Back to 80: My Literary Life

"Brother Shen, I don't know, tell me." Fang Minghua suddenly became interested.

Maybe I will have to deal with this group of people in the future.

"The first one is called "Minqiu Jingshe". Its members include the temporary host Hu Huichun, the founder of the Tea Ware Museum Luo Guixiang, Ye Yi who is famous for collecting Ming-style furniture; Huang Baoxi who collects ancient calligraphy and paintings and runs Lirong Hotel, and Li Rongsen of "Beishantang"; Fan Jia who makes water heaters; Deng Zhongan, a famous dermatologist who mainly collects snuff bottles; Ye Chengyao, a descendant of Tingfan Tower."

Shen Xicheng named several people in one breath, and Fang Minghua only sighed in his heart that he had never heard of many of these people's names.

"However, the people in Minqiu Jingshe are all older, some have passed away, and many have stopped buying things, and some are selling their collections." Shen Xicheng continued.

"There is also a group called the "Qiu Zhi Ya Gathering", which started about ten years ago. In 1981, a collection exhibition was held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The members are younger than those of the "Min Qiu Jingshe". "

"There are porcelain collector Ge Shiqiao, Yan Shengbo who is familiar with Mr. Daqian, Yang Yongde who is famous for collecting calligraphy and painting, and porcelain, Zhang Zongxian, a famous antique dealer who is often active in the auction house, porcelain collector Qu Guiliu, Liang Yi who collects calligraphy and painting, Chen Heng, who collects cameras, etc.”

Shen Xicheng said a list of names in one breath.

"The "Qiuzhi Yaji" is different from the "Minqiu Jingshe" in that the members are relatively young. Its members come from all walks of life, including entrepreneurs, doctors, and real estate investors. They are a truly Hong Kong-style collectors group, because their lively and flexible collecting hobbies are very much like Hong Kong people. "

"What about Taiwan?" Fang Minghua listened with interest.

"Taiwan's largest collection group is called "Qingyi Yaji". Its members are basically the bosses of large companies, such as Shi Chonglei, the managing director of Zhengdao, Ma Zhiling, the president of Yuanta Group, Huang Renzhong, the head of Huanglong Group, Huang Zonghong, the president of Taifeng Group, etc. These people are either presidents or chairman of the board, and they have extraordinary influence in Taiwan's industrial and commercial circles. Normally they would not give in to each other, and some of them were even competitors in the business field, but because of "collection", they were able to sit together and drink tea and chat, which is interesting to think about. "

"Then Lin Baili is also one of them?" Fang Minghua asked again.

"That's right, but among this group of people, he can only be regarded as the younger brother, but he has a hobby, and you know it now. His favorite is Zhang Daqian's paintings, especially the paintings of ladies."

"He once said something like this in public: Many people say that I like to collect beauties, but what I collect are flat, immortal 'beauties'. This is how they are when I collect them, and they will never grow old in the future; and It cost a lot of money when I bought it, but I won't spend any money later. My "beauties" also "sleep" with me, and they are all hung in my bedroom; but I also attach great importance to the feeling, and only hang one piece at a time. Change it every week. To be honest, I think these beauties are getting more and more three-dimensional."

Ah?

Simply a nymphomaniac.

No, the maid is crazy.

Fang Minghua had never heard of it.

"Brother Fang, you said that you collected several pictures of Zhang Daqian's ladies and refused to sell them to him. I guess Lin Baili was scratching his head and couldn't sleep well." Shen Xicheng finally laughed.

Fang Minghua laughed when he heard this.

"Then let him sleep."

Fang Minghua didn't pay much attention to the matter of selling paintings, he just focused on doing his own business.

The next day was still held on the third floor of the original restaurant. It seemed that Liu Yichang was familiar with the owner of this hotel.

The content of the lecture did not change much, but the audience changed. During the last question, a girl was very positive.

Her name is Zhang Xiaoxian. She graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University and now works as a screenwriter at TVB.

After all this is done, Fang Minghua's business in Xiangjiang is over.

In this case, Fang Minghua planned to return to Shenzhen the next day, and then take a flight back to Yanjing. In the afternoon, he heard that there was a Mainland Shenzhen Duoyunxuan event to be held at the Harbor Hotel near Kai Tak Center through the Hong Kong Wing Shing Auction Company.

Duoyunxuan is a time-honored brand in Shenzhen. According to the introduction in the newspaper, it was established during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It operated a paper fan business, and also developed woodblock watermarking, calligraphy and painting agency and other businesses. At its peak, Duoyunxuan represented dozens of calligraphers and painters. With hundreds of people, it has the reputation of "Home of Calligraphy and Painting" and "Jiangnan Art Garden".

It is also the first mainland company to conduct calligraphy and painting auctions in Xiangjiang.

Fang Minghua was bored, so he rushed over alone. Of course it was an eye-opener.

Although the auction was not as good as the auctions of top auction houses such as Christie's and Sotheby's that Fang Minghua watched online, the overall atmosphere was still lively.

Fang Minghua naturally didn't recognize the people participating in the auction, but he spotted a familiar figure.

Lin Baili!

Sitting on a chair and holding a number plate in his hand, he seemed to be participating in the auction.

Seeing Fang Minghua's appearance, Lin Baili was stunned, but he gave him a friendly smile, and Fang Minghua returned it as a greeting.

Fang Minghua found a chair in the back and sat down. What he was most concerned about was the paintings by the painters of the Republic of China that he had in his possession. He wondered how much the paintings by these painters would be auctioned now.

Qi Baishi's "Double Ducks" sold for HK$160,000!

Wu Changshuo's "Wealth Picture" in the middle hall sold for 462,000 yuan!

Wu Guanzhong's "Qufu Confucius" sold for 572,000 yuan!

Zhang Daqian's "Waterside Pavilion and Pine Wind" sold for 605,000 yuan!

Zhang Daqian's "Watching Clouds in the Mountains at Night" 1.43 million!

Generally speaking, the price of Qi Baishi's paintings is relatively low, while the price of Zhang Daqian's paintings is mostly in the hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. "Watching Clouds in the Evening Mountains" became the champion of this auction.

I don't know whether it was because he didn't like it or because there were no paintings of ladies, but this time, Barry Lam didn't buy a single painting.

After watching the excitement, Fang Minghua turned around and was about to leave, but heard someone calling him from behind.

"Mr. Fang, please stay."

Without looking back, Fang Minghua knew it was Barry Lam, so he had to stop.

Fang Minghua thought he was talking about Zhang Daqian's paintings of ladies again, but he didn't expect the other party to ask: "Mr. Fang, do you live in Xijing?"

"Yes."

"I haven't been to the thousand-year-old capital yet. I will definitely go and see it when I have the chance." Barry Lam said with emotion.

"Welcome Mr. Lam to travel to Xijing." Fang Minghua said politely in an official manner.

"Well, when I go to Xijing to play, I must visit you, Mr. Fang." Barry Lam smiled.

Fang Minghua immediately understood.

This guy is still thinking about his paintings and calligraphy!

"Welcome." Fang Minghua also smiled and replied.

Lin Baili left.

To be honest, Fang Minghua naturally didn't want to have a bad relationship with these bigwigs in the collection industry.

If he didn't sell these paintings now, it might not mean that he wouldn't sell them in the future.

And the people who sold them were these people. Who among ordinary people could afford them?

In the evening, Fang Minghua went to Central for a long walk and bought some small gifts to take back, especially his two treasures.

Dolls and toys were indispensable.

The next morning, Fang Minghua finished breakfast and prepared to return to the mainland. This time, Shen Xicheng drove him to the port.

In the hotel, he didn't wait for Shen Xicheng, but waited for another person.

A man of similar age, Fang Minghua recognized him at a glance before he introduced himself.

Stephen Chow.