Zhuang Rui was watching King Kong playing tricks in the manor when he suddenly received a call from Fatty Jin, an associate researcher at the National Palace Museum.
"Hey, brother Jin, please don't call me teacher, I feel awkward and panicked..."
Although Zhuang Rui is well-known in the antique industry and is called a teacher by antique lovers, Zhuang Rui is worthy of his qualification, but compared with people like Fatty Jin who have a professional background, he still lacks a little background.
"Haha, let's call you brother. What's the matter? There was such a big commotion some time ago, and now you are hiding your capabilities and biding your time?"
Fatty Jin didn’t dare to look down on Zhuang Rui. When they first met two years ago, Zhuang Rui was only famous in the jade industry. But two years later, Zhuang Rui has already achieved great success, both in terms of career and personal achievements.
He is a well-deserved industry leader.
"Hey, Brother Jin, I'm just lucky, but I don't know much. I don't want to go out in this hot weather. I'm staying at home. What's the matter, Brother Jin, do you care about me?"
Zhuang Rui grabbed the little snowmastiff that climbed onto his lap and handed it to his niece, while he and Fatty Jin were talking casually.
It has been a full month since he last saw Li Dali. During this time, he and Boss Li had two phone calls. Li Dali told Zhuang Rui in a very vague way that there were three guests from *** who were interested in these two pieces of porcelain.
showed great interest.
The black market auction of these two pieces of porcelain will be held in the next few days. Due to the news about the official kiln in Cizhou, the relevant departments of cultural relics have become nervous, so Li Dali is very cautious about the time and place of the black market auction.
, it has not been determined yet.
Zhuang Rui had no intention of participating in this black market auction, so he spent more than half a month in the manor with his family. Although his life was a little dull, it was very fulfilling.
"Brother, let me tell you something. There was a black market auction in the Langfang area recently..." Fatty Jin's voice suddenly dropped a bit, appearing a little mysterious.
"Brother Jin, are you talking about the same thing as last time? I really have no interest..."
Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. The timing was so coincidental, it must have been organized by Li Dali. Fortunately, Fatty Jin could think of him.
"Hey, brother, there is something available in this black market auction. Have you heard about the Cizhou official kiln porcelain that has been making a lot of noise recently?"
When Fatty Jin saw that Zhuang Rui was not moved, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He was not idle when he called Zhuang Rui. That was what his boss had told him to do.
"Brother Jin, you are not playing with porcelain, why are you so concerned about this matter?"
Zhuang Rui is really a little strange. Fatty Jin is an expert in calligraphy and painting. Although he is no stranger to ceramics, he specializes in art. This old man shouldn't change his career, right?
"Ahem, brother, don't I know you like to play with porcelain?" Fatty Jin was a little embarrassed and coughed several times.
"Hey, Brother Jin, we have known each other for a long time. If you have anything to say, just tell me..."
Zhuang Rui heard some clues and realized that Fatty Jin didn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason, but if something happened he came to find him.
"I know you are happy, brother, so I will tell you directly.
It's like this. The leader knows that I have a good relationship with you, and wants to... want me to discuss it with you, brother, to see if... we can... create an exchange of exhibits between the Palace Museum and Dingguang Museum..."
Fatty Jin still has a bit of the aloofness of a scholar, that is, he doesn't like to ask for help. He said this awkwardly, and it seemed that he was being pushed hard by the leader.
When Zhuang Rui heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. Huangfu Yun had told him about this some time ago.
It’s just that Zhuang Rui feels that the pirate treasures and golden masks are the treasures of the Dingguang Museum. Most of the tourists who come to visit come for these objects. The reason why the museum can have the current passenger flow is due to these objects.
without.
On the contrary, what the Palace Museum displays to the outside world is more of the buildings of the Palace Museum itself. For antiques and other items that are difficult to store, most of them are hidden in the library and rarely taken out, so Zhuang Rui rejected this at the time.
suggestion.
Unexpectedly, they would not give up and let Fatty Jin come to him in a roundabout way, which made Zhuang Rui a little difficult to deal with.
In any case, it was Fatty Jin who introduced the master to him, and the master gave inscriptions to Xuan Ruizhai and the museum. This huge favor must fall on Fatty Jin.
Besides, when Zhuang Rui asked to visit the collection of exquisite works in the Forbidden City, Fatty Jin was very generous. Not only did he arrange for the collection of calligraphy and painting, but even the ceramics warehouse was given to Zhuang Rui, which was quite a favor.
Therefore, Zhuang Rui could ruthlessly reject those who were leaders, but to Fatty Jin, he really couldn't say "no". This is the way Chinese people deal with each other's favors.
"Brother Jin, to be honest, I don't really want to have this kind of exchange. The Forbidden City has a big business and a lot to see, but we only have these few highlights. If we communicate with each other, it may affect the business..."
Zhuang Rui told the truth, but Fatty Jin on the other end of the phone felt a little uncomfortable. Just when he was about to speak, Zhuang Rui's voice came over again: "Brother Jin, if your boss comes to mention this matter, I will definitely
I don’t agree, but since Brother Jin you have said this, we can’t make it impossible for you to step down, can we?”
Zhuang Rui spoke with great breath, which made Fatty Jin's chubby face turn red and white, but he felt very happy in his heart. Didn't you see that even the department-level officials had trouble finding Zhuang Rui?
It's done, what a face-saving thing.
"Brother Jin, I wonder which objects your museum would like to exchange?"
Zhuang Rui's voice came from the phone, and Fatty Jin quickly said: "That's it, the exchange of exhibits is roughly scheduled for one month, your Dingguang Sword, Picasso's sketch, Klaus's golden anchor and Egyptian gold
Masks are all exhibits we want to communicate with, brother, what do you think?"
"Damn, just these few interesting things, we have to share them..."
Zhuang Rui cursed secretly in his heart, and then said: "Brother Jin, I wonder what collections the Forbidden City is willing to give away?"
"Haha, brother, don't worry, the leader said that as long as you agree to exchange those four objects, you can pick ten of the things in the Forbidden City..."
Fatty Jin's words made most of the imbalance in Zhuang Rui's heart go away. There are a lot of good things in the Forbidden City. If they are really willing to bring out good things, this exchange will not suffer.
After thinking for a while, Zhuang Rui said: "The Qianlong Jinou Yonggu Cup can be used as one of the exchange collections. In addition, Zhang Cheng's carved lacquer cloud pattern plate from the Yuan Dynasty, the sapphire cloud and dragon pattern furnace from the Song Dynasty, Zhang Zerui's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", from the Western Jin Dynasty
Lu Ji's "Pingfu Tie", the bronze treasure of Yafang Zun...
If the Forbidden City is willing to take out these objects, I wouldn’t mind you picking a few more in our museum..."
"Brother, you are such a big talker. Well, I can't make the decision. I'll call you later..."
Before Zhuang Rui finished speaking, he was hurriedly interrupted by Fatty Jin. Although he just said that he picked things from the Forbidden City at random, these objects are all treasures of the Forbidden City. Every one of them is
It is the pinnacle of this type of antiques.
For example, the Qianlong-style Jin Ou Eternal Cup is a representative work of the Forbidden City's imperial relics. When making this cup, not only precious materials such as gold, pearls, and gemstones were used in the inner treasury, but it was also revised many times until the emperor was satisfied. Therefore, the cup was
The cup has always been regarded as a precious ancestral magic weapon by the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Zhang Cheng was a master of lacquerware in the Yuan Dynasty. His handed down works are unanimously considered to be treasures among lacquerware works, and there are only a few of his pieces in the Forbidden City's collection.
As for Zhang Zerui's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", there is no need to say more, and Lu Ji's "Pingfu Tie" in the Western Jin Dynasty is a representative work of the Forbidden City's imperial tapestry, which can be called a priceless treasure.
Zhuang Rui wants these collections to be exchanged. Not to mention Fatty Jin, not even the leaders of the Palace Museum can make the decision. This matter must be approved by the superior leaders.
"Hey, let's change it. I won't suffer any loss if I change it..."
After hanging up the phone, Zhuang Rui laughed sinisterly. Who asked Fatty Jin to speak big words and let him choose? Naturally, Zhuang Rui would not be polite to him.
What Zhuang Rui didn't expect was that a day later, Fatty Jin called again. Except for "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and "Pingfu Tie", which were easily damaged, the Forbidden City refused to accept the request.
Agreed.
For the sake of Fatty Jin, Zhuang Rui also nodded and agreed to the exchange of collections. The specific matters were left to Huangfu Yun. The Dingguang Museum will also have a month-long special exhibition of rare national treasures in the Forbidden City.
"Brother, you don't know that when I told the leader about your conditions, the leader's face turned green and he almost fell off his chair, haha..."
Sitting on Zhuang Rui's newly bought Hummer, Fatty Jin smiled happily. He had accomplished the task. The subtitles in front of this associate researcher will be removed soon. He is still receiving the country's salary, and he is still concerned about his level.
Very important.
Zhuang Rui sat in the passenger seat and said with a smile: "Yeah, brother Jin, I'm just looking at your face. No matter how much treasure someone else gets, I wouldn't want to deal with it..."
The person driving the car was Peng Fei. The destination of their trip was the antique black market held in Langfang. Zhuang Rui originally did not intend to go, but after Peng Fei, who had been idle for several months, heard about it, he persuaded her hard.
Pulling Zhuang Rui out to wander around.
Zhuang Rui also wanted to see who would buy those porcelains, but Zhuang Rui didn't want people to know that he was familiar with Li Dali, so he immediately contacted Fatty Jin to participate in the antique black market together.
Langfang is right next to the city. After driving out of the city for more than half an hour, we entered the boundary of Langfang.
After Fatty Jin made some calls on the phone, at an intersection, a black Volkswagen sedan drove up in front of Zhuang Rui's car and stopped.
