Chapter 505: Bronze Head

Zhang Zhongmou didn't give Lin Zheng an accurate answer in the end, but just gave an ambiguous answer of "I need to think about it", for Zhang Zhongmou's answer, although Lin Zheng was a little dissatisfied in his heart, he couldn't say anything, although this is a matter that is beneficial to both parties, but is it possible that people can't be willful?

Strictly speaking, the strength of Lianchuang Technology still can't be compared with TSMC, the other party is willing to consider it is already very face-saving, Lin Zheng is not a person who knows the depths, thinking of what he is about to say, he is a little embarrassed, but the matter is big, be cheeky, hesitate, Lin Zheng still smiled bitterly and said: "Old man, I have a personal request I want to ask you for help." ”

"Huh? Let's talk about it. The old man frowned, as if he was a little displeased, but finally said to Lin Zheng patiently.

"I heard that Mr. Cai Chennan has collected a lot of antiques, can you bother the old man to talk to Mr. Cai and allow me to visit his private collection?"

It's really a very personal help, Zhang Zhongmou, who was worried about Lin Zheng just now, breathed a sigh of relief, he and Cai Chennan are close friends, Cai Chennan is a famous antique collection on the island, if you just let yourself build a bridge, this is not a bad thing, but he is still a little curious: "Mr. Lin, do you know antiques?" ”

"I don't understand!" Lin Zheng said frankly, if you don't understand, you don't understand, this kind of extremely professional knowledge can't pretend that you know it very well, "But recently I've been very interested in antiques." ”

Unlike just now, when the two of them were talking about the affairs of the two companies, Zhang Zhongmou really couldn't refuse this very personal request. nodded and said, "I can help you introduce you, but I don't guarantee whether Mr. Cai can promise you this." ”

"Thank you." Lin Zheng said to Zhang Zhong sincerely, he knew it very well. If it weren't for Zhang Zhongmou's recommendation, he might not even be able to enter the threshold of the Cai family.

The Cai family, as the top family on the island, fell sharply in the mid-80s because of the "Ten Letters Case", and Cai Chenzhou, the head of Cathay Plastics, died in 1987 at the age of 41.

It is said that Lin Zheng and the Cai family have no intersection. Lin Zheng shouldn't know about these things that happened in the 80s, and it is indeed a coincidence that Lin Zheng knows that the Cai family is also a coincidence: four of the 12 zodiac bronze heads that caused a huge sensation in China a few years later were collected by Mr. Cai Chennan during the heyday of the Cai family in the 80s. At that time, the news reported on the 12 zodiac bronze heads one after another, and even the eight generations of the ancestors of the Cai family were also picked up. Thanks to the tireless popularization of science by the Guangda media, it is difficult for Boss Lin to know whether the Cai family is not. Now that we already know that the four bronze heads of the 12 zodiac signs are in the Cai family. Lin Zheng has to work hard.

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The relationship between Zhang Zhongmou and Cai Chennan is really extraordinary. That night, Zhang Zhongmou called Lin Zheng and told him that Mr. Cai Chennan had agreed to his request and could visit Cai Chennan tomorrow afternoon, but the time was only two hours.

For this visit, Lin Zheng attached great importance to it, and not only specially prepared a decent dress. A gift was also carefully selected, and the influence of classical traditional culture on the island is very great. Respect for the master is respect for oneself, which Lin Zheng understands very well.

Sure enough, Lin Zheng's dress-up effect was very good, and Uncle Liu, the old housekeeper who was waiting at the gate of Cai's manor, couldn't help but show a smile on his face when he saw Lin Zheng coming in a formal suit: he was very satisfied with Lin Zheng's young man's style, and bowed his body and said to Lin Zheng respectfully: "Mr. Lin, Mr. is waiting for the arrival of distinguished guests in the living room." ”

"Uncle Liu, I'm sorry for you." Lin Zheng said politely.

"Mr. Lin is too polite." Uncle Liu smiled, "Please." ”

Don't look at this Uncle Liu's 60s, it looks inconspicuous, but Zhang Zhongmou's secretary specially told him that Uncle Liu's family has been serving the Cai family since his father's time, and Uncle Liu's son is now also in the Cai family, the three generations of the family are loyal, and they are the most heartfelt and trusted people in the Cai family.

Cai Chennan, who was born in 40 years, is now just 55 years old, for a man, 55 years old is when he is experienced and in the prime of life, and what is even more rare is that in the mid-80s, the "Ten Letters Case" sharpened the arrogance of Cai Chennan's family, and at this moment Cai Chennan, who is standing in front of Lin Zheng, has an elegant atmosphere, is upright and peaceful, and is full of the appearance of a senior intellectual with deep attainments in Chinese studies.

As soon as they met, Lin Zheng presented the gift he brought, "Mr. Cai, thank you for giving the kid a chance to open his eyes, take the liberty to visit, a little gift, and ask Mr. Cai to accept it." ”

Lin Zheng's first visit, bringing some gifts is also the proper meaning of the question, Cai Chennan is not outside, with the age gap between him and Lin Zheng, there is no need to pay too much attention, he opened the gift brought by Lin Zheng with great interest on the spot, and his face immediately showed surprise: "This is ...... Silk? ”

Silk and Hangzhou & Zhou silk weaving painting, Yong & spring paper weaving painting and four & Sichuan bamboo curtain painting and become China's four big weaving, both manufacturing difficulty and process value are extremely high, this imitation from Xu Beihong master "Eight Horses" silk is one of the best, the real from the silk master's handwriting, is not on the market those ordinary silk handicrafts can be compared, used to give people is obviously better.

"Mr. Lin is polite," Cai Chennan couldn't put it down with this silk "Eight Horses", and said to Lin Zheng with a happy face: "I like this gift very much, by the way, what does Mr. Lin want to see?" ”

Lin Zheng owed a debt and said, "I heard that Mr. Cai has collected a lot of court treasures from the Ming and Qing dynasties, I don't know if it can open my eyes?" ”

Lin Zheng's answer surprised Cai Chennan, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he is a famous Ming and Qing Dynasty palace art collector on the island, for this, Cai Chennan is quite proud, although a little surprised, but the other party can propose to visit his own collection of the Ming and Qing dynasties, or Cai Chennan has a feeling of being itchy and itchy, and nodded happily: "No problem, Uncle Liu, please take Mr. Lin over," After speaking, he said to Lin Zheng with a little apology: "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, I still have some things, so I ......"

"Mr. Cai is too polite," Lin Zheng hurriedly said: "It's okay to have Uncle Liu with me, Mr. Cai, you are busy with you." ”

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Cai Chennan's collection is indeed an eye-opener for Lin Zheng, ordinary people can have a few pieces of antiques used in the palace as heirlooms, but Cai Chennan actually opened up a collection room for his palace collection in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which is full of all kinds of gold, silverware, porcelain, enamel and other imperial utensils, and Lin Zheng's eyes are going to be spent.

"These are utensils that are easy to preserve and not easy to damage, and the calligraphy, painting and calligraphy works are in another collection room," Liu Bo was very proud of Cai Chennan's collection, and while accompanying Lin Zheng to visit, he chattered to Lin Zheng about the origin of the collection that Lin Zheng was interested in, such as the 50 cm tall enamel vase in front of him: "This enamel vase is from the Qianlong Emperor's period...... At that time, large pieces of majolica were extremely difficult to make, so such a large enamel was very, very rare, and Sotheby's used to estimate the price of this majolica......"

Lin Zheng nodded again and again, but he was a little impatient in his heart, to be honest, he didn't understand antiques at all, although he knew that these things were the crystallization of the wisdom of Chinese civilization, but these things fell in the eyes of Lin Zheng, a person who didn't understand its value, and didn't think that this thing was better than the high-end handicrafts sold in the handicraft store, he was more interested in Cai Chennan's collection of ugly cows, afternoon horses, Yinhu and Shen monkey The four bronze heads, the question is where are these four copper heads?

It stands to reason that the copper head is definitely a work of art that is easy to preserve and not easy to damage, copper, as a work of art in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it should be normal to be placed in this room, but why not...... Uh, so it was here.

When his gaze inadvertently swept over a corner, Lin Zheng suddenly felt happy in his heart: it turned out to be here.

No wonder I didn't find it just now, the ugly cow, the afternoon horse Yinhu and the Shen monkey, the four bronze heads that caused a huge sensation in later generations, were not placed on the special table like these precious works of art, so they were placed on the ground, although the top was spotless, it can be seen that the owner's intentions, but there was not even a table, it is conceivable that the status of these four copper heads in Cai Chennan's mind is not as high as he imagined.

Realizing this, Lin Zheng's heart suddenly relaxed a lot, and his grasp of the success of this trip increased a few points.

"Mr. Lin is interested in these four bronze heads?" Lin Zheng's gaze did not hide from Uncle Liu, seeing that Lin Zheng's gaze fell on the four bronze heads and did not move, he asked Lin Zheng with a smile.

Nodding, Lin Zheng asked Uncle Liu: "Uncle Liu, if I haven't seen it, this should be 4 of the 12 bronze heads in Haiyan Hall in the Old Summer Palace, right?" ”

Uncle Liu looked at Lin Zheng in surprise: "Mr. Lin knows the 12 bronze heads of Haiyan Hall in the Old Summer Palace?" ”

"In our junior high school history textbook, there is an introduction to the Old Summer Palace, the 12 zodiac signs of Haiyantang, and the Great Water Law...... These textbooks are all available," Lin Zheng smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the things in the textbooks could be seen in real objects today, it's really ...... It makes people feel ......" (to be continued......)