A legendary happy life

The gallery owner regarded the two as big clients, and he attached great importance to them, so he quickly called the original owner of the ink painting to discuss face to face.

The original owner of the ink painting was a brown-haired, blue-eyed young man in his 20s. The owner introduced him as Mei Lin. He loved oil painting and he was also a student specializing in oil painting. He helped the gallery to improve his oil painting skills.

Merlin himself was also very surprised to see his personal belongings hanging in the display area. He was even more surprised when he heard from the boss that someone wanted to buy his paintings?

After introducing each other, Merlin asked doubtfully, "Why do you two want to buy my painting?"

Li Tai and Xu Nanyu looked at each other, and Li Tai smiled and said: "We are businessmen, and we are here on a business trip. It is a kind of fate to see Chinese ink and wash paintings from such a far away place, so I want to buy them as a souvenir." Li Tai Tai Bi puts the emphasis lightly, does not mention the value of ink painting, but focuses on the word fate.

Xu Nanyu also smiled and said: "This painting is destined for me, and it will be my fate if I buy it back. As for the price," he paused and said, "It's easy to negotiate." The two of them deliberately made a mistake to the gallery owner just now. He thought that the two of them were just market merchants who didn't know how to pretend to know how to spend money and wasted money on an arty and elegant appearance. Half a layman with half a foot in the door like this is the easiest to deceive and the most willing to spend money , so the owner of the gallery gave Merlin a wink when he came.

Merlin pretended to think about it and said, "This painting was given to him by an old friend of my grandfather. It is very precious. I brought it from home to ask if there is anyone who can repair it. I don't intend to sell it."

Xu Nanyu's eyes flashed but she pretended to be happy and said, "Really? This painting has such a story. A painting with a story is not worth the same as a painting without a story."

Li Tai chimed in at the right time. "It's your grandfather's treasured item, and we don't force it, but we do like it. Why don't you ask your grandfather to see if he sells it? The price is still the same sentence, it's negotiable."

Xu Nanyu sang in harmony. "I'll offer [-] pounds." If [-] pounds is converted into RMB, it would be nearly [-] yuan. In terms of the oil paintings in this gallery, they are neither high nor low, just average.The price Xu Nanyu has carefully considered. If it is too high, one is afraid that the other party will raise the price, and the other is that it will be too late if the other party changes his mind and seek a personal appraisal; if it is too low, he is afraid that the other party will take it home and not sell it. He also said it was a treasured possession of his grandfather.

Ten thousand pounds?Meilin was overjoyed with blue eyes, and Li Tai saw it in his eyes and said, "Ten thousand pounds is not a low price, why? Think about it?"

Merlin and the gallery owner exchanged glances, and the gallery owner said, "Ten thousand pounds is not low, but this is the relic of Merlin's grandfather. Isn't there a Chinese saying 'the dead are gone'? The things left behind But the only thing he misses about his loved ones."

Meaning 'the only thought for a loved one' is £[-] or too little? !

Xu Nanyu sulked for no reason, and cursed secretly, greedy ghost!This painting was originally a Chinese thing, but these bandits snatched it, and what did they say about "the only thought for their loved ones" and thought that ten thousand pounds was too little? !Go to him to miss, to miss is also the treasure left by the ancestors of the past dynasties in China, and it is the "missing" of their descendants for their ancestors who strived for perfection!

Originally, Xu Nanyu thought that no matter how much it cost, she would take down the painting, but now Xu Nanyu changed her mind. Why should she buy her own things at a high price from others? !It would be nice to give a cabbage price. "In this case, alas, let's forget it. We are destined to this painting but we have no share. Let's go, Tai, I have no intention of buying paintings." After finishing speaking, Li Tai was about to leave. Seeing what he meant, the few oil paintings that he intended to buy were not in the mood to buy them.

This time, the owner of the painting is in a hurry. You must know that the three paintings they were looking at are worth more than [-] pounds. For a gallery like theirs, it is a big deal that they have not encountered in a few months. The client, annoyed, hurriedly gave Merlin a wink.

Merlin also knew what the gallery owner meant. If such a big client ran away because of him, the gallery owner would not be in a hurry and other employees would be in a hurry. Only if there is a sale, there will be a salary bonus. If any client is lost, it will be matter of self-interest.When he finds out that the reason for this matter is him, then he will not even think about messing around in this gallery.This gallery job was hard for him to get, and if he lost it, it would be a big loss. "Wait a minute, gentlemen. I can sell this painting to you. My request is that you also want to buy the oil painting that you fancy."

Li Tai and Xu Nanyu looked at each other, covered up the smile in their eyes, pretended to turn around casually and asked, "Ten thousand pounds?"

"Ten thousand pounds."

"Okay, deal." If it wasn't for the fear of being exposed, Xu Nanyu really wanted to jump up and cheer. I bought such a painting for [-] pounds, which is worthy of the name of the price of cabbage!

After paying the money and delivering the goods, Xu Nanyu and Li Tai brought the three oil paintings and the ink painting back to the hotel. Li Tai asked Li Tai to throw the three oil paintings anywhere, and Xu Nanyu took the ink painting carefully. Spread it out on the coffee table in the living room, take the magnifying glass handed over by Li Tai, and look at it inch by inch.

After reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief, took the water glass next to him and filled more than half of it with clean water in one go, wiped the water stains on the back of his hand, and the corners of his mouth grinned.Looking at Li Tai, the eyes are full of pride and showing off, as if he just asked the name of the painting in detail.

Doting flashed across Li Tai's eyes, and he lived up to expectations and asked, "Who painted this painting?"

Xu Nanyu can't do it even if she wants to be coquettish, because he can't wait for someone to share his joy.

"Wang Wei, courtesy name Mojie, was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was proficient in Buddhism and was influenced by Zen, so he is known as the 'Buddha of Poetry', but few people know that his accomplishments in painting are no less than his poems. He is the originator of the landscape painting school, and one of the representative works of poetry and painting." Pointing to the painting, Xu Nanyu said: "Look at this painting, the strokes are simple but the spirit is outstanding, the style is elegant but it is in harmony with the rural life Life and life are related, and the charm of Zen Buddhist words is everywhere. Song Su Shi said, "When you taste the poems of Moji, there are paintings in the poems; when you look at the paintings of Moji, there are poems in the paintings." He used his unique artistic attainments to fuse poetry and paintings. It is a one body, combined into one body, but it is a pity that Wang Wei's life has been ups and downs, and the paintings have been changed for hundreds of years, so that the remaining paintings and calligraphy are almost invisible, but this is the most outstanding work of Wang Wei in his later years. Paintings, none of them."

Wang Wei was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, a representative of pastoral poetry, and one of the top ten painters in ancient times. Li Tai thought about the most outstanding painting in his later years, and called it a national treasure of calligraphy and painting. return.Just looking at No. [-]'s clean and tidy picture, it's hard to hide doubts. "Why does this painting have only one bell seal? There is no bell seal or collection seal?" The whole painting does not have a bell seal for appreciating words and ink.

Xu Nanyu smiled. "This is an elegant love story. According to legend, Wang Wei made this painting and gave it to a close friend. After seeing it, the friend sighed that it was the work of the master. He didn't dare to leave ink or bell seals on it. In the end, he shirked and left the bell beside the painting. Seal, this painting has changed hands several times, thinking of this elegant love story, they only left bell seals on the side of the mounting, and finally passed it to the hands of Qing Emperor Qianlong. Because Qianlong liked this painting, he ordered someone to re-frame it to remove other bell seals, only this painting There is a cinnabar ink mark in the lower right corner of the painting." Pointing to the lower right corner of the ink painting, there is indeed a small bell imprint where it blurs with the ink. It will only be regarded as a corner of the painting when it comes out, which has caused a visual misunderstanding that the painting has no other seals except the artist's only bell seal.

There is a characteristic of Chinese ink painting. The value-added characteristics of the painting are determined by the weight of the owner who leaves the bell seal. The person who leaves the seal can also be an appreciator or the owner of the painting. For example, a painting by a well-known painter has been commented by celebrities. Or collect and keep a print, the value can be said to soar.

Wang Wei was originally a master, so he didn't need the seals of celebrities and scholars to increase the value. Qianlong's approach was a bit too domineering and arrogant, but if there were traces of appreciation of those bell seals, this painting would be a different experience. If it is recognized by someone and brought to an auction for an asking price, then it will be valued and collected by others. It is rare to see it.

After reading it carefully, Xu Nanyu's gratified eyes were filled with annoyance, and she was even more annoyed and sad when she saw the traces of being eaten by insects outside the drawing paper. "Hmph, these bandits and robbers, who robbed people and didn't keep them properly, have the face to say 'the only thought of a loved one'?! Thanks to them, they have the face to say it!" Xu Nanyu looked gloomy, looking at Li Tai with a puzzled look on his face, and said: " This painting was kept in the Old Summer Palace after Qianlong, and it is one of the treasures of calligraphy and painting. Among the stolen items was a masterpiece written by Wey in his later years.

The Theft of the Old Summer Palace!The eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese people in the modern history of China!Tracing the history, murdering and looting, committing all kinds of crimes, and finally burning the Old Summer Palace, how heinous crimes are heinous!

What's even more exasperating is that after committing such a heinous crime, he is still getting away with it!Show off with those plundered property!In recent years, China has developed rapidly, and even sent those dirty things to auctions to earn money from the Chinese people!

How shameful!How hateful! !How abominable! ! !

After getting angry, Xu Nanyu was helpless. He was not born in that era, maybe even if he was born in that era, he would have nothing to do. After all, the decline of China did not happen overnight.Thinking of this, Xu Nanyu thought bitterly, why did he still spend the [-] pounds? He should just buy those three oil paintings and ask the gallery owner to give him this ink painting as a gift!When the time comes, he will expose this matter again, and they will not be disgusted to death!

Feeling angry, Xu Nanyu still knew what to do. Seeing that her phone was dead, she found Li Tai's and dialed Li Lao's number directly.It should be around nine o'clock in the morning in Beijing at this moment, Mr. Li is either watering the flowers or practicing calligraphy.

After the call was connected, Xu Nanyu and Li Tai looked at each other mysteriously and said, "Mr. Li, I bought an ancient painting, and I need you to help me see it."

"Bought an ancient painting?" Mr. Li, who was practicing calligraphy, put down his brush. His apprentice's attainments in ancient paintings are not low, so why ask him to see it?Thinking of the things Xu Nanyu usually encountered, Mr. Li immediately became interested. "What kind of ancient painting?"

"I put the picture in the computer mailbox and sent it to you. You can look at it yourself."

"What painting is so mysterious?" Mr. Li said with a smile, he turned on his computer and logged into his mailbox. When he saw the picture Xu Nanyu sent, he was immediately stunned. "This is... Wang Wei's 'that' painting?!"

Xu Nanyu smiled happily. "Yes, it is Wang Wei's 'that' painting."

After being surprised, Mr. Li quickly regained his emotions, and asked calmly, "Is there Qianlong's private seal?"

"Yes." For Mr. Li's generation, this Wang Wei's painting is not just a painting. The significance of being returned to the Chinese people may be greater than the ancient painting itself.

That pain is a shame!

Losing national treasures and property is still hateful, and it is even more shameful for foreigners to wantonly plunder, capture, and do evil in their own country's territory, but they are helpless!This kind of shame will be like a chrysalis with bones, devouring all generations of descendants!

But Mr. Li's generation is the generation that can empathize with him the most!

After a long time, Mr. Li asked, "...how much did you buy it for?"

Xu Nanyu replied: "One hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand pounds or one million RMB, yes, I missed it again." If he could buy back the lost foreign national treasure at this price, Mr. Li would be willing to sell it, but unfortunately he didn't have the good luck of this apprentice.

Xu Nanyu rubbed her nose and smiled sarcastically. "It's not 10 pounds, it's [-] RMB."

"..." Mr. Li was speechless, once again admiring Xu Nanyu's luck, and once again rejoicing that this apprentice's acceptance was absolutely correct! "Bring the paintings back, and I'll celebrate for you."

"Okay." Xu Nanyu answered simply, but he didn't know that another item on the second day delayed the celebration banquet for half a year!