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Chapter 289 The Down and Out Genius
Shangguan Yu frowned and nodded slightly, "Well, this seems reasonable."

"I hope Shangguan can provide you with clues!" Yu Yao said earnestly.

Shangguan Yu let out a long breath, "Not long after I arrived in the United States, I met a man by chance. He is He Zhizhuo."

"Why Zhuo is He Shangshan's descendant? It turns out that his descendant is in the United States!" Yu Yao couldn't help but answer.

Shangguan Yu nodded, "He should be the son of He Shangshan, but this is what he said himself, I have no way of verifying. When I met He Yizhuo, he was already over 70. My father is fond of calligraphy and painting, so I have some background since childhood. To say it immodestly, I also have some talents. This is why Zhuo is willing to teach me."

Yu Yao thought to himself, that's how Shangguan Yu's eyesight came about!He Shangshan's son, He Zhizhuo, must have good eyesight!
"However, he died before I returned home."

"Ah? Does he have offspring?" Yu Yao eagerly asked.

"Don't worry, since I'm going to tell you, listen to me first. Also, you said there is a relationship, maybe we will help each other in the future." Shangguan Yu pressed his hand.

Yu Yao stopped talking, lit a cigarette and listened carefully.

"Last year, at Galder's autumn auction in New York, there was a painting called "Red Carpet Baby", which fetched a high price of more than 2000 million US dollars. I wonder if you've heard of it?" Shangguan Yu looked at Yu Yao.

"Western painting?"

"Correct."

"It doesn't seem to be paying attention."

"The signature of this painting is WW."

"WW?"

"Yes, it's a very funny abbreviation of the translation of the name, which is also his own translation, What to wash with? Why wash." Shangguan Yu's expression suddenly became lonely and sighed, "The water of the Canglang is clear, it can wash me Ying, the water in the Canglang is turbid and can wash my feet. But what water can wash my heart?"

When he heard WW, Yu Yao seemed to have a vague impression, but it was also very vague.He really doesn't pay much attention to Western paintings.

"It has been almost ten years since he died. During his lifetime, the most expensive painting sold was only a few hundred dollars. Unexpectedly, in the past few years, his works have been auctioned for high prices one after another. The highest price was last year. "Red Carpet Babies."

When Yu Yao heard it, it seemed that why Zhuo's life in the United States was not easy.

“He was of mixed race and his mother was American. However, his mother died when he was a baby, and his father, He Shangshan, he said died of cancer when he was in his 20s. "Shangguan Yu continued to introduce.

When Shangguan Yu met He Yizhuo, he was already a rare old man, and he didn't tell Shang Guan Yu much about his life and past, and what Shang Guan Yu said was only what he understood.

When He Yizhuo was in his 20s, He Shangshan passed away.In the few years after his death, He Yizhuo still had no worries about food and clothing, because He Shangshan left a lot of property.

But later, He Zhizhuo fell in love with a woman, and was cheated of all his property by this woman and her accomplice.

"How can it be so easy? Are there any calligraphy and paintings left by He Shangshan in the family property?"

Yu Yao didn't ask this sentence, but just looked at Shangguan Yu.

Shangguan Yu seemed to understand the meaning in Yu Yao's eyes, "If he doesn't tell me about the specific process, I won't know about it, but there are all kinds of wonders in the world. The family property was defrauded, and only two calligraphy and paintings remained. These two Calligraphy and paintings, why Zhuo refused to sell them even when he was at his worst. One of them is "Picture of Ladies with Hairpins" imitated by He Shangshan."

Why did he basically spend the rest of his life in a hut.

Don't fall asleep until dawn, don't get up until afternoon, and the time to paint is basically at night when the lamp is in hand.

It is very strange why Zhuo Mingming has a solid background in Chinese painting, but his works are mainly Western paintings.

Yu Yao seems to be able to imagine that in a small dilapidated room, all kinds of painting tools and materials are piled up in a mess, with mottled and moldy walls, narrow beds, and an unpleasant smell...

Shangguan Yu knew him because once when he came back from playing football, he passed near He Yizhuo's residence, and when he got excited with some classmates, he kicked again, but accidentally kicked the ball towards the window of the hut, and the glass shattered. The ball goes in.

The other students rushed away, and Shangguan Yu bit the bullet and apologized.The door was unlocked, and when I opened it, an old man was lying on the bed with a high fever, his chapped lips collided, and he made a weak voice: "Water..."

Shangguan Yu sent He Yizhuo to the hospital and paid for the medical expenses.

Since then, whenever Shangguan Yu is free, he will go to this hut, and often bring food, drinks, medicine...

But what He Zhizhuo gave to Shangguan Yu was his extraordinary eyesight and painting skills.

On the eve of Shangguan Yu's graduation from university, He Yizhuo died suddenly.

The down-and-out genius spent the second half of his life alone, and in the final twilight, there was an extra Shangguan Yu.

He Yizhuo's works were basically sold at a low price during his lifetime, and he left only a few pieces for Shangguanyu in the end.There are also two paintings and calligraphy not created by him, one authentic and one imitation.

The imitation is "Picture of Ladies with Hairpin Flowers".

Also, there is a list.

On the list, there are more than 20 names and characteristics of ancient Chinese imitation paintings.These are what He Shangshan imitated in China back then.This of course includes this "Picture of Lady with Hairpin Flowers", but I don't know where the others have gone.

Why these imitations were drawn, and why they flowed out, Why Zhuo didn't say anything, but before he died, he just told Shangguan Yu not to drill his eyes if he encountered them.

Of the remaining one authentic and one imitation of "Lady with Hairpin Flowers", He Zhizhuo also confessed.

"This authentic painting is given to you, it is our fate." This is the third last sentence that He Zhuo left to Shangguan Yu before his death.

However, Shangguan Yu did not say what this authentic painting is.This Yu Yao can understand.

And the penultimate sentence is: If there is a chance in the future, go to Huaxia to find a person named He Yidi, or his descendants, and give him the "Picture of Lady with Hairpin Flowers".

He Yidi is his half-brother.

The penultimate sentence is the last sentence: Our life is too short, but the charm of art is eternal.

At this point, Shangguan Yu stopped talking for a while, took Yu Yao's cigarette case by himself, and silently lit a cigarette, "This He Yibi is older than He Yizhuo, and he was also born in the Republic of China. It is really too difficult. I've searched, and I haven't had any clues."

Slowly exhaling a puff of smoke, Shangguan Yu continued, "I was surprised when you mentioned He Shangshan. However, after probing, you didn't know the "Picture of Lady with Hairpin Flowers" imitated in the Republic of China. After thinking about it, I decided to show you the painting , talk face to face. It turns out that you, like me, are also looking for He Shangshan's descendants, to be precise, He Yidi's descendants."

(End of this chapter)