Chapter 093 The advent of Zhang Fei¡¯s Plum Vase (1)
"Mr. Zheng, actually I am not very sure whether the painting "The Woodcutter in the Woods" is an authentic work by Miller. However, one thing is certain, that is, the work is not by Corot, nor by Corot. His imitation." At the end, He Qing concluded.
Although he is really not sure about anything now, based on the images he saw before, he can basically conclude that the ancient Western painting is worth a lot of money, far exceeding Mr. Zheng's expectations.
"It's already good that you can see this!" Mr. Zheng said with a smile. "Reasonable suspicion, calm observation, and careful analysis are so important for an appraiser! How old are you? It is commendable that you have such good professional quality so young! As for that painting, I will ask friends from the Art Association to do an appraisal later. With the appraisal of professional painters and researchers, it should be unmistakable."
"Well, that should yield an accurate result." He Qing nodded in agreement.
The two discussed for a while and then turned back to the collection room. Mr. Zheng introduced the collections he had carefully collected to He Qing one by one. He Qing learned a lot from this. The collections here are very rich and enough to make people look at them. Eye-opener.
"Xiao He, we have been watching for so long, are you hungry? Let's go down to eat first." I don't know how long it took, Mr. Zheng suddenly greeted.
He Qing nodded and said, "Well, okay."
It must be getting late, and he did feel hungry, so he followed Mr. Zheng out of the study and went to the living room downstairs.
At this moment, I saw only two more people in the hall. They were two women, one old and one young. The old one looked more than sixty years old, elegant and luxurious, and the younger woman was also gorgeously dressed and looked plump. She was The kind of woman who is over forty but still has her charm.
He Qing could tell at a glance that one of the two women must be Lin Haitao's grandmother, and the other's eyebrows were somewhat similar to Zheng Peipei's. Who else could it be if it wasn't Zheng Peipei's mother?
"Brother Qing, are you down?"
When He Qing came down the stairs, Lin Haitao hurriedly greeted him with a smile on his face and said hello: "Let's eat. Oh, by the way, let me introduce you, those are my grandmother and my aunt."
"Hello, grandma, hello, auntie." He Qing immediately walked up to Lin Haitao's grandmother and the others, and then said hello politely.
"Hello, young man, welcome to our home." Mother Zheng smiled and nodded to He Qing cordially, and said, "Haitao told us about you just now. Are you his colleague?"
"Yes, we work together in Mr. Deng's antique shop." He Qing nodded and replied.
"You are not a local, are you? Where do you come from?" Zheng's mother then asked about He Qing's situation. The two parties chatted for a while, and then the servants successively placed the prepared delicacies on the table.
He Qing was warmly invited by Mr. Zheng and others to dine with them. It was the first time he sat down to eat with the Zheng family. He Qing was a little embarrassed, but he still ate well. Maybe their food was very suitable. Because of his appetite.
After eating, Mr. Zheng called He Qing to his study again and said happily: "Xiao He, there is something here, I don't know if you like it or not. I brought it back from London, England this time. When I was inspecting there, a friend in the collecting industry specially invited me to his home. His family was very enthusiastic. Before leaving, they insisted on giving me something, and they even gave me two sets. I can use one set and the other one. Take one set and use it. This thing is really useful in daily life."
¡°As he spoke, Mr. Zheng carefully took out a beautiful box from the drawer. At first glance, He Qing didn¡¯t know what was in it, but he knew it must be something precious.
"Mr. Zheng, I'm afraid this thing is very precious. I can't accept it." He Qing declined politely, "I didn't have time to prepare some gifts for you when I came here. How can I accept such a precious thing from you now?"
Mr. Zheng shook his head and said: "This is not a precious thing, just a tea set. Two cups, two plates, just these things. They are not antiques, so how can they be called precious? Haha, just think of it as me It¡¯s your first time to come to my house. As a senior, of course you have to give me a gift as a junior, but I¡¯m not prepared, so I can only give you this gift. I hope you won¡¯t be polite and just accept it.¡±
"A tea set?" He Qing asked secretly in surprise.
This was something he didn¡¯t expect, and he thought the gift from the other party was related to Deng.??Theirs are also precious antiques with special meanings, but they are actually a beautifully packaged tea set. This gift is really unique and touching.
"Then thank you." He Qing was so enthusiastic but disrespectful that he could only accept it respectfully.
He knows the tea ceremony very well now, but he doesn¡¯t have a decent tea set. Now Mr. Zheng has given him a set. Doesn¡¯t it just suit his wishes?
After staying in the study for a while, He Qing said goodbye to Mr. Zheng. It was almost ten o'clock. He went back too late for fear of worrying his parents.
So He Qing sent He Qing out in person, and of course Lin Haitao followed. He had to drive He Qing back to the rental house.
"Brother Qing, this tea set is good. It is produced by Herm¨¨s and seems to be a limited edition."
After the car started moving slowly, Lin Haitao spotted the gift box that He Qing was holding in his hand. He immediately recognized it as a "Herm¨¨s tea set".
"Herm¨¨s?!" He Qing said in surprise, "Haitao, is this tea set made by Herm¨¨s?"
Although he was not familiar with Herm¨¨s, He Qing naturally knew that it was a world-famous luxury brand, and only the rich could afford genuine goods.
"Yeah, didn't you see the carriage sign on it?" Lin Haitao nodded and said, "It also says 'Herm¨¨s' on it, which is French 'Herm¨¨s'."
"Oh, that's it!" He Qing suddenly realized. Only then did he realize that the gift given to him by Mr. Zheng had a lot of background. It turned out to be a set of luxury tea sets, but compared with the two "Ming Chenghua tea sets" used for drinking. "Doucai Chicken Cup" is a "small thing that pales in comparison to the big one" and cannot be compared.
He Qing continued: "This Herm¨¨s tea set is the meeting gift your grandpa gave me just now. Why didn't I think about it before I came here? I should also prepare a good gift for him."
Lin Haitao said disapprovingly: "Oh, that doesn't matter, there will be opportunities in the future. My grandpa's birthday is next week, and it won't be too late for you to prepare a gift for him then. It can be seen that my grandpa is very If he likes you, he will contact you often in the future, take you to visit and collect things, and he often participates in auctions at major auction houses. If there is something he likes, he will definitely take a photo of it, otherwise he will have nothing to do with it. Don¡¯t think about it! My grandfather is obsessed with collecting, and his biggest ideal is to build a natural museum"
"A natural museum? What is a 'natural museum'?" Before Lin Haitao could finish speaking, He Qing interrupted him and asked.
Lin Haitao replied clearly: "It was just a beautiful dream of my grandfather, and it is basically impossible to implement it. The so-called 'natural museum', as the name suggests, is to place the collections in a very natural situation Exhibition. It seems that there is no such museum in the world, right? For example, various collections can be displayed in a space arranged like a natural cave. If such a museum were really opened, I think it would attract thousands of people. Come and visit? The idea is beautiful, but the implementation is simply impossible! First of all, you need to find a suitable place, various designs and layouts, and secondly, you need a large number of collections to organize the exhibition. The first point may be easier to handle, but It would be very difficult to collect a large number of authentic collections. I don¡¯t know how much money it would cost and how much energy it would take!¡±
"But it all depends on people." He Qing said confidently, "I believe Mr. Zheng's wish will come true one day."
Lin Haitao shook his head and said with a smile: "Unless you give us tens or hundreds of billions! Only with that kind of handwriting can we start this grand idea!"
As they talked, the two of them followed the car straight to the rental house where He Qing was staying. By the time He Qing returned to the rental house, it was already early in the morning. He's mother, who had been waiting for his return in the living room, was so tired that she fell asleep on the sofa. .
Seeing this, He Qing gently woke up his mother and told her to go to her room to rest.
That night, due to physical fatigue, He Qing fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep after taking a bath.
The next day, he went to work at "Jianbaozhai" as usual and arrived at the antique shop on time.
When he stepped into the door, he couldn't help but be surprised. He saw two more people in the store. They were two very familiar figures.
Mr. Deng and Mr. Zheng!
The two of them, as well as Lin Haitao and Uncle Long, all seemed to be ready to go somewhere.
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