Jianbao life

Chapter 626 Feelings
Xie Gong shook his head and said: "You always say that, why don't I believe it!"

Mr. Liu said: "After all, I am a human being, not a god, and although this work is ghostwritten, it is still quite good. Although we say that the person who wrote it may be Youqiu, not in terms of creative level, it is better than Youqiu. Looking for other works, the surface is still better, so I think it’s better to let other people confirm it.”

Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Xie Gong was a little surprised, and quickly asked: "Mr. Liu, what do you mean by that means that this painting is very likely to be someone else's work?"

"Isn't it!"

Mr. Liu explained: "From the point of view of the brush and style of painting, the possibility of Youqiu's ghostwriting is still greater. As for why it looks better than Youqiu's other works, there is also a factor of extraordinary performance in it. .”

Xie Gong felt a little disappointed when he heard the words, and asked: "Boss Chu told me just now that the market value of this painting is 50. If it proves to be someone else, will the price be higher?"

Mr. Liu pondered for a while, and then said: "The price of 50 yuan is very reasonable for this painting. If it is higher than this price, I think it is possible unless it is the work of Qiu Ying, but from my point of view Looking at it, it is basically impossible for Qiu Ying to paint this painting."

"Forget it!" Xie Gong shook his head directly.

"Mr. Xie, if you feel that the money for the child's treatment is not enough, I can help. I think it's better to figure out something about the transaction!"

The reason why Chu Chen said this was also because he didn't want Xie Gong to have any troubles in his heart in the future. If it was a stranger, he wouldn't be so troublesome.

Xie Gong chuckled and said, "I have nothing to worry about. As the saying goes, if you want to be unknown, unless you do nothing about it, I will go to work at your time in a while. There is nothing to worry about." Yes. If there is a result by then, just give me a letter of approval."

When the father and daughter of Liu heard that Xie Gong was going to work at Chu Chen's, they all showed a curious expression.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and explained the reason to the two of them.

After hearing the cause and effect of the matter, Mr. Liu immediately asked in surprise: "Are you the son of Brother Xie?"

"Yes!" Xie Gong nodded and said, "I was with my father back then, how many times have I met you!"

Mr. Liu said happily: "It's been almost 30 years since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you today! Hey, what a pity! At that time, I was in charge of archaeological work in other places, so I couldn't come back to see him for the last time!"

Xie Gong also sighed: "Yes, before my father died, he still talked about your old age!"

Mr. Liu shook his head and sighed, and then said: "Xiao Xie, since you have difficulties at home, why don't you come to me? Besides, the address of my home is not difficult to ask. How can I still pretend that I don't know you?"

Xie Gong smiled a little embarrassedly. It's not that he didn't think about coming to Mr. Liu, but after all, the two hadn't seen each other for decades. The situation Mr. Liu said had indeed occurred in his heart. Worry, of course, if there is really no other way, he can only come here with a thick skin.

After all, Mr. Liu is already in his 80s, how can he not see Xie Gong's thoughts, he didn't mention it too much, and asked: "How is the child's situation now?"

When mentioning his grandson, Xie Gong couldn't help but worry again, and replied: "There are good times and bad times, Professor Zhu is planning to perform another operation on the child, and the specific situation will not be known until after the operation."

Mr. Liu nodded: "I think it's best to have an expert consultation now, what do you think?"

"I also hope to be able to consult with experts, but..."

"Leave it alone!"

Mr. Liu waved his hand and said, "You leave me the child's information, and I'll ask the expert to contact you immediately. The consultation should be possible tomorrow morning."

"Thank you! Mr. Liu, thank you very much!" Xie Gong bowed deeply to Mr. Liu.

Mr. Liu shook his head: "Xiao Xie, you are too alienated like this. As an elder, you should do something within your ability."

Xie Gong smiled honestly, and then said: "Old Liu, since this is the case, then I will go back first, and my wife is probably waiting in the hospital. As for the money for this painting, just transfer the money to me."

"Are you not waiting for this painting anymore?" Elder Liu confirmed again.

"No need, I will definitely trust the judgment of the two of you on this matter." Xie Gong waved his hand, expressing that there is no need to do so.

Chu Chen said: "In this case, I will accept this painting for 50 yuan."

"Boss Chu..."

"Thank you!"

Chu Chen interrupted him, and said with a smile: "Since your family and my master's family are also family friends, you can just call me Xiao Chu."

Xie Gong shook his head: "How is this possible? From now on, I will work under your hands. It is too rude to call you like this."

Mr. Liu chuckled: "Let's see it this way. You two use formal address during working hours. Normally, don't be so polite. What do you think?"

Of course Chu Chen had no objection to this, but Xie Gong hesitated for a while, and after being persuaded by Chu Chen and Liu Qinshu, he agreed.

"Old Chu...Xiao Chu, I also know a little about buying antiques. The market price is 50, and you also receive 50. Isn't that a little bit of a disadvantage?"

Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Not to mention the relationship between you and my master, since you are about to become my employee, of course you will also have some benefits. Besides, I will definitely not suffer. With the current market conditions in the antique market Let me tell you, after half a year, I will be able to make money, and then I am afraid that you will regret it!"

"Of course not..."

Everyone laughed, and then signed the agreement. Chu Chen is still relatively cautious when it comes to money. You must know how many brothers in the world will sever ties because of money. In order to avoid this seemingly unlikely thing , It is better to do a good job in advance.

When Chu Chen called to ask the accountant to transfer the money to Xie Gong, Xie Gong also wrote down his grandson's information, and was about to leave.

Seeing that Xie Gong was about to leave, Chu Chen hurriedly said, "Mr. Xie, I'll see you off!"

"Don't worry about it, I can take the car by myself..." Xie Gong refused again and again, and seeing that he insisted on this, Chu Chen let him go.

After sending Xie Gong to the door, Chu Chen returned to the living room. At this time, Mr. Liu was telling Liu Qinshu to contact the doctor as soon as possible, and then she took the note and called.

"Hey!"

Elder Liu sighed, and then said: "Speaking of which, brother Xie is also good to me, and he is also humble, good at craftsmanship, and knows a lot of skills that are now lost. If it weren't for those years, because of his family background Relationship, maybe those skills can be passed down, if I could keep him at that time, that would be great!"

Hearing what Mr. Liu said, Chu Chen immediately understood what was going on, but as far as he knew, the background of the master's family was not good at the beginning, but his family was kind to a later big man during the Anti-Japanese War, so he was spared. Even so, he avoided the limelight in the name of presiding over archaeological work.

Therefore, based on the situation at the time, the master couldn't even protect himself, so how could he care about others? If he insisted on protecting himself, he might even drag himself into it.

Chu Chen said: "Master, after all, it was difficult for you during that time, and you were beyond your control. Moreover, it has been such a long time, no matter how much you think about it, it will only increase your troubles."

"That's what you said, forget it, don't want to!"

Mr. Liu shook his head. After a while, he smiled and said to Chu Chen, "Achen, you did a good job this time. In our society, those who are capable should contribute their own strength."

At first, Chu Chen didn't understand what the master said, but after a little thought, he realized that the master should be talking about carving lacquer, and he said with a smile: "It's actually a coincidence, if I didn't meet Mr. Xie, who is very skilled artist, I would never come up with such an idea."

Mr. Liu said: "Have you ever thought about what to do if the apprentice finds it boring and troublesome after studying for a while?"

Chu Chen replied: "First of all, when selecting apprentices, we will definitely make more selections. If we can pass the interview smoothly, then at the beginning, we will also give him a salary so that he has no worries about life. , There are still some rewards and punishments that I haven’t figured out. Of course, before that, we will sign an agreement with him, and if he repents at that time, he will pay a lot of liquidated damages.”

Mr. Liu nodded: "Then you mean, at the beginning, you planned to raise apprentices?"

Chu Chen sighed: "Yes, after all, the craft of carving lacquer is really not easy at the beginning. If the students' worries in life are not solved, it may have an impact on the students' psychology, especially in this utilitarian society. .When he can get started by himself, there won’t be so many problems.”

"Then what do you think about starting a school?" Elder Liu asked again.

"It's hard!"

Chu Chen said: "There is a lot of capital investment, and it is hard to find good teachers and good students. Besides, after graduation, what about the employment problem? Carved lacquer is a high-end handicraft after all, and it is expensive. Like porcelain, there are so many people who like it, and there are really so many practitioners, it is difficult to open a market."

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Mr. Liu frowned, and then sighed: "You are right, this matter cannot be solved by someone with money. It seems that under the market economy, some old crafts are bound to suffer. Eliminate!"

Chu Chen felt uncomfortable when he heard the words. Although there are often people in the society calling for the protection of traditional handicrafts, the audience for some things is really small, it is difficult to make money, and you have to endure loneliness in learning. In this case, How many young people today will choose to study?
Therefore, if it is really necessary to protect traditional handicrafts, it is still difficult to rely on personal strength alone. No matter how much money Chu Chen has, he does not have so much energy to manage it.

(End of this chapter)