All-rounder Artist

Evening.

Sun Yaohuo, carrying a large and small bundle of gifts, arrived at the Lin family's villa and excitedly rang the doorbell.

He had been the one to help his junior buy this villa.

However, it was Sun Yaohuo's first visit since the house was renovated.

Who might open the door, the junior or one of his family members?

A smile was already on Sun Yaohuo's face, ready to greet them at first sight.

Click.

The door opened.

Sun Yaohuo paused, and then with a strange expression, he lowered his head to look at who was opening the door—

Antarctica.

His mom, who was watching TV on the sofa, stood up and came over with a smile, "Oh, it's Yaohuo! Come in, come in. This dog is quicker than me, always rushing to open the door for guests."

"Good evening."

Lin Xuan and Lin Yao, who were watching TV with their mom, also politely stood up to greet him, having previously dined with him at the Yu Dynasty's seabed restaurant.

"Good evening, everyone!"

Sun Yaohuo quickly recovered his smile and didn't dwell on how a dog could skillfully open a door:

"Auntie, I brought you a massager, and there are some supplements in this package; older sister, I have some cosmetics here, they have a good reputation in the market; younger sister, the snacks are imported from various continents, I'm not sure if they'll suit your taste; and this black bag contains junior brother's gift..."

"It's enough that you came, why bring gifts."

The mom's smile grew warmer, and both sisters also smiled warmly, looking at Sun Yaohuo with kindness.

"My junior brother's family is my family, please don't be so polite with me."

Sun Yaohuo glanced around the living room quietly wondering what was missing and quietly decided to bring it himself next time:

"Junior bro called me over..."

"He's upstairs, I'll take you there."

Lin Xuan led Sun Yaohuo upstairs, while Antarctica made a few sounds at him.

I forgot to bring a gift for Antarctica, next time I definitely can't forget, Sun Yaohuo reflected on himself and then gave Antarctica an apologetic smile.

"Senior."

Upon reaching upstairs, Lin Yuan opened the door to his study, having heard the sounds from outside:

"Come in."

"You guys chat."

Lin Xuan waved her hand and went back downstairs, while Sun Yaohuo followed Lin Yuan into his study and chuckled:

"Junior brother asked me over the phone to come collect a painting, where did you..."

He couldn't finish his sentence.

Sun Yaohuo was suddenly stunned.

Inside Lin Yuan's study, there were five paintings hanging.

Ink Shrimp, Herd of Horses, Phoenix's Pride, Spring Trees and Autumn Frosts, Eagle Spreading Wings and Swallowing Rivers and Mountains...

At that moment,

these five paintings were right before Sun Yaohuo's eyes.

Sun Yaohuo's eyes widened, his lips quivering slightly without his control, even his breathing grew heavier!

"These paintings..."

"Shadow painted them."

Lin Yuan was already prepared with his explanation:

"The hotel's five suites, previously hadn't we taken down five paintings? We can replace them with these later on, what do you think of these paintings?"

What do you think of the paintings?

Sun Yaohuo opened his mouth, seemingly trying to arrange his thoughts, but his mind was somewhat in disarray, barely able to follow basic logic, as if his very soul had been sucked away by these five paintings!

"Good..."

"Good..."

"Good..."

After much thought, Sun Yaohuo only managed to give this simple assessment.

He couldn't professionally critique what made these paintings good.

All he knew was that whenever he glanced at any one of them, the profound artistic conception within would instantly engulf him, almost as if he was transported into the world of the painting!

For example, the Phoenix's Pride.

Standing before this painting, Sun Yaohuo felt an unprecedented sense of smallness.

In the vast universe beneath, the phoenix bathed in divine fire, exuding a dominating aura!

He even felt a bit hot!

As if the phoenix in the painting was alive, ready to soar at any moment!

Sun Yaohuo didn't understand paintings!

Not at all, a complete novice!

Actually, most people are novices.

He had also seen some paintings by so-called famous artists before.

Not to mention the distant past,

take, for example, the several paintings that were recently removed from the hotel's top suite, weren't they also claimed to be by renowned artists from Zhao Continent?

Yet Sun Yaohuo really couldn't see anything exquisite about those paintings.

All he could say was that those paintings were quite pretty, but beyond that, he couldn't discern anything else.

Even the previous paintings by Shadow, Sun Yaohuo also had seen them, such as the "Running Horses" displayed at the art exhibition.

After all, Shadow was a good friend of his junior, and Sun Yaohuo actually paid a lot of attention privately.

However, even for that "Running Horses," which had gathered countless praises at the art exhibition, Sun Yaohuo merely found it quite nice, but he felt nothing deeper.

Yet, these five paintings were different!

Even Sun Yaohuo, who completely lacked knowledge in painting, could feel the extraordinary nature of these five paintings!

At this moment.

For the first time in his life, Sun Yaohuo was shocked by artworks!

No wonder some people become obsessed with calligraphy and painting, appearing intoxicated with art, even willing to spend a fortune on it!

In the past, Sun Yaohuo thought that it was just some wealthy people pretending to be cultured.

However, at this moment.

His heart suddenly surged with an instinctive intention—he actually wanted to collect these five paintings!

No matter how much it cost, he had to get them!

Not right.

His junior seemed to say…

these paintings were meant to be hung in the hotel?

Sun Yaohuo suddenly became excited, shaking his head vigorously at Lin Yuan, "We can't hang them in the hotel, junior. Such fine works would be wasted on the walls of a hotel, and if they get damaged, that would be the end of them!"

Are you kidding?

Keeping these paintings private and putting them in a hotel?

It would be a crime against nature!

Lin Yuan smiled, Sun Yaohuo's reaction gave him a good idea of the effect of Paintfection.

"It's okay, I can paint them again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized the inappropriateness of his words and discreetly corrected himself:

"Let Shadow paint them again."

"But, this… this is also…"

Sun Yaohuo still felt it was highly improper to put these five paintings in a hotel suite!

"Let it be."

Lin Yuan spoke, "Senior, take the paintings and hang them later. After all, the hotel is opening in a couple of days."

"To really hang them?"

Sun Yaohuo bit his lip, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp, "Since the junior insists, I must ensure these five paintings have the best insurance and have guests sign a compensation agreement when they check in!"

"Hmm."

"Also, our pricing is too low!"

We need to raise the price!

Raise it significantly!

Yu Dynasty Hotel being a five-star hotel, has five top suites, normally priced at twenty thousand yuan for one night.

This is the standard price for top suites in all major five-star hotels in Su City.

However, now, with these five paintings, Sun Yaohuo felt that the pricing was far too cheap!

Only twenty thousand yuan to stay in a room decorated with such artworks?

Dream on!

Any one of these five paintings couldn't possibly be so cheap!

Lin Yuan was curious, "How much do you want to charge per night?"

Sun Yaohuo pronounced each word clearly, "For one night, five hundred thousand!"

There are a few super five-star hotels in Zhong Continent with the price for one night in a top suite reaching over a million.

Sun Yaohuo planned to set the rate for the top suites at Yu Dynasty Hotel at five hundred thousand per night!

After all, the hotel's facilities had not yet reached the level of the top hotels in Blue Star.

Yet these paintings were too rare!

Sun Yaohuo didn't think other hotels had such artworks; only Yu Dynasty Hotel in Blue Star had these kind of paintings!

"Five hundred thousand…"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said nothing.

Normally, this price would definitely be exaggerated; there's no other hotel in Su City with such an outrageous price. But Paintfection, this thing, is far more exaggerated than the price itself.

It's merely a matter of exclusive commodity.

Several billion wouldn't even come close to exchanging for a Paintfection.

Paintfection is a special skill that is very difficult to measure with price.

From this perspective, the price is actually reasonable.