After determining Chu Mingyuan's goal, Chen Qingdong began to think about how to operate this matter. [Full text reading. Nature.2

Since he met Chu Mingyuan once at Chen Zhongning's house in Jingjiang, Chen Qingdong felt that there was another layer of intimacy between him and Chu Mingyuan, and he could clearly feel that Chu Mingyuan also admired him very much.

These factors have created conditions for Chen Qingdong to go to Chu Mingyuan for help once his career is frustrated.

However, whether Chu Mingyuan will help him or not, it is not up to Chen Qingdong to be sure, what he has to do is to do his best and do everything he needs to do as well as possible, and then it is "do his best and obey the destiny of heaven"!

Chen Qingdong was by the river, silently smoked a few cigarettes, and finally decided to find an opportunity to visit Chu Mingyuan in the city in the next few days, and start preparing now!

After going back, Chen Qingdong called Zhao Changbin, and after chatting a few words, Chen Qingdong mentioned the topic: "Brother Bin, do you know Chu Mingyuan, the executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee?" ”

"Chu Mingyuan? I know him, but I don't know him. After all, I'm not a mixed officialdom, and I can't deal with people in the organization department. What's the matter, Qingdong, are you looking for him? Zhao Changbin asked.

Chen Qingdong had nothing to hide in front of Zhao Changbin, so he said bluntly: "Secretary Xu of our county may be transferred to the municipal government before the end of the year, and when the time comes, our county will definitely have a big reshuffle." I am Secretary Xu's vanguard, and it is estimated that it will be affected by then, so I want to ask for directions in advance and go to the dock to say goodbye to Minister Chu. ”

"Well, I also heard that Xu Minglei is going to be transferred to the city government, it seems that he is the deputy mayor, but he can't get into the permanent position. Qingdong, it is indeed necessary for you to prepare in advance. However, do you know Chu Mingyuan? If you don't know each other, it's too abrupt to go to the pier like this. ”

"Of course I know Minister Chu, and I've been in contact with him several times, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to go to him like this. It's just that, Brother Bin, if you have a way, I want to help me inquire about Chu Mingyuan's situation, such as his family situation, what hobbies he has. ”

Zhao Changbin laughed: "Qingdong, I understand what you mean." Don't worry, I should ask you about this. ”

"Brother Bin, thank you so much, I'll invite you to dinner another day!"

"Hehe, good! Let's find a time, let's call the big brother out and get together together! ”

Zhao Changbin was very efficient, and it only took two days to send Chen Qingdong a piece of information about Chu Mingyuan with an Internet mailbox.

Chen Qingdong carefully read this information several times, and extracted a few points of information from it that he thought were the most useful.

Chu Mingyuan works hard, is elegant, usually has no bad hobbies, even cigarettes and alcohol do not touch much, and have little interest in playing cards, going to entertainment venues, etc., his two biggest hobbies are writing brush words and playing chess, he writes a beautiful thin gold body, and is also the vice chairman of the Longwan Calligraphy Association!

In addition, Zhao Changbin also specifically mentioned one point in the email, the chairman of the Longwan Calligraphy Association is the former vice chairman of the Huaihai Provincial People's Congress Zeng Zhaodong, and now Zeng Zhaodong has retired at home, but he has a more special identity, that is, he is still the current Longwan Municipal Party Committee is Wei Sinian's father-in-law!

Zhao Changbin also mentioned that Wei Sinian's career was so smooth, and he became the secretary of the municipal party committee of Longwan at the age of forty-six, which has a lot to do with his father-in-law's support!

This piece of information makes Chen Qingdong feel very interesting, maybe the reason why Chu Mingyuan became the vice chairman of the city's calligraphy association is not just because of his hobby! In other words, Chu Mingyuan is actually an active person who has entered the WTO!

This is a good thing for Chen Qingdong, because Chu Mingyuan is a person who actively joins the WTO, and he will be willing to help himself who is also actively entering the WTO.

In addition, Chen Qingdong also learned that Chu Mingyuan's wife is the deputy director of the obstetrics and gynecology department of the municipal hospital, named Liu Haiqing, and the couple has an only child, named Chu Jian, who is in the second year of high school in the city's No. 1 middle school.

However, perhaps because Chu Mingyuan and his family neglected to discipline Chu Jian since childhood, or because they were overspoiled, this Chu Jian did not learn the elegant style of his father at all, but was a completely problematic young man! He smokes, drinks, fights and falls in love at school, which is simply "doing all kinds of evil"!

If he wasn't Chu Mingyuan's son, then he didn't know how many times he would have been expelled from school!

After learning this information, Chen Qingdong decided to start with Chu Mingyuan's hobby, get a set of high-quality study four treasures, or get a pair of calligraphy and paintings to give to Chu Mingyuan, as long as Chu Mingyuan dares to accept it, then the relationship between them will be further narrowed.

Just do it!

Chen Qingdong immediately went to find Hu Laoqi to see if he could find some good goods from Hu Laoqi.

Coming to Hu Laoqi's antique shop, after Chen Qingdong told Hu Laoqi what he needed, Hu Laoqi flipped through for a long time, and really found a bunch of things, in addition to paper, inkstone, pen and ink, there are two pairs of calligraphy and painting.

Hu Laoqi first introduced the inkstone: "Qingdong, look at this inkstone, do you know it?" ”

Chen Qingdong looked at it carefully, this inkstone is not small, the size of five or six palms of an adult, and it is carved with bamboo patterns, which looks like a work of art.

But Chen Qingdong didn't have any involvement in the inkstone, so he just felt good, but he couldn't see why, so he asked: "Seventh Master, what kind of inkstone is this, it looks really good!" ”

Hu Laoqi explained with a smile: "Qingdong, have you heard of the name of 'Xu Gongyan'?" This is the authentic Xu Gongyan! ”

"Xu Gongyan?"

"Yes!"

Although Chen Qingdong didn't understand inkstones, he had heard of Xu Gongyan's name. Because at the end of the 80s of the last century, Chu Tunan, vice chairman of the National People's Congress Committee, once personally inscribed Xu Gongyan! Later, many senior leaders of many countries once gave Xu Gongyan as a national gift to foreign guests during diplomacy, which made Xu Gongyan famous in one fell swoop and became one of China's "four famous inkstones"!

It's just that Chen Qingdong also knows that although Xu Gongyan has a good reputation, this kind of traditional handicrafts produced in Yinan, Shandong Province is still produced very much, and since the output is large, the price will definitely not be very high, so it is not a rare thing.

Therefore, there is still a lot of gap between this inkstone and Chen Qingdong's psychological expectations.

Chen Qingdong and Hu Laoqi were already very familiar with each other, so he said bluntly: "Seventh Master, although this Xu Gong inkstone is famous, the output is not small, is this inkstone worth anything?" ”

Hu Laoqi said: "Qingdong, if it's not a good thing, can I give it to you?" The output of this Xu Gong inkstone is not small, but this inkstone is not something produced now. You take a closer look at what the words are on this one. ”

Chen Qingdong leaned down and looked closer, and now there are two small sky blue characters engraved in the corner of the inkstone: Dingtang.

"Dingtang?" Chen Qingdong said.

"Yes, Dingtang!" Hu Laoqi said, "Qingdong, aren't you from the Chinese department?" You should know which celebrity's name the word 'Dingtang' is, right? ”

Chen Qingdong reminisced attentively, slapped his thigh for the last time, and shouted with some light in his eyes: "Guo Moruo, the word Dingtang!" Seventh Master, could it be said that this inkstone is something that Guo Moruo has used? ”

Hu Laoqi still smiled slightly and said, "Whether this is something that Guo Moruo has used or not remains to be verified." Still, I think it's quite possible. As for the specific reason, it is not something that can be explained in a few words. ”

Chen Qingdong now looks at this inkstone and feels that it looks a lot better!

Guo Moruo is a famous literati in modern China, not to mention his literary achievements, but also his political achievements, which can only be looked up to by many people!

With Guo Moruo's endorsement, the value of this inkstone is much higher!

Moreover, since this kind of Xu Gongyan itself is not worth much, it is just an immeasurable premium due to Guo Moruo's endorsement, so it is really appropriate to give this gift to Chu Mingyuan!

"Seventh Master, apart from this Xu Gongyan, what other good things are there?" Chen Qingdong asked again.

Hu Laoqi opened a thin strip of unframed rice paper again, spread it out on the table, and said, "Qingdong, take a look at this painting?" ”

This is a cursive script, with a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing, with great momentum!

Chen Qingdong didn't look carefully at what was written in this painting, and directly set his eyes on the name on the final inscription: Yu Youren!

Chen Qingdong immediately shouted out in surprise: "This is Yu Youren's word?" ”

Hu Laoqi laughed and said, "Not bad! ”

Of course, Chen Qingdong also understands the great name of Yu Youren, this person is not only a generation of influential figures in the Republic of China, but also one of the "four great calligraphers of the Republic of China", whose current and systematic arrangement of cursive symbols, thus creating the contemporary world-renowned "standard cursive", becoming a benchmark figure in the history of Chinese calligraphy!

"Is this the real thing?" Chen Qingdong asked again.

"Yes, it's the real thing! I can guarantee it 100%! "Hu Lao Qidao.

Chen Qingdong picked up the painting again and looked at it for a while, and praised it repeatedly: "Good words, good words!" Seventh Master, why do you have so many good things here? ”

Hu Laoqi said with a smile: "These are all things I received when I was mixing in Beijing Liuli Factory in the early years, and since I came to Liulin, I have received fewer good things!" ”

Chen Qingdong asked curiously: "Seventh Master, with your level, if you mix in Beijing for a few more years, you will definitely be a master-level figure, how did you settle in our small county?" ”

Hu Laoqi laughed and said, "Qingdong, what you said is not bad!" It's not that I blow it, if I'm willing to work hard in this industry, if I don't say anything else, just with my eyesight, although I don't dare to say what kind of master I can become, but it's no problem to mix up a small name! However, I have long understood that this is not what I am after. People, in just this life, in addition to fame and fortune, you have to pursue something else, Qingdong, don't you say? ”

Chen Qingdong smiled: "Yes, Seventh Master, what you said is so right!" Compared to yours in this realm, I am really far behind! ”

Hu Laoqi laughed again and said, "Qingdong, the two of us are different, we can't generalize." I am now actively born, so I found this feng shui and my eight characters are very consistent with the small county town settled, you are now actively entering the WTO, just like a dragon swimming in the sea, this small river can not live for a long time, but also have to go to a bigger world as soon as possible! ”

Chen Qingdong tasted Hu Laoqi's words, and his feelings in his heart were quite complicated!

In fact, after Chen Qingdong came to Hu Laoqi, he didn't mention to him that he wanted these things for any use, let alone the predicament he was about to face on his way, but Hu Laoqi seemed to know this, and vaguely persuaded himself to leave Liulin as soon as possible and go to a bigger stage exhibition!

In Chen Qingdong's heart, Hu Laoqi is the kind of character who has a lot of immortal spirit, and Chen Qingdong is also very concerned about Hu Laoqi's words, which also strengthens his idea.

With a smile, Chen Qingdong said: "Okay, Seventh Master, I promise your good words!" I want both of these things, you can make a price! ”

Hu Laoqi thought for a while and said: "Qingdong, we are old friends, and I don't know what the current market price of these two things is, otherwise it will cost a total of 20,000 yuan, if you think it's expensive, you can cut the price for me." ”

Chen Qingdong said with a smile: "These two are treasures, a total of only 20,000 yuan, not expensive at all!" Seventh Master, why don't I take the things away first, and then ask my brother to come over and send you money? ”

Hu Laoqi smiled: "No problem! ”