"Why? I don't quite understand. ”

Su Keqing looked at Ye Xiaofan suspiciously.

Even her teacher went to the Yanling Mountains to dig the emperor's tomb.

In addition to protecting precious cultural relics, the fundamental purpose is to add some fame and further consolidate its position in the archaeological community.

"Don't you understand how good it is to be a master, a master-level artist?

"Characters such as Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian, many works are worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan.

In addition to interests, they have made indelible contributions to the domestic art world and won glory for the country.

"Or are you really the kind of person who is indifferent to fame and fortune...... Speaking of which, you are a bit like a monk or a Taoist priest, always slow and methodical, too steady. ”

Su Keqing frowned slightly.

Ye Xiaofan pondered for two seconds, "No, no, no, I'm not indifferent to fame and fortune, no one will be disgusted with less money."

"I value money more than fame.

"But I have some industries that make a steady and lot of money. There is no need to rely on painting to make a fortune.

"So, I'm not in a hurry about making money from painting.

"It's not that I don't look down on the money.

"If a painting can sell for tens or millions, it's actually not bad.

"As for the masters and masters you mentioned...... also took Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi as examples, I really think too highly of me. ”

He couldn't laugh or cry.

These two are both giants in the art world.

Could it be that Su Keqing thought that he could become the next Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi?

It must not be ridiculed when it is passed out.

Su Keqing realized it later, and her cheeks were a little blushing.

She and Ye Xiaofan can only be regarded as friends, and it is not appropriate to say these words in the future.

However, knowing his thoughts, Su Keqing was finally able to understand Ye Xiaofan's reaction.

"It's pretty much the same, I almost doubt that you have secretly taken refuge in Buddhism, and the six roots are pure.

"That'...... Then I'll go first, and we'll talk about it next time, and I'll transfer the money to you later. ”

Su Keqing could already imagine her red face like a monkey's buttocks.

I can't stay any longer.

Hurriedly hugged the frame and left in a hurry.

"Well, don't send it if you go slowly."

Ye Xiaofan glanced at her back and ignored her daughter's thoughts.

Su Keqing is undoubtedly a very good woman.

She is a doctoral student at Jinghua University, the goddess of the Department of Archaeology, and is regarded as the successor of Zhang Congming, a bigwig in the archaeological field.

It is suspected that the family background is quite strong.

……

The other side.

Zhang Congming is carefully sorting out and maintaining some of the bamboo slips and books brought out of the tomb.

This must contain more detailed information about the owner of the tomb and the most important information about the funerary goods.

The door was suddenly pushed open, startling him.

"Well, when did you become so unruly? Don't know how to knock first? Zhang Congming's face was displeased, Su Keqing was not a frizzy person in the past.

"I'm sorry, teacher......"

Su Keqing apologized embarrassedly, and instead handed out the frame, "I was mainly anxious to let you see this, but I didn't expect you to be busy." ”

"What's that?"

Zhang Congming took off his reading glasses and removed his gloves.

Take it over and take a look.

"Tsk, these two sketches are superb! One is the gem lake in the north of the source, and the other is a little familiar, it seems to be near Taoyuan Village? ”

Zhang Congming was amazed and admired two high-level sketches.

"The control of light and shadow and lines is definitely at the top level, and this ethereal, non-existent meaning is probably the 'god' or 'artistic conception' pursued by the artist!

“……”

Zhang Congming was amazed.

Obviously, his ability to appreciate art far exceeds that of Su Keqing.

"They are the work of Brother Ye!"

"Ye Xiaofan? No, he's only in his early twenties...... Although the level of painting skills is not directly correlated with age. But I've never seen a young painter of this calibre. ”

This is Zhang Congming's most shocking point.

Ye Xiaofan's level of sketching has surpassed those seventy or eighty-year-old artists.

Su Keqing nodded thoughtfully, vaguely following his reaction, he became more and more sure of his judgment of Ye Xiaofan.

"Teacher, I heard that your granddaughter runs a gallery?"

Su Keqing and Zhang Congming's granddaughter don't have much to do with each other, so they have met a few times, only knowing that the other party is a gallery owner.

"Well, I understand what you mean, I'll take a picture and send it to the girl later."

Zhang Congming smiled, "Amazing boy, just this skill is enough to win some international awards!"

"The point is that he doesn't have any fame in this field, and that girl can't be happy."

This brings us to the relationship between artists and galleries.

A gallery is like a celebrity agent.

It is often necessary to discover and cultivate painters with great potential, sign contracts with them, and act as agents for their works.

The painter is responsible for the production, and the gallery is responsible for the operation and sales.

Excellent painters who have become famous are not so easy to dig.

A painter like Ye Xiaofan, who has superb painting skills and is not yet famous, is exactly the most desired target of the gallery.

Su Keqing smiled lightly, "Ye Xiaofan will definitely become a very outstanding artist!" ”

"It's really unbelievable, with his age, his painting skills are ridiculously high, and he has to go to the trouble of raising chickens and ducks and farming to make money......

"Talent is too rebellious."

Zhang Congming's face was serious and he muttered.

Then the conversation changed, "It's sunny." It's rare to have such a talented and good-looking man appear in front of you, you must know how to strike first!

"Otherwise, no matter how outstanding he is, you will only be a passerby in his life."

"......" Su Keqing glanced at him and took the painting back.

……

The first floor of the Tokai Museum of Art.

It's a bustling time when the annual 'Rising Cup' sketch exhibition is held, which is now in its 15th year.

It is one of the more well-known events in China.

Countless painters or art students who are still in the academy attach great importance to this competition.

It can be said that it is the first step for most painters to get ahead.

Sketching is the most basic skill of a painter.

If the drawings are not even eligible to be exhibited here, the chances of competing for other painting awards are almost nil.

It's not that you can't get it, which means that you are not qualified to continue to mix in the painting industry.

It's just that being included here for the exhibition means a lot.

First, it can be gilded, and it will be appreciated by some seniors in the industry.

Second, it will be easier to enter the sight of domestic medium and large gallerie operators, and it will be easier to sign contracts with large and medium-sized galleries, and the road will be better.

On the first floor, 102 works are on display.

More than a dozen first-class artists and directors of the association carefully selected from more than 3,000 sketches.

They will conduct internal and online voting, compete for rankings, and have prizes and certificates ranging from tens of thousands of yuan to thousands of yuan.

The prize money is not much, but the painters of the top ten works will add a dazzling stroke to their resumes and make a small hit in the industry.

If you're lucky, maybe your work will be collected in the Central Art Museum in Beijing, which is not without precedent in previous years.