I Became a Billionaire After Being Reborn
Chapter 300: In Search of the Energy for Life Extension

Chapter 300: Chapter 300: In Search of the Energy for Life Extension

Of course, she wasn’t afraid of someone stealing her paintings.

Before her paintings were sold, she never stamped them with her seal, so even if they were stolen, they wouldn’t fetch a high price.

Only after a sale would she add her seal, and her fame would make the painting’s value skyrocket.

It’s not to say that paintings without her stamp are worthless, it’s a form of recognition. Also, there are very few people who can discern the authenticity, so no one would risk buying them haphazardly.

There’s also a situation where the paintings remain unstamped, and that’s when she gives them away.

Lin Zhi, of course, knew those paintings were expensive, and she had no intention of buying; she just wanted to get close to her...

"I know," Lin Zhi nodded, "I’ve looked into your reputation and know they’re all quite pricey. But I’m sure it’s because they’re worth it. I’m planning to buy them as an investment, who knows, they might appreciate in value later on."

Guan Qi laughed, "Most people buy them as investments, but they like to play the connoisseur, claiming to be interested in art and enjoying collecting. You are the first person to be so straightforward with me."

Well, she also wanted to play the connoisseur, but alas, she truly lacked an artistic bone.

"Right, you told me last time that there are some requirements for buying your paintings, what are they?" Lin Zhi asked in return.

Guan Qi explained with a smile, "You need to have a certain understanding of my paintings. I hope that those who buy my paintings can grasp some of their meanings."

Lin Zhi was taken aback; this was difficult for her.

"I just want to buy them as an investment..." Lin Zhi said sheepishly, as for understanding the meanings of the paintings, she couldn’t make heads or tails of them.

"No worries, just speak your mind," encouraged Guan Qi.

Lin Zhi glanced over and asked her in return, "Do people in your profession easily suffer from depression?"

Guan Qi suddenly looked startled!

"I don’t mean anything by it, it’s just that it seems like artists have a lot of pressure and seem prone to depression. You see, many famous writers and painters in the world seem to have a touch of depression..."

"Yes, it’s quite common in this profession to develop mental illnesses," Guan Qi nodded, her voice still so gentle, "But I think in any profession, too much pressure can lead to depression, right?"

"Right, you’re right," Lin Zhi nodded, not daring to probe further.

She pretended to look at the paintings and after making her rounds, she realized that Guan Qi’s paintings almost all conveyed a sense of despair.

Each one seemed to be searching for the energy to continue living.

Was Guan Qi’s life filled with despair?

It didn’t seem so.

She was talented, attractive, young, and wealthy; what was there to despair about?

Lin Zhi didn’t dare to jump to conclusions, after all, an artist’s works were not so superficial and easy to understand.

But that was all she could decipher.

"How about it? Do any appeal to you, what did you see?" Guan Qi asked her.

Lin Zhi hesitated before responding, "I feel that these paintings, they all have a sense of despair. It’s like they are all searching for hope to keep surviving..."

Guan Qi’s gaze flickered slightly, and she smiled, "Why do you say that?"

"Take this painting, for example, it’s below the ice filled with a lot of lively fish, but they all seem to be searching for a crack in the ice.

They must be severely lacking oxygen, so they are trying to find a place where they can breathe air.

However, not a single fish finds an ice hole; this one seems to have found one, but there’s still a thin layer of ice that hasn’t truly broken through.

And that previous painting you did, with the rose using all its strength to reach for the sun, still failed to make contact."