The next morning.
Shadow Studio.
Jinmu was humming a little tune happily, sitting on the sofa and opening the breakfast he had just bought from outside.
Steamed buns and fried dough sticks.
Salty tofu pudding.
If it were a year ago, Kaneki would definitely be extremely busy right now, not even having time to eat breakfast.
Because he works as the agent of Chu Kuang and Xian Yu at the same time, he has too many things to deal with every day.
The situation has changed since last year.
Jinmu obtained permission from his boss and prepared a business team of twenty people.
This business team was divided into two teams of ten people, one responsible for the work of Chu Kuang and the other for Shadow, so Jinmu felt much more relaxed and no longer had to personally take care of every detail, big or small, as before.
Now Kaneki only needs to be responsible for some big projects.
Just as Kaneki was about to have breakfast, his cell phone suddenly started vibrating and an unfamiliar number called.
Kaneki's expression immediately turned serious.
Except for some people of noble status, ordinary people who want to contact Yingzi and Chu Kuang can only do so through his business team.
Being able to directly contact Jinmu can only mean one thing:
The other party is either rich or noble.
Putting down the bun in his hand, Kaneki answered the phone.
A slightly muffled voice came from the other side:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Kaneki, Shadow's manager?"
"It's me."
"I am Lei Ming from Shi Ke Real Estate."
"Hello, Mr. Lei, what can I do for you?"
Kaneki was surprised, but he asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
He had heard of Lei Ming's name. Lei Ming was a wealthy man in Qinzhou and was engaged in real estate development.
Not to mention the far ones.
Within five kilometers of Jinmu’s home, there are three residential communities developed by Shike Real Estate, which shows how powerful Lei Ming is.
But Kaneki didn't lose his composure.
As the agent of Chu Kuang and Yingzi, he has seen a lot of the world over the years and met many important people. Lei Ming's level is not enough to scare him. Jin Mu is just a little curious. Why would a real estate agent look for Yingzi
"That's right."
Lei Ming said: "I have admired Teacher Yingzi for a long time, and I would like to ask him to help me draw a picture. I will ask Teacher Yingzi to quote the price..."
It turns out that he was asking for a painting.
This is not uncommon.
Under Luo Wei's arrangement, Yingzi's previous painting "Running Horse" was exhibited in an art exhibition and indeed received a lot of recognition from the industry.
Maybe this is why Lei Ming became interested in Shadow's paintings
"OK."
Jin Mu replied seriously: "I will talk to Shadow Teacher later and reply to you as soon as I get the result."
"Please Mr. Kim!"
Lei Ming was very polite: "Please ask Teacher Yingzi to give me your calligraphy. I will reward you handsomely if you succeed!"
Kaneki's response was flawless: "You're welcome. I don't have the final say. Ultimately, it all depends on what Shadow-sensei thinks."
After hanging up the phone.
Jin Mu didn't think it was a big deal, and planned to contact Lin Yuan after breakfast. However, before he could even take the first bite of his bun, several calls came in one after another.
"I want to buy Teacher Shadow's paintings!"
"Hello, Teacher Shadow, please help me draw a picture. As long as the picture is good enough, money is not a problem!"
"Can you please draw a picture for me, Mr. Shadow?"
"Excuse me, is Teacher Shadow here? I want to ask him to help me draw a piece of art!"
"Can you please draw a picture for me, Shadow-sensei?"
"I would like to ask Teacher Yingzi to draw a work for me. I really like Teacher Yingzi's works!"
"Shadow Teacher..."
"shadow… "
Since forming the business team, Jinmu hasn't been so busy for a long time!
The phone calls kept coming in, and behind each call was a wealthy first-tier person with a very high status!
These wealthy people have only one goal:
Invite shadow teacher to help draw a picture!
After answering these calls, the breakfast on Jinmu's table had already gone cold, but he had no time to care about that at the moment.
What's going on
Why are there suddenly so many wealthy people chasing after Shadow's paintings
Could it be that Shadow has been out causing trouble recently
With countless little question marks on his big head, Jinmu quickly called Lin Yuan.
…
Twenty minutes later.
Lin Yuan appeared in the studio.
Jinmu's face was full of anxiety: "Just now, many rich people called me and said they wanted to ask you to paint for them. One or two of the wealthy ones said that price is not a problem. What did you do to them?"
"nothing."
Lin Yuan directly told Jin Mu about the five paintings.
It seems that the painting skills of the five paintings in the hotel have an effect on the audience.
Before he came, he had received a message from Sun Yaohuo, knowing that all five top suites in the hotel had been booked last night.
“Five paintings attracted so many wealthy people?”
Kaneki had a blank expression on his face, and seemed to have difficulty understanding the concept.
Lin Yuan didn't expect Jinmu to understand him through words.
In front of Jinmu, he took out the "Running Horses" that he was going to give to the chairman today!
Swish!
The scroll unfolds.
The picture of galloping horses integrated into the painting scene instantly struck Kaneki's heart with unparalleled impact!
This moment.
Kaneki's eyes widened!
The neighing of war horses seemed to ring in his ears!
The majestic body is extremely tall and straight, the long neck is extremely strong, connected with the soft mane and flowing tail, and the horizontal and vertical postures of the brushstrokes all show the horse's majesty and spirit!
The depths of ink rendering.
Jinmu seemed to see this wild horse galloping on the endless grassland, without a saddle, stirrups, or reins, only infinite pleasure and unrestrainedness!
Magnificent!
All four hooves in the air!
The speed of the wind is like a stream of light that flashes across the sky in an instant. In addition to the whistling of the wind, the countless surrounding scenes fly by, as if riding the wind among the clouds.
When the horse's strong limbs stepped on the ground, even the mud was splashed!
It was a kind of fearless and heroic spirit, as if there was no one or anything in the world who could stop it!
Sweep with broad strokes!
The flying momentum breaks through the air!
It was not until Lin Yuan put away the painting that Jin Mu reluctantly withdrew his gaze and took a deep breath.
Are all five paintings in the hotel of this quality
No wonder!
Jin Mu suddenly raised his head and stared at Lin Yuan: "What do you plan to do with those who ask for paintings?"
"reject."
Lin Yuan said without hesitation.
He had already given this matter careful consideration.
Painting realm is a very precious skill, so precious that Lin Yuan does not want to abuse it for the sake of making money.
People with sufficient financial resources will flock to works that contain artistic conception. Can Lin Yuan satisfy all of them
Impossible.
Scarcity makes things valuable.
No matter how much Lin Yuan wanted to make money, he knew that once there were too many works containing artistic conception on the market, their value would drop.
"Then refuse!"
Kaneki wasn't surprised at all.
As an excellent agent, he could think of what Lin Yuan could think of:
"If the five paintings were all of this quality, then if the boss directly agreed to the purchase requests from those wealthy people, the value of these paintings would actually be reduced."
As for whether those paintings are really as good as the one in Lin Yuan’s hand
The phone calls Kaneki received today are enough to explain the problem.
"You don't want to sell this one either?"
"I'm going to give this to the chairman."
"Then let me take care of the rest."
Kaneki suddenly gave a slightly cunning smile and made a phone call.
"Hello, Mr. Lei."
"What did Shadow-sensei say?"
Although he tried his best to suppress it, Kaneki still heard a hint of eagerness and desire in the other person's voice.
"I'm sorry."
Jin Mu put on a heavy expression: "The five paintings you saw in the hotel were created by Teacher Yingzi after spending countless efforts. The hard work is beyond the comprehension of us outsiders. Even Teacher Yingzi himself cannot replicate works of this level in a short period of time. So I can only say sorry to you. Teacher Yingzi will not accept any orders in the near future..."
The other party was stunned and fell silent.
After a moment, the other side sighed:
"I took it for granted. It's a blessing to have five such masterpieces. How can I expect Teacher Shadow to easily draw the sixth one?"
Kaneki: “…”
Isn’t the sixth painting in Lin Yuan’s hands
In order to prevent the things from being inconsistent, Jinmu pretended to be regretful and said: "In fact, there is a sixth painting, but that painting was reserved by Yingzi's friend Xianyu and was prepared to be given to Xingmang's chairman."
"Chairman of Xingmang Entertainment?"
The other party's voice suddenly ignited a glimmer of hope.
"Yes, anyway, Teacher Shadow can only draw six paintings of this kind at the moment, and even Teacher Shadow himself cannot guarantee that he will be able to draw a seventh or even more someday..."
Jinmu played it very seriously.
The other party seemed to have made up his mind and said hurriedly: "I have something to deal with here, I will contact you later!"
"good."
Kaneki smiled slightly, hung up the phone, and then followed suit and called other wealthy people with similar explanations.
The summary is simple:
Teacher Yingzi has only produced six paintings of this level so far.
Five are in the hotel.
The sixth painting was taken away by Xianyu, who wanted to give it to the chairman.
As for the seventh picture, Teacher Shadow may be able to draw it in the future, or he may not be able to draw it in the future.
What about the actual painting
That's because Shadow Teacher is awesome.
Anyway, for now, there are only six of these in the world!
No one doubted it, or rather, there was absolutely no reason to doubt it!
These five paintings are so good that everyone is convinced that paintings of this level are not easily created!