Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1060 Sweet pastry

Chu Xiangqian pretended to think for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, have someone send it to Peggy's estate."

McDonald chuckled and nodded, feeling that he had made a good deal.

As for whether these oil paintings will be hyped in the future, McDonald doesn't care at all.

With his status and wealth, he can indeed collect more and better paintings by famous artists.

And in order to reduce risks, buy paintings by recognized masters who have been famous for many years.

It is a more stable and more valuable transaction.

But Chu Xiangqian knows that in the future, the paintings of female painters will become more and more popular in the market.

To put it bluntly, it depends on whose paintings are valuable and popular in the market.

In fact, it still depends on the pusher behind the scenes.

Many paintings by European masters are not only difficult to buy, but also rarely appear in the market.

There is not much room for appreciation and profit.

For art dealers, galleries and investors, it is not worth spending too much energy and money on this.

That's why we set our sights on the painters in Meiguo and those young painters in Europe who are already famous.

Since he is quite famous, it means his level is quite high.

Once a painter's fame is hyped up, his future earnings will be calculated in tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Not to mention, the cost of hyping up one, ten or dozens of young painters is actually not as high as imagined.

Why do old European galleries promote the paintings of young and promising painters every year?

We even lost money to help them hold art exhibitions, but it was all about profit.

As long as one is successful, all previous investments can be doubled back.

Margaret is simpler, she doesn't care who has the best future.

She can be seen at any young painter who has gained some fame in recent years holding a solo exhibition in London.

A painting worth several thousand pounds, tens of thousands of pounds, or even just a few hundred pounds is a drop in the bucket for her.

Last year he collected more than fifty paintings, and Chu Xiangqian liked some of them.

But there were also quite a few that Chu Xiangqian asked himself that he really couldn't understand.

Perhaps he has never been a person with artistic talent, let alone a vulgar person who does not know how to appreciate it.

After all, in Chu Xiangqian's mind, he always viewed the painter's ability and the quality of his paintings from the perspective of profit.

But Margaret was not exactly like her.

This may be the difference between the environment in which one grows up and the education one receives.

Margaret likes to listen to opera, but Chu Xiangqian doesn't really like it.

If I really let him choose, it would be because I really think that the Huangmei Opera and Yue Opera that my master's wife likes to listen to are better.

However, Chu Xiangqian has no artistic talent, but he has investment vision.

So a few years ago, I saw that Margaret bought two oil paintings by Francis Bacon that were painted in the 1970s.

Not only did he not object to her buying so many paintings every year, but he also gave her an annual quota of 100 million pounds.

Then this woman would buy up paintings from young painters or painters with mature but less famous styles in the market.

Especially the paintings of Yingguo painters.

Chu Xiangqian already has 11 paintings by Francis Bacon in his collection.

It’s amazing to think that after this man died in the 1.4s, the highest auction record reached million US dollars.

Chu Xiangqian felt that his annual investment of 100 million pounds, or about million US dollars, was really a drop in the bucket.

Of course, the highest auction record does not mean that all paintings are valuable.

But there are only records of being sold for tens of millions, hundreds of millions, or even hundreds of millions of US dollars.

That means that the value of this person's other paintings could double or even increase tenfold.

Over the years, some galleries and painters have relied on Margaret to a certain extent.

Especially in Yingguo's oil painting circle, there are more young painters who want to get her recognition.

Some of them had ulterior motives and were even thinking of hooking up with her.

Unfortunately, Margaret was really dominated by Chu Xiangqian, and Chu Xiangqian had already determined through the cats and dogs around Margaret that this woman had never put a straw hat on him.

After the wedding vows, Charles held Diane's hand and walked out of the church with a smile on his face, nodding and waving to the guests attending the wedding.

The two of them had to take a carriage and return to Platinum Palace under the escort of cavalry.

The four brothers Jingxing, Jingrong, Jingfu and Jinglin came to Chu Xiangqian with smiles on their faces.

Margaret hugged Jingxing and kissed her baby son on the face.

He hugged Jingrong, Jingfu and Jinglin and kissed them on the face.

Then the four brothers became the focus of many middle-aged people, old men and old ladies.

Mountbatten wanted to introduce his little granddaughter to Jingrong or Jingxing.

Unfortunately, not to mention Chu Xiangqian and Margaret, even Norton was against it.

It’s not that Norton doesn’t want to be closer to his cousins, but he knows his little cousins ​​too well.

If I divorce Jingxing in the future, and the relationship breaks down because of cheating, it would be better not to marry into the Chu family.

Especially since Mountbatten had always secretly wanted to introduce one of his granddaughters to Charles.

In the eyes of Chu Xiangqian and Margaret, this was no secret at all.

Elizabeth naturally would not agree, and neither would Downing Street.

The old man really calculated too much in the past, and when he got old he became disliked, which is why he was forced to leave the center of power.

And little Cavendish's expression was not very good either.

I thought Jingxing would most likely become my son-in-law, but I didn't expect that at the beginning of this year, Margaret directly refused Elena to attend the board meeting of the Cultural Oriental Hotel.

Even at the board meeting, they vetoed the resolution that had already been agreed upon to allow Elena to intern in the hotel.

After this incident alarmed old Cavendish, Margaret's attitude was unusually firm.

Finally, Mountbatten and Philips came to persuade them and to find out what had happened.

Margaret still cared about the Cavendish family's reputation and just said that it was Chu Xiangqian who decided the matter.

Now Philip and Mountbatten were silent.

Based on their understanding of Chu Xiangqian, there must be something they don't know.

And it must have made Chu Xiangqian extremely disgusted. After all, Chu Xiangqian had asked them about Elena more than once before.

Judging from his tone, he seems to have a good impression of Elena.

But now his attitude suddenly changed, and he even banned Elena from appearing in the hotel. Even a fool could tell that the girl had really angered Chu Xiangqian.

After old Cavendish learned about this from Philip and Mountbatten, he naturally sent someone to investigate.

In the end, the Cavendish family never mentioned the marriage between the two families again.

But the old man did not confine Elena. Chu Xiangqian knew from that moment that in the eyes of the nobles, tobacco was not a big deal as long as they could make money. Now looking at the handsome and sunny Jingxing, it would be strange if little Cavendish did not feel a little regretful.

In particular, there are signs that Chu Xiangqian will make some big moves this year. If the relationship between the two families becomes colder because of this, the Cavendish father and son will regret it even more.

Unfortunately, no matter how the father and son asked Jingxing about his well-being, the little guy only responded politely.

Jing Xing is not stupid. If he rebels and goes against his parents, which are forbidden by both of them, he will definitely suffer the consequences.

Besides, this kid has never had a rebellious period since he was a child.

As long as it's not something particularly stupid, Chu Xiangqian, as a father, is more open-minded than Margaret, as a mother.

Without any pressure, there is naturally no rebelliousness.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care about Jingxing. He knew that his son had better self-control than him as a father.

Not to mention, although Jingxing has many hobbies, the difference between him and Jingrong is that this guy is really determined to inherit the family business.

Of course, the family business mentioned here refers to the business of Yingguo and Meiguo.

Jing Xing had never thought about Hong Kong Island and East Asia, and he knew that his father would never leave it to him.

Seeing Jing Xing surrounded by a group of people, Elizabeth suddenly felt that she needed to rescue her handsome nephew.

If they really want to get married, Elizabeth actually hopes that Jingxing can marry a girl like his cousin.

She walked to the crowd with a smile, and soon everyone noticed her and nodded and moved away.

Then he watched as Jing Xing was held hand by Elizabeth, walking out with a smile on his face, chatting about something from time to time.

Chu Xiangqian and Margaret looked at each other and guessed what their sister-in-law was thinking.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded, signaling Margaret not to worry.

Among the royal relatives, there are very few suitable girls, and most of them don’t look that good.

It would be strange if Jingxing was interested in it.

Chu Xiangqian shrugged with everyone and said "Excuse me".

Taking the three Jingrong brothers with him, he walked out behind Jingxing while chatting with Margaret and Philip.

By the way, I met Nata, who was also invited but could only sit in the middle and back row.

As soon as Nata saw the four Jingrong brothers, she hugged them and kissed them on the cheek.

This caused many people to look at Nata in a different way.

But thinking about Nata's achievements in the film industry and theaters over the years, one can immediately guess that the people supporting her behind the scenes are actually Margaret and Chu Xiangqian.

But Chu Xiangqian's attention was attracted by a familiar face.

Looking at the woman who looked decades younger than him and who was driving Dai An into agony in the future, Chu Xiangqian just frowned and nodded.

I stopped paying attention to her.

Margaret looked at the woman with disgust, then pulled Chu forward and walked out.

As he walked away, he said, "Honey, I've never hated someone so much, so you'd better not have any contact with that woman."

Chu Xiangqian nodded quickly, thinking that he would be crazy to provoke such a super girl.

And this woman's private life is notoriously messy.

Margaret was relieved when she saw him nod.

With the credibility accumulated over the years, not only do outsiders trust his promises, but the women in his family also know that as long as he promises something, he will definitely do it.

This time, Chu Xiangqian rode in the same car with Margaret, while Natasha took the four Jingrong brothers in another car.

Arriving at Buckingham Palace, Chu Xiangqian directly rejected the suggestion of showing up on the terrace.

He didn't want to get too involved in the royal affairs.

But this guy Andre got on with him.

After mumbling for a long time, Chu Xiangqian finally understood what the boy was hinting at. When he got married, he, as his uncle, should not show partiality and just give him an ordinary gift.

Chu Xiangqian laughed and patted Andre, who was already 23 years old, on the shoulder.

He smiled and said, “Okay, when the time comes, I’ll give you a colored bead of the same size and quality.

But I can’t guarantee whether they are red beads, gold beads, silver beads, or black beads.”

Andre did not force it, and even felt that black pearls were more beautiful and precious.

As for whether they are gold beads or silver beads, unless you are extremely unlucky, they will never be silver beads.

But Andre soon realized that even if his uncle had all four kinds of beads, he might not give him the three best ones.

He started to flatter her.

Chu Xiangqian was annoyed by this boy and said unhappily, "Okay, if you only have silver beads, I will give you a pair of 13mm colored bead earrings.

I promise I won’t embarrass you.”

Andre was overjoyed, but not long after the boy left, Alice came over angrily.

Chu Xiangqian understood at a glance that it must be Andre who went to show off to others and Alice found out.

Thinking back to when I got married, I only got a pair of ruby ​​bracelets worth only tens of thousands of pounds.

At that time, I felt very satisfied with this gift.

But compared with Charles' red pearls, the value is 20 to 30 times higher.

Now Andre also has one, so Alice is naturally unhappy and even feels that Chu Xiangqian is discriminating against her.

Without waiting for her to speak, Chu Xiangqian reached into his pocket and took out a thumb-nail-sized ruby ​​brooch from the Novice Village warehouse.

He pinned it on Alice's clothes and said, "Well, this is the gift I was going to give to your Aunt Peggy. Now I give it to you. Don't tell me you are partial anymore."

For Chu Xiangqian, rubies cost less than colored beads, so in addition to selling pearls, rubies are also a major item in the jewelry business over the years.

Alice was naturally a connoisseur of goods. After just a few glances, she nodded excitedly.

If she hadn't been concerned about the large number of people around her, she would have wanted to throw herself into Chu Xiangqian's arms, forcefully put her arms around his neck and kiss him.

But what Alice didn't know was that Margaret was also deceived by Chu Xiangqian because of the ruby.

So when Margaret found out that Alice got a ruby, she was not angry.

I was still lost in memories, thinking about how I flew to Hong Kong Island to relax with Norton, and accidentally saw the competition between Chu Xiangqian and Yingguo strongman 'Tornado'.

When they saw Tornado, who was nearly two meters tall and covered with muscles, being beaten out of the ring by Chu Xiangqian like an adult beating a child.

At that moment, Margaret felt like she was flying with joy.

She looked around and when she saw her man, her eyes were full of love.

At this time, Chu Xiangqian was surrounded by Thatcher and several cabinet members, chatting about Hong Kong Island.

Whether it was Thatcher and the bigwigs in Downing Street, or ordinary people in Hong Kong, none of them wanted to leave Hong Kong Island from the bottom of their hearts.

Unfortunately, China is not Argentina.

A huge military force, a vast territory, a sufficient population, and atomic eggs and hydrogen eggs.

The most important thing is that the Celestial Empire has the determination and will to fight.

So Downing Street actually knew long ago that they did not have enough confidence.

(End of this chapter)