1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 230 Donations and celebrity calligraphy and painting harvest plan [Please subscribe]

After returning home from the Palace Museum, the next day, Luo Tao and Xu Le took 30 in cash to the Forbidden City.

This time I didn’t buy a ticket to go in, so I felt a lot better all of a sudden.

Yesterday, I was awarded the title of "Specially Appointed Researcher" of the Palace Museum, and this status came in handy today.

Tickets are free, which is quite impressive.

When they arrived at the office of the hospital leader, the two of them carried two large bags of banknotes and put them on the leader's desk like a rich man.

Luo Tao pulled the zipper, and everyone was startled and stepped forward to take a closer look.

"Boy, is this what you want to donate?" Shan Lao couldn't believe it. He heard that people donated treasures to the Forbidden City. This was the first time I saw anyone donating money.

"Yes, this is my wish, please don't hold it against me."

Dean Xu held Luo Tao's hand, shaking with excitement, "You are really a living god of wealth! I heard that you opened a Xichang building, but I didn't expect you to be so wealthy."

Afterwards, Dean Xu called the accountant of the Forbidden City to register and put the money into the small treasury inside the Forbidden City.

"Dean Xu, and a few others, I donated the money, but I have two requests. I hope you will comply with me."

The few exchanged eye contact with each other, "The money must be 30 to [-] yuan. As long as you don't want cultural relics from the Forbidden City, you can agree to anything else."

As a representative, Dean Xu asked: "You said that as long as we can do it, we will definitely do it."

"First of all, I need to know what the money is used for. To put it bluntly..."

"I understand what you mean, supervision, right? Don't worry about this, we will use every minute wisely." Dean Xu promised this first thing with a smile.

"The second thing is whether you can stop telling the outside world about this."

When Luo Tao mentioned this second condition, everyone really saw a ghost. This was the first time they heard of this request.

"You asked us not to tell anyone about the Buddha statue, so why don't you tell us about it? This is all a good thing!"

"I also know that this is a good thing, but I, Luo Tao, do this not for fame, but because I like my hobby. I hope these gentlemen can understand."

What Luo Tao said is really good, he is a great patriot.

But at this time, all he was thinking about was calculations. As long as he let the leaders know about this matter, the people of the country would not need to know about it. It would be a waste of space for newspapers to publish it.

Luo Tao is now a writer, businessman and collector. In this era, these labels are a contradiction.

If some people find out, they will call him a bastard. What a noble profession a writer is, and you have to be a second-rate dealer. This is a bit insulting to them.

A truth that remains unchanged through the ages is that people cannot be too good.

In addition, all circles are chaotic, and there are good people and bad people.

What he has done is a good thing, and his superiors will not care about him if they know about it. There is no guarantee that they will come to talk to him one day.

"We don't have to tell the outside world, but our report above shows that the amount is too large and we cannot bear this responsibility."

Luo Tao thought to himself that if you don't report it, I will be in a hurry with you.

"That's natural."

After the donation matter was settled, Luo Tao reminded them about the dinner appointment, "By the way, let's meet at Xichang Tower for lunch."

"I can't do it today. If we don't deal with it safely, we all have to worry about it. Xiao Luo, next time we invite you, do you think it's okay?"

The leader has spoken, so he can't force others to go.

"Xu Le, come in." Luo Tao called Xu Le, who was waiting outside.

They didn't know what kind of monster he was trying to be, and they didn't ask him to wait for the next step.

"Brother, what's the matter?"

"Give me the bag."

Luo Tao took the bag from Xu Le's hand and said with a smile: "Please help me write the subtitles. I have prepared all the ink, paper and inkstone for you."

A visit to the Forbidden City cannot be in vain. You should take something home with you to make your visit worthwhile.

"Hey, you're well prepared. You came prepared. It seems like you won't be able to do anything today." Mr. Shan said with a smile to the others.Luo Tao and Xu Le were busy laying paper and grinding for a while.

Several of them did not hesitate to express their praise with words, such as tranquility and far-reaching, indifferent and bright aspirations, bright virtues but sweetness, and high mountain scenery.

Oops, don't...don't stop.

These are all overrated.

After Luo Tao got their calligraphy treasures, he began to move the battlefield. He thought it would be interesting to collect calligraphy and paintings of modern celebrities. Today, he would start with the Forbidden City.

I ran around all morning and "cheated" more than a dozen times. I suffered a loss because I forgot that it was the weekend.

Speaking of which, there are good and bad aspects to this word. It does not mean that the person who works in the Palace Museum is a master.

After this trip, Luo Tao also learned skills. Going to the calligraphy and painting repair room makes more money than going to other places. Not only do they write well, but they also paint well.

I also met a new master named Liu who restores ancient paintings. His skills are amazing, although I only saw him a few times.

Luo Tao also pays great attention to rules, so forget about stealing teachers. If you want to be in this industry in the future, don't do it.

However, Master Liu was quite talkative. He and Luo Tao talked a lot about calligraphy and painting. Before leaving, he gave Luo Tao a copy of "Molan Tu" he painted, and borrowed the pen and ink brought by Luo Tao. , write the date and give it to Mr. Luo Tao.

Luo Tao held the painting. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it. It was definitely true love!Whether a person is good at drawing or calligraphy, Liu San is good at it.

It was almost noon, and Luo Tao didn't plan to have a free lunch at the Forbidden City.

Carrying the "collected" calligraphy and paintings, we headed to Xichang Tower in Houhai.

Today, I have invited many old gentlemen to have dinner. Yesterday, Luo Tao asked Hou Ming and the others that all the four private rooms upstairs must be vacant today.

In addition, Mr. Jin was invited to cook a few tables of Gongyan cuisine in person, so that these university experts could publicize it.

They are all old gourmets in the capital. They have high credibility in the circle of eaters in the capital. The celebrity effect must be fully utilized.

Fortunately, no one from the Forbidden City wants to come.

To digress, they are definitely a group of geniuses. Even if they work overtime on weekends, they all like to take tattered things into the Forbidden City and study them over and over again.

Even if they don't come, there is still a table here. Zhang, Wang, Qi, Zhu, Xu, and Huang are all old acquaintances, but Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xu are a bit of a rivalry.

I heard that it was because Mr. Zhang once said that Mr. Xu's calligraphy and painting appraisal skills were not good enough. If he said this before liberation, it would be understandable. Mr. Xu was a bit shy at that time in telling the truth (dog head protection).

The two elders are separated by more than one winter, and it seems that the nickname "Xu Banchi" was only called by insiders in the 90s.

Luo Tao first told Hou Ming about the situation. No one from the Palace Museum was coming, and the remaining three rooms could be opened to the public.

Then he went to the kitchen and told Mr. Jin that he would just cook for one table today, and he must serve his specialty dishes.

Then he went upstairs alone, opened the door and came in with a mysterious smile: "Who are sitting here?"

"Hey, what you said is that we are not sitting down, why can't we eat lying down?" Qi Lao is a real treasure, making people laugh whenever he speaks.

"Hahaha! This dish will take some time. I think the gentlemen are just idle. Why don't you practice writing."

"Look! I'm just saying that today is definitely the Hongmen Banquet." Mr. Huang said while smoking his pipe.

"You kid, you defrauded me of a lot of calligraphy. Let me tell you, the price of my calligraphy has increased."

Qi Lao, an old man who is absolutely obsessed with money, is still thinking about the increase in the price of his words at this time. He has to talk about bicycles when he has to eat.

"You are joking, Houhai paid eight yuan for a long axis yesterday and no one wanted it."

All the gentlemen laughed. Luo Tao was also joking, trying to cheer up the old gentlemen.To be honest, Qi Lao's retouching fees are often several hundred now, and it is not impossible to exceed a thousand.

"Those are all fakes. And you don't have good eyesight, so you can't even see it."

Luo Tao smiled and poured tea for the gentlemen, and they just watched Luo Tao's counterattack.

"Last time we went there, you said that the calligraphy on that street stall was better than yours. You should admit it!"

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