Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 764 Street Food
"260 items are not all he owns." Director Wang said: "Most of the Chinese collections in the Metropolitan Museum of America were donated by him. In addition, in [-], he also donated to Foley There are [-] pieces of Chinese modern calligraphy and a [-]th-century Indian bronze bull statue in the Art Museum, and later I donated some collections to my alma mater, the Yale University Museum.”

Together with An Zhaijia, they are a pair of local tyrants. Zhou Zhi thought that he and Director Wang were not enough for others to take a look at them.

"How much money has the country prepared?" Zhou Zhi asked Director Wang furtively, "For these two copybooks."

Now it's Director Wang's turn to frown: "The bureau has approved two rush-buying funds."

"Fake Northern Wei Dynasty figurines cost 8 yuan each?" Zhou Zhi blurted out.

"Don't mention that matter again!" Director Wang felt offended immediately: "This time it's more than that, this time it's a total of 50 US dollars."

This is obviously too little. Ten volumes of Prince Cheng's "Chunhua Pavilion Tie" are at least this price, not to mention that there are four volumes of Bi Shi'an's "Chunhua Pavilion Tie", which is from the Song Dynasty, and 100 million US dollars is at most considered Backing, if you describe it in exactly four words, it should be called a priceless treasure.

The 50 US dollars approved by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, even if you add the 100 million US dollars that Mr. Wang temporarily "forcibly exchanged" from his own hands, it is still too old.

"The prerequisite is this, try your best." Wang Limei said: "Actually, many cultural relics are lobbied back in this way. Collectors often feel our attitude of calling for the protection of precious cultural relics of the country, rather than Look at the price we give, and transfer your beloved collection to us."

Although this is what I said, Zhou Zhi believes that such successful cases will not be very many. It's okay now, everyone's ideals and sentiments are still there. If it will be decades later...

Take yourself as an example. If you really want to donate your current collection, all kinds of cultural and miscellaneous items are fine, and porcelain after the third Qing Dynasty is also fine.

If it is three generations ago, then it has to be carefully considered.

Such as calligraphy and painting of the Song and Five Dynasties, furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, porcelain of the Five Dynasties, Song, Liao and Jin, it is absolutely impossible.

Therefore, Zhou Zhi was very shocked and moved by Mr. Wang's move to transfer all his Ming and Qing furniture to him at a price of 100 million US dollars.

Director Wang is right, try your best.

So Zhou Zhi hurriedly checked the information of the two of them, and before he knew it, there was a voice telling him to board the plane on the radio.

Four hours later, Director Wang and Zhou Zhi appeared in an alley in Central. Zhou Zhi invited Director Wang to lunch.

The current Hong Kong Island society is like the weather, even the air is full of impetuous heat.

With the imminence of the reunification, some people who have been feared by the demonized propaganda and who are not optimistic about the future of Hong Kong Island after the reunification are frantically selling assets, transferring assets, and applying for immigration.

This has led to Hong Kong Island's continued boom in transactions and the prosperity of the financial industry, but the prices of luxury goods such as real estate, cultural entertainment, luxury cars and cruise ships have fallen again and again.

Just like Chen Baiqiang sang in that song, "The Immortals Also Immigrant".

In Zhou Zhi's eyes, this is a very funny thing, so he laughed with Director Wang: "It seems that there is a saying that when the old ladies in the vegetable market are talking about the stock market, it means that the bull market has reached its peak, and you have to get rid of it quickly." Drop stocks and leave the market. Some old men and women who are eating here are also talking about immigration, so should they advise the country to enter the market to buy the bottom?"

Wang Limei smiled and said, "Xiao Zhou, you can speak Cantonese so well. Have you ever lived in Guangdong?"

Just now when Zhou Zhi was ordering food, and chattering with the boss, Wang Limei discovered that this kid has this kind of thing.

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "No, but my major is the study of ancient Chinese, and the greatest remains of ancient Chinese are in Cantonese, so the study of Cantonese is also a homework assigned by Mr. Gu."

After finishing speaking, he put two large bowls on the table: "Come on, I invite Director Wang to taste the fireworks in Hong Kong Island."

"That's right, you're writing a gourmet book." Wang Limei nodded, "Your recommendation is correct."

Zhou Zhi said: "Cai Lao wrote a lot about Cantonese cuisine in his book, but I think he missed a big category, which is the fast food snacks distributed in the streets and alleys."

Zhou Zhi ordered abalone and seafood rice bowl for Wang Limei, and foie gras fried egg rice bowl for himself.

But don't be intimidated by the names of these two, they are all cheap things. The abalone and seafood in the abalone seafood rice are small pieces wrapped in sauce, not whole, and the foie gras in the foie gras omelet is also There are only three slices slightly thicker, plus some fried eggs and side dishes.

Two fast food meals cost 24 Hong Kong dollars, which is actually a bit more expensive than an ordinary meal for migrant workers on Hong Kong Island.

But the taste is absolutely authentic, Wang Limei smiled after tasting a spoonful: "I think it's much more delicious than the food of the Foreign Affairs Office."

"Aunt Wang, I didn't lie to you, did I? It's a pity that Mr. Cai didn't write about this."

"Why don't we divide it into half, so that we can taste two kinds of flavors." Wang Limei has been working in consulates and embassies for a long time, either working meals or attending banquets. He really has never come into contact with such street food. , Zhouzhi brought her a surprise today.

Zhou Zhi felt that Wang Limei's words made sense, so he turned to the proprietress and shouted, "The boss! Give me a clean burp..."

The proprietress came over with two empty bowls: "Young boy! Don't you have any?"

Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "I'm willing to do it, I don't know the rules so I don't dare to mess around."

The proprietress was very happy: "The shop is small, but there are many rules?"

Zhou Zhi felt very comfortable speaking Cantonese with the proprietress, and wanted to chat for a while, but she was too busy, so she put down the bowl and ignored him.

Wang Limei watched Zhou Zhi talking and laughing happily with the proprietress in dialect, and couldn't help laughing: "If you don't tell me, no one will know that you are from Sichuan. Mr. Cai made an appointment?"

"The appointment is made. The secretary asked us to go there at two o'clock in the afternoon."

Although the price of two servings of laofan is cheap, but there is something that should be served, and the proprietress is stunned that there is nothing missing.Compared with the domineering taste on the streets of central Sichuan, which pulls and pulls on you, the taste here is more delicate and mellow.

But Zhou Zhi can eat comfortably.

After dinner, the two went to the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency.

This is a peculiar organization. If you just listen to the name, you will think that it is a reporter station set up by Xinhua Daily.

However, its real function is to perform various duties on behalf of the state, including but not limited to contacting state institutions in Hong Kong, assisting in the management of Chinese-funded enterprises in Hong Kong, contacting people from all walks of life, and promoting the economic, educational, scientific, cultural, and sports activities of the two places. exchanges and cooperation in various fields, but does not participate in the daily affairs management of Hong Kong Island.

This organization was established very early, and it has not stopped working on the rescue of cultural relics. Among them, the most famous national treasure is Han Huang's "Five Bulls".

The way of doing things is still very effective. For example, this time Li Qiyan has the willingness to sell two copies of "Chunhua Pavilion Posts", which is what he heard from the agency.

Director Wang was always in this area of ​​business, and the staff in the agency were very familiar with her, but Zhou Zhi's arrival was somewhat inexplicable, and the staff in charge of contact even thought he was a fool.

Therefore, when introducing the situation, the staff member Xiao Zhang didn't look at Zhou Zhi directly.

(End of this chapter)