The Evaluation

The room for the evaluation was set up in a lecture hall with cascading long steps that sloped upward. The students could sit here with their canvases out and learn from the lecturer while not blocking the views of the ones behind them.

At this moment, there were only 20 or so painters that were sitting here, waiting for the moment the painting was brought in.

Tian Honglui walked in and they all got alert as it was going to begin. When Alex walked in, they all stood up and bowed to greet him. They were all aware that he was coming in, so they had been prepared for his arrival.

Some of them talked to him, asking about his painting journey. Alex smiled and told them the basics without going into just how good he had gotten.

"We're here to judge Brother Tian's painting. Let's not make this about mine," he said and went on to stay at the top where he could see everything from.