The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Chen returned to the dynamic zone from the Lakeside Art Museum. He called Xiao Zhao over and told her the news that Yao Fen and Zhao Xin had brought back from the auction. Xiao Zhao was also shocked. She asked, which art museum of ours? Is it worth that much now?

Zhang Chen is right, are you happy?

Xiao Zhao smiled and said: "Of course I am happy, dear, let me tell you, when you first started doing this, to be honest, I was not very supportive."

"Do you think I'm wasting money?" Zhang Chen asked.

"No, it has nothing to do with money." Xiao Zhao shook her head and said, "I think it distracts your energy. For a while, you spent too much time on the art gallery, which was a bit unprofessional. Later I thought I think you don’t have any other hobbies, so I won’t object.”

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "Why not? I smoke and drink too."

"That's not it." Xiao Zhao said, "There are many people who also like to play golf, go to karaoke and so on. If you don't like these, then build an art museum."

Zhang Chen said: "At the beginning, I did it purely out of hobbies. I felt that I liked oil painting, and I didn't have much time to paint. It was good to just look at it. After seeing so many excellent works, if It feels like a pity to just scatter them outside, as they will probably be damaged or gone. If you have the ability, you can collect them and protect them."

Xiao Zhao nodded "Yeah", and Zhang Chen continued:

"When the art museum really started, I felt that it was no longer as simple as a hobby, but a responsibility. We should take it seriously and treat it as a career. We should not only protect the previous works, but also To discover talents, we sponsor so many young painters every year.

"The increase in the value of the collection is something I did not expect, but it is not unexpected. The world's famous art galleries and museums are no less valuable than banks. Moreover, their ability to increase and maintain value is even greater. It is larger than a bank, because money can be printed every year, but every piece of art cannot be copied, and the longer it takes, the more precious it becomes.

"So today's situation is no surprise. As long as the domestic art market develops and the value of Chinese oil paintings is discovered and recognized by everyone, the collection of our oil painting museum will definitely increase in value rapidly every year. Without bragging, the oil paintings in our collection will... It is now the most comprehensive and well-documented in the country.”

Zhang Chen was talking happily, Xiao Zhao was on the side, listening to him with a smile. Zhang Chen became very interested whenever he talked about these topics. Although Xiao Zhao didn't know much about oil painting, he liked to hear what he said.

Xiao Zhao asked: "When I was in Beijing, Hongmei took me to see the National Art Museum of China. There are many oil paintings there. My dear, are you saying that their collection of oil paintings is not as comprehensive as ours?"

"No, they occupy the middle and are lacking in both ends. From the perspective of literature, they are not as valuable as us." Zhang Chen said confidently.

"Why?"

"They are the National Gallery. Just because they are the National Gallery, this is their advantage and disadvantage. Compared with them, we are more professional. Compared with us, they are more authoritative. Many times, they refuse to let go. Figure, for example, we consciously collected so many works by the painters from the National Art School, but in this area, they only have a very small part."

"Why is this, dear?" Xiao Zhao asked.

“They don’t have the funds for acquisitions, and they don’t have the will to collect them. Those who work there, to put it harshly, they just regard it as a job. How can they regard it as a career like us.

"We are looking for works like hounds, at home and abroad, looking everywhere. When we smell a little information, we go directly to someone's house, negotiate the price and pay. They are officials, and they just sit there and wait for people to donate. Just come to donate, but because they are unprofessional, they still can't find the value in it.

"Including some works, if they just want to buy them, they have to submit a report to apply for funding first, submit reports at all levels, and discuss at all levels. When their money comes in, the day lily is cold. How can we be so fast?

"This is what I'm talking about. The lack in front of him is the collection and purchase of works by previous painters. It is not enough. By the time the value of this group of people is discovered and they try to supplement this, it will be too late. , I can’t even find the works of that group of people.

"There is another shortcoming at the end, that is, they are too serious, with a straight face, and think that everyone who wants to be admitted to their art museum must reach a certain status. This status is not the artistic value of the work itself, but other factors. Some things, such as your social popularity, whether you have won any awards, what level of professor you are, etc.

"This has resulted in their lack of works in the latter part, that is, the work of young painters. The vast majority of young painters are not in their sight at all, but as far as the painters themselves are concerned, most of their outstanding works are It was created before becoming famous. After becoming famous, people can easily fall into a misunderstanding, which is to keep repeating themselves and not dare to break through themselves.

“You don’t focus on young painters, which itself is inconsistent with the laws of art, which results in a lack of works in your collection.

"As for us, almost all important oil painters came into our sights before they were even famous, and we started buying their paintings. In this regard, the National Art Museum of China cannot compare with us. of.

"But because it is a national art museum, its advantage is in the middle. That is, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, every important work that participated in the national art exhibition was collected by them. The painters at that time did not have much market awareness. , as soon as he heard that his works could be collected by the National Art Museum of China, he was extremely happy, and almost all of them were given to them for free.

"For example, Luo Zhongli's "Father", Cheng Conglin's "Snow on June 1, 1968", and many of Hu Shanyu's landscape paintings that I like very much are all there, collected by the National Art Museum of China, and have become established by convention. It became a symbol of the artistic achievements of domestic painters, and was later used for professional titles and other evaluations. They are unmatched by other art museums in this area.

"But if you want to write a history of Chinese oil painting, they only have half of it at most. But here, we can say that from Lang Shining to the present, we have the works of almost all important oil painters, including these young painters. So I say that the documentary significance of our oil painting museum is greater than theirs. I dare to brag about this."

"Oh, dear, today is the first time I know that our oil painting gallery is so important." Xiao Zhao said.

"Of course. Do you think what your husband is doing is not doing his job properly?" Zhang Chen said with a smile, "This is also his job."

"Okay, okay, I kind of admire you, is that enough?" Xiao Zhao said angrily.

"It's not enough, I still feel a little regretful." Zhang Chen said.

Xiao Zhao looked at Zhang Chen and asked, "What do you regret?"

"It's a pity that our Zhang Xiangbei has no interest in this at all. Letting him go to an art museum is like killing him. When I was his age, I started painting oil paintings by myself."

Zhang Chen scratched the back of his neck and said sadly, Xiao Zhao laughed.

"However, Xiaoshu can do it. Xiaoshu's obsession is comparable to mine back then." Zhang Chen said.

Xiao Zhao also laughed and said, "I never expected that there would be a painter in our family. When he was a child, he was more interested in guns than paintbrushes."

Zhang Chen patted his chest and said, "That's because having such a brother-in-law made him realize his return."

Xiao Zhao smiled and said, okay, just blow it. She looked outside the door, came over and kissed Zhang Chen on the face, and said to him, but you are quite cute when you blow it. He looked special, special... full of energy.

Zhang Chen laughed.

Liu Ligan and Tan Shuzhen came back. They walked in. Liu Ligan looked at them and asked:

"What are you two doing here? Showing off your affection nakedly without even closing the door."

"I'm listening to Teacher Zhang's class." Xiao Zhao said.

"Hey, Teacher Zhang, come on for us too," Liu Ligan said.

Zhang Chen also told Liu Ligan and Tan Shuzhen about the news that he had brought Yao Fen and Zhao Xin back. Liu Ligan and Tan Shuzhen also became excited. Liu Ligan shouted:

"No way, Zhang Chen, is your art museum so valuable now?"

Zhang Chen is right, it will become more and more valuable in the future.

"Is there any reason for this? We have worked so hard to build houses and sell them. I thought that the house prices have risen enough. But compared with you, there is not even a fraction. It has only been a few years of hard work. You just invested in it in the first place." How much does it cost and it has increased so much now?" Liu Ligan asked.

Zhang Chen scolded: "Is it just money that I invested? How much effort have I spent on the art gallery over the years? Why, only your house can increase, but the collection of my oil painting museum cannot?"

"No, your rise must be too great. I can't even catch up." Liu Ligan said.

Zhang Chen smiled proudly and said: "In another ten years, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch up. When a painting from my collection reaches your building, just cry."

"A painting is worth a building for me? When that day comes, I'll buy a piece of tofu and kill him." Liu Ligan said.

"Hey, hey, you two rich guys, can you think about what to eat for dinner first?" Tan Shuzhen shouted.

"I'm jealous," Liu Ligan said.

"Or go to Xiasha to eat spicy fish, and then look at the half-acre construction site in the afterglow?" Zhang Chen suggested.

"Okay, everyone will go in your car." Liu Ligan immediately agreed.

"Okay!" Tan Shuzhen and Xiao Zhao shouted. They also felt that the spicy fish was indeed a bit satisfying to eat.

What's even more enjoyable is when four people who are addicted to spicy food eat together.

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