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

Chapter 148 147. The treasure of the museum after a hundred years? A lucky draw in Jiang Chen’s live broadcast room?
This is what Zheng Zehao is thinking now!
Return this work left by Jiang Chen to Jiang Chen.

The man just offered 150 million, and Zheng Zehao's heart almost jumped out of his chest.

He never thought that he would have the chance to get such a large sum of money in his life!

He almost agreed.

but!

He still forced himself to hold back, always remembering that this was a gift from Jiang Chen and he couldn't sell it.

Jiang Chen treated him as a friend and came all the way to see him, so he absolutely could not let this friendship down.

At the same time, he didn't want to take it and wanted to return it to Jiang Chen.

Because it was too valuable, and he was afraid that he would not be able to resist the temptation of money and would sell it. Then he would not be able to face Jiang Chen again, nor would he be able to say that he was Jiang Chen's friend.

Jiang Chen saw the message from Zheng Zehao, smiled slightly, and replied: "What I gave you is yours. It's your choice how to deal with it. No matter how much it is worth, it's yours! No matter how you deal with it, our friendship will not change."

Jiang Chen naturally knew that his works were valuable, but he didn't mind Zheng Zehao selling the works he gave away to make money to improve his life.

As long as his works are not destroyed, it doesn't matter how they are bought, sold or circulated.

If it could get out of Zheng Zehao's hands and be seen and touched by more people, Jiang Chen would be happy to see it happen. This would also help him expand the publicity and popularity of his work.

However, Zheng Zehao replied firmly: "I won't sell it, no matter how much money others offer, I won't sell it. I will keep it well! When I die, I will donate it to the country. I think by then your works may be considered cultural relics and can be put into museums."

Jiang Chen looked at it and laughed again: "Hahaha, you are only a few years older than me. When you die of old age, I will be almost there too."

They both chatted happily for a while.

Zheng Zehao finally said: "Old Jiang, thank you. I hope you can have time to visit Mudanjiang next time."

Jiang Chen: "Okay, if there is a chance, I will go. If there is a chance to make money now, don't care about my opinion. I also hope that you can improve your life. If my gift can make you live happier, then I will be happy too."

Zheng Zehao felt much more relaxed and said gratefully, "I understand. Thank you and have a safe trip."

Jiang Chen: "Thank you, have a happy life."

Goodbye again.

Jiang Chen sincerely hopes that Zheng Zehao can live a happier life in the future.

…………

Li Zheng also received a call from Lao Liu and asked hurriedly: "How is it? Did you buy it?"

Lao Liu said with regret, "Sorry, Mr. Li, it didn't work."

Li Zheng frowned and asked, "Did he not sell it, or did someone else buy it?"

Old Liu quickly explained, "He didn't want to sell it! I offered him 120 million but he refused to sell it. Then I raised the price to 130 million without my permission! There were two other people bidding against me, one of whom offered 150 million, but Zheng Zehao didn't sell it either, indicating that he would not sell Jiang Chen's work. I think what he said might be true."

Li Zheng was speechless.

Because there was someone who offered a higher price than him.

Moreover, he didn't even buy it even though he offered a higher price of 150 million.

Could Zheng Zehao really resist such a fierce temptation of money?

Li Zheng sighed and said, "Well, since he doesn't want to sell it, let's wait. You continue to follow Jiang Chen, and send someone to keep an eye on Zheng Zehao. If he has the intention to sell it, please contact me at any time. There are actually people who offer higher prices than me. Next time, I must offer the highest price."

"To be honest, I've just been watching the video of Jiang Chen writing Ding Feng Bo, and the more I watch, the more I like it. The calligraphy of this work is Jiang Chen's current masterpiece of calligraphy, and the work itself is worthy of being passed down through the ages, full of life insights. If Jiang Chen hadn't written so many works that were worthy of being passed down through the ages before, the status of this work should have been higher."

"But as time goes by, it will surely be passed on to more people. So, even if it costs 150 million, it is worth it."

"If Zheng Zehao wants to sell it next time and there are still bidders, you don't have to notify me and buy it at a maximum price of 200 million!"

Li Zheng felt a little stimulated.

I watched the video of Jiang Chen writing Ding Fengbo again, and I liked this work even more. When I heard that someone offered a higher price, I felt a little dissatisfied, so I gave a higher budget again.

He would accept buying this work for less than 200 million!
Old Liu took a deep breath after hearing this. He didn't expect Li Zheng to increase the budget so much. His eyes narrowed slightly, and then he asked, "Then if... there is a chance to buy Jiang Chen's The Knight's Journey and The Overlooking the Mountain, how much budget would Mr. Li be willing to give?"

The Knight's Journey and Peak Viewing?

Those were the two most representative works that Jiang Chen recognized in the literary and calligraphy circles, which silenced all the voices against Jiang Chen in the cultural circles. Both the calligraphy and the works themselves were impeccable, and were more recognized than his previous works such as Lang Tao Sha and Yu Mei Ren, which amazed the world.

Previously, someone in the collecting circle offered a price of 180 million for "Xia Ke Xing", which was thought to be a sky-high price.

But now Li Zheng is willing to offer 200 million to resolve the crisis.

How much should the more representative "Xia Ke Xing" and "Wang Yue" be given?

It must be more than 200 million.

Li Zheng was also stunned for a moment. After thinking for a few seconds, he said, "Under 300 million, I can accept a price of up to 350 million if someone bids! If the two works can be packaged together, I can accept a price of less than 1 billion."

After thinking about it, Li Zheng gave the highest price in his mind.

No matter which of the two paintings, "Xia Ke Xing" and "Wang Yue", is authentic, he can offer a price of 350 million. If both paintings are sold together, he can directly offer an extremely high price of 1 billion.

After hearing this, Old Liu's heart beat faster.

He knew that Li Zheng would definitely pay a sky-high price, but he didn't expect it to be such an astonishing price.

The two works are worth 1 billion yuan each, so one is worth 500 million yuan!
Such a price is absolutely sky-high among antique calligraphy and paintings.

Most of the national treasure-level calligraphy and paintings do not have this price. Only the masterpieces of several top ancient masters can be sold at this price.

The fact that these two works that Jiang Chen had just created were able to be sold at such a high price shows that these two temporary masterpieces of Jiang Chen are destined to become the treasures of a museum in the future. And not just a small museum, but a national museum like the Forbidden City.

Old Liu made up his mind to follow Jiang Chen for the rest of his life. If he could get Li Zheng's business done, he could retire directly.

"Okay, Mr. Li, I will continue to follow Jiang Chen and wait for the opportunity."

Old Liu said in a firm tone.

Li Zheng: "Okay, keep a low profile and don't expose me."

Lao Liu: "Of course, Mr. Li, rest assured, I have been in this business for 20 years and have a great reputation!"

Li Zheng: "I think Zheng Zehao is the easiest to make a breakthrough. Find someone capable and keep in touch with him often."

Old Liu: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I am an expert in this area. I have already arranged someone. He is specifically responsible for keeping an eye on Zheng Zehao every day."

…………

Beijing.

Li Wenbin was sitting in his office, holding the phone and asked, "One hundred and fifty million didn't impress him?"

The old man on the other end of the phone said with certainty: "Yes, he refused 150 million, very firmly. I guess it's not about the money. He is a relatively innocent and sentimental person. Jiang Chen regards him as a friend, and he doesn't want to disappoint Jiang Chen's friendship, so he doesn't use Jiang Chen's fame to make money, and he won't sell Jiang Chen's works."

"People like this are the hardest to conquer!"

Li Wenbin rubbed his brows: "Is there still a chance?"

The old man replied: "There is a chance, but it is very small, and it will take a long time to slowly get in touch. After all, Zheng Zehao is just an ordinary person, from an average family, not married, not young anymore, and still without a stable job. Over time, he may not be able to withstand the temptation of money."

Li Wenbin: "Okay, you are an expert in this area. If you can buy this Ding Fengbo, the commission will be increased by 20%! I only look at the results. As for the price, if 150 million is not enough, I can add another 70 million, up to 220 million!" The old man: "Okay, I have sent someone to follow Zheng Zehao and try to impress him. I will continue to follow Jiang Chen."

Li Wenbin: "Okay, I'll wait for your good news. I went to watch Jiang Chen's The Knight's Journey again this morning. I really want it."

Li Wenbin's mind is still filled with the sword-like calligraphy strokes from The Swordsman. He has been dreaming about it for days.

The old man smiled bitterly and said, "You are much better than others because you can see it. Many people want to see it but cannot. I have never seen the original copy of "Xia Ke Xing". Therefore, you naturally know more clearly how difficult it is to buy that work. It is impossible to buy it in Jiang Chen's hands. Mr. Li, is there any chance for the Qing Ping Diao in your sister's hand and Wang Fei's "Yi Jian Mei"?"

Li Wenbin laughed and said, "No chance. It's harder to buy them than in Jiang Chen's hands. It's impossible! They now value these two works more than their lives."

The old man said, "Then there is nothing we can do. The one who has the best chance now is Ding Fengbo in Zheng Zehao's hands."

Li Wenbin: "Yes, this is the work with the greatest chance. Just go ahead and do it. I will pay for it!"

Old man: "Okay, we'll try our best!"

hang up the phone.

Li Wenbin sighed, feeling somewhat disappointed. He had thought that he could buy the Ding Fengbo from Zheng Zehao and hang it in his office, but he did not expect that even 150 million would not be enough to impress him.

"Jiang Chen's works are so popular."

Li Wenbin murmured to himself.

He knew that most collectors in the country were now eyeing Jiang Chen's works.

This is the most collectible work by domestic artists in recent decades. It is not Western art, but a culmination of pure Chinese traditional culture and art, and is even more popular among many Chinese collectors.

Although Jiang Chen is still young, it is unknown how many works he will write in the future.

but……

All the works Jiang Chen has written so far are of absolutely high standard, and each authentic work is worthy of being passed down from generation to generation.

This is different from those artists who have a large number of uneven works handed down from generation to generation.

Some of the top artists in Europe and the United States now have tens of thousands of works. Their best masterpieces can be sold for millions of dollars, but 99% of the other ordinary works can only be sold for a few thousand or even a few hundred dollars.

but……

Every one of Jiang Chen's works is impeccable and of absolutely high standard.

Most artists in Europe and America are now taking the abstract approach.

The so-called abstract route is a non-technical flow of hyping concepts. Whether the work is good or not, depends entirely on hype and operation. Therefore, such artists have in-depth cooperation with many professional art companies. Those art companies spend money to bribe the media and experts to help hype and hype, and then sell the works to make money, and both parties share the money.

For example, a work consisting of a black dot drawn on a piece of white paper was sold at an extremely high price of tens of millions of dollars through the operation and hype of multiple parties.

There is absolutely no standard to judge the quality or level of this kind of work, so it is extremely watery. How much it can be sold for depends entirely on whether the operator behind it is capable enough.

Jiang Chen's works are the essence of traditional Chinese culture. Just like the works of ancient great writers, calligraphers and painters, their good and bad are visible to the naked eye. Everyone can see them without any exaggeration or hype.

Whether it is a Chinese professor or expert from top universities such as Kyoto University or a random elementary school graduate on the street, after reading it, they will all say the same thing: "It's so well written, so awesome!"

Therefore, the domestic collectors are now chasing after Jiang Chen's works, and everyone wants to buy a piece of Jiang Chen's work.

They all know.

No matter how many works like this Jiang Chen writes in the future, their value will not be low.

because!

The quality of the work itself is there.

The calligraphy is on par with that of famous historical masters, plus the masterpieces handed down from generation to generation.

Such a combination has always been an absolute rare treasure in any era since ancient times, and is completely inaccessible to ordinary people.

Therefore, Li Wenbin dared to offer a higher price than Li Zheng. He felt that Jiang Chen's works still had room for appreciation in value in the future.

One reason is that Jiang Chen’s works themselves are of high value.

Another reason is that no one in the world can compare with Jiang Chen. Not only in the world today, but in the past five or six hundred years, there has been no literati who can compare with Jiang Chen.

We can only go back to the Tang and Song dynasties, the peak period of culture, and find those top writers to compare with Jiang Chen.

Such existence...

The value of his works will only continue to increase, not decrease.

Hundreds of years later, they will definitely be placed in museums as treasures.

No matter how much money you spend now, as long as you buy Jiang Chen’s work, it can be regarded as an heirloom.

…………

Jiang Chen and his group found a place on the road to have a simple lunch at noon, set up a tent and took a nap, and set off again in the afternoon.

At around seven or eight in the afternoon, we camped again in a place with mountains and water.

Park the car.

Han Qing, Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia and others began to set up their tents in a familiar manner. Jiang Chen's tent was in the middle, and their tents were around it to protect him.

The mobile phone was placed on a stand and live streaming was going on. More than 600,000 people were watching them busy. Jiang Chen stood by the small river nearby and looked at the scenery.

The audience in the live broadcast room were all envious.

Jiang Chen was thinking about Zheng Zehao's experience today. So many people outside wanted the work he wrote.

Zheng Zehao won’t sell it either.

Should I give away a few of my works?
otherwise……

All the works are concentrated in one's own hands, which is not conducive to the dissemination and recognition of these works.

Jiang Chen hopes that the works he writes and sings can be spread more widely and gain more recognition.

The songs we sing are spread through live streaming platforms, downloading platforms, and short video platforms, so there is no need to worry about their spread and recognition.

However, the poems he wrote had no distribution channels and most of them were concentrated in Jiang Chen's own hands.

This is obviously not conducive to dissemination.

Therefore, it is necessary to release a small number of works so that they can be sought after and recognized by collectors outside.

but……

It certainly can’t be given away casually.

Jiang Chen suddenly turned around and said to the live camera: "Everyone, today I suddenly remembered that I haven't interacted with the audience watching my live broadcast for a long time since I left Shanghai. I feel ashamed of your support during this period! So, in order to make it up to you, when I return to Chengdu, I will let Xiao Qingzi draw a prize in the live broadcast room."

"The prize is a piece of work I wrote!"

Jiang Chen's words instantly made the live broadcast room quiet, and the comments on the screen were almost invisible.

Han Qing, Pu Yuexi, and Chen Xiaojia, who were packing their things, also stopped at the same time and looked up at Jiang Chen.

(End of this chapter)