Chapter 912 Study
"Uncle Elbow, follow me to see Ultraman!" As soon as he put on his slippers, Tongtong dragged Zhou Zhi to his room.
"You've been pestering uncle all day!" Jianhua's cousin said angrily: "What are you looking at Ultraman for? Please show uncle around our house!"
The decoration of this house is also very " "Trendy", liver-colored granite floor tiles, large crystal chandeliers, brown leather sofas, white European-style TV cabinets, and a wall-mounted TV wall with wallpaper behind the TV cabinets.
In Zhou Zhi's eyes, the decoration of this villa is lackluster. The most advanced thing is the rare boiler design under the stairwell, which can provide daily hot water and even provide floor heating in winter. It can be said to be extremely rare. .
But the gas fee is not a small sum.
Other settings include a large surf bathtub in the master bedroom, a small bar in the garden, etc., which also highlight the "romance" of the owner.
Tongtong took Zhou Zhi and looked at it briefly before diving into his room.
This is both a study and a bedroom, and it is very carefully decorated.
From the 1980s to the 1990s, the country introduced a series of TV movies suitable for children from all over the world. The first ones in Japan were Leo, Astro Boy, Ikkyu, Flower Fairy, and then Later, local channels had Ultraman and Saint Seiya series.
However, I don’t understand these considerations at all, especially the later Ultraman and Saint Seiya. These are two relatively large systems. Collecting an entire series has become the dream of every young TV fan.
The smaller ones are cards and stationery, while the larger ones are doll figures like Tongtong.
So Zhou Zhi was forced to take a popularization class on Ultraman. What about Zero and Hikari? He was confused and worried, and his mind was buzzing.
However, from these valuable toys, it can be seen that Tao Ming loves Tongtong very much.
"I asked you why you haven't come down for a long time." When my cousin came up and saw the plastic dolls on the bed, she frowned: "Hurry up and pack them up, come down and eat some fruit."
"Brothers-in-law, this house is really nice." Zhou Zhi came downstairs and saw that Tao Ming was wearing reading glasses and had already opened and studied the information he had communicated with foreigners on the phone at noon.
Seeing Zhou Zhi come down, Tao Ming put down the documents and took off his glasses: "We are nothing here. I heard that you have a mansion in Shu and your hometown?"
"The one in Shudu was left by an elder from my mother's side. I happened to meet it and bought it." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "The one in my hometown in Baimi Township was built by a great scholar back then. After the policy was implemented, the family No, neither does local maintenance and management. It’s really a pity that it’s broken, so I took it out and fixed it.”
“You really care about this, huh, are you very knowledgeable about antiques?” Is that the young expert who is appraising Mr. Li’s copybooks?”
“There are many categories of antiques. I have learned from my fourth cousin for many years in calligraphy, painting and porcelain. These two are slightly better.”
"Then come with me to see something."
"What thing?"
The two came to the study. The study was quite big, but the things on display made Zhou Zhi feel a little funny. , the portrait of Mr. Guan, the house-holding sword made of copper coins tied with red silk thread, and the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall looked like they were bought when we went to the scenic spot. The calligraphy was stained with fine velvet.
There is also an oil painting on the wall behind the owner, which depicts lilies.
There are a lot of books, but not all of them are in brand new sets on the bookshelf, not in the bookcase. You can see the bookcase through the glass, and it is full of wine.
Anyway, it was a study that was extremely nondescript and made Zhou Zhi feel extremely uncomfortable as soon as he entered.
"Excuse me, please, this room is indeed a bit unsightly." Successful people must be successful. Xu Ming's thoughtful character can be seen as good, but he doesn't pretend.
Even if he now has tens of millions of assets, he still thinks that he has only succeeded in a certain aspect, and that he is still average or even below average in other aspects. To be honest, as long as he has this level of consciousness, he has already broken away from " There are three words for "nouveau riche". As for whether he has the subjective initiative to modify this "original temperament", that is another matter, and Zhou Zhi doesn't think it is necessary.
After all, it is a bit inhumane to ask people in their fifties to live so tiredly in life while busy with their careers.
"It's pretty good." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "It's a hundred times better than those people who don't know anything but pretend to be elegant."
Tao Ming stopped opening the cabinet and sighed. With a sigh, he opened the cabinet and took out a brocade box: "There is something here, please help me take a look."
This is the second advantage of Tao Ming. He is over fifty, but he is still so polite to everyone he talks to. It is difficult to get along with such a person. , first of all, you can grasp three words - not annoying.
Zhou Zhi opened the brocade box, but inside was a large blue and white plate.
"Brother-in-law, are you still playing this?" Zhou Zhi asked.
"Do you think I look like him?" Tao Ming waved his hand: "It's a relationship that needs to be addressed. I found out that the man likes antiques. I didn't want to follow him, so I bought this big plate at the cultural relics store."
Zhou Zhi studied the blue and white flowers and the base carefully: "How much did you spend on this plate?"
Tao Ming held out five fingers.
“Five thousand?”
“What? Fifty thousand! I have a receipt.”
"Are you sure you bought this plate at the cultural relics store? It's a formal place. It should be an invoice instead of a receipt?"
"I don't quite understand." Tao Ming was a little surprised: "At that time I did enter the cultural relics store, and then someone came and took me to the second floor and walked through a long aisle to the VIP room. "Wait, what VIP room is there?"< br >
"There are not many furnishings inside, but the decoration is still very luxurious." Tao Ming said: "Then a staff member came up to receive me. After understanding what I wanted, he gave me this plate."
"I was still trying to haggle over the price, but someone next to me also wanted..." At this point, Tao Ming also understood a little bit: "Elbow, is this, I was deceived?"
Zhou Zhi shook his head: "It can't be called a pure lie. The craftsmanship of this plate is quite good, but it is not from the Qianlong Dynasty. It should be a deposit from the Tongzhi period. The value is about seven or eight thousand."
< br>“Then you are still being tricked?”
“I suspect that someone It's an internal game to deceive buyers like you, brother-in-law." Zhou Zhi sneered: "This kind of trick is not done by insiders, so it must have something to do with insiders... How about I call and ask? "
"Do you have an acquaintance in the Yuzhou cultural relics store?" Tao Ming pushed the phone to Zhou Zhi.
“I don’t know anyone here, but snakes have their own ways, and cats have their own ways.” Zhou Zhi picked up the phone and dialed a number: “Hey Uncle Fei, ah, I’m in Yuzhou, and my brother-in-law is here... ...There are still two or three days, and he may come the day after tomorrow...Oh, you are too polite, yes, Uncle Fei has such a thing..."
After telling the general story of the matter, Zhou Zhi said again: "I think this matter may have something to do with the Yuzhou Cultural Relics Store. I think that place is also under the jurisdiction of the Shudu Cultural Relics Store, right? Can you help us ask? , it will definitely be a loss to take the Tongzhi deposit money as belongings from the dynasty. It makes sense... Hmm... That's not what I mean. There is no need to return these things. In other words, I can find something worth buying for my brother-in-law and make up the difference. Hey, hey, that's good. Thank you, Uncle Fei! ”
(End of this chapter)