golden ear

Chapter 228 98 Billion Building a House
"Whose invitation is this?"

Just when Wu Tianyuan was about to set off to go treasure hunting, he suddenly received a mysterious invitation letter signed by Tianjin Zhang Lianzhi?
"I know this Zhang Lianzhi. I heard that he is the chairman of Guangdong Hai Catering Group. He owns dozens of big restaurants and is worth a lot of money."

Hu Jianmin seems to have heard of this person, he is considered a big local tyrant, but he is very low-key, that is, he has met a few times and has no deep acquaintance.

"Anyway, it's not far away, let's go and have a look."

Wu Tianyuan and Hu Jianmin took the car to Tianjin at noon, and soon arrived at their destination, in front of a huge manor on the outskirts of Tianjin.

"Is this a china house?"

The two entered the garden, and as soon as they got out of the car, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. The walls of the porcelain house were all made of porcelain embedded in the wall.The entire huge building is actually made of ancient porcelain!
"Hello Director Wu, I have known you for a long time, and I finally have the opportunity to meet you today!"

Zhang Lianzhi greeted them, greeted them warmly, and led the two of them to visit his favorite work.

“这栋别墅是我用自己收藏和搜集的4000多件古瓷器、400多件汉白玉石雕、40多吨水晶石与玛瑙，7亿多古瓷片装饰而成，现在有人估价98亿！”

He said proudly: "Many people call me an antique madman. The porcelain pieces used to decorate the porcelain house are almost all my collection efforts in the past 40 years. Over the years, my antique inventory has filled four large warehouses."

Wu Tianyuan looked at the interior decoration curiously, even the handrails of the stairs were inlaid with various tiles, colorful and very beautiful.

"There is not a piece of modern porcelain used for house decoration, and there are also porcelain pieces from the five famous kilns such as Jun Kiln and Ru Kiln. Porcelain covers various historical periods, including Jin Dynasty celadon, Tang Sancai, Song Dynasty Jun Porcelain, Longquan Porcelain, and Yuan Porcelain. Ming blue and white, Qing Dynasty colorful and other fine works of various eras."

Zhang Lianzhi brought the two of them to the living room, pointed to the huge porcelain plate and said: "There are many famous paintings made of porcelain pieces like this in the house. This painting is Zhang Daqian's famous painting. It is made of blue and white porcelain from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Porcelain firing techniques are now lost."

"The colored powder plate in the middle is from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. I bought it for 300 million yuan a few years ago."

"Huh? Are these pair of bronze deer old collections of the Palace of Compassion and Ning?"

Wu Tianyuan found a pair of bronze deer at the door, which turned out to be Cixi's favorite thing in those days, so he didn't expect it to be here.

"There are also these white marble sculptures placed in the porcelain house, which are all old collections of the Old Summer Palace. In the past few years, I have collected more than 3000 million shots from different places."

"The lion at the door is the largest three-color glazed lion in the world. It was originally an item from Duan Qirui's house. It took me two full years to collect it, and it is considered a proud work."

Hu Jianmin suddenly found a big showcase with an egg-like thing in it, and asked curiously, "What kind of egg is this?"

"Dinosaur egg fossil! It was collected by accident during the Cretaceous period 2 million years ago."

Wu Tianyuan and Hu Jianmin looked at each other, really don't know what to say?To say that Zhang Lianzhi's spirit is very persistent, he has received some good things.But this approach is a bit speechless. Porcelain pieces are also considered as cultural relics, especially the five famous porcelains. Each piece is very precious, and is it used to decorate the villa?

"Boss Zhang is looking for me?" Wu Tianyuan asked curiously as the three sat down to drink tea and chat.

"Hey, you are a big expert. I have also visited the museum. It is extremely shocking!"

Zhang Lianzhi said enviously: "I have been playing collections for more than 40 years. A villa is not as good as your showroom. I invite you two to discuss business!"

"Oh?" Wu Tianyuan was taken aback, did he want to buy this house for himself?
"Don't get me wrong!" Zhang Lianzhi explained with a smile: "I want to give you something, but it's not a house. It's a life-long effort. No matter what others say, I will die here."

He stood up, took the two of them to the warehouse in the backyard, opened the door, and several stone sculptures appeared in front of Wu Tianyuan.

"Is this a Buddha statue from the Song and Yuan Dynasties? And the Buddha's head?"

Wu Tianyuan quickly went up to appraise it. There were six stone Buddha statues in total, three from the middle Yuan Dynasty, two from the late Song Dynasty, and a huge Buddha head from the early Song Dynasty!

"Sure enough, he is a great expert, admiration!"

Zhang Lianzhi exclaimed that there have been statues of Buddha for thousands of years, and many temples in the past dynasties have enshrined them.However, the threshold for identification is high and difficult, and it must be distinguished according to the style characteristics of various periods.It took him several years to find a lot of experts to figure out all the origins. He didn't expect Wu Tianyuan to know the whole situation as soon as he entered the door.

"How did all this come about?"

Wu Tianyuan stared at Zhang Lianzhi, are they all unearthed goods?Generally, Buddha statues rarely appear on the market, and they are all enshrined in temples. These have been handed down for hundreds of thousands of years. It does not mean that they are valuable, but they record a lot of historical information.

"I went to Thailand a few years ago and found these Buddha statues in a small village." Zhang Lianzhi explained: "I heard from the locals that someone sold them here. I guess it must be tomb robbers who stole them from a certain temple and were eager to sell them. To the border. Since there is fate, I bought it and kept it until now.”

"Make an offer!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded, Zhang Lianzhi probably wasn't the one who sold the stolen goods, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed until now, and asked him to see it.These must go to the museum, the risk is too great for him to afford.

"I know that Tianyuan Museum has the Old Summer Palace exhibition hall, and I also have some old collections from that time in my hand. Although they are not as precious as yours, they are also relics from that time."

Zhang Lianzhi said with a smile: "[-] million, even all these Buddha statues will be packaged for you, and they will be considered a blessing to enter the museum!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded, this price is considered fair, the big lion at the door alone is shocking, now he has more than 30 billion in his hand, take it!
Hu Jianmin asked curiously: "Old Zhang, your business turnover is not working well?"

"Hey, Lao Hu, you also know that business is not easy now!" Zhang Lianzhi said helplessly: "A few years ago, the wind went smoothly, and I made some money, but I ended up using this house. Now there is a problem with the funds, so I can only sell it. Order baby."

"I don't want to go to the auction. After all, it's the result of years of hard work. After much deliberation, it's better to find Director Wu. At least I can go and see them!"

Wu Tianyuan nodded, regardless of Zhang Lianzhi's aesthetic taste in collections, his desire to protect cultural relics alone is worthy of respect.You can contact me more in the future, in case he wants to sell the collection again, he will find himself immediately, and pack up all the good ones.

In the end, Wu Tianyuan selected a large number of collections, 5000 million yuan, all packed away, and went back to improve the Old Summer Palace and Tathagata in the exhibition hall.

At this time, the benefits of money are realized. The big collectors will sell in units of [-] million. If they have no money, they can only stare blankly, watching the treasure slip away from their hands.That feeling is very painful, especially for Wu Tianyuan, every piece is a living life, so he cherishes it even more.

"Remember to inform a few local tyrants at the next meeting. If you have this kind of business around you, book it as soon as possible. It's a rare opportunity."

On the way back, Wu Tianyuan realized: "Business is not easy now. There must be many big collectors who want to cash out. You all have the same business situation. Few people give out hundreds of millions of cash. I will handle this matter!"

(End of this chapter)