Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Chapter 192: Fireworks, Exhibitions, and Opportunities
The hotel that Wang Zhen asked his assistant to book was in the XH district.

The three of them checked into the hotel and went to their rooms to rest.

Jiang Zhe took out his cell phone to report safety to his parents, and then dialed Chen Yan's number.

Chen Yan answered the phone almost immediately: "Hello, Jiang Zhe, are you here?"

Jiang Zhe replied: "I just arrived at the hotel."

"Is everything going well? How is the hotel?..." Chen Yan asked in detail.

Jiang Zhe replied one by one.

The two chatted for more than ten minutes before ending the call.

After Jiang Zhe finished washing up, he stood in front of the window looking at the night view.

The night scene here is more prosperous than Binhai. In my previous life, I came to this city several times, but I was always in a hurry.

This time, I have money and time, so I want to experience it well.

On Saturday morning, before dawn, Jiang Zhe had already gotten up.

He walked out of the hotel and found a street where breakfast shops were concentrated.

There are breakfast stalls and breakfast shops of all sizes on this street. People who get up early have already filled the place with the atmosphere of fireworks.

Jiang Zhe walked and looked, looking for his favorite food from the printed or handwritten signs.

He chose a popular breakfast shop, ordered rice balls and glutinous rice dumplings with fermented glutinous rice, and sat down to slowly savor the breakfast in Shanghai.

The waiters were dressed in white work clothes and walked around the store. The dozen or so tables were basically full. The layout and decoration of the store were somewhat like the style of the 80s. The floor, ceiling and walls looked a bit greasy. The heat, aroma and noise filled the surroundings with the breath of life.

Jiang Zhe has plenty of time to enjoy breakfast leisurely. The simple breakfast has a simple taste. Eating breakfast here is different from eating in a hotel.

While eating breakfast, he also observed the characteristics of the people in the store.

Customers, waiters, chefs...

These busy people have particularly distinctive images.

Jiang Zhe took out his sketchbook and quickly recorded the scenes that touched him.

After breakfast, he slowly strolled back to the hotel.

Just during breakfast time, he gained a lot. No wonder the ancients traveled thousands of miles. Different environments can really give people different gains.

Wang Zhen and his assistant just went out and met Jiang Zhe. They were confused when they heard that Jiang Zhe went out so early just to have breakfast.

Jiang Zhe asked them to have breakfast first, and he went to the front desk and found a staff member who was familiar with the local situation.

He mentioned several places he wanted to go and asked someone to help him plan the route.

Incentivized by the tip, the staff enthusiastically helped Jiang Zhe choose several reasonable round-trip routes and even wrote them down on paper.

After breakfast, Wang Zhen and his assistant came to find Jiang Zhe to go to the auction preview.

The three of them arrived at the venue where the preview was held.

Because he had called in advance, Manager Zhao was already waiting outside the exhibition hall.

Manager Zhao saw the three people, greeted them warmly and led them into the exhibition hall.

While he was introducing the preview to Jiang Zhe and the other two, customers and staff came to greet him and ask questions from time to time.

Wang Zhen wanted to find an opportunity to give the gifts he brought to Manager Zhao and others, so he hinted to him to discuss the matter alone.

Jiang Zhe said that they could go and do whatever they wanted and they didn't have to accompany him.

Manager Zhao apologized to Jiang Zhe for not treating him well enough and left with Wang Zhen and the other two.

Jiang Zhe started the tour alone.

He first went to the exhibition hall displaying cutting-edge art works and saw his own work. This work still attracted many people in the exhibition hall.

He heard many people's comments, whether intentionally or unintentionally. People were more accepting of this kind of realistic painting. Of course, there were also people who criticized it.

These discussions did not affect Jiang Zhe's mood for visiting. He looked at other works in the same exhibition hall one by one, and then went to visit other exhibition halls.

More and more people came to visit the preview, with porcelain antiques and traditional calligraphy and painting attracting the most visitors.

Jiang Zhe doesn't know how to identify them, but he still feels that these exquisite ancient handicrafts are full of wisdom and aesthetics.

Because there were so many people, he walked very slowly during the tour.

Among the crowd of visitors, there were a few people who were surrounded like stars among the crowd.

Jiang Zhe peered through the crowd and recognized one of them as a host, and another as a collector. This collector had not yet started talking about collections on TV, so he was not that well-known for the time being.

There was another person he didn't know.

Jiang Zhe has no habit of chasing stars or worshipping idols. He just took a few glances to satisfy his curiosity and continued his tour.

While appreciating the works of art and improving his aesthetic taste, he did not forget the other purpose of his visit.

When visiting some famous paintings and calligraphy and antiques, I tried to get as close to the real objects as possible. However, these precious items were well protected and I couldn't touch them with my own hands.

Even at the closest distance, the system did not respond at all.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Jiang Zhe had no choice but to give up and concentrate on appreciating the beauty of calligraphy, painting and antiques.

When he was viewing the items in the category of Four Treasures of the Study, he noticed a group of seals.

Among them, three exquisite seals attracted his attention the most.

The three seals are works by Chen Julai, Deng Sanmu and Fang Jiekan respectively.

After Jiang Zhe had a foundation in calligraphy, he also had a certain understanding of seal carving and became interested in the works of these three famous calligraphers and seal carvers.

After reading the introduction and seeing the real objects, he was somewhat tempted: the plain square seal carved by Chen Julai had no reserve price; the dragon-button seal carved by Deng Sanmu was estimated at 18000-28000; and the flat-head seal carved by Fang Jiekan was estimated at 20000-30000.

The reason Jiang Zhe was tempted was that the seals were not valued highly. If he spent tens of thousands of yuan to buy the three seals, he would be able to study and appreciate them up close, and perhaps even get a chance to win a prize, which would be a very cost-effective deal.

Other artworks are too expensive and I cannot afford them at the moment.

However, this method also has risks. Even if you don’t understand appraisal, you know that the auction company cannot guarantee that the items are 100% authentic. They can only do their best to guarantee it for the sake of business and reputation.

After much thought, these seal carving works are the options that I can buy and get in touch with, and are most likely to improve my artistic skills.

Just when Jiang Zhe was about to find Manager Zhao to express his desire to try to participate in the auction, a customer who was also viewing the seals called Manager Zhao.

When Manager Zhao was greeting the customer, he also saw Jiang Zhe.

After signaling to Jiang Zhe with a smile, he was busy answering customers.

The client was a man in his fifties, quite fat, with curly hair.

He directly told Manager Zhao that he was interested in this set of seals and wanted to take a look at them.

After Manager Zhao applied to his superiors, he replied to the customer and was able to get started.

When Jiang Zhe heard about this good news, he walked over calmly and expressed his thoughts to Manager Zhao.

Manager Zhao hesitated for a moment, followed the application process, and agreed.

The staff carefully took out the seal and placed it on a tray covered with velvet, and asked the customer and Jiang Zhe to put on gloves before appreciating it.

When the customer saw that Jiang Zhe also wanted to see the seal, there was a hint of unspeakable meaning in his eyes.

Jiang Zhe ignored the other person's gaze. When he saw that the other person picked up Fang Jiekan's work first, he signaled to the staff that he wanted to see the plain square seal carved by Chen Julai.

After getting permission, he took the seal.

The seal measures 2.1×2.1×3cm. It is made of Shoushan white hibiscus stone, which is warm and has few colors. Because it has been properly maintained, the skin is shiny. The seal text is in red: Shi Zhuweng. The side inscription reads: Dinghai year, Ju Lai.

In order to extend the viewing time, Jiang Zhe carefully appreciated every detail, but the system did not respond.

He had no choice but to give up this seal and put his hopes on the other two seals.

(End of this chapter)