The Pentium Era - South to North

At the end of the year, the most exciting news for Zhang Chen was that good news continued to come from Christie's Hong Kong and Beijing Guardian auctions. Chinese oil paintings soared this year, and auction prices increased compared to previous years. Not even ten times more.

Xu Beihong's oil painting "Put Down Your Whip" was sold for 72 million Hong Kong dollars, Chen Yifei's "Ode to the Yellow River" was sold for 40.32 million yuan, and Wu Guanzhong's "Hibiscus" and "Northern Scenery" were sold respectively. The auction price was 39.2 million yuan and 31.68 million Hong Kong dollars.

Zhang Chen and others have the works of these people here, and there are quite a lot of them, and their value is even much higher than the works being auctioned. For example, the two oil paintings that Wu Guanzhong himself gave to them at the Lakeside Oil Painting Museum can be said to be Wu Guanzhong's works. A masterpiece among oil paintings.

Not only these old artists, but also young painters such as Yue Minjun and Fang Lijun, their works also sold for more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Yue Minjun's most famous series of smiling faces was bought by Yao Fen in one go when he came back from Beijing. Eight pieces.

Zhao Xin and Zhang Chen said they didn’t dare to forget about it. Boss, I didn’t dare to forget about the value of the current collection of our oil painting museum.

I dare not calculate the value, but Zhao Xin doubled the number of security guards on duty at night, and their oil painting studio has become a key security unit of the Xiacheng Public Security Bureau.

When Liu Ligan heard the news, he told Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen, I never thought that your oil painting studio is more valuable than my entire "Dragon Family". All my houses have been sold and belong to me. You don’t have a set, but you still have them all in your hands. You are so damn rich that you can’t beat the country.

"Go away." Zhang Chen scolded, "How can your crappy project compare to mine? If you sell it, the money will go into your own pocket. Mine, no matter how high the value, is still a public product. The public is in the oil painting museum. , you can still see them and they won’t run into anyone’s living room. In this sense, they still belong to Hangzhou and the public.”

"Don't flaunt yourself." Liu Ligan scolded, "When I walk on the street and everyone can see it, am I also a public product?"

"You are not a public product, you are a bus. From this woman's stop to the next woman's stop." Xiao Wu said from the side, and Zhang Chen laughed.

Liu Ligan also laughed and said, "This is not bad. It would be better to have a few more people buy monthly passes."

Zhang Chen asked Zhao Xin to organize several students from the Academy of Fine Arts to copy a batch of paintings from their oil painting studios and hang them in clubs in Shanghai, Beijing and Hangzhou. Under each painting, there was a special note, "The original works are collected in Our company's "Lakeside Oil Painting Gallery" in Hangzhou has established a connection between their oil painting gallery and these clubs.

It not only expanded the popularity of their oil painting studio, but also increased the weight of their club. The most important thing is that these parts of the club really need oil paintings. Zhang Chen thought that instead of copying other people's collections, it would be better to copy their own. Collection.

What Zhang Chen didn't expect was that these works were constantly being bought and sold as oil paintings, and unexpectedly became one of their Liyu customization businesses.

Especially the works of Xiaoshu, the albums of their Lakeside Oil Painting Gallery are displayed in all clubs. Many customers who have seen his "Sister" know that this painter has such a close relationship with their company, so they They asked Xiaoshu to paint their portraits and offered a high price.

In this way, Xiaoshu had to travel to Beijing and Shanghai frequently. Later, he felt that it was really too much. These customized works also squeezed out his own creative time. Xiaoshu asked Xiaomi to help him reduce orders. Xiaomi After thinking about it, she felt that it would not be good to refuse directly. She simply more than doubled the price of a portrait of Xiao Shu to 1.5 million.

Xiaomi wanted to use this to reduce the number of customers in need. Unexpectedly, after the price increased, more customers requested to order. Those who had originally asked Xiaoshu to paint saw that the price of Xiaoshu suddenly increased so much. They felt that it was worth the money and asked Xiaoshu to draw pictures for them.

There was no choice but to queue up. Customers in need signed up and paid a deposit, but the time needed to be arranged according to Xiaoshu's own time. This once again whetted everyone's appetite.

Xiaomi and Zhang Chen said, Mr. Zhang, it’s a pity. It would be great if we had ten small trees.

Zhang Chen smiled and said, if there were ten of them, the small tree would be worthless.

…

The phone on Zhang Chen's desk rang, and he picked it up. It was Tan Shuzhen. Tan Shuzhen asked, Zhang Chen, you have been in the office this afternoon, why don't you leave? Wait for me. I'll come over now and see you if I have something to do.

Zhang Chen thought to himself, what's going on? You're doing it so seriously.

Zhang Chen waited in the office for more than ten minutes. Tan Shuzhen arrived. With her was a man in his forties, who was small and had a fair face. Tan Shuzhen introduced them to each other and said that this was Zhou Bin. He also introduced to Zhou Bin that this was Mr. Zhang Chen.

"I know, I know, I have long admired Mr. Zhang's name." Zhou Bin quickly held Zhang Chen's hand and said.

Zhang Chen muttered in his heart, wondering what Zhou Bin was doing this time and what was the matter with him.

Zhang Chen asked Zhou Bin to sit down on the sofa. Tan Shuzhen made two cups of tea, one for Zhou Bin and one for herself. She went to the desk again, took Zhang Chen's cup, added water, and placed it in front of Zhang Chen. After finishing all this, Tan Shuzhen sat down on the sofa.

Zhang Chen looked at Tan Shuzhen with questioning eyes. Tan Shuzhen said, Zhang Chen, this is the first time you have met Lao Zhou, but his daughter is no stranger to you.

"Who is his daughter?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Zhou Ruoyi." Tan Shuzhen said.

Zhang Chen remembered and shouted: "It's the one who played with Xiang Nan. We went to Sanya and Hengdian together, and this time we went to Shanghai to see off Zhang Xiangbei."

"Yes." Tan Shuzhen said, Zhang Chen quickly said to Zhou Bin: "Hello, hello, so we should be old acquaintances."

Zhou Bin smiled and breathed out a sigh of relief.

Zhang Chen asked Tan Shuzhen, what's the matter with you looking for me?

Tan Shuzhen and Zhou Bin said, Lao Zhou, you and Mr. Zhang said it doesn't matter, they are all our own people. If you have anything to say, just say it.

Zhang Chen looked at Tan Shuzhen. Tan Shuzhen was sitting next to Zhou Bin, behind him, a little helpless and smiling mischievously.

Zhou Bin held it back for a while, and then started to talk to Zhang Chen. It was obvious that he was an honest man. When he told Zhang Chen, his face was a little red at first, as if he was shy to speak.

Zhang Chen looked at him, listened carefully, and understood. It turned out that this time the city held an open recruitment for deputy bureau-level leaders. There were a total of twelve deputy bureau-level positions in twelve units. Civil servants in the city were invited to There was an open recruitment process, and Zhou Bin also took part in the exam. He did well in the written exam and came in third place. Next came the more critical interview.

The examiner for this interview is the new mayor Li Yong.

"Mr. Zhang, you also know that although examinations and interviews are necessary links, the final decision is still made by other factors. The competition for this recruitment is very fierce. After the examination, everyone starts to act. People like me , I don’t have any background or connections. I want to make connections, but I don’t know how.

"In the end, Zhou Ruoyi's mother reminded me. She said that she heard that Mr. Zhang and Mayor Li have a very good relationship. I heard Zhou Ruoyi say many times that Mr. Zhang is a very good person. He took good care of them when he went out several times. Mr. Zhang , I’m not afraid of your jokes, I really have no other way out, so I thought of coming to Mr. Zhang, it’s really too presumptuous.”

Zhang Chen looked at Tan Shuzhen and cursed in his heart, you can do this kind of thing for me. Tan Shuzhen looked at him with a wry smile and helplessness on her face, which meant that I had no choice but to avoid it.

Zhang Chen calmed down and thought about it. Tan Shuzhen was clearly in the company, so she could say hello to Liu Ligan, and Liu Ligan could also say hello. Why did he have to bring people here?

After thinking for a while, he understood that according to Liu Ligan's character, he might refuse immediately, or pick up the phone and call Li Yong. Either way, it was not a good way to deal with it.

Seeing Zhang Chen's silence, Zhou Bin smiled bitterly and said to himself:

"Mr. Zhang, although I have been in the agency for so many years, I have a hard-wired personality and can never learn to flatter others. So now, those who joined me have been promoted long ago. Only I am still a deputy chief clerk.

"I originally thought that this time might be an opportunity. I didn't rely on anyone but my own ability. I passed the exam hard, but I didn't expect that later on, the result would be the same. I still had to follow the same old path."

Zhou Bin's sincere words sounded a little sad.

Tan Shuzhen said: "Zhang Chen, I know you are not willing to talk to Li Yong about this, but this time, can you help me? Lao Zhou and his wife are both honest people. Why, there must be no honest people." A way out.”

Zhang Chen lowered his head and thought. After a while, he raised his head and said to Zhou Bin:

"Old Zhou, it's not that I don't want to help you or make this call. If you want to make a call, I can call you right away. I can also take you to Li Yong's house tonight. But, I can't do this. I do this. , I hurt you. If I had called or taken you there, you would have had no chance at all. I know Li Yong too well.

"It's not that he doesn't give me face, he doesn't even give face to himself. Just look at it. All those who move around, no matter what relationship they have, and get to Li Yong's place, will eventually die. Seeking death.

"Lao Zhou, I really want to help you, but this way is really not helping, but a disservice."

Zhou Bin looked ashen, knowing that this road was dead, and he almost believed that what Zhang Chen said was just an excuse.

"Lao Zhou, you still have a great chance. Since Li Yong is the examiner, I will tell you the story of Li Yong. Almost no one knows this story. After listening to it, you should understand that during your interview , how you should express yourself, you will know why I said, those who move around are seeking their own death."

As Zhang Chen spoke, Zhou Bin's eyes lit up with light. He sat up straight and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhang, please tell me."

Zhang Chen told Zhou Bin the story of Mayor Li. After that, Zhang Chen told Zhou Bin, "Old Zhou, please show your truest side and your truest thoughts on the position you are applying for." That's enough. I believe Li Yong will make his own judgment.

Zhou Bin nodded thoughtfully, he seemed to know what he should do.

Half a month later, the list of this selection was announced to the whole society in the "Hangcheng Daily". Zhou Bin was appointed as the deputy director of the Hangzhou City Industrial and Commercial Administration Bureau, with a probation period of one year.

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