Almighty painter

Chapter 414 Worry

It was obvious that Sir Brown's speech had been carefully polished.

If it were the Austrian president making a joke about terrorists blowing up the venue, it would seem a little out of line.

For a funny and sharp art critic like him, the scale is just right.

A lighthearted and humorous little joke.

While all the live viewers were shocked, almost every guest present had a strong sense of psychological identity with the statement that "their sum can be equal to art itself".

"I should call the producer of Netflix for this joke and ask him to add it to Cui Wa's stand-up comedy streaming special this year."

Gagosian, who was in the first row of the audience, waved his hand and responded loudly.

Everyone knows.

Gagosian had many connections in Hollywood and Broadway in New York, and he was very popular. Many famous directors and superstars were long-term clients of Gagosian Gallery.

"Remember to ask them to pay me the royalties. You know my bank account number."

Sir Brown pointed at Gagosian in an instant.

A brief and smart on-the-spot interaction was followed by another explosion of thunderous laughter, applause and cheers.

Sir Brown took the podium for two minutes and spoke only three sentences. The rest of the time was almost spent because the applause was too violent and the speech could not continue at all.

Naturally, this is not all a good reason for his jokes.

Just listen to this formation.

No matter how dull the person is, or the audience who has just turned on the live video and does not know what happened before, they will understand that the old gentleman on the stage now is not of the same weight as all the guests who have appeared on the stage before.

Brown finally stretched out his hand, like a band conductor drawing a rest in a movement, and made a virtual fist diagonally above him.

The noise died down.

"Time for joking is over, but seriously, the guest lineup for this year's conference is really dreamy, isn't it?"

"It's hard for me to imagine that an old man with a white beard like me would call him Old Man, but today, when I see Master Cao Xuan, I still feel the same way I did when I saw the school principal when I went to boarding school sixty years ago. Even I feel like the next second, someone is going to hit my calf with a cane.”

"Thanks to Mr. Cao, in front of these respected old gentlemen, I feel that I am still young, still know how to be humble, and still a young man who listens to the teachings."

"Of course, we must not forget that Mr. Richter, who unfortunately was absent from this annual meeting due to health reasons. When the first European Art Annual Meeting was held in 1971, they were already outstanding in the world. Artists with great reputation. Today, 50 years later, they are still here.”

"The erosion and weathering of time is the eternal enemy of works of art. But the greatest and most outstanding art masters of our generation have successfully defeated time. Without their contributions, there would be no artistic landscape in today's world. "

"Please allow us to salute them with a round of applause."

"It is an honor to be under the same starry sky as the brightest stars in the night sky. We shine because of your brilliance."

Sir Brown was the first on the podium to applaud.

What you think in your heart and how you negotiate the contract are private matters. Chairman Brown was not vague at all in his speech.

He has only one enemy today, Anna.

There is only one mission, to eradicate the last trace of the Irina family that hangs over his head.

The meal must be eaten in one bite.

Before an enemy is completely crushed to death, even if he feels dissatisfied with these old antiques who don't give him face, it is not a wise careerist's behavior to create unnecessary enemies.

When negotiating a contract, he will act like a businessman, and he will be very careful about every penny he spends.

You still have to give the attitude you can give under the spotlight, and you don’t need to pay for your beautiful words.

Say.

If he wants to make a lot of money in the Dongxia market, he can't just mess with everything.

As long as Cao Xuan wants to hear the compliments that should be given without any expense, he can keep blowing them without changing his expression until the other person's ears are buzzing from hearing them.

As long as he is not regarded as an enemy, it is often difficult for others to hate him even if they don't like him.

Be it hypocritical or cunning.

But Sir Brown has always been a sufficiently experienced politician, and this is where he is strong.

Even Gu Weijing felt comfortable hearing these words.

If Awang's fat butt wasn't pressed against his chest, he might have clapped as well.

The camera's close-up shot was pushed to Cao Xuan.

Amid continuous applause from the audience, Mr. Cao, with the support of his assistant, stood up and waved to Sir Brown on the stage.

Then he turned around and bowed slightly to the guests who applauded him in return.

"In addition to the masters of the older generation, there are also the most authoritative and accomplished young art scholars of the new generation."

Sir Brown paused slightly and looked at the audience with a smile on his face.

"Our beautiful Miss Anna Elena. Of course, some of you are very familiar with her, and some of you are not familiar with her. This is a very good and very powerful talented girl. By the way, listen to Elaine Everyone should know the name Na, she is also one of the richest art collectors of our time."

"Last year at Christie's in New York, the art legacy left by Microsoft founder Paul Allen caused a lot of attention. The 'Paul's Secret Collection' collection was auctioned for a sky-high price of US$10 billion. Compared with the wealth owned by this young lady, it is only It’s like an iceberg.”

"The great Jelena name, owner of this generation. The most outstanding female representative of our industry. Everyone applauds."

The camera turned to Anna aside.

There was no expression on Anna's face, and she waved to everyone reservedly amidst the applause.

Sir Brown gave Anna a meaningful and playful look.

"Praise for killing."

Cao Xuan sat back on the chair and muttered to himself.

"Anyway, I'm not here for you, so what does it have to do with us? You deserve this title. I'm beginning to like this Sir Brown." Old Yang said with a smile.

They are all beautiful words.

It may not sound very comfortable to others.

No one would think it wrong to call white-browed grandfathers and old ladies of the same age as Cao Xuan, Richter, and Yayoi Kusama the brightest stars of our time.

How many years can they live?

No matter how narrow-minded or small-minded people are, they will not be dissatisfied with the fact that these masters who once could sit down and discuss with Picasso and created the entire modern art style are ranked above their heads.

People in their seventies are rare since ancient times.

When they are close to a hundred years old, they become legendary figures, such as Peng Zu, Chen Chuan, Sun Simiao, and Zhang Sanfeng, who are half-human and half-immortal.

Let’s not talk about artistic achievements. Just for being able to live to this age, in ancient times, in the West, you might be regarded as the Heavenly Father appearing and canonizing you on the spot. In the East, where Confucian culture attaches great importance to filial piety, even if he grabbed Qianlong at the Baisou Banquet If you remove your beard, it's hard to say whether there will be any Ning Gutaya among the nine tribes in private. At least on the surface, the emperor will not dare to argue with you.

They have become some kind of political symbol representing celestial phenomena.

Especially after Cao Xuan announced his closure.

In this way, he can support you, and there will be almost no direct competition of interest with any of the guests present.

This will truly turn him into an immortal.

The prerequisite for Sir Brown to beat Cao Xuan with a contract is that he feels that deep down in his heart he still wants to make money again and become an artistic leader.

If there is an old man Cao who really has no desires and desires.

Got to this location.

Sir Brown could only place him respectfully on the altar, put three sticks of incense in the morning and evening, and pray that he would live a happy life as a god and not to hinder him.

He is completely invincible.

But Anna is different.

Mark Twain said that in the United States of his time, young and beautiful women were almost purely synonymous with admiring vases.

The younger, the more beautiful.

This is equated with "unprofessional" in people's minds.

Gender discrimination in the workplace still exists today. This is an objective fact, and in some cases, the art scholar industry and the traditional Chinese medicine industry have strong similarities.

They don't discriminate against young women.

They discriminate against all young people equally.

If in public view.

For a scholar, whether male or female, youth, beauty and professionalism add up to 100%.

So what's the situation like Miss Elena?

Professionalism is probably a negative number.

All he needs to do is put a "I'm an idiot, I don't know anything" bandage on his forehead.

It sounds a bit pretentious, but in many cases, beautiful appearance will bring more industry resources and attention, but it will also cause trouble.

Anna will use a voice changer to create an anonymous podcast under the virtual identity of Mr. Sloth. When she was an editor at Oil Painting magazine, her signature abbreviation was the neutral AE instead of her full name.

It's because of this trouble.

Say.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even everyone present knew that she was really talented and knowledgeable.

so what?

What kind of gathering of masters is today? Without the name Elena, who would she be?

How can Anna enjoy the title of "the most outstanding female representative in the industry"?

Not to mention Cecily Brown, the female founder of Lisson Gallery and currently one of the top three most valuable female artists in history, was sitting next to her.

Even if Sir Brown puts this title on Tangning in the back row.

They are all more qualified than Anna.

Everyone just regarded it as a favor to the old disciple of Cao Cao, and held their noses to admit it, so there wouldn't be much controversy.

The influence of the Ileana family stems entirely from the two identities of "Oil Painting" magazine and generous art patrons.

Those attending this annual meeting are all long-established masters, and there will be no shortage of sources of sponsorship for art exhibitions.

The heiress who was expelled from the magazine's board of directors was like a troubled king who was driven out of the capital by the Praetorian Guards.

Why should everyone give you face?

of course.

All those who can enter the new art center are high-end people who stand at the top of the industry. Most people are not so easily guided by Sir Brown's few words.

Even many people were clearly aware of what Sir Brown was doing.

The co-founder sitting next to Lissen didn’t know whether she didn’t want the scene to be too ugly, or whether she was just out of good intentions.

When the camera came over, he gently hugged Anna's shoulders to encourage her and show that she would not be offended by this statement.

But among the tens of thousands of art lovers sitting at home, watching the news on TV and live online, some have begun to frown.

In the TikTok comment area in front of Gu Weijing.

Among the rows of comments like "The lady is so beautiful", "AWSL", and "Successful screenshot", some other arguments appeared.

"It is said that the relationship between Sir Brown and the Elena family is not very good, and there is a lot of conflict. It seems that the legend is not credible. At least in terms of personal relationships, the chairman still respects and loves Miss Elena quite a lot. of."

"Who is this hot girl? She looks like she hasn't graduated from college yet. If you say she is the most authoritative and accomplished young girl in the field of mannequins, I believe her. An art scholar? Haha."

"Laughing, nepotism. I heard that Gagosian is not like Leonardo. He is very single-minded. He always likes 20-year-old young girls and has unswerving personal interests. Fall in love with him and your net worth will increase by a thousand. Times."

"Idiot. Did you get the wrong person? Didn't you hear Sir Brown say that she is from the Ileana family? The legendary big collecting family. Gagosian dared to talk about this Anna (note) when talking about love at dusk, I really I respect him as a man. It’s hard to say which of the two is involved in nepotism.”

(Note: In gossip news, the 20-year-old Canadian female painter who had an affair with Gagosian happened to be named Anna.)

"It's a good pregnancy. You will be born with the surname Ileana and have the most amazing personal art collection in the world. Even if you are a dog, you can still be in the first row of the annual meeting. How dare you for Cecily Brown It’s not worth it. After working hard all my life, I still have a higher status than others who don’t have to do anything.”

"I don't like her. It doesn't matter how beautiful she is, she is too arrogant. I can smell the decadence of the elite through the screen. Master Cao Xuan, who is over 90 years old, stood up and bowed to the audience. In return. That is the humility of a great artist. Is this girl just waving her hand?"

"Silly [beep——], don't you know that her legs are disabled? It's easiest for a keyboard warrior to just type on the keyboard."

Intense arguments began to spread in the online comment section without realizing it.

This year, when people go online, they become more aggressive.

When a spark is buried, online violence begins to roll down like a snowball from the top of the mountain, unknowingly becoming more and more intense.

"What do you think she can do?"

Gu Weijing was a little worried about Miss Elena's situation. They were strangers to each other, but this young lady was indeed his sweetheart to a certain extent.

It's not that special chance.

He may still be selling illustrations online for ten dollars a copy.

Awang could not understand the turmoil in the world and continued to respond to his sighs by purring loudly and happily.

He threw the cat on the mat aside with difficulty, took out his cell phone, edited a message and sent it to Mr. Sloth.

(End of this chapter)