Reading Agreement

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, Gao Yang went to Haifeng Shopping Mall in the North District of Yuncheng according to the agreed time, a community business that has been in business for two years and its business is booming.

Because it is a weekday afternoon, there are few young people in the life center, except for those who play with their babies, there are some old people chatting and incubating the air conditioner.Compared with the bustle of weekends, the shopping malls on weekdays are slightly less popular.

Take the elevator to the third floor, and the whole floor is the children's floor.There are many "universities" here, including language and mathematics, ballet Latin hip-hop, sketch and color Chinese painting, etc.; toy stores are blooming here, and there is a toy brand franchise a few shops away, all kinds of sound and light, assembly, Blind boxes, cartoon dolls, etc. are all available; this is a baby's paradise, baby products store, baby swimming, baby early education, there are countless; in addition, there is a large playground here, which can meet the various needs of non-school-age children for playing.

Gao Yang passed by a variety of shops, and finally stopped at the entrance of a studio at the corner of the corridor.Chunxiao Studio was written on the door lintel, and there was an enrollment brochure at the door. It turned out to be a private school for painting.

Through the door glass, you can see the front desk and the extended corridor on one side. A young girl is sitting behind the desk and answering the phone.Gao Yang pushed the door open and walked in, waiting for the girl to finish calling.

"Excuse me," the girl hung up the phone after chatting for 2 minutes, got up and asked politely: "Sir, can I help you? Do you need to know about our latest courses?"

"I'm looking for Teacher Cha Sha, and I have an appointment with him at two o'clock." Gao Yang smiled, harmless and cute.

The girl blushed slightly, and said with a smile, "Please wait a moment, let me confirm." She picked up the landline, dialed the number, put it down after a few seconds, and said with a smile, "Please follow me, Teacher Chasha is waiting for you. "

"Thank you." Gao Yang nodded with a smile, and followed the girl into the corridor.

There are all kinds of cute paintings hanging on both sides of the corridor. At first glance, it looks like the handwriting of children. They are childish and straightforward, full of infinite imagination. I feel that each painting can make up a fairy tale and make a story collection.

"Please come in." The receptionist took Gao Yang to a private creation room at the end of the corridor, arranged tea and then retreated.

The room is a bit messy, which is incompatible with the orderly learning environment outside.

It is roughly estimated that the creative room is more than 30 square meters, and the walls are surrounded by bookshelves. There are various design books, handicrafts, and various sculptures that can be understood or cannot be understood.There is a large work table in the middle of the room, with all kinds of carving tools and painting utensils randomly placed on one side;

There is no window in the room, and the air is not very good. There is a faint woody fragrance in the dullness, mixed with a hint of scattered sawdust.

Gao Yang was greeted by a man in his late fifties, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a kind smile on the corner of his mouth.Seeing Gao Yang coming in, he moved a round bench, wiped the paper towels on the table, and politely invited Gao Yang to sit down.

"Thank you." Gao Yang thanked.

"You're welcome." Chasha dragged a stool casually, padded a short chair leg with a book, sat down carelessly, and asked cheerfully, "How did you find me? Which work did you find me through?"

Gao Yang replied: "The sculpture of pistachio in the 'Light Years' exhibition "Re-screening the Congregation Flag". After that, I contacted you through the APP of the Art Archives."

"Is anyone really going to see that exhibition?" Chasha laughed, a little surprised: "I also went there secretly, and I didn't see many people for more than an hour."

Gao Yang smiled and said, "It was quite popular when I went there, and the works in it are very good."

Chasha laughed, and was quite amused: "Ha, it's okay, I'm just looking for a platform to show myself, and I don't care about the influence of that exhibition."

"The skill of the work is very superb, such a complex picture is carved in a square inch, it is amazing." Gao Yang praised the carving work.

"It's okay, it's okay." Chasha smiled modestly, and then said: "Actually, the APP of the archives is good, and many artists publish their works on it. A little fame, reserve some traffic."

Gao Yang agrees with him: "Yes, traffic is king now, without traffic it is really hard for people to discover."

"I plan to work hard on the traffic in the next few days, so as not to waste such a good display platform." Chasha's eyes showed some longing: "I heard that the Art Archives will do a good job of this APP, and will give some The support activities are still very exciting.”

Gao Yang said with a smile: "As a vertical platform, if the APP is implemented, it can still gain a lot of precise customers."

"Yes. In fact, whether the works are famous or not is not important to me at this age. I have this studio to support me, and I can also make woodcarvings that I like. In fact, I am quite content." Cha Sha felt a little emotional Said: "But... people, if they have mastered some skills, they will always be a little unwilling to show them. If they really show it, no one will care about it, but it's calm."

Gao Yang said understandingly: "It's normal, talented, and always want to share with others. Self-admiration is nothing compared to the sense of accomplishment when someone praises you."

"Yes, yes." Cha Sha clapped his hands and laughed, unexpectedly Gao Yang understood himself quite well.After he was happy for a while, he remembered to ask Gao Yang why he came to find him: "You came to me today, did you want to know about my works, or did you already have works that you like? However, the exhibits I put in the art archives , and only the pistachio carving "Chess on Double Screen"."

"It's like this. I watched the exhibition with the company leader. She likes the theme of pistachio carving very much. She thinks it has artistic conception, imagination, stories and meaning. She appreciates it very much."

Cha Sha nodded in agreement: ""Replaying Chess on Double Screen" is indeed very interesting."

Gao Yang continued: "However, pistachios are miniature carvings, which can only be seen clearly with a magnifying glass. She wants to know whether you have carved this subject on other materials. She is very interested."

"Your boss's taste is very special." Cha Sha blinked and said with a smile: "Generally, the carvings on wood will have certain themes, such as landscapes, maids, beautiful stories, etc. Someone actually commented on "The Double Screen Meeting" "Chess Diagram" is so interesting, it's the first time I've heard of it."

Gao Yang smiled: "Yes, the taste is quite...unique."

"It's really unique." Chasha stroked his chin and explained: "This picture is about the events of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Sculpture in monochrome, from the perspective of appreciation, is a bit boring.”

"Although the color is monotonous, the subject matter is still special." Gao Yang thought about the wording, and continued: "The boss's taste, hehe, you know... If you are not unique, how can you look different?"

"Hahaha, yes, yes, yes, unique taste, unique taste, exclusive to the boss." Cha Sha shook his head and laughed.

Gao Yang also laughed, feeling that chatting with Chasha was quite interesting.

"It's said that I was carving pistachios at the time, purely because I thought the subject matter was complicated enough, and it was a bit of a gimmick." Chasha said with a smile: "For this work, three boxes of dried fruits have been replaced by the organizer. Alas, the work has not become an artist. Before the work, it is worthless."

"Understood." Gao Yang nodded, thinking that it might be useless, why not buy the pistachio shell carving, let the exhibits leave the deserted exhibition hall early, and then ask Chasha to see if there are other people in the circle who have carved this piece work.

"Although the process is complicated, it is indeed a lot of fun." Chasha is still immersed in the sense of accomplishment of completing the work.

Gao Yang said with a smile: "Yes, the process is also part of the pursuit of art."

Suddenly, Cha Sha changed the subject, and said with some pride: "Pistachio is really complicated, but wood carving is relatively simple, after all, the area is different."

"Have you ever carved on wood?" Gao Yang's eyes lit up, and he felt something was going on.

Chasha said with a helpless smile: "I did it three or four years ago. I also carved this theme on a piece of palm-sized mahogany at the request of a boss with unique taste. Because it was not a big piece, I carved it at that time." The deposit was not confiscated at all times, but when the work was completed, the orderer disappeared and disappeared from then on.”

"This boss is a bit irresponsible." Gao Yang was a little bit aggrieved, and asked, "Then how did you deal with this work?"

"As the decoration of my studio, put it now." Chasha stood up, walked to the row of bookshelves, and found a piece of mahogany the size of a palm from the back of a pile of works.He first found a wet towel to wipe off the dust on it, and then wiped it carefully with a dry paper towel before handing it to Gao Yang.

There is really a picture of the woodcarving version of "Chess on Double Screen"!The matter was a bit sudden, Gao Yang was very confused, he didn't know why his heart was pounding, he got it, handed it to Manager Fang, and he was free, he was inexplicably excited.

The wood carving "Chess Playing on Double Screen" in his hand is palm-sized and heavy, and the overall appearance is a shiny black red.The engraving on the front side is exquisite, almost restoring the splendor of the original work one by one, while the back side is smooth and flat, with some decorative patterns only lightly engraved. "This...do you still sell it?" Gao Yang asked tentatively holding the wood carving.

"It's for sale," Chasha laughed, "I forgot to pick up this work after so many years, and maybe its original owner also forgot, so I never put it for sale on the APP. Today you found it , can be regarded as fate, if you want, I can sell you."

"That's really great. I really... want to buy it. You can make a price." Gao Yang was happy in his heart, and hoped that this was what Manager Fang wanted.

"One thousand and six." Chasha made a price casually.

"1600? Did you sell it too cheaply?" Gao Yang was a little stunned, thinking that it was at least 1600 or more, but he didn't expect that the other party only offered [-].

"Looking at the edge of things, 1600 is quite good. At that time, the person who asked to carve this piece of wood offered this price." Chasha didn't care, and said cheerfully: "Although this is an old piece of mahogany, it is really not as good as you imagined. It is precious, it is the leftover material after I went to the furniture factory to ask someone to buy the furniture, and it seems that it only cost 90."

"But it takes a lot of work, time, and effort." Gao Yang was embarrassed to take it away at such a low price.

"It's all included, 1600. I don't want more, and I won't give less." Chasha smiled and encouraged: "Take it if you like it, the price is very reasonable."

"Then... I'm really sorry." Gao Yang apologized and didn't dare to hesitate. He bought the woodcarving on the spot and transferred 1600 yuan to Chasha.

"I'll find you a bag to put it in." Cha Sha found a newspaper and a paper bag from the corner, carefully wrapped the wood carving, put it in the bag, and handed it to Gao Yang.

"Thank you." Gao Yang took it with a heavy weight, just like his tangled mood at the moment.He said gratefully: "I know, in fact, its value is more than that."

"You're welcome, eyes are the most important thing." Cha Sha waved his hand, still indifferent and happy.

"Thank you." Gao Yang thanked him one last time before leaving the studio with the wood carving.

After leaving the studio and the shopping mall, Gao Yang exhaled heavily with the cold wind blowing on his face, then took out his mobile phone and called Manager Fang.Soon, he got an address and immediately called a car to go.