Xie Gong shook his head and said: "You always say this, why should I not believe it!" Mr. Liu said: "After all, I am a human being, not a god, and although this work is ghostwritten, it is still quite good. We Although it may be written by You Qiu, not in terms of creative level, it is still better than You Qiu¡¯s other works, so I think it¡¯s better to let other people confirm it. ¡± Ting Liu. When Mr. Liu said this, Xie Gong was a little surprised and asked quickly: "Mr. Liu, what you mean by this is that this painting is probably the work of someone else?" "That's not true!" Mr. Liu explained: "From Judging from the brushwork and style of the painting, it is still more likely that Youqiu is a ghostwriter. As for why it looks better than Youqiu¡¯s other works, there is also a factor of extraordinary performance in it.¡± Disappointed, he asked: "Boss Chu just told me that the market value of this painting is five hundred thousand. If it turns out to be someone else, will the price be higher?" Mr. Liu pondered for a while, and then said: "Five The price of 100,000 is very reasonable for this painting. If the price is higher than this, I think it is only possible unless it is a work by Qiu Ying. However, from my point of view, it is basically impossible for this painting to be Qiu Ying's work. "That's it!" Xie Gong shook his head. ¡°Mr. , if it is a stranger. He wouldn't be in such trouble. Xie Gong chuckled and said: "What do I have to worry about? As the saying goes. If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. I will go to work by your time in a while, so what else do you have to worry about? "Yes. If there are results by then, just give me a confirmation." When Mr. Liu and his daughter heard that Xie Gong was going to work at Chu Chen's place, they all showed a hint of curiosity. Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and explained the reason to the two of them. After hearing the ins and outs of the matter, Mr. Liu immediately asked in surprise: "Are you Brother Xie's son?" "Yes!" Xie Gong nodded and said, "I was with my father back then and met you several times "It's been almost thirty years since we last met," Mr. Liu said happily. "I didn't expect to meet you today! What a pity! I was in charge of archaeological work in other places and couldn't come back to see him." The last time!" Xie Gong also sighed: "Yes, my father even talked about you before he died!" Mr. Liu shook his head and sighed, and then said: "Xiao Xie, since you have difficulties at home, why? Why don't you come to me? Besides, it's not difficult to ask for my home address. How can I pretend that I don't know you?" But after all, the two of them had not seen each other for decades. Of course, he was worried about the situation that Mr. Liu mentioned. If there is really no other way, he can only come here shamelessly. After all, Mr. Liu is already over eighty years old, how can he not see the idea of ????thanking for merit. He didn't mention it much and asked: "How is the child's condition now?" He mentioned his grandson. Xie Gong couldn't help but worry again, and replied: "It's good and bad. Professor Zhu is going to do another operation on the child. The specific situation will not be known until after the operation." Mr. Liu nodded: "I think it is best now. What do you think about asking for expert consultation? " "I also hope to have expert consultation, but" "Don't worry about it!" Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, "Leave your child's information to me, the expert. I'll have someone contact you right away, and we should be able to have a consultation tomorrow morning." "Thank you! Mr. Liu, thank you very much!" Xie Gong bowed deeply to Mr. Liu. Mr. Liu shook his head: "Xiao Xie, you are too outsider. As an elder, you should do something within your ability." Xie Gong smiled honestly, and then said: "Mr. Liu, in this case, then I I'm going back, I guess I'm in a hurry at the hospital. As for the money for this painting, just transfer it to me." "You won't wait any longer for this painting?" Mr. Liu confirmed again. "No need, I definitely trust your judgment on this matter." Xie Gong waved his hand, indicating that this was not necessary. Chu Chen said: "In this case, I will accept this painting for 500,000 yuan." "Boss Chu" "Thank you, Mr. Chu!"He cut off his words and said with a smile: "Since your family and my master's family are also family friends, you can just call me Xiao Chu." Xie Gong shook his head: "How is this possible? I will work under your hands from now on. It's so disrespectful to call you." Mr. Liu chuckled and said, "Let's see, you two use formal addresses during working hours, so don't be so polite. What do you think?" Of course Chu Chen has no objection to this. Xie Gong hesitated for a while, and then agreed after being persuaded by Chu Chen and Liu Qinshu. "Mr. Chu Xiao Chu, I also know something about acquiring antiques. The market price is 500,000 yuan, and you accept 500,000 yuan. Isn't that a bit of a disadvantage?" Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't tell me about you. As for my relationship with my master, since you are about to become my employee, of course there will be some benefits. Besides, I will definitely not suffer losses. Judging from the current situation of the antique market, I will be able to make money in half a year. I'm afraid you'll regret it then! " "That won't happen" Everyone laughed and then signed the agreement. Chu Chen is quite cautious when it comes to money. You know how many brothers there are in the world. People will cut off relationships because of money. In order to avoid this seemingly unlikely event, it is better to do the work in advance. When Chu Chen called the finance department to ask the finance department to transfer money to Xie Gong, Xie Gong also wrote down his grandson¡¯s information and was about to say goodbye and leave. Seeing that Xie Gong was about to leave, Chu Chen quickly said: "Mr. went. After sending Xie Gong to the door, Chu Chen returned to the living room. At this time, Mr. Liu was instructing Liu Qinshu to contact the doctor as soon as possible, and then she took the note and called. "Hey!" Mr. Liu sighed, and then said: "Speaking of which, Brother Xie is not bad to me, and he is also modest and good at craftsmanship. He knows many skills that have been lost now. If it weren't for those years, because Due to his family background, maybe those skills can be passed down. It would be great if I could keep him at that time!" Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Chu Chen immediately understood what was going on, but as far as he knew, , the master's family background was not good at first, but his family was benevolent to a later big shot during the Anti-Japanese War, so he survived. Even so, he still avoided the limelight in the name of presiding over archaeological work. So, given the situation at the time, the master couldn't even protect himself, so how could he care about others? If he insisted on protecting himself, he might even be dragged into it. Chu Chen said: "Master, after all, it was a difficult time for you, and you were beyond your reach. Moreover, it has been so long, and thinking about it more will only increase your worries." "That's what you said, forget it, don't think about it anymore. " Mr. Liu shook his head. After a while, he smiled and said to Chu Chen: "Achen, you did a good job this time. In our society, those who are capable should contribute. " Chu Chen. Chen was a little confused at first about what the master was talking about. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that the master should be talking about the carving and lacquer work. He smiled and said, "This is actually a coincidence. If I hadn't met Mr. Xie, who is very skilled in craftsmanship, Artist, I would not come up with such an idea. " Mr. Liu said: "Then have you ever thought about what to do if the apprentice finds it boring and troublesome and doesn't want to learn anymore after studying for a while? " Chu Chen He replied: "First of all, when selecting an apprentice, we will definitely do more screening. If he can successfully pass the interview, he will also be given a salary for a period of time in the beginning, so that he will have no worries in life. In addition, there will be There are some rewards and punishments that I haven¡¯t thought about yet. Of course, we will sign an agreement with him before that. If he regrets it, he will pay a lot of liquidated damages. " Mr. Liu nodded: "Then what you mean is that at the beginning, you are going to support apprentices?" Chu Chen sighed: "Yes, after all, the craft of lacquer carving is indeed not easy at the beginning. If the students' worries about their lives are not solved, it will be very difficult. It may have an impact on the students' psychology, especially in today's utilitarian society. Once he can get started, there won't be so many problems. " "What do you think about opening a school?" Mr. Liu said. asked. "This is very difficult!" Chu Chen said: "It requires a lot of capital investment. In addition, it is difficult to find good teachers and good students. What about the employment problem after students graduate? After all, lacquer carving is a high-end handicraft and is expensive. , plus this thing is not like porcelain, there are so many people who like it, there are so many practitionersIt is also difficult to open up sales. " After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Mr. Liu frowned, and then sighed: "What you said makes sense. This matter cannot be solved by rich people. It seems that in the market economy, some old craftsmanship will inevitably suffer. To be eliminated! " Chu Chen didn't feel very good when he heard this. Although there are often calls for the protection of traditional handicrafts in society, the audience for some things is really small, making it difficult to make money, and learning requires enduring loneliness. In this case , how many young people today would choose to learn? So, if we really want to protect traditional handicrafts, it is still very difficult to rely on personal strength. No matter how much money Chu Chen has, he doesn¡¯t have that much energy. ( To be continued.)