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âWhatâs the bi?â
Lin Yuan seemed interested all of a sudden.
Luo Wei was inwardly thrilled, though she managed to maintain a straight face. âOil painting, sketching, gouache, traditional Chinese painting, letâs draw lots to pick a style. We compete in whichever one we drawâ¦â
âAnd the stake?â
âLetâs set the rules. If you lose, you will be the president of the art society. Youâre a junior now, with two years left until you graduate, so youâll be president for two years. If I lose, I will be your comic assistant for two years, free of charge!â Luo Wei said, grinning.
âDeal!â
Lin Yuan didnât hesitate.
Luo Weiâs traditional Chinese painting was of a professional level.
Looking at the cartoon character in front of her, he guessed that her gouache wasnât inferior either. Their abilities were evenly matched, so Lin Yuan had a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
Even if he lost, he wouldnât lose anything. At worst, he would be the president of the society.
If he won, he would have a free comic assistant!
Luo Wei snapped her fingers and said, âFine, Zhong Yu, make a few slips of paper for us to draw.â
âOkay!â
Zhong Yu was excited.
Members of the Art Society were shouting excitedly. Luo Wei, as their president, was indisputably number one in the Art Department of Qin Art, holding top place for sketching, gouache, traditional Chinese painting, etc. throughout the year!
Lin Yuan, meanwhile, was a mysterious GOATâ¦
Everyone knew that Lin Yuanâs sketching and gouache skills were extremely strong.
It was hard to say who would win if they competed in these two styles!
Regardless, everyone would be happy whether he won or lostâ¦
In fact, many wanted to see Luo Wei lose, since her undefeated status in the Art Department of Qin Art had become legendary!
And Lin Yuan?
If he lost and became the president of the art society, everyone would still be pleased since this would mean Lin Yuan would have more time to teach them!
It was a win-win situation!
Some even began analysing his chances enthusiastically.
âIf he draws sketching, I think Lin Yuan has a higher chance of winning.â
âWith gouache, itâs probably fifty-fifty?â
âIf traditional Chinese painting is picked, I suspect Lin Yuan would have no hope. Although I donât know what his traditional Chinese painting level is like, everyone in the Art Department knows Luo Weiâs skill is stronger than the professorsâ!â
âOil painting would probably be fifty-fifty as well?â
âYeah, oil painting is similar to gouache in nature. If Lin Yuanâs good at gouache, thereâs no reason his oil painting would be inferior. And thereâs no need to talk about Luo Wei, as she has won a lot of awards for her oil paints.â
If II
While this was being discussed, somebody couldnât resist stirring the pot, and sent a message in the group: âLuo Wei is going to have a paint-off with Lin Yuan, the GOAT!â
âWhat?â
âLuo Wei and the GOAT are competing?â
âIâm coming!â
âDidnât you go out with your girlfriendâ¦â
âEven if an asteroid was hitting the Blue Star, this is way more thrilling than hanging out with my girlfriend!â
âBe there in a sec!â
âThis is a big showdown!â
Zhong Yu had just finished preparing the slips of paper, and before long, more people flocked into the art society, obviously students from the Art Department who had heard the news.
âWho will draw?â
Zhong Yu looked at Lin Yuan and Luo Wei.
Luo Wei shrugged her shoulders: âDoesnât matter.â
Lin Yuan added: âYou go ahead and draw.â
Zhong Yu let out a smirk, âThen Iâll do it, Iâll hopefully draw sketching for the GOAT!â
He then pulled out a slip of paper.
âWhat is it?â
Everyone stared at Zhong Yu.
Zhong Yu even attempted to build suspense, taking a sip of water and showing no hurry to reveal the result.
Luo Wei asked Lin Yuan, âDo we need a judge?â
Lin Yuan shook his head, âThere are enough judges already.â
Indeed, everyone in the art society could be a judge.
Luo Wei nodded, understanding, âIf there is controversy, we can get a professor or a teacher to testify, but I donât think it will be necessary.â
Lin Yuan agreed.
Both he and Luo Wei had professional-level abilities. Generally speaking, by looking at the other partyâs painting, they would know who won and who lost.
âThe secretâs about to be revealed.â
Zhong Yu played up the suspense, waiting until everyone had grown impatient before he leisurely opened up the paper. As soon as he saw what was written on it, Zhong Yuâs face changed, and he said regretfully:
âGOAT⦠Iâm sorry.â
The crowd clamoured, âWhat is it?â
Zhong Yu unfolded the slip, and it read:n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Traditional Chinese painting!
Everyone paused, then immediately buzzed with excitement:
âWhat the actual?â
âTraditional Chinese painting?â
âThis is Luo Weiâs home turf!â
âThis is what Luo Wei excels at!â
âCan the GOAT even do this?â
âDidnât the GOAT say he could do traditional Chinese painting too?â
âOf course, I believe that the GOAT knows traditional Chinese painting, but the question is, do you have any idea of Luo Weiâs level in traditional Chinese painting?â
Luo Wei chuckled and said to Lin Yuan, âWould you like to switch to oil painting? You have no odds in traditional Chinese painting.â
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and responded, âIâm afraid itâs me who might be taking advantage.â
Luo Wei was perplexed, âHow so?â
Lin Yuan was honest, âYou canât beat me in traditional Chinese painting.ân
However, for Luo Wei, this sounded like a provocation, stirring up slight dissatisfaction, âYou think you can defeat me in traditional Chinese painting? This is not sketching and not gouache.â
Lin Yuan nodded.
Since the other party had given him a way out, he should reciprocate the favour. âAt least for today, you canât beat me.ân
Lin Yuan was speaking the truth.
However, Luo Wei found this somewhat irksome, since traditional Chinese painting was her forte and her pride: âWell, you might regret this. The works on the exhibition wall do not fully reflect my ability.â
Lin Yuan nodded in acknowledgment.
Seeing Lin Yuanâs calm demeanor, Luo Weiâs had a stir in her heart, thinking perhaps this opponent was worth going all out against.
âGOAT, youâ¦â