At the same time that Lu Jinguang looked at Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao was also looking at him. Although Lu Jinguang's main identity is now a gallery owner, he does not look like a businessman, but more like a middle-aged artist with great cultivation.

After seeing Xiao Yao, Lu Jinguang took the initiative to greet him: "Hello Mr. Xiao, I am Lu Jinguang, the chairman of Jingyuan Gallery. ”

"Mr. Lu's Jingyuan Gallery is operating well, and many young painters have become famous in one fell swoop under the support of Mr. Lu, and it is my honor for Mr. Lu to come to the door. ”

Xiao Yao and Lu Jinguang were not familiar with each other, so they didn't want to waste time on him, so they asked straight to the point: "This exhibition of contemporary artists is huge, Mr. Lu should be very busy, right?

"This time, I came here to inform Mr. Xiao of the good news, Mr. Xiao's two works are very popular with the public, and in the past few days, many collectors have made quotations to our Jingyuan Gallery, and the price has quickly increased from one or two million at the beginning to seven or eight million. Before I went out today, an old friend of the collector called me, I liked your two paintings very much, and gave a quotation of 10 million yuan each, this offer is still more sincere, I wonder if Mr. Xiao has the intention of selling these two works?"

Lu Jinguang did not immediately indicate his intentions, and planned to use the two highly sought-after works in the exhibition to explore Xiao Yao's meaning.

Xiao Yao refused directly without hesitation, "I'm sorry, I have no intention of selling these two works." ”

"Does Mr. Xiao think the price is low, or do you have other ideas?" Lu Jinguang continued to ask.

"The price was really too low, far below my expectations. And I don't have the idea of selling these two works, I personally like these two works very much, and I plan to collect them for a long time. ”

"If you look at artistic achievements, the offer of 10 million is indeed low. Lu Jinguang first affirmed Xiao Yao's opinion, "But art also has a market, if a price is given according to the value law of the market, such a price is already very sincere, even if there is still a certain price rise, it should be almost at the top, Mr. Xiao is willing to listen to my analysis?"

"Listen up, Mr. Lu, please speak. Xiao Yao really doesn't know about the promotion of the works of new painters, considering Cheng Yu's future development, he is willing to listen to the advice of Lu Jinguang, an expert.

"First of all, I would like to acknowledge Mr. Xiao's artistic achievements. I am also a painter myself, of course, my talent in painting is very average, and I have not achieved much so far, but my appreciation ability is still recognized. I think Mr. Xiao's artistic achievements in oil painting are already at the top level in China. ”

Lu Jinguang changed his words, "But artistic achievements cannot be equated with the price of artworks." There is no objective criterion for judging the market price of art, there are many factors that need to be considered, and the artistic height of the work is only one of the factors. ”

"When it comes to Mr. Xiao's work, the only advantage is that Mr. Xiao's work is widely acclaimed and appreciated by painters, critics and collectors in the industry, which is a very high starting point. However, Mr. Xiao is too young, you still have at least a few decades of artistic life in the future, and if you are interested, maybe you will create a dozen or more similar works. If your work is sold in large quantities, the impact on the price is huge, and these uncertain factors will affect the price of your work. ”

The reason given by Lu Jinguang is very realistic, "In addition, it also takes a process for the works of talented painters to enter the art market and be widely recognized by all walks of life. There are many such examples in history, and Mr. Xiao is also an expert, so I don't need to give examples one by one. ”

"I'm a gallery owner, and I'm not an authority on the pricing of new artists, but at least I'm a veteran in the industry. From the perspective of promotion, the price of the works of new artists entering the art market for the first time is very important. In general, our gallery, as a promoter, should push up the price of the work as much as possible. However, this is only a general situation, and Mr. Xiao is a special case. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Jinguang's tone was stunned.

"What's so special?" Xiao Yao asked cooperatively.

Lu Jinguang took a sip of tea, and then continued unhurriedly: "Mr. Xiao seized the best opportunity, and also came up with the best works, which won market recognition in one fell swoop. This exhibition of contemporary artists is sponsored by the Bali Academy of Fine Arts and co-organized by many art academies, and it is the most influential art exhibition in the past 10 years. ”

"What is particularly rare is that Mr. Xiao's works are still so good that they have now been widely recognized by the domestic art world, and he has gone further on the road to success. If he can be recognized by the Western art world in the next Paris art exhibition, Mr. Xiao will probably have a place in the world art world in the future. ”

Xiao Yao was indifferent to Lu Jinguang's compliments, and Lu Jinguang had to continue: "This special opportunity is not something that everyone can have, although Mr. Xiao is a new painter, but the future prospects are unlimited, which should be seen by many people." But what I want to say is that how to seize this special opportunity and make Mr. Xiao's future road smoother is a great test of the planner's ability. ”

After talking about the river for a long time, and finally talked about the purpose of Lu Jinguang's coming, Xiao Yao smiled and asked, "If I understand correctly, what does Mr. Lu mean to be this planner?"

"That's exactly what it means. Without waiting for Xiao Yao to ask, Lu Jinguang began to spare no effort to promote himself, "Our Jingyuan Gallery is the most successful gallery in China, and we have rich experience in the publicity and promotion of young painters, Mr. Xiao should not think that I am bragging, right?"

This point is recognized in the industry, Mr. Lu, please continue. ”

Now that Xiao Yao recognizes this, Lu Jinguang feels that he has a greater grasp, "In recent years, we have increased our cooperation with many European art institutions, and the influence of our Jingyuan Gallery in the European art world should not be underestimated. In this exhibition of contemporary artists, CAFA was able to get 80 works to participate in the exhibition, and we at Jingyuan Gallery have made great efforts from it. Otherwise, such an important art exhibition would not have been handed over to our Jingyuan Gallery to undertake. ”

"Mr. Lu wants to tell me that after my work is exhibited in Paris, Jingyuan Gallery will also have the ability to promote and promote it in Europe, is that what you mean?" asked Xiao Yao.