Chapter 1098 Kindergarten Level Painting
Xiao Peng and Leighton walked out of Carl's mansion.
"You're destroying the bridge after crossing it!" Xiao Peng said angrily.
Layton said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao. My master and Mr. Chen seemed to have important matters to attend to, so they asked you to leave first. My master thinks highly of you and has mentioned you many times since he met you!"
Xiao Peng waved his hands and said, "Don't speak well of that guy! I've never seen such a stingy person in my life! He wouldn't even give me an apple to eat!"
Layton laughed after hearing this.
He knew Xiao Peng was joking. Is Karl a stingy person? He gave his luxury car to Xiao Peng to drive after a disagreement, and Xiao Peng also said that he would return the car when he came back.
He can't do this - most people can't do it either!
Layton handed the car keys to Xiao Peng with both hands: "Mr. Xiao, here are the keys."
Xiao Peng was stunned when he saw the car keys in Layton's hand: "These are not my car keys!"
It turned out that what Layton gave him were the keys to Carl's car, which was the car that Xiao Peng had just returned to Carl.
Layton laughed and said, "My master said he's old and it's not convenient for him to drive a car like this. Why not exchange it with yours? It can also serve as a symbol of your friendship."
Xiao Peng, however, looked disgusted: "He traded this junky car for my precious car? He really made a good plan."
Layton was stunned. "Mr. Xiao, as far as I know, your car is 5,000 euros, right? My master's Spyker cost him 170,000 euros."
"170,000?" Xiao Peng looked at the Spyker. "170,000 for such an ugly but cute car. Sigh..."
He spotted a paint bucket and walked over to see the paint inside. Layton explained, "The paint on my metal fence is peeling off, which seriously affects the appearance, so the master asked us to repaint it."
Xiao Peng took out the brush from the paint bucket and took a look. Leighton hurriedly advised: "Mr. Xiao, this is paint. It's hard to wash it off."
Xiao Peng took a brush, dipped it in paint, and wrote his name in a flamboyant style on the hood of his Wuling MINI.
Well, actually he regretted it as soon as he wrote it.
Handwriting is a person's second face, and Xiao Peng's handwriting is already a bit unsightly. Add to that the fact that he used a paintbrush like this one and he wasn't very good at it, and the handwriting is even worse.
No, it's too ugly like this. He thought for a moment and ran to the car door to draw a picture. What should he draw? Oh, I'm the salvage king. When people mention me, the first thing they think of is a boat. So, let's draw a boat!
After finishing the drawing, Xiao Peng covered his face again! This is kindergarten level!
So embarrassing!
He walked to the other side of the car and thought about what to draw next. Oh, right, draw 'Buddy' and the four cheetah cubs he brought with him!
His expression became serious and he finished the painting carefully.
Layton came over curiously upon seeing this scene. After taking one look, he was astonished and clapped his hands enthusiastically: "Excellent calligraphy! Excellent painting! Let's not talk about the calligraphy for now, just look at the painting. You've brought the scene of the mother sheep and her lamb foraging for food to life!"
Xiao Peng's veins bulged after hearing this. "What do you mean by a mother sheep with her lambs? The big one is a caracal, and the small one is a cheetah! Do sheep have so many spots?"
"Is that a spot?" Layton asked. "Isn't that the wooly loop on a sheep?"
Xiao Peng took another look at his work after hearing this. Okay, what Layton said really makes sense! This time it's kindergarten-level!
It seems that I really have no artistic talent!
"Ahem." Xiao Peng put the brush back into the paint bucket and said to Layton, "Layton, if you're smart, quickly push this car back to the garage. Then put it up for auction. I guarantee it'll be worth more than this Spyker."
"Huh?" Layton was a little confused after hearing that. He thought Xiao Peng heard that Spyker cars were more expensive so he was young and hot-headed and wanted to paint some patterns on his car to make it stand out and then drive away. Unexpectedly, Xiao Peng still drove away in the Spyker and asked him to put this shabby car painted like this in the garage. Are you kidding me?
Xiao Peng asked, "Leighton, are you Dutch?"
Layton nodded: "Yes, Mr. Xiao, I am a native of the Netherlands."
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers: "Then you must know Vincent Van Gogh!"
Leighton hummed. Who doesn't know the famous painter Van Gogh? He is the pride of the Netherlands.
Xiao Peng continued, "When people talk about Van Gogh, they think of works like 'The Potato Eaters,' 'Starry Night,' 'Sunflower Series,' and 'Self-Portraits.' Any of these paintings can fetch sky-high prices. But what's the truth? Van Gogh was a prolific artist among prolific artists. He painted over 900 works in his lifetime. But apart from the ones I just mentioned, the rest of his works are basically unknown and their prices are not high. Why is that?"
Layton shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Xiao Peng pointed at the engine cover and said, "Because it's unsigned. How many of those who collect Van Gogh's works actually appreciate his skills? They collect his paintings because they are Van Gogh's with cut ears. If there is no proof that it is his original work, in the eyes of some people, it is worthless."
Layton understood after hearing this: "Oh, Mr. Xiao, you mean that this car is worth 5,000 yuan without your signature, but with your signature it is more expensive than this Spyker? Am I understanding correctly?"
Xiao Peng snapped his fingers and said, "You understand correctly. Hurry and park the car in the garage."
He then grabbed the Spyker keys and drove out of Carl's villa, leaving Layton bewildered. The young man the master admired so much turned out to be a lunatic? Comparing himself to Van Gogh?
Hurry back and report to Carl.
He returned to the living room and knocked on the door. After a while, Karl let him in. Inside, Karl and Chen Zetao were talking about something, and both of their eyes were red.
"Xiao is gone?" Carl asked.
Layton summarized his words and said, "Mr. Xiao left, but he did one thing."
"What happened?" Carl asked.
Layton said truthfully, "He wrote and drew all over the little car with paint and told me to keep it. Um, he said it would be collectible like a Van Gogh painting!"
Karl said directly: "Your contact person should waterproof the car to protect the writing and patterns on it. Don't park this car in the garage. I will drive this car from now on!"
"Huh?" Layton was stunned. "That car has been painted into a huge clown face! It really doesn't look good! Master, with all due respect, Mr. Xiao's painting skills... are really kindergarten level!"
"Open it then!" said Carl.
"Pfft." Chen Zetao on the side couldn't help laughing: "Karl, you're really mean! If you really did that... maybe that guy would feel embarrassed and be willing to spend 10 million to buy it back!"
"Then I won't sell it either. It's a sign of friendship, isn't it?"
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