[Shang Qinghua doesn't reach out right away. This is mostly due to the fact that the name of the artist is familiar enough that he feels he should be able to conjure a matching face from his memory. But the one that seems to surface - blurred through the lens of a rainbow-powdered fever dream - doesn't really seem to fit this particular version of Nie Huaisang.
He eventually decides to risk the embarrassment of a social faux-pas - he's endured far more humiliating moments in his two lifetimes than forgetting an acquaintance! He has no pride left to wound! And proficiency in apologetics!]
Hey! I don't... think? ... we've met, but your contact info found me after I monetarily admired your work at the charity auction! (...I bid on it, is the joke I was making there, haha. I guess its not a very good joke if I feel the need to explain it right away, huh?)
Anyway! It was lovely, really lovely! I was hoping to get one for a friend of mine. Could I get a quote for a commission?
Er, are you still taking commissions? You probably got swamped with requests after the auction. Good advertising, good cause!
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He eventually decides to risk the embarrassment of a social faux-pas - he's endured far more humiliating moments in his two lifetimes than forgetting an acquaintance! He has no pride left to wound! And proficiency in apologetics!]
Hey! I don't... think? ... we've met, but your contact info found me after I monetarily admired your work at the charity auction! (...I bid on it, is the joke I was making there, haha. I guess its not a very good joke if I feel the need to explain it right away, huh?)
Anyway! It was lovely, really lovely! I was hoping to get one for a friend of mine. Could I get a quote for a commission?
Er, are you still taking commissions? You probably got swamped with requests after the auction. Good advertising, good cause!