12dz Chapter 5: Lucky, Lost, Auspicious
Chapter 5: Lucky, Lost, Auspicious
On the first day after handing in the paintings, Jixiang was happy and full of energy.
The day after handing in the painting, Jixiang was still in a cheerful and energetic mood.
Selling paintings in the interstellar world, this unique beauty requires people to give enough time to appreciate it. Jixiang felt that she could understand it.
On the third day after handing in the painting, Jixiang began to be distracted. He felt that there should be news soon, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak to old man Ji.
Old man Ji worked without looking away, and the second Buddha statue in his hands had already reached the stage of polishing and finishing.
On the fourth day after handing in the painting, Jixiang looked at Old Man Ji who was working hard and finally couldn't help asking, "Grandpa Ji, what about my painting?"
Old Man Ji did not even raise his head, but polished the fingers of the Buddha statue steadily. "After the other party has carefully examined it, he said he will give us the news tomorrow."
Jixiang was relieved, and quickly picked up the cup of water next to Old Man Ji and handed it to him, saying flatteringly, "Grandpa Ji, you have worked hard, please have some water."
Old Man Ji said coldly, "Just put it there, I'm not thirsty."
Jixiang put it down obediently and decided to work harder today than yesterday so that old man Ji could feel her gratitude!
Today is an auspicious day, and it is also a pleasant and energetic day. However, I am tired. My hands are shaking from polishing the Buddha statue...
Before going to bed, Old Man Ji suddenly became concerned about Jixiang's endorsement progress for some reason.
Jixiang, who had forgotten to recite the text, went back to her room in shame under the cold gaze of old man Ji. Jixiang swore that as long as her Chinese paintings became popular in the market, she would confront old man Ji that writing was the right path for her. She was the artist Dajixiang, not the blacksmith Ji Daxiang!
Jixiang, who believed that he was determined, capable and had a unique vision, finally received news from the buyer.
Old Man Ji then told Jixiang the information he had posted in the circle of curious civilization replicas. Unfortunately, Jixiang's paintings were too curious and the style was too unique. The interstellar people, mainly the wealthy ones in the circle, generally could not understand these bizarre paintings.
Most people said that this painting has no collection value.
Ji·Superstition·Xiang: Guan Gong, tell me, is it because the distance is too far that we can't receive the signal...
Jixiang is now very disappointed, as he has been hit hard by such a passionate attitude.
When Old Man Ji saw Jixiang calm down, he did some research on the painting preferences of the ancient civilization reproduction circle.
Jixiang summed it up. In fact, the interstellar space is vast, and ancient civilizations are numerous. The relics of ancient civilizations such as paintings have a higher chance of being passed down intact. The various forms of painting art are dazzling, but things are often rare and valuable. Only paintings that are more in line with the aesthetic concepts of interstellar people have a market, or they are works by famous interstellar painters.
Only those who specialize in the study of ancient civilizations would be interested in auspicious paintings, but after all, they are not cultural relics.
It is difficult for interstellar people to have aesthetic resonance with auspicious paintings. They will find them special, but that's all.
The reason why Buddha statues are accepted is that interstellar people themselves prefer three-dimensional art forms, and Tang Dynasty Buddha statues were bought as figures.
The price of the painting is about the same as that of fine decorative paintings on the market, thanks to the scroll mounting that is very interesting to interstellar people.
Auspiciousness that was once hard to come by and highly sought after:
Old Man Ji smiled soothingly, "What the other party actually wants to buy is the box that you put your painting in."
Jixiang: ...This is the interstellar version of buying the casket and returning the pearl.
Ji Shiluo Xiang sighed deeply. It was really unpleasant to have the pearl covered in dust. It was a huge waste of money, but it was not a complete loss.
Old Man Ji quoted a price, which was exactly 500 star coins.
Ji·500 Star Coins·Xiang:……
Old Man Ji: "This price is very good for you at the moment. We who make replicas are actually craftsmen. You can learn some popular paintings and consider other things when you become famous."
Jixiang: "I took it for granted. Please help me contact the buyer."
The money was quickly transferred to Jixiang's account, and after deducting Old Man Ji's commission and the cost of materials, only 50 star coins were left.
Jixiang sighs, life is not easy.
Jixiang, who was hit by the bleak reality and almost doubted himself, fell into a state of depression again.
Fortunately, Jixiang quickly sorted out his mood.
Especially when she found out about the fanatical pursuit of realism and abstraction in interstellar popular paintings, Jixiang felt relieved a lot. Although she was also good at realistic oil painting, she was not good at it.
She specializes in studying ancient paintings. Although interstellar people don't like it now, things are in the hands of people. Jixiang still hopes to promote Chinese paintings in the interstellar world.
The ancient civilization circle of curiosity is as confusing as its name.
After the Buddha statues, Old Man Ji received several orders from other civilizations, including a replica of a figure of the ancient Sera, a minority interstellar race. Similar to the ethnic minorities in Jixiang's cognition, they called their original species Sera.
Jixiang had seen the picture, a one-legged animal with a strange style, an indescribable eye-soreness.
Jixiang really doesn't understand how Sera evolved into the current human form. Perhaps only abnormal development can explain it, and he doesn't know what kind of genetic mutation caused it.
The most outrageous thing is that someone actually wants a set of 100 Ancient Sera, and requires that every evolutionary form of Sera that has been proven by research be included.
This man is the one who bought the casket and returned the pearl. He is not a minority interstellar race, but a real interstellar person. He is a famous collector of curious civilizations in the circle of curious ancient civilization reproductions. He is known as Mr. Jin. It is said that he has collected an entire building of curious civilizations that are even more incomprehensible than Cthulhu.
Ji·Bumpkin·Xiang: It’s because her Chinese paintings are not perverted enough.
Jixiang's business venture collapsed halfway through, and he later sold several Chinese paintings of different themes and types, but the number of star coins he finally received was pitifully small.
Jixiang decided to learn the craft from old man Ji honestly. The evolution process of the ancient Sera people was harmful to the eyes, but the reward was quite generous. As an assistant, Jixiang received a lot of labor fees.
Maybe this body really has great potential. Jixiang's strength is visibly increasing as his physical health improves.
When he first arrived, Jixiang was even weaker than a normal child, but within a month, he could easily lift hundreds of kilograms of materials.
That day, not long after the delivery robot unloaded the goods and left, Jixiang heard Old Man Ji calling "Xiao Ji" several times, so he ran over and saw a small piece of metal material.
Jixiang, who had mistakenly thought that it was a problem with the materials, was overjoyed when he learned the truth. No wonder he had found work so easy recently.
Old man Ji was also very happy, because he had taken on a construction order that was very labor-intensive and physically demanding.
As an interstellar strongman who delivers construction materials manually, Zhen·Brick Moving·Jixiang has begun a deeper, high-tech interstellar primitive life experience.