Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 49: The Master's Original Works (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

The world of Bright Sword, Yangcun.

Although the weather is still very cold, the workers are busy working and sweating profusely to build Yangcun's own sulfuric acid production line.

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from a distance, "Brother Ren, Brother Ren!"

Ren Zhong raised his head, wiped the sweat off his face, and saw that it was Zhang Wanhe who came.

It feels like I haven’t seen Lao Zhang for a long time since the last penicillin transaction. I wonder what he is doing this time.

"Minister Zhang, is there anything I can help you with?" Ren Zhong responded by waving his hand.

"Brother Ren, good news. I found a few of those famous calligraphy and paintings you mentioned. Take a look and see if they are correct?" Zhang Wanhe held up several scrolls in his hand.

Ren Zhong perked up, dropped the work in his hands, walked to a basin next to him and washed his hands roughly, then wiped his hands casually on his body and went to meet Zhang Wanhe.

He quickly took the five scrolls from Zhang Wanhe's hand, then walked into a thatched hut next to him, placed the scrolls on an eight-immortal table, then took out one and slowly unfolded it.

It was a picture of two grasshoppers squatting in a clump of wild grass. Although not many strokes were used, the grasshoppers looked lifelike. When Ren Zhong saw the words "Bai Shi" in the line of words above, his heart skipped a beat. Could this be an authentic work of Bai Shi?
He carefully studied the text and seal on it, and it seemed to be no different from the old man Bai Shi in his memory. However, there was no picture for comparison, so Ren Zhong didn't know whether it was authentic.

It's just that Zhang Wanhe spent more than a month to get this from this era, so he doesn't think it would be a fake painting. After all, in this time and space, although Bai Shi's paintings have begun to be valuable, they are much cheaper than in his own time and space.

This painting is collected!

Ren Zhong rolled it up carefully.

"Minister Zhang, I want this painting. Two thousand dollars is no problem." Ren Zhong said to Zhang Wanhe next to him.

Zhang Wanhe, who was a little nervous at first, relaxed all of a sudden. Although Ren Zhong had told him before that he could use calligraphy and paintings to pay off debts, and the price was amazing, Zhang Wanhe was still unsure before the deal was made. After all, this grasshopper painting was obtained by a comrade working underground for 400 oceans, and it was only transported from the capital to the base, which consumed a lot of manpower along the way. Now it seems worth it!

You can earn 5 times the profit in one go!

This made Zhang Wanhe full of expectations for the remaining paintings. After all, he purchased them according to the names of the painters provided by Ren Zhong.

Ren Zhong unfolded the second scroll. This time it was a mighty and majestic tiger, and the four large characters "Shenwei Gaishi" were majestic and powerful. It was obvious at first glance that the author was very powerful. However, where the author drew his name, Ren Zhong could not tell who it was. He could vaguely make out the words "Renchen Nian Tijuan", which did not seem to be very well-known.

But the painting is so good that even an amateur like Ren Zhong is reluctant to throw it away. Just looking at the painting skills, he feels it is valuable.

"This tiger painting was painted by the painter named Daqian you mentioned. Brother Ren, do you think it is worth 2000 dollars?" Seeing that Ren Zhong seemed a little hesitant, Zhang Wanhe quickly interrupted, fearing that Ren Zhong would not want this painting. You know, these paintings are not only difficult to obtain, but most importantly, they cost hundreds of dollars to get. If Ren Zhong doesn't want it, all the money will be wasted.

When Ren Zhong heard the name, his eyelids twitched a few times. Damn, he almost wanted to give up. This must be an early work of Daqian. It is not signed by Daqian yet. Maybe it is more expensive than the one signed by Daqian. It is a big profit. Just these two pictures are completely worth it.

"They are all good, very good. I want them all. I want all five paintings you brought this time. This will be worth ten thousand dollars. Do you think it's okay?" Ren Zhong rolled up the painting of Great Thousand Tigers more carefully. There was no need to look at the other three paintings.

Lao Zhang is an honest man, he would not fool me. Those three pictures must be the works of the famous artists I designated. These people are still here on this plane, so it is unlikely that they would blatantly sell counterfeits to Lao Zhang. I'd better take the remaining three pictures back to the main plane and study them carefully, otherwise I'll seem a bit petty!

After getting these authentic works of masters, Ren Zhong didn't want to stay in the world of Bright Sword anymore. When the time to return came, Ren Zhong immediately found an excuse to avoid everyone's eyes and ears and travel back to the main world!

The main plane, in Jincheng Community.

Ren Zhong immediately went online to find the painting albums of those great painters, looked at them one by one, and then carefully compared them with the paintings he had. He checked them from beginning to end twice but did not find any of them in the albums.

These collections contain all the known paintings of masters, which means that the works of masters in his hands are unique. This makes Ren Zhong feel at ease, and the embarrassment of colliding with the works of masters in reality seems to be unlikely to occur.

However, Ren Zhong was not sure whether it was an authentic work. He found similar pictures in the album and compared and analyzed the style of the authentic work in the album. However, with his limited appreciation ability, Ren Zhong could not tell the difference at all.

Ren Zhong looked at it for a while, but felt helpless. Forget it, let the experts deal with it.

Ren Zhong definitely wanted to cash in on these paintings, but after studying the domestic auction house handling fees and personal income tax for a while, he found that he was having a headache.

If these paintings are genuine works of masters, or works that have not been released, the conservative estimate is that they are worth tens of millions of yuan. If they are paid according to domestic taxes, about 30% will be charged, and Ren Zhong really can't bear to do that.

You have to know that this involves spending tens of millions of dollars in income. As the saying goes, it is hard to part with good money. Even if Ren Zhong can make tens of millions of dollars this time, he is reluctant to let his wealth shrink by 30%.

What's more, Ren Zhang is responsible for the scientific research in the Sword Plane, and now there are only a few limited channels to obtain funds. Whether it is oceans or gold, a small amount can be fooled. If he really takes out hundreds of thousands of oceans and thousands of small yellow croakers, the modern coin and antique market will be directly collapsed by him!
And he will definitely be targeted. For an ordinary person like him, cashing in is extremely difficult and may even bring about real disasters.

Now it has turned to works by masters. In fact, the number should not be too large. A few or even dozens of paintings can still be auctioned. If you really want to continuously produce hundreds of paintings by famous artists, there is a risk of completely disrupting the market.

The reason why these paintings are expensive is partly due to the famous artists’ painting skills, but scarcity is another important factor.

If it is everywhere, the price will naturally drop significantly, and it will also be difficult to sell it.

Therefore, Ren Zhong actually cherishes every penny now. All the money he earned from the two planes is now invested in the research and development of the Liangjian plane. He doesn't even have time to buy a house of his own.

Of course, after the auction of the masters' paintings, Ren Zhong will buy a house of his own, preferably one where he can live independently, with better security and privacy.

After all, no matter how difficult a man's life is, he should not suffer too much.

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