National Tide 1980.

Chapter 209 Unbelievable

Huo Xin was indeed not lying.

As far as the truth is concerned, her words are even too conservative.

Not to mention anything else, this afternoon, when she brought Ning Weimin to the destination.

Facing the majestic and vast building in the core area of ​​the capital.

Ning Weimin was so surprised that he almost turned into a weirdo in disguise.

"Ah? You... This is where you want to bring me? How is it possible?"

His eyes were bulging, and his jaw almost dropped to the floor.

And Huo Xin looked at Ning Weimin whose expression was exaggerated to such an extent, just like seeing Chaplin's comedy, he was amused and laughed.

"Why is it impossible? You're right, it's still here."

"Are you kidding around the world! How can it be possible to sell things from this place?"

"Why can't you sell it? Cut, you are so rare..."

Speaking of this, Huo Xin didn't say anything, but relaxed and swayed his body with his hands behind his back.

She seemed to enjoy the effect of making Ning Weimin so shocked, and wanted to extend this happiness for a while longer.

So until Ning Weimin couldn't help urging.

She smiled brightly and tore through the window paper.

"Okay, let me tell you what's going on. In fact, as early as 1979, a foreign guest service department was established here to sell some paintings by modern and contemporary painters, and the income was used to improve the problem of insufficient funds."

"It's not for anything else, the main reason is that we often receive foreign guests here, but we don't even have the money to treat them to dinner. Our country's financial allocation is limited. The standard for receiving foreign guests is three yuan per person. But how can you eat for three yuan?" What? The difference has to be settled from here."

"However, the paintings here don't sell well. Because foreigners don't recognize them, but people who like them... like you, usually don't know that there are calligraphy and paintings of famous artists here. Even me, if it wasn't because of my Parents often accompany foreign guests to visit, and I always come here to look for them, so it is impossible to know."

"Fortunately, the calligraphy and paintings here were originally donated by those calligraphers and painters, so we can count as much as we can sell. Otherwise, how could it be so cheap?

Not to mention, once Huo Xin explained the reason, Ning Weimin roughly understood it.

This is the cognitive dislocation and value deviation caused by the characteristics of the times.

One factor is that our country has limited funds.

Sometimes in order to solve practical difficulties, we have to allow the subordinates to adopt some flexible policies.

On the other hand, art was generally not valued at that time.

In particular, modern and contemporary artists are not taken seriously, which is a common situation that is accepted and acquiesced by everyone.

Finally, these paintings are too easy to come by, and the information dissemination in contemporary society is relatively closed.

The combination of these reasons will cause this kind of inconceivable leak in his opinion.

Sure enough, his subsequent inquiries seemed to confirm this view even more.

"Hey, since those calligraphy and paintings don't sell well here, why don't you sell them in the cultural relics store? It's okay to let Rong Baozhai go? The price must be much higher than here."

"Hey, you don't understand this? It's not a system, and everyone finds it troublesome and doesn't like to make trouble."

Huo Xin responded with a contemporary way of thinking.

"Do you think that everyone is like you and treats these paintings as treasures? You don't even think about it, what kind of unit is it here? What are these few modern calligraphy and paintings? They are not very big. thing."

"Hey, let's get back to it. You are a buyer of paintings, don't you think you are taking advantage? Do you think you are funny? Do you want to buy it or not?"

Ning Weimin had nothing to doubt anymore.

I also feel that this question is redundant.

Isn't it true that when there are too many Ganoderma lucidum grasses, don't they become green onions?

After all, they are all works of modern painters, after all, many of these painters are still alive.

After so many years, I don't know how many such calligraphy and paintings have accumulated here.

Maybe there are still people taking the initiative to send here now, it would be strange if they could take it seriously.

To put it bluntly, it is just like the porcelain in the late Qing Dynasty, what happened to the official kiln?What happened to blue and white?

Things after Qianlong can be seen everywhere, but no one takes them seriously at all.

No one would have expected that today's indifference would be unattainable in the future.

And isn't this what he relies on to make a fortune, the biggest time travel benefit?

Come on, let's not be so obedient if we get cheap, it's important to get down to business.

So Ning Weimin nodded his head like a respondent.

"I want to buy it! I definitely want to buy it! Don't I just ask for peace of mind."

"Huo Xin, you are so interesting this time, you really gave me a big surprise. I don't even know how to thank you..."

It was the first time that Huo Xin was praised by Ning Weimin, and it was the first time to see him so happy.

Couldn't help smiling, and continued to carry forward the fine tradition of our nation's warm heart, happily led Ning Weimin to the Foreign Guest Service Department,

What he saw and heard afterwards made Ning Weimin feel extremely happy and shocked

Because even though he was mentally prepared, he never imagined what kind of scene he saw.

In the two rooms of more than 40 square meters on the second floor, including him and Huo Xin, there are only six or seven guests, which is not as many as the staff here.

But both the wall and the counter are full of authentic works of famous artists!

According to Ning Weimin's own estimate, there could be hundreds of paintings and calligraphy here, enough to cover two Rong Baozhais.

It can be said that there are works of famous artists in Rongbaozhai, all of them are here.

But there are some famous works here, but Rong Baozhai may not see them.

At this point, you can see the difference between the two.

Asking about the price again, it was indeed so cheap that it was almost free, exactly as Huo Xin said.

Not to mention, he was just like the person who took a sack into the mountains and found a valley full of gold by accident.

Pick it up with great joy and start pretending to be a baby.

After a while, three Huang Yongyu, two Huang Binhong, two Jiang Zhaohe, one Qi Baishi and one Huang Zhou were selected.

But at this time, he hesitated again, his expression seemed a little tangled and hesitant.

Huo Xin kept watching, and noticed the change in Ning Weimin's expression, so he came to ask him immediately.

"What's the matter? Why didn't you choose? Have you chosen enough?"

"Not yet. I just feel that there are too many calligraphy here, and the paintings I like are a little less. And it seems that there are not many works by Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and Xu Beihong. Pan Tianshou, Chen Banding, Fu Baoshi , Li Keran is also rare. Don't worry, I have to choose slowly..."

Indeed, Ning Weimin came here in a hurry today, but he brought a thousand dollars.

It's hard to come here, right? Of course he hopes that the money can be used wisely and buy the most valuable paintings to go back.

Let's talk about the future, if this is closed tomorrow, who will he turn to?is not it?

Unexpectedly, Huo Xin gave him a very unexpected solution.

"Hey, what am I supposed to do? Let me tell you, it's not that there are none. In fact, there are many currys in the back. It's nothing more than the previous paintings are sold, and no one has thought of putting new ones here."

"You might as well don't choose here. In this case, I will take you to find the person in charge here. I will call her Aunt Liu."

"This person has a good relationship with my mother, and I'm quite familiar with my aunt. If you can find her, how about she can take you to find anyone's painting you want?"

(End of this chapter)