Gu Weijing didn’t know that at this moment, the world’s most famous online host on the other side of the ocean was browsing the homepage of the store he had just created on Fiverr in his bulletproof Lincoln sedan.
He is now in a slightly excited mood, waiting to welcome his first participation in an important international art project.
This morning is the official start of the Shwedagon Pagoda mural restoration project.
According to the planned process, there will be a small official ceremony in the morning. In addition to the invited artists, the mayor of Yangon, Dongxia, and the staff of the Indian Embassy will also appear. My grandfather also needs to be there.
After Gu Weijing came back from his morning run, Gu Tongxiang was ready to go.
After he took a quick shower and changed into decent clothes, Gu Weijing got into the back seat of the car.
There were originally two cars parked in the parking space in front of the book gallery.
I bought a cheap Volkswagen SUV that is very common on the streets of Myanmar a few years ago. During the Chinese New Year, my uncle and aunt took my cousin back to her parents' home and drove away.
Mr. Gu Tongxiang now drives an old car, a 1983 Lexus S. He got it second-hand from a Japanese businessman in the 1990s.
There is also a little story about that era.
When the old man was young, few people in Myanmar studied art, and even fewer could appreciate Western paintings.
Ignoring the objections of his family, Gu Tongxiang mortgaged the house and a few small yellow croakers left behind by his elders at the bottom of the box, and obtained a few pieces of gold from a missionary in the 19th century from a French-Burmese man whose ancestors were colonial civil servants. Old Victorian oil paintings left in Southeast Asia.
Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times.
As a place with the worst economy in the world, everyone wants to fill their stomachs, and everything sold is at cabbage prices.
Later, Japanese businessmen came to Myanmar to build factories, which coincided with the climax of Japan’s bubble economy. All Japanese businessmen were spending a lot of money with the courage to buy the whole world, and the entire art market was rising with the tide. The old man made a fortune from tinkering with these works of art.
Their family is not very wealthy in Myanmar now, but Gu's Book Gallery has been able to grow from a small workshop to a store of several hundred square meters. Gu Weijing can now afford to attend expensive art classes at international schools. It's also mostly due to the old man's sharp eyes.
"Who is in charge of the mural restoration project?"
Gu Weijing asked expectantly. He still didn't know which master was in charge of the entire project.
"Guess" Gu Tongxiang gave it a try.
"Just guess."
Gu Weijing sat up straight and counted on his fingers.
"Since it is an official international project, I guess Myanmar will definitely invite internationally famous artists. It is also the restoration of murals in oriental temples. At least they must have a foundation of meticulous brushwork, and they cannot be purely Western-style painters. . Such a scope is not large. "
"Dongxia.The great painters Lin Tao, Wei Ziming, Tang Weiqing or Japan's Akira Otani, Hidefeng Tanaka, Kazunari Sakai"
Gu Weijing's grandfather kept shaking his head in the rearview mirror of the car, becoming more and more confused. .
This is already the essence of the entire East Asian painters, any one of them has won important international awards, who else could it be if they weren’t
“Wait, no. Could it be Mr. Cao?"
He suddenly thought of a possibility, and his heart beat a beat slower.
"Yes, it is Cao who is in charge of the mural restoration work this time. Xuan, Master Cao. "Gu Tongxiang knocked the steering wheel hard.
Mr. Cao Xuan, a native of Huizhou in the Eastern Xia Dynasty, is a representative figure of the Jiangnan School of Painting.
It can be called the Taishan Beidou of the traditional Chinese painting sect.
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Compared with oil paintings, Chinese paintings, especially modern Chinese paintings, have received a cold reception from foreign buyers in the European auction market. Even for some masterpieces, most of the bidders are Asians.
< p>But the name Cao Xuan is an exception.He conquered the prejudiced foreign judges with his unique oriental aesthetics and meticulous painting skills, and was the first person in history to win all the internationally renowned art awards. The Asian face of the award.
To put it this way, in the world of Chinese painting today, only Cao Xuan can sell his works for US$8 million to US$10 million at auction. .
Many people don’t know what this is.
You know, even some of Monet’s works can only cost a million dollars.
"How could it be Teacher Cao? He is over ninety years old. ”
Gu Weijing was happy to see such an old man who was like an idol in the eyes of young painters, but his tone was even more unbelievable.
What he said before Although his name is also famous, it is still an order of magnitude inferior to that of Mr. Cao Xuan. Each of Cao Xuan, a treasure-level artist like Eve, has his own long creative cycle, maybe in order to complete his work. A piece of work requires several years of focused conception and creation, without any flaw in mind.
These masters are not short of money, but also have weird tempers. Few of them are willing to take charge of the tiring and tiring process of mural restoration. Delaying time is also a bit of a disgrace.
As long as they don't want to, no one will ask them to do it. Even if you offer 100 million US dollars, others will just think it's fart. < /p>
Gu Weijing also knew that Mr. Cao had announced his retirement five years ago.
Now he is invited by the University of the Arts in Hamburg to serve as the dean and lifelong professor of the Department of Oriental Art in Germany, only occasionally. He can give lectures, but he has long since retired and stopped painting.
“It was also my luck to have Master Cao Xuan this time. ”
Mr. Gu stroked his somewhat gray beard.
Strictly speaking, he is only half a generation younger than Mr. Cao. Painters of his age are exactly Witnesses of the opponent’s legendary career
Now.When I arrived at Cao Xuan, I was actually a little excited like a child.
“Originally, the director of the mural restoration was Sakai Kazunari of Tama Art University. Myanmar officials only sent a tentative invitation letter to the Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts in a polite manner, without any intention of actually inviting him. That old man, who knew?"
"Who knew Mr. Cao agreed?"
Gu Weijing asked.
"Yes, Mr. Cao has been teaching and educating people for many years, and he has devoted himself to letting more young people in the world understand the charm of Eastern art. He has long put down his painting brush."
Gu Weijing Explained, "But the old man believes in Buddhism. This time he heard that the murals of the Shwedagon Pagoda, a Buddhist holy site, were being repaired. After hesitation, he finally decided to do his part."
The old man passed the rear view Jing looked at Gu Weijing, "It's a rare opportunity to learn from Mr. Cao. You have to cherish it. Grandpa has no way to compare with this kind of master's vision. If the other party is willing to give you a few casual words, it will be enough for you." A lifetime."
"I understand."
The moment Gu Weijing nodded, a new prompt on the panel suddenly popped up in front of him.
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