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

Chapter 340: Finalizing the Auction Commission, Envy, and Good News

Jiang Zhe listened to Wang Zhen's response and didn't care at all. He was just asking, didn't he think it would be done?
"It's okay if it's inconvenient. If Christie's responds, no matter what the result is, please tell me as soon as possible." He said, preparing to say goodbye and leave.

Wang Zhen said, "Don't worry, there is still the matter of the Times Auction."

"What's wrong? Is there any change there?" Jiang Zhe sat down again.

"Manager Zhao asked if you could participate in the auction and sent the auction catalogue."

Jiang Zhe said: "Their auction is not scheduled on Saturday or Sunday, so I definitely can't go."

Wang Zhen handed Jiang Zhe an auction catalog. "You can take a look even if you can't go. You've bought seal carving works before."

"Thank you." Jiang Zhe picked up the album, said goodbye and left.

After returning to the studio, he immediately opened the system and found the rewards accumulated over the past seven or eight months.

He first chose to withdraw the July reward at the upcoming Time Auction, while also pushing up the auction prices of his own works.

As for the August reward, it cannot be used because it has not been finalized with Christie’s yet.

According to the system's instructions, the opportunity to increase your honor value is at the Christie's auction.

In the following days, Jiang Zhe lived a peaceful life, creating, copying, reading, and accumulating study time in the studio.

Sometimes I accompany Chen Yan to play, or go out for a walk with the dog.

Wang Zhen called several times to inform Christie's of the news. After receiving the news, Christie's has been considering it.

At the end of the holiday, Jiang Zhe received a message from Wang Zhen and came to the gallery.

Christie's finally decided to put Jiang Zhe's work "Training Room" up for auction.

Jiang Zhe saw the agreement and signed the commissioned auction contract according to the procedure.

After a busy period, the matter was finally settled.

Many people who were there to help congratulated Jiang Zhe.

When the others left one after another, Wang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jiang Zhe, "You are really lucky. How can you be sure that they are willing to auction this painting?"

Jiang Zhe had already thought of a reason: "When it was exhibited at the academy, many teachers commented on this painting, so I wanted to see other people's comments and test it through the market."

"No matter what, if the other party is willing to auction it, that's a good thing. With the experience of auctioning at Christie's, you will have a new point to promote your works in the future."

Wang’s judgment is really accurate.

When Times Auction heard that Jiang Zhe's works were sent to Christie's, instead of complaining, they called him to congratulate him.

That night, Jiang Zhe turned on the system again.

In September, although he was very busy, he only received 63000 yuan in reward funds, but no skill rewards.

He chose to cash in his August and September awards at Christie's auction.

He doesn't need to worry about the rest and just wait for the results of the Christie's and Time auctions.

A new week begins with anticipation.

Jiang Zhe walked from the parking lot to the cafeteria, passing by the gymnasium, art gallery, and library.

On campus, there are traces of holidays and festivals. The state of the college students is different. Some are very excited, while others feel as if they have not experienced any holidays because they have been staying in school all the time.

Starting with cultural studies, Jiang Zhe resumed his day-to-day learning accumulation.

On Wednesday afternoon, the exhibition of works by teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts began to be dismantled.

The exhibition is mainly to cooperate with the school's overall festival activities, so when the celebration is over, the exhibition will also be removed.

The art museum has exhibitions almost every day, leaving little time for teachers and students to remove the exhibitions.

Teachers and students came to the exhibition hall, removed the works, moved them away themselves, and participated in other exhibitions.

Jiang Zhe took down his work and went to the entrance of the art museum, waiting for Wang Zhen's vehicle.

Fu Min, Mou Xing and Lan Xin were also waiting with him. They had already discussed with Wang Zhen to exhibit their works in the gallery and sell them when possible.

"Jiang Zhe, why don't you go home?" Some students who knew Jiang Zhe would stop and say hello to him when they passed by carrying their works.

"Wait for the gallery's car." Jiang Zhe responded.

"You're going to put it on display again?"

"Please introduce us to it when you have the chance."

While Jiang Zhe was being polite, he saw Wang Zhen's car enter the campus and slowly stop in front of the art museum.

Wang Zhen led the workers out of the car, first packaged the works of several people, and then lifted them into the car.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll take care of the rest for you."

"Thank you. Please." Jiang Zhe and others waved goodbye to Wang Zhen.

After Wang Zhen's vehicle left, Jiang Zhe and others walked along the corridor towards the teaching building.

Fu Min looked at Jiang Zhe with some envy. "Brother, from now on, I will depend on you to take care of me." Mou Xing and Lan Xin also said similar things with a smile.

Many classmates envied Fu Min and others for being able to make money in the gallery. But little did they know that Fu Min and others envied Jiang Zhe more.

They knew that Jiang Zhe's works were about to be sent to Christie's for auction.

Wang Zhen also tried to send their work materials together, but was politely rejected by the other party.

Although being rejected is discouraging, after going through so many things, several people have been able to adapt to the situation and have thought clearly that they will need Jiang Zhe to help them in the future.

"Let's not say these polite words between us. I will definitely help if I can." When the few people were talking, they saw Teacher Hu moving the works, so they went to help. Teacher Hu thanked the few people, and then told Jiang Zhe alone. "Professor Qin asked you to go to him when you have time."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Jiang Zhe came downstairs to Professor Qin's office and met Professor Qin taking a walk around the garden.

Professor Qin waved at him and said, "Come take a walk with me."

Jiang Zhe accompanied Professor Qin for a walk and listened to him talk about the reason why he was looking for him.

"The Binhai Artists Association is also going to hold an exhibition. Several of our teachers are planning to bring one of our works over.

You no longer need these honors, but you are still a member of the association. It is up to you to decide whether to join or not."

He didn't know yet that Jiang Zhe's works were sent for auction.

Jiang Zhe felt that this was a good opportunity to tell Professor Qin.

"Teacher, this work of the training room has been sent to Christie's for auction."

"Really? Where will the auction be held?" Professor Qin was stunned and asked.

Jiang Zhe said, "Send it to New York."

Professor Qin smiled and said, "Has it been decided?"

Jiang Zhe said, "The agreement has been signed." He explained the situation to Professor Qin.

Professor Qin was obviously excited: "This is good news. I didn't expect that your work would be noticed by them so quickly. How did you get in touch with them?"

Jiang Zhe told what happened in Paris.

“Well, since they are willing to auction it, it means they recognize this work or are optimistic about its performance in the market.

No matter what, this matter must be reported to the school."

Jiang Zhe said: "Teacher, can you control this news first? After all, the auction hasn't started yet. I'm worried that if the results are not good, I will be laughed at." Although he has confidence in the system, he still has to be prepared.

Professor Qin said, "Your concerns are justified. How about this, when I report to the dean, I will tell you your opinions."

"Thank you, teacher."

Professor Qin looked at Jiang Zhe and said with satisfaction, "Good, not bad. Your works have been auctioned at Times Auctions and have achieved success. You have also won awards and been shortlisted in several competitions. Now you have the experience of auctioning at Christie's. It is rare to achieve both honors and painting sales! You are the first in our school, whether you are a teacher or a student!"

He was feeling emotional as he spoke, and at the same time, his heart was moved.

To have one's works recognized at home and abroad is attractive to any painter.

He hesitated whether he should ask Jiang Zhe to help him make the contact.

In the early years, he also tried to enter the foreign art market, but the response was mediocre. Now, his works have a stable sales channel in China. If he sends his works abroad but the results are not good, it is very likely to affect the current sales.

Do you want to take the risk and try it?

Faced with greater success and possible failure, Professor Qin also hesitated.

Jiang Zhe saw that Professor Qin was in a daze and knew that he might be thinking about something, so he tactfully did not say anything.

After some hesitation, Professor Qin finally did not bring it up.

He couldn't help but sigh that he was getting old after all and no longer dared to face the risks of challenges.

Teaching with peace of mind and selling paintings safely may be the best options.

Thinking of this, he looked at Jiang Zhe again and said self-deprecatingly, "I am really old. I am not calm when I hear your honor."

"Teacher, I don't understand."

Professor Qin said: "Every painter wants to win awards and get higher prices, and I want it too, but in the end, I don't have the motivation.

The teachers in our school don't know about your situation yet. When they find out, they will definitely ask me or you for help. If you can help, please help.

If their works are not selected by the market, there is nothing to say.”

Jiang Zhe said: "Teacher, don't worry, as long as you come to me, I will definitely help."

Wang Zhen has also been doing this, but he has sent out many works with unsatisfactory results.

Professor Qin said, "I know that our paintings are difficult to be recognized by cultural circles in other countries. You are a special case. You didn't sign any special agreement with them, did you?"

Jiang Zhe explained the agreement, and then said, "Originally, they were interested in my entry. However, due to time constraints, it could not be put up for auction. My training room is an attempt, and I want to hear more comments, even if I hear some criticisms, that's fine."

Professor Qin was relieved: "It's good that you have this mentality. Don't be proud of your achievements.

Let's go, I'll go find the dean."

……

Professor Qin and Jiang Zhe called the dean of the Academy of Fine Arts separately to confirm that communication was convenient, and then went directly to the dean's office.

"Professor Qin, what's the matter? Can't we communicate over the phone?"

Professor Qin told the dean the news about Jiang Zhe.

"Really? Are you sure?" the dean asked cautiously.

"An agreement has been signed to auction his works in a special session on contemporary paintings. This month, he has two works to be auctioned," Professor Qin explained.

"This is good news." The dean was very happy: "Although this is not a nationally recognized honor, it shows that the work of our college's students is recognized by the market. We should promote it."

Professor Qin suggested: “Should we wait until the results come out before promoting it?”

(End of this chapter)