After that, no matter how Luca, Moli, and Alma tried to persuade him, Yuan Zhou was not moved at all.
Angelo knew it was time for him to show up.
"Yuan, if you're worried about the price, you don't have to worry about it. The rarer the art, the more valuable it is. However, it's been a long time since the sculpting world welcomed a fine product, so there's a huge shortage. Yuan, you can become the twenty-first century's Rodin."
Every time Angelo spoke, Alex would translate. After he finished, he would continue. He was not in a hurry. At least, there was no problem with the rhythm of the conversation.
He continued, "You're able to maintain the standard of one hundred and eight pieces a year. I've analyzed it with several art analysis experts. In the case of a single piece, you can maintain it in the range of ten to twenty million euros."
"I believe that one piece a year won't take up too much of your time. You don't have to worry about anything, and you'll earn tens of millions," Angelo said.
Luca, Moli, and Alma nodded. It was very convincing, in terms of time and reputation.
One piece a year indeed wouldn't take up too much of his time, and it could also increase his reputation.
Then he'd earn tens of millions. After Alex translated Angelo's words, he wanted to ask if it was too late to learn sculpting.
Yuan Zhou was silent for a long time. Then, he said, "I'm just a chef."
That might be Yuan Zhou's stubbornness. Although he said he wanted to learn sculpting, he still remembered that he was a chef.
If sculpting was going to be sold as a work of art, one would definitely put a lot of effort into it. That was how his personality was.
When Alex heard what Yuan Zhou said, he almost couldn't control his facial expression. He took a deep breath and finally translated Yuan Zhou's words to Luca and the others.
"Huh?" Angelo, who thought he had it in the bag, stared at Yuan Zhou blankly. He thought he heard it wrong. How could someone reject tens of millions?
Also, could a chef earn more than a world-class sculptor?
Moreover, Angelo also said that one piece a year wouldn't take up too much of his time as a chef.
The four could not understand why Angelo still rejected it.
Was there anyone in the world who hated money? They looked at each other and didn't say anything. They didn't know what to say.
Yuan Zhou looked at everyone. "Is there anything else?"
Alex translated, and then Luca and the other three shook their heads and said that it was fine.
"Dinner service starts at 6: 00. Please come early then." Seeing that there was nothing else, Yuan Zhou walked back to the restaurant after saying that.
Today, he had to go to the warehouse in Pi County for the final inspection and acceptance. So, he couldn't practice carving in the afternoon.
Luca and the other three came at the wrong time. Otherwise, if they saw Yuan Zhou's live carving, they would probably go even crazier. After all, it was a collection-level sword technique that even the picky system appreciated.
"I don't understand. If you're not tempted by a profit of tens of millions a year, what should we do next?" Mo Li was a little confused. He did not understand why it ended before they did their best.
"Go back?" Alma was a little confused.
"I didn't expect this." Angelo let out a bitter smile.
Luca could only say, "Perhaps this is what a genius is?"
"We can try it for dinner. I still think that Yuan's talent in carving is far greater than his talent in cooking," Angelo said. "I want to prove my point."
Angelo made some preparations for his trip to Huaxia this time, but he did not expect Yuan Zhou to reject him so decisively.
"I want to try too." Luca's eyes lit up.
"We're already in Huaxia. There's no reason not to eat Yuan's food," Mo Li echoed.
"That's right." It was rare that Alma didn't contradict Mo Li.
Angelo had another purpose for eating. If Yuan Zhou's talent in cooking was not as good as his carving talent, he felt that it was necessary for him to make an appointment to talk to Yuan Zhou alone. After all, he could not let the art world miss out on a master.
As for Luca and the others' agreement, on one hand, they were greedy. On the other hand, they wanted to prove that their judgment was right. It was a way for Yuan Zhou to comfort himself by wasting his talent.
Alex wanted to say something but stopped himself. He was well aware of Yuan Zhou's culinary skills, but he could tell that these people were the type of people who would not give up until they hit the wall.
Even if he said that Yuan Zhou's culinary skills were the best in Asia, these people would still insist on their own opinions. They would not give up until they personally verified it. Hence, Alex pursed his lips and did not say anything.
Angelo said that because he had done some research before coming. He knew that there were many dishes in Huaxia that tested the knife skills. Hence, he found a dish that could be said to be the dish that tested the knife skills the most in Huaxia.
He wanted to see how good Yuan Zhou's knife skills were.
Soon, it was night time. In order to let Luca and the others make it for dinner, Alex brought them to line up very early. They were right behind Wu Hai and Zhou Xi.
Seeing Wu Hai and the others, their eyes lit up and they all went up to him.
"Wu, I didn't expect to meet you here. Nice to meet you. Do you have any new paintings for sale recently?" Mo Li was the tallest and had the longest legs, so he ran very fast.
Unfortunately, Wu was in eating mode now. It was very tiring for him to lean on the door. He had no energy to pay attention to others, so he just turned a deaf ear to them.
"Hello, Mr. Mo Li. I don't have any plans to sell paintings recently, but the Painting God's Hut is always open. If you want to see Wu's paintings, you can go there." Zhou Xi stood up and spoke fluent Italian without Alex's translation.
Alex felt that he would probably lose his job.
As Zhou Xi spoke, he took out a few business cards from his pocket. On them was the phone number and address of the Painting God's Hut. He handed them to Luca and the others who followed behind him. He looked a little like Zheng Jiawei.
Luca and the others took the business cards and looked at the Chinese and English words on them. They didn't know what to say for a while. Then, they looked at Wu Hai who did not react at all and could only shut their mouths. It turned out that without Zheng Jiawei, there was no way to get close to Wu Hai.
Just when the four of them had different thoughts, dinnertime quietly arrived.
After Su Ruoyan announced "dinnertime starts", Wu Hai took the lead and jumped into the restaurant, faster than a monkey.
Luca and the others also quickly walked into the restaurant under Alex's lead.
Yuan Zhou saw that the people who came to invite him to sculpt in the afternoon had come again. He just nodded at them as a greeting. As long as they came to eat in the restaurant, they were all customers to him.
"May I know what you would like to order?" Su Ruoyan walked over and asked Alex and the others. Of course, she spoke in English.
There were more and more foreigners coming to The Kitchen God every day. Su Ruoyan's oral English had also improved.
Angelo did not look at the menu at all. He directly said the name of a dish with a smile. He said that he would only order this dish — Wen Si Tofu!
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