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Chapter 66, $10

Chen Quan bent down in front of the painting for about 20 minutes. He didn't speak or move.
It was the first time Zeng Xin saw the painting "Eternity" today, and he was shocked!Looking at "eternity", and then looking at the two portraits of myself, I immediately understood why Zhou Kun said that before.

At this moment, in her eyes looking at Lu An, apart from envy and jealousy, there was more of a sense of powerlessness and admiration.

This is the difference!
The sense of gap brought about by super talent reminded Zeng Xin of a saying: Sometimes the gap between people is bigger than that between humans and dogs.

Zhou Kun could understand the complex emotions on Zeng Xin's face.But for some reason, my heart became much happier for no reason, as if I was no longer lonely, and finally found a confidant who is also a fallen person in the world.

Yu Wanzhi was the last person to get close to the "eternal" oil painting. After staring at the oil painting intently for ten minutes, many doubts and puzzlements also flashed in her eyes.

Then she looked at Uncle Chen next to him, but it was a pity that the latter didn't have the same tacit understanding as before and ignored her at all.

In other words, Chen Quan was so immersed in the world in the painting that he couldn't extricate himself from it, and he didn't even bother to pay attention to the movement outside the field.

Looking at Chen Bo for more than ten seconds, Yu Guanzhi seemed to have realized something, and seemed to have no answer, but Chen Bo's appearance seemed to have given her the answer.

And as Chen Bo immersed himself in the painting for longer, Yu Wanzhi became more certain of a certain guess in his heart.

Meng Qingchi didn't know how to paint, so he stood behind the crowd and observed everyone's reactions.

Through the strong expressions of Zhou Kun and Zeng Xin, she knew one thing: Xiaoan's painting is very good.

Through Mr. Chen's lengthy meditation, she knew that the painting was better than she imagined.

Thinking of this, Meng Qingchi looked at Lu An, a little happy in his heart, and a little proud of him.

All along, she has always treated Xiao An as a family member, as her own relatives. He is talented in painting and can achieve achievements in painting, which is naturally what she would like to see most.

Seeing her looking at him quietly, Lu An walked over and blinked, a little proud: "Sister Qingchi, do I have flowers on my face?"

Hearing this, Meng Qingchi smiled, turned around and left the bedroom, ready to make dinner.At the same time, I was thinking in my heart that I should tell Qing Shui about this as soon as possible, so as to make her happy.

The atmosphere of the dinner was very strange. Chen Quan seemed to be immersed in the painting all the time, and he didn't talk to people very much.

In the middle of the meal, he suddenly raised his head and asked Lu Ann, "When was this painting created?"

LuAnn replied, "A month ago."

Chen Quan stared into his eyes and asked, "Why did you choose to create such a painting?"

"Because of my own needs," LuAnn said.

Because of your own needs?After repeated chewing, Chen Quan seemed to understand, and many things that puzzled him were solved.

Finally he asked, "Do you sell this painting?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone who was eating slowed down the movements of their hands as if they were in slow motion, and all looked at Lu An.

Facing five strange gazes, Lu An shook his head.

Being rejected, Chen Quan didn't seem surprised, but the expression on his face was still somewhat disappointed.

No, even a little lost.

Then he took out a gray velvet cloth from his pocket, wiped his glasses, and continued to eat without asking any more questions.

Chen Quan asked inexplicably, and ended inexplicably, making everyone at the table more curious.But due to the presence of all parties involved, it is impossible to get to the bottom of it.

When Chen Quan was talking to Lu An just now, Yu Wanzhi had been paying attention to Lu An's expression and pondering his thoughts.

But in the end she was calm, before she understood Uncle Chen's exact thoughts, she didn't startle the snake, but took the initiative to take out a business card from her bag and hand it to Lu An before leaving:

"I've been bothering you for the past two days. This is my business card. If you go to the Shanghai stock market in the future, you can contact me."

Lu An looked at those misty eyes, and realized instantly: the woman in front of him is attracted to the "eternal" oil painting, and this business card is a second hand.

Then he couldn't help thinking deeply:
She can't see through my mind, can she?

Seeing through me, is this a way to retreat?
Have you seen through that this is a plan to increase your social status?
Seeing through the poor and white self's idea of ​​wanting to hug the thigh?

So give this business card as a test?
Thoughts were like electricity, fleeting, Lu An suppressed these messy guesses, glanced at the business card, and found that in addition to the name and landline number, there was actually the contact information of the big brother.

Good thing, nothing to say, Lu Ann took it with both hands, opened the drawer, and put the business card in it solemnly.

Seeing that the other party was still looking at him, Lu An immediately tore off a blank page and wrote down the public phone number at the entrance of the alley. After thinking for a while, he wrote down the landline number of Meng's house, handed it over shamelessly and said with a smile:
"I'm sorry, the house is relatively simple and there is no landline. If you don't mind the trouble, you can use this first. When I have a business card in the future, I will mail one to you."

Hearing "I'll send you one by mail", Yu Wanzhi looked at him meaningfully, and saw through his words at a glance: Keep in touch, don't break it.

But she didn't expose it, she reached out to take the note, looked down, and put it in the bag.

Later she said to Meng Qingchi and Lu An: "Then let's go first, thank you for your hospitality."

Meng Qingchi sent a few people outside the door, "You're welcome, let's go slowly."

Santana left, taking the four of them with him.

Watching the car disappear into the alley, Meng Qingchi seemed a little lost.

When she returned to the yard, she couldn't help asking: "Xiao An, do you think they will come back?"

"Yes." LuAnn said firmly, closing the door.

Seeing what he said was decisive, Meng Qingchi thought for a while, and then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Lu An was not idle and followed in.

Although washing dishes and clothes is what he hates to do the most, it depends on the situation, right?

It is said that men and women match, work is not tiring, and with Sister Qingchi, he is in pain and happiness.

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Hotel, suite living room.

After Zhou Kun and Zeng Xin left, Yu Guanzhi, who had been keeping silent about the "eternal" oil painting, leaned forward slightly.

He began to ask: "Uncle Chen, what do you think of that painting?"

Unexpectedly, Chen Quan shocked her as soon as he opened his mouth, and he said very seriously: "We need this painting."

Yu Wanzhi looked at him, waiting for the next sentence.

Chen Quan expressed his opinion: "You may not believe it, but I actually saw Klee's shadow in this painting, which made me..."

Yu Wanzhi asked: "Swiss painter, Paul Klee?"

Chen Quan nodded: "Yes, that's him. I don't know if Lu Ann has had a close look at Klee's oil paintings? I don't know which way he has seen them? But there is indeed a shadow of Klee.

but
But this is not the most important.The most important thing is that he took inspiration from Klee's paintings and jumped into the world of abstraction. You should know what this means?
The development of Western painting is now facing a bottleneck, and the breakthrough point is to go in the direction of abstraction. This is also the reason why realistic oil painting is gradually declining in the West, and even many famous schools have canceled realistic oil painting courses.

But this breakthrough is not so easy to cross. In reality, one of a hundred painters is often very good. It is more difficult than we imagined.

Of course, if it's just this, it still can't shock me.

What makes me think the most valuable part of the painting "Eternity" is that Lu An has integrated the rendering method and space concept of Chinese ink painting into the painting creation, and opened up his own path, bringing his painting to another world. a level.

His "eternal" color and space distribution made me appreciate another world, an infinite world that seems invisible yet tangible.Very remarkable.

His talent is just like what Zhou Kunxin said: it's terrifying.Put me off. "

Yu Wanzhi pondered for a while, and asked, "So Lu An knows Chinese ink painting as well as oil painting?"

Chen Quan said in a very positive tone: "It will definitely, and the level is not low."

Yu Wanzhi fell silent.

Because she also felt a lot of new things from "eternity", but her artistic attainments are far inferior to Chen Bogao, so she can't confirm it for a while.

Yu Wanzhi thought about it in his heart, and then asked: "Based on your 30 years of work experience at Sotheby's in New York, Uncle Chen, what price can this painting be sold at in an auction house?"

Chen Quan had obviously thought about this question along the way, pondering and saying:
"The painting is going in a new direction, as a stunt, and if it's publicized properly, it's going to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Yu Wanzhi didn't doubt the authenticity of these words, but asked, "If you operate it yourself, Uncle Chen, how sure are you?"

Chen Bo said: "He is a newcomer in this industry, and the operation needs a lot of time and financial resources, but a conservative estimate is 6%."

Yu Guanzhi knew it well, and immediately made a decision: "Okay, then we postpone the trip back, our newly opened gallery and auction house need a groundbreaking work at the level of 10 US dollars.

We need a painter of this level even more. "

ps: The price of 10 US dollars was estimated in March after checking a lot of materials of that era. If you have different opinions, you can put forward your valuable opinions.

(End of this chapter)