Author: Erzi Congzhou

Mr. Wang's collection of Ming and Qing furniture, as well as calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, as well as his wife's incense burner, guqin, and study supplies were all moved here.

Mr. Ma's collection also occupies half of the back yard. He now has seven to eight hundred items, mainly furniture and porcelain.

Of course, anything that can just be packed in boxes and piled here is not particularly valuable.

The large furniture that Zhou Zhi got from Director Li was also placed together with Mr. Wang's, and the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings were locked together with Mr. Ma's treasures in two specially reinforced rooms with safety locks.

In the big house.

Minister Hu who came with him was an eye-opener. He knew that through investigation, he learned that Zhou Zhi had a lot of overseas financial transactions and had purchased many overseas cultural relics through Haitong Auction House. He was considered to have some financial strength. However, the other two people here

The collection is even more impressive.

There is another underground floor of the Miantang House. There are some magical things in the patio on the ground, which are a bit like semicircular glass hemispheres. In fact, they are prisms for lighting.

No matter what angle the sunlight shines on this curved prism, it can be collected by them into the pipe polished into a mirror-like inner wall under the mirror, and then the light is transported underground through total reflection, making the basement extremely well-lit, almost.

It can be half of the ground.

This project is a new Nordic construction technology introduced by Yu Bin. Zhou Zhi is the teaching site of the University of Copenhagen and does not cost much money. However, after Yu Bin completed the courtyard, he decided not to introduce this technology.

The effect is quite good, but the cost is too high.

Now the garage and warehouse in the basement are basically empty, with only two small rooms filled with the old man's furniture.

After visiting the renovated Miantang House, Zhou Zhi found it funny: "How did the old man stuff so many things into his small courtyard?"

After the old man's collection of Ming and Qing furniture was moved here from the small courtyard, a truly systematic inventory was conducted. There were more than 460 sets and more than 1,000 pieces in total.

Returning to the main room, this is also a showroom. The two revolving bottles that Zhou Zhi just collected are displayed in the tempered glass cabinet here.

These two bottles cannot be counted as missing, nor can they be missed. The first one is 200,000 pounds, and the second one is 800,000 US dollars.

Zhou Zhi lent five million US dollars to Lin Wanqiu for a year, but he didn't receive a penny of interest at the end. All he got was these two gadgets and a bunch of odds and ends.

"Elbow, I want to discuss something with you." Mr. Wang said.

"That's your order, old man. Master Ma and I can't afford to discuss it."

"It's like this. You see, I'm old enough." Mr. Wang said, "I think it's time to find a home for some things."

"Don't you need to worry about this, old man?" Zhou Zhi also wanted to keep these things here for a while: "You are in such good health, and now these things have the best protection, you can just take your time and look for them. I'm here

You can keep it forever, there is a large warehouse underground, there is plenty of room."

"The next person I'm talking about is you."

"ah?"

"Look, all these things are here. As you said, I think of the way they used to be piled up in my small yard. Now I have the best protection." Mr. Wang said with a smile: "Then don't worry about anything.

Lord, I can’t be the master of your wife’s things. I can’t bear to part with anything other than hard and soft films. I’m just talking about furniture. Let’s price it... one million US dollars. What do you think?”

"Master, don't be like this," Zhou Zhi quickly waved his hand: "If you need money for anything, just say something. This really won't work."

"This is really good." The old man continued to insist: "What's the difference between putting it here and putting it in my house? Isn't it just a matter of stretching your legs and taking a walk after dinner? If you are happy, you can live here. What a good condition.

?”

"So you spent money to build this place for our enjoyment. Besides, I didn't confiscate your money, right? A million dollars is not a small amount."

"I have to spend time raising this one million US dollars. The foreign currency is the overseas earnings of my book set, and basically none of it is in China." Zhou Zhi had no choice but to use this as an excuse.

"No, no, no, just write an IOU." Mr. Wang said: "In this way, today Lao Qi and Minister Hu are both here. Lao Qi will be the one to pay homage and write a receipt. Just follow the inventory booklet we made before.

The Ming and Qing Dynasty furniture of various sizes and colors are priced at one million US dollars and will be transferred to you."

"You and I will sign and stamp the receipt, and you will write me an IOU and Minister Hu will vouch for it. That'll be it."

"I'll do it!" The pen and ink in Miantangzhai were all ready, and Mr. Qi began to write.

"But... why is this?" Zhou Zhi was a little dumbfounded. This was a forced purchase and sale?

You must know that after decades of replacement of the Ming and Qing furniture of the old man, all that have survived are treasures. Just a rosewood chair can be sold for hundreds of millions at auction in later generations. Now there are more than 400 sets and more than 1,000 pieces.

The old man "disposed" the furniture in piles for one million dollars and gave it to himself.

Even at the current price, a Huanghuali Wanli cabinet was sold at a Sotheby's auction on Hong Kong Island two months ago for US$60,000.

Today's furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is completely due to the "Appreciation of Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties" published by Mr. Wang, which has blown a strong wind from west to east. This wind has now blown to Hong Kong Island, driving up the auction prices of Ming and Qing furniture.

Go higher.

And just when it was just starting out, the old man shipped it?!

Even though there is a huge price difference between inland cultural relics and overseas cultural relics, more than a thousand pieces of furniture were purchased for a total price of one million U.S. dollars. The average price of each piece was less than a thousand U.S. dollars, and they were all replaced by the old man over the years.

The best of the best among the remaining best, the price is really too low.

"Have you discussed something?" The receipt written by Mr. Qi and the IOU drafted by Mr. Wang for Zhou Zhi were delivered to Zhou Zhi. Zhou Zhi was a little dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask.

"Sign it, and I'll tell you after I sign it." Mr. Wang showed a narrow smile.

"Old man, don't regret it, I really signed it!"

"Hurry up!"

Zhou Zhi gritted his teeth and signed his own words on the two pieces of calligraphy work.

Then I compared it anxiously and found that it was pretty safe. Even though I hadn’t practiced for a year, my handwriting wasn’t too embarrassing.

"Okay, this is considered a deal." Mr. Wang smiled and said: "Now you have a position of one million US dollars. If the State Administration of Cultural Heritage does not have enough money in Hong Kong Island, this million will be a boost."

"Old man..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be very moved at this moment: "Actually, you don't need..."

"No one's money comes from strong winds." Mr. Wang waved his hand: "People in Hong Kong Island are all based on economic strength. Now you have another big deal close to you. It will be fine there when the time comes.

Say something harsh."

"That's it." Minister Hu was also cheerful: "Zhou Zhi, please give me your ID card, and we will hurry up to apply for passports and air tickets. This trip will be led by Comrade Wang Limei, Director of the Foreign Affairs Division of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage..."

"Wait...wait a minute!" Zhou Zhi panicked: "I plan to only go out for two weeks and play in Shudu. I told my family that I will go back after my college entrance examination results are finished..."

"Is there something going on at home, classmate Zhou Zhi?" Minister Hu asked.

"Yes...it's not a big deal, but after your college entrance examination results come in, you have to hold a teacher appreciation banquet, right?"
Chapter completed!