As art collectors, and art collection being their family's main business, Elsa and Red had naturally long ago used various means to break into the upper circles of the world's major art fields!
Whether it is music art, painting and calligraphy art, or engraving art and so on!
Both families have a large number of connections.
Both of them are members of the Juilliard School Alumni Association. After talking to a few senior executives of the school, they successfully came in front of Wang Qian.
Reid enthusiastically stepped forward and extended his hand to Wang Qian, speaking in Chinese with a little excitement and admiration: "Professor, today's class is the most exciting music art class I have ever attended in my life. You have shown the world what true music art is and what true historical talent is!"
Wang Qian looked at Red and remembered who he was. He had met him once when Curtis was giving a lecture. He knew why he came to see him. He smiled and shook his hand politely. He said two words calmly, "Thank you..."
Elsa also stepped forward and gently shook hands with Wang Qian. The admiration in her eyes was more genuine, and she said in a more sincere tone: "Professor, you are the god of music!"
Wang Qian still said two words calmly: "Thank you!"
Red continued, "Professor, the poem you just wrote is really great. Both the poem itself and the calligraphy are the second best I have ever seen!"
Lei De looked at Wang Qian, paused for a moment, and then said, "Of course, the best thing in my eyes is the poem "Xia Ke Xing" that you wrote last time in China! Unfortunately, I only watched the video of you writing "Xia Ke Xing" on the Internet, and I have never seen the original in real life. This is the biggest regret for a calligraphy enthusiast and collector. I feel like I missed the most beautiful thing in the world."
Even Wang Qian felt a little embarrassed by this praise.
He Chaohui, Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, Jiang Yu, Murong Yue and others around looked at Reid in surprise after hearing this. It seemed that Reid was a die-hard fan of Wang Qian.
Wang Qian still replied calmly with two words: "Thank you."
Reid's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he said with regret and admiration: "If I could get a piece of your work, it would definitely be the greatest luck in my life."
Wang Qian smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm a little tired today. I'll leave first."
Red knew he had failed, but he still maintained his composure, not wanting to lose points in front of Wang Qian. He smiled and said, "Okay, Professor, I think we will meet in China soon."
Wang Qian didn't say anything else, just nodded to Red and Elsa, then turned around and left with Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong and others.
Red and Aisha watched Wang Qian and his companions leave, and then walked out of the backstage exit together with Max and several people from the program crew.
Elsa chuckled and said, "Uncle, this trick may not work on him."
Red nodded: "Yes, he doesn't look like a young man at all. He looks like an old wise man who has experienced many vicissitudes and seen through the world. In his eyes, everything I do and say seems to be seen through, without any secrets!"
Although Wang Qian saw through his purpose, Reid was not embarrassed at all. Having been in this business for decades, Reid had already thrown his face far away.
As long as he could get what he wanted, he would be willing to kneel down to Wang Qian right now.
Unfortunately, he knew that even if he knelt down to Wang Qian, he would not get what he wanted.
Aisha shook her head. "This trick won't work on him. Only those artists who have just become successful or have a high opinion of themselves and want to be recognized will fall for it."
Their most common tactic is to act as an artist's bootlicker, flattering the artist in various ways to make him feel elated, and then finally asking for a work of art, which they will most likely get.
Such means are not uncommon!
When it comes to young artists, it basically works every time.
Because young people are at their most youthful and energetic, and they are also the ones who most desire more recognition and like to hear flattery.
As long as you keep praising him, you can get the work he created on the spot.
But obviously, Wang Qian was not fooled.
Although, among the top artists, Wang Qian is already incredibly young.
The youngest upper-class artists they had seen before were around fifty years old.
Red sighed, turned and walked towards the exit, and said to Elsa: "I'll take you to see the lucky guy who has the Knight's Walk..."
Elsa's eyes lit up and she quickly followed.
Liu Shengnan and a few others had indeed not left yet. They were sitting in the back row chatting and discussing whether to return home directly or attend the party at the Juilliard School before leaving.
Reid stepped forward, bowed, and said politely, "Ms. Liu Shengnan, nice to see you again."
Liu Shengnan and a few others stopped chatting and looked at Reid. They all remembered who Reid was.
After all, after graduating from Curtis College, Red had tried to contact Liu Shengnan privately several times, but was rejected by Liu Shengnan every time.
Liu Shengnan nodded and said to Reid firmly, "Mr. Reid, if you still want to buy Wang Qian's works, then don't ask. I have said many times that no matter how much money you offer, I will not buy it. I will keep it as a collection."
Red nodded: "Of course, I know you are determined to collect this work. So, I am not here to buy the Xiake Xing from you, I just want to be friends with you. Next time I go to China, I want to see the original work of Professor Wang's Xiake Xing up close, is that okay?"
"I like and admire Chinese culture very much, so I naturally like Professor Wang's calligraphy and poetry works. They are gorgeous chapters and beautiful fonts that even God cannot write. It's a pity that I can't own them. I just want to see them with my own eyes..."
"I wonder if Ms. Liu can fulfill this little wish of mine?"
Reid looked at Liu Shengnan sincerely, his face full of regret and longing.
Elsa admired Red's acting skills very much. As expected, he was a businessman in the art circle and his acting skills were absolutely top-notch.
She knew that Red had definitely not given up on acquiring Xiakexing.
However, this marked the beginning of a long-term roundabout way to save the country.
A common method used by art dealers to acquire top-quality and valuable artworks is long-term investment.
Isa remembered that when her father acquired a masterpiece of a famous historical painter, it took him a full ten years to collect it from a private collector. During this period, he always maintained a good relationship with the private collector. He would visit the collector and give him gifts during festivals, and would think of him when he had good things.
After a full ten years, her father and the private collector became true good friends. Finally, when his family happened to encounter a major change and urgently needed a large amount of funds, he sold the painting to her father. Although the price was also the market price, for art dealers like them, it was a profit.
These masterpieces of great artists are among the few top collections, and are definitely the most valuable and have the greatest potential for appreciation.
In fact, the painting that her father spent ten years to buy has now appreciated by tens of millions of dollars and is selling for nearly 50 million dollars.
Life is unpredictable, who can guarantee what will happen in the future
As long as I can maintain a good relationship and contact with Liu Shengnan, there will always be a chance to purchase the painting "Xia Ke Xing" from her in the future!
Elsa and Red both firmly believed in this.
Both families have been in the art collection business for generations and are the most patient.
After all, art itself needs time to appreciate in value.
The most valuable collections of their two families were all acquired by their grandfathers, or even great-grandfathers, dozens or hundreds of years ago...
At this moment, Red and Elsa have already planned to invest in Wang Qian's art works for a long time in the future. Even if it takes ten or dozens of years, or even if they fail in their lifetime, they will let the next generation continue to work hard and make sure it succeeds.
Liu Shengnan listened to Reid's sincere words, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let's talk about it when I return to China, if I have time. Mr. Reid can come and have a look then... But I don't want to hear you talk about acquisitions again, otherwise I won't let you see it."
Red assured, "Of course, I promise, I will never say anything to you about buying Xiake Xing again. You are a loyal fan of Professor Wang, and you are also a musical genius. You are one of the most qualified people to collect Professor Wang's works. You deserve to keep his works forever."
Liu Shengnan obviously liked what she heard and smiled, "Thank you, I think so too."
Ru Ke, Chen Xiaowen, Yu Jingruo, Li Qingyao, and Xiao Dongmei all smiled when they heard this, and at the same time they were slightly envious of Liu Shengnan for being able to collect Wang Qian's chivalrous deeds...
So far, it is Wang Qian's most representative calligraphy work.
After Red and Aisha chatted with Liu Shengnan for a few words, they said goodbye and left. During the chat, they never mentioned any acquisition again. They only talked about Wang Qian's other works. He knew that Liu Shengnan and others were Wang Qian's loyal supporters, so it was absolutely right to talk about Wang Qian's works in front of them.
After saying goodbye happily.
Red and Aisha hurriedly left Juilliard School and came to a luxurious apartment building in New York, which was where the Xie family lived in New York.
Red and Aisha were well prepared and proposed to visit Lao Xie and others in advance.
Old Xie was also very happy at the moment, admiring Wang Qian's works in the apartment. When he heard about the visit from Red and Aisha, two art dealer families, he readily agreed.
Led by Xie Fanghua, the two came to Old Xie's study.
Old Xie was still standing there, sipping his tea and carefully appreciating Wang Qian's poem "Viewing the Mountain". He muttered the verses in a low voice. Every time he read them, he felt his heart filled with shock and yearning. Looking at the elegant, graceful and vigorous handwriting, he was even more yearning.
Red and Aisha also came forward to admire it.
Lei De got down on his stomach and looked closely at every word written by Wang Qian. He said in admiration, "This is the first time I have seen Professor Wang's calligraphy works at such a close distance. It is more fascinating than the one in the video. This is a real work of art..."
Aisha also nodded: "Although I don't understand it, it looks very beautiful."
Aisha was telling the truth. She did not know much about Chinese calligraphy, but she could truly and deeply appreciate the beauty and artistic conception of the calligraphy written by Wang Qian.
Elsa knew clearly that artworks that could convey artistic beauty and artistic conception in this way were rare treasures in the world, and only a few representative works of top artists could reach this level.
Obviously, through this work, Elsa can be sure that Wang Qian has reached the level of the top artists in history in the field of calligraphy.
Old Xie was very proud and laughed, "Hahaha, Professor Wang's work is indeed worthy of your praise. I didn't expect that I would actually get a piece of Professor Wang's work today after asking for it with such a thick face. What do you think this painting is worth now?"
Old Xie knew that the two were top collecting families in New York and top art dealers in the world, and the valuations they gave were the most authoritative.
Of course, Lao Xie didn’t want to sell it, he just wanted to know the current market price of this painting…
Reid said seriously, "Mr. Xie wants to sell it? I can give you a satisfactory price."
Old Xie immediately shook his head: "Not selling, just asking!"
Red nodded and said sincerely: "If someone doesn't understand, the maximum amount he can offer is one million dollars!"
Old Xie smiled.
Red continued, "If it's someone who knows, like me, I can offer you 10 million dollars. If you really want to sell it, the price can be negotiated appropriately."
Old Xie looked at Red in surprise. He didn't expect that this man would be willing to bid so much.
This is a work of art that was created just a few hours ago, and it can be sold for tens of millions of dollars
This is definitely a sky-high price in the art circle.
Of all the top artists alive in the world, no one can do it.
None of the top artists in history could achieve this level when they were alive.
Old Xie nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, in my opinion, this is a priceless treasure. Even if you give me $100 million, I won't sell it."
Red smiled and said, "Yes, it is priceless!"
This work was written by Wang Qian at the Juilliard School, a top music and art school in North America, when he officially started his journey to becoming a music master. He also just won the world championship and became the well-deserved number one in the field of pop music...
Therefore, the meaning contained in the time nodes before and after this work is absolutely extraordinary.
And this is the essence of art.
Therefore, Red and Elsa both knew that the work that Lao Xie obtained would definitely become one of Wang Qian’s most representative works in his life.
Its value is indeed difficult to estimate. Its exact value depends on the achievements and evaluations made by Wang Qian a hundred years after his death!
However, the guaranteed value will not be lower than several existing top calligraphy and painting collections!
In the future, it will definitely be higher...
Red chatted with Lao Xie for a full half hour, all of which were topics related to Wang Qian's calligraphy. Then he had a meal with Lao Xie before leaving with Elsa.
Step out of one of New York's most expensive apartments.
Aisha whispered, "Uncle, do you want to devote your life to Wang Qian's work?"
Aisha could see that Red was casting a wide net and building good relationships with Liu Shengnan and Lao Xie. He wanted to play the long game and prepare to purchase Wang Qian's works from them in the future.
Red nodded: "Yes, the works in their hands must appear in my family treasury in the future. Even if I fail, I will let my son continue... I don't believe they can withstand the temptation, and their descendants can..."
"Besides, if they ever run into trouble and need money, they will definitely think of me..."
After hearing this, Aisha started to think in her heart and decided to sign up for a Chinese class first!
She also wants to invest in Wang Qian's works in the long term, but she must first be able to communicate smoothly with Chinese people and have topics to talk about with people like Lao Xie. All this requires her to spend a lot of time learning about Western Chinese culture!
However, Elsa herself had a yearning for Chinese culture at this moment. In order to better understand the artistic beauty of Wang Qian's works, she couldn't wait to learn Chinese culture.
Moreover, among all the artists in the world today, who are worth spending their entire lives on for long-term investment
there is none left!
Only Wang Qian!
…
The lecture is over.
Wang Qian declined the invitation to the cocktail party at the Juilliard School and was about to take Qin Xuerong and others back to the hotel to rest for a while before leaving for the airport.
However, the TV station's program director took Diana to find Wang Qian.