fringe artist

Chapter 72 71. Two Artists (for further reading)
Today's sunset is not very beautiful, and the wind and sand in the evening are very strong, covering the sky with layers of gray veil.

The coffee shop is very quiet, only the stereo is playing soothing piano music, which makes people drowsy.

Chen Li'an rubbed his temples, feeling that this might be a promotional method for the coffee shop.

Ji Fa, who was sitting opposite Chen Li'an, watched him read the contract in his hand several times, and couldn't help saying, "If you don't understand, find a lawyer to help you."

Chen Li'an hummed, picked up a lump of sugar and wanted to throw it into the coffee cup. The coffee here is too bitter.

It's just that the sugar cube didn't fall into the cup accurately, it fell on the table and jumped twice, finely crushed sugar particles scattered on the dark table.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Do you have any doubts?"

Chen Li'an fingered the sugar cubes scattered on the pitch-black table. The black and white looks very well matched, but they couldn't blend together.

"The 50.00% five in the contract is 55 after deducting all costs. That is to say, the maximum share I can get is less than 40.00%?"

Ji Fa nodded and said, "That's right, the cost of publicity and packaging must also be included, and if it's an auction, the auction house will also be charged, and the rest will be our share."

After listening to Ji Fa's explanation, Chen Li'an understood a little bit, and then pointed to the number of years on the contract and asked, "Is five years a bit long?"

"Are you worried that you won't be able to increase the share in the future?" Ji Fa smiled, then turned the contract to the end and said, "You can read the additional clauses at the back. The share rate can be increased, so you don't have to worry."

"Your writing is too complicated, I'd better find a professional to look at it." Chen Li'an squeezed the sugar cube, and crushed it with a little force with his fingers, and the tiny sugar grains spread all over the table in an instant.

In an instant, the pitch-black desktop seemed to be covered with a river of stars, sparkling under the light of incandescent lamps.

Chen Li'an looked at the cosmic galaxy-like desktop and said, "Maybe I should study astronomy."

Ji Fa was stunned for a moment, looked at the "Galaxy" on the table and couldn't help but smiled and said, "Art is as mysterious and beautiful as the universe. Do you always see many beautiful things in your vision?"

This is an essential ability for every artist. Keen perception and unique perspective are the most important. It is difficult for a dull person to become an artist.

Chen Li'an lowered his eyes, moved the coffee cup slightly away, ran his fingertips across the table, picked up the sugar grains, put it to his mouth and tasted it, and the bitterness in his mouth immediately dissipated a lot.

"Did you sign a contract with Bai Qing?" Chen Li'an asked suddenly.

Ji Fa nodded and said, "That's right, she is also a painter with great potential, and her paintings have strong emotional tension."

After saying this, Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an's pretty face and couldn't help but said, "Actually, I have an idea, maybe you and Bai Qing can work together and become inseparable art partners like Gilbert and George .”

This is what she came up with after meeting Gilbert and George today. The combination of Gilbert and George is well-known in the international art world. When they are together, they always have wonderful ideas and collide with many interesting things. .

Gilbert and George have won many awards together, held many art exhibitions, and are well-known in the art world.

Duos in the art world are always a little more famous than singles.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an expectantly, hoping that he would agree to his proposal.

Chen Li'an glanced at Ji Fa and said, "I haven't signed the contract yet, let's talk about it later, and shouldn't you ask Bai Qing first?"

"I will. I think she should be very happy. At the film festival the day before yesterday, her eyes seemed to be shining when she looked at you." Ji Fa said enviously, with a touch of sourness in her tone.

Chen Li'an was silent for a while, he hadn't seen Bai Qing for a long time, the last time Bai Qing moved, he didn't tell him the new address.

"I took the contract away first, and I will find someone to read it and contact you later."

Ji Fa nodded, then stopped Chen Li'an who got up and was about to leave, and said, "You should buy yourself a mobile phone, it will be easier to contact you."

Chen Li'an pursed his lips: ".I have no money." Artists are so poor!
Ji Fa smiled nonchalantly, she had seen too many down-and-out artists, and Chen Li'an was already considered wealthy.

Ji Fa opened her delicate leather bag, took out a stack of pounds, put them on the table and pushed them in front of Chen Li'an, saying, "I lend you these, and they will be deducted from your share after you sign the contract."

Chen Li'an looked at the red, green and green banknotes, and then at Ji Fa, who was blond and blue-eyed, with first-class looks and temperament. He really wanted to sign the contract right now.

For nothing else, just being considerate to her for being so pretty!
However, Chen Li'an also knew that this was just Ji Fa's negotiating tactic, maybe there was a trace of sincerity mixed in, but who knows.

Looking at the banknotes on the table, Chen Li'an didn't show any pretense, he put them into his pocket and said, "If I don't sign the contract, I will return the money to you."

Ji Fa couldn't help laughing, blinked at Chen Li'an and said, "It's fine if you don't pay it back, I will deduct from Bai Qing's share."

Chen Li'an: "." Firstly, money is bound and then there is a big emotional card, right? This Ji Fa is definitely a master, maybe it's not a bad thing to sign a contract.

After coming out of the cafe, the sky was already dark, Chen Li'an glanced at the contract in his hand, and instead of rushing to find a lawyer, he took a taxi home.

Tonight there might be unscrupulous little bastards going to make trouble in the compound, he can't let Master stay at home alone to block him, after all he is an old man in his decades.

More than ten minutes later, Chen Li'an got off the car at the entrance of the alley, and immediately looked in the direction of the compound. The door was empty and there should be no one to make trouble.

Chen Li'an breathed a sigh of relief, guessing that San'er should have exerted force behind his back.

After returning to the compound, Chen Li'an searched around but did not see Master's figure, and did not know where the old man went at this point.

Just as Chen Li'an wanted to ask someone, Lu Ming, the younger brother from the same hospital, ran over.

"Brother An, Uncle Qi asked me to tell you that he went to that San'er." After Lu Ming finished speaking, he asked curiously: "Brother An, who is that San'er, he doesn't look like a good person. "

After Chen Li'an knew where Uncle Qi had gone, he didn't worry anymore. Looking at the curious Lu Ming, he kicked him angrily and said, "Go home and do your homework, why bother?"

Looking at the footprints on his new trousers, Lu Ming pouted and didn't dare to resist. He ran home in a hurry, and immediately wiped his trousers with a wet towel.

After bullying the little brother, Chen Li'an's mood obviously improved a lot, and he went out to eat braised soup humming an incomprehensible tune.

After returning to the yard, Chen Li'an was not ready to wash, when Lu Ming's voice came from the yard again.

"Brother An, I have your phone! It's a sister with a nice voice!"

Sister with a nice voice?Chen Li'an recalled that the girls he knew seemed to have nice voices, but he didn't know who they were.

Chen Li'an threw the towel in his hand into the washbasin, put down his rolled up sleeves, opened the door curtain and went out to answer the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Um... are you Chen Li'an?"

(End of this chapter)