Lao Yang took Gu Weijing's works.

NOT ONLY THE ELECTRONIC VERSION ON THE IPAD TABLET, BUT ALSO A 16-INCH PHOTO TYPED OUT.

Cao Lao is old, and for an old man of this age, he can be regarded as clear-sighted.

He had a slight early cataract and presbyopia, which is a normal condition for elderly people over 90 years old due to physiological aging, and it did not reach the point where surgery was needed.

Assistant Lao Yang was still thoughtful and considerate to enlarge the paintings sent by Gu Weijing and printed them with the photo printer in the house, hoping that the old man would be more relaxed.

Cao Lao took the photo in his hand.

In the end, he is a big connoisseur,

With a casual glance at the light and moonlight, the little old man's eyes lit up violently.

"Hey, let him study Lang Shining, this is really a research soul." Cao Laoba smacked his lips and secretly appreciated it in his heart.

"When I received the photo, I thought it was a good painting." Lao Yang nodded like pecking rice.

People say that burning incense too much can also dye the body with three points of Zen.

Lao Yang follows a big man like Cao Lao every day, and under the influence of his ears and eyes, his artistic accomplishment is definitely not bad.

At the beginning, in the Shwedagon Pagoda, Lao Yang was in a hurry, and he didn't care about looking at Gu Weijing's paintings.

Otherwise, with Lao Yang's eyes, if you calm down, you can also see some doorways.

Tonight,

When Gu Weijing's work was just sent to his mobile phone, it was a little amazing to Lao Yang.

There is really a feeling of harmony between China and the West, and what is even more rare is that it is strange but not strange, and it does not seem to be separated.

This Gu Weijing does have something to draw!

Lao Yang knew that Cao Lao would definitely like to see his juniors create such paintings, so he would disturb the other party when Cao Lao was meditating in the courtyard at night.

"How? I think I also want to go this way, and Xiao Cui, who was praised by the media, should not have this skill at Gu Weijing's age! ”

Lao Yang does not have the mind and tolerance of the master of Old Man Cao.

Now he is still dissatisfied with Cui Xuanyou's perfunctory treatment of them on the phone.

"The lights here don't work, let's go back to the house and have a look."

Cao Lao did not answer Lao Yang's question.

He pondered the painting for a while, but stood up directly from the small chair by the flower pond.

The old man rolled up the photo and began to walk briskly into the house without saying a word.

"Well, slow down, watch out for the steps." Lao Yang hurriedly ran to Mr. Cao Xuan and pushed open the door in the courtyard for the other party.

Entering the Chinese-style decorated study, he turned on the lights.

Now that it was night, Lao Yang did not pour tea for the old man, but asked the kitchen to bring a cup of warm wolfberry.

CAO LAO PUT THE PHOTO ON THE TABLE, PUT THE IPAD SCREEN NEXT TO IT, AND SLOWLY APPRECIATED GU WEIJING'S WORK.

The little old man looked very seriously at this time.

With Cao Xuan's eyesight, most of the works are good and bad at a glance, and you can see the bones.

But this time.

Gu Weijing was able to draw this work, which was a little unexpected by the old man.

Therefore, he deliberately slowed down, not for anything else, but to take a closer look at how much this kid has grown during this time.

"I asked him to learn line sketching, and he listened."

The old man's eyes swept over the photos printed out on the table, taking a sip of wolfberry water from time to time, and occasionally his fingers slightly sketched the photo and the screen twice.

If Gu Weijing were in the study at this moment, he would definitely be shocked to find that the movements of this old gentleman's fingers are exactly the details of the brushstrokes and the way he brushes when he paints and processes the details on the canvas.

I thought about what I drew according to the knowledge card of "Summary of the Essence of Lang Shining's New Style Painting" provided by the system.

The painting technique that was treated as a baby by his grandfather Gu Tongxiang.

Cao Lao only glanced at it casually, and then it reappeared!

One stroke at a time,

flowing clouds,

Without the slightest error.

This is the crushing of the rank.

Not only crushed Gu Weijing, but Cao Lao and even Comrade Lang Shining gave the second with him.

Lao Yang was not surprised by this.

Truth be told,

Excluding the scholarly contributions of foreign monks chanting scriptures, as well as the integration of Dongxia art and oil painting, and the development of Western-style painting techniques in the ancient land of the East.

On the status of fine arts alone,

Mr. Cao Xuan is really not comparable to Lang Shining.

And when it comes to painting techniques, hehe, comparing painting techniques with Lang Shining Lang Shilang is a bully of the ancients.

Even in the three dynasties of Kang Yongqian, Lang Shining's technique only accounted for one "strange" character, and was not known for its profundity.

The country is unfortunate, the poet is fortunate, and he is endowed with vicissitudes of life.

There are similarities in many parts of the arts and literature. In ancient times, Li Sixun, Zheng Sixiao, and Bada Shanren, all of whom were art masters, had all experienced similar things like the collapse of the country and the death of the family.

Cao Lao's artists of this generation, born in the environment of the great changes in the family and country, originally belonged to one of the peaks in the history of Dongxia art.

Zhang Daqian once put forward the slogan of "bloody war against the ancients".

In the previous year's "Bright Moon Commentary", the evaluation of the horses painted by Xu Beihong in the art circle of the Republic of China was "Zong Shi Han Gan and Zhao Mengfu are nothing more than the same in the world, and Lang Shining is inferior to Fu Xu." ”

This is saying,

The horses painted by Mr. Xu, even if they meet Han Gan and Zhao Mengfu, the most famous horse painting masters in history, are nothing more than that.

The works of the famous Qing Dynasty painter Lang Shining are not as good as Xu Beihong's techniques.

The reason why Mr. Cao suggested that Gu Weijing learn Lang Shining's techniques was because his fusion painting style carried the initial imprint of civilizations when they collided.

And because it is for the sake of serving the royal family, Lang Shining's penmanship is neat and rigorous, and there are currently a large number of well-preserved surviving works, which can also be easily appreciated on the Internet.

It can be convenient for children of Gu Weijing's age to study and study.

It's Cao Lao,

The style of fusion painting is certainly pleasing, but to the point of Cao Xuan, it is a bit of a cart before the horse to learn Lang Shining, and there is no need for this.

You don't need the old man himself.

Professor Lin Tao, these elderly second-generation disciples, if they follow the trend of imitating Lang Shining, they will be laughed at by the critics.

These great painters, who are already standing at the top of the pyramid, have to do more than just imitate the antique.

Rather, it is to draw one's own personal style, and grow new branches and bear new fruits on the tree of art history.

"Hmph, cunning boy, I asked him to learn Lang Shining, it was Lang Shining's picture expression ability, but I didn't let him completely move all the original animation methods from others, and he was cheating and playing tricks. The painting is not very good, but this imitation of learning skills still has merit. Well, the composition is also in the past. ”

The little old man carefully looked at all the pens and techniques on the photo.

The old man didn't know whether he was criticizing or praising him, so he muttered and scolded with a smile.

"No heart!"

That Gu boy was able to hand over such a work as homework in just over a month or so.

Mr. Cao Xuan's heart is generally satisfied.

Or even very satisfied.

The pen is still astringent, there is no Gu Weijing's own ideas in the technique, and the color is too round and not good enough.

In the eyes of high-level art masters, these are all shortcomings.

however

In such a short period of time, he was able to thoroughly understand the techniques of a famous and famous painter like Lang Shining.

This level and talent are enough to kill many famous painters who are much older than Gu Weijing.

And

Gu Weijing's brushwork level in painting has also made great progress compared to what Cao Xuan had seen before.

The ability to learn and absorb external knowledge is more important to the little old man than the good or bad of this simple painting.

An excellent art student should be a sponge, every time the pen and ink of an art predecessor flows through his body, he can leave a little spirit in his heart.

"It's enough to get your old phrase 'the past you still said'."

Lao Yang had seen Professor Lin Tao happy for a long time because of Cao Lao's barely readable comment.

"In this way, I think that when I sign with Mars Gallery again, this Mr. Xiao Gu is really eager to win an award at the Singapore Art Biennale."

"Tut-tut, being able to win an award in the master category at the age of 18 should set a historical record for the competition. Titian rose to fame in Florence at the age of twenty, and his fame at a young age has been passed down to this day, probably like that. ”

Lao Yang saw that the old man was actually in a good mood now, so he made a joke: "The young man I liked at the beginning has changed from a good apprentice to a junior brother, and I estimate that Professor Lin's mood will definitely be mixed." ”

"You're killing. At this age, Titian had already begun to paint the most important church frescoes for the archbishop, on a par with the master of the time, Giorgione. Gu Weijing only has a little talent for copying, and he is still a lot worse than others. Cao Lao snorted.

"Winning an award? This kid is just following the paintings of the ancients, even if the organizing committee is in a good mood and is lucky enough to reward him with three melons and two dates, then the award should be awarded to Lang Shining, not this little guy. The little old man did not object to Gu Weijing, and this painting already had the possibility of winning an award at the art exhibition.

"If you say that, old man, then the Biennale will not be possible. Borrowing is originally part of the creation of paintings, and Picasso also directly copied other people's paintings. ”

"At the age of Gu Weijing, learning the painting methods of some previous masters is not a disadvantage at all."

Lao Yang said casually: "If I can have the level of this Mr. Xiao Gu's painting when I am in college, I can't wait to wear the works on my body, wherever I go, and show off wherever I go." ”

"So you're just my assistant at best. When did you think about taking you as an apprentice? Cao Lao asked angrily.

Lao Yang is used to being choked, and he has long developed the cheeky ability to take the old man's ridicule as praise.

A master like Cao Lao, others don't have a chance to be scolded every day.

Now that I have been scolded for a few more years, waiting for Cao Lao's qualifications to be put outside in the future will be a lot of pretending to be a lot of talkative, and when I jump ship and go to a big gallery as an agent, I will have a lot of green tickets.

"No, I'm satisfied to be an assistant. As your old disciple, I don't have such a great blessing, so I probably have to cultivate for another two lifetimes. ”

Lao Yang casually licked a couple of sentences.

"At this level, at this age, signing a gallery shouldn't be considered a seedling boost, right?"

He has a lot of contact with the first-line art market.

On the matter of signing the gallery, Lao Yang and the old gentleman he served have a slightly different view.

Lao Yang thinks that young painters with good painting skills should be pushed to the front of the stage earlier, so that collectors know that it is not a bad thing to have such a person.

Fame grows more and more.

As long as you are not caught and scolded by some top art magazines and senior critics every day, the market environment and the overall confidence of collectors will not collapse.

Then the price will naturally be an upward curve that rises step by step.

An amateur like Gu Weijing comes up with a super high starting point like Maas Gallery, if he can really become the last personal disciple of Cao Lao.

Ten years of marketing.

Even if you rely purely on bubble piles, you have to be able to pile up one or two works of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and even higher prices, it's not that you can't hope for it.

Thinking of this,

Old Yang was suddenly shocked.

In his heart, he already regarded Gu Weijing's future as a painter who could sell hundreds of thousands of dollars a work?

In Dongxia, how could someone who could sell such a work already enter the top 70 of the Hurun Artist Rich List.

If you put it in the age range of 40 years old, it is the level of sitting in the 10-5 level.

A relatively quiet year for the art trade,

I don't know if this data can really get into the top three.

What a concept!

At that time, this guy may not even be a young man under the age of thirty.

Lao Yang was indescribably envious in his heart.

Being Cao Lao's assistant is mainly to gain qualifications and pull connections, and when Cao Lao became famous, Lao Yang and his father were liquid, and it was definitely impossible to get a commission.

Of course, the pure salary is also a proper high-income rich person.

However, if you don't deduct taxes, it's about 27 to 80,000 euros a year.

I've been working hard for so long.

Originally, he couldn't even look at the little guy with a straight eye, but he might be overtaken in a few years.

"It's a blessing, I wonder I'm witnessing the birth of the next supernova of fortune in the history of art." Lao Yang sighed.

He had a lot of thoughts in his mind, shook his head and said softly: "Thinking about it this way, Mars Gallery signed Mr. Xiao Gu, and from a long-term perspective, it is really hard to say who earned it." ”

"Of course it's the gallery that earns."

Cao Xuan gently tapped the porcelain tea cup with wolfberry water with his fingertips, and the water rippled, making a soft sound of "ding".

"I said before that the gallery was not interested in Gu Xiaozi, but on Sakai Issei's face, and I want to retract this sentence now."

The little old man smiled and slapped the table: "Such a good child, willing to sign with the gallery, is the luck of its Mars Gallery." ”

"Did you agree with him signing the gallery?"

"Since it was introduced by Sakai Issei, it should be fine. But those businessmen are dirty, so be careful, you help me keep an eye on the contract, don't let Xiao Gu be deceived. ”

Mr. Cao Xuan's impression of commercial galleries is average.

He specifically instructed his assistant.

The old man personally called the junior Cui Xuanyou, based on his respect for the teacher.

The small matter of docking commercial galleries does not need to be handled by him personally.

"Gotcha. Mr. Xiao Gu has an elder like you, which is really the envy of others. ”

Lao Yang was going to call Mars III when he was going back.

With Cao Lao's words, the gallery didn't dare to fix anything.

"By the way, Gu Weijing has another request for signing a contract with the gallery, he is afraid that he will not agree to talk to the gallery, so I hope you can help convey it."

Lao Yang didn't rush to contact the Mars Gallery, but then mentioned another thing to Cao Lao.

"This reminds me of an old man, well, see that he has indeed handed over a barely passing work, and on the basis of painting with a down-to-earth and practical heart, if you want to make money, you can make it......"

Cao Lao tapped the photo on the mahogany desk with his thin fingers, and said lightly, "...... Does he want a higher share or what? As long as it's not too much, you just look at it and convey it directly to the gallery. ”

"Oh, no, I heard that Mrs. Cruz has made a very good offer for the split, and the agent who came to sign the contract is asking for the opinion of the gallery headquarters."

"Mr. Xiao Gu proposed some additional clauses, hoping to add these clauses to the contract. He intends to continue to illustrate anonymously online, and does not want the gallery's exclusive agency contract to interfere with his creative content. Lao Yang raised his eyebrows and mentioned Gu Weijing's request when he contacted him.

"Anonymous illustration?"

Cao Lao was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect Gu Xiaozi to have this hobby.

"KAWS, NFT virtual art exchange or something. Nowadays, young art students are interested in these trendy cultural concepts. ”

Old Yang shrugged and explained.

"It's similar to playing Taihu Stone when I was younger?" Cao Lao asked.

"Almost, maybe some cartoon pictures or trendy symbols or something. Gu Weijing guarantees that he is anonymous and will not affect his normal painting creation and studies. Lao Yang replied.

He didn't take Gu Weijing's request seriously.

Children love to play.

Again

He is also an intermediary who is responsible for conveying, and whether he is willing to agree or not depends on what Old Man Cao Xuan means.

"Not doing business. What can you do by playing these things? Painters, painters, ultimately have to return to using a brush to paint works that will last forever and stand the test of time. I hate that the road to painting is too long, my life is too short, and I want to make up for all the time I wasted when I was young to learn to paint. ”

Cao Lao is not very satisfied with Gu Weijing's good road and spending time on things like illustrations.

"It's understandable that you want to change your mood. Picasso also liked to play pottery and silverware. Lao Yang said.

"Hmph, that's not a serious job, you look at Pablo's really artistic works, those works that are really recognized by collectors, which one is not painted with painstaking efforts."

"The thousands of crooked pottery pieces he came out, the strange-shaped silver plates, and the works that the ghosts couldn't understand, weren't all foolish to the layman."

Cao Lao shook his head and said disdainfully.

Pablo is the name of Pablo Picasso.

When Cao Lao was young, he had contact with Picasso himself in France, and the two knew each other.

At that time, Cao Lao had just won a huge reputation in the Western art world at the Autumn Gallery, and Picasso was looking back on his career and preparing to reinterpret the "idyllic" style of the works of the great painters in history.

It is rumored that the contact between the two great painters was not very pleasant, and there was some friction in many concepts.

"Alas, my ancestor, it's okay for you to tell me this, but don't talk nonsense outside." Lao Yang was a little flustered, "It's okay for critics to spray." Your status, saying such things, will be noisy. ”

It's not news that artists spray each other, and it doesn't matter if you talk about it privately.

But if Cao Lao suddenly became interested in a formal public occasion such as the annual art conference, and casually spewed a sentence just now, whether the low-end Picasso art market would be reshuffled, Lao Yang didn't know.

But the paparazzi are going crazy.

Lao Yang felt that he would go crazy too.

"Out of breath, what are you afraid of, I said the same thing in front of Pablo back then." Cao Lao pouted.

"You go and tell me Gu Weijing, pay attention, don't think about those who don't, illustration seems to be at the bottom of the chain of artistic contempt, but it is also a profound knowledge, just how to use painting to show your own thoughts for your employer, there are many ways. Looking at those great illustrators, this bowl of rice is no simpler than serious art. ”

"Understand, let Mr. Xiao Gu focus on his own work."

Lao Yang understood: "Then I don't have to mention this matter to Mars Gallery?" ”

"Why didn't you mention it?"

Cao Xuan asked strangely: "Since Gu Weijing wants to draw anonymous illustrations, even if I don't like him, it's my business." I can ask Gu Weijing to put more attention to the study of serious art, but how old is he in the gallery, why should he get a share of Gu Weijing's illustrations? ”

"This kind of thing that has nothing to do with its gallery, he should not reach out to the gallery." Cao Lao said without anger.

Lao Yang had to smile bitterly.

After getting along for so long, sometimes he ignores that Mr. Cao Xuan is still the top art master who is quite protective and domineering under the appearance of an old child.

"By the way, when you inform the Mars Gallery, you can tell the other party that I am considering teaching Gu Weijing myself, maybe...... I will officially take him in as my closed disciple. ”

When Lao Yang was about to leave the study, Cao Lao stopped him again and spoke softly.

Lao Yang stopped and turned sideways, and opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to speak, and he was silent for several seconds, and finally had to ask again: "Are you sure I want to say that?" Old Cao, you know how crazy the gallery will be because of this news. ”

"Just tell each other. Let them not leak the news. ”

Cao Xuan chuckled and said, "Anyway, I'm talking about maybe." ”

When he left the study, the first thought in Lao Yang's heart was......

Tonight

There's going to be an extra bunch of sleepless people in the Mars Gallery.

——

Rangoon

The next morning, Gu Weijing was startled when he just pushed open the door and was about to go out for a morning run.

The door had just opened, revealing a pair of bloodshot blue eyes.

Looks like you've encountered a ghost!

"Mr. Hanks Marsh?"

Gu Weijing took a step back and looked up and down for a few seconds before he recognized the figure of the blonde agent opposite.

There were already spring mosquitoes in Yangon in March and April, and Hanks didn't know how long he had been standing outside, his whole body was full of bags, and his neck was swollen.

"We ...... We ......"

When Hanks saw Gu Weijing, he threw his briefcase on the ground, gasped and said, "Mr. Gu, we'll sign the contract now." ”

(End of chapter)