1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 161 Five Kilograms of Gold

Branch Secretary Wang took the baggage and opened it carefully. What caught Luo Tao's eyes was the brilliant gold, followed by an unknown number of unframed paintings and calligraphy.

"Brother Luo, let me show you."

"it is good."

Luo Tao is not stupid enough to just stare at gold. Now the price of a gram of gold is more than 20 yuan. Thinking about how much a gram will cost in future generations, there is definitely something wrong with this person who buys gold now and saves it for appreciation.

Even if you save for 30 years, it will only increase more than ten times in the past. But in terms of the purchasing power of money now and in future generations, an appreciation of more than ten times is really not worth mentioning.

For example, if Party Secretary Wang has five kilograms of gold and buys them all based on the current market price, it will cost over [-] yuan.

But now there are really not many people in China who can spend 10 yuan. Wouldn’t it be nice to have this 10 yuan to buy a courtyard house in Beijing?

If we use the highest price of gold in later generations, it would be 430 yuan per gram, so buying it all would cost more than 200 million yuan.

This 200 million seems a lot, but can you buy a courtyard house in the capital in later generations?
Luo Tao first started to look at the calligraphy and paintings. After unfolding them, he realized that these paintings had been framed. He didn't know why the paintings were removed later.

The first one is "Pictures of Ladies" by modern painter Chen Shaomei. The scene painted is very simple and delicate, with the characteristics of his painting style of meticulousness, elegance and extensiveness.

A woman is sitting elegantly in the garden. She has a handsome face, but her eyes are a little sad and melancholy. The rockery behind her is complemented by the flowers on the moon gate and the bright green plantains.

The appearance of the characters and objects in this painting is extremely inconsistent, but it also well highlights the characters' sad faces and worries from the side.

There are two words signed: Shaomei, plus another one.

Chen Shaomei, a talented painter in the period of the Republic of China, let me give a brief introduction.

At the age of 15, he joined the "Chinese Painting Research Association" initiated and organized by Jin Beilou and Chen Shizeng.

At the age of 17, he became the backbone of the famous "Hushe Painting Society". At the age of 22, he chaired the "Tinmen Branch of Hushe" and became the leader of the Jinmen painting circle.

We must call him a genius in the painting world, but it is a pity that he was only 45 years old when he passed away.

Not many people may know the name of this gentleman, but his student is famous, Mr. Liu Jiyao (you) from New China Comic No. 1, Taishan Beidou.

His works include "Havoc in Heaven", "The Feathered Letter", "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" and so on.

If you like it, wrap it up and put it aside, then look at the second picture, hey!It was Mr. Chen's landscape painting again. It looked fine, so it was rolled up and put aside.

Then he looked at the third painting. It was different. The style of painting was changed. Luo Tao looked very impressed by the works of Bada Shanren. He only had a small painting by him in his hand.

I thought I wouldn't have another bad luck today, but the more I looked at it, the more frightened I became. Oh my god, what are you kidding me about? Why did you end up stamping it with the seal of Da Feng Tang? Isn't this nonsense?
You don't need to think too much about this cover. It must be a high imitation of Mr. Daqian's work. Luo Tao looked at the paper again and saw that it was not yet the late Ming Dynasty or early Qing Dynasty, at most [-].

Why so sure, because Dafengtang was founded in the 20s.

However, this imitation is really high, and Zhang Daqian imitated the "Zhu Da He Fu Tu" by Bada Shanren.

No problem, Zhang Daqian's imitation is also very good, much more valuable than gold.

The next three officers made Luo Tao confused. One landscape and two flowers. The paintings were really not very good. It can only be said that they have just started, and they have never heard of their names. Master Lengzhai, listen to this The name is cold.

"Wang Zhishu, have you heard of this layman Leng Zhai?"

Luo Tao is eager to learn, and if you don’t understand something, just ask.

"Oh, you are not talented. This is my grandfather. Brother Luo can take a fancy to him. My grandfather was also a great scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. Not to mention his great talent, he was also very knowledgeable, playing the piano..."

After listening to his explanation, Luo Tao had to admit that he was really talented. How could he become a party secretary without any cultural level.

"You can see that the painting is very good."

I complained in my heart that this level of work was considered unworthy among the literati of the late Qing Dynasty. I could only watch it but not appreciate it.

"Hey! I think so too. I don't know about Brother Luo's painting." "You tell me the price."

"1 yuan." Wang Zhishu opened his eyes, stretched out a finger, and said firmly.

"Secretary Wang, this is not the first time we have dealt with each other. The price is a bit high. Except for the three paintings painted by your grandfather, which are worth a little money, the other three are imitations made by later generations and are worthless."

Luo Tao was thinking smartly, drinking tea and lowering the price slowly and authoritatively.

"Brother Luo was joking, these are all famous calligraphy and paintings, why are they worthless, Bada Shanren, I still know."

Luo Tao's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that the old man had done some homework. Most people couldn't tell just those few words.

"Party Secretary Wang, let's not talk through the window. To put it bluntly, if that painting was really a Bada Shanren painting, it would have cost Yuan Datou 2 yuan even in the Republic of China. I don't think our ancestors were that generous."

"You..." Wang Zhishu blushed. This was because someone had revealed his vanity. Now he loves to talk about the glory of his ancestors. Luo Tao felt this the first time he had a long conversation with him.

Luo Tao felt very sad for him, he didn't have any shadow from his ancestors, so he can't say that now, these paintings are the legacy left to him by his ancestors.

When people get older, they always like to show off the glory of their ancestors.

"Don't blame me, Party Secretary Wang, I just love Hu Qin, and you have a lot of it.

This painting is only three thousand. If you think it works, I will accept it. If it doesn't work, please take it back and appreciate it yourself. "Luo Tao pushed six paintings in front of him.

"Your offer is too low. I think Brother Luo likes this painting very much! Besides, you are not short of money. You rich people just like to buy it and be happy. I will give you a little refund. How about nine thousand?" "

The two people competed over who had the patience, exchanged words, and the price dropped frequently.

"Secretary Wang, instead of [-], let's just [-]. I'll just look at the price offered for your ancestor's paintings. If it doesn't work, forget it."

After Luo Tao finished speaking, Party Secretary Wang's eyes moved and he started to care.

"These three paintings cost 500 yuan. You can take them. I want to pass these three paintings on to my son."

When Luo Tao saw that he had taken his grandfather's painting back, he knew that this old man was just a stick. He could only pull a drop of sesame oil after such a long time.

"Wang Party Secretary, you are being unreasonable. I bought these three paintings just for firewood. Any painting on the street is better than this. If you want to pass down your grandfather's paintings to your family, I won't stop you. , but now it’s not very authentic for you to do so.”

Hey!There is nothing wrong with that.

"I can't help you with this. I will definitely give you the cheapest price for this gold."

"Oh, really?"

Luo Tao pretended to be happy, and he could take advantage of it.

"I don't know, what's your price?"

"My one weighs a whole catty, seven thousand is not expensive!"

Luo Tao thought in his mind that this was really cheap, and it would be quite affordable to buy some earrings that weighed one pound for his wife.

"How much in total?"

"There are ten sticks in total. Each stick weighs one kilogram. If you are short of a gram, I will give you one or two. I also have a small kilogram scale. If you don't believe me, make an appointment yourself."

As he spoke, Secretary Wang took out a small scale from his back and brought a small iron plate with him. He was well prepared.

　Thanks to [Breaking the Loneliness of Six Koreas] for the reward

　　
　
(End of this chapter)