Life 1984

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "Ms. Su, you are very interested in my personal privacy? Are you married?"

Su Wan'er blushed and said, "Obviously not! I'm younger than Miss Chen Meilin! She hasn't even married yet, how could I get married so early?"

Li Yunhai stared at her beautiful peach blossom eyes and said, "That's right! For a lady like you who never leaves the house, even if you want to get married, it will probably be difficult to find a marriage partner because it's hard to meet a man you like."

Su Wan'er smiled helplessly: "I am not a house-bound person. I also socialize sometimes, okay? Do you think I am a fairy who is not in touch with the mundane world?"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "If a woman thinks of herself as a fairy, that is the beginning of her life's tragedy. Because she lives in the mortal world, and there are no fairy children to match her. Men are very realistic in finding a partner, either capable or able to give birth."

Su Wan'er was stunned for a while, then said, "What you said makes sense. Hey, you haven't answered me yet. Are you married? How old are you?"

Li Yunhai said: "I'm almost 30 years old, I've been married for a long time, and I have a lot of children!"

"I knew it!" Su Wan'er said with a charming look in her eyes, "I think you are a married man!"

Li Yunhai asked, "Why? The word 'marriage' is written on my forehead?"

Su Wan'er put the painting on the desk and said, "When you hugged me just now, I felt something!"

"What's that feeling? The heart-pounding feeling?" Li Yunhai asked.

Su Wan'er said shyly, "You, you touched my heart with one hand, and held my hips with the other hand."

"Oh, wouldn't it be more secure this way?"

"But if you're not married and you've never been in contact with girls, you'll be very concerned about these parts of girls and will deliberately avoid them."

"Oh, you know a lot! It seems like you've played with boys a lot, right? You must have been hugged by boys dozens of times to have gained this experience."

"I didn't! I haven't eaten pork, but you think I can't see a pig running? You did it on purpose, you deserve a beating!"

Su Wan'er said this, clenching her little pink fist and hitting Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai laughed, held her little hand and pulled her towards him.

Su Wan'er couldn't help herself and threw herself on Li Yunhai's chest.

Li Yunhai put his arm around her waist and said, "I just said that, why are you so angry? Could it be that you have never been in love before?"

Su Wan'er struggled hard and said, "You're already married, and you're still hugging me? Be careful or I'll tell your wife!"

Li Yunhai brushed her hair gently and said, "Okay, in two days, I will take you home. I will let you sleep with my wife. If you have any secrets, you can tell her as much as you want!"

Su Wan'er couldn't break free, her face flushed as she said, "You're a scoundrel! A rich scoundrel!"

Li Yunhai gently stroked her white and delicate hand and said, "Women don't love men unless they are bad."

Su Wan'er said: "I don't! I don't like bad men."

Li Yunhai said: "You don't like men who are bad, right? A handsome man like me is still good!"

Su Wan'er burst out laughing and said, "Boss Li, you are so conceited! Okay, let me go, or someone will see us later!"

Li Yunhai let go of her hand and said, "It's always been like this. This is my advantage."

Su Wan'er finally understood that she could not beat Li Yunhai in an argument.

Businessmen make money by talking.

But Su Wan'er makes money by painting.

Li Yunhai opened her paintings and looked at them.

"These paintings are all very good. Why would you rather keep them at home than let art dealers sell them? Didn't Tang Bohu make a living by selling paintings? These are your products. It's only natural that you sell them to make money. It's not shameful."

"I am not against selling paintings. What I dislike is those bad art dealers. Because most art dealers are businessmen without bottom line. Low-quality art dealers can sell anything, fakes, inferior products, imitations, anyway, as long as they can be sold. They only care about profit."

"Oh? That's true."

"If I start working with a few art dealers and I am slow at painting, they will find other people's paintings and pass them off as my own, and sell them everywhere. If people who don't know the truth buy them, it will be my reputation that will be damaged."

"Is there such a thing?"

"There are many such cases. My father's paintings were once counterfeited. Later, a friend of my father came to visit and brought a painting, saying that he bought it from an art dealer outside, and asked my father to check whether it was authentic. My father knew it was fake at first glance, because each painter's style and lines are different."

"and after?"

"Nothing happened later! My father terminated the cooperation with those art dealers and even published a notice in the newspaper."

"I see. But if you want to sell paintings, you still need art dealers. The value of a work of art is created. It is a group that defines how much it is worth, and it is the job of an art dealer to maintain this value system. Famous painters all have agents, so why don't I be your agent?"

"You? You're so rich, and you're still my agent?"

"I don't care about making money, I care about you as a person."

"what?"

"I mean, I admire you as a person and I love your work."

"Oh."

"Ms. Su, you have to know that no one really needs a painting. It is the art dealers who make the painters the most expensive artists! Many people cannot appreciate the works of people like Picasso and Duchamp, and even think they are just average. But that does not prevent them from becoming the most expensive works of art."

"why?"

"Because there are top agents who help them operate and hype. Let me tell you a story! There was a rich man who spent 6000 pounds to buy a tiger shark from Australia, then shipped it back to London, and soaked it in formalin. He named this work: The Living Are Indifferent to the Dead."

“Can this be considered a work of art?”

"Listen to my story first, and you will be shocked. Many years later, because the preservation was not done well at the time, the shark had already rotted away. There was no poetry of the living being indifferent to the dead, but only the effect of a Hitchcock horror movie. The rich man decided to auction it for a price of 1200 million pounds."

"It costs 6000 pounds, but it's sold for 1200 million pounds? And aren't there a lot of sharks like this? Anyone who really wants one can pay to have one made, right?"

"Yes, normal people find it incredible. But three top tycoons were willing to pay for it. One offered 1000 million pounds, and the other did not bargain and bought the work for 1200 million pounds."

"Can this be sold? Impossible? Are you telling a story?"

"A true and credible story! The person who bought this work is very rich. 1200 million pounds is equivalent to his income for five days." "Do all rich people spend money like this?"

"In this story, what you should pay most attention to is who sold this dead shark that has begun to rot!"

"Yes! Who sold it?"

"Of course it's not the rich man himself. This person is Larry Gagosian, the world's top art dealer."

"Mr. Li, I am too ignorant and have never heard of this person's name."

"He is the world's top gallery owner, with 16 galleries in New York, London, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Geneva, Hong Kong and other places. You have to know that no one has ever opened so many galleries. Moreover, in New York and London, the two most important cities for contemporary art, Gagosian is the number one brand for many years."

Su Wan'er smiled and said, "It's great that I can open one! Gao Guxuan, this name sounds like a Chinese name, but I didn't expect it to be a foreigner."

Li Yunhai said: "He is also the world's top art dealer, that is, he not only runs galleries and holds exhibitions, but also acts as a middleman and agent, doing art transactions through auctions or private negotiations. Picasso, Giacometti, Mondrian, Twombly, these painters, either during their lifetime or after their death, all had their works represented by Gagosian. He represented more than a hundred artists. At most, he helped dozens of artists to hold exhibitions at the same time."

Su Wan'er had never heard of these stories before, and she couldn't help but listen attentively.

After all, these stories are closely related to the industry she is engaged in.

At the same time, she gained a deeper understanding of Li Yunhai's erudition and talent.

Not to mention the unfamiliar fields that she was not familiar with, even in the field of painting, which she was best at, Li Yunhai knew much more than her.

She just has some talent for painting, and with her family's learning, she has achieved her current success.

Li Yunhai said: "Sai Twombly, this artist, just drew countless messy circles on a piece of paper and named it Untitled. Then Gagosian helped to sell this work for more than 7000 million US dollars! To be honest, normal people who see this work will say: What the hell is this?"

Su Wan'er said, "So what he's hyping up isn't real art?"

Li Yunhai said, "Miss Su, you still don't understand that paintings and commodities are two different concepts. It doesn't mean that people will buy your paintings just because you paint well. If people just want a decorative piece, they can spend a few dollars to buy a printed New Year picture in the market, which is also very exquisite."

Su Wan'er shook her head and said, "I'm confused. I really don't understand. What did they spend their money on?"

Li Yunhai said: "It's a demand. The art dealer knows what the rich man needs, and he happens to be able to provide this demand. So the deal can be made. A work worth 50 can be sold for after being framed. If it is exhibited in a gallery on Fifth Avenue in New York, it can be sold for . If countless art critics write reviews for you and praise your work, and the top ten richest people in the world compete to collect your work, then this work can be sold for million!"

Su Wan'er was stunned when she heard this.

Li Yunhai said: "We also have many excellent art dealers in our country. Why are many artists not famous during their lifetime but become famous after their death? Do you know why? When he was alive, were consumers collectively blind and could not see the value of his paintings?"

Su Wan'er said: "Yes, why?"

Li Yunhai said: "Because only when an artist dies, his works will not increase infinitely. Those infinite works can become the target of speculation by art dealers. One less piece is sold, and there will never be more! In other words, these works have the value of speculation."

Su Wan'er said: "Unbelievable!"

Li Yunhai said: "I can help you run it and be your agent!"

"Mr. Li, do you think my work is worth hyping?" Su Wan'er asked.

"Whether it's worth it or not, I have the final say! Although I'm not as good as Gagosian, I'm also a very good businessman. Are you willing to cooperate with me?"

"Of course I am willing! You are not short of money, and you are not an unscrupulous art dealer."

"Of course! If someone were to pay me, I wouldn't necessarily agree."

"I believe this. But why do you want to help me?"

Li Yunhai gazed into her eyes lovingly and said, "Because you meet my aesthetic standards."

Su Wan'er was flustered and took a step back, not daring to get too close to Li Yunhai. She said, "Boss Li, you already have a wife and children, why are you still messing around outside?"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "Do you care that I have a wife?"

Su Wan'er bit her lip and said, "Of course I care!"

Li Yunhai said: "I care about you too! So I just like you a little bit! Who doesn't like beautiful things? Just like your paintings! However, people and paintings are different. If I like a painting, I can buy it home. But you are different. I think, no matter how much money I have, I can't buy you, right?"

Su Wan'er hummed: "Don't even think about it! I'm not that kind of woman!"

Li Yunhai said: "This is such a sad story, it's hard to get what you want! Fortunately, I am just talking about it to express my admiration for beautiful things."

Su Wan'er was stunned, wondering what this man meant.
What Li Yunhai wanted to create was this kind of true and false atmosphere.

He also wants to make Su Wan'er feel like she can't get what she wants!

After looking at Su Wan'er's paintings, Li Yunhai said, "I want all of them! You name a price and I'll buy them all. How much they sell for depends on my ability."

Su Wan'er pondered and said, "Boss Li, I'm not very famous right now. If you buy so many of my paintings, what if you make a loss? How about this, after you sell them all, you can give me some dividends. You also know that no one really needs a painting! So selling paintings is a very difficult thing."

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm willing to give it a try. Just name a price! I don't need this little money."

Su Wan'er said, "30? What do you think? The number of these works is two or three times more than what you bought at the exhibition, but the fine works are definitely much less, so you don't need to spend so much money."

This is a friendly price.

Li Yunhai laughed loudly and said, "Then I have found a bargain! How about this, 30, I will give you first. If I really hype up your works in the future, you can let me be your exclusive agent, and I will help you sell your paintings. I will make you the most famous female painter! Your works will also be exhibited all over the world!"

Every artist has a desire to become famous and successful.

Su Wan'er is no exception. There is no such thing as a person who is truly detached from the world.

Regardless of gender, everyone has selfish desires and a desire to win.

They will also develop a liking for and desire to conquer outstanding people of the opposite sex.

Li Yunhai was not in a hurry to get Su Waner.

The process of attracting and pulling each other is even more fascinating.

Anyway, there is no shortage of beautiful women around him!

The only thing missing is the beauty Su Wan'er.

One day, he will make this unruly artist submit to him. (End of this chapter)