Chapter 138 Revenge
"Brother Fei, I have mistreat and rude!"
Fatty Fei quickly stood up, looked at Dong Guoqiang with thick eyebrows and big eyes, eagle nose and leopard mouth in front of him, and said respectfully: "Boss Dong, you are busy with noble people, so you should wait. You should take the liberty to bother, please don't be surprised."
"Hahaha, it's a pity that there are friends coming from afar! Everyone is their own people, so don't mention such words in the future."
Dong Guoqiang waved his hand and asked Fatty Fei to sit down. He poured tea for the other party himself, and said with a smile: "Why don't you call in advance when you come to Beijing?"
"I'm here this time to tell you something important, about Ling Tiancheng!"
"Oh?" Dong Guoqiang's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Tiancheng Auction? What are the trends?"
A trace of hatred flashed in Fatty Fei's eyes and he whispered: "I heard that Ling Tiancheng has gone north and came to the capital. Not only him, but also Ling Junsheng's old immortal!"
"Take it seriously?" Dong Guoqiang straightened his body and asked, "Are you sure Ling Junsheng is here too?"
"It's true!" Fei Fatty said seriously: "The news is absolutely accurate. This time the Ling family is prepared. Ling Tiancheng is not a problem. At most, he is trying to make trouble in the Central Plains a few times. But Ling Junsheng cannot be underestimated, he is..."
Dong Guoqiang waved his hand, stood up, came over and took a few steps, and suddenly laughed out loud and said, "It's interesting, it's really interesting!"
He turned around suddenly, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he said domineeringly: "It's a good time. Dong and Ling Tiancheng are often compared in the circle. There is always no chance to communicate with each other head-on. Today's opportunity is here!"
"This..." Fatty Fei didn't expect Dong Guoqiang to react like this, and quickly persuaded him: "Don't take it lightly. Lao Qian and I were in Ling Tiancheng's hands. Look at how miserable the Cultural and Blog auction is..."
Dong Guoqiang's face darkened and he scolded: "Hmph, do you think I'm as useless as Qian Wenbo?"
He walked to Fatty Fei and warned: "I don't want to listen to such things in the future! No matter what the hell is, the Ling family father and son, this is the capital, not a small place where they can run wild!"
"It's a dragon or a snake, you have to climb down when you reach my territory!"
Dong Guoqiang looked at Fatty Fei, who was frightened by the frightened bird, and said contempt: "Okay, the news has arrived. I will introduce you to a few big names to the evening. Look forward to the long-term. Don't always stare at small places like the Central Plains. Remember, you are following me, Dong Guoqiang!"
Seeing Fatty Fei leave, Dong Guoqiang breathed a sigh of relief, his heart was not as relaxed as he promised just now, just to comfort Fat Fei's heart.
Ling Tiancheng has a business acumen, is young and strong, and has ambitions. But after all, he has low eyesight and lacks prestige in the circle, so he is not afraid of it.
But that old guy Ling Junsheng is different. He is the former museum director, honorary appraisal expert of the Forbidden City, bronze authority, and his disciples are all over the world. He is the pillar of the Ling family!
For so many years, I thought that Ling Junsheng didn't care about the transactions of the Ling family and basically let Ling Tiancheng work hard, so Tiancheng retreated in the Central Plains and did not open up other markets.
Now I don’t know why the old guy actually helped me? This time I came to Beijing to cheer for my son. Maybe I am drinking and talking to the big collector and making a connection with the Ling family.
"Hmph, don't think that you can do whatever you want by relying on an immortal!"
Dong Guoqiang slapped the table and said hideously: "The capital is the territory of the Kuang family. No matter who you are, Dong Guoqiang, must make you look good!"
At this time, Wen Yiming and Ling’s father and son had dinner. Ling Junsheng looked at Ling Tiancheng and said, “Ma Dingxiang is the first connection, and it depends on your young people to communicate in the future. I am old and can only lick my face and sell favors to the elderly. Do you know?”
"Don't worry, old man, leave the rest to me and Yiming!"
Ling Junsheng looked at his son's confident expression and snorted coldly: "Don't you? If Yiming hadn't appeared, I would have ignored the life or death of Tiancheng's auction!"
He turned to look at Wen Yiming and smiled and said, "You are also a blessing when you meet a sir in the Ling family. How about you please take care of me, an unfilial son in the future?"
Wen Yiming said politely: "You are polite, old man, I will share honor and disgrace with the Ling family. Please rest assured."
Ling Junsheng nodded, looked at the bustling street scene outside the window, and sighed: "The water in the capital is too deep, and I don't know whether this step is a blessing or a disaster? Be careful in everything and do it with caution!"
Ling Tiancheng nodded and asked curiously: "Who will we visit tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow?" Ling Junsheng smiled and said, "I will take you to Liulichang to meet the shopkeeper Wu of Rongbaozhai."
Wen Yiming and Ling Tiancheng looked at each other and were looking forward to tomorrow's trip. For a hundred years, Liulichang has been a must-fight for military strategists in the circle. Now there are West Street and many more stores. In the past, there were only more than 20 stores in East Street, and those who could gain a foothold in this place were top figures!
At that time of the Republic of China, this was the favorite place for the nobles in the capital. No matter what your identity is, you must be polite when you come here! This is the power of professionalism. If you don’t understand it, you will be a brat. No matter how rich a family can fool you.
However, at that time, the antique circle was very popular. They were all literati and scholars, relying on their credibility. Many regular customers liked something and could take it back and play with it for a few days, without even having to call the receipt! If you like it, you can send the money. If you don’t like it, as long as the things are not broken, you can return the original items.
Many super collectors at that time had a store in Liulichang. Zhao Ruzhen, the six major collectors of the Republic of China, and the king of ancient coins, were still powerful people who could support two or three private museums.
At that time, there were very few antiques and fakes, and they were basically real things. As long as you have the eyesight, Ru Kiln also had the possibility of picking up bargains. Buying things is for collection. No one said that investment appreciation is appreciated. People are very clean and they are just a culture.
The next day, when he arrived at Liulichang, Ling Junsheng made an appointment with Manager Wu. The other party was an old man in his sixties. He took the initiative to welcome the three of them into the door and went to the second floor to have tea and chat.
"This is the style of a century-old store!"
Wen Yiming looked around and found that there were works by masters such as Qi Baishi, Pan Tianshou, Xu Beihong and others on the wall. The millions of treasures in the auction house seemed to be worthless, and they were everywhere, and it was a decoration here.
Manager Wu personally presented good tea to Ling Junsheng and said intimately: "Old Ling has not visited Rongbaozhai for some days. How are you doing well recently?"
Ling Junsheng took the tea and said with a smile: "It's good that's fine. The doctor said he could deal with it for a few years. Today, he brought two juniors to the door. I'll ask the shopkeeper to take care of him in the future!"
"No problem!" Manager Wu looked at Ling Tiancheng and Wen Yiming and said politely: "With you, can you help me? I have heard that my nephew is famous and is already the leader of the Central Plains. Now he is finally going to march into the capital?"
Ling Tiancheng stood up and said respectfully: "The shopkeeper misappropriates me, I can't afford it! Tiancheng's auction in front of the three hundred-year-old brand in Rongbaozhai is not worth mentioning. I would like to ask you for advice in the future!"
"Hahaha, okay, okay!" Manager Wu laughed happily. He usually likes to hear others praise Rong Baozhai's golden signboards and said proudly: "When it comes to Rong Baozhai, there are endless interesting stories to talk about for three days and three nights. Many masters sold paintings here before they became famous. At that time, there was a unified style of Running. The bigger the reputation, the higher the style of Running. Especially Qi Baishi, his works are basically sold by Rong Baozhai."
"One day, the old man was in high spirits and drew several shrimps. When Manager Rong Baozhai arrived at his house, he was stamping the painting. After stamping the seal, he held the painting and went to the cabinet, took out the key from his waist, opened the cabinet, uncovered a porcelain box, sprinkled the cinnabar powder inside on the stamp that had just been stamped with the stamp, shake it back and forth to make the cinnabar powder stick to the place where the ink was covered, and then poured the excess powder back."
"Suddenly the cinnabar on the stamp protrudes from the paper and becomes a three-dimensional stamp. When he does this, he does not avoid Manager Rong Baozhai. He locks the cabinet and says to the manager: They imitate my paintings and identify the authenticity. It can be seen from the stamps. I have used steel stamps, but steel stamps can also be faked. This method is unknown to outsiders and will not be allowed to be seen by others."
Manager Wu smiled and said, "Old Bai Shi comes to our Rongbaozhai to chat whenever he has free time. Every time we come, we always welcome you warmly and specially prepare high-quality snacks and fruits. In the end, the old man had the illusion that Rongbaozhai also sold oranges and snacks!"
"Whenever a friend goes to visit him, he will introduce to his friend that he wants to eat oranges and go to Rongbaozhai to buy them. The oranges there are delicious, there are many girls there, and they are all very enthusiastic."
Chapter completed!