Blackening starts from the golden years

Chapter 298 Art Exhibition and Emergencies

"This is a copy painting. Of course, a good copy painting also has a certain value. The author Vermeer's wife did not understand art at all, but until one day, a maid named Griet walked into Vermeer's house. In their life, day after day, feelings developed between the two, and there was a collision of souls. However, after Vermeer's wife discovered all this, she asked Griet to be driven out of the house. Before leaving, Vermeer He hoped that Griet would become the protagonist in his painting, so he created this painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring."

Yuan Xudong introduced the paintings on the wall to his friends. At this time, Gu Moli came over. She looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled shyly:

"Mr. Yuan, I'm here. I'm sorry to ask you to wait for me."

"It doesn't matter, I just happened to look at the paintings. This painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is quite good. Although it is just a copy of the painting, the artist's skills are obviously very good. I quite like it. I bought it. Are you ready? Here’s the contract.”

"Okay."

Gu Moli looked at Yuan Xudong and smiled slightly. It was undeniable that Yuan Xudong had already occupied a place in her heart.

"Mr. Yuan, then I'm going to prepare the contract."

"Well, let's go."

Yuan Xudong smiled slightly. After watching Gu Moli leave, the friend next to him laughed jokingly:
"Mr. Yuan, is this person ready?"

"What do you think?"

The corner of Yuan Xudong's mouth curled up into a slight smile. Looking at him, the friend gave a thumbs up and smiled:
"Awesome, Mr. Yuan, it turns out that you like such a young woman?"

"To each other, to each other."

Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Okay, I won't tell you anymore. You can see for yourself. I'm going to do business."

"No, do you have anything else to do?"

"Go find my Griet."

"I despise you, you value sex over friends."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Under the disdainful eyes of his friends, Yuan Xudong walked to the rest area not far away, where Gu Moli was sitting on the sofa preparing the contract.

"Jasmine."

Yuan Xudong shouted softly. He sat down next to Gu Moli, leaned next to her and smiled softly:

"Come to my place tonight, I have something good to show you."

"I'm not going, I have something to do tonight, please don't do this, okay?"

Gu Moli protested with a blushing face. She moved to the side, keeping a certain distance between herself and Yuan Xudong.

"Jasmine, do you know?"

Looking at Gu Moli, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Actually, I am your Griet, and you are my Vermeer. Our souls have collided more than once. Are you really not aware of your own heart?"

"Don't talk nonsense, who is your Vermeer?"

Gu Moli blushed and said angrily. Yuan Xudong smiled, looked at Gu Moli and said with a smile:
"Then I am Vermeer and you are my Griet. Can you be the heroine in my paintings?"

"Can you draw?"

Gu Moli looked at Yuan Xudong in surprise and asked. She really didn't know that Yuan Xudong could paint. She only thought that he was a rich art investor.

"Of course, are you surprised that I can draw?"

Yuan Xudong looked at Gu Moli and smiled:
"Actually, my painting skills are very high. I am no lower than the young painters signed by your gallery, and I am even better than them. Do you believe it?"

"Do not believe."

Gu Moli shook her head and said:

"You must be bragging. How can you be better than the professional painters signed by our gallery?"

"Then let's make a bet. If I'm bragging, I'll grant you a wish. But if I'm not, how about you grant me a wish?"

"I don't want to make any bets with you, and I don't have any wishes to fulfill."

"is it?"

Looking at Gu Moli who refused, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:

"Everyone has wishes they want to realize, and you are no exception. For example, if you win the bet, how about I buy your entire gallery and make you a painter?"

"I……"

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Gu Moli was really moved. Her dream since childhood was to become a real painter. The university she attended was also an art university, and her major was painting. But after graduating from university, her dream was still She was defeated by reality. She had no outstanding talent and no capital to praise her. Slowly, she gave up her dream of becoming a real painter and became the agent of a professional painter, which was closer to her dream. .

In private, she has always insisted on painting, but her level is average. However, she also knew very well that if a big boss was willing to spend money to flatter her, she could also become a professional painter.

The same painting can only sell for a hundred yuan at a roadside stall, but can easily sell for tens of thousands of yuan in a gallery. If it is sold at a specialized art auction, it can sell for hundreds of thousands or millions. Even tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or billions are possible.

A circle drawn by a master on white paper can be worth millions, or even tens of millions. Is Gu Moli's painting not as good as drawing a circle?
After staying in this circle for a long time, Gu Moli has also seen through the aura of hypocrisy. As long as someone is willing to spend money to praise him, a painting apprentice can also become a master. Masters like Van Gogh were also poor when they were alive. Down and out?

What is a work of art?
Why is art priceless?

If someone is willing to spend money, it is valuable; if no one is willing to spend money, it is worthless.

Of course, there are real works of art in this world, but real works of art are not necessarily valuable, and valuable ones are not necessarily real works of art, just like the circles drawn by the master. Is that bullshit art?
Another example is the calligraphy calligraphy written by some homeless people, which is obviously good at calligraphy, but is criticized as worthless by some masters of "splashing ink" and "ghost painting". It is really true that the master is wandering and the clown is in the palace.

Back to business, looking at Yuan Xudong, Gu Moli asked hesitantly:

"Then what if I lose the bet, what do you want me to do?"

"It's very simple."

Looking at Gu Moli, Yuan Xudong smiled slightly and said:
"Two options, be my girlfriend, or be my secret lover for a year, which one do you choose?"

"you……"

Gu Moli couldn't help but glare at Yuan Xudong, she knew he wanted to take advantage of her. But before she could say anything, there was a noise not far away, mixed with the little girl's voice.

"cocoa."

Gu Moli's face changed slightly. She quickly got up and followed the noise and ran towards the place where her daughter Coco was painting. Yuan Xudong got up and followed her.

……

"What are you doing? Who asked you to touch this painting?"

Looking at Zhu Keke who was holding the paintbrush and not speaking, Mina was angry and anxious. She shook Zhu Keke's shoulders and asked angrily:
"Speak, who told you to touch this painting?"

"Mina, what are you doing?!"

Seeing Mina bullying her daughter, Gu Moli rushed over. She pushed Mina away, protected the frightened Zhu Keke behind her, looked at Mina and asked:

"Mina, why are you yelling at a child?!"

"I yelled?!"

Looking at Gu Moli who was protecting Zhu Keke, Mina was so angry that she pointed at the painting "Desire" hanging on the wall and said loudly:

"Look at this painting of mine. It's all the work of your daughter."

The quarrel between the two attracted more and more people to watch. Gu Moli looked back at the painting "Desire" hanging on the wall. She opened her eyes slightly and saw a small area with random graffiti on the painting. Looking at the paintbrush her daughter was holding, she couldn't help but look at her and asked:
"Coco, what's going on? Did you draw this?"

"I don't know what happened. I thought this painting was quite beautiful, so I looked at it, and then someone bumped into me, and that's what happened."

Zhu Keke explained. After she finished speaking, Mina said angrily:

"Editor, come on, go ahead and make it up for me. You are really good at it. I have never seen such a scheming child."

"Mina, what are you talking about?"

Looking at Mina, Gu Moli protected her daughter and said:
"My daughter said someone else hit her, so someone else hit her. Why are you yelling at her as a child?"

"Gu Moli, aren't you just jealous that Mr. Yuan bought my painting?" Looking at Gu Moli who was still accusing herself, Mina said angrily:

"Tell me, did you deliberately instruct your daughter to destroy my painting? Is this how you educate your children?"

"Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Yuan is my client. Didn't he order this painting from you? Why am I jealous of you?"

Looking at Mina, Gu Moli said:
"My daughter did something wrong. I apologize to you on her behalf. I will pay for the painting she destroyed."

"You compensate? Is this a matter of money?"

Looking at Gu Moli, Mina was so angry that she almost cried:

"This affects my reputation as a painter and my clients, as well as my performance. Gu Moli, are you like this? You brought your child to the gallery, and you didn't care about her, and now something like this has happened , you said something sarcastic, right?"

"Okay, stop talking."

Looking at Mina, Gu Moli said directly:
"This painting costs 60,000 yuan. Is it enough for me to compensate you 80,000 yuan? Give me your card number and I will call you now."

As she said that, Gu Moli opened her mobile banking and took a look. Suddenly she found that she only had more than 10,000 yuan in her card. She panicked, put away her phone, and pretended to be calm:

"I'll forward it to you tomorrow."

"Gu Moli, what do you mean? You don't have money, do you?"

Mina opened her eyes slightly and looked at Gu Moli suspiciously. Hearing this, Gu Moli was a little embarrassed, and she said harshly:
"Who, who has no money?"

"If you have any money, please transfer it to me."

"I……"

Gu Moli couldn't help but look at Yuan Xudong in the crowd. Just when Yuan Xudong was about to call a hero to save the beauty, a man next to him suddenly said:

"I bought this painting."

This man is Gu Moli's first boyfriend, named Jiang Haitao. As you can tell from his name, he is a scumbag.

At first, he dumped Gu Moli and married a rich girl with a better family background. Then he used his wife's family's resources and connections to develop his own career. Now he has achieved a certain level of success, dressed like a dog, and saw When his first girlfriend Gu Moli was in trouble, he came out to show off and looked at Gu Moli affectionately.

Yuan Xudong despises such people very much. I have already pretended for you, so what should I pretend to do?
Therefore, Yuan Xudong walked out from the crowd and decided to pretend to be bigger and more powerful.

"Please give way."

Yuan Xudong walked past Jiang Haitao, interrupting the gaze between him and Gu Moli. He walked to Gu Moli, glanced at her, then knelt down and looked at her daughter Zhu Kexiao and said:

"Child, tell me brother, what is your name?"

"Zhu Keke, my name is Zhu Keke."

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Zhu Keke asked very obediently:

"Uncle, what's your name?"

"Call me brother."

"elder brother."

"Keke is so good. My brother's name is Yuan Xudong. He is your mother's best friend."

As he said that, he looked at the paintbrush that Zhu Keke still held in his hand and smiled:
"Coco, can you lend me your paintbrush to my brother?"

"it is good."

Taking the brush from Zhu Keke's hand, Yuan Xudong directly added a few strokes to "Desire", making clever use of the original painting and the places where Zhu Keke had scribbled before. The artistic conception of the whole painting suddenly became different. It's like the finishing touch.

He held the pen, looked at Zhu Kexiao beside him and said:

"Keke, this is a painting the two of us painted together. Can we let mom treat us to a big dinner tonight?"

"it is good."

Zhu Ke was very happy. She took Gu Moli's hand and shook it with a smile:

"Mom, this painting has become more beautiful."

"Ah."

Gu Moli smiled slightly. She stared blankly at the new "Desire" on the wall. Next to her, Mina, Jiang Haitao, and others around them all looked at "Desire". What is art? This is art. What is a master? This is a master. With just a few strokes, he can outline a completely different artistic conception.

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Mina opened her eyes slightly and exclaimed:
"Mr. Yuan, you are so awesome."

"so so."

Returning the brush to Zhu Keke, Yuan Xudong began to show off:

"The original painting was too striving for perfection, but it fell behind. Because it was too deliberate, it was imperfect and not free and easy. It can also be seen from this painting that the painter is a perfectionist and is likely to suffer from depression. Having anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, paying too much attention to details but ignoring overall coordination, giving people a sense of absurdity that seems perfect but is actually full of contradictions.

The painting skills are okay, but the artistic conception is not enough. This is mainly due to the influence of the artist's personality and psychology. If the artist cannot overcome this obsessive mentality of deliberately pursuing perfection, then it may be difficult for him to go further on the road of painting. , I personally think there are three levels of painting, one is hand painting, the second is heart painting, and the third is painting with soul and life. Unfortunately, this Kang Yun writer is only at the level of hand painting. It can be seen that he is moving towards You work hard to draw from the heart, but this cannot be achieved by relying on skills. If you don't have the heart to draw, the painting will never reach the level of drawing from the heart. "

Everyone at the scene was stunned by what Yuan Xudong said. Everyone is a person who understands art. Naturally, no one thought that what Yuan Xudong said was a piece of shit. Instead, they thought what he said was very reasonable. Gu Moli and Mina were even more surprised and looked at Yuan Xudong with admiration. They thought that the other party was just rich, as if rich people were not as good as poor people except for being rich. In fact, it was the poor versus the rich. Human pride and prejudice.

The truth of the matter is that children from wealthy families may be more knowledgeable than ordinary adults. This is not determined by IQ, but by broadening their horizons. How can a frog that is stuck at the bottom of a well and can only see a small patch of sky compare with a bird flying in the sky?

There is a saying that children from poor families become masters early. In fact, children from poor families often mature later. The so-called masters early means that they work early, which does not mean that they have really matured.

Looking at Yuan Xudong, Mina asked:

"Mr. Yuan, what level is your painting?"

"The level of heart painting."

Looking at Mina, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I bought this painting. Are you ready with the contract I asked you to prepare before?"

"When you're ready, just sign."

"it is good."

Taking the contract from Mina, Yuan Xudong briefly read it and signed his name. He returned the signed contract to Mina.

At this time Jiang Haitao walked to Gu Moli, looked at her and smiled:

"Moli, you blocked me before, can I add you on WeChat again?"

"No, please give way."

Gu Moli pulled Zhu Keke out of the gallery and walked to the door. Zhu Keke looked back at Yuan Xudong, waved and smiled:
"Goodbye brother."

"Goodbye."

Yuan Xudong also waved towards Zhu Keke. After watching Gu Moli leave the gallery with Zhu Keke, he looked at Mina beside him and smiled slightly:

"Mina, please take me to visit the art exhibition."

"Okay."

……

"This is one of the representative works of the painter Liang Xiaochen, "The Falling Clouds"..."

Mina and Yuan Xudong introduced the paintings of painters named under her name. Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"I want this painting, Mina. Are you free tomorrow?"

"Yes, I have."

"There is a yacht club event tomorrow, can you go with me?"

"Okay."

……

(End of this chapter)