Almighty painter

Chapter 277 Request from Jane Arnold

"Okay, that's it."

Anna did not spend too much energy to convince the detective cat sister to take over the task of illustrating the book "The Blazing World".

"Well, then I will select some novel writing background and information and send it to you. It is best to read it in the past two days to establish some advance understanding of the work. It is still the old rule. We must take time to make a phone call every day …”

They briefly communicated a few details about the mission.

Anna gave a reading list and asked Detective Cat to read it all before starting to write.

When I finished "The Little Prince" before.

Anna hopes that Detective Cat can simplify the complexities, relax himself, and forget all the literary discussions about "The Little Prince" on the Internet.

Don't read any expert analysis at all.

You should use your heart like a piece of white paper to project and render Saint-Exupéry's literary thoughts.

This task does exactly the opposite.

"The Little Prince" is a fairy tale with zero reading threshold.

"The Blazing World" is a difficult utopian novel. Although the writing style is very close to a fairy tale, the lines are full of scientific and political metaphors.

This is very similar to "Gulliver's Travels".

If you just watch it without any accumulation, you will only see some boring adventure scenes of adults and Lilliput fighting.

If you compare it with a certain accumulation of literature, you can read a completely different work.

Gulliver's Travels alludes to the partisan struggle between the Whigs and Tories in the British Parliament.

The plot of The Blazing World alludes to the political struggle between Robert Hooke and Isaac Newton.

Robert Hooke was the discoverer of the laws of elasticity, the proposer of wave theory, and the founder of microscopy. He designed the famous Greenwich Observatory.

He is also Sir Newton's main political opponent in the Royal Society. The struggle between Hooke and Newton can be called the legend of Zhen Huan in the history of science.

According to legend, after Lord Ox even succeeded Hooke as president of the Royal Scientific Society, he stingily ordered the destruction of all oil paintings about Hooke in the society.

Mrs. Cavendish wrote this alternate science fiction novel.

It was used to satirize Robert Hooke, who was at the height of his power in 1666.

Before reading this booklet, which is even shorter than The Little Prince.

Anna gave a lot of weird auxiliary materials, including three very difficult and profound books, "Chronicles of the Royal Society", "The Theory of Particles", and "From Absolutism to Experimentalism".

It doesn’t matter if you can’t finish reading it or if you don’t understand it.

At least read their long wiki entries to know what they are about.

Ended the chat.

Anna felt a little unfinished.

"The Blazing World" is a very short story. It is expected that it will only require less than ten illustrations in total. It should not take too long to complete this task.

In terms of size and influence, it is destined to be difficult to compare with "The Little Prince".

It is just a substitute for winning when there is no suitable choice.

Ms. Elena hopes to find precious tasks that will significantly improve the detective cat's career in all aspects.

in fact……

"There are no such tasks."

Anna hesitated.

She opened the computer mailbox of her Mr. Sloth account.

There is a letter that was specially pinned by the girl to the top of the computer screen.

Strictly speaking, this email is not an illustration request, but a request for help from an old father.

[Dear Mr. Sloth:]

[I read the new version of the Little Prince book by Ms. Detective Cat and it was very impressive.

Rarely in my career have I seen such talented newcomers and such stunning paintings.First of all, congratulations to you and your agent artist for creating an illustrated fairy tale that will brighten the lives of many children!
In my mind, this is what our industry exists for.

I know that at this moment, "The Little Prince" has just been released and will be accompanied by a lot of publicity activities, and after creating such touching illustrations, Ms. Detective Cat may be looking forward to enjoying a relatively leisurely vacation.

Sorry to disturb her at this time.

However, my personal doctor suggested that for the health of my autistic son, Tony, I contact the illustrator with his magical drawing skills.

Tony just celebrated his 41st birthday in March this year. I hope you can understand the feelings of an old man who has been tortured by autism for 41 years.

I have a small house in the Emerald Lakeside Town of New Zealand, where I can see beautiful and refreshing scenery. I wonder if I have the honor to invite Ms. Detective Cat to my home.

Looking forward to your reply.

Sorry again for disturbing you.

——Yours faithfully, Jane Jacques Annaud]

Miss Elena was shocked when she saw the content of this email in her mailbox last weekend.

Whether "The Little Prince" has a miraculous effect in the treatment of autism remains to be seen.

But the parents' longing for it has been ignited.

While some anxious parents are still looking for new books on Amazon.

Some people have been very clever and sent emails to the mailboxes of Detective Cat agents.

Consider the brief signature at the end of the mailbox.It is reasonable for the other party to be able to contact him.

Jane Jacques Annaud.

One of the greatest illustrators born in the first 21 years of the 20st century.

Winner of the Scholastic Group Master Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing and Art and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

He is an artist who paints fairy tales to the extreme, an "emperor" in the illustration world who can sell an illustration for a million dollars.

People say,
Since the Scholastic Group was founded after World War II, among the creators it has collaborated with, the one with the strongest personal earning power is not the fantasy queen J.K. Rowling.

But the godfather of pop art, illustrator Andy Warhol.

The sales of novels in the "Harry Potter" series, movie IP, and even ticket revenue from Universal Studios' Hogwarts theme parks add up to about $80 billion.

And Andy Warhol's more than 100 portraits, sketches, and experimental works - in the years when Pop Art was most prosperous, according to relatively radical valuation statistics, it might really be close to [-] billion US dollars. .

Let’s not talk about how much of this is foam.

Simply speaking, it is a miracle in the history of art that a work with a popular theme such as illustration can be sold for tens of millions of dollars.

There is a commemorative exhibition hall in the North American headquarters of Scholastic Group, and the walls are covered with commemorative posters signed by famous writers and illustrators who have collaborated.

On the left side of the exhibition hall are book authors, and on the right side are illustrators.The people who have the honor of being on the central wall are not the three presidents who have published memoirs, nor JK Rowling, nor Andy Warhol.

But Toni Morrison (note: winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature) and Jane Arnold.

Ms. Rowling and Godfather Pope can only be ranked third or fourth.

Toni Morrison was ranked first by the group, and it would be hard to argue without the political addition of her being the face of the black female civil rights movement.

Some have called her a female literary version of Martin Luther King.

And Jane Arnold can surpass Andy Warhol purely because of her personal strength.

There is no comparison in their worth in the commercial market, but in terms of recognition in the illustration industry and award-winning resume, Jane Arnold is superior.

Especially in 2013, the illustration collection "Miracle of Oz" won the Eisen Award for Best Illustration, Illustration of the Year Award, World Fantasy Award, Caldecott Award, Scholastic Group Master Award for Outstanding Contribution to Writing and Art, and the Andersen Award, six times. A top award.

The industry calls 2013 "the coronation year of Jane Arnold".

The reason why the price of this old man's works is not as high as that of Andy Warhol is closely related to his relatively low-key personality and his dislike of showing his personality in front of the public media.

What he lacked was just the luck of being promoted commercially, not the ability to paint.

It can be said,
Jane Arnold is the winner of the perfect life who has reached the limit of every illustrator's dream.

"Is the son of this art master actually an autistic patient?"

It was only after Miss Elena read this email that she learned the surprising news.

In retrospect,

Mr. Jane Arnold has always been very low-key in front of the media.

The public dubbed him "a dull genius with no social skills" and "the Einstein of the art world".

The public images of the old man and Van Dorn, who attend fashion weeks every day and appear in front of paparazzi cameras on beaches around the world while straddling the arms of sexy bikini beauties, are almost completely different personalities.

Even at the Danish Andersen Award ceremony, he was the only one present.

In addition to the introverted personality, it may not be possible that there is no such factor as protecting the family from the media.

There's no harm in building a good relationship with such a master illustrator.

To have the friendship and even the gratitude of Jane Arnold would help an entire career unimaginably.

Art is a people game.

A great painter of the same level as old Mr. Cao Xuan can still be selected among three or five in today's serious art world.

Jane Arnold has no even weaker rivals in the field of illustration.

What stands out is the big Bodhisattva in a small temple.

Sir Brown can step on the detective cat as much as he wants. If it were Jane Arnold, he might be questioned from the beginning.

From a more utilitarian perspective, Anna recommended Uncle Osborne to nominate Detective Cat as a candidate for this year's Scholastic Group Writing and Art Master Award.

According to the selection rules - the Writing and Art Master Award is nominated by the public and some group executives.

Then a five-person selection committee invited by the publishing house, including illustrators, media professionals, critics, writers and curators, will select four Outstanding Contribution Awards and one Outstanding Contribution Award from the shortlist.

In the past few years,
Jane Arnold has been the chairman of the five-person selection committee and plays an extremely important role in the decision-making process of the entire award list.

all in all,
If the Detective Cat drawing could really help Jane Arnold.

Then this is certainly a mission worth more attention than "Blazing World" and "Blue Moon" combined.

in a sense,

It is even rarer than the opportunity to illustrate "The Little Prince".

There are currently two main reasons why Anna is still hesitant when facing Jane Arnold's email invitation.

For one thing, Ms. Detective Cat is obsessed with keeping her identity a secret.

In the past few days, several TV stations have wanted to interview Detective Cat. There are many invitations from well-known variety shows, but Detective Cat has rejected them.

Secondly,

Is it true that illustrations can cure autism?
Miss Elena firmly believes that Detective Cat’s paintings have the power to penetrate into people’s hearts, but whether they can play a significant role in the treatment of autism.

She wasn't too sure either.

Illustration intervention and reading colorful fairy tales are indeed common treatment options for autistic patients.

Yet Jane Arnold herself was the finest fairy tale illustrator on earth.

If it were a normal illustration it would be effective.

Why would Jane Arnold herself need to sell her face to ask for help?
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Miss Elena is still considering the feasibility of this matter.

The University of London's research on the illustrations of "The Little Prince" is still continuing, and this will be a relatively long process.

Illustration therapy has a much simpler procedure than the clinical trials and promotion of certain new drugs with complex pharmacological ingredients.After all, the worst that can happen when you look at illustrations is that they are ineffective at best.

It's hard to imagine the side effects of poisoning people to death.

However, whether it is the FDA in the United States, the EMA in the European Union, or medical regulatory agencies such as the MHRA in the UK, their efficiency is not high.

A new experimental therapy must go through complicated procedures and reviews every step from publication to approval and then to the medical market.

When it comes to medical propositions, it is difficult to get accurate conclusions within a year and a half.

Even the research team's external tone will be very tight.

This kind of thing is not a health product for fooling people, it is completely bound to academic reputation.

It is difficult for ordinary people to find out some news.

But Anna is no ordinary person.

Who makes Miss Elena one of the biggest landowners in this country?When you have enough money, many problems can be easily solved.

The reason why Anna didn't mention this Jane Arnold matter to Detective Cat Sister just now is that she was looking for information these days.

The girl took out her mobile phone and dialed a number from the Foreign Affairs Department of the University of London.

"This is Anna Elena, can I talk to your Executive Vice President Hunter? I'm very interested in one of your medical projects."

Miss Elena just donated a check of [-] million euros to King's Hospital, University of London the day before yesterday.

The scale of the Anna family's industry, whether it is reasonable tax avoidance or giving back to the society, naturally established a charitable foundation under the family's name very early on.

The law stipulates that charitable foundations must allocate at least a certain proportion of their property to charity.

This donation of 500 million euros is equivalent to using up this year’s quota.

If the accounting department is allowed to do the accounting, it may be possible to review expenditures for two years.

(End of this chapter)