If Western painting is the art of "representation", then Chinese painting is the art of "expression".

Chinese painting pays attention to the artistic conception outside the picture, and does not pay too much attention to the "shape" image of the picture itself, pays attention to the bone method and brush, does not negotiate the focus of perspective, and does not emphasize the influence of the environment on the change of light and color of the object, but also pays attention to the layout of the blank space and the "momentum" of the object.

This is also the essence of judging the artistic value of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting.

Lin Daiyu drew a picture of proud snow plum blossoms with a single stroke, on which a thin plum tree stood proudly between a white and vast world, and more than a dozen plum blossoms bloomed in the wind on the branches.

It's good that Gao Hongsheng didn't dare to say anything, anyway, he didn't understand, but seeing Monet's beard shaking up and down, it was good, and he put his heart in his stomach.

At this time, Brooke came over secretly, approached Gao Hongsheng and whispered: "Shopkeeper Gao, urgent telegram, Albert please go back immediately, there is something urgent." ”

"What's the matter? Didn't it say on telegram? ”

"Little Mauser from the Mauser Arsenal has arrived in Paris and talked to Albert, but there are some problems that Albert does not dare to call the shots, so he is anxious to tell you to go back quickly."

"Okay, I'll say hello and leave, you prepare the carriage." Gao Hongsheng thought about it and decided to return to Paris immediately.

In fact, there is nothing for him to do here, he is busy with matchmaking, and the rest is the communication between artists, and it doesn't matter if he stays here or not.

Besides, Lin Daiyu and Jin Xiaobao are not good at stubble, the exchange is fake, and the purchase of paintings is real, if the two senior diplomats can't even do this little thing, it is really underestimating their ability.

So Gao Hongsheng thought about it and decided to return to Paris immediately, weapons are a big deal, related to whether he can gain a foothold in this world, he has collected the paintings of those painters, not too anxious, mainly to see that the paintings of those painters are too cheap, in line with the idea of being cheap and not taking advantage of the bastard, he spared no effort to continue to buy, otherwise the paintings that have been in hand are enough for him to eat and drink spicy.

hurriedly said hello to Monet's family, took Feng Laosi and Hong Jincai to Paris, and rushed back to the headquarters in the middle of the night.

At noon tea time the next day, Mauser and his party of six entered Gao Hongsheng's reception room under the leadership of Albert.

Why is he called Little Mauser, this is mainly because the designer of the Mauser Arsenal is a brother and brother, the elder brother William Mauser and the younger brother Paul Mauser, but unfortunately the elder brother William Mauser died young in 1882, so the younger brother Paul Mauser can also be called Little Mauser.

After greeting at the door, as soon as the two sides sat down, Gao Hongsheng and Mauser entered the theme directly without being polite, and one of Mauser's entourage spread two stacks of drawings on the table from a leather satchel, and then stood up with little Mauser.

He looked at Gao Hongsheng with his eyes, then lowered his head and swept the two stacks of drawings on the table, raised his head and said unceremoniously: "Shopkeeper Gao, I hope you can tell me where these drawings come from?" ”

"Is there anything wrong with these drawings?"

"Yes, Shopkeeper Gao. There is a big question about whether the dimensions of the parts marked on these two stacks of drawings are real, and I want you to sue me. Little Mauser asked.

"It's real, there's no error at all, it's the result of the detailed calculations of our designers, and it should be said that there shouldn't be any mistakes at all." Gao Hongsheng replied confidently.

The dimensions of the parts on the two drawings he provided to the Mauser Arsenal are the dimensions of the later generations according to the reverse mapping of the finished product, and it is impossible for the drawings to match the actual product, they only need to fine-tune the tolerance fit according to the production accuracy of their own equipment, and they can produce the corresponding parts according to the size of the parts on the drawings, and then they can directly assemble the perfect product.

"Your designers? Did I hear me right? ”

"That's right, it's our designers who design these two new products based on the two products in your factory, and then I bring them to you, hoping that you can help us produce these products, is there a problem?" Gao Hongsheng explained disapprecantly.

Hearing this, little Mauser let out a long sigh of relief, and when the two drawings were delivered to him from Paris, he studied them in detail, and found that any factory that obtained these two drawings only needed to calculate the tolerances and could produce a more advanced product than the existing products in his factory.

Although he holds the patent rights of two products, he has already sold the patent for authorized production, and there are many factories in Europe that can use his patent for production after paying a fee, and the patent restrictions are not very useful, and if other factories produce more advanced weapons than his Mauser arsenal, it will be a humiliation to him.

This was the main reason why he rushed to Paris, now knowing that the drawings were designed by them in front of him, and also wanted his factory to produce them, then the problem was solved.

Little Mauser sat down reassuringly, picked up the coffee cup on the table, took a sip, looked at Gao Hongsheng opposite and asked, "So what is the quantity of the high shopkeeper you need to customize?" ”

Gao Hongsheng glanced at Xiao Mauser, thought for a while, leaned forward and said: "It depends on what price you give me, if the price is right, I will fix more points, if it is not suitable, I will set fewer points, and then I will buy authorized patents with you and I will find other factories to produce on my behalf." It's all in your hands, what price do you want to give me? ”

"High shopkeeper, is there a specific number? I will give you a satisfactory price according to the quantity you ordered. ”

"Mr. Mauser, the exact quantity depends on your price, I will give you a minimum order quantity, ten thousand rifles, five thousand pistols including the corresponding ten base ammunition, are you satisfied?"

"No, sir, I would like you to give me a specific quantity so that I can give you a satisfactory price based on the quantity you ordered, rather than a general quantity."

"Hey! Well, I was defeated by you, who let the damn patent in your hands, I need to order 200,000 rifles, 50,000 pistols, rifle cartridges are 2,000 rounds each, pistol cartridges are 3,000 rounds each, and the parts and components are all configured according to three times, so that you are satisfied? Gao Hongsheng leaned over, stared at Mauser and said mockingly.

Mauser and his entourage all looked at Gao Hongsheng in surprise, as if they didn't know him at all, 10,000 rifles and 5,000 pistols were already a lot, but the number of 200,000 rifles and 50,000 pistols far exceeded their estimates, they thought that there would be no more than 100,000 rifles at most, after all, 100,000 rifles could arm a country.

Now it wasn't just Mauser who looked at Gao Hongsheng in surprise, but even Feng Laosi and them looked at him in confusion, unable to understand why he had to order so many weapons.

In fact, 100,000 rifles seems to be a lot, but for a person in later generations, 200,000 rifles is really too little, he ordered so many weapons for Feng Laosi and them, in fact, he felt that after this trip to Europe, it is estimated that he will not need to come to this world again in the future, and now the oil paintings he has in hand are estimated to be enough for him to spend all his time in the real society, do you still need him to run to this world with fear?

Sending Lin Daiyu and the others to the artists who are still alive to pick up oil paintings is mainly because of his bad taste, that is, he wants to take advantage of the current low prices in Europe to get those oil paintings in Europe to China, and after hiding them, no matter which government is in charge in the future, it will be a good bargaining chip to exchange for the lost national treasures at that time.

Even in the end, it is not bad to keep it for Feng Laosi, the right is an investment for them to be rich forever, there is nothing in the world that can make a better investment than investing in these paintings, that is tens of thousands of times the investment, because no one in this world currently understands the true value of these paintings.

The most important thing is that these paintings have good preservation and flexibility, an oil painting only occupies a large place, but the lowest value is millions of dollars, you can't take a million dollars of gold, let alone hide it, in troubled times want to save their property, not what gold and silver, that thing occupies too much space and attracts people's attention, but an inconspicuous oil painting is not noticed, and you can hide it on your body to avoid war.