Chapter 46: The True Master of the Painting
"So confident, is this a rich family?" Song Ziyu whispered in Yan Guichen's ear.
"It's true, but we can get wet, didn't people give us two paintings in a while? In this case, after we accept it, we don't have to have too much psychological burden! ”
Yan Guichen patted the back of Song Ziyu's smooth hand again to show comfort, and by the way, he rubbed oil and ate tofu.
My wife's tofu, I don't eat it for nothing.
Song Ziyu shrank her hand, her face was hot, she seemed to be a little looking forward to this kind of secretly rubbing oil, and she wanted to refuse, and she was a little addicted.
It's like the devil's sweet talk.
Catherine got this little gesture with a look of surprise and joy on her face.
"Ziyu, how is the newlywed, is it very happy, very tired, and very addictive?" Catherine whispered.
"Ah...... Catherine, do you Westerners speak so directly? ”
"Maybe, what, what's wrong with what I said?" Catherine was curious.
"Nothing, good!" Song Ziyu said sincerely.
"That's good, we're already friends, and we're best friends, aren't girlfriends just used to comfort each other!"
“……”
Song Ziyu smiled embarrassedly, this sounded, how did it feel weird. However, foreigners can't be blamed, even if their foreign language reaches level 8, it is estimated that they still can't understand the ambiguity in the broad and profound Chinese.
"Let's look at the paintings, let me tell you, I have learned that today's art exhibition, there are a number of mysterious works, and in a while, we can open our eyes!" Catherine lowered her voice and said mysteriously.
"Oh, what kind of mystery is it?"
"It's a Western master's work, you will understand when you see it for a while, don't be too surprised, come with me, I have a very high level of research on today's Chinese and Western painting art, if you don't mind, I can be a commentator for you!"
"How's that good?" Yan Guichen hesitated.
"There's nothing bad, don't worry, I'll explain it well, you're friends, I definitely won't lie to my friends!"
"Well, thank you!" Song Ziyu once again learned that Catherine had a little strange Chinese.
"The No. 1 exhibition hall is the work of emerging painters, including many emerging painters from China, you look at these paintings, this is Ding Yiqi's work, quite talented, the work has unparalleled tension, the use of color is very clever, very distinctive......"
Catherine spoke eloquently, admiring several of Ding Yiqi's paintings, and finally waved to a staff member who was following her.
"All of these are all for you!" Catherine said.
"Ah, thank you, thank you!" The staff member was a woman, and she quickly bowed to Catherine and thanked her.
During the exhibition, the exhibition hall has a commission for the paintings sold, and there is a commission, which means that all the staff can also share a share.
Every exhibition is a revenue generation for the staff, especially the art exhibition, which has a lot of income.
"Ma'am, don't you have to ask the price first?" The staff said.
"No, these paintings, when they are hung, have already set a guide price, just give it to me at the normal price, I believe that in this world, there is no exhibition hall, dare to pit the Childe family!" Catherine said domineeringly.
"Yes, yes, yes......" The staff was frightened, and hurriedly pasted a small red logo on several paintings, as soon as people saw this small logo, they knew that this was a work that had been sold.
"By the way, the painter of these paintings, Mr. Ding Yiqi, is here, if he comes, please ask him to come and see me, and you will say, I am Child!" Catherine said.
"Okay, please wait!"
The female staff member immediately reported to the top with a hidden walkie-talkie, and soon a rather emaciated, long-haired, unkempt middle-aged painter trotted over.
He saluted Catherine, especially thanking her for buying four of his paintings in one go.
Catherine said: "Mr. Ding Yiqi, I saw the sparkle in your paintings, to be honest, your paintings have the potential to appreciate, so I bought all four of these paintings, and there are two more, let them be given to others!" ”
"Thank you, thank you, Lady Catherine!" Ding Yiqi was as grateful as a little licking dog, if Catherine was the devil, it is estimated that Ding Yiqi would not mind selling his soul to the devil.
"Catherine, why don't you buy them all?" Song Ziyu was curious.
"Ziyu, you don't understand, the market needs circulation, and it needs to show its value, I can't buy it all, so there will be no carrier of circulation!" Catherine smiled.
"You buy four paintings in one go, aren't you afraid of losing money?"
"How is this possible?"
Catherine looked left and right and whispered: "To tell you a cruel truth, art is actually very subjective, the value of a thing, I Childe said it is very valuable, it is very valuable, I say it is not valuable, then it is not valuable." Also, ordinary people, say that it is very valuable, that is useless, the value of a work of art, needs someone to recognize, this person, or rather, this group of people, do you know what kind of existence they are? ”
"Rich, powerful, high society, authority?" Song Ziyu said.
"That's right, these are the people. There is only one fastest way for a painter to increase his value, and that is to fry it! Childe has this ability, 80% of the world's famous auction houses have Childe's shares, I can speculate on the work of a new painter within half a year, from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars, believe it or not? ”
Catherine looked at Song Ziyu, who was stunned, in a happy mood.
"In just a few years, after more than a dozen speculations, the value of a new painter has been speculated, and the value of art has risen, then it will come up, and it will be difficult to fall, even if the painter has a scandal, suicide, death, etc., it will only make the value of the painter skyrocket, not the price of the painter! You see, the value of a painter has come out like this, and I can tell you that art, that is always the top part of the human pyramid is playing, sitting in the village, harvesting leeks, and only the top people are qualified to play and play smoothly......"
"Catherine, how can you do that? Your ability is too strong! Song Ziyu took a deep breath.
"Hehe, never doubt Child's abilities! I, Child, have this ability, in one sentence, I can increase the value of a down-and-out painter by a hundredfold and a thousand times, and I can also make a person never get ahead with a word! Catherine said confidently.
Ding Yiqi on the side listened, and cold sweat came down.
Although Catherine was not talking about a specific person, he listened to it and felt the same cruel truth in the world.
Fortunately, he didn't offend Child, otherwise, he would really never come out.
"Never doubt Child's abilities!"
This is already a proverb that has been circulating in the West for hundreds of years, very famous and alarming, this proverb, for 60 years, has been spreading rapidly in the Eastern world, the two major countries.
Ding Yiqi had heard this proverb from Liuyang's senior brother and division commander for a long time, and had heard Child's rumors.
I just didn't expect that I would meet a young "child" today.
So, Ding Yiqi was excited, trembling with excitement, he knew that the most important opportunity of his life had come.
Catherine glanced behind her, "Ah Duo, give Mr. Ding Yiqi a business card, Mr. Ding Yiqi, if you have any new paintings, you can contact my assistant as soon as possible!" ”。
A female assistant hurriedly handed Ding Yiqi a gilded black business card, with only three words Catherine on it, and a mobile phone number on the back.
"Thank you, thank you!" Ding Yiqi bowed again and again, and his surprise was broken.
"Mr. Ding Yiqi, from today on, you will work the quality of your paintings, all flaws will be destroyed, only the perfect can be taken out for circulation, I believe that soon, the price of your works will be higher and higher, believe me, even if you only paint one a year, it is enough for you to become famous, rich and expensive!"
"Okay, okay, I see, thank you Lady Catherine for your advice!" Ding Yiqi hurriedly thanked him, he can't wait to go home immediately and burn all the dozens of flawed works at home, because those things will become stumbling blocks for himself, and things are vaguely expensive.
"Okay, feel free to do so, don't disturb me and my friends to continue watching the exhibition!" Catherine waved her hand.
"Yes, it's better to be respectful than to obey!" Ding Yiqi hurriedly and respectfully retreated, he retreated to the corner, clenched his fists a few times, and almost looked up to the sky with joy.
"Catherine, you have learned the truth that the strong are always strong!" Yan Guichen suddenly said.
"Thanks for the compliment!" Catherine wanted to bow, but realizing that this was a big court, she hurriedly covered it up in time.
According to Yan Guichen's instructions, it is not good for anyone to expose his identity on their own.
"Go on, Ziyu, I'll introduce you to a cute girl's paintings, she specializes in French Impressionism, I appreciate it very much, I plan to paint her in the future, I want to accept it in advance......"
Catherine pulled Song Ziyu and admired the paintings in Hall 1, Hall 2, and Hall 3, and at least one-tenth of the works were swept into her pocket.
It is no wonder that this exhibition is of very high standard, and the TV station has done several big publicity.
The works gathered include the paintings of many emerging young painters from China and abroad.
"Pavilion Four?"
Yan Guichen stood in front of an exhibition hall with a small stall at the entrance, and he needed to register and pay $1,700 to get a pass.
"Ziyu, you come, let's go to Hall 4, where there are many famous paintings and paintings from private collections, you must take a look, the opportunity is rare!" Catherine lost a black card and received three passes.
Entering the No. 4 exhibition area, there were many fewer people all of a sudden, and it seemed quiet.
Turning a corner, I was confronted with an oil painting of a Western woman, naked in the shade of a tree.
"It's ...... French Impressionist painter Renoir's Nude in the Sun? Song Ziyu was surprised, she had seen this painting in the album.
"Yes, this is the work, it was transferred from the Louvre to be exhibited!" Catherine had already set her sights on the next painting.
The Olive Tree
Van Gogh's works were transferred from the United States to be exhibited.
Whether it's a nude woman in the sun or an olive tree, it's one of the works of art that the Childe family has invested in.
In fact, the entire 4th and 5th galleries, a total of 57 paintings, are all works invested by Childe.
Therefore, these paintings all belong to Yan Guichen.
After hearing that Yan Guichen and Song Ziyu were coming to visit the exhibition, Catherine immediately urgently transferred a small part of the artworks belonging to the family from Europe and the United States, just to let their real owners see them.