One week later,
Graz, Austria.
A black Lincoln sedan parked in front of the gate of an old house with the oak door plate of eenagutsherrs German Ileana Manor, followed by a fully enclosed van with the words DH Express printed on it.
"Countess Jelena, you look so radiant today. What should I do according to etiquette: kiss your hand, or kneel down on one knee"
Thomas stepped out of the bulletproof car Coming down, he started with a joke and said hello to the host who was already waiting outside.
He pointed to the camera held by the camera crew beside him, indicating that it was currently recording.
The owner of this manor turned out to be a girl, with dark black hair tied neatly by a gauze crown on her forehead, and tiny pearl earrings on her earlobes.
She looks to be only about twenty years old, but she has a calm and peaceful temperament.
This kind of temperament is often a privilege reserved for senior elders who have experienced the ups and downs of the world.
Thomas said the glowing compliment came from the bottom of his heart.
There are countless beautiful girls of all kinds in the world, but this young lady in front of me is uniquely beautiful.
The two contradictory propositions of wisdom and youth are merged together, with that fresh, sweet face, slightly fluffy hair under the silver gauze crown, and smart and penetrating eyes.
In one fell swoop, there was no trace of the common ich or female internet celebrities on YouTube who were selling meat and flirting with others.
annaeena annaeena.
Art critic, student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria.
She inherited this manor from her aunt and was the last heiress of this ancient family. Her ancestors were once famous for their generosity to poor artists.
When her great-grandfather, the old count, founded the famous art journal De Oil Painting, the last monarch of the Habsburg family ruled the land of Austria.
Anna did not get up to welcome the guests.
This is not arrogance, because she is sitting in a wheelchair, and behind her is a fat nurse pushing the wheelchair.
"Just call me Anna, I am not a countess. I am not one of those British people who like to be related to the royal family. I am just an ordinary citizen of Austria. If there is anything special, it is only because I was born lame."
The girl's voice is very cold, and German is a language with a very dry pronunciation, which makes her voice feel like a cold spring.
It is a pity that such a beautiful girl is disabled.
European aristocrats are very complex, very progressive, and very retro.
Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia were both fellow victims of the collapse of the First World War, they abolished the monarchy at almost the same time.Principality and aristocracy.
But the attitude of the Austrians towards the nobles is also very different from that of their German relatives across the wall.
Although there is no longer a privileged document such as a noble passport, you can still see the words Duke XX and Count XX on German documents today.
This is because after World War I, with the abdication of Wilhelm II, the Weimar Republic allowed them to retain their noble titles, but they only needed to change their surnames.
For example, it turned out that you were Lord Zhang San, but later the emperor disappeared and the aristocracy also disappeared.
You can change your name to "Lord Count Zhang San".
It seems that you are still a decent Earl.
But in Austria, in order to prevent the Habsburg family from coming back again, it is illegal to do so.
All traces of nobility must be eliminated.
Starting from her great-great-grandfather’s generation, Anna’s family’s names, even “don” or “von”, signs of obvious nobility, were clearly stipulated by law to be removed.
However, not all descendants of nobles are as willing to become common people as Anna is.
Many people miss the past life of being superior to others.
The British royal family still recognizes their Prussian relatives. If you go to Britain, you can still be shamelessly called Sir or Lord Ord.
And they, the descendants of nobles with clear bloodlines, can intermarry with the royal families of old Europe without any hindrance.
The existing royal families in Europe will also send people to attend their weddings with gifts.
"This opening statement is very art critic style."
Thomas smiled and shook hands with the girl in the wheelchair.
He confirmed that the photographer captured the shot just now.
In the field of video, no one is more expert than Thomas, and no one understands the commercial value of the eyeball effect better than Thomas.
A girl with a better figure can easily attract millions of followers by wearing a bikini and playing the piano.
He made an estimate.
A girl with a queenly temperament is sitting in a wheelchair, with the corresponding subtitle on the cover of the video, "I am just an ordinary citizen of Austria. If there is anything special, it is only because I am born Lame."
The whole artist's temperament comes out.
He knew that there were only a few painting enthusiasts among the hundreds of millions of viewers. Most of them are attracted by the guise of one dollar challenge to one million dollars.
Who doesn’t like a beautiful and sassy lady?
After the video is finished, a green screen will be used to match it with millions of “Washington” one-dollar bills. Green Cash Sea, this cover alone can increase the number of video views by 10 million within a week.
“Hello, Ms. Anna, I think I have expressed my intention before coming. We would like to ask an art critic to evaluate it through a professional eye.Determine the painting style and collection value of seven illustrations ranging from one dollar to one million dollars. "
Thomas decided to think about the cover while pointing at the armed security guard behind him who was taking the painting from the truck.
"I originally wanted to take the photography team and directly The insurance company that sent the painting over obviously didn't think it was a good idea. They insisted on an armed escort. ”
Limited by the mobility and fragility of artworks, basically every famous painting will be insured when it is exhibited in an art museum or moved.
European artworks There are real thieves, and there are quite a few of them. It is easier and more profitable to snatch a piece of paper than to snatch a pocket of cash.
The National Gallery even published a book with a funny title: Mr. Rembrandt Lost Again. Tell us about their theft history.
This time Thomas paid a real price of one million dollars for one of the illustrations. Some of the paintings in the art museum cannot be sold for that much.
< p>If a million-dollar painting like this is accidentally damaged or stolen, a small art insurance company will go bankrupt if it pays twice.“A million dollars for a million dollars. Buying a proposition illustration for US dollars is not a wise collection choice. "Anna tilted her head and looked at DH's transport truck.
"The illustration market continues to decline in the art market. ”
Anna said coldly, “Especially if it’s a work by a living painter. Illustrations are not oil paintings, they focus on realism, and it is difficult to have a special art style. Its value lies in the story, and you have prescribed the subject matter, which obviously stifles the creativity of the painters.
It is a failure from an investment point of view, and it is a complete failure from an artistic point of view. I don’t expect to see works that surprise me. "
The girl said it very straightforwardly.
"O, I should really ask you to be my investment adviser before signing the check. ”
Thomas smiled.
He knew what Anna said made sense. Before spending one hundred dollars to request a manuscript from the master, the other studio also explained this.
The story value of illustrations is higher than the artistic value.
Under the stipulated subject matter, there may not be any obvious difference in skill between a work worth one million dollars and a work worth 100,000 dollars.
But, again,
What Thomas needs is eyeballs, gimmicks, and contrast.
He is not a professional art collector. But a big internet celebrity
Whether it’s a one-dollar car to a million-dollar Bugatti, or a one-dollar windsurfing to a million-dollar deep-sea diving, there is an obvious contrast. The audience loves to see it.
But if everyone draws their own paintings, and in the end the art critic explains the spiritual connotation of love and peace contained in each painting, it becomes an art seminar again.
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