The reason Mr. Cao suggested Gu Weijing learn Lang Shining's techniques is because his fusion painting style carries the initial mark of civilizations clashing and merging.
Moreover, since Lang Shining worked for the royal family, his brushwork is neat and precise, with many well-preserved works available online for easy viewing.
It's convenient for a child of Gu Weijing's age to study and learn.
As for Mr. Cao,
the fusion painting style is certainly pleasing, but at Cao Xuan's level, learning Lang Shining would be somewhat redundant and unnecessary.
There's no need for the old man himself.
If Professor Lin Tao and the other older generation students merely imitate Lang Shining, they'd be ridiculed by critics.
These great painters standing at the pyramid's peak need not simply imitate ancient styles.
They must create their own personal styles, growing new branches and bearing new fruits on the tree of art history.
