I looked at my father Jackie Chan in 1988

In the afternoon, the sun is shining.

Ji Sheng, Zhu Zhirong, and Zhi Youcai were walking on the street.

At the end of the 80s, the capital city had a special flavor. Occasionally, there were barbers on the side of the road, and there was a sign next to it, which said three yuan for haircuts.

There are not a few shoe repairers with individual street vendors, and all the beautiful girls who don't know whether they are traveling from other places or locals are sitting on the sidelines waiting with one foot in a high-heeled shoe.

Ji Sheng occasionally saw people dragging briquettes in a tricycle.

Time is in a trance, although he is out of place with the people walking on the street with his gorgeous clothes, but Ji Sheng always has a feeling that he seems to blend into this time and space.

Suddenly, Zhi Youcai's words jolted Ji Sheng out of his memory, "Hey, isn't this Brother Ma?"

Zhu Flocking glanced up at the poster and corrected him: "His name is Chow Yun-fat."

"Oh!" Zhi Youcai looked around again, pointed to another sea and reported, "Is that Chu Liuxiang?"

Ji Sheng thought that Zhu Flocking would continue to make corrections.

Without thinking about it, Zhu Furong stared carefully for a while, and then said very definitely: "Well, it's Chu Liuxiang."

Ji Sheng almost choked to death while listening, damn, this is Zheng Shaoqiu, okay?

Perhaps they saw Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, and the three of them were still chatting about movies when they walked to Liulichang.

Suddenly Zhi Youcai asked a question, "Boss, who do you think is more handsome, Zhou Runfa or Chu Liuxiang?"

Ji Sheng glanced at him and teased him, "Why don't you?"

Zhu Flocking glanced up and down at Zhi Youcai, "Not to mention, Xiaozhi is tall and handsome."

Zhi Youcai was overjoyed by the praise, and immediately said, "Okay, how about adding me?"

"Including you." Ji Sheng nodded slightly, and then said without hesitation: "Chu Liuxiang is the most handsome."

Zhi Youcai said with a speechless face, "Then why do you want to add me?"

I wish flocking also looked curiously.

Ji Sheng blinked, "If you don't add Chow Yun-fat, wouldn't you be at the bottom?"

Zhu Flocking: "..."

Zhi Youcai: "..."

Suddenly there was a "poof" chuckle from the side, it was a girl's voice, obviously she was amused by Ji Cheng's "cold joke".

Ji Sheng glanced at it casually, it was a girl who was not too tall and wore a pink foreign-style hat, he didn't pay much attention to it, and then he looked away, ready to go inside with Zhi Youcai and Zhu Flocking.

I never thought that the girl would strike up a conversation, "Brother Ji."

Ok?

know me?

Ji Sheng once again moved his gaze over to identify carefully.

Coming towards this girl with a pure and unadorned face, Ji Sheng always felt a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Soon, the girl with a small backpack and a pink dress came to her. She looked quite surprised and said, "It's really you, Brother Ji. Just now I thought I recognized the wrong person."

It was a little far away just now and I didn't recognize anyone.

Now that he was getting closer, Ji Sheng's memory suddenly came back to life, oh, it was Ji Aiguo's pen pal, Xiaohui, who helped him last time.

He immediately greeted with a professional smirk, and said, "It's Xiaohui, why are you here?"

In fact, Ji Sheng had heard from Ji Aiguo that Xiaohui had come to the capital to travel, but the capital was so big, he really didn't expect to meet him at Liulichang, who would be interested in antiques in general in the current era?

"I heard that the handicrafts here are very good. It's rare to travel to the capital, so I want to buy some to take back as a souvenir." Xiaohui first answered the question, and then asked: "What about you?"

Ji Sheng slapped his head, almost forgetting that besides antiques, Liulichang also sells the Four Treasures of the Study and folk handicrafts. He smiled and said, "Oh, let me come and see the antiques."

Although he decided to spend a huge amount of money to buy all the antiques and toys that can be sold in Bowen Company, there will be no shortage of antiques in the Gujin Art Company for a long time to come, but that is a business category, and it is better than picking up the leaks by himself ?

Besides, Bowen Company will not be able to give an answer until tomorrow, and Ji Sheng, Zhu Flocking, and Zhi Youcai have nothing to do today, so of course they have to visit Liulichang.

The two chatted awkwardly, Xiaohui had nothing to say, she was silent for a while, and smiled, "Then I won't bother Brother Ji to look at the antiques, bye."

After speaking, she turned to leave.

Ji Sheng didn't have much contact with her at first, it's just that the last time he helped her, Ji Aiguo also asked him to help take care of her if he foresees Xiaohui. , he must keep his promise.

"Xiaohui."

Ji Sheng called her.

Xiaohui turned her head to look, blinked her big watery eyes and said, "Brother Ji, what's the matter?"

Ji Sheng took the initiative to invite: "Why don't we go shopping together."

If the other party refused, then he went back and explained to Ji Aiguo, it wasn't that he didn't take care of him, but the other party refused to take care of him.

Xiaohui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Okay, I just happen to be not very familiar with the capital."

"Well, let's go." Ji Sheng walked in first, then turned his head and asked, "I've been to Liulichang, what kind of crafts do you want to buy? Let me introduce you."

Xiaohui said: "It's smaller."

In fact, Ji Sheng didn't pay much attention to which shop in Liulichang sold handicrafts, but he remembered seeing them when he visited Rongbaozhai last time. Xiaohui went over to have a look.

Zhi Youcai and Zhu Zhirong followed behind, and they were still chatting about who was more handsome, Chow Yun-fat or Chu Liuxiang.

As soon as he entered Rongbaozhai, Ji Sheng pointed to the left side and said, "There are all four treasures of the study over there, as well as some modern handicrafts. Take a look at it yourself. I'll also pick some antiques."

"Okay, you're busy first."

Xiaohui was very interested and went to see the handicrafts.

Ji Sheng didn't care what happened to Xiaohui, and after a few words with the staff in the store, he, Zhu Fongrong and Zhi Youcai started looking at the porcelain.

"This official kiln porcelain from the Guangxu period is not bad."

"Well, it's still foreign color."

I wish flocking and Zhi Youcai to be fascinated soon.

Ji Sheng didn't have their level of professionalism, so he was a little distracted after watching it for a while.

Suddenly, someone nearby was talking with the staff of Rongbaozhai about buying paintings. Ji Sheng didn't pay attention at first, but the word "Li Keran" was mentioned during the conversation between the two.

"This painting is very likely to be the authentic work of Master Li Keran. Is it worth [-] yuan to sell it to you?"

"Do you think I'm stupid? Master Li Keran's authentic works are so easy to find? There are all fakes on the market, and your painting "Wan Shan Hong Bian" I have heard that Master Li Keran created six works, all of which are famous. How could it be authentic?"

"It's really an authentic work. Our eye master has seen it, don't believe it."

The two chatted intensely there.

Ji Sheng's heart skipped a beat when he heard it.

Li Keran?

Isn't that Li Kuchan's fellow apprentice brother?

Normally Ji Sheng wouldn't care so much, but he promised to find Fan Zeng's painting by his mentor Li Kuchan before, but now he's interested in hearing Li Keran's words.

Li Keran is a well-known master in the modern painting circle. He studied under Qi Baishi, and his representative works are "Scenery of the Lijiang River", "Wanshan Red All over" and so on.

The cheapest paintings of this person in modern society are tens of thousands to 10,000+ per square foot, and the most expensive ones are as high as 100 million per square foot!

One square foot draws 100 million!

One can imagine how expensive it is!

Ji Sheng pondered and looked over, and saw the staff of Rongbaozhai and the middle-aged man staring at a painting that was not too big, probably about three square feet, and the painting was made of red dye throughout. Only a few mountain huts are painted in white and brown, which looks a bit abstract.

"It's really a painting by Master Li Keran, why don't you believe it?" The staff in the store were a little anxious.

The middle-aged man still sneered and said: "Okay, I'm considered a masterpiece of Master Li Keran, and now his paintings are priced at 15 yuan per square foot, and your painting is estimated to be a little more than three square feet, and it costs [-]? You Didn't wake up from the dream."

The staff member was speechless: "This is "Wan Shan Hong Bian"! "Wan Shan Hong Bian"! Thirty thousand is expensive?"

The middle-aged man was still sneering, "Master Li Keran created six pieces of "Wanshan Hongbian", and one of them hangs on the wall of your Rongbaozhai. You take that one down, let alone thirty thousand, fifty thousand! I'll buy them all, so you tell me the authenticity of this one?" At this point, he became even more disdainful, "Although your imitations are very similar, there are only six authentic ones, and all of them have been collected by others, this one must be a fake!"

The staff became impatient, "All right, if you say it's a fake, it's a fake. I just ask, [-] yuan, do you want to buy it or not?"

The middle-aged man immediately said firmly: "Why should I buy a fake? No, unless it's 30 yuan."

Ji Cheng sweated a little, he didn't even bargain with you like this, he asked for 30 yuan, how the hell did you cut it down to [-] yuan all of a sudden?Who is happy.

Sure enough, the staff didn't bother to take care of it.

In fact, Rongbaozhai is not sure whether this painting is the authentic work of Master Li Keran. From the analysis of the style of signature and the materials used, it seems that it is authentic no matter how you look at it, but as the middle-aged man said, Master Li Keran As far as the world knows, there are only six pieces of "Wanshan Hongbian" created, and Rongbaozhai also knows who owns the six "Wanshanhongbian", for example, one hangs in Rongbaozhai. Naturally, it's uncertain what the extra picture will be.

Rongbaozhai bought this painting at a price of 80 yuan in [-]. It has not been confirmed yet. There are many people asking about the price. In [-], at the invitation of Rongbaozhai, Mr. Li Keran painted a large "Wanshan Red" for the [-]th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was signed again in [-], and Rongbaozhai did not believe that Mr. Li Keran painted two "Wanshan Hongbian" a year, and he did not even call to inquire.

Mainly communication is not convenient now.

In the past, Mr. Li Keran didn’t have a phone at home, so he had to write a letter if he wanted to communicate. Rong Baozhai originally invited Li Keran to paint “Wanshanhong” and owed him a favor. How could he buy another painting “Wanshanhong” the next year? Do you still write a letter to inquire after reading it over and over again?

This is equivalent to asking Mr. Li Keran whether after he promised to paint "Wan Shan Hong Bian" for Rong Baozhai, he created it in private, which is a bit embarrassing.

Naturally, Rongbaozhai thought it was a high imitation.

Rong Baozhai thought it might be a high imitation, how could a middle-aged man believe it?

Ji Sheng didn't think much about it, he went up to observe the painting, and felt that it was really good, even if it was a high imitation, with this level, it was definitely a masterpiece.

Thinking about it, he looked at the middle-aged man next to him, "Brother, are you going to buy this painting?"

The middle-aged man lazily said: "[-] is too expensive, don't buy it."

Ji Sheng nodded slightly, and immediately said to the staff: "Okay, give me [-]."

The staff couldn't help being overjoyed when they heard that someone wanted to buy this "high imitation", and quickly said, "Okay, I'll take it down for you."

Ji Sheng happily went to pay.

After paying, he turned around and saw Xiaohui staring at him with surprised eyes.

Holding the painting in one hand, Ji Sheng blinked and said, "Why are you looking at me with this look? Are there flowers growing on my face?"

Xiaohui was a little dumbfounded and said: "Brother Ji, you spent 3 yuan just to buy a painting?"

3 yuan is a small sum for Ji Sheng, but for most people in this era, it is an extremely large amount of money.

Although Xiaohui's family is quite rich, the bank deposits are only [-] to [-] to [-], and now Ji Sheng has spent almost all of her family's savings just to buy a painting, how could she not be surprised?

Ji Sheng hadn't had time to speak yet.

Zhi Youcai, who was looking at the porcelain next to him, raised his head and said with a smile, "What's the point of buying a painting for [-] yuan? You didn't see it when my boss spent so much money."

Zhu Flocking also looked up and smiled, he pushed the glasses frame, "Mr. Ji is not usually rich."

Xiaohui suddenly recalled that Ji Sheng started a company, and she was relieved.

But she became interested in the painting worth [-] yuan, and asked Ji Sheng why the painting was so expensive.

Ji Sheng can't say that he doesn't understand. He only knows that even if this painting is a high imitation and brought back to the modern society, it may sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. After all, the painting style, materials and creative level of this painting are almost the same as those of Master Li Keran. same.

He just babbled some nonsense words that the old man taught him to appreciate paintings.

"Looking at the red mountains and the dyed forests is a famous sentence in Taizu's poem "Qinyuanchun. Changsha", which describes the magnificent scene of the old trees on the Yuelu Mountain on the shore of the Xiangjiang River in late autumn. Since the 50s, Although there has been an upsurge in Chinese painting circles to describe the meaning of Taizu's words, few painters dare to try the theme of Wanshan Red. On the one hand, the artistic conception of Wanshan is quite vast and far-reaching, which greatly tests the painter's ability to control space. If there are thousands of mountains and ravines in the chest, it is impossible to express the mountains and rivers; on the other hand, the red all over the Chinese landscape painting poses a big problem: the mountains and rivers have always been painted with ink and wash, and the use of red, which is only used as an embellishment, can be described as cautious. Not to mention it became popular all over the world. These two major creative difficulties made painters at that time generally regard them as daunting and unable to write..."

After all, Ji Sheng has learned from painting appreciators like Mr. Zhi, and it's also a set of things to say.

Not to mention that Xiaohui's eyes were shining, even a master like Zhu Zhirong nodded repeatedly, thinking that Ji Sheng's speech was wonderful.

Ji Sheng talked a lot, and at the end, he said: "Mr. Li Keran used cinnabar ink sticks to create several pieces of "Wan Shan Hong Bian", and he used half a catty of Qianlong cinnabar that happened to flow out of the Forbidden City. Naturally, this series is extremely rare. , and this "Wan Shan Hong Bian" is not sure whether it is a masterpiece created by Mr. Li Keran, but its materials and painting style are consistent, and I think 3 yuan is worth it."

The middle-aged man was also listening. After hearing this passage, he regretted that he didn't buy it for [-] yuan.

why?

Because Ji Sheng just talked about the issue of materials.

You must know that Mr. Li Keran's "Wanshan Hongbian" uses Qianlong cinnabar from the Forbidden City. The half catty of cinnabar used is a little less, and even he can't get it again, so the "Wanshan Hongbian" series is so few. Of course, others can't get it.

If we speculate based on this, the "Wan Shan Hong Bian" that Ji Sheng just bought is very likely to be an authentic work, after all, the materials are the same.

The middle-aged man is regretful.

However, Xiaohui was impressed by Ji Sheng's erudition, and said with a look of admiration, "Wow, Brother Ji, you know a lot."

Ji Sheng waved his hand modestly, "Half level, not worth mentioning."

I don't know if it's because I showed off my talents a little bit, but the two who had nothing to say before now chatted eagerly.

The two chatted while looking at things, and gradually the topic turned to Ji Aiguo.

"...Why did you travel to the capital alone?"

"Bad Mood."

"What's bothering you?"

"Oh, sorry to say."

"Hehe, what are you embarrassed to say to me, I won't tell others, right?"

"It's because I'm embarrassed to tell you that I'm afraid that Ji Aiguo will know."

Ji Sheng, who was chatting happily, suddenly froze when he heard this sentence. He vaguely knew why Xiaohui was in a bad mood, probably because of the fact that Ji Aiguo was going to get married at the end of the year.

He remembered that when he met Xiaohui for the first time, Ji Aiguo once told him that the two of them hated meeting each other so late, and then they became sisters and brothers.

At that time, Ji Sheng was still speechless, thinking that it was too late for people to meet you, so why are you sworn in with someone?

Based on the analysis of these events, Ji Sheng probably understands that Xiaohui is really interested in Ji Aiguo, but in the end, because he intervened to make Ji Aiguo and Xiaohui become sworn brothers, and also met his mother in advance, maybe it was because he came to this place. Due to the butterfly effect caused by time and space, it might be possible for Ji Aiguo and Xiaohui to get married, but it is impossible now because Ji Aiguo is getting married.

Khan, it turns out that while I was fulfilling my parents' marriage, I also destroyed a relationship that should have been possible.

Ji Sheng felt a little embarrassed, after all, he knew that Ji Aiguo and Xiaohui's development to the present situation was caused by himself.

He was a little sorry, but he didn't think it was a bad thing to do. If he was asked to do it again, he would still match up the young parents, not to mention Ji Sheng, if anyone encountered such a thing, he would definitely do the same. do it.

But no matter what, it was he who indirectly caused Xiaohui to be in a bad mood.

Ji Sheng thought about it, and decided to take good care of Xiaohui in the past two days, and take it as an apology.