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Chapter 128 Which leader is coming today?

After writing a few more words, Lin Chen took a short rest and then began preparing to practice sketching again.

When it comes to making gifts, calligraphy doesn't play a significant role, so there's no need to practice it in depth.

But painting is different.

Lin Chen clipped the drawing paper to the drawing board, selected a suitable pencil, and while sharpening the tip, pondered what to draw.

Last night in the dream lab, Lin Chen had already finished watching all the sketching tutorials from his vocational school art class.

I have a general grasp of basic knowledge such as the use of lines, the contrast of light and shadow, and composition techniques.

Now is the time to put theory into practice.

"What are you drawing?"

Lin Chen scanned the room and suddenly spotted a photo of him and Chen Xiaoxiao from their junior high school days.

"Or... let's just forget about it..."

Lin Chen was about to pick up the photo when he shook his head and finally found a photo of his father.

"Let's practice on Dad first."

Lin Chen squinted, carefully observing his father's appearance in the photo.

Then I started writing.

As he began to write, Lin Chen couldn't help but sigh, realizing that it wasn't just Leonardo da Vinci who was possessing him.

Among the skills the system had previously given me, there were actually two skills that could be described as divine artistic skills.

One is a three-fold increase in memory!

No matter what it is, Lin Chen can memorize the image as soon as he sees it.

When you start writing, you don't need to look at the original object anymore; you just need to depict the scene in your mind.

The other one is mathematics!

The foundation of sketching is accurately depicting the shape of an object.

This can actually be seen as a disguised mathematical geometry problem.

This includes the understanding and application of basic geometric shapes, as well as the ability to generalize the shapes of complex objects.

Lin Chen imagined his father as a whole composed of many geometric shapes.

Divide the area according to a specific ratio to determine the location of key parts such as the facial features and limbs.

During this process, knowledge of spatial coordinate systems is used to determine the angle of light and shadow projection and perspective effects.

Although he was drawing a sketch, Lin Chen was doing it like a math problem, and now he had drawn a lot of coordinate systems and circles on the paper.

During this time, Lin's mother came in carrying a bowl of fruit to check on the child.

Seeing what Lin Chen was drawing on the paper, I thought he was still doing math problems.

Didn't we say we were going to practice art?

Why are we getting into math again?

Lin's mother put down the fruit plate with a puzzled look on her face, and left without making a sound.

About half an hour later, Lin Chen finally completed his first sketch.

Putting down his pencil and rubbing his aching wrist, Lin Chen looked at the result on the drawing paper, unsure how to evaluate it.

He had only studied for one night. He might be okay at hands-on practice, but in terms of art appreciation, he wasn't even a beginner.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen opened the door and called his parents in to show them his work.

"Mom and Dad, what do you think of this drawing?"

"Ouch!"

When Lin's parents looked at the image on the drawing paper, they were both startled.

On the drawing paper was a lifelike portrait of Lin's father, as if it were a photograph.

"Son, weren't you doing math problems just now? How come the math problems suddenly turned into drawing?"

Lin's mother looked surprised. She clearly remembered that there were many coordinate curves on this drawing paper before. How did it suddenly become her husband's drawing?

"Mom, I was just determining the coordinates. What do you think of the drawing?"

"It looks just like a photograph! Old Lin, look at this, your son's painting is just like a photograph."

"Uh-huh."

Lin's father beamed and said, "But son, why did you draw me? It feels weird for a grown man to draw another man. Why don't you draw Xiaoxiao instead?"

"Dad, this is my first time drawing a sketch. I'm afraid I'll make Xiaoxiao look ugly."

Lin's father's smile vanished instantly.

"You brat, you mean it's okay if you draw your dad ugly, right?"

Lin's mother suddenly slapped him hard on the back of the head: "What are you saying? You're jealous of your future daughter-in-law?"

"I'm not jealous, I'm just feeling wronged..."

"What grievance?!"

Lin Chen smiled as he watched his parents playfully bickering.

It seems my first piece of work turned out pretty well.

However, they are laymen and can only tell whether it looks similar or not.

I definitely need to continue learning some professional art knowledge.

Should we ask Principal Lin for help?

Lin Chen remembered that Donghai No.1 Middle School did not have a special art class.

But with Principal Lin's connections, perhaps he could be introduced to a professional art teacher to provide guidance.

After that, Lin Chen returned to his room and continued writing and painting.

The next day, the short May Day holiday finally came to an end, and it was time for high school students to return to school.

Lin Chen yawned as he arrived at the entrance of the residential area, waiting for Chen Xiaoxiao, when he was suddenly attracted by a banner at the entrance.

A huge banner was hanging high above the entrance of the residential area.

The inscription reads, "Warmest congratulations to Lin Chen, a student from Class 1, Grade 12 of Donghai No.1 High School, for winning three gold medals and breaking a national record at the Provincial Games!"

Come again?

Lin Chen was speechless; what was bound to happen had finally happened.

He just hadn't expected that Principal Lin's gesture would be so grand this time.

The banners that used to hang only at the school gate are now being hung in their residential community.

Heaven knows exactly how many banners Principal Lin hung up this time.

Just as Lin Chen was puzzled, Chen Xiaoxiao's voice rang out from the side.

"Principal Lin really went all out this time... Our whole neighborhood has hung up banners."

"Good morning, Xiaoxiao!"

Lin Chen greeted him and then asked, "Do you know where else it's hanging?"

"My mom said there are banners from Donghai No.1 Middle School hanging at their company. I guess they've been put up in commercial areas and several residential districts throughout the city, right?"

"But that's normal. Enrollment is just around the corner, how could Principal Lin not use someone as a living advertisement as you?"

Lin Chen suddenly remembered that not only was the college entrance examination coming up soon, but the junior high school entrance examination was also approaching.

For high schools, it's not just the annual college entrance examination that matters; the admissions process after the middle school entrance examination is also very important.

No wonder Principal Lin's actions this time are even bigger than before; is he planning to use him as an advertisement?

It seems we have to collect the advertising fee.

While chatting with Chen Xiaoxiao, Lin Chen walked towards the school.

For some reason, Chen Xiaoxiao walked a little slowly today.

Lin Chen was still a little confused, but he didn't think much of it and accompanied her on a leisurely walk toward the school.

By the time the two arrived at school, it was already normal school hours.

Unsurprisingly, banners were hung high and colorful flags were waving at the school gate.

Knowing that this was Principal Lin's standard procedure, Chen was not surprised.

Just as he was about to step into the school gate, he suddenly saw a large crowd of people standing behind it.

"Xiaoxiao, which leader is coming today?"

Lin Chen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, only to find that there was no response beside him.

Turning around, I saw that Chen Xiaoxiao had somehow already run inside through the small door next to the main entrance.

He was about to follow when he saw Principal Lin shouting from behind the door:

"Warmest congratulations to our student Lin Chen for breaking the national record in the men's 400 meters at the Provincial Games!"