After Mu Wuya left, Qu Wen followed everyone to the conference room. He said he was chatting with his subordinates, but in reality it was no different from a meeting. Everyone put simple data and work processes out, so as to highlight their abilities.
It took more than an hour just to listen to the reports of these people. In the end, Qu Wen was not interested in chatting with everyone anymore. He complimented a few words and went to the underground vault with Yi Guodong. As an appraiser, how could he not be interested in antiques? .
At this time, Xia Junliang and Paul were checking the antiques and works of art they had just received in the warehouse, and looked back when they heard footsteps.
"You're here just in time, kid. I just received something and you can take a look at it yourself. You've been busy here and there all day long and can't do anything serious."
The business Xia Junliang is talking about is nothing more than the appreciation of antiques and art. No matter how big his business is, at heart he is still an appraiser and then a businessman.
After being scolded by the second senior brother, Qu Wen did not dare to reply, because his scolding was justified. He was originally an appraiser, but what he did later became further and further away from the appraiser profession. Now he can no longer tell whether he is a politician or an appraiser. A businessman, an appraiser, or a cultivator.
He walked to the side and picked up a two-eared pottery vase, and looked at it carefully with a surprised expression on his face.
¡°This is Picasso painted pottery, Second Senior Brother, how did you get it?¡±
Xia Junliang saw that Qu Wen had been busy with other things for more than a year and had neglected his work as an appraiser. He was afraid that Qu Wen would waste his talents and abilities in vain, so he wanted to see if Qu Wen had lost his appraisal knowledge. . However, Qu Wen could tell at a glance that it was Picasso ceramics, which showed that he still had a keen eye. I haven't alienated myself from my profession because of other things.
"It's not bad. You can tell it's Picasso ceramics. But how did you tell that?"
Listening to the words of the second senior brother makes me want to test myself. Although I haven¡¯t touched this industry for a year, the knowledge is still in my mind and I remember everything clearly.
"Picasso began to officially produce ceramic works in his twilight years. Due to his different views on art and his love for painting, he liked to draw patterns on pots, plates and ceramic tiles, or use clay to create unexpected shapes. These include Images such as women, vultures, bulls, goats, centaurs, etc. Moreover, Picasso often combined elements of color sculpture, painting, and collage into his ceramic creations in a variety of ways. He believed that in three-dimensional objects such as pots and plates, Painting on a flat canvas is no different from painting on a flat canvas. It is precisely because of Picasso's unique artistic perspective that these colorful and unique painted ceramic works came into being."
Because the shape of Picasso ceramics is very special, most people who don¡¯t know the art will think that it was made by a low-level artist, thus wasting a great opportunity. The song and text are different, because of the spiritual sense in the body and the photographic memory, and because of the businessman's habits. I like to conduct in-depth research on masters and things with historical, cultural, artistic and monetary value. For example, when Picasso makes ceramics, he almost knows the three stages from entry to exploration to independent innovation, so when you see this amphora, you can tell it is Picasso ceramics.
Xia Junliang was quite satisfied with Qu Wen's answer. He turned around and took out another small box and handed it to Qu Wen.
"Then tell me the value of this ring."
Opening the small box, there is a diamond ring sitting neatly inside. The difference is that this is an extremely rare yellow diamond. It is estimated to be over a hundred carats, and a yellow diamond of this size would cost at least tens of millions of dollars. Looking at the Graff brand name engraved on the bottom of the ring, Qu Wen knew that Graff was one of the top ten diamond brands in the world. The company was named after the company¡¯s chairman, Mr. Laruence Graff, who was also a bespoke designer. Grandmaster. Every piece of work designed and produced is irresistibly obsessed.
I took out the diamond ring and admired it carefully. I felt that the ring in my hand was like a young naked girl with a perfect figure under the spotlight. Natural greenness with alluring charm.
"I remember that at Sotheby's auction in Geneva in 2001, a diamond ring of almost the same size was auctioned for 11 million francs, setting a jewelry auction record at the time. But that was a very common white diamond and this one is yellow. It¡¯s a diamond, so the value should be 1.5 times to more than twice that of that one. If you give me a price, it¡¯s almost 20 million US dollars.¡±
Xia Junliang's previous price was between 18 million and 23 million, which was similar to Qu Wen's price. This time he finally smiled with satisfaction: "Not bad, you didn't throw away the bank, you know what we do In this industry, you need to keep watching and learning. If you don¡¯t have contact with it for half a year, you will easily be unable to keep up. You have been busy here and there this year. I am really afraid that you will lose this industry. "
He blushed for a while and Qu Wen scratched his head: "I can't help it. I'll stop after I finish other things and concentrate on studying antiques and art appreciation."
I don¡¯t know how many times I¡¯ve heard this, Xia Jun?I know that my little junior brother can never stop. In fact, if a man really stops, all the fun in life will be gone. I wanted to stop at the beginning, but after only two or three months, I felt something was wrong all over my body. I turned around and came to Quhanyuan for help. A life like this is called life.
"I'm not telling you to stop completely. After all, we are appraisers. We usually spend more time caring about our profession, so that we will not disappoint the master."
Xia Junliang had a quarrel with his master and ran to Hong Kong. Later, as he got older, he felt more and more regretful. Looking at Qu Wen, he didn't want him to follow his own path, not to mention that Qu Wen was his most beloved disciple in his master's heart.
"I got it, Second Senior Brother." Qu Wen continued to scratch his head in embarrassment. To be honest, he didn't know when he would finish his work. It might not be until the day he died.
The charm of the sea lies in its majestic waves, which stretch as far as the eye can see. Standing on the seaside, your mind becomes broader.
Mu Wuya, an authentic mountain "girl" who had never seen the sea, jumped up with the waves of the sea when she stood on the beach and looked at the sea.
"Wow!!"
This was the first word Mu Wuya shouted after seeing the sea. Only this almost female high-pitched cry could express her mood at the moment.
Following behind, Ouyang Qin smiled like a big sister. Although Mu Wuya is much older than herself, she is still like a child in many aspects. It can be seen how important life experience and social experience are to people.
"Sister Wuya, do you want to go to the sea to play?" Ouyang Qin walked to the front and asked with a smile. It would be a very regrettable thing if you can't go into the water for the first time when you come to the beach.
"Okay!" Mu Wuya rushed into the sea without even thinking, regardless of the beautiful clothes he was wearing.
"Wait a minute, Sister Wuya, I'll take you to change into a swimsuit before getting into the water!" Ouyang Qin hurriedly pulled her back, not because she felt sorry for the clothes she was wearing, let alone buying 11,100,000 of them. Even if you buy a factory, you can do it every day. It's just that you can't feel the pleasure of the impact of the sea water with your clothes on, the pleasure that is sometimes gentle and sometimes violent.
"Swimsuit, what is a swimsuit?" Mu Wuya looked at Ouyang Qin curiously, this was another new term.
"A swimsuit is what you wear when swimming in the water. Sister Wuya, can you swim? If not, you'd better add a swimming ring." Ouyang Qin replied.
"Well, if I played in the river in the valley, does that count as knowing how to swim?" Mu Wuya said.
I don¡¯t know how big the river in Shennong Valley is. To be sure, it is far from comparable to the sea. The sea is not only big and deep, but also has slow and sometimes rapid currents, which can be quite dangerous. Even though Mu Wuya was a cultivator and had extraordinary abilities, Ouyang Qin didn't dare to let her get into trouble like this in case something happened. How should I explain to Qu Wen?
"Yes, sister Wuya is so cute. Wearing a suitable swimsuit will attract this man's attention even more." Tao Jingying said with a naughty smile. She has a childlike face and [big] breasts. She always attracts attention every time she wears a swimsuit to play at the beach. The man's fiery gaze. But her cuteness is different from Mu Wuya's cuteness. Mu Wuya looks like a real child, but has some pedophilia. It is more attractive to people with age-related addictions.
Looking at Mu Wuya, Ouyang Qin was slightly worried. Although Qu Wen called her sister, he doted on her so much that he might eventually accept this Tianshan child-grandmother-like woman. But he didn't know what Qu Wen was thinking about Mu Wuya. Qu Wenchun regarded Mu Wuya as a sister. It was only natural for his brother to take care of his sister. No matter how good the relationship was, it would never reach that point.
For the convenience of guests, swimsuits and swimming equipment are rented and sold at the seaside wooden house bar. Naturally, Ouyang Qin and Tao Jingying spend no money here. Everything is recorded in Qu Wen's account, and in the end it is just the sales volume and employee performance. Anyway, the money is basically Qu Wen's.
Because Mu Wuya¡¯s figure was not suitable for an adult swimsuit, Ouyang Qin could only help her choose a children¡¯s swimsuit, and also gave her a small pink swimming ring. After everything was changed, she suddenly became even cuter.
After spending more than two hours in the meeting and looking at the antiques and artworks he had just received, Qu Wen slowly came to the beach. At this time, the three girls were already playing in the water, and there were others beside them. The guests included some women.
After a year of development, the International Pavilion is now not only a large international auction house, but also a place for local celebrities and wealthy businessmen to gather and play. In addition to the quarterly auctions, the food and environment here are enough to make them feel superior to others. Moreover, the International Pavilion is a pure membership system, and people without a certain status cannot enter at all, so visiting the International Pavilion has become a celebrity fashion and a status symbol.
Because he helped Qu Wen make two movies, Wang Gaocai, a small film producer, is very luckyAfter getting the membership card of Zhang International Pavilion, he now follows Director Zhang and is always following two or three beautiful young stars who have just debuted.
He saw Tao Jingying running up to say hello enthusiastically before. In his eyes, Tao Jingying was not a rich lady but his Yixin parents, but he did not dare to stay with Tao Jingying for too long. He heard that she was the young lady of the Sarawak Consortium. Dong was thrown out by the security guards in the museum because he got too close to this woman, so he smartly kept a certain distance.
After chatting with other celebrities for a while, I accidentally spotted a familiar figure walking along the green path leading to the beach. As the person got closer and closer, his pupils became bigger and bigger.
"Xiao Mei, come here." Wang Gaocai called to a beautiful woman next to him, stretched out his hands and pulled her clothes away from both shoulders, allowing people to see the deep cleavage inside at a glance, and nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, don't say that Brother Wang didn't give you a chance. You have to try your best to please the people you meet later."
The beauty named Xiaomei is actually much younger than Wang Gaocai. She could be his daughter, but Wang Gaocai asked her to call her that. She just called her that way. Nowadays, no one knows that Producer Wang has a wide network of contacts. Exquisite on all sides. As long as you hook up with him, it's okay to take on one or two good roles, not to mention becoming famous. And he gives himself a chance to become famous and gives him sex, which is also a trading method.
I don¡¯t know who can make Wang Gaocai so nervous. Since he doesn¡¯t care about sacrificing his appearance to please the other person, it means that he still cares about himself. Xiaomei felt a little grateful, secretly thinking that following Brother Wang was really the right thing to do. Many young female stars who have just debuted are just played around with, and no one has really done anything practical for them. On the contrary, Wang Gaocai often takes himself to various high-end places and meets more big names and celebrities, which is also good for his future development.
"Mr. Qu, when did you return to Hong Kong? I was talking to Director Zhang about the new film before, but Miss Tao said that it would be boring to make films with the same style all the time, so I found a few more screenwriters. There happened to be two The script has been written, if you have time, help me see which one would be better."
Qu Wen likes reading, but he has never read a script and doesn¡¯t know what the script is like, so he is very curious. He glanced at Wang Gaocai and also at the little beauty with her clothes pulled down next to him, without even stopping for a moment. He said directly: "Really? What about Jingying's opinion? You also know that I have left all the film and television investment matters to her."
"I came to see Miss Tao today, but she is swimming now, and I want to wait until she finishes swimming before letting her see her. Now that I have met you, it is better for you to take a look first."
"Then let me take a look first." Qu Wen said, and Wang Gaocai immediately respectfully invited him to the wooden house bar. Ask Xiaomei to take out two scripts for Qu Wen to review.
Qu Wen read it and found that although the script and the novel are both manuscripts, the writing methods are completely different. The novel talks about the main plot, the psychological background of the characters, the language dialogue, and the development and upgrade route of the main and supporting characters. The script focuses on the relationship between the characters. It uses a long paragraph to explain the relationship between the characters and illustrate it with pictures. Then there is very little background, the psychology of the characters, and a lot of dialogue between the characters. There are almost no adjectives in the dialogue. They are all said by someone with a smile. , so-and-so responded like this. If you regard not making a movie as a work, just reading the script doesn't make much sense at all.
After reading the first script, he threw away the second script. Qu Wen pointed at the second script and said: "The first script is okay, but the second script is dead. Don't give me any palace dramas in the future. It looks disgusting." .¡±
Qu Wen's expression was a little unhappy, not because of the script, but because he wanted to scold his mother whenever he saw a palace drama, especially a palace drama in the Qing Dynasty. Since Teacher Yao Qiong created the drama of love novels in the Republic of China, such films can It's said that it was badly filmed, but the same plot and the same crying method are everywhere, which makes people feel as disgusted as possible. Although Qu Wen rarely watches TV, after watching European and American dramas, he has basically lost confidence in domestic dramas. Nowadays, there are police movies, zombie movies in Hong Kong, and military movies in the mainland, but not including anti-Japanese dramas. Why would you want to see it?
Wang Gaocai didn¡¯t know that Qu Wen hated palace romance films so much, so he accidentally slapped the horse in the leg by flattering him. He quickly put away the second script, determined to never use the screenwriter who wrote this script again.
¡°Mr. Naqu¡¯s opinion on the first script?¡±
"Didn't I say it's okay? Since it's an ancient epic theme, we need to produce an epic theme effect. Big stars are dispensable, just small stars with a certain reputation. Try to put the money for hiring big stars. During the shooting of the scene, don¡¯t give me a scene with thousands of troops and only a few hundred people running sparsely.¡±
Qu Wen said this after watching the TV drama "Perfect". If there is a war content in an American drama, not to mention the real thousands of troops, at least there will be thousands of people running. Coupled with computer special effects, there will really be thousands of troops. Feel. The strongest point of American dramas is that the plot is not material enough. at this pointThis is something that domestic dramas, Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas do not have at all. Many films say whether it is two armies fighting, or hundreds of thousands of people fighting, but in the end the scene only shows hundreds of people. Qu Wen once watched it specifically. In the same film, two armies were fighting. A soldier here was hacked to death. He turned his back and stood there fighting with others. After that, he would magically appear in the other side's camp. Here, even fantasy novelists would be unable to accomplish this kind of divine time travel.
As a producer, Wang Gaocai is aware of the shortcomings of current domestically produced Hong Kong and Taiwan films. In order to hire big stars to attract attention, he can only save a lot of money on scene special effects. The last film was the fattest and the one who gained the most was the big star, and he was gone after filming. When I left, I didn¡¯t care about the box office performance at all. Even if I did, I only cared a little bit.
American dramas are different from Hollywood blockbusters. If it is a small- to medium-sized investment film, it is better not to hire big stars but to create a scene with sufficient atmosphere to give the audience a sense of reality as much as possible. Therefore, for a real blockbuster in Hollywood, the total investment in all aspects, from hiring big stars to scenes, is calculated in billions of dollars.
"Mr. Qu is Mr. Qu, and his vision and opinions are different from others. In fact, Director Zhang also sees it this way. However, in order to come up with effective results and attract popularity, big stars are still indispensable. In this case, the budget will be much higher."
Qu Wen just read that the budget of the first script was 70 million, of which three-fifths were hired by big stars, but he cared more about the effect of the scene and the real feeling given to the audience. But there is some truth in what Wang Gaocai said. A good script also requires good actors.
"If that's the case, then just hire one or two big stars, and let newcomers come in for the rest. I'll add an extra 50 million to the budget. With 120 million, you can finally shoot something, right?"
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: 50 million was added to the song, which is enough money to make two more small and medium-sized investment movies. Wang Gaocai kept nodding his head with joy: "It can, it can!"