Chapter 212 Rongbaozhai! A Large Number of Collections Are for Sale!!

In the late 1970s and even the early 1980s, a millionaire was definitely a lot of money in China.

Now all those calligraphy and paintings are worth 40,000 RMB, which is also a huge sum of money in China.

Yang Ming didn't expect that he could buy 8,000 calligraphy and paintings for only 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. In his opinion, it was really cheaper than cabbage.

"Director Chen, how about this? Since it takes 200,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy those calligraphy and paintings, I will count it as 500,000 Hong Kong dollars. Among them, 300,000 Hong Kong dollars will be donated to the National Museum of History."

Mr. Yang wants to donate 300,000 Hong Kong dollars to the National Museum of History?

This is another huge sum of money, which is 60,000 RMB.

Director Chen was really excited: "Mr. Yang, I thank you on behalf of the National Museum of History."

Yang Ming will give the money to the National Museum of History.

He didn't bring so much cash, but he had a check. He could withdraw the money directly from Huifeng Bank in Hong Kong.

Or he could ask Hong Kong to remit the money directly.

In 1978, 500,000 Hong Kong dollars was a considerable amount of foreign exchange for China. They wanted Hong Kong dollars directly instead of asking Yang Ming to exchange it into RMB first.

When Director Chen was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something.

He thought that Yang Ming must be a collector since he bought so many calligraphy and paintings from the Foreign Guest Service Department at once, and Yang Ming was generous.

He had a better impression of Mr. Yang.

"Mr. Yang, do you need to buy more calligraphy and paintings?"

More calligraphy and paintings?

"Director Chen, is there any more in the Foreign Guest Service Department?"

"Not now. But I know a place that has it."

Director Chen was talking about Rongbaozhai.

Rongbaozhai is not simple.

Rongbaozhai's predecessor, Songzhuzhai, was built in 1672 and renamed Rongbaozhai in 1894. It has a history of more than 300 years.

In 1950, the public and private sectors were jointly operated, and Rongbaozhai Xinji was established.

In 1952, Rongbaozhai was transferred to state-owned enterprises.

In the early 1950s, Xu Linlu's Heping Painting Shop opened with the support of Qi Baishi. Guo Moruo, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Zhang Boju, Li Kuchan, Qi Gong, Huang Miaozi, Huang Yongyu and others were all frequent customers.

Qi Baishi was not very rich at that time, and he was not rich until his death.

Many painters were not very rich during their lifetime.

The poet Ai Qing once said that the few paintings of Qi Baishi he collected were not given by Mr. Qi, but bought with money.

At that time, Mr. Qi claimed to be 94 years old, and the price of the painting was 4 yuan per square foot. Ai Qing added a few more yuan to ask Mr. Qi to write the inscription.

Even at this price, an ordinary worker could buy two paintings of Qi Baishi with a month's salary at that time.

When Huang Binhong was alive, collectors thought his paintings were dirty and black, and they couldn't give them away.

Huang Binhong once held an exhibition in Shanghai, and only one person bought his paintings. Huang Binhong was so excited that he gave him a bunch of paintings. This person was called Fu Lei.

In 1951 and 1952, the price of Huang Binhong's paintings rose to one yuan per piece.

Compared with the Foreign Affairs Department of the National Museum, many painters often took their paintings to Rongbaozhai to sell them in order to improve their family's life.

In the 1950s, 1960s, and even the early 1970s, Rongbaozhai had accumulated a large number of these modern paintings.

Rongbaozhai itself is a place for buying and selling calligraphy and paintings, and things like the four treasures of the study.

However, Rongbaozhai's things are both expensive and cheap.

Director Chen knows that Mr. Yang, a wealthy Hong Kong man, likes to collect, and he is also familiar with Hou Kai, the general manager of Rongbaozhai.

"Mr. Yang, there are many calligraphy and paintings in Rongbaozhai, and they have never been sold, but some of them are more expensive."

Rongbaozhai?

Yang Ming almost forgot about this place.

Rongbaozhai itself is a store that buys calligraphy and paintings at low prices and sells them at high prices.

Yang Ming has certainly heard of Rongbaozhai.

Many people have only heard of Panjiayuan, but they don't know that Rongbaozhai is a place for buying and selling calligraphy and paintings.

In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, domestic painters have been exchanging their calligraphy and paintings for money, such as Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Zhang Daqian, Xu Beihong, Chen Banding, Pan Tianshou, Fu Baoshi, Zhao Wangyun, Wu Zuoren, Li Keran, Li Kuchan, and many other famous contemporary calligraphers and painters.

You can find them there.

Moreover, Rongbaozhai will also trade them.

This place was originally a place dedicated to selling calligraphy and paintings.

It just belonged to the Zhang family before, and later became a public-private partnership, and then later became a state-owned enterprise.

Yang Ming didn't know why, but when he heard Director Chen talk about it, he was really excited.

However, he didn't show it in front of Director Chen.

"Director Chen, I like calligraphy and paintings very much. Rongbaozhai has some to sell, the more the better."

"That's good, I will contact Rongbaozhai's general manager Hou Kai for you."

Director Chen came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

Ah Zhu, Zhong Chuhong, and Lin Xiuzhi watched from the side.

They couldn't understand why Young Master Yang wanted to buy so many paintings and calligraphy.

The main reason is that most of the painters in China are not famous. The only famous ones that many people can name are Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian.

Even if a great painter like Bao Fushi will be famous in Europe in the future, he is only well-known in China at this time, and has never been heard of abroad.

In this case, the price of their paintings and calligraphy is not much higher.

It's a rare opportunity, why doesn't Yang Ming take it?

. . .

Rest for a night.

The next morning.

Yang Ming got up.

Ah Zhu and Zhong Chuhong helped Yang Ming wash and come out of the room.

Song Xinmin, general manager of Yanjing Hotel, personally accompanied Yang Ming to walk in the private garden of the hotel.

After a while.

Yang Ming saw the figure of Director Chen.

Next to Director Chen, there was a man in his fifties.

This should be Hou Kai, general manager of Rongbaozhai.

When Hou Kai learned that all the calligraphy and paintings in the Foreign Guest Department of the National History Museum were purchased at a high price by Mr. Yang, a wealthy man who returned from Hong Kong, he was envious.

Hou Kai learned that Mr. Yang was very interested in calligraphy and paintings, and if Rongbaozhai had calligraphy and paintings to sell, he would continue to buy a large number of them.

At this time, Hou Kai and Director Chen came to see Yang Ming in person.

Hou Kai himself was good at printmaking and entered Rongbaozhai to preside over the work.

Director Chen and Hou Kai came over.

"Mr. Yang, this is Mr. Hou Kai, general manager of Rongbaozhai."

"Hello, Mr. Yang."

Hou Kai had already extended his hand to shake hands with Yang Ming.

"Hello, Mr. Hou."

When both parties sat down in the luxurious suite of Yanjing Hotel, Hou Kai learned that Mr. Yang liked calligraphy and painting, and if Rongbaozhai had any for sale, he was willing to buy them.

As for the price, as long as it meets the current market price of calligraphy and painting, it will be fine.

"Mr. Yang, we have to do a good job of statistics first."

There are too many calligraphy and paintings in Rongbaozhai. Some of them are moldy and even bitten by cockroaches because they are not well preserved, and some are covered with spider webs.

After all, Rongbaozhai has a long history, and Yanjing is the ancient capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Many people have collections of works, and those things are taken to Rongbaozhai for mortgage or sale.

Except for those particularly valuable famous paintings, Rongbaozhai will not sell them. For most calligraphy and paintings, such as works by modern domestic painters, Rongbaozhai will directly clear them out at once.

Many modern and contemporary domestic painters are still alive. As long as they start to write, they will have new works.

At that time, they can also bring them to Rongbaozhai for money.

Rongbaozhai can sell those calligraphy and paintings to Yang Ming, which can not only increase the income of Rongbaozhai, but also increase the foreign exchange for the country.

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