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

Chapter 302, Final Battle, Competition
"I'm sorry that I can't cooperate with you. We have other things to do, so we have to leave the provincial capital today. Bye first." After saying this, Annie stood up with the translator next to her and prepared to leave.

Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen, who were sitting opposite, also stood up.

Although the cooperation was not reached, the two sides still shook hands politely.

Jiang Zhe said: "Although we can't cooperate this time, I hope there will be opportunities in the future."

"How many months are left before the auction? I hope you will consider it carefully." Annie left her contact information. After shaking hands with Wang Zhen, she walked towards the exit with the translator.

Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe sent Annie and the other girl out of the store.

As he watched them get in the car and leave, the smile on Wang Zhen's face quickly disappeared.

She turned around and faced Jiang Zhe. "Now, this road is blocked. Are you sure there's a way to get to the art museum?"

Jiang Zhe has already told Wang Zhen that his works may be collected.

Wang Zhen was also very excited when she heard the news, but she couldn't help Jiang Zhe make a decision.

After the second failed negotiation with Anne, she could not help but worry. Now, there was no second choice.

Jiang Zhe said: "Whether you are sure or not, just give it a try."

Today is his third day in the provincial capital.

Provincial airport.

Anne and the translator dragged their suitcases to the airport and met James who was waiting there.

"How is it? Have you reached an agreement?" James asked.

"We didn't reach any cooperation agreement this time we came to the provincial capital," Annie replied.

"You have made several attempts and have established connections with many young painters. That's enough," James said indifferently.

Anne looked at James: "You don't think highly of these painters?"

James said: "Highland Gallery only cooperates with famous painters. I came here for some business. Your auction company is very optimistic about the painter named Jiang Zhe? You actually talked to him twice. This is rare."

Anne said, "This is the job the company gave me. I personally don't think highly of him."

James smiled: "Don't worry, there is no competition between us..."

Anne saw that James' eyes drifted to the side, as if he saw something?
She turned around and saw three people she had seen before walking towards her, including Mr. Zong, her student, and a man.

James and Anne stood up and waited for the other to come over.

Mr. Zong said, "Ms. Anne, Mr. James, we heard that you were leaving the provincial capital today, so we came here to see you off."

"Thank you very much. We don't want to trouble our friends, so we leave quietly."

"Since you are here, we should show hospitality." The gifts Mr. Zong brought were shared among James and Anne, and the translator also received one. "It's just a small gift, not a token of respect."

James and the other man declined.

Mr. Zong and his disciples insisted that they accept it.

The translator got Anne's hint and took all the gifts.

"Ms. Anne, Mr. James. My students are very studious and hope to receive guidance and criticism from professionals..." Mr. Zong beat around the bush, hoping that the two of them would exchange contact information with their students.

James directly stated that the gallery he works for only cooperates with famous painters.

Annie readily agreed and asked the translator to leave the contact information to Mr. Zong and his apprentice.

Mr. Zong originally came to the auction company, and he was very happy that his purpose was achieved.

James reminded in time: "We should go through security."

The three of them said goodbye to Mr. Zong and others and walked towards the security check passage.

Mr. Zong and his companions waved goodbye to James and his companions enthusiastically, watching them go through security and disappear into the passage. The man who came with them said, "Mr. Zong, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Mr. Zong said, "I have reserved a place for you tonight. You must come."

"I have something else to do."

"You're welcome. I'll definitely come."

After the man left, Mr. Zong took the students back to his car.

The driver started the car.

The female painter Xiao Lin asked: "Teacher, I think Anne and James are obviously dealing with us."

Mr. Zong said: "Don't worry. If you participate in the exhibition and your work is published in the newspaper and wins an award, you have already achieved your goal.

Whether we can cooperate with the auction house is an unexpected opportunity. It is good to have it, but it is no loss if we don’t. Now, Jiang Zhe has not been able to cooperate with Christie’s auction, which shows that what we did is still effective. We are just waiting for the news from the museum. I hope the museum can collect your works. "

Art gallery, conference room on the top floor.

Director Li sat in the main seat, and on the left and right were several senior executives of the museum, who were discussing the matter at the moment.

"This kind of abstract painting cannot be collected in our art museum..."

"Lin Yu's work is not suitable, it is too avant-garde."

“Works with low intentions should not be collected by our art museum.”

When Director Li heard the argument, he appeared calm on the surface, but he was sneering in his heart.

I wanted the museum to collect Jiang Zhe's works, but something went wrong. When following the process, several people raised objections and proposed several other suitable candidates.

Director Li thought to himself that he had followed the procedures to handle this matter, but these people took the opportunity to push their people, which was wishful thinking.

These people are probably acting so unscrupulously because they know they are about to retire.

Thinking about it, I felt a sense of powerlessness in my heart.

Two years ago, no, even a year ago, doing this myself would not have required such effort.

"Since everyone has their own opinions, let's vote to resolve it," Director Li announced.

In the meeting room, there were some people who agreed with him that it didn't matter even if something went wrong.

Soon, after voting, several people were eliminated, and several people remained.

Director Li saw the list of selected candidates.

There were four people in total, and Jiang Zhe was among them.

A man next to him said, "Director Li, colleagues, I have a suggestion. Our art museum should organize an event in conjunction with the Cultural Palace.

Why not let them compete and select the best one? Through the competition, the painters can show their true level. It can also reflect the purpose of art serving the society. "

Several people agreed, but the debate on how to evaluate the results arose again.

At 3 pm, Jiang Zhe received a call from Professor Qin and rushed to the hotel where Professor Qin was staying as quickly as possible.

He knocked on the door, entered the room, and saw Professor Qin drinking tea with Director Li.

"Director Li, Professor Qin." He greeted politely.

"Jiang Zhe, sit down and talk." Professor Qin called Jiang Zhe.

After he sat down, Director Li said, "Let me tell you something. When it came to the matter of acquiring the works, everyone disagreed. Finally, the solution we came up with was to have several candidates hold a painting exhibition, which was a live painting competition.

Because the art museum and the cultural palace want to hold a lecture hall open to the public, the competition will be scored by professional judges and on-site audiences. The final winner will be included in the overall evaluation, and then it will be decided whose work will be collected by the art museum. Are you willing to participate? Are you sure?"

(End of this chapter)