Of course, no matter how paper publishing declines, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Publishing can still make money, especially publishing Lu Zigang's manuscripts. Wang Guan thinks that tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of copies can be sold.
"What are hundreds of thousands of copies? At least hundreds of thousands of copies."
Lu Chongming sneered and said: "You underestimate the status of the Patriarch in our hearts. If we know that his manuscript has been published, not much else, just those who study jade carving will definitely have a copy."
"It's good to know, I've suffered a big loss." Wang Guan said confidently: "So after you become a master, remember to carve ten or eight things to compensate me"
"Grandmaster."
Lu Chongming is full of yearning and somewhat confident: "Don't worry, I can do it, but it will take time."
"Well, you should have such confidence." Wang Guan nodded in approval, then picked up the box and said casually: "I'm back. I've been busy for two or three days, and it's time to get down to business."
"Let's eat before we leave." Lu Chongming naturally tried to persuade him to stay.
"No need, someone is treating you to a big dinner tonight, are you going to go?" Wang Guanxiao asked. Lu Chongming naturally shook his head and refused, only to get Zigang's secret book. He hadn't warmed up yet, so how could he leave again.
A moment later, with Lu Chongming¡¯s gift, Wang Guan drove back to Shanghai. Just when the engine started, he suddenly rolled down the window and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, I took the box away, don't regret it."
"Why do you regret it?" Lu Chongming was a little surprised.
At the same time, Wang Guan did not explain. He stepped on the accelerator and the car sped away, disappearing at the end of the street in the blink of an eye. Lu Chongming was a little confused, but he didn't take it to heart. He turned around and happily returned to the house to study the secret book.
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day, which was the last day for the treasures to be exhibited at the Shanghai Museum.
This morning, there was still a lively scene in front of the museum. The craze for viewing treasures has not subsided. After all, the number of places to visit every day is limited. Compared to an international metropolis with a population of more than 20 million, the number of thousands of visitors every day is equivalent to a drop in the bucket and cannot meet everyone's needs at all.
Moreover, everyone¡¯s enthusiasm was not so high originally. However, repeated reports by local media have aroused the curiosity of more people, wanting to see with their own eyes whether the legendary treasures are really that magical. For a while, it naturally caused a lot of trouble to the museum staff.
Fortunately, difficult days will eventually pass, and today is the last day of the exhibition. While maintaining order, the security personnel also felt much more relaxed. There is a feeling of being liberated before dawn.
However, not only the security personnel think so, but also the visitors know that after today, the exhibition will end. At least the exhibition in Shanghai is over, so it also arouses greater enthusiasm. I arrived in front of the museum early and waited for the ticket to open.
Speaking of which, over the past few days, I have encountered people fishing in troubled waters every day when checking tickets. Why forgot to get the ticket. There are endless excuses for accidentally losing the ticket, willing to replace the ticket, etc. The most powerful one is that there are people who are counterfeiting fake tickets. But all means are under the sharp eyes of the security guards. None were successful.
Of course, these are all minor episodes. Anyway, after a few days of adaptation, the museum staff got used to all the work and led the visitors into the exhibition hall to view the various treasures in an orderly manner. For a moment, there were soft sighs from time to time among the crowd, and some people even wanted to take pictures, but were stopped in time.
However, due to the large number of people, someone must have secretly taken photos without being noticed. Just some secretly taken photos will definitely spread quickly on the Internet in the near future, attracting the attention of many people. Then many people were curious and could not resist the temptation and decided to visit the museum.
So, banning photography is just a little trick. After all, human psychology is like this. The harder something is to get, the more you want to see it. By taking advantage of this psychology, the visitor flow of the museum naturally falls into a virtuous cycle.
While everyone was happily visiting, time passed by inadvertently, and soon it was noon. Some people were still unsatisfied and lingered over it, while others felt they had had enough and left the museum satisfied.
When someone leaves, the museum¡¯s ticket window sells tickets immediately. If you leave, you will be replaced. Anyway, the number of visitors is always saturated. This is why there are still many people lingering in front of the museum even though they don¡¯t have tickets.
After all, human concentration is limited, and it is impossible to stare at something for seven or eight hours in a row. There will definitely be times when you are tired. Therefore, those who go in first to visit usually should come out around noon, and another group of people go in to visit. This is the experience summarized by everyone.??And this is also true. By noon, people were coming out of the museum one after another.
At the beginning, there were only three or two kittens and puppies, then they came out in groups of three or five, and finally more than ten or twenty people came out together. This was expected, and no one found it strange. Instead, they urged the conductor to sell tickets quickly. However, just when the conductor was about to collect money for the tickets, bursts of uproar suddenly came from the museum.
"What's wrong?"
For a moment, the crowd who had already left the museum and were about to walk out of the gate stopped in their tracks. After looking at each other, they immediately stepped back to take a look. Not long after they returned, even louder exclamations came out.
"Oh, what's going on?"
In an instant, those who entered without a ticket were confused and could not figure out the situation. Naturally, they were itchy with curiosity, but they had no choice but to stare at the museum building. They wished they had clairvoyance eyes to see clearly what was going on inside.
Not only was it a surprise, but the crowd that was supposed to leave at noon actually showed no sign of leaving. It continued for more than two hours before some people came out in twos and threes.
And the faces of these people who came out were full of lingering and reluctant expressions. They must have had to leave for something. Seeing that they couldn't buy tickets, people naturally gathered around them and asked them about the specific situation.
"New treasure"
¡°There were new treasures on display just now.¡±
¡°¡It¡¯s not a picture of Confucius¡¯ sacred relics, but a new treasure, the Nine Dragons Bi!¡±
"How good is this thing? It's hard to say. You'll know it when you go in and see for yourself. Anyway, it's exquisite and absolutely as good as any treasure."
¡°Isn¡¯t this nonsense? You could have gone in long ago, so why wait until now. For a moment, many people rolled their eyes and didn't know the specific situation. As soon as they heard that there were new treasures on display, everyone felt curious, as if they had been scratched by a cat's claws, and felt uncomfortable!
Of course, there are some lucky people who finally bought tickets at this time, and then, under the envious and jealous eyes of many people, they rushed directly into the museum without stopping for a moment, and watched various treasures intoxicatedly. Soon after, they noticed that many people gathered in the center of the exhibition hall, and they curiously walked over to watch.
When you walk over and take a look, you can first see a transparent glass stand. The glass table has a higher stand, and something is placed in it. In addition, on the top of the exhibition hall, there are several soft lights shining straight down, reflecting on the things, making them look beautiful and exuding a gorgeous luster.
However, the gorgeous luster is just the basic appearance. What is really jaw-dropping is that in the visible and intangible brilliance, there are nine looming dragons flying around it with teeth and claws.
"dragon?"
Seeing this situation, those who just came in to visit must not be able to help but marvel. The nine dragons are vivid and lifelike. Under the light, they are full of dynamic effects and flow slowly. How could this situation not shock people? While they were dumbfounded, they couldn't help but ask: "What is this?"
"Nine Dragon Bi."
Someone looked at it for a long time, naturally got rid of the temptation of things, and kindly explained: "Attention, this is the jade of jade, not the wall of the wall. The sound is the same, but the characters are different. This is the bi of one of the six ancient auspicious things. Sapphire jade."
"Jade?"
The man blinked and finally woke up from the strange situation of the nine dragons flying around, and then carefully looked at the things on the glass table. It was indeed a piece of jade, very round in shape with a small hole in the center.
From the texture point of view, it is indeed sapphire, but it is not pure cyan, but a clear lake color. This kind of Qinghu color is green with white, and white with bluish. It is very transparent and eye-catching, which shows that the jade material is of good quality.
However, the quality is only secondary. What is really amazing is that on the jade biscuit, there are no dragon carvings as the person imagined, but some textures that are either scattered or chaotic.
On the surface, these superficial textures should be carved by craftsmen, but the cuts here and there are completely shapeless, as if they were carved randomly at will. However, these random carvings, under the light of the lights, formed nine lifelike little dragons swimming slowly, as if they were playing in the blue water of the lake.
"Excellent craftsmanship and uncanny craftsmanship."
For a moment, the man searched his soul and could only sigh with these two words.
"This is the work of a master, can it be bad?"
At the same time, someone beside him sighed: "You don't knowWhen the things were first taken out, everyone thought they were fooled when they saw these random carvings. Who knew that as soon as the lights were swept down, it would become like this, which is breathtaking. "
"A work by a master?" The man asked in shock: "Which master's work is it?"
"Who else can be, of course, the founder of the jade carving world, Lu Zigang!" Others laughed: "In the holes of the jade bis, there is the Zigang style. And don't you think about it, after hundreds of years, except for the Zigang style in the jade carving world, Besides Lu Zigang, who else can be called a master?"
"Too¡¡"
The man was convinced, and then took another look, and fell into the wonderful appearance of the Nine Dragon Bi.