Collection of Gods

Chapter 891 A stepping stone

"Ha ha……"

"What can I say about Mr. Tang's calligraphy? I just want to collect it."

Alima, who had just successfully photographed Tang Yuan's calligraphy work "Man Jiang Hong", was in a very good mood at the moment. He raised the wine glass in his hand and gestured to Tang Yuan, and responded to everyone with a smile.

"What a pity, what a pity."

"I originally wanted to sneak in and pick up a bargain, but I didn't expect to run into Mr. Ma."

Xiaomi Lei sighed, his smile slightly helpless: "You all don't know, right? Tang Dong's calligraphy is very, very rare, and in a certain circle, Tang Dong's calligraphy is even more famous, it is worth a fortune!"

When everyone heard this, they all became more interested. Jingdong Qiang, who was sitting next to Xiaomi Lei, immediately asked, "Mr. Lei, can you tell me more about it? What circle? Where did you get this information from?"

"Mr. Zhao Chongnan, do you know who he is?"

Anyway, everything has been settled now, and some things should be said, so Xiaomi Lei looked around and asked everyone.

"Of course you know that."

"If I don't even recognize Mr. Zhao, then all these years have been wasted."

Before anyone else could speak, Jingdong Qiang responded on behalf of everyone. After hearing what Jingdong Qiang said, everyone nodded slightly, obviously agreeing with Jingdong Qiang's answer.

Zhao Chongnan, the boss of the world's number one department, if this were placed in ancient times, he would definitely be the Minister of Personnel, holding the power to select and appoint officials all over the world. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he has power over the court and the country.

How could such a person, who has reached their level of business, not know who Zhao Chongnan is? Even if he didn't know him, he must have heard of him.

At this moment, everyone was a little confused about why Xiaomi Lei suddenly mentioned the name of this retired big shot. They didn't know why Xiaomi Lei suddenly brought the topic to the retired big shot.

"Every Mid-Autumn Festival, I would go to Mr. Zhao's home to visit him."

Xiaomi Lei deliberately left some suspense: "This year is no exception. Guess what we saw on the wall of the main hall of Mr. Zhao's house?"

"Could it be Mr. Tang's calligraphy work?"

Xiaomi Lei has revealed enough information. If they still can't guess it after Xiaomi Lei has said so much, they don't deserve to be sitting in the position they are in today.

"Yes, it is Mr. Tang's calligraphy work."

When Xiaomi Lei said this, he turned his gaze to Tang Yuan and asked with a smile, "Mr. Tang, Mr. Zhao has always cherished and praised the painting "Linjiangxian" you gave him!"

"Boss Lei, I didn't expect you and Mr. Zhao knew each other."

"Come to think of it, I haven't visited Mr. Zhao for a while. I didn't expect that Mr. Zhao mentioned me to you."

Tang Yuan had a smile on his face, which indirectly confirmed that what Xiaomi Lei said was true.

The other people at the scene couldn't help but feel waves of emotion in their hearts as they listened to the conversation between Tang Yuan and Xiaomi Lei. Only then did they realize what the circle Xiaomi Lei had just mentioned was.

The status of those people who can hang out in the same circle as Mr. Zhao can be imagined. Even if their status is slightly inferior to Mr. Zhao, it is only slightly inferior at most, and the difference between them is not too big. It is just like in a company, when directors hang out with other directors, at most they will bring along a deputy director, but not a junior supervisor.

The same applies to any circle.

No one would have thought that Tang Yuan had quietly made a name for himself in Zhao Chongnan's circle simply by relying on his superb calligraphy skills. And just as Xiaomi Lei had described, it seemed that it was more than just making a name for himself, he was obviously deeply loved.

If everyone in this circle is of the same status as Zhao Chongnan, Jingdong Qiang and others would find it hard to imagine how powerful Tang Yuan would be in the positive world.

Suddenly, many of them inexplicably understood why Zhou Xuyuan came in person today to attend the founding ceremony of the Zhonghe Charity Auction.

Tang Yuan was unaware of the amazing brain circuits of the crowd. If he knew that the crowd could connect these two things together like this, he could only say:

"6!"

While Tang Yuan and Xiaomilei were chatting, Ali Ma found a suitable opportunity and joined in the conversation.

"It turns out that Director Lei got the news from Elder Zhao. That's no wonder."

Alima pretended to be surprised and suddenly interrupted.

"Mr. Ma, how did you know that?"

Xiaomi Lei was also a little curious about the source of Ali Ma's information, so he asked the other party.

"I got the news from Mr. Chen Song."

Ali Ma said with a smile: "You only found out about it during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, but I knew about it even earlier than you did. I already knew about Mr. Tang's calligraphy in June this year. It was very popular in Mr. Chen's circle."

When everyone heard the name that Alima mentioned, they thought about it for a moment and soon knew who Alima was talking about.

As Alibaba is the leading enterprise in Zhejiang Province, and Chen Song was a senior official in Zhejiang Province before his retirement, it is indeed normal for the two to know each other.

Originally everyone thought that Zhao Chongnan's high praise for Tang Yuan's calligraphy works was already exaggerated, but they didn't expect that Chen Song would appear right after that.

As a high-ranking official in an economically strong province, the other party is no worse than Zhao Chongnan in terms of identity and status. Although both of them have retired, their disciples and former officials are at the peak of their careers, and it can be said that their influence is still there, as strong as before.

At this moment, after knowing the whole story, everyone finally understood why Ali Ma and Xiaomi Lei would rather spend more than 20 million to purchase Tang Yuan's calligraphy work.

You have to know that at the level of Zhao Chongnan and Chen Song, many worldly things they have experienced in the past are no longer worth mentioning in their eyes. Their circle is relatively more closed, purer and simpler.

It is no exaggeration to say that the wealth that Tang Yuan and others possess now is enough to rival a country, but if they want to impress Zhao Chongnan and others with money or other mundane things, it is undoubtedly wishful thinking.

In this case, Tang Yuan's calligraphy work may very well become a stepping stone, allowing Ali Ma to knock on the door of that circle. For Ali Ma and others, if they can really knock on the door of that circle with this, compared with the resources that the circle can bring to them, what is a mere 20 million?

Thinking of this, Penguin Ma saw Ali Ma's unconcealed bright smile, and suddenly felt a little stuffy in his chest...

(End of this chapter)