Mo Yisheng was still in the studio, what Yan Haian didn't expect was that he actually had guests.
He Ling and Mo Yisheng were sitting on the sofa together, and they seemed to be having a good conversation. Seeing him coming in, He Ling stood up and greeted him formally.
Yan Hai'an glanced at Mo Yisheng and said with a smile, "I hope Yisheng will remember to treat you to dinner."
As soon as he said that, Mo Yisheng laughed embarrassedly: "I really forgot, I just remembered that you asked the takeaway at the front desk to be delivered..."
"It was a presumptuous visit, so I don't blame you." He Ling kindly excused Mo Yisheng, then looked down at his watch, "It's already so late, so I won't bother you, I'm leaving first."
"I'll see you off." As long as he wasn't in front of Sun Yan, Yan Hai'an turned back into that nice gentleman who had the ability to advance and retreat, and sent He Ling into the car for Mo Yisheng, who didn't know how to deal with people, before returning.
Mo Yisheng sat on the sofa and ate apricots, and handed him one: "He Ling asked someone to bring it back from the previous village. It's so sweet, come and taste it."
This person is really very caring, no wonder he is so popular, so even if the level of painting is not very amazing, he is very popular in this circle. But such a tactful person can make friends, but not deep friends.
Yan Hai'an took the apricots, peeled them perfectly without hurting any flesh, and handed them back to Mo Yisheng: "Did you thank me properly?"
"Ah, yes." Mo Yisheng likes to eat these sweet and sour things. The taste is just like that of a child. A bag of apricots is not enough for him to eat alone. take it?"
Even if He Ling brought back a box, it would not be much for everyone if it was divided evenly. Yan Hai'an didn't know anyone there, so he had to go there himself if he wanted to: "I'll buy some for you tomorrow."
"Yeah." Mo Yisheng turned his gaze back to the drawing board, "This will be finished in half a month, please tell Sun Yan."
Yan Hai'an looked over and saw that this living room-sized painting was almost finished, with complex and neat lines, bright and clean colors, in Mo Yisheng's consistent style. Although there are many characters, each one's facial expression is very vivid, Yan Hai'an set a high price for it in his heart.
Since Sun Yan had asked Mo Yisheng to order this painting in private, he was not going to follow Li Qing's order. Regarding Li Qing's matter, Yan Hai'an had a small lump in his heart, but he didn't question Li Qing, because it was useless. Li Qing's resources are of course very good, Yan Hai'an knew that they had to start to develop more channels, so as not to be caught by Li Qing. He had no intention of letting Li Qing raise Mo Yisheng in captivity.
Yan Hai'an leaned against the wall, looked at Mo Yisheng's back facing the drawing board, and rubbed his brows. Chairman Wang was a good candidate, but Mo Yisheng was too disgusted with these things, so it was difficult to handle.
The vibration of the mobile phone interrupted his thoughts. He glanced at the incoming call, turned around and walked out of the room before answering it: "Hello? What happened at home? Have you received the money sent back this month?"
The voice over there was a bit loud, and it was the dialect of his hometown. After hearing this, Yan Haian said: "I've been a little busy recently, so I can't go back."
Opposite said: "Ann? Why don't you come back? You always say something is wrong. Mom misses you very much. Why don't you come back?"
Yan Hai'an said, "There's really something going on."
Li Qing's exhibition is confirmed to be next month, and Yan Hai'an will follow the whole process, so he can't spare the time to go back to his hometown. And he knew why his parents asked him to go back.
He said: "Brother, tell your parents that they don't need to worry about my affairs. Anyway, it is enough for Lao Yan's family to have you to carry on the family. You also know that I am not good at women, so don't delay the girl of a good family."
There was silence.
The atmosphere on the phone was really heavy, Yan Haian took the initiative: "When Yan Jing is on summer vacation, you can take him to City B to have fun."
There was a sigh over there, and I don't know if it was a sigh or a promise.
The temperature in May is getting drier, and I can no longer wear long sleeves.
The theme of Li Qing's oil painting exhibition held at the end of the month is "Ancient Sorrow". She took advantage of Wang Yuhu's convenience and invited many well-known people. Before that, she used various channels of media, including regular news reports and outdoor media planes. The advertising is a big effort to create a lot of momentum for this exhibition.
The art circle is too far away for ordinary people. This is a huge disadvantage of the domestic market. Excessive taxes and immature audiences prevent Li Qing from doing high-profile business. She must promote her gallery as a brand , not only earning word-of-mouth from people in the industry. She wants to be professional, but also to be well-known, and it sounds good to say-"cultural promotion".
It's just that this is her first big move. Not everyone who wants to come can come. Her exhibition is not open to the public. Unlike the last time, it was only for popularity. The number of people is small, and the quality But went up.
Today's Li Qing is more energetic than on the opening day. She didn't accompany someone alone, and tried her best to be a good host to make every guest feel at home.
Yan Hai'an glanced at her from a distance, turned around, and congratulated He Ling: "Mr. He's painting must be very popular."
From the aspect of selling well, Yan Haian's words are not flattery. He Ling has been in that ancient village for so many days, so he drew a small scene - a nine-tailed fish in a pond, called "Nine-tailed Auspicious Fish" ". In terms of technique and creativity, there is nothing to report, but this is called Fengshui painting in the industry. Where there are fish, there is flowing water, and flowing water makes money. Carp is also a mascot, and nine carp gather together towards the same place, which means ninety-nine return to one.
From the name to the implication, it is very pleasing. Many people here are in business, so they pay attention to this.
He was polite, and He Ling was also polite: "Where, Yi Sheng's paintings have aura, so there should be many people asking for prices, right?"
But this time Li Qing didn't set a price. She planned to use charity auctions to sell the paintings. She earned fame by doing charity and reduced taxes. All walks of life enjoyed it.
Their chat did not involve any painting skills, but rather like two businessmen. When Mo Yisheng came back from the bathroom, he changed the subject again.
The exhibition lasted the whole afternoon. Li Qing invited the guests to move. She had already booked the high-end banquet hall on the top floor of the business center. She didn't make it into a traditional auction ceremony, but like a banquet, when everyone was talking and laughing amidst delicious food and wine, the auction was held on the stage at the same time.
In the exhibition, everyone has fully visited the paintings, and they know what they should know. It is estimated that there is no need for the host to say more during the auction, and they know which one to start with.
Yan Hai'an and Mo Yisheng found a place with few people to stay. Yan Hai'an only held a glass of low-alcohol sparkling wine, and helped Mo Yisheng hold the juice with the other hand, while Mo Yisheng brought a plate full of food, and he ate while looking at it.
This time, because of the name of charity, everyone sold more generously, and each painting was more than five figures. Like He Ling's painting, it was sold for 120,000 yuan, which would not be sold in normal times. price.
Mo Yisheng looked at him and said, "The layout of He Ling in this painting is too small. And..."
He didn't seem to be able to describe it, he just frowned and shook his head: "I don't have any emotions at all."
Yan Hai'an knew that he said this without malice, and he was just talking about painting: "Don't tell He Ling about this."
Mo Yisheng's plate was about to bottom out, he poked the last piece of steak, his mouth was bulging like a squirrel: "Why? Do you think He Ling will be angry? I don't think he is that kind of person, he is different from those people."
This is one of the reasons why Mo Yisheng doesn't like to associate with some professional painters. He hates to flatter each other. Only when his paintings are put in the Louvre can they be worthy of those broken paintings.
In fact, this is not necessarily mutual flattery, some of them can only be regarded as ordinary compliments in social life, but Mo Yisheng treats them equally here. Many times, Yan Hai'an was very worried about this, so he hoped that Mo Yisheng could gain a firm foothold in this circle as soon as possible. He can take care of Mo Yisheng, but if something happens, he may not be able to protect him.
Yan Hai'an suppressed his worries: "Shall I go get you some more food?"
"I'll go by myself." Mo Yisheng was completely unaware of his worries, and walked towards the dining table with a plate. Yan Haian looked at him with a frown, and was caught off guard by a pat on the shoulder.
He shook very badly, and looked to the side.
Sun Yan tilted his head to look at him, and touched the cup in his hand with his: "Yo."
Yan Haian breathed a sigh of relief. It had been more than half a month since he last saw Sun Yan, and he always felt a little uncomfortable seeing him now. He was not so much unhappy as he asked awkwardly, "When did you come?"
"Just arrived." The people present were all dressed more formally, unlike Sun Yan who was dressed casually, as if he just came to visit a supermarket, and he shook red wine in his glass, "It's Yisheng?"
Yan Hai'an didn't care about talking to him, and looked up to the stage, and it turned out that Mo Yisheng's painting was on stage.
The painting is the dusk of an ancient village. The originally deep and light green is dyed by the flame-like sunset, spreading from the village to the mountains and forests. It depicts the buildings with a long history committed to the quiet scenery, conveying a gentle tranquility. And the wonderful perspective processing makes people feel as if they are on the scene.
The asking price quickly broke through five figures, and quickly reached six figures.
Yan Haian was very pleased when he heard the bid. Sun Yan seemed to be looking at the stage, but he kept watching him distractedly. When he heard that the asking price had reached 300,000, he raised his hand and raised his voice, "500,000."
It's a good thing to be raised by someone, so the host asked: "A guest has quoted 500,000 yuan, is there any higher price? 500,000 yuan is a one-time offer. If you like the painting, don't miss it."
While he was rambling, Sun Yan laughed and whispered to Yan Hai'an, "Why don't you ask another price? Shall I continue to ask for 200,000?"
"500,000 twice, are you still willing to pay 510,000?"
Someone raised his hand, and the host immediately said, "One time for 510,000."
Sun Yan still looked at Yan Haian who was staring at him with a smile, and raised his hand: "Seven hundred thousand."