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Chapter 212 Rongbaozhai!Tons of collectibles for sale! !
In the late 70s, or even in the early 80s, households worth [-] yuan were definitely a lot of money in China.

Now those calligraphy and paintings are all added up, worth 4 RMB, which is also a huge sum in China.

Yang Ming didn't expect that he could buy 20 calligraphy and paintings for only 8000 Hong Kong dollars. In his opinion, it was really cheaper than the price of cabbage.

"Curator Chen, how about this? Since it costs 20 Hong Kong dollars to buy those calligraphy and paintings, then I will count 50 Hong Kong dollars. Among them, I donated 30 Hong Kong dollars to the National Museum of History."

Mr. Yang wants to donate 30 Hong Kong dollars to the National Museum?
This is another huge sum of money, calculated to be 6 RMB.

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

Yang Ming handed over the money to the National History Museum.

He didn't bring that much cash, but he had a check, and he could withdraw the money directly at Huifeng Bank in Xiangjiang.

Or let Xiangjiang send the money directly.

In 1978, 50 Hong Kong dollars was a considerable amount of foreign exchange for China. They asked for Hong Kong dollars directly instead of asking Yang Ming to exchange RMB first.

When Director Chen was about to leave and go back, Director Chen suddenly thought of another thing.

He thought that Yang Ming bought so many calligraphy and paintings from the foreign guest service department at once, he must be someone who likes to collect, and Yang Ming is generous in his spending.

He has a better impression of Mr. Yang.

"Mr. Yang, I wonder if you still need to buy more calligraphy and paintings?"

More calligraphy and painting?

"Director Chen, is there still a foreign guest service department?"

"Not now. But I know of a place that does."

Director Chen was talking about Rongbaozhai.

Rongbaozhai is not easy.

Songzhuzhai, the predecessor of Rongbaozhai, was founded in 1672 and changed its name to Rongbaozhai in 1894. So far, it has a history of more than 300 years.

In 1950, Rongbao Zhai Xinji was established as a public-private joint venture.

In 1952, Rongbaozhai became state-run.

In the early 50s, Xu Linlu's Peace 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, etc. were regular 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 paintings of Qi Baishi in his collection were not presented 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 yuan more in order to invite Mr. Qi to pay for the painting.

Even at this price, an ordinary worker at that time could buy two paintings by Qi Baishi with one month's wages.

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

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

In 1951 and 1952, Huang Binhong's paintings only cost one yuan a piece.

Rongbaozhai is compared to the Foreign Affairs Department of the National Museum. In order to improve the life of the family, many painters often take their paintings to sell at Rongbaozhai.

In the 50s, 60s, and even the early 70s, Rongbaozhai has accumulated a large number of these modern paintings.

Rongbaozhai itself is the business of buying and selling calligraphy and painting, the Four Treasures of the Study.

It's just that the things in Rongbaozhai are both expensive and cheap.

Curator Chen knows that Mr. Yang, a rich man in Xiangjiang, likes to collect, and he is also familiar with Hou Kai, the general manager of Rongbaozhai.

"Mr. Yang, there are a lot of paintings and calligraphy in Rongbaozhai, but they can't be sold. It's just that some of them are more expensive."

Rongbaozhai?
Yang Ming really almost forgot about this place.

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

Of course Yang Ming had heard of Rongbaozhai.

Many people have only heard of a place like Panjiayuan, but they don't know that Rongbaozhai is a place where calligraphy and paintings are sold.

In the 50s, 60s, and 70s, 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, etc., as well as many famous contemporary paintings and calligraphy Home.

You can find it all there.

Moreover, Rongbaozhai will also be used for trading.

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

It’s just that it used to belong to the Zhang family, and then it became a public-private partnership, and then it became a state-owned enterprise.

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

However, he did not show it in front of Director Chen.

"Curator Chen, I really like calligraphy and painting. Rongbaozhai has some of them. The more the better."

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

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

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

They couldn't figure out why Young Master Yang bought so many calligraphy and paintings?
The most important thing is that most of the domestic painters are not well-known. Like many people who can be called famous, they may be Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian.

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

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

This kind of opportunity is rare, why didn't Yang Ming take it?
. . .

Take a night off.

Early the next day.

Yang Ming got up.

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

Song Xinmin, general manager of Yanjing Hotel, personally accompanied Yang Ming for a walk in the hotel's private garden.

After a while.

Yang Ming saw Director Chen's figure.

Next to Director Chen, there is 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 rich man who came back from Xiangjiang, he was very envious.

Hou Kai learned that Mr. Yang is very interested in calligraphy and painting, and if Rongbaozhai sells calligraphy and painting, he will continue to buy a large number of them.

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

Hou Kai himself was good at printmaking, so he entered Rongbaozhai to preside over the work.

Curator Chen and Hou Kai came over.

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

"Mr. Yang, hello."

Hou Kai had already extended his hand to shake Yang Ming's hand.

"Mr. Hou, hello."

When the two parties sat down at the luxury suite of Yanjing Hotel, Hou Kai learned that Mr. Yang liked calligraphy and painting, and if Rongbaozhai had a sale, he would be willing to buy it.

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

"Mr. Yang, we have to make statistics first."

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

After all, Rongbaozhai has a long history, and Yanjing is the former capital of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Many people have collections of works, and those things are mortgaged or sold to Rongbaozhai.

Rongbaozhai will not sell those particularly valuable famous paintings. Most of the calligraphy and paintings, such as the works of modern domestic painters, are directly cleaned up by Rongbaozhai.

Many modern domestic painters are still alive, as long as they start to write, there will be new works.

At that time, they can exchange Rongbaozhai for money.

Rongbaozhai sold those calligraphy and paintings to Yang Ming, which not only increased income for Rongbaozhai, but also increased foreign exchange for the country.

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