"Is this the Central Museum of Tiangong City?"
Looking at the arrow of the navigation road sign in the AR glasses, Lu Zhou, who was standing in front of a beautiful building, looked at the portrait and biography on the floor-to-ceiling holographic screen suspended at the door.
John Griffin was born on January 13, 2071, to an engineer's family in London, North Sea Alliance. In his early years, he was influenced by his family to work as an airline employee and an engineer at a mining station in the asteroid belt. After that, he resigned to devote himself to painting. Because he had been stationed at the edge of the civilized world for a long time, his early painting style tended to be dark.
At the beginning of the new century, he sold his studio in London and moved to Mars, where he began a five-year sojourn. The expansion of his horizons led to a dramatic change in his painting style, and now he has become one of the leading contemporary impressionist painters.
"His representative works are" Dead Universe "," Redemption "," Dawn of the Sun "…
While reading in a low voice, Lu Zhou subconsciously opened the search engine and searched for the value of these paintings one by one.
Although doing so might be a bit wasteful, for a complete layman, this was probably the most intuitive way to understand the artistic value of a painting.
However, at this moment, an unfamiliar voice came from behind him.
"Isn't it better to feel it with your eyes than searching on the Internet?"
Lu Zhou looked back and saw a man in his fifties standing there. He was wearing a beige vest, a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his curly hair was draped over his shoulders. He looked quite elegant and easy-going.
"Let me introduce myself, John Griffin." The man nodded slightly toward Lu Zhou. He extended his right hand and said, "Nice to meet you, the greatest scholar in the solar system."
"I really don't deserve this title."
"You are as modest as the rumors say." John Griffin smiled and continued in a gentle and elegant tone, "I didn't see your name on the visitor list, so I didn't expect you to come. Can you allow me to show you around here? "
Lu Zhou originally wanted to say that he didn't plan to come here in the first place, but the meeting in the afternoon was too boring. He thought that he had tickets, so he came here.
However, looking at the sincere expression on Mr. Griffin's face, Lu Zhou felt that it would be a little impolite if he told the truth, so he nodded and accepted his kindness.
"Then I'll leave it to you."
Griffin's face lit up, and he made a gesture of invitation.
"Please follow me."
Following Griffin's footsteps, Lu Zhou walked into the museum. The moment he stepped into the museum, the scenery in front of him changed abruptly.
It was a vast plain that stretched as far as the eyes could see.
The sky was fiery red, and the grassland was a boundless azure blue. The mushrooms towering in the space were like towering trees, using their umbrella leaves to prop up a magnificent dome.
The light that shone down from the ceiling seemed to come from a distant world, bringing with it an ethereal and dreamy feeling as it caressed the earth. The light particles emitting a faint blue light shuttled between the mushrooms like living elves.
He looked at the dream-like world in front of him in surprise. Although he knew that this was the light and shadow projected by the holographic equipment, he still showed a surprised expression on his face.
"Incredible, where is this?"
"My dream, or rather … More than 20 years ago, when I was working at the Little Star Mining Company, I had a fantasy about the colorful starry sky." Griffin smiled faintly and continued, "For more than 20 years, I have been trying to use artistic techniques to turn that dream about the universe into reality."
Lu Zhou: "Where are the paintings?"
"You can see them with your glasses."
At Griffin's gesture, Lu Zhou put on the AR glasses. The moment he put on the glasses, the color of the world faded in an instant, and his original appearance appeared in his field of vision.
The paintings were hung on the booths for the guests to admire.
"Very creative idea …" Taking off the glasses, Lu Zhou glanced around and said in an admiring tone, "The world you see with the glasses is reality, but without the glasses, it is an illusion … Although I can't describe this feeling from a professional point of view, your understanding of art has really shocked me."
"It is my honor to receive your recognition." Griffin smiled slightly and continued, "Speaking of which, I have always been curious. As a scholar, how do you think about art?"
Lu Zhou: "Of course, art is art. Is there any other explanation for this?"
"Very interesting point of view, although I think so too." Looking at the world in front of him, Griffin continued, "Art is art. It is a kind of culture, but it is fundamentally different from culture in a broad sense. It is the human feeling of beauty, the understanding of all natural things such as self and the universe in a philosophical sense. The perceptual thinking required by art is completely different from the rational thinking required by science. "
Lu Zhou glanced at him.
"I don't know if it is completely different, but science does need more rationality. However, perceptual thinking can often help us go further on the road of exploring the unknown in unexpected places. "
"Is that so? I'm glad to hear that you have such a high opinion of perceptual thinking. In fact, in addition to depicting dreams over the years, I have also been trying to integrate art and science to create new forms of art … Just like what you see now. "Professor Griffin's face showed a smile. He looked at the lush fantasy forest in front of him and said in a fascinated tone," Maybe in a corner of this universe, there really is such a place that can make all life feel the common beauty in an unprecedented form. "
Gaia World?
During his sleep, Lu Zhou had seen such a world.
"This sounds interesting."
"Right?" Griffin smiled lightly and cast his gaze at Lu Zhou. "So I admire you from the bottom of my heart. All I can do is imagine, but you can turn your imagination into reality."
He reached out and shook hands with Lu Zhou gently, politely expressing his respect and gratitude.
"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit my art exhibition. I wish you a pleasant day."
Lu Zhou also nodded with a smile and said softly.
"I wish you a pleasant day too."
At the same time, not far from the museum, Yan Gang, the president of Tiangong Bank, who was wearing AR glasses, gently pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose.
After staring at the person in front of him for a long time, he spoke in a hesitant tone.
"That is … Academician Lu?"
"I didn't expect Academician Lu to also be interested in our outer star system colonization plan." Gladstone, who was standing next to him, showed an unexpected expression on his face. He smiled and said in an intriguing tone, "This is really surprising."
Yan Gang didn't know if he heard these words, but a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.
To be honest, as a cautious banker, although he was very interested in high-quality investment projects, he didn't like the glib-tongued guy next to him.
After all, only East Asia Heavy Industries had mastered warp speed technology, and the only application was on the Qinling of the First Fleet. Not to mention whether the resources of Alpha Centauri were worth it for them to send a colonial ship, even if it was worth it, they might not be able to go.
But if Academician Lu himself was supportive of the outer star system colonization plan …
It was not entirely impossible to commercialize warp speed technology?
Once the market of light-year units became possible, Alpha Centauri, which was closest to the solar system, would undoubtedly be the most promising star system to be included in the territory of human civilization.
Thinking about it this way …
The credit rating they gave to the Alpha Centauri Colonization Fund was indeed a bit too cautious.
Gladstone continued in a persuasive tone.
"100 billion credits, if we use it to build a house, we will only get a piece of useless reinforced concrete. But if we use it to invest in dreams, we can get a whole new world. Believe me, as history has proven countless times, investing in a new world is definitely a profitable business.
"There is no such thing as a profitable business in this world. Remember the first listed company in the world that went bankrupt? They were in the business of a new world. "
After a pause, Yan Gang glanced at Gladstone, who had a disappointed expression on his face. He fixed his collar and suddenly changed the topic.
"But this time, I decided to believe you."
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