Chapter 917 Best Joke of the Year

“Even if you were to add in the renumeration from participating in some events, it’s not much. Most of the time, it’s just reimbursement for transportation, food, and accommodation,” Tan Mo said. “Therefore, with Shan Zhaowei’s income, how could he afford to hire so many marketing accounts? And, it’s only to insult third brother?”

“Third brother, did you have any dealings with Shan Zhaowei before?” Tan Mo asked.

Tan Jinyi had just finished posting on Weibo when he replied Tan Mo. “No. I’ve never heard of this person before, nor did I have any direct or indirect contact with him.”

“Teacher and Uncle only brought me to meet their very good friends, “Tan Jinyi said, “Actually, there aren’t many people who can be very good friends with them. Besides those seniors, I’ve never met anyone else. Those were all small gatherings in private.”

Shan Zhaowei had no chance to attend those.

He Haoyan had brought Tan Jinyi to meet Ji Qinghe.

Dong Yanzhen and He Haoyan were best friends.

Other than He, there were only two painters who had brought Tan Jinyi to socialise.

Tan was sure that neither Ji Qinghe nor the other two painters had anything to do with Shan Zhaowei.

“Speaking of which, I always seem to be the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.” Tan Jinyi scratched his head. He had just remembered this matter.

“Then let’s check in the direction of the marketing accounts and Shan Zhaowei,” Tan Jinqi said in a deep voice. “Find out who ordered Shan Zhaowei to do it.”

“Shan Zhaowei replied to me,” Tan Jinyi said.

Tan Mo and the others went to see Tan Jinyi’s Weibo together.

They saw Shan sharing Tan’s Weibo post and saying, “May I ask who your teacher and uncle are? Which decent teacher would agree to you doing this?”.

This time, Tan Jinyi did not even have time to answer him.

On Weibo, netizens suddenly saw He Haoyan share Tan Jinyi’s Weibo post.

Netizens who had been watching the spectacle from the front-row seats saw He share Tan’s Weibo post.

They did not even have time to look at what he had posted before they rushed to report it.

“He Haoyan shared Tan Jinyi’s Weibo post!”

“What do you mean? Does He Haoyan support Shan Zhaowei’s words as well?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t had the chance to look at it yet. I’ll look at it now.”

Hence, netizens saw He sharing Tan Jinyi’s Weibo post and said, “I am Jinyi’s teacher. I was the one who agreed to his painting for the opening of the second season of ‘Broken Continent’. Is there anything wrong?”

He retorted with a “Is there anything wrong?”, but everyone felt that there must be have been another question “You have a problem with that?” after that.

It was just that he didn’t write it out.

Is there anything wrong?

You have a problem with that?

From the tone of He Haoyan’s words, this was exactly what he meant.

“As everyone knows, He Haoyan is Dong Yanzhen’s senior brother. And He himself said that he is Tan Jinyi’s teacher. Then the uncle that Tan had been referring to is…!!!”

“Dong Yanzhen!!!”

“D**n!”

“I’m already so shocked that I want to swear. Tan Jinyi is awesome!”

“The Tan family is awesome, and the Tan siblings are awesome!”

“He Haoyan is actually the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. I only found out today. Could it be that I’m the only one? (dog head]”

“No, there’s still me. I’m shocked. He’s actually the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association?”

“I just found out about it too.”

“I just checked his Weibo page. It’s really written on his profile. He’s too low-key. I didn’t know about it before.”

“I don’t pay much attention to such cultural connections. I didn’t know either.”

“That great painter Shan has really gone and provoked one of his own for nothing.”

“Hahahaha, he said that Tan was smearing and distorting traditional Chinese painting, but he didn’t expect that his teacher and uncle had agreed to it. After hearing that Tan Jinyi had obtained the permission of his teacher, Shan Zhaowei had insinuated that his teacher and uncle were also fake artists. They weren’t decent teachers, and they might even be some random artists. But in the end? Hahahahaha, his teacher and uncle are He Haoyan and Dong Yanzhen. I’m dying of laughter. It’s not that I want to bring him down, but it’s the truth. Among the artists in the country, who else has a higher status than He Haoyan and Dong Yanzhen?”

“I agree with what the person above said. This isn’t about bringing down his reputation. No one is on the same level as He Haoyan and Dong Yanzhen. Dong Yanzhen is really the best. He Haoyan isn’t even one level lower, and the people after him are already one level lower.”

“Leaving aside the issue of status, Shan Zhaowei probably thought that since he was a member of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, he could be considered to have received the formal recognition of a national-level group and could call himself an artist. Meanwhile, Tan Jinyi was still a fledgling and had just released a painting. Who knows, Shan might have even heard that Tan Jinyi had yet to enter the Association. So, he could have felt that no matter how much background Tan Jinyi had, he was still a newcomer in the cultural circle. Therefore, he wanted to use his status as a member of the formal organization and as an expert to scorn Tan Jinyi and attempt to label him as disrespecting traditional art. However, he did not know that his teacher is the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, and his uncle is a world-class top painter. This is so funny.”

“It’s the best joke of the year.”

“Tan Jinyi’s teacher probably can’t get any more orthodox than this.”

“In comparison, Shan Zhaowei is more like an amateur painter.”

“No wonder there were so many good reviews the moment the opening credits were released. Many students of the fine arts major were praising him as a student of a famous artist. It’s not strange.”

“Think about this scene. He learned painting from He Haoyan, and I even had Dong Yanzhen’s guidance from time to time. D**n, I don’t dare to think about it anymore. The scene was so shocking.”

“Tan Jinyi’s teacher resources are just too awesome.”

“He’s the one who’s letting other people bite the dust.”

“Everyone, do you all remember that before the first season of ‘Broken Continent’ was broadcasted, He Haoyan, Dong Yanzhen, and Ji Qinghe all came out to promote the show? At that time, many people were curious as to how the Tan family was connected to these three painters and scholars. Even these three top celebrities were promoting the show.”

The standards of these three were different from those of the other artists.

Those artists who had helped promote the show, even if they were in the S-list, in terms of social status, were far inferior to the three of them.

“I remember, so now the case has finally been solved. Because they are Tan Jinyi’s teacher and uncle, and Ji Qinghe seems to have a very good relationship with He Haoyan. They are good friends.”

“Yes, Dong Yanzhen and He Haoyan are also very good friends. I heard that as long as Dong Yanzhen is in the country, he will go to He Haoyan’s house every day to scrounge for food.”

“I’ve seen Dong’s interviews. When he was under Master Yan Xuelin, He Haoyan was his eldest senior brother. Because he was very young when he had first entered the sect, He Haoyan took care of him every day. Some of the details of his paintings were also guided by He. Therefore, Dong’s feelings for He are akin to that of a brother and father, they are on really good terms.”