"Teacher, what are you?"

Lin Tao's face was stunned.

Originally, everything was said well, and Cao Lao himself seemed to appreciate Gu Weijing's appearance very much.

Why was this proposal suddenly blocked?

Gu Weijing was also a little inexplicable, looking at Cao Lao, waiting for the old gentleman's next explanation.

"What do you mean ......"

"Gu boy, do you want to be my closed disciple?"

The little old man's eyes fell on Gu Weijing, and in a flat tone, he said an extremely shocking news.

"Teacher, what did you say?"

Lin Tao's pupils contracted suddenly, and he even thought that he was hallucinating.

"I said, I'm over 90 years old this year, but my body is okay, maybe I still have a few years to live, and I should still be able to teach an apprentice. Do you want to be the last apprentice of my life? ”

Cao Lao's tone was very serious.

"Gu Weijing, how can he ...... It can be ......" Lin Tao was shocked today more than he had in the past year, and at this time he even had some words to me.

"I ...... May I? ”

Because this news is so untrue that it makes people feel ridiculous, Gu Weijing didn't feel happy, but felt a little incomprehensible.

Why,

Is he worthy?

One day, you find out that you have won a five-million lottery, and you will feel happy.

If someone says that you have won the billion-dollar lottery, do you think the world is crazy?

Cao Lao's closed disciple, what kind of concept is this.

If it is said that becoming a student of Professor Lin Tao is good luck that makes ordinary people jealous.

However, there are dozens of times a year when professors of the same level accept apprentices, and it is not uncommon in the art world of Dongxia, and it is not uncommon for them to succeed.

Looking at the whole world, it is just a painting of a small pebble thrown into this pond.

So if Cao Lao wants to accept apprentices, or a closed disciple with a very different concept, he will directly drop a depth charge into the pond.

As soon as the news gets out, tomorrow morning it will probably be even Larry Gagosian (founder of Gagosian Gallery) and Nicolas Laugesday (at the helm of the Lisson Art Museum...... Such a multi-billion dollar cultural czar, the godfather of art, will ask his subordinates the economic man who is on an errand.

“WHO IS FUCKING…… Gu Weijing? ”

(Who the fuck is Gu Weijing?) ）

Becoming a disciple of Lin Tao, he embarked on the road of a professional painter with half a foot.

Become a disciple of Cao Lao, and you have already stepped on the threshold of modern art history with half a foot.

If it's not clear to you, what kind of concept is this.

There was once a painter named Robert, who was lucky enough to learn painting from Picasso, but this man had almost nothing to do, and his bad deeds were indescribable, and his level of painting was indescribable.

During the teaching period, he was addicted to alcohol and caused trouble, and was expelled from the school without learning from Picasso.

If it weren't for the fact that he was a disciple of Picasso, people would not even be able to remember that there was such a person in the art world.

The biggest sign in his painting market is to rub the popularity of his master - "I am a student of Picasso, once." ”

How much can his paintings fetch for money?

Divided into two time phases, before Robert met Picasso, a sketch cost between $200 and $400, and some were not as valuable as the works of Gu Weijing's grandfather, Gu Tongxiang.

If it can be proved that this is a work left by Robert after he became a student of Picasso, it is even if he has been expelled from the school.

Sorry, the average price of this sketch can reach about $40,000, and if the quality is not good, even the frame of the work is broken, it can sell for $10,000.

The last time Cao Lao accepted apprentices, Lin Tao remembered that it was more than 30 years ago.

At that time, it happened to be Cao Lao's 60th birthday, and his apprenticeship was Tang Ning, a little sister from a family of calligraphy and painting in Jiangnan.

Although it was not explicitly stated, at that time, everyone thought that the little junior sister would be a closed disciple who inherited the mantle of Cao Lao, and the big names in the calligraphy and painting world were basically all here.

Now that she is in her 40s and lives in the UK, a total of 17 of her oil paintings and Chinese paintings were auctioned by Sotheby's and other auction houses last year.

The most expensive painting sold for $4.5 million, and the cheapest painting was $700,000. With a total of $34.5 million, it ranks sixth on the Hurun Artist Rich List.

can become Cao Lao's closed disciple, Gu Weijing's name will immediately go from a worthless pawn to a cutting-edge painter and become a well-known artist like Lin Tao.

Although Gu Weijing's skills are not worthy of the title of artist at all, at least from the perspective of the market, this is the case.

Even if he took a blank piece of paper, scribbled on the paper, and signed his name, there were people who were willing to buy it, anyway, it was Mr. Cao Xuan's face that he lost.

Of course, if he dares to play like this, it is estimated that Lin Tao's gang of people are probably angry and want to buy murder.

"Teacher, think twice, it's good for me to teach Xiao Gu, I don't need you to go out in person, even if you want to guide in person, it's better to hang my name."

Professor Lin Tao couldn't wait to kneel for the teacher at this moment.

The way he looked at Gu Weijing now was like looking at a time bomb that could ruin the reputation of his master at any time.

"Old Cao, I may not be able to afford it."

Gu Weijing also gritted his teeth and forcibly restrained the desire to kneel on the ground and kowtow immediately.

He believed in himself and felt that he would one day become a real artist, and if he relied on Cao Lao's fame to become famous too quickly, it would not necessarily be a good thing.

The highest rating given to him by the system is semi-professional, not even a professional painter.

Gu Weijing is not presumptuous, he thinks that he is very good among his peers, for example, if he becomes a student of Professor Lin Tao, the third generation of Cao Lao's disciple is quite good.

As for the title of the artist.

People have the name of self-knowledge, and he really can't afford it now.

When the time comes, all kinds of public opinion and flashing lights from all over the world will be pressed, and everything he has will be put in the spotlight very much, and Gu Weijing may not be able to withstand it.

"Well, knowing that you don't deserve to be a good boy. If you hit the snake stick immediately, you can't wait to apprentice. It's human nature, but I'm worried that I'm looking at the wrong person. ”

Cao Lao was not angry, and seemed to be very satisfied with Gu Weijing's way of knowing the advance and retreat.

"Teacher, what are you? Just kidding. ”

Lin Tao was almost frightened by the little old man's heart attack just now, and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the corner of his clothes.

"Certainly not kidding."

With these words, Lin Tao's heart that he had just put in his stomach lifted up like a roller coaster.

"Let's make an agreement."

Cao Lao smiled playfully.

"The Singapore Biennale Art Show in August." Old Man Cao Xuan thought about it. "If you can enter the competition and win a prize on it, then you can be my closed disciple."

It turned out that the teacher was just trying to motivate the young people, and it scared me to death.

Hearing this, Lin Tao breathed a sigh of relief, with Gu Weijing's age and strength, it is still a bit fantastical to want to stand out in a serious biennale.

It's like getting middle school students to play in a professional league,

It's hard.

"Of course, I'm referring to the professional group and not the amateur group. If you want to be my student, how can you do it without a little more than ordinary people's abilities. Cao Lao added lightly.

Lin Tao was completely relieved.