An artist was part of an exhibition, and he asked the gallery owner if there had been any interest in his paintings that were currently on display. "I've got good news and bad news," the owner replied. "Give me the good news first," the artist demanded. "The good news is that a gentleman inquired about your work and wondered if it would appreciate in value after your death. When I told him it would, he bought all 15 of your paintings." "That's wonderful!" the artist exclaimed, "What could the bad news possibly be?" With concern, the gallery owner replied, "The gentleman in question was your doctor."以为艺术家在一个画廊办了个展览，他问店主是否有人对他参展的画感兴趣。 “我有一个好消息和一个坏消息。”店主回答。 “先告诉我好消息。”画家要求道。 “好消息是一位绅士询问了你的作品，还问它是否会在你死后增。我告诉他会的，然后他买下了你所有的15幅画作。” “那太棒了！”画家惊叹。“那么什么会是坏消息呢？” 店主想了想之后说：“问那个问题的是你的医生”。