At the end of '94, the trade in art was not standardized, and the most irregular part was that there seemed to be no need to pay taxes.

However, it is not uncommon that the art trading market is very small in China, most of them are privately traded, and formal art auctions have only started this year, and it is normal for many places to be imperfect.

Chen Li'an got tens of thousands of pounds, which can be regarded as a small fortune, so much money can buy a house of one or two hundred square meters.

A group of works for a big house, in this way, Chen Li'an's works are quite valuable, but this only occupies the dividends of the times.

The appreciation space of the house is much larger than that of the artwork, and the house in the year of 94 can increase tenfold in 20 years, and the art can increase by two times is considered lucky.

Chen Li'an, who has a huge amount of money, walks with the wind, but looking at the shops with a strong atmosphere of the times on the roadside, he has no desire to shop at all.

In recent years, the best-selling products in the store are washing machines and televisions, and Chen Li'an doesn't need them.

And it's troublesome to spend so much foreign exchange, and you have to exchange it for RMB.

The foreign exchange volume has just been canceled, and the foreign exchange can be used directly in the market, but the foreign exchange in most places is still not spent.

However, Chen Li'an can't use so much money, there is no need to convert it all into RMB, and the country is not short of foreign exchange of tens of thousands of yuan.

Chen Li'an thought about it and made a phone call to Zhang Guorong, and he would go to Xiangjiang in two days, and he could use the money to make some investment.

At the end of '94, there was a financial crisis that swept the world, although it was not as exaggerated as '97, but it was still possible to make a small amount of money.

At Zhang Guorong's home in the capital, Chen Li'an was lazily leaning on a white leather sofa, looking at the decoration of this high-end apartment.

Crystal chandeliers, leather sofas, fashionable decorative paintings and a variety of simple furniture, compared with most of the current housing in the capital, it is simply the product of two eras.

The export house is good, it is a few streets stronger than the domestic house and the self-built house, especially compared with the miscellaneous courtyard where Chen Li'an lives, it is simply a difference of two eras.

"Why come here today, is the film festival over, let's go to Xiangjiang tomorrow."

Zhang Guorong was wearing a black nightgown and his hair was messy and he had just gotten up, but even if he was unkempt, he still looked like a handsome man, and if the open nightgown neckline was seen by a woman, she would probably be unable to scream.

Chen Li'an looked at Zhang Guorong's sleepy-eyed appearance, and seriously suspected that he had not gone out at home for the past few days, and the people of Xiangjiang were in the cold capital, and it should be a normal operation for cats in winter.

"I'll go back in a few days, isn't the concert the nineteenth, why do you go so early." Chen Li'an took an orange from the glass coffee table, peeled off a petal and threw it into his mouth.

Zhang Guorong stroked his messy hair and said, "Tomorrow, it's so cold in the capital this year, I haven't been out for a few days." ”

After speaking, Zhang Guorong looked at the lazy Chen Li'an, and said a little angrily: "If Gong Li hadn't told me that you have a film festival, I wouldn't have come, I really can't stand the weather in the capital." ”

"The day after tomorrow, I have something to do tomorrow." Chen Li'an was also very embarrassed, Zhang Guorong traveled thousands of miles to support him, and stayed in the capital for so long waiting for him to go to Xiangjiang together.

Zhang Guorong walked to the single sofa next to him and sat down, took a sip of water and said, "Okay, but do you know what the current situation of the concert you want to watch is?" ”

Chen Li'an shook his head, he hadn't watched this concert in his previous life, he didn't know much, he just watched the video, and he liked the high-level animal that Dou Wei sang at that time.

Zhang Guorong lit a cigarette and threw one to Chen Li'an, only then did he say with some surprise: "The one named He Yong said that the Four Heavenly Kings are clowns, and Zhang Xueyou is okay, many friends called me to tell me about it." ”

Chen Li'an lit the cigarette and turned the lighter in his hand. He Yong, this kid really dares to shoot a cannon, but this guy has always been open-mouthed.

Last year, Chen Li'an and He Yong had a conflict, and the lighter they use now is the trophy they won when they were stubble.

Zhang Guorong didn't care much about these things, but he just remembered to mention it, turned his head to look at Chen Li'an and asked, "Are you going to go to Xiangjiang for a few days?" ”

"It's a week, and I'm definitely going to be back before the National Art Exhibition." Chen Li'an said lightly, then took out a few pounds from his bag and put it on the table and said, "You can help me bring this money to Xiangjiang, I can't bring it." ”

It is very troublesome to take out so much foreign exchange, Chen Li'an has no time to apply for all kinds of cumbersome procedures, and it is easiest to let Zhang Guorong help him take it out.

Zhang Guorong looked at the money on the table and asked curiously: "Where did you get so much money, and let me invite you to the concert when you have so much money." ”

"I just earned it, and I sold the works of the film festival." Chen Li'an explained, looked at Zhang Guorong and said with a smile: "Compared with you, you are poor, and this is called a big eater in the mainland." ”

Zhang Guorong looked at Chen Li'an angrily and muttered: "You are really thick-skinned, where do you look like an artist." ”

"Don't be so stingy, who made you my brother." Chen Li'an smiled, then stood up and stretched, and said, "I will leave in advance at night, and I will come to meet you the day after tomorrow." ”

"Get out of here!"

"Gotcha!"

After leaving Zhang Guorong's home, Chen Li'an immediately went to find Bai Qing.

I want to go to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow, and I have to make a new work with Bai Qing as soon as possible today and tomorrow.

In the quiet painting material shop, Chen Li'an and Bai Qing each selected paints.

Chen Li'an and Bai Qing were choosing suitable pigments in the painting material store, and after looking at it for a while, Bai Qing put down the acrylic paint in his hand and said: "Acrylic paint is definitely not good, but the adhesion of oil paint is not enough." ”

Painting on photographic paper is not a simple matter, it is very troublesome in the choice of pigments, photographic paper and canvas are different, the adhesion of oil paint is not strong and it is easy to fall off.

Acrylic paint is relatively better, but the effect compared to oil paint is a little bigger.

"Use a backing agent or use a siliceous pigment." Chen Li'an thought for a while and said.

Bai Qing picked up a bottle of siliceous pigment and put it under the light source to look at it a few times and said, "Then use siliceous pigment, it's much better than acrylic." ”

"Well, let's do this, buy it and try it first." Chen Li'an nodded, and then began to pick colors.

Half an hour later, Chen Li'an took Bai Qing to his house with a pile of paint.

Before entering the courtyard, Bai Qing deliberately pulled his hair, took Chen Li'an's hand and asked, "Do you live by yourself?" ”

"Well, so you don't have to be so nervous." Chen Li'an said with a smile.

Bai Qing breathed a sigh of relief, then patted Chen Li'an and said, "What do I have to be nervous about, I'm not your girlfriend." ”

Chen Li'an smiled and didn't speak, he went in first with the paint, there was no one in the yard, and everyone was eating at home at this time.

No one will eat in the yard in the winter, Bai Qing looked at the yard curiously after following Chen Li'an in, and was very curious about Chen Li'an's growth environment.

It's just that there is nothing special about the ordinary courtyard, Bai Qing didn't see any artistic atmosphere, and he couldn't understand how Chen Li'an's artistic talent came about.

Chen Li'an's house is very clean, things are placed in a very regular manner, there are not many furniture in the house, the only electrical appliances are lights and fans, and there are a lot of books on the desk.

Bai Qing picked up a copy casually and flipped through it, and found that most of them were novels, and there were Chen Li'an's essays and feelings after reading.

The words are very beautiful, and the pen is very sharp, which is very in line with Chen Li'an's temperament.

After Chen Li'an put the paint away, he found a large photo that he had washed out before, turned his head to look at Bai Qing and said, "Okay, let's start now." ”

Bai Qing put down the book in his hand and looked at the photo in Chen Li'an's hand, which was a landscape photo.

A bluestone slab by the river was filled with a thick mist, and the sky was very gloomy as if it was going to rain, and there were several unsightly figures in the mist.

The whole picture looks eerie, like a scene from a horror folklore.

Bai Qing walked over and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "This is Jiangnan in your eyes?" It's like weird talk a little more. ”

"It's just a half-finished product." Chen Li'an smiled, then picked up a paintbrush and said, "Now we need to make it complete." ”

Bai Qing watched the paintbrush spin in circles on Chen Li'an's fingers, then raised his hand to grab the paintbrush and threw it aside, looked into Chen Li'an's eyes and said, "I need inspiration, and the emotional gap needs to be filled." ”

Chen Li'an: "......" is really a fresh and refined reason.

Bai Qing's lack of emotion, Chen Li'an knows it very well, he has filled it up more than once, and even the places full of emotions are very familiar, but every time it is filled, it is lost quickly, Bai Qing will always ask again and again, and let Chen Li'an fill it up several times.

The process is often long and intense, and Chen Li'an's originally tidy room is now messy, with books on the desk falling to the ground and a few clothes hanging on the side of the bed.

The air is also filled with the smell of lust, strong and hot!