Almighty painter

Chapter 128 Valuation
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The fat assistant hugged his work computer, looked at the numbers on the elevator display, jumped silently and quickly, and huddled in the corner of the spacious VIP elevator, terrified like a husky strayed into the territory of wolves.

Even though he has just joined the job not too long ago, he also knows that he should be involved in the legendary political struggle in the workplace.

Although Osborne is the general director of the "Little Prince" project, but such a super high-level management leader, the fat assistant has never had the honor to have any communication with this Mr. President, and he has never even met him. several times.

As the vice president of the European region of the group, who mainly focuses on this kind of physical publishing business, the other party is busy with a lot of work, and more is just a name in various big projects according to the usual practice.

However, the behavior of submitting the illustrator's trial draft directly to Mr. President, bypassing the review of the art department, is very unconventional.

Even strictly speaking, it violated many regulations of the group's internal affairs department.

The supervisor obviously knew this.

Otherwise, just send the company's internal email directly, and send someone upstairs with a computer, just because they don't want to leave traces in the internal system.

The fat assistant's forehead was sweating nervously, and his small eyes were fixed on the elevator door in front of him, for fear of stopping suddenly and being bumped into.

He knew that according to the principles and regulations, he should refuse the supervisor's request with righteous words, and he could write to the internal affairs department to report that his supervisor had a risk of violating discipline.

however……

The fat assistant is no longer the stunned young college student in the ivory tower who doesn't understand anything.

Violating the regulations of the back office department may result in wage deductions, dismissal, and loss of jobs, but the supervisor is his immediate boss.

If you get fired, you may still have a chance to get compensation. If you offend your boss, even if you keep your job, you may be worse off than die.

The low-level working dogs are so humble.

While the fat assistant was worried, the elevator finally stopped on the 41st floor.

"sit down."

Osborne looked up at the fat assistant who was looking around in the luxurious office like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and pointed to the sofa.

"How is the sample drawing?"

he asked quietly.

I have already listened to the secretary's explanation of the other party's intentions, and the online illustrator named Detective Cat submitted a sample of the trial draft.

Osborne did hint ahead of time to the supervisor.

If the Detective Cat drawing is really good, give yourself advance notice.

The review of the art department is very difficult.

After all, it was the first time that Anna called and begged to come to the door. If Detective Cat really performed well, Osborne still wanted to do this well to repay the favor.

Conversely, if the other party's painting is too muddy to support the wall, please notify yourself in advance.

Osborn directly signed the contract back, so as not to embarrass himself in the art department.

He also gave the opportunity, with the utmost benevolence.

If you have no ability, you can't blame others.

In fact, he felt in his heart that with the reputation of the Elena family, the level of the recommended painter should not be too bad. The problem is that the painting style of painting with knives... sounds too uneasy.

There are very few people who practice well, but bad liars are everywhere.

Horizontal garbage is a high probability event.

At this moment, seeing that his subordinates really sent someone to find him, Osborne's instinctive reaction was to sink.

"Uh...I, I don't know, it should be quite beautiful, I can't tell you the details..." The fat assistant stammered in response.

The last time he saw the president was at the group's annual report meeting. Now he was talking to the big boss face to face, and he couldn't complete what he said nervously.

Osborne shook his head and couldn't help but laugh, thinking that he would ask a small assistant for advice on what to do.

Painting with knives is already deceptive to ordinary people. It is easy for laymen to look a little bluffing at first glance, but it gets weirder and weirder.

The other party's statement is not accurate.

However, for illustrations, it shouldn't be too bad to make people look beautiful at first glance.

He lowered his head and turned on the fat assistant's computer.

"Not to mention, it's really pretty."

This idea popped into Osborn's mind the first time he saw the picture on the notebook.

He came from an orthodox Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied visual art. He used to be a classmate with Anna's aunt. Even though he later transferred to study business, his background in art was still there.

After working at Scholastic for so many years, he has worked with countless top artists and high-end illustrators.

In terms of vision alone, Osborne is not inferior to some veteran illustrators in the art department of the group.

He found it easy,

The level of this painting is absolutely online, and it is not as simple as the simple word "online".

The appeal of this kind of picture is not lower than that of some famous illustrators he has seen.

The color matching is gorgeous and restrained, and the strokes of the oil painting knife are exquisite and delicate.

"This level, this line..."

Osborn was amazed.

"It's no wonder that Anna called me to beg me in person. The Elena family's vision is really not bad." The president nodded slightly.

Osborne regretted a bit, his attitude towards Anna was a little too rough.

Originally, he was more concerned with Anna's entrustment with the mind of repaying favors.

At this time, the president looked at the illustrations on the computer, and his mentality changed slightly.

interesting.

This one illustration alone - Detective Cat killed most of the illustrators in the art department.

Although the group has never lacked the opportunity to cooperate with excellent illustrators, this is an excellent illustrator invited by Osborne himself, and the meaning is different.

In other words,
This detective cat is his man.

The art department is the art department of the art director, and no matter how good the results are, it has nothing to do with Osborn.

Director Charlie once said that Osborne was responsible for whatever mess Detective Cat made.In the same way, if the other party's performance is outstanding, it is also his own insight.

In the past, I thought that Miss Anna had brought a troublesome matter.

Unexpectedly, he was allowed to pick up the treasure.

He originally planned that if Detective Cat performed well, he would discuss with Director Charlie that Detective Cat and Wehrlein Studio would be responsible for half of the illustrations. Buy out works by piece at a suitable price.

In this way, Director Charlie may also accept it.

But, the level of Detective Cat is unexpectedly high.

"Maybe, not necessarily... this is not an opportunity."

After a moment of contemplation, Osborn had a new idea in his mind.

He picked up the intercom and informed his secretary: "Let the deputy director of the art department Schubert come... Forget it, I'd better go to his office in person."

He looked at the fat assistant who was still frightened, with a kind smile on his face.

"Don't be nervous, you come with me."

Osborne snapped his fingers.

……

Deputy art director is a very strange position,

Theoretically, in the large art department of the group, there should be senior management leaders with less than one person and more than ten thousand people.

But things often go bad because of this "under one person".

Art is domineering,

Just like Chanel always has only one Lafayette, the entire art department often only has one voice.

It is common for art (art) directors of large groups to work until they are 80 or [-] years old.

There can only be one lion king in a lion group. For lion kings, there is no such thing as retirement.

Among wild animals, the retired lion king is often killed or expelled by the new head lion.

The resigned art director was either transferred to an unpopular position, bored to live, or jumped to another company to start over.

Deputy Director,

Often in the director's eyes, he is the strongest lion who is most likely to replace him.

therefore,

Their daily embarrassment is also understandable.

Schubert, the deputy director of the European Art Department of the Scholastic Group, lives in embarrassment every day.

He is actually older than Charlie. He has worked in the group for more than 30 years and is the only one among the three deputy directors who is not promoted by Charlie.

Not to mention that the income is not comparable to that of Charlie, even the direct generals at the executive level promoted by the other party earn more than him.

I don't even think about touching some greasy work items in daily life.

Some people can't stand such a depressing and hopeless job, so they leave.

Some people's edges and corners have been polished, and they have become Buddhist.

Schubert is the latter.

Therefore, today when he was bored in his office as usual, eating an apple and playing darts, he saw President Osborne pushing a fat man through the door.

His first reaction was even to worry about being criticized.

"Uh, what's the matter?"

"A business matter."

Schubert hurried to the door of the office, he hesitated for several seconds.

He had heard about the conflict between Osborne and Charlie, and wondered whether he should open the door at this time to show openness.

"I heard that you didn't enjoy working with Director Charlie?" Osborn asked playfully, looking at the half apple and a handful of darts on the table.

Hearing this, Schubert trembled with fright.

He closed the door with a bang, and said in a low voice, "Osborn, no matter what quarrel you have with Mr. Director, it's all your personal issues, and I'm sorry I really can't do anything about it."

Seeing Schubert's "don't hurt me" and "please let me go" expression on Schubert's face, Osborn frowned in his heart.

This is too cowardly.

But with a strong leader like Charlie, those who were not cowardly enough would have been squeezed out long ago.

"You are a professional, help me see Zhang's work."

Osborn pretended not to hear Schubert's words, and asked the fat assistant to turn on the computer and call up the illustration of Detective Cat.

"Don't..."

Schubert was in a dilemma.

Although he was afraid of Director Charlie, he was also embarrassed to chase him away, and the vice president of the group couldn't afford to mess with him.

He could only mutter in a low voice: "I can't make a decision when it comes to reviewing manuscripts, so you should find... eh?"

Schubert froze for a moment.

He thought that Osborn asked him to review the draft of the online illustrator who caused controversy with Director Charlie, but this drawing...

"Is this painting the work of Professor Boggs of the Brock School of Art?"

"How?" Osborn raised his eyebrows.

"There are not many masters who can handle the details so well."

Seeing that he was not here to let himself review the manuscript, Schubert relaxed a lot: "This level is really amazing. It is worthy of being a great professor who has played with oil painting knives for half his life. Look at the... texture lines here, and there are no irregular burrs at all. , really outstanding."

"Is it that good?" Osborn was very interested.

His main job is a businessman, and it can be seen that this illustrator draws very well.

But how outstanding the painting is, what is the specific level in the industry of painting with a knife.Osborne is still not as clear as a professional art director.

"Very good. I once went to the United States to see Professor Boggs's painting exhibition. This work can be regarded as an absolute masterpiece in the painting exhibition."

Being able to be the deputy art director of a tens of billions of dollars group, Schubert's character is of course very timid, but his professional level is still quite high.

Even the unpopular subject of painting knife painting is no stranger.

"Professor Boggs's works mainly focus on painting snow scenes and natural scenery. Such works with fantasy-like themes are rare."

Inside look at the doorway.

Schubert looked at this painting obsessively: "The whole picture looks very clean, look at the colors here - the knife touch of geometric figures and the composition of the picture are well integrated, the paint presents a kind of Playful and childlike expressiveness..."

"You're here to ask me for investment advice."

It took Schubert about 5 minutes to appreciate the painting up and down.

He raised his head again, thinking to himself that he had deduced the intention of President Osborne.

"Professor Boggs is No.1 in the field of knife painting today. Compared with famous orthodox oil painters, his works are actually not expensive, ranging from about US$5 to US$25."

"The only shortcoming of this painting is that the size of the picture is not big enough, but it is indeed a rare boutique, and it should be available for less than 20 US dollars."

Schubert provided his own appraisal opinion: "However, the specific price of the art transaction is not very accurate. It is best to look at the real thing and check the state of preservation before paying."

Osborne shook his head.

"Can't you take it off?"

Schubert hesitated for a moment: "If you want to hold it for a long time... You can also negotiate within 30 US dollars. The more high-quality paintings, the more room for appreciation."

"No, it's not Professor Boggs' painting."

"Whose is it? Covisler from Lisson Gallery? Or Philippe, a Brazilian painting knife painter? It's not worth so much money, unfortunately..."

Schubert shook his head.

The value of a work of art depends not only on the level of painting, but also on the reputation of the artist.

Professor Boggs is currently recognized as No.1 in knife painting, and the prices of other knife painting masters are much lower than his.

pity……

"If you don't want to buy, you can introduce the seller to me." Schubert raised his head, a little moved.

Then again, no matter which master's work it is, this painting is still very good.

If the other party hadn't been a flash in the pan with the help of God, he would have maintained this level of painting. After a few years or more, when someone stirs up the popularity, he can compete with Professor Boggs for the No.1 painting knife painting. The top spot is not good either.

(End of this chapter)