When Mr. Zheng and Bai Ling said that Paul and other artists and collectors came to Huaxia, they were embarrassed, and their cheeks were really thick-skinned. [No pop-ups. But it's more about looking forward to the next developments. I don't know what it will be like when they see more Western art.

Mr. Zheng took Paul and his party through the security check, entered the research institute, and placed Venus and a few small sculptures of Van Gogh, Picasso, and Michelangelo in an exhibition hall, the space is not large, but the lighting is okay, covered with transparent vacuum glass, so that people do not touch it casually. Those who are good at painting and like to collect paintings, staring at the paintings of Mona Lisa and Picasso, Van Gogh; Those who like sculpture surround Venus and almost bow and worship.

"I'm going to buy, I'm going to buy!" A collector ran to Mr. Zheng's face, and said with red eyes, "You can tell me a price, I want to buy this Van Gogh painting." ”

Old man Zheng studied abroad in his early years and his English was very good, so he could understand what this collector named Michelle said, shook his head again and again, and said: "I'm very sorry, Michelle, I can't do it, because of the unpleasantness between the two countries before, these things, although they are still mine, but I have been listed as a national treasure, and they can't be bought and sold casually." ”

"This is private, how can the state take possession!" Michelle obviously didn't believe Old Man Zheng's words, "How much, you out!" ”

Old Man Zheng still shook his head and didn't agree. Michelle saw that Old Man Zheng didn't eat oil and salt, and wanted to beat Old Man Zheng, but what was faster was the bodyguard behind Old Man Zheng, standing between the two and separating them.

"Michelle, do you want to be sent home? Zheng is a famous artist in Huaxia, you can't do this, it's not a gentleman's doing! Paul came over and pulled the excited Michelle and persuaded him that everything here was priceless. Everyone wants to take it for themselves, but it's not that easy now. It might have been possible when things hadn't turned out like this, but now it's probably gone.

"Zheng. I beg you, I really like Van Gogh's paintings, I have wanted to collect his paintings all my life, but I have not been able to do so, and now I finally see it, I have a private collection of antiques and cultural relics from China. I brought the catalogue and photos, whatever you like, you want. Michelle was so excited that she took out a thick catalog from her briefcase and solemnly handed it to Michelle.

Michelle came prepared this time, if you don't sell it, you will change it, anyway, you must bring back at least one painting this time. The others, see Michelle's style. Make a note in your heart that when you go back to the hotel, you will call abroad. Hurry up and count the collection at home, take photos, and send them over as quickly as possible.

Michelle was very excited, Paul looked at Old Man Zheng in embarrassment, Old Man Zheng felt that there was no need to talk more to this guy, nodded, and said, "I'll take this thing, take it back and take it!" ”

Michelle cried with joy when she heard that Old Man Zheng should respond. There was finally hope, as if Old Man Zheng had promised him an exchange. When the others saw that Old Man Zheng had accepted it, they secretly regretted it, why didn't they expect it, they were one step late.

The men watched inside for a whole day, and after five o'clock. The staff tactfully reminded them that they had to leave now and that they were about to close.

"Paul, I'm really sorry for today's incident, I apologize to you on behalf of Michelle! He just liked the paintings too much. Paul apologized to Mr. Zheng again, in fact, Michelle is still a good person, just a little paranoid, but he is also the most serious person.

Old Man Zheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I won't care, when I was abroad, after seeing many of the things on display in the museum that were from our Huaxia Kingdom, I also wanted to buy these things back, but I didn't have the money, so I wanted to grab them back." This is a manifestation of love to the extreme, I took this catalog, I will take it back and look at it first, if I have something to look at, I will consider it. But you should go to the hotel and talk to Michelle, so that he doesn't start yelling again, startled, big bear-like stature, scary. ”

"I will do it, I will do it." Paul repeatedly promised that he would not cause trouble for Mr. Zheng.

In the evening, after the old man Zheng went back, he opened the above catalog, the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, this is all good things, a catalog book, heavy rain centimeters high, about a hundred, two hundred pages, a page above, there are ten pictures, the name and size are marked on it, but those English names are nondescript, although the characteristics of these antiques cannot be summarized, but the old man Zheng knows the above things, and can say the English name above. There are more than 2,000 antiques, and this is just a collector abroad, and if all the collectors are combined, it is not an astronomical number.

Old man Zheng lamented and sighed, and at the same time rejoiced, he was able to see so many ancient cultural relics, many of which are now gone, thinking that they were lost in the war, but he didn't expect to be able to see them in foreign collectors. It's sad, but it's also lucky. Maybe in foreign countries, these things can still be well preserved; In times of war, more things are destroyed; The Cultural Revolution, which became a cultural catastrophe, was a disaster for these historical relics, and how many things were burned and thrown away, it was simply a crime.

Old Man Zheng went to bed very late, and after getting up early in the morning, he ate something, and went to Bai Ling with the catalog.

"Master, why did you come here so early in the morning? What's the reaction of those artists and collectors? Bai Ling asked with a smile, knowing that the master had nothing to do but ascend the Three Treasures Palace, there must have been new progress.

Old Man Zheng put the thick catalog in his hand on the table and said, "Look at it yourself!" ”

During this time, because of the matter of the auction house, Bai Ling has been reading some information about antiques and knows some, but seeing the messy names translated on these catalogs, Bai Ling really doesn't know what these things are called, some like screens, vases and the like, and they can still be seen, and other complicated ones really can't be seen.

Bai Ling sat beside Old Man Zheng with the catalogue of the album and said, "Master, you translate it for me, I don't know what these things are?" ”

Old Man Zheng pointed to the words on it and said softly: "Look, this is a basin with royal blue silk enamel flowers for birds, this is a cloisonné three-legged elephant trunk incense burner, a target lens for cloisonné enamel painting flowers and birds for a hundred years, and this is a green luan peony group carved rosewood chair ......."

As Old Man Zheng not only explained, Bai Ling looked shocked and said, "Master, these seem to be treasures!" As soon as I heard the name, it was very popular! When I look at the material, I am terrified! A lot of them are gone. ”

"Yes, there are so many good things, last night, I didn't sleep until late at night, so many good things, I was out, I was upset!" Old Man Zheng sighed and said, "There are many of them that we can't find in Huaxia!" ”

Bai Ling looked at the pictures on Old Man Zheng, imagining that these things were right in front of him, and felt regretful.

"Master, since you like these things, as for those Western paintings, you can take them out and exchange them with them, as long as each artist's work is left, we can have it in our own museum at that time, and as for the rest, you can deal with it yourself. But the smile of Venus and Mona Lisa, there is only one, so nothing can be changed. Bai Ling said softly, compared to those things that were lost abroad, Bai Ling felt that these paintings were not good things. Old Man Zheng usually loves her and takes all the risks, but Bai Ling does not repay Old Man Zheng.

"That's so embarrassing!" Old Man Zheng was pleasantly surprised, but he was very excited in his heart.

Bai Ling said with a smile: "Master, what's wrong with this, think about it, these things, the things that are exchanged, will still be put in the museum when the time comes, master, you are just working for me." ”

"I'm happy to do it! Michel, the owner of this album, wants to exchange Van Gogh's paintings, Xiaoling, which one do you say we should change? Old Man Zheng said hesitantly.

After Bai Ling heard this, his eyes twitched, and he asked carefully: "Master, do you want to exchange one of our paintings for one of the things in this album?" ”

"yes, there's a lot of priceless treasure in there!" Old Man Zheng talked about things and said seriously.

Bai Ling smiled bitterly, this master is too serious, embarrassed to take advantage, but why don't you want to think about this originally our Huaxia country's things, and said: "Master, the things in this album, we look at them as priceless, but in the eyes of those foreigners, this just represents a dollar sign, their research and understanding of these things is not as profound as we imagined, so if it is a one-to-one exchange, it is us who suffer, after all, I only have dozens of paintings, but you see, This person's collection alone has more than 2,000 of our antique genuine pieces, which is not equal! ‘

"Then Xiaoling, what do you say?" Old Man Zheng obviously didn't know how to knock on the bamboo, rubbed his hands, and asked cautiously.

"Master, you mark all the things in our Huaxia Kingdom that are now lost, anyway, the price is all over the sky, sit on the ground and pay back, you want more, even if you are bargained, it is more than one." Bai Ling said indignantly, "If we say a painting, change the hundred in this album, even if they look at half of them, then there are still fifty." ”

Old Man Zheng looked at Bai Ling in surprise, nodded, and said thoughtfully: "Xiao Ling, I found out how you became so smart?" ”

"What, I've always been smart, okay!" Bai Ling said angrily, "I don't care, anyway, I'm going to slaughter them severely, anyway, I won't have a bad conscience, those things were originally snatched back from our Huaxia Kingdom." (To be continued)