1979 Golden Age

"Comrades, do you have anything to do?"

The three of them went in, and a manager came out to ask.

"We want to buy furniture."

"Oh, welcome, come in and take a look!"

The manager entertained the three of them, took them into the workshop for a tour, and said with a smile: "This is the latest design of our factory, with sufficient materials, new style, fashionable and practical, and most suitable for weddings!"

"No, no, I want to see those old furniture."

"Old furniture?"

The manager looked at Chen Qi and said: "Young comrade, old furniture is not for sale to the public, let alone to individuals."

"Not to individuals, we are a film company under the Ministry of Culture, and we are filming an ancient drama. We need a lot of old furniture for the setting. Here is the certificate, please take a look!"

He really took out a certificate, and the reason was just as he said, setting the scene for the filming of "Tai Chi 2".

"Oh, Tai Chi! Then you, you are..."

"I am the producer and the screenwriter!"

"This is a big deal, so let's talk about it. If you had introduced yourself earlier, I would have taken you there directly. We also support the film industry!"

The manager took a look and became more enthusiastic. He led the three people to the door of a warehouse and unlocked the big lock with a bang. As the door opened, it seemed that a puff of dust from the old times flowed out.

I don't know how many pieces are inside, but it feels full of Yan Song beds, beauty couches, rose chairs, round chairs, Wanli cabinets... Almost all of them are old furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China.

"Pick it yourself!"

"How is the price calculated?"

"You can talk about it after you pick it..."

The manager laughed, and Chen Qi stepped in and first looked at a Huanghuali Luohan bed.

"This used to be placed in the canteen, where workers sat when they ate. Later, the soft drawer below was worn out and no one could sit on it, so it was placed in the warehouse."

Fuck!

Chen Qi wanted to curse, what a waste of natural resources, this is a Luohan bed inlaid with hundreds of treasures.

There are armrests on both sides of the bed, and a backrest at the back. The backrest is embedded with two dragon patterns, which look like two dragons playing with pearls. The dragon body is made of ivory, the beads are pearls, and turquoise is embellished as auspicious clouds... Various gems are inlaid on the bed, so it is called a treasure inlay.

"How much is this bed?"

"2,000!"

I didn't understand the value of cultural relics before, but now some people have understood it, not to mention those who do this business. He asked for 2,000, which scared Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou. My grandma, 2,000 yuan for a bed?

Chen Qi didn't comment and continued to look.

He also liked a set of screens from the Qing Dynasty, a large red sandalwood throne from the Qianlong Dynasty, and a pair of Wanli cabinets made of huanghuali. Wanli cabinets are bowl racks from the Ming Dynasty...

Finally, he arrived at a more spacious place, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and he hurried over again.

There was a large red sandalwood painting table, which was specially used for painting. It was 182 cm long, 96 cm wide, and 90 cm high. It was almost intact. The whole painting table was carved with intricate and exquisite patterns, exuding a magnificent atmosphere.

Is this the one that Li Hanxiang bought?

Chen Qi went over to observe carefully. It should be this one. The large red sandalwood painting table with dragon patterns carved on it from the Kangxi period was also available among the people, but it was definitely not this big. With such a wide size, it must have come from the palace.

"How much is this?"

"3,000!"

"..."

Chen Qi strolled around and ordered more than 50 items in one breath, ranging from large painting tables and wardrobes to small storage boxes and dressing boxes. The expensive ones cost thousands and the cheap ones cost tens. He said, "Do the math, how much is it in total?"

The manager was stunned and quickly used an abacus, saying, "42,000..."

"Your price is too high, 20,000!"

"20,000 is too little!"

"Forget it!"

"No, no, add a little more, we can negotiate!"

After a lot of wrangling, the deal was finally settled at 28,000 yuan. The furniture factory was responsible for delivery and gave the workers an extra 100 yuan.

This is just a warehouse, and there are several more over there, but Chen Qi knew that too much is as bad as too little, and he couldn't be greedy for everything, otherwise those relatives would come and ask, "Wow, where are the things? Then they would find out about him.

For example, the female elder who ate Tang Monk's meat.

It is said that she is a member of the Qing noble family and grew up in the Summer Palace. It is pure bullshit. She was from an ordinary working-class family. Because she could make clothes, she became a nanny in a leader's family and often went to the leader's house to deliver clothes.

This elder sister was also pretty when she was young, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a big face, and full of energy, which was in line with the aesthetics of this era. She was also eloquent and bold, so the leader took her to meet a bigger leader.

So she became a relative, transporting cultural relics by truckload, and got a Hong Kong identity, and then speculated in real estate in Hong Kong to accumulate wealth. In the 1990s, she changed her identity and came to the mainland to invest as a model of Hong Kong businessmen...

Then she began to package herself and unify the media. Just listen to it.

Chen Qi bought furniture in the name of the company for convenience, and then sold it to himself at the original price, making it his personal property. He would not spend the company's money to buy things for himself, otherwise the nature would change.

20,000 yuan is not worth being shot.

200 million, he would still consider it...

He has the power to handle special matters, but he will not be arrogant because of his favor, and he knows how to grasp this measure.

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Even so, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yi were shocked.

The two were around 30 years old, and the money they handled was less than 200 yuan. Chen Qi was only 21 years old, and he didn't even blink when he saw something worth 20,000 yuan. This feeling became stronger when they arrived at his yard.

Tian Zhuangzhuang walked around the house three times and sighed, "It's really not suitable for filming. If all the courtyards were of this standard, we would have achieved socialism long ago."

"Did you buy this yourself?" Zhang Yi asked.

"Yes!"

"Then, how can you live in such a big place by yourself?"

"How can I do that? I'm planning to start a magazine. Let's use the front yard as their editorial office and dormitory for now, and I'll live in the back yard."

"That's too big!"

Zhang Yi was extremely envious.

After walking around, Chen Qi invited the two to a restaurant and talked about the assignment for next year's graduation. Tian Zhuangzhuang, needless to say, was the son of the first family of the Beijing Film Studio and would definitely go to the studio. Chen Kaige was basically assigned to the Children's Film Studio.

Zhang Yi was confused. He wanted to stay in Beijing, but he knew it was impossible.

Chen Qi didn't say anything. Anyway, he would graduate next year, so he would talk about it then.

Lao Mouzi has had ups and downs in his life. He has been criticized and praised by the whole network. Because of the film "Man Jiang Hong", he lost his reputation. I heard that he is going to shoot "The Three-Body Problem". I am afraid that Si Zi will play Luo Ji and Hao Cun will play Cheng Xin. The whole film will be shot in one shot. Isn't it bold?

Then the spaceship fired thousands of arrows, accompanied by the music of Qinqiang, shouting: "Big wind!" "Big wind!"

Everyone knows that Lao Mouzi is a person. As long as he is given a good script, he can make a good work. Chen Qi is not short of scripts. He is short of manpower, all positions...

When the three of them parted, Zhang Yi looked back frequently, and his thoughts about Chen Qi were more important than Chen Qi's thoughts about him.

He was like a bumpkin entering the city and saw the life of rich people for the first time.

"I heard that he has a company and is qualified to make movies. If he can find me as a photographer, oh..."

Zhang Yi has no impulse to be a director yet. He just wants to be a photographer. He is happily in a state of longing.

Seeing this, Tian Zhuangzhuang was also thoughtful. He was an artist and did not like Chen Qi's commercialism, but he was not the kind of person who wanted to kill. If Lao Zhang could join the East Factory, it would be a good way for him to stay in Beijing.