Why did Yang Zhenning say that Fan Ceng was a once-in-a-century master?

Gold is not enough, no one is perfect, and scientists are no exception. Scientists sometimes make mistakes. So do great scientists. Usually, when there is a problem with making friends, we like to say a word, called "making friends carelessly." Yang Zhenning and Fan Ceng can probably be summed up in this sentence.

For Yang Zhenning, two things have greatly influenced the public's evaluation of him. One is his 50-year marriage with Weng Fan, and the other is his friendship with Fan Ceng.

When someone expressed envy for Mr. Wang, Mr. Yang said: You don't know my distress, but you have to pretend to be a grandson every day when you are obviously at grandpa's age. I won't say much about the former, but let's look at his contacts with Fan Ceng. Under various opportunities, although the age difference between them is 16 years old, their communication was in the late 1970s. Yang Zhenning was very appreciative of Fan Ceng's works. On one occasion, he visited Fan Ceng's house, and they hit it off and chatted happily. It is said that when he left, he wrote in the guest book: "I like Mr. Fan Ceng's paintings very much!"

199 1 year, Yang Zhenning flew from the United States to Paris to visit Fan Ceng, invited Fan Ceng and Nan Li to have dinner at the glass pagoda of the Louvre, and said earnestly, "I hope to see you in China in ten years!" In a word, Fan Ceng was moved to tears. Because at that time, Fan Ceng was not famous. At that time, Yang Zhenning liked Fan Ceng's paintings, so he should still have a certain vision and a certain truth. Practically speaking, some of Fan Ceng's early paintings are good, with ancient style, ancient rhyme and unique artistic expression. Compared with his well-known calligraphy, his overall painting level should be higher than that of calligraphy. Moreover, in the 1990s, Fan Ceng's paintings, in some respects, even had the value of leading a certain trend.

Fan Ceng's reputation was mainly destroyed later.

First, he has a bad personality, has had all kinds of misdeeds, and never admits mistakes, reflects and apologizes. Second, the host's mentality, can not tolerate any criticism and doubt, bossing around, domineering. Third, they are greedy, not enterprising in art, and copy in batches in calligraphy and painting. Fourth, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight in art, life is getting worse and worse, always giving people the feeling of showing off the city. All this is basically invisible to Yang Zhenning. Even if he has heard of it, even if he has witnessed it with his own eyes, because of their communication and emotion, Master Yang will not agree with it, and even come out to defend him.

It is said to be "careless in making friends" because it is often easily covered by the so-called "friendship".