Chapter 15 First Exhibition
The furniture Shen You bought arrived one after another and was temporarily piled in the warehouse, waiting for installation at home.
When I had no money in the past, I focused on a makeshift home that was just enough to live in.
Now she comes directly to the expensive Chinese style, Song Dynasty aesthetics.
A truck delivering wood and gravel would arrive today. Taking advantage of the break at noon, she took out a piece of black cloth from the drawer and put it under the ivory fan.
Take a photo and send it to Zheng Mingbo and Boss Huo.
The news from both of them came back quickly, and she told them a time to come and see something.
In the evening, as soon as the decoration team finished their work, Boss Huo arrived first. Within a few minutes, Zheng Mingbo walked into the store in a hurry.
I originally wanted to ask about the fan, but when I looked up, I saw Shen You's pile of paper shells and scattered tools.
The only place to sit was the table that had just been vacated, with Ultraman's bronze ornaments placed on it.
His thoughts were all messed up. What style was this?
"The store is under renovation. Sorry, sit down wherever you want." Shen You made an invitation gesture and took out a fan.
Huo Zhiming put on his gloves from his pocket and took out a magnifying glass to look at the details of the carving. He was amazed as he looked at it,
"Do you really want to take advantage of such a good thing?"
He looked at Shen You and suddenly felt that the two pairs of carved ivory chopsticks in his hands no longer smelled good.
If he hadn't agreed to show it to Zheng Mingbo first this time, he would have accepted it.
"Well, I prefer jade, porcelain, and other items, so I want to sell the fan."
Zheng Mingbo said in surprise, "This relationship is great!"
I knew that Boss Shen had something good in hand. This fan was no less rare than the golden nanmu from last time.
He is engaged in art and likes to collect fans, not to mention such ingenious objects.
"Boss Shen, please make a price. If the price is right, I will pay immediately and there will be no counter-offer."
The implication is that it doesn't matter if it's more expensive as long as it's not too much.
Shen You thought for a while, "Okay, let's round up the whole number, one thousand after tax."
I have never seen a fan of such good craftsmanship at an auction in recent years, but there are tens of millions of ivory carvings.
There are very few such objects in circulation on the market. If collectors are not short of money, no one will be willing to sell them.
She quoted the price after deducting the number drawn by the middleman auction company. This number was very reasonable.
Of course Zheng Mingbo knew this and paid the money happily.
Boss Shen is really reliable. It’s a great experience to collect things in her store.
As soon as he got the fan, he played with it, took photos and sent them to the Collectors Association group.
Several people were asking where they got it from.
Huo Zhiming whispered to Shen You, "Do you have any ivory carvings with such good craftsmanship? Why don't you give me one? You can exchange it for Ming Dynasty silk jewelry."
"This is an orphan. If you still have it, I will definitely take it out together." Shen You waved his hand.
"That's right." Huo Zhiming sighed sadly. Things that are easy to encounter are not worth the price.
There are many antique fans from the Qing Dynasty in existence, so the price is generally only a few hundred thousand.
Originally, Zheng Mingbo wanted to invite Shen You and Boss Huo to have a meal together.
Shen You refused because the things in the store were not packed.
When the nearby residents saw that another good car was driving out of Shen You's place, their eyes became more inquisitive, especially those who worked on the antique street in front.
At first glance, it was clear that a buyer had come to see something good, but he didn’t know if he had spotted it correctly.
Shen You closed the door, cleared out today's garbage with one click, grabbed some food, tried the newly arrived coffee machine, and sat comfortably in the rocking chair to enjoy the air.
The phone screen lit up, and it was a message from Xu Jiayan.
The Ru kiln porcelain she donated will be exhibited for the first time the day after tomorrow. If she has time to go, we can make an appointment for her internally without queuing.
As a donor, this preferential treatment is a minor problem.
Shen You thought for a moment and determined that there was nothing that had to be done the day after tomorrow, and replied:
"Okay, I'll go there in the afternoon."
She turned to the museum's official account, and the latest article was about Ru kiln porcelain.
With a dark background, lighting, and high-definition photos, the tea set is elegant and atmospheric.
It says donated by Ms. Shen You at the bottom. At the same time, news of the first exhibition was also released on the Jiangcheng Cultural Tourism account, which caused a lot of heated discussions.
Some people say that there are still such stupid people these days, so it would be great to sell it privately.
Others argue that private trading is illegal.
Some media also contacted the museum to find out who the donor was.
The museum responded uniformly that according to the donor's wishes, the collection will not disclose personal information.
Shen You received an inquiry from Zheng Mingbo.
He thought it was such a coincidence that there was a second person named Shen You in Jiangcheng who could also obtain such a precious collection.
Shen You replied, "It's indeed me."
There was silence on the other side of the dialog box for a moment.
"!!! I knew you were too low-key."
"Are you interested in joining the Collectors Association? It will be more convenient to participate in auctions after joining the association." Zheng Mingbo sent another sentence.
Shen You: "Can I?"
Multiple paths are definitely a good thing. If no one recommends you, you won't be able to get in to any high-end auction.
But everyone in the Collectors Association is a big boss, and many of them have private museums, so her store is the best.
"Okay, in this case, I will send you a membership form in two days, you fill it out." Zheng Mingbo replied.
That's your kiln!
Coupled with his introduction, as long as Shen You agrees.
After a few polite words and the chat ended, Shen You continued to tinker with building the store.
On the day of the first public exhibition, the decoration work was stopped and we were waiting for customized materials.
So the first night, she used the decoration function of the system to use the wall paint she bought a few days ago, and painted the wall in five seconds to remove odor and formaldehyde.
The day of the exhibition was a weekend, the weather was comfortable, and there were obviously more cars on the road than usual.
Afraid of not being able to find a parking space, Shen You arrived at the museum ten minutes before it opened in the afternoon, sat in the car and played with her mobile phone for a while.
As soon as it got there, there were more people at the entrance.
Before Shen You went in, she saw Xu Jiayan standing in front with a work badge and saying hello to her.
The two entered the collection hall, passed through the tourists coming and going, and arrived at the center of the entire collection hall.
The set of porcelain is placed in position C, and there is a puzzle game based on the set of porcelain on the screen next to it.
"It's so beautiful. It's worthy of being carefully selected by the nine tribes. It's better preserved than the previous porcelain dish in the museum."
"I heard that the donor is still a young girl. What kind of rich woman is she!"
"There seemed to be someone named this name in the major next door to us." The speaker shook his head again, "It must be the same name."
Shen You mingled in the crowd and took out her mobile phone and took a few photos of the display cabinet.
Seeing my name connected with this collection, I feel a little indescribable excitement.
"I'm going to look at other collections, why don't you go ahead and get busy, I know the way." She said to Xu Jiayan.
Xu Jiayan looked at her bright eyes and nodded with a smile, thinking that she might feel more comfortable walking alone,
"Contact me anytime if you have anything."
After parting, he went to the curator's office to report on his work. He heard the curator calling at the door, and both parties became anxious.
"What kind of friendship is there? It's just our first day of exhibition, and you want to borrow it for a tour? No! Absolutely not!" The curator patted the table and said firmly, "Don't even think about it!"
"You old boy, you turned your back on me and refused to recognize anyone. Even if you are touring the exhibition for a week, it's not like our Linshi Collection will not return it!"
Listening to the voices inside, Xu Jiayan retreated silently.
I'll report back later.
Many people came today to see the Ru kiln tea sets, and the area near the display cabinet was also the most crowded place.
Shen You walked around by himself and went to the cultural and creative store next door.
I don’t know when it started, but there seemed to be fewer people around the tea set display cabinet, and even the air became quiet.
(End of chapter)