Soul Painter

$830 million.

It is the total transaction price of Gao Fan's five "Mask" themed paintings in Christie's Spring Auction.

Gao Fan, the painter who founded the Demon School, once again created a peak of modern painting art.

It's just that this time it's not an artistic achievement, but an auction price.

This time Christie’s Spring Auction is held in four cities, so not only the Hong Kong media, but the media circles around the world radiated by the four cities have begun to report on this matter with lengthy articles, and those who are shocked by this number are also Not only the art circles of the four countries, but also the circles of ordinary people.

But if there were people who expressed jealousy about Gao Fan's worth before, at this moment, these emotions have long since disappeared. Human beings may be jealous of human beings, but human beings are not jealous of geniuses they cannot reach, and they will not be jealous A living legend.

After the miracle in Boston, Gao Fan once again created a miracle in the art circle, which made his unique "genius" label more prominent, and has gradually been accepted by everyone, who believes that Gao Fan should be a miracle creator great painter.

In this hustle and bustle.

Leaving Lawrence to handle the auction delivery and deal with the enthusiasm of the media, Gao Fan quietly returned to Tianshi.

He originally wanted to have a meal with the buyer who photographed his "Salvation" painting, but in the end, Luc Villier, who photographed the painting, had other important matters to deal with, so the meal did not come to fruition. .

However, Luc Villiers of the Nine Angels said that he would personally visit Gao Fan at the right time.

...

day market.

Gao Fan returned to the studio and gave Xin Wei a necklace.

The necklace is white gold and features a thumb-sized fancy colored diamond.

The name tag of the platinum necklace says its maker: Chow Tai Fook.

Xin Wei was a little dissatisfied with this gift, of course she was already very happy to receive a gift, but she would be even happier if she received a ring.

It’s just that she knows that she should not go forward on the road of love, but the taboo sweetness has been driving her to the abyss. Reason cannot be a hindrance. If reason works, now Xin Wei should leave Gao Fan and choose an ordinary person. But a happy life is right.

"Okay, the necklace is also fine." Xin Wei said to himself, "at least it's the first gift I've received from you in this life."

"Who said that?" Gao Fan retorted, "I even gave you a scarf when I was a freshman. It was in the class, and many people watched it."

"Do you want me to remind you that I actually gave it to you, and then you threw it back to me in front of everyone?" Xin Wei's smile showed a sharp edge.

"Really?" Gao Fan smiled, "I only remember the second half... Hey, what do you think of this painting?"

As he spoke, Gao Fan pointed to the paintings on his big solid wood table.

These paintings are entries for the competition.

In other words, the application for the 'Tianmei Scholarship Fund'.

After nearly two years of preparation, the Tianmei Scholarship Fund established by Gao Fan has finally officially started operation.

It includes two parts, one part is for poor students who are admitted to Tianmei to provide financial assistance, including tuition fees, board and lodging expenses, etc.

The other part is more complicated. According to Gao Fan's request, he hopes to find talented art students across the country. This scope is not limited to college entrance examination students, but includes middle schools and elementary schools. If they are qualified, the Tianmei Student Fund will sponsor them throughout art school career.

Lawrence called them Class A and Class B. Class A only needs the support of Tianmei, but Class B requires a professional team to operate nationwide. This team has a lot of overhead and is difficult To monitor the integrity and fairness of the team, Lawrence proposed a method, which is to cooperate with primary and secondary schools in poorer areas, and the primary and secondary schools recommend the list, and then Professor Tianmei will conduct a preliminary review, and Gao Fan will conduct a review.

Now, in front of Gao Fan are several paintings from such sources.

There are seven in total.

seven.

It is really a number that is often seen recently.

Xin Wei knew that Gao Fan was changing the subject, but she was willing to cooperate with him, so she pretended to hum and went to look at the paintings. She knew the whole story, so she paid more attention to the growth of these paintings, rather than the current situation. artistic attainments.

but……

"This one is wrong." Xin Wei pointed to one of them and said, "It's too mature."

That's right, it was a sketch, depicting a portrait of a character, the theme was "Grandma", and the content of the portrait was an old woman, sitting under a low eaves, with a cane in her hand, and the wrinkles on her face Looking at the suffering, the smile on his lips hides optimism, and the eyes are deep and energetic. The technique of this sketch is very mature, and Xin Wei can tell that it is already at the level of a student of the Academy of Fine Arts.

"That's right, it's too mature, the line skills are about 40." Gao Fan said.

"Around 40?" Xin Wei asked.

"Well, 100 points is perfect." Gao Fan said.

"What about me? How much do I rate in your eyes?" The girl's thinking was jumping, and Xin Wei immediately brought up this topic.

"Line 45, color 55, structure 37." Gao Fan said.

"So precise?" Xin Wei was surprised, "My structure is only 37? My art design has always been A."

"I've never passed the exam yet." Gao Fan said, "Your sense of color is very good, but lines and structures are holding you back, so the old man and I judged that you need ten years to become a real painter."

"... Anyway, I gave up." Xin Wei was a little sullen.

Um. Gao Fan looked at Xin Wei, knowing that he should comfort her, but what should he say? After holding back for a while, he also choked out a suitable sentence, so he had to continue to change the topic of Dafa: "You can see that something is wrong with this painting, and the professors of Tianmei should also be able to see it, but it is still sent to me. It's a lot of fun to prove it."

"What's interesting?" Xin Wei asked curiously.

"How can a fifteen-year-old middle school student draw such a mature sketch portrait?" Gao Fan smiled, "Isn't this interesting?"

"Genius, it's not like I haven't seen a genius before, I have one right in front of me." Xin Wei said.

"Another more interesting thing is this." Gao Fan turned over the back of the painting, and saw a line of calligraphy written on it.

This line of writing brushes has the appearance of iron and silver hooks, but the content is simple, only ten words: the person has handed over, go quickly, and change will happen if it is too late.

"What do you mean?" Xin Wei didn't understand.

"It was an old friend who recommended this kid." The smile on the corner of Gao Fan's mouth was a little cold.

"Old friend? Do you still have old friends? Who are they?" Xin Wei smiled, Gao Fan's character would never have friends.

"Yes, as for who...not a good person." Gao Fan said casually, "I have to find a way out."

"Ah? Didn't you just come back, where are you going?" Xin Wei asked.

"Dian Province." Gao Fan pointed to a line written on the front of the sketch in his hand.

That is the name and address of the author of this sketch: Wu Haoxue, a first grader in Linkou Middle School, Jianshanpo, Dawan County, Zhengxiong Town, Zhaotong City, Yunnan Province.

At this moment, on the big wooden table in front of Gao Fan.

The seven drawing papers are arranged in sequence, forming a messy but slightly regular shape on the wooden table, and the sketch portrait by Wu Haoxue is stacked on the top layer.

The Eternal Demon is showing his power.

In this way, the demon sent Feng Yuan back, and at the same time warned Gao Fan that he has the ability to interfere in Gao Fan's life.

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