Chapter 98 Young Painter
Although it seems that absorbing the inner energy of calligraphy and painting has no curative effect on terminal illness, the changes it brings to his body and mind are real.
So, after Chen Feng weighed it in his mind, he decided to continue looking for calligraphy, painting or other works of art that would bring gratifying changes to his body and mind.
In the past few days, he actually not only visited the calligraphers and painters, but also visited several sculptors and sculptors. This is considered the category of fine arts. Unfortunately, they did not bring anything to Chen Feng. Surprising piece of work.
There are quite a lot of these artists living in the urban area of Xiuzhou. This is generally because they are not short of money now, and because of the many conveniences of living in a big city, of course they all choose to live in the city.
The next day, Chen Feng cheered up and continued to visit several artists in the city. Their reputations were much smaller than those he had visited before.
The youngest among them is less than 30 years old, and his fame is not yet obvious, but being included in the list sent to Chen Feng by Director Huang naturally shows his own strength.
Chen Feng has also learned about some art collection methods online these days. He knows that many collectors like to collect works of young artists, hoping that the value of an art work will increase significantly in the future.
If the bet is successful, you will really make a lot of money.
As long as the price collected at the beginning is not very high, there is basically no possibility of losing money.
Because today’s art collection market has always been hot.
As the saying goes, "Gold in troubled times, antiques in prosperous times."
Now is a prosperous era. The craze for antiques has been booming for more than two decades, and the prices of other artworks are also rising.
Although there is some suspicion of hype, this is a trend.
As long as these artists are already somewhat famous, their current income at a relatively low price will be very valuable in the future, at least able to offset the losses caused by inflation.
Of course, the water in it is also relatively deep. If a layman enters with the purpose of investment, he will definitely be ripped off several times.
Although Chen Feng is a layman, his purpose is not for investment, but for his own health.
Just trying to find not many artworks that fit his criteria.
Again, three families in a row found nothing, and it was already noon.
Chen Feng randomly found a restaurant on the street to eat, then cheered up and went to the next one.
This time, according to the itinerary plan, the youngest artist was going. He is only 28 years old this year. His name is Xi Jun. He is younger than Chen Feng, but he is now also well-known in the domestic painting circle. He is good at painting figures. The characters are drawn very realistically, as if they were taken from a photograph.
Therefore, some people are very fond of him, saying that he has improved his painting skills to infinite heights, but other people think that this is not painting at all, let alone art. In jargon, , his works are "travel paintings".
The so-called "traditional painting" is a very insulting term in the painting world. It refers to using the lowest cost and the least time to produce the easiest-to-sell paintings. The purpose of practicing painting is to obtain economic benefits faster. .
Such a controversial young painter, he thinks very highly of himself and does not sell his works at low prices, so he has a lot of inventory at home.
Chen Feng called him almost an hour in advance and said that he was introduced by Director Huang of the art museum and that he was a collector and wanted to see paintings at his home.
Director Huang's face is relatively easy to use, after all, he is in charge of the art exhibition work of the art museum.
In addition, if the financial owner comes to visit, who would be unwilling? In the real world, there are basically no artists who don’t give in to five buckets of rice. Unless his family owns mines and is not short of money to spend.
Chen Feng drove there for almost half an hour and arrived at a yard on the outskirts of the city, with walls and surveillance.
After contacting me by phone, the person who came to open the door was an aunt in her fifties.
Then I saw Xi Jun wearing glasses in the main hall. He had medium-long hair and an old-fashioned hairstyle. His eyes were melancholy and focused, not to mention that he really had the temperament of an artist.
It was not that he was not good at talking, but he seemed to be very talkative. He took the initiative to ask Chen Feng about his origins, but Chen Feng only said that he was a private collector.
Xi Jun was a little disappointed at first after hearing Chen Feng’s introduction, but then Chen Feng said that he had previously purchased Master Wang Yi’s "Lanting Preface" for 5 million. He suddenly became excited again and could no longer afford to be polite. Take Chen Feng directly to see his works.
He has quite a lot of works, which fill up an entire room of at least fifty square meters, with almost a dozen shelves inside filled to the brim.
The piled works are all works that he doesn’t care much about, while the ones placed alone are the works that he thinks he can do well.
"The works displayed here are all my most proud works in the past few years. There are about a dozen pieces in total. Take a look, the price is easy to say."
Xi Jun led Chen Feng directly to the innermost row of shelves against the wall, which were still covered with dust-proof cloths. After he stepped forward and pulled the dust-proof cloth away, he revealed paintings that were displayed individually on the shelves.
At a glance, Chen Feng saw that most of them were real paintings, and a few were other paintings.
Chen Feng didn't say anything more. He stepped forward and looked at each painting carefully. Then he suddenly stared at one of the landscape paintings and couldn't move his eyes away.
This is a beach painting, with a blue sky and ocean, a beach, and seven or eight people on the beach.
This painting is not completely realistic, but still has some strong oil painting style.
The result brought a surprise to Chen Feng.
“Do you like my painting of the beach?” Seeing Chen Feng staring at the painting, Xi Jun introduced it, “I painted this two years ago when I was traveling to St. Louis Beach. I was originally on vacation, but while lying on the beach chair and looking at the beautiful beach, I suddenly felt inspired to create, so I immediately asked my assistant. I brought a drawing board and stood on the beach for more than three hours to complete the painting. "
"I like this painting. If the price is right. If so, I can buy it and collect it.”
Chen Feng didn’t hide it or make any secrets. He was just buying paintings, so there was no need.
Xi Jun was very happy when he heard what Chen Feng said, and said quickly: "The dozen or so paintings here are my favorite and most proud works in my life, and they embody my hard work. If you really want to buy them, I will Sold to you for 3 million.”
Chen Feng just shook his head when he heard the price: "Your price is a bit too high. To put it bluntly, your reputation is not very good now, at least not as good as Master Wang Yi. I am willing to pay 1 million to buy it. 300 Wan is too high."
Xi Jun was a little angry when he heard Chen Feng's words, but he still held it back and raised his voice: " 3 million is considered a bargain. If I hadn’t been in urgent need of cash, I wouldn’t have sold these dozen works now, because I know they will increase in value significantly in the future.”
Chen Feng shook his head again: "I don't care about the future. I'm not buying in the future, but buying now. Let's do this, I'll add another 500,000, 1 500,000 yuan for your painting.”
“Impossible!” Xi Jun raised his voice again and said, “3 million yuan is the lowest price I can accept. You can cut it in half. , Don’t you think it’s too much?”
“No one will buy your landscape painting for 3 million. Realistic painting is not your best, and it lacks a lot of gimmicks and controversial points. In this way, even if you become famous in the future, the value of this painting will be limited, right? , mainly because of your realistic paintings, which look more like photos than photos, which has caused a certain range of controversy.”
What Chen Feng said was true, and Xi Jun was speechless for a moment.
What he is best at is indeed realistic painting, not landscape painting.
And for this painting, he did it on a whim at the time, instead of using the techniques he had always been good at. Instead, he used the more traditional oil painting method. To be honest, among the dozen or so works, he didn't attach much importance to this painting, and he almost didn't place it here in the first place.
The reason why this painting is placed on this shelf is mainly to make up for it, otherwise this row of shelves will not be full.
When Chen Feng saw that he was silent, he continued: "1.5 million is really sincere. Besides, this is just the first business between you and me. If there are other works that I like in the future, I can still buy them. One life makes two people." It’s so familiar.”
Xi Then Jun said: "How about you take a look at other works. If there is anything you like, I can give it to you at a cheap price."
"Okay."
Chen Feng didn't Refuse, nod and agree, and continue to look at other works.
Unfortunately, as I continued reading one by one, until I had finished reading more than a dozen of his masterpieces, there was no more surprise.
However, Chen Feng did not give up so easily. He turned to Xi Jun and asked: "Can I take a look at the other works?"
Xi Jun was stunned and quickly asked: "Of these dozen paintings, except this one "Beach", Don’t you have any interest in other paintings?”
Chen Feng nodded directly: “Yes. Can you show me your other works on the shelf?”
Xi Jun didn’t give up. pointing to put it on the second shelf A painting in the middle: "What about this painting? Don't you like it too? Three years ago, someone asked for 3 million, and I didn't even agree. A year later, he increased it to 5 million, and I still didn't agree. This is a life story The most proud piece of work, if you want it now, I can sell it to you for 6 million. I guarantee that the value of this painting will double in the future.”
This is a realistic painting. She is a beautiful girl in her twenties sitting quietly. The entire painting looks like a large-scale color photo. Very realistic.
Chen Feng didn't doubt his words, but the painting didn't give him any special feeling at all.
So, Chen Feng simply shook his head: "I'm sorry. This painting is very good, but it doesn't suit my eyes. I am a person who collects art, and my eyes mainly focus on it."
< br>Xi Jun couldn't help but feel speechless and annoyed when he heard this. He couldn't help but feel that Chen Feng didn't understand art at all.
It’s just that he is the financial owner after all, and he paid for his paintings with real money. He could only hold back his anger.
"Okay then. I'll take you to see the works on other shelves."
First, he looked at the paintings placed separately. Chen Feng looked at them one by one. The result brought no surprises, and he was somewhat disappointed.
“You haven’t taken a fancy to any of this?” Xi Jun was also disappointed. He really needed some money recently to turn around a business project he invested in. I am very eager to collect 5 million.
Chen Feng shook his head, Xi Jun was a little discouraged when he saw this.
“Can I take a look at those piled together?”
Xi Jun no longer had any hope and waved his hand: “You can look at those as you like.”
Chen Feng actually went to see it. Since everyone was here, Chen Feng certainly wanted to find one more useful painting to take back.
There are quite a few randomly stacked paintings, as many as three to four hundred.
Fortunately, Chen Feng was patient enough and looked over one by one.
In the end, Xi Jun almost became impatient. Finally, Chen Feng's hard work paid off, and he got what he wanted and found another work.
This is also a very realistic landscape painting. It depicts a grassland and a tree, as well as a blue sky and the sun.
"Let's go with this one too." Chen Feng took out the painting in a casual tone and placed it next to the shelf.
When Xi Jun saw another landscape painting, and it was his old work several years ago, he was really speechless. If Chen Feng hadn't found this painting, he would have had no impression of it at all.
He felt a little insulted. Others looked down on the realistic figure paintings that he was really proud of, so he chose landscape paintings that even he himself looked down upon. Isn't this a deliberate attempt to eliminate people?
However, he immediately thought that he was short of money now, and then thought that paintings that he didn't care much about could be sold for millions. It was considered a waste utilization, and there was nothing wrong with it.
After Chen Feng found the second painting, he couldn't help but become more motivated and continued to look through the rest of Xi Jun's works.
It's a pity that he carefully looked at all the paintings in this room and found none that were qualified.
Chen Feng had no choice but to say to Xi Jun: "Just these two paintings. 2 million, I bought them together."
Xi Jun quickly shook his head: "The minimum is 3 million. Otherwise I Not for sale.”
“It’s boring for you. If I don’t dig out this painting, I won’t tell you. It will be treated as scrap in the future. I can give you 500,000 more, which is pretty good."
Xi Jun was a little embarrassed, but he still shook his head and said, "No, 3 million is really the lowest price. I don’t know how to bargain. If you want to buy these two paintings for 3 million, I can’t help you.”
Chen Feng stared at him for a while. To be honest, buying two paintings for 3 million yuan is not a loss for him.
Why not save a little if you can?
So, Chen Feng could only shake his head with pretense of regret and said: "Then I can only say sorry. 2 million is the highest price I can offer. If you don't sell, I can only say It’s a pity. I hope I can buy your paintings next time.”
After saying that, Chen Feng walked out the door.
Seeing that Chen Feng didn’t look like a faker, Xi Jun couldn’t help it. He was not a qualified businessman after all, and he was in urgent need of money, so he immediately lowered the price: "2.8 million, two paintings, really already Very cheap.”
Chen Feng just shook his head and continued walking out.
This time Xi Jun did not take the initiative to lower the price immediately. When Chen Feng walked to the door, he gritted his teeth and said, "2.5 million!"
Chen Feng stopped and turned his head, no When he was happy, he pretended to be unhappy and said: "Two hundred and five, who are you insulting?"
After saying that, Chen Feng quickly walked out of the room.
Seeing this, Xi Jun quickly ran over and shouted loudly at Chen Feng's back at the door: "2.3 million!"
"Deal!"
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