"Uncle Zhang, are you retiring soon?" Feng Yu saw Zhang Han's father again and found that he was obviously much older.
"I will retire next year, but it is not a complete retirement. I still need to use my remaining energy. Why did you come to see me today?"
"Uncle Zhang, I brought back a few antiques from the island country two days ago. They are all antiques from China. I think these things are not suitable for me to put in my hands. I want to donate them to the museum."
"Hahaha, that's a good thing. It's really rare. Many people have bought national treasures and keep them in their own homes. There are not many people with your level of consciousness. By the way, what are they all about?"
Feng Yu handed a booklet to Zhang Han's father. There were seven antiques in it, including calligraphy and painting, porcelain, and a bronze.
Forget calligraphy, painting and porcelain, but bronzes have always been very popular internationally. Some people say that the so-called important weapons of the country in ancient China were all bronzes.
Zhang Han's father didn't really understand. He browsed through it casually, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll help you contact the museum. Are you donating in the name of an individual or in the name of a company?"
"In the name of the company, Taihua Holdings Group."
Feng Yu originally wanted to keep it, but later he heard that it was quite troublesome to maintain it. After thinking about it, I might as well forget it. He doesn't have much appreciation ability anyway.
If you stay in a museum, you won't always be able to see it when you want to. At the same time, it can also build the company's reputation and make people think that Taihua Holdings Group is a patriotic enterprise.
The two words "patriotism" can best eliminate people's hatred of the rich. Well, you can also gain the favor of the leaders above.
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"Hey, I have always heard about Mr. Feng's reputation. I have wanted to meet Mr. Feng for a long time, and today I finally got my wish." Deputy Director Liu of the museum said enthusiastically.
Feng Yuxin said, what do you want to see me for? Haven't you heard that I don't donate money or materials enough? Is this because I want to beat the autumn wind
"Director Liu, nice to meet you."
The two exchanged a few polite words and sat on the sofa. Feng Yu handed the album on the table to Deputy Curator Liu.
Deputy Director Liu opened the album with a smile, and his expression suddenly changed: "Hey, a national treasure, this is a national treasure!"
Feng Yu was startled by Deputy Director Liu's voice. national treasure? No way? He asked someone to inquire about these antiques. Although their value is not low, they can't be called national treasures, right? Could it be that the bronze vessel you are talking about? But that one is not from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but from the Song Dynasty.
The bronzes from the Song Dynasty are not that valuable, right
"Mr. Feng, these calligraphy and paintings, this porcelain, and this bronze are all national treasures. We don't have any of them in the museum." Deputy Director Liu said excitedly.
No way? The value of these antiques is only a few million dollars. With such a low price, is there anything similar in the museum? Are you kidding me
Feng Yu looked at Zhang Han's father in surprise. Is Deputy Director Liu not sick
Zhang Han's father said at this time: "By the way, I may not have made it clear to you. This is the deputy director of the Baoli Museum. The Baoli Museum is the first museum established by a company in China. It mainly rescues and protects the diaspora. Precious Chinese cultural relics overseas.”
What the hell, is this from the Baoli Museum? Is the Baoli Museum now open
Feng Yu only heard about this museum in his previous life because of the animal heads from the Old Summer Palace. But it seems that this museum mainly collects stone sculptures and bronzes.
The bronze was donated here, but the calligraphy, painting, and porcelain are not compatible with this museum, right
Deputy Director Liu then added: "Although we are a museum run by a company, we are a state-owned enterprise, so we are no different from the National Museum. We have repurchased some overseas artworks in recent years, the most famous of which is It’s the animal head from the Old Summer Palace. The ox, monkey, and tiger are all in our museum.”
Feng Yu looked confused. Are those three animal heads really antiques
Not to mention that they are not very old, but this animal head is just a part of the building, so it cannot be considered an antique.
Feng Yu always felt that Baoli had fallen into a trap when he took the picture of the beast head. The auction house deliberately aroused people's attention to this and constantly exaggerated the significance of this animal head.
How could he remember that the average value of this animal head ten years ago was only 200,000 US dollars. When it was bought back by Baoli this year, it was worth more than one million US dollars!
Isn’t this being blackmailed
If you had not participated in the bidding and let those foreigners buy it back, the price would never have exceeded US$500,000. Then you could have contacted them privately and bought it back. You had to bid with them on the spot.
Feng Yu seriously suspected that those foreigners participating in the auction were shills!
In fact, in general auctions, several shills will be arranged. Some are arranged by the auction company, and some are arranged by the seller himself.
Auction houses and sellers will speculate on the value of the items being sold, including historical value, cultural value, and even rising to the level of the country. Otherwise, how could something that cost more than a thousand dollars fifteen years ago become two hundred thousand dollars ten years ago, and then become more than one million dollars this year
Feng Yu remembered that in his previous life, in a few years, the price of this animal head would exceed 10 million US dollars. The price had risen so crazy.
The more people like an antique or cultural relic, the more popular it is and the higher the price will naturally be. At that time, businessmen hyped this up to the point that it represented China's face, so that China had to buy it back. Of course, the price would rise even more outrageously.
In fact, before it was publicized, who knew what this thing was for. Cultural relics? It's nothing more than a water spout. Just make a shape and become a national treasure
In previous lives, many people were saying on foreign websites that Chinese people are stupid and that the incomplete parts of such buildings are worth spending such a high price to buy.
How high is the manufacturing level of this thing? Nowadays it can be copied easily. This is not an oil painting or document that cannot be copied. Even if we talk about history, it doesn’t last many years.
In their opinion, this thing is equivalent to the stone lion at the door of the ancient Chinese people, with no cultural value. But in the eyes of the Chinese people, this represents a history of humiliation. Now that China is strong, it is natural to earn back its face.
But Feng Yu thinks that buying this thing at a high price is considered to be a face-saving thing? The United States does not have a deep history, but with the world's largest comprehensive national power, how many countries dare not give it face
Improving the country's strength is the only way to go. When the country is so strong that others dare not underestimate you, then this thing will naturally be returned.
Ignoring the excited Deputy Director Liu, Feng Yu gave a brief explanation and left.
When will the country be strong enough to stand proudly on top of the world
If you have money in the economy, you will naturally have money to develop the military. If the military is strong enough to be on top of the world, then the country will be on top of the world.
Feng Yu can't do what others can do, but in terms of economy, he can still do his part to make the country develop better!
(End of chapter)