In this cross talk, the two brothers Guo Degang and Yu Qian really worked hard. They tried their best, talked and sang funny, and flew out one by one, winning the applause of the whole house.
Now Hebei Bangzi, now Beijing-style drums, now pop songs, it's really delicious.
Guo: Have you seen the movie "Young and Dangerous"? Have you?
Yu; I saw it, what happened?
Guo: That’s it, we are from the same place. Hongxing Society, the Hong Kong underworld, knows it, right? I belong to Hongxing, but we are not the headquarters, we are the branch, from Niulanshan...
At;???
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Guo: The old man is still in good health, with a glowing face. He is in great health for an 89-year-old man! It’s just that all the teeth in his mouth have fallen out, and there is still one tooth left. When he doesn’t eat, his teeth are stuffed.
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Yu: There is only one tooth left and it is stuffed. How on earth did it get stuffed?
"The big boss, Mr. Liu, is offering two flower baskets, thank you!"
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The stage of the Tianqiao Music Festival was fully decorated with flowers and flower baskets, reflecting the bright faces of brothers Guo Degang and Yu Qian, who were performing in high spirits.
According to the rules of Tianqiao Music, whether it is Beijing-style drums or cross talk jokes, good guests will be rewarded with bouquets or flower baskets. This is also a way to praise the actors and actresses.
A bouquet costs 100 yuan, and a flower basket costs 1,000 yuan.
Everyone sitting in the box was happy and sent bouquets and flower baskets one after another to show their support and praise for the two performers on the stage. Most of the flower baskets and bouquets on the stage were sent by them.
relatively speaking
A bodyguard's annual salary is more than 100,000 US dollars, but for senior executives such as the director and deputy director of the Secretariat, the annual salary can easily be tens of millions of dollars. More income depends on large option dividends and year-end target rewards.
It is an absolutely high-income gold-collar group, and some mere rewards are not a problem.
When the cross talk performance was about to end, the waiter quickly handed over a red envelope and whispered something;
"The big boss above has left a message, please don't make it public."
Guo Degang took the red envelope and opened it. He couldn't help being shocked. It turned out to be a cash draft of US$100,000 from HSBC Bank. This was a very big deal.
His hands holding the thin cash draft were shaking a little.
Even Yu Qian, who had always been well-informed, was shocked by this generous gesture, and his expression suddenly changed.
The two of them cupped their fists and saluted in unison; "Thank you to the man upstairs for your kindness. Please leave slowly after the performance is over. We brothers must say thank you in person, thank you for your kindness."
In the box upstairs
Wang Yaocheng smiled and waved his hand, picked up the tea and tasted it, looking leisurely and contented.
a moment later
"If we brothers guessed correctly, you must be His Excellency Lord Wang Yaocheng, who is known as the 'King of Wealth' in Hong Kong. We have the honor to perform a cross talk for you today. It is really a blessing for us brothers. Thank you again for your generous gift. I
I salute you on behalf of Deyun Society."
"Haha, Guo Degang, Yu Qian, you two cross talk artists don't be polite, sit down and chat for ten dollars."
"It's done, it doesn't matter how long you chat."
"Hahaha...please sit down."
The tall and tall Wang Yaocheng extended his hand to invite him to take a seat. Guo Degang nodded quickly and said, "Okay, sit down and say yes. You are so tall, so powerful, and so dazzling. We have to raise our heads when talking."
, as time went by, a shadow fell on my heart.”
"hehe……"
The two parties sat down and chatted casually.
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A few minutes later, Yu Qian interjected;
"Brother Yao, in fact, when we two brothers came here just now, Mr. Ma Weidu, a regular customer who often comes to Tianqiao Music, wanted to meet you. He is a famous collector in the four-nine cities. He asked us to say a word,
I know this is a bit presumptuous..."
"Oh, Mr. Ma Weidu has heard of it, please come up and chat with us."
"Okay! Thank you for the face."
very quickly
Ma Weidu, who was dressed in a long gown, walked into the box, raised his hands and cupped his fists to salute, and said, "I'm sorry for bothering you, don't blame me, don't blame me."
"It's natural to see the sky, what's the use of blaming you? I've already come up." Guo Degang teased Menzi casually.
"Gangzi, don't be so careless. In front of the real Buddha, we still have to be more respectful."
Ma Weidu is also an interesting person, and he is quite quick-tongued. Being the keynote speaker of CCTV's "Hundred Schools Forum" certainly requires some real skills.
Wang Yaocheng smiled and said, "Okay, today we have all the three religions and nine streams here. We drink tea, eat melon seeds and chat, but there is nothing true about Buddhism. They are all men of about the same age, and they can talk about whatever they think of."
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"That's right, you have to listen to Brother Yao."
The few people chatted nonsense and quickly narrowed the distance.
Ma Weidu remembered something and said, "Speaking of which, I have a certain status in the country as a collector. At least, everyone in the collecting community knows my name when it comes to it, but I regret it for the rest of my life.
It’s something that still bothers me.”
"What's going on?"
Ma Weidu sighed deeply, his expression seemed to be lost in memories;
"It was a bowl, a rouge red landscape bowl with enamel and yellow ground dating from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It was sold at Sotheby's in 1997 for HK$21.41 million. I was there at the time, and I can say I was heartbroken!
I remember back when the reform and opening up was just beginning, I went to Shanghai on a business trip and stopped by a cultural relic store.
I fell in love with this bowl at first sight in the Youyi Store, and it was priced at RMB 30,000.
The outer wall of this bowl is covered with enamel-colored yellow glaze. The glaze color is delicate and even yellow, which is full of luxury. The interior of the bowl is painted with carmine red landscapes and terraces, and the area near the foot is decorated with enamel painted fretwork.
The painting is skillful and the artistic conception is transcendent.
The whole shape of the vessel is elegant and rich, with bright glaze color, smooth and translucent glaze, and delicate texture. The blue material "Made in the Qianlong Year" is stamped on the inside of the foot. There is also a red-edged label from the Friendship Store at the bottom, with pencil writing on it.
"55-1964" several numbers.
then
Using foreign exchange coupons, one dollar is worth two yuan, and the 30,000 yuan in foreign exchange coupons is almost 60,000 yuan. Unfortunately, I can't afford so much money.
But this bowl was imprinted in my mind. Every time I went to Shanghai for a business trip, I had to visit it. In 1987, I walked into the Friendship Store again and my heart sank suddenly. The bowl I had been thinking about was gone.
Was bought by someone.
At Sotheby's Hong Kong spring auction in 1988, this bowl was sold for HK$7.2 million."
Ma Weidu shook his head and said, the look of regret on his face could not be concealed, and he couldn't help but click his tongue...
It seems like you can hear the sound of heartbreak.
Wang Yaocheng has no research on antiques, nor can he say that he has a sincere love for them. Looking at the scene, he guessed that it should be;
There was once a sincere love in front of me, but I didn't cherish it.
The most painful thing in life is this. If God gives me another chance, I will say to that girl: I love you. If I have to add a time limit, I hope it will be 10,000 years...
"Brother Yao, you are a top figure in the business world, and your charity work is unparalleled in China. What is a huge difficulty for us is not a problem for you. I would like to ask you to do more good things for the cultural sector.
Son, let more of these precious treasures of our ancestors stay in China, and don’t let foreigners take them all away, it’s too heartbreaking.”
"Well……"
Ma Weidu's sudden request really put Wang Yaocheng in a dilemma; "I have no research on these old objects. To be honest, I can't spare the energy to pay attention to them. How can I help?"
"You just need to provide the funds, and we will help you with the rest. I have a lot of old buddies in the Palace Museum and the collection industry. You can just take a look at it in your free time. Gold from troubled times, antiques from prosperous times, and old objects today
The price is too high, and we can’t get a few even after all our efforts.”
"Oh, that's no problem."
Wang Yaocheng breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it can be solved with money, it is no big deal. If you can earn tens of billions of dollars from selling a Yahoo company, how many antiques can you buy with it?
Let’s not talk big, we can clean up the market.
"There is a big event in the European and American collecting circles right now. The heirs of the family of Scottish collector William Blair are preparing to sell Lake Vine Castle Manor in Glasgow, Scotland. Along with the sale are thousands of precious collections, including the above
A collection of thousands of ancient Chinese cultural relics."
Ma Weidu's eyes sparkled, but Wang Yaocheng was confused.
"What... I've never heard of the heir to the William Blair family."
"Haha, this family is a family of collectors in Scotland. In Pollock Park on the outskirts of Glasgow, there is a museum named after William Blair, which displays more than 8,000 art collections donated by him.
Includes medieval tapestries, ivory, wood and marble statues, stained glass, bronzes, Roman glass, 16th and 18th century Dutch, German and Venetian glass, silverware, furniture and Persian rugs, etc., as well as a collection of paintings
Extraordinarily rich.”
Ma Weidu was busy educating a few laymen and continued, "As far as I know, the heirs of the William Blair family have little interest in their ancestors' collections. There are still many exquisite collections in the family.
In the painting category there are works by Alexander Reed, in the colored glass art category there are works by Wilfred Drake, and in the furniture category there are works by Frank Serge and Frank Partridge, both from the European Middle Ages and Erie.
Furniture from the time of Shakespeare, etc.
As an important collection area of Chinese cultural relics, the Blair family's early purchases were almost exclusively limited to Chinese porcelain and bronze ware, and later expanded to a wide range of areas such as calligraphy and painting, jade devices, and Ming and Qing furniture.
The Blair family collection is known for its high historical value and high artistic value.
The collection of Chinese paintings, calligraphy, porcelain and bronzes is second only to the three or four national museums in the UK. The level is very high. There are about 700 or 800 pieces in this part.
Persian, Caucasian and Indian rugs rival those of London's Victoria and Albert Museum, and the family's collection of paintings, especially French 19th-century works, would grace any major gallery.
Nordic medieval and early Renaissance art also adds to the brilliance of his collection, such as medieval stained glass that can compete with museums in New York and the V&A Museum in London.
There are also medieval sculptures, especially British and Italian marble sculptures, and many treasures by famous artists. In addition, there are some furniture including some very wonderful accessories.
Just taking the medieval part of the Blair collection, its quality is within the UK, ranking second after the V&A Museum.”
As Wang Yaocheng listened to Ma Weidu's eloquent explanation, he felt like he was giving a solo lecture on CCTV's "Hundred Schools Forum". If this guy were to do pyramid schemes, he would be a leader.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Ma, just give us a rough outline. I'll get dizzy if you talk too much."
Wang Yaocheng had to interrupt him, pondered for a moment and said, "You mean you want me to take action and get this part of the collection."
"Yes, you have the strength and the love for Chinese culture." Ma Weidu offered him flattery.
"Okay, I understand what Mr. Ma means." Wang Yaocheng sighed lightly and said, "It doesn't matter how much you love me. I have a lot of old objects in my house at Lingxiao Pavilion on the top of the Peak, which were originally from the Shihuai Ya family.
I haven't taken a look at the collection for many years.
Now that Mr. Ma has said it, I think it is a good thing to collect it, so I might as well take action.
This is not at all related to my love for old objects, it is purely due to the money. Well, please ask Deputy Director Morita to follow up on this matter! You can discuss the details."
Everyone in Wang Yaocheng was happy and excited, and Ma Weidu was especially excited. It seemed that they had seen these old objects crossing the ocean and returning to China. This was a good thing that would benefit the present and future generations.
Deputy Director Liu Shoutian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Chairman, where should we go with this matter? Should we limit it to calligraphy and painting, add bronzes, or include furniture and miscellaneous items? You have to give me an accurate answer."
Hey! We have a plan in mind when doing things."
"What kind of accuracy do we need? When are we going to take action and leave soup for others? Take them all."
"All collections?"
"That's right."
"Then... Lake Vine Castle Manor in Glasgow?"
"Talk to them, the price is right and all the bags are collected. After all, it is an ancient manor. It would be nice to renovate it. Even if you go on vacation in the summer, it will be fine."
Wang Yaocheng made his decision with a wave of his hand. Everyone was shocked and frightened by this super rich man's move.
"Brother Yao is so open-minded. I, Ma Wei, admire you greatly. On behalf of the collecting community in Sijiu City, I would like to thank you! It is a very meaningful thing to be able to keep these treasures of our ancestors! But can we not do it?"
It’s a one-time deal, but it’s better to establish a long-term mechanism. If there is an opportunity to auction precious cultural relics from China in the future, we can’t all go to Brother Yao to make the decision! How can Brother Yao have this time when he has so many things to do?”
Ma Weidu was so happy that he hugged his thighs and gently offered his flattery.
"Lao Ma, are you willing to take the lead?"
"I haven't mentioned it yet. Count me in. I will also drag over a few friends from other collectors. I will definitely not be able to delay your business."
Seeing Ma Weidu's vow, Wang Yaocheng smiled and nodded. It's not a bad thing to collect some art. Doing things casually can also gain a good reputation, so there's no harm in doing it.
"Okay, I may not have much time to pay attention to these, so Deputy Director Liu Shoutian of the Secretariat will take the lead and ask a few people from the Accounting and Audit Department and the Legal Department to set up an art group and hang it in the Fixed Asset Management Department.
Let's go on, you will receive a salary as permanent staff, and the specific business operations will depend on the situation. We will hire Mr. Ma as an art consultant. Everyone who is interested can learn a little from me. Do you think this is a good idea?"
"Okay, I have several positions anyway, and one more one is insignificant. As long as these things from our ancestors don't leak out, and we can take a look at them often, I'll be satisfied."
Ma Weidu truly loves the art of collecting cultural relics. He doesn't care about the salary, but seeing foreigners buying it makes him feel heartbroken and reluctant to part with it.
Now that I can stay in the country, that would be great, everyone is happy.