First of all, I went to a department store in Midtown and picked out an evening dress for Kiko Mochizuki, who was wearing a women's suit.

When Han Chudong was about to pay for the bill, he learned that Mr. John Hunter owned the shares of the management company of the mall, and his wife was still a VIP member, so it was directly counted on the bill.

No wonder I came here all the way, it turned out that I was often brought here by my wife to consume, and I have long been familiar with it.

The other party took the initiative, and Han Chudong was no longer polite.

A small gift of a few hundred dollars is not even a favor, at best it is just a daily social interaction between the rich, a way to get closer to each other.

Immediately after that, he rushed to an art exhibition hall to meet Mrs. Hunt.

If it weren't for Mr. Hunter's initiative to introduce, Han Chudong and Mochizuki Kiko would even think that this tall woman who looked to be in her twenties was Mr. Hunt's daughter and relative.

Rich into him, he does have the capital of old cows to eat tender grass.

There is no need to comment too much on other people's private lives, so after greeting each other, they entered the exhibition venue together, and it is said that a small exchange party is being held.

Kiko Mochizuki was wearing a white dress, and after getting out of the car, the wind blew, and it was cold from her feet to the top of her head.

New York at the end of February, it was much colder than Los Angeles, and some snow could still be seen in the streets and alleys.

Fortunately, the heating was turned on in the venue, and she immediately came to life after entering, and her face showed a relieved and happy expression.

Mr. Hunt, at this moment whispered to Han Chudong:

"You've helped me earn a lot of money in the past few months, and now I'll give you a chance to make money, and when I meet a work I like, I can buy it directly.

I have a relative who works in a gallery and he told me that someone had bought more than sixty works and was ready to start hype. Today we will exhibit another batch of works by that painter, and if we keep them for about ten years, we should have at least three or four times the profit, which is much safer than keeping them in the bank. ”

"More than 60 works belong to the same painter?" asked Han Chudong with interest.

I don't think this profit is so amazing, but I wonder why the rich are getting richer and richer, they have money to invest, and there are various channels to make money, and how many ordinary people will stare at the art market.

"Yes, the gallery that is going to hype up is very strong, and I've already brought a check tonight. ”

Mr. Hunt patted his chest when he said this, and he was probably more confident that he had obtained inside information about the gallery.

The art market is full of bubbles, but as long as someone is willing to take over, the market will not collapse, and celebrity works are relatively good investment products in the eyes of the rich, which can both maintain and increase in value.

To be honest, Han Chudong is not much interested, if he really wants to invest, of course, it is to invest in Chinese fine cultural relics, and the profit margin is higher.

Last year, I had the idea of investing in the art sector in the past, but I was ready to wait until I had spare money before really getting involved.

The total value has risen again and again, from a few dollars to thirty or forty million dollars, and I still don't feel that I have spare money in my hands, but I only feel that it will never be enough to invest, so I didn't react much after listening to it...... Until I saw the poster at the door of the living room.

It has a person's name named Roy Lichtenstein, and it also reads "Pop Art", "New York Contemporary Emerging Painters", etc.

At first, I thought the name was a little familiar, but when I thought about it, I always felt that I had seen it somewhere.

When I entered the venue, I saw the oil paintings hanging on the wall and found that the style was very familiar, and then I suddenly realized that it was the American painter who would be very valuable in oil paintings in the future.

He said decisively: "Mr. Hunt, these are the works of that painter, right, are they expensive now?"

"It shouldn't be too expensive, but the comic-style work seems interesting to me, maybe because I'm in the comic business myself, and we can go and ask the price later......"

Pick up a glass of champagne and hand it to Kiko Mochizuki, and accompany John Hunter, a local New York businessman, to socialize around, with many of his friends on the scene, and he doesn't have to worry about being isolated at all.

It's easy to be despised if you go too far, but showing off properly can also increase your status in the eyes of others, especially when you're with a stranger you've just met.

When Han Chudong said that he had just come to sign a contract with Panasonic today and sold several patents for 15 million US dollars, including Mr. Hunter, he was sincerely amazed and joked that he knew that he had just been in the mall and should not rush to pay for it.

For the rich, skin color is never an obstacle, the difference only lies in who has more money and who has more power.

easily integrated into the small circle, gained a lot of business cards, and a local New York real estate developer invited Han Chudong to see the villa built on the Upper East Side, saying that it could be slightly cheaper.

The owner of a helicopter rental company also asked Han Chudong to take care of the business and gave him a membership card.

After a while.

Mr. Hunt reminded Han Chudong to choose, and he also took an unusually young woman to take a look at today's party organizers.

I didn't eat dinner, I filled my stomach with some fruits and pastries, and next to the oil paintings that were sold, there would be round red stickers, and Han Chudong also took Mochizuki Kiko, and the two of them visited more than 30 oil paintings on the scene under the guidance of a staff member.

Ask about the price from time to time, and it is generally between $6,000 and $10,000, which is not too high.

But it was precisely because it was not high that a special sale was held, which made Han Chudong believe that someone planned to hype up the painter.

Most of the works are unremarkable, with the occasional few oil paintings of human subjects with red stickers attached to them, and I don't know if they were bought or not intended to be sold at all.

Kiko Mochizuki is attracted by a work with a red background in which a man's hand is wearing a ring on a woman's hand, which is full of love.

Han Chudong also leaned over to look at it, pointed at it and asked, "This one hasn't been sold yet, right?

"It's called 'The Ring,' and it's worth $7,700. The staff looked down at the small notebook and replied.

"Okay, I bought this one, let's take a look at the others first, settle the bill together, and help me put stickers." ”

Mochizuki Kiko would be mistaken and thought that the price was too high, and whispered, "I'm just appreciating, you don't have to buy it." ”

“......”

I can't say that it has nothing to do with her, Han Chudong rarely sweetened his mouth, and said with a smile: "If it can make you feel that you are appreciating, it must be worth the investment, this painter's oil paintings are brightly colored, suitable for hanging in the study, it looks like the mood will be better, and the price is not bad, pick a few more, while they haven't been bought by others yet." ”

Most of the guests just come to socialize and grab free drinks, and few are actually willing to pay for a work by an unknown artist.

Some people also got the news in advance and bought several pictures when they made a move, but Han Chudong was not distressed.

After all, the painter is still alive, and he is here today, if you want to collect some fine products, you can spend money to customize them from the painter.

He did so, and went to Roy Lichtenstein with his female companion and asked: "I would like to buy some large paintings to decorate my new house, at least two or three meters long, and if I would commission your creations, are there any good subjects that I would recommend to me......"