While Yu Yao was groaning, Xiao Gu spoke again, "Now, the big work has been completed, and the wages have been paid." At the end, Xiao Gu added: "A lot." ”

Yu Yao lit a cigarette, "Since everything is over and Tan Xinding is leaving, what are you asking me for ideas?"

"What do you say?" Xiao Gu thought for a moment, "By the way, Mr. Tan brought a woman to see us two days ago. ”

Yu Yao nodded and motioned for him to continue. This woman is naturally Hatano Yoshiki, and he claims to Yu Yao that his surname is Li and he is from Hong Kong Island. Although Yu Yao is not completely sure of her previous guess, whether she is a Japanese or not, she also does not believe that she is from Hong Kong Island.

"This woman seems to be very dissatisfied with our work, ahem, imitation. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Gu paused, and Yu Yao asked, "Do you want to ask why she is not satisfied, and Tan Xinding still pays you wages?"

"Not really. I can see that Mr. Tan is a very thoughtful person, and he wants to cooperate with us for a long time. Although the woman seemed to take him seriously, it was not enough to sway his mind. ”

"Hmm. Yu Yao, "I understand, you want to ask me if I should cooperate with Tan Xinding for a long time." ”

"Yes. Xiao Gu nodded again and again, "On the one hand, this woman's opposition, they have internal contradictions, of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this Mr. Tan is now looking at the wealth and power, but ······"

"But what he did after all was out of the way, and you are afraid of falling deeper and deeper. ”

"It's so easy to communicate with Boss Yu. Xiao Gu smiled, but the corners of his mouth showed a trace of bitterness, "We sell paintings, and we sell one piece, which means that we can stop at any time, and when we sell it, we sell it as imitation; ”

Yu Yao pondered for a moment, "How many of your imitation paintings have been sold?"

"Only one was sold. "Xiao Gudao," Xiaowen came to you, and the painting was detained; I went to Yimo Zhai, but Boss Huang didn't ask for it. ”

Yu Yao waved his hand, "I have already returned that painting to Tan Xinding." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Gu and Xiao Wen were surprised in unison. Tan Xinding only told them to leave them alone, he would deal with it, but he didn't expect to come directly to go back. Of course, there are some reasons for this, and Yu Yao can't say more.

"At that time, Mr. Tan did say that he knew you, but he didn't know you very well. Xiao Gu steadied, "Otherwise, we wouldn't have come to ask for ideas." ”

"You just believe him like that, if you are very familiar with him, you come to me for advice, I will turn my head and tell Tan Xinding, aren't you very passive?" Yu Yao smiled slightly.

"Between us and Mr. Tan, to put it bluntly, it is just a transaction, so naturally we will not fully believe it. Xiao Gu looked at Yu Yao solemnly, "However, I believe in you, I believe in you as a person, and I believe in people like you, it is impossible to have a good relationship with someone like Mr. Tan." ”

"What kind of person is he, and what kind of person am I?"

Mr. Tan······ In fact, he can be regarded as a hero. ”

"Xiaoxiong?" Yu Yao felt very awkward when he heard this word, but he also roughly understood what Xiao Gu wanted to express, focusing on Tan Xinding's scheming and ambition.

"And you, you, are a benevolent person. ”

When Yu Yao heard this, he smiled dumbly, "Xiao Gu, you don't know me, I'm just an antique dealer, I've seen eyes, suffered losses, picked up leaks, and done a game, that's all." ”

"No!" Xiao Gu said firmly, "That's just the surface. I believe that you are a benevolent person with a conscience and ideals!"

Yu Yao couldn't help but be stunned.

"I usually like to read Mr. Wang Yangming's "Biography", a person can lose everything, but only conscience and ideals cannot be lost. Gu continued.

"You mean Tan Xinding has no conscience and ideals?"

"I didn't mean that. Conscience and ideals are combined, only conscience without ideals, but a kind mediocre person, and only ideals without conscience, then you may become an unscrupulous person. ”

"Not only do you watch, but you think a lot. Yu Yao smiled.

"I'm just a student, and I'm not deeply involved in the world. But I always believe that benevolence is invincible!" Xiao Gu said very seriously.

Yu Yao didn't answer for a while, but lit another cigarette, took two puffs silently, and then looked at Xiao Gu, "You already have an idea, don't you?"

"You can say that, but it's not entirely certain. Xiao Gudao, "Moreover, if Mr. Tan comes to me again······"

"You say, those paintings only sold one?"

"Yes. ”

"Take that painting back. Tan Xinding If he comes to you again, you don't want to continue to cooperate, and return all these paintings that he has 'processed' to him, I think it's okay. Yu Yaolang said, "However, this is not the most important thing. ”

Xiao Gu listened, "Do you want to talk about the sketch of the 'Three Sages Fragment'?"

"Nope. Yu Yao waved his hand, "The sketch is just a draft, or a design sample, even if he ends up with a complete imitation, it is not your pen and ink." There is no clear relationship. ”

"The most important thing is, can you put it down?" Yu Yao then asked.

Indeed, it is not easy to find someone who can bid like Tan Xinding, and once the long-term cooperation is made, the benefits are endless.

Xiao Gu and Xiao Wen glanced at each other, both thoughtful.

"So, in this matter, the most important thing is that you come to me for advice, and everything I say is only an auxiliary role. Yu Yao looked at Xiao Gu, "I'll give you the four words you just said: the benevolent are invincible!"

Xiao Gu took a deep breath, "Thank you, Boss Yu." ”

At this time, Xiaowen said tentatively, "Boss Yu, there is still something to do······

"Let's talk about it. ”

"It's two things. Xiaowen said, "First of all, there is actually no consensus among us, and there are those who are particularly inclined to cooperate with Mr. Tan for a long time. ”

Xiao Gu frowned, and said to Xiao Wen without waiting for Yu Yao to answer, "The Tao is different, and we don't conspire with each other." ”

Xiao Wen glared at Xiao Gu, but was silent.

Yu Yao said in his heart, Xiao Gu can't hide his student spirit, but he is a very thoughtful young man.

"If my guess is correct, Tan Xinding values the two of you the most. Yu Yao stopped and turned to look at Xiaowen, "What about the second thing?"

Xiaowen's face turned slightly red, "I just want to ask, that night, you, what kind of wine did you drink?"

Yu Yao couldn't help laughing, "It's true that there are only wine and rice wine, maybe it's heated, or maybe you're particularly good at wine, and your nose is very smart." ”

Xiaowen stuck out her tongue and smiled a little embarrassedly, but she was still muttering in her heart that what Yu Yao said was unlikely, but since Yu Yao said so, it was not good to ask more.

"Boss Yu, I've been bothering you for so long, so we're leaving. Xiao Gu then got up, "I don't know how to thank you, I brought a painting, we collaborated, I gave it to you, I hope you can smile." ”

"What's so embarrassing about this?" Yu Yao replied, "You guys came to ask for ideas, I didn't actually give an idea, just a few idle words." ”

"If Mr. Yu doesn't accept it, he will be disgusted. ”

Yu Yao didn't shirk it anymore, "Okay, then I'll take a look now." ”

Xiao Gu and Xiao Wen took out the painting scroll from their bags.

Unfolded, it is also a "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest"!

However, this is not a background to the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" by Sun Wei, who lacks the "Three Sages". This one, the painting is between the mountains, rocks, pines and bamboos, the seven sages are standing or lying, or the piano or wine, the wind of the mountains and wilderness, more free and easy.

There is also an inscription on it, the upper inscription: Mr. Yu Yao Yazheng, and the inscription is: Gu Wen Gong painting. There are three seals, one side of the idle seal "Gao Yi Feng", and the other two seals are "Eight Liang Xiucai" and "Qingdi".

This "Guwen" is the name of Xiaogu and Xiaowen, so "Baliang Xiucai" and "Qingdi" should be their aliases.

"Okay! I'll take it! Thank you!" Yu Yao replied while admiringly, and then asked casually, "Then what is the imitation you sold, and to whom?"