Chapter 16: Encountering an Idol
The organizer of this site selection spent a lot of thought, there is a big garden behind the exhibition hall, although it is early winter, but the vegetation inside is still lush green, there are flowers blooming in purple and red, very pleasing to the eye.
Yu Qinglime took a deep breath, forcing herself to stop thinking about Gu Mo's annoying appearance in the VIP room, staring at the peony in front of her in a daze.
"It seems that there are people who, like me, are dazzled by the beauty of this garden. ”
A clear voice floated over, Yu Qinglime came back to his senses, turned around to see, Kong Xubai was dressed in a milk-white suit, with one hand in his pocket, holding a rose in his hand, with a smile on his face, and was slowly walking towards him.
Yu Qinglime also had a smile on her face, and she called out, "Brother Xubai." ”
Kong Xubai walked over, handed her the roses in his hand, and asked gently, "Why didn't you come to the venue in front of you, but you were here alone in a daze?"
Yu Qinglime took the flower, thanked her politely, and said a little depressed: "It's too noisy over there, I don't want to go." ”
Kong Xubai sensitively noticed that the little girl's interest was not high, and asked her softly: "What's wrong, what's going on?" Can you tell me?"
Yu Qinglime glanced up at him, pursed her lips, opened her mouth, and was about to say something, when someone suddenly ran over quickly, shouting her name as she walked.
"Miss Yu, Miss Yu......"
Yu Qinglime frowned slightly, but still politely turned around and waved her hand in the direction where the voice came from: "I'm here!"
Chai Kedong heard the voice and ran over quickly, and in the weather of more than November, he ran out of sweat.
"Miss Yu, I can be regarded as finding you!"
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Kong Xubai beside Yu Qinglime, and was a little surprised: "Mr. Kong, are you here too?"
Kong Xubai nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Chai, has something happened before, why are you in such a hurry?"
Chai Kedong waved his hand slightly embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "No, no, no, nothing happened, it's just that I have a little private matter to say." ”
This sentence was said very vaguely, and Kong Xubai frowned fiercely when he heard it.
He looked up and down at the man in front of him, Chai Kedong was a Spaniard, with the face of an oriental man, he looked about forty years old, not like a greasy uncle, on the contrary, his face was moist, he got along with him a few times, he was gentle and polite, and he was a good person.
Kong Xubai glanced at Yu Qinglime on the side, the little girl bit her lower lip nervously, her delicate little face was slightly pale, and a few strands of hair on her forehead fell to her face, looking slightly nervous, very pitiful.
He took a deep breath, stepped forward to block Chai Kedong's eyes looking at Yu Qinglime, and his tone was a little unkind: "Mr. Chai has something to say to Ah Liang, I am his friend, and I should be able to listen to it together." ”
Although this Chai Kedong doesn't look like the kind of thing with a human face and a beast's heart, Yu Qinglime, a sweet-looking little girl, came to such a far place alone, he still wanted to protect her as much as possible.
Kong Xubai was slightly stunned by his strange thoughts, but it was only an instant, and when he came to his senses, he glanced at Yu Qinglime behind him and said, "Is it okay, Ah Liang?"
When Yu Qinglime heard Kong Xubai's words, it was like grabbing a piece of driftwood in the deep sea, and she nodded hurriedly: "Yes... Yes, if Mr. Chai has anything to say, you might as well say it here, Brother Xubai is my good friend, it's okay. ”
Chai Kedong was a little hesitant, Kong Xubai knew that he was known for his iron face in the painting world, admired his talents, loved painting, and had no room to follow in front of him.
But in the current situation, Yu Qinglime obviously didn't trust him, Kong Xubai looked protective again, it was impossible to talk to her alone, so he could only do his best!
He took a deep breath and said to Yu Qinglime with a smile: "Okay, Miss Yu, in fact, I want to ask you, do you know that your painting has been photographed?"
"Yes!"
Yu Qinglime glanced at Chai Kedong a little weirdly, and she didn't understand what they were trying to do, could it be that the news that her painting was photographed, didn't he find someone to tell him just now?
Chai Kedong wiped the cold sweat on his forehead embarrassedly, and also felt that the question he asked was a little inexplicable.
Kong Xubai's eyes became more and more suspicious when he looked at Chai Kedong.
Chai Kedong was embarrassed by Kong Xubai's disgrace, plucked up his courage, and said: "That's the case, Miss Yu, the buyer who bought your painting has a very important matter temporarily, and he will leave here at noon tomorrow, and he hopes to take the painting away tomorrow." ”
Yu Lime's eyes widened slightly, and after a moment of shock, all that was left was anger.
Gu Mo, he's gone too far!
Kong Xubai's face also darkened when he heard this, and he unceremoniously accused Chai Kedong: "Mr. Chai, if I don't remember the rules of the competition, it seems that this exhibition is going to be recorded as the third round of voting, right?
Chai Kedong couldn't answer what he said, so he looked at Yu Qinglime hard: "So I came here today*, just to ask you to think about retiring from the competition......"
Yu Lime's eyes widened in shock.
"Withdrawn?"
Kong Xubai also said in a deep voice: "Mr. Chai, this is what you told me about fairness and justice before I came?"
Chai Kedong's heart tightened, and when he thought of Gu Mo's face again, his courage came again. He straightened his back and said to Kong Xubai: "Mr. Kong, we can't be blamed for this, the auction price at the exhibition was voluntarily written by the author. And as far as I know, Miss Yu's work is even more expensive at 30 million, which can be said to be unprecedented for her as a rookie painter. But in such a situation, there are still buyers who take pictures, although it is incredible, but the other party does show absolute sincerity. How can we refuse this situation?"
Kong Xubai was also silent when he heard this, he looked down at Yu Qinglime, pursed his lips, and said: "Even so, the author should not be allowed to withdraw from the competition on his own initiative, this is absolutely disrespectful to the painter." ”
Yu Qinglime was already shocked, she was stunned thinking about what Gu Mo said, and she was a little unwilling in her heart, why, why she had already agreed to give him the painting, but he still refused to let go of himself!
Chai Kedong glanced at Yu Qinglime and was reluctantly embarrassed: "Mr. Kong, we can't help it." You should know this buyer, it is the sponsor of this competition, the president of the River'an Group, Gu Mo! He opened his mouth, where can we refuse!"
Kong Xubai was surprised,
"What, you said the buyer was Gu Mo?"
Chai Kedong nodded, with a bitter face: "Mr. Gu didn't even enter the exhibition hall, he directly named him to buy this painting, and just now he called Miss Yu over to ask about the inspiration for the creation." Miss Yu, I wonder if Mr. Gu mentioned this matter to you?"
He looked at Yu Qinglime expectantly, hoping that Yu Qinglime would nod happily and let him hurry up and ask Kong Xubai, the difficult master.
Kong Xubai also looked at Yu Qinglime: "Ah Liang, is there such a thing?"
Yu Qinglime bit her lower lip, nodded sullenly in her heart, and said: "Mr. Gu did ask me about the inspiration for my creation, but I didn't expect that he would be in such a hurry, Mr. Chai, can't the organizer discuss with him and give him more time? If he is not at ease, I know where he lives, and I can bring him the painting back when I return to China!"