fringe artist

Chapter 281 279. I want to take a vacation

In the quiet room, the checks that Chen Li'an threw on the ground were picked up, and the scattered banknotes were also picked up and neatly placed on the table.

Liang Chaowei looked at the money and took his hands away, instead of pushing it to Wang Jiawei, he just stood silently by the side, not knowing what to do next.

Chen Li'an glanced at the time and there were still 8 minutes left, but Wang Jiawei stood there with his mouth covered and still didn't move.

Chen Li'an was not in a hurry, he stood up and stretched his wrists, which immediately made the three people in the room tense up.

Wang Jiawei was the most nervous, he was afraid that Chen Li'an would come over and slap him again, he could feel that his teeth were loose, if he was slapped again, he would probably fall out.

"What? You don't want to terminate the contract or do you think you have too little money?" Chen Li'an took a step forward and looked at Wang Jiawei and asked.

Wang Jiawei looked at Chen Li'an silently, he didn't want to just bow his head and accept Chen Li'an's threat, even if he wanted to terminate the contract, but not in this way!
Du Kefen couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and took the initiative to say to Chen Li'an on behalf of Wang Jiawei: "Just take Zhang Guorong and go!"

Chen Li'an glanced at him and didn't reply, just stared at Wang Jiawei and took another step forward, his fingers moved lightly and clenched into fists, making a clucking sound.

If it was just taking people away, Chen Li'an wouldn't be too lazy to argue so much with Wang Jiawei, he just wanted to make Wang Jiawei bow his head, no matter what method he used.

For Chen Li'an, it doesn't matter whether it's the gangster's method or other aspects of crushing, the ultimate goal is the same, he doesn't care about the process at all.

Wang Jiawei was struggling at this time, he didn't want to be beaten and he didn't want to bow his head. Looking at Chen Li'an's huge fist, the other side of his face began to ache.

Liang Chaowei could see why the Wang family was struggling, turned his back to them in silence, went to the door of the room, lit a cigarette and smoked in silence.

Chen Li'an didn't care about Liang Chaowei's actions, and took another step towards Wang Jiawei, while raising his hand.

Looking at Chen Li'an's raised hand, Wang Jiawei was a little panicked, swallowed in fear and pulled the wound, the pain was so painful that he almost burst into tears.

"Terminate the contract!"

When Chen Li'an's hand was about to drop, Wang Jiawei immediately shouted loudly: "I agree to terminate the contract! I will arrange for someone to issue a contract termination certificate immediately!"

Hearing what Wang Jiawei said, Chen Li'an put down his hand, patted him on the shoulder lightly and said, "Then I'll wait for you, happy cooperation, Director Wang! I'll wait for you downstairs."

Wang Jiawei couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, his small eyes shone with a strange light, thinking in his heart that he must give Chen Li'an a good look when he returned to Xiangjiang!

Let him know that you are not someone from mainland China who can play around in Xiangjiang!

Chen Li'an could see what Wang Jiawei was thinking, but he didn't care at all. After all, the society in Xiangjiang was a society of rich people. Chen Li'an was not rich, but it was not enough to deal with the Wang family.

Chen Li'an pulled the curtain beside him and roughly wiped Wang Jiawei's face, before leaving with a sneer.

Du Kefen watched from the side, not knowing what to say in his heart, what Chen Li'an did today really refreshed his previous understanding of Chen Li'an.

The most important thing is that he still knows how to wipe off his fingerprints in the end, but don't you worry about me and Liang Chaowei's two witnesses?
Du Kefen asked himself, if he were to testify in court, he would not tell the truth.

Liang Chaowei was actually irritable. He was about to join Wang Jiawei's company, so let's think about it now.

After Chen Li'an left Wang Jiawei's room, he went to the restaurant downstairs and ordered a grilled beef ribs and a chickpea pie that looked like a sauce pancake.

The taste of these two foods is very good. Chen Li'an hasn't eaten for seven or eight hours, so his appetite will be very good.

Before the meal was finished, there was another person in front of Chen Li'an. Liang Chaowei sat across from Chen Li'an, and put the unfinished contract termination documents of the Wang family in front of him.

Chen Li'an wiped his mouth, picked it up and checked it was correct before closing it.

Liang Chaowei looked at Chen Li'an, thought for a moment and said, "You are too impulsive, you shouldn't hit someone."

"I think he should fight." Chen Li'an paused for a moment, and said to Liang Chaowei with a smile: "Okay, let's not talk about him, I will treat you to something, last time Jialing invited me to dinner."

Liang Chaowei shook his head and said, "Thank you, you're welcome, I still have something to go up."

Looking at Liang Chaowei who had already got up, Chen Li'an nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, next time we have time to come out and play mahjong together."

Looking at Liang Chaowei's leaving back, Chen Li'an remembered him well, but it was not a favor, so he could only say thank you for his help during this time.

If there is a chance, Chen Li'an is still willing to help him once, or help Liu Jialing once.

After Liang Chaowei's figure disappeared into the restaurant, Chen Li'an looked away and asked the waiter to pack a few more barbecues and pies for him before leaving.

After returning to the hospital, as soon as Chen Li'an opened the door and entered, several people in the ward immediately turned their heads and looked at him strangely.

Especially Zhang Guorong looked hesitant to speak, and finally sighed and did not speak.

Chen Li'an already knew the news that Wang's family had not called, and Liang Chaowei called to tell them. Zhang Guorong was very moved, but also a little helpless. Chen Li'an's way of doing things was too rude.

Chen Li'an didn't care about their eyes, and gave the food to Wang Zuxian and the others, and then he sat by Zhang Guorong's bed with a piece of pie and ate it deliciously.

Zhang Guorong, who could only eat light sick meals, looked at Chen Li'an's beating, and really wanted to give him a break.

But thinking of Chen Li'an beating Wang Jiawei himself, he couldn't say something, so he could only helplessly endure Chen Li'an's indecent behavior.

After a while, after several people had finished eating, Zhang Guorong took the initiative to say: "I will return the 300 million to you when I return to Xiangjiang."

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows indifferently and said, "Don't worry, let you go first. Next year, I will open an account with Mr. Tang to speculate in stocks, and I can make you rich again."

Zhang Guorong didn't care about Chen Li'an's remarks, thinking that he would pay him back when he returned to Xiangjiang.

But Cheng Shufen became interested, looked at Chen Li'an and asked curiously: "Are you going to trade in stocks again? I remember you made a lot last time, right?"

"Well, I'm bored for fun. If Sister Shufen is interested, let's go together next year." Chen Li'an explained with a smile.

The financial crisis of [-] was a good opportunity to make money, and it would be unreasonable not to make a fortune.

Hmm... It's mainly to brush up Mr. Tang's performance, not because he wants to prepare a few more villas.

Happy Together Zhang Guorong couldn't finish the filming, and the contract was terminated. The next day, Chen Li'an and the others went to the United States together, and found Zhang Guorong a private nursing home in New York for him to recuperate.

Chen Li'an did not continue to stay with Zhang Guorong. After staying in New York for a day and waiting for Mr. Tang to arrive, he returned to Xiangjiang with Cheng Shufen and Wang Zuxian.

After returning to Xiangjiang, life became peaceful again. As for whether Wang Jiawei's Happy Together can be filmed, Chen Li'an doesn't care at all, it's good if he can't.

However, Cheng Shufen was worried that the Wang family would make small moves before they came back, so she has been busy helping Chen Li'an deal with the aftermath these days.

At the very least, we must ensure that Wang Jiawei will not talk nonsense in the media, and even if he does, he must prevent it from affecting the image of Chen Li'an and Zhang Guorong.

It is very troublesome to guard against this kind of thing, spending money to manage it, looking for relationships, using other news to make deals, and so on.Cheng Shufen is also busy with her feet on the ground. If she wants to control public opinion in Xiangjiang, so many media must be arranged in advance.

The only good thing is that this time Cheng Shufen had enough time to deal with the aftermath, otherwise, after the Wang family returned to Xiangjiang, this incident would be impossible to prevent.

Chen Li'an, who caused trouble, was very leisurely. After spending a few days with Wang Zuxian and the others, he was ready to go back to the mainland.

The artworks in the art space are almost gone, so Chen Li'an has to go to "buy goods", and his colleague is Ji Fa, but this time Ji Fa won't be able to stay in the capital for two days, and she has to go back to Paris to handle her gallery affairs.

On the plane from Shencheng to the mainland, Ji Fa fell asleep leaning on Chen Li'an's shoulder exhaustedly.

Sitting there looking at the clouds outside, Chen Li'an also felt a little tired recently, not physically, but mentally.

This time, when I return to the capital, I need to take a good rest for a while.

After returning to the capital, Chen Li'an and Ji Fa were busy for several days, reaching cooperation with more artists, not only increasing the price of purchasing artworks, but also signing more cooperation agreements to ensure the development of the artists.

It's just like the cooperation between Ji Fa and Chen Li'an back then, except that the content of cooperation between Chen Li'an and the others should be more extensive and not so detailed.

After all, there are too many artists involved, and there is no guarantee that every artist can become an internationally renowned artist.

After finishing all these tasks, Ji Fa hurried back to Paris.

Chen Li'an is also planning to take a vacation to spend a good New Year's Day, but before that, he needs to meet someone else.

Next year, the chief exhibitor of the Venice Art Biennale will meet with Chen Li'an, and wants to invite him to participate in next year's art exhibition.

Germano Celante is a very interesting old man. Chen Li'an had a good impression of him when he saw him, and he also has a very interesting artistic concept. He is the founder of "Arte Povera".

Chen Li'an feels that there is a big difference in the concept of art from Germano, but they are very happy sitting together and chatting.

He has the characteristics of a street artist, but he is also exceptionally tolerant. When he chats with Chen Lian, he always talks about art and the universe. In his opinion, art is something that can be expanded in multiple dimensions. It is tolerant and tolerant, just like the universe contains so many substances.

Germano said happily to Chen Li'an when talking about the rise: "You are different from many contemporary artists in China. You are much more mature than them. Whether it is in creation or in the face of such a grand art exhibition, you It has its own rhythm."

"Do other artists feel immature to you?" Chen Li'an asked curiously.

Germano laughed loudly and said: "What I said is not accurate, it is not mature but calm, I met Cai Guoqiang before I met you, do you know what he asked of me?"

Before Chen Li'an asked, Germano couldn't help but said: "He wants us to pay him a salary. He was very shy when he made this request, but he was very persistent afterwards. His restlessness formed a strong contrast with yours."

Chen Li'an shrugged his shoulders and said: "His uneasiness comes from the embarrassment of life. He should be more mature and calm than me. If I were so embarrassing, I might not participate in the art exhibition, nor would I ask for a salary. I would be more mature than me. He's more shy."

Hearing what Chen Li'an said, Germano smiled happily, looked at Chen Li'an and said: "You are right, so I said at the beginning that you are very mature, you don't regard art as the whole of life, many artists It’s hard to balance art and life, and you’re doing a great job.”

"Maybe it's because I'm greedy for enjoyment." Chen Li'an smiled.

This topic did not last long, Germano turned his attention to the installation in the studio yard, and said to Chen Li'an seriously: "I decided to invite you to participate before I saw you, but after seeing this installation, this The decision became a mission, and next year's theme is future, present, past, and your work fits that theme perfectly."

Chen Li'an's eyes also fell on the wave device, tilted his head to look at it, and said after a while: "I will participate, not because of the fit between my work and the theme, but because I like you very much. old man."

"Haha, no matter what the reason is, I welcome it." Germano said with a big laugh.

Compared to lobbyists like Ido Murji, Chen Li'an prefers Germano. Even if he hasn't figured out what to do next year's art exhibition, and he's not sure if he can make it, he will go to the Venice Art Biennale. annual exhibition.

It must be a pleasure to work with such an interesting person. Chatting with him can feel his care and tolerance for young artists.

After chatting for a whole afternoon, the two ended the conversation with some unfinished business. Chen Li'an originally wanted to have dinner together and continue chatting, but Germano still had to meet other artists. Chen Li'an could only regret that he would go to Italy next time. Have a nice drink together.

After Germano left, Gao Yuanyuan, who had been in the lounge, ran over and looked at Chen Li'an with starry eyes, the admiration in her eyes could not be suppressed.

Although she didn't quite understand what Chen Li'an and Germano were talking about, she just felt very powerful.

For foreign art exhibitions, well-known foreign artists come to invite Chen Li'an in person, isn't that amazing enough?
This is the first time for Gao Yuanyuan to come into contact with Chen Lian's circle, which is different from the ones she saw in the advertising company in the past. This time she understands that Chen Lian's circle is very "high-end".

It's like Chen Li'an explained the difference between art and ordinary objects to her before.

Hierarchy based on utility according to items.The lower the utility, the higher the rank.

From cars, chairs, to sculptures and paintings, the more useless the more frightening it is, because the harder it is for you to understand what it is, the higher the level.

Gao Yuanyuan still remembers the example Chen Li'an gave at that time, he waved the ruler in his hand and said what is this?This is a ruler, what can it do?Can hit the soles of your feet, what is the device in the yard?That's art, what can it do?Can bring thinking.

Gao Yuanyuan felt that she was not yet in touch with such advanced things, and now she wanted to do something that was lower in level but more practical.

For example, take off your long boots, then take off your white cotton socks, put your white and tender feet on Chen Li'an's lap, and then use that practical ruler to bring yourself some "thinking".

(End of this chapter)