Chapter 253 The madness of the world
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The sudden visit of Dong Yan and Dong Qing, the brother-sister, surprised Wang Cheng a little. He thought that the brother and sister would not come to him on their own initiative.
"Wang Cheng, Mr. Zhang is really sincere in apprenticing to you. He gave a tribute to the apprentice in front of so many people last night. Why don't you think about it?"
Dong Yan came up and said with a smile to Wang Cheng, most of the joking smells.
Wang Cheng glanced at Zhang Shaoyun and said, "I have only been a disciple for a while. How could I accept disciples? If your Dong family wants it, you can accept it."
It happened that the conversation between Dong Qing and Zhang Shaoyun came.
Dong Yan smiled bitterly and said, "You heard that he doesn't like our Dong family."
If it were on other occasions, perhaps Dong Qing and Dong Yan would fool Zhang Shaoyun, saying that Wang Cheng's master was not as good as their Dong family. But in front of Wang Cheng, they dare not say that, because the two brothers and sisters were defeated by Wang Cheng's hands, which was obviously lying.
Wang Cheng smiled and said, "What do he know? He has been practicing taekwondo for more than ten years and thinks he is an idiot who is invincible in the world. What are you here to do for me?"
Dong Qing sat down as casually as if he was at his own house, and started eating with a bun, and said bluntly: "Yes, he is just an idiot, and he dares to show off the Taekwondo thing. We are here to find you. It's because my grandfather asked us to invite you to visit our Dong family if you have time."
Dong Yan glared at Dong Qing and signaled her to be serious. Don't be too casual, but Dong Qing ignored it at all and continued to eat after one.
"Haha, Wang Cheng, Xiaoqing was right just now. You have met my grandfather. He invited you to visit our Dong family in the future and said that you would discuss something with you."
Dong Yan said to Wang Cheng with a smile.
Wang Cheng put down his chopsticks and said curiously: "Senior Dong invites me? Discuss something with me? It seems that there is no close relationship between us, right?"
Dong Yan shook his head and said, "I don't know this either. I just told my grandfather."
"Okay, then I'll write it down. I'll go there if I have time."
Wang Cheng nodded, but did not give a definite answer: "Did you come here specifically for Li Chunfeng's manuscript this time?"
Dong Qing ate the bun and said vaguely: "No, we are here to play. When we saw the promotion of the auction, we told my grandfather about it. He said that we would buy it, and there might be unexpected gains."
"He's there."
Wang Cheng looked at Zhang Shaoyun who was standing there restrainedly at the door. He said lightly, indicating that the book was on Zhang Shaoyun.
Dong Yan smiled and said, "Forget it, you can't force the unexpected gain. Since Mr. Zhang has bought it and he will give it to you as a gift for apprenticeship, we dare not ask for it anymore. I have already brought it, Wang Cheng, then Xiaoqing and I will say goodbye. Next time we meet, we will try two tricks with you."
Wang Cheng said: "Okay, I'm also very curious about your Dong family's unique Bagua Fist. I will definitely learn about it next time."
Dong Qing said dissatisfiedly: "Then you can't knock us all down as soon as you come up."
"Goodbye!"
At that moment, Dong Yan clasped his fists solemnly, then pulled Dong Qing, who was still eating buns, and walked out. Dong Qing seemed to feel thirsty, took another cup of soy milk, and pretended to hug Wang Cheng before leaving.
Zhang Shaoyun carefully opened the door for the two of them, then closed the door again, and looked at Wang Cheng with a gaze.
However, Wang Cheng ignored his intentions at all. He ate seven or eight baskets of buns, drank two glasses of milk and a large bowl of soy milk, which was exactly 80% full.
Zhang Shaoyun widened his eyes and looked at Wang Cheng's slightly thin figure. He couldn't figure out where he had eaten so much.
At this time, Wang Cheng's phone rang, and it was from Hong Kong Island Huo Youwen.
"Wang Cheng, the plane has been arranged. You can go to Donghai Airport at noon. In the afternoon, you can arrive at Hong Kong Island in the evening. My grandfather and grandfather heard that you were coming and were already arranging a dinner. Mr. He also said he wanted to come over. You should try to come early, haha..."
Huo Youwen looked in a good mood, with a light tone and a smile.
The two elderly people in the Huo family are in good health, and his master Huang Delin is also recovering. He is indeed in the stage of enjoying a wonderful life recently.
Wang Cheng nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, please trouble you, I have a essay."
"Haha, no trouble. I'll call me on the plane in the afternoon, so I can drive to pick you up."
Huo Youwen said with a smile.
"good."
Wang Cheng agreed, hung up the phone casually, looked at Fang Jinwen and Wang Hengjiang, and said, "Mr. Fang, Mr. Wang, what are your arrangements? If not, I will go to Hong Kong Island early."
He came with these two rich bosses. He had no plans to come to Donghai City. The only thing he had to attend was Li Zhengxiang's auction.
Fang Jinwen took back his gaze from the TV and said with a smile: "Zhengxiang will arrive soon, he has arrangements. There is a reason why he arranged for the company to open yesterday. Today is a stone gambling festival in Donghai City. He will definitely take you with him later. This is also his company's business."
Wang Cheng nodded. Fang Jinwen and Wang Hengjiang had told him that there was a large stone gambling activity here these days. He was interested at first. After all, his top imperial green jadeite was almost consumed. After so many treatments, most of the jadeite needles have lost their effect. The only remaining jadeite brought back from the Huo family in Hong Kong is not useful, but I think it will be less than that until the treatment of He Jiasheng, Huang Delin and Yu Jun is completed.
What's more, Wen Xin's monthly treatment is also extremely expensive.
Speaking of which, looking at the accounts, it seems that Wang Cheng charged a lot of money every time he treated, and thought he was a rich man. But in fact, he calculated himself and did not make much money. His net profit was less than half, and he was not as high as the catering industry.
Therefore, Wang Cheng also wanted to go to this stone gambling activity at this time and get some jade to maintain the consumption of treatment.
Zhang Shaoyun finally found an opportunity. Seeing Wang Cheng's expression was obviously moved, he hurriedly said, "Master, you don't know that our Donghai City is the largest jewelry market in mainland China, with the most wealthy people here. Every year there is a special stone gambling festival, which is very lively. Many wealthy people will participate and buy a stone to play. Last year's stone gambling festival, I heard that the transaction volume on that day exceeded 10 billion."
Wang Cheng just glanced at Zhang Shaoyun and ignored him. Because this information had no effect on Wang Cheng, he was not a businessman and didn't care about the scale of the transaction here.
At this time, when Wang Cheng and Wang Yuanyuan finished their meal, Li Zhengxiang finally came.
"Oh, Wang Cheng, sorry, the company has a lot of things this morning, and I pushed a lot of things. I came here to play with you for a day, hahaha. Is it fun?"
As soon as Li Zhengxiang entered the door, he gave Wang Cheng a hug, and then saw Zhang Shaoyun and said in surprise: "Manager Zhang, why are you here too?"
Zhang Shaoyun said seriously: "I am here to become a disciple."
Wang Cheng shook his head, pulled the little girl Wang Yuanyuan out, and smiled and said, "Brother Zhengxiang, Mr. Fang said there is a stone gambling festival in Donghai City, let's go and have a look."
"Uh, okay, let's go, I was about to tell you just now. Today I specially arranged for the purchasing manager to watch."
Li Zhengxiang was stunned for a moment, and saw that Wang Cheng didn't want to pay attention to Zhang Shaoyun, so he hurriedly led the way in front.
Fang Jinwen and Wang Hengjiang also followed. They made soy sauce at the auction last night. Today they were thinking about doing something in the gambling stone market, so they couldn't wait.
Zhang Shaoyun hurriedly followed again and said with a flattering smile: "Master, I have prepared the car, let's take my car."
Wang Cheng suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Zhang Shaoyun seriously, which scared Zhang Shaoyun and did not dare to speak.
Wang Cheng said lightly: "Mr. Zhang, please don't call me master again. It will be bad for you if you spread it."
Zhang Shaoyun said seriously and solemnly: "I don't care. I just want to take you as my teacher. I don't care what others think. I just want to learn real martial arts."
"Mr. Yang yesterday, and Yuda Inoue, who just defeated me, and the Dong family who left, are all unimaginable choices for ordinary people. It is a huge opportunity for you to join them. Don't waste time with me. I can't accept disciples. I'm just eighteen years old."
After Wang Cheng finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Fang Jinwen and Wang Hengjiang both shook their heads at the dazed Zhang Shaoyun, their eyes and expressions were a bit meaningful.
Li Zhengxiang walked at the end and waited for Wang Cheng to enter the stairs before whispering in Zhang Shaoyun's ear: "Mr. Zhang, if you can join Wang Cheng's disciple, it will be the blessing you and your Zhang family have cultivated for ten lifetimes."
As a disciple of the upper class who was born and raised in Jiangzhou, how could Li Zhengxiang not know that Wu Shengshan is not simple?
Zhang Shaoyun was stunned. When Li Zhengxiang left, he woke up cleverly. He wanted to ask what Li Zhengxiang meant.
Is this very powerful boy's identity very difficult? He had never thought about this before. He really wanted to learn real martial arts.
You should know that the Zhang family was one of the top ten richest people in Donghai, which is not just as simple as it seems. Just Zhang Shaoyun knew that their family had relatives in the Standing Committee of the Donghai Municipal Party Committee, not the kind of relatives that were completely inseparable, but the direct relatives.
Get into Li Zhengxiang's car.
Wang Cheng was still a little uncomfortable. He didn't think he was qualified to be a teacher now, and he had never thought about accepting disciples at all. In his opinion, this was something that he should only consider decades later. Moreover, he was the only successor of the Changhe Taoist Priest of Wusheng Mountain, and accepting disciples was not so casual.
Zhang Shaoyun is already in his twenties, and he doesn't look like a skeleton. He is definitely not a candidate for the inheritance disciples.
Therefore, no matter from any aspect, Wang Cheng could not accept Zhang Shaoyun.
"Wang Cheng, look at the newspaper."
Li Zhengxiang drove the car and threw a newspaper over and said with a smile: "Now you are known as a living antique, hahaha."
Wang Cheng took the newspaper and read it. This is Donghai Finance Daily. The page of the homepage is an emerald tiger and a book. These are the two things that created the miracle of the world's antique art auction last night.
In the article, the engraver who carved this jade tiger was called a living antique. Historically, when he was alive, he could sell his works at a high price. Tang Bohu was counted as one, and Picasso was counted as one. So both of them were very lively artists. They were sought after and highly respected in the world, and almost no one else was treated like this.
Of course, correspondingly, the appreciation space of these two works after their death is not so huge. After all, their works are already very valuable when they are alive. Unlike Van Gogh, when he is alive, his works can only be used to plaster tables. When they are sold, they are sold in kilograms of waste paper. At that time, it can be said that they are worthless. But now any Van Gogh painting can be worth tens of millions of dollars, and the appreciation space is extremely huge.
Wang Cheng's first carving work was sold at a shocking high price of 90 million US dollars after publicity. Obviously, the appreciation space in the future is not so great, so he himself is called a living antique because the value lies in him, not in the work.
"Zhengxiang Jewelry Company has such an outstanding carving artist behind the scenes. Every year, only one work of the top level can be found to be available. Zhengxiang Company has thus completely gained a foothold in the Donghai jewelry industry. As long as it is managed properly, it will definitely develop."
The financial newspapers gave extremely high praise to Li Zhengxiang's company prospects and the engraver Wang Cheng.
However, the evaluation of Huang Ting Luyan was full of doubts.
"The most precious calligraphy and painting artwork in the world also appeared at the auction of Zhengxiang Company. It was sold at an absolute high price of 110 million, equivalent to 165 million US dollars, which is 60 million US dollars higher than Picasso's boy in the family. However, what surprised the world was that this work was not a painting or copybook of a cultural celebrity, but a manuscript of a famous Taoist figure in history. This Taoist figure was Li Chunfeng, a famous Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. The name of the manuscript was Huang Ting Luyan. According to the experiences at the auction, the bidding for this book was very rare, and only a few people were competing. However, they were all determined to win. Obviously, this book really attracted these buyers, and the price rose to 1 billion in five minutes, which made everyone dumbfounded. Finally, it was auctioned by a manager of a group company. The transaction price was 110 million, which shocked the world."
"We can't help but ask, what is the book worth buying at such a price? Experts have specifically verified that Li Chunfeng's handwriting is not famous, it can only be said to be average, and his poems are not famous at all. Perhaps he can't write poems at all. This Taoist priest can be said to be an astronomer and mathematician of the Tang Dynasty. So, why can his manuscripts be sold for so much money? What is the collection value?"
A big question was raised on the front page of the financial newspaper.
This is also a question that everyone has in their hearts after seeing the news of the auction last night. Why is the manuscript of a Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty so valuable? Could it be that today's collectors have changed their taste style and started to pursue side-by-side and collect religious classics?
Many small vendors in the antique collection industry quickly became interested in going to some remote gyms to make some Taoist classics, and began to be put out in some ghost markets, and the price was very high, so you would dare to ask for any Taoist classics of 100,000 or 80,000 yuan.
When Wang Cheng and Li Zhengxiang came to the antique street in Donghai City, they saw this scene, which made them speechless. An old man who looked like a scholar actually sold them a Tao Te Ching, saying that it was my own manuscript, and it was worth 50 million when he spoke.
As we walked along the way, nine out of ten people who set up stalls on the ground had Taoist scriptures, shouting loudly, with prices ranging from 50,000 to 200,000.
Li Zhengxiang also whispered and said, "Wang Cheng, I can't understand it either. Why did you snatch that book last night? Now Zhang Shaoyun gave it to you, why don't you want it again?"
Wang Cheng pulled the little girl, and the brother and sister looked at the lively street curiously. It was countless times busier than the ancient streets of Jiangzhou.
Hearing Li Zhengxiang's words, Wang Cheng chuckled softly, "Some things have appeared at the right time, so they have become valuable. This is not accurate. If you haven't taken out that book before, and now you can sell it for up to 200,000 or 300,000 yuan."
Wang Cheng got the news from Fang Jinwen for Li Chunfeng's manuscripts, and he had not paid close attention to Li Zhengxiang's auction before. The Dong brother and sister also came to Donghai City accidentally and learned about the news about the book. I think Yang Wuji might have received the news because of the accident, so the same must have been made by Yuda Inoue from Takeda Gyogan, Japan.
And if only one of them noticed it unexpectedly, it would be able to buy it for one hundred thousand.
Therefore, all factors are accidents. When these accidents are together, they eventually make this manuscript of Taoist figures auctioned at a miraculous price.
It also makes the antique market full of Taoist classics, especially the manuscripts of some famous Taoist figures, and they are even sold at sky-high prices.
"Boss, boss, I have a manuscript by Master Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang Mountain. Do you want to read it? They are all fake. My book is definitely true, only one million."
A young man sneaked up to Wang Cheng and the others and said in a low voice, taking out a broken old book in his arms with one hand and wandering around it.
Wang Cheng was stunned, a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes, he stopped and said, "Can you show me?"
The young man looked around and handed it to Wang Cheng, and laughed in a low voice: "Of course, I can guarantee that this is true. It was passed down from our ancestors. Zhang Sanfeng is famous than Li Chunfeng, right? Li Chunfeng's Huang Tingluyan sold 1 billion, and I only need one million, and it will definitely be a big sale."
Wang Cheng reached out to take the line-shaped ancient book with broken edges and corners. He was shocked and saw a strange scene. (My novel "My Ding" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there is also a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right to "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!) (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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