frightfiction Chapter 429 Master Yi's Test
Chapter 429 Master Yi's Test
Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian boarded a plane to Jiangnan.
When I arrived at the airport, I saw Fenghua, the big loser, standing at the airport gate holding a sign and waiting, with an unhappy look on his face.
Who understands? Fenghua was tired after a day and just wanted to lie on the bed and have a good rest. Who would have thought that Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian would act so quickly and come as soon as they said they would.
As soon as his master heard the news, he immediately kicked him over to pick up the two people. He didn't even sleep well.
Originally, Fenghua no longer hated Yu Zhi, but the sleepy resentment at this moment made him clench his fists again.
"Fenghua, I brought you some delicious food."
Yu Zhi could see Fenghua's drooping face from a distance.
I have to say that he has a childish temper, his emotions come and go quickly. When he heard that Yu Zhi brought him delicious food, his face immediately brightened.
"Hey, you said you were coming, so come on. What else are you bringing?"
As he spoke, he looked at Yu Zhi's hand, looking eagerly as if he hadn't eaten for eight hundred years.
Seeing Fenghua's appearance, Meng Yingnian was a little worried.
Can’t you get enough to eat under Master Yi?
Yu Zhi usually eats very little and has less than two taels of meat on his body. If he loses any more weight, he will immediately become a skeleton.
Now Meng Yingnian was glad that he had come, otherwise what would happen if the child became hungry and thinner.
Fenghua took the two of them into the car. This was his own car, which his parents bought for him to make it convenient for him to travel.
Fenghua didn't care about these things. Generally speaking, he would only open them when Master Yi asked him to pick someone up. The rest of the time, they would just be left in the warehouse gathering dust.
However, Meng Yingnian was already used to observing. He could tell at a glance that the car was not cheap, and he guessed that his family was also very wealthy.
But why would he throw his own child directly to Master Yi?
Most of them are trained to become family heirs, or at least serve as reserves.
However, it was not very nice to ask such an impertinent question when you just met someone, so Meng Yingnian said nothing, but Yu Zhi and Fenghua started talking.
"You came at the perfect time. The master took on a big order these past two days, and he rushed back because the deadline was almost up. This old man is usually very slow at work and always likes to put it off until the last minute. Now, he suddenly went to the capital, disrupting his plans. I guess he won't be able to finish the work now."
Feng Hua sighed helplessly. The reason he was so resentful was because he had been helping Master Yi since he came back.
After finally finishing his part and taking a break, he had to go pick up Yu Zhi again.
He has been working non-stop all day and is almost dying of exhaustion.
Master Yi often said that Fenghua was a little too good to him. He never stayed up late to work on his sculptures, and never went hungry.
Therefore, Fenghua has been forced to work hard and starve under Master Yi. Now he can't walk as soon as he sees food.
"When you go, it's best not to delay too long, otherwise I'm really afraid that this old man will be beaten."
Yu Zhi nodded.
When he arrived at Master Yi's residence, he was a little shocked.
There are sculptures of all sizes placed in the yard, just left outside, exposed to the wind and sun. They must look quite scary at night.
Walking into the room, there are countless display cabinets, like a small exhibition, showing Master Yi's works.
"Oh, those outside are made by me. My master didn't like them and threw them all away. I couldn't bear to part with them, so I put them in the yard."
Fenghua's eyes were filled with emptiness. So many sculptures had taken him so much time and effort.
But Master Yi looked down on none of them and threatened that if Fenghua took these rubbish out, he would expel her from the sect.
How could Fenghua dare to commit fraud now? He could only listen to Master Yi and throw him into the yard.
Yu Zhi took a quick look and saw that the work Fenghua had submitted for the competition last time was also on the list. It was estimated that Fenghua had not left a single work behind in all these years.
"You'll just get used to it. The master is such a perfectionist. The sculptures you create in the future will probably end up like mine, unless you can understand the master's full meaning and make changes according to his requirements. But if you really follow his ideas, he'll usually say you don't have your own unique style."
After hearing what he said, Meng Yingnian was really overwhelmed.
He only heard Yu Zhi say that this was a very powerful senior in the field of sculpture, but he didn't expect him to be so picky and have so many requirements.
However, Yu Zhi accepted it well. Masters always have their own set of standards. Only with strict requirements can great works be created.
Fenghua took Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian upstairs. Master Yi was carving hard and didn't notice Yu Zhi's arrival at all.
Meng Yingnian looked at Master Yi's state and suddenly remembered the way he looked when he watched Yu Zhi creating that day. The two people's figures gradually overlapped, and their eyes were exactly the same meticulous and serious.
No wonder Yu Zhi wanted to become Master Yi's disciple. At this moment, a flash of understanding came into Meng Yingnian's mind.
Two hours had passed by the time Master Yi finished this stage of his carving. Yu Zhi stood behind him, watching him polish. In that moment, something seemed to become more transparent.
Master Yi's technique is very mature and sophisticated, and he is very decisive during the carving process.
He knew exactly what he wanted to build, so he worked very quickly.
But no matter how fast it is, this thing still needs to be carefully crafted, so it took two hours to complete the basic creation.
"Yu Zhi is here."
Master Yi put down the carving knife and rubbed his temple.
The clothes he wore were totally shabby and looked like rags, making him look like an ordinary old man.
However, anyone who saw his eyes could see the wisdom hidden in them.
This was Meng Yingnian’s first time seeing Master Yi, and he had a very good impression of him.
"Master Yi, sorry to bother you."
Master Yi shook his head and started to test him directly.
"That's okay. Look at this sculpture. It already has a rough outline. But the client who ordered it wants a youthful and energetic look for the girl. How do you think we should present it?"
The girl under Master Yi is very smart, with a graceful figure and a face full of girlishness.
Although it has not been finely crafted yet, it can be roughly seen that the girl's image is very beautiful.
Master Yi actually said this to test Yu Zhi's ability.
After all, the sculptures that Yu Zhi showed were relatively solid images.
Master Yi was unsure of the extent to which Yu Zhi could express his emotions.
So the work he happened to be working on showed the girl's love and agility, which were elements that were difficult to express, so he decided to let Yu Zhi give it a try.
"In addition to adjusting the facial muscles, I also think we should show her playfulness in her eyes. This requires some control of angles to make her express the emotions we want. However, this work is still in the early stages of creation and is just a rough draft. So in the subsequent refinement process, I think we can first highlight the luster in her eyes."
Yu Zhi observed the work in front of him. He had to admit that Master Yi was very capable. He could already see the prototype of the sculpture from such a roughly carved sculpture.
However, if you want to show the emotions of youth and the characteristics of a girl herself, you still need to work on more angles.
"Anyone can say it, but it's hard to do it. This piece of work is the touchstone for you to become my disciple. I'm giving it to you to complete. If you can do it well, then I will accept you as my disciple. But if this piece of work is ruined, then it's a pity that we are not destined to be together."
Fenghua listened to Master Yi's words and looked at Yu Zhi with some embarrassment.
After all, Master Yi would not let Fenghua take charge of such a delicate project now, for he was afraid that Fenghua would accidentally destroy his work.
But he didn't expect that this would be a prerequisite for Yu Zhi to become his apprentice.
You know, it is very difficult to carve a good sculpture, and it requires a lot of effort.
This work already has the shadow of Master Yi, so I have always wanted to complete this work on this basis, and it will be more difficult.
After all, it is not created by myself, so there will still be some differences in ideas.
But Yu Zhi has never been afraid of challenges. He has indeed never tried this style before, and he feels very excited to have this opportunity.
In particular, Master Yi did a very good job on the basic creation of this sculpture, and there was nothing he wanted to change.
All he needed to do was to refine the sculpture so that it could perfectly achieve the beauty that Master Yi wanted.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to complete this work."
Yu Zhi accepted the matter, and then Master Yi left the space for Yu Zhi to operate.
Because he has not only this one sculpture on hand, but there are two more sculptures waiting for him to work on.
There were only three months left before the deadline for submitting the work, and he was not sure if he could finish all these things in such a short time.
After all, he also wants fame. If his work is shoddy, no one will want to work with him next time.
In fact, Master Yi also had his own selfish motives. He knew that Yu Zhi's skills were already very good.
There won't be any big problems if we hand this work over to him.
Even if there are some minor problems, he will personally modify it at the end and then submit the order.
It's just that Fenghua isn't strong enough.
This child still hasn't been able to fully control human emotions, especially the more difficult emotions like a young girl's love. If this blockhead of him were to be given this, he probably wouldn't be able to do it at all.
Master Yi was unable to handle these three sculptures at the same time, so Yu Zhi's presence was a great help to him.
However, Master Yi would definitely not tell these words to anyone, because this was actually a test for Yu Zhi.
The reason why he said this was to make Yu Zhi feel less oppressed and to do his best to make the entire sculpture the best it can be.
Only in this way can Master Yi fully understand his talents and tap into his hidden abilities.
But even if Yu Zhi had some problems, Master Yi would not say anything.
After all, the child is of this age, and no matter how talented he is, he needs time to hone his skills, so these words are just to encourage Yu Zhi?
If Master Yi really didn't allow him to accept him as his disciple, Master Yi would go and bang his head against the wall and kill himself.
After Master Yi left, Fenghua followed him to learn sculpture knowledge.
Only Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian were left in the empty room.
Meng Yingnian looked at Yu Zhi and smiled helplessly. He knew that Yu Zhi must want to deal with his sculptures now, so he had to make good follow-up arrangements.
There were also some servants in this villa, and they had already helped Yu Zhi and Meng Yingnian clean up the room.
Meng Yingnian took the luggage into the room, while Yu Zhi stared at the sculpture in front of him for a moment, then picked up the carving knife and began to carve it step by step.
Meng Yingnian knew that Yu Zhi was immersed in his own creation and didn't like being disturbed, so he went back to the bedroom, turned on the computer, and started dealing with company affairs.
It was said that it was handed over to Chen Xun to handle, but there were still many important documents that needed his signature.
Therefore, Chen Xun would send all the information to Meng Yingnian's email address, and he would sign his electronic name after reading it. This would ensure the operation of the company without restricting Meng Yingnian's position.