In the long nineteenth century.

In the early days, there were many art middlemen, painting dealers, and gallerists.

They treat the painters under their command the same way that Old Man Wu treats Ngawang, believing that painters who do not have enough to eat can burst out with the most powerful creativity, and hunger is the source of hard work.

Fittest.

What kind of level, what kind of meal to eat.

Your paintings are awesome, popular in the market, buying a large estate, traveling in the first class of locomotives, buying sailing yachts and being friends with the king, all of which should be.

You can't draw well, you can't draw well.

Death of starvation is not to blame.

Until the Brazilian son, Paul Dürlanglue.

With the determination of a gambler, the fanaticism of a gambler, and the incomprehension of a gambler, he was determined to sell his property to raise a creative stipend, thus supporting a large number of rumbling Impressionist painters led by Renoir, Monet, and Morisot, in order to maintain their shaky artistic careers.

It turns out.

He also earned a return that rivaled that of a gambler drawing a royal flush at the table or shaking a slot machine to make a triple jackpot.

In simple terms.

After Paul's classmates made more money and their assets appreciated at least hundreds of times.

Eventually, the art dealers began to realize that they should be nicer to the painters.

Towering trees need nutrients and time to break through the ground,

Genius doesn't happen overnight.

At the moment, the hungry cooing and crowing old hen shedding the hair, as long as the "root bones" are good enough.

If thrown into a warm chicken coop, supplemented with warm sunlight and plenty of feed.

It is also very likely to lay golden eggs.

Especially after the art market entered the Jin Yuan era.

As long as there are dozens of chickens raised, one can pull a golden egg out.

This business is profitable.

As a result, the way the gallerist and the contracted artist get along has become warmer and more patient.

Of course.

It can be said that all this is just a trend of interests, and the capital market has adopted a more effective and more effective means of profit-seeking from a long-term comprehensive perspective.

It is a false affection between a wolf and a sheep.

However, it is also an objective fact that the living conditions of the artists officially signed by the gallery are getting better and better.

Some low-end urban galleries with small volume, small funds, and high daily operating overhead pressure.

In this era, life is still tight.

The relationship between them and the contracted painters may still be the same as a hundred years ago, two months, one quarter, or at most a year without any results.

But when it comes to a gallery of the magnitude of Mars Gallery, the operating concept is completely different.

They want to earn more, so they have a long training cycle for painters and are more patient.

It's not that Mars Gallery's financial chain is not tight.

The life of the big boss Mars III has not been easy in recent years.

It's just that people are nervous about big money.

Important branches of metropolises such as London and Paris do not count the publicity costs of various exhibitions, nor the communication costs of holding parties with the judges of the organizing committee.

In terms of basic operating expenses alone, InterContinental Gallery is starting at 20 million euros per year.

How many children can be saved from the teeth of the contracted artist?

He spent a mountain of gold, and he also had the ambition of hundreds of millions, hundreds of millions of dollars to earn back.

Therefore, these intercontinental galleries have never been economical in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation for their painters.

At least after you wear down the patience of the management and the marketing department, and the big boss thinks that you probably won't lay the golden eggs, and there is no value in continuing to look forward to it.

Grab your neck and throw you out of the "chicken coop" before.

The hens' little days were quite moist.

Not to mention the sunshine and feed, I can't wait for someone to give a muscle massage to make you feel comfortable "clucking", you only need to think about the creative content with peace of mind, it is enough.

When Gu Tongxiang saw the treatment of the artists sent to the London branch of Mars Gallery in this issue.

I excitedly wanted to stretch my neck and "cluck" and scream.

For Gu Weijing's sake.

When Hanks signed Old Man Gu, he didn't care.

He gave Gu Tongxiang as generous as possible within the scope of his authority, a very interesting three-type contract for a new painter.

New Artist?

Yes, it's a cruel fact, although Gu Tongxiang has painted in Myanmar all his life, his head is bald.

But in the eyes of the first-line super gallery, an old man like him ...... The international influence is almost zero, and it can really only be regarded as an artistic novelty.

Perhaps in the whole of Myanmar, only a few people who have entered the National Artists Association barely have the slightest qualifications to talk about any international influence with Mars Gallery.

You have defeated 50 million people in an entire country, but in the eyes of outsiders, your reputation is meager, but the extent that your career has just started.

This is the sadness of the third world countries of art.

But Gu Tongxiang did not feel insulted.

He was "insulted" very coolly.

Cool wants to take off——

Creators of married painters who are not native to Europe can receive the highest level of expatriate subsidy.

Mars Gallery has several townhouses in the western suburbs of London that are allocated to artists' families, and if you don't want to live in them, you can opt for a housing allowance of about £4,000 per month for a new lease in London that is twice the average monthly rent.

£75 food allowance per day.

Full reimbursement of transportation expenses, family members can be brought, and additional heating subsidies in winter.

Commercial Medical Insurance ......

The long list of benefits even includes a two-week spa trip to the famous spa town of the Ardennes Forest in Belgium twice a year.

So it's no joke that the gallerist gives his hens a relaxing massage.

All this is just so that they can have a good creative mood.

Gu Tongxiang has lived a lifetime, and for the first time in his life, he knows that his "good mood" can be so valuable.

Old man Gu felt that the Mars Gallery didn't need to be so troublesome.

Just cash out all of these things.

He's so happy.

Just knock on the abacus and you'll know.

I have worked hard to open a gallery business here, and at the end of the year, I may not have been lying there doing nothing, just eating subsidies.

Earn more.

Gu Tongxiang used to only think that being able to sign a top gallery was like being admitted to a top university, which could change his life, which was very dazzling and cool.

But these are all general terms for false bubbles.

As for how to be cool, how to change your life.

Gu Tongxiang didn't have any clear concept.

This is still too far away for him in the past.

It wasn't until that day that Hanks asked on the phone, and although this was a bit too much for an old man in his sixties, he was asked if he would consider moving to the London branch in light of the gallery's growth strategy.

Gu Tongxiang has a deep understanding of the magnanimity of the leading bookmakers in these art markets.

He even felt that the small shop handed down from his ancestors seemed, liked, and could ...... It's not so attractive anymore.

Excessively?

Please be more excessive, and don't pity him because he smiles like an old chrysanthemum.

Gu Tongxiang only knew what Hanks said.

This is even because the Mars Gallery has not been in good business for many years, and it has begun to adjust to cast a wide net and catch more fish.

There are a lot of contracts issued every year, and there are too many stinky fish and rotten shrimp caught.

Not counting the lowest-level newcomer appointments, there are dozens of painters in the gallery who have won three types of formal contracts, just like Gu Tongxiang.

The original creative allowance expenditure is a bit untenable.

This affects the unit resources allocated to each "hen".

Only then did the reduction cut a lot of signing benefits.

Those like those led by Gagosian have an annual income of at least ten figures. The whole stall is so big, but it is only a super boutique gallery supported by a dozen or so excellent contracted painters.

Provide employee benefits and various allowances to their contracted artists.

It can even be compared with the various allowances and subsidies provided to the top of the board of directors by an industrial giant like General Power.

The New York Times once complained.

It is a ten-minute walk from the Hilton Hotel to the exhibition, and the top painters are so extravagant that they have to take a helicopter.

The Mars painter who reimbursed a taxi fare is already a small family.

"Project New Era?"

Gu Weijing didn't expect that he still hesitated and didn't know how to speak, and the old man had already secretly wanted to enjoy the flowery life in the world of decaying capital.

It seems that he wants to run faster than him.

Only......

It made Gu Weijing speechless.

But his focus was not on Gu Tongxiang's plan to wait for the winter to go to Belgium, soak in the open-air hot springs, and massage his old cold waist.

Instead, he heard a familiar name.

"Uh, yes, you don't even know about such a big thing? The New Age Art Project led by Oil Painting is probably the most expensive art wave movement since the 19th century. We should not just paint with our heads bored, but also pay more attention to the frontier consultation of art. The life of a painter is not just a little thing on the pen. ”

"At the end of the day, it's about people colliding with each other. It's not okay to do it behind closed doors. ”

Gu Tongxiang casually taught his grandson two sentences.

With an expression of "you don't even know about the New Era Project", it's already out.

"Our gallery is one of the eight founding galleries of the New Era Project. Hey, your grandfather and I, it's possible to become a funded creator of "Oil Painting" now. ”

Gu Tongxiang's face was full of pride, his chin was raised, and he proudly showed off to his grandson: "You know, this art event also belongs to your grandfather!" Bullish on it. ”

Gu Weijing shook his head.

While Sir Brown spoke at the opening ceremony of the European Art Annual Conference.

The reaction of public opinion has been nothing short of disastrous.

But I have to mention that it has been able to stand tall in the wind and rain for a hundred years, and can become the leader of the entire art criticism industry, "Oil Painting" magazine does have its own survival wisdom.

The series of rescue reactions of "Oil Painting" magazine after that can also be called textbook cleverness.

It did not fight a real battle of public opinion with the Yelena family when it was already wearing the "NAZI" hat.

But......

Directly coaxed.

How high the tone of the speech in the room was.

After the opening ceremony, how fast it was.

In a column in the magazine, he reinterpreted the content of Sir Brown's speech.

The magazine apologizes for any misunderstanding that may have been caused to the public.

In order to express the open and inclusive attitude and stance of art criticism that Oil Painting magazine has firmly upheld and never wavered since its inception.

Even if they regret that Lady Anna Elena has misunderstood Sir Brown's intentions.

But they still celebrate Miss Elena's courage to speak out at the opening ceremony of the annual meeting and her act of donating a large amount of artistic property to the public.

Show your respect.

The Board of Directors unanimously agreed to promote the original Review Editor, Ms. Anna Elena, to the position of Head of the Visual Arts Section.

Since its inception, he has been the youngest director of the Visual Arts section in history.

Gu Weijing even received a letter of apology and invitation from Sir Brown from Mr. Sloth.

In the letter, Sir Brown earnestly stated that even now he still had different opinions about his artistic style.

But.

Sir Brown reflected on it and thought that in his capacity, the attack on the detective cat on such an occasion as the annual meeting of European fine arts was very inappropriate, and he was carried away by the "enthusiasm". He expressed his sincerest apologies to Detective Cat Lady and asked for your understanding -

"As I said in my speech at the Annual Meeting, I have never had any personal prejudices against you. My remarks do not represent the official attitude of the 'New Era' project, and in order to make up for the damage caused to you, I sincerely invite you to join the final competition for the new 'K' award of the 'New Era' project.

I guarantee in my honor that you will be treated with the utmost justice and fairness. As long as I'm in charge of this project for one day, this invitation will always be valid......"

Gu Weijing declined Sir Brown's invitation.

He is not a three-year-old child anymore, and when he goes to other people's project sites, it is not up to others to decide what is fair and just treatment.

Gu Weijing did not have the courage and determination to run to other people's land and conquer everything there with great generosity like Miss Anna.

Could it be that he really pinned his hopes on Sir Brown's reputation?

But.

Even Gu Weijing was a little amazed, out of his own stereotype.

Sir Brown is really a man of considerable suppleness.

The full text of the apology letter was sent not only to himself.

The full text was published in a local newspaper in Vienna.

Put yourself in their shoes.

If he was like Sir Brown, standing at the pinnacle of infinite scenery and having the praise of the "Pope of Art", Gu Weijing felt that he couldn't pull his head, confessed to the Elena family, and apologized to a little painter like him.

Sir Brown didn't just apologize.

There is even an additional "K Award", which is named after the letter "K".

A pun intended.

It represents both the German word Künstlerhaus, which translates to "the all-encompassing home of the artist", and the "Ms. K." in the tragic story told by Miss Elena, which represents the high respect that the New Era Project pays to Ms. K.

From the next year.

Every year, at the opening of the annual European Art Congress, the New Era Project Management Committee selects five artists and five art scholars from all over the world to compete for two groups of "K Prize" winners.

Each prize is two million dollars.

While almost doubling the prize money of the Nobel Prize every year, it has also set a new record for the amount of prize money in art competitions around the world.

And.

And that's not the point.

More importantly, art scholars will receive research grants funded by the Kruger Brothers Bank, and artists, who are painters or curators, will be given the opportunity to have a solo exhibition at the Met, also sponsored by the Kruger Brothers Bank.

(End of chapter)