Almighty painter

Chapter 423 Detective Cat Museum

"Salute to Ms. K., that's what it means."

"I really feel sorry for that girl. It turns out that the old count founded the publication in memory of his aunt who was not accepted by society."

"pay tribute."

Netizens could never imagine that today’s breaking news came one after another.

First, Sir Brown received a head-on blow.

just now.

In the history of the noble, elegant, democratic and enlightened "art patron" Irina's family, such an ugly past happened.

The elegant and kind-hearted nobles in the "Grimm's Fairy Tales" never existed.

In fact.

Even the nobles in fairy tales are not elegant and kind at all.

"I didn't say she wasn't great. Exposing this kind of thing can indeed add a glory of courage to her personally. But what about her children and her descendants? This is based on destroying the perfect reputation of the entire Elena family. She wants to put gold on her face. In the long run, losing this halo will be a huge loss. Her ancestors handed over so many industries to her, I can only say that Zaimai doesn’t feel sorry for her.”

As the pioneers of German law, the Brothers Grimm compiled the "Grimm's Fairy Tales" from the folklore they collected.

Even "One Thousand and One Nights" has a long history in the Arab world.

An angel who has done evil things.

The original text content is very, very, very dark and erotic.

People will no longer fear her, and the sacred aura will fade away.

It was so heart-breaking to hear that it made women's rights protection organizations want to take the earl out and sink him into the Pacific Ocean.

"It's so impulsive. It's not easy to have a perfect public image. Nowadays, many European royal families and old families rely on their public image to survive. Now, she has become a negative example."

It was said by the head of the Elena family herself.

"She should pray. If I were her ancestor, I would come down from heaven and beat her up."

How great the expectations are, how great the disappointment will be.

Lao Bike is all a matter of love between you and me.

"It's so disappointing. From the moment I learned painting, the Irina family has always given me a dream of a perfect prince and princess in my imagination. Today this dream is shattered. Salute to K., but I'm serious , I started to hate the Elena family."

Because he was shocked to learn about Picasso's treatment of women, he chose not to buy or simply stop holding Picasso's famous paintings passed down from his father's generation.

"Those upstairs, just stand there and talk without hurting your back. Don't you think it's a very brave act to take the initiative to admit her imperfections? On the contrary, I think this young lady is even better."

Sculptures of Washington are required to be removed in the United States on the grounds that he is a slave owner, and eggs are thrown at people who play General Robert E. Lee (the commander of the slave states in the South during the Civil War) during war reenactments.

There are still some melon-eating netizens who are feeling weird.

Behind all the stories of brilliant talents and beauties in history, there must be the oppressed people groaning and moving forward under the torrent of the times, bearing a heavy burden.

When illusions are shattered.

But he also personally smashed the perfect public image that the Elena family had spent ten generations building.

There are also those who feel that Anna’s behavior is not worth it.

At best, it is a matter of private life and moral character caused by a corrupt personal style.

The same goes for the art world.

Is it true that there will be wealthy collectors who announce it to the public?

The Elena family has provided several generations of Western art students with a fantasy space to dream of aristocrats and princesses. Just like the JFK family fulfilled the royal dream of a generation of Americans.

At least it shattered the halo surrounding this name.

However, women's rights have also become an important battlefield for public opinion in recent years.

Increasingly, Picasso is being pulled out and flogged repeatedly in public discussions on podcasts, newspapers and other social media, even without joking.

"I originally thought that the story of Elena's family contained a lot of embellishment. In fact, including the century-old legend about her great-grandfather sheltering degenerate artists, it may not be that troublesome given his status. It's just that their family is very It’s just publicity.”

But these two years.

When Picasso lived, no one cared about his bad affairs. Even around the turn of the millennium, everyone still talked about it as a romantic affair of a great artist.

Miss Anna's story completely touches the G-spot of social topics.

All of these, before they were processed by the times into the children's literature books in today's bookstores.

"NAZI" is of course a big nuclear bomb.

Anna infinitely elevated K. who was persecuted to death. Lady's status.

She is just like any other human being.

"It is unlikely that you will go to heaven after doing such a dirty thing. It is possible to jump back from the sulfur springs of hell."

It has begun to affect the transaction prices of his works to a certain extent.

The biggest difference between angels and mortals is that angels are synonymous with "pure goodness".

"Haha, it seems that the legendary Elena family is not that good either. I thought that each of them was promoted to be like a saint. Show your fox tail!"

Don't think that after many years, no one will pursue the matter and settle old scores.

……

"——A noble work of art cannot be told by critics, it can speak for itself. A noble soul cannot be restrained by the world, and she will find freedom on her own."

The turmoil and scolding on the Internet cannot affect the transparent girl on the podium.

She quietly finished the last part of her speech.

"Sir Brown said that teaching them what art is in line with the long-standing way of life in our European civilized world is the great original intention of the Oil Painting magazine from the day it was founded. But how can a family that is exhausted by itself have the qualifications? Are you teaching others what an artistic lifestyle is? Is it like locking all the daughters in the family in the cellar?"

Anna smiled helplessly.

"Therefore, "Oil Painting" has never tried to teach you anything, nor have we ever thought about declaring war on anything. All we want to do is to try to discover beautiful things and provide an opportunity to show the different beauty in the eyes of different people. . And beauty will speak for itself."

“Art is those things that you like and that you find beautiful.”

"Every beautiful thing in people's hearts, a drop of water in the grass, a cloud in the sky, is your art. And the works that you find disgusting, disgusting, and disgusting, even if it is Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", even if All the art critics in the world say yes, even if it is so expensive that it can buy the entire Wall Street. You can still dislike it, and you can still say that it is not art."

"Since every free soul is the ultimate master of the palace of his own art."

"——So I am here today. Whether I speak as Anna or as Ms. Elena, there is no difference or superiority."

Anna looked around at the venue of the New Art Center and said with no regrets and a loud tone.

"I can't tell the public how different Detective Cat is to the world. But I can repeat it a thousand times, ten thousand times, thousands of times, how different this female painter is to me and she is to Anna."

"I see the shadow of my grandmother in Detective Cat, and the shadow of many people who want to be Van Gogh but fail to become Van Gogh."

"So she is unique in my heart, so I love her. Being able to discover her is not her luck, but the honor of my life."

"I think those hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who walked into bookstores and were moved by her paintings also love her as much as I do. As long as love exists, art exists. With any person, any surname, elegant or vulgar , has nothing to do with it. It’s just about love.”

"That's what my speech is all about."

Anna took a few steps back and bowed slowly to everyone.

The entire audience at the venue was completely conquered by her within five minutes.

They stood up and applauded for a long time, and many people slapped them red.

The host breathed a sigh of relief.

At least in terms of the effect of the annual meeting, it doesn’t look bad.

It's more than just not bad.

If this is the curtain call of a stage play.

With such intense applause, the leading actor would never be able to successfully walk off the stage without returning to the stage four or five times.

The curator glanced across the front row of the venue.

He discovered that a schism in the upper echelons of the art world had already arisen at this moment.

More than just the director of the new art center.

Many viewers in front of the computer screen, including Gu Weijing, noticed that the live broadcast camera now swept from one end of the auditorium to the other.

The scene seemed extremely bizarre.

Hot as fire, or dead as ice.

Ice and Fire.

There is no room for any middle ground.

Most of the tourists and spectators who came here just for tourism were applauding and cheered the wonderful Miss Elena’s wonderful speech with warm applause.

And the front row core area.

It's the complete opposite scene of indifference.

The few great painters who were not part of the Muse Project had relatively calm expressions. There were even some guys with strong personalities who didn't care about the eyes of others and clapped with smiles on their faces.

Maybe he was trying to show his favor to Anna on the stage.

Among them were Lao Yang and Lao Cao.

If Lao Yang applauds because of Lao Cao, he will definitely follow suit.

Mr. Cao applauded simply because Anna was indeed shining.

Although the dispute between the Elena family and Sir Brown's group has nothing to do with him, he has no intention of getting involved.

But since he is willing to applaud Sir Brown for not avoiding the issue.

Mr. Cao can also applaud Anna's unparalleled courage in stabbing others and igniting his own courage.

Say.

Even if it offends Sir Brown and makes the other party angry.

so what?

His alliance is already like a mud Buddha crossing the river.

Just to stop Cao Xuan from being unhappy, he would go and add insult to injury. With his deep-thinking politician character, even if Cao Xuan managed to get his way and slapped Sir Brown twice in private, the chairman would probably greet him with a smile and give a thumbs up. .

Praise the old man for his good health.

But most of the well-dressed masters around had cold faces and frowned, determined to express their attitude with cold eyebrows.

A cold and almost frozen atmosphere echoed in front of the podium.

The art war has begun.

Since he has chosen to become a life-and-death enemy, he will naturally not give Anna any good looks.

This is not the time to be gentlemanly.

How can they applaud and cheer for the nonsense that calls them "NAZI"?

Not all members of the Muse Project have poker faces.

Their chief artist leader, Hunter Buell, was just there shouting and drumming happily. But everyone knows that this guy is not in his right mind.

So no one paid much attention.

What really surprised everyone was that there was also a polarized situation in the media area.

Journalists are probably the ones who like this kind of scene the most.

They are professional gourmet eaters.

From a neutral standpoint, the more life-and-death fights between Anna and Sir Brown, the more intense the fight, the more information they have to explode, and the happier they will be.

Indeed, some reporters applauded enthusiastically and showed excitement.

However, some reporters from art newspapers actually started to pack up their equipment and prepared to leave in front of the live broadcast camera with an indifferent look on their faces.

The unwritten rules of interviewing.

Leaving the scene in front of the live camera and refusing interviews and reports are the highest ways for media people to express their anger and protest.

For example, in 2020, the César Awards, the most important award in the French film industry, known as the "European Oscars", awarded the best director award to Roman Polanski, the great director who was currently being accused of raping a female media personality.

There was a scene where all the reporters in the media area left when the awards were announced.

The scene was chaotic for a moment.

The César Awards, which also happened to be held for almost 50 years, suddenly became the laughing stock of the entire Europe, and the authority of the organizing committee was shattered.

"Here we go. Since you said that the Elena family is not important, then stop being important and die with your speech of love."

Sir Brown sneered inwardly.

Just like he said.

Anna wants to fight a war of public opinion, but the news media is their home court. No matter what you say, I will refuse to report it at all. What can you do?

Of course it is impossible to suppress such big news.

But.

The professional language of leaving the meeting angrily is one of the most intense expressions of public opinion - "I don't listen," "I don't believe it," "You are deceiving the public."

"Painting" magazine has dominated the art field for a century, and now its majesty is reflected.

Some of these reporters who left the scene were helped by Oil Painting, some were helped by Mr. Kruger, and some were connected by other people around them.

Gallerists and art masters who can become top names in the art field.

Who doesn’t have their own connections in the media world?

Now Sir Brown has many friends on one side.

Anna was perfect today.

But since she has chosen to be the enemy of the Western art world, then don’t blame the Western art world for not being on your side.

Very reasonable and fair.

She wants to fight the referee for public opinion, but her strength is still too weak.

"When it's over, I'll call Mr. Kruger to discuss follow-up arrangements, but before that, I have to make a special trip to apologize to Mr. Cao Xuan."

Sir Brown was already thinking about what would happen next.

Reporters leave.

The most embarrassing thing is that the person who caused Wuwu disaster was actually Cao Xuan.

Because he has the most important status, he is the main focus of this annual meeting, but now the focus of the debate has completely shifted. Moreover, even before Cao Xuan took the stage, the most influential art publications had already chosen to leave in protest.

Although Sir Brown's arrangement was not aimed at Mr. Cao, he still wanted to keep his posture low and modest.

He really didn't want to cause any trouble at this time.

It's not just reporters who are leaving.

I don’t know if it’s the disillusionment of Irina’s family that makes many people unable to accept it, or the fact that the online trolls arranged by Kruger are too efficient.

Nowadays, the two factions are raging fiercely in online comments.

There are netizens who impressed and conquered Anna.

Naturally, there will be netizens who dislike her.

"The Elena family is not a good thing, but since the name of the Elena family is gone, why does she pretend to be the Virgin in the camera and speak on behalf of the people with compassion?"

"Don't you think this woman is hypocritical? She pretends to be warm and affectionate, but Sir Brown gave out 20 billion for the Muse Project. What did she give out? Xu Paopao's speech! What she said is quite good. , but it doesn’t cost a penny to talk with white teeth.”

"What is the art of slaves, the art of slave owners? Why do people who grew up with golden keys in their assholes stand with the people at the bottom? Is their family's wealth fake? Are you kidding, love, love, love , Eternal love. Could it be that the wealth in their family’s treasure room is the result of their ancestors doing good deeds and accumulating virtues and chanting Hallelujah!”

"Has she done anything, and what qualifications does she have to give categorical advice to others... If nothing else, guess what the clothes on her body alone are worth to many families to feed them for ten years."

Cao Xuan hasn't come on stage yet.

because.

After Miss Anna finished her speech, she still stood on the podium and did not step down.

And she looked really noble today.

Like a blooming flower.

It is definitely not the kind of Western noble lady in the movies "The Duchess" and "Gone with the Wind" who really wraps herself up in petal-like fluffy skirts at high-class banquets, looking like a dahlia spreading pollen.

Skirt with whalebone lining and corset support.

After 1910, basically no one had a choice.

But Anna also did not follow the housekeeper's advice and chose to wear two trendy clothes from ZARA and Uniqlo that are very popular in the European royal family today, taking a purely people-friendly route.

She was going to be herself.

Emerald green long-sleeved daytime dress, brown cashmere shawl jacket, light silver women's leather shoes.

There are only two pieces of jewelry on the whole body.

She wore a fingernail-sized emerald necklace in the same color as the dress around her neck, and silver earrings hanging from her crystal earlobes.

All the outfits, including jewelry and stockings, are just the right combination of three colors that are neither too solemn nor too glamorous.

The main colors are green and velvet.

A little bit of beautiful and not frivolous silver shines in it as an embellishment.

People always say that fashion is a cycle, changing every three years.

Anna's slightly retro clothing seems to have solidified the fashion forever and will never go out of style.

In addition to the high-heeled shoes in her normal outfit, Miss Elena changed into flat-soled women's loafers because of her legs.

Basically, she looks like a wealthy lady from the old photos of Europe's golden age.

She's not the movie star or socialite that shows off in photos.

But if you are a business elite who often attends cocktail parties and is sensitive enough about dressing.

Take a look at the other person's clothes, which have almost no trademarks. After taking two steps closer, estimate the grade of the cashmere material of the other person's coat that may be mistaken for rabbit fur because it is too thin.

You should know.

"Quick, quick, rush forward with the brightest and most charming smile you can."

This is the kind of thing that is super hard to hold on to.

But once you catch the fish, you don't have to work hard for the rest of your life.

Off the stage, Tang Ning was wearing the luxury of a luxury car, but when she saw the young woman on stage, she still felt that her clothes were completely inferior.

She became the kind of country girl with nouveau riche temperament.

"Perhaps, I should change to a traditional cheongsam next time, so that I can show my own style."

As arrogant as Tang Ning.

They all feel that this purely Western style of dressing is more expensive. She may have been made like an ugly duckling by the charming young lady who was raised in a pile of real gold powder all her life.

and.

She really may not be able to afford it.

No joke.

Even with Tangning's income level, theoretically there was no luxury item in the world that she couldn't afford, but she didn't know how much Ana's outfit would cost.

But clearly.

That might also be a number that makes her flesh ache.

People say that a noble is born in three generations.

There are two theories as to whether a metaphysical thing like aristocratic temperament really takes three generations to develop.

But for things like dressing up, sometimes if it weren't for your great-grandfather, your grandfather, or your father, your family would have been rich for generations and feel indifferent to money.

You are absolutely reluctant to buy it for yourself.

Many of the clothes and accessories worn by the super rich are so expensive that you would find them unbelievable, and even think that the world is crazy.

A high-end dress can cost hundreds of thousands of euros, and a piece of jewelry can cost millions of euros.

The royal family's annual expenditure on food, clothing, housing and transportation announced by the British government is approximately 2000 million pounds.

Considering the number of members of the royal family.

And on various occasions of state visits, this number is not an exaggeration.

Some wealthy private families spend more than the royal family.

For example, the Mercedes general agent who was very popular on Douyin in North America held a birthday party for his daughter in New York.

That kind of banquet to show off wealth.

The gossip media learned from multiple sources that the budget for just a birthday celebration is about US$4800 million.

Legend has it that the socialite lady and the sisters in her circle spend a million dollars each month on various clothing expenses.

"Wait a minute, Sir Brown announced a list, then I also have a list I want to announce."

"Leonardo da Vinci Drawing "Wings of the Muse."

"Picasso's "Ladies of Algiers" version B and version E, "Spanish Girl in White", "Jubilant Kitten"..."

"There are three paintings of Monet's "Water Lilies" and two paintings of churches..."

"Raphael...Paul Klee...Degas..."

"Given that the entire list contains more than 1.4 works, I can't finish it even if I read it for three days and three nights, so I won't finish it completely."

Anna looked at the venue calmly.

"I will announce here that a total of 14312 paintings and sculptures will be donated to the public. I hope that everyone can find their own palace of beauty in them. I originally planned to name it the Elena Family Museum according to tradition, but , I thought, perhaps after Lord Browne's speech—"

Anna said solemnly: "——It would be more meaningful to call it [Detective Cat Museum]."

(End of this chapter)