Chapter 312 311. A musician who doesn't know literature and calligraphy is not a successful entrepreneur! Those

who can be invited to the banquet here have been screened by Curtis Institute.

Basically, they are all well-known and successful artists, or North American tycoons who have friendly relations with these artists, or have donation relationships with several top music schools.

The upper social circle is actually very small.

So, most people at the scene basically know each other.

Everyone knows Sean and Red. They are both wealthy people who love art. They like music, art, and works of art. They are famous art collectors in the circle.

The artworks that can be collected by them are basically of top-level. Although they do not collect national treasures, they have collections that are slightly lower than national treasures and are of very high value.

Now……

Sean actually asked Wang Qian for calligraphy works in public.

This almost indirectly shows that Wang Qian's calligraphy works have extremely high collection value.

This is the case in the art collection market. As long as any collector likes something and pays for it, then it has value. Even if it is a piece of shit, as long as someone spends one million to buy it, then it is worth one million.

The same is true for Wang Qian's calligraphy works, although no one else around them thinks that Wang Qian's calligraphy works have artistic value and actual monetary value.

But, there are people here who are willing to pay for it! So, it has value.

Whether they admit it or not, and no matter what they think, it cannot change this fact.

All eyes turned to Wang Qian, Sean, and Red! Ru Ke, who was not far away, whispered to Liu Shengnan, "Isn't the man who offered five million dollars to buy your Knight's Journey called Red?"

Liu Shengnan nodded and stared at Wang Qian: "Yes, it's him. Now he brought another person here and asked Professor Wang for calligraphy in person. It seems that they really want Professor Wang's work."

Chen Xiaowen asked curiously, "Can foreigners really understand Professor Wang's handwriting?"

Ru Ke smiled and said, "They may not understand the beauty of Professor Wang's calligraphy, but they understand the value of Professor Wang's calligraphy. Red said that he has an auction house and is a collector himself. He has a high market sense for the value of this kind of artwork. I think that after a few hundred years, Professor Wang's calligraphy works may become very valuable antique artworks!"

"Think about it, in this era, who can be compared with Professor Wang in literature and calligraphy? Almost no one! Professor Wang's literary achievements will certainly be higher in the future, and his works will certainly have high artistic value. Maybe, hundreds or thousands of years later, Professor Wang's works will be national treasures. Just like the national treasure calligraphy works we know now, when the original authors were alive thousands of years ago, there was no one like Professor Wang who stood out."

Ru Ke's words made the people around him think.

They were all very clear about the situation! Therefore, they were not surprised by Ru Ke's words.

After all, no one here is a fool.

They have all seen in China how profitable Wang Qian's calligraphy works are.

Liu Shengnan, Yu Jingruo, Xiao Dongmei, Ru Ke and others who have Wang Qian's works in their hands have made up their minds that they will never let their works slip away. They must collect them well and pass them on to their descendants. Maybe these are treasures of heirloom level.

Of course, what they value is not the value of Wang Qian’s work, but the meaning represented by the fact that the work is Wang Qian’s.

And not far away!

Seeing that Wang Qian did not answer immediately, Sean said, "Mr. Wang Qian, I know you are an artist, and I also like art very much. But at the same time, I am also a businessman. I am willing to pay a high price to buy your Chinese calligraphy works. As far as I know, your calligraphy works are extremely valuable in China. Each piece of your work is worth more than one million US dollars, and the highest value may reach three or four million US dollars."

"And I'm willing to pay you five million dollars for your first calligraphy work in North America. How about that? I'll buy it no matter what you write!"

Sean did not try to be low-key. His voice was neither too high nor too low, neither too fast nor too slow, but it was still loud enough for most of the attentive people around him to hear him clearly.

After saying this, Sean looked calm, but he still looked at Wang Qian with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

All the North American music artists and art lovers around who heard the price, as well as many Chinese guests such as He Chaohui, Yang Jiansen, Peng Donghu, Huang Jun, etc., all looked at Sean with wide eyes, with expressions of disbelief and surprise!

Malone, Cummings, Kalman, Dawson, Denzel and many other music artists felt their brains go blank when they heard the number of $5 million! The price of $5 million can buy a very excellent and unique collection even among many famous antique collections.

Now, Sean is using this price to buy a Chinese calligraphy work from a young man from China? Malone, Kalman, Dawson, Hoffman and others were a little bit unable to accept it for a while.

They are all music artists and naturally also in the art circle. They know almost all the top artists in the world, including painters, sculptors, etc. They are extremely familiar with them.

So far, they have never seen any living artist's work sold at such a price!

When the masterpiece of the 80-year-old painter was sold at a high price of 3 million US dollars, the entire European and American art circles were shocked.

Top artists such as Malone and Murphy also attended the old painter's banquet to celebrate the high price of his works, which broke the record for the highest price of works by all painters while they were still alive.

They all expressed their understanding and approval of the old painter's work being sold for three million dollars.

After all, he has been a well-known painter for more than 60 years and is now the most senior figure in the field of European and American painting art. When he was young, a painting could sell for tens of thousands of dollars. When he was old and dying, the value of his masterpieces soared, and it was normal to sell for three million dollars. When he really passed away, the value of that three million dollar work would at least double, or even several times.

But……

A calligraphy work by a Chinese music artist who is only 30 years old is now sold for 5 million US dollars? Why? It is sold for a high price of 5 million US dollars now! What if Wang Qian is 70 or 80 years old? How much can it be sold for?

Want to sell it for 50 million dollars?

What if Wang Qian dies? How much will it sell for? 500 million US dollars? All at once!

Many European and American artists cannot accept this.

One musician whispered to Hoffman, who knew Sean, "Does Mr. Sean like to joke?"

Hoffman smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know!"

Everyone knew that Sean was definitely not joking.

In this kind of situation, who would joke about such a thing?

The scene remained absolutely silent.

Everyone raised their glasses and looked towards Wang Qian.

Waiting for Wang Qian's answer.

Let’s see if Wang Qian can really sell one of his works to Sean for five million dollars.

Although they are all artists, artists also need to eat and need money, and they need more money to maintain a decent life.

In fact, many people who are not familiar with Wang Qian's achievements in Chinese literature find it funny and like a joke just to think about Wang Qian writing calligraphy works as a music artist.

Wang Qian raised his glass and took a sip, then looked at Sean and said, "Mr. Sean, can you understand my Chinese calligraphy?"

Sean smiled and said, "Of course, Red and I are good friends, and we both like Chinese culture. We have quite a few collections from China in our collection room! I like your piece "Xia Ke Xing" the most, listen to me recite it to you!"

Sean paused, without waiting for Wang Qian to speak, and then, under the gaze of Wang Qian, Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, He Chaohui, Jiang Yu, and everyone else, he took a deep breath and began to recite "Xia Ke Xing" in Chinese that was only a little weird but still clear and understandable.

"The Zhao guest's Hu tassels are slender, and the Wu hooks are bright with frost and snow."

"The silver saddle shines on the white horse, which gallops like a shooting star."

"Kill one person every 10 steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles."

"When the work is done, I will leave, hiding my achievements and fame..."

…

Everyone in the banquet hall was stunned.

Malone, Hoffman, Kalman, Dawson and others all looked at Sean in disbelief again.

None of them could have imagined that Sean could actually recite a Chinese poem on the spot, and it seemed that he could recite it quite well!

Chinese is recognized by many people in Europe and America as the most difficult language to learn.

With Sean's Chinese proficiency, he is obviously not a beginner and may have studied it for many years.

Even Liu Shengnan, Ru Ke, Xiao Dongmei, Chen Xiaowen and others felt very surprised and weird when they saw this scene!

They traveled thousands of miles to the banquet hall of the top music and art school in North America to listen to a wealthy New Yorker reciting the latest contemporary Chinese poetry in Chinese...

It seems weird no matter how I think about it.

However, several pairs of eyes then looked at Liu Shengnan with envy!

The calligraphy work of Xiakexing written by Wang Qian is in Liu Shengnan's hands!

This work has fans in North America. It is conceivable that the popularity and value of this work are definitely beyond their imagination.

As time goes by, the value and popularity of this work will surely continue to increase! If you can collect a work like this, just looking at it every day is a kind of enjoyment...

Especially Li Qingyao, who had always wanted to collect Wang Qian's works, looked at Liu Shengnan with envy in her eyes that almost overflowed.

If possible, Li Qingyao is willing to use 90% of her property to buy this work for Liu Shengnan, and the remaining 10% will be enough for her to live on.

but……

She knew what kind of person Liu Shengnan was and she would never sell Wang Qian's works for money.

Moreover, Liu Shengnan is not short of money, and Li Qingyao may not be as rich as Liu Shengnan.

Miyuki Nakamori and Maou Chiba, who had been hiding in the corner like invisible people, now clenched their hands excitedly and stared at Sean who was reciting "Xia Ke Xing" there.

This piece of work is also one of their favorites among Wang Qian's works.

It is also the most influential work of poetry Wang Qian has published so far. No wonder both Red and Sean want to get this work.

If possible, they would also like to own a piece of calligraphy by Wang Qian.

However, they knew that this was almost impossible.

Miyuki Nakamori whispered to Chiba Shinju: "There are few poems that can compare to this one in the two thousand years of Chinese poetry culture. Wang Qianjun's talent is amazing."

Qianyu Zhenzhu nodded: "Yes, now many people in our country who like Chinese culture are fans of Wang Qianjun. I heard that a senior uncle from the Toyota Group offered 5 million Chinese yuan to purchase this work of Xiake Xing, but the intermediary he found failed to contact the owner."

Mao Chiba calls the people from the Toyota Group "uncle", which shows that her status in the island country is also extraordinary.

They both looked at Liu Shengnan at the same time.

They all knew that this painting of a knight was in Liu Shengnan's hands.

They also knew that Liu Shengnan was not short of money, and that five million Chinese yuan was far from enough to buy this work.

After all, there are people here who offer up to five million dollars.

Sophie and Taylor looked at each other and saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes. Then they looked at Wang Qian more passionately, as if there were endless treasures in Wang Qian.

Sean quickly recited the poem "Xia Ke Xing".

The scene was also quiet. Everyone heard his voice and listened to this Chinese poem in its entirety.

However, except for many people from China, almost no other European and American music artists and guests could understand it.

After listening to what Wang Qian said, he looked at Sean with admiration, clapped his hands, and said, "Mr. Sean speaks Chinese very well."

Sean smiled proudly and said directly in Chinese: "Of course, I have to travel to China every year and stay for at least a week. If I have enough time, I will stay for about a month. My Chinese is already very good enough to communicate with everyone in China. So, Professor Wang, can you fulfill the wishes of a Chinese culture enthusiast?"

Sean looked at Wang Qian expectantly: "If Mr. Wang Qian is not satisfied with the price of five million dollars, you can put forward your request and I will consider it."

Red was somewhat envious when he heard Sean speak fluent Chinese. He also found a Chinese teacher to teach him, but his language talent was limited. After studying for several years, he still could not communicate fluently. He could only speak some simple daily expressions, and it was even more impossible for him to recite a Chinese poem.

Wang Qian listened, shook his head slightly, and said in Chinese: "Thank you Mr. Sean for your love for my work, but I'm sorry. I can't agree to your request."

Sean looked at Wang Qian with a hint of disappointment and asked, "Why? I am very sincere and I like your work very much."

Wang Qian said apologetically, "I'm talking to you because you really like it. Otherwise, I usually ignore such requests. Calligraphy and literature are both my hobbies. I won't sell my works for money. No matter how much money you offer, I won't sell it."

Sean sighed, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, smiled, and said, "Is this what an artist insists on?"

Wang Qian shook his head: "I don't know what artists insist on, but I personally will not sell my works for money. I have other ways to make money. And I can earn more."

Sean and Red nodded at the same time. They had both carefully studied Wang Qian's information in China and knew that Wang Qian was not bragging.

Wang Qian's wealth is not much less than theirs, and his future development potential may be even higher than theirs, and may even exceed their combined wealth in the future.

Sean immediately changed the subject and said, "I want to make friends with you. You have an Internet company, right? How about I give you a stake? One hundred million US dollars, and I only want 2% of the shares. This valuation should be the highest right now, right? I just want to make friends with you."

One hundred million US dollars, 2% of the shares, that is, the overall valuation is five billion US dollars, which can be converted into more than 30 billion Chinese yuan! This is indeed far beyond the valuation that many investors have given to Qian Qian Jing Ting before.

Qin Xuerong, Qin Xuehong, Jiang Yu, and Murong Yue were all a little shocked. Because they had watched Wang Qian create Qianqian Jingting step by step. It only took him half a year to bring this new music platform to a valuation of more than 30 billion Chinese yuan? This speed of wealth appreciation is not unique in the Internet field, but it is definitely rare!

Because Sean was speaking English.

So, Reid also heard it and immediately said, "I will also invest 50 million US dollars, just 1% of the shares, and I also want to make friends with you, Mr. Wang Qian!"

When the two talked about investment, their voices were much lower, so not many people around could hear it. Only Malone, Taylor, Sophie, Dawson, and Kalman, who were very nearby, heard it.

Ma Long asked Sophie in surprise: "Did he create a company in China? Is it so valuable?"

Sophie replied softly, "He invested in a music platform half a year ago in order to release his own songs. Sean and Mr. Red invested in this company! I didn't expect that this company would be so valuable. He only created it for half a year..."

Malone, Kalman, Dawson and others were speechless and looked at Wang Qian intently.

Wang Qian's image as a pure world-class music artist and a super music genius suddenly became blurred...

Writer! Successful entrepreneur! Super rich!

All these identities overlap in Wang Qian.

Although, it's not so pure anymore.

But it became taller.

They all needed to raise their heads and look up to see Wang Qian's shadow.

Just now, Wang Qian told Ronis that music and art are just a hobby, not everything.

Malone, Hoffman, Murphy and other world-class music artists found it funny and thought Wang Qian said it on purpose for Ronis and them to hear.

but……

Now after listening to what Sean and Red said, I learned more real information about Wang Qian.

They felt that Wang Qian was not trying to show off, but was telling the truth.

Music and art are really just a hobby of his and only a small part of his life.

At least.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

Wang Qian seems to be equally successful as a writer and entrepreneur.

Then……

A big question arose in the minds of several people.

Why? How could he do this?

They have devoted their entire lives to music and art, and have been absolutely focused on this field, but in the end, it is not as good as a hobby for others? Several of the world's top music artists feel a little incredible and frustrated.

Under the expectant gazes of Sean and Red, Wang Qian still shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, both of you. Although your investment is really sincere, I still cannot accept it."

Reid asked, "Why?"

He wanted to say, we are giving you 150 million US dollars for almost nothing, why don't you take it? They didn't take that little share seriously, it really didn't make any sense, as long as they didn't lose money in the future, they really just wanted to connect with Wang Qian and build a relationship. With their wealth, hundreds of millions of dollars of funds were spent, and not losing money was actually a loss.

Wang Qian explained softly: "I am not discriminating against you. I will not accept investment from anyone. If I do, my company will not be so pure."

purely……

Sean said speechlessly again: "Is this another artist's insistence?"

Reid's face was also twitching, and he was obviously speechless about this reason.

Although they are true art lovers, sometimes they are speechless about the stubborn persistence of those artists.

Of course, they also understand that the reason why those great artists became great artists is because they have a unique kind of stubbornness.

Otherwise, without this stubbornness, I probably wouldn’t have become a top artist.

But, Wang Qian is still so young, does he have the stubbornness of those old artists?

Qin Xuerong and Qin Xuehong both smiled slightly.

Wang Qian also smiled and said to Sean and Red: "If you regard this as the persistence of artists, that's fine. Anyway, I don't like to accept other people's capital into my company. I don't care whether this company can make money or how much it is worth. I just want to have a relatively pure platform that I can control, so that I can freely release my works and allow other real musicians to freely release their works."

"So, I rejected all capital investment. This is not directed at you. I hope you understand."

Sean and Red figured it out.

In their view, this is the artist's stubbornness at work.

They have met more than once.

But.

This shows that they may return empty-handed after seeing Wang Qian this time.

Sean said with regret: "That's a shame."

Wang Qian also said regretfully: "Yes, it is indeed a pity."

Anyway, he won't agree to it.

Sean looked at his empty glass, waved to the waiter who was carrying a plate not far away, then picked up a glass of wine and said to Wang Qian again: "It's nice to meet Professor Wang today, let's have another drink."

Red also said: "I also got Professor Wang's autograph, I'll have a drink too!"

Wang Qian did not refuse their kindness. He took a sip from his glass and said, "Thank you. I am glad to meet you, too."

Xiao En stopped pestering Wang Qian and said, "In two months, I will travel to China again. I hope I can have a chance to have a meal with Professor Wang then."

Red also said, "I'll go with you this time."

The two actually agreed to go to China to purchase Wang Qian's calligraphy works that were scattered among the people.

Wang Qian still kept smiling and said, "Huaxia welcomes you!"

He did not agree to have dinner with them. When he returned to China, he would be very busy and would not have time to invite them to dinner.

Sean was a little disappointed, knowing that Wang Qian was still somewhat repulsive towards them. It turned out that it was the artist's personality that was at work again!

If ordinary entrepreneurs and managers had the opportunity to build good relationships with North American tycoons like them, they would definitely come forward immediately.

However, Wang Qian didn't want to pay attention to them!

have no choice!

But there is also a hint of admiration.

This may be a pure artist.

Sean: "Thank you, Professor Wang. I'll take my leave now. I hope we can have a chance to talk more next time we meet."

Red: "Goodbye, Professor Wang!"

Wang Qian: "Goodbye!"

The two men turned and left, raising their glasses to greet some artists they knew around them, as a token of acquaintance, and then had a drink with several top artists such as Malone, Kalman, Hoffman, and then left the banquet directly.

They came here to see Wang Qian.

After the meeting and conversation, I left.

He came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

However, their coming here also allowed many European and American artists and wealthy people around them to more clearly and comprehensively understand Wang Qian's talent and strength.

This is an incredible young man!

Wang Qian's image became tall and colorful in their hearts.

For a moment!

More people came to chat with Wang Qian.

Almost all the hundreds of people at the scene found opportunities and reasons to come over and chat with Wang Qian and have a drink.

"Professor Wang Qian, I didn't expect you to have such high achievements in Chinese calligraphy and literature. I must see it when I have the chance."

"Thank you, thank you..."

…

"Professor Wang, I didn't expect that Qianqian Jingting was the company you founded. You are so successful at such a young age."

"Thank you, thank you..."

…

"Professor Wang, it's a pleasure to meet you today. I will learn Chinese when I return and study your literary works carefully."

"Thank you, thank you..."

…

"Professor Wang, I heard that your previous dream was to be an ordinary person, so you have always been ordinary and unknown. Why did you suddenly explode in the past six months?"

"Thank you, thank you... Uh, maybe it was just a spur of the moment thing!"

…

"Professor Wang..."

…

Hundreds of people came on their way to talk and drink with Wang Qian.

Wang Qian didn't know how many times he said thank you, even if he just took a sip each time, he finished several cups.

Qin Xuerong and Qin Xuehong, who were watching Wang Qian, felt so distressed that they wanted to take Wang Qian's place! However, the people around them could also see the change in everyone's attitude towards Wang Qian!

Everyone started addressing Wang Qian as Professor Wang and their attitude became much more respectful.

This is a change brought about by strength and financial resources.

When a person has strength and talent, the music artists around him may just recognize you.

However, when a person has talent, strength, and a lot of money, then these artists will also respect you very much, and even try to please you.

Wang Qian was tired of socializing.

The banquet was almost over, but there were still hundreds of people waiting there eagerly to chat with Wang Qian.

Wang Qian surrendered helplessly, raised his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your welcome and enthusiasm today, but it's getting late, and everyone needs to go back and rest. Let's have one last drink..."

"For the music..."

As the protagonist of this banquet.

Wang Qian's proposal was supported by the vast majority of people.

Because it was really late, many of the older music artists at the scene wanted to go back and rest.

So, everyone raised their glasses to respond to Wang Qian's call.

"For the music..."

Everyone said it together.

They all raised their glasses and drank together.

Diana and other people from the program crew also breathed a sigh of relief. They had been watching the boring dinner party with the camera the whole time, which made them all want it to end early, and the ratings also dropped a lot.

However, due to the requirements of the Curtis Institute, they placed the camera farther away and were unable to shoot from the center, so it was not known what Wang Qian and Sean Reid talked about. They only captured that Wang Qian was very popular here.

Now it’s finally over!

Diana once again took on the task of the program team to conduct a final interview with Wang Qian. After that, even if this temporary program of following up on Wang Qian has officially ended, the subsequent program team will focus on promoting the first official competition of The Voice of China International Competition.

The protagonist of the publicity will no longer be Wang Qian.

However, when Diana thought about the bet she and Wang Qian had made in front of the camera and in front of all the live viewers, she became restless. She didn't want to face it, but she also had some inexplicable expectations.

Thinking about meeting Wang Qian face to face again soon.

Diana quickly tidied up her clothes and makeup, then walked towards Wang Qian with the microphone and camera.

At this moment, Wang Qian was saying goodbye to several acquaintances!

Ronnies, the dean of Curtis, did not appear again.

Kalman, Dawson and Hoffman said goodbye to Wang Qian on behalf of Curtis Institute!

Malone, Denzel, Murphy and other music artists also said goodbye to Wang Qian again...

Wang Qian could only respond, and it took more than half an hour before it was over!

So tired...

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