Chapter 296: A global sensation
Zheng Zhefan said with a smile: "Don't worry! I will try my best to create more high-quality paintings, and I hope to work with Mr. Gagosian for a long time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
Zheng Zhefan's words made Gao Guxuan breathe a long sigh of relief.
Gagosian is a high-profile man.
He enjoys getting regular exposure in the media.
This time, Zheng Zhefan's art exhibition was a great success, with the sales of a single work exceeding 300 million US dollars, and the overall sales of the art exhibition exceeding 1.7 billion US dollars.
If this news is released, it will shock the whole world!
And Gagosian and his gallery will once again be the talk of the town.
So, at noon that day, Gagosian rented a conference hall at a hotel next to the Metropolitan Exhibition Center to hold a press conference.
At this press conference, Zheng Zhefan and Gao Guxuan jointly attended.
Numerous media attended.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we are here today to hold a press conference to make a big announcement, and this news is that the exhibition of the Metropolitan Art Exhibition Center, which opened today by Mr. Zheng Zhefan, a top young painter from China, has been a great success! Illustrated by just one set of numbers! ”
In this exhibition, a total of 15 of Mr. Zheng's paintings were exhibited, and in just over an hour, all the paintings were sold out by collectors, among which Mr. Zheng's "Net" was sold for 200 million US dollars, Mr. Zheng's "Gates of Hell" series was sold for 300 million US dollars, and 15 of Mr. Zheng's works were sold for more than 1.7 billion US dollars, all of which set a new record in the world art market! Before that, no painter had achieved such an achievement! This also fully shows that Mr. Zheng is an outstanding painter who is talented and very popular with collectors! ”
"It's important to note that he's only 21 years old, and he's just starting his career, so it's hard to imagine what kind of records he's going to set in his long career!"
"Let's congratulate Mr. Zheng with warm applause!"
Gao Guxuan's eloquence was excellent, and the lotus blossom of his tongue burst the news of the great success of Zheng Zhefan's art exhibition.
The news also caused a great stir among journalists.
When Gao Guxuan burst out that set of numbers, it had already caused a commotion and exclamation.
"God! $300 million for a single work! This is a brand new record! ”
"Tsk! An art exhibition sold $1.7 billion, which is comparable to the annual sales of a large company. ”
"No wonder Zheng Zhefan is reluctant to enter the NBA to play, the top NBA star, like James, can only earn less than 100 million US dollars a year, right? And Zheng Zhefan, as long as he wants, he can make money like a money printing machine. ”
The reporters snapped photos and quickly recorded them in their notebooks.
After Gao Guxuan released the news, it was time for reporters to ask questions.
A reporter from the New York Times took the lead in asking: "Mr. Zheng, I remember you said that you are a person with a wide range of interests, and you don't plan to spend your whole life doing one thing, you prefer to try more new things and succeed in new things!" Now, has your mind changed? ”
Zheng Zhefan smiled slightly and said, "No! I still see that view now. ”
"However, in the field of painting, you have become a well-deserved first person, your work has become a sought-after item in the art market, and you are a person who paints very fast, as long as you want, I think you are likely to make a huge fortune of tens of billions of dollars by selling paintings, and nothing can be more profitable. Are you willing to give up this deal? A New York Times reporter asked.
"Getting money is never my goal in life, and I don't measure my success in life by money! Drawing is my profession and now that I've pretty much taken it to the extreme, I thought, maybe it's time for me to break new ground again, I like to take risks, I think taking on a new challenge makes me more excited, that's it! Zheng Zhefan said.
"You mean, you're going to stop painting? Seal the pen on this? The New York Times reporter pressed again.
"Nope! I'll continue it as a hobby, but I'm not going to spend any more energy on it. Zheng Zhefan said.
"I admire you, you are an amazing person, you have done so many great things at such a young age, you are destined to become a giant of this era! Thank you, I am satisfied with your answer. The New York Times reporter ended his question.
The second person to ask a question was a reporter from the Washington Post.
"Mr. Zheng, first of all, congratulations on your great success! My question is simple, what do you think is the biggest role in the art of painting that you have achieved great success in the field of painting? Give yourself an evaluation, how do you think you are artistically talented? I once did a survey among your classmates, and they said that when you were a freshman, your grades in the class were only average, and you didn't have any outstanding talent in drawing. The journalist said.
Zheng Zhefan smiled.
Again, this is questioning yourself.
He replied: "Mr. Reporter, I think that my current success is inseparable from my hard work!" Your investigation is correct, I did behave very well before the first half of my sophomore year, but then I suddenly got the hang of it, and all of a sudden I became smarter, and the most significant thing is that I was able to study hard to make myself better and better in my field of interest, and that's how it happened! It can only be said that it is a gift from God! ”
Zheng Zhefan shrugged his shoulders as he spoke, spreading his hands.
"That's really a very amazing thing, and I can only say that God is so kind to you. In fact, there are still some examples like Mr. Zheng in history, for example, Einstein was a stupid child, but he later became the most powerful scientist! Congratulations! All I can say is that I envy your luck like the vast majority of living beings! The Washington Post reporter said.
These reporters were very polite to Zheng Zhefan today, and did not ask too many tricky questions.
The launch was a huge success.
Soon after the press conference, news about the great success of Zheng Zhefan's exhibition began to fly.
News has appeared on the New York Times' website, on the Washington Post's website, on Yahoo's website, and on YouTube.
The news spread rapidly, and in just two or three hours, it spread all over the world.
People all over the world were shocked by the news at once.
People talked, sighed, and envy was palpable.