Live Appreciation, Congratulations to Brother

Zhang Yang was a little curious as to whether the total price of Sister Fu's dozens of oil paintings would be higher than the sum of all the other items he sent for auction.

There seems to be a chance at the moment.

The first two big items have successfully passed the tens of millions of steps.

At this time, his phone suddenly vibrated.

When he opened it, he found that it was a message from Chu Ziqiang.

Xiao Chu wants to transform and become a career-oriented man?
Zhang Yang read the message again to make sure he read it correctly.

He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Isn't the career type his own personality?
Xiao Chu has always been a second-generation G character.

The two of them have completely different styles.

But looking at the news, Xiao Chu’s attitude is very sincere.

I don’t even call him “brother” anymore, just “adopted father”.

It has been a while since Zhang Yang saw Xiao Chu being so serious.

It seems that he really wants to transform, so he must pay attention to this.

So after the auction ended, he quickly called Chu Ziqiang.

On the other end of the phone, Xiao Chu briefly explained the cause and process of the incident.

Zhang Yang never expected that this matter could be blamed on him.

Xiao Chu spoke sourly, as if he was claiming to be Fu Sishi's ideal type.

"This matter is indeed wrong as a father."

Zhang Yang sighed and said:

"Sometimes being too good is a sin."

"???"

On the other end of the phone, Chu Ziqiang had three question marks popping up above his head.

"Brother Yang, can you stop talking nonsense later and tell your adopted son first if you can help me with this?"

"Of course. The question is, how do you want me to help you?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

"Do you have a plan?"

It has been more than half an hour since Xiao Chu sent him a message just now.

Zhang Yang wanted to know if Chu Ziqiang himself had figured out any method during this period.

If there is none at all, it only means that Xiao Chu's will is not strong enough.

The so-called help is not that urgent.

"There are some."

Chu Ziqiang quickly replied.

"I just thought about it carefully. If I could run an antique auction company, wouldn't Sister Fu and I, who own the gallery, become a match made in heaven?"

“From now on, it’s okay to do business and fall in love.”

After Chu Ziqiang finished speaking, he chuckled twice.

To Zhang Yang's suspicion, there was bubbling on Xiao Chu's nose over there.

"Brother Yang, I did a search. The most important thing for an auction company is funds and supply of goods. There is no problem with funds. The key is supply of goods."

"Don't you have a stable supply of goods there?"

"So you can definitely help me."

"Of course there is a supply of goods, but I think you are making the problem too complicated?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Complicated? What do you mean?"

"I mean, it's actually very simple for you to open an auction company."

"Why is it so easy?"

Chu Ziqiang was a little confused.

Zhang Yang told him with a faint smile:
"You only need to find the industrial and commercial information of an auction company, and then show it to Director Chu and say:

Grandpa, I want this. "

"……Depend on!"

Chu Ziqiang thought it was a good idea, and he had pricked up his ears just now.

I didn't expect it to be such a bad idea.

He knew that Zhang Yang was still teasing him and prayed:
"Father, don't be ridiculous. Do you have an easy way?"

"My child, you are obsessed with it."

Zhang Yang sighed with emotion and looked at Boss Lan beside him:

"I'll give you an address and come over as soon as possible."

"Isn't it just chasing the older sister? Look at how difficult it is for you. I have a top military advisor here."

Boss Lan is a man who relies on his sharp tongue to get close to a billionaire woman.

Isn't it Fu Sixi, who has assets worth tens of millions?
Isn't that easy to grab?

After Zhang Yang hung up the phone, he briefly explained his friend's situation to Boss Lan.

The best double-sided turtle + boiling sheep, it’s Chu Ziqiang.

To be honest, if Fu Sishi had not been seen by Zhang Yang and it was true that she was not Green Tea, Zhang Yang would have suspected that Xiao Chu was PUA.

After hearing what Zhang Yang said, Boss Lan smiled and nodded.

"Mr. Zhang, this friend of yours shouldn't be you, right?"

"No, no, you have met one of the parties involved."

"It's the Ms. Fu who was at the oil painting exhibition some time ago."

"Ah? That one?"

Boss Lan had a brilliant expression on his face.

He tilted his head and looked at Zhang Yang carefully, almost losing his mind to Zhang Yang.

"Is there something dirty on my face?"

"No. But I always thought that Miss Fu's sweetheart was you, Master Zhang!"

"Huh? Why do you say that?" Zhang Yang asked with confusion.

"Otherwise, why would you go out of your way to help her organize this auction?"

"I heard from Miss Fu that her situation is actually not very good."

"If it weren't for you, her gallery would hardly be able to survive."

"What is this? This is a help in times of need, a hero lying on the ice to save a beautiful girl! Beautiful girls are easily tempted."

Boss Lan said confidently.

Zhang Yang frowned, as if some strange idiom had been mixed in just now.

But after being told this, and recalling the details of his previous interactions with Fu Sishi, he began to believe Boss Lan's judgment.

Fu Sishi had asked him several times in a subtle way, asking Zhang Yang why he wanted to help her.

But Xiao Chu gave a death order and his name was absolutely not allowed to be mentioned.

Okay, I didn’t expect there was a misunderstanding.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang had no idea about Fu Sishi. Xiao Chu should handle this matter by himself.

Let you play anonymously, hahaha.

"Can this matter still be rectified?"

Zhang Yang consulted Boss Lan, who nodded without hesitation:
"This is not difficult, do you need me to teach you?"

"No, no, no, just wait for my friend to come."

"He needs professional counseling."

More than an hour later, Zhang Yang and others met in Boss Lan's gallery.

As soon as they met, Chu Ziqiang asked impatiently:

"Where is the military advisor? Where is he? Let me introduce him quickly."

"Isn't it here?"

Zhang Yang patted Boss Lan on the shoulder and introduced:

"This is Boss Lan, who is known as the founder of Hong Kong's number one soft rice shop. He specializes in pursuing older wealthy girls."

"It's enough to have him as your military advisor."

"Uh... hello, Brother Lan." Chu Ziqiang shook Boss Lan's hand doubtfully.

He knew that Boss Lan was Zhang Yang’s connections in Xiangjiang.

But he never thought that the other party made his fortune by eating soft food.

"Hello."

Boss Lan also nodded to Xiao Chu, but he didn't know Chu Ziqiang's name because Zhang Yang didn't introduce him.

He could only call Chu Ziqiang:
"Two-faced Turtle-san."

This title made Chu Ziqiang stunned.

Zhang Yang laughed out loud and gave Boss Lan a thumbs up.

……

After handing Chu Ziqiang to Boss Lan.

The next day, Zhang Yang returned to Shenzhen.

In fact, the matter at Christie's has not been finished yet, and he promised to help Shen Yangling and the others analyze a wave of lots. But now, there are more important things.

Forced Zhang Yang to come back.

In Shencheng, Zhang Yang met experts from the Guangdong Provincial Museum and staff responsible for the recovery of overseas cultural relics.

This was arranged by Chu Zhenmin with help.

After a while, the video call between Zhang Yang and Xu and his wife will be transmitted in real time to the big screen in the next room.

A professional team will be in the room to evaluate the conclusions given by Zhang Yang and communicate with people in Yanjing in real time.

In fact, many cultural relics in the Forbidden City have accounts.

Many things that are obviously the same set are missing, and of course problems can be found.

However, due to the long period of time and the turmoil around the world, most of the cultural relics have gone unknown.

Even if there is a roster, there is no chance of getting it back.

Now, is an opportunity.

So everyone attaches great importance to it.

If it's done well, it will be a headline for several days at least, and it will also be a brilliant addition to everyone's resume.

"Okay, I'm ready to start."

When Zhang Yang saw the Xu family making a video call, he first notified the experts next door, and then connected the microphone.

"hello!"

In the video, Mrs. Xu happily greeted Zhang Yang:

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, your auction was a complete success."

"Thank you." Zhang Yang responded politely.

It's a bit uncomfortable for the other party to suddenly understand etiquette so well.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

Mrs. Xu’s dog couldn’t change the habit of eating X, and soon returned to its original state:
"Actually, let me tell you, Director Zhang, you should have developed overseas long ago."

"In the cultural and museum environment in the Mainland, the good positions are dominated by a group of old guys who have nothing to do with their bodies. How can a young man like you have a way out?"

"I still remember a long time ago, my mother and others wanted to use their status as overseas Chinese to donate a batch of old collections from the Qing Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. But they actually thought that we were returning it, not donating it."

"What a bunch of outrageous old people..."

That's what I said.

You have the feeling of being superior to others, and it turns out you are still the same Mrs. Xu.

When I think about the old experts next door hearing these words, their faces will probably turn the color of pig liver with anger.

Zhang Yang pinched his thigh to hold back his laughter and barely listened to Mrs. Xu's nonsense.

It wasn't enough for her to talk nonsense, she also insisted on making a statement.

In order for things to continue, Zhang Yang had to pinch his nose and admit that his life was indeed unsatisfactory.

In this way, the Xu family turned the camera to focus on the collection in their home.

The first item I bought was very impressive.

A blue brocade dragon robe.

This is not the first time Zhang Yang has seen the dragon robe.

The point is to observe how many dragons there are.

Zhang Yang asked the Xu family to count them together and found that there were indeed nine dragons.

And it's a real five-clawed golden dragon.

The dragon patterns on it are all made of rusty gold thread, and are in very good condition.

The item information shows that this is the dragon robe worn by Emperor Guangxu.

After it was made, he died before he could wear it.

Since then, the dragon robe has been kept in the Forbidden City.

Until the war, the elders of Mrs. Xu's family, together with the royal relatives, stole a lot of things.

This dragon robe is one of their trophies.

Later, he was taken out of the country and arrived in the UK via Xiangjiang, where he has been keeping it at home ever since.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the dragon robe of a certain emperor in the Qing Dynasty, right?"

Zhang Yang asked pretending not to understand.

In fact, it is reminding the veteran experts in the next room to pay attention.

He didn't know what the level of these experts was.

"Yes." Mrs. Xu nodded and said, "My grandfather once told me that this was used by Emperor Guangxu."

"At that time, the emperor was trying on new clothes. Li Lianying, on Cixi's order, sent yogurt laced with arsenic. The emperor died after eating it..."

"So this is ah."

Zhang Yang nodded without much surprise.

It is almost certain that Guangxu was poisoned to death by Cixi.

The fact that this dragon robe is so well preserved is also due to Li Lianying.

"Okay, let's do the next thing."

"What do you want to see next?" Mrs. Xu asked proactively.

"We have quite a lot of treasures here. If we look at them one by one, we probably won't be able to finish them all today."

"Then let's take a look at the treasures coming out of the palace first." Zhang Yang replied.

Now that the other party has asked, how rude it would be for him not to make a request!

After hearing what Zhang Yang said, Mrs. Xu waved to the side, and after a while, a statue of an Arhat appeared in the video.

Looking at the texture of the wood, it's obviously sandalwood.

The carving is an ordinary Laughing Arhat.

There is nothing special about it other than the exquisite craftsmanship.

It wasn't until Mrs. Xu picked up the entire Arhat statue that Zhang Yang discovered what was special about it.

On the base of the Arhat statue, it is engraved in Yin script and seal characters: Made in the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.

"As expected, it is an old collection of the Qing Palace."

Zhang Yang nodded and made an OK gesture.

Target item +1.

Needless to say, official Buddha statues are basically for royal use.

The three emperors of the "Three Qing Dynasties" all believed in Buddhism.

Among them, the one who was most diligent in worshiping Buddha was Qianlong.

Most of the Buddhist halls in the Forbidden City were built by him, so Qianlong had a lot of demand for Buddhist statues.

There are many such imperial Buddha statues in Mrs. Xu’s home.

Mrs. Xu's elders probably don't believe in Buddhism, have no etiquette at all, and only steal Buddhist statues.

And I especially prefer gold.

Whether it is gilt copper or gold, as long as it is a golden Buddha statue.

In terms of pure quantity, they already have more imperial Buddha statues from the Qianlong Dynasty than those in the Hailin Museum.

No wonder Master Wang often laments to Zhang Yang that the real collection depends on the foundation.

Look at Aixinjueluo's heritage.

Master Wang and the others had to spend money to buy it from the private sector, while Mrs. Xu’s elders went directly to the Forbidden City with sacks to search for it.

How can this compare?
In addition to the items for royal use in the palace, these people did not even let go of treasures from other places when searching.

What about the copper seals from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs?

The gown worn by concubines in the harem;

Even the portraits of Lang Shining's concubines in the palace were produced.

This was the first time that Zhang Yang saw a portrait of a Qing Dynasty imperial concubine outside the Forbidden City.

It's really outrageous.

"Director Zhang, I happened to see this painting and I have a question to ask you."

"If we display a painting like this in public, will we get into trouble?"

Mrs. Xu also knew the significance of this kind of portrait.

Although it is not a very precious cultural relic, it is closely related to the Forbidden City.

She is afraid of getting into trouble.

Zhang Yang felt happy after hearing this.

Is it a little too late to think of this issue now?
You have already "led the wolf into the house"!

"It's okay, won't the museum be built in Australia by then? It shouldn't be a big problem."

"Really?" Mrs. Xu was a little confused, "Director Zhang, are you sure?"

"What's wrong, madam, you don't believe what I say?"

"It's not that I don't believe it. It's our friends at the British Museum who suggested that we donate this thing to them, otherwise it would be seized by people who confiscated cultural relics in China."

"The British Museum is not afraid anyway, don't you think so, Director Zhang?" (End of Chapter)