The Queen and the Prince sat in the prepared seats, facing the podium, and Hill and Peyton sat on either side. Then there are the Queen's entourage, bodyguards, dedicated journalists and the like.

The prince looked at the empty rostrum and said to the queen: "Surely you know something, my dear, can't you tell me now?" ”

"Yes, dear, Ji said that they had a surprise and wanted to send it to Britain on behalf of Su Tuo."

"Really? Could it be that Su Tuo wants to donate works? That was our big surprise. ”

The queen shook her head and said, "You think so wonderfully, although I would like it to happen, but it doesn't happen. Ji assured me that the surprise would not be smaller than the donation of sketches, and that it was very likely to ...... His exact words were: it is likely to shock the art world around the world. ”

The prince also shook his head and said: "That Ji I know, he has always been an unreliable person, he can't be fully believed in his words, and I think his tone is a little too big, except for Su Tuo's donation of works, nothing can shake the world." Oh, shaking the entire art world. ”

"Then we'll wait and see, and I'll reveal a little bit to you, this surprise is an oil painting."

"Oil paintings?" The prince's eyes widened, he looked at his wife, then smiled and said, "It turns out that when you talked to Ciel, you were already ...... Ha ha. I really want to open my eyes to see what this genius painter's oil paintings look like, and I'm really looking forward to it. ”

"I'm just like you, and I asked my assistant to check out Black Shield. They are in charge of the security and insurance of this piece, do you want to know how much they insure? ”

"How much?"

"100 million pounds. Premiums have not been paid. ”

The prince took a deep breath, he was not frightened by 100 million pounds, this number was far from scaring him. He had the idea of insuring a painting for 100 million pounds, and the other party accepted it, which was very interesting. Don't think that the insurance company is just mercenary, as long as you pay a high price they will take it. They will strictly evaluate the value of the subject matter, and also make various risk estimates before finally agreeing.

Besides, Ji Yachen has no money, otherwise he would not rent a small studio of 20 square meters for exhibitions, and if he has no money, he can still let the Black Shield Company take over the work, and perform his duties seriously and responsibly, which is too unreasonable.

"Ji is going to pay after it's done, right?"

"No, he simply can't afford to pay that money."

"Will Black Shield agree?"

"Of course not, Ji used sketches as collateral, and they will be auctioned off after the exhibition, and the proceeds will be repaid to Black Shield."

"This is also reasonable, but this black shield company is really optimistic about the sketch, and the premium of 100 million pounds is not a small amount."

"They are in charge of security for three days, and for three days, no one can touch the work except for the people from the Black Shield Company, and neither can Ji. In fact, you should pay more attention to the sum insured of 100 million pounds, which is full of infinite possibilities, and there may be infinite surprises for us. ”

"I can't get enough of it, and I wish I could find out soon. This rostrum has been empty, where has Ji gone? You can't just hang us all the time. ”

Ji Yachen was actually right next to them, chatting with the videographer behind a huge camera.

"Friend, this big guy you are responsible for is very courageous, I see the whole scene is the clearest to shoot it, right?"

"Huh? You can't really judge a device by its clarity, but it's also the clearest, and you also look at other technical parameters such as dynamic range, color reproduction, focus, tracking, and mobile shooting......"

"I don't care about this, as long as you can shoot it clearly, which TV station are you from?"

"Channel 4."

"Can your machine connect to those big screens around you?"

"Of course, it's convenient."

"Then let's discuss, I'll show a work later, and you can help me take a picture and show it on the big screen."

"There's no technical problem, but I can't call the shots, you have to talk to my boss."

"Hey, that's a little bit of a hassle, where is he?"

After discussing with the film crew of Channel 4 in a few words, Ji Yachen used their cameras to shoot them, and they asked them to broadcast the pictures they shot, and Ji Yachen agreed.

The audience gradually recovered from the excitement of the Queen's arrival, and those who had not had the opportunity to see the painting up close just now had the opportunity to get close to the painting.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked up to the rostrum, dressed in a decent suit with polished Oxford leather shoes, looking very energetic and affinity, it was Gao Guxuan.

"Your Majesty the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Prince, distinguished guests, good afternoon. First of all, welcome to all of you, this is the first exhibition of our unsuccessful salon, since our organization has just been established. Therefore, this exhibition only has the works of Mr. Su Tuo, the founder of the organization.

Although you have only seen two sketches, I am sure you will find it worthwhile. Why am I so confident, that's ...... Because I've seen those two works too. Speaking of this, there was a kind laugh at the scene, yes, as long as you have seen the original painting, no one will not be shocked by it.

Gao Guxuan paced on the stage as he spoke, slowly walked to the middle, then slowly leaned to the right, and finally stopped next to a wooden easel, and said: "You have all seen this easel, your guesses are right, we will soon reveal the third exhibited work." It is still the work of Mr. Su Tuo, the difference is that this work is ...... Oil painting! ”

"Boom~Hum~" There were all kinds of voices in the audience, Su Tuo's sketches have caused a sensation in the British and even European art circles since they appeared in the UK, and major art academies and artist organizations have basically held special seminars. Criticism and analysis also flooded art magazines, and debates arose.

The biggest controversy is that the British Portrait Society refused to admit Su Tuo, and the British Portrait Society repeatedly explained that the effect was not good. At the beginning, it was said that the membership application was not compliant, and the number of works did not reach three. Then Ji Yachen made public the letter of rejection, explaining that Su Tuo's application had been successfully submitted, and after discussion, he felt that Su Tuo's level could not meet the requirements of the association, so he was defeated.

This stone truth has stirred up a thousand waves, Su Tuo's "Portrait of Mother" does not meet the membership standards of the British Portrait Society? Criticism and accusations are overwhelming.

"What kind of joke is this, they think it's April 1st?"

"Are they all blind? I showed the photo to the old mother who didn't know art at all, and the old mother didn't say anything, she stretched out her rough hands and kept ** the screen on the screen, smiling but with crystal clear eyes...... The old mother's expression at that moment made me feel relieved and guilty, I vowed never to forget that scene for the rest of my life, and I also vowed to spend more time with her in the future......"

The British Portrait Society couldn't bear it, so it could only come up with a new statement, saying that they had to judge the artistic level according to oil painting, and for a while it was a debate between sketching and oil painting. But more people began to imagine what Su Tuo's oil paintings looked like, but they didn't expect to be revealed so soon.

Hill was on pins and needles right now, and he felt that something was wrong.