I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 133 132. Why is Jiang Chen's work so valuable? Xiao Qingzi, bring me the guitar!

A group of people sat at a large table in the yard, with a smoking barbecue next to them.

Han Qing continued the live broadcast and just put the phone holder aside and ignored it, eating and drinking with everyone.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Zheng are very hospitable.

"Jiang Chen, everyone, thank you for coming to our house to see Haozi, and thank you for taking care of him in the Magic City."

Dad Zheng picked up the wine glass and drank the whole glass of white wine in one gulp.

Jiang Chen, Han Qing, Pu Yuexi and others hurriedly stood up and drank their drinks in one gulp.

Jiang Chen explained: "Uncle, Brother Hao and I weren't familiar with each other before. We just got to know each other recently. It's not a question of whether I take care of him or not."

Father Zheng smiled and said, "Of course, I know that in big cities, everyone is busy with work and has no time to make friends. So, you can become friends with Haozi and come all the way to see him. You are definitely a friend worth making. Our Haozi has suffered some setbacks recently and has been unhappy every day. He is happier now that you are here."

Zheng Zehao said embarrassedly: "Dad, stop talking. Jiang Chen and the others are here to play, not to listen to your stories."

Father Zheng: "Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Eat well and drink well."

The number of viewers in the live broadcast room has remained stable at over 500,000. This time is the peak traffic period, so even if he is eating live, there are still over 500,000 people watching, and the barrage of comments and rewards have never stopped.

"Brothers from Northeast China are so warm and welcoming. There are so many delicious foods, better than what I eat during Chinese New Year."

"Hahaha, uncle is right. I have worked in Shanghai for more than ten years and I really don't have a single friend! The few friends I can get along with are all my old classmates from my hometown."

"Lao Jiang traveled all the way to Mudanjiang to visit him. He is truly a true friend."

"Haozi was abandoned by his fiancée? That woman must be regretting it now."

"Lao Jiang really doesn't drink alcohol. He never drinks when he comes to Northeast China. He has principles."

"To be honest, it's really rare to have a friend like Lao Jiang."

"It makes me want to go find some friends to drink and eat meat."

"Hahaha, I'm already out. I met up with two old classmates for a bite to eat and a drink."

……

Far away in Jinling.

Liu Hongwei was at home, eating instant noodles while watching Jiang Chen's live broadcast. He couldn't help shedding some tears and murmured in a low voice: "Old Jiang is really cool, but it's a pity that I can't go with him."

……

At the same time, in Chengdu.

Jiang Chen's parents were also watching Jiang Chen's live broadcast at home. The old couple would watch their son's live broadcast whenever they had time recently. They felt proud to see that their son's live broadcast was so popular, his singing was so beautiful, and his poetry was so excellent.

"When our son comes back, we'll prepare a big table of food."

Father Jiang said with a laugh.

Mother Jiang's eyes flashed with anticipation, but she refused to admit defeat and said, "I don't know when this kid will come back. He's been running around outside. He has delicious food and drinks, and beautiful women to keep him company. He doesn't want to leave."

Father Jiang smiled, and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

Who doesn’t want to go on a trip at any time?

He has been planning for his whole life, but he has not yet left the vicinity of Chengdu.

Now that he sees his son realize his dream from his youth, he is full of support and doesn't care about anything else. As long as his son is happy outside and gets what he wants, that is enough.

buzzing...

Jiang Ma's phone rang. She picked it up, looked at it, hesitated for a moment, and then didn't answer it.

Father Jiang took a look and saw the note from Yan's mother. He knew it was a call from Yan Ruyu's mother and said with a smile, "Haha, your mother-in-law is here to get in touch with you again."

Ever since Jiang Chen's uncle introduced Jiang Chen and Yan Ruyu to a blind date, Yan Ruyu's mother took the initiative to contact Jiang's mom and dad. Her words were extremely polite, without the slightest aura of a university professor, just like the aunt next door.

Jiang's mother was also very happy at first. If Jiang Chen's marriage could be confirmed, the couple would have accomplished the biggest thing in their lives.

She knew Yan Ruyu's photo and information very clearly. She looked like a fairy and was a doctoral student at Shuimu. She had the opportunity to stay in school. Her brother was a businessman, her mother was a professor at Sichuan University, her father was the vice president of Sichuan University, and her grandfather was a retired president. It can be said that they came from a family of scholars.

If it was the old Jiang Chen, Jiang's mother would never dare to marry someone like this. Even if the person really came for a blind date, she wouldn't dare let Jiang Chen go to meet him, for fear of being laughed at.

Later, she felt that Jiang Chen and the other party were quite compatible, but now she felt that Yan Ruyu was marrying above her station...

Because she heard Uncle Jiang Chen say that Jiang Chen's achievements and accomplishments could almost be said to be the best in today's Chinese literary world and the best in calligraphy.

With such achievements, any girl in the country would be able to marry Jiang Chen.

However, Jiang's mother did not look down on Yan Ruyu because of this. She still thought that Yan Ruyu was a good match for her. She had a good chat with Yan's mother and they talked about marriage, gift and dowry.

but……

A blink of an eye.

Jiang Chen, the unfilial son, refused and said he didn't want to get married.

This made Jiang's mother not know how to face the other person, so she didn't dare to answer the call and felt a little guilty.

Jiang's father looked at his son, who was smiling happily on the live broadcast screen, and said to his wife, "Take it. No matter what, you have to explain it clearly to the other party! Besides, my son just said that he doesn't want to get married for the time being, but he may get married in the future. Let them date first."

Jiang's mother thought for a moment, answered the phone, and said with a smile, "Good evening, sister."

Because she felt guilty, Jiang Ma spoke much more politely.

Yan Ruyu's mother's voice came from the phone: "Haha, big sister, I just got back from get off work and received a call from my Ruyu. She said she rejected Shuimu's invitation to stay in school and planned to return to Rongcheng to find a job."

Jiang's mother immediately said, "That's great, your whole family is together now, and you don't have to be separated anymore."

Mother Yan: "Yes, our whole family loves this daughter very much. Shuimu gave her a place to stay in school before, and we all persuaded her to come back. However, this place is very rare, so we let her choose for herself. Now that she has given up, we are relieved. When she graduates next year and comes back, she can come to our school to find a job, or go to her brother's company."

Compared with other families, Jiang Ma knew that her family was much more ordinary. Both she and her husband were ordinary workers. Although they could barely be considered to be eating state-funded food, it was still far worse than Yan Ruyu's family.

If Jiang Chen hadn't suddenly come to his senses, Jiang's mother knew that her family and the Yan family would never have any intersection.

but……

People are so enthusiastic now, it's not an exaggeration to say that they are giving themselves away for free.

But my son doesn't want to get married.

Jiang Ma only felt a headache and smiled, "That would be best."

Mother Yan asked, "By the way, when will your Jiang Chen return to Rongcheng? Ruyu will be back soon, so let's have dinner together then?"

Jiang Ma smiled bitterly and said, "This kid is letting himself go outside, and I don't know when he will come back. I asked too many questions, but this kid is still not happy."

Yan's mother smiled and said, "It's okay. Young people all have their own ideas."

Jiang Ma: "Yes, they all have their own ideas, let them handle it themselves."

Mother Jiang also took the opportunity to express her own thoughts, saying that she did not intend to interfere in her sons' life-long affairs and let them decide for themselves.

Yan's mother also heard it, and then smiled and said, "Of course, they are old enough to decide everything on their own. Then I won't bother you anymore, and we can talk next time when we have time."

Jiang Ma: "Okay, let's talk next time."

hang up the phone.

Mother Jiang let out a long sigh and felt as tired as if she had run 3,000 meters outside.

Father Jiang smiled gloatingly and said, "Now you don't have to worry about no one wanting your son." Mother Jiang sat down and glared at the old man, "You don't take care of anything all day, and let me worry about it. You're already thirty years old, why aren't you waiting to get married? I saw several girls appearing in his live broadcasts, they were all like fairies, and they were all interested in him. He can pick any one of them, and I have no objection."

"This bastard doesn't want any of them. He wants to be a bachelor for the rest of his life!"

Father Jiang: "If he remains a bachelor for his whole life, I will break his legs."

……

Also in Chengdu, in a certain residential area.

After Yan's mother hung up the phone, her face looked a little unhappy. She sighed deeply, rubbed her eyebrows, and a hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes.

Not far away, Yan's father, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, said with a smile: "What's wrong? Did you hit a wall? Can't your daughter get married?"

Mother Yan: "That boy said he didn't want to get married, and he told Ruyu. Now his mother doesn't want to care anymore, and she told the children to make their own decisions. I can understand his mother's feelings, she can't control it even if she wants to. But I'm still a little angry, as if Ruyu can't get married, and she has to marry him."

Yan's father: "Isn't it normal for young people nowadays not to get married? Just like Jiang Chen's mother said, let them decide for themselves, it's none of your business. If Ruyu wants to come back, then come back. Jiang Chen is talented and capable, but my daughter is not bad either. If she can succeed, then she can. If not, Ruyu can find someone who is equally matched."

Yan's mother: "Did you go to the old man's place this afternoon?"

Yan's father nodded: "He went and is still writing."

Yan's mother: "Are you still writing Jiang Chen's work?"

Yan's father: "Well, I've been writing for a few days in a row. Every day, except for eating and sleeping, I watch Jiang Chen's calligraphy videos and copy his calligraphy. When I went to see him, he ignored me, as if he was possessed."

They both fell silent for a moment.

This was the first time they had seen anything that could make the old man so crazy.

but.

Thinking of the works written by Jiang Chen, they could understand the old man's feelings.

The old man has practiced calligraphy all his life and has been stuck at the threshold of becoming a great calligrapher for more than 20 years. Now he sees that Jiang Chen, this calligraphy genius, is making progress every day. Even though he has entered the realm of a great calligrapher, he is still making progress and has written so many ancient poems that are masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. It would be strange if the old man is not fascinated.

Mother Yan: "My son asked someone to buy an original painting of Jiang Chen to give to the old man. Guess what the price is now?"

Yan's father: "How much? Isn't Jiang Chen's work not for sale?"

Yan's mother: "He is not selling it. There are no works of his on the market, but many people are bidding for it. The price has reached over 50 million! For example, the price of the painting "Xia Ke Xing" has been raised to 150 million."

When Yan's father heard the price, his eyes widened in surprise: "With so much money, it's enough to buy a national treasure-level painting or calligraphy, right? Can the price of "Xia Ke Xing" be the same as a national treasure-level painting or calligraphy?"

Mother Yan smiled bitterly: "Yes, that's what I said. But my son said that with so much money, he can buy national treasures, but he can't buy "Xia Ke Xing", "Lang Tao Sha Ling", "Wang Yue", and "Yu Mei Ren". Now Jiang Chen's authentic works are truly in short supply. The more this is the case, the more those wealthy collectors will like and pursue them, and the price will naturally get higher and higher."

After hearing this, Yan's father was speechless and could not understand the way those wealthy people thought.

The more expensive it is, the more I like it? The higher the price, the more I want it?
"Then, my son asked someone to ask the Wang family in Beijing, hoping to borrow two of Jiang Chen's works to show the old man for two days, but they refused without any negotiation. Then he asked the Qin family in Magic City, but was rejected again. Jiang Chen's works are not available on the market, and they refused to negotiate at all."

"Now, let alone buying it, it's hard to even see Jiang Chen's works. You can only watch them through videos on the Internet."

Dad Yan still found it a little hard to believe.

Jiang Chen is just a thirty-year-old new calligrapher and poet.

Even though Jiang Chen's calligraphy was really great, and his ancient poems were also really great, he still liked them very much...

The picture of the knight made his blood boil.

but.

After all, Jiang Chen is just a contemporary, thirty-year-old calligrapher and poet who is still alive.

Why are his works so valuable?

And, it’s so valuable now.

Then after Jiang Chen passes away in a few hundred years, won’t the prices of these works skyrocket?
but……

Dad Yan thought about it carefully.

It seems that there is a only authentic work by a great writer of the Song Dynasty in the National Museum, and someone outside is asking for a price of 1 billion yuan. If it can really be sold, the price may double, but the museum is unlikely to sell it.

Such top-level national treasure-level calligraphy and paintings were actually not cheap in the Song Dynasty and were also priced at sky-high prices.

This is the difference between former top artists and writers at home and abroad.

The works of some top literary masters and artists in the history of Europe and the United States were worthless when they were alive. No one would pick them up if they were thrown on the street. It was only after their death that they were hyped up by businessmen and gradually became the property of a generation. Their works also went from being worthless at the beginning to being worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, such a thing has never happened in Chinese history. The national treasure-level calligraphy and paintings that are valuable now were also very valuable when they were first written in ancient times, because their authors were the top figures in the literary and calligraphy circles at that time. As long as their works were circulated, they would be sought after and the prices were very high. There was no possibility of their being buried.

Because, compared to the abstraction of some European and American artworks, and whether a work is awesome depends entirely on the boasting of peers, experts and businessmen, the artistic level of artists in Chinese history and the quality of their works can be judged intuitively.

Good calligraphy and painting are good calligraphy and painting, and bad calligraphy and painting are worthless!
There is no example of a worthless calligraphy or painting by an unknown writer being hyped up to be valuable by others.

and so.

It is understandable why Jiang Chen’s works are so valuable now.

because.

Jiang Chen's calligraphy level is visibly high, unique in contemporary times, and is still improving. Now he is not inferior to the famous calligraphy masters hundreds of years ago, and is only slightly inferior to several top calligraphy masters in history. If he continues to improve like this, in a few days he may be on par with those top calligraphy masters in history, and only slightly weaker than the calligrapher Wang Youjun.

If Jiang Chen's calligraphy can continue to improve, he may even be able to rival the calligrapher Wang Youjun in the future!
At the same time, the level of Jiang Chen's poetry is not inferior to many top literary masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, and is even slightly better. Every poem he wrote is amazing. Now some people say that Jiang Chen's literary talent surpasses that of several top literary masters of the Tang and Song dynasties.

It seems reasonable for such a work to be sold at a high price.

Moreover, it can be inferred from this that Jiang Chen’s works will be more valuable in the future.

Father Yan figured this out in his mind, and he also understood why those wealthy collectors kept raising the prices to pursue Jiang Chen's works.

Think about it this way...

He found that his daughter seemed really ordinary. Compared with Jiang Chen, she had nothing to show off.

After all, Jiang Chen always compares himself with the great writers and calligraphy masters of ancient times...

Who can bear this?
Mother Yan said to herself at this time: "If our Ruyu can marry Jiang Chen, it will definitely be her blessing. People like Jiang Chen will definitely go down in history and their names will appear many times in textbooks. What a pity, I don’t know if our Ruyu will have such a blessing..."

This time, Yan's father remained silent and couldn't refute.

Because he knew that the school also attached great importance to Jiang Chen. Once Jiang Chen returned to Chengdu, the school leaders would definitely come forward in person to invite Jiang Chen to return to the school to give a speech or give an exchange class.

By then, maybe he will show up in person.

After all, Kyoto University and Mizuki University, two of the top universities in the country, have shown enough sincerity towards Jiang Chen.

As Jiang Chen's alma mater, Sichuan University must of course show greater sincerity.

……

And this time.

Jiang Chen was still eating barbecue in the middle of the yard at Zheng Zehao's house.

Zheng Zehao's parents have gone back to their room, leaving this place to the young people to have fun.

Chen Xiaojia's barbecue stall opened again.

Jiang Chen was enjoying his meal and shouted to Han Qing, "Xiao Qingzi, go get the guitar."

The more than 500,000 viewers in the live broadcast room suddenly became excited, and the number of more than 500,000, which had been stable, suddenly began to rise.

(End of this chapter)