Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 598 The price difference is so cool

Previously, Chu Xiangqian received four paintings of Tang Bohu from Nan Guangsheng, and added 4 gold coupons to a painting of a lady.

An erotic painting costs 24 gold coupons, and two landscape paintings cost 45 and 40 gold coupons respectively.

The previous two landscape paintings of Tang Bohu also made Chu Xiangqian more and more aware of how advanced Tang Bohu was in calligraphy and painting.

Now there is another painting that adds 42 gold coupons. Even though Chu Xiangqian has seen so many good things, he can't help but feel excited.

After opening the scroll, what caught my eye was a poem.

If you don’t refine elixirs, you won’t meditate. If you don’t work as a merchant, you won’t plow the fields.

When I have free time, I write about green hills and sell them, so as not to make money in the world.

Then there was a picture of a fairy flying into the sky. Chu Qianqian looked at Nan Yi in surprise.

This guy is not very good at appraising calligraphy, painting and antiques, but he is still a great collector.

With a lot of good things in hand, it is impossible not to see that although this painting of flying immortals is not of high quality, this poem alone can increase the value of this painting a lot.

It is possible to live in poverty for half your life and imagine that you will win a Jinshi and leave Beijing to take up a post.

This made Chu Xiangqian have to think more and secretly wonder if there was something wrong with this painting.

Thinking of taking a long-term view, Chu Xiangqian didn't bargain too hard, quoting wild boar meat at 3 yuan per pound.

The most interesting thing was the fourth picture of leaving the capital to take office. The more Chu Xiangqian looked at it, the more he felt that this picture was probably Tang Yin's own fantasy.

Then I read the other three paintings one after another.

Although this idea was just Chu Xiangqian's guess, it did not hinder his exploration of this picture.

Entrust the store's appraiser to consider the market conditions, otherwise it will be a waste of counter resources if it hangs up for several years and cannot be sold.

Nan Guang was born to his grandfather, and he probably decided that he liked Tang Yin's paintings and wouldn't care if they were three to five hundred yuan more expensive.

Not to mention the Xianghe scroll of Song Huizong Zhao Ji with +61 gold coupons.

One piece sells for thirty or fifty yuan, and three or five pieces costs one or two hundred yuan.

Fortunately, Nan Guangsheng probably got the explanation from his grandfather. When he saw Chu Xiangqian, he was surprised at first, and then frowned.

Entering the entrusted store means that the price must be quoted according to the wishes of the appraiser of the entrusted store.

He hurriedly explained, "Brother, there is absolutely no problem with the origin of this picture. Although it is difficult to say clearly who that person is, his poor daughter almost starved to death.

It’s unbelievable that the price of a painting that originally cost one or two hundred yuan increased to three or four hundred yuan just because of this poem.

Then I can also trade with you on wild boar meat at a price that exceeds the market price at this time.

However, it is normal for such top-quality paintings and calligraphy purchased from collectors to be much more expensive than those commissioned from stores.

Chu Qianqian glanced at Nan Guangsheng, and the boy immediately felt nervous. He secretly said that although his grandpa did not lie to Chu Xiangqian, he also said that he actually wanted to help his old friend by giving him 4 gold bars and 300 kilograms of white noodles.

At that time, Tang Yin was implicated because of examination fraud, so much so that Tang Yin, who was Jieyuan, had no chance to take the Jinshi exam again, let alone take the Jinshi exam.

Under the current situation, prices are often lowered several times. After all, there are many, many fewer people who actually collect antiques than before.

If this were a domestic pig, it would fetch at least four or five yuan per kilogram in the pigeon market.

Even if he is about to starve to death, he can still sell some emergency antiques that are several grades lower.

If we really care about this matter, it will inevitably make people think that they are working together to raise the price.

Four sticks are about 1000, plus 300 kilograms of white flour, which is another four to five hundred yuan.

As for Nan Guangsheng, his grandfather was the real expert in appraisal, but he still sent this picture over.

Wanting to buy four pairs of Tang Yin's paintings at once, Chu Xiangqian knew that it was only 1500 yuan, which was indeed a miss.

Of course, the more likely reason is that Grandpa Nan Guangsheng felt that although it was dangerous to go hunting in the mountains, the game he got from hunting was actually costless, so the extra one or two hundred kilograms of meat was available to collectors who like Tang Bohu's paintings and calligraphy. In my eyes, it is acceptable.

Even his master, Gong Changqing, couldn't get eight pieces of Tang Yin's paintings in succession.

After looking at Nan Guangsheng, after thinking for a while, I still thought that this boy did have some skills.

However, Chu Xiangqian also knew in his heart that even the price did not deceive him.

A small yellow croaker now costs about 250 yuan in China, which is about 30 yuan more than last year.

Going to the pigeon market to buy food can feed the family for two to three months.

My grandpa came to visit just to ask, but to his surprise, the other party not only took out this painting, but also sold three other paintings by Tang Yin in his family collection to my grandpa.

But collectors think that in the past, a painting was worth seven to eight hundred, or even one or two thousand.

He secretly thought that my grandpa was really good. He actually guessed that Chu Qianqian would suspect that the painting had an evil origin.

Chu Qianqian nodded to Nan Guangsheng and carefully put away the picture of flying immortals without saying much.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian was not stupid. Since you could help your friend, you offered a price higher than the current market price.

A picture of fishing in the snow, a picture of naughty children playing, and a picture of leaving the capital for an appointment. Just by looking at +48+36+32, you can tell that they are all treasures.

Brother, you have said before that you like Tang Yin's paintings, so my grandfather spent four small yellow croakers and 200 kilograms of white flour to buy these four pictures. "

As for whether Nan Guangsheng suffered a loss, you have to blame yourself for having the heart of a holy mother.

Even if the price drops further, a price drop of one or two times is already overwhelming.

If they want to charge 20 to 30% of the previous price, many people feel angry and simply stop selling.

But after all, wild boar meat doesn’t have much fat, so the price is lower than that of live pigs.

Although Nan Guangsheng frowned, after thinking about it, he sighed inwardly, and then saw Nan Yi also nodded.

Only then did he hastily agree to the price.

Chu Xiangqian was still thinking about exploring the secret of the fourth picture, and nodded to Nan Guangsheng, "In three hours, you two will wait for me on the other side of the Yuhe River."

Nan Yi and Nan Guangsheng nodded hurriedly, knowing that Chu Xiangqian said that the wild boar meat would be transported to the Yuhe River later.

But Nan Guangsheng thought that Chu Xiangqian said he had two wild boars in his hand, and although he got 500 kilograms, Chu Xiangqian might still have one or two hundred kilograms left.

I instantly felt in my heart that it would be a pity not to buy them all.

After thinking about it, he asked, "Brother, how much do the two wild boars in your hand weigh?"

Chu Qianqian, who was looking at his plans to leave the capital for a new post, looked up at Nan Guangsheng with some surprise. Seeing his expectant look, he instantly understood that this boy had something good in his hands.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Two wild boars weigh 730 kilograms, and I also have a dozen hares and more than twenty pheasants in my hand, which I originally kept for others.

But if you want it, as long as you have good things in your hands, I can give them to you. "

When Nan Guangsheng and Nan Yi heard this, they were happy at first, and then frowned. 230 pounds of wild boar is worth 690 yuan.

Thirty or forty hares and pheasants should weigh more than a hundred kilograms, and cost three to four hundred yuan.

If you want to buy them all, you need three ancient paintings of the same level just now.

Nan Guangsheng gritted his teeth and said, "Brother, I know someone who has several calligraphy and paintings of Mr. Daqian in his early years. Give me the two wild boars and all the hares and pheasants."

How about I help you get back a painting by Mr. Daqian? "

Chu Xiangqian nodded without thinking. Decades later, although Daqian's paintings would be valuable, they were not less valuable than paintings by other painters.

But in this era, Daqian was a world-class star in Chinese calligraphy and painting. More than ten years ago, there were people with hundreds of taels of gold in their possessions, just asking for a painting.

Internationally, a painting painted by Da Qian in recent years can really be sold for tens of thousands of dollars.

Although it is obviously suspected of being a gallery operation, it also shows that Daqian was indeed famous in this era.

Just like decades later, some European and American oil painters are still alive and their paintings can still be sold for tens of millions of dollars. This is the added value of fame to paintings after becoming famous.

So Chu Xiangqian agreed immediately.

Not to mention game, for him, the only value left was eating.

Even if he spent more than a thousand yuan to buy a large painting, he would not hesitate at all.

Paintings of this level are inherently rare and cannot be bought just by looking at them.

And when I think about it carefully, the picture of a beautiful lady I bought from Nan Guangsheng seems to have cost 1200 yuan.

Now it only costs 1, which actually shows that even Daqian's paintings have been reduced in price at this time.

For this painting that Nan Guangsheng mentioned, Chu Xiangqian simply stayed in the capital for three more days.

When he actually saw the longevity picture of Xian'e brought by Nan Guangsheng, Chu Xiangqian was both excited and a little regretful.

The reason for excitement was naturally that he got another Daqian painting, but the regret was because Chu Xiangqian could easily tell that this painting should have been painted in his early years.

Sure enough, after careful inspection, Chu Xiangqian heard the sound of +35 gold coupons in his mind, and he quickly concluded that this painting should have been painted in the 30s or early 40s.

Nan Guangsheng's next explanation also proved his guess.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but think of spending money internationally to acquire the works created by Daqian over the years.

Daqian was still at his creative peak at this time, and not surprisingly, he has now settled in Brazil and even bought 150 acres of land there.

But in fact, he is invited to visit European and American countries every year and is busy holding art exhibitions.

After all, painters are human beings and they also need money. At the same time, the accumulation of fame requires not only high standards but also operation.

Only by getting in touch with peers, galleries, and wealthy people can you sell your paintings for higher prices.

Since there is an art exhibition, that means that the paintings that appear in the art exhibition are all valuable.

Although it is impossible to sell them all, selling a few paintings at each art exhibition is considered normal operation.

Thinking of this, after Chu Qianqian put away the longevity picture, he gave all the remaining wild boar meat, pheasants and rabbits to Nan Guangsheng that night.
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After finishing the painting, Chu Xiangqian booked a flight ticket back to Hong Kong Island recently, and began to wander between the Maoer Hutong courtyard and the Beach Street courtyard.

Either he was competing with Qin Huairu in martial arts, or he was singing opera with Lou Xiao'e.

Before leaving, he once again left a lot of grain, dried meat, salted fish and supplements for the two women. By the way, he also left 500 yuan for Lou Xiao'e as pocket money.

As for Qin Huairu, this woman is no longer short of money, but is more concerned about food.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian had left 30 kilograms of dried meat alone and 10 salted fish, plus 30 kilograms of stick noodles and kilograms of white noodles, he no longer worried that Chu Xiangqian would not have enough to eat after his business trip.

As for the 200 yuan given by Chu Xiangqian, Qin Huairu took the initiative and said that the money would be used to collect antiques without Chu Xiangqian's need to say anything.

After Chu Xiangqian listened, he thought about it without explaining much. Qin Huairu was different from Lou Xiao'e. The latter was born as a capitalist lady and could be raised by others, so Lou Xiao'e would not have other thoughts.

Qin Huairu wanted to keep her busy and at the same time give her a visible career. Even if it was just collecting rags, it would make her feel at ease.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian took his two daughters-in-law, Xue Jinglan and Hong Kong Sheng, back to Hong Kong Island.

When I returned to the villa on the top of the mountain, I hadn't put anything away yet. I went to the living room and picked up the phone and called Ehime, asking her to come over for dinner in the evening.

By the way, let’s talk about bamboo products and watches.

Then he called Standard Chartered's account manager Lu Anjie and his wife Zheng Sufen, asking them to pay more attention to the news about the Daqian Art Exhibition.

By the way, I was in the market and asked about Daqian's paintings.

When Lu Anjie received the call, he immediately found Juan Montero, the senior manager of Standard Chartered.

With Standard Chartered's network, let alone the news about the art exhibition, it would be no problem to directly contact the gallery responsible for the Daqian Art Exhibition to discuss the purchase of paintings.

If necessary, we can invite Daqian to come to Hong Kong Island or hold an art exhibition in London.

As for Zheng Sufen, although this woman has few connections, she has a very flexible mind.

After ending the call with Chu Qianqian, he thought about it and called Xiao Kadoorie at the Peninsula Hotel.

Kadoorie was originally worried that Chu Xiangqian would use his financial and network advantages to forcefully buy shares in large hotel groups, and even swallow up the Peninsula Hotel in one go.

During the previous horse racing auction, Chu Xiangqian was strongly invited to arrange for the guests participating in the auction to live in the Peninsula Hotel in order to build a relationship with him.

Now there is an opportunity to deepen the relationship, let alone buy Daqian's paintings for tens of thousands of dollars.

Even if it costs hundreds of thousands, it is no problem to buy several pairs and give them to Chu Xiangqian.

Not only can we build a closer relationship with Chu Xiangqian, but once the two families have a relationship, if they encounter any trouble in Hong Kong Island, they can also ask Chu Xiangqian for help.

Sure enough, before it was time for dinner, Zheng Sufen and Lu Anjie called the mountaintop villa one after another, saying that they had contacted friends and that it would not take long for them to buy one or two Daqian paintings.

Chu Qianqian smiled and said thank you politely to Lu Anjie. When the painting is actually purchased, he will pay Standard Chartered an agency fee that is satisfactory to him.

Naturally, he promised Zheng Sufen that he would go to her place to accompany her in a few days and take Zheng Baoyi's little guy out for a day.

Zheng Sufen was happy to receive this promise. At the same time, when she talked to Chu Xiangqian, her tone was gentle.
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At night, Ehime drove a Mercedes-Benz car alone, followed by a car with four bodyguards, and they went to the top of the mountain together.

The bodyguards who protect Ehime are naturally entertained by Zhang Tianzhi and Zhou Bili.

However, Chu Xiangqian still met with these four people in person, and not only took the initiative to offer bonuses, but also promised that those who have wives or parents and brothers would be able to work in the companies under his name in the future.

What you do depends on your ability, but even an ordinary job worth one or two hundred a month is a stable and stable income.

By the way, it can also be regarded as a restriction.

Ewon entered the house and immediately ran to Xue Jinglan, hugged her arm and asked for a gift.

(End of this chapter)