Rebirth started from educated youth in 1977

Chapter 161 Artwork Trust
"My dear grandson, come and see the painting I just bought."

Nan Yi came to the Yangcheng Hotel and entered Fang Mengyin's room, Fang Mengyin greeted him to look at the painting.

"Grandma, I don't know how to draw, so I can't read it even if you let me read it."

Nan Yi said, walked to the edge of the desk and looked down at a painting on it.

"Do you know whose painting this is?"

"Grandma, I don't know how to draw, but I can still read the seal. Huangshan Binhong, isn't it Huang Binhong's painting?"

"Do you know how much it cost?" Fang Mengyin said with a smile.

"This question can't be bothered me. I bought several of his paintings. The year before last, I bought them for sixty cents a piece. If you weren't slaughtered, it would be about one or two yuan now."

"Five pieces, this painting is a masterpiece among Huang Binhong's landscape paintings, I've missed it."

"If you want to find out, there is still a chance. The National Museum has a lot of paintings by modern painters. As long as you pay foreign currency, they are eager to sell them. There are many paintings by Qi Baishi and Li Keran."

"Huh? Since you know it, why don't you buy it yourself?" Fang Mengyin asked in surprise.

"Too much movement."

"You!" Fang Mengyin nodded at Nan Yi, "If you don't buy it as soon as possible, you won't be afraid of being cut off?"

"Hehe, let Xiang He run."

Whether it was Ke Jianzhen or Li Xiangrong, both of them had some paintings by modern painters, including Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Li Keran, and Huang Binhong.

Their paintings are not expensive at all. Qi Baishi's paintings cost 5 yuan a square foot, Li Keran's paintings can be bought for 70 yuan, and Huang Binhong's paintings are even as low as 1 yuan a piece. Xu Beihong's paintings fluctuate widely in price. , but it's not too expensive.

"I just said, how could you not be tempted, let's say it first, I'll pick one first, and leave a few pictures for you to dispose of at will in a hundred years."

"Okay, don't say a few pictures, you can keep all of them if you want."

"Forget it, I can't see it. What's going on at Xiangyuan, can I go back?"

"It's hard to say, Chen Songjin can bear it, you should play for a while. If you get tired of Yangcheng, you can go to other places."

"Alright, I'll go to Wutai Mountain and Wudang to go around."

"Oh, grandma, you are both a Taoist and a Buddha."

"I plan to go to Hagia Sophia in Bingcheng." Fang Mengyin said angrily.

"Hehehe."

After finishing the fight with Fang Mengyin and having dinner with her, Nan Yi left the Yangcheng Hotel and found a guest house outside to stay.

There are many hotels in Yangcheng, and the guest house is not so rigid. Nan Yi successfully opened a single room.

The next day.

In the morning, Nan Yi rushed to the station to pick him up.

Nan Yi had never seen the person to be picked up, so he could only take a piece of cardboard with his name on it and wait at the place where he got off at the station.

Not long after the Nanyi sign was raised, the bus from Shenyi to Yangcheng stopped.

A young man with glasses got out of the car, looked around, and stopped at the sign in Nan Yi's hand.

"Hello, the foreign affairs office Baojian."

"Hello, Shen Guofa Nanyi, it's been hard work all the way."

"I can't talk about it, when will the guests arrive?"

"Arrive at noon. Mr. Henry is accompanied by a female guide who is arranged by our company. I have already agreed with her. At noon, she will accompany Mr. Henry to have dinner at the Yangcheng Hotel. At 01:30 in the afternoon, we will go to The hotel picked them up to visit the art shop."

"Then what are we going to do now?"

"Rent a car. There are four people in Mr. Henry and the two of us. We can't fit in one car, so we have to rent two cars."

"Go to a taxi company?"

"Go to the Yangcheng Hotel first. They have a reception car with a higher specification. If it doesn't work, go to the taxi company."

How could it not work? Nan Yi had already ordered two cars yesterday, and today it was just a process.

After completing the formalities at the Yangcheng Hotel, the car stopped at the door and waited for the final decision.

Nan Yi did not neglect Bao Jian, took a bus and took him to a roast goose stall on Panfu Road.

This roast goose stall does not have a pretense sign, but the plum roast goose is a must, even the famous Tao Tao Ju dare not challenge it.

"Comrade Bao, they all say that the food is in Yangcheng. Today we will also open meat and try the roast goose here."

After Nan Yi's order came up, Nan Yi greeted Bao Jian to put down his chopsticks.

"Comrade Nan, does this cost a lot of money?"

"Don't care if you have money or not, Comrade Bao, you are here to help, and I should entertain you. That's it, I'm still a little wronged, there's no way, the words are mild, or I'll take you to Panxi and Tao Taoju. ."

"Comrade Nan, don't be polite, this is already very good." Bao Jian said politely, "There are only two of us, and one roast goose is a bit too much."

"It's okay, don't think I'm stingy, I have a lunch box with me. Let's eat half of it and pack half of it back. We don't know if we should eat it with foreign guests in the evening. If not, let's buy some wine and go back to the guest house for a drink. ."

"Okay, that's good."

After eating for a while, the two started chatting, and the names of each other also changed, becoming more intimate.

"Nan Yi, why did Shen Guofa only send you alone to entertain Mr. Henry?"

"Mr. Henry is a potential customer I contacted. It hasn't been negotiated in detail, and it is not appropriate for the leader to come forward. This time, I just want to finalize the intention, and then invite the leader to come over for the final negotiation."

"Oh, so that's the case." Bao Jian nodded, "You work in Xiangyuan, can you go out for a walk?"

"I'm not in charge of business, I usually run outside. You have to say that I have also traveled to Xiangyuan. But I still get the internship subsidy. That's it, the transportation allowance is also tight, and the things in Xiangyuan are expensive. , I can only look at it, and I can't afford any of it."

"Similarly, I have just joined the company not long ago, and I am very nervous about money. My girlfriend's family is urging me to get married. The requirements are not high. I only need 36 legs. How can I get married? I still live in a dormitory."

"Bao Jian, you are only 25 or [-] this year, right?"

"25."

"Then the marriage is a bit early. Didn't your unit receive the documents? Didn't the above advocate late marriage and childbirth?"

"There's no way, both sides are urging me. My house is not deep, and I don't have a house, but my girlfriend's house said that I can live in her house." After speaking, Bao Jian said in a low voice: "But that's the door, how can I do it. "

"Hehe, you're quite feudal. If my girlfriend's house lets me live there in the future, I'll go to live there right away. By the way, I'll have a discussion. You can get rid of the swivel, the sound and the leg, and give me 500 yuan as a betrothal gift. It's done."

"Haha, do you still expect to find money?"

"Shouldn't it be? I'll get married!"

"It's not so easy to be a son-in-law." Bao Jian said, his face darkened.

Nan Yi saw it, changed the topic in time, and talked about other things.

After a meal, Nanyi used Hong Kong dollars to settle the bill, not only the exchange rate was one-to-one, but also a dollar cheaper.

Of course, he didn't forget to pack the remaining half of the roast goose.A plum roasted goose costs four yuan and two yuan, how could he be willing to throw it away.

While there was still time, first went to the guest house to help Bao Jian open a room, then put down the sundries, went to the public bathroom to clean up, and the two went to the Yangcheng Hotel.

"Hello, Mr. Henry and Miss Liang, shall we visit the art store now?"

At the Yangcheng Hotel, he met Henry and Liang Huiwen. Nan Yi said something and stood there waiting for Bao Jian's translation.

Bao Jian: "Mr. Henry said it's over now."

"Mr. Henry and Miss Liang, the car is already waiting at the door, you two please."

Welcoming people to the car at the door, Henry, Liang Huiwen, and Dai Wen got into the car, and Nan Yi and Bao Jian sat in one.

When the car arrived at the door of the art store, Nan Yi got out of the car and negotiated with the comrades standing guard at the door.

"Hello, comrade, this is my work permit. I accompany foreign guests to visit." Nan Yi handed over his work permit.

After Mengang read it, he returned the certificate to Nan Yi, "Do you need me to notify the leader?"

"No, we're here for a visit this time."

There are also notices and no notices here. Notices are big orders, and the interests of the units need to be coordinated. Nanyi leads the guests to buy things here, and the art store should give some explanations to Shenguo.

If you don't notice it, it's just a simple look. Maybe you will buy one or two pieces, so you don't have to disturb the leader.

The art store has a special reception department for foreign guests, and many good things that Chinese people can’t see can be seen. Of course, the price for foreign guests is also very “intimate”. If you sell it to foreign guests, it will become [-] US dollars.

At this time, foreigners can enjoy a lot of convenience, but also pay more money.

According to later generations, they are all customers who bought advanced VIP.

"Mr. Henry, these are Cantonese embroidery, which originated from the skills of women's boudoirs. Its history can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. The embroidery was brought to Lingnan by immigrants from the Central Plains. The ancestor of Cantonese embroidery was regarded as the ancestor of Cantonese embroidery in the Tang Dynasty. .

The Tang Dynasty "Du Yang Miscellaneous" records that in the first year of Yongzhen, a 14-year-old girl named Lu Meiniang from Nanhai County paid tribute to the court.

She embroidered 7 volumes of the Lotus Sutra on a foot of silk in the imperial palace. The characters are like grains of rice, the dots are clear, and they are as thin as hair, which shows the essence of her skills.

Emperor Shunzong of Tang sighed for his work and called him a goddess.

Emperor Xianzong of Tang even gave her a golden phoenix ring to wear on her wrist as a reward for her intelligence and ingenuity.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Jiugao, the Jiedushi envoy of Lingnan, presented fine embroidery to Concubine Yang and was awarded the third grade.

During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, Cantonese embroidery was exported to Portugal, Eagle Country and Enamel Country through European merchant ships, and became a favorite clothing item of the court, royal family and nobles.

In the ninth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, a Portuguese businessman bought embroidered pieces of dragon robes in Yangcheng and returned to the country, and presented the embroidered robes to the king, which was rewarded heavily.

In the 35th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, a Portuguese missionary, Croz, who stayed in Yangcheng for several weeks, wrote in his memoirs after returning to China: Many handicraft workers in Yangcheng work for export trade, and the products exported It is also colorful.

Embroidered shoes with twisted colored threads on the vamp...all are wonderful works of art. "

As soon as he arrived at the exhibition area of ​​Cantonese embroidery, Nan Yi talked about the history of Cantonese embroidery, and then translated it to Henry through Bao Jian.

Bao Jian: "Mr. Henry said that these things are very beautiful. He once saw a Cantonese embroidery work in Paris. He praised it as a masterpiece. He also praised your profound historical knowledge."

"Help me thank Mr. Henry for your compliment..."

It takes half a day to visit the art store. Nan Yi has to play the role of an interpreter, and he has to pay attention to some handicrafts and keep them in mind.

For half a day, he was exhausted.

In the end, Henry declined the invitation to have dinner, and Nan Yi and Bao Jian had dinner together.The two of them didn't go out to eat, so they went to the cooked food stall to pack some cooked food and returned to the hostel to open the whole thing.

"Nan Yi, I think this Henry is lukewarm, is your deal on hold?"

"Bao Jian, you don't know, these businessmen are so calm, they are afraid that they are too interested in something, and we will open up.

You didn't see that in the afternoon he didn't seem to be interested in anything, but did he ask very detailed questions? "

Bao Jian recalled, "That's right, some of the content is very difficult for me to translate, it's all professional vocabulary, and I don't usually touch it."

"What are you attacking?"

"Light industry, I am very familiar with the terminology of light industrial products, including some mechanical terminology I have also studied."

"The machinery is out of the question. Next time, if a customer is talking about light industrial products, I'll still find you."

"Haha, okay, wait for your appointment to find me."

The two laughed.

At the level of the two, Nan Yi is neither qualified to ask the Foreign Affairs Office for help, let alone who to appoint; Bao Jian, in terms of seniority, it is basically impossible for him to get a good job.

"According to the itinerary, how about Henry's flight to the capital tomorrow afternoon? Do you want to follow?"

"Forget it, I'm going with you. How do you report back to the unit?" Bao Jian waved his hand, "You're still intern, and you have one more person's air ticket. If you can't report it, are you going to post it yourself?"

"That's not the case, the air ticket will definitely be reported."

"That's fine. I won't let you be embarrassed. If you go back to Shenzhou another day, you can invite me to dinner."

"That's fine too."

The next day, Nan Yi sent Bao Jian to the station and helped him buy a ticket. When he parted, Nan Yi stuffed Bao Jian with a net pocket, which was filled with some snacks from Yangcheng.

"Let's say goodbye today, I don't know when we can see each other again, cherish it."

"Comrade, cherish, wait for the news of my victory. By the way, don't notify me when you get married, I don't benefit the city's budget."

"Hahaha!"

Bao Jian laughed, patted Nan Yi's arm, and turned around to get into the car.

Nan Yi stood there, watching the car leave.

Accompany Henry to fly to the capital, visit the art shops in the capital, and then fly to Jinling again.

Then, flying back to Yangcheng, Nan Yi began to prepare the purchase list.

Several cities with historical background in China have their own art shops, and the artworks come from various nearby art factories.

For example, in the art store in Yangcheng, you can see the artworks of the whole Guangdong Province; in Jinling, the artworks of the whole Southern School are included; and the art store in Beijing has a particularly complete range of goods, and they are dispatched from all over the country.

In terms of convenience, purchasing from art stores in Beijing is the most convenient, but their prices are relatively expensive, and those in Yangcheng and Jinling are relatively cheap.

It's totally fine to skip Shen Guofa and go directly to the art store, but Nan Yi won't do that. He will let Shen Guofa eat from the middle, even if the procurement cost will be doubled.

In one day, after sorting out the purchase list, Nan Yi called Cen Balcony.

"Uncle Cen, I'm Xiao Nan."

"Xiao Nan, how is it, everything went well?"

"It's very smooth. The foreigner has given the purchase list. Now we are waiting for our quotation. Uncle Cen, I need your elders to come forward."

"Okay, you wait in Yangcheng, I'll be there tomorrow."

"Okay, don't forget to bring a French translation."

"Don't you speak French?"

"graduation."

"Look at me, I almost forgot, then you wait for me, and you can set off after the work is clearly handed over."

"clear."

When Cen Balcony arrived, Nan Yi handed him the purchase list.

Cen Balcony glanced at it, pointed to the last item on the list and asked, "What is this Wenchang Wai straw sandal, why haven't I heard of it?"

"It's the kind of straw sandals made of straw, Manager Cen, I want to admit my mistake to you. I made a little self-interest for myself. You have seen my file and know that I came out of Wenchang Wai..."

"I understand, it's okay to give some benefits to my hometown, but these straw sandals can be sold for a high price? Why do foreigners buy this?"

"Fortunately, I told Henry that a pair was 50 cents. He basically agreed with the price. Wenchangwei only sold it for [-] cents."

"Yes, the price has more than doubled."

Cen Balcony knew that five cents on these straw sandals was too much, but Nan Yi had already negotiated the price, and he made it clear that he wanted to win more for Wenchangwei, and he still had to give him this face.

"Uncle Cen, this is the price list I made from three art stores. It can be used as a reference when you negotiate." Nan Yi handed another price list to Cen Balcony.

"Okay, I'll make an appointment with Henry as soon as possible. Our office is also waiting."

The next thing, how to talk about Cen Balcony, and how to avoid being picked peaches, this is not Nanyi's business, he just needs the transaction to be completed smoothly.

There are still many things he has to worry about. After the things are shipped, how to sell them outside, he still doesn't have a complete clue.

It is easy to contact a few art shops to sell things wholesale, but it takes a lot of work to sell them as high-end artworks.

If it is linked to art, the level of this value becomes very mysterious. If you want to sell at a high price, you need to be sought after by status.

A foreigner with status?

At present, there is only one channel of making friends that Nanyi can master...

The young man, with strong firepower, did not get off the kang for three consecutive days.

Flying back to the capital again, Nan Yi plunged into the Friendship Hotel at one end.

After being raped for three days by Scarlett, whom I haven't seen for a long time, Nan Yi has a sore back and a sore back. He holds a water glass and shakes like an alcoholic patient. There is a black circle around his eyes.

"Adam, you came back just in time, otherwise, I don't mind kicking you and finding another one."

"Plato once said..."

"I don't listen to this liar. Shakespeare said: Life is short, and if you spend your time in vain, the short life is too long."

Nan Yi shrugged and said noncommittally, "I can't understand your Western view of love."

"So, are you planning to give me a copy of "The Legend of the Martyr"?"

"Ha, it seems that I can't let you go back to the country. You have learned the essence of us."

"Oh, in my opinion, the most useful thing I've learned is to spread pancakes, and open a pancake trust when I go back."

(End of this chapter)