The Versatile Master Artist

These five works were repeatedly dissected into fragments of color, structure, and line.

The painter’s use of brush, composition, and emotion while creating these works appeared vividly in the light screen within Gu Weijing’s mind.

The Calligraphy and Painting Identification Skill displayed a crushing level of analytical ability on these artworks, which are roughly equivalent to or exceed Gu Weijing’s current level.

It’s as if he had seen firsthand how these fans painted.

Even the painters who submitted might be quite surprised to see the annotations on the document.

After Gu Weijing checked his sound card one last time to ensure there were no issues, he entered the Zoom meeting room he had scheduled.

”Hello? Mr. Tree Sloth? Are you there.”

He cleared his throat.

”Hello, Lady Detective Cat, it’s nice to meet you.”

A familiar mid-aged man’s slightly hoarse voice came from the Zoom video conference room.

”Me too.”

Gu Weijing responded.

In Austria, Anna sat behind a desk, looking at Detective Cat’s avatar.

This was her first direct voice conversation with the ”Van Gogh” she had unearthed, face to face.

The only downside was, like her, the Detective Cat on the camera used a virtual background and a customized anthropomorphic cartoon avatar.

She could only judge by the voice,

Just like the self-introduction online, Detective Cat seemed to be a woman around thirty.

”Everyone, please confirm. Our recording time is forty-five minutes, specifically from 5:30 PM to 6:15 PM London Time, and please be mindful not to exceed this time as Mr. Tonks has other schedule arrangements tonight.”

A blonde girl in a black suit appeared on the connection screen of another camera.

Unlike Anna and Gu Weijing, who both opted for a voice changer + virtual animated avatar combination for their various reasons, Curator Tangkis is a well-known public figure.

Even though it’s a podcast recording, he opened his camera confidently.

Now, the blonde girl on the screen is Curator Tangkis’s personal assistant, a position similar to that of Old Yang employed by Elder Cao.

These days, the podcast recording arrangements communicated with Mr. Tree Sloth were also handled by this assistant girl.

Actually, when Anna proposed to increase guest list for this podcast, the assistant was quite upset.

The reason for her upset was quite similar to Old Yang’s when he heard Elder Cao praising Gu Weijing back then.

Those who work as assistants to art giants hate such sudden circumstances.

Curator Tangkis was willing to participate in Mr. Tree Sloth’s show because the quality of this podcast is indeed high.

Not only was it selected as Best Blog by Apple’s Art Podcast New Star List last year, but also the guests are often prominent figures like Sir Clark, Head of the British Academy of Fine Arts.

Curator Tangkis’s participation does not seem undignified; it’s a great opportunity to showcase himself.

And then suddenly,

This Detective Cat appears... a celebrity illustrator?

It’s like an American cowboy crashing a European aristocratic afternoon tea party.

What’s the cultural level like? She really wants to join this kind of art salon discussion.

If she speaks out of context during the salon recording and acts like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, Curator Tangkis’s reputation could diminish.

The assistant girl really doesn’t understand why, after so much work to raise the quality of the podcast, Mr. Tree Sloth would risk damaging the reputation by inviting such guests.

She even suggested that Mr. Tonks not participate in this podcast recording.

However, the curator watched a portrait painted by Detective Cat for Mr. Hibernian on YouTube, paused for a moment, and agreed to proceed with the recording.

”Mr. Tree Sloth, my audio test is all complete here, and when it’s time, Mr. Tonks will be coming to the study room. I reiterate once more, please mind the recording duration as the curator’s time is limited.”

After finishing the adjustments to the study room’s computer and audio, the assistant girl was about ready to leave.

”Miss, could you wait a moment?”

Anna called out to the curator’s assistant.

”What’s the matter?”

”This is Detective Cat, also our other guest for this salon recording.”

Anna introduced.

She did not look down on the blonde girl just because she was an assistant.

Anna understands the working style of art giants.

These curator assistants are responsible for various communication works of art exhibitions daily; the benefits of having a good relationship with them are unimaginable.

Might even allow Detective Cat to skip the preliminary rounds and participate in exhibitions directly as an invited painter.