The Pentium Era - South to North

Yao Fen put the rolled-up newspaper on the coffee table in front of Zhang Chen, stood there awkwardly, her lips moved, and said to Zhang Chen: "Boss, I got it back."

Zhang Chen looked at her and said, "Sit down, sit down."

Yao Fen sat down on the sofa next to her. Her pretty face was still pale, but her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. She didn't know whether it was because she was walking in a hurry or because she was nervous.

After sitting down, Yao Fen was still sitting on the sofa with only half of her buttocks, her legs clasped tightly, and her hands resting on the leather cushions on both sides. Her eyes were confused and her expression was dazed, as if she would jump off the sofa at any time.

Zhang Chen sighed secretly and shook his head slightly. This office that he used to like to come to the most made him feel a little depressed. The person he used to like to see the most and chat with them most was now in front of him. Here, it becomes very strange.

Zhang Chen really likes to criticize people without any secret. When he talks nonsense, Yao Fen looks at him and says, "Here we go again...".

Sometimes Zhang Chen even felt that he just wanted to hear Yao Fen say "Here we go again..." before he became more unscrupulous and eloquent.

Zhang Chen felt the most relaxed and happy when he was with her and Zhao Xin. He could put everything aside for the time being, not thinking about the company, management, or even design. His thoughts are completely open, and his whole person will be in a rare state of relaxation.

He likes the feeling of aimlessly roaming in the air like a gust of wind. He likes to find the past and the high-spirited feeling when he was young in this wandering of thoughts.

There are many things that he can't even talk to Xiao Zhao, but he can talk to them. Even if he talks to Xiao Zhao, Xiao Zhao won't understand. Many times, Xiao Zhao will cater to him, but that's not what he needs. , what he needs is understanding and equal communication, and they can communicate, discuss, and stop.

Zhang Chen slowly opened the newspaper roll. Inside were the three original paintings, a layer of newspaper, and an oil painting. Each painting was intact. Zhang Chen pushed the three paintings to the side. He raised his head and looked at Yao Fen asked:

"Why do you do this?"

Yao Fen lowered her head and remained silent. Zhang Chen waited, and Yao Fen lowered her head even further.

"Do you need money?" Zhang Chen asked.

Yao Fen shook his head.

"Did something happen at home?" Zhang Chen continued to ask.

Yao Fen still shook his head.

Zhang Chen said: "You are very discerning. These three paintings are indeed very good. Moreover, their value-added potential is great, but have you ever thought about it? Even if you hold them, there is no way to cash them in. No matter how much you put them Send it to auction, or conduct underground transactions, how big is this circle? How could we not know?

"Once we know about it, we will definitely call the police. Even if you leave no trace, the police will eventually catch you. Don't forget that these three paintings are in our album. Moreover, the three old gentlemen are all They are still alive. They have been to our art museum and seen their works. They can prove that the original works were originally in our museum, but the ones in the museum now have been stolen.

"And in this warehouse, besides me, you are the only one who can enter and exit. All the evidence will point to you, and you will have no way to escape. Have you ever thought about this?"

Yao Fen lowered her head and remained silent. After a while, she raised her head and begged Zhang Chen:

"Boss, I know I was wrong. Please don't call the police. If you call the police, I will be dead. Boss, I beg you."

Zhang Chen said: "It's okay not to call the police, Yao Fen. I told you before that if we wanted to destroy you, we would have called the police last night. Although, from the perspective of the art museum, we should call the police and collect all these things." Leave it to the police to deal with it, but I can't bear to do it, Yao Fen, I promise you not to call the police, but you have to let me know why you did this, right?"

Yao Fen breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense body relaxed a little. She said softly:

"Boss, I'm sorry, I'm just obsessed. Didn't I go to the auction this year? When I came back, I told my boyfriend what happened at the auction. I told him that in our museum, an oil painting is now Worth more than one million, our vault is more valuable than a bank vault.

"My boyfriend, he..., he thought of this and told me, I was shocked, of course I refused to do it, but...but he kept saying, kept saying, and said that he was doing this for Our future..."

Zhang Chen understood that this was what happened. He also believed that Yao Fen would not be able to do such a thing without anyone's encouragement. Zhang Chen asked:

"Your boyfriend may not be in this business, and he thought that getting this thing is just money. He doesn't know that every painting in the art museum is signed and stamped, and it is difficult to cash it out. Have you not told him that the collection path of these art museums is very clear, so even if you get such works of unknown origin, it will be difficult for you to get rid of them? "

"I said it." Yao Fen's voice lowered, almost whispering: "He said that after we got it, we were not in a hurry to take it out. We would take it out after we go abroad... Boss, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I really shouldn't have done this. If you are angry, just scold me severely. I... I brought it upon myself, and I deserve it!"

"Yao Fen, do you think I'm angry now?" Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and said, "No, I'm not angry now. I'm feeling uncomfortable. I saw these three paintings in the warehouse below last night. At that time, I couldn't believe this was true. I sat here, staring at these three fakes, and had to accept this fact.

"From last night to now, what I feel is not anger, but discomfort. Yao Fen, do you know why?"

Yao Fen shook his head.

Zhang Chen said softly: "What I care about is not these three paintings, but what happened. In my eyes, you and Zhao Xin are more important than these three paintings. Since I plan to build this art museum, I interviewed you personally and recruited you two. At that time, you were still two very innocent little girls. You even needed me to teach you how to use a camera.

"Then in the past few years, I have watched our art gallery develop and grow little by little, and you have matured day by day. In my eyes, you have become one with this oil painting gallery. If I say that in the past few years, I When I am painting a painting, I can feel very proud and confident that you are my best work.

"But now, it has become the biggest failure. A painting that has been carefully created for several years is finally found to be a mess and completely broken. You should know the feeling and loss..."

Yao Fen started sobbing: "I'm sorry, boss, actually, I also like this job very much. When I do these things, I have always been very conflicted in my heart. I often hesitate and think that I should stop. Otherwise, I will take it now." It’s not just these three paintings that have arrived, but more, boss, do you believe it?”

"I believe it. I think every time you hesitate and want to stop, your boyfriend will probably encourage you to continue and describe to you the scene of you two being together in the future, right?"

Yao Fen nodded.

Zhang Chen handed the tissue on the coffee table to Yao Fen and said to her: "Let's do this, Yao Fen. You can think of a suitable reason and resign from here with dignity."

"Thank you, thank you boss!" Yao Fen nodded and said.

"Also, Yao Fen, I sincerely advise you. I don't know who your boyfriend is, and I have no interest in knowing it, but I advise you to break up with him. No matter how he vows to make love with you, it's all false. Love is fake, think about it, if he really loves you, will he push you into the fire pit, will he put you in danger?

"If he really loves you, even if you have such thoughts, he should stop you. To put it bluntly, he still uses you to get what he wants. If he really gets it, what will happen? Really It’s hard to say, maybe, everything you do will in turn become a handle for him to control you. There is nothing that this kind of man won’t do, even if you don’t want it.”

Zhang Chen and Yao Fen said.

…

Yao Fen left with red and swollen eyes. Zhang Chen called Zhao Xin in and told her that from today on, you will be the curator of the Lakeside Oil Painting Museum.

Zhao Xin said: "Thank you, boss."

"Zhao Xin, I'm sorry!" Zhang Chen said.

"Sorry for what?" Zhao Xin looked at him and asked.

"I have asked people from the security company to come over and reset the management permissions of the warehouse below. From now on, I am afraid that even you, the curator, will not be able to enter the warehouse alone. You must be with someone sent by the company at the same time. Only two people can enter at the same time. In the warehouse, at the same time, I will ask them to replace all the 24-hour tape recorders with 960-hour video recorders.

"Also, I will also ask the security department that all tapes must be handed over to the company for storage and cannot be recorded again. Zhao Xin, can you understand if I do this?"

Zhang Chen looked at Zhao Xin and asked, Zhao Xin nodded and said, "I understand."

After a while, Zhao Xin asked Zhang Chen: "Boss, I have something to say, can you say it?"

Zhang Chen said, yes, you say.

"Yao Fen is not a bad person, really. I think if you had done this earlier, Yao Fen would not be where he is today."

Zhang Chen was silent, and Zhao Xin continued: "I know boss, you have always trusted us, and I am very grateful for your trust. Boss, you are a good person, but sometimes, you can be too good."

Zhang Chen was confused and asked: "How do you put this? Should I look like a fierce god?"

"No." Zhao Xin shook his head, "I may not have said it clearly, but I feel that sometimes, you follow us too much. In fact, you should be in charge of us. I say this, do you understand, boss? ?”

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I don't understand."

"Oh, it's just... let's put it this way, everyone does not live in a vacuum. He will face many temptations every day. There are many times when no one cares. If you step out, you may accidentally go astray. , Yao Fen is like this, but if someone is in charge, he can't do it even if he wants to, and he can't do it."

Zhao Xin looked at Zhang Chen and saw that he didn't seem to fully understand, so he continued:

"The current art world has long been no longer a pure land, and artists are even less so. Nine out of ten people today are thinking about how to sell their paintings at a good price, rather than how to paint them. A good painting. People like us will meet many such people outside. Really, boss, I won’t lie to you.

"I have encountered this more than once. For example, I have negotiated with someone for RMB 60,000 for a painting. At this time, these people themselves will ask me whether it can be RMB 80,000, or RMB 100,000, and the extra RMB 20,000 or RMB 40,000, I took 15,000 or 30,000, of course I didn’t agree, why, I just think it’s not worth getting a bad reputation for tens of thousands of dollars.”

"Yes, I can resist the temptation." Zhang Chen said.

"That's tens of thousands." Zhao Xin said, "What if it's hundreds of thousands or millions? Can I resist the temptation? To be honest, I don't know myself and I'm not sure. What I said before is this I mean, that’s why you should have thought of these methods long ago. Anyway, I feel that relying on trust alone is unreliable and puts too much pressure on us.”

Zhang Chen was silent. He thought about Zhao Xin's words and felt that what she said made sense. Many times, you feel that you trust others, but is this trust an indulgence? Will it in turn harm others?

At least if he had established a system earlier and tightened the fence so that there was no possibility of such a thing happening, then Yao Fen would probably still be in this office.

Human nature is the most fragile thing and cannot withstand the test, especially in the face of huge interests.

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