Return to the Road of God

The "Secret Protection Plan for Special Students" is specially formulated by the Royal Academy of Arts for some special students. Among these people, there are eminent politicians from various countries, world-class stars or their children, and even royal families...

In order to allow them to receive the same education as ordinary students, the Royal Academy of Arts has adopted a series of protective measures. For example, the school allows the student to use false identity information during his studies, which can not only protect the student from external harassment but also Let the teachers treat them fairly, and when he graduates, his real name will be written on the degree certificate; for example, if a special student has outstanding performance during his studies, but he has no intention of exposing himself, the school must respect his ideas and suppress his influence To avoid excessive attention from internal students or external media.

Generally, only a very small number of high-level college officials know the true identity of special students, and they also need to sign a confidentiality agreement, and they are not allowed to disclose the students' private information to anyone.

Such a high-level agreement, a plan exclusive to the "noble" group, was handed over to Ye Yufan. On the thick carved cardboard, his name and a series of agreements that both parties should abide by were printed.

"Why?" Ye Yufan was stunned, the conversation just now seemed to have drained all his energy, and now he couldn't even turn his brain.

"...Why do you believe what I say?" Ye Yufan looked at the principal with curly white hair.

"I don't trust you, Fan," Locke said, pointing to his brain, "I trust my intuition, and most artists trust intuition."

Ye Yufan raised the corner of his mouth, picked up a pen, and signed his name at the bottom of the protection plan agreement.

"Very well, starting today, you are the 390th and eighth protected student of the Royal Academy of Art since the establishment of the school." Locke said.

Ye Yufan thought, maybe he is the only "ordinary person" who is protected by such a high-end plan.

"You look very tired, do you want to take a break?" Locke suggested, "Tomorrow we will discuss some follow-up matters in detail."

Ye Yufan nodded wearily. When he stood up, his feet were weak.I don't know how I got back to the dormitory. After being paralyzed on the bed, I didn't want to move a finger anymore...

What did you say just now?Obviously it happened just now, why is the memory a bit fuzzy?

Ye Yufan tried hard to think back, but the more he thought about it, the more tired he became, and before he knew it, he fell asleep.

A few days ago, when Andrew reported to Smith that Ye Yufan refused to participate in the exhibition, the professors of the promotion team had already gathered together for a secret meeting. They regretted to tell Andrew that if Ye Yufan refused to participate in the exhibition, he would lose his qualification for jumping to the next level.

"Should I tell him? Maybe he'll change his mind."

"I feel that Ye Yufan seems to be quite afraid of being known by outsiders..."

"It's really weird how few average students would turn down this kind of big exposure."

"We really want to take this opportunity to publicize. This student will definitely be the pride of the Royal Academy of Arts in the future."

"... I feel more and more that his painting style reminds me of deja vu." A middle-aged man pondered, "...ah!" He suddenly opened his eyes wide and exclaimed, "I remember it!"

"What?" All eyes were on him.

"I said, how can there be such a familiar feeling, it's Shotray!"

"Shotray? Who is that?" Everyone was puzzled.

The middle-aged man recalled the past, his eyes flickered - 30 years ago, he was a visiting scholar in Florence, and saw a Chinese artist's work, and was shocked for a while. That artist was Shotray!

"He and Ye Yufan come from the same country, but few people know of his existence, because he is very low-key and never participates in exhibitions or activities... The early years were not as good as they are now. At that time, the Internet and information were not developed, and there were no cameras to record relevant information. However, as long as anyone who has seen Shotray, everyone is shocked by his talent!"

The middle-aged man raised his head: "No wonder I felt familiar with Ye Yufan's words, that shocking feeling." He shook his head and said, "You can't imagine how similar his painting style is to Shotray!"

Everyone was tickled by what he said about the painting: "Didn't you ask him to ask for one to collect? Let us see it now!"

The middle-aged man shook his head regretfully: "No way, I admire his talent, I asked him for a painting, but was rejected! Shotray said that his family in China has a rule handed down from ancestors, that is not allowed to sell paintings, and also Gifting of paintings is not allowed, and each generation of family members can only leave one work to be handed down, and the rest must be burned at any time."

"..." This is really a cruel rule!But they can imagine that under such strict rules, the works handed down by the Shotray family must be the pinnacle and hard to find!

"It's no wonder that he keeps such a low profile. It's abnormal to demand the family rules of the younger generation like this!"

The middle-aged man shrugged: "We can't comment on this, after all, it is a mysterious country that we don't understand at all."

Andrew rubbed his chin: "It's so strange, I remember that 20 years ago, "Paris Art Newspaper" published a painting by a Chinese female painter. Although it was later reported that it was a fake author, that painting also felt similar to Ye Yufan's. ..."

"Ah!" The middle-aged man exclaimed excitedly again, "I know about that, and I have paid attention to it!"

Andrew: "Really! What do you think?"

Middle-aged man: "At the time I saw it, I thought it was painted by Shotray! Although "Paris Art Newspaper" did not follow up with the report, but I told the story to my friends in Florence, and they all thought it was Shotray's handwriting!"

Smith: "So, the artist behind that is most likely Shotray?"

Middle-aged man: "Yes."

"However, two days ago, Ye Yufan just inquired about this matter with me," Andrew frowned, "Looking at him, he doesn't seem to know the artist behind it..."

"..." I am getting more and more confused!

One person suggested: "Why don't you call Ye Yufan over and ask!"

"Is it because we don't know much about the art world in China, maybe there are many talented people like Shotray in China, but we are ignorant."

Impossible, wouldn't the Chinese artists be going against the sky!Does the Royal Academy of Arts still have a place in the world?Italy is about to stand aside...!

"Cough," another person said mysteriously, "I have studied Chinese culture, and it seems that among the Chinese, the real masters are extremely low-key and mysterious. What kind of sweeping monks and thatched military advisers are all big hermits. Yushi's..."

Everyone: "..."

"However, our school has also recruited many Chinese students in recent years, and I haven't seen any who are as good as Ye Yufan!"

"That's because none of them are real masters!"

Everyone: "..."

A person who was ignored suggested again: "Why don't you call Ye Yufan over and ask..."

A professor's mobile phone vibrated suddenly. He went out to answer the phone, and everyone continued to chat.

Smith continued to ask: "The artist named Shotray studied at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts?"

"Yes, when I met him, he was about the same age as Ye Yufan, but I can't guess for sure, most Chinese people look younger than their actual age, and many people in the school know him. He studied with Fianna and learned Been back for a few years…”

The professor who answered the phone came in with a stiff expression, "The Florence Academy of Fine Arts is calling..."

Smith: "What's going on?"

The man said: "I have an old friend who teaches there. He said that not long ago, his students met a talented boy in Florence. It is said that the boy was a third-year student in our school, but he drew what they thought was a professional artist. They are very interested in the works that can only be created... They are very interested, and they will come to visit in the near future to visit the upcoming theme exhibition of the school to find out."

Everyone: "..."

Smith: "What they saw was Ye Yufan's work?"

"Apparently yes, he mentioned, an Asian. But they only saw one piece of the puzzle."

Andrew: "It seems that we are going to let them down."

Smith frowned: "Compared to this, I am actually more worried about whether those people will also find the similarities between Ye Yufan and Shotray. After all, Shotray used to be a student of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts..."

Everyone's heart trembled, yes!They still don't know what the relationship between Ye Yufan and Shotray is!

The group of guys from Florence came to ask the teacher?Or is it simply a "guest"?Assuming that Ye Yufan knows about the existence of Shotray, when his works are exposed, will it cause negative comments because of the too similar style of painting?But what if the resemblance between Ye Yufan and Shotray's painting style is purely coincidental?The point is, why did he suddenly refuse to participate in the exhibition, just because he didn't want to attract attention, or was he guilty of guilt?The topic of easy gossip suddenly became serious.

Smith crossed his fingers, nodded and said: "If Ye Yufan can't give a reasonable relationship between him and Shotray, his situation will most likely affect the reputation of the two schools..."

Andrew said anxiously: "I believe that Ye Yufan will not do that kind of thing."

"Don't be impatient, Andrew," Smith said. "We are not doubting him. It is precisely because we cherish his talent that we need to protect him and carefully rule out anything that may ruin his future."

Andrew: "I understand..."

"And before that, I need to ask Principal Locke for instructions and discuss this matter with him." Smith decided.

A few days later, Andrew and some teachers of the Intermediate College were summoned to the principal's meeting room, and they were asked to report to the principal about the student's situation in the past six months.

"He is a very sensible student, rigorous, conscientious, and has a strong learning ability..."

"Yes, we usually discuss Ye Yufan's special features, and think he is extremely talented."

"Before this, the biggest controversy about Ye Yufan was a work he handed in at the beginning of the school year. I was shocked by his skillful control of color painting, but the homework he handed in later showed that the level of that painting did not match. .”

"That's right. At that time, I compared Ye Yufan's portfolio when he applied for admission, and found that there was a huge difference between the two. One was a beginner, and the other looked like a mature and experienced painter... This made us feel very strange."

"At that time, some teachers in the college already suspected that the painting was not made by Ye Yufan himself, but for this point, Andrew has done relevant investigations and can give a more reasonable explanation."

Andrew said: "Actually, when I was teaching at the Paris Academy of Fine Arts in the early years, I encountered a class of students with schizophrenia. The paintings they created in different personality tenses were completely different in style and level, so when I received Ye Yufan's When I drew a picture, I immediately thought of this."

"Oh?" Locke sounded very interested, "Go on."

"In the past few years, besides teaching, I have communicated with dozens of art institutions to understand and study this type of students. Although there are not many such students, I have learned that there are a few people who can judge the characteristics of artists through their works. .A few months ago, I went to the United States to attend an academic conference and visited such an expert by the way.”

"His name is Murphy Rhodes. He is a professor at the Rhode Island School of Design in the United States. He is over seventy years old and can read and understand many works in the high-level spiritual field. He once made people wonder for his interpretation of Franks Mira's color-block abstract paintings. This artist who was almost buried by time is famous all over the world, and he can judge the artist's age through his works..."

"Has he seen Ye Yufan's paintings?"

"Yes, I brought all of Ye Yufan's homework since he entered school. According to his analysis, the person who made this painting cannot be a 16-year-old boy," Andrew launched the color painting, and relayed Rhodes' thoughts at the time, "Besides, he also agrees with my split personality theory. We believe that there are two people in Ye Yufan's body. One is a learner who is making rapid progress, and the other is a mature person with rich experience..."

The middle-aged man nodded and continued, "The second personality Andrew mentioned has a strikingly similar painting style to the Chinese artist Shotray I met in Florence more than [-] years ago."

Locke: "Well..."

Andrew said: "But this guess only ended half a month ago."

Locke: "How?"

"At that time, I hadn't seen Ye Yufan's homework after returning from his study tour in Italy...I now feel that the level of learners seems to be close to that of mature people..." Andrew pondered, "It seems that they are influencing each other."

Andrew shook his head: "I don't quite understand either. I'm a little suspicious of my previous guess now, because now I can't tell which is which. They seem to be fused..."

Everyone: "..."

Someone suggested: "Why don't you call Ye Yufan over and ask him directly..."

This time, no one was finally ignoring him, Locke said: "It seems that we need to have a direct meeting with this magical boy."

Ye Yufan never imagined that before the principal summoned him urgently, they had already conducted sufficient discussions and preparations.

And those who thought they were fully prepared never imagined that Ye Yufan would say that he is Shotray!