Seeing that Zhou Hexuan was still hesitating, Victor Sassoon suddenly clapped his hands: "Bang, Bang, Bang!" ”

As the slap rang out, three servants rushed in, one of them still holding a scroll in his hand.

Victor Sassoon smiled and said, "Mr. Zhou, I am going to give you three gifts. The first is the promise I just made to sponsor 50 Chinese students to study abroad within five years. The second one, I heard that Mr. Zhou likes calligraphy and painting, and I happen to have another pair in my hand. With that, Sassoon ordered the servant, "Open it and show it to Mr. Zhou." ”

The two servants carefully pulled open the scroll, and the ancient painting, which was more than three meters long, looked real and illusory in the light.

Zhou Hexuan was silent on the surface, but he had already made waves in his heart. He has worked hard to practice calligraphy over the years, and has also collected a lot of antiques, although his appreciation of calligraphy and painting has not reached the level of an expert, but at least he is a master.

The name of this painting is called "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", and it is one of the top ten famous paintings in China.

A national treasure!

The Qianlong Imperial Knife that Norman gave to Zhou Hexuan a few months ago is not even worthy of carrying shoes compared to the painting in front of him.

"Mr. Zhou, are you satisfied?" Victor Sassoon laughed.

Zhou Hexuan raised his eyebrows: "I heard that this painting was originally stored in the palace, but after Pu Yi smuggled it and sold it, it fell into the hands of the painter Zhang Daqian." Mr. Zhang Daqian regards paintings as his life, and he will definitely not sell them. So, Mr. Sassoon, this painting of yours is not a fake, right? ”

"Hahaha," Victor Sassoon laughed, "I've already asked an expert to identify it, how can it be fake?" Antique experts told me that the authenticity of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" has long been lost, and the one in Zhang Daqian's hand is a copy of the Southern Song Dynasty, which flowed from the Qing Dynasty palace. And the one we see now is a copy of the Northern Song Dynasty, which has been hidden in Chinese folk, and it is more precious than the one that flowed out of the imperial palace. ”

Zhou Hexuan finally couldn't help but walk towards the painting, and the servant immediately presented a magnifying glass.

"Shhh After Zhou Hexuan carefully appreciated it, he couldn't help but gasp.

Zhang Daqian's collection of "Han Xizai's Night Banquet Map", at the end of the trail there are the seals of Shi Miyuan of the Southern Song Dynasty, Wang Pengchong of the Ming Dynasty, Song Ju and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the poems of Ban Weizhi of the Yuan Dynasty, the inscription of Wang Duo of the Qing Dynasty and so on.

And the painting in front of him, there is the inscription and seal of Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong, if it belongs to the genuine product, it is at least copied in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and its collection value is much higher than the copy in Zhang Daqian's hand.

This painting not only has the inscription of Zhao Guangyi, but also the seals of Zhao Heng of Song Zhenzong, Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong, and Zhao Ji of Song Huizong. Especially Song Huizong's thin gold style poems, Zhou Hexuan also has some appreciation for calligraphy, and he is eighty percent sure that this is the true work of Song Huizong.

Behind the seals of the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, the other collectors were ministers and literati. It can be inferred from this that this facsimile in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty was originally collected by the Northern Song Dynasty royal family, and the Song dynasty was exiled to the people after the Song family crossed to the south.

Zhou Hexuan returned to his seat and couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Sassoon is really lucky, this kind of treasure can be encountered." ”

Victor Sassoon smiled and said, "This is just the second gift I gave to Mr. Zhou, please enjoy the third one below." Smack, smack, smack! ”

After another three slaps, a young girl timidly walked in.

Zhou Hexuan saw the girl's appearance clearly, slapped the table angrily and said, "Sassoon, what do you mean!" ”

"Ahh It's Xuanzi! Ruan Lingyu couldn't help but exclaim.

"I heard that Mr. Zhou likes beauty, so I naturally want adult beauty," Victor Sassoon said, "This Miss Zhou Xuan is the most popular singer in China this year, and she is only 15 years old, so Mr. Zhou must be very happy." ”

That girl was the golden-voiced Zhou Xuan, standing timidly at the table at the moment, not daring to move like a frightened little beast.

Zhou Hexuan said angrily: "I'm asking you what's the matter!" ”

Victor Sassoon smiled indifferently: "Fifty thousand oceans, I only spent fifty thousand oceans to buy Miss Zhou Xuan as a servant." ”

"According to the Constitution of the Republic of China, it is illegal to buy and sell human beings!" Zhou Hexuan was really angry. A foreigner whose ancestors started by selling opium has harmed countless Chinese people, and now he has bought and sold a big star at will and gave it away, which is an insult to the Chinese people Chiguoguo.

Victor Sassoon said: "Of course it is illegal to buy and sell human beings, and I am a law-abiding businessman, how can I do such a thing?" I signed a 20-year long-term employment contract with Ms. Zhou, and she and her adoptive parents were completely voluntary, and I did not use any violent means. ”

Hell there is no means to use it!

With Sassoon's power in Shanghai, even Du Yuesheng has to kneel and lick, not to mention just bullying ordinary people. Zhou Xuan has only been with his current adoptive parents for a few years, and his feelings are not very deep, as long as Sassoon scares him casually, Zhou Xuan's adoptive parents will inevitably choose to sell their daughter, not to mention that there is 50,000 yuan of money for selling his body.

Victor Sassoon said proudly: "Mr. Zhou, the three gifts I gave you are not bad, right?" As long as you promise to go to London and convince those damned parliamentarians, success or failure, these three gifts are yours. ”

Ruan Lingyu begged in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, you can help Xuanzi, she is also a poor person." ”

Zhou Hexuan suppressed the anger in his heart and sneered: "Mr. Sassoon, you think too highly of me. I'm just an ordinary Chinese, and even you big conglomerates can't convince the British government, so how can I succeed if it's me? ”

"No, no, no," said Victor Sassoon with a smile, "Mr. Zhou is too modest. Your influence in Europe and the United States is far greater than you think, you are the most well-known Chinese in the West, and it is more effective for you to do this than we Britons. And, we're going to work with you. ”

"How to cooperate?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Victor Sassoon said: "You know what? Mr. Zhou, you were recommended to run for both the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Medicine Prize this year, and both passed the primary. As long as you promise to go to London, I promise to make you a world-class great scholar who can be compared to Albert Einstein. ”

Zhou Hexuan laughed angrily: "Can I compare with Einstein?" ”

"In Chinese terms, Mr. Zhou should not be presumptuous," laughed Victor Sassoon, "Your achievements in history and literature are already frighteningly high, and now that you have been selected for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, it is difficult not to attract attention." And I have the money, and I can mobilize newspapers in China, India, Southeast Asia, and Europe to help you spread the word. Publicize, publicize, publicize, let the whole world know about you, and then you will be a great man. And a great Chinese man who preached in London the suffering inflicted by Japan on China must have aroused the sympathy of the British people. When the time comes, we will expose the inside story of Britain's desire to unite with Japan to solve the silver crisis, and public opinion will fall in our favor. Britain is now in a multi-party coalition government, with cabinets fighting every day, and everyone is trying to pander to the will of the people and want to get more votes. When the time comes, hehe! ”

"It turns out that you have already calculated it." Zhou Hexuan squinted and smiled.

Victor Sassoon said: "Not only me, but all the British diplomats in China, but also many big businessmen and politicians in the UK. We've all got your back, and it's a plan we've made together. You just need to take a trip to London, give a few interviews, and give a few public talks. We'll take care of the rest, and you'll not only help China out of its economic woes, but you'll also be able to become a world-class great, and you'll get three small gifts from me. Mr. Zhou, will you still refuse? ”

"I don't seem to have a reason to refuse." Zhou Hexuan said.

Victor Sassoon laughed and said, "Well, happy cooperation!" ”