Literary Master 1978

Compared to most troops, the work and life of the art troupe are undoubtedly rich and colorful. The experience of performing at the grassroots level and participating in art performances always allows these art soldiers to get in touch with things that many people don’t usually get in touch with.

The most popular in the art troupe are the dancing female soldiers like Feng Juan. They are young, beautiful, and well-proportioned. No matter where they go, they are the focus of people’s attention.

But the glamorous appearance also requires more arduous efforts than ordinary people. The principle of "one minute on stage, ten years of hard work off stage" applies to any industry.

According to Feng Juan, she is only 20 years old this year, but her left Achilles tendon has been injured once. If she is injured again in the future, she may not be able to dance. This is also the reason why Feng Juan wants to apply for the Film Academy, just to leave a way out for herself.

"If you can't dance, you can't dance. It's the same for changing other jobs. Don't you want to act in a movie? Let's act in a movie." Du Feng said.

Lin Chaoyang glanced at Du Feng. From the meaning, he should not have told Feng Juan about Li Hanxiang's movie. Lin Chaoyang didn't say anything when he saw this.

After chatting for a while, Du Feng asked Lin Chaoyang: "Brother-in-law, I see that all the furniture you bought is not for use?"

"For collection."

"Collection?"

This term is still a very unfamiliar word today. Du Feng asked curiously: "Can furniture be collected?"

"Ordinary furniture is definitely not okay. It has to be furniture with a long history."

"What is the purpose of collecting?"

Feng Juan asked a seemingly boring question, but it represents the thoughts of many people in this era.

They don't have the concept of "antiques will appreciate in value" in their minds, and naturally don't understand the meaning of collection.

"This is a personal preference." Lin Chaoyang said, and he couldn't explain too much about this matter to Feng Juan.

Du Feng asked, "Do you also collect calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, etc.?"

"Yes, I will definitely collect them if I find something suitable. Why, do you have any?"

Du Feng waved his hands repeatedly, "How can I have those things? They are so expensive! When I went to an antique shop with my friends, a painting by Qi Baishi cost 1,500 yuan, and we had to pay for it with foreign exchange coupons. It was simply a robbery!"

1,500 yuan is indeed expensive, which is equivalent to the salary of an ordinary working class who doesn't eat or drink for two years, but if you can get a painting by Qi Baishi, it will be worth it.

After 30 years, the value will at least increase by 20,000 to 30,000 times.

Lin Chaoyang felt that his time and energy were obviously not enough. He only bought some furniture today after running around all day.

If you want to visit all the cultural relics shops and trust shops in Yanjing, it will take at least a year and a half, and you will have to wait and see from time to time to see if there are any good things.

He looked at Du Feng and felt that his brother-in-law was a good laborer who could help.

However, he couldn't say these words to Du Feng in front of Feng Juan at this time, so he would find a suitable opportunity later.

It was another weekend, and Lin Chaoyang didn't go to the trust store this time. With the experience of last week, he felt that his efficiency of going to the trust store alone was too low.

He first went to Yanda to get A Mao, and took him to the Foreign Guest Service Department of the Forbidden City. He planned to make a big purchase today.

When he came to the door of Yangxingzhai, he met the security guard Li Tianbao who he had known before.

"Hey, Brother Lin? Why are you here?" Li Tianbao was surprised to see Lin Chaoyang.

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "I came to visit the Forbidden City with my friends."

Li Tianbao glanced at A Mao beside Lin Chaoyang, "Foreign guest friend, please come in!"

With A Mao by his side, Lin Chaoyang easily entered Yangxingzhai.

The decoration and layout here are similar to most state-owned stores today. The goods are placed on the counters and shelves. If you want to check the goods, you have to go through the salesperson.

A Mao had received Lin Chaoyang's guidance in advance and acted like a real person. After entering Yangxingzhai, he pointed at the products, while Lin Chaoyang introduced them in a fake way. Then A Mao asked the salesperson to take out the products for him to see.

"This is good!"

"Oh, this is also good!"

"Oh my God! This is simply a masterpiece!"

The products sold by the Foreign Guest Service Department are mainly replicas of rare antique calligraphy and paintings, handicrafts, and calligraphy and paintings by contemporary calligraphers and painters.

For Lin Chaoyang, replicas and handicrafts have basically no collection value, so his eyes are fixed on the works of contemporary calligraphers and painters.

A Mao's expression exaggeratedly showed his appreciation for these calligraphy and paintings, and his words were full of praise, as if he had discovered an artistic treasure.

Most of the foreign guests who come to the Forbidden City for tourism are not interested in Chinese calligraphy and painting, especially contemporary calligraphy and painting. They are more interested in things like porcelain, jade, and gems.

It is rare to see a foreigner so obsessed with Chinese calligraphy and painting today, which makes several salespeople in the Foreign Guest Service Department feel proud.

"So beautiful! These paintings are so beautiful! I want to buy them all." A Mao seemed to be so excited that he forgot everything.

Lin Chaoyang "could not help" reminding him: "Sir, these paintings are all works of contemporary artists, and their artistic value is not high."

"What are you talking about?" A Mao looked at Lin Chaoyang in disbelief, "These are all incomparable works of art, I want to buy them all."

Seeing A Mao's insistence, Lin Chaoyang had no choice but to say to the salesperson, "My friend wants to buy more calligraphy and paintings, and I see that you don't have many paintings here, is this all?"

The salesperson said quickly: "There are more, we have more here."

"Are there works by masters such as Xu Beihong and Qi Baishi?"

"Yes, there are, but their works are collections and not for sale to the public. Most of the works we have here are from famous contemporary painters a generation later than them, such as Lu Yanshao, Wu Zuoren, Li Keran, Jiang Zhaohe, etc. ”

Lin Chaoyang felt a little regretful and said, "Then take the one with the higher price first. My friend is not short of money."

The salesperson was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that Lin Chaoyang was doing them a favor, and hurriedly went to pick up the painting.

Most of the creators of these contemporary calligraphy and painting works displayed by the Palace Museum Service Department are still alive today, and their collection of works is huge. There are thousands of works accumulated by them alone.

In the past, the sales of these calligraphy and painting works have never been good. Today, they finally met a rich and stupid foreigner. How could they not be active?

After a while, the salesperson brought a lot of paintings for Amao to choose from. He almost refused to refuse any work he saw. No matter which work he saw, he agreed. In less than an hour, there were already more than fifty works piled around him. .

The salesperson on the side whispered to Lin Chaoyang: "Comrade, my friend has seen so many paintings and calligraphy, do you plan to buy them all?"

Lin Chaoyang understood that the salesperson was afraid that they would just buy something on a whim and not pay the bill in the end.

Lin Chaoyang pretended to whisper a few words to Amao, and then said to the salesperson: "Then you first calculate how much these paintings and calligraphy works cost, and we will pay for them first."

The salesperson was overjoyed when he heard this. He played with the abacus beads for a while and finally got a number.

The fifty-five works totaled 9,063 yuan in foreign exchange coupons. The most expensive one was "Mrs. Hunan" by Fu Baoshi, which sold for as high as 750 yuan. The prices of other works ranged from three to four hundred to more than one hundred.

Hearing the price quoted by the salesperson, Lin Chaoyang's heart skipped a beat. Only fifty-five paintings cost so much. However, he thought that the salesperson brought high-priced paintings. The total price was very reasonable. These works were estimated to be... The Forbidden City Service Department sells high-quality products to the public.

He touched his pocket and found that he had enough money today.

Lin Chaoyang said to Amao: "That's it."

Amao followed the good advice and said, "Okay."

When he came, Lin Chaoyang brought 10,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons, but when he left, he had less than 1,000 yuan left, spending money like water in the blink of an eye.

After more than 50 paintings were packed, Lin Chaoyang and the two of them couldn't handle it. The Forbidden City Service Department specially sent a car to help them deliver the things.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Overseas Chinese Apartment, and Lin Chaoyang and Amao moved things upstairs one by one.

"Buy so much?"

Lin Chaoyang has been tinkering with collecting recently. When he went out early this morning, he told Tao Yushu that he was going to the Forbidden City Service Department to buy paintings. She didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect that in just one morning, she would hold so many paintings. The painting is back.

"What I bought are all high-quality paintings from the Forbidden City Service Department."

Lin Chaoyang's expression of joy at taking advantage made Tao Yushu dumbfounded.

"All the money was spent?"

"No, there are still one thousand yuan left."

Tao Yushu complained: "With your tricks, the family's savings will be exhausted in two days."

Lin Chaoyang said quickly: "I won't buy it for now after buying it this time."

Tao Yushu was keenly aware of the subtext in his words. "I won't buy it for the time being" does not mean "I won't buy it in the future."

It is a road of no return for my husband to embark on the road of collecting!

According to his way of spending, how will the family save money in the future?

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Tao Yushu pulled Lin Chaoyang to the sofa and said to him seriously: "Even if these antique calligraphy and paintings can appreciate in value in the future, you can't spend all your money on them!"

Lin Chaoyang was so happy to see Liexin today that he spent more than one-third of his family's savings. Tao Yushu reminded him that he realized his problem.

He understands the future trend, but Tao Yushu and his family do not. It is unrealistic for them to fully understand themselves.

"You're right, then let's do it. From now on, a quarter of the royalties will be used for collection. What do you think?"

For Lin Chaoyang, there is not much difference between spending 1,000 yuan to collect or 10,000 yuan to collect. He can't collect all the treasures into his own hands.

Tao Yushu thought for a while and felt that this proposal was reasonable. He nodded, "Okay, let's do it like this. Please be more careful in the future."

"Hey, I'm happy to see you, I'm happy to see you."

Tao Yushu couldn't help but ask: "If you buy these paintings, will they really be valuable in the future?"

Lin Chaoyang had talked to her about the topic of collecting before, and Tao Yushu had no idea at the time. But now that tens of thousands of foreign exchange coupons have been spent, she always felt a little unsure.

Lin Chaoyang did not answer her question directly, but asked: "Do you know what Li Hanxiang bought after coming to Yanjing?"

Tao Yushu immediately understood what he meant and pointed to the paintings, "This?"

"Not just this, he buys porcelain, jade, the Four Treasures of the Study, lacquerware, furniture, embroidery... as long as it has something to do with antiques."

What Lin Chaoyang said is true. Li Hanxiang came to the mainland to shoot movies, and his favorite places to visit in his spare time were Liulichang, Rongbaozhai, and Chinese painting shops.

Because of filming, he has done a lot of research on the Tang, Qing and other dynasties, so he also has a hobby of collecting art.

Every time he comes to the mainland, he will buy some antique calligraphy and paintings whenever he has time.

"If I take these things I bought now to Hong Kong, they will be worth several times more immediately."

Lin Chaoyang's statement is very conservative. At present, Hong Kong's recognition of domestic antiques and calligraphy and paintings is not very high, but even so, it is enough to make Tao Yushu feel at ease.

Lin Chaoyang vacated a corner of the study room to store paintings. Calligraphy and paintings are not like furniture, and the requirements for the environment are more stringent. At this stage, the Overseas Chinese Apartment is the most suitable place for these paintings.

An important reason why he chose to buy paintings in the Forbidden City this time is that these paintings do not take up as much space as porcelain and furniture.

"I think I have to find a house specifically for you to store these collections in the future!" Tao Yushu said.

Lin Chaoyang clapped his hands and laughed, "Your suggestion is good. Try to buy a few more houses in the future and fill them up."

Tao Yushu rolled his eyes at him, "Fill this place and Mianhua Hutong first."