There was no joking on Gu Tongxiang's face, "This money is not for you, it is for Gu's Book Gallery."
The old man took out an art sales agreement, column by column. All the fields were filled in carefully, the seller and the acquirer all wrote their names, and finally the money was paid into the gallery's account.
Gu Weijing watched eagerly as the five green Franklins disappeared into the safe.
"Don't worry, your share of the money will be deducted from the gallery's share, and will be transferred to your school account after you file the tax." As the old man spoke, the accounts in his hand were meticulously prepared.
"Is this necessary?"
Gu Weijing was surprised that if it were a serious art purchase, of course all the necessary procedures should be followed.
But my grandfather’s behavior of switching his left hand to his right hand is very strange.
Art transactions are subject to the same transaction tax as luxury goods, and you will not be charged less just because you are not famous.
The tax of five hundred dollars is also a tax, isn’t it?
“My father and grandfather both studied gongbi painting. At that time, Yangon was still a British colony. Artwork couldn't be sold at a high price. So, I was the first person in my family to learn Western painting techniques. I sold my first sketch for fifteen dollars."
"It was also in this calligraphy and painting shop. I still remember the way my father, your great-grandfather, took out fifteen dollars from under the floor of the back room."
Old man Gu Tongxiang looked towards the back Pointing, "My first reaction was not excitement, but fear. At that time, Myanmar was in chaos and wars were going on. Calligraphy and painting shops basically couldn't open anymore, and sometimes they couldn't even eat. I've never seen That’s a lot of money. In Yangon at that time, five dollars was enough to kill many people.”
“Your great-grandfather told me that this was the first painting I sold in my life. Painting. He is investing in art. He is investing not only in this painting, but also in me. He believes that I am not inferior to any blond and blue-eyed white people, and that I am better than all of them. At that time, those foreigners were still playing in the mud. One day my paintings will really sell for a sky-high price of 15 US dollars.”
In the traditional Western art industry, the works of yellow people are the most popular in the market. There are inherent disadvantages.
After all, the art field is known as the last fig leaf for the great powers. Although our economy is not good, our national power is declining, and our industry has stopped production, I understand art and I am awesome.
For many down-and-out European aristocrats, their old houses are about to collapse because they cannot afford the maintenance costs, and all the furniture and antiques are sold. According to the aristocratic tradition, they will put two pictures in the living room. Oil paintings recall the glory of our ancestors.
Whether doing this is tradition and honor is not important, what is important is that you look awesome. When they invite beautiful girls to their homes for dinner and dates, they can point to the picture frame on the wall and say, "Look, my great-grandfather was the son of a certain artist back then."Where's the patron?"
Or "Look, my great-grandmother graduated from the Royal Academy of Art. This is an oil painting she painted when King XX came. ”
What is pretentiousness? This is pretentiousness, even if you are about to go bankrupt due to investment failure, or generations of people have spent their money without restraint.
Compared with you, those emerging neoneys in the East are still country bumpkins with yellow mud in their crotches.
As soon as they become more artistic, those silly girls like sopranos or ballerinas in the theater will immediately have eyes. Starry eyes, the next great cause of creating people will naturally be smooth sailing.
Gu Tongxiang leaned on the sofa, his tone was a little dazed, "There was an 80x60 sketch of mine at the Myanmar International Art Biennale the year before last. It was sold for not fifteen dollars, not fifty dollars, but five hundred dollars. If your great-grandfather could see this, he wouldn't be too disappointed even if inflation is taken into account. ”
A sketch is not an oil painting, and 500 US dollars is not low. For example, Mr. Li Tiefu, a giant of modern East Asian painting and revolutionary, the transaction price of the sketches auctioned at Christie’s only fluctuated around 2,000 US dollars.< /p>
In the oil painting circle, only Japanese painters in East Asia may be barely considered second-class citizens. After all, there are "Oriental Angels" like Moriki Kusuke, and there are also those born in the 1980s and 1990s who can be named. Emerging painters.
Others are not even considered third-class citizens because they are not good at speaking out. Even African friends are more popular in the selection.
After all, this is not the 19th century anymore. No one in the art circle dares to be blatantly racist, but they will give you a cold shoulder, isolate you, and tell you with hypocritical and polite faces that your kind of art The desert is not worthy of giving birth to a great painter.
Even taking into account the fact that the buyer is particularly discerning, selling a sketch for five hundred dollars is something to be proud of.
"Fifteen. From US$1 to US$500, it took me sixty years to bridge this gap and overcome the stereotypes foreigners have against Eastern artists. "
The old man looked at his grandson with a sigh.
"I am very happy today. I am not only happy because you painted a painting that in my opinion can even be called a masterpiece. painting, but because you can keep your heart in the face of temptation, which is more important than the former. I know that there are many foreign artists who have access to wine, sex, money, and everything. They hang out with various gangs and are proud of them, as if this is enough. ”
Not all painters are moral gentlemen. In the industry of emerging painters, there are many people with messy private lives. They indulge themselves uncontrollably in the name of pursuing inspiration.
Some people are either high or on their way to high. Having an affair with a body worker can’t be considered a scandal. It’s normal to parade around the city with a girl on a yacht. The paparazzi are too lazy to report it. What’s the point of having a romantic creative career? Nietzsche , Flaubert, a literary giant, also changed his girlfriendSame as changing pants for a syphilitic patient.
The orthodox painting circle may be a little cleaner. Many creative painters who started their careers through creative street spray painting and gained millions of followers on YouTube and S are as crazy as the gangster rappers who were shot dead every two days. On par.
“I don’t judge them, but I don’t want you to become such a member. For our Gu family, learning to be a human being is more important than learning to learn art. If you don’t know how to be a human being, you are not worthy of painting. Shame."
Gu Tongxiang said it very seriously. This is Myanmar, not the mainland where the security situation and anti-drug efforts are perfect. The more familiar name of northern Myanmar is the Golden Triangle, where it is easier to get white powder than flour.
If you get involved in the underworld, drugs, and cultural relic smuggling, your life will be ruined.
Gu Tongxiang saw his grandson Gu Weijing nodding solemnly, and then continued, "You already have all the conditions to become a painter, so I decided to buy your first painting, just like mine." That's what my father did. Your talent is better than mine, your family background is better than mine, and your artistic environment is much better than mine. Your lower limit is naturally higher than my grandfather's upper limit."
" I hope you can remember the five hundred dollars today, do good deeds, and follow the right path. Sixty years later, when I am no longer here, I hope you can be here and proudly tell your grandchildren that you have made this five hundred dollars in your life. How much wealth has the U.S. dollar turned into?"
Gu Weijing answered directly because a new reminder appeared in front of him.
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"By the way, you don't have to worry too much about Brother Hao and his gang. I thought about it on the way back, and it happened to be Recently, the Myanmar government officially launched the Shedanada Frestoration Restoration Master Project of historic sites and murals in cooperation with Dongxia, Japan and other international countries. In order to enhance the international image of Yangon, I have been invited to show my face and take you to hang my name there.
Although the police in Myanmar are ineffective, Brother Hao is a gangster after all. They can’t pester you too much in this kind of government international project. When you go to college in another year, they probably won’t. If we stay in Yangon, the situation will be much better."
"Shedanada is the Shwedagon Pagoda. I, I can do it."
This time it is Gu Weijing's turn. Surprised.
Shedanada is the English name of the Shwedagon Pagoda, and it is also the most important historical site and tourist card in Yangon or the entire Myanmar.
Not only does it support the tourism industry throughout Myanmar, it is also one of the most important Buddhist holy sites in Southeast Asia.
The Shwedagon Pagoda is the national symbol of Myanmar. Its status to Myanmar is what the Great Wall is to the Eastern Xia Dynasty, the Statue of Liberty is to the United States, and the Pyramid is to the United States.To Egypt.
"Of course you can't. What are you thinking about? I'm not asking you to preside over the restoration. Just be satisfied if you can serve tea and water to those masters, move a ladder or something."
Gu Tongxiang He blew his beard and looked at Gu Weijing's surprised look, feeling secretly proud in his heart.
Even if you can participate in this project as a student, it is definitely a rare good thing.
Not to mention that it is every young painter’s dream to have close contact and study with those real masters. Even if you have a name in such an international project, it is a very bright spot in your resume.
Applying to an internationally renowned art school when you go to college is also a great bonus. Foreign universities attach great importance to practice in this area.
"Remember, be smart when the time comes, do more and talk less. Those art masters who are truly internationally famous have a bit of a weird temper, and I am just a little guy among them. I don’t ask for anything. That blessing will make anyone appreciate you, but if you annoy anyone, even I won’t be able to eat it.” Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest free reading without anti-theft