When Zhang Zeduan heard the last part, he finally understood. It turned out that Li Qi wanted to make money in his name. But he was not angry. First of all, Li Qi had already said that he would donate the money to the foundation.
Just do good deeds; secondly, he has long regarded himself as Li Qi's apprentice. It is natural for the master to use his apprentice.
Li Qi had planned to use the influence of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to promote new clothes. Although the masquerade party made some people aware of the new clothes, it was not enough. After all, they were all
Those who looked at the new clothes with an entertainment mentality did not pay much attention to them. Li Qi hoped to divert everyone's attention from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the new clothes, which was also a major challenge of this shopping conference.
Although Mrs. Qin was quite critical of this, she also knew in her heart that once Li Qi decided on something, it would be difficult to convince him, and she might even be convinced by him. Instead of looking for trouble, it would be better to be out of sight and out of mind.
Don't worry, just settle the accounts at home and let him mess around.
For two days in a row, Li Qi hid at home, but there was a lot of buzz outside about the upcoming poker buying conference in Zui Xianju. Of course, this news was naturally released by Li Qi. In terms of hype ability, if in later generations, Li Qi would probably
He doesn't even have the qualifications to get started, but in this age of subtlety and euphemism, he is really unmatched.
However, the information revealed by Li Qi was vague. The only thing that is certain is that almost all the items in this auction are unique, and the second volume of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is about to be released, which has completely shocked the capital.
It can be said that it just came out after being called for a long time!
As for why Li Qi was hiding at home, it was naturally to avoid Gao Yanei and the others. As soon as the news came out, Gao Yanei almost knocked on the door of the Qin Mansion. He naturally wanted to cooperate with Li Qi to raise the price of books, but Li Qi
After thinking about it, Qisi decided to give up cooperating with this guy, because even if he got a sky-high price, it was just a drop in the bucket for him, but if the news leaked, it would really damage his reputation, especially Gao Yanei's big mouth.
He was worried.
Moreover, since the last Four Nations Banquet, many people have suspected that Li Qi is colluding with Hongwan Gambling House, but they can't find any evidence. If it is revealed that the two of them collaborated to speculate on book prices, then the shop will probably be shut down.
People smashed it.
In a blink of an eye, it’s the day of the poker tournament.
Although the start time of the poker tournament was set in the afternoon, as soon as the doors opened early in the morning, guests rushed in crazily. Fortunately, Li Qi had already prepared some seats on the second floor and four rooms on the third floor.
Boxes, these seats are reserved for the wealthy people who come to bid.
Anyone who wants to bid must first go to the counter to pay a 30-guan deposit and receive a wooden sign. Only those who own the wooden sign are qualified to bid. This is nothing more than to prevent someone from causing trouble. If you call and don't pay,
If you want money, then your 30 guan will be confiscated. Li Qi believes that no one would be willing to spend 30 guan to show off their rhetoric.
Due to time constraints, Li Qi, Zhou Qing, and Bai Qiannuo came to Zuixianju early to take care of everything.
They are the organizers of this auction.
When the guests saw Li Qi, who had been missing for two days, they seemed to have been given a shot of blood. They gathered around and asked about the difference between the gold version and the regular version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. And how long had it been since the regular version was released.
Li Qi knew that they were having a hard time waiting, so he answered patiently one by one, saying that this is not what publicity is about. However, there are no reporters these days, so the scene seems a bit chaotic.
After dealing with everyone, Zhou Hua suddenly pulled Li Qi to a corner and said urgently: "Brother Li, my father asked me to tell you that the young lady from Yingchun Tower has not come yet."
Li Qi looked shocked and said, "It's impossible. I told Mr. Deng clearly and asked him to send someone as soon as possible."
Zhou Hua clicked his tongue and said: "Brother, how can you believe that guy? I think he is probably still lying on the woman's belly."
As soon as he finished speaking, a laugh suddenly sounded next to him, "Sanlang, I see how you sound like yourself."
Li Qi turned around and saw that the person coming was Deng Chun, the young master of Yingchun Tower.
Zhou Hua was stunned for a moment, then hummed: "With your body, you still have the nerve to tell me, why don't you ask the girls in Yingchun Building to see who is lying on whose belly."
Sweating! Isn't this a joke? Is it necessary to argue about it? It's really painful to have so much free time. Li Qi glanced at the two of them angrily and said: "Stop gossiping, business is more important."
Zhou Hua reacted immediately and said to Deng Chun: "Hey, why did you come alone? Where are those ladies?"
Deng Chun rolled his eyes and said: "Of course I went to the backyard. Could it be that I came here with a group of girls?"
Li Qi was afraid that the two idiots would start arguing, so he hurriedly said: "That's good. Sanlang, please go to the backyard and help your father."
Zhou Hua said oh and was about to go to the backyard. Deng Chun smiled again and said: "Sanlang, don't do anything, you have to pay."
Zhou Hua said angrily: "I still want to move, what do you think? Huh, I can't afford the money, it's really funny." After that, he walked towards the backyard.
What's there to shout about when you pay for prostitution? It's awesome when you pay for prostitution. Li Qi shook his head and said to Deng Chun: "Master Deng, sit down for a moment and I'll excuse you."
Deng Chun rolled his eyes, hurriedly stopped Li Qi, and said with a flattering smile: "Master Li, don't leave in a hurry. I still have something to discuss with you."
"What's up?"
"It's like this. My family is planning to open another branch recently. I think how about we open it together? Don't worry, you don't have to contribute money. You just need to contribute yourself." Deng Chun said hoarsely.
Nowadays, some businessmen in the capital want to cooperate with Li Qi. After all, this is where the strength lies.
Li Qicuo said in astonishment: "You want to cooperate with me to open a brothel?"
Deng Chun nodded vigorously.
Damn! This suggestion is really worth it. Li Qi's eyes flashed, but then dimmed again. This suggestion was good for him, but for Bai Qiannuo, it was his Achilles' heel. As you can imagine
, if Bai Qiannuo knew this, it would really cause trouble. After weighing it, he still felt that it was better not to touch this business, and he was already busy enough recently, so he declined: "I'm really sorry, I
Nowadays, I am almost too busy to do anything.”
Deng Chun said hurriedly: "Master Li, don't reject me in a hurry. It's still very early. We can talk about it after you finish this period. My family's strength is not worse than that of the Zhou family. Besides,
Running a brothel business is much more interesting than selling clothes." After saying this, he revealed a lewd smile.
You are trying to seduce me. Li Qi shook his head and said, "Even if I agree, my wife will not agree." After saying this, he suddenly saw someone walking in from the corner of his eye. His expression tightened and he said: "
Mr. Deng, I have something else to do, so I’ll excuse you now.”
After he finished speaking, he quickly walked towards the door, came to the middle-aged man who had just entered, and saluted: "Li Qi has seen a high official."
The visitor was none other than Song Huizong, but he only had one entourage and a few personal guards with him today, and Liang Shicheng was not around.
Song Huizong glanced at him slightly, hummed, looked around, and said with a smile: "There are quite a lot of people."
I knew there were a lot of people, but you still came. Aren't you here to cause trouble? Li Qi chuckled, stretched out his hand and said, "I'll invite you upstairs, sir."
Arriving at the private room on the third floor, Li Qi poured a cup of milk tea for Song Huizong and asked tentatively: "Master, why are you here?"
Song Huizong glared at him and said slowly: "I am asking you to accuse me."
Li Qi looked shocked and blurted out: "You are an unjust official."
Song Huizong wondered: "You don't even know anything. How do you know that I have wronged you?"
Otherwise, what should I shout about? Li Qi said hey: "Official, don't you know me well? Everything I do is based on the principle of enforcing the law and being loyal to the officials."
Song Huizong smiled and said: "With your words, you will not be able to escape this crime."
Li Qi groaned and asked subconsciously: "What crime?"
Song Huizong asked: "You once promised me that once the second volume of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms comes out, you will send it to me immediately. But now you only care about making money. If I hadn't come in person, I would have to do the same thing as last time."
I have to let Kai'er come to ask you, do you really think that I dare not punish you for deceiving the emperor?"
Day. Here comes this trick again. Didn’t my expression before tell you that I was very scared? And I was busy all day long and I didn’t know how many verbal checks I wrote. How could I remember so many? Li Qi felt depressed.
Great, but the person sitting in front of him is the emperor. What he said is true. That's it. He rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Official, you really misunderstood me. I was planning to go there as soon as the poker buying meeting ends today."
I will go to the palace immediately to deliver it to you. I have already prepared your copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is unique and I will never find another copy."
Song Hui's face was filled with joy and he said hurriedly: "Why don't you go and show it to me quickly?"
"Yes. I'll go right away."
Li Qi nodded and hurriedly went downstairs. He was secretly glad that the emperor came early. If he had waited until after the buying and selling meeting was over, he would have lost everything.
After a while, Li Qi secretly ran upstairs with a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, handed the book to Song Huizong, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is just for you."
Song Huizong took it and took a look. Although the cover was much more gorgeous than before, it was nothing to him. But when he let go of the first page, he was dumbfounded and murmured: "Innate"
Guo Fengxiao is a hero among all heroes."
Then I saw the man in the painting, wearing a purple robe, with long hair flying, and a huge fan on his shoulders. His expression was proud, free and uninhibited.
After a while, Song Huizong recovered from his shock and said in a trembling voice: "Is this Guo Fengxiao?"
Li Qi said proudly: "Exactly. But this is how I imagined Guo Fengxiao."
The more Song Huizong looked at it, the more he liked it. He nodded and said: "Yes, it has the flavor of Guo Fengxiao, but how come this poem is Zhengdao's handwriting, and the signature also has Zhengdao's name written on it. Could it be that this painting was painted by him?"
Li Qi knew that he was more familiar with Zhang Zeduan's painting skills, so he didn't dare to hide it and told everything.
After hearing this, Song Huizong nodded slightly and asked, "Is this another new painting technique you created?"
"Actually, this is also a comic."
"It turns out that comics can be drawn like this. It's really surprising." Song Huizong sighed. In his mind, comics are generally interesting paintings. He didn't expect that they could have such a strong visual impact. He felt a kind of admiration in his heart.