The Pentium Era - South to North

As soon as March passed, it was also the busiest time for Zhang Chen and his Lakeside Oil Painting Studio. The spring auctions in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing started one after another. Last year, Yao Fen and Zhao Xin ran separately. This year, there is only Zhao Xin, so she I want to be a trapeze artist.

Zhang Chen asked Zhao Xin, how are you? Are you busy?

"It's okay." Zhao Xin said with a smile, "If you are too busy, just skip one trip and buy less. We are a loser here anyway. Buy less and save money for you, wouldn't it?"

Zhang Chen also smiled and said, "Well, you are not saving me money, but you are cutting off my money. Think about the paintings we bought over the years, which one has depreciated in value?"

"That's true." Zhao Xin nodded, but she immediately thought of it and said, "No, boss, what you said is wrong."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Chen asked.

"According to your famous saying, our collection is not for sale. If this is the case, it will not only go out but not go in, it will also lose money." Zhao Xin shouted.

"Not necessarily. I will definitely not sell those belonging to old gentlemen, because their value and status have been fixed. They will only rise, not fall. If they belong to young painters, it is not necessarily true." Zhang Chen said.

Zhao Xin looked at him and said, "I would like to hear the details."

"These guys are so good at hype these days. The prices of their works will skyrocket as a result of the hype. But believe me, this price is artificially high. If so, then we will dump the goods when they are high. If you don’t make money, you won’t make it in vain. The money you make from selling one painting can be used to buy several paintings in a few years, so why not do it.”

"This is naked discrimination against young painters," Zhao Xin said.

"Yes, it is discrimination. There is a kind of self-improvement. It is a pity that it is difficult to keep yourself on the upward path." Zhang Chen said, "This is not bad, but there is another kind. We must be particularly careful."

"Which one?" Zhao Xin asked.

"It's the kind of people whose own abilities and creativity are not enough." Zhang Chen said, "After they are fired, they will only keep repeating themselves. In this way, they make their own things become less and less valuable. There is no need for us to keep too many of the works of such people, only one or two at most. If the others are sold at high prices, we will treat them as profiteers."

Zhao Xin nodded and said, "I agree with this."

When the two of them were chatting, they always felt that there was another person, and that was Yao Fen, but they all avoided mentioning her. Yao Fen was always a sad topic for them, and an eternal one. A scab that won't heal.

For Zhao Xin, she always felt that what she did at that time was right, but she felt vaguely guilty towards Yao Fen. She felt that no matter what, she had always betrayed her and replaced her as the curator.

Although Yao Fen's behavior cannot be tolerated in any unit, it is more than intolerable. If the boss was not Zhang Chen and cared about her, I am afraid that she would go to jail.

But even thinking like this would not make him feel relaxed. Zhao Xin sighed.

This summer, Xiaoshu arrived in Hangzhou very early. After arriving in Hangzhou, he continued to ride his bicycle to the Lakeside Oil Painting Gallery to paint every day. Lian Xiaozhao took Xiaofang and Xiangnan to the north on business trips. , went to Beijing, Xiaoshu did not go with him.

What surprised Zhang Chen was that Xiaoshu arrived at the oil painting gallery and saw that Yao Fen was no longer there. He didn't say a word. You must know that Xiaoshu and Yao Fen have a deep relationship. He has been following Yao Fen, and his name is Yao Fen. Master's.

Zhang Chen felt that Xiaoshu's behavior was a bit abnormal. Logically speaking, he was not such a ruthless person.

Xiaoshu is a sophomore in high school this year. After the summer vacation, he will be a senior in high school and will take the college entrance examination next year. His goal is of course to take the art exam. His first choice is the China Academy of Art, which is the original Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts.

Zhang Chen and Zhao Xin said, please help me make arrangements, and I will treat their principal and department chair to dinner.

Zhao Xin said that based on Xiaoshu’s level, he didn’t need to say hello and he would definitely pass professional courses.

Zhang Chen shook his head and said, "I'm not worried that he won't be able to pass the professional course and needs to open a back door, but I'm worried that there will be too many people who have passed it, so there will be choices. As you know, the art exam is too subjective. Say hello in advance, so that when he is selected under the same conditions, don’t be the one who is taken down inexplicably.”

"It makes sense." Zhao Xin nodded and said, "Let me arrange this. They, Gome, have another event with us this year."

"What activity?" Zhang Chen asked.

"The works of teachers from Gome were exhibited in Japan, and many of them had to be borrowed from us. We are considered the co-organizer." Zhao Xin said.

Zhang Chen nodded and said yes, you just need to help me arrange it. Also, don't let Xiaoshu know about this. This guy is very sensitive and has high self-esteem.

"I know." Zhao Xin said.

"He is in the oil painting studio every day. If you have the opportunity, you can also teach him." Zhang Chen and Zhao Xin said.

Zhao Xin quickly waved his hand: "I can't teach him, his rank is already above mine."

When Xiaoshu arrived in Hangzhou, he still stayed in the guest room of Zhang Chen's "Splendid Home" home. It was almost ten o'clock when Zhang Chen arrived home and saw that the door of his room was closed, and it was dark under the door. .

Zhang Chen knocked on the door, but there was no movement. He opened the door and turned on the light to see if there was anyone inside.

Xiao Zhao and Xiao Fang both went to Beijing, and even took them to the south and north. It was impossible for Xiao Shu to be so late and still with his parents, with two old people. However, Zhang Chen still turned around and went downstairs to ask for Go over and take a look.

Zhang Chen walked to the door of his parents' house. The lights in the room were all dark. Two old people, each with a bamboo recliner, were lying outside to enjoy the cool air.

Zhang Chen asked: "It's so late, why don't you go back to your room to sleep?"

"It's too hot in the room." Zhang Chen's mother said.

"Turn on the air conditioner. Why don't you turn on the air conditioner in such a hot weather?" Zhang Chen asked.

"No, no, no." Zhang Chen's mother fanned the fan in her hand and said, "The wind from the air conditioner gives me a headache when it blows. When Nannan and Beibei were there, they couldn't turn it on, so they turned it on in their room. , I haven’t been here for the past two days, and we didn’t even turn on the air conditioner.”

"Okay, then I will buy you a fan tomorrow." Zhang Chen said.

"If you have an air conditioner, why don't you buy a fan? It's a waste. There's no need to buy one." Zhang Chen's father said.

Zhang Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't you refuse to turn on the air conditioner? If you don't turn it on, isn't it the same as if there is no air conditioner? By the way, has Xiaoshu been here?"

"No, he's not with you?" Zhang Chen's mother sat up and asked, "When I went out in the morning, he told me that he wouldn't come back for dinner. I thought he ate at your place."

"No, I haven't seen him all day."

"Ah!" At this time, even Zhang Chen's father sat up and asked: "Then where will he go? It's so late, hurry up..."

Zhang Chen's phone rang. Zhang Chen looked at it and quickly waved his hands to his parents and said it was Xiao Zhao.

Zhang Chen picked up the phone, and Xiao Zhao said anxiously on the phone: "Dear, Xiaoshu is at the Baoshanqiao Police Station. He got into a fight with someone and was taken there by the police. Go and have a look."

"Ah!" Zhang Chen was surprised and said quickly: "Okay, don't worry, I'll be there right away."

Zhang Chen put down the phone and was about to leave. Zhang Chen's mother asked, what's wrong, what's wrong, what's wrong with Xiaoshu?

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll go and be back."

Zhang Chen said as he ran out and ran to the car. He was already covered in sweat. After he started the car, he called Liu Ligan while driving and told him that the pole, Xiaoshu and someone were fighting and were killed. The police have taken them to Baoshanqiao Police Station. Find an acquaintance quickly. I'm on my way there now.

"Okay, we'll be here soon."

As Liu Ligan spoke, he ran to Tan Shuzhen's room next door and knocked on the door. Tan Shuzhen opened the door. She had just finished taking a shower and her hair was still wet. Liu Ligan said to her:

"Xiao Shu got into a fight and was taken to the police station."

Tan Shuzhen was startled and immediately said, "Wait a moment, I will change clothes."

Liu Ligan stood at the door and immediately dialed Xu Wenhui's phone and told him: "Xiao Zhao's brother got into a fight and was taken to Baoshanqiao Police Station. Find someone quickly."

Xu Wenhui said: "Don't worry, don't worry. As long as the fight doesn't end up in the hospital, it's not a big deal. It's just a matter of criticism and education. Baoshanqiao Police Station, right? I'll be right over."

"Don't say that these are not available. Find out if there are any acquaintances. Fish them out first at night." Liu Ligan scolded.

"I'm that acquaintance. I'm coming right away." Xu Wenhui shouted.

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When Zhang Chen arrived at the Baoshanqiao Police Station, he parked his car at the door and ran in. He saw a police officer sitting in the hall and asked him if there was a child who got into a fight and was brought here?

The police officer raised his thumb, gestured behind him and said, next door.

Zhang Chen hurried to the office next door, and when he reached the door, he was stunned. He saw two desks facing each other inside, and two policemen sitting there. When he entered, there stood a tall and thin young man against the wall, with a look on his face. With painful expressions, there were two people standing against the wall opposite. One was Xiaoshu, who seemed uninjured. The person next to him, whose whole face was swollen, turned out to be Yao Fen.

Yao Fen lowered her head when she saw Zhang Chen, but Xiaoshu looked at him quietly.

Zhang Chen walked in and called, "Xiaoshu, what's going on?"

"Hey, whose relative are you?" a policeman asked.

Zhang Chen pointed at the small tree and said, "He."

"Who are you?" the policeman asked.

"Brother-in-law."

"Then who is the woman we just called to inform you?"

"My wife, his sister."

"Do you know what their relationship is?" the policeman pointed at Yao Fen and asked Zhang Chen.

"The relationship between master and apprentice, she is his master, oh, you can also call him teacher, she taught him to draw."

The policeman who asked the question nodded, and the other one said: "The little guy is not old, and he is very cruel."

"Who did he fight with?" Zhang Chen asked.

"It's not a fight, it's a beating." The policeman pointed at the young man standing opposite and said, "Hit this baby."

When the guy saw Zhang Chen and the policeman looking at him, he quickly shouted to the policeman: "Comrade policeman, my hand may be broken and I can't even lift it. I want to go to the hospital."

"Stand still!" the police officer scolded, "Just for this moment, what does it matter? You know the pain, which means you are still conscious and can't die."

When Zhang Chen heard this, he felt relieved. Xiaoshu beat this guy, but the police didn't sympathize with him at all. They didn't even let him go to the hospital. This shows that the matter is not as simple as Xiaoshu beating someone. This guy, it seems. Not a good bird either.

The police need to understand the situation clearly before sending both parties to the hospital for injury examination and treatment.

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