The Pentium Era - South to North

Before coming to Beijing, Zhang Chen didn't know what would happen in Beijing. But after arriving in Beijing, Zhang Chen found that he was unprecedentedly busy.

Originally, he only planned to take Zhao Xin to interview Liu Chengcheng and return to Hangzhou the next day. Because the dinner at Li Yong's family was postponed to the next night, Zhang Chen needed to stay in Beijing for one more night.

And because during dinner, I met Liu Qing, Liu Chengcheng’s daughter, and made an appointment with her. In the afternoon of the next day, Liu Qing would take their writer to the Wangfu Hotel where Zhang Chen was staying. Liu Qing wanted to Zhang Chen told the writer about the National Art College.

Zhang Chen may be one of the few people in the country who has had face-to-face interactions and in-depth exchanges with the old people from the National Art College, especially those who were not well-known during their lifetimes. These people are all well-known now. They are famous, but they themselves have passed away, and almost no one knows many things about them.

Liu Qing discovered such a rich mine as Zhang Chen, how could he let him go.

During dinner, Zhang Chen told her about the time he went to Beijing to visit Mr. Wu Guanzhong. Mr. Wu Guanzhong took him to the woods to get a haircut and talked with her.

Liu Qing became excited after hearing this and shouted, "Our film is so lacking in such details. Brother Zhang, you must tell our writer all these things."

Zhang Chen agreed to her request.

They were going to be interviewed by Liu Qing and others in the afternoon. Zhang Chen and Zhao Xin got up in the morning and went to their own Beijing branch. They sat down and their buttocks were not yet hot from sitting down. Wenwen came again and took them to Nortel to see where they were. Nan, and Xiang Nan had lunch together. After finishing lunch, Zhang Chen saw that it was almost time and was about to rush to the hotel.

After being interviewed by Liu Qing and others in the afternoon, Liu Qing and the writers were still not satisfied. They made an appointment with Zhang Chen to meet at the "Lakeside Oil Painting Gallery" in Hangzhou next time.

The "Lakeside Oil Painting Museum" has a collection of many paintings painted by teachers and students of the National Art College during their journey to the west. Many of them can be said to be treasures. For example, the works of Chu Teh-Chun and Zao Wou-Ki from that period are simply impossible to see elsewhere. .

Zhang Chen told them that behind every painting, there is a story, including joy, sadness, and visceral pain. For example, those paintings by Cai Yuanpei’s eldest daughter Cai William were created after the merger of the National Art College and the Peking Art College. Due to conflicts, William Tsai and Lin Wenzheng were forced to leave the National Art College.

The two of them were in Kunming, with no books to teach and no income. At this time, William Cai was still pregnant. In the next year, that is, in May of 1939, because he was afraid that he could not afford the hospitalization expenses, William Cai did not She dared to go to the hospital to give birth, but she died in the postpartum mattress, leaving only a pile of paintings and six children.

Friends helped hold the "William Tsai Posthumous Works Exhibition" in Kunming. They relied on selling his posthumous works to have a decent funeral. The people who bought the paintings for this posthumous exhibition were actually their poor friends. At that time, most people would buy paintings anywhere. A large part of these works are now in Zhang Chen's "Lakeside Oil Painting Gallery".

Zhang Chen told them that when Cai William died, Cai Yuanpei was also ill, and no one around him dared to tell him the unfortunate news. Every time his son-in-law Lin Wenzheng wrote to Cai Yuanpei, he would write "William" at the end of the letter. P.S. greetings", pretending that William Tsai is still alive.

But two months later, Mr. Cai finally saw the news in the newspaper that an exhibition of William Tsai's works was held in Kunming. The grief-stricken old father wrote the article "Mourning for the Eldest Daughter William" on July 13, expressing his feelings about the loss of his beloved daughter. It was so painful that when Mr. Cai Yuanpei passed away, he died calling William's name.

Liu Qing and the writer were very emotional. They said that after interviewing Zhang Chen, they found that the materials he provided here were so rich that just one National Art College could complete several episodes.

Liu Qing even thought that the point provided by Zhang Chen was very good. She considered whether she could make a separate series called "Stories in Oil Paintings", which would extend from one painting to the depth of history. at.

After accepting the interview with Liu Qing and the others, it was almost time for dinner. Zhang Chen asked Zhao Xin to accompany Liu Qing and the writers to have dinner at the Wangfu Hotel. Wenwen sent Zhang Chen to the gate of Li Yong’s community. She must ask Zhang Chen agreed to visit their company the next day, and she went back with satisfaction.

After Zhang Chen registered at the guard post on duty, he entered the community and found Li Yong's home. He was surprised to find that Sun Hou was also there. Sun Hou had been transferred back to Beijing and now serves as the vice president of their bank's head office.

The dinner was cooked by Li Yong's wife Sun Hui herself and cooked with her aunt. It was very sumptuous. Li Yong's son lived in school and was not at home, so the four of them ate together. Sun Hui also drank some wine with them.

Sun Hui raised her cup and said to Zhang Chen, I have wanted to thank you for a long time, but unfortunately I never had the chance.

Zhang Chen was surprised and asked, "Why are you thanking me?"

Sun Hui also talked about the phone calls Zhang Chen made to Li Yong in the past. She said, that is the best preservative. Li Yong has told me about it countless times.

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "I'm ashamed, I haven't cashed it even once. They are all empty promises and you keep mentioning them."

"It's different." Sun Hui said seriously, "Your phone call made Li Yong take money very seriously. Thinking about how he can make money with just one phone call, who would take such a big risk to accept bribes? Although Li Yong Yong never spoke, but the phone call had the same effect. As long as this person takes money lightly, he can easily pass the 'greed' level."

"Sun Hui is right, Zhang Chen, I will also sponsor one." Sun Hou also raised his cup.

Li Yong smiled and said: "Okay, I am the party involved, and I will also participate."

The result was that the four of them drank the wine together.

Putting down their cups, Sun Hui and Zhang Chen said, "I also want to thank you."

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "Without this, there would be so many things to be grateful for."

Sun Hui said: "I want to thank you this time. You have been with Li Yong for so many years in Hangzhou. Li Yong is a very worried person. When something happens, he just talks to me on the phone." I won’t even say it, I often worry that he is under too much pressure and can’t bear it, but fortunately you are here.”

Li Yong smiled and said: "That's right, Zhang Chen, in Hangzhou, you are my pressure reducing valve. When I am really depressed, I will go to you for a drink or two, and I will feel relaxed after drinking."

"That's right, it's really necessary to have such a place where you can relax completely without being alert." Sun Hou said with emotion from the side, "Zhang Chen, you probably can't understand our difficulties. "

Sun Hui drank with them for a while. Knowing that the three men had a lot to say, she stood up and said to them, I still have one more material to write, so you drink slowly.

He also told Li Yong, if the food is not enough, you can call me.

Li Yong said yes.

Sun Hui went to the study, leaving the three of them in the restaurant to continue drinking.

The three people naturally talked about Liu Ligan and Meng Ping. They thought for a long time, but they just couldn't figure out where these two people would go, and they hadn't shown up for so long.

"Zhang Chen, Lao Ni's matter should be over now, right?" Li Yong asked.

Zhang Chen was right. Almost no one mentioned Lao Ni anymore. However, there seemed to be no clear explanation of how their debts were finally dealt with.

What I know is that from Nanjing, the debtors seemed to have only received a small part. After Lao Ni's factory went bankrupt, the assets were severely reduced and worthless. The proceeds from the auction were only used to resettle workers and repay the bank. The priority debt is not enough, and society will definitely not have a share of this money.

"You mean, these people might still be chasing the pole and Lao Meng?" Sun Hou asked.

"If people show up, it's for sure. They have indeed been looking for the pole and Meng Ping. However, it is not that terrible now. No matter how you calculate it, the total debt is only 700-800 million. The pole company's current The situation is good, the pole is able to repay this part of the debt, there is no need to hide anymore," Zhang Chen said.

Sun Hou nodded, and Li Yong muttered:

"I think it's not as simple as a debt. Including the fact that the two of them disappeared at that time, there must be hidden secrets. They still refuse to show up now. They still have their concerns. Lao Ni's death will put pressure on them, but I think, That’s not all.”

Zhang Chen was right, "If they simply owe money, whether it is Meng Ping or Gangzi, they are not people who dare not face it. I don't think they will even escape. If they escaped at that time, there was another reason."

"Moreover, there is a very strange thing here." Zhang Chen said, "I have never been able to figure it out."

"What's going on?" Li Yong asked.

"Logically speaking, if it is just to avoid the debtors, there are too many places for Ganzi and Meng Ping to go, and it is completely impossible for the debtors to find them. For example, they can escape to my hotel in Sanya, or they can escape to Haicheng From Lao Xie's place, you can also escape to Songjiang Erhuo, or Qihang's place.

"If it doesn't work, there is also Mr. Zhang's place in Liuyang, Lao Xie's hometown. The pole was there when he left Haicheng. If it doesn't work, he can even escape to Tianjin or Beijing where the monkey was at that time. Wenwen and Qianqian Here, they have so many places they can go to to make themselves safe, why haven’t they gone to places where debtors can’t find them.”

As Zhang Chen said, Li Yong and Sun Hou also thought it made sense. Sun Hou said:

"If they come to Tianjin, let alone those people who can't be found, even if they bluff and ask them to come here, they won't be able to take them away. What methods will they use, other than calling a few gangsters? Will I still be afraid of the gangsters?"

Li Yong pondered for a while and said:

"Zhang Chen, are this pole and Lao Meng hiding not only from those creditors, but also from you and Qian Fang?"

Zhang Chen was taken aback and asked, "What can we hide from?"

Li Yong said: "Zhang Chen, have you ever thought that you are the unbearable burden for them?"

"Why?" Zhang Chen didn't understand and asked.

"Think about it, given the situation at that time, their own companies were also in turmoil. They would definitely not be able to bear the debt and would be forced to collapse. Ganzi and Lao Meng know you and Qian Fang very well. , they know that you will definitely not leave them alone, and will use all your strength to save them, even if you also collapse.

"And in that situation at that time, you were also surrounded on all sides. If you were to fall in, you might be dragged down. That's why they disappeared completely. These two guys must have thought that as long as they disappeared, they would collapse. If they just destroy their own enterprises, at least they won't drag you down.

"It's just that they didn't expect that even if they disappeared, you two 250 people wouldn't watch their company collapse. You would still come to rescue them, and they were actually rescued. They didn't expect this, and they didn't expect it. Things you know.”

"Yes, I think this is what Li Yong said. This is in line with the characters of these two bastards." Sun Hou said from the side.

Zhang Chen thought about it. In the past, when something bad happened to Liu Ligan, he always had to hide it from him. When he wanted to help, he always refused, including the earliest time in Nanjing, when Ganzi and Meng Ping, How did he try every possible means to distract himself, just to prevent himself from vouching for Meng Ping.

Thinking about it this way, it is possible that Li Yong's words are indeed correct, including that Zhuangzi has never called home, because he knows that only he and Xiaowu will go to his home, and as long as he calls home, No matter how much he warned her, her mother would definitely give them his phone number.

Could it be that the person Liu Ligan was hiding was really himself?

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