brushed a wave of favorability of the old man, and it was Zhao Ruxi who praised him, and Xiao Lingyan was satisfied.

He knew the truth of being too late, and pulled the topic back: "Then do you want to let Zhiwei Jushi's paintings participate in the auction?" Of course, in order to attract more people to participate in the early stage, you also need to take a painting to participate. I'll put the painting of Zhiwei Lay Monk in the penultimate and yours at the end as the finale. The master and apprentice are auctioned together, which is also a good story. ”

These words pleased Kang Shilin, and he laughed and said, "Okay, okay, no problem." ”

After agreeing, Kang Shilin did not hesitate any longer, led Xiao Lingyan to his study, and selected some of his paintings.

It's just that he struggled to choose which painting to put up for auction.

He was reluctant to sell the paintings that he was most proud of, or more proud of, in his old man's life.

This is his hard work, who knows who will buy it, whether he knows how to appreciate it, and whether he will cherish it? He is not short of money for the elderly, so it is better to keep it in his own hands and pass it on to his children and grandchildren in the future, which is also an idea.

But if the paintings put up for auction are too bad, and compared with the little apprentice, it seems that he, the master, is not as good as the apprentice, wouldn't it be a shame? The price of the auction is not as good as that of the apprentice, and he is also very faceless.

So, it can't be too bad.

And those who don't slip in the autumn are still afraid that they can't compare to the little apprentices.

In short, it's a tangle.

Xiao Lingyan can be very close to Zhao Ruxi in modern times, and they are evenly matched, and their EQ and IQ are about the same.

He didn't need to ask, he could guess what was going on when he saw the old gentleman like this.

He first gave the old gentleman the reason: "These paintings of yours are so good, if they are bought by people who don't know how to cherish them, it will be a terrible thing; But if you take the worse ones, it's not good to be pressed down by the Zhiwei monks. ”

"If this happens in a few years, it will be nothing to be pressed down by the apprentice, after all, there is a saying that 'blue is better than blue'. But this is the first time that you and Zhiwei Jushi have participated in the auction, and you are the master, and you are stronger than Zhiwei Jushi in every aspect. If someone sees Zhiwei Jushi's paintings, loves them, and is willing to spend a lot of money to buy them, your paintings are not as good as hers, which is not appropriate after all. ”

"My suggestion is that you take the best painting and put it up for auction, but we can be flexible. For example, when the time comes, I will take a photograph, or any of your four apprentices, and then send it back to you. No matter how high the price is, we can also suppress him and get the painting back. ”

Kang Shilin's small eyes glared: "Can it still be like this?" ”

Xiao Lingyan was worried that Kang Shilin would think that he was a cunning person and had a bad impression of him, so he quickly explained: "This is also a helpless move. You always want to auction the best paintings to help the Zhiwei Jushi, but you don't want it to fall into the hands of others, so you have to make this decision. ”

Kang Shilin thought that Xiao Lingyan was also thinking about him, giving him ideas, and the starting point was good, so he didn't say anything more.

He thought about it, and finally shook his head: "Although this method is feasible, it will not be beneficial to me and Zhiwei's reputation if it is discovered. It's just a painting, and your father has coveted my painting for a long time. Send him a message, and ask him to send an attendant to take a picture of the painting on his behalf. ”

He picked out a painting, unfolded it and glanced at it, rolled it up with a reluctant face and handed it to Xiao Lingyan's hand.

Although this painting is not his most proud work, it has its own uniqueness, and it is Xiao Qi's favorite one. Some time ago, Zhao Ruxi's safe business, Xiao Qi also helped Zhao Ruxi; In this auction, if Xiao Qi participates, I think the influence will be even greater.

So his old man had no choice but to cut his love and sell the painting to Xiao Qi. It can be regarded as a personal favor for the little apprentice.

When Xiao Lingyan heard Kang Shilin's words, he was also happy in his heart.

If Xiao Qi participates in his auction, it can be regarded as stamping his business behavior, and the princes and ministers will not be able to say anything - people's fathers support their son's business, why do you outsiders care so much?

In this way, his auction house is justified.

"I have one request, though." Kang Shilin said.

Xiao Lingyan's expression froze, and he said, "Please speak." ”

"The price of my painting can't exceed Zhiwei too much, just a little more."

Xiao Lingyan's face fell: "Uncle Cousin, you can embarrass me." The price offered by everyone is not high, and I can arrange for someone to raise the price. But if everyone pays a high price, can I still let everyone lower it? ”

Kang Shilin, don't look at the world, but he is a person who understands everything.

He grimaced: "Don't think I don't know the truth in this. As long as the chamberlain on behalf of the emperor speaks, who dares to bid? So you just have to ask the chamberlain to speak at the right time. ”

Xiao Lingyan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Ah, yes, look at me confused." He patted his head as he spoke.

Kang Shilin's expression eased at this time: "Okay, just do it." ”

Xiao Lingyan thought for a while, and then asked, "Do you want to paint the two Lord Wu and Lord Gong together?" ”

Kang Shilin shook his head: "No need. This time, I sold the painting for the sake of knowing the subtleties. My three apprentices don't mix it up. ”

Xiao Lingyan nodded approvingly.

is also an apprentice, who is willing to be a green leaf?

He helped Kang Shilin roll up the paintings, loaded them in a painting tube, and said to Kang Shilin: "When the auction starts, I will notify you, and then send someone to send you a few invitation cards." You see who you want to invite, and invite them together. ”

"Okay." Kang Shilin nodded.

Coming out of Kang Shilin's mansion, Xiao Lingyan breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking about it, he asked the man in gray to send a letter to Qingfeng, and asked Zhao Ruxi to meet in Beining the next day.

At this time, the painting class of the Bac Ninh Painting Institute had ended. Because the training class has also suspended the opening of new classes at the end of the year, Zhao Ruxi is not as busy as before.

It is worth mentioning that during this time, the group of people in the painting class got together to paint and had a deep relationship. Some people were inspired by everyone's exchanges, and after seeing Zhao Ruxi's original paintings, they had a flash of inspiration and had new ideas about painting, so that their painting skills improved greatly and entered the ranks of painting masters. Others have also improved to some extent.

Therefore, at the end of the three-month study, everyone was reluctant to leave.

Zhao Ruxi made a suggestion to ask Kang Shilin to start a small group similar to a painting salon.

The small group adopts a membership system, and the original painting class is automatically converted into members. If you want to join the new member, you need to be unanimously approved by everyone to become a full member.