ps: The last chapter was 122 chapters, I made a mistake, it's not easy to change, sorry.

On August 28, 1965, Sanyu, who had lived in Paris, France for many years, took a cruise ship to Hong Kong.

Getting off the boat and hearing the familiar and unfamiliar Cantonese, Sanyu felt very down-to-earth, although Hong Kong was a British colony at this time, he felt very kind, he knew that coming here, his life would change, and he was full of longing for the future life.

Since Li Hualong moved into the mansion in Repulse Bay, he began to actively buy paintings by famous artists, and while buying paintings by famous artists, he relied on his memory of the future to think about buying some works of painters who are somewhat well-known at the moment, but not well-known, and in his memory, the paintings he bought have great potential for appreciation in the future.

Obviously, in Li Hualong's eyes, Sanyu's paintings have great potential for appreciation.

Li Hualong knew the approximate price of some paintings by well-known Chinese painters in the past 40 years, and he had long found that the prices of paintings by famous painters such as Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian were underestimated by Yan Zhan, and last year, he found that the market price of each painting of Sanyu, a Chinese painter living in France, was only a few tens of Hong Kong dollars, and this was the price of a fine painting, while ordinary paintings, with a price tag of 10 Hong Kong dollars, may not be willing to buy them.

Four years ago, Li Hualong specially hired several art dealers to buy antique calligraphy and paintings for him in the mainland, Europe and the United States, and in the past few years, he has purchased more than 2,000 paintings around the world.

Earlier this year, an agent surnamed Chang and named Zhufeng helped Li Hualong buy more than a dozen of Sanyu's paintings in a small gallery in Paris, after which the agent found Sanyu's accommodation and bought more than two dozen paintings from Sanyu's hands.

Buying Sanyu's paintings in large quantities at a low price, Li Hualong was very happy, and at first, he didn't think too much about it. Thinking of buying more of Sanyu's paintings in the future, he asked Chang Zhufeng to keep in touch with Sanyu and place an order with Sanyu to buy the paintings.

After half a month, Li Hualong's mind changed, he felt that it was too much trouble to ship paintings from Europe to Hong Kong, and if he could get Sanyu to settle in Hong Kong, it would be easier for him to buy paintings from Sanyu. After thinking of this, Li Hualong began to write a letter to Sanyu, expressing his admiration for Sanyu. If you want to live in Hong Kong, you will provide Sanyu with all kinds of conveniences.

Sanyu watched Li Hualong's letter to him, he was extremely surprised, no one had ever had such a high opinion of his paintings, before, he sold dozens of paintings to Chang Zhufeng, solving his life difficulties, but this did not make him rich.

I thought about it for a few days and weighed the pros and cons. Sanyu decided to leave Paris and move to Hong Kong.

Unbeknownst to Sanyu, Sanyu had a difficult life in his later years and eventually committed suicide (suicide is a way of saying that the gas leak may not have been man-made). But he vaguely remembered that Sanyu's oil paintings would be very valuable in the future, and among Chinese painters, Sanyu's oil paintings ranked first in the market.

Lee spent money on Sanyu's paintings and invited her to live in Hong Kong. This changed Sanyu's life and extended Sanyu's lifespan by more than a decade.

The last decade of Sanyu's life was the peak of his creation. During this period, he created many excellent works, and Li Hualong, a person with great influence in the world, highly praised him, and held many influential art exhibitions for Sanyu, helping Sanyu become a world-class painter, and Sanyu's paintings have repeatedly set a record for the auction price of modern Chinese paintings.

Of course, there are indispensable people who can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, they belittle Sanyu and his paintings, thinking that Sanyu's paintings are very average and not in the stream at all, and the reason why Sanyu's paintings can be sold at a high price is entirely the result of Li Hualong's operation behind the scenes, the result of market speculation, and criticize this phenomenon, thinking that it is trampling on art, but this does not affect the pursuit of Sanyu's paintings by collectors and art investors.

Before Sanyu left France, he did not reply to Li Hualong, and he planned to find Li Hualong again after he arrived in Hong Kong.

When Li Hualong wrote to Sanyu, he gave a brief introduction to his situation and left his address and contact number.

After arriving in Hong Kong and landing in Hong Kong, Sanyu stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where he stayed because he asked the driver if there was a luxury hotel nearby when he was riding a tricycle.

More than ten years ago, his family lived in a wooden house, and a fire caused him and his family to lose most of their belongings. After the fire, Li Hualong donated a lot of money and called on wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong to donate money, which helped Wang Ahao and other victims solve many difficulties.

Back then, there was a fire in the wooden house area, Wang Ahao was only ten years old, although he remembered, he was not very sensible, and he did not know how Li Hualong helped him.

In the following ten years, Li Yisong's family actively donated to charity, which made the family win the reputation of "the home of benevolence".

As he grew older, Wang Ahao heard many people talk about Li Hualong, although he only had a primary school education, he was not a person who didn't understand things, he felt that Li Hualong was a good person, he was kind to him, and he wanted to repay the kindness.

Since Wang Ahao has been riding a tricycle, whenever he meets a customer who has just arrived on Hong Kong Island and needs to find a hotel to stay, he will recommend the customer to stay in a hotel owned by Li Hualong.

Sanyu stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the recommendation of Wang Ahao.

Wang Ahao was born in Hong Kong, his parents were originally from Yangcheng, and his family spoke Cantonese, but several of his neighbors were from Sichuan, and he understood Sanyu's Sichuan dialect, and he spoke awkward Sichuanese, and the two of them were able to talk normally.

The conversation between Sanyu and Wang Ahao was just small talk, and Sanyu did not ask Ahao if he knew Li Hualong.

Entering the hotel and checking in, Sanyu moved her luggage into her room with the help of a waiter.

After entering the guest room, tipping, and sending the waiter away, Sanyu, exhausted, lay on the bed and slept for a few hours.

When he woke up, Sanyu felt very hungry, he got up, washed up briefly, changed his clothes, and took the elevator to the restaurant for dinner.

After ordering, Sanyu said to the waiter, "Please call your manager here." ”

"Yes, sir, please wait a moment." The waitress spoke a word of Mandarin.

When several of Mr. Lee's hotels recruit waiters, they are required to be able to speak Mandarin and Cantonese, while English-speaking waiters are paid more.

In less than a minute, the restaurant manager appeared in front of Sanyu.

"What's your surname, sir?" The restaurant manager asked first.

"Don't have your surname Chang. I have something. I'm going to trouble you. ”

"Mr. Chang, please speak."

"That's right, I'm looking for a person, his name is Li Hualong, he is the owner of Huayi Brothers Film Company, and he also has a newspaper, which seems to be called Ming Pao. Do you know how to find this person? Sanyu asked.

When Li Hualong wrote to Sanyu, he introduced himself in the letter, he did not say that he was the richest man in Hong Kong, he only said that he was a writer and screenwriter. At the same time, he also said that the boss of Huayi Brothers Film Company and Ming Pao Group.

The restaurant manager was slightly stunned, and asked with a smile, "Mr. is this the first time to come to Hong Kong?" ”

"No, I've been here before."

"I haven't been to Hong Kong for many years."

"Yes."

"Oh!" The restaurant manager suddenly realized that in recent years, there are really few Chinese who have stayed in Hong Kong for a few days who don't know who Li Hualong is, "Mr. Li Hualong is the owner of this hotel?" ”

"Such a big hotel is owned by Mr. Li Hualong alone?" Sanyu was surprised.

"Nope. The property of this hotel belongs to Times Land, a publicly traded company with Mr. Li Hualong as the largest shareholder. He is also the chairman. The company that manages this hotel is a wholly-owned company owned by Mr. Lee. The restaurant manager detailed, "May I ask Mr. Chang, what are you looking for our boss?" ”

"Yes, I used to live in France. I am a painter and some time ago, I received a letter from Mr. Lee inviting me to live in Hong Kong. He said he would help me when I came to Hong Kong. ”

"My boss is a warm-hearted person." The restaurant manager smiled, "The general manager of our hotel knows the phone number at Mr. Li's home. If you want, I can give Mr. Li a call. ”

"This ...... It's not a hassle, is it? ”

"No hassle. Wait a minute, I'll go to the Prime Minister. ”

The restaurant manager was a smart man, and although he didn't know why Li Hualong invited the painter surnamed Chang to Hong Kong, he knew that it would definitely not be wrong to tell Li Hualong the news of his arrival in Hong Kong.

After the restaurant manager turned to leave, he took two steps, turned around, and asked, "Mr. Chang, may I ask your full name." ”

"Sanyu."

"Okay. See you later. ”

The restaurant manager walked to the front of the service desk, picked up the phone, and was about to call the general manager's office at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

The restaurant manager hurriedly put down the phone, walked up to Su Wencheng, and said respectfully: "Manager Su, there is a painter named Sanyu looking for the chairman. ”

"Sanyu?" Su Wen was stunned, he had never heard the name of this painter, "What is the matter with him looking for the chairman?" ”

"I don't know. He said he used to live in France and that the chairman invited him to Hong Kong. ”

"That's right." Su Wencheng muttered, thought for a moment, and smiled, "At this time, the chairman should be at home, and I'll give him a call." ”

Su Wencheng picked up the phone and dialed the phone number of Li Hualong's house, and the person who answered the phone was Li Hualong.

"Hey, I'm ...... Mandarin Oriental"

"Lao Su, don't introduce yourself, I can hear your voice." Li Hualong interrupted with a smile, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Something. Chairman, just now a painter named Sanyu came to you, and he said that he used to live in Hong Kong, and you invited him to come to Hong Kong. ”

"Oh, he's coming!" Li Hualong said happily, "Why didn't he reply to me before he came...... Hehe, he's staying at the Mandarin Oriental now? ”

"I don't know if he checked in to the hotel, he's in the restaurant right now."

"You help me treat him well, order a few more dishes, and order a bottle of four or five years of Lafite, and I'll treat you. I'll go to the hotel right away. ”

"Chairman, don't worry, I will entertain Mr. Sanyu well."

After hanging up the phone, Su Wencheng hurriedly said to the restaurant manager: "You let the kitchen serve a few of our hotel's signature dishes, as well as a bottle of Lafite for four or five years, hurry up." ”

The restaurant manager was stunned when he heard this, he realized that the chairman of the hotel, Li Hualong, attached great importance to this painter named Sanyu, otherwise, he would not order a bottle of the most expensive wine sold in the hotel, and thought that he should pay a good fare.

"What are you doing in a daze?" Su Wencheng waited for the restaurant manager to take a look.

"General manager, eat Chinese food and drink red wine, okay?" The restaurant manager asked in a low voice.

"This ......" Su Wencheng was stunned. He also felt that such an arrangement was not particularly good, but the chairman had already arranged it, and it was difficult for him to overturn it, "We should not disobey what the chairman decides." You go and prepare, I'll accompany Mr. Sanyu. ”

……

After Li Hualong hung up the phone, Yang Meng asked, "You want to go out?" ”

"yes. As I told you earlier, I invited a painter who has lived in France for many years and is now at the Mandarin Oriental to Hong Kong. I'm going to entertain him. ”

"You're staying in a hotel tonight?" Li Yisong asked.

"I don't know yet. It depends, if it's not too late, I'll rush back for the night. I went out. ”

After bidding farewell to his family, Li Hualong, accompanied by three bodyguards, went to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

In the hotel restaurant, Li Hualong met Sanyu, who was chatting with Su Wencheng.

"Chairman, you're here." Su Wencheng stood up to greet Li Hualong.

Sanyu also stood up, and Li Hualong took the initiative to reach out to Sanyu and said with a smile: "Mr. Chang." Welcome to Hong Kong. ”

"Mr. Lee." Sanyu warmly shook the bedroom with Li Hualong, "Just now, I heard a lot about your deeds from Mr. Su's mouth, you are really a strange person!" ”

"Aren't you a strange person?"

Sanyu was stunned when she heard this. Hearty smiled: "Compared to you, it's half a strange person, right?" ”

"Mr. Chang, please be seated." Li Hualong stretched out his hand to invite Sanyu and waited for Sanyu to sit down. He sat down, "Mr. Chang, can the food be to your taste?" ”

"Very authentic. It's delicious, it's been a long time since I've eaten such an authentic Chinese meal. Sanyu sighed.

Su Wen poured half a glass of wine for Li Hualong, Li Hualong picked up the wine, and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Chang, I toast you, it is a blessing in my life to meet such an outstanding painter as you in this life." ”

"Mr. Li, you have a good reputation, I ......" Sanyu listened to Li Hualong's words, he was very moved, he could feel Li Hualong's appreciation for him, "Don't say much, let's toast!" ”

Li Hualong and Sanyu hit it off at first sight, and when the two met for the first time, they frequently raised their glasses, and they and Su Wencheng drank three bottles of wine, which was considered a booze.

That night, Li Hualong did not go home and stayed in a hotel, but he did not share a room with Sanyu.

The next morning, Li Hualong and Sanyu had breakfast together.

"Mr. Chang, what are your arrangements today?"

"I want to look around, I haven't been to Hong Kong for many years, and Hong Kong has changed a lot."

"I'm free today, I'll take you around, and after dinner, we'll go to the top of the mountain."

"Okay!" Sanyu smiled, "I'm sorry for you." ”

"You're welcome." Li Hualong pondered for a moment and then asked, "Hotels, apartments and villas, which way do you like to live?" ”

Sanyu knew that Li Hualong was going to arrange his residence, and said, "Apartment." ”

Sanyu prefers to stay in a hotel, but he knows that staying in a high-end hotel for a long time is a lot of money, and living in an apartment is much cheaper.

"Let's live in a villa, there is a villa under my name that is empty, the scenery around the villa is very pleasant, it is very far from my home, you move to live, it is beneficial to your creation."

"Mr. Li, then you're welcome, thank you!"

"Mr. Chang, you're welcome, this is what I should do." Li Hualong smiled sincerely, "To be honest, I appreciate Mr. Chang's paintings, I believe that in the future, Mr. Chang will become a world-famous painter, and I am now buying your excellent paintings at a very low price, and I have taken a big advantage." ”

"Art is priceless and valuable." Sanyu sighed, "I'm glad you admired my paintings. I was confident that my paintings had artistic value, but the market didn't recognize me, so I had to live a miserable life...... If it weren't for you, probably in the near future, I would have killed myself......"

"Mr. Chang, don't say that......" Li Hualong interrupted.

Sanyu smiled and waved his hand and said, "Mr. Li, I won't kill myself in the future." Now, I just want to live a good life, and I hope that one day, with your help, I can become famous, so that my pursuit of art in this life will not be in vain. ”

"Mr. Chang, your age is older than my father's, you can call me by my name, or Ah Long, so kind."

"Okay, Aaron." Sanyu was no longer polite, and was as good as a stream.

At noon that day, Li Hualong and Sanyu had lunch at the Victoria Peak Restaurant.

While having lunch, Sanyu said, "Aaron, I want to go and see the residence this afternoon." ”

"Okay, we'll go over after lunch."

More than an hour later, Sanyu entered the apartment provided to him by Li Hualong, and after looking at the living room and the master bedroom, he was very satisfied.

"Mr. Chang, are you satisfied!"

"Very satisfied, thank you!"

"You're welcome. I'll find someone to clean your house so you can move in tomorrow. Arrange a driver and a maid for you, what do you need and want to buy, you can ask the driver to help you go out and buy. ”

"Thank you!" Sanyu nodded.

"Mr. Chang, this morning, I called my family, and I made an appointment with my family to invite you to have dinner at the hotel tonight. In a few days, I will find another time to officially invite you to my home. ”

The next morning, Li Hualong arranged for Sanyu's bodyguards to come to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and after seeing Sanyu, he took an envelope with Hong Kong dollars and handed it to Sanyu.

"Mr. Chang, this is from Mr. Li."

Sanyu took the envelope, opened it, and saw the money inside, he was stunned for a moment, and sighed: "Mr. Li thinks too highly of me." ”

"Mr. Li has always looked up to people with skills." The bodyguard smiled.

"He can afford to look at people who have the ability." Sanyu asked curiously.

"Mr. Li owns many companies, and the salaries of employees are the highest in the industry. Many actors and directors under Huayi Brothers Pictures, as well as screenwriters, have made a fortune with their talents. The bodyguard replied.

"Are you happy with your current job?"

"Very satisfied!" The bodyguard nodded with a smile.

"I will not disappoint Mr. Lee's appreciation for me...... Do you know where to buy tools for painting oil paintings? ”

"Yes."

"Then you take me to buy some things first, and after that, we'll go to the villa."

Since this afternoon, Sanyu has been painting oil paintings in the villa, and he feels that after coming to Hong Kong, he is full of inspiration and special creative passion. (To be continued......)