The queen is reborn in business

Chapter 208 Heirloom Treasure
As the scroll was slowly opened, everyone in the venue stared closely at Shen Qingcheng's hands holding the scroll, unconsciously holding their breath, and the gazes cast on Shen Qingcheng by the audience also made him feel Under the strong pressure, there was even a trace of sweat faintly oozing from his forehead.

He had never experienced the scene of being stared at by so many people and so many eyes at the same time. Even though Shen Qingcheng had always prided himself on being calm and composed, at this moment his palms trembled slightly due to nervousness.

The slowly unrolling scroll gradually revealed its own appearance, and the free and unrestrained characters like flowing clouds and flowing water leaped before their eyes. This is obviously a calligraphy work, and there is nothing unusual about this book, but the three big characters on the head make people Everyone who saw it clearly froze in place.

Preface to Lanting.

I believe that every Chinese person, even a child, will know the meaning of these three characters.

However, in the eyes of the students, this is just an article that needs to be memorized and recited, but when this article is brought to such an occasion, it is like a dreamlike journey.

The treasure of calligraphy that had disappeared for nearly a thousand years appeared in front of them like a miracle, and it was this "Preface to the Lanting Collection" that occupied an absolutely important position in the history of Chinese calligraphy.The significance of this is self-evident.

coax~
The originally quiet venue just now suddenly felt like a drop of water falling into a hot oil pan, and a strong physical reaction occurred. Almost all the people in the audience stood up, wanting to watch this calligraphy treasure up close.

Of course, there must be voices of doubt.

Since tonight's auction itself is to build momentum for Longxin Auction House, tonight's event also invited some media to the scene to help out. After seeing the images simultaneously projected on the LED screen, the sensitivity of a news media person Let them react quickly.

Due to the special nature of the auction, there are not many media that can enter the venue today. Longxin invited a total of fifteen media to the venue this time. Of course, this is also because Longxin is a new company, and it is not very big in the industry. fame.

Although the gimmicks this time are full of gimmicks, and many people are quite curious about the items that Longxin will donate, many people think that this is just a hype technique of Longxin, and has no substantial news value, so Some well-known large media didn't pay much attention to the invitation after receiving it, but they didn't want to miss some potential news points, so they just sent some small reporters to take a look and go back to write some irrelevant speeches.

After reacting, he quickly picked up the camera in his hand and pointed it at the image on the LED screen. After shooting for a while, he was a little excited and wanted to ask something.

"Mr. Shen, may I ask, is this calligraphy work the one that your Longxin Auction House will donate to the National Museum this time?"

"Mr. Shen, may I ask if this is really "The Preface to the Lanting Collection"?"

"President Shen, this is..."

"President Shen, please answer..."

"Mr. Shen..."

All the media reporters stood up together and asked Shen Qingcheng on the stage at the same time, for fear of being left behind.

Ronan is a reporter for the "Art Collection" magazine. Two days ago, because of a press release, he had a very stiff fight with the editor-in-chief. He was marginalized by his colleagues and those in the office who were waiting to see his jokes. , so this period of time has been in dire straits.

If it weren't for this, such an unknown small company would never have worked for him. Although Longxin's auctions in August last year were really good, what is mixed in this industry is qualifications and connections. What if a small company that has just become famous in the province is affiliated with Qiongyu Pavilion?
Today, there was also a large-scale auction in Shanghai. The auction company that undertook it was a first-class company in the industry. It had successfully broken the record for the highest single-sale transaction price in the industry. It got stuck in his hand.

Ronan naturally didn't have a good face when such an angry thing happened.

But this full of complaints and complaints have gradually dissipated when they saw Longxin's first lot. It seems that people in the industry have seriously miscalculated the strength of this company. At least in his opinion, this sudden auction The auction items and overall strength of the auction are no worse than any established auction company.

And after seeing Shen Qingcheng open the scroll, Ronan stood up on the spot in astonishment, his eyes fixed on the LED display screen. Although it was a bit blurry, he would not mistake the three words.

"Everyone please be quiet!"

Shen Qingcheng waved his hand to stop the momentary chaos in the venue, and his calm and atmospheric voice was transmitted to the ears of everyone present through the microphone, and the scene was stabilized under the comfort of the on-site staff.

"Now is the time for the official auction. I hope everyone can keep quiet. I also hope that friends from the media can understand. We will hold a special press conference to answer your questions about this matter. I hope everyone can cooperate."

Shen Qingcheng's words successfully controlled the emotions of the people in the venue. Seeing that the venue was quiet, Shen Qingcheng continued: "I believe everyone has heard about it just now. This "Preface to the Lanting Collection" was obtained by our chairman by accident. , We have made a lot of efforts in the maintenance and repair of this work, spent a lot of time and energy, and finally formed the appearance you see now."

"And taking advantage of this auction, we decided to present this national treasure that has been dormant for nearly a thousand years as a birthday present to the motherland!"

Shen Qingcheng's words once again instigated the atmosphere of the scene, and at the same time ignited everyone's curiosity to the top. Is this thing real?Is it a copied version by later generations, or is it really the calligraphy master's calligraphy?
"Next, Mr. Cui, the honorary curator of the National Museum, will be invited to the stage!"

Following Shen Qingcheng's words, an old man with silver hair slowly walked out from the backstage. Although he was 70 years old, Cui Lao's complexion was still good, his face was ruddy, and he looked even more radiant under the light.

Without much politeness, Mr. Cui went straight to the calligraphy and painting placed on the round platform when he came to the stage, which had been drawing his thoughts since he first appeared.

Looking at it inch by inch, Elder Cui's expression became more and more excited. From Shen Qingcheng's perspective, he could even see faintly visible tears from the corners of Elder Cui's eyes. His hands were trembling and he wanted to touch this painting full of legends and topics. Calligraphy and painting, but when the fingertips are about to touch the paper, they shrink back. The feeling of being close to the hometown and feeling timid expresses Cui Lao's mood vividly.

Everyone in the audience originally doubted the authenticity of this painting, but when they saw Mr. Cui's excited expression, everyone dispelled this idea in their hearts. According to the value of this calligraphy now There is no doubt about it.

If it is said that the absolute authority in the field of collection and appreciation in China today, it must belong to Mr. Cui. As the most experienced and respected connoisseur in China, what Mr. Cui's words represent is absolute in the eyes of outsiders. authority.

"This..." Mr. Cui hadn't recovered from the shock, and with his trembling lips, he uttered words that shocked the audience again: "This is Wang Xizhi's authentic work!"

Guessing secretly is far less shocking than the person's own confession, let alone the message represented by Mr. Cui's words!
As we all know, "Lanting Collection Preface" comes from Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and known as the "Sage of Calligraphy".And this "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface" is his most influential work, widely loved and sought after by later generations, and is recognized as a "treasure" by the world.

There are also many copied versions of later generations that are of great historical collection value. At first they thought that this "Lanting Collection Preface" was just copied by later generations. Although it has historical value, it has not yet reached the level of a treasure. But this is already very rare, and it is already very sincere for Long Xin to be able to take out such a thing.

But Mr. Cui's words hit their heads hard like a thunderbolt suddenly appearing in the clear sky. The news was so shocking that it even made people wonder if they were just dreaming, or hallucinations or hallucinations. .

Such a treasure that only exists in legends actually appeared in front of everyone one day, and such an incredible thing actually happened in front of their eyes.

Under the feeling of sleepwalking in the audience, the staff of Longxin Auction House and the National Museum completed the handover ceremony. After sleeping for nearly a thousand years, this handed down treasure was finally able to return to the embrace of the motherland and be presented to the public. in the field of vision.

……

"Handed down treasure reappears in the world! "

On the headline of the front page of the People's Daily, the largest boldface headline column reported the news. In addition, in the first-class professional weekly magazines such as "Art Collection", "Contemporary Treasures", and "Collectors", no matter last night Whether they were at the auction site or not, the news was reported one after another. For a while, the whole of China seemed to be overwhelmed by the news.

In an ordinary apartment in the capital, Gu Yunjing leaned on the soft sofa cushions behind her, lazily watching the scene on the TV of an excited reporter asking questions in front of Zhenbaoxuan's store.

What happened last night was like dropping a deep-water torpedo on the whole of China, blowing up all the "creatures". Suddenly, the whole of China was caught in a storm of discussions about "Preface to the Lanting Collection".

And with this storm, the reputation of Longxin Auction House also jumped up, and this legendary treasure was discussed and publicized by excited people over and over again.

(End of this chapter)