"Hello, if you can, can you clarify your needs and prices?"

On the other side of the ocean, Gu Weijing tapped the keyboard and sent a question mark.

Manuscript requests are very customized, and each order has its own situation.

Although Gu Weijing wrote a picture of ten dollars on the signboard, in fact, this only means that his fee is not high, and it is better to discuss the specific situation with the buyer alone.

Ten dollars for a stick figure rabbit is normal, but if the other party wants to paint "Mona Risa", they can't only charge ten dollars, right?

"Character illustrations require a paper version, not completely electronic drawing."

He just received a message from the other side, and it should be on the line, so the reply is very fast.

"People."

Originally, Gu Weijing received any kind of draft, but he drew few figures, because the characters are much more complex than pets.

Now that I have obtained "Anatomy of Human Structure", Gu Weijing does have the urge to draw the human body, similar to when you buy a new hammer, you look at everything like a nail.

However, he was the first to click on this user's homepage.

This kind of username with a string of English and a string of numbers is not distinctive, and there is no avatar.

In addition to showing the delivery address in San Francisco, gender, preferences, buying habits, etc. are all blank.

Gu Weijing shook his head slightly.

Like a Fiverr account that someone randomly signs up for in order to make a few businesses, the intuitive feeling is not very reliable.

"Hello, if you want to write online...... I don't paint butter here, I don't paint subjects that are restricted by law such as gore and extreme violence above R18, if it is a private painting of a character, the content scale needs to meet the platform restrictions. ”

Gu Weijing does not refuse to paint naked curves, basically the artist is no stranger to the human body, and many famous paintings exhibited in art museums can make old-fashioned and conservative people blush.

When it comes to pure art, the laws of various countries are very lax.

Even many of the world's famous paintings that can be featured in the art textbooks of students from all over the world are nude, and there are a lot of classic works when you think about it, such as Ingres's "The Grand Palace Maiden", one of the masterpieces of the Louvre, and "Lady Godiva on Horseback" by John Currier of the Royal Society of Arts......

Komatsutaro's father, the RB painter Kenta Komatsu, was known as "Klimt who lived in Osaka".

And the Austrian painter Klimt himself has a famous aphorism that makes artists deafening - "All art is erotic." ”

However, when you ask for a manuscript online, you don't know the specific identity of the other party, their age, or even the specific use of the painting.

Therefore, Gu Weijing's standard is conservative.

He thought about it for a while, felt that everything that should be said was almost enough, and finally continued to add: "The payment method only accepts the platform, and does not accept private transactions of telegram or virtual currency." “

There was no response from the other side.

After a few seconds, Hyperion1077 sent a big smile.

……

“LOOK，This is the next deal we…… (Audience, this is the next deal we're making.) ）“

Meanwhile, in the United States, San Francisco, Thomas's personal video studio.

The new videos of the "From a Dollar to a Million Dollars" series are already in the midst of intense recording.

$100 and $1,000 are easy to find, but the price of $10 is indeed a bit low, and most part-time artists don't look down on it, especially in Europe and the United States, where per capita income is higher.

Thomas himself didn't expect a ten-dollar painter to paint anything, all he needed was a cushion that would pave the way for the impact of a million-dollar work.

He was mentally prepared for how bad it was.

The price range is all students and amateurs, and he feels satisfied that he can see where the head is and where the feet are.

After all, I had exchanged a dollar for a work from the wandering painter on the streets of San Francisco.

How so?

It took twelve seconds for the wandering "artist" to deliver the manuscript.

Thomas didn't even see the front and back of the drawing.

Thomas is not at all optimistic about the work that can be bought for ten dollars.

If this kind of cheap painter can paint perfectly, vividly, then what does he spend a million dollars on.

Thomas's personal judgment is that illustrations under $10,000 and illustrations over $10,000. Even people who don't understand art can probably tell the good and the bad at a glance.

"This is a newly registered part-time artist account, called Detective Cat, we can see that its poster is also a cat with a monocle, quite cute, I like it......"

He raised his head from the computer and looked at the movie head worth 200,000 knives in the hands of the cameraman, and his hands were like a side of his body.

"For ten dollars, you can buy a three-tier cheeseburger set at a Burger King fast-food restaurant, four hot dogs at a roadside hot dog vendor in San Francisco, or a cheap artist on Fiverr who will do an illustration for you. But I don't think there will be any surprises. ”

His hand clicked three times in the air.

Thomas wasn't on the air, he was still recording the video.

The special effects team will produce the corresponding special effects and illustrations in post, with poster images of Burger King, hot dogs, and detective cats, respectively.

With a size of hundreds of millions of fans like him, he has long since departed from the small workshop model of the general UP master.

The production cycle of the channel's short videos can range from a few weeks to a month.

Thomas only needs to be responsible for conceiving the content and managing the show, and the rest of the post-production, special effects, and video editing will be completed by a very professional team.

By the time the video is officially released on YouTube, throughout the video, the post-production team will edit the cat's eyes on the homepage of the $10 website with special effects and posters from other studios of different prices, put them in the upper right corner of the video, and complete them with a ($10) logo.

"The store replied to my message, hmm...... Don't paint butter, don't draw R18...... I just learned that the painter still has this kind of business. “

Hyperion made a big joking grimace at the camera, placing the screen on his phone in front of the camera.

One video is twenty minutes long.

There will be no more than 10 seconds left for the introduction of this small shop, and this chat is a small video highlight, and you can keep a shot when you get to the end.

The photographer made an OK gesture.

……

"Ten dollars for a portrait is a bit low, and this kind of big painting costs more money? You see......"

Gu Weijing typed tentatively.

"It's only ten dollars." The other party's answer leaves no room for reversal.

"But...... I don't need you to draw too big. ”

"The length of the article is 10 centimeters high, about 6 centimeters wide, you can add a little personal creativity, but it should not be higher than 15 centimeters or less than 4 centimeters."

Thomas was economically minded.

More than a million dollars were invested in this video, in addition to the proceeds from the video playback.

He will also paste the paintings he buys on mugs as creative sketches and launch them in his own merchandise mall.

"Ten centimeters? Well. Gu Weijing made a general comparison.

It's miniature for a portrait painting.

However, it is not too small, and before the invention of the camera, some people would ask someone to use a simple drawing of the head or bust of a family member to put it in a pearl pendant or folding mirror.

"Don't worry, it's almost fine, I won't ask you to revise it repeatedly."

The other side seemed to be afraid that Gu Weijing would refuse his order, so he hurriedly said.

"Okay."

Gu Weijing thinks that he needs to quickly get the praise of the order to complete the serial tasks anyway.

Compared to another complex architectural scene order, although it was only ten dollars, he still preferred this order.

"Is it a photo?"

He asked.

A photo of a masked man in Batman armor, wearing a bat mask, and waving a dollar bill was sent from the opposite side.

The windswept cape behind the doll reads "Hyperion store." trademarks.

This is the official co-branded bat suit between Thomas's [Hyperion Channel] and DC Batman.

Because each video often costs more than a few million dollars to produce, and the content is often very exaggerated.

Thomas is also known to fans as YouTube Money, God Trench or YouTube Batman because of his "money ability".

"Batman Cosplay? OK. However, I only provide fan illustrations for anime content, but if you use it for other commercial purposes, you will have to bear the risk of infringement. ”

It's no problem to draw Batman.

Gu Weijing didn't know who the customer opposite was, and he didn't think that the other party had the copyright of Batman.

Although Time Warner's legal department is free, it should not have nothing to do to pursue this ten-dollar illustration.

But growing up in a calligraphy and painting shop, he understands the truth of being prepared.

This time, the other side replied quickly.

"I have a three-view and professional contract on my side. Deadline of 3 days, OK? “

Two documents were sent from the opposite side.

Gu Weijing took a quick glance, and a photo of the front and back of the man in the cloak was taken from all angles.

The other is an illustration contract.

The contract is very professional, and the general content is that Gu Weijing will sell all the proceeds of the painting except for the legal non-tradable authorship to the user Hyperion1077, and at the same time the other party bears the risk of the painting acting on commercial profits.

Gu Weijing is no stranger to art contracts of various formats in the calligraphy and painting shop, there is nothing wrong with this contract, if the other party does not mention it, he will also send a similar explanation to the other party.

"Deal."

After the buyer confirmed the order, Gu Weijing took out a pen and paper.