Life 1984

Li Yunhai was like a moon surrounded by stars, standing among a group of leaders and at the front.

Even though Su Wan'er didn't know Li Yunhai's true identity, she knew that this person had an extraordinary background.

She looked at Li Yunhai curiously, then at the leaders who often appeared on TV news, and couldn't help wondering, who is this man?

Li Yunhai pointed at the paintings on Su Wan'er's stall and asked, "Are these paintings for sale?"

Su Wan'er thought about how she had rejected Li Yunhai last night, and she couldn't help but feel helpless. She said, "Yes, these paintings are for sale."

The leader beside him said with a smile: "Mr. Li, this Miss Su is the most famous inheritor of the Wumen School of Painting in our province. Her paintings are collected by the Central Academy of Fine Arts, the Provincial Academy of Fine Arts, the Sumei Museum and other art museums."

In order to convince Li Yunhai, the leader continued to praise her: "Boss Li, don't underestimate her age. She started painting at the age of three, could recite poems at the age of five, participated in the provincial children's calligraphy and painting competition at the age of seven and won the special prize, and won the first prize in the national calligraphy and painting competition at the age of ten. She has been painting for nearly 20 years! This is her family heritage."

Li Yunhai said, "These paintings are very expensive, right? I wonder if I can afford them?"

The leaders and others all laughed: "Boss Li, you are joking. Even if Boss Li wants to buy all the existing paintings of world-famous painters such as Van Gogh and Picasso, it is just a drop in the bucket!"

Su Wan'er was even more depressed when she heard this, wondering who this person was? How could he be so awesome?

Her paintings are indeed very expensive, and her paintings are the most expensive in this exhibition hall.

Calligraphy and paintings are calculated based on the price per square foot.

In the 1990s, the collection of calligraphy, paintings and antiques reached a new peak.

But in this era, generally speaking, the prices of calligraphy and paintings are not too high.

This price, of course, is relative to Li Yunhai's income and net worth.

A famous calligrapher may spend several minutes writing a piece of calligraphy, but the fee may be several thousand or even tens of thousands of dollars.

For ordinary people, that is a sky-high price, but for Li Yunhai, it is a bargain.

There are not many works of famous artists that have been passed down to later generations.

Especially for painters' carefully crafted works, there are even fewer of them.

It is already considered quite good if there are hundreds of works left to this world.

For works like Su Waner's, the official fee is 1000 yuan per square foot.

This fee was already an extremely high price at that time.

Although art can be said to be priceless, it still has a price tag when it comes to the market.

A four-foot piece of rice paper is 8 square feet.

Six feet of rice paper is approximately 16 square feet.

An eight-foot piece of rice paper has 32 square feet.

Most paintings are done on four-foot or six-foot rice paper.

After Li Yunhai understood the price, he said, "These paintings are sold for one thousand yuan per square foot?"

Su Wan'er said calmly, "Mr. Li, my paintings are indeed a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for. If you think they are too expensive, you can go to other stalls and take a look."

Li Yunhai said: "No, no, no, I mean, such a good painting, sold at such a low price? It's too cheap!"

Su Wan'er had seen people bargaining before, but this was the first time she saw someone complaining that the price was too cheap.

She asked, "Mr. Li, how much do you think my paintings are worth?"

Li Yunhai said: "Two thousand! At least two thousand yuan per square foot!"

Su Wan'er and others were all shocked.

Is there anyone who bargains like this?

I offer one price, and he still offers two thousand?

Li Yunhai smiled slightly: "Can it be sold?"

Su Wan'er was a little confused about this painting dealer and asked, "Aren't you selling it for money? Why are you asking such a high price?"

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "Who said I am an art dealer? I am not an art dealer!"

He pointed at the paintings on Su Wan'er's stall and said, "I want them all! Pack them up!"

Su Wan'er looked at him in disbelief and said, "Mr. Li, you want to buy so much?"

Li Yunhai said: "A lot? I think it's too little!"

Su Wan'er said, "Mr. Li, I prepared for this event for half a year and took out all my previous paintings. There are more than 50 paintings in total!"

Li Yunhai shook his head slightly: "You have been painting for so long, but you have only painted more than 50 paintings? Isn't this too inefficient? But I know that slow work produces fine works! In my opinion, there is no need to calculate. I will buy all the paintings at an average price of 100 yuan per painting. This is probably about million, right?"

Su Wan'er was extremely shocked!
I’ve seen rich people, but I’ve never seen such a rich person!
one million!

Just buy a few dozen of her paintings?
To those who know what they are looking for, these paintings are works of art.

To those who don’t know their stuff, these paintings are just waste paper, too dirty to even use to wipe your butt.

Su Wan'er asked, "Mr. Li, you still say you are not an art dealer? Why do you hoard so many of my paintings?"

Li Yunhai said: "I want to hang it at home as a decoration."

Su Wan'er said, "Mr. Li, are you kidding me? How big a place would it take to hang dozens of paintings?"

Li Yunhai said: "My villa is very big! I have a lot of villas! There are dozens of paintings, but they are not enough to hang! So I have to trouble Miss Su to help me paint a few more paintings in the next few years."

Su Wan'er was speechless when she heard him speak so proudly, and said, "Mr. Li, you don't have to buy all my paintings. You can buy some paintings by others."

Li Yunhai suddenly lowered his voice and said softly, "Miss Su and I hit it off right away. Seeing the paintings is like seeing the person. When I can't see Miss Su, looking at these paintings can also remind me of her."

Only Su Wan'er could hear these words. Her pretty face flushed, she pursed her lips and said, "Mr. Li, please be respectful."

Li Yunhai nodded and said, "I know. This is a public place, so we can't mess around. I'll visit you at home in the evening and we can talk alone."

Su Wan'er was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and was deeply worried about his reading comprehension ability.

Li Yunhai waved his hand and spent millions in cash to buy all of Su Wan'er's paintings.

Su Wan'er had a deeper understanding of his strength.

Such a powerful businessman, even if he is a painting dealer, is amazing!

Moreover, most art dealers will only exploit the painter's surplus value infinitely, buying at a lower price and selling at a high price.

But Li Yunhai gave her double the price!

Is this person really an art dealer?

He wouldn't do business at a loss, would he?
The leaders laughed and said, "As expected of Mr. Li, he is so generous! This is the largest amount of funds we have received for this event!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "It's worth it!"

The leader asked, "Why don't we go somewhere else and have a look?"

Such a huge statue of the God of Wealth would cost millions of dollars at any cost, so of course they have to pay well and hope that Li Yunhai will buy more other works of art.

Su Wan'er continued painting.

Li Yunhai smiled at her and went to other booths accompanied by his leader.

Su Wan'er looked at his back and was full of curiosity about this man. There were various art exhibitions at the event.

There are many fine products among them.

If Li Yunhai sees something he likes, he will buy it, but he will not pay twice the price.

He bought these works of art for two reasons: to decorate his house and to collect them.

By noon, Li Yunhai had spent 200 million yuan.

He originally wanted to spend more money, but unfortunately these artworks were too cheap!

One million can buy a lot!
The leader invited Li Yunhai to have lunch.

Li Yunhai readily agreed and made a request, saying, "Can you invite Miss Su to have a drink with me? I want to discuss the art of painting with her."

The leader laughed and said, "Mr. Li is indeed a Confucian businessman! We admire your support for our city's culture and art. We don't know much about art, so we'd better ask a professional to talk to you."

They immediately sent their secretary to invite Su Wan'er.

Su Wan'er of course disagreed and said, "I'm a painter, not a drinking companion."

The secretary said, "Ms. Su, this is what the leader meant."

Su Wan'er said, "I'm sorry, I'm not under your leader's supervision! I have no obligation to accompany you for drinks."

The secretary was a little angry, but she didn't dare to be too rude, so she had to persuade her kindly, saying, "Miss Su, we're not asking you to accompany our leader for a drink, but Mr. Li specifically asked you to go! It's not to accompany the drink, but just to have a meal together and discuss art. Mr. Li just spent one million to buy your painting, it's always okay for you to chat with him about the art of painting, right?"

Su Wan'er was stunned and said, "It's him? Who is he? Why are you all so respectful to him?"

The secretary laughed and said, "Ms. Su, you really don't care about what's happening outside and are only focused on painting. He is Li Yunhai from Sihai Group. Don't you know him?"

Su Wan'er asked: "Si Hai Group, what does it do?"

The secretary was speechless and said, "You don't know Sihai Group? Haven't you used their products? They produce computers, mobile phones, printers, and all kinds of office equipment. Their products can be seen everywhere in the market now."

Su Wan'er shook her head gently: "I don't use a mobile phone, a computer or a printer. I never go to those electronic markets."

The secretary smiled helplessly and said, "Then you don't watch TV either? Their ads are all on TV."

Su Wan'er said: "I rarely watch it, and occasionally read the local news."

The secretary said, "My God, I can't believe you are living in this century! You artists really live an isolated life. You didn't even know about Sihai Group and Li Yunhai."

Su Wan'er asked, "Is he so great? I must know him?"

The secretary said, "He is more than amazing. He is extremely amazing! Let me tell you this. Without Mr. Li, our electronics industry would lag behind the world by more than 20 years. In the field of mobile phones and computers, Sihai Group is one of the top three in the world. To use your painting analogy, Mr. Li of Sihai Group is equivalent to Wu Daozi of the electronics industry!"

Su Wan'er understood this metaphor!
She was shocked!
Wu Daozi!
Painting saint!

Is Li Yunhai so powerful?
The secretary continued, "Mr. Li founded Sihai Group when he was 18 years old. He started from scratch and now has a fortune of more than billion! Sihai Group is one of the top companies in the world! Mr. Li is one of the top super-rich people in the world! He is also the richest man in our country! He is also known as the father of chips in our country!"

He was afraid that Su Wan'er would look down on Li Yunhai, so he introduced Li Yunhai's life and deeds.

Su Wan'er now had a three-dimensional understanding of Li Yunhai.

Billionaire!

Moreover, he started from scratch and created such a big industry at such a young age!

No matter which industry you are in, it is not easy to be at the top.

If Su Wan'er wants to be the best in the calligraphy and painting industry, even if she is extremely talented, she will still need decades of hard work.

It only took Li Yunhai ten years to earn hundreds of billions of wealth!
He is also known as the father of the chip!
It can be seen that this person is extremely powerful!
The secretary said, "There are countless people in the world who want to have dinner and drinks with Mr. Li, but are unable to do so. Even our leaders can only occasionally invite Mr. Li to lunch. Miss Su, please don't be ungrateful!"

This is a combination of soft and hard words!

This is the task assigned to him by his leader!
He had to finish.

If he can't even hire a painter, then his career as a secretary is over.

Su Wan'er said calmly, "Okay! I'm a little interested in this Mr. Li, so let's go! But let me make it clear first, I'm not good at drinking, so you can't force me to drink."

The secretary laughed and said, "Ms. Su, you think too highly of yourself! No one wants to force you to drink. What kind of party do you think this is?"

Su Wan'er packed up and followed the secretary.

The luncheon was held at the Guest House.

Li Yunhai was elected to the chief seat.

The leader sits on the left to accompany.

When Su Wan'er arrived, she was arranged to sit on the right side of Li Yunhai.

The waiter poured Su Wan'er a full glass of wine.

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "Miss Su is a young artist, she must be particularly disdainful of drinking with parasites like us. I am very lucky to have you here today!"

After Su Wan'er knew his identity, she felt a burning sensation on her face when she heard him say this.

Li Yunhai sees human nature too clearly!
For a moment, she didn't know how to answer.

Li Yunhai picked up the wine glass and said, "Thank you, all the officials in Gusu, for your hospitality. Here, I would like to offer you a glass of wine. I am not good at drinking, so today's toast is limited to this glass. Next, everyone can drink their own. If you can drink, drink as much as you can! If you can't drink, let's eat as much as we can!"

The leader smiled and said, "Boss Li has spoken, how dare we disobey? Then let's listen to Boss Li! Let's drink this cup first!"

Everyone stood up, clinked their glasses, and drank from the cup together.

Su Wan'er didn't want to come because she was afraid that she would have to accompany the drinking, and once she was there, she would have no control over herself.

I didn’t expect Li Yunhai to set such a tone first!
She couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

During the dinner, Li Yunhai chatted and laughed with the leaders and others, and occasionally chatted with Su Wan'er.

He is very good at chatting. He knows how to talk about different people and what they say.

He talked with leaders about the world situation and global finance.

He talked with Su Wan'er about the Wu School of Painting and the Four Talents.

Su Wan'er discovered that Li Yunhai was knowledgeable and talented, and knew almost everything.

He can talk about political science, economics, finance, electronics, hotels, and business very well.

As for the Wumen School, Li Yunhai also knew a thing or two, and knew as much as Su Wan'er.

"Miss Su, I have paintings by the Four Great Talents, Qiu Ying, and Zhang Hong at home. If you have a chance, please help me appreciate them. I don't know if they are authentic."

Su Wan'er was surprised and asked, "You have their original works? Real or fake?"

Li Yunhai said: "That's why I want you to help me identify it! I'm a layman in painting, so I can only ask a professional teacher like you for help."

Su Wan'er knew that he was being modest, so she did not dare to be arrogant and said, "Of course! But I am not very knowledgeable and I may not be able to complete your request."

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "It's settled then! I wonder when Miss Su is free?"

Su Wan'er said: "Any time is fine."

Li Yunhai said: "Great, I will go home in two days, you can come with me and help me identify the paintings. I will reward you, 100,000 yuan!" (End of this chapter)