Mrs. Sakai lifted her eyelids and teased with a smile.
Thinking back, if there had been a Grand Gallery offering such generous terms when Sakai Ichiro went to college, he probably wouldn't have refused.
Back then, the US Dollar was worth more.
But it also shows that this young man's ambition is quite big.
"I know only at the top of the art pyramid can a piece be sold for this transaction amount." Gu Weijing nodded.
"Wrong, the art industry isn't a pyramid, it's a wide-topped peak, where the success of top artists contrasts with the struggle of those at the bottom."
"You can see KAWS and Damien Hirst earning hundreds of millions a year, but you also need to see countless others who can't earn even a few thousand dollars."
Mrs. Sakai felt she should tell this young man about the harshness of the industry.
"I've heard rumors that last year, among the 193 signed painters at Ma Shi Gallery, more than a dozen had zero sales last year." She directed this comment at Hanks.
