Four hours earlier, at 8 a.m., I was far away in Yanjing City.

In front of the wooden house bookstore outside the headquarters of the Yanjing Painting and Calligraphy Association, there were already two men in thick clothes shivering in the cold wind waiting for the bookstore to open.

Seeing that the bookstore had not yet opened, the two couldn't help but talk.

"I said, why is the president so anxious, and let the two of us come here early in the morning and wait. ”

Said a man with glasses and a somewhat thin look.

"Don't you know? Now the whole world of calligraphy and painting is like a * barrel, and the one who made it look like this is this comic club called the second yuan, so it's no wonder that the president is so nervous. Another man replied.

"Well, so that's the case, no wonder not only the president, but even the presidents of other provinces are waiting together, I said that this two-dimensional company is powerful enough, and it actually messes up the whole calligraphy and painting with a magazine. The thin man nodded in realization.

While the two were talking, a large truck with the words "Tianyun Printing Factory" slowly stopped in front of the wooden house bookstore.

The driver tapped the door a few times as he got out of the car, and saw the door of the bookstore open, and the bookstore employees took out bundles of magazines from the truck and moved them into the bookstore.

Seeing this scene, the thin man couldn't help but gently push the man on the side and said, "Come on, let's go in." ”

"Hmm. ”

When the two men walked to the front of the bookstore, they had not yet spoken, and the boss, who was directing his staff to move the books, also spotted the two.

"Yo, isn't this Brother Chen and Brother Li? Why are you here so early, my bookstore doesn't open until 9 o'clock. ”

The boss seemed to know the two of them, and he said enthusiastically.

"Oh, Boss Jin, I also know that your bookstore opens at 9 o'clock, but our boss insists that we buy the magazines he wants to read as soon as possible. Luckily, I know your bookstore is stocked around 8 o'clock, so why don't you just wait, no, it's finally there. Then the thin man who was called Brother Chen, whose full name was Chen Sheng, also smiled kindly, but when he said the boss, he also pointed in the direction of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.

"Yo, you can call me, it's such a cold day now, how can you be waiting outside. Seeing the direction that Brother Chen was pointing, Boss Jin obviously knew who the boss was in his mouth, and he suddenly looked sincerely afraid.

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense, let's hurry up and buy the magazine, we can go back early. With a wave of his hand, Brother Li on the side, whose full name is Li Quan, spoke.

"Okay, I don't know what magazines you two want, I not only have Chinese magazines here, but also European, American, and African magazines. Boss Jin immediately boasted to himself.

"Boss Jin, you are a famous person in the Yanjing calligraphy and painting industry, how can you not know that I am talking about that magazine. Looking at Boss Jin playfully, Chen Sheng said.

"I'm so powerful, you probably want this magazine. ”

Haha laughed, Boss Jin took a bundle of two-dimensional comic magazines on the side and put it in front of the two.

"Well, we're going to have this bundle, let's talk about it, how much is it. Looking at the bundle of magazines that were more than one meter tall and had hundreds of copies, Li Quan nodded with satisfaction and asked.

However, Boss Jin shook his head and said: "Hehe, we are so acquainted, what money do you need, this bundle of magazines will be my gift to your association, I hope that if the two eldest brothers know some troubles in the future, it is best to inform the younger brother one or two." ”

After Chen Sheng and Li Quan glanced at each other, they nodded, agreeing with Boss Jin's idea.

"Well, well, then thank you Boss Jin for your kindness. Li Quan picked up the bundle of magazines in one hand.

But Chen Sheng quietly approached Boss Jin's ear and whispered: "In this competition, you'd better not touch it, that's all my brother says." ”

If it was someone else, he must not know what Chen Sheng was talking about.

But secretly, Boss Jin, who often finds someone to ghostwrite to participate in the competition and sets up private gambling games, understands the meaning, and can't help but nod solemnly, "Okay, brother, I know, thank you brother for the reminder." ”

"Okay, thank you Boss Jin for this. After seeing Chen Sheng come back, Li Quan couldn't help but raise the magazine in his hand, and after saying a word, he turned around and left.

"Goodbye. "Chen Sheng.

After the two of them walked away, Boss Jin showed a gloomy face, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number: "Hey, is it a hamper?"

"Listen to me, don't touch this game. ”

"Hurry up and return all the money you have received, and keep all those people shut up and not be able to say anything about us. ”

"Yes, let's not get involved this time, don't bother with anything, listen to me, that's all. ”

After making the call, Boss Jin still looked at Chen Sheng and the others who had just walked to the gate of the Calligraphy and Painting Association not far away.

As soon as he walked into the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Li Quan said: "Hey, Chen Sheng, I warn you, you'd better not get so close to Boss Jin, it's not good for you." ”

"Oops, okay, okay, got it. But in the face of Li Quan's warning, Chen Sheng looked indifferent.

"In the last game, if you hadn't told Boss Jin about the strict investigation of the association, I think he would have been caught a long time ago. "Li Quan.

"Okay, okay, with someone like Boss Jin, it's not without our benefits, at least in many cases it's inconvenient for us to come forward, we just have to rely on this kind of person, just like the plagiarism incident last time, isn't it just for him to deal with it. Chen Sheng couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Quan's nervous look.

"Shhhh But hearing Chen Sheng's words, Li Quan's face suddenly froze, as if he had heard something that could not be said, and he couldn't help but hurriedly pulled Chen Sheng behind the rockery by the pool on the side.

"Alright, alright, don't be so nervous, it's been so long, it's okay. Chen Sheng still looked like he didn't care.

"It's better to be careful, it's not like you don't know what happened back then, if you are poked out again, you and I will be unlucky. Li Quan looked at Chen Sheng with a gloomy face.

"Alright, alright, got it, I won't talk about it again. Seeing Li Quan's expression, Chen Sheng also became solemn.

"Let's go, they're still waiting, President. ”

"Go, go. ”

Not long after the two walked away, from behind the rockery, a woman who looked only 23 or 4 years old walked out.

Recalling the conversation she had just heard, the woman muttered thoughtfully, "Plagiarism?

Although the woman did not say who the "he" in her mouth was, it can be seen that this "he" is very important to the woman.

After thinking about it, the woman couldn't help but leave the place in the opposite direction.

When Chen Sheng and Li Quan went to the council hall of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, there were already more than a dozen people sitting inside.

Huang Ansheng and Zhang Tiansheng sat on both sides of the long conference table in the hall, Huang Ansheng sat on the left, and Zhang Tiansheng sat on the right, vacating the innermost and middle position.

Sitting behind Huang Ansheng and Zhang Tiansheng are representatives of the Chinese painting and calligraphy circles, the old and the new.

Sitting on Zhang Tiansheng's left hand side are Yue Guidong, president of the Gui Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, Qin Shanhai, president of the Fujian Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, Feng Yueyun, president of the Anhui Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, and Zhao Qingguang, president of the Zhejiang Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association.

Sitting on the right hand side of Huang Ansheng are An Tianhu, president of the Jin Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, Beigong Yun, president of the Sichuan Shu Calligraphy and Painting Association, Chen Kaitian, president of the Lu Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, Li Xuan, president of the Liao Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, and Zhao Siying, president of the Ji Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association.

It's just that the position of Zhao Siying, the last president of the Ji Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association on the left, is empty.

Just as Chen Sheng and the others were distributing the bundle of magazines to everyone's hands, a woman in a white dress ran in from outside the door, "Everyone, I'm sorry, I'm delayed." ”

"Hehe, it's okay, sit down, Xiaoying, it's good that we haven't started yet. ”

Looking at the woman who came in, Zhang Tiansheng smiled.

With Zhang Tiansheng's words, other people who originally wanted to condemn the woman couldn't help but give up this idea and put their minds on the magazine in front of them.

"Thank you. ”

The woman who had just sat down looked at Chen Sheng, who handed the magazine to her, and nodded with a smile.

"Alright, you guys go out first, and close the door by the way. After seeing that everyone had a magazine in their hands, Huang Ansheng stood up and instructed Chen Sheng and the others.

"Yes, President. ”

Hearing Huang Ansheng's words, Chen Sheng and Li Quan hurriedly left the hall, after all, all the people sitting there were big men in the calligraphy and painting world, and the conversation between them was not something that a little minion like them could listen to.

"Bang!"

As the door closed, Huang Ansheng said: "Let's take a look first, and then it's not too late to express your opinion." ”

At this time, after leaving the hall, Chen Sheng and Li Quan went to the office on the side of the hall.

Sitting on the sofa in the office, Chen Sheng turned on the TV and said to Li Quan: "Ah Quan, that Zhao Siying smiled at me just now, making my bones soft, she is really a fairy." ”

"Hehe, that's the president of the Ji Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, young and promising, where a toad like you can climb. Seeing that Chen Sheng was concerned about lewdness, Li Quan couldn't help but say a blow.

"Cut, you can't even think about it, really. Chen Sheng also knew that his idea was unreliable, but he still said unhappily.

If these two people knew that the fairy-like woman Zhao Siying heard their conversation by the pool, she didn't know how she would react.

That's right, this Zhao Siying, president of the Ji Provincial Calligraphy and Painting Association, is the woman who hid behind the rockery and eavesdropped on Chen Sheng's conversation before.