Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 563: The Three Top Collecting Groups in Hong Kong and Taiwan
"Brother Shen, I don't know. Can you tell me about it?" Fang Minghua immediately became interested.

Maybe I will have to deal with this group of people in the future.

"The first one is called "Min Qiu Jing She". Its members include Hu Huichun, the owner of Temporary Residence, Luo Guixiang, the founder of the Teaware Museum, Ye Yi, who is famous for collecting Ming-style furniture; Huang Baoxi, who collects ancient calligraphy and paintings; Li Rongsen, who runs the Li Rong Hotel; Fan Jia, who makes hot water bottles; Deng Zhongan, a famous dermatologist who mainly collects snuff bottles; and Ye Chengyao, the descendant of Tingfan Tower."

Shen Xicheng mentioned several names in one breath. Fang Minghua could only sigh in his heart, because he had never heard of many of these names.

"However, the people in Minqiu Jingshe are all relatively old. Some of them have passed away, and many of them have long stopped buying things. Some even sell their collections." Shen Xicheng continued.

"There is another group called "Qiuzhi Yaji", which started about ten years ago. In 81, they held a collection exhibition at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The members are younger than those of "Minqiu Jingshe". "

"There are Ge Shiqiao, a porcelain collector, Yan Shengbo, who is familiar with Mr. Daqian, Yang Yongde, who is famous for collecting calligraphy, painting and porcelain, Zhang Zongxian, a famous antique dealer who is often active in auctions, Qu Guiliu, a porcelain collector, Liang Yi, who collects calligraphy and painting, and Chen Hong, who collects cameras."

Shen Xicheng said a string of names in one breath.

“The members of Qiuzhi Yaji are relatively young, unlike Minqiu Jingshe. Its members come from all walks of life, including entrepreneurs, doctors, and real estate investors. They are the collectors with a true Hong Kong style, because their lively and flexible collecting hobbies are very much like Hong Kong people.”

"What about Taiwan?" Fang Minghua listened with great interest.

"The largest collection group in Taiwan is called "Qing Wan Ya Ji", whose members are basically the bosses of large companies, including Shi Zhonglei, the executive director of Zhengdao, Ma Zhiling, the president of Yuanta Group, Huang Renzhong, the head of Huanglong Group, and Huang Zonghong, the president of Taifeng Group. These people are either presidents or chairmen, and have extraordinary influence in Taiwan's industrial and commercial circles. Normally, they would not give in to each other, and some of them are even competitors in the business field. However, because of "collection", they can sit together and drink tea and chat. It's interesting to think about it."

"Then this Lin Baili is also one of them?" Fang Minghua asked again.

"I guess so. But among this group of people, he can only be regarded as a little brother. But he has a hobby. You know it now. His favorite is Zhang Daqian's paintings, especially the paintings of ladies."

"He once said this in public: Many people say that I like to collect beauties, but the 'beauties' I collect are flat, everlasting. They remain like this while I collect them and will never age. Also, they cost a lot of money when I buy them, but I won't have to spend money later. My 'beauties' also 'sleep' with me and they are all hung in my bedroom. But I also value feeling, so I only hang one at a time and change it every week. To be honest, I feel that these beauties become more three-dimensional the more I look at them."

Ah?
She's simply a female idiot.
No, I'm a maid-crazy.

Fang Minghua had never heard of this.

"Brother Fang, you said you collected several paintings of ladies by Zhang Daqian, but you didn't sell them to him. I guess Lin Baili must be scratching his head and can't sleep well." Shen Xicheng finally laughed.

Fang Minghua laughed when he heard this.

"Then let him lose sleep."

Fang Minghua didn't take the matter of selling paintings seriously, as it was more important to focus on his own business.

The next day's meeting was still held on the third floor of the original restaurant. It seemed that Liu Yichang was quite familiar with the owner of this hotel.

The content of the speech did not change much, just a new group of listeners. During the final question-and-answer session, a girl was very active.

Her name is Zhang Xiaoxian. She graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University and now works as a screenwriter at TVB.

After doing all this, Fang Minghua’s main purpose in coming to Hong Kong was completed.

In this case, Fang Minghua planned to return to Shenzhen the next day and then fly back to Yanjing. In the afternoon, he heard that an auction would be held by Duo Yun Xuan in Shencheng, a mainland China auction company, at the Harbour Hotel near Kai Tak Center.

Dooyunxuan is a time-honored brand in Shanghai. According to its introduction in newspapers, it was founded during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It was a business dealing in paper fans, and also developed other businesses such as woodblock watermarking and calligraphy and painting agency. At its peak, Dooyunxuan represented hundreds of calligraphers and painters and was known as the "Home of Calligraphy and Painting" and the "Jiangnan Art Garden".

It is also the first company from the mainland to come to Hong Kong to conduct calligraphy and painting auctions.

Fang Minghua was bored, so he went there alone, of course, to broaden his horizons.

Although the auction was not as good as the auctions of top auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's that Fang Minghua watched online in later generations, the overall atmosphere was still quite lively. Fang Minghua naturally did not recognize the people participating in the auction, but he found a familiar figure.

Barry Lam!
He was sitting on a chair with a number plate in his hand, apparently he was attending the auction.

When he saw Fang Minghua appear, Barry Lam was also stunned for a moment, but he gave her a very friendly smile, and Fang Minghua smiled back as a greeting.

Fang Minghua found a chair in the back and sat down. What he was most concerned about was his collection of paintings by painters from the Republic of China. He wondered how much these paintings would be sold for at auction now.

Qi Baishi's "Pair of Ducks" sold for HK$16!
Wu Changshuo's central painting "Wealth and Honor" was sold for 46.2!
Wu Guanzhong's "Land of Confucius in Qufu" sold for 57.2!
Zhang Daqian's "Waterside Pavilion with Pine Wind" sold for 60.5!
Zhang Daqian's "Watching Clouds in the Evening Mountains" sold for 143 million!
In general, the prices of Qi Baishi's paintings are relatively low, while the prices of Zhang Daqian's paintings mostly range from hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. "Watching Clouds in the Mountains at Dusk" became the champion of this auction.

I don’t know if it was because he didn’t like any of them, or because there were no paintings of ladies, but this time Barry Lam didn’t buy any paintings.

After watching the excitement and the auction ended, Fang Minghua turned around and was about to leave, but he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Mr. Fang, please stay."

Without looking back, Fang Minghua knew it was Lam Barry Lam and had to stop.

Fang Minghua thought he was talking about Zhang Daqian's Ladies again, but he unexpectedly asked, "Mr. Fang, do you live in Xijing?"

"Yes."

“I haven’t been to this thousand-year-old capital yet. I will definitely go and see it when I have the chance.” Lin Baili said with emotion.

"Welcome Mr. Lin to Xijing for tourism." Fang Minghua said politely in an official manner.

"Well, when I go to Xijing for a visit, I will definitely visit you, Mr. Xiafang." Lin Baili smiled.

Fang Minghua immediately understood.

This guy is still thinking about his own calligraphy and paintings!
"Welcome." Fang Minghua also replied with a smile.

Barry Lam is gone.

To be honest, Fang Minghua naturally didn't want to ruin his relationship with these bigwigs in the collecting world.

Just because these paintings aren't sold now doesn't mean they won't be sold in the future.

And the people who are selling it to are these people. Who among the ordinary people can afford it?

In the evening, Fang Minghua went for a stroll around Central and bought some small gifts, especially for her two babies.

What doll toys are indispensable.

The next morning, after breakfast, Fang Minghua prepared to return to the mainland. This time, Shen Xicheng drove him to the port.

In the hotel, he didn't wait for Shen Xicheng, but waited for another person.

Fang Minghua recognized the man, who was about his age, at a glance even before he introduced himself.

Stephen Chow.

(End of this chapter)