"Ding! Congratulations to the host for defeating Cheng Mingyue. The host is rewarded with 4 hours of live broadcast time.”
"Ah! You…you are Xiao Tian? The Xiao Tian who made 'Into the Wine'?”Hearing Xiao Tian's words, Li Lizhi exclaimed.
"I didn't expect Miss Lizhi to recognize me. I'm really flattered.”Xiao Tian said humbly.
" I didn't expect you to be so good at chess as well. No one in Chang 'an is her match!"”
"Miss Lizhi, you're overpraising me. Be it poetry or chess, they're just small tricks.”
Xiao Tian didn't expect Li Lizhi to know about the poem he had just composed a few days ago.
However, thinking about it, he felt relieved. The Tang Dynasty had no internet, no television, no arcade, and no dance halls. The only place of entertainment was the brothel, but the brothel was a place for men.
Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting should be considered entertainment activities in this era.
"So you are that Xiao Tian. In that case, losing to you is not considered unjust!”"Didn't you say you wanted to draw a picture for me?" Cheng Mingyue asked. Let's start now! Be careful. If you make me ugly, I won't let you off!”
"Alright, let's start now!" Xiao Tian said to Xiao He,"Go and find some paper for me."”
Xiao He glared at Xiao Tian with some dissatisfaction. Now you've learned to order me around. You really think I'm your servant girl! I was only sent by the Empress to take care of you temporarily! However, despite his dissatisfaction, he still went to find the Four Treasures of the Study for Xiao Tian.
After the Four Treasures of the Study was brought over, Xiao Tian picked up a piece of hard paper and then picked up the Go board on the stone table and placed it under it.
He did not use the writing brush that Xiao He had brought over. Instead, he exchanged a pencil from the system. He had to admit that the system was really black-hearted. A pencil actually cost 200 shark's fin!
Moreover, even if he wanted to use a brush, Xiao He did not seem to have any intention of grinding ink for him.
"Miss Cheng, Miss Lizhi, which one of you will go first?”Xiao Tian asked the two girls after they were ready.
"I'll go first! If you don't draw well, Lizhi won't let you draw!”As Cheng Mingyue spoke, she moved a stool and sat six or seven meters away from Xiao Tian. "Let's begin!"
Xiao Tian took a look. Why did this scene look so much like an ID photo? Hence, she said," Miss Cheng, you have to relax. Don't be tense. It's best if you smile. Don't sit so upright. Act more naturally. Just sit like you usually do." Also, don't stare at me like I have a grudge against you.”
"Do you even know how to draw?" Cheng Mingyue looked at Xiao Tian suspiciously. This was not the first time she had asked someone to draw a portrait. Moreover, she had seen many other people looking for an artist to draw a portrait. Which one of them did not look serious, sit upright, and look forward! Still laughing? The portrait was such a serious matter, how could he laugh! This wasn't an erotic painting!
Li Lizhi and Xiao He also wanted to ask this question, especially the strange pen that Xiao Tian had taken out and the way he was drawing. No matter how they looked at it, it didn't look like he knew how to draw.
"Don't worry about whether I can draw or not. This is a bet, right?”Xiao Tian thought for a moment and said,"How about this? Do as I say." You sit in front of the stone table, turn sideways, and place your left hand on your cheek…What, you don't know where your cheek is? Then, he would hold his chin and rest his elbows on the stone table. He would look at the peony and wonder when he would be as beautiful as that peony!”
" You..." Cheng Mingyue stomped her feet, wanting to throw a tantrum. However, she remembered that this was a bet, so she gritted her teeth and did as Xiao Tian said. What else could she do? It wasn't anything out of line. As for what she was thinking, how could Xiao Tian know?
"Look at the peony, don't look at me. There's no flower on my face! Smile a little sweeter. You want to write beautiful things in your heart. Why are you pouting…Okay, right, that's it, that's it!”
Li Lizhi and Xiao He chuckled when they saw Cheng Mingyue being played by Xiao Tian. However, when Li Lizhi thought that it would be her turn soon, she couldn't laugh anymore.
After Cheng Mingyue got into position, Xiao Tian began to draw. He used sketching, which he had learned in a sketching class in junior high school. It was not considered professional, but over the years, he had not fallen behind. From time to time, he would draw a few. Following the process of sketching, Xiao Tian quickly drew an outline.
Li Lizhi and Xiao He stood behind Xiao Tian. Originally, Li Lizhi was looking forward to Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian was able to create a famous piece like " The Wine " and was able to turn a losing game in Go. His drawing skills should not be bad.
However, when she saw what Xiao Tian had drawn, Li Lizhi frowned slightly.
Xiao He was not so polite." Xiao Tian, what are you drawing?" I accompanied the Empress to have someone draw it before. The other artist didn't draw it like you did. You're simply drawing randomly!”
"If you want to see, then shut up. If you don't want to see, then go in and clean the house.”
Xiao Tian did not stop. Although Cheng Mingyue was not as beautiful as Li Lizhi, it did not mean that Cheng Mingyue was not beautiful. According to Xiao Tian's estimation, even in the entire Chang 'an, there were probably no more than ten people who could compare to Cheng Mingyue. After all, at least half of the beautiful women in the world were concentrated in Chang' an!
He couldn't afford to hire such an outstanding model when he was learning how to sketch. It cost a few hundred per hour!
As Xiao Tian continued to draw, gradually, Cheng Mingyue's shadow could be vaguely seen on the paper. Xiao He wanted to say something, but she was afraid of disturbing Xiao Tian, so she quickly covered her mouth.
The image of Cheng Mingyue on the paper was getting clearer and clearer. Anyone who saw it would be able to recognize her at first glance.
After a while, Li Lizhi couldn't help but cover her mouth. This made Cheng Mingyue, who was looking over from the corner of her eye, a little nervous. Did Xiao Tian really paint himself as an ugly monster?
Perhaps it was because there was a beautiful model today, but Xiao Tian performed exceptionally well. He finished the sketch in one go in less than an hour.
Li Lizhi rubbed her eyes. Even now, she still could not believe that such a painting had just been created by Xiao Tian.
In the end, Xiao Tian made some adjustments to Cheng Mingyue's eyes, and the Cheng Mingyue on the paper seemed to come alive.
Can a portrait be drawn like this?
Xiao Tian took a few steps back and looked at his work with great satisfaction.
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