"You are thinking too much. The author of this painting is not my daughter."
Uncle Sakai smiled and waved his hand, "His name is Gu Weijing."
" "Gu Weijing"
Hanks read the name and changed the intonation and syllables several times. He was sure that he had never heard of this name.
"Does he have anything to do with Gu Dexing, who is engaged in avant-garde art in the Queens Modern Art District in New York?" He racked his brains to think.
"There is no relationship, not even a surname." Uncle Sakai shrugged.
"Anonymous," Hanks also commented with a shrug.
He could no longer find any nephew or young disciple of a great painter with this name in his mind.
Probably just a small character that no one cares about.
"I told you from the beginning, he is now a nobody."
Professor Sakai smiled, "I was once a nobody, ofa made me successful, and I also used rich The benefits returned to Daejeon Art Gallery."
"Every master was once an unknown person. The difference between the poor Van Gogh and the wealthy Picasso may be whether there is a suitable stage and whether there is one behind him. A professional team of promoters. Isn’t this the reason why a gallery like yours exists?”
Uncle Sakai used the airdrop function of his mobile phone to share this photo with Hanks, and then felt a little reluctant to part with it. He glanced at the barbecue bar in front of him, stood up, and prepared to leave.
"Perhaps this is the truth. But the resources that push such a painter to be worth millions are enough to push any creator of the same level to the same position. In the high-end art industry, this kind of technique Level is not a scarce resource, but the platform of Mas Gallery is. Why should we recommend Gu Weijing?"
"I said the choice is yours."
Uncle Sakai stood up with an enigmatic expression.
He stretched out the aeatch on his arm to Hanks' eyes.
“In this industry, opportunities have always been reserved for those who are prepared, both for artists and galleries. Today you can find me in this barbecue restaurant at midnight. I personally admire you. Because of his hard work and persistence, I introduced him to you."
"I will call other galleries before I go home and go to bed. Well, you have thirty minutes to make a decision. You should have it. The contact information of my studio is out of date."
"I will consider it."
Hanks still gave the same answer without much enthusiasm in his tone.
If other galleries are willing to sign such a painter, just sign it.
"Boss, please pay the bill. No more sake." The manager waved to Master Otani, who was preparing the sake, and was about to end this unsuccessful late-night snack.
The chef of the roasted bird restaurant is unwilling to let go of the murder of the wronged person.opportunity.
He stopped beside Hanks with a dark glass bottle of sake, shook the bottle, indicating that the wine had been opened, "The most expensive sake in the store, 122,000 yen, has been opened. If you don’t want to drink it, you can’t do without it.”
“You’re worth 122,000 yen for a bad drink”
Hanks curled his lips,
The barbecue here is cheap, but he I didn't expect this wine to be so expensive.
122,000 yen is about a thousand dollars, which is already the price of top-notch sake.
The "Kikuhime" brand sake in the small shop in front of you is not available in stores at even one-twentieth of the price.
"The price is clearly marked, you ordered it yourself. Young man, do you think you are the first guest to accompany Sakai-kun to dinner and call out the most expensive bottle of wine"
Master Otani said What I'm trying to kill is your profiteer expression.
"By the way, I think there is one more thing you should know." At this time, Professor Sakai had already walked to the door of the shop.
He suddenly stopped, turned sideways, paused for two seconds, and then said in a slow tone, "He is not my daughter, but he is also only seventeen years old."
"This is the work of a seventeen-year-old painter. Wait, can you elaborate?"
The uncle ignored the astonished Hanks' inquiry and said hello to Master Otani. Transformed into a cold fat man, he disappeared into the vast night on the streets of Tokyo without looking back.
Hanks, who was still arguing with the chef, was stunned for a moment.
Seventeen years old
He didn't bother to question the obviously deceptive sake and hurriedly took out his phone again.
Hanks once again carefully looked at the manuscript from beginning to end, which could only be seen in half.
The painting is still the same painting,
The mentality of the people looking at the painting is completely different.
All of Hanks’ previous judgments were based on the template of an artist in his forties whose painting style had matured.
At this time,
when he knew that the creator of this painting was surprisingly young, not even an adult yet.
As soon as Hanks saw it, he had a completely different feeling.
All the irritation and shortcomings of using a pen immediately disappeared out of thin air, no matter how you look at it, you like it, no matter how you look at it, it is pleasing to the eye.
This is no ordinary cheerleader.
This is clearly a beautiful woman who lives in the countryside but is extremely beautiful
Don’t look at it now. It's still Xiaojiabiyu, what's missing is that she needs to slowly wait for time to brew her youth. With a few experienced old ladies to teach her the style of a woman, she can transform into a beauty that will turn all living beings upside down.
Hanks felt that
Ma Shi Gallery was quite suitable to serve as this old lady.
“It’s like this at a young age. It will be fine in five years.This is clearly Miss Sakai Katsuko again. ”
The growth of an artist’s skills is never a smooth curve, and is related to each person’s physical condition, learning ability, talent, and the artistic environment around them.
Painters come from remote areas and come to big cities such as New York, London, Paris or Provence.
The most cutting-edge art trends are like waves, and they are not caught by the waves. Destroyed, it is easy to achieve rapid growth.
Many black painters from Kenya and Tanzania gradually reached their peak after arriving in New York.
But generally speaking, after deducting the environmental impact,
Painters are in a stage of rapid growth in painting skills between the ages of 25 and 33. They have stronger learning abilities, improve their techniques faster, and their creative styles will develop rapidly. Entering maturity.
Titian rose to fame in Florence, Picasso truly formed his personal creative style during the "Blue Style" period, and Monet and Renoir began to participate in French salon exhibitions, initiating creative ideas. Impressionist ideas all occur in this age range.
This is the golden age when painters are most likely to improve their techniques and become inspired.
There are also people in the circle who are more than thirty years old. There are only a few artists who are outsiders and become painters, such as lawyers.
The younger they are, the more plasticity they have.
After middle age, their technical skills will decline. It’s starting to take shape.
If Mashi Gallery signs a 43-year-old oil painter, they will certainly not and cannot expect that the painter will be able to paint at the age of 53. What impressive progress can be made?
Let alone ten years,
Even twenty years later, if he is still creating, the painting style may change, just use the pen. In terms of skills, there is usually not much growth.
But young painters are different.
A 23-year-old painter does not need to be 33 years old, as long as he is properly trained and has good skills. With such a good learning environment, after three or five years, my painting level can easily change.
Every five years is a completely different state.
Therefore, Ma Shi Gallery is willing to pay a million dollars in liquidated damages to poach Sakai Katsuko, of course not because the little girl is beautiful, at least not mainly because of her beauty.
But because she is not yet an adult. The level of painting skills is quite mature.
Among painters of the same level, Sakai Katsuko is much younger than others, and it is almost impossible to imagine the limits of her skills at the age of thirty.
In the eyes of the gallery, Katsuko Sakai is a scratch-off lottery ticket with a high probability of winning a big prize.
No one is sure whether the next Yayoi Kusama will be drawn.
To become a great painter who stands at the top of the pyramid, one needs to stand on the cusp of the times.To be top-notch, you must have excellent personal skills and good luck, all three of which are indispensable.
It belongs to the type where seven points are determined by nature and three points depend on hard work.
But given enough time, she can definitely become the next top Asian painter like Sakai Kazunari.
It is a model for the future.
The worth of such a genius is naturally not comparable to that of other adult painters of similar caliber.
Just like a horse on a racecourse,
the same result can be achieved whether the foal is a seven-year-old, a four-and-a-half-year-old, or a three-year-old. The price of a foal that has just been able to compete in the competition is often worth more than zero or less than zero in the trading market.
Now, suddenly, another three-year-old pony with smooth fur and a "Gu Weijing" name tag hanging around its neck shyly appeared in Hanks' eyes.
His heartbeat began to speed up slowly.
Bang bang bang bang
The heart hit Hanks's chest, his breathing became faster and faster, and his face started to turn red even though he had obviously not drank at all.
The best part, he discovered, was.
At this moment, this name is still unknown.
Obscurity means that the room for appreciation is beyond imagination.
Of course,
there are many uncertainties on the road of art.
He has just read a draft and only knows two very rough information: Gu Weijing's name and the other party's age.
It is too far away to say that a top master like Takashi Murakami and Kas can be cultivated in the future.
But after Hanks thought about it for a moment, he still felt excited.
The more you invest upfront, the more rewards you can reap.
There is no business in the world more profitable than cultivating an unknown person into an art master. For galleries, this means a gold mine for printing money in bulk.
For a hunter agent, if you do this thing for a lifetime, you can live the financially free life of a yacht supermodel. A small commission from the contract can amount to tens of millions of dollars.
Hanks wiped the sweat from his forehead.
He felt that he should not wait any longer.
"122,000 yen, welcome to patronize"
Hanks raised his head. Chef Otani of the restaurant was still holding the sake bottle, blocking it in front of him like a door god, looking like you. I won't let you go until you pay.
He shook his head, took his wallet out of his pocket and took out his bank card. After thinking about it, he simply mixed all the Japanese yen in it with a pink five-hundred-euro note with a modern-style building printed on it. Throw it directly on the dining table.
"That's enough to pay."
I am now a top agent who wants to create the next new art star and earn tens of millions of dollars in business, so I am too lazy to worry about this small amount of money.
Hanks doesn’t wait for Ohtani eitherThe master looked for money, picked up his briefcase with one hand, took the bottle of sake from the other party's arms with the other hand, and hurried out of the store.
"Professor Sakai, Professor Sakai"
When Hanks rushed to the street, Uncle Sakai was gone.
He took out his mobile phone and started to call the number of Professor Sakai’s personal assistant. Before the call was connected, Hanks waved down a taxi and ordered, “Go to Narita Airport.”
He couldn't wait any longer.
Hanks wanted to fly over and see Gu Weijing in person the first moment he learned the specific information about him.
When Professor Sakai returned home, he saw the message his assistant left on the social software e, and he smiled as he should.
He knew that Hanks must be looking for him anxiously now.
Uncle Sakai only told the other party the key information of Gu Weijing's age at the last moment when he left. Of course, it was not to create some bad dramatic effect.
Uncle Sakai is already a veteran in the industry.
Whether it is a collector buying a painting or an agent signing a contract with a painter, the more anxious the two parties are, the more they rush to sign the contract and the greater the cost.
He deliberately made Hanks anxious, so that he could better reflect the value of Gu Weijing.
Similar to when buying a house, the agent said that if you don’t want it at a certain point in time, I will sell it to someone else. The same principle applies.
Professor Sakai was willing to recommend Gu Weijing to Ma Shi Gallery not just because Hanks happened to come over today.
He had done some calculations in his mind before and found that the situation of Ma Shi Gallery really matched Gu Weijing’s situation.
My arsenic,
his honey.
Professor Sakai didn’t like the declining Ma Shi Gallery, but it was very suitable for the development of the Yangon young man.
Even Gagosian may not be able to compare.
First of all,
Objectively speaking, super galleries like Gagosian may not really like Gu Weijing.
Although genius is rare, there are already many art masters in super galleries, and they are not inferior to you at all. There is no need to gamble on the uncertainty of whether a genius can succeed due to his size.
Uncle Sakai was hesitant to sign with Gagosian,
Because even if he joined Gagosian, he would not be a rotten fish, but he would still be a small fish, listen. Majestic, staying here may not be as comfortable as it is now.
Gu Weijing is not even considered a contestant. Compared with those great artists, his status is really just a hair on his body, nothing.
No matter how many resources these big galleries have, they will only be used on you as a bit of residue after the art giants pick their teeth.
The same is true for Uncle Sakai’s own private galleries such as Ofa or Tokyo Gallery, which take the high-end route and only represent four or five painters in total. All resources are divided up.
It was not difficult for him to activate some connections and get Gu Weijing a contract as a cutting-edge painter.
But this may not be the best for Gu Weijing.
Mashi Gallery has been in desperate need of treatment over the years, and has signed up 200 people. Although it seems to be a bit of a laughing stock in the industry, it is precisely the situation where there are no tigers in the mountain and the monkey can become the king.
There are not so many seniority rankings, and it is easier for capable young people to get ahead.
Uncle Sakai thinks that Mas Gallery is a small pond that cannot be expanded. That is because he is Sakai Kazunari.
The difference in weight between the names of Sakai Kazunari and Gu Weijing in the minds of collectors is countless times greater than the difference in their weight.
No matter how poor and unlucky the big, veteran galleries are, they are still not comparable to second-tier galleries.
Global art promotion and gallery presence across five continents alone require decades of operation.
The small pond in his eyes, if Gu Weijing jumped into it, would be a vast ocean with no visible edges, with vast sea and sky, and plenty of room for splashing.
"When the wind blows and the clouds blow, I step on the white clouds."
Uncle Sakai softly read this famous line from the Japanese poem "Fire on the Mountain" and smiled, "Boy, The opportunity is there, whether you can step into the white clouds depends on your luck."
He was stuck for thirty minutes and finally got through to Hanks who had transferred from the assistant. phone number. Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft