During the holidays, Katsuko Sakai told Gu Weijing that the studio was to be renovated.

He asked Uncle Alai to help him order a small bread from a moving company and bring all the more important works home.

At this time, Hanks opened the "Good Luck Orphanage on a Thunderstorm" in front of him, which is a high-quality imitation of Gu Weijing's first copy compared with the original work of the second class of masters, with a degree of similarity of more than half.

Creating a painting and copying a painting are two different things.

When painting imitations, you don't need to think about it, you can completely follow the original author's brushstrokes to compose the picture, to restore the feeling of light, the change of cold and warm tones and the artistic conception of the picture.

Simpler understanding.

The process by which painters create works of art from scratch is that Tchaikovsky generally writes piano sonatas from beginning to end.

Copying some paintings without complicated techniques, just playing the composed music on the keys against the five-line score.

The difference is huge.

All art exhibitions, whether large or small, and even some ordinary art competitions for middle school students, will strictly prohibit copying.

Disqualification immediately upon discovery.

The reason is that the master works copied have an innate advantage in the expressiveness of the picture.

Painting imitation is cheating,

It is very unfair to the contestants of other original works.

Among the art students who studied art, many of them copied the first work that they were satisfied with and surprised by in their lives.

It's not that they draw well, it's that the master's original painting is too outstanding.

They only imitated one or two points of skin, and with the help of the master, they drew a level that exceeded the limit of their original skill level.

The painting in front of me,

Gu Weijing copied this "Old Church" with the help of the three of them in the days of thunderstorms, the location of the old church, and the people who added points to the system.

According to the critical evaluation criteria of the system panel, the similarity between his painting and the original work of Carroll's predecessors also reached 59.6%.

This number, in a short period of time, has properties that are difficult to replicate.

Gu Weijing tried to copy it again during the Farmer's Day holiday.

Without the assistance of the specific scene of the storm, Gu Weijing's current normal oil painting technique can reach 50% stably.

Ms. Carroll's brushwork is not comparable to the visual perception of ordinary painters' works.

There is also the treatment of the rich and clear dark tones of the painting itself, the little candlelight and its reflection on the window form a beautiful dance of lines.

It's also a very surprising way to draw.

Hanks' mouth widened slightly.

"This painting is worth at least $9,000 or even $10,000."

Compared with "The Orphanage in the Sun", this "Old Church" copied by Gu Weijing, he directly gave double the price.

"I've really found a treasure."

The idea of signing in with the young painter came to my mind. As a veteran agent, Hanks has a balance in his heart.

At one end of the scale stood Gu Weijing's children.

At the other end of the spectrum are the chips that Mars Gallery is willing to pay.

The number of chips will increase or decrease depending on the information Hanks receives.

Eurasian combination, a way to paint that is suitable for both things and things, add it!

The painting is too similar to Lang Shining, and the points are slightly reduced.

Only seventeen years old, a fierce raise!

Professor Sakai's face, continue to raise!

In the eyes of Westerners, painters from small local art deserts will lose points.

……

The offer he gave to Gu Tongxiang just now was that after he finally weighed the conditions in various aspects, he thought that it was enough to sign the conditions given by Gu Weijing.

Paris, South France, Venice, London, ...... Over the years, Hanks has seen hundreds of high-end practitioners such as artists, professional curators, and museum curators.

The number of famous paintings seen with his own eyes is even more difficult to count, and there are very few things that can stir up waves in Hanks's heart.

The painting method of fusion painting Gu Weijing may be half of the current level, this kid's age is one, and the dark-toned impressionist work in front of him is another.

Ding, ding, ding-

If there really is a physical balance in front of you in the real world, the chips in the sky are smashing into Hanks's heart like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate.

"This is an imitation of an oil painting that Gu Weijing copied."

Gu Tongxiang is a kind person, he hesitated, but still reminded him.

"Imitation...... Oh, imitation. ”

Hanks blinked.

"Is there such an excellent work in the art museum here in Yangon, it's rare." He wondered.

"It's not from the museum, it's my grandson who picked it up outside."

Old man Gu Tongxiang didn't hide in front of the agent of Mars Gallery.

He went to the outhouse and took out Carol's original handiwork from the safe.

Wealth is not exposed,

Since this painting must be worth a lot of money, it may be very valuable.

Old man Gu Tongxiang was not ready to hang it in his own gallery storefront, so that when Gu Weijing didn't need to copy it every day, he would secretly put it away.

The target customers of a small shop like theirs can't afford to buy this kind of high-priced art, so don't be robbed again in order to show off your hand.

"This is with a pen."

"This line."

"The colors are amazing."

Hanks saw Carroll's original painting and burst out loud.

"If it's a copy, you can't exhibit it. The Mars Gallery also does not sell imitations. Hanks wrinkled his nose.

If Lao Tzu encounters this situation, I will hold the original painting in my hand, imitate it as my own creation, and take it out for exhibition, and no one should know.

Hanks thought to himself.

"Received? How much money was spent. He was curious.

"Around 2,000, dollars."

"Good luck boy." Hanks licked his lips, "You can't sell this painting in your store, I'll take it, forty thousand dollars, how about it?" ”

"Professor Kazunari Sakai has given out 60,000." Gu Tongxiang said softly.

"Sixty thousand dollars, heh, Professor Sakai is really a lover of painting." Hanks hesitated, and then didn't mention buying a painting.

The number of modern works by unknown unknown painters is close to the ceiling.

Collectors who spend such a large sum of money to buy paintings, unless they are really not bad for money, more collectors still have to consider investment appreciation, rather than pure appreciation.

$60,000 can buy a set of Henri Matisse's sketchbooks, Picasso's collages, or his silver plates, clay pots, and other odds and ends.

The artistic value of these things is certainly not higher than this oil painting, but they are all the works of real super-famous artists, which is equivalent to spending money to buy a name.

In terms of investment expectations, the appreciation space is much higher than that of Anonymous's fine oil paintings.

"Even if it's a copy, it's a bit scary."

Hanks compared the original with Gu Weijing's imitation.

He didn't want to worry about some small money now: "Mr. Gu Tongxiang." In that case, an additional $20,000 could be given in terms of allowance. We have maintained good cooperation with the visual arts departments of more than 20 famous European art universities, and if necessary, we can provide Gu Weijing with a place in the university, and the cost of further study is also covered by the Mars Foundation. ”

"If you, as a guardian, agree, we will sign a contract when you go out. Trust me, you won't find a more generous price. ”

Gu Tongxiang really thinks that this condition is powerful enough.

Especially the latter condition, it is really exciting.

The cost of art academies abroad is only slightly lower than that of some private medical schools.

Similar to law school, it is common to have a tuition fee of 8,500 euros for a small semester, and each academic year is divided into four semesters.

If you can't get a scholarship, you won't be able to take on a debt equivalent to the amount of a suburban apartment in the bank after graduating from university, and it will be difficult for foreigners to apply for student loans, and the interest rate will be high if approved.

Count it out.

The benefit of the Mars Gallery alone is no less than the annual allowance.

"Can Mars Gallery guarantee that it will open a solo exhibition for Gu Weijing?" Gu Tongxiang asked.

"As long as he performs well, there's no reason why we shouldn't tilt resources towards him." Hanks's answer is still very artistic in language.

Gu Tongxiang was still hesitating.

At this time, the old man's mobile phone rang, he answered the phone, said a few words, and turned to Hanks.

"Gu Weijing will come back soon, listen to the child's opinion."

When Hanks walked out the door, he noticed that the interpreter was slightly two steps behind and gave him a look.

"I probably understand, you have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to sign a middle school student?" The translator rolled his eyes.

“So？” Hanks was expressionless.

"Why don't you give me some benefit money, the money in the briefcase belongs to me, and I will help you get the family." The translator blinked again, his tone a little sly.

"You? You know how to draw. ”

Hanks looked at the translator in front of him in wonder.

"I don't know how to draw, I know the rules." The translator laughed at this foreigner in his heart.

In this way, he practiced business law English, and in a humane society like Yangon, he met a lot of local bureaucrats on a daily basis.

Self-awareness of how power works.

"Myanmar has a very strict foreign exchange control law, and it is a criminal offence for an individual citizen to hold more than 4 million kyats in foreign exchange. If the law is like this, there is a lot of room for specific manipulation. Few of these shops that do business with foreign tourists are completely legal and compliant. I have some local connections, and it's easy to get rid of them. ”

The translator smiled slyly and said faintly: "As long as you use a little money to bribe and bribe, this kind of family is not as you can pinch as much as you want." ”

Hanks rolled his eyes and looked at the translator with a dumb look.

What idiot mountain cannons.

He wants to sign an artist, not to buy a beautiful girl to be a street bitch, and it is a lose-lose result to really make a grudge.

Most of the real tricks in the gallery industry are in contracts.

Similar to the proportion of commission deduction and the payment method of sharing settlement, whether the artist needs to bear the curatorial expenses, as well as the liquidated damages and exemption clauses that are clearly biased in favor of the gallery.

Some galleries are particularly fond of this kind of stuff to trick noobs who don't know how to do it.

It looks like it's a great deal, but it's full of traps.

The easiest way.

The annual sales of artworks by painters are 100,000 US dollars, and the 50-50 share should be half of each, which is 50,000 US dollars. At this time, the gallery will casually make an account to tell you that in order to hold a solo exhibition for you this year, it has spent 300,000 US dollars, and this money has to be deducted first.

If you sign a contract that stipulates that you need to deduct curatorial expenses before sharing, you can't make it difficult for the painter to work for nothing and end up owing money to the gallery.

Hanks is not such a pure person.

Mars Gallery did digging a pit to force the signed artists to lose money, and it was a bit embarrassing to go to court to sue them, but you can bury a few such clauses in your hands.

Even if he only signs a short-term contract now, it will not be how he can renew the contract in the future.

The reason why he didn't do this was not because Hanks didn't want to chew the donkey he bought, but mainly because of the face of Professor Sakai Issei, the intermediate introducer.

Forget it about bullying and bullying the little turtle who has no knowledge.

The "friend" introduced by the great artist Professor Kazunari Sakai, Hanks does not dare to pit.

He also did a background check before coming to Yangon, and learned that Professor Kazunari Sakai had been in Yangon for more than a month at the beginning of the year, participating in the Myanmar government's Shwedagon Pagoda restoration project.

Hanks even knew that Gu Weijing and his grandfather were also on the project's list.

He speculated that it was at this time that Professor Sakai accidentally discovered Gu Weijing's talent and fell in love with talent, so he recommended Gu Weijing to the Mars Gallery that night.

With the identity and status of this family, they are far from being qualified to climb to a great artist like Sakai Issei, and they should not have any too close relationship with Professor Sakai.

Even so,

Hanks' contract is still running well.

The painting circle is really a sea where strength is naked, and sales determine social status.

Art is essentially a game of big fish eating small fish.

Big galleries eat small galleries, big artists eat small artists, and whoever is at the top of the food chain will have more power to speak.

This Gu Weijing's sales are zero, so he is just plankton.

Deke Allen sells for $5 million a year, and he's the hammerhead shark that Mars Gallery keeps guarding.

Professor Kazunari Sakai was able to sell hundreds of millions of dollars of his works.

In this water, even if he is not a Cthulhu sea monster with forty-five tentacles lying on his stomach in the abyss under the sea, he is definitely a round fat blue whale.

Such a master can't sign it, and he must also give the other party enough respect.

Even if Professor Sakai introduced this Gu Weijing and left the other party behind, Hanks didn't dare to do too much.

It's a pity -

I don't know why.

Obviously, on the phone, Professor Sakai admired this young man very much in his tone, but he didn't mean to accept him as an apprentice.

Otherwise, where do you need to arrange for Gu Weijing to go to Allen's studio.

If he can become the kind of personal disciple that Sakai Issei is very fond of in his private studio, this alone will make his contract worthy of the personal examination of the big boss, Mr. Mars III.

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The white-gloved driver drove the car like an invisible transparent person, with no radio on and no music playing in the car.

Heavy aluminium doors and double-laminated glass block out most of the noise on the road, and the black Mercedes ride as if suspended in the air.

It's embarrassing to be quiet.

Gu Weijing has been a little uncomfortable and embarrassed since he got in the car.

In the passenger seat, the blonde Mrs. Sakai is always looking at herself through the rearview mirror of the car, and her gaze is more intense than ever in the condescending arrogance of the past.

The girl sitting next to him saw his nervousness, and at this time stretched out her hand and gently grabbed Gu Weijing's palm.

Gu Weijing is very sure.

This scene fell into the eyes of Mrs. Sakai in the front row.

The noblewoman's eyes narrowed, a look dangerously reminiscent of the gaze of a hunter looking at a country pig scattered in his cabbage field.

Just when he wondered if Mrs. Sakai would stop and throw herself into the Yangon River on her right. Mrs. Sakai looked away.

"Nakajima's armrest refrigerator has orange juice, and if you feel thirsty, you want to drink it and take it yourself." The blonde aunt said coldly.

(End of chapter)