82. VIP 082, The World of Two
The exhibition was held at the Bund Art Museum, so the trip to the Bund was scheduled for Monday.
Bai Yiru and Gu Dongning walked into the venue, and there were not many people who came to the exhibition, but at a glance, they were basically people with backgrounds, but ordinary people like her were no longer except her and Gu Dongning.
"Why are there so few people?" She held Gu Dongning's arm, looking like a bird, in fact, it wasn't how clingy she was, the key was that some people worked too hard last night, and she was sore today, as if she had participated in a long-distance running race.
This is an in-house art exhibition, and the works exhibited by Zhao Qianmo have won international awards in recent years, mainly inviting people in the circle to do academic exchanges. Just a few hundred tickets were reserved for outsiders, and it was open to the public for half a day in the afternoon of the last day. Gu Dongning walked up to a painting and stood still, the painting was on the bank of the famous Rhine River in Germany.
"And we can still buy tickets?" Bai Yiru was surprised, the strange thing was that the ticket price was so high, and Tong Xiaoxin couldn't buy a ticket!
"Lucas's boss is German, and we have a good relationship, so we asked him for help." Gu Dongning was still staring at the picture on the wall when he spoke.
"Oh. It seems that having a strong boss is not a bad thing! Bai Yiru smiled, stared at the painting as well, and asked Gu Dongning, "Do you like it very much?" β
"Hmm. Do you want to buy it? Gu Dongning nodded and looked at Bai Yiru.
"But the price shouldn't be low, right? Do we have that much money? Bai Yiru also likes this painting very much.
The painting is drawn from the perspective of the mountain overlooking the river, so that the Rhine is like a soft ribbon winding at the foot of the mountains, and in the early morning there is some fog on the river surface, and the surrounding town seems to be still sleeping, revealing the vitality and vitality of life in the silence.
Zhao Qianmo's specialty is Chinese painting, and the awards he has won are basically Chinese paintings. So far, he has painted only a handful of oil paintings, and this one "Quietly on the Rhine" is the top of his oil paintings, and it is the only one that has won an award. So whether it's a collection or an investment, it's a rare masterpiece.
"Don't forget that grandma is his senior, he always has to sell some face to grandma!" Gu Dongning smiled, and led Bai Yiru to the rest area to sit down and rest, "Wait for me here, I'll come when I go." β
Bai Yiru nodded, anyway, she was tired, so it was better to sit down and rest.
Gu Dongning went to the bathroom to make a phone call to Ah Qi, and then went to find the person in charge of Zhao Qianmo's art exhibition, and finally met Zhao Qianmo himself.
The two exchanged a few words, and Gu Dongning expressed his intention, saying that he wanted to buy a painting. Zhao Qianmo had already received a call before he came, although he didn't know what his relationship was with Master Wu Meilan, but at least he knew the stakes.
"Then I'll bring my wife, she likes your paintings very much." Gu Dongning told Zhao Qianmo about buying paintings, and then told him.
"Good. Then please ask Mrs. Gu to come in and sit down. Zhao Qianmo was very enthusiastic about Gu Dongning.
Gu Dongning nodded expressionlessly, and went to the rest area to bring Bai Yiru over to see Zhao Qianmo, if she couldn't meet the famous family so closely, she would definitely leave regrets, but he didn't want to call her any regrets, anyway, such a thing as meeting was really easy for him to do.
"Teacher Zhao, I'm so happy to see you!"
Bai Yiru politely called Zhao Qianmo a teacher, Zhao Qianmo said a few words to her, knew that she was painting, and looked at her own works on her mobile phone, and gave some pointers.
Gu Dongning stood aside, stopping Bai Yiru's shoulder, he had seen some of her works, she did have a talent for painting, if she didn't take the road of painting, it would be a waste of talent.
"Gu Dongning, listen, Mr. Zhao said that if we buy his paintings, he will only charge us one-third of the money!" Bai Yiru looked at Gu Dongning excitedly.
She talked to Zhao Qianmo about the knowledge of painting for a while, and then turned to asking about the price of buying paintings, and Zhao Qianmo naturally knew how to answer her.
"Hmm." Gu Dongning nodded, only one-third of it was superficial, and the remaining two-thirds had to be paid by him privately, and Zhao Qianmo had to be given a meal for takeout!
He looked at Zhao Qianmo and was quite satisfied with the other party's answer, "Thank you!" β
"You're welcome. Mrs. Gu is really a good seedling for painting, and Mr. Gu is really blessed to marry her! Zhao Qianmo sighed, he had seen a talent, but he had never seen a talent like Bai Yiru, he wondered if she had inherited anyone's painting genes, so she was born to be a good painter.
Thinking like this, he asked, "Mrs. Gu, is there anyone in your family who paints?" β
"Nope." Bai Yiru shook her head slightly, and said with a smile, "My father is half a businessman, and my mother died early." The grandparents are also gone, but no one can draw. β
"Oh. I'll just ask casually, don't you mind. Zhao Qianmo felt even more surprised, Bai Yiru has no genes, but is so talented, with more cultivation, he will definitely be a person at the end of the pyramid in the Chinese painting industry in the future, just like Wu Meilan.
"It's fine. It's been a long time. After Bai Yiru finished speaking, she looked to the other side, "The painting we bought is packaged." β
"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, may I ask if we personally sent the painting to H City, or did you take it with you." Zhao Qianmo's assistant put the paintings he brought in on the floor in the corner, and asked Gu Dongning about them.
"We'll take it ourselves." Gu Dongning said, "My friend will come to pick up the painting in a while." β
"I'll arrange this, Mr. Gu, please rest assured!" Zhao Qian was indifferent, where would be Gu Dongning's friend, most likely his subordinates.
"Then let's go first, and we'll have time to eat together." Gu Dongning shook hands with Zhao Qianmo, nodded slightly, and left with Bai Yiru.
Out of the art museum, Bai Yiru has always been very good, after all, it is a very happy thing to meet the predecessors of the Chinese painting industry.
"Gu Dongning, do you like the Rhine very much?" She looked at the buildings on both sides of the road and asked Gu Dongning, otherwise how could he admire the painting with such enthusiastic eyes, such a gaze appeared in his eyes that had always been cold, it was really rare.
"Hmm. Loved it. Gu Dongning narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking of many things, "The Rhine River valley is picturesque, surrounded by many medieval castles and small towns, which is a region that Germans are proud of, and it is the river of life in Germany. β
"Where did you live?" Bai Yiru can feel that Gu Dongning seems to have a special love for the Rhine, just like a Chinese, when he talks about Beijing abroad, he reveals that pride and enthusiasm.
"Sort of." Gu Dongning's fingers tapped the steering wheel rhythmically, "The morning on the banks of the Rhine is the most beautiful, the smoke is filled, the village is quiet, you just sit in the distance, watching the fog slowly dissipate, the sun hits the river little by little, and the soft and gentle water surface microwaves are flashing with luster, especially beautiful, you can't imagine the beauty......"
Bai Yiru looked at Gu Dongning's side face as if he was caught in a memory, "Then I have a chance to live in the place where you lived, to see the beautiful scenery you said, to walk the road you have walked, maybe I can meet the people you have met!" β
Gu Dongning looked back, with a soft luster in his eyes, "I must take you there!" If you regret it, I'll take you with me! β
"I won't regret it!" Bai Yiru pursed her lips and lowered her head embarrassedly, not understanding what she said, why she was so happy as Gu Dongning.
"You said it! Don't forget what I hateβ"
"Those who don't keep their promises!" Bai Yiru took Gu Dongning's words and said, "You have said this many times in front of me, as if I am the kind of person who is particularly untrustworthy!" β
"Fool!" Gu Dongning hooked the corners of her mouth, she was not an untrustworthy person, but he was becoming more and more troubled in front of him!
"Where to go now?" Bai Yiru opened the CD, and there was a song called "Encounter" that was not very old, she hummed quietly, and realized that after GuΓ² had an in-depth understanding of Gu Dongning last night, she didn't have the same deep sense of strangeness as before.
"Eat." Gu Dongning lowered the voice of the CD a little lower, "You sing it to me." β
"I don't know much about it." Bai Yiru was really not familiar with it, so she hummed and sang quietly.
"Didn't you sing very well just now, sing it, I want to hear it."
"Then I can't sing well, don't laugh." Bai Yiru sat upright, cleared her throat, and turned off the CD directly, "It's better to sing a cappella." β
Gu Dongning nodded, as long as the little woman was willing to sing to him.
"The unfamiliar smell of your body,
It's my goal to confirm that you save zΓ i,
Don't look back to know,
It's a street corner from us,
After all this time, I can still feel it,
How important you are to me,
will not be disturbed by the dark and the dawn,
I want to show off every time you are gentle,
You and I went around in such a circle before we met,
I know your important ...... better than anyone else."
Bai Yiru sang softly while thinking about the lyrics, and Gu Dongning's fingers tapped along the steering wheel to her rhythm.
"It's over." After she finished singing, she wrung the water to drink.
"Your talent for singing must have been inherited from your mother." Gu Dongning suddenly remembered Zhao Qianmo's words about where Bai Yiru's painting was inherited, and naturally thought of singing.
"Probably! In fact, my mother wanted to be an artist in her early years, but then I didn't know who she met, anyway, it was delayed, and if she missed the opportunity, she would never have a chance again, and then she could only be a singer who was looked down upon. Whenever Bai Yiru talks about her mother's miserable life, she is always a little lost and sad.
"But you are more talented at painting than singing, and you can only succeed if you draw well and concentrate." Gu Dongning resolutely will not ask Bai Yiru to be a star, not to mention that his family does not accept it, even if he can find a way to make his family accept it, he doesn't want her to mix in the chaotic entertainment industry, he wants her to be a simple painter all the time, and simply live the simple life she wants.
"That's what our teacher told me!" Bai Yiru also wants to hold an art exhibition in the future, and ask others to buy her paintings to invest or collect!
Gu Dongning's restaurant is on Sichuan Middle Road, Huangpu District, near Fuzhou Road, a restaurant called "Nanlu Zheli", Bai Yiru saw it on a food program, and it is one of the few restaurants recommended in Shanghai, and the dishes are very fine. Full of Jiangnan flavor.
The door of the store is relatively small, and if you are not careful, you will miss it, and even the words on the sign are timeless, revealing the charm of the water town.
After walking in, Bai Yiru looked around, in fact, he felt that the environment here was really not as good as what was written on the food program, but it was also a cost-effective place to eat.
"Let's just sit here." Bai Yiru chose a position, grabbed Gu Dongning's cuffs and said, there were a lot of people in the lobby, she was afraid that he wouldn't hear it.
Gu Dongning nodded and sat down with Bai Yiru, in fact, he didn't have much expectation for such a dining place, just using the gimmick on TV to take Bai Yiru to taste these Shanghai dishes, otherwise he really had to go to those places he often went to eat, Bai Yiru was suspicious, and he didn't bother to explain.
"Yiru, what a coincidence, I actually met you here!"
Bai Yiru was originally talking to Gu Dongning, but when she heard the familiar voice, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, her brows frowned, and she looked up unhappily, looking at Wen Sihao, who had already walked to her side and was standing.
"It's a coincidence! Would you be such a picky person to eat in this kind of place? She was originally in an excellent mood, and every qiΔ arranged by Gu Dongning could bring her surprises, but now all the happy moods have been destroyed by Wen Sihao.
"That's why I chose this place because I'm picky, after all, this restaurant has been on many recommended lists." Wen Sihao touched his sunglasses with his hand, as if he wanted to take them off, but after all, he paused, only pushed the sunglasses up, and did not take them off, "Since it's so coincidental, then I'll treat you to dinner." β
"No need!" Bai Yiru refused directly, leaving no room for thought, "I'm with my husband!" The two of us don't want others to disturb us. β
Wen Sihao listened to Bai Yiru's words, as if he had just discovered Gu Dongning's storage, he leisurely pulled down his sunglasses, and looked down at Gu Dongning from above the lenses.
"Yiru's husband, why is he a little familiar!" He smiled and returned a tooth for a tooth, "I'm in a good mood today, even invite him together!" β
"Wen Sihao! If you want to eat, go find a place to do it! Let's go! But please be respectful! Bai Yiru was angry and spoke a little louder, but the name in front of her was definitely shouted by her deliberately.
Sure enough, after she finished shouting, a lot of fans suddenly appeared around Wen Sihao, and they surrounded him to sign autographs.
"Let's go!" Bai Yiru stood up and took the initiative to hold Gu Dongning's hand, a little guilty.
"It's okay, let's go sit over there." Gu Dongning was silent, turned around and held Bai Yiru's hand, and took her to the corner to sit down.
Several signature dishes of "Nanlu Zheli" should be booked in advance, and Gu Dongning has all done it, and he doesn't want to miss it in vain.