golden ear

Chapter 198

After seeing off RB and his party, several old men were excitedly studying the authentic works of Erwang. Including the two last time and Sanxitang, there are ten in Tianyuan Museum!
"No regrets in this life!"

Grandpa Nangong sighed, "It's worth a lifetime to see ten authentic works of the Second King!"

"It is estimated that only Lord Qianlong had such a blessing back then?"

Old Man Ouyang said in satisfaction: "Rongbaozhai is considered a century-old store, and there is not a single piece of the original work of the two kings. Even the fans in the Forbidden City are only a dozen. You should be proud!"

Wu Tianyuan suddenly remembered something, and asked curiously: "I heard that Baoli will be photographing Zeng Gong's bureaucratic post the day after tomorrow? Have you ever read it?"

"That's right, it's the real thing!"

Mr. Ouyang smiled and said: "Zeng Gong's "Gu Shi Tie", mirror heart, ink on paper, this work is written on the back of the printed book paper in the Song Dynasty. The calligraphy knot is slender and the strokes are clear. It is the only one found so far. An ink handed down by Zeng Gong, one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", is a letter written by Zeng Gong to an old man from his hometown when he was 62 years old. It has 124 characters in total. An Eye-catching Record of Ancient Calligraphy and Painting: Jin, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Calligraphy."

"To put it bluntly, it's just a few gossips, complaining to friends from the same hometown, and complaining all day when I have nothing to do."

""Ju Shi Tie" was collected by Xiang Yuanbian and He Liangjun in the Ming Dynasty. The seal in the post is "Xiang Yuanbian seal, Molin Shanren, Xiang Zijing's collection, Demi, Xiang Molin Appreciation Chapter, Li Xiangshi "Jiabaowan" has many seals of Xiang's collection, which are enough to prove that it is a treasure. Xiang Yuanbian did not leave a description. This giant collected calligraphy and painting all his life. Most of the famous paintings of Dharma calligraphy at that time were attributed to his Tianlai Pavilion."

"It has been handed over by famous masters, and the paper and ink are as new as they have gone through. It is a thousand-year-old treasure and a rare copy in the world. It is really a blessing. I was invited to appraise it last time. The collectors of this book include He Liangjun, Xiang Yuan Bian, An Yizhou, Wang Jiansun, Zeng Yi, Fei Nianci, Xu Yuanlai, Zhang Congyu, Zhang Wenkui and others."

"This post became famous all over the world because Zhang Wenkui, a Shanghai industrialist living overseas, sent it to Jiashide in New York in 1996, and it was sold for US$170 million that year. It appeared again in 09, and Baoli directly auctioned it for a sky-high price of 1.08 million. I don’t know what kind of myths will be created if there are three auctions?”

"You want to raise your sign?"

Wu Tianyuan said with a smile: "Definitely go and have a look, and join in the fun."

Yu Lao joked: "You don't need to hold up the cards! Any card here is better than Zeng Gong's! His characters are all copied from Wang Xizhi!"

Several people laughed out loud, Erwang is the pinnacle that can never be surpassed in the history of Chinese calligraphy, and there is a tradition that calligraphy is better than painting!The first is the inscriptions. In fact, the inscriptions are carved on stone and wood.The post is written on paper with a brush. The styles of the two are different, but both are treasures of ancient literati.

The ancients were good at learning and then became officials. Only through reading can they get ahead, so calligraphy is the first key element.Everyone uses computers and mobile phones now, who still writes?But for the ancients, a good handwriting is the key to change the fate.

It was because of his good writing that Heshen was promoted from a bodyguard to a cabinet bachelor by Qianlong back then, responsible for transcribing memorials, and reached the peak of his life step by step.

The famous officials of all dynasties are all great calligraphers, and none of them has copied their predecessors for decades, and then found their own unique style, which will last forever.

Wu Tianyuan and Hu Jianmin must go to see it, and they have reserved two VIP numbers for Hu Yan, and they will go to the preview the day after tomorrow if they have nothing to do, and meet old friends.

"Brother Bai, what have you gained recently?"

Bai Hua shook her head and sighed, "Running around all day without any big gains, I really envy you, brother, you can find national treasures every time you go out, people are deader than others!"

Wu Tianyuan and Hu Jianmin laughed, and after a while, many collectors gathered around them, some of them were old friends and senior members of Zhongzheng.There are many new faces, just to meet the legendary Wu Tianyuan.

"Tianyuan, come here!"

Wu Tianyuan suddenly heard Hu Yan calling him, walked over and said with a smile: "Today is sister Hu's harvest day again?"

Hu Yan smiled and pointed to the middle-aged man beside her and said, "Let me introduce you to the boss of Huayi Brothers, Wang Zhongjun. This one needs no introduction, right? The national hero Wu Tianyuan!"

Wu Tianyuan was taken aback for a moment, and curiously looked at this big man in the entertainment industry, the well-known boss of Huayi Brothers.

"Hello Brother Wu, I've always wanted Hu Yan to introduce us to each other. I didn't expect to have this opportunity today. Please take care of me in the future."

Wang Zhongjun quickly extended his hand and greeted him politely, who is Wu Tianyuan?Not to mention that he has done a lot of great things to benefit the people in the Republic of China, just being the president of the Tianyuan Society scares people to death.

"Brother Wang, you are welcome. I will contact you more in the future. If you have nothing to do, go to the museum."

The two exchanged contact information. Wu Tianyuan recently had a new plan. He will hold an internal meeting in a few days and discuss it with the eight members of the Tianyuan Club.

"Thank you for participating in Baoli Celebrity Calligraphy Exhibition today. We have prepared 69 masterpieces..."

Hu Yan said in a low voice: "The next step is for Baoli to cooperate with Wang Zhongjun's Huayi to set up Baoli Huayi Shanghai Auction in Shanghai. He is also a big collector himself, he likes modern impressionism and Chinese contemporary art, and he is willing to spend money big family."

Wu Tianyuan has also heard some news. At Sotheby’s auction in New York in 2014, Wang Zhongjun bought Van Gogh’s still life oil painting "Daisys and Poppies" for US$6176 million, or 3.8 million yuan, setting a new record for Chinese collectors overseas bidding for Western art. The highest auction price in the lot.

Only half a year later, Picasso's "Seated Portrait of a Woman with Her Hair in a Bun" was auctioned again at Sotheby's in New York, and he bought it for 1.9 million yuan.Not only that, Wang Zhongjun also bought a large number of artworks through Baoli.Wu Guanzhong's "British Country Inn" and "Water Village", Ai Xuan's "Evening Still", Wang Yidong's "On the Bank of the Yi River", Liu Ye's "Meow", Zhang Xiaogang's "Blood Relationship - Big Family, Family Portrait", etc.

"Today, he came here specifically for the official post, and he is bound to win. Are you going to end?"

Wu Tianyuan shook his head, he had a lot of calligraphy in his hand, even ten sheets of calligraphy for the second king, Zeng Gong looked down on them and expressed his abandonment.

"Ju Shi Tie, the only orderly treasure handed down by Zeng Gong, one of the eight Tang and Song Dynasties, the full text is 124 characters, the starting price is 8000 million, and each bid is 500 million!"

"9000 million!"

"One hundred million!"

"One hundred and sixty million!"

"One hundred and sixty million!"

Wu Tianyuan watched the enthusiastic scene that broke through [-] million in an instant, and suddenly thought that if he took out a piece of Wang Xishang, wouldn't he be robbing someone to death?

"9000 million for the third time!"

The auctioneer inspected the audience, dropped the hammer instantly, and said excitedly, "Congratulations, Mr. Wang Zhongjun, 9000 million is yours!"

"Hey, there are so many local tyrants, and the commission is over 124 million. There are only [-] words in total. Each word is worth at least a Ferrari!"

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said: "This is the real money!"

(End of this chapter)