Shenhao with learning panel

Chapter 252 Appointment for Private Painting

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Chapter 252 Appointment for Private Painting

Because he has an assistant, he now only puts forward general requirements for many chores outside of study, and then leaves them to Zhang Huijing to implement them in detail.

For example, when it came to finding mannequins aged forty to fifty years old, he did not think deeply about the difficulty involved. Although he knew that his specific request would definitely be more difficult than finding those young models, he did not expect that it would be difficult.

Zhang Huijing specifically called to report to her.

Li Shi asked: "Tell me more specifically."

"Boss, it's like this. The agents said that there are actually a lot of old mannequins, and the prices are cheaper than the young and beautiful ones. They are male and female, and they come in all shapes and sizes."

"The age group of 40 or 50 years old is quite special in the human model industry. It is the age group with the fewest practitioners. However, at this age, most of the people who still come to this industry have poor economic conditions.

It is very poor, and people with poor economic conditions..."

When Zhang Huijing said this, Li Shi understood immediately.

People with poor economic conditions have to run around for a living every day, so how can they talk about maintenance.

And when you are in your forties or fifties, you have reached the age where aging is inevitable even if you are naturally beautiful, so the requirements you put forward are indeed difficult to find among professional human models, or even ordinary models.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Try to look for it as much as possible. The price can be a little higher. I hope you can find at least one."

Zhang Huijing said: "Okay boss, but I think there are other ways to try it. For example, posting recruitment information for private models on platforms such as Weibo and Xiaohongshu, it might be useful."

Li Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly remembered his experience of looking for models on these platforms to make appointments for shoots when he was learning photography.

He immediately said: "You are right, you should be more careful about this matter."

Then he asked about the arrangements for sketching in the afternoon.

Zhang Huijing quickly replied: "I have already contacted the two models. The time notified is to arrive at the studio at 1:30 p.m. In addition, the costumes and props have been rented according to the data of the two models. I am going to pick up the costumes now."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Li Shi stood up and came to the tea table beside the bed, took a sip of tea, and was still thinking about what Zhang Huijing just said on the phone.

In fact, even if he does not draw the human body of a person aged forty or fifty, it is just that the human body material library lacks a period of life drawing experience of this age group, which will not affect his impact (mastery-).

But this kind of lack will make him feel that he is not perfect enough, he will "think about it", and he will always feel that it is not enough.

"My perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorder seems to have become more serious in my studies now."

"But when it comes to learning, it's about the ultimate goal of the learning panel, and it's about the height that you can reach in your future evolution. There really shouldn't be any sloppiness."

“The pursuit of perfection is the right thing to do in this regard!”

Li Shi smiled, took another sip of tea, picked up his phone, and sent a message to Wu Yuan: "Sister Yuan, what are you doing?"

Wu Yuan replied to his message as quickly as ever: "I just finished the meeting and now I am going to Pudong to see the second store in Shanghai. (Laughing with joy)"

Her first Hunan cuisine restaurant in Shanghai became an instant hit after opening on New Year's Day, and business was very good.

She is very enterprising and wants to take advantage of this momentum to prepare another branch and open it before the Chinese New Year.

It was precisely because of this that she did not return to Tanzhou to see Li Shi.

Otherwise, Wu Yuan would have to dream of returning to Dali for seven days a week. If time were not so urgent, even if Li Shi did not summon her, she would have found an excuse to rush back to learn photography techniques.

When Li Shi learned that she was going to open a second branch in Shanghai so soon, he was actually a little worried that she was going too hasty, but he didn't want to interfere with their business, and sometimes being too hasty is not necessarily a bad thing.

He has experience. For some things, he has to move in and out quickly, so that he can reach the top in one breath!

Slowly will only be tepid.

It is difficult to achieve explosive gains!

This is the so-called "one go at once".

Li Shi was stunned for a moment when the other party sent two more WeChat messages and already came over.

Wu Yuan: "Teacher Li, I want to play with you, is that okay? (Weakly)"

Wu Yuan: "I haven't seen you for a long time, I miss you, and my photography skills have become rusty recently, so I want to have an in-depth communication with you (shy)"

Li Shi couldn't help but smile after reading the message. This Ms. Wu is indeed her.

Clicked on the input box and replied: "Don't run away. I will go to Shanghai to find you in three to five days. I will paint you by then. Please prepare more clothes."

Wu Yuan: "Really!"

Wu Yuan: "Okay, then I'll buy new clothes and wait for you! Last time it was Lolita, how about Catwoman this time? (呲ya)"

Li Shi, who originally wanted to say something else serious, was stunned.

Catwoman?

Catwoman's costume in that movie came to mind, and I couldn't help but look forward to it.

Tsk, Ms. Wu is tall and plump. She looks extremely sexy in that black leather jacket.

Li Shi thought to himself that she was originally an attractive peach, but in the past, she showed more of an Asian catwoman style. If she dressed up as Catwoman, it would add a bit of mysterious exotic style, which would be quite suitable for her own painting.

Well, not bad. He smiled and typed: "Then you have to be well prepared for inspection when I arrive in Shanghai."

"Okay, Teacher Li!"

Li Shi finally brought the topic to the point: "By the way, do you have any female friends in their forties or fifties who want to take private photos and draw private paintings?"

He told Wu Yuan everything about the matter and his requirements for the model.

The reason why I told her was that when I was on the phone with Zhang Huijing, I remembered that I had taken private photos of Wu Yuan, and later she wanted to introduce her to my best friend and take the photos herself.

She knows many rich women, so is it possible that she will be able to find one that meets her requirements?

Li Shi also held the idea of ​​​​taking a shot with or without dates.

Wu Yuan quickly replied: "When you said it, a person immediately came to my mind. She should be around forty-five years old, but she is very well-maintained and looks good... I just don't know if she is willing.

And because of family issues, she is usually a decent and traditional person, so I didn’t know how to tell her at the moment, so I had to think about it first.”

Wu Yuan: "Is this urgent?"

Li Shi immediately typed: "No hurry, tell me about her situation first."

Wu Yuan: "Her name is Shen Jie. She is a high school teacher who teaches history. She doesn't like to take pictures and never posts on WeChat Moments, so I don't have any photos of her here. She is slightly shorter and thinner than me.

Very good..."

After listening to Wu Yuan's words, an image of a traditional and conservative woman emerged in Li Shi's mind.

I feel that it is unlikely that such a person would agree to take private photos or draw private paintings.

But now that I know that there is such a person who objectively meets my requirements, I feel it would be a pity not to give it a try, so I typed: "Then on the premise of not affecting your relationship as much as possible, find an opportunity to ask, if you don't want to

It doesn’t matter if you do.”

"Hmm, okay, once I figure out what method to use, I'll ask her."

After chatting with Wu Yuan for a while, she went to look at the store.

End the chat.

Li Shi put down his mobile phone, took another sip of tea, and looked out the floor-to-ceiling window. The weather was very good today, and the sky above the city was blue and clean.

"Today's theme is girls in their study period. The afternoon sketching can be arranged outdoors."

"If you are outdoors, given today's weather, you must fully consider the brightness of the light when painting."

Li Shi thought for a while, and was about to go out to see if Wang Yuelan's lunch was ready. When he walked to the door of the study, he suddenly remembered something, returned to the desk, picked up his mobile phone and called Zhang Huijing: "Xiao Zhang, you

Have you done what I mentioned before about publishing recruitment information on various platforms?"

After the phone call, Zhang Huijing walked out of the elevator and was about to find a car. She quickly stopped and said, "Not yet. I want to finish my afternoon sketching first. Boss, do you need me to do it right now?"

Li Shi originally wanted to ask her if she had released information about looking for models. If she had, he would forward the recruitment information to Wu Yuan and ask her to take it to Teacher Shen Jie as a guide to the topic.

But then I felt that if it was a recruitment announcement written by Zhang Huijing, the content about models in it might make people misunderstand that it was posted for her, so I changed my mind and said: "No, you can continue to look at the costumes and props now, and wait until it is completed."

It’s not too late to do the afternoon’s work when you have free time.”

After hanging up the phone, Li Shi opened his laptop, created a new document, thought about it, and started editing the copy:

"Appointment/Private room available"

I am a freelance painter, specializing in female portrait sketching.

…

Li Shi quickly wrote a copy of the appointment with no specific requirements for the model, and then posted it on Xiaohongshu.

Then I took a screenshot and sent it to Wu Yuan.

"Just say, you know this painter who made the appointment, and you want to paint with me, and ask her if she is interested in working together... Just do your work first, and then message me back when you're done."

Then I found two more photos of the work and sent them over.

In just three or four minutes, Wu Yuan's message came back:

"After looking at it, the store today is obviously not as good as the one I looked at the day before yesterday. In my opinion, the shortcomings are obvious, so I just walked around for a while and stopped looking. There is no need to waste time."

"Teacher Li, your screenshot didn't say whether it was paid or free. Your paintings are so beautiful, so you should be charged for it (呲ya)"

When Wu Yuan reminded him, Li Shi's eyes lit up.

Yes, you have to pay!

And you can’t get cheaper.

It's not that he lacks that little money, but that most people nowadays believe in "cheap is not good" and "expensive is expensive". If you give it for free or charge a low fee, others will not think that you are selflessly giving, but only giving.

I think your level is too low, or you have an ulterior motive.

"Wait a moment, I will change it and take another screenshot."

Li Shi clicked on the document and revised the copy:

"High-end customized painting/private room available"

I am a freelance painter, specializing in female portrait sketching.

…

Fee: no less than 3,000 yuan per ticket, subject to negotiation based on specific circumstances.

After revising it, I sent it to Xiaoxiaohongshu again, this time adding a drawing of my previous work.

Delete the previous post, take a screenshot, and send it to Wu Yuan.

After it was over, Li Shi put the matter aside for the time being.

The main reason why he did this was to give Wu Yuan a good excuse to avoid stalemate the relationship between her and her friends because of his own affairs.

As for whether it can be successful, I don’t have high expectations.

Just cast a wide net.

I went out and played with Wang Yuelan who was cooking in the room for forty minutes, then had lunch together and took a nap.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Li Shi drove a Bentley Flying Spur to the studio and met Zhao Lu and Chen Yun.

As required, they came wearing masks and hats without make-up. After arriving, Li Shi was asked to observe them before discussing the specific details of their makeup.

I had seen the bare-faced photos of these two female college students in the information before. After Li Shi saw them in person, he was a little surprised. They both looked better than in the photos.

Both of them are nineteen years old, just the age of Shui Lingling. They don't wear makeup and their skin is in very good condition. Especially Zhao Lu, whose facial features are very beautiful.

Chen Yun's facial features are not as delicate as Zhao Lu's, but they are still very good-looking, and she is tall. In addition to her long and straight legs, her chest strength cannot be underestimated.

While observing, Li Shi first sketched them separately with pen and paper.

Then we communicate about the specific makeup.

Half an hour later, they put on makeup and changed into the clothes prepared by Zhang Huijing.

Li Shi observed again. After a while, he turned to Zhang Huijing and said: "The weather is good today and the temperature has risen a lot. We won't go to the activity base later and we will find a suitable place in the city."

After a while, everyone came to the parking lot downstairs.

Zhao Quan didn't come today, so there are only four people, and one car is enough.

When they got into the Bentley Flying Spur and looked at the luxurious interior, Zhao Lu and Chen Yun couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The two of them were sitting in the back row, looked at each other, took out their mobile phones in unison, and chatted on WeChat.

"Boss, where are we going now?"

Zhang Huijing got into the driver's seat and asked Li Shi in the passenger seat.

Li Shi thought for a moment and said, "Let's drive towards the university town."

I drove all the way around the university town, walked around, found a place with few people, and parked the car.

Let’s draw Zhao Lu first.

Li Shi guided her through several shoots, but she was not particularly satisfied with any of them. She always felt like something was missing.

After thinking for a while, he looked around and then walked towards the shared bicycle not far away.

Scan the code to push one back.

"Zhao Lu, try holding this bicycle with your hands."

"Well, turn sideways and lean against the cushion."

"Lift your chin slightly, then look towards me, okay, that's it!"

Li Shi looked at Zhao Lu, who was leaning on the bicycle in front of him, and felt a surge of excitement in his body.

I saw that she was wearing a school uniform at the moment, a white shirt, a black suit, and a plaid skirt. Her fair face shone a little under the reflection of the sun, her eyes were big, her eyebrows were bright, and her teeth were white. She looked young and sweet.

It seems as if the heroine in the campus TV series has walked from the screen to the front.

The index and middle fingers of his left hand couldn't help but tap his thigh several times in succession. Just as he was about to get the brush and drawing book, the cell phone in his pocket rang. When he took it out, he saw that someone had applied for a job on his work WeChat account.

One's own friends.

He clicked it and took a look, and the other person directly added the following message: Xiaohong Shuyue drew it.

Li Shi ignored it and put the phone away.

"You move a bit, and then try to stay in this position without moving."

After giving instructions to Zhao Lu, he turned around and took the drawing book and pen from Zhang Huijing's hand. Then he observed for a while and pondered for a few minutes before starting to write.

Not long after painting, the cell phone in his pocket actually rang again.

When I took it out to unlock it, it was still a WeChat message. When I clicked on it, my eyes widened immediately.

There is actually a person who is looking for me to draw on Xiaohongshu and is applying to add my account as a friend!

this……

What's happening?

(End of chapter)