studio was empty, only a few easels were set up.
Some easels displayed unfinished works, including sketches, gouache, watercolor, and there were even oil and traditional Chinese paintings.
Shen Liang asked, “Can we hang your work on the display wall?”
“Yes.”
After agreeing, Lin Yuan got straight to the point, “1 heard the Art Society participates in some exhibitions. May I join?”
“With your level of skill, you can definitely participate.”
Shen Liang had a rough idea of why Lin Yuan joined the Art Society, “The next time the Art Society has an exhibition collaboration, I will notify you in advance.”
After adding Shen Liang as a friend on his messaging app, Lin Yuan prepared to go to class, and at the same time, summoned the System to check the data.
[Name: Lin Yuan]
[Music: 52345]
[Literature: 19658]
[Painting: 98]
His reputation from painting was already 98.
It seemed that his visit to the Art Society did earn him some reputation points today. Despite the low number, he believed they would accumulate gradually.
Which meant his strategy was not wrong.
Gaining reputation from the students could also reach a thousand, it would just take a longer time.
But that was okay.
As long as he was earning, it didn’t matter if it took a bit longer. After all, he still had plenty of time for this task.
With that in mind.
Lin Yuan visited the Art Society again that night.
Unlike the afternoon when he was asked to clean as soon as he entered, the members gave him a respectful gaze when Lin Yuan entered the Art Society that night.
Apparently, some members who had seen Lin Yuan in the afternoon were familiar with his level of sketching.
Upon entering the Art Society, Lin Yuan noticed a large display board on the wall.
He hadn’t paid it much attention in the afternoon.
The board displayed works from the GOATs of the Society.
Watercolor, gouache, oil, traditional Chinese paintings, etc., all were there.
The high-difficulty human sketch Lin Yuan had copied at noon, was now displayed on the board as well, with his name and the date of painting written in the blank space of the paper.
After admiring the works for a while, Lin Yuan nodded.
The level of the Society’s GOATs was indeed high. There were several paintings on the display board that Lin Yuan found very impressive.
One of the traditional Chinese paintings and an oil painting had reached a professional level!
In other words, the level of the artists was not inferior to Lin Yuan’s!
As he was thinking this.
A voice from beside him broke his train of thought. “GOAT, I’ve been waiting for a long time.”
Lin Yuan turned to find the voice belonged to Zhong Yu.
“Teach me.” Zhong Yu looked up at Lin Yuan with anticipation.
Lin Yuan nodded, “Same rules.”
“Deal.”
Zhong Yu quickly agreed.
Then Lin Yuan sat down to teach Zhong Yu some sketching.
It was Zhong Yu who did the painting this time, and Lin Yuan provided guidance.
Zhong Yu was pretty good at sketching; he just lacked direction for improvement.
Lin Yuan, with his professional sketching master’s perspective, could easily spot his shortcomings.
So Lin Yuan started giving him direct instruction.
“Thank you, GOAT.”
Two hours later, the teaching session stopped, and Lin Yuan was ready to go home and rest.
Zhong Yu smiled, “I’ve transferred four hundred yuan.”
Lin Yuan nodded.
He appreciated this guy’s attitude.
For the next couple of days, he would visit the Art Society to increase his reputation whenever he had free time, and each visit involved paid teaching sessions.
Zhong Yu seemed to be relatively rich, so the number of times he asked Lin Yuan for lessons was the most.
Occasionally, when Zhong Yu was not there, Lin Yuan would teach other society members.
There were more than one person in the society who was willing to pay to learn sketching from Lin Yuan.
Of course, the fee standard for all society members was the same. Lin Yuan treated everyone equally, charging two hundred per hour of teaching.
Just like that.
Within a week, Lin Yuan’s name was known throughout the Art Society!
The entire Society came to know that a frighteningly skilled sketching GOAT had emerged among them!
But, as Lin Yuan’s reputation spread throughout the Society, his actions also sparked some controversy.
Some people thought Lin Yuan was too mercenary.
The other GOATs in the Society occasionally guided the society members in painting as well, but they never asked for remuneration.
In comparison, Lin Yuan’s practice of getting paid was really unbecoming.
Finally, some people couldn’t stand it anymore.
A group of them banded together and went directly to the president to report…