It's like a girl's first love, and autumn is coming unconsciously.

In the middle of the night on October 1st, dusk, nearly dusk, of course, it was not yet dusk.

The soft breeze blows on the face, and it is cool. Looking far away from the North Bund, at this time, this heavenly evening has been phantomily red, the lights of thousands of homes, and the drunken neon are slowly eroding this haggard earth.

Red Peony alone stretched along Nanjing East Road, bypassing the North Bund and coming to the Beihai Art Gallery Museum.

Red Peony took out his ID and handed it to the little brother at the door, "I have made an appointment with George Holland, please lead the way." ”

The exhibition of the Beihai Art Gallery Museum will be simpler and more empty, bypassing the Chinese painting exhibition area, the little brother took the red peony to an elegant room, and gently slammed the door, "Mr. George." ”

Red Peony looked at it, there were already three or four people waiting inside, he was the latest, Red Peony folded his hands, bowed his head slightly, and his face was full of apologies, "I'm sorry, I'm late, didn't delay the time?"

George Holland didn't mind at all, as if Western countries were forgiving Chinese etiquette, "Oh, dear Mr. Hong, what a surprise, I didn't expect you to be so young, amazing." ”

"Genius, really genius, these three paintings of yours are indeed amazing works...... George was indeed surprised by the age of the red peony, but then relieved, "I would like to introduce you officially, this is the director of our museum, Ms. Zhou Ling." ”

"Hello grandma. Red Peony exclaimed with a smile.

In fact, Zhou Ling is not only the director of the Beihai Art Gallery Museum, but also the old minister of literature and art in Beihai City, she has been engaged in literary and artistic work for more than 40 years, and after retirement, she was hired as the director of the Beihai Art Gallery.

Of course, the curator does not necessarily understand all types of art, in fact, there are many experts here to make identification.

George Holland is actually an internationally renowned oil painting expert and an oil painting artist.

His work "Violin Girl" sold for $13 million at international auction. And George also became famous with this painting.

George continued to introduce the red peony, "This one, you must also know, is Wang Wenkun, who is responsible for receiving and delivering manuscripts in our museum. ”

"Haha, if I hadn't come to see the latest submissions on a whim, maybe it would have been a lost pearl in the ocean. ”

"Hello Wang. Although Wang Wenkun is only responsible for some simple foreign business activities, his strength cannot be underestimated.

"I'm ashamed, little brother, it's been more than two weeks since you delivered this painting to us before I can give you an answer......" Wang Wenkun's old face was wrinkled, and he looked guilty as if he had collapsed his face again, "Fortunately, Mr. George came to me that day to take a look, and at a glance, he found something extraordinary." ”

"You're too old. Although Red Peony has studied oil painting for almost more than ten years, the three oil paintings delivered are actually Picasso's famous works "Dream", "Embrace" and "First Communion".

After the red peony came to this world, it found that the development of science and technology was basically consistent with the previous life, and cultural education and many famous historical events were close to the previous life.

However, Chinese Chinese painting is more prosperous than in previous generations, and entered the international market earlier. So much so that in the field of art, painting is more dominant than others.

Compared with photography, sculpture, literature, music, and dance, painting has an unprecedented prosperity, of course, this prosperity is based on the whole people, and in the high-end field, there is still a lack of it. This prosperity is based on the previous generation, and in the field of quantity, there is still something lacking.

In terms of music, film and television, it is still the entertainment center of the whole people. Popular music is easy to catch, but high art may not be appreciated by everyone.

In addition to the field of painting, there are many that do not follow the trajectory of the original world, such as the word "kung fu" is not written in the English dictionary, and the production and quality of kung fu films are in jeopardy.

"Haha, dear Mr. Red, don't be modest, don't you have a saying in your country?

"Xiaohong, grandma is old, to be honest, she really can't understand these oil paintings, but George is an expert in the field of oil painting, if he says that your painting is good, then it is appropriate. Zhou Ling leaned on crutches and said slowly.

"Thank you grandma. Red Peony nodded.

"Mr. Hong, that's right, we have understood your intentions, and at that time you said that you wanted to donate these paintings to the museum unconditionally, and we were also very happy and grateful. George sighed and continued, "But you probably don't know much about the value of these paintings. ”

"Well, Mr. Hong, the final decision of our art gallery is to help you make an exhibition of these paintings, and then ...... Hey, you know!"

Red Peony is not a big philanthropist, at least not now, how much ability to do a lot of things, and if you can't eat enough, you want to tighten your pockets and rob the "rich" to help the poor?

Therefore, what Red Peony was waiting for was to give it away for free first, expand its popularity, and then "borrow" a few Picasso paintings to sell them, so that they can have some start-up capital and make it easier to do things in the future.

"I don't know what you mean?" "Red Peony pretended to be polite, and pretended not to understand.

"Mr. Hong, we plan to hold an exhibition for you in mid-November, and the exhibition will last for ten days. George Holland smiled evilly, "We'll have a little time after the show, and we'll hold an auction around the beginning of next year." ”

"Why do you want to take a break for a while?" the red peony really didn't understand this.

After holding an exhibition, wouldn't it be possible to sell higher while the iron was hot? Once the preheating and residual heat have passed, I am afraid that it will be counterproductive.

"Mr. Hong, you may not know this, but it may be like this in other fields. In Hong Kong, Chen Huixian, who used to fight with Anita Mui, left the entertainment industry when she was popular and went abroad to study, and after she came back, she was no longer what she used to be. ”

"However, the art field is different, and the dedication of those well-known art collectors to collectibles is not something that ordinary people can understand......"

"Some of them will even give up most of their wealth for a beloved piece. ”

"In such madness, if we hold an auction after the exhibition, it will make them think that we are in a hurry to get rid of it......"

"And after we finished the exhibition, there was no news, and they were in a hurry, and they would even ask frantically, maybe they would do everything. George laughed wickedly for a moment, and then said righteously, "So, this exhibition, we have to make them crazy, crazy, and they can't ask for it...... Then there will be an auction, and when the time comes, maybe it will be able to fetch a sky-high price, right?"

Red Peony's eyes widened, it was said that he was also a human being in two lives, but he was also shocked and speechless.

"What about the cost?"

"Xiaohong, don't worry, grandma will help you deal with this matter, and the exhibition actually doesn't cost a few pennies, and the museum itself is sometimes used for exhibitions. ”

"Grandma, thank you so much for being so nice to a stranger. Red Peony was very moved, "What do you think of this, how about the auction price of these three paintings, and the auction price of one of them as a reward?"

"Of course, if one painting is not enough, then two, two pictures are not enough, then it should be free!"

Originally, Red Peony also planned to say this, but the original intention was still different, he just thought that he was "young" and ignorant and did not understand the market, and then used one or even two paintings as exhibition fees and auction commissions to win favor. But now it's not necessary, people are intersecting, Zhou Lao is very good to him, what does he have to worry about red peony?

In fact, they really thought that the red peony didn't understand the market, and a painting could be worth a few dollars? The largest art gallery in Beihai City held an exhibition for one day, which was a very high expense, and the use of paintings to offset the expenses made the red peony a little frightened, so he said that translation.

But in fact, they don't know that the red peony can put up a Picasso painting, and how can they not understand the price? Even if the value of this world will depreciate somewhat, a good work will not depreciate too much.

I'm afraid that the cheapest painting can open such an exhibition more than a dozen times.

"Xiaohong, we are very pleased to see that young people are contributing to the strength of today, so you don't have to worry about money, this is your debut, and your road will still be long in the future, so I won't charge your money this time. "Zhou Lao is a revolutionary of the older generation, and he is more willing to support young people.

"No!" Red Peony shook her head resolutely, "If that's the case, I won't hold an exhibition." ”

Zhou Ling saw that he was stubborn, so she had to agree.

"That's it, Xiaohong, grandma also knows your mind, why don't you use the painting "Hug" as a reward, the two paintings "Dream" and "First Communion" are your personal gains......"

"Okay!" Red Peony agreed with a smile, "Grandma, you know that I am still in school, so I don't need my real name for the exhibition." ”

Zhou Ling's smile was even stronger, "Xiaohong reminds me of an old saying, cultivating and wanting to shock the world is a spear in good thoughts, thorns on the road, the easiest to entrain, the most difficult to pull out." ”

"Although you are young, you don't invite credit in life, it's commendable!" Zhou Ling nodded, "What name are you going to use?"

"Wildcat......" said Red Peony, "Chinese meaning, wildcat." ”

After a few more pleasantries with them, Red Peony went back to school.