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

Binhai Academy of Arts received the good news from Jiang Zhe and quickly began to publicize it. Wang Zhen also arranged similar work.

Whether it is people in the Binhai art circle or the capital's art circle, after hearing the news, especially after some people saw the pictures that Wang Zhen intentionally spread, their reactions varied.

People in the capital's art circles have seen a lot of the world, and although they feel mixed emotions about a student being able to give a demonstration at a famous foreign university, even if it is a temporary and less formal demonstration, they still made some generous comments.

Something like adding luster, opening up some new paths, etc.

In fact, many people have begun to wonder, if a student can go to such a famous university to serve as a demonstration, can they do it too?
Who should be asked to handle this matter and what price should be paid?

Many people do it as soon as they think of it and start asking for directions immediately.

Some people can't find a way out and just think that the price they paid is not enough.

On the other hand, people in the Binhai art circle reacted particularly strongly to this incident, because many people knew Jiang Zhe and his growth experience. Regarding a student who was somewhat mediocre in high school but suddenly rose to prominence after college, their first reaction was, why was he able to go?

Some people, whether they have seen Jiang Zhe's paintings or not, have an inherent impression that he is a student after all, so what if he is good?
When the student achieves something they have never been able to do before, the mental blow becomes stronger and more shocking.

After all, in the past, it was students from China who went to the West to study painting, including those who returned to China and founded their own schools and became famous.

Many people will state in their resumes that they studied painting in the West under someone, for example, a well-known painter studied under Dayan (a disciple of Corot), a great painter once studied under Sargent, and so on.

Now, Jiang Zhe has suddenly achieved different results. Many people will inevitably think that either Jiang Zhe has strong support behind him, or he has found the right way. If they can do this, won’t they be better than him?

As a result, both Wang Zhen's gallery and Jiang Yi and his wife's home were filled with guests.

On the other side of the ocean, New York's art community has a completely different focus on this matter.

They know that Kerry invited Jiang Zhe to do a demonstration. The importance is not in face, but in the impact on customers. They are more concerned about the actual benefits.

Some galleries have stepped up the promotion of their contracted painters, some galleries have even implemented some things they were preparing in advance, and some galleries have quietly begun to contact Jiang Zhe.

Kennedy Airport, New York.

Jiang Zhe stood at the exit of the hall, watching waves of tourists coming out.

Soon, Wang Zhen appeared in the crowd pushing his luggage.

Jiang Zhe raised his right hand and waved to Wang Zhen, quickly attracting her attention.

Wang Zhen came over with the luggage. "Congratulations, you have accomplished such a great thing while I was away."

Seeing that Wang Zhen already had dark circles under his eyes, Jiang Zhe said, "Let's not talk about this. You haven't rested from running back and forth yet. Let's go to the hotel first."

He helped with the luggage and went to take the bus.

Christie's sent a car over.

The two got in the car, and after the car started, Wang Zhen said to Jiang Zhe, "I am indeed a little tired, but when I think of your big breakthrough, the tiredness doesn't seem to matter. Tell me the details quickly."

On the way from the airport to the hotel, Jiang Zhe described to Wang Zhen what happened during the time she was away from New York.

Wang Zhen heard that a gallery had quietly contacted Jiang Zhe, so he asked, "What's Christie's response?"

"Christie's certainly doesn't want me to have contact with them, and they are trying to find a way to deal with it." Jiang Zhe did not change his partner's mind, so he didn't take this matter to heart.

"Leave these matters to me."

"Do you want to take a rest first?" "No, we'll be going to Christie's right away." After settling down in the hotel, Wang Zhen looked at Jiang Zhe's certificates and photos and immediately rushed to Christie's to discuss the next steps with several senior executives.

She came back at a very good time, as the exhibition would end in one day.

In addition to sorting out every detail, the two parties also have to make important decisions.

Thanks to the continuous publicity and the emergence of some good news, the influence of the exhibition is gradually expanding. The powerful customers have finally made up their minds, and once these people make up their minds, they will act decisively.

Jiang Zhe didn't know some details yet, but he could feel that the number of visitors increased significantly in the last two days of the exhibition.

Of course, the number of people visiting Christie's auction previews is also increasing, perhaps because the several exhibitions complement each other.

No matter how you understand it, the number of visitors suddenly increased in the last few days of the exhibition, which, in the words of Christie's staff, seemed a bit abnormal.

Wang Zhen and Christie's quickly worked out all the details.

Although she was very tired, she did not rush back to the hotel to rest. She and Pete found Jiang Zhe.

"In your exhibition, in addition to the batch of paintings that you are going to donate, there are three other works that are favored by three clients, and they want to buy them privately."

Pete stated their intention directly: "We think that these three works can be sold in advance. The price is being negotiated. The total selling price of the three works will be at least more than $200,000. We want to hear your thoughts."

Jiang Zhe did not respond in a hurry.

He calculated silently. Minus the works donated to the museum, minus the three paintings George took away, there were still three paintings to be sold in advance, that is, there were still 22 works that could be sold at auction.

If the desired goal is to be achieved, one can only hope that each painting will achieve a similar sales price.

He asked, "After removing the three works, how much do you estimate the sales volume will be?"

"It shouldn't be a problem if the price is over a million dollars," said Pete.

Jiang Zhe saw Wang Zhi hinting that he agreed.

He weighed the pros and cons and felt that this approach would not do him any harm. After all, the other party was raising the price of his work. Under the premise of bulk sales, it was not bad to be able to achieve this price.

He believed in Christie's judgment of the market and believed even more in the rewards of the system, so he agreed to do so.

On the last afternoon of the exhibition, Kerry came to the exhibition again, and several friends who had a good relationship with Jiang Zhe also came without prior arrangement.

"This is your first solo exhibition. How do you feel about it?" Kerry asked.

Jiang Zhe replied: "It's very fulfilling and fresh, but of course a little tiring."

Annie smiled and said, "You are lucky enough to have Christie's and Mr. Wang's gallery to run things for you. You don't have to worry about many things. I still remember that when I held my first solo exhibition, I was even more tired than I am now."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and time passed quickly.

The exhibition came to an end.

Wang Zhen took a few photos of Jiang Zhe as a souvenir.

The exhibition hall is being rearranged and the auction will begin tomorrow. (End of this chapter)