Almighty painter

Chapter 591 Special Channel
Being an agent is a tough job.

There is often such news in the industry.

The organizers of the Venice Biennale or the Cannes International Film Festival want to invite certain big-name artists to participate in the exhibition or serve as judges.

The other party's agent responded with a series of extremely harsh and unacceptable demands, including that the organizer provide a private jet for travel during the period.

Having said that, there are actually almost no conditions that are truly unacceptable for an art festival.

Whether the conditions are harsh or not depends on how people treat them.

The rules of art festivals often change.

In front of truly top-tier artists of the caliber of Hirst and Cameron, the registration period, deadline, booth location, award format... let's put it this way, as long as you don't ask for the bottom line of winning the Golden Lion Award, everything else can be discussed and done according to your wishes.

Sometimes, the exhibition will open next week, the booths have been set up, and even the list of names has been announced to the media. As a result, a big artist suddenly wants to participate in the exhibition. He just makes a phone call and the organizing committee immediately gives you the green light with a smile.

Asking for a private jet is just a small matter, not excessive, and usually it is just paid for.

If you cannot accept it, it just means you are not important enough or your professional status is not high enough.

For example, that artist is very famous and important.

But it is not so famous that the organizing committee would not feel painful if they had to bear costs of at least hundreds of thousands of dollars for a one or two-week trip.

Later, the curator of the organizing committee flew to meet the artist who was on vacation at the seaside in Malta, hoping to make another effort.

After meeting him, I found that the artist was very easy to talk to, gentle and extremely humble.

He just came here without any conditions.

The curator was delighted, because it turned out that those were the conditions proposed privately by the agent.

The news is out.

People in the public praised the artist's noble character, and then criticized the agent for his arrogant and bullying behavior.

In fact.

Is the artist really easy-going, polite, simple and humble, and has no idea about the conditions offered at the beginning?

Hard to say.

At the beginning, the act of secretly playing big was not decided by the agent on his own.

It's hard to say.

The spotlight is a huge world of fame and fortune, and many people have two faces, one in public and one in private.

Maybe it's all fake.

Maybe it's all true.

Even if it's all true.

That's what agents do.

From his point of view, the artist himself may only need to come to the art festival to participate in an exhibition, have a party, walk the red carpet, smile in front of the camera, and everyone can be good friends.

There are many things that brokers need to consider.

What he faced was the darker, more realistic, cruel, and more scheming side in the flickering gaps that the spotlight could not reach.

The agent should consider whether the organizer attaches enough importance to his employer and whether he has obtained the best conditions he can get. Who are the celebrities participating in this festival? Who are more famous than his employer? Is it possible for his employer to get the same treatment as the other party? Who are less famous than his employer? The other party must not take advantage of his boss. Who are the ones that the employer dislikes? Will the two sides quarrel?

What were the conditions for participating in a similar event last time? Venice provided a private jet, but when I arrived at the richer Cannes organizing committee, they didn't care about the plane I asked for.

If this gets out, will it offend the president of Venice, who will think that you are flattering the powerful and bullying the weak and attaching more importance to Cannes?

For celebrities, the order of walking the red carpet must also be considered.

……

These messy things require agents to fight, grab, negotiate and lobby for them.

If something goes wrong, they will be thrown out to take the blame.

Otherwise, why would they get such a high commission from artists’ income?

It is always possible that the agent or assistant will play the good guy role, while the artist will play the bad guy role.

It can't be the other way around.

The agent waved his hand and said, "Let's go to Venice in a donkey cart." Then the artist turned around and banged on the table, demanding a private jet.

Then everything will be messed up.

The job of an agent is to do everything possible to get the best terms for the employer.

When Hanks from the Metz Gallery came over to sign the contract, he was ready to happily turn into a black shop again and lure Gu Weijing away with a low-priced long-term contract.

This is not because Gu Weijing's paintings are bad, nor is it that Hanks is inherently treacherous and has bad morals.

Their job is to gain the greatest benefits for the boss.

If Gu Weijing is good enough in the future, perhaps Ma Shi III would be willing to play the role of a talent scout and offer to sign a new high-priced contract for him before other galleries pay the penalty to poach him, thus creating an industry fairy tale.

This is possible.

But only Marc III could do this favor, not Hanks, a worker.

To put it bluntly.

If he doesn't make the conditions more favorable, what will the boss use to generously do him a favor?
Before it was Detective Cat and Jane Arnold's turn to actually "shake hands and hug", Miss Anna was ready to take action and get rid of the other party's agent first.

therefore--

"Mr. Jian Arnold is willing to invite you in public on the stage. This is a gesture he made. At this time, we must show our importance and value as much as possible, so that we can have the confidence to be regarded as an equal partner by the old gentleman."

Oh oh oh.

Gu Weijing nodded at the screen.

"Then we should take more contracts, right?"

he replied.

Gu Weijing is not afraid of a new publishing contract.

He's been pretty free lately, so illustrations are usually done very quickly.

"No, in the illustration industry, no matter how big the contract is, Jane Arnold has already taken it. We need to do something different. I think we should make use of your strengths. We need to continue to gain exposure and attention on a higher stage."

"Specifically, your strength lies in your painting skills. We should win honor and respect on the stage of displaying your painting skills. We should win awards. At least during the negotiations, we should show a unique attitude." Anna replied.

"Writing and Art Awards? Didn't you already get them?"

Gu Weijing was a little confused.

"Ms. Detective Cat, you haven't understood what I mean. I mean he is different. In the field of illustration, connections, reputation, resources... Mr. Jane Arnold has reached the top."

"He is a giant in the industry. The accumulation of these things requires not only techniques, but also time and the best resources." "Honestly speaking, in a short period of time, it is impossible for you to be on the same level as a senior like Jane Arnold in the illustration field whose works have sold hundreds of millions of copies. He has already won all the awards that can be won. It is difficult for us to beat Jane Arnold in the field where he is most influential, so - if we want to be equal, we should do something different and create something that old Mr. Jane Arnold has not done."

Miss Elena turned her head and looked out the window.

The drizzle is still falling.

In the 19th century Kara lived

The official autumn salon in Paris, France, is almost the only stage for European painters who want to show themselves and become famous overnight.

We not only need to participate in the exhibition.

You also need to learn how to socialize, how to please and flatter people.

Only by being likable and stealing the show in various gatherings can one gain the favor of the academy and the nobles.

Any painter who is disliked by the official salon, or someone like Kara Irena who is unable to appear in the salon in person, is almost destined to become a loser in the art world for a very long time.

That's the reason.

The salon that Manet and his small Impressionist group attended was called "Salon of the Rejected" or "Salon of the Frustrated".

But it is different now.

Two hundred years later.

There are many opportunities in the world for artists to showcase themselves.

The judges can also accept that the artists themselves will not appear at the exhibition venue, and can also accept their eccentric personalities.

An artist who can party with everyone, have fun together and is good at dealing with people may be more likely to be recognized, but this is no longer a necessary quality for a painter to become famous.

In today's literary and artistic circles, anonymous illustrators like Detective Cat can only be regarded as shy or deliberately mysterious.

Even among the group of socially anxious people, he is not considered to be particularly distinctive.

The super social horror film star has to be the top star in the American art film industry, such as Woody Allen, who won both Venice and Cannes.

Only when social phobia has reached the level of personality disorder can it be considered a personal characteristic.

The other party is unable to socialize normally with others and cannot attend award ceremonies.

These were the years when he was at the peak of his popularity, before he was exposed by the "Metoo" movement.

Some big art festivals are almost on their knees begging him, please, Mr. Allen, master, please come and receive the award! We spent a lot of money to rebuild the stage for you, set up special passages and lights, use hidden cameras, and in 5 minutes, you come out of the passage, receive the award, and then leave from the other end.

During the entire exhibition, our organizing committee promises that you will not see anyone.

that's it.

After much thought, Woody Allen refused due to social anxiety.

Every time an art festival comes, there are people saying that so-and-so saw him in an elevator in Cannes or in a corner of a talk show open mic bar in Berlin.

But it has never been confirmed.

Compared with these wonderful artists.

An anonymous illustrator participating in an exhibition is not really the type who would be criticized.

"I have always hoped that you could develop in the field of serious art. With the expressiveness of your technique, I believe this is a broader and more prolific field. Nowadays, it is rare to see classical master oil painters who conquer the audience with pure painting techniques and win the most important art awards. Even in art exhibitions, pure classical art is not taken seriously."

“But this writing and art master award provides us with a stepping stone.”

"What do you mean?" Gu Weijing asked.

"Remember the Singapore Biennale I mentioned to you? The assistant of Director Tonks came to me two days ago and asked if you were still willing to participate in the exhibition. When I first heard about it, I thought that it might not be appropriate to delay the announcement until June and open in August. But perhaps it was because you successfully won the writing and art awards this time that completely strengthened his determination-"

The moment when Miss Elena announced the establishment of the Detective Cat Art Museum on the podium.

Director Tonks was deeply moved.

This is the first international biennial he has handled as curator-in-chief.

He really needs enough attention and topic.

"Detective Cat" seems to be a pretty good way to attract traffic.

However, he was still somewhat concerned about Sir Brown's thoughts, and was always hesitant and conflicted.

The fact that the writing and art award was given to Detective Cat made him completely determined.

The Writing and Art Award is not a major award for serious art, but it can be considered a certain trend in the art world.

who cares.

It is true that Oil Painting magazine is a behemoth, but the top executives are fighting each other to the death and nothing is clear yet.

The Yankee seemed to care little for what Lord Brown thought.

When you hold an exhibition in Asia, there is no need to care so much about whether Sir Brown is happy or not.

"Tonks' secretary contacted me and said that no matter what the work is like, whether it is good or not, they are willing to provide a special booth at the Biennale and give you a special channel to participate in the exhibition. They want to ask if we are willing to participate."

Anna couldn’t help but smile: “I told you, there is more than one good thing today.”

Miss Elena is up so late.

But I'm in a good mood.

It’s because Detective Cat performed so well.

In just a few short months, they not only won major awards in the illustration industry, but even the international biennials that had previously ignored them now actively extended olive branches to them.

[Special Channel]——Gu Weijing couldn’t describe his feelings when he saw this invitation.

When he woke up this morning, he was still thinking about the finalists for the Singapore Art Exhibition auditions.

It was only the afternoon when someone came to my door with tickets for the Biennale.

Feng Shui turns.

Suddenly, he became a "rare commodity" in the eyes of some people.

It is not because Gu Weijing's paintings are better than before or the ideas of his works are more profound.

Detective Cat is still Detective Cat.

It is only because his professional status has risen and his fame has become greater that his appearance can attract curious eyes in the industry and become more discussed.

Then things took a strange turn.

Society is very realistic.

"This is both an opportunity and a challenge. Generally speaking, it takes at least half a year to prepare for an exhibition. One month is too short." Anna said, "But I think we can give it a try. If it's too late, we can think of other ways. Nothing can better prove a painter's ability than winning a big prize at an international biennial. What do you think? Think about it. Tonks said that there are no restrictions on the type, subject matter, or length of the paintings. Even if we take a step back and say that we really can't prepare it, you can pick a few ready-made illustrations and hold a fan-oriented illustration exhibition at the Esplanade."

“More exposure never hurts.”

(End of this chapter)