Soul Painter

In front of Bostno Medical Center.

There is a row of big donation boxes.

These donation boxes were made by the LP organization. At first there was only one, but because one can no longer hold all the US dollars, it eventually became five.

The fundraising lasted from the morning of the 3rd to the 6th, and was largely completed on the evening of the 6th.

But on the 7th, there were still scattered Bostno citizens arriving here, throwing their own $100 and other dollars here.

The $100 is a gift from Gao Fan, and after returning it, they will put in the "painting money" that really belongs to them.

On the 8th, there was another wave of peaks, because it was Saturday.

On Monday, the 10th, the whole fundraising seemed to be over.

So members of the LP organization invited the mayor and city councilors to come and supervise them, and in front of the mayor and councilors, they opened the five donation boxes and counted the money inside.

During the whole process, reporters from TV stations and newspapers were also invited to conduct interviews.

As a result, the entire beautiful country saw this spectacle in Bostno on the evening news on December 10: a mountain of dollars contributed by 600,000 Bostno people.

"...I'm broadcasting for you in Bostno, everyone please pay attention to the money behind me. This is not the scene of a bank robbery, but a fundraising activity spontaneously conducted by the citizens of Bostno starting at 18:00 on the 3rd of this month. The theme of this fundraising is 'LP', which means 'leave the painting'.

The "painting" here refers to a piece of "Bostonians" created by the famous demon painters Mr. GAO and Ms. AA. This painting has been created since April this year. Based on the materials, 100,000 sketch portraits have been drawn, and it seems that the citizens of Bostno have developed deep emotions for this painting, and they hope to keep this painting in Bosno..."

Ms. Mayor looked at the LP organization's continuous statistics, and she felt some pressure.

Although Gao Fan did not mention the name of the Forbes consortium in his public speeches about the fact that the Forbes family sponsored Gao Fan and obtained the first acquisition rights of "Bostonian", this is not a secret, nor can it be concealed.

In the beautiful country, this is a common business practice and should not be blamed, but for some reason, Roda and his husband Raul feel vaguely uneasy, as the LP organization counts all the citizens of Bostno to collect donations to buy This uneasiness and guilt are even more obvious in the behavior of the artist's works.

The conscience of businessmen and politicians... a bit ridiculous.

"To tell the truth, I also donated 1,000 US dollars, you and me." Raul, who was also invited to witness, whispered in Luoda's ear.

Roda glanced at Raul, and saw that the middle-aged man had a bit of ridiculous kindness and real piety on his face.

"The final statistical result is 35.82 million US dollars!"

At this time, the LP organization has already come up with the final figures.

The onlookers were not only important officials of the city government, but also representatives of LP organizations, some ordinary people, and of course journalists. There were nearly 500 people—the open space in front of the Bostno Medical Center could only accommodate this number of people.

Hearing this number, everyone made a surprised expression, and some even let out a small exclamation. Of course, for the Bostno people, these are joyful emotions.

"...We can see that LP has counted the amount of money that Bostno people are willing to raise for the purchase of GAO's paintings, a total of 35.82 million US dollars. This figure is not unimaginable for a work of art. After all, paintings by painters such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, and Monterian have all been auctioned at prices much higher than this.

Of course, for a living painter, a painter who is only 24 years old, it still seems very much, but if these more than 30 million US dollars are used by a city of 600,000 citizens in 100-dollar bills and 100-dollar bills, one after another Zhang raised it? Well, apart from 'greatness', I can no longer describe the meaning behind this painting. It seems that Mr. Painter touched the hearts of all Bostno people with one piece of work.

I think calling this painting a symbol of the soul of the Bostno people, and calling the painter the creator of the soul of the Bostno people, won’t cause objections from the citizens of this city, right? "

Speaking of which, the foreign correspondents from NBC began to interview the Bostno people around them.

"May I ask how much you donated to keep Mr. Painter's paintings?"

"I donated $600 for my family, because there are six members in my family." The man said slightly excitedly.

"Then why did you pay the six hundred dollars?" asked the reporter.

"Because it should stay in Bostno!" said the man.

"What did you see in the painting? Make you so excited?" The reporter asked again.

"I see myself in the painting, my family sees them, there are 600,000 Bostno people in this painting, it's amazing, it belongs to Bostno, I can't imagine it was bought by some merchant, placed in In his treasure house, that suffocates me, it must be free, it must stay in Bostno!" The man raised his right hand and shouted: "Leave the picture!"

"LP! LP! LP!" Everyone shouted at the same time.

Several organizers of the LP organization now have a social organization with a sharp increase in the number of members. Maybe they can form a small party if they gather together. Such a practical group must have corresponding talents. One of the leaders Even the former city councilors and managers of the Bostno2000 warrior circle, now they began to quiet down everyone's cheers, and then everyone turned their attention to Madam Mayor.

Luo Da had already realized what would happen before being invited by the LP organization. If she nodded and agreed to let the folks own the painting, it would be an invitation. If she disagreed, it would be a public execution. Moreover, she had to express her opinion, Fortunately, the Forbes family had already made a decision before coming here.

"Bostonian" can create some wealth for the Forbes family, but this wealth is far less important than Roda's approval rating.

"Madam Mayor." The former councilor and current leader of the LP organization said to the mayor, "We will raise funds to build a small museum dedicated to collecting this painting, and a management committee composed of citizens will take care of it. , but it will always belong to Bostno, not anyone, and no one should have such rights."

"I agree. On behalf of the Forbes family, I announce that I agree with the citizens' request for the acquisition of this painting. The Forbes family will waive its right of first refusal." Luoda announced to everyone.

"Oh~~~" Cheers swept across the square again.

...

Gao Fan was not there.

He has been taking Anna around the streets of Boston these days, hoping to wake up Anna's memory, but it has no effect at all. The silver key has cleaned Anna's memory so thoroughly that she can't remember anything about "Bostonian" "'s creative process.

So Gao Fan started to repeat the previous creation, hoping to at least help Anna have the skill of 'world' again, but at that time, he planted willows unintentionally, and now he intends to plant flowers, but it is too long to wait.

Hearing the news from Lawrence, Gao Fan congratulated him in turn: "35 million dollars, congratulations to the painters under you for breaking new records."

"Actually, I'm thinking, what if we don't allocate part of the painting money to help build a museum to preserve "Bostonians"?" Lawrence said hesitantly. This last number surprised him and was a little flattered. It can be seen that Gao Fan obtained the true "greatness" from this process. As for money, it is not so important.

"No, I don't need a penny, leaving the painting to them is enough to express my sincerity." Gao Fan said.

Chapter 1~