Almighty painter

Chapter 694 Reception
As soon as Liu Ziming's information emerged in her mind, Anna couldn't help but think of the detective cat when she thought of the man opposite her who was truly born lucky in the field of art in various senses.

The opposite of Liu Ziming.

Detective Cat has done everything she can on the canvas, but due to some external reasons, she has been treated unfairly again and again.

After the European Art Annual Conference.

Before Anna even returned to the magazine, Oil Painting magazine had already restored Detective Cat's recommendation star rating in the special section of its buyer's guide to illustrators.

"Two and a half stars."

This was the recommended star rating Anna gave Detective Cat when she was selling her illustrations online.

now.

While a large-scale integrated art museum named after her is under construction, her recommendation rating in the Buyer's Guide is only two and a half stars.

After Miss Elena returned to Oil Painting magazine and became the manager of the visual arts department.

Her recommendation rating is still only two and a half stars.

Because today's buyer section has been separated from the magazine review section and has become an independent sub-department parallel to the visual arts department as a core business.

Directly led by President Brown and the magazine's board of directors.

and so.

Anna couldn't do anything about it.

At present, the star rating of Detective Cat's recommendations does not mean much. She only cooperates with the client's project team on a custom-made basis. Her works rarely flow into galleries and auctions, and cannot reach ordinary consumers.

For an illustrator like her, the current "two and a half stars" rating is more like a symbolic meaning.

The insult is greater than the actual lethality.

Except for some special charity auctions, Jane Arnold's works are rarely circulated directly on the market.

As a sign of respect for top illustrators, Oil Painting Magazine has always given a recommendation rating of four and a half stars.

As for Detective Cat, she has become famous recently, but she still only has two and a half stars.

The board of directors of Oil Painting doesn’t care whether you are famous or not. The board of directors is just saying “I don’t like you”.

Sir Brown doesn't care how much money DetectiveCat can make from commissioned works.

If the speech at the European Art Conference sounded like Adolf's, oh, I'm sorry, I will publicly apologize to you in the newspaper.

I am sorry.

Don't get the wrong idea.

That's really not what I meant.

If the star rating in the oil painting magazine seems like an insult to you, oh, sorry, I'm not sorry at all.

very happy.

You have a good idea.

That’s what I think, and I want everyone else to think that way.

The personal offenses and attacks against you may be fought back by Anna, but as the chairman of Oil Painting magazine, I cannot be optimistic about the artistic quality of your works.

Drawing is your freedom to express yourself.

Looking down on you, not liking you, not recommending you, and thinking that you cannot survive in the serious art market are all within Chairman Brown's rights to express his attitude.

He just wanted to pour buckets of cold water on her career.

Telling everyone, “Oh, don’t buy her paintings, it’s not worth it, it’s not a wise investment.”

Maybe she is very successful now.

But her work lacks artistry.

Therefore, its ability to maintain value is not very reliable.

Wait until everyone's enthusiasm for discussing her dies down, and wait until critics have completely torn her apart bone by bone.

Her illustrations would become worthless and your money would be wasted.

As for when this will happen?

Just wait.

Just wait for three, five, or ten years. Sir Brown is going to wait for her. As long as his Muse project occupies the market, he will be the one who succeeds.

As for truly important art investments, one may have to hold them for twenty years before one can make a conclusion as to whether it is a good investment or a bad one.

This was a long tug-of-war between the two sides.

Miss Elena shook her head.

With the Singapore Biennale, if Detective Cat wins the gold medal as she hopes, things might be different.

"What a coincidence, Mr. Liu, good morning."

Anna had a good impression of Cao Xuan, and by the way, she had a good attitude towards Mr. Liu, with whom she had met several times.

She put away all the thoughts in her mind and nodded at the other party.

impression.

After several contacts, she felt that Liu Ziming had a slightly cynical temperament.

Although Liu Ziming is already middle-aged, he is three years older than Tang Ning.

But his demeanor and appearance are like that of a man who is just in his early thirties and still seems to have the drive of a young man, as if he is the kind of rich and idle man who wants to continue to live a carefree life and play around in the world for another twenty years... In a word, he is the kind of scholar who has the style of ancient scholars.

What is the legacy of the ancient scholars?
"Wang Ziyou served as Huan's charioteer. Huan said to the king: "You have been in the government for a long time, so you should take care of things." At first he did not answer, but looked up, supported his cheek with his hand and said: "The west mountain has a refreshing air this morning."

This story is about Wang Ziyou, who served as a chariot officer under Huan Chong, a powerful official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Huan Chong saw that Wang Ziyou was a weirdo who did not do his job all day, so he ran over and said, "You have been in office for so long, you should work hard."

Wang Ziyou ignored Huan Chong and looked up at the sky, saying slowly, "A cool breeze blew over the western mountains in the early morning."

This is the style of ancient celebrities.

Wang Ziyou was also called Wang Huizhi. His father was the super calligrapher Wang Xizhi, his younger brother was the super calligrapher Wang Xianzhi, and his sister-in-law was the super talented woman Xie Daoyuan. He was born into such a family of super celebrities.

All the brothers were great artists, and Wang Huizhi was the one who "imitation of his father's calligraphy most" among them.

His most famous story is that he didn't know how long he had been an official, what he was doing, or how many horses he had under him. If I hated you, no matter how awesome you were, I would scold you. If I liked you, no matter how much you hated me, I would still like you. He walked in the snow to visit a friend, but after taking a boat ride, he felt happy. "Go when you are happy, and return when you are satisfied." When he arrived at the door of the friend's house, he just wandered back again...

However, in Shishuo Xinyu, it is said that people like him have "the legacy of ancient scholars."

If someone sits on the ground and watches the clouds every day and doesn't even know what he is in charge of in the department, he will definitely neglect his duties and bring harm to the country and the people if he becomes an official.

But in real life, it should still be quite interesting.

If people like Tang Bohu and Wang Huizhi lived in modern times, and were born with no worries about food and clothing, and were wealthy and well-off, and had both money and free time, they would probably have some of Liu Ziming's current personality.

Anna didn't say she appreciated it, but she didn't hate it either.

got used to.

She is also a person who is truly born lucky.

As for the wealthy noblemen, Miss Elena has seen too many of them.

Cousin Ole has a much stronger hedonistic temperament than Mr. Liu.

In Asian society, people tend to be a little more reserved when they are outside.

"Yes, what a coincidence. The last time we met was at, uh, the European Art Conference." When Liu Ziming saw Miss Elena, he did not have the uncontrollable shyness and introversion that many people have.

Whether or not one becomes shy in front of Miss Elena has little to do with one's personality.

No matter how outspoken a person is, when he comes into contact with her in person, he will be involuntarily suppressed by her appearance and her family background.

Even Lao Yang, who is an expert at telling dirty jokes, can extract two ounces of gutter oil from listening to him talk for ten minutes at the dinner table.

Whenever he met Anna, he would become uncontrollably like a little boy who would blush at the sight of a member of the opposite sex, and lower his head shyly.

Liu Ziming, however, is someone who has truly seen the world.

He took the initiative to come over and shook hands gently with Anna.

"In two weeks, are you free? I have a boat."

His voice paused.

Miss Elena looked normal.

The eyes of the female secretary next to her began to sharpen slightly.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would invite a pretty girl to go on a yacht the first time we meet. Although this is not the first time we've met, and although you're the kind of girl who will leave a lasting impression on me once we meet, I've known since I was very young that if I did that, my teacher would chase me with a cane and beat me."

Liu Ziming laughed.

He is obviously a person who is good at socializing and building personal networks.

He has his own language art.

Direct but not obnoxious.

"I'm planning to organize an artist party on a boat, on a real big boat, not a yacht. I'll invite some famous young Asian painters, without entourages, agents, gallery owners, or judges from the organizing committee. No one will be tense and will express themselves freely. I think you'll be very interested, Ms. Elena. I think it will be fun, just like the lively atmosphere in a sports bar." "You can really treat this as a sports cocktail party. I'll organize everyone to watch F1 on the deck, of course, on the TV screen. The boat will be sailing on the sea. I was originally planning to sail to the Sheares Bridge."

Liu Ziming shrugged.

The Singapore International Art Biennale and the Singapore F1 Grand Prix are two important tourism cards launched by Lion City in the second half of this year.

Held at about the same time.

One stimulates cultural development, the other stimulates economic consumption.

One is extremely quiet, the other is extremely dynamic.

When people quietly wandered between booths in Singapore's landmark building, the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay, walking slowly, talking slowly, even their breathing seemed to slow down, appreciating the works of the world's best artists.

The other side of the city.

Twenty of the world's most advanced racing cars, driven by the world's best drivers, will race side by side at a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour, with the roar of the engines, onto another city landmark of Singapore - the Sheares Bridge named after the former president.

The titanium alloy friction strips embedded in the chassis of the racing car will be pressed to the ground by the huge ground effect and downforce brought by the high speed, rubbing out a series of dazzling sparks on the asphalt road.

Together, these will form the biggest event in Lion City this year.

"But the bridge deck is too high, which will block our view. In addition, the Singapore government does not allow us to sail too close, fearing that our ships will collide with their precious bridge piers. So..."

He smiled.

"But after the race, when we return, Lewis may come by helicopter. I have a friend whose family has a good relationship with Petronas, the sponsor of the Mercedes team. If Lewis wins, we will open champagne together again. If you know him, you will know that he is very cool. He even went to play the piano with Lang Lang before."

(Note: Nickname for Sir Hamilton, who is a seven-time world champion like Schumacher.)
He showed Miss Anna the most interesting part of his "network of contacts", hoping to make her a part of his social circle.

"Oh, by the way, there should be a special young guest at my party."

Liu Ziming suddenly raised his eyebrows.

He thought of a guest who might be more interesting to Miss Elena than one of the greatest legendary athletes of the century as rated by ESPN.

"Who?"

"A young painter who is participating in the Singapore Biennale. I will keep his name secret for now. You definitely don't know him, and he definitely doesn't know you. But if I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before you are interested in getting to know him. Even I..."

Liu Ziming deliberately slowed down his tone.

"I...came to Singapore just for him. Believe me, I don't know who will win the prize at the Singapore Biennale, but I know that he is probably the luckiest person in the art world this fall."

“How mysterious.”

I don't know if the woman was really interested in the mysterious young painter mentioned in Mr. Liu's words, or if she was just being polite to follow his words.

Anna nodded and commented lightly: "I hope that by then, he will be interested in getting to know me."

"Oh, Ms. Elena."

Liu Ziming smiled coolly.

"Anyone, in any situation, at any time, is interested in getting to know you." He answered firmly.
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"Mr. Liu, are all these people here just for the Singapore Biennale? Or are they doing something else?"

Going through customs took hardly any time at all.

However, Singapore Airport has tactfully expressed the hope that in accordance with immigration policy, an electronic chip can be added to the collar of medium to large dogs like August.

Miss Elena did not make things difficult for the other party.

The butler took the big dog to go through the formalities, and they waited for a few minutes in the lounge next to the VIP channel.

Elliot looked at the airport's VIP channel, which was definitely not crowded but always had people entering the country sporadically, and asked curiously.

It is perfectly normal to see people walking through the customs channel.

But the one next to them is the VIP channel.

Things like noble passports and earl passports have long disappeared in the long river of history.

But his personal assets exceed 1 billion euros, and he is the largest individual shareholder of Oil Painting magazine.

Wealth, in many places, still equates to privilege.

As a participating painter, Gu Weijing will receive a lot of care and will most likely not be stopped by customs.

But his "care" and Miss Elena's "privilege" are essentially different.

Gu Weijing had no chance of even thinking about a VIP entry channel like this.

In essence, they even hold different types of visas.

Miss Elena thought that if she applied, what she would get would be what outsiders called a "millionaire visa" or "entrepreneur visa."

The class system is strict.

Those who can use this VIP fast track are usually rich and noble.

During the waiting period.

Elliot found that it was not a big coincidence that they met Liu Ziming here.

Both of them are VIPs, and there are quite a few people entering the VIP entry channel.

It seems that many wealthy people came to see the exhibition... Maybe, should, possibly, they came to see the exhibition?
If this were the Venice Biennale or the New York Art Fair, which is mainly for selling paintings, where the density of wealthy people is slightly higher, Elliott could understand it.

However, the main visitor group of the Singapore Biennale is still the urban middle class.

Who knows.

This year's appeal to the rich seems to be particularly strong, which is completely beyond the level that the Singapore Biennale should have.

So the secretary asked in particular confusion.

“Yeah, and no.” Liu Ziming is originally from Malaysia, so he knows these things better, so he explained: “It’s mainly a coincidence of timing.”

His eyes were on the tourists outside the glass.

"From now until early next year, Indonesia will be holding a general election, and the situation will be unstable. In 1997 and 1998, my father was in Jakarta doing business. He was lucky and jumped on a ship that was used by mainland China to evacuate Chinese citizens, and he managed to leave. There were two guys who followed him..."

Liu Ziming didn't say anything else.

The playful, nonchalant smile that was always on his face was rarely seen on his face.

“Tough Days.”

He sighed.

"So, the wealthy among the older generation of overseas Chinese in South Asia have something like muscle memory. When things get unstable, they will go to places like Dongxia and Singapore to have some fun, visit relatives, etc., and then go back when the dust settles."

"Many of them are here for fun, but also for other purposes. Since they are here, they might as well visit the art exhibition and watch F1. There are large events in Singapore this month, and from next month until the Spring Festival, many people may go to Dongxia for tourism."

“Racial hatred is the most boring and evil thing in the world, but it happens again and again in this world.”

Miss Elena whispered a quote from Nelson Mandela: "I hate racism, whether it comes from black or white people. In my opinion, it is barbaric and uncivilized."

Chinese people may be one of the most hardworking, intelligent and hard-working groups in the world.

So no matter where.

This noble diligence always enables them to become wealthy quickly through their own hands and the efforts of generation after generation.

But that's why.

There will always be some unscrupulous politicians who will incite this and make them the target of diverting domestic conflicts and hatred.

Racial hatred, genocide.

This is perhaps the most foolish and evil thing in the world.

Whether it is black, white or yellow skin.

“When Orientals leave their homeland, they always feel like leaves leaving branches, with a sense of being homeless and displaced.”

Liu Ziming shook his head.

He seemed not to want to discuss this sad topic any further, and a smile appeared on his face again.

“So, I respect my teacher.”

"I respect my teacher, not because he is a top painter, not because of how much his works can be sold at auction. I think I am qualified not to care about these things."

"Mr. Cao's works always have a sense of grandeur, humility and universal love. He is like a cultural father to all of us, like a lantern hung at the door of a home, always able to give wanderers a sense of home."

"This is why I have always respected and loved the old man since I was a child."

Liu Ziming said seriously.

"Mr. Cao Xuan is indeed a very lovely person. I think he will like your comments." Miss Elena nodded.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, that's right, that's right. What Brother Liu said is very encouraging! Mr. Cao will definitely be happy, he will definitely be happy!"

A lively voice came from behind the two people.

Liu Ziming and Miss Elena turned their heads at the same time.

Then I saw Lao Yang's iconic greasy face poking out from the door of the VIP lounge.

Mr. Cao's personal assistant came over with several copies of "Asian Art" in his hands, a fawning smile on his face, and swaying his arms.

(End of this chapter)