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

The seventh day of the first lunar month, morning.

Jiang Zhe stood at the door of the villa and saw the vehicle from Wang Zhen Gallery slowly approaching.

The car stopped steadily in the villa courtyard.

Wang Zhen and a middle-aged man got out of the car.

"Mr. Wang, Happy New Year."

"Manager Jin, Happy New Year, welcome, welcome." Jiang Zhe greeted him.

The middle-aged man is the business manager of Times Auctions. This year he is in charge of his own business.

"Jiang Zhe. Happy New Year."

"Mr. Jiang, Happy New Year." Wang Zhen and Manager Jin responded with a smile.

"You've worked hard and started working early." Jiang Zhe invited the two into the villa.

Wang Zhen replied: "It's enough to relax for two days during the Chinese New Year. We have to prepare for many activities after the Chinese New Year.

Manager Jin, this is your first time here, let’s go to the studio first.”

Manager Jin said, "I've been looking forward to visiting you for a long time."

When Jiang Yi and his wife saw that their son had guests, they greeted them warmly and left the space for them.

Jiang Zhe invited the two guests into the studio.

Manager Jin looked around the studio and said, "I've only seen Mr. Jiang's paintings before. Coming here is really an eye-opener."

He wasn't just bragging when he said this.

As I imagine, Jiang Zhe's studio should be very large, very luxurious, and possibly a little messy.

Although Jiang Zhe's studio is already large, it is still not enough in the eyes of Manager Jin. In addition, there are many works in the studio, but it is cleaner and tidier than he imagined.

This special atmosphere made him fall in love with this place instantly.

However, his attention soon turned to many works.

Jiang Zhuo brought tea and fruits to the two of them.

"You two, sit down and talk slowly, watch slowly."

Wang Zhen was not polite and invited Manager Jin to sit down and drink tea, then said to Jiang Zhe: "You turned down many activities and stayed at home to paint, just for this batch of new works?"

He pointed to several recently completed oil and watercolor paintings. "Here are the ones. Take a look. Which one can be used?"

"Please choose, Manager Jin." said Wang Zhen.

Manager Jin said a few polite words, then stood up, walked closer to the work and observed the details.

Jiang Zhe knew that he came with a mission.

Last year, Christie's auction house helped Jiang Zhe sell a batch of his works.

Seeing this, Times Auction Company contacted Wang Zhen and Jiang Zhe, hoping to add Jiang Zhe's works to this year's auction.

After negotiation, this year, Jiang Zhe will put out four works to be auctioned at Times Auction Company.

The works from Jiang Zhe's solo exhibition in China have been shipped back to Binhai.

Originally, the works to be auctioned would be selected from among these works.

Hearing that Jiang Zhe had a new work, Wang Zhen and his friend took the opportunity of coming to pay New Year's greetings to look at the paintings.

Jiang Zhe knew why they came and that all the works on display were for sale.

Manager Jin is interested in the portraits of women created by Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen is more concerned with works that express life.

Manager Jin chose portraits because the works that their auction house auctioned for Kang Cheol were basically portraits or group portraits of women.

With a successful example, they want to continue the success.

After looking at these portraits, Manager Jin said to Jiang Zhe, "Mr. Jiang, these portraits are all beautiful, but some of the characters are based on foreign women. We are not sure whether the domestic market can accept them. In addition, the styles of these paintings seem to be very different." Jiang Zhe replied, "From my personal point of view, painting creation cannot rely on old achievements, but needs to keep moving forward.

This work includes some of my experiments, so it is normal to have differences.

I have no way of predicting whether the market will accept it.

The understanding and perception of beauty by artists, viewers or critics are also different.

From ancient times to the present, the ways of representing women have been different.

The painter uses basic painting techniques such as color and shape to stimulate the viewer's emotions and imagination.

I think as long as it can bring aesthetic experience to the audience and trigger emotional resonance. "

With this topic, the two people talked about their understanding of female beauty.

Manager Jin did not rush to make a choice, but instead reported to the company over the phone.

Wang Zhen took the opportunity to talk to Jiang Zhe alone: ​​"It's a good thing that Times Auction Company wants to use your works, but from my observation, they tend to be conservative when choosing works for auction."

Jiang Zhe said: "It doesn't matter, these works are just attempts, and there are generally audiences who appreciate them."

Seeing that Jiang Zhe was full of confidence, Wang Zhen changed the subject.

"Meng Xi has been very busy lately. It seems like he is working on some plan. Do you know about this?"

"She told me that she had a business plan," said Jiang Zhe.

"I have gently advised her to be cautious if she wants to venture out into the world.

She might not listen to me. You introduced him to the gallery. So I have to tell you."

Jiang Zhe thought, it seems that Meng Xi didn't tell Wang Zhen everything, so it's not convenient for him to tell anyone.

"This is her own choice. You don't have to care too much whether it succeeds or not."

Soon, Manager Jin came back.

On behalf of Time Auctions, he first selected two works.

The style of these two works continues that of the works that were successfully auctioned.

Wang Zhen guessed correctly.

Jiang Zhe didn't say anything. As for the market, he was not professional enough, so he let professionals operate it.

Wang really wants to hold an exhibition for a group of Jiang Zhe's recent works, specifically those created with foreign materials.

Jiang Zhe agreed.

He and Wang Zhen picked out a collection of works together.

This group of works basically depicts Russian urban landscapes and the lives of ordinary Russians.

Although Manager Jin did not choose a landscape painting, he still listened to the two people's conversation with great interest, and sometimes joined in. "The most common of these works is the city road. This clear and clean atmosphere feels very relaxing."

Wang Zhen put a painting on the easel and said, "Appreciating works of art can help us experience the world in an emotional way. However, this sunny landscape painting has a bit of sadness. What is the meaning behind it?"

After saying that, he looked at Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe immediately remembered his state of mind when he created this work.

This painting depicts the street scene he and Galina saw while strolling on the street before leaving Russia.

There is a wide street in the painting, and a birch forest, which is the most common in Russia. The sun shines through the leaves and onto the withered grass, creating a mottled sense of light, transparent colors, and a rich sense of air. The whole picture is peaceful and beautiful.

However, there are very few pedestrians in the picture, with only a few black dots-like figures in the distance serving as embellishments.

In addition, when Jiang Zhe painted this picture, he had a faint sense of longing and unconsciously brought his thoughts into the picture.

Emptiness and longing are the atmosphere implied by the picture effect.

Jiang Zhe quickly found a suitable reason.

"When I created this painting, I thought of some people I met during my study tour in Russia. I wanted to use painting to reflect their personalities and temperaments." (End of this chapter)