Treasure Hunt all over the World

Rongbaozhai is a time-honored shop with a long history of more than 300 years and is well-known both at home and abroad. It mainly deals in the Four Treasures of the Study and collects countless calligraphy and painting art treasures. It has the reputation of "the Forbidden City".

In Liulichang Ancient Culture Street, Rongbaozhai has a pivotal position. People often say that Liulichang is more famous because of Rongbaozhai, which shows it.

It is located on Liulichang West Street, and the building where it is located is quite spectacular, with carved beams and painted buildings, antique and antique, very conspicuous, and you can see it as soon as you enter Liulichang West Street.

Rongbaozhai was founded in 1672. Its predecessor was "Songzhuzhai".

Lu Runxiang, a famous calligrapher in the late Qing Dynasty, the number one scholar in the Tongzhi period, an official to the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the capital censor, and a teacher of Puyi, wrote the name of the shop for "Rongbaozhai" in his own handwriting.

However, what hangs at the door of the store now is not the plaque inscribed by Lu Runxiang, but the inscribed plaque written by the famous modern writer Guo Moruo, which is also the trademark shop sign of Rongbaozhai.

When passing through the first gate and entering the second inner gate, there was another plaque inscribed with three gilt characters of 'Rongbaozhai' before everyone's eyes.

This is also a celebrity handwriting, from the famous modern painter Xu Beihong! Hanging above the entrance of the second door of Rongbaozhai, it is quite imposing, just like Xu Beihong's paintings.

Walking into the gate, Ye Tian immediately took off his sunglasses, and began to seriously appreciate this well-known time-honored shop that has been passed down for more than three hundred years, experiencing its strong cultural atmosphere and strong sense of history

After passing through the second gate, he entered the middle hall of Rongbaozhai, and a scent of books immediately rushed to his face.

The first thing that comes into everyone's eyes is a huge gray-black inkstone, which is irregularly round and has several square meters. It is placed on a mahogany base, facing the door, and the visual impression is quite shocking.

Right behind this huge inkstone, there is a huge wooden screen, on which is a Chinese painting by a famous contemporary master, the picture of the Eight Immortals, vivid and vivid.

But this picture of the Eight Immortals is not the original work, but a work reproduced by Rongbaozhai using its wood-block watermarking technology which has been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage.

Even though it is a reproduction, it still has considerable artistic value. In Ye Tian's eyes, there are several layers of charming halos, even no less than the original works of some well-known artists.

On both sides of this huge inkstone and the painting of the Eight Immortals is the business area of ​​Rongbaozhai.

The east hall on the first floor sells stone chapters, seal carvings, famous inkstones, ink pads, and fans.

and other stationery items; the middle hall deals in paints, inks, processed paper, etc.; the west hall on the first floor deals in writing brushes, rice paper, handicrafts, etc.

The second floor is the exhibition hall, which displays and exhibits some famous paintings collected by Rongbaozhai, and often holds various art exhibitions. It is a cultural palace that young and middle-aged domestic painters dream of joining.

After admiring the giant inkstone and the picture of the Eight Immortals placed at the entrance of the middle hall, Ye Tian turned his head and said to his mother:

"Mom, take Betty and Linlin to the exhibition hall on the second floor. There are many paintings by famous artists on display. You can enjoy them. Since you are in Rongbaozhai, don't miss it.

I'll take a look on the first floor and ask if there are a few things I want here. If there are, of course the best! If not, it's a pity, I will find you on the second floor soon"

"OK!"

Mom nodded in agreement, and then took Betty and Linlin to the exhibition hall on the second floor to appreciate the charming charm of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting.

Ye Tian quickly told Raymond to follow his mother to the exhibition hall upstairs to protect their safety.

As for your own safety, you don't have to worry about it at all.

His own strength is strong enough to protect himself, not to mention three free bodyguards! Three plainclothes officers from the Municipal Bureau had followed and were guarding outside the gate of Rongbaozhai.

When the figures of his mother and the others disappeared at the stairs, Ye Tian immediately turned around and walked towards the counter in the west hall, intending to ask the clerk if there was anything he needed here.

In two or three steps, Ye Tian had arrived at the rice paper counter.

He first took a look at the many rice papers on the counter, all of them were of good quality, they were all genuine rice papers, there were no fakes that were shoddy or fake.

Most of these rice papers are mid-range products, and there are also some relatively high-end products. The prices are not low, and there are several kinds that cost more than ten thousand dollars.

However, Ye Tian didn't see the top rice paper he wanted here, either Rong Baozhai didn't have it, or it didn't display it.

After quickly reading the rice paper on the counter, Ye Tian made his request to the clerk.

Mingxuan produced in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, or top-quality rice paper of the same quality as the "Shi Niutang" rice paper specially made for Master Li Keran in the 1970s.

Like the middle-aged man in Hongbaotang, the clerk in Rongbaozhai was also shocked after hearing his request, and asked in disbelief:

"Young man, Rongbaozhai has stock of the two kinds of top-grade rice paper you mentioned, and also sells them to outsiders, but I still need to confirm, do you know the price of this top-grade rice paper?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian's eyes immediately flashed with joy, he nodded with a smile and said:

"As expected of a Rongbaozhai that has been passed down for three hundred years! The heritage is really profound! Since I came to buy this top-quality rice paper, I naturally know about it and know their prices better.

Mingxuan products in the Ming and Qing Dynasties have different prices depending on the year of production and quality, ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars to a million dollars, and the price range is relatively wide.

In the 1970s, the "Shi Niutang" rice paper specially made for Master Li Keran has a current market price of 150,000 knives per dollar. According to the state of preservation, there may be a slight fluctuation, but the fluctuation is not large.

Since you have these two types of rice paper, you can spend ten knives for each type. If it is genuine and the quality satisfies me, I don’t mind buying more to keep. Such good things are rare! "

"Hey! Young man, you are too generous! Take ten knives each, that's hundreds of millions of rice paper! I can't decide on such a large business, we need our manager to come forward!"

The Rongbaozhai clerk exclaimed, his eyes almost flew out of their sockets, and he looked at Ye Tian in disbelief.

Not only this clerk, but several clerks and customers nearby were also stunned by Ye Tian's words, and couldn't believe their ears.

Spend tens of millions of RMB to buy top-level antique works of art for appreciation, collection, or investment. Everyone has seen it many times, and they are no strangers to it!

Not only will these antique works of art not depreciate in value, but as time goes by and everyone becomes richer, their value will increase and become more expensive, making them a very good investment.

Of course, there is a premise here, you must buy the right one, the real thing! If you buy a worthless fake, it's game over!

However, it is the first time you have seen rice paper that costs hundreds of millions of RMB to buy disposable consumables and discarded rice paper, and you have never even heard of it. Can you not be shocked?

How rich is this? How dare you be so extravagant!

Is the money in the pocket of the kid at the counter the same thing as the money in his pocket? Could it be the wind blowing? This is too burnt!

The same goes for the other people in the store, who were all alarmed by the clerk's voice, and looked at this side one after another. Everyone was very curious and didn't know what happened here.

"Please come over here, your manager. I'm here waiting for you. If possible, it's best to bring the top-quality rice paper I want. It will save you another trip!"

Ye Tian said with a light smile, his expression was very relaxed.

"Before calling our manager, I still need to make sure that this is a transaction involving tens of millions of RMB, and the target is a top-notch celebrity, isn't that right?

Are you sure you're not making fun of us? Rice paper is a one-time consumable, it will be discarded after use, you can think clearly! Is it really necessary to spend a huge amount of money to buy these top-quality rice paper?

Collecting top-quality rice paper has very strict requirements on the environment. Generally, we will not move them easily, let alone take them out of the warehouse. I hope you can understand! "

The clerk said solemnly, obviously still skeptical.

"That's right! This is indeed a transaction worth tens of millions of yuan, and I really want to receive a batch of top-quality rice paper. You can rest assured about this, it's not a joke!

As for whether to make fun of you, whether you have the strength, please ask your manager to find out. I'm sure, your manager must know me, and even look forward to seeing me very much!

Ye Tian nodded and gave an affirmative answer, his eyes full of confidence.

"Ah! Our manager knows you? That's easy. I'll call the manager right away. He's in the Rongbaozhai Building next door. He'll be there in a few minutes. Please wait!"

With that said, the clerk took two steps back and started to contact the manager on the internal phone.

Ye Tian looked up at the surveillance camera on the wall in front of him, smiled and nodded towards the camera.