The elevator quickly reached the 108th floor.
Huang Wanyu also regained her normal expression during this time in the elevator.
"The director's office is here. At this time, the meeting with Bartomeu, chairman of the European Economic Management Committee, should have ended."
As she spoke, Huang Wanyu knocked on the office door.
Then, a voice of "Come in" came from the other side of the door. Huang Wanyu opened the door and said to Fang Yuan, "Master, please come in."
Fang Yuan had never seen such a grand office.
If the office of Fang Datu, chairman of Fangtu Group, can score 80 points, then the office of Lin Wanqin, director of Lin Fang Law Firm, can score 100 points.
When the door opens, there is a long corridor with various oil paintings hanging on both sides.
Although Fang Yuan didn't know much about art, judging from the shocking feeling these oil paintings gave people, they were definitely the works of great artists.
Huang Wanyu began to introduce Fang Yuan.
"The first one is "Salvator Mundi" by Leonardo da Vinci, a great painter of the Italian Renaissance. It was originally privately collected by King Charles I of England, but when Charles II succeeded to the throne, it was inherited by him. Later, it was given to the Duke of Buckingham by Charles II, and the Duke of Buckingham's son sold it in 1763. After that, the painting disappeared for a long time until it reappeared in 1900. Finally, it was bought by the director for 450 million US dollars and hung here."
"The second one is a work by de Kooning, an abstract oil painting. De Kooning was influenced by the artist Franz Kline. The painting was created in 1955. In the ten years between then and now, de Kooning began to practice abstract figures with women as subjects. The director bought this painting at the Delvin Auction House in Cambridge for $300 million."
"The third painting is an oil painting by French post-impressionist painter Paul Gaud. This painting is relatively large, 101.5 cm long and 77.5 cm wide. You see, this painting is dominated by tropical scenery that is not found in France, with a lot of red and orange as the main colors, and only a little green and blue as a foil. The colors are bold and unrestrained. The protagonists in the painting are two women, one wearing traditional clothes and the other wearing Western clothes. It represents the conflict of customs between Polynesia and Europe. The director spent 300 million US dollars to buy this painting. Today, Bartomeu, the chairman of the European Economic Committee, took a photo with this painting."
"The fourth painting, 'The Card Players', was created by the French painter Paul Cézanne in 1893. Previously, it had been hidden in a museum in Paris. Later, it was bought by the director for 259 million US dollars at a charity auction. This painting is one of a series of works with big brands as the theme during Cézanne's career. It is said that there are still four paintings in circulation. Because Cézanne emphasized the authenticity of colors, this painting was painted based on the clothes worn by real people at that time. Therefore, it has become one of Cézanne's more famous works."
"The fifth painting is "No. 6: Purple, Green, Red", which was sold for 190 million US dollars. This painting "No. 6: Purple, Green, Red" is a famous work by the famous American abstract painter Mark Rothko. You see, there are three rectangles on it, and the color of each rectangle is very subtle, and the boundaries between the rectangles are blurred. They seem to float above, creating an ambiguous and dreamy feeling. It is the black and white, light and dark, cold and warm light, blending together, with a faint mysterious beauty."
"The sixth painting was also bought by the director for 190 million US dollars. It is also from an American painter, but this one is no longer the work of abstract painter Mark Rothko, but Jackson Pollock. Of course, Jackson Pollock is also a master of abstract art. However, he broke away from the European abstract style and created his own school. Internationally, he is regarded as a pioneer. His style is to paint without planning. He does not paint from top to bottom or from bottom to top. He paints wherever he thinks of. The whole picture is like a spider, weaving a web unconsciously, into a complicated and tangled web. By the way, the name of this oil painting is "No. 17A"."
"The seventh painting, 'Portrait of Marten and Opjen Corbett', is also called 'Portrait of Marten and Opjen Corbett'. It is a wedding portrait oil painting created by Rembrandt in 1634. The people in the painting are Marten and Opjen Corbett. They were the richest newlyweds in Amsterdam at that time. Because this painting is forever recorded in human history, they can die without regrets. This 'Portrait of Marten and Opjen Corbett' cost a total of 180 million US dollars."
"The eighth painting is "Women of Algiers" by French artist Eugene Delacroix. From this oil painting, we can see that Eugene Delacroix's sharp eyes accurately captured every detail in the boudoir of the Algiers woman. Eugene Delacroix used the oriental colors he understood to depict the mystery of the boudoir. And through the strong contrast between colors, he created a warm and sweet atmosphere in the girl's boudoir. This painting is also my favorite one. The director spent 179 million US dollars to buy it."
"The ninth oil painting, "Reclining Woman with Fruit", was created by Modigliani in 1918 and is one of his masterpieces. This oil painting was hailed as the greatest portrait in the mid-20th century. Modigliani was also a painter with a very tragic color. He died at the age of 35, and his wife committed suicide by jumping off a building two days after Modigliani's death. At the time of her suicide, she was pregnant with their child. This painting is worth 170 million US dollars."
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