In the end, the two bargained, and Lin Baili used fifteen pictures of Daqian beauties and maids in exchange for this set of mandarin duck secret records, plus five Tang Bohu beauties.

"Someone asked me why I like Daqian's paintings? I've always loved drawing since I was a child, but I never drew well, so I switched to photography, but even though the darkroom technology could take the photography into another dimension, I was still not satisfied.

Lin Baili drank tea and recalled: "Once I went to Yanzikou on the Kaohsiung Cross-Highway and felt that it was really a fairyland on earth; The swallow's mouth is so tortuous, there is a green stream at the bottom, there are stones at the bottom of the stream, the falling maple leaves and the towering valley above, the wind is blowing, and the grass on the hill is so green; I tried to take pictures with my camera, but I couldn't even capture the atmosphere, let alone the artistic conception, and the camera couldn't capture that ethereal and beautiful feeling at all. ”

"But as soon as I saw Daqian's "Hidden Valley", the blue in the middle was like the hole of the swallow's mouth, attracting the visual center; The splash of color is like a stream, the black pieces are like stones, and the red ones are like maple leaves. If you have the chance, you will understand it by visiting Yanzikou in person. This painting was a great shock to me, and it was also the beginning of my step into the world of Daqian's brushwork. ”

"Each of Daqian's beautiful pictures has a story behind it, and his paintings in different periods in the morning, noon and evening also have different characteristics. The beauty of Daqian's early paintings is the face of melon seeds, and later he went to Dunhuang for a period of time during the Anti-Japanese War, from the murals of Dunhuang, Daqian learned a lot of rounded lines of hands, feet and faces, heavy colors, and the solemnity of figure painting, which were a way of expression in Buddhist painting before the Tang Dynasty. ”

Lin Baili took out a photo of his mobile phone and picked out one for Wu Tianyuan to admire: "This "Imitation of Tang Yin's Lady" is an earlier work of Daqian imitating Tang Bohu in 1944. The beauty of this painting lies in the complete presentation of an ancient Chinese standard beauty with willow eyebrows, squinting eyes, a small cherry mouth and a melon seed face. Looking at the dress and the long skirt, the patterns on it are also very finely outlined. This skill and way of painting clothes originated from Daqian's early study of brocade weaving with his master in Japan. Japanese brocade is characterized by bright and beautiful colors, complex and delicate patterns, and Daqian uses the brocade method to paint clothes. ”

Lin Baili said: "Daqian also often uses the people around him as painting models, such as wives, girlfriends, students and friends' wives, and the feeling of painting in this way is closer to sketching, which is also the special feature of Daqian's beautiful paintings." ”

"You see, this painting "Bamboo Beauty" is a work of Daqian in Hong Kong in 1951, which depicts a beautiful young woman from a famous family, and is also the appearance of his student Feng Bichi's collar open and enjoying the cool under the bamboo, and the painting location is in the courtyard of Feng Bichi's home."

This painting was later collected by Feng Bichi herself, and she was very afraid that others would copy it, so she did not frame it at all until 1996. I grabbed this frame. It was only in 1998 that this painting was exposed for the first time, and it won everyone's admiration as soon as it appeared. ”

Lin Baili gushed about his collecting experience and shared his mental journey, Wu Tianyuan appreciates the obsession of real collectors with artworks, and that kind of happiness cannot be brought by money.

"You see that her face is open with four strokes, and her makeup has three whites, which is the same as the makeup method of singing Peking Opera. The face is like a peach, full and ruddy, which makes people want to take a bite. The technique of this painting is also very complex, and the carmine is layered on the ground, which is more troublesome and strict than real women's makeup. The white area is not just left blank, but smeared with a special powder, and even the back of the silk paper is powdered. I have seen this painting framed before, and the intention of the back is also powdered so that the paste does not touch the paper during the framing process, and the painting can be preserved for a long time. ”

"The lines of the clothes in the painting are also very smooth, and Feng Bichi also secretly told me that Daqian specially bought South China Sea pearls and ground them into powder to paint on the clothes, simulating the feeling of velvet clothing; It's a pity that because the painting was not framed, the back of the painting was damp, and the pearl powder had fallen off. ”

Wu Tianyuan really didn't expect a painting to have so many details, and after listening to Lin Baili's narration, he sighed at Mr. Daqian's dedication and rigor.

Sending Lin Baili away, Wu Tianyuan was deeply touched, and he came into contact with many big collectors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, no matter how much he was worth and how high his status was, but he had a pious heart for artworks. This makes him appreciate it very much, and he can always do not forget his original intention.

Zhang Xincheng also came with news from there, saying that Mei Yuntang was willing to sell ten Daqian beauties to Wu Tianyuan, and the friendship price was 60 million, and Wu Tianyuan was excited to get twenty-five beauty pictures. With the addition of Tang Bohu's twenty-five photos, there are now fifty big beauties on display in the hall.

"The rest is slowly added, there are a lot of beauties painted in the past dynasties, and when you encounter this kind of theme in the future, you will accept it, and one day the beauties of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties will gather here."

Wu Tianyuan listened to the various stories told by the beauties with satisfaction, and the most enjoyable thing every day was to come to the museum and listen to their voices, as if people were swimming in the long river of time and talking to the ancients, which was a wonderful feeling.

"Have you heard? The last 490 million of Zhang Daqian's beautiful pictures auctioned by Baoli this time were pocketed by Hunan Radio and Television! Chen Dongsheng's Taikang 1 billion Qi Baishi 12 screens, Liu Yiqian received a set of our 800 million, and now Hunan Radio and Television has won 800 million beautiful pictures, this is the rhythm of large-scale financing? ”

Hu Jianmin sighed: "There is no way, business has not been good in the past two years, tariff protection is about to end, and many industries are facing the impact of international predators." Whether it is the industry or the financial stock market, they are all living like a year. Our real estate is even tighter, and we are short of money! ”

He looked at Wu Tianyuan enviously, and said angrily: "It's like you kid, you don't do business, and you have 1.5 billion or 600 million cash in your hand, it's a waste!" ”

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said nothing, his money was kept for treasure hunting, and he looked too much, and it was not enough to really meet a big family.

In the next week, Wu Tianyuan accompanied Sun Yuyao well, and the museum and Zhongzheng were very smooth, and the two of them could also take a break and enjoy the world of the two.

"This is Wang Meng's picture of the Autumn Mountain Xiao Temple?"

"Ni Zhan's Nanhu Mountain Vertical Axis!"

"Huang Gongwang 1347 Xishan map!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at the three masterpieces of the Yuan Four Masters in front of him in shock, and was called by the old man Ouyang to see the painting today, saying that with the first batch of results, it was really seamless.

"How? These three paintings are a bloody investment! ”

Old man Ouyang said with satisfaction: "The paper and ink are all treasures at the bottom of Dai Yuexuan's box, and the seal is the treasure of the Baoyin Zhai Town Store, all of which are genuine products of the Yuan Four Families, plus the authentic works of our Rong Bao Zhai Secret Collection to copy the samples, what do you think?" ”

Wu Tianyuan listened carefully, and there was no flaw! No wonder it can produce results so quickly, using genuine products, this cost?

"Don't say that the seal is Huang Gongwang's genuine product, even the seal clay is a treasure left by the Yuan Dynasty, and it is less than one time to use it!"

Yu Lao's heart ached, but he was very proud to see such a perfect imitation appear, but it was a pity that he couldn't see the scene of the little devil being fooled.

"Okay, yesterday little Nippon Yasuda called and said that he was coming to me the day after tomorrow, and he probably had business to discuss. That guy has a heavy weapon in his hand, and he has a lot of connections in Japan, so I'll start with him in the future! ”

Wu Tianyuan immediately made a decision, Yasuda thinks very highly of himself, and is very confident in his eyesight, so after he comes, he will take him to the museum for a spin first, shocking him and making him convinced of his strength. Then take out these three rare treasures and slaughter them well!