All-rounder Artist-Chapter 943 - 874 Connections

Chapter 943: Chapter 874: Connections

Chapter 943 -874: Connections

Obviously.

The Yu Dynasty Hotel had become a sensation!

Starting with Wang Xin, Miao Bai, and Fang Mokan, and extending to the eight wealthy patrons they attracted, the news spread rapidly!

Within just a few days, a legend about Teacher Shadow’s five paintings began circulating among the wealthy elite—

This was the reason why droves of top-tier wealthy individuals appeared at the Yu Dynasty Hotel.

Some of the wealthy came by on their way;

Some came specifically with high hopes;

Some were outright dragged there by friends.

But no matter their reasons for visiting this newly opened five-star hotel, no matter how much skepticism and confusion they harbored before seeing the paintings.

Ultimately.

All the wealthy patrons who saw these five paintings were effortlessly captivated!

Paintfection touched their souls; no one could resist the magic charm that struck them!

Swish, swish, swish!

Five suites were booked solid for dozens of days ahead, and there was even momentum to extend the reservations!

This explosive popularity was terrifying.

To ensure more wealthy patrons could enjoy the suites, Yao Huo had to introduce a new rule:

“Any suite in the Yu Dynasty Hotel, once booked, cannot be canceled, and the booker must pay the full one-night fee of five hundred thousand in advance, otherwise, we won’t accept the reservation!”

However.

Such restrictions simply couldn’t deter the wealthy patrons’ enthusiasm for these five paintings.

On the contrary:

This inconsiderate rule only stimulated the wealthy patrons more!

One after another, they rushed to make reservations, as if not staying a night in the Yu Dynasty’s suite would somehow diminish their own standards.

“Have these people gone mad?”

Wang Yu was dumbfounded; the five hundred thousand per night suite was not considered expensive by anyone, and everyone was even fighting to book it!

“From your perspective, they seem crazy,”

Yao Huo laughed and said, “But if you were as rich as they are, would you want to stay there for a night?”

“Yes!”

Wang Yu answered almost without hesitation.

Patted on the shoulder, Yao Huo lightly said:

“It’s as simple as that, money is just a number to me. What I need is not money, but the value that money can create. The same is true for them. At their level, it is very hard to attain a sense of spiritual satisfaction, and Teacher Shadow’s paintings provide this spiritual pleasure. Compared to this pleasure, what’s a mere five hundred thousand?”

Having said this, Yao Huo left the office.

He still had to continue to accompany the wealthy patrons outside.

The five paintings at the Yu Dynasty Hotel had brought him a vast network of contacts.

For Yao Huo, if he could leverage these contacts, the future value they could generate was immeasurable.

Wang Yu stared at Yao Huo’s retreating figure in a daze.

He suddenly thought:

That day, when Teacher Admirable Fish expressed dissatisfaction with the original five paintings in the suite,

If Yao Huo had not decisively decided to remove those original paintings, could he have still obtained Teacher Shadow’s five masterpieces as a replacement from Teacher Admirable Fish?

The answer is, most likely not!

At that moment, Wang Yu’s heart was struck by a tidal wave!

Compared to the chairman, he was indeed too young!

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He had actually mocked the chairman internally, thinking the latter was blindly worshiping Teacher Admirable Fish.

Whatever Teacher Admirable Fish said, Yao Huo would oblige without any bottom line, going along with even a casual remark.

Now that he thought about it.

Is this called worshiping?

This is clearly the chairman’s grand vision and spirit!

No wonder the chairman was so compliant to Teacher Admirable Fish; it turns out a casual remark from Teacher Admirable Fish held such deep significance!

These past few days hadn’t been in vain for Wang Yu.

He had learned that the hotel’s five paintings were incomparably precious works, the pinnacle of Teacher Shadow’s painting career!

Throughout Blue Star, there were only six works of similar caliber!

And the Yu Dynasty Hotel owned as many as five!

Countless wealthy individuals had spent a fortune attempting to commission paintings from Teacher Shadow in vain!

But just because of a casual remark from Teacher Admirable Fish, the chairman had the original five paintings replaced and got these five paintings from Teacher Shadow through the relationship with Teacher Admirable Fish, which skyrocketed the Yu Dynasty Hotel to fame!

The chairman was terrifying!

But even more terrifying was Teacher Admirable Fish!

Works that the wealthy couldn’t obtain even by spending a fortune, Teacher Admirable Fish obtained with ease from Shadow!

What kind of influence was this?

It’s said that the sixth painting of the same caliber, also belonging to Shadow, was obtained by Teacher Admirable Fish and given to Rochard Li, the Chairman of Starlight.

Doesn’t this mean:

All six of Shadow’s pinnacle paintings were obtained by Teacher Admirable Fish alone?

This was beyond a matter of influence.

The relationship between Admirable Fish, Chu Kuang, and Shadow might be deeper than the world imagines!

Perhaps Director Sun had realized this point long ago?

Well.

Wang Yu had deeply misunderstood Yao Huo.

When Yao Huo decisively removed the original paintings that hung in the suite, it was purely out of an instinct to make his junior happy.

However.

There was one point Wang Yu was right about.

After seeing the five paintings at Yu Dynasty Hotel, many wealthy individuals indeed started trying every possible way to contact Teacher Shadow to purchase his works.

It could be said that countless tycoons swarmed in.

Unfortunately, no one has succeeded so far, as Jin Mu’s defense was watertight.

This made countless tycoons wring their hands in frustration, yet they couldn’t help but feel deeply moved:

“Actually, we should have understood earlier, if Teacher Shadow could easily produce such level of paintings, then divine works would be all too cheap. But the more it is so, the more I feel these paintings are of a rarity not found elsewhere in the world.”

“Yes.”

“The reason why a divine work is a divine work is that the creator also needs to combine state, talent and inspiration all in one, and can only create something by chance under the right circumstances. This is also why countless top artists, despite having astounding talents, have only a few works that can truly be considered masterpieces.”

“Teacher Shadow is already terrifying enough.”

“For him to be able to create a total of six pieces at such a level, it’s truly not easy!”

“Now I just want to see what the sixth painting looks like. If I can’t see Teacher Shadow’s sixth masterpiece, it would truly be a lifelong regret for someone as obsessed with painting as I am.”

“The sixth piece is in the hands of Li Songhua, I plan to talk to him.”

“I have talked to him already, he refused to sell it no matter what, but that’s not his fault, as any of us owning such a painting would not sell it either.”

“If he’s not selling, that’s fine, but not even allowing us to see it, that’s just too stingy!”

“Exactly, let’s go to him!”

“Let’s go together, with all of us coming forward, would Li Songhua really dare to send us away?”

“…”

Li Songhua didn’t dare.

Li Songhua was a bit scared.

After leaving work early, he took the “Charging Horse Painting” home and asked about it from one of the tycoons who coveted the painting he had, and he already more or less knew the situation—

‘There are just these six in the world!’

‘The other five are in Sun Yaohuo’s hotel, not for sale, and treated as the treasure of the establishment; only the sixth one is privately owned by me, so the tycoons are all green with envy!’

‘This Sun Yaohuo is not simple.’

‘He actually followed my lead to pull Lin Yuan into investing, involving both gaming and hotel management, and unknowingly relied on Lin Yuan to become King of Singing.’

‘How have I never noticed him before?’

‘Since he’s part of my company, it seems that in the future, I will have to discuss things properly with Sun Yaohuo; apart from Lin Yuan, my company actually has such a talent.’

Numerous thoughts flashed through Li Songhua’s mind.

This painting by Teacher Shadow was a hot potato for him, but for him, it represented an opportunity!

Although he could never sell the painting, just letting people see it wouldn’t cost him anything, and yet it would be an excellent opportunity for him to ingratiate himself with various tycoons!

Okay!

You want to see it?

Then I’ll let you see enough of it!

Li Songhua gave a slight smile and finally stopped avoiding the situation, instead taking the initiative to take out his phone and dial:

“Mr. Lei… No… the painting is impossible to sell… but Mr. Lei’s love for paintings has deeply touched me… How about Mr. Lei comes to visit my home… Let’s appreciate this painting by Xian Yu together… Let’s meet over a painting… only to speak of love and beauty…”

Not to talk business.

Only to speak of love and beauty.

Who believes that?

With Li Songhua’s ways, even love and beauty would eventually turn into business.

Sun Yaohuo built countless connections relying on Teacher Shadow’s five paintings; although Li Songhua had only one, he could also build countless connections, and ultimately turn them into support for himself!

“Teacher Shadow…”

After making a number of calls to wealthy individuals, Li Songhua was contemplative.

Though Li Songhua valued all three of Lin Yuan’s pseudonyms, he didn’t value them equally.

Xian Yu was the first.

Because Xian Yu’s Maestro identity was very important to Starlight, and he also had talents in film and television.

Chu Kuang was the second.

The film and television rights to Chu Kuang’s novels were also important to Starlight; not to mention, starting from “The Magic Lotus Lantern” on, Journey to the West had become one of Starlight’s biggest money trees.

Teacher Shadow was the third.

Teacher Shadow’s comics, turned into animations, were also very profitable, and Starlight’s animation department was founded because of this.

But.

Teacher Shadow’s influence, after all, was slightly inferior to Lin Yuan’s first two pseudonyms, as it ranked last in money-making capability.

However.

Teacher Shadow’s level in traditional Chinese painting had made Li Songhua change his mind.

He seemed to have severely underestimated how terrifying Teacher Shadow was!

With just a few paintings, he made countless tycoons rush to him!

In a way, this was something that neither Xian Yu nor Chu Kuang could achieve!

Not to mention how many painting-loving tycoons there are in Blue Star.

The truly terrifying thing about Teacher Shadow was, even if the tycoons didn’t love paintings, Teacher Shadow could turn them into painting enthusiasts!

After Li Songhua took the “Charging Horse Painting” home, his wife was instantly fascinated by it!

Despite his wife being a shallow rich woman who liked to watch soap operas and play mahjong, she was suddenly captivated by a painting, which was enough for Li Songhua to make a judgment closest to the truth.

Not to mention, their housekeeper’s eyes went straight when she saw the “Charging Horse Painting”!

“No, wait.”

Li Songhua suddenly slapped his forehead.

Look at all the nonsense he was considering. Whether it was Xian Yu, Chu Kuang, or Teacher Shadow, weren’t they all Lin Yuan?

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