Backbite......

The fat assistant held his work computer, looked at the numbers on the elevator display, jumped silently, and cowered in the corner of the spacious VIP elevator, frightened like a husky that had strayed into the territory of a wolf pack.

Even if he hadn't been on the job for too long, he knew that he should be involved in the political battles in the legendary workplace.

Although Osborne is the general person in charge of the "Little Prince" project, this kind of super-high-level management leader, the fat assistant has never had the honor to communicate with this president gentleman, and he has not even met him a few times.

As the vice president of the European region of the group, which mainly focuses on this kind of physical publishing business, the other party has a lot of opportunities, and more often than not, he just puts his name on various major projects according to the convention.

However, it is very unconventional to submit the illustrator's sample draft directly to Mr. President, bypassing the review of the art department.

Even, strictly speaking, it violated many regulations of the group's internal department.

The Director apparently knew this.

Otherwise, it is good to send internal emails directly to the enterprise, and send someone upstairs with a computer, nothing more than not wanting to leave traces in the internal system.

The fat assistant's nervous forehead was sweating, and his small eyes were staring at the elevator door in front of him, for fear of suddenly stopping and being bumped into.

He knew that, in accordance with the principles and regulations, he should righteously refuse the supervisor's request, and he could write to the back office department to report that his supervisor was at risk of violating discipline.

However......

The fat assistant is not a stunned young college student who doesn't know anything in the ivory tower.

Violating the rules of the internal office department may result in salary deduction, dismissal, and loss of employment, but the supervisor is his immediate boss.

If you are fired, you may still have the opportunity to get compensation, and if you offend your boss, even if you keep your job, you are likely to be worse than dead.

The low-level working dog is such a humble one.

In the fat assistant's trepidation, the elevator finally stopped on the 41st floor.

"Sit down."

Osborne looked up at the fat assistant who was looking left and right in the luxurious office like Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and pointed down at the sofa.

"How's the proof?"

He asked in a deep voice.

I had already heard the secretary explain the other party's intentions, and the web illustrator called Detective Cat submitted a sample of the trial draft.

Osborne did hint at the director in advance.

If the detective cat drawing is really good, let yourself know in advance.

The review of the art department is very difficult.

After all, it was the first time Anna had personally called to ask for a door, and if the detective cat did have a good performance, Osborne still wanted to do it well to repay the favor.

On the other hand, if the other party's painting is too bad to support the wall, also notify yourself in advance.

Osborne directly sent the contract back, saving him the shame of going to the art department again.

He also gave the opportunity, and he did his best.

I don't have the ability, and I can't complain about others.

In fact, he felt in his heart that with the reputation of the Yelena family, the level of the recommended painters should not be too bad, and the problem was the painting style of knife painting...... It doesn't sound so reassuring.

There are very few people who practice well, and there are crooks who draw badly, but they are everywhere.

Horizontal garbage is a high-probability event.

At this time, seeing that his subordinates had really sent someone to find him, Osborne's instinctive reaction was to sink.

"Uh...... I, I don't know, I think it's pretty pretty, ...... I can't say the specifics......" the fat assistant stammered in response.

The last time he saw the president was at the group's annual report meeting, and at this time, he talked to the big boss face-to-face, and his nervous words were incomplete.

Osborne shook his head and smiled dumbly, and said that he asked a little assistant for advice on what to do.

Knife painting is inherently deceptive to ordinary people, and it is easy for the layman to look a little bluffing at first glance, but the more you look at it, the more weird it becomes.

The other party's statement is not accurate.

However, for illustrations, it shouldn't be too bad to make people look beautiful at first glance.

He lowered his head and turned on the fat assistant's computer.

"Not to mention, it's really beautiful."

The first time Osborne saw the picture in his notebook, the thought jumped through his mind.

He was born in the orthodox Academy of Fine Arts to study visual arts, and was once a classmate of Anna's aunt, even if he later switched to business, the foundation of art is still there.

After working at Scholastic for so many years, he has worked with top artists, high-end illustrators, and I don't know how many there are.

In terms of vision alone, Osborne is not inferior to some of the group's veteran illustrators in the art department.

It was easy for him to find out,

The level of this painting is definitely online, and it is not as simple as two words online.

The appeal of this kind of picture is no lower than that of some famous illustrations he has seen.

The color matching is gorgeous and restrained, and the brushstrokes of the oil painting knife are delicate and delicate.

"This level, this line ......"

Osborne was amazed.

"No wonder I can let Anna call me in person, the vision of the Yelena family is really not bad." The president bowed slightly.

Osborne regretted that he had been a little too rough with Anna.

Originally, he was more in the face of Anna's request with the intention of returning the favor.

At this time, the president looked at the illustrations on the computer, and his mentality changed subtly.

Interesting.

With this illustration alone, Detective Cat killed the vast majority of illustrators in the art department.

Although the group never lacks the opportunity to work with excellent illustrators, this is an excellent illustrator who was invited by Osborne himself to collaborate, and the meaning is different.

In other words,

This detective cat is his man.

The art department is the art department of the art director, and no matter how good the results are, it has nothing to do with Osborne.

Director Charlie once said that Oss was responsible for any mess that the detective cat had. In the same way, if the other party performs brilliantly, it is also his own insight.

I used to think Miss Anna was in trouble.

Unexpectedly, he picked up the treasure.

He originally planned to discuss with Director Charlie that Detective Cat and Villerhine Studio would each be responsible for half of the illustrations, and the illustrations related to the main story characters would go to Villerhine Studio, who would take a share, and Detective Cat would buy out the work at a suitable price.

This may be acceptable to Director Charlie.

However, the level of detective cats is unexpectedly high.

"Maybe, not necessarily...... This is not an opportunity. ”

After pondering for a moment, a new idea came to Osborne's mind.

He picked up the internal phone and informed his secretary: "Let Deputy Director Schubert of the Fine Arts Department come...... Forget it, I'll go to his office myself. ”

He looked at the fat assistant whose face was still panicked, and a kind smile appeared on his face.

"Don't be nervous, you come with me."

Osborne snapped his fingers.

……

Associate Director of Art is a very strange position.

Theoretically, in the group's huge art department, there should be a senior leader under one person and above 10,000 people.

But things are often bad because they are "under one person".

Art is overbearing,

Just as there was always only one Lafayette at Chanel, there is often only one voice in the entire art department.

It is common for art (art) directors of large groups to work until they are seventy or eighty years old.

There can only be one lion king in a lion pack, and for the lion king, there is no such word as retirement.

Among wild animals, the retired lion king is often killed or expelled by the new lion.

And the departing art director will either be transferred to an unpopular position and get bored, or he will change jobs and start all over again in another company.

Deputy Director,

Often in the eyes of the director, it is the sturdy lion who is most likely to replace his position.

therefore

Their daily awkward situation is understandable.

Schubert, deputy director of the European art department of the Scholastic Group, has an awkward life every day.

He is actually older than Charlie, having worked in the group for more than 30 years, and is the only one of the three deputy directors who is not a close confidant promoted by Charlie.

Not to mention that the income is not comparable to Charlie, and even the senior generals at the director level promoted by the other party earn more than him.

Some daily work projects with oil and water, even more think of not wanting to touch them.

Some people can't stand such a depressing job and have no hope, so they jump ship.

Some people have their edges and corners polished and become Buddhas.

Schubert is the latter.

So today, when he was bored in his office as usual, munching on an apple and playing darts, he saw President Osborne pushing the door in with a fat man.

His first reaction was even fear of being criticized.

"Uh, what's the matter?"

"Things at work."

Schubert hurried to the door of his office, hesitated for several seconds.

He heard about the conflict between Osborne and Charlie, and didn't know whether to leave the door open at this time to show his openness.

"I heard that you didn't have a good time working with Director Charlie?" Osborne asked playfully, looking at half an apple and a dart on the table.

Schubert trembled with fright when he heard this.

He slammed the door shut, lowered his voice and whispered, "Osborne, no matter what happens between you and Mr. Director, it's your personal matter, and I really can't do anything about it. ”

Osborne looked at Schubert's expression of "don't hurt me" and "please let me go", and frowned in his heart.

It's just too cowardly.

However, with a strong leader like Charlie, those who are not enough to coax have long been squeezed out.

"You're a professional, help me see Zhang's work."

Osborne pretended not to hear Schubert, and asked the fat assistant to turn on the computer and bring up a sample of the Detective Cat's illustration.

"Don't ......"

Schubert was in a dilemma.

Of course, he is afraid of Director Charlie, but he is also embarrassed to drive people away, and the vice president of the group cannot afford to provoke himself.

He had to mumble in a low voice: "If you review the manuscript, I can't make a decision, you still find ...... Alas? ”

Schubert was stunned for a moment.

He thought Osborne was letting himself review the web illustrator's manuscript that had caused controversy with Director Charlie, but the picture was ......

"This painting is the work of Professor Boggs at the Brooke School of Art?"

"How?" Osborne raised an eyebrow.

"There are not many masters who can handle the details so well."

Seeing that he was not here to review his manuscript, Schubert relaxed a lot: "This level is really powerful, it is worthy of a great professor who has played with oil painting knives for half his life, look at the ...... here The texture lines, without any irregular burrs, are really outstanding. ”

"Is it that good?" Osborne was interested.

He is a businessman, and you can see that this illustrator is very good at drawing.

But how brilliant is the painting, and what is the specific level in the knife painting industry. Osborne is still not as clear as a professional art director.

"Very good, I once went to the United States to see Professor Boggs's art exhibition, and this work can be regarded as an absolute masterpiece in the art exhibition."

Being the deputy director of art for a tens of billions of dollars group, Schubert is certainly very cowardly, but his professional level is still quite online.

Even the unpopular subject matter of knife painting is no stranger.

"Professor Boggs's work is mainly about snow and natural scenes, which is rare for works with a fantasy feeling."

Insiders look at the doorway.

Schubert looked at the painting with some obsession: "The whole picture looks very clean, and the colors here - the knife touch of the geometric figure and the composition of the picture are very well integrated, and the paint presents a playful and childlike expressiveness......"

"You're here to ask me for investment advice."

It took Schubert about five minutes to look up and down the painting.

He looked up again, thinking that he had deduced President Osborne's intentions.

"Professor Boggs is the first person in the field of knife painting today, and his works are actually not expensive compared to the famous masters of orthodox oil painting, ranging from 50,000 to 250,000 US dollars."

"The only drawback of this painting is that the size of the picture is not large enough, but it is indeed a rare masterpiece, and it should be able to be won within 200,000 US dollars."

Schubert provided his own appraisal opinion: "However, the specific price of the art transaction is not accurate, and it is better to look at the real object and check the state of preservation before paying." ”

Osborne shook his head.

"Can't take it off?"

Schubert hesitated: "If you want to hold it for a long time...... It can also be discussed within 300,000 US dollars, the more high-quality paintings, in fact, the more room for appreciation. ”

"No, it's not Professor Boggs' painting."

"Whose is it? Kvisler at the Lisson Gallery? Or the Brazilian knife painter Philip? It's not worth that much money, but it's a pity ......"

Schubert shook his head.

The value of a work of art depends not only on the level of the painting, but also on the fame of the painter.

Professor Boggs is currently recognized as the first person to draw a knife, and the price of the works of other masters of knife painting is much inferior to him.

Pity......

"If you don't want to buy, you can introduce the seller to me." Schubert looked up, a little moved.

Then again, no matter which master is the work, this painting is still very good.

If the other party hadn't been short-lived, he would have maintained this level of painting, and after a few years or more than ten years, he would have encountered someone who was stirring up the heat, and he could grab the top spot with Professor Boggs for the first person to paint with a knife.

(End of chapter)