Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Look Look, he’s amazing, it sounds like ng boss and the pretty lady have so history!”
“Is the miss blaming ng Boss for not having good intentions, she obviously ca to support him.”
“What do you an support, she’s obviously here for a good ti hahaha!”
“Phew, finally we don’t have to listen to ng fatty and tell those stupid jokes. Now that was awkward!”
“Yeah! It’s more comfortable to watch him draw!”
“There are so many awkward strears, but ng Fan is the only one with god-like hand speed. ng host, you just obediently be an honest and quiet host!”
“It’s good if you don’t talk because I ca across all those jokes when I was browsing the promotional ads for Weibo, they almost made barf! Who knew I’d hear them again?!”
“Finally, we can see ng boss’s hand speed again, now that’s comfortable!”
“Look, another pretty girl!”
“Does this one know ng Fan too?”
“She’s asking ng boss if it’s really free, so probably not.”
After Ma Xiao Chun sat down on the stool in front of ng Fan, the pedestrians nearby beca more interested, slowly filling up the area surrounding him.
ng Fan’s validation and hefty load were there. He had always been an attention grabber, since he’d been sitting here in the last fifteen or so minutes, so it was evident from the amount of viewers he’d ‘gained’. He couldn’t say 100% of the pedestrians would look over, but at least half was definitely plausible.
Only, most of the people in Hua Xia were introverted, and many deployed the virtue from Lu Xun’s ‘Han Fei Zi.’ It preached to “not be the first”, and not only to “not be the instigator” but also “not to be present at the beginning of a disaster” or the “first to receive a blessing”.
Everyone had seen ng Fan’s ‘free’ sign, and several were eager to try it as well. Only, nobody wanted to be the first person to eat the crab; they wanted crab and knew it was safe to eat, but they didn’t want to break the shell.
Presently, Ma Xiao Chun was already sitting in front of ng Fan, patiently having her portrait done. The people deed her to be the one who peeled the hard shell, so naturally, seeing the ‘shell’ open, even just a little bit had shown them the fresh tender crab at hiding inside.
“What a great drawing!”
Everyone could see ng Fan’s ‘poster’ of the characters from that hit drama. But nobody believed that ng Fan could actually draw like that, and wouldn’t until they saw with their own eyes.
Now that they’d seen it for themselves, they realized that not only was he good, but he was fast too.
Most of the Hua Xia people followed the ‘not-first’ ntality, but as soon as soone started it, then everyone deployed the second most common ntality of Hua Xia people; that is to join crowds and watch the crowds.
A girl who’s appearances rivaled that of Ma Xiao Chun asked ng Fan if his portraitures were actually free and then lined up behind Ma Xiao Chun, waiting for her turn.
Not long after, there was a line of people behind Ma Xiao Chun.
So of them loved to watch the bustle but were too embarrassed to join the crowd all circled around ng Fan to watch him draw.
“Uhm, sorry. I’m streaming here, could you guys step back again, you’re covering the cara.”
He had placed the phone in front of the easel to see more easily the live comnts—also for easier operation—occasionally interacting with the netizens. Seeing that the stream had been covered, he politely asked the auntie that had been standing in front of it.
The lady was a bit displeased by his comnt and shifted over a bit, but didn’t show it. It would seem too uncivilized, so she turned to the spectators next to her and said: “Don’t push.”
Who’s pushing?!
The people next to here were baffled.
The aunty didn’t care, and inched a bit closer, making sure to stay clear of the cara fra. Then curiously, she asked ng Fan. “Hey young man, what school are you from? My daughter is also studying art, so I understand a little about art. I secretly hide behind her and watch her draw, but she’s really slow, how are you so fast? And you seem to be better than her too, just a bit, not too much.”
“I’m from the Art Academy.” ng Fan couldn’t keep quiet. “This is a simplified animation, so it’s faster. Your daughter is probably in another stream, so it will naturally be slower.”
“That’s true.” The auntie nodded in understanding, then continued. “From the academy? Oh, no wonder you’re so good. My daughter’s goal is to get into the academy. Oh right.”
The auntie pulled out her phone and browsed to a photo, handing it to ng Fan. “This is my daughter. She’s pretty right?”
ng Fan forced a smile, asking her: “How old is your daughter ma’am?”
“She just started ninth grade, and applying to attend high school overseas, but she’s confident in her abilities.” Said the aunty, full of pride.
“Of course.”
ng Fan initially wanted to denounce her audacity to compare his skill to a junior high student. Arican high school? That’s nothing. He thought about it though and held it in.
The aunty didn’t stop and continued, “Can you draw one based on this picture?”
“Of course, why don’t you line up over there?”
ng Fan was ecstatically hoping the aunty would go line up with the others.
“Aiyoo, we’re already so acquainted, do I have to line up?” The auntie saw the long line and looked back at ng Fan, smiling shrewdly, then said to ng Fan heavily, “Humans… sotis have to learn how to work around things.”
What could ng Fan say? He pretended he hadn’t heard and turned his mood into his hand speed. Scratch, scratch, scratch. He finished the first drawing, colors and all.
Of course, he couldn’t use his universal pen for this, and compliantly used his set of regular pencil crayons.
When he stread at the studio, nobody was there to see him. He could pull the universal pen out of the stream fra and change it to the color he needed before re-entering the fra. With this, many people were watching and this was out of the question.
“You’re done? That was fast!”
Ma Xiao Chun stood up and walked up to ng Fan. As she got up, the pretty girl behind her had slipped her bum in one elegant motion onto the stool, not giving anyone a chance to steal her spot. The pretty girl looked around and her eyes were filled with invincible loneliness. Since childhood she’d been playing musical chairs, never losing a ga. It was the sa when she grew up.
“So pretty!” Ma Xiao Chun said as she saw the portrait. The previous drawing had been a dignified portrait of Miss. Wang, but this one was a fresh-looking portrait with a hint of playfulness. Most importantly, it had captured all her characteristics. “Uhm, I an your drawing is really pretty.”
ng Fan very seldom faced girls he wasn’t pursuing who had an emotional intelligence as low as his. “It’s alright, I didn’t bring out all of your beauty.”
“Thanks.”
Ma Xiao Chun brushed her hair and took a photo with ng Fan holding her portrait. Seeing ng Fan had already begun the second portrait, she stood to the side to watch and was unable to leave.
Without the aunty next to him to chat, and growing more accustod to the live audience, ng Fan began to increase his drawing speed.
Ten minutes later, he was done.
The caricatures were simpler than the illustrations he had done for his live stream and as such, required less color as well.
If he could use the universal pen, he would be even faster.
The pretty girl that was even prettier than Ma Xiao Chun was particularly excited after receiving her caricature drawing. Despite also using a caricature making APP, the feeling was not the sa as holding it in her hands. After thanking him, she also took out her phone and asked to take a photo with ng Fan.
ng Fan’s speed continued increasing, and at the sa ti the stream livened up. By the ti he reached the 8th portrait, his viewers had broke 10,000.
A large portion of the netizens here were watching ng Fan for the first ti. They were amazed at the speed of ng Fan’s drawing, but more impressed by the fact that all the people he’s drawn for were all pretty girls!
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