Chucheng Art Museum is not far from Chujiang University. Today is the first time for Chen Jing to visit this place.
As soon as he stepped into the door of the art museum, he felt particularly peaceful.
The architectural style here is simple, the winding paths are secluded, and the tall trees cover the winding paths in this hot summer. The coolness under the shade of the trees makes people feel refreshed.
When Chen Jing walked in such an environment, he felt that the hustle and bustle outside was blocked by the winding paths, and he felt a rare sense of relaxation in his heart.
When it was quiet and calm, Chen Jing remembered that he should go to Chujiang University to register for study. He said every day that he needed to study and recharge, but in actual actions, he was burdened by mundane things. Many tasks that he knew were important were left unfinished.
Put it off again and again, or even put it on the shelf.
Chen Jing sighed, and Fang Wanqi patted him on the shoulder and said: "Don't sigh, be more energetic. If you sigh sadly at a young age, others will still think you are an old man!"
Chen Jingdao: "You don't understand, I am not sighing, I am regretful! The environment here is so beautiful, like a paradise, but I have never been here before, what a pity!"
Fang Wanqi narrowed her eyes and smiled and said: "That's not easy, won't we have to come here often in the future? You must remember that no matter how stressful the work is, don't forget to rest and relax. Isn't there a saying? If
You've been walking for too long, you have to stop and take a break to let your soul catch up..."
Chen Jing laughed and said: "Where did you hear these bullshit? Do you think my body and soul are separate?"
Fang Wanqi chuckled and said, "That's about right. Even if we haven't escaped yet, there is still a risk of escape!"
Chen Jing shook his head, feeling a little ashamed and helpless.
Indeed, Chen Jing sometimes feels that he does not belong to himself because he is too busy at work. Every day, he is wrapped up in endless things. He really calms down and spends time with his family. He has less time to think about his own life.
Having an opportunity like today to go out to a place like an art museum for some quiet time is indeed a rare leisure and relaxation, and it is also a rare opportunity to settle down.
In Hall 3 of the Art Museum, Chen Jing and Fang Wanqi followed the road signs to the door. The sign at the door clearly read: "Exhibition of Mr. Yi Chu's Collection of Works."
The exhibition is free and open, and there are not many people coming and going. Perhaps because the exhibition hall is very large, it is a bit empty inside.
Chen Jing and Fang Wanqi held hands in the exhibition hall and looked at the paintings with interest.
The works on display today are all works by contemporary and modern painters. Among them, the famous contemporary painters Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, etc. have the most works.
Chen Jing is not completely amateur in painting.
He can't paint himself, but he still knows a little bit about appreciating paintings. He can feel that the paintings in today's exhibition have been carefully selected and arranged, and the quality of the paintings is very high. They are all of very artistic standards.
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Fang Wanqi has been looking around, as if looking for someone.
Chen Jing frowned and said, "What's wrong? You said you came to see paintings, but you felt restless when you came in. You looked left and right. What are you doing? Are you looking for someone?"
Fang Wanqi responded vaguely, obviously a little absent-minded.
After a while, Fang Wanqi suddenly pointed to a corner of the exhibition hall and said, "Jingzi, let's take a look over there. There are a lot of people gathered there. It seems that Mr. Yichu is also there."
Chen Jing frowned and said, "Let's forget it. Didn't you see that there is a trading area over there? It should be an auction!"
"Go, go! Go and have a look, maybe we can buy a good work? Even if we don't buy it, we can still look at the diorama, right?" Fang Wanqi insisted.
She half pulled and half dragged Chen Jing to the trading area.
The exhibition hall and trading hall are separated by a glass curtain wall.
It's actually very noisy over there, but you can't hear it here.
Fang Wanqi pulled Chen Jing through the crowd like a mouse in a mountain, and found an empty seat to sit down.
After Chen Jing sat down, he saw clearly that there were many people in this trading hall. There was a row of sofas at the front, and there were a row of people who looked like they were sitting on them. These people should be the protagonists of today.
The host stood on the stage with a microphone and said:
"Our fair today is private in nature and was organized by Mr. Yichu himself. It is aimed at communicating with collectors and exchanging collections with each other..."
The host talked a lot eloquently, and finally reminded that collecting is risky and you need to be careful when doing it.
The implication is that everything on the market today may not be all real. It may be fake, genuine or fake, so it all depends on your eyesight. This is the rule in the antique investment industry, and you rely on your eyesight to make a living.
Fang Wanqi didn't listen to the host much. She kept looking around and seemed a little impatient.
But Chen Jing saw a little interest, because on the rostrum, a painting aroused his strong interest.
The host introduced that this painting belongs to Mr. Yi Chu's collection and is called "Picture of the Maid with Bananas". It is an authentic painting by the famous contemporary painter Mr. Zhang Daqian.
This painting is a colorful painting, with several banana leaves on it, and next to it is a maid in ancient costume holding an oil-paper umbrella, looking back suddenly, with a smile on her face.
In Chen Jing's opinion, this painting is beautiful, both in terms of painting skills and content, this painting is a rare fine painting.
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In the same hall, there is a very hidden private room. Sitting quietly in the private room, you can clearly see everything in the hall.
There were only two people sitting in the private room, two middle-aged women.
It's hard to tell his true age from his face. He seems to be forty years old, but he seems to be older.
Both women are quite elegant, especially the woman sitting in the top position. Her hair is pulled up high and she is wearing an ordinary long skirt with white flowers on a black background.
There is no makeup on her face, but she has a natural graceful look.
The woman in the position below her is more formally dressed, wearing a small black suit, which is both elegant and capable.
She was squinting at the hall outside and said with interest: "Here we come! Look, Miss Fang is looking around!"
The woman in the black skirt looked outside, but her eyes immediately fell on Chen Jing. She squinted her eyes, her eyes full of scrutiny. After a long time, she said: "This child is Xiao Chen, Chen Jing?
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The woman in the little suit smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, don't you know Xiao Chen? Then we are really interesting today. It's the first time for me to meet him!"
She paused and said: "This child looks good, he is so tall, and his speech and behavior are very good. My old Xu often praises him! He says he is so young and so great..."
The woman called Mr. Xu was none other than Fang Wanqi’s mother, Xu Lian.
Xu Lian runs her own auction house, which mainly auctions antiques and famous paintings.
The woman sitting below him is named Zhu Cui. She is the wife of Xu Ziqing, the executive deputy governor of the provincial government. She is also the deputy director of the Municipal Art Museum.
Xu Lian suddenly came to Chucheng this time with a very clear purpose, which was to see Chen Jing, the boy who refused to let go of her daughter, and to see if he could be worthy of her daughter.
Just some time ago, Xu Ziqing hinted to Fang Luping and Fang Lujian brothers many times that he hoped to get closer to Chen Jing.
He said that the northwest faction is too weak in Chujiang now and urgently needs to attract some talents, and Chen Jing is just a rare talent newly rising in Chujiang politics. If Chen Jing can be used by the northwest faction, the situation in Chujiang will definitely be
There will be big changes.
Xu Ziqing's statement shocked the Fang Luping brothers. According to their understanding, Chen Jing is just a division-level cadre now. How much energy can a division chief have? Even if this child is a good prospect, Xu Ziqing said that Chen Jing can do a lot for him.
If the northwest system is used, the situation in Chujiang will be greatly improved. Is this too exaggerated?
Fang Luping specially sent people to investigate the matter. If he didn't investigate, he wouldn't know. Once he investigated, he would know that what Xu Ziqing said was true.
Chen Jing is a good director, but the position of this director is quite critical. He happens to be in the key position of supervising cadres.
Moreover, Sha Mingde emphasized this aspect, and Mi Qian also emphasized this aspect. If both leaders attached importance to it, Chen Jing would have considerable power.
Just because of Chen Jing, it can be said that the major plans of the Northwest Department in Chujiang have not been realized and have been blocked at every turn. Although there are factors of coincidence, but if Chen Jing is the one who really gets closer to the Northwest Department,
Will this matter not be what it is now?
Based on this, the Fang brothers began to loosen their minds on the issue of Chen Jing.
And Xu Lian kept clamoring that she wanted to cross the Chu River to see Chen Jing, and finally Fang Lujian followed the trend and agreed to her.
Chen Jing didn't know that his every move was being spied on. He was staring at the stage. At this time, the controversy over the "Panana Maid" had reached a fever pitch.
The main focus of controversy is the authenticity of this painting.
Surprisingly, most people think there is something wrong with this painting. Their main suspicion is that the attire of the maid in this painting is too old and not modern.
In addition, the painting of this woman is too kitsch, not beautiful at all, very vulgar.
The collector of this painting, Mr. Yi Chu, looked ugly and blushed in embarrassment. The host invited him to the stage but did not give him a chance to speak, leaving the doubters to pick out the flaws in the painting.
Just when the scene was full of rebellion, the host actually walked over to Chen Jing.
He smiled and said: "Sir, I see that you are also someone who knows how to paint. Would you like to come over and start painting?"
Chen Jing stood up, but Fang Wanqi sat still on the chair. Chen Jing walked to the stage to look at the painting up close. The host said: "Sir, from your perspective, is this painting real or fake?"
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Chen Jing looked around and found that there were many people around him staring at him. He was secretly ashamed. How could he tell the authenticity of famous paintings? Isn't this embarrassing? (To be continued)
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