In a private room in the hotel.
A cup of tea was placed in front of the four of them. Director Maia smiled and said,"When Austoni saw Lin Feng's sculpture, he told me that it was comparable to the 'Ten Great Sculptures.' Haha, doesn't that mean that there's a seventeen-year-old grandmaster sculptor?”
A grandmaster represented a status, a status that represented that he had reached the pinnacle of this art.
Normal people would address him as Master. For example, Master Proulx.
"Grandmaster sculptor?" Yale was rather surprised." I don't know if Lin Feng's sculptures are that amazing. After all, my standards are not high enough. However, I'm sure that Lin Feng's sculptures are at least comparable to the ones in the 'Master Hall' of your exhibition hall.”
"Oh." Director Maia smiled." Alright, after saying so much, it's better to meet him. I wonder where that sculpture is. Can I see it?”
"Of course you can." Yale said with a smile.
"Young Yale, even if this sculpture isn't of the 'Ten Great Sculptures' level, it probably isn't too far off. How are your protective measures? Don't let them be stolen.”Director Maia reminded.
"Uncle Maia, don't worry. I have placed that sculpture in a secret room within the Huadeli Hotel, and there are experts of my Dawson Conglomerate protecting it. Moreover, there were very few people who knew about the existence of this stone sculpture.”
"You moved to the hotel?" Austoni was surprised. The last time he saw it was in the dormitory.
Yale pursed his lips."I trust my good brothers, but I don't trust you.”
Austoni could not help but laugh bitterly.
"Uncle Maia, let's go. I'll bring you there.”Yale said enthusiastically.
The Huadeli Hotel was actually one of the businesses under the Dawson Conglomerate. This was also why the upper echelons of the Huadeli Hotel knew of Yale's identity.
In a separate room in the Huadeli Hotel, the room was very spacious and there were beds inside. Three experts had been guarding the room for the past few days.
"Young master Yale." The three warriors of the seventh rank stood up and said respectfully.
Yale smiled and nodded.”As he spoke, Yale pulled away the thick cloth covering the sculpture, revealing a large sculpture. The five beautiful sculptures were all beautiful and beautiful. Some of them had looks that could cause others to feel tender affection for them, some had cute and innocent looks, some had reserved and shy looks, some had passionate and moving looks, and some had looks that could cause others to be reluctant to part with them.
Everything was like a real person.
Director Maia's mouth was agape as he stared at the five human-shaped stone sculptures in shock for a long time.
After a long time…
"Wonderful, wonderful." Only then did Director Maia come back to his senses." This piece of work is at least a master-level work. To be able to carve five stone sculptures that look like real people in a row, how much effort must it have taken? Just the time needed to carve it would probably take a year and a half.”
Director Maia knew very well that sculpting required a lot of effort.
This was especially true when sculpting a stone sculpture. There were even masters who vomited blood and fainted while sculpting. In history, there were even people who died halfway through sculpting. This piece of work was completely made with painstaking effort.
" For a seventeen-year-old youth to reach such a level is truly…" Director Maia did not know what to say anymore. He excitedly walked up to the stone sculpture and carefully examined it." Whether or not this stone sculpture can be compared to the ten great stone sculptures still requires careful observation from all aspects.”
As he spoke, Director Maia looked closely at the marks as if he was sticking to a stone statue.
Director Maia silently observed every part of the sculpture, Awakening From the Dream, as if he was possessed.
"Boss Yale, it's been two hours.”Reynolds said as he took out his pocket watch.
Yale shook his head and said softly," Don't be anxious. Let Uncle Maia take a closer look. Since Uncle Maia is the chief curator of the Proulx Gallery, he must be a descendant of Master Proulx. I believe that his standards of appraisal are extremely high. He wondered what level Third Brother's work had reached.”
Reynolds nodded slightly as well.
After nearly three hours, Director Maia straightened his back and heaved a long sigh of relief.
"I heard that this sculpture is called 'Love'?”Director Maia asked.
Yale nodded."Yes. Third Bro named it himself.”
Director Maia nodded slightly, then took a good look at the sculpture of Love and praised,"I have to say that your brother Lin Feng is definitely a genius in the world of sculpting. He can be said to be a genius comparable to Master Proulx.”
"Although his work is slightly inferior to Master Proulx's in terms of the strokes and engravings, in terms of the soul of the work, it is definitely on par.”Director Maia exclaimed.
"Brush carving?" Yale said, puzzled.
" Yes," Director Maia nodded." However, this work has a few flaws, but it also has amazing advantages."”
"The flaw is that some of the bumps and curves are slightly lacking. However, your Lin Feng brothers 'works seem to be very coherent. The visual effects are definitely comparable to Master Proulx's works. Most importantly, this piece of work was very large.”
" A masterpiece that has been handed down for generations requires an astonishing amount of effort in every aspect," Director Maia sighed." A single mistake could lead to the failure of the entire work. To be able to carve a humanoid stone sculpture was already very rare. Lin Feng carved five pieces. The most admirable thing was that the five works had five souls, and the meaning was coherent. If I'm not wrong, your brother Lin Feng must have experienced a passionate love.”
With Director Maia's eyesight, he naturally understood what these five stone sculptures meant.
" It's truly amazing that Love can carve such a work.”Director Maia couldn't help but exclaim a few more times.
"Director Maia, what grade do you think my brother Lin Feng's work is? Was it comparable to Master Proulx's work?”Reynolds asked.
"Actually, I'm not too sure either." Director Maia frowned. Let me put it this way. The level of this sculpture can only be considered to be at the level of an expert. It's just that in terms of cohesiveness, it's comparable to Master Proulx. But there's one thing that's special-"
"The carving strokes of this work. It was very straightforward and neat. From beginning to end, the five sculptures could be said to be a perfect whole. That kind of carving style. I've never heard or seen anything like this before.”Director Maia praised.
"Uncle Maia, what grade is this work of art?" Yale asked anxiously.”
" I can't be sure," Director Maia said helplessly." According to the traditional appraisal method, this work should be considered a master-level work." At the very least, there was no doubt about the unique charm of the soul. His carving technique had already expressed that charm.”
" Traditional evaluation method?" Yale and Reynolds both looked at Director Maia, puzzled.
"The traditional appraisal method has been recognized by everyone for countless years. However, I feel that…Lin Feng's work, when viewed…The entire work was perfect. I can't feel anything lacking."
"Stone sculptures exist for people to admire. The viewing effect determined everything. It could be said that Lin Feng wasn't a grandmaster sculptor. But the price of this work would probably be very high, enough to match the ten great stone sculptures.”Director Maia laughed.
He was not a grandmaster sculptor. However, for a sculpture to be able to enter the ranks of the Ten Great Sculptures was indeed something that had never happened before.
However, Director Maia had to admit that this was very likely to happen.
"Oh." Yale and Reynolds nodded.
Actually, this was one of the shortcomings of the straight knife style of carving. After all, it was not as good as some specialized tools when using a straight knife to carve smooth curves on uneven surfaces. Perhaps Lin Feng's 'flat blade' was comparable to an ordinary expert sculptor.
However, compared to a master sculptor, he was somewhat lacking in the handling of his strokes.
However, the Straight Blade Sect also had its advantages. For example, in terms of 'coherence', and…other people's carving required them to constantly change their tools, but the carving of the straight knife sect required an earth-style mage's mind to fuse with heaven and earth to carve. This kind of carving could actually increase one's spiritual power.
"Where's Lin Feng?" Director Maia asked.
Yale shook his head." Third Bro is a magus, after all. He spends most of his time training. Right now, he should still be bitterly training in the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts. I don't know when he'll be back.”
"Then, Yale, can you agree on Lin Feng's behalf to let the Proulx Gallery sell this work?”Director Maia suggested.
"No." Yale simply said," Without Third Bro's approval, I can't make a decision.”
" Moreover, this piece of work completely expressed the undying love between him and Delia. It can be said to be a symbol of their love. I don't think Third Brother will sell it.”
Director Maia frowned and continued,"What about the exhibition? It shouldn't be too much of a problem for our Proulx Gallery to exhibit it, right? After all, Lin Feng's sculptures were all sold in our Proulx Gallery.”
Yale was well aware of the significance of this work to Lin Feng.
It was hard to say if Lin Feng would agree to show it, but he didn't want Lin Feng to be put in a difficult position.
"No, I'm only responsible for keeping it. As for the exhibition and the sale, they would wait for Third Brother to come back.”Yale said firmly.
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