Chapter 1082 Preparation
The first semester of college ended in this way. Zhou Zhi sent his brothers and sisters to the station and came back to prepare the things he needed to take to the capital.
The rhinoceros needle box and "Six Albums of Baiyang Ivy" were designated by the two elders to bring. After carefully packing them, they considered what collection to take to the charity sale hosted by Lin Wanqiu.
Lin Wanqiu’s charity sale was to raise funds for the Three Gorges Cultural Preservation Fund, and received positive responses from philanthropists from all walks of life. Collectors such as Qi Lao, Wang Lao, and Ma Ye all took part in the charity sale with their collections. , all proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Three Gorges Cultural Preservation Fund.
Zhou Zhi now has a large collection, but it is still difficult to part with good money. He can’t part with this one and can’t part with that one.
Moreover, Lin Wanqiu's face could not be underestimated. With Zhou Zhi's relationship with her, the thing she came up with should at least be the last resort.
Finally, Zhou Zhi gritted his teeth, but he was still unwilling to give up the ancient art. He chose Xu Beihong's "Auspicious Crane Picture" from the works of modern painters.
This picture was collected from Gongmei the year before last. It is not Xu Beihong's most famous subject - galloping horses, but it very highlights Xu Beihong's skill and style.
The painting was painted by Xu Beihong in the new capital of Sichuan. The background is green and light-colored distant mountains. In the middle of the painting, there is a pine and a cypress, a crane on the ground, a crane on the cypress tree, and the cranes on the tree are flapping their wings. , The crane looked back at the Prime Minister under the tree.
The color of this painting is very good, the pines and cypresses are evergreen, and the two cranes are soaring. It is especially suitable for elderly couples.
Originally this was a gift prepared by Zhou Zhi for Wang Shixiang and Yuan Quanyou, but Mr. Yuan clearly refused.
Later, Zhou Zhi vaguely learned that Mr. Yuan was quite disdainful of Xu Beihong’s views on love. This kind of work about couples was written by Xu Beihong. To her, it was a kind of hypocrisy. It was indeed her own lack of consideration. .
Later Zhou Zhi found a "Pine Owl Picture" by Yuan Mei of the Qing Dynasty as an apology.
Yuan Mei is famous for his books, but not for his paintings. The "Pine Owl Picture" shows two pine trees, one standing and one lying down. On the lying pine tree is a naive owl.
Night owls are inherently unlucky, but the two elders like them quite a lot. Firstly, Mr. Wang had played with an eagle and thought that Yuan Mei's owl was very impressive in his painting; secondly, the old couple thought that they had been through the worst of luck and that it was much more powerful than a night owl entering the house, so they had no taboo at all.
The study room of the old couple is called "Lisongju", and the ancient painting with the theme of two pine trees is more appropriate than Xu Beihong's painting of pines and cypresses.
So Xu Beihong has always kept this painting in his hands, so he might as well contribute it to Lin Wanqiu this time to enrich the auction.
Of course, it’s a loss if you shoot it now. Even Xu Beihong’s heavyweight masterpiece "Kiuzhou Nothing Happens", Zhou Zhi estimates that it can only fetch less than 2 million at most, and "Pine and Cypress Shuangrui" Picture", estimated to be around 500,000.
Of course he felt it was a loss, but in the eyes of others, it was already very expensive.
In addition to the heavyweight paintings such as "Pine and Cypress Two Rui Tu", other small items also need to be prepared.
Looking through the collection again, Zhou Zhi found that either his collection was extremely precious, or the price had not risen yet, so it was a pity to sell it now.
Finally, I decided on the Mao porcelain and Jianguo porcelain that were still in Demian Hall in the capital. After all, there were more than a thousand pieces of Mao porcelain and Jianguo porcelain, and there were still 400 small pieces of Jianguo porcelain.
The reputation of Mao porcelain has already started at the Hong Kong Island auction. Antique dealers went to Jiangxi to raid. As a result, the inventory was far lower than everyone expected, causing a starvation effect and the price soared.
Even Jianguo porcelain with the prefix "五" has begun to rise in price, and the first one to bear the brunt is the Eight Friends of Zhushan.
Except for one or two of the Eight Friends of Zhushan, the rest have grown into the backbone of Jingde Porcelain in New China and have participated in many national-level porcelain research projects.
Zhou Zhi didn't pay much attention to it before. As he paid more attention to the Eight Friends of Zhushan, Zhou Zhi felt that many of the paintings on Jianguo porcelain must have been painted by the Eight Friends of Zhushan.
Therefore, there is another important task in going to the capital this time, which is to identify the porcelain painted by the Eight Friends of Zhushan from the founding porcelain. If there is a lot of inventory, there is no harm in taking out one or two pieces and giving them to Lin Wanqiu for auction.
He has the bulk of these two things, and he can only lead the hype, otherwise others will not be able to find the source of the goods if they want to speculate.
Literary entertainment is very popular, and speculation is also one of them. The most powerful one is naturally Mr. Wang, a cheap master of Zhou Zhi. The furniture trend of the Ming and Qing Dynasties was a world-class typhoon.
Having said that, the last thing left was to bring his checkbook. This time he went to the auction, hoping to receive some good stuff.
The checkbook itself is useless, it is the asset of the holder of the checkbook.
With the release of WINNT, it announced the official arrival of the Internet era, and related stocks soared. Nasdaq rose by 30% a month after stabilizing, and Microsoft even During the month, the increase equaled the decline in the previous three years and once again approached the historical high.
Zhou Zhi's overseas assets have ushered in a new wave of expansion. The 40% increase in Nasdaq's blue chip stocks has increased his previous assets of US$80 million by more than US$30 million. Finally, Passed the $100 million mark.
However, this money cannot be moved arbitrarily. These stocks will still have crazy prices. Zhou Zhi must hold them until the Internet bubble bursts.
Fortunately, now is the honeymoon period between China and the West. Ten years after China opened up, foreigners who are curious about this mysterious country have reached a critical mass.
As if overnight, many foreigners came to visit China, and books introducing China began to become popular abroad.
Among them, "Interesting Stories of Sichuan Flavor", which was thoughtfully created and personally re-edited by Fu Xia, shows foreigners unique Eastern culture from a perspective that is novel and even eye-opening. subculture - the fascination of cooking.
There is a popular joke in China nowadays that foreigners do not understand how the fluid in glutinous rice balls and soup dumplings is filled. Although this is a bit distorted and insulting to Westerners, it is enough to show that Chinese people are naturally confident in their food.
This set of books has been completed by Cambridge Press, and sales have entered a peak period. The amazing thing is that the English version of "Sichuan Flavors" has sold more in Hong Kong and Macao than the traditional Chinese version. Even higher.
After hearing the news, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be a little confused. In the end, he had to secretly curse in his heart: Huh, colony!
Of course, this does not prevent Zhou Zhi from sending a message to Jiang Shuyi. Firstly, it is for show, and secondly, it can be a little bit helpful for learning English.
This set of books has made the translator, Ms. Fu Xia, a wealthy woman, not to mention the direct beneficiary Zhou Zhi.
In addition to this generous income, there is also a huge amount of money, which is the royalties from the Hanwen Library patent paid by domestic Hanka and printer manufacturers.
Zhou Zhi accounts for one-fifth of the revenue here, because Hanka and printer font modules are now "sky-high" in price, easily costing one or two thousand. So many machines across the country are facing upgrading, and they have already been collected. The amount of patent fees transferred to Zhou Zhi's account was as high as six million.
This is one-fifth of 30 million. The pig standing at the forefront is talking about this concept.
Because Clover Network Technology Co., Ltd. is still a start-up, there are not many places to use money. In addition to renting equipment and receiving subsidies, most of the rest is still in Zhouzhi's account.
The rest is the dividends given to him by Jin'an Group and Saturday Niang Food Co., Ltd., which are also increasing year by year. Now Jin'an can get millions a year, and Sister Xiaojuan'er can get one million a year. We can also give him six to seven hundred thousand.
However, he was able to get what Cousin An Xin gave him, and the Zhou Zhi given by Sister Xiaojuaner was directly given to Sister Xiaoliu. Until the share reform plan of Laojiao Winery was completed, he had been taking in the original shares. , not much left.
The rest is all kinds of small things, from car roofs to shop floors to Haitong consultants to laser film and television halls to daily appraisals of scattered antiques with Zhang Chengfei... A month of chaos is now here. Income of sixty or seventy thousand.
(End of this chapter)