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Chapter 44 - Grandmasters of Stones

In the private room of the hotel.

A cup of clear tea was placed in front of all four of them. Director Maia laughed and said, "That brat Austoni saw that piece of work by Lin Feng and even told me that it's comparable to the 'Ten Great Stones'. Haha, doesn't that mean that there's a seventeen year old grandmaster sculptor?"

Grandmasters represented a position, representing that he had reached the pinnacle of this art.

And normal people referred to him as' master '. For example, Master Proulx.

"Grandmaster sculptor?" Ye Lu was a little surprised, "I don't know if Lin Feng's sculpture is that amazing. After all, my standards aren't high enough. But I can guarantee that Lin Feng's sculptures are at least comparable to the works in the 'Master's Exhibition Hall' of your exhibition hall. "

"Oh." Director Maia laughed. "Fine. After saying so much, I think it's best if we meet." I wonder where that sculpture is, can I have a look at it? "

"Of course." Ye Lu said with a smile.

"Little Ye Lu, even if this sculpture isn't at the level of the 'Ten Great Stones', it probably won't be much different from them. What about your protection measures? Don't let anyone steal them. " Director Maia reminded him.

Ye Lu said confidently, "Uncle Maia, please be at ease. Right now, I have placed the stone sculpture in the secret room of the Huadri Hotel. It is also under the special protection of the experts from my Dawson Conglomerate. Furthermore, very few people know about the existence of this sculpture. "

"You moved to the hotel?" Austoni was surprised. The last time he saw her was in the dorm.

Ye Lu curled his lips: "I trust my brothers, I don't trust you."

Austoni couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

"Uncle Maia, let's go. I'll take you there." Ye Lu said passionately.

The Huadeli Hotel was actually an industry under the jurisdiction of the Dawson Conglomerate. This was also the reason why the upper echelons of the Huadeli Hotel knew Ye Lu's identity.

Within a separate room in the Huadeli Hotel. The room was very spacious, and there were even beds in the room. There were three experts who had been keeping watch here for the past few days.

"Young Master Ye Lu." The three warriors of the seventh rank stood up and said respectfully.

Ye Lu smiled and nodded. "Uncle Maia, just watch and see." As he spoke, Ye Lu removed the thick cloth covering the sculpture, revealing a large stone sculpture. The five beautiful stone sculptures were exquisite and charming, they had a look of tender affection, a cute and pure appearance, a reserved and shy appearance, a passionate and moving look, and also a look of reluctance to part.

Everything seemed to be real.

Seeing these five humanoid sculptures, Director Maia's mouth hung open, and he stared at them in shock for a long time.

After a long time …

"Amazing, amazing." Only now did Director Maia come to his senses. "This sculpture is at least at the Grandmaster level. How much effort would it take to create five lifelike sculptures? Just the amount of time it takes to carve it probably will take a year or so. "

Director Maia knew very well that carving took a great deal of effort.

There was even a grandmaster sculptor who vomited blood and fainted while carving. Historically, there had been people who died before they could even finish carving. This was a work that had been painstakingly crafted.

"For a young man who's only seventeen years old to be able to reach such a level, it truly is …" Director Maia didn't know what to say. He excitedly walked over to the sculpture and carefully examined it, "Whether or not this sculpture can be compared to the ten sculptures, we still have to carefully examine it in all aspects."

As he spoke, Director Maia seemed to stick close to the sculpture, carefully inspecting the lines.

Director Maia didn't make a sound, instead carefully inspecting every single part of the sculpture, 'Awakening From the Dream', as though he had been possessed by a fiend.'

"Boss Ye Lu, it's been two hours." Lei Nuo said as he took out his pocket watch and looked at it.

Ye Lu shook his head and said softly, "Don't be impatient. Let Uncle Maia take a good look. Since Uncle Maia is the chief curator of the Proulx Gallery, he must be a descendant of Master Proulx. I wonder what level Ol 'Three has reached. "

Lei Nuo also nodded slightly.

After nearly three hours, Director Maia straightened his back and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I heard that this sculpture is called 'Love'?" Director Maia asked.

Ye Lu nodded: "Yes, Old Third named himself."

Director Maia nodded slightly, and then took a good look at the sculpture, 'Love', exclaiming in praise, "I have to say, that brother of yours, Lin Feng, is absolutely a genius of the sculpture world. You can say he's comparable to Master Proulx's genius."

"Although his sculptures are slightly different from that of Master Proulx's, in terms of the soul of his sculptures, they are definitely comparable." Director Maia sighed in amazement.

"Sculpting?" Ye Lu asked doubtfully.

Director Maia nodded. "Right. However, this sculpture does have a few flaws, but it also has astonishing advantages."

"The flaw is that there is a slight defect in the handling of some convex surfaces and soft curves. But your brother Lin Feng's works look very coherent, and the visual effects of his works are definitely comparable to those of Master Proulx's works. The most important thing is that this piece of work is very large. "

Given Director Maia's eyesight, he naturally could tell what these five stone sculptures meant.

"'Love', to be able to carve such a sculpture, is truly amazing." Director Maia couldn't help but sigh in amazement.

"Director Maia, what level do you think is the work of my brother Lin Feng? Can you match up to Master Proulx's work? " Lei Nuo asked.

Director Maia frowned. "Actually, I'm not too sure either. Let me tell you this, this sculpture can only be considered at the expert level. Only, in terms of continuity, it is comparable to Master Proulx. "But there's one thing that's special …"

"This piece of work is carved with a brush. It was very straightforward and efficient. From the beginning to the end, the five sculptures could be said to be a perfect whole. That sculptural style. Being unique, I have never heard of it before, never seen it before. " Director Maia sighed in praise.

Ye Lu also anxiously asked: "Uncle Maia, what level is this sculpture at?"

Director Maia said helplessly, "I'm not sure either. Based on the traditional evaluation methods, this piece of work should be considered a masterpiece." At the very least, there is no doubt that this unique charm of his is already expressed through his inscriptions. "

"Traditional evaluation method?" Ye Lu and Lei Nuo both looked at Director Maia in confusion.

Director Maia nodded. "The traditional appraising method is something which has been acknowledged by everyone for countless years. But I felt that this piece of Lin Feng's work, was when I was admiring it. The whole work was perfect. I can't feel any flaws at all. "

"The existence of the stone sculptures was originally there for people to admire. The ornamental effect determines everything. It could be said that Lin Feng might not even be considered a grandmaster sculptor. But the price for this sculpture will probably be quite high, enough to match up to the ten stone sculptures. " Director Maia laughed.

Not a grandmaster sculptor. But for a sculpture to be able to become one of the 'ten great stone sculptures' … this truly was an unprecedented, strange event.

But Director Maia had to admit, this could happen.

"Oh." Ye Lu and Lei Nuo nodded.

Actually, this was one of the flaws of the straight chisel technique. After all, just using the straight chisel alone to carve on the convex surface was not as good as using specialized tools. Maybe the effect of Lin Feng's' straight chisel 'could compare to that of ordinary carved stone experts.

However, compared to a master sculptor, there were some deficiencies in the processing of brushstrokes.

However, the Straight Chisel School had its own advantages. For example, on 'Coherence', there were people who constantly changed their sculptures, but sculpting in the Straight Chisel School required the 'Earth element Magician' to be able to merge with the world and to carve. This kind of carving could actually increase one's spiritual energy.

"Where is Lin Feng himself?" Director Maia asked.

Ye Lu shook his head: "Ol 'Three is after all, still a Magician, and he still spends most of his time cultivating. I don't know when he'll be back. "

"Then, Ye Lu, can you agree on behalf of Lin Feng to let my Proulx Gallery sell this piece of art?" Director Maia suggested.

"No." Ye Lu said straightforwardly, "Without the consent of third brother, it would be hard for me to make a decision."

"Also, this piece of work completely expresses the unswerving love between him and Di Liya. It could even be said to be a symbol of love between them.

Director Maia frowned and continued, "What about the exhibition? It shouldn't be too much of a problem for us to display at the Proulx Gallery, right? After all, Lin Feng's stone sculptures were all sold at our Proulx Gallery. "

Ye Lu was very clear about the significance of this sculpture to Lin Feng.

It was hard to say whether Lin Feng would agree to it or not, he did not wish to make things difficult for Lin Feng.

"No, I will only be in charge of custody. As for the exhibition, the sale, etc, we'll talk about it when Third Bro comes back. " Ye Lu said powerfully.