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Dialogue + quest details
Third-rate Painter is a Daily Quest that occurs in Jinzhou, Huanglong.
Steps[]
Variants 1-4[]
- Talk to Dianran
- Sit down
- Talk to Dianran
Variant 5[]
- Talk to Dianran
- Go to Huaipu Mineral Firm
Gameplay Notes[]
- There are multiple variants of this quest, appearing in a set order.
Start Location[]
Start Location
Additional Context
Dialogue[]
Variant 1[]
- Dianran: Ugh... again, painted for nothing. Oh, hey! Would you like a portrait, (Sir/Miss)?
- Dianran: I'm a professionally trained painter. If the portrait turns out not to bear your resemblance, I won't charge you a thing.
Sure, let's do it.
- Dianran: Awesome! You seem to know the drill, right? Please take a seat here.
- Dianran: Having you here might draw in some new customers. Thanks a bunch!
- No thanks.
- Dianran: Hey! Wait! I rarely get a customer. How about this— I'll pay you to pretend to be a customer and let me paint you a portrait?
- Dianran: What do you say? It's a little trick to attract more business. Don't worry. It won't take much of your time.
- Fine.
- Dianran: Thanks a lot! Please have a seat here.
- Dianran: Please try to keep your head still. Yeah, just like that.
- Dianran: Fantastic! You're a very cooperative model.
Dianran finished the painting while thinking.
- Dianran: What's your take on my painting?
- Except for everything about it... all good.
- Dianran: Can... Can I take that as a compliment? Honestly, you're the first to praise my artwork.
- Dianran: I knew someone would appreciate my efforts.
- I'll say nothing.
- Dianran: I see... Looks like I still have a lot to learn...
- Dianran: Just a moment, please. I received a new message.
- Dianran: Rent again? Feels like I won't make it this month. Maybe it's time to look for a new place...
- Dianran: Anyway, thanks for your help, even though I didn't attract any new customers...
- Dianran: It's okay! I'll keep refining my painting skills!
Variant 2[]
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: My dear model, how do you like your portrait?
- Ugh... Just call me Rover.
- Dianran: Alright, you're the boss. Rover, please take a seat.
- Sure.
- Dianran: Perfect! Have a seat, please.
- Can I refuse?
- Dianran: ...Can you refuse a humble artist's request?
- Yes. Bye.
- Dianran: Stay, please! My life saver! My only hope! Please help me! No one else is willing to support me except for you! I'm begging you!
- Fine, go on.
- Dianran: Thanks a bunch, I knew you wouldn't let me down!
- (Sit Down)
- Dianran quickly completed the painting.
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: How'd I do this time?
- You've gotten faster at painting.
- Dianran: Well... I've hired quite a few people to shill for me lately, so I'm getting faster with my painting. Practice makes perfect, hehe!
- I see.
- You've been with other shills!
- Dianran: Uh-oh, don't be mad! You're always the most professional and patient of all my shills!
- Dianran: Thanks to these models, my business is thriving, but many customers still feel my paintings don't quite capture them, so I haven't made much money.
- Dianran: Anyway, I won't give up practicing! Thanks for your help! Oh, wait! Someone over there seems interested in my painting!
- Looks like your plan worked. I'm leaving.
- Dianran: Alright! I'm going to approach that potential customer. See you!
Variant 3[]
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: Sigh...
- Why the long face?
- Dianran: Because my business is slow. People keep saying my paintings can't keep up with the trend.
- Dianran: I can't make a living just by painting... At the end of the day, all that talk about art and spiritual gratification won't pay the bills.
- Dianran: I thought after graduation I could make money from painting to repay my parents for the money they'd spent to put me in art school. It seemed like I was daydreaming.
- Dianran: I've been thinking whether I should switch careers recently. Maybe I'm just not good at portrait painting?
- Dianran: Look, yesterday I went out of Jinzhou to sketch landscapes.
- Dianran: Do you think I should continue to paint portraits or switch to painting landscapes?
- Portraits.
- Landscapes.
- Not much difference.
- Dianran: Really? Do you have any other opinions?
- Try changing your style.
- Dianran: My style... that makes sense. Why didn't I think of that before?
- Try changing your career.
- Dianran: My career... I haven't thought about that at all.
- Dianran: I wouldn't even think about it. I still love painting. Even if no one appreciates my pieces and no one pays for them, I still don't want to give up what I truly love and enjoy.
- Dianran: Maybe changing my style is a good choice.
- Dianran: Wait, an idea suddenly came to me. Quick, take a seat. Let me put it into practice.
- (Sit down)
- Dianran: That's it! Deconstruct the reality. Use the diversity of human minds as the lead. Leverage the collective memory and emotional resonance of humanity to create a surrealistic rendition of reality.
- Dianran: Well, I don't understand a word of what's coming out of my mouth. I visited the exhibitions of other renowned artists. People there all talked like this.
- Dianran: Maybe that's what I've been missing. Don't laugh. When I say these things, I immediately feel like I'm part of the contemporary art world.
- Dianran quickly completes the painting with a few whimsical strokes.
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: I abstracted the subject and adopted a symbolistic approach to explicate the emotions. What do you think?
- Pretty cool.
- A large dark blob. Can't understand what you're trying to express...
- Dianran: Never mind. I had fun painting it. Whether the audience understands it or not is not my concern.
- Not bad. Seems to metaphorize the commonality of human emotions.
- Dianran: Hey! You're already picking up the lingo! And... you sound very convincing.
- Dianran: I saw that the gallery is advertising a public tender again, and I'm to try my luck again with these pieces with a new style.
- Dianran: Take this landscape painting as a gift. Hehe, keep it well. Who knows, maybe one day it'll be worth a few grand.
- Dianran: Anyway, thanks for your help! You're my muse. Wish me luck!
Variant 4[]
Variant 4
- Idle dialogue
- Dianran: Yes, the neo-classical theory influenced this painting.
- Is this artwork a source of empowerment for its audience?
- Dianran: What? Oh... Hahaha, indeed.
- Will you attend the opening ceremony of the art festival next week?
- Dianran: Of course, I will go. After all, they have invited me three times.
- Why do you insist on street portraits?
- Dianran: Well, it's my way to pay back to the loyal support of my fans...
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: Rover! Long time no see!
- There are so many people here.
- Dianran: Relax. These are my friends and fans. All of them are art enthusiasts.
- Dianran: Everyone! This is the person I've mentioned multiple times, my muse, the one who has influenced my creation the most, Rover!
- Dianran: Without (himhim/
herher), I wouldn't have achieved what I have today! - What's going on here...
- Dianran: Rover, I owe all of this to you.
- Dianran: Remember the last time I joined the tender with my painting with a new style?
- Dianran: That piece was quickly secured by a foreign art collector with a handsome offer!
- Dianran: My works are the new buzz on the overseas market. I'm booked full until next year.
- Dianran: So, I'm settling down with this new creative style. You see? They all come here for my work!
- Dianran: Finally, I can hold my head high. I no longer need to paint for a living, let alone beg people to buy my work. If I ever sell my art again on the street, it'll be nothing but a hobby to keep me entertained.
- Dianran: I really appreciate your advice. Let me paint one for you again!
- (Sit down)
- Dianran completed the work in a few strokes.
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: Don't you think I'm even faster than before? Haha.
- Dianran: Oh, by the way, take this.
- What's this?
- Dianran: Actually, my new exhibition is opening next week at a very modest venue. And by modest I mean three thousand square yards.
- Dianran: We'll be showcasing over ninety pieces of my art. On the opening night, we'll hold a seminar and a banquet. I'll send you the invitation later. Do come!
Variant 5[]
Variant 5
- (Talk to Dianran)
- Dianran: Rover! It's great you're here!
- What's up?
- Want me to pretend to be your customer again?
- Dianran: Hahaha! I appreciate your sense of humor. It does remind me of the days when you posed as my model.
- Dianran: You know, with so many visitors here, I hate turning any of them down.
- Dianran: These are completed commissioned works for my international clients. Can you help me deliver them to Huaipu Mining Firm?
- Dianran: I'm good friends with the boss there. I used to buy mineral pigments from them. They've agreed to help me get these paintings to the collectors.
- Alright.
- Dianran: Thank you.
- (Talk to Fuyan)
- Fuyan: What can I help you with today?
- I'm here to drop off paintings for Dianran.
- Fuyan: Oh? Already completed all of them? Haha, he's quite motivated, isn't he?
- Fuyan: He's been talking about how he's out of the woods now. Still... who's to say if he's yet in another swamp?
- What do you mean?
- Fuyan: Haha, nothing serious. I'm just worried about him. I know what he's capable of, and all this success came quite suddenly...
- Fuyan: I'll take the paintings. No need to worry. I'll ensure they reach their collectors safely.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
 English | Third-rate Painter |
 Chinese (S) | 三流画家 |
 Chinese (T) | 三流畫家 |
 Japanese | 三流画家 |
 Korean | 삼류 화가 |
 French | Un peintre très "célèbre" |
 German | Drittklassiger Maler |
 Spanish | Pintor malo |
Change History[]
Released in Version 1.0