Gu Tongxiang didn't mean to joke at all: "This money is not for you, it is for Gu's Book Gallery." ”

The old man took out a copy of the art sales agreement, filled it out carefully, wrote all the names of the seller and the acquirer, and finally put the money into the gallery's accounts.

Gu Weijing looked at the five green Franklins and disappeared into the safe again.

"Don't worry, your share of the money will be deducted from the gallery's share, and after the tax is filed, it will be transferred to your school account." As the old man spoke, he was meticulous in the accounts in his hands.

"Is this necessary?"

Gu Weijing is strange, if it is a serious art acquisition, of course, there should be no less procedures.

But his grandfather's left-handed behavior is very strange.

Art transactions are subject to the same transaction tax as luxury goods, and you will not be charged less just because you are not famous.

The tax to be paid for five hundred dollars is also a tax, isn't it?

"My father and grandfather both came from a painter's background, and when Yangon was still a British colony, Oriental art didn't sell for money. So, I was the first person in my family to learn Western painting techniques. When I was a teenager, I sold my first sketch for fifteen dollars. ”

"It's the same in this painting shop. I remember my father, your great-grandfather, taking out fifteen dollars from under the floor in the back room. ”

Old man Gu Tongxiang pointed to the back: "My first reaction was not excitement, but fear. At that time, Myanmar was in turmoil, and the war was endless. The calligraphy and painting shop is basically no longer open, and sometimes I can't even eat. I've never seen that much money. At that time, five dollars in Yangon was enough for many people to kill. ”

"Your grandfather told me that this was the first painting I had ever sold. He's investing in art. Not just to invest in this painting, but also to invest in me. He believed that I was no inferior to any blonde white man and that I was better than all of them. When our Gu family ancestors picked up the paintbrush, those foreigners were still playing with mud. Someday my paintings will actually fetch a whopping $15. ”

In the traditional Western art industry, the works of the yellow race have an inherent disadvantage in the market.

After all, the field of art is known as the last fig leaf of the great powers, although our economy is not good, the national strength is declining, and the industry is suspended, but Lao Tzu understands art, and Lao Tzu is awesome.

For many European aristocrats, the old mansion at home is about to collapse because they can't afford to pay for maintenance, and the furniture and antiques are sold out, and according to the aristocratic tradition, two oil paintings are placed in the living room to remember the glory of their ancestors.

It doesn't matter whether this is tradition and glory, what matters is that you appear to be awesome. When they invite beautiful girls to their home for dinner and dates, they can point to the picture frame on the wall and say, "Look, my grandfather was the patron of such and such an artist?" ”

Or: "Look, my grandmother graduated from the Royal Academy of Art!" This is the oil painting she painted when King So-and-so came. ”

What is called pretending, this is called pretending, even if you are about to go bankrupt because of investment failure, or unrestrained generations of people squander the poor in their pockets.

COMPARED TO YOU, THOSE NEW MONEY IN THE EAST ARE STILL DIRT BUNS WITH YELLOW MUD IN THE CROTCH OF THEIR PANTS.

When art comes together, those theater sopranos or ballet girls or other stupid girls immediately become star eyes, and the next great cause of making people will naturally be smooth sailing.

Gu Tongxiang leaned back on the sofa, and his tone was a little trance-like: "At the International Biennale of Myanmar Art the year before last, one of my 80×60 sketches was sold, not for fifteen dollars, not for fifty dollars, but for five hundred dollars. If your grandfather could see this, he wouldn't be too disappointed, even if inflation is counted. ”

A sketch is not an oil painting, and $500 is not low. For example, Mr. Li Tiefu, a modern East Asian painting giant and revolutionary, sold his sketches at Christie's for around $2,000.

In the oil painting circle, only RB painters in East Asia may barely be regarded as second-class citizens, after all, there are "Oriental Angels" like Kusuke Moriki, and there are also cutting-edge painters who can be called after the 80s and 90s.

The others are miserable, not even third-class citizens, because they are not good at speaking out. In the selection of many international awards, even African friends are more popular.

After all, this is not the 19th century, and no one in the art world dares to blatantly play racial discrimination, but they will treat you coldly, isolate you, and tell you with hypocritical and polite faces that you are not worthy of giving birth to great painters in an artistic desert.

Even if you take into account the fact that the buyer is particularly eye-catching, the sketch that can sell for 500 dollars is something to be proud of.

"From $15 to $500, it took me 60 years to bridge that gap and overcome the stereotypes that foreigners have against Oriental artists."

The old man looked at his grandson and sighed.

"I'm very happy today, not just because you have painted a picture that seems to me to be even a masterpiece, but because you have kept your heart in the face of temptation, which is more important than the former. I know that there are a lot of foreign artists who have a lot of money and mix with various gangs, and they are proud of it, as if this is enough 'Artist'. ”

Painters are not all moral gentlemen, and in the profession of cutting-edge painters, there are many people who have chaotic private lives. They indulge themselves unbridled in the name of inspiration.

Some people are either on the way to hi or on the way to hi, having an affair with a physical worker can't be considered a scandal, and it's normal to swagger through the market with a yacht girl in your arms, and the paparazzi are too lazy to report, so what's the point of engaging in creative romance? Nietzsche and Flaubert are not also syphilis patients who change girlfriends and change pants.

The orthodox painting scene may be cleaner, and the madness of many creative painters who started by relying on street creative spraypainting and rising millions of fans on YouTube and Instagram is comparable to the gang rappers who were shot and killed twice in three days.

"I don't judge them, but I don't want you to be one of them. For us Gu family, learning to be a person is more important than learning to learn art. can't be a man, not worthy of painting, and his ancestors are disgraced. ”

Gu Tongxiang's painting is very serious, this is Myanmar, not a continent where the state of law and order and anti-drug efforts are very perfect. The more familiar name in the northern part of Burmadian is the Golden Triangle, where it is easier to get white flour than flour.

Underworld, narcotics, cultural relics smuggling...... If these things are stained with the same, they will rot in this life.

Gu Tongxiang saw his grandson Gu Weijing nodding solemnly, and then continued: "You already have all the conditions to become a painter, so I decided to buy your first painting, just like my father did. Your talent is better than mine, your family background is better than mine, and your artistic environment is much better than mine. Your lower limit is naturally higher than Grandpa's upper limit. ”

"I hope you remember today's five hundred dollars, do good deeds, and walk the right path. Sixty years later, when I am no more, I hope you will be here to proudly tell your grandson how much wealth you have made in your life. ”

Gu Weijing replied directly, because a new prompt appeared in front of his eyes.

[Wealth value received: $367.50]

[The XP Exchange Panel has been activated!] 】

[Extra points: 0]

[Note: Social welfare activities carried out by spending money for purely charitable purposes will be automatically converted at the exchange rate of (10 US dollars to 1 point)]

"By the way, Brother Hao, you ...... Don't worry too much. I thought about it on the way back, and it happened that next week, the Myanmar government recently launched an official "Shwedagon Pagoda Fresco restoration" master project with Dongxia, RB and other international cooperation, which was considered to be to enhance Yangon's international image, and invited me. I'll sell an old face and take you to hang a name inside.

Although the police in Myanmar are useless, Brother Hao, they are the underworld after all, and they can't pester you too much in this kind of government international project. In another year, when you go to university, you probably won't stay in Yangon, and things will be much better. ”

“Shwedagon Pagoda？ It's Ruiguang Shwedagon Pagoda, I, can I do it? ”

This time it was Gu Weijing's turn to be surprised.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the English name of Shwedagon Pagoda, and it is also the most important historical monument and tourist card in Yangon or the whole of Myanmar.

Not only does it support tourism throughout Myanmar, but it is also one of the most important Buddhist shrines in Southeast Asia.

Shwedagon Pagoda is the national symbol of Myanmar, and its status in Myanmar is equivalent to that of the Great Wall in Dongxia, the Statue of Liberty in the United States, and the pyramid in Egypt.

"Of course you can't, what do you think, and it's not for you to preside over the restoration. If you can bring tea and water to those masters, you can be content with a ladder or something. ”

Gu Tongxiang blew his beard, looked at Gu Weijing's surprised appearance, and was secretly proud in his heart.

Even being able to participate in this project as a student is definitely a good thing.

Not to mention that it is every young artist's dream to get up close and personal with those real masters, and even a name in such an international project is a very big highlight in the resume.

When the time comes, applying to an internationally renowned art college is also a great plus, and foreign universities pay great attention to this practice.

"Remember, when the time comes, be smart, do more and talk less. The masters who are really famous in the world have a bit of a weird temper, and I'm just a little minions in it. I don't want to have that blessing for anyone to appreciate you, but if you annoy anyone, even I can't eat and walk around. ”