Almighty painter

Chapter 254 Before Dawn
Gu Weijing said to Sakai Katsuko: "It is the new edition of "The Little Prince" released by Scholastic Publishing House this year, and it will be officially launched in this Easter book season."

Anna never told Gu Weijing about the investigation by the marketing department.

Therefore, he was still very surprised that the publishing house actually made a commercial and put it on YouTube.

After all, it is my own painting.

Gu Weijing is like a housewife who accurately grasps the baby she gave birth to among dozens of hundreds of children running and making noise when school is over in the kindergarten.

Although there is only a blurred shadow in the lens.

He still recognized it at a glance, it was the cover art he drew for "The Little Prince".

"Gu Jun, are you so sure? I didn't see anything clearly just now, your eyes are so good."

Sakai Katsuko raised his head in confusion.

"It can't be wrong. Charlie Hawke's translation and Detective Cat's illustrations should be the true book. Remember the interaction between the Scholastic Group and Detective Cat on Twitter that we saw before, it's about this contract Cooperation."

Gu Weijing didn't answer directly, but just said something vaguely.

Sakai Katsuko didn't care too much.

The circle of the art industry is small, there are many rumors, and various online discussion groups are full of all kinds of workplace gossip.

The boyfriend may pay more attention to Detective Cat, and it is not surprising to see some news on the Internet that she does not know.

"If you're right, this book is actually the same as The Little Prince... Oh, judging from the blurred shadows, it's really similar, no wonder, no wonder..."

Hear the names of "Detective Cat" and "Little Prince".

It seems to have aroused some associations with Katsuko Sakai.

No wonder she whispered several times.

"That "The Little Prince"? Have you heard of it before?" Gu Weijing heard the difference in Shengzi's tone.

The girl shrugged: "I mean, if this book really has the magic power to make a little girl smile, it's not surprising that the director lady is holding on to it, and the shareholders of the entire magazine have obvious opinions. Disagreement."

"Which director?"

"The female judge who gave Detective Cat a nine-point rating on the [Mr. Hyperion] channel before. Gu Jun, do you remember that video, she is really a pretty lady."

"It's really impressive."

Gu Weijing nodded.

It is rare to see a beautiful girl as delicate as a sculpture made of ice.

She was still in a wheelchair.

In his impression, the female judge in the video is the type that you will never forget once you take a look at it.

Regarding the evaluation of the ten-dollar watercolor paper, it can be seen that there is a bit of the character of the young lady who does not eat meat.

On the whole, among the people he has come into contact with under the mask of the detective cat, although the vicious judge Miss is not as gentle and lovely as Mr. Sloth.

But Gu Weijing didn't have a bad impression of her.

Who can hate a beauty who speaks out and praises herself?

Gu Weijing also criticized the "Moon" and Van Dorn on Twitter because of the vulgar mockery of the "Moon" newspaper.

Even his decision to be on Mr. Sloth’s art review podcast was inspired by it.

"You boys all think that she is the most beautiful face you have ever seen, right?" Sakai Katsuko said casually, as if he didn't care at all.

Gu Weijing just wanted to answer casually, of course.

Before you open your mouth.

Someone kicked himself lightly under the table.

"Jasmine? What's the matter?"

He turned his head suspiciously.

Gu Weijing saw that little girl Jasmine rolled her eyes like "Idiot, even elementary school students know the answer to this question".

"I think Sister Sakai is the most beautiful girl in the world. When I grow up, I can be one-third as beautiful as your sister, and I can wake up with a smile in my dreams."

The little girl took a sip of the juice at the table, and Gu Weijing, who was very emotionally intelligent, filled in the hole that Sakai Katsuko dug casually.

"Jasmine is so cute."

Sakai Katsuko lovingly touched the child's face.

"I'm actually just asking casually, there is no other meaning."

Sakai Katsuko dragged out the ending, and her tone didn't sound very convincing.

"Jasmine is right. Of course she is not as beautiful as you, Shengzi."

Seeing the smile on the face of the girl opposite, Gu Weijing suddenly realized that he almost fell into the trap just now.

Gu Weijing had some resentment in his heart.

Is comparison a girl's nature?

Sakai Katsuko used to be so gentle, what a girl who didn't eat fireworks!After falling in love, I also engage in this kind of surprise attack on myself.

"Jasmine is telling the truth, because she has never seen the appearance of that Miss Irina. Gu Jun, what you are telling is a lie, because I know myself well."

Sakai Katsuko smiled slightly, and took out the last two small breads from the small bamboo basket.

One was stuffed into Jasmine's mouth, and the other was fed to Gu Weijing across the table.

"But I also like to hear lies, because I care about you. Only because I care about you will I be willing to eat such unreasonable jealousy."

"If there is any girl in the world who doesn't want to be the prettiest in her boyfriend's eyes, it's only because she doesn't really like him. If it's Taro Komatsu, I won't ask such a question."

Sakai Katsuko showed her dimples playfully: "Because I love you, I have a petty temper. So, Gu Jun, don't be angry with me."

Gu Weijing rubbed his nose and smiled wryly.

What can he say now?

"I still don't understand, what does Detective Cat's "The Little Prince" have to do with the oil painting magazine and that Miss Elena?" Gu Weijing wisely changed the subject.

"Her surname is Irina, and she is a descendant of aristocrats. You have heard of the Irina family who founded the "Oil Painting" magazine in Austria, right? When I saw Mr. Hyperion's video introduction, my father guessed. Sure enough, later It was revealed by the media that this Miss Anna is the last heir of the ancient Elena family."

"A very important issue in the restructuring of the oil painting magazine this time is to remove the Yi Lianna family who want to stick to the old-fashioned operation mode of the magazine from the management of the magazine. No one thought that the decision to drive her out of the board of directors At the shareholders meeting, the only topic this Ms. Elena raised was actually about the detective cat. She also brought out a sample book that was said to be "The Little Prince" for everyone to evaluate."

"Unfortunately, except for Miss Irina, who is obsessed with Detective Cat, those respected masters don't think highly of Detective Cat."

"I was watching the video of the shareholder meeting just now. If you want to know more details, why don't we watch it together."

Sakai Katsuko clicked the play button of the video.

Oil Painting Magazine sent the shareholders meeting minutes and the magazine's new development strategy to the mailbox of every paid subscriber.

But when it comes to the popularity of the topic, there are actually more people participating in the discussion on the public platform.

There are already several bloggers on Youtube who have uploaded related videos.

Some are accompanied by experts' interpretations of the future impact of the resolutions made at the shareholders' meeting, and they are constantly being circulated and fermented on the Internet.

For example, the link shared by Sakai Katsuko to Gu Weijing is one of them.

This is a homepage introduction, a video uploaded by a part-time up owner of a financial worker dog who is working in an investment bank.

The title is—[Let's see the real business war, voted by the shareholders of the magazine with an estimated value of [-] million euros.The female judge in Mr. Hyperion's video appeared again! 】

The video tag is the word [Finance/Art].

Since it was uploaded yesterday, the playback volume of the video has exceeded 323K so far.

Finance and art are both unpopular tags on Youtube, with more than 30 views in half a day, which is already a very popular video.

And the number of viewers and comments is still rising over time.

Katsuko Sakai directly dragged the progress bar of the video to locate the scene where Anna Elena asked the management of "Oil Painting" to apologize to Detective Cat, and took out a sample booklet of Detective Cat to show shareholders.

"The content of these videos should be shot by a fixed camera in the corner of the conference room. I can't see clearly the true content of the book "The Little Prince" in Miss Irina's hand, but what you said is indeed the same as the little prince in the commercial just now. The color scheme of the girl's fairy tale book is very similar."

Sakai Katsuko looked at the yellow book cover in the hands of the academician of the French Department.

She nodded to confirm Gu Weijing's judgment.

"That's right, that book should be "The Little Prince". Alas, whether it's because of his standpoint or not, being collectively rejected by so many masters in the art critic circle has almost pronounced the death sentence for Detective Cat's artistic career."

Katsuko Sakai shook her head regretfully: "From my heart, I was really amazed by her sketches. In Mr. Sloth's art review, I also benefited a lot from the interpretation of Impressionism by Big Sister Detective Cat. I actually I sympathize with this African painter."

"However, I don't have the courage to sing against Miss Irina and these masters. I only dare to say these words to you in private. Gu Jun, we must protect ourselves in the future. We cannot offend these people. .Sometimes it is difficult for these art critics to praise you, and to destroy an excellent painter, they only need to write a few reviews lightly and say a few words."

"Even those big gallerists are afraid of these well-known art review organizations."

Mixed in the world of mortals, no one can be free.

Sakai Katsuko is also serious about art, but she doesn't have Anna's family background, and she doesn't have any need to speak up for Detective Cat in public.

Even if she doesn't think about herself, she has to think about her father.

The status of painters in modern society is very high. They can be independent, even unrestrained, disregarding the orders of government officials, and laughing at collectors who do not deal with them as idiots.

When it comes to the tonnage of Uncle Sakai, even the gallery owners don’t care so much.

Anyway, if there is no Daejeon Gallery, you can still go to Gagosian. If you don’t go to Gagosian, you can go to Tokyo Gallery, Lisson, PACE, or at worst, there is Mashi Gallery waiting eagerly waving a check.

As long as it is not blocked by the industry, there is plenty of room for flickering and maneuvering.

A well-known art review organization can have the right to "block" a painter.

Balthus, an expert in cat painting, was exposed as a pedophile in his later years. There are a lot of depictions of little girls in his paintings, which has almost touched the bottom line of social tolerance, but his works can still be sold at a high price.

Just like those precious jewelry made of Tibetan antelope hair, elephant teeth, and kingfisher feathers, as long as the work itself is beautiful enough, regardless of morality or immorality, collectors will pay for it.

But in 2012, the great art critic Robert Hughes only wrote a review of the graffiti painting by the artist Witkin, who had just sold a sky-high price at Christie’s auction, arguing that he lacked real creativity and was just commercially pandering to the market need.

The average price of the unlucky Witkin's works was cut in half in an instant.

For five consecutive years, few major collectors were willing to buy Witkin's paintings.

"Gu Jun, are you okay?" Sakai Katsuko suddenly noticed that Gu Weijing's face was a bit ugly.

Gu Weijing didn't speak.

He looked at the screen of his mobile phone, and the video happened to show that the Sir known as "Sir. Brown" commented on the painting style of his works.

With the sound of "Ms. Elena, you are wrong" from the loudspeaker.

Gu Weijing's frown became tighter and tighter.

"According to the evaluation of the shareholders of "Oil Painting", it seems that Detective Cat in "The Little Prince" adopted the painting method of drawing with a knife. I am not surprised that this painting method is not accepted by the critics."

Sakai Katsuko looked at the screen and commented.

"Do not."

a long time,

Gu Weijing shook his head slowly.

He seems to be responding to Sakai Katsuko's point of view, and he seems to be talking to himself: "This is not a question of painting with a knife."

The painting knife painting as a whole does not give people a good impression, and the industry does have problems of one kind or another.

But it can be systematically evaluated as a legendary painting method.

Any well-cultivated art scholar can easily judge that his own works are completely different from those liars who trick art lovers into signing up for classes and selling lessons.

My own work can conquer Mr. Sloth, there is no reason why it cannot conquer these judges.

The only possibility is,

They don't give an honest evaluation of the art.

Gu Weijing slowly clenched his fists.

In his heart, he felt grateful for three parts, absurd for three parts, and angry for the remaining four parts.

Fortunately, because Detective Cat is just his vest after all.

What is the relationship between the blockade of the street painter Detective Cat by the critics and Gu Weijing, who is determined to participate in the art exhibition and become the closed disciple of the academic Mr. Cao Xuan?
The reason for the absurdity and anger is that - he had longed for "Oil Painting" since he was a child.

This is the most authoritative art review organization in the world, and it should be brilliant and impartial.

Any art student in the world is proud to be praised by the "Oil Painting" magazine.

People respect the highly respected academicians, curators, and judges in the shareholders meeting of the oil painting magazine, just as every scientific researcher respects the scientists in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences who selected the Nobel Prize.

How could they not be respected gentlemen?

One of the good wishes that my grandfather Gu Tongxiang wants to realize in his life is to get his own column score in the "Oil Painting" magazine.

If even the judges who evaluate the quality of art choose to speak against their conscience.

Isn't this industry a joke?

　I have to go back to my hometown to deal with some things in the past two weeks, and almost all of them are on the road.

　　Updates are not stable.

　　Just wait until you get back to Beijing.Let’s update 4000 words today.

　　Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)