Sir Condor's full name is Huxlet Condor, and April this year marks his seventieth birthday.
Even though he is now healthy and disease-free, he is old after all. As the old saying goes, one cannot rely on one's muscles and bones when one is old. One may not know when he will fall down and his health will fail. So he always thinks about how to
Do whatever you want to do first.
Making Kangtao one of the most famous red wines in the world has been his biggest vision since he was a child. It is almost realized now. In two or three years at most, he will be confident that people all over the world will know about Kangtao.
pottery.
This second thought was the reason why he asked Han Qi.
When you reach his status and status, a dream is no longer a dream, but just an idea. It depends on whether you are willing to do it and how much energy you use to do it.
For example, many people's dream is to live in a big villa and have dozens of wives.
This is a dream that many people never dare to dream about.
But is this a problem for a person of Sir Contor's status? Their family owns countless properties in Italy, and they live in a villa for a month without the same one. They are talking about getting a little wife.
Sir Kantao said that he has 46 lovers and I don’t even want to tell you.
The second idea is to have a self-portrait.
Just like the self-portraits of Very Le Brun and Vincent Van Gogh.
To say that this self-portrait is actually an art form, if we follow the factions in oil painting, it can be a separate faction. But this faction does not have an independent technique, it depends on how the artist wants to express it.
You draw an indescribable thing with snarling teeth and claws, but if the artist thinks that this is a self-portrait, that's fine, there's no problem at all.
This is obviously not what Kang Tao wants.
He wanted a work that could be passed down as a classic like the Mona Lisa.
Although he knew that it would be difficult for later works of art to reach the status of the Mona Lisa, he still had to have ambitions, and he would not put this self-portrait anywhere else, just in this Cantao Manor, as a
A flag to use.
He and Han Qi exchanged many of their ideas, but in the end it had to be seen whether Han Qi was willing.
"An American drew me a picture before. It looks very similar to me. It belongs to... how should I put it, just like looking at a picture." Sir waved to a servant, gave a few instructions and then said to Han Qi, "My name is
Someone will bring it to you to see."
Within a few minutes, the painting was brought over.
This is framed, and the person inside is exactly the same as the real Jazz, just like the photo.
And it’s in ultra-clear 4k.
If I hadn't looked closely, I probably wouldn't have known it was painted with a brush.
Sir Condor said:
"He said this is the latest form of painting, but I think it is very different from the oil painting in my mind. If oil painting is created like this, then why should I paint it? Wouldn't it be better to use a camera."
Han Qi nodded inaudibly.
He didn't like to judge others behind their backs, but he also felt that Sir Kantao was right.
Painting is painting, photography is photography.
He is very proficient in both professions, so he can tell the difference clearly.
In terms of light and shadow and composition, there are indeed similarities and even intersections between the two, but oil painting is oil painting. You can't rely on photography. Even if you get closer, can you compare with real photography?
The three elements of a painter are paper, pen and soul.
Art without a soul is equal to a dead thing.
Han Qi basically understood Sir Kang Tao's needs, but he never expressed his position.
He has never received any restrictions on his creation, so he doesn't know whether he can complete the oil painting to the best under such requirements. If the painting is poor, wouldn't he be damaging his own brand?
but……
He gave too much.
For Han Qi, self-portraits are simpler than landscape paintings.
Because there are much fewer elements,
If it takes half a month to paint a landscape painting, then the time to paint a portrait will be reduced by half, and the painting can be completed in ten days at most.
For such a simple painting, Sir Condor was willing to pay 30 million euros.
This tm.
These European tycoons really don’t regard money as money. What is the concept of 30 million euros?
As long as this money is obtained, Han Qi's dream of building a manor will be half completed. There is no problem in buying at least a piece of land that can be used to complete his idea, as long as it is not in the center of a particularly prosperous city.
Thirty million euros.
Han Qi's current cash is actually less than 10 million.
This refers to the Huaxia currency.
He makes a lot of money, but he also spends it quickly.
Some time ago, she bought a house for her family, a house for herself, a luxury car, etc. These were all large expenditures. Moreover, Han Qi also likes to buy clothes. Some clothes are luxury goods and the prices are not cheap.
So he was thinking about whether to give part of his freedom to art.
But without much hesitation, Han Qi agreed.
It’s impossible not to agree, the money is too tempting, and the workload is actually not particularly high. If you work harder, maybe you can complete it within a month... Don’t ask why it’s so slow, you’re just lazy.
Han Qi is here for traveling, not for work.
He is only willing to spend the little time he has before going to bed every night to create.
"I promise you, I won't let you down." Han Qi stood up and stretched out his hand, wanting to shake Sir Kang Tao's hand and say goodbye.
Han Qi saw that he was a little dozed off.
Hearing Han Qi's agreement, Kang Tao also cheered up. He stood up, shook hands with Han Qi and said, "I will come to you only because I believe in your ability. Paint well and rest assured. As long as it has 70% of the charm of your two works."
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After saying that, he asked one of his butlers to send Han Qi out and invited him casually: "We have a simple queue in the evening, and we will invite some Italian artists. You can come and sit down if you like."
There are many art salons, parties, etc. in Italy, but it is difficult to get in without someone introducing you.
But Han Qi didn't come here just to join the art circle. He nodded and didn't say whether he would come or not.
The housekeeper took Han Qi out.
The butler was in his forties or fifties. He was dressed cleanly and freshly. He couldn't tell his age, but he was very capable.
The tone of voice and the way he walked were all very standard, as if he had been learning how to be a good housekeeper since he was a child. Han Qi's mind was inexplicably reminded of an anime he had watched before.
This guy really looked like he was beating up the housekeeper of an enemy Hakka family.
However, the people are much easier to talk to than the group of people in the anime. When taking Han Qi out, he also introduced to Han Qi the things that can be seen in the manor.
"Going all the way down the corridor to the east, you can see our grape fields. In order to have enough grape trellises in this manor, two hundred young nobles used explosives to flatten two mountain peaks, forming such a large
A plain."
Han Qi nodded: "I was just going to take a look, do you mind?"
"Of course I don't mind. In fact, many guests who attended the luncheon went there. The grapes inside will not be fully picked until the second half of the month, but there are many ripe now. If you go there, you can pick whatever you like.
go back."
"Please come with me," he said.
Soon Han Qi saw a sea of grapes.
August is the best month for grapes.
That is to say, in the two months of August and September, this year's red wine will begin to be brewed. This year is the year when Kangtao successfully entered the top ten wineries, and it is also a special year. Perhaps the 21-year-old Kangtao
Red wine will be very expensive in the future.
Because there is not much outflow, the winery will definitely withhold a large amount of wine from this vintage.
The grape trellises are really as continuous as the sea and can't be seen. People who come here to visit don't go far, and most of them look at the bunches of fresh fruits on the grape trellises when they first enter.
The butler left after bringing Han Qi over. He walked in alone and soon saw Evelina and Ronin. Ronin was eating a bunch of grapes. This was one of the few people at the scene who could eat.
Very cheerful person.
Evelina sat on a stone chair not far from him, reading a book.
Han Qi walked over and asked, "Are you here to enjoy the cool weather?"
The sunshine in August is still very strong, but with such a large grape grove here, it blocks eighty-nine percent of the sunshine, and at the same time you can enjoy the cool breeze blowing from outside, which makes it very pleasant.
"Of course." Evelina glanced at Han Qi and asked curiously, "What did Kang Tao do to you? Of course, if you don't want to say it, you don't have to say it. Just pretend I didn't ask."
"It's nothing. He is a fan of mine and wants to draw a painting from me. It's that simple."
Evelina did not believe it, and nodded and said: "It is said that Kangtao is an old man who likes oil paintings and musicals. It seems that this rumor is true."
Han Qi said:
"Yes, I have seen part of his collection. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a fan of oil paintings, but he is very restrained and probably does not like to talk about these things with others socially."
"Then do you want to draw it for him?"
"Of course, this is paid. He gives me money and I paint. This is the lifestyle of an ordinary painter."
"Are you still an ordinary painter?"
Evelina already despises Han Qi. Who made Han Qi lie to her in the first place?
He is also a photographer and travels around the world on a budget.
"Haha, maybe he's just a little bit better than an ordinary painter, just a little bit." Han Qi gestured with his hands.
Ronyen also came over and sat at the same stone table with them.
"Why are you laughing? You are so happy, and just saying it makes me happy. To be honest, I am almost drunk from eating grapes."
"Are you drunk from the red wine that Ge just drank?" Han Qi said.
It is true that the red wine at the luncheon is free, but there is a difference between free and free. Han Qi only drank three glasses in total. These three glasses made him almost tipsy... But the wine Ronni drank was
Ten times that of Han Qi.
Twenty or thirty cups.
Han Qi was very curious about how Ronnien did it. After all, he was an ordinary human being with such a big belly. After drinking dozens of glasses of wine, shouldn't he look pregnant?
But Ronin was normal. Not only did his belly not get bigger, but his speech was also very clear.
"Can you get drunk by drinking red wine? Don't be kidding me." Ronien laughed.
Han Qi stopped talking... He had clearly seen this man drunk before, sitting in an unnoticed corner and almost falling asleep. Now he can only say that Ronien's hangover ability is good, but
It's difficult to go in alone.
They didn't know much about painting, so they didn't talk about painting, but talked about Evelina's magazine.
Not talking about her magazine, but Evelina's power in Panorama is not small.
The editor-in-chief of the magazine has too many social activities, and Evelina, as her assistant, actually helps her with many things. She only occasionally goes out with the editor-in-chief to meet people.
And with Han Qi's identity, even if Han Qi draws a random sketch, they will hold a meeting to study whether the work Han Qi drew casually can be published. If not, they will have to find an editor to come to Han Qi and explain why it cannot be published.
This is the position that top painters should have in Europe.
Just like the photographer Sean Penn whom Han Qi met in the morning, he has cooperated with more than five magazines in the United States. Han Qi also checked the information just now. This is a cool guy who can take a photo as a magazine cover.
Such people were his fans, and Han Qi suddenly felt a little proud.
After coming back to her senses, Evelina was still introducing Han Qi: "It would be better if it was your painting. I just searched for your paintings on the Internet. They are all very good. It doesn't matter if you don't know how to write articles.
Sometimes editors are willing to polish your articles."
"No, I don't want to use painting." Han Qi shook his head and said, "I have some other ideas, but I'm not sure yet. I'll let you know when the time comes, or I'll send you the article directly after I finish it."
In fact, as long as Han Qi authorizes a painting to them, the editors of the magazine will quickly create the past and present life of a painting.
After saying this, Han Qi saw that it was getting late and wanted to go back to the Rome Hotel first.
"I'll leave first and go back to Rome. Where are you?"
Evelina said: "I still have to attend the party in the evening, I guess I will go back tomorrow."
"Tomorrow for me too." Ronien said.
After finally arriving at Contao Winery, there was wine everywhere. Ronin would not let go of this opportunity. He would go back as late as possible... And he didn't trust his friend Evelina either.
I dare to let her live here alone, even if she wants to find someone to talk to.
Han Qi did not attend the evening art salon. After saying goodbye to Evelina, he walked out of the manor and found a taxi on the road outside.
Returning is like an arrow,
His guys are all in Rome, so he wants to go back and touch the computer as soon as possible.
It's definitely not for playing games. How can you get 30 million euros from playing games? So Han Qi wants to paint the front tone in the next few days, and wait until he comes back from his trip to Florence. The oil painting will be dry by then, and then he will finish it.
The back part.
After almost an hour, the car stopped downstairs of the hotel.
Han Qi yawned and went upstairs. When he opened the door, everything inside was there, but it was very messy.
Chaos is right. Han Qi wanted to go out and see the real Italy, so he just threw his luggage and left.
Han Qi took out the folded easel, opened it and placed it under the balcony window.
This should be the sunniest place in the entire suite. The white paper could even dazzle under such light, which forced Han Qi to find a new location that was not so bright.
Everything is ready, Han Qi thought in his mind.
"Self-portrait..."
I’ve never painted before, why don’t I draw two self-portraits of myself first?
