Almighty painter

Chapter 70
Gu Weijing created a new Whatsapp account and added this generous stranger as a friend.

Like the animal avatar of the other party, he found that the user name of this account is [Mr. Folivora], which is Mr. Sloth.

Podcast master?
Mr. Sloth?

A thought suddenly popped into Gu Weijing's mind.

"I have a question, are you the host of that podcast [Mr. Sloth's Art Review]?"

Gu Weijing typed.

"Have you heard... about this podcast?"

Anna felt her heart tremble suddenly.

"Of course, No.1 on the Apple Podcast Rising Star List, the best podcast of the year in the art category last year, of course I have listened to Mr. Sloth's radio station."

Gu Weijing blinked.

He didn't expect to find the host of the podcast he was generous with, who turned out to be the famous Mr. Sloth.

Well, even with 10,000+ fans, it's still not a big name.

But in this niche art field, it can already be called a well-known treasure podcast.

In order to apply for foreign schools, Gu Weijing not only listens to some language programs, but also various art podcasts when running every morning.

In addition to the official podcasts of some Academy of Fine Arts, [Mr. Sloth's Art Review] is one of the most important ones.

In my own impression,
Mr. Sloth’s podcast has a comprehensive coverage of visual art. The middle-aged man with a husky voice is gentle and knowledgeable, and has many unique insights in the field of art.

He sounded like one of those old-school gentlemen who talk in old-fashioned classic salons.

From classicism, romanticism, and Pre-Raphaelites in the [-]th century, to symbolism and post-impressionism, not only can tell a lot of unknown art secrets, but also the guests are all Extremely authoritative.

Listened to Mr. Sloth's radio station.

It is equivalent to preparing for the interview and answering session when applying for a university.

At least you won't feel tongue-tied when the opposite professor asks you some art history questions.

"So, do you like my podcast?"

Anna gritted her silver teeth lightly, and said word by word.

My favorite mystical artist even listened to the podcast she created.

This wonderful situation caused a strange ripple in Anna's heart.

She had some anticipation, some excitement, and some inexplicable fear.

"Is it possible? It's just a talk."

"What if the other party doesn't like it." She was as anxious as those female classmates who whispered to their best friends in college to find out whether the male god would like the new Lancome Valentine's Day perfume they just changed.

Anna has always thought these girls who are addicted to fleeting youthful love are childish and stupid.

Unexpectedly, one day a similar mood would appear on her body.

“Of course, your podcast is great, and the one with Sir Clarke, Dean of the British Academy of Fine Arts, talking about cubism is the most in-depth podcast I have listened to in recent years.”

Gu Weijing gave an affirmative reply without hesitation.

Not to mention that he himself likes Mr. Sloth's show very much.

As can be seen from past podcasts, this Mr. Sloth has a wide network of contacts.

Internet illustrators have always been rejected by the mainstream art world, and they are considered to be cheap painters, not painters with soul.

It doesn't do any good for this kind of art circle boss to offend himself.

Anna's face was red, and her nose made a nasal sound like a moan.

"Ah."

This feeling of two-way affirmation shrouded her in an indescribable sense of happiness.

The feeling of mutual spiritual attraction was so beautiful, more pleasurable than any kind of sensory stimulation Anna had ever experienced before.

If it wasn't for the inability to move her legs, Anna would have the urge to jump up.

She could feel the happy secretion of dopamine in her brain, and her whole body was a little light, just like those little girls who heard the male god in crush say "I DO".

"Do you have an agent now? You shouldn't be selling paintings online. If you believe in my vision, I can be your agent."

Her fingers are flying across the keyboard, and Anna has stopped saying anything like I have a friend at this point.

Ana discovers that she is now Mr. Sloth instead of Miss Irene, an art critic.

As long as the other party is willing, I can become the other party's agent without any hindrance.

"Sorry, it might be inconvenient."

Soon, such a line of reply came from the opposite side.

"You... already have another agent?"

Although I have already prepared in my heart.

But when she was really rejected, a great sense of loss still enveloped Anna.

She sniffled fiercely, the feeling of finding out that the artist was taken away by others was really uncomfortable, just like she dressed up a dirty Cinderella as the high-profile Cinderella, but someone else's Prince Charming pried away.

Anna originally wanted to close the chat directly.

She hesitated for a few seconds, still a little uneasy.

"If it's convenient, let me take a look at your agency contract for you. Don't worry, I just want to check the contract for you to see if there are any clauses that are not good for you."

In the end, Anna was still a little worried that the other party would be tricked by others because she was not familiar with the contract.

"You have been selling paintings online, and you may not know that a professional art agent is a very complicated business. There are many vampires in this industry who only care about money. If your agent is not sincere for your own good, it is easy to sell you .”

"Sorry, but—"

The other party's tone of refusal was still so cold.

There is really no need to tell an outsider about the matter between her and her manager, Anna thought.

"If you don't want to show me the contract, I understand. But please be careful and try to only choose those large galleries. Although they charge a relatively high fee, the contract is very transparent, and the art The product sales channels are not comparable to those of small galleries. If possible, brokers should pay their own money to hire them, and don’t use galleries to match you. Although it is expensive, it is a community of one heart with you..."

Anna typed quickly.

She felt really embarrassed and long-winded,
Obviously, the painters I like have already followed others, and I am still worried about whether the other party will have a bad life.

Gu Weijing was also a little surprised when he saw a large section of precautions on the screen.

They own a gallery at home, so they naturally know the twists and turns inside.

Even though large galleries generally provide corresponding free brokers to their represented artists, many well-known artists still prefer to employ their own agents.

When there is a dispute with the company, only a private agent will stand behind you without hesitation.

He could see that Mr. Sloth was speaking from the bottom of his heart, and he was sincerely doing what was best for him.

After Gu Weijing became famous in the online celebrity video, it also attracted huge controversy.

To be honest, the story of this kind of ten-dollar illustrator defeating an illustrator who is worth [-] times more than himself, the story of Dragon Quest really looks interesting.

But it is not good for the healthy development of the art market.

There are quite a few people who don't like seeing themselves, whether it's an online illustrator or the way they become famous in online celebrity videos, it's so unusual.

His sketches and muscles are really good, and he naturally looks like he has been put to hard work.

So what?

Not everyone likes Nobody to be famous.

It can be said that art does not rely on hard work. Illustrators do not have their own artistic insights and aesthetic souls, and are just workers for their employers after all.

In the face of such a big storm,

A tycoon in the art circle like Mr. Sloth shows so much concern for a little painter like himself.

This made Gu Weijing not only moved, but also a little flattered.

"Thank you."

Gu Weijing typed and said: "But what I want to say is, sorry, I have no plans to sign a contract with a gallery or agent in the near future."

"But why, this will give your income a leap forward."

Now it was Anna's turn to be surprised.

"Is there no suitable gallery, or do you not like the price offered by the other party?"

Industry specializing in surgery.

No matter how bad these galleries are, they are not comparable to selling paintings online.

The reason why Anna looked down on online illustrators is because even if they are illustrators, selling illustrations online is just a low-end trail after all.

Accepting orders online, most draw figures, dolls, and anime characters.

The real high-value business orders are all divided up by these large art agents.

In the field of illustration, if you really want to make a lot of money, you can either do movie posters, or cooperate with art clothing brands, or provide illustrations for some books.

Although these tasks are much more complicated than selling illustrations online, and require a lot of artist's personal creativity and aesthetic attainment, the profit margin is also very high.

Don't underestimate illustrations for books.

Although the fees for animated movie posters are high, the opportunities are few, and the painters who can receive such orders are a minority among the few.

The vast majority of first-line painters earn money by painting illustrations for books.

European and American books have always been known to be expensive,
Why Kindle sells so well in Europe and the United States, because the e-books on the Amazon store for more than a dozen dollars and the unlimited service of thousands of wallets a year are simply too cheap in the eyes of European and American people.

The physical books in those bookstores are often tens of dollars, and the professional textbooks in schools can even reach the order of more than 200 dollars, and genuine books must be required.

Professors in European and American universities will really drive out poor students who come to class with printer-copied textbooks. Many online assignments require the genuine Key (key) attached to the back of the textbooks to complete.

These sets of business books comparable to the latest Apple mobile phones are generally quite exquisitely produced.

The price of an illustration contract for many books is several thousand dollars each, and a series of books can easily cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

And according to how well the illustrator completes the task, and the popularity of the illustrator himself, he will also be divided according to the sales of books.

(End of this chapter)