"Meteor, what do you think about this now?"

Liu Xing looked at Watanabe Meteor and asked seriously: "I can be 100% sure that your father knows that you have joined the martial arts faction with the Yellow Cloth Sect, so he must have done it intentionally to join the Kamakura family to join the public faction now... Now I want to know your attitude towards this matter. ”

Watanabe Meteor sighed, and then said: "That's right, my father must know that I have joined the samurai faction, and judging from the current situation, he should have taken the initiative to choose to cooperate with the Kamakura family, and at the same time, the Kamakura family must also know my current relationship with your Sawada family... So my mind is also very messy now, and I don't know how to understand this matter for a while, so if I can, I want to wait until tomorrow morning to give you a satisfactory answer. ”

Looking at Watanabe Meteor with a depressed and dazed face, Liu Xing could only nod in agreement with his thoughts, after all, Watanabe Meteor was another character card of his own, so Liu Xing believed that Watanabe Meteor could not betray his group.

So, Liu Xing watched Watanabe Meteor and Guchuan Xiaofu leave first.

At this time, there was already a lot of gunfire in the training ground, and the two sides were fighting each other at a distance of twenty or thirty meters, but naturally there was no result for half a day, and the ground behind both sides had been painted with paintballs.

"One thing to say, if we rub the colors on the ground directly on paper, and then find an abstract artist to hang a name, these paintings can make us millions." Liu Xing, who was looking at the screen, couldn't help but complain.

"That's true."

Alice drank water and said with a smile: "You should also have heard that the abstract painting school after the beginning of the Cold War was actually created by the United States, because they need to compete with Big Brother in art, or not lose so badly. ”

Hearing Alice mention this topic, Liu Xing suddenly came to the spirit, "I've really heard of this, because the artists of the Big Brother family are endless, and the standard is also very high, so as the leader of Europe and the United States, the United States wants to touch Big Brother in art, which is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg, after all, art needs to be continuously accumulated, so that future generations can stand on the shoulders of giants to make better works of art, and the United States, as a nouveau riche with a history of hundreds of years, Although there have been some famous artists in history, most of these artists are immigrants and have not studied art in the United States. ”

"So at the very beginning, the United States knew that if it wanted to compete with Big Brother in terms of art, it would definitely lose out of pants, and if it collected artists from the continent of Europa for its own use, it would also be inferior, not to mention that those artists who had already become famous on the continent of Europa could not easily leave their homeland; Therefore, there is no way to defeat Big Brother in a righteous and open way, and the United States can only use some unsavory means, and these methods are two words in our modern era - hype. ”

"Artists have ethics, but critics are not necessarily, so the United States spent a lot of money to buy off some critics on the Europa continent, so that they can highly affirm some abstract works, in short, blow to death, as for why the United States would choose abstract artworks? That's because the artwork of the abstract school highlights three words - I can't understand it, because a black dot on the white paper can be regarded as an abstraction, and a few colors on the white paper are also abstract, and of course turning a dot into a line is even more abstract. ”

"If it is a realist painting, ordinary people can see the quality of the painting, but if it is an abstract painting, then ordinary people can only have a picture, and then the interpretation of the abstract painting is in the hands of the author and the critics, so under the nonsense of those critics who have received money, those abstract paintings are given a variety of lofty interpretations, and then let the newspapers and television follow up, and these abstract masters will stand up."

"Of course, the most important point of hype is to control the comments, so I heard that at the abstract art exhibition that year, the United States arranged a lot of sailors to the scene to pretend to be passers-by, to ensure that in front of each painting, as long as someone said that they couldn't understand it, or scolded these paintings for being similar to the footprints left on the carpet by their dogs stepping on mud puddles, those passers-by would immediately join the battlefield and criticize these real passers-by for not understanding art, and in order to make passers-by believe that they really don't understand art. Other passers-by will also enter at the right time. ”

In this way, those abstract masters are like kings in new clothes, although most people think that they are just scribbling, but because they have become famous, many critics praise their works as masterpieces, and a large number of collectors have come forward to ask for their works, and these people have to think that their people and works are really good... Over time, even if a child came forward and pointed out that the king's new clothes were nothing, the people around them would think that these children were ignorant. ”

Looking at Liu Xing, who was talking eloquently, Sonoda Zhuli also smiled and said: "Yes, I also interviewed an abstract painter before, and asked him what he thought of his work, and he just talked to me about it, and finally emphasized that one of his works was sold for a high price; So I also think that many modern so-called abstract masters, nine times out of ten, are smashed with money... To use an inappropriate analogy, if an ordinary piece of paper can be sold for a sky-high price of 100 million, then most people will subconsciously think that this paper is not simple, and at the same time subconsciously convince themselves that this paper is indeed worth this price. ”

"Juri is right, when my master was working at Miskatonik University, he used to have a very good relationship with several professors in the oil painting department, because he also liked to paint oil paintings when he was free, but one day my master heard that a security guard suddenly became an abstract painter, and his paintings were suddenly fried to tens of millions, so he ran to the professors of the oil painting department to ask about it, and those professors scoffed at it."

Alice couldn't help but sigh: "This is like some small fresh meat now, no matter what its level is, first buy some drafts and water armies to brush his praise, and then buy a few awards to gild the body, and then you can slowly cut leeks, but in addition to being used to gild the art of the United States, the more important role of the abstract painting masters after the Cold War is actually used to launder money, because art is priceless." ”

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"Yes, the value of a work of art is difficult to determine, just like there will be a thousand Hamlets in front of a thousand readers, so a thousand bidders may make a thousand different offers for the same artwork, and if the name of the work of the abstract masters is removed, 99.99% of people will say that it is worthless, but there are also people who can directly raise its auction price to 100 million."

Liu Xing touched his chin and continued: "Auction can be said to be a very fast and efficient way to launder money, after all, we have an ancient saying in China that is called "I am happy to buy a thousand gold, so it is not a problem for you to bid 100 million yuan for an auction item with a reserve price of one dollar in the auction house, it is just easy to be suspicious, so those abstract paintings with inflated prices are very suitable for taking on the responsibility of equivalents, and as long as an abstract master is hyped up, then he can continuously produce works to meet the needs of money laundering." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, there are hundreds of billions of dollars in the auction market every year that turn from black to white, and it is difficult for outsiders to grasp the handle, because as Liu Xing said, I am happy to buy a thousand dollars."

As soon as Alice's words fell, Liu Xing saw that Zhang Jingxu and Ding Kun on the screen were shot at the same time and were sentenced out.

"To be honest, I think we can enter the auction market if we run out of money in the future, and by the way, create a new school of painting - Monster School, the content of the painting is ghouls, deep divers, etc., and the painting should be very realistic, so that people feel immersive at a glance, so that our monster faction can quickly become famous, and then in a few years, we will be able to produce a few masters worth more than 100 million." Liu Xing stretched his waist and said, "But then again, I heard that there really seems to be a secret church engaged in auction activities, allowing some auction items with private goods to flow into the market?" ”

After recalling for a moment, Alice nodded and said, "Liu Xing, you are talking about the Fallen Wood Auction House, right?" The auction company is indeed a secret church, and there are rumors that they will bring some strange things to some auction items, such as statues, bottles and cans, etc., and these things often have a negative impact on the holder, so the Fallen Wood Auction House is called the Cursed Auction House in the eyes of ordinary people, claiming that it often undertakes the auction of some cursed items. ”

"As for the truth, that is, the secret church behind the Fallen Wood Auction House has imposed a curse on the auction items, so that the holders are afraid because of the curse, so that these cursed auction items are sold back to the Fallen Wood Auction House at a low price, and in this way, the Fallen Wood Auction House can make a lot of money, but this is a trick to deceive ordinary people, and it is difficult to get into the elegant hall, so there are many secret churches that scoff at the Fallen Wood Auction House."

As soon as Alice's words fell, Juri Sonoda continued: "Falling wood auction house? I remember that it also had a branch in the island nation and was planning to hold an auction recently. ”

Hearing Sonoda Zhuli say this, Liu Xing subconsciously asked: "The island country branch of this fallen wood auction house can't be in Nagoya, right?" ”

"Well, it seems to be."

Looking at Liu Xing, who was full of surprise, Sonoda Juri took his mobile phone and said: "Because there are already many large-scale auction houses in Tokyo and Osaka, the Fallen Wood Auction House has to choose to settle in Nagoya; Well? The auction is tomorrow! ”

Liu Xing hurriedly took Sonoda Zhuli's mobile phone, and saw that a piece of news was displayed on the mobile phone, the content of this news was very simple, that is, the Fallen Wood Auction House decided to hold an auction tomorrow, and a total of hundreds of auction items will be auctioned, and the types of these auction items cover calligraphy and paintings, gems and porcelain... as well as a variety of legendary cursed items.

When he saw the final catalogue of auction items, Liu Xing felt that he was watching a ghost story.

"What is this trying to do?"

Alice frowned and said, "The secret church behind the Fallen Wood Auction House is from Italy, and it stands to reason that they should not participate in the battle of Gongwu, so why did they choose to hold the auction at this time?" What are they doing this for? ”

At this moment, Zhang Jingxu and Ding Kun had already arrived in the referee area.

After learning about the Falling Wood Auction House, Zhang Jingxu wiped his face and said: "The Falling Wood Auction House and the secret church behind him have always had a bad reputation, because they know that their forces feel that they are not doing their job, and they even use curses in order to cheat money, which is simply losing the face of the secret church, so the Falling Wood Auction House and the secret church behind him have always been lone wolves, and they have not had contact with other secret churches or big families, but Huaxia Daomen once collected a piece of news, That is, the secret church behind the Fallen Wood Auction House is very weak, and in fact, only the sect leader can use the curse. ”

"Huh? In this case, this fallen wood auction house is the tool used by the sect leader to collect money? That's why he doesn't care about the wind at all, because as long as he can live the life of a rich man. Liu Xing was still a little puzzled and said: "But the question comes back, why did this guy come to Nagoya to wade through this troubled water?" He should know that the current Nagoya is the place where the battle method of the public martial arts is located, so he is not afraid that he will be misunderstood by one side at this time, and then be directly demolished? ”

Zhang Jingxu frowned and said: "Then I don't know what this guy thinks, maybe this auction has already been decided, so he doesn't want to lose his trust, after all, for auction houses, credit is their most important wealth, even if it is a fallen wood auction house that specializes in pitting people." ”

As soon as Zhang Jingxu's words fell, Ding Kun, who had already washed the paint off his face, suddenly said, "Liu Xing, didn't you just say it?" Although some so-called works of art are a piece of waste paper in themselves, the things behind it are still very valuable, although those things may not be visible. ”

As soon as Ding Kun's words came out, a bright light flashed in Liu Xing's mind, "I understand!" Many of the items sold at the Fallen Wood Auction House are from overseas, so the Fallen Wood Auction House can take the opportunity to bring some items to the island country and then sell them to the designated guests under the name of the auction! ”

"It seems that we need to inform Shimazu Nakano of this."