After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 354 Recumbent Lady
Li Zhuo looked at the painting carefully, and found that the body lines of the lady in the painting are very smooth. The woman has a pointed face, very delicate, with sloping shoulders, which looks very traditional and gentle.

On her left hand, she made a Buddhist handprint with one hand standing upright. In the color movement of the painting, indigo and black are mainly used, and the texture of the watercolor is sparse and light.

There is a signature in the lower left corner of the painting, which is rather scribbled, and Li Zhuo didn't have time to identify it carefully in his haste.

This painting is indeed not very in line with the aesthetics of Chinese people. It feels familiar but strange, and the style of painting is a bit weird.

After reading it, Li Zhuo said to the young boss:

"The asking price of 500 is too expensive, give me a real price."

"500 is not expensive. This painting is a work of art. It will definitely look good when you buy it home and hang it on the wall. Seeing that you really want to buy it, I won't make any money. I will give you 480." The young man said.

Li Zhuo counter-offered:
"At most 300 yuan, I bought it without saying anything at this price."

The young man collected a lot of paintings in his hands, and he sold them. It would be fine if they couldn’t be sold for a day or two, but after a long time, the paintings would become dirty if people touched them. Sometimes the price can't be sold.

What's more, it only cost a few dozen yuan to collect this painting, and 300 yuan is also a lot of money.

"If you have another 50 yuan, you can take it. This price is very cheap."

Li Zhuo put on the painful mask, pretending to be difficult and said:
"...Hey, forget it, don't worry about tens of dollars, let's just leave it at that."

He then scanned the QR code and transferred 500 yuan to the young man, 350 was the money for this painting, and the price of the water lily picture was 150 yuan. This time he was obviously more careful with the painting.

The young man felt that it was rare to meet someone who was taken advantage of today, and said:

"Brother, I still have a lot of calligraphy and painting works here, can you take a look again?"

Li Zhuo really wanted to see what those paintings were packaged and sold together with this painting, maybe there was still a chance to miss it.

He took those few paintings and took a closer look, and made sure that they were works of study style, and that the artistry was no different from the paintings of ladies he bought in every respect.

He put the pictures down again and said:

"If you don't find something you like, forget it."

"These paintings are cheap, and I'll sell one for 200." The young man still wanted to solicit business.

Li Zhuo looked again, and these paintings were indeed very ordinary, and they were not signed, so they should be exercises.

He was not very interested, shook his head, and put the paintings down:

"No one is too interested, forget it."

Li Zhuo turned around and walked towards the second-hand pickup truck.

A young man's voice came from behind:
"Brother, how about 150 tickets? The price is still negotiable."

Li Zhuo didn't turn his head this time. He sat in the cab of the pickup truck, put the three paintings and calligraphy on the passenger seat, and then started the pickup truck, heading for the Jingkai Intercontinental Hotel.

After leaving this small town, when passing a field, he intentionally drove off the highway and onto a concrete road in the field. There were no cameras or other people here.

Li Zhuo stopped the car, and put the painting of the maid into the incense burner in the Sea of ​​Consciousness. As for the remaining two calligraphy and paintings, he didn't intend to throw them away, but took them back to his house in Hangcheng to store them.

The province has left too many clues here, in case the young man who shipped the goods to him wakes up, and later traces the second-hand car he rented through painting, the car dealer has his registration information.

After Li Zhuo returned to the hotel, he began to pack his luggage, and then called Zheng Heng. When he learned that he was still in Shanghai, he said to him:

"I'm going to Shanghai tomorrow. Let's meet and discuss business."

Zheng Heng agreed and asked:

"Where are you now? If I'm in Hangcheng, I'll go there, it's pretty close anyway."

"No, I'm in Chang'an now. I just received the goods. It's more convenient for me to go to Shanghai."

"Okay, see you tomorrow." Zheng Heng replied.

The next morning, Li Zhuo took the plane that took off at 10:12 and arrived at Hongqiao Airport at [-]:[-] noon.

After getting out of the airport, Li Zhuo took a taxi to the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the Bund. It is located on the Jinmao Tower. Li Zhuo stayed once when he came to Shanghai.

This time he chose a 110-square-meter diplomat suite, located on the 80th floor of the building, and the price was 4800 yuan per night.

Living in this suite is not bad, the design sense is outstanding, and the irregular-shaped living room design is also quite distinctive.

After staying, he went to the appointment for dinner.

Zheng Heng booked a Michelin one-star roast duck restaurant called Cheng Yongxing, which was on the Bund, not far from Li Zhuo's hotel, and Li Zhuo walked there.

As a result, I ran into Zheng Heng who was driving over on the road.

Zheng Heng found a place to park the car, and went for a walk with him.

No matter the decoration or the service, this restaurant is worthy of one star. The overall is relatively quiet, and the style is not bad.

After the two sat down, Zheng Heng asked Li Zhuo to order.

The two were relatively close, and Li Zhuo was not polite. Looking at the menu, he ordered roast duck with caviar, prawn balls with black truffle, Qianlong cabbage, Chinese toon tofu, pepper-flavored flower snails, roasted meat with roasted seeds, and finally ordered a chicken soup with Chinese caterpillar fungus.

There is nothing to say about the dishes of this restaurant, the presentation is exquisite, some dishes are full of ritual, and the taste is also good, overall it is not bad.

The two chatted while eating, and after eating, they took a walk back to the Jinmao Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Zheng Heng sat in the living room drinking tea, while Li Zhuo went into the bedroom.

He summoned the painting of a lady from the incense burner, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with it, he brought the painting into the living room.

Zheng Heng glanced at it from afar and asked:
"A modern painting? I don't know which one belongs to you?"

Li Zhuo pointed to the signature and said:

"Here is the name of the artist written, you can see for yourself."

Zheng Heng took the painting, looked at it a few times, especially took a closer look at the signature, and said:

"Looking at this style, it is a typical combination of Chinese and Western characteristics. It is a bold combination of the charm, artistic conception and beauty of the traditional maid paintings of the Celestial Dynasty, and the perspective and formal beauty of Western art. Art style."

"This style is very unique. Lin Fengmian, the second principal of CAFA during the Republic of China, was good at this style, and the signature is his. However, his paintings are not out of date, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake."

Li Zhuo smiled and said:

"Don't worry, this is the real thing, you can find an expert to give you a long eye."

He used an incense burner to identify it, and it was confirmed that it was genuine, and the price was not low.

Zheng Heng nodded and said:
"If it is genuine, then Lin Fengmian's paintings will be more valuable. The current market price is 60-80 yuan per square foot. Among them, the price of his landscape is lower, and the price of his paintings of ladies and opera figures is higher.

Our painting is a painting of a lady, so the price should be close to 80 per square foot. Of course, if it is a large-scale work over three square feet, the price will have to go up. "

The painter Li Zhuo knew that he was a figure in the same era as Xu Beihong, and his reputation was not as great as Xu Beihong's, but his influence on the Chinese painting circle may be even greater.

Many of his disciples are well-known, such as Zao Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, Chu Teh-Chun, etc., all of whom were influenced by him. He likes to combine traditional Chinese painting and Western oil painting styles, and has blazed a unique path.

It is also well recognized in the world. Zao Wou-ki's painting sold for 5.1 million Hong Kong dollars at the highest price, Wu Guanzhong's painting, the most expensive "Zhouzhuang" sold 2.36 million Hong Kong dollars, and Chu Teh-chun's painting "Sheng Shi Xue" was sold 2.29 million Hong Kong dollars.

On the contrary, it is Lin Fengmian's painting, the most expensive one has only sold 3400 million RMB.

One reason is that most of his disciples became famous in the West, and it was only after the price rose internationally that they were accepted by the Chinese painting circle.

However, Lin Fengmian became famous in China. Compared with the outstanding painters such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong of his time, his combination of Chinese and Western painting methods is not easy to be understood by people, and few people appreciate him. Paintings are less expensive.

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(End of this chapter)