Rebirth of the Wild Age

It's just for fun between friends, there's no need to make it so formal, so Song Weiyang and the others are playing match play. That is, everyone plays against the same hole until the ball is put into the hole, and whoever hits the fewest strokes wins. If you want to continue after playing a hole, then the score will be determined by the accumulated number of winning and losing holes.

Zhu Yicai, Yurun's boss, smiled and said, "Boss Song is a rookie, let him play the first shot, what do you think?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss Song will take a shot first." Liu Yiqian, the boss of Xinliyi, booed.

"Then I won't be polite." Song Weiyang took out the driver (driver) with a smile.

Song Weiyang's golf skills were obviously not good enough, he hit the ball directly out of the fairway and landed in the hazard area, and even almost hit the rough area.

Fortunately, there are people who are more miserable than him, and Yu Guoxiang, the boss of Xinhengde, is very tragic. The hero of the Pomomen raised his golf ball with his hands and landed. The golf ball flew nearly 300 yards by the wind and landed on the edge of the rough area. Due to the heavy rain last night, the grass in the rough area became long and wet, and I didn't know how to play the next shot.

"I'll do it!" Facing the two rookies, Shen Nanpeng instantly burst into confidence. He did have a better game and only flew a short distance off the fairway, but luckily the golf ball fell into a puddle.

Facts have proved that although these bosses love to play golf, they are barely better than the newcomers who have just started.

On the second shot, Liu Yonghang's ball was the farthest from the hole, so he should hit it first according to the rules.

While Liu Yonghang was hitting the ball, Meng Xiaoping began to advise Song Weiyang. Caddies are not just for carrying bags of water. If the hitter is a medieval knight, then the caddy is equivalent to the knight's retinue; if the hitter is a racing driver, then the caddy is equivalent to the navigator.

After observing the situation along the way, Meng Xiaoping ran back and said, "Boss, we are about 240 yards away from the hole. The wind is southwest and the wind is a bit strong. There are obstacles within 80 yards in front of you. To be on the safe side, you can use the middle Hit the ball with a short iron (clue), hit the ball back into the fairway, and then try to hit the green on the next shot. Of course, you can also challenge it and directly use the 3-wood (clue) to hit the green, but this It's very difficult, even professional players may not be successful."

"Then take a gamble." Song Weiyang laughed.

When Song Weiyang was about to hit the ball, Meng Xiaoping said again: "Boss, your posture is a bit wrong when you play this kind of ball. Put your hands down a little bit, put your weight on the front side of your body, and don't swing too steeply. Today Suddenly the wind was strong, and the ball was hit too high and I couldn't control it at all."

Although Song Weiyang has played golf many times before, he is completely a layman, and naturally he listens to the caddy's instructions honestly.

"brush!"

When one swing is made, the trajectory of the golf ball is obviously deviated, and the force is too large and the ball is hit too high. But the wonderful thing is that there is wind at this moment, and the golf ball actually falls obliquely on the green when it is blown by the southwest wind.

"Strike!" Everyone cheered in unison.

This is by no means flattering, but for them, this is a peerless shot, and it is quite rare in the professional arena.

They are now playing a 500-yard par 5 hole, which literally means that it seems that they can score in 5 shots. But in a real fight, a novice may need 100 strokes to score. Even an experienced enthusiast needs to hit more than 10 strokes if they are lucky.

If Song Weiyang's ball just now is described as playing mahjong, it is equivalent to listening to the cards at the beginning of the game-it is a fool to make a hole-in-two, and it is also a piece of shit luck to switch to a professional player.

"Boss Song, you are a master!" Shen Nanpeng said with a thumbs up.

Song Weiyang cupped his fists and laughed, "Luck, luck."

"Luck is also a kind of strength." Yu Guoxiang shook his head and smiled wryly. He failed to hit the ball out of the rough area with his second shot. The grass almost covered his calf. When he hit a shot, most of his strength fell on the grass, and he only hit the ball less than 10 yards away. distance.

Zhu Yicai rubbed his hands and said, "Look at me."

He also wants to imitate Song Weiyang when he hits the green, putting on a professional posture in a serious manner, and hitting the ball out of the spin arc, so that it will not roll too far when it hits the ground. It's a pity that Zhu Yicai used too much force, the golf ball flew directly over the green, no matter how good the spin was, it was useless.

On the third shot, Song Weiyang hit the ball last.

It is possible to wipe the ball on the green. Meng Xiaoping carefully marked it, and then carefully wiped off the water stains on the ball surface.

"Boss Song, try to catch the eagle directly!" Everyone gathered around and looked extremely excited.

That scene was like a group of fishing friends going fishing, suddenly a big guy bit the hook in the water, and everyone else ran over to cheer. Winning or losing has become irrelevant. They may not hit an eagle if they play here for a year.

Meng Xiaoping was also very excited. Of course he hoped that Song Weiyang could score. Normally, if a guest scores an eagle goal, the tip must be doubled. But he still suggested: "Boss, after hitting the green, professional players generally make two-putts into the hole. It is good luck to go straight into the hole. You must be steady with your shot and try to hit the ball as close to the hole as possible. If you can’t make a shot, you have to pave the way for the next shot.”

Song Weiyang suddenly felt that this thing was very interesting. He let out a sigh of relief, and then gently pushed it with the cue.

"well!"

"The eagle flies!"

Everyone sighed in unison, feeling a little disappointed, the ball just missed the hole and rolled past.

Shen Nanpeng said: "Let's stop first and let Boss Song continue to play. If the eagle is not scored, a birdie is also good."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhu Yicai quickly agreed.

Respect is worse than obedience, Song Weiyang continued to putt, and this time he finally hit it without any surprises.

"It's really a birdie!"

"Boss Song is awesome. He almost caught an eagle the first time he played with you."

"Boss Song is really lucky, why don't we try another par-3 hole, maybe Boss Song can have an albatross (hole-in-one)."

"A birdie is rare, Boss Song must treat you today!"

"..."

The rest of the balls were not played, and by the excuse of the birdie, everyone ran to the clubhouse to have fun, and gave the caddies tips along the way.

First drink tea and chat, and then have lunch together.

After eating, Liu Yiqian suddenly asked: "Boss Song is not interested in art collection?"

Liu Yonghang laughed loudly: "You are pulling people to collect together again."

"As far as your diploma is concerned, it's about the same as mine. Do you know what a work of art is?" Yu Guoxiang joked.

Liu Yiqian used to drive a taxi, and Yu Guoxiang was even more lowly. He used to ride three rounds, and neither of them had a high degree of education.

Liu Yiqian smiled and said: "I don't understand artworks, but I understand people. Anyway, I don't pick things up, I only buy things at auction houses. Which artwork is the most valuable depends on how many are entrusted and how many are there?" If you really want to buy it, you know it.”

Song Weiyang couldn't help but want to laugh. He knew Liu Yiqian in his previous life, and he was a famous collector.

Let's put it this way, Liu Yiqian can be called the number one collector in China in terms of the money spent on collecting. 308 million for Wang Xizhi's "Ping An Tie", 50.37 million for Su Shi's "Gong Fu Tie", 169 million for "Eighteen Yingzhen Tujuan", 1.084 billion for "The Side Lying Fruit Girl", and 280 million for Chenghua Doucai Chicken Crock cup...Let's put it this way, since 2009, he has spent at least 1 billion collecting art every year. I don't know if people are stupid or not, but they must have a lot of money!

In particular, Su Shi's "Gong Fu Tie" was said by the experts of the Forbidden City to be a fake thing, and Sotheby's auction house sued the experts of the Forbidden City because of this.

And Liu Yiqian, who spends so much money on art collections, admits that he has no appreciation, anyway, just point to the most expensive ones and buy them. He said: "I started my career as a taxi driver. I know how to read words and demeanor, and I think I am very accurate in judging people. The auctions that are entrusted are parallel imports, the ones that are really snatched are high-quality goods, and the ones that are snapped up by many people are rare."

This old man spent 280 million yuan to buy Chenghua Doucai chicken cups. During the handover process, he actually used the chicken cups to make tea directly, which aroused heated discussions in domestic public opinion at that time.

Inevitably, Song Weiyang was dragged by Liu Yiqian to admire his collection.

Liu Yiqian pointed to the painting on the wall and said proudly: "This is Mr. Wu Hufan's exquisite work, like "So Many Lovely Pictures" in 12 carats. The stock price at that time was 1.2 million to 1.8 million. There was a collector named Zhang Zongxian who was determined to win it. In the end, I snatched it at a sky-high price of more than 2 million, and Zhang Zongxian was so angry that he never bought Mr. Wu Hufan's works again."

"When did it happen?" Song Weiyang asked.

"In 1997," Liu Yiqian said with a smile, "I had a friend named Dong Guoqiang, who was the chairman of Kuangshi International Auction House. At that time, he said that I was crazy to buy a painting for more than 2 million. This painting is worth 1.8 million. But I’m not short of the hundreds of thousands, if I can spend hundreds of thousands more to buy it, why don’t I buy it?”

Song Weiyang said cheerfully: "Very good, rich and self-willed!"

Liu Yiqian said: "At the beginning, I started collecting to make money, just like speculating in stocks. But gradually I became addicted, and now I only buy but not sell. I want to be a collector, not an art dealer. Boss Song If you like it, I welcome you to visit my collection at any time, and it is only interesting to share such good things with everyone.”

"Why do you think you want to start a collection?" Song Weiyang asked.

Liu Yiqian recalled: "It was probably in 1993. I was still trading stocks for a living. Once I went to Beijing to buy the internal employee shares of a state-owned enterprise, and I happened to meet the first art auction held by the Guardian Auction House in Beijing. At that time, the publicity It was so big, I was lying in the hotel and reading the newspaper, and saw the advertisement for the auction. I thought this thing was very fresh, so I ran to see it, and bought an auction album for 200 yuan. The album said There are so many names, I have only heard of Guo Moruo and Li Keran, and then I bought their works. At that time, I spent a total of 180,000 yuan, but now it has risen to at least 1 million yuan, and it is really hard to say whether I lost money or not."

180,000 in 1993 and 1 million in 2003, for businessmen, it is really hard to say which is more valuable.

After visiting the old man's collection, Liu Yiqian said: "Boss Song, next time there is an auction of good things, we can go there together and work together to eat all the high-quality goods!"

"I'll go when I'm free." Song Weiyang said with a smile.

It's very interesting to deal with these rich people, there are all kinds of people, at least Song Weiyang is very happy when playing golf.