Chapter 647: Seven-string Guqin

To be honest, for such a thing, Zhou You could ask Cheng Feihu, especially Xu Qingjian, to come forward.

This is just that Xu Qingjian is in charge of business, and it has nothing to do with this time. Thinking that Brother Guang's Aegean Club is standing here, there must be an extremely terrifying network of relationships, so it will trouble Brother Guang when he travels. Of course, there is also a test of Brother Guang's true attitude towards himself, as well as the intention of hiding energy.

Director Lin sighed and said, "Xu Qingjian has been my old buddy for more than ten years, if he hadn't taken care of me, I would have been transferred away a long time ago." ”

Xu Qingjian, who has become the director of the city's industrial and commercial bureau, has great power, and many people want to sell his face. Moreover, Xu Shaohua, the son of Xu Qingjian in the city, happens to be the senior management of Qianjun Fund, and he is a traveling employee, plus the previous grievances, he also has a bit of a subordinate taste.

Zhou You's incident this time asked him to take action, which is more appropriate in name, and he doesn't have to owe favors. It's just that the effect of Xu Qingjian's appearance is far less direct than that of Director Lin, at least he completely controlled the scene as soon as he came, without the slightest hesitation, such an effect is definitely not something that can be achieved by irrelevant city industry and commerce.

Director Lin felt that his words were clear enough to this point, and with the cleverness of Zhou You, he should be able to capture his intentions.

Zhou You knows it, but it's really inconvenient to say such a thing. After all, the matter involves quite sensitive institutional issues, as well as huge human favors. You can't owe others a great favor for a small favor, everything has to have a degree.

So Zhou You replied: "Director Lin came in a timely manner this time, I am very satisfied, and I believe that Brother Guang will also see Director Lin's work attitude." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Zhou!"

Director Lin wanted this sentence, and hurriedly invited happily: "I hope Mr. Zhou can have a meal together, and I will call Lao Xu later." ”

"It's fine. ”

This face must be given, and besides, he agreed to it before traveling.

The most important thing is that the main base of his Qianjun Group is in Shencheng, and Xu Qingjian, as the director of the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Commerce, is very valuable. Although Xu Qingjian is a grassroots member of the Cheng family's faction, with the close relationship between Zhou You and the Cheng family, Xu Qingjian has to turn around, but it is better to keep a low profile as a businessman, and don't provoke unnecessary right and wrong because of temporary pleasure.

As a result, under the enthusiasm of Director Lin, Zhou You agreed with him on a time and place, but the inviter became Zhou You, and the location was changed to the most famous Aegean Club in Shencheng. Of course, the Hushi couple were also invited by Zhou You to participate in this potentially lively party.

In the end, after communicating with Hu Shi and his wife, Zhou You left in a hurry.

He came to Shencheng to visit and invite a lot of people, such as Cheng Lao of Yongjian Museum, Mr. Bai of Jincheng Pawnshop, Fan Lao, a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist in Shencheng, as well as Huang Lao, Song Lao and other people who met at the Charity Evening.

And now, Zhou You has come to the Yongjian Museum.

"Welcome, welcome!"

Mr. Cheng greeted him outside the museum early in the morning, and his posture was very low.

Although Yongjian Museum and Mingyuan Museum are both private museums and strategic alliances, the gap between the two is too big. It's like the delicate relationship between a municipal museum in a small city and a national museum.

"It's good to be old!"

Zhou You didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly stepped forward.

Mr. Cheng didn't dare to hold it up at all. At present, Yongjian Museum can get better and better, and there are often high-quality and even treasure-level antiques to attract the eyes of ancient culture lovers, all because of the strategic alliance of Mingyuan Museum, which has received a lot of strong support.

One is low-profile, the other is sincere, and the atmosphere is naturally different.

Mr. Cheng invited Zhou to enter the Yongjian Museum.

Seeing the flow of people around him, as well as the exhibition hall that is being repaired and expanded, he sincerely sighed: "The Yongjian Museum is getting better and better, and Mr. Cheng is really worthy of being a pioneering figure in the collection industry." ”

Traveling around is not a compliment, it is telling the truth. Don't look at the small scale of the Yongjian Museum, but it is officially operated, and it is one of the few private museums in the country with a formal license. The most important thing is that Yongjian Museum is one of the first private museums in the country, and it is definitely a pioneering figure in the domestic collecting industry, and there are good reasons to be respected.

Mr. Cheng replied: "The popularity of our museum is due to the support of Mr. Zhou. The previous sea beast grape mirror has played a lot of advertisements for us, and the subsequent shipwreck theme and so on have raised our fame to an unprecedented level. As long as we can keep it, I believe that our results will get better and better, and even the city museum will take the initiative to deal with us when the time comes. ”

Zhou You nodded again and again: "That's good! It's really good." ”

However, Zhou You didn't come here to chat, so he hurried into the topic: "Dare to ask Cheng Lao, I don't know how the things entrusted to you last time were done?"

Mr. Cheng nodded very confidently and said: "You Mingyuan City wants to hold a modern folk art exchange meeting, which is a very good subject, and the old man naturally needs more support." Don't worry, I've already contacted you, and many of the owners of antique shops in the city are willing to go over and have a look, and if they bump into a good partner, they will sign a trade deal. ”

"That's really bothering you. ”

Zhou Youda breathed a sigh of relief.

Mingyuan Modern Folk Art Exchange Conference, if you want to do it, things are really in all aspects. Why do you want your art masters to come and communicate, and the reason is very simple, that is, money and fame.

In terms of money, as long as your art is good enough and has the potential to sell, representatives from antique shops, pawn shops, and auction houses will come to your door to sign a contract with you, making you a lot of money. As long as your artwork reaches the master level and can cause a sensation, Mingyuan Museum will directly include it, allowing you to gain fame and fortune.

This model is a bit like the Canton Fair, except that the scale is much smaller, and the model is also very simple.

Rao is so, and things don't happen overnight. If you want to find so many antique shops, pawn shops, and auction houses to exchange and trade, you can't eat it by relying on Mingyuan Museum, Longque Tower, or even the entire Mingyuan City alone, so Zhou You finally hit the idea to the more developed provincial capital and deep city.

In terms of the provincial capital, with the help of Director Huang of the Provincial Museum, Wang Lao, President of the Provincial Jade Association, Boss Xiang of Jiufu Jewelry, Wuyang Auction House, Director of the Provincial Collection Association, and Ming Lao, Xiao Lao and Xu Lao, who are very famous among the people, the problem was solved very happily.

And here in Shencheng, all you can rely on is the help of Cheng Lao, Teacher Bai, Fan Lao, Huang Lao, Song Lao and other old-timers.

This time, Zhou You is very serious about working and contributing.

Zhou You thought about the matter of inviting himself over before Cheng Lao, and hurriedly asked: "Cheng Lao, you said that there is an old object that you can't see through and want me to come and see, I don't know where it is?"

If you just ask for a result, you only need a phone call to solve it, where you need to drive all the way over.

"I was about to talk about it. ”

Cheng Lao hurriedly took Zhou You to the room where the conflict occurred for the first time.

There was no one else in the room, and the old man came in with a huge box.

Open in public.

"Seven-string guqin!"

Zhou You was immediately attracted by this elegant guqin.

The lyre, one of the oldest plucked musical instruments in China, the guqin is a musical instrument that has been prevalent in the period of Confucius, with a history of more than 4,000 years, according to the "Historical Records", the appearance of the qin is not later than the Yaoshun period. At the beginning of this century, in order to distinguish Western musical instruments, the word "gu" was added in front of the "qin", which was called "guqin". An ancient musical instrument that still rings in the study and on the stage.

Mr. Cheng sighed: "The guqin is the earliest stringed instrument of the Han nation and a treasure in Han culture. It is cherished by the world for its long history, vast documents, rich connotations and far-reaching influence. The real thing unearthed from the tomb of Marquis B in Hubei Province is more than 2,400 years old, and there are fine guqin products handed down in all dynasties since the Tang and Song dynasties. Coincidentally, this seven-stringed guqin of unknown origin is likely to be from the Song Dynasty. ”

"There is no luthier to pay for. ”

After checking it around, I found that the lower part of this seven-stringed guqin is flat, and the upper part is curved and convex, and the standard guqin is not excessively carved, and it looks very simple, not like a masterpiece. So he said: "There were many famous violinists in the Song Dynasty, such as Zhu Renji, Ma Xiliang, Ma Xiren, Seng Renzhi in the Northern Song Dynasty, Jinzhou in the Southern Song Dynasty, Jin Highway, Chen Hengdao, etc., and there were Yan Zhu, Ma Dafu, Mei Siyan and others at the end of the period. Most of the luthiers of the Song Dynasty had a certain amount of money, although there were fewer people who carved the year, but they all had distinctive characteristics, among which there were many imitations of the Tang Dynasty, which were relatively easy to distinguish. However, the style of this seven-string guqin is old enough, but unfortunately there is no specific model, and it does not look like a masterpiece. ”

The implication is that even if this seven-stringed guqin is really an old object, it is not a famous qin, and the value of the seven-stringed guqin is greatly reduced.

Mr. Cheng nodded and said, "I know it too, so I was very careful when I received it." It's just that some people in our museum say that it is a modern antique object, and we debated it for a while, and finally we can only ask Mr. Zhou to help us take a look. ”

Zhou You said: "Modern movies and dramas are even wrong about the placement of the qin and the posture of playing, not to mention the understanding of the guqin. Many modern guqin imitators imitate according to the antiquities in their impressions, and they are very wrong. ”

Mr. Cheng smiled and nodded.

Zhou You carefully analyzed: "The basic shape of the guqin is that the lower part is flat, and the upper part is arc-shaped and convex, symbolizing heaven and earth respectively. The overall shape is made according to the shape of the phoenix body, and its whole body corresponds to the phoenix body, with a head, neck, shoulders, waist, tail, and feet. ”

Then Zhou You played a few auditions, and continued to analyze: "The guqin has three kinds of timbres: overtones, scattered tones and press tones. The symbolic meaning of the names of these guqin forms reflects the Confucian idea of ritual music and the harmony that the Chinese attach importance to, and has a strong imprint of the times and history, which is not comparable to modern crude and rotten creations. ”