“Teacher Cheng, do you think there will be anyone willing to buy these paintings if they are sold? How much money can they possibly sell for?” Su Jing asked.
It was not that he was greedy for money, but the production of antimatter is so expensive that he had to do anything he can to earn money and there is only one thing in his mind at all times, ‘how can I earn enough money?’
Su Jing studies painting for two purposes.
First, it can cultivate his body and mind and help him to comprehend the artistic conception of the Buddha Statue and the Visualization chart of the beautiful women painting he got from the Desolate Era Universe.
Two is to make money, lots and lots of money.
“There must be someone willing to buy it, but it’s just a question of how much the price is. These paintings are about the same grade…” Cheng Guyi pointed to Cheng Shiyao’s portrait, Zhongyun City’s landscape painting, etc., pondered for a while, and said, “From my experience, it should at least be sold for tens of thousands of yuan.”
Then he pointed to Shi Qing’s portrait and said, “I estimate that this one can break the two million mark, or even three million. However, if a few rich people like it, then maybe the price would become higher, and how much you can sell will depend on the actual situation.”
“That’s all.” Su Jing looked a little dissatisfied. While Cheng Guyi, Cheng Shiyao, Huang Jinghong, Zhu Yan, and the two middle-aged men all almost fainted hearing his complaint.
That’s all? These paintings are only three or four square feet, and it would be considered good if they sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
If they sell for several million then they would be on the same level as paintings created by the top contemporary Chinese painting masters, and they may not be able to reach such standard.
“This is quite a lot, okay?” Cheng Shiyao rolled her eyes as she spoke.
“Not to mention a few million, if my paintings can be sold for 10,000 yuan a piece, then I can wake up laughing in my dreams.” Zhu Yan envies and hates Su Jing after hearing his words.
She thought that if such a small painting can be sold for 10,000 then it would be amazing. After all, if someone on her level would be able to create such a painting in three days then she would earn a total of 100,000 yuan a month.
Even if she draws one painting every five days, she would still earn 60,000 yuan and that amount of money would be enough to secure her future and she would be able to live worry-free but alas this is all just assumption and just dream, it can never happen to her in real life.
Su Jing touched his nose and thought about it and realized that the price does seem to be really high.
Many people joke that they want their paintings to become valuable later so that when they die, they would be remembered by people to be on the same level as Qi Baishi, Zheng Banqiao, Van Gogh, Leonardo da Vinci, and other painters.
Many famous painters painted their masterpieces that became famous after their deaths and non of their paintings were valuable when they were alive.
No, the reason why they became so valuable later on, in addition to factors such as age and culture, there is a very important factor, that is, the painters died.
After their death, they could no longer paint, and the paintings they left behind became non-renewable resources, limited in quantity, and rare and precious.
The paintings of living painters also sell for sky-high prices, but it is more difficult. A painter should be proud that such a small painting can sell for millions. However, a few million is too little for Su Jing to be worth the time he spent on it.
This portrait of Shi Qing took two or three hours to draw, and it was a very exhausting process. If he draws two paintings a day which would be exhausting, would only sell for a few million yuan and if he drew too many then the value of his paintings will decrease.
Su Jing knows that if he wants to sell his paintings at a higher price then he can only continue to improve his level. Compared with the visualization charts present in the painting of a beautiful woman, he still has a lot to learn.
One must know that Su Jing once took out a landscape map from the Desolate Era Universe at Murong Qin’s banquet.
Although it is far inferior to the visualization charts present in the painting of a beautiful woman, its price was still estimated to be at least 10 million yuan. The best paintings by Su Jing are only valued at two or three million. It is conceivable how far the gap is.
“Mr. Su, I don’t care about other paintings, but this one must be sold with my permission.” Cheng Shiyao pointed to her portrait as she spoke.
“Hehe, if I want to sell it then, of course, I would get you permission, but I don’t plan to sell it, I plan to…” Su Jing said before he paused and rolled up the picture scroll, and handed it to Cheng Shiyao, “Give it to you.”
“Give it to me?” Cheng Shiyao was taken aback.
“If you don’t want it then forget it.” Su Jing said.
“Thank you, Mr. Su.” Cheng Shiyao quickly took the portrait over with a sweet smile, and then felt that she seemed too eager, and her face turned slightly red.
Huang Jinghong saw this scene, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He also painted a picture of Shiyao and gave it to her, but when Cheng Shiyao received it, her expression was very indifferent, which seems to be mixed with embarrassment and joy now.
Zhu Yan looked at Su Jing stubbornly, as if to say that she wants one too. Unfortunately, Su Jing didn’t seem to understand the meaning behind her gaze.
“Teacher Cheng, this painting is for you.” Su Jing rolled up the Zhongyun City landscape painting and gave it to Cheng Guyi.
“That wouldn’t be appropriate.” Cheng Guyi likes this painting but he couldn’t receive it as it was painted by his student.
“You taught me so much, and you still haven’t charged me any tuition fees. I can’t repay you with money but I can give you my work as a thank you. If you think that your student’s painting is shameful to you and you don’t want it at all, then forget it.” Su Jing said.
“Look at what you said, how can I not accept it?” Cheng Guyi doesn’t know what to say at this moment and he happily took away the landscape painting.
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