Chapter 209 Incredible
Huo Xin was indeed not lying.
As far as the real situation is concerned, her words are even too conservative.
Not to mention anything else, that afternoon, when she brought Ning Weimin to the destination.
Facing the majestic and vast building in the core area of the capital.
Ning Weimin was so surprised that he almost transformed into a weirdo in disguise.
"Huh? You...this is where you want to take me? How is that possible?"
His eyes bulged, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Looking at Ning Weimin, whose expression was so exaggerated, Huo Xin was made to laugh as if he were watching a Chaplin comedy.
"How is it impossible? You are right, it is still here."
"Are you kidding me! How can the food from this place be sold for takeout?"
"Why can't it be sold? Tsk, you are so rare and strange..."
Speaking of this, Huo Xin said nothing, but relaxed and swayed his body with his hands behind his back.
She seemed to enjoy the effect of shocking Ning Weimin, and wanted to let this happiness last a little longer.
So until Ning Weimin couldn't help but urge.
She just smiled with a smile on her face and pierced the window paper.
"Okay, let me tell you what's going on. In fact, as early as 1979, a foreign guest service department was established here to sell some paintings by modern and contemporary painters, and the income was used to improve the problem of insufficient funds. "
"For nothing else, the main reason is that we often receive foreign guests here, but we don't even have the money to treat people to dinner. Our national financial allocation is limited to three yuan per person. . But how can we eat for three yuan? The difference has to be settled here.”
“However, the paintings here are not sold well because foreigners don’t recognize them, and people who like them are like... You know, you usually don’t know that famous calligraphy and paintings are sold here. Even I wouldn’t know it if it weren’t for the fact that my parents often visit with foreign guests and I always come here to look for them.”
“Okay. The calligraphy and paintings here were originally donated by calligraphers and painters, so we can sell them for whatever they want. How could they be so cheap?
Not to mention, as soon as Huo Xin explained the reason, Ning Weimin roughly understood it.
Co-author This is the cognitive dislocation and value deviation caused by the characteristics of the times.
One factor is that our country has limited funds.
Sometimes in order to solve practical difficulties, we have to allow some flexible policies.
On the other hand, art was generally not taken seriously at that time.
Especially in modern times, artists are not taken seriously, which is a common situation that is accepted and acquiesced by everyone.
Finally, these paintings are too easy to obtain, and the dissemination of information in contemporary society is relatively closed.
The combination of these reasons resulted in this huge leak that seemed to him extremely incredible.
As expected, his subsequent inquiries seemed to confirm this view.
"Hey, since those calligraphy and paintings are not selling well here, why not sell them in a cultural relics store? You can also go to Rong Baozhai? The price must be much higher than here."
"Hey, you don't understand this? It's not a system, and everyone thinks it's troublesome and doesn't like to bother."
Huo Xin responded as it should be, using a contemporary way of thinking.
"Do you think everyone is like you and treats these paintings as treasures? You don't even think about what kind of work unit they are here? What do these modern calligraphy and paintings mean? I don’t think it’s a big deal.”
“Hey, come to think of it, you’re a painting buyer, don’t you think you’re being taken advantage of? ? Do you want to buy it or not?”
Ning Weimin has nothing to worry about.
I also feel that this question is unnecessary.
Isn’t that right? If there is too much Ganoderma lucidum, wouldn’t it turn into green onions?
After all, they are all works by modern and contemporary painters. After all, many of these painters are still alive in the world. After so many years, I don’t know how many such calligraphy and paintings have been accumulated here.
Maybe there are still people taking the initiative to send it here. It would be strange if they take it seriously.
To put it bluntly, it is just like the porcelain of the late Qing Dynasty. What happened to the official kiln? What happened to the blue and white flowers?
Things after Qianlong can be seen everywhere, and no one takes them seriously at all.
No one would have expected that if you ignore someone today, you will be unable to reach a higher level in the future.
And isn’t this the basis for his fortune, the greatest time travel benefit?
Come on, don’t act like a good boy if you want something cheap, it’s more important to do business.
So Ning Weimin nodded repeatedly like a yes man.
“I want to buy it! I definitely want to buy it! I’m just asking for peace of mind.”
“Huo Xin, you are so interesting this time, you really gave it to me. It's a big surprise for me. I don't even know how to thank you..."
This is the first time Huo Xin has been praised like this by Ning Weimin, and the first time she has seen him so happy.
I couldn’t help but smile, and continued to carry forward the fine tradition of our nation’s ancient warm heart, and happily led Ning Weimin to the Foreign Guest Service Department,
What he saw and heard next made Ning Weimin feel extremely happy and shocked
Because even though he was mentally prepared, he never imagined what he saw.
In the two rooms of more than 40 square meters on the second floor, including him and Huo Xin, there were only six or seven guests, which were not as many as the staff here.
But both the walls and the counter are full of authentic works by famous artists!
According to Ning Weimin's own estimation, there are hundreds of paintings and calligraphy here, enough to rival two Rong Baozhai.
It can be said that all works by famous artists in Rong Baozhai are available here.
But there are some famous works here, but Rong Baozhai may not be able to see them.
At this point, you can see the difference between the two.
I asked about the price again, and it turned out to be so cheap that it was almost free, exactly as Huo Xin said.
That’s not to say, he was just like a person who went into the mountains with a sack and accidentally discovered a valley full of gold.
I picked it up with great joy and started pretending to be my baby.
After a while, three Huang Yongyu, two Huang Binhong, two Jiang Zhaohe, one Qi Baishi and one Huang Zhou were selected.
But at this time he hesitated again, his expression seemed a little entangled and hesitant.
Huo Xin had been watching and noticed the change in Ning Weimin's expression, and immediately came to ask questions.
"What's wrong? Why don't you choose? Have you chosen enough?"
"Not yet. I just think that there are too many calligraphy displays here, and there are a few paintings that I like. And it seems that there are not many paintings by Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian, and Xu Beihong. Pan Tianshou, Chen Banding, and Fu Baoshi , Li Keran also has few. Don’t worry, I have to choose slowly..."
Indeed, Ning Weimin came here in a hurry, but he only brought a thousand dollars.
It's not easy to come here, isn't it? Of course he hopes that the money can be used wisely and buy the most valuable paintings back.
We will talk about the future later. If this is closed down tomorrow, who will he go to? Yes or no?
Unexpectedly, Huo Xin gave him a very unexpected solution.
"Hey, what do I mean? Tell you, it's not that there is nothing. In fact, there are more in the back. It's just that the paintings in the front have been sold, and no one has thought of putting new ones here."
"Why don't you stop choosing here? In this case, I will take you to find the person in charge here. I call her Aunt Liu."
"This person has a good relationship with my mother, and also with my aunt. Very familiar. If you can find her, how about she take you to find the painting you want?"
(End of this chapter)