The first thousand one hundred and twenty-three chapters are tired of fame
Chapter 1,123 The burden of fame
"Brother Dong, what's your phone number?"
"Just say I'm not at home!" Liu Dong frowned and said unceremoniously.
"Oh, got it!"
When Chen Bao finished speaking, Liu Dong couldn't help but sigh deeply, with a wry smile on his face!
Originally, he had been very cautious when it came to displaying the exhibits in the Yuanming Museum! None of the truly influential treasures in his hands were displayed. But even so, Liu Dong did not expect that the artworks he took out for exhibition were actually
To be able to create such an uproar at home and abroad!
Domestically, the Central News Network's record-breaking three-minute broadcast attracted the attention of the Yuanming Museum and the hundreds of national treasure-level cultural relics on display in the museum, as well as the 'Yaochi Holy Land', 'Kowloon Cup', 'Dinosaur Amber Fossils' and so on.
A large number of rare treasures are truly resounding throughout the country.
Abroad, there are paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, the three masters of the Renaissance, as well as works by a large number of famous master painters such as Titian, Rembrandt, Dürer and Van Gogh, plus a large number of works that are rare in the world.
The Central Asian and Indian artworks have completely put the Yuanming Museum on the front pages of major newspapers in the world such as The Times and the New York Times. It has also become the darling of international TV giants such as Sky TV and BB!
Affected by this, there are as many reporters and media outlets at home and abroad who want to interview Liu Dong, the actual owner of the museum, as there are people crossing the river!
Coupled with the art institutions and domestic museums from various countries who covet the collection of the Yuanming Museum and want to take advantage of him with their so-called national justice, Liu Dong is really annoyed by all kinds of people.
Of course, these are not his biggest headaches. What really makes him feel impatient are those people who come to him in a roundabout way through his friends!
These people either have money or background! It’s hard to refuse any of them.
But they opened their mouths to buy Liu Dong's cherished collection, but kept silent about their attitude about what to do in the future, which made Liu Dong refuse all visits.
Anyway, with Mr. Li here and friends like Zhou Bin and Li Yuncong, he is not afraid of offending these official people. As for business, Liu Dong is even less worried!
Liu Dong, who has a net worth of tens of billions, can no longer be touched by anyone!
However, even so, it is not a problem for this phone to be turned off every day!
"Let's change another number!" Liu Dong sighed in his heart.
Thinking of this, Liu Dong put down the book in his hand, stood up and walked out of the study.
"Xiaobao, I'm going out for a while!"
"Go out? Where to go? Didn't you say before that it's quiet at home now?" Looking at Liu Dong walking from the study to the living room, Chen Bao stood up and said in surprise.
"Hide quietly? Do you think we are quiet now?" Liu Dong shook his head.
"Forehead?"
Chen Bao was stunned, remembering the dozens of phone calls a day from his home during this period. It seemed like there was really not much peace!
Even if it weren't for the fact that only a few close friends such as Zhou Bin and Li Yuncong knew the address of Liu Dong's courtyard, and Liu Dong specifically asked them not to leak it, I guess there would be more than just door-to-door phone calls these days!
"Okay, you stay at home, I'll go out to do some errands and I'll be back soon!"
"All right!"
Hearing what Liu Dong said, Chen Bao nodded.
"Hey, by the way, why haven't you been to the museum these days?" When Liu Dong walked to the door, he suddenly realized what he was saying.
Since the establishment of the Yuanming Museum, in addition to Mr. Li who is really in charge, Chen Bao has been following Mr. Li to participate in the management of the museum! Although his ability in cultural relic appraisal is basically zero, he has a bachelor's degree in economics and management from the University of Munich in Germany.
If you have the ability to manage a museum, there will be no problem at all.
Therefore, during this period, Mr. Li had the intention of promoting Chen Bao to deputy director of the museum!
Liu Dong has no objection to this! Moreover, Chen Bao is also willing to accumulate some practical management experience for himself before taking over the family business.
"Mr. Li said that the museum is closed for rest today!" After Chen Bao finished speaking lazily, he lay on his back on the sofa in the living room.
"Closed?" Liu Dong said in surprise.
This museum has only been open for a week?
"Yes! You haven't seen it at home. In the past week, the entire Yuanming Museum has been crowded with visitors from home and abroad! Mr. Li is afraid that too many visitors will cause certain damage to the safety of the cultural relics in the museum.
Damage, so we closed the museum for a day to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the safety of the museum and cultural relics. At the same time, we also gave those of us who have been busy for a week a holiday and some rest!"
"So that's it!" Liu Dong suddenly nodded.
"By the way, how many people are visiting the Yuanming Museum now?" Liu Dong asked with interest.
Originally, he thought that his Yuanming Museum was just built and had little reputation. If he wanted to operate it without relying on his own funds, he would have to rely on his own Jiahua Travel Agency to guide visitors.
Unexpectedly, Liu Dong was completely useless in this last step? The world-class treasures in his hands alone have made the Yuanming Museum famous all over the world! Visitors came in droves.
This is also Liu Dong's only comfort when he is extremely annoyed!
"So far, we have counted that 320,000 people have visited our museum!" Chen Bao's tone revealed a kind of excitement.
"320,000 people, so many?" Liu Dong was a little surprised, after all, it was only a week!
"That's right, 320,000! And judging from the current ticket sales, the number of visitors next week will be even more than this week! If nothing else happens, we can maintain the current situation for two months!" said
At the end, Chen Bao seemed to be a little unwilling and smacked his lips!
"Okay, two months is already very good! After all, we are still a few levels away from the world's top museums!" Although he said this, Liu Dong still sounded a little regretful!
But there is nothing we can do about it. When precious things become more novel, they naturally lose their initial appeal! And there are 320,000 visitors a week, including the British Museum, the Louvre, the Forbidden City, and other top museums.
It cannot reach this level. The Yuanming Museum, which is currently several levels behind these world giants in terms of quantity and quality of collections, will naturally not be able to maintain the current number of visitors.
In fact, Liu Dong estimates that after three to four months, or even half a year, the Yuanming Museum will be able to maintain 50,000 visitors per week. Liu Dong is already very satisfied!
"Brother Dong, it's up to you!"
"Rely on me? Why rely on me?" Liu Dong, who was immersed in his own thoughts, was a little confused by Chen Bao's words.
"Of course, I rely on you, a boy with many treasures, to collect collections for the museum! Don't want too many antiques, like 'Yaochi Holy Land' and 'Shark Tears'. A dozen pieces every year will be enough! When the time comes, I will
Make sure our Yuanming Museum is packed with people every day!" Chen Bao said quickly.
"More than a dozen pieces come in every year? Do you think treasures of the level of 'Yaochi Holy Land' and 'Shark Tears' are just cabbage?" Liu Dong said angrily.
"Hehe, of course it's not Chinese cabbage! But Brother Dong, you are the 'treasure boy', now a well-known appraisal master in the industry! In just two years since his debut, he has accumulated a world-class museum. And he has good things in his hands.
There are countless more. So if you replace the characters that would be impossible for others to complete, you will definitely be fine!" Chen Bao said quickly.
"No problem? That's so easy to say!" Liu Dong shook his head. Treasures of this level, such as the 'Yaochi Holy Realm', 'Sharman Tears' and 'Kowloon Cup', in addition to extraordinary appraisal ability, also require a certain amount of luck.
Liu Dong is not lacking in appraisal ability, and he knows all the treasures of the relics, but Liu Dong cannot guarantee such an ethereal thing as luck!
Of course, there is no way to talk about this kind of topic with a big mouth like Chen Bao.
"Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. Since you have a day off today, let's have a good rest and I'll go out!" With that, Liu Dong stepped out of the door.
"Brother Dong, don't forget to go shopping in Panjiayuan and Liulichang. Maybe you can pick up some big leaks!"
Listening to the words coming from behind, Liu Dong shook his head and didn't respond.
Nowadays, because of the Yuanming Museum incident, he is standing on the cusp of the storm. Now going to Panjiayuan and Liulichang, isn’t that asking for discomfort?
Those guys who want to take advantage of the opportunity to build relationships and talk favors are worried about whether they can find him?
After driving out of the house, he first went to a mobile phone store to buy a new mobile phone, and then applied for a new card. Liu Dong came to Qi’s hometown!
Seeing that there were no extra cars parked outside Qi Lao's door, Liu Dong breathed a sigh of relief! After parking the car on the side of the road, Liu Dong strode to the door with the gift he bought in his hand.
Looking at the door locked from the inside, Liu Dong took out the key from his pocket, opened the door and walked in.
The key to Mr. Qi's place was obtained when he was treating the old man! At that time, Mr. Qi's legs and feet were not good. Although his nephew was filial, he could not always be by his side to serve him. Later, when he was treating a disease, he went in and out for Liu Dong.
Conveniently, the key came into his hands. Later, when Mr. Qi recovered from his illness, the key was simply taken away.
When he opened the door and walked in, he immediately saw Mr. Qi standing in the yard doing Tai Chi.
Since his legs and feet healed, in addition to calligraphy, painting and appraisal, Mr. Qi fell in love with this kind of fitness exercise suitable for all ages.
"Mr. Qi, why do you lock the door here in broad daylight?" After the old man finished a set of routines and stood up, Liu Dong stepped forward and asked with a smile.
"It's not because of you!" Mr. Qi said angrily.
"because I?"
"Yes, those people who know that I know you, a boy like Duobao, come to me every day to inquire about you, and even ask me, an old man, to introduce you. This makes me, an old man, really annoyed, so I simply locked him up.
The problem is over! I finally have some peace and quiet these days!"
Judging from the old man's tone, he was clearly annoyed! So Liu Dong wisely changed the topic.
"Mr. Qi, are you looking for me this time?"
As soon as Liu Dong finished speaking, the old man waved, "Follow me!"
Looking at Mr. Qi who turned around and walked towards the house, Liu Dong was quite puzzled, but he was not slow and quickly followed him.
After entering the main room, Mr. Qi did not stay, but took Liu Dong into the study on the left!
"Xiaodong, help me take down the box from the bookshelf!"
"Box?" Liu Dong looked up and glanced at the top of the paintings and calligraphy placed against the wall. There was a black leather suitcase placed against the wall! The suitcase was very well preserved, but it could be seen from the old design and dim color.
It can be seen that this is an old object from the 1960s and 1970s, or even earlier!
From a collection point of view, given how well-preserved it is, if you sell it on the market, you might be able to sell it for hundreds of dollars if you find one you like!
Of course, these thoughts only flashed through Liu Dong's mind. After Qi Lao finished speaking, he stepped on the stool non-stop and moved the black leather suitcase off the bookshelf.
The suitcase was 80 centimeters long, 50 centimeters wide, and nearly 25 centimeters thick. Its size was no different from today's medium-sized suitcases. Moreover, Liu Dong did not feel that it was heavy in his hand.
Under the command of Mr. Qi, Liu Dong placed the suitcase on the long table near the window.
At this time, Mr. Qi had already taken out a small key from his body and opened the small golden lock on the box. But this was not the end. He watched Mr. Qi open the combination lock on the box before actually opening the box.
, Liu Dong was also a little surprised.
“I didn’t expect that the protective measures of suitcases in the last century were already so strict!”
With this thought, Liu Dong focused on the box that Mr. Qi slowly opened.
Looking at the calligraphy and painting scrolls stored inside the box, Liu Dong was not surprised. However, when Mr. Li took out most of the calligraphy and painting scrolls and put them on the table next to him, and finally only three calligraphy and painting scrolls were left in the box, Liu Dong's eyes revealed
A touch of surprise!
He did not use relic Yuanguang, but his extraordinary qualities can be seen from the slightly antique mounting of the three paintings and calligraphy.
Moreover, after Mr. Qi saw these three paintings, the memories and emotions that appeared in the corners of his eyes and brows made Liu Dong understand the status of these three works in the old man's heart.
Of course, Liu Dong was inevitably curious about the contents of the painting.
"Mr. Li, what is this?"
Mr. Qi, who was not in a hurry to answer Liu Dong's question, stretched out his hands, took out one of the scrolls with a slightly cautious expression, and handed it to Liu Dong's hand.
"Open it and see for yourself!"
After looking at Mr. Qi in surprise, Liu Dong, who was a little curious, didn't say much. He held the scroll in both hands and placed it on a free space on the long table. He carefully untied the knot on it. After calming down, he held down the drawing rod with his left hand.
, using his right hand gently, a long scroll slowly unfolded in front of him!