The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhao Xin and Yao Fen sent by Zhang Chen had returned from Chongqing and Beijing respectively. Zhang Chen sent Zhao Xin to Shenyang Luyi, but the task was still the same, and he sent Yao Fen to Shanghai.

There is no specific school in Shanghai. He asked Yao Fen to find a way to contact and understand the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute. After contacting the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute, he could basically get acquainted with the oil painting community in Shanghai, such as Zhang Chongren, Harding, Wu Dayu, Zhou Bichu, Chen Yifei, Qiu Ruimin, etc. all came from the Shanghai Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute.

Chen Danqing, Han Xin and Yu Xiaofu are also more or less connected with the Oil Painting and Sculpture Institute.

Zhang Chen and Yao Fen said, "There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Shanghai. You should be careful. You must know that most of the history of modern Chinese literature and art is in Shanghai. There may be gold buried in every nook and corner, waiting for you to dig out."

Yao Fen smiled and said, Boss, am I going to Shanghai to work as a miner?

Yes, you can say that. Zhang Chen smiled.

Yao Fen arrived in Shanghai. More than a week later, she called Zhang Chen and asked Zhang Chen if she wanted to buy Wu Dayu's paintings, boss?

Zhang Chen said he wanted it, where can I get it?

There is a person here in Shanghai who has it, but he is more troublesome. He must sell a lot of things together and refuses to sell them one by one.

"What's going on?" Zhang Chen asked.

"He is an art teacher in a middle school in Shanghai. He seems to have studied in France in his early years. He first studied at the National Art College in Hangzhou. He has many paintings by his teachers, classmates and friends at home.

"After the teacher passed away, his son was going to sell these paintings, but he didn't want to sell them separately. He asked to buy them all at once. The asking price was 1.8 million. How could anyone have so much money? So this matter, in Shanghai Among the painting people, word spread that they knew he had good stuff there, but they couldn't afford it.

"I heard about Wu Dayu. Boss, when you were recruiting, didn't you write about Wu Dayu? I didn't know who Wu Dayu was, but I remembered his name, so I had someone take me to see it, and I saw the house in his house. There are indeed many paintings.”

As soon as Zhang Chen heard this, he knew that this person had a good background. The National Art College was the predecessor of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts. Lin Fengmian was the first principal appointed by Cai Yuanpei. Wu Dayu, Lin Wenzheng, Liu Kaiqu, etc. were all teachers here. Wu Guanzhong, Zhao Wuji, Chu Teh-Chun, etc. were all students here, and later went to France. It seems that this teacher followed the same path as them.

Zhang Chen and Yao Fen said, I will come right away.

Zhang Chen called the second person and went to Shanghai.

When he arrived in Shanghai, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening. Yao Fen was waiting for him in the lobby of the Portman Hotel and told him that he had made an appointment with his son to go to his house to see paintings at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.

Zhang Chen said yes, Zhang Chen and Yao Fen said, you will stay here today, and we will go to our own store later. You are all members of the company, and you should have some understanding of the company. By the way, If you have anything to do in Shanghai in the future, you can ask our manager here for help. She is a local and will introduce you to her later.

Yao Fen looked at Zhang Chen and said excitedly: "Boss, can I stay here at night? Isn't this too luxurious?"

"Then what should we do? Otherwise, we can stay at your hotel?" Zhang Chen said with a smile.

"No, no, no." Yao Fen quickly shook his head, "I'd better live here, and I can benefit from the boss."

After completing the check-in procedures and walking to the elevator, Zhang Chen remembered that when he was in Haicheng, the introduction of Panshi Decoration Company prepared by Haibatian said that this place was designed and constructed by himself. Zhang Chen couldn't help but When he started laughing, Yao Fen and Er Guo were puzzled by his laughter.

The deceased art teacher lived in an old house on Sichuan Middle Road. It was a three-story old-style bungalow. Their family occupied two rooms on the second floor. The teacher’s son’s surname was Qiu, and his name was Qiu Lixin. He was also a middle school teacher, but He teaches mathematics.

Qiu Lixin was waiting for them at the gate of the bungalow. It seemed that he had tidied himself up so that he, a painting seller, could look fresher.

Qiu Lixin took them to his home. The home was very small, and one room was divided into two rooms. His mother and his deceased father lived in half of the house, and the outside half was where his younger brother slept and the whole family ate. The bed was turned over during the day. Go up and make room for eating, put away the foldable dining table and stool at night, and put down the bed so that his brother can sleep.

Qiu Lixin's family of three lived in a smaller room across the street. Apart from a bed, a desk, and a chest of drawers, there was little space in the room.

His son was in the second grade of elementary school, and he still slept in the same bed as the couple. Qiu Lixin looked at Yao Fen and did not shy away from his suspicion. He told Zhang Chen that it was too late to have sex as a couple at night.

Cooking is done in the public kitchen on the second and a half floor, where there are six gas stoves from six households in the whole building. In addition to the gas stove, there is a square stool-sized place next to the gas stove, where chopping boards and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are placed. There is no unnecessary space.

There are two faucets in total, shared by six households. Because the electricity and water bills in the kitchen are also shared equally by six households, everyone keeps an eye on them when they are used more or less.

Qiu Lixin led Zhang Chen and Yao Fen to the half of the room where his mother lived. The old lady, his mother, the widow of the deceased middle school art teacher, sat with a straight face on a glass window. In a wicker chair on the large balcony.

This is also the only spacious place in the house. On both sides of the balcony, there are two wooden cabinets, and the paint on the outside has peeled off.

The curtains were drawn on the balcony windows. Even so, because the windows were closed, it was still very stuffy. An old electric fan on the cabinet was humming, bringing a little wind.

Qiu Lixin told the old lady, Mom, Boss Ila came to see the painting.

The old lady stood up, looked at Zhang Chen coldly, then at Yao Fen, walked half way outside, and sat on the edge of the dining table. The idiot couldn't squeeze in, so she sat on the other side of the dining table.

Qiu Lixin put the wicker chair where the old lady was sitting on the bed to make room. He first opened the doors of the two cabinets near the balcony, called Zhang Chen over, and said apologetically to Yao Fen, Miss, you just Now that he was outside, Yao Fen smiled and said it was okay.

Qiu Lixin asked Zhang Chen to stand side by side by the window with him. After the two of them stood still, he reached out and opened the other half of the doors of the cabinets on both sides. When the two doors were opened, they separated the inside and the outside. Qiu Lixin and Zhang Chen stood Inside the two doors, Yao Fen is outside.

The weather was sultry, the space inside was too small, and the distance between the two people was too close. Zhang Chen could smell Qiu Lixin's bad breath.

Qiu Lixin pointed to the cabinets on both sides and told Zhang Chen that they were all inside.

Zhang Chen saw that there were picture frames inside, and there were stacks of them, which were directly canvases and oil painting papers. There were not even picture frames. They were separated by pictures and newspapers. Zhang Chen said regretfully that this would not happen. Boring?

Qiu Lixin said no. Ala Ye and Ala Niang would open the cupboard door before going to bed at night.

The place was too small, and two people couldn't squat down at the same time. Qiu Lixin had to stand at attention. Zhang Chen squatted down and took out one by one and looked at it. Zhang Chen was shocked when he saw it. He didn't see half of it before he saw what was inside. They were all good things. He not only saw the works of Wu Dayu and Lin Fengmian, but also the paintings of Zao Wou-ki, Wu Guanzhong, Chu Teh-chun and Wu Zuoren.

What makes Zhang Chen even more delighted are the works of Guan Liang, Ni Yide, Pang Xunqin, Chang Yu, Hu Shanyu, Lu Sibai, Fang Qianmin and others who were not well-known in society at that time, but Zhang Chen thought they were excellent painters. .

Zhang Chen felt that there was no need to read any more. He stood up and said to Qiu Lixin, "Okay, close it."

Qiu Lixin thought Zhang Chen looked down on him, so he got a little anxious and said to him, look over here, there are Pan Yuliang and Yan Wenliang here.

In the eyes of ordinary people at that time, Pan Yuliang was the most famous painter because there was a TV series "Pan Yuliang" and a movie about her "Painting Soul", directed by Er Dongsheng and starring Pan Yuliang, Miss Gong. , coupled with the vivid legends in the tabloids, it is impossible to remain unknown.

Yan Wenliang because many magazines at that time had his paintings on the second and third covers.

But to be honest, it doesn't matter to Zhang Chen whether there are paintings of these two people.

Qiu Lixin saw that Zhang Chen was a little indifferent to these two names, with obvious disappointment on his face. He thought Zhang Chen didn't hear clearly, so he asked again, boss, don't you take a look at Pan Yuliang's?

Zhang Chen smiled, shook his head and said, stop reading.

Qiu Lixin sighed. He said it was a pity. There was originally a painting by Xu Beihong. Boss, you will definitely like it. When I got married, I really had no choice but Alaye sold it out.

Zhang Chen smiled and said that Xu Beihong's oil paintings are actually average.

Zhang Chen said so, Qiu Lixin had no choice but to close the cabinet door and let Zhang Chen out.

Zhang Chen asked Qiu Lixin, do you have a list?

Yes, Qiu Lixin quickly took out a list from the cabinet, which was copied on carbon paper. Zhang Chen looked at it and saw that there were seventy-two works in total.

Zhang Chen looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eleven o'clock. Zhang Chen and Qiu Lixin said, "How about it? It's time to eat. Let's find a place to eat and talk about buying paintings while eating. I'll treat you."

Qiu Lixin was stunned for a moment, and his face, which was already full of disappointment, suddenly became alive, and he quickly said OK, thank you boss.

Zhang Chen asked, Teacher Qiu, can you alone make the decision when it comes to selling paintings, or should grandma make the decision together?

Qiu Lixin asked, boss, have you decided?

Zhang Chen said yes, as long as the price can be negotiated, I will decide to take it.

If this is the case, then I will have to call the alley and ask my brother to ask for leave and come back to talk. Qiu Lixin said.

Zhang Chen took out his mobile phone and told Qiu Lixin to use my phone to make the call. Where I looked, there was an Old Taimen Restaurant. Tell your brother to go directly to this hotel. We are there. While waiting for him.

Qiu Lixin said okay. He asked Zhang Chen how to use Big Brother. Zhang Chen told him. He quickly took the Big Brother, went back to his room, and called his brother.

The old lady heard their conversation, and her attitude towards Zhang Chen obviously changed. She invited him to sit at the dinner table, and told him that she was so annoyed that she had been bringing people to see her since Ila Ye died. Paintings are all made by people who have no money. They just look at them and then buy them. As Ila told me, the paintings in the house are very cheap and easy to sell.

Qiu Lixin came back and told them that the call was connected and his brother would be back soon.

Zhang Chen said okay, let’s go.

Zhang Chen said to the old lady, "Grandma, let's go to dinner together and settle this matter at the dining place."

Qiu Lixin hurriedly helped the old lady up. When everyone went out, the old lady locked the Spring lock on the door, took out a key tied with a red rope from her pocket, opened the door and hung it on the side of the door. A padlock was added to the door, and another padlock was added.

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