"One thing to say, collectors have ordered or requested works for me, and I can't tell you how many times I've experienced them in my life."

Cao Xuan couldn't help but sigh strangely.

"But in front of me, it is really one of the few experiences to ask for other people's works, although I admire this Gu boy, but my feelings are still a little complicated."

"Yes, yes. We Oriental people pay attention to entering the mountains to worship the Buddha, and we have to worship the real Buddha. Old Man Cao is next to you, Ms. Elena, don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! ”

Lao Yang suddenly squeezed over, nodded vigorously, and hurriedly suggested.

A good horse with a good saddle, what level of collector collects what paintings.

Cao Xuanke is right next to him!

Mr. Cao has announced that he will no longer sell any of his works, but in the face of the heir of this world-famous large collection family.

Listening to this tone, it may not be a big deal to make an exception.

Again.

Even if it's ready-made, there are quite a few of them.

In terms of meaning and shape, that painting is not much stronger than the "Wisteria Flower Picture" of the child in front of him.

My dear lady Anna Elena, please clear your mind!

Don't pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelon.

Nonono, turn your face sideways to look, yes, the work of the thin old man next to you, that's what a person of your status should ask for.

Come on, speak boldly.

This Gu Weijing's children's paintings, let us Brother Yang come to it!

Anna didn't know that Lao Yang was applauding and cheering for her loudly in her heart, and shook her head slightly in confusion.

"But you also pay attention to the edge of the eyes, don't you?"

"If Mr. Cao Xuan makes an exception for me, this favor will be too great. I'm afraid that I won't be able to control being bought, so I'll say good things about you in the future in a review article. The painting is just right, and I love its petals, which seem to be a step-by-step leaping scale. ”

Cao Xuan nodded.

"Strictly speaking, the first painting in my life was sold to a reporter who interviewed my teacher at the Declaration. When they met on the street, they used two strings of sugar gourds and a sugar painting to exchange them. Later, I wanted to look for the painting. If nothing else, I just want to see that gentleman again, it's really discerning, isn't it? The old man smiled, "It's a pity that it was lost during the war years." ”

"If Gu Weijing knew that the first painting of his debut in his life was favored by Miss Anna, this starting point might be so high that even he couldn't believe it. Is this what you just said about investing in his value? ”

"No, this is what you call liking the painting simply for the sake of its beauty, and it has nothing to do with who you invest in or whether it appreciates."

"Such a painting, whether it happens to be painted by a young man you value Cao Lao or not. I'm going to love it. ”

Anna thought for a moment.

"Since he hasn't officially debuted yet, it's not appropriate for me to give more or less, so I won't give money."

"For you? Dignified Miss Elena, is she so domineering? ”

Cao Lao couldn't help but laugh.

"Poor little boy wants to know about this, and I guess I still expect you, a rich man, to sign a very 'atmospheric' check. With his family conditions, a grain of sand peeked out of your fingers is enough for him to enjoy for a year. ”

Money.

It really doesn't matter.

As Anna said, it's not appropriate to give more or less.

Buying a painting in a gallery, no matter how expensive, is a deal that you and I want, and we all take what we need.

But now that he has given too much, Gu Weijing has not yet debuted, so he owes others a big favor.

Perhaps for the vast majority of art practitioners, being able to connect with the Yelena family and owe this young lady a favor is something that can wake up with a smile in a dream.

Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Titian, Liszt, Rousseau, Balzac...... This big vote artist, writer.

Their life paths are all rich women, widows, and princesses.

So he successfully debuted and reached the pinnacle of life.

This is a standard template for European artists.

Don't be sour, being able to eat soft rice is a real skill of people.

The rich woman is there, and you have to be jealous that you should go and eat one.

However, it is important to be a gift rather than a nice-to-have.

Now that the other party has obviously been valued by Cao Lao, a golden Qingyun Avenue is under his feet, and people may not be willing to owe a large amount of money to him.

No matter what kind of career path Cao Xuan set for him.

Miss Elena took out her wallet in front of her face at this moment and smashed people with banknotes, which was a bit suspicious of picking peaches.

If you give less, it's better not to give it directly.

Actually, nothing else.

Being able to be taken away by Miss Elena is a very meaningful thing, a very high starting point for her career, and a recognized honor.

This thing is the same as Tang Ning's exhibition, and it will be a value multiplier for newcomers in the future.

There are galleries in the world who are willing to put their signed painters' works in the collection room of the Ilena family, so as to put gold on their faces.

People don't want it yet!

Having said that, Cao Xuan just couldn't help but want to tease this domineering, but extraordinarily cute girl.

It's a pleasure unique to the old man in his twilight.

It is difficult for others to judge Cao Xuan's age by his appearance.

His old crane hair is loose, the old fairy is fluttering, and the old is back to basics. People can always see the childlike childishness in Cao Xuan's eyes, like an old pine that sprouts tender shoots in spring.

It is also difficult for others to judge Anna's age by her temperament.

Like a bright spring light, she absorbs all the colors around her, and can break through all the vanity.

Bright, bright, yet quiet and solemn.

Sometimes, people who are scorched by this direct light will uncontrollably lower their heads, like the remnants of snow melting and retreating in the spring light. They can't stand this kind of beauty, and they can't bear this kind of majesty that comes out of the clouds and smoke of a hundred years of history.

There are also some occasional lights that weaken slightly, so spring rain, spring flowers, spring Xi, spring fun...... These warm metaphors came to her.

The sense of youth of a twenty-girl will jump out of the light and shadow.

When the two of them stand together, it is like a beam of spring light hitting an old pine, which will always produce a wonderful chemical reaction.

Even Cao Lao's wrinkled heart became fond of joking.

"Yes, I don't give money. You can give it to me on behalf of this young man. ”

"Oh?"

Miss Anna smiled a playful smile on her face, "Sir, I know that you didn't tell me the truth about some of the questions in the interview just now, and in view of this, ......"

She tilted her head, "It's quite necessary to take the initiative to bribe me appropriately, and if you think about it, it's quite necessary." What do you say? ”

"What a brilliant answer."

Cao Xuan stroked his palms and smiled.

Gradually.

The smile turned into a laugh.

Not only does Anna rarely smile every day, but in fact, Cao Xuan is also a person with a sense of majesty every day, which makes the younger generation afraid.

Lao Yang found that in just these hundred or so minutes.

After deducting the sad memories in the middle, Cao Lao laughed more often than usual in a week or two.

"Miss Elena, you never gave me a chance to refuse you." He laughed.

"And I agreed?" Anna blinked.

"I thought about bringing the Wisteria Flower and giving it to someone, but since she didn't have enough calm to take the painting, I didn't know what to do with it. My house is already full of paintings, and it's a pity to put such works in a box after all, since ......"

"Old man!"

Wait, don't be impulsive!

Lao Yang's throat couldn't help but gurgle.

He was about to explode with jealousy.

If Miss Elena really sneered, she signed a check for 500,000 euros and bought the painting.

Lao Yang also recognized it.

Just like the chief steward of the ancient official's family, he finally shrunk and shrunk, saved a few hundred taels of silver all year round, and was ready to go to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion to have a dashing look, and go to drink a little wine in private with the Qing people who had been looking at him for a year.

If you happen to meet the children of the minister, raise your hand and a large amount of silver tickets, and order the person you want in front of your eyes.

That's it.

What else can you do but look at each other affectionately with teary eyes.

Who made the family vote for a good baby, didn't they?

But since she is a white prostitute, why can she Miss Elena be a prostitute, but he Brother Yang can't prostitute?

It's too unbalanced in my heart.

Cao Lao turned his head and looked at him strangely.

Lao Yang's heart froze, and he smiled wryly, "Why don't you let Miss Yelena go and see the paintings of several other disciples and take a look." In case they ......"

"No, I don't have to. The eye edge is rare. Besides, they are all people who have signed up for the gallery, and collectors want to buy it, just buy it directly, and there is no need to send it around. ”

Cao Xuan waved his hand, ignored Lao Yang, and motioned to Miss Yelena.

"Take it. Experiencing oriental aesthetics starts with this painting, which can be regarded as making the best use of things. ”

Anna felt that Cao Xuan's personal assistant looked at her a little strangely.

Fortunately, Miss Elena has long been accustomed to the feeling of being stared at wherever she goes, and she doesn't care.

She thanked Cao Lao.

Walking to the side of the parlor with a cane, he pushed open the door and said a few words to the butler who was waiting there.

Butler Adlar walked into the room and took the scroll from Lao Yang's hand.

He didn't take the scroll out of the other party's hand for the first time, and he was a little puzzled.

"Sir, this?"

"It's okay, you...... You take it, always maintain it, the humidity environment of Chinese painting is different from that of oil painting. ”

Lao Yang let go of his hand, and looked at the scroll of "Wisteria Flower Picture" with infinite grief like a minotaur, and was put into the back compartment of Rolls-Royce by the butler.

He seemed to see the sailing yacht full of blond, blue-eyed, long-legged, bikini-clad young ladies untie their cables and drift and flutter on the sparkling Mediterranean, drifting away from him.

Teacher Yang's heart hurts!

He should have waited for Tang Ning to leave, and then made a request to Cao Lao, he was so stupid, really, how did he know that Miss Elena, who was high above, would also come to snatch her paintings!

Anna didn't leave or sit in a wheelchair.

She stood by the door with a cane and looked at Cao Xuan: "In the social salon held at Chopin's house in 1833, Countess Marie Dagu heard a delicate interpretation of Mozart's music that she had never seen before. Liszt's "Memories of Don Juan," full of brilliant technique, leaping and witty trills, seems to take her on a journey through time and space, into a musical time and space that has never been encountered before by a countess who is familiar with solemn religious classical music. He won the affection of the other party with his work, and it is rumored that-"

In return and gratitude, Countess Marie Dagu took off her corsage and threw it to the pianist who was saluting after playing. That was the beginning of their story. ”

Miss Elena said regretfully, leaning half-against the door frame.

"It's a pity I didn't bring a corsage today. But our family is traditionally Catholic. ”

She reached out and removed a slender chain from her neck.

With his hands stretched out, his knees slightly bent, and his head bowed, Jesus emerged from between the snow-white skin covered by his neckline.

It was a Latin cross.

The antique cross has always been a symbol of the highest skill in the hands of old European jewelers.

This one is one of the treasures.

It is an almost extravagant accessory that looks luxurious at first glance.

The whole body is made of gold, and around the perimeter of the cross, a full circle of rubies and emeralds is set with a pearl hanging from the bottom.

It's the old-fashioned quaint style.

"It once belonged to my grandmother's cousin and is rumored to be the private property of a Renaissance archbishop named Julio, and was later restored and inlaid twice. Of course, I've always felt that this golden chain doesn't match my skin tone. However, as a gift, it should be quite commemorative. ”

Anna took the small silk bag from the butler.

Put this cross in it.

"So...... Let's just give this to the creator of this painting, call it Gu Weijing, right? Maybe I'm related to him, and I always feel that this name is a little familiar. ”

Anna stretched out her hand and handed it to Cao Xuan.

"Oh, it's precious, it's not the same concept as what you said about not paying a penny." Cao Xuan was a little surprised.

He didn't let Lao Yang take over, he personally took the small silk bag and put it in his pocket.

The cross was placed in a pawn shop and was worth at least 20,000 euros.

But it is meant as a gift.

It's not a mere 20,000 euros.

"I'll pass it on to him for you."

"No, it's not money to buy a painting, I once used money to humiliate a very good painter in an online chat, and I have always regretted it. This is just a thank you for being the enlightenment teacher of Chinese painting. ”

Miss Elena smiled lightly. "It has pearls, and it has jade. As you described, the pearl of luminescence, the jewel of the hand. Although pearls don't shine at night, and jade is only a little bit, it's quite appropriate. ”

"Mr. Cao Xuan, as a young man you value, how can you lack a check? That's my value investment in him. ”

Anna smiled sensitively.

(End of chapter)