The Black Card - Chapter 805

[Chapter 803 The statue of Wang Youjun is unveiled]

. People who are old enough will always have many friends.

Being old enough means you have lived long enough, and generally speaking, you will know more people than young people.

When we were young, we were harmless to each other and got along with each other no matter how happy we were. Everyone of the same age was a friend.

But as we get older, we have fewer and fewer friends. Everyone is busy with work, busy with life, busy with calculations, busy with precautions, or busy with… not being careless.

As a result, the friends around us gradually drifted away, and everyone only maintained polite communication. Being with friends is often not as close as a casual drinker meeting in a random izakaya.

But we will get older and older, until one day, there will be less utilitarianism, less ambition, less calculation and preparedness, and only the emotion and aftertaste of time will remain. Those friends who have not had time to break up in the long years, They became real friends again.

This is the case with Miyamoto Genichi.

Ten years ago, he often felt lonely. For him, the greatest relaxation was to find a small izakaya near Shinsaibashi after get off work and before dinner. He lowered his head, walked in, said sorry for disturbing me, and then went to the restaurant. Four or five slices of sashimi, a glass of soju, some ice cubes, and a casual chat with other drinkers.

Sometimes, the sashimi will be replaced with a small plate of grilled meat.

But starting in his sixties, he began to live in isolation because he no longer had the enterprising spirit he had when he was young.

When they discovered that the same was true for their old friends, they began to move around frequently again.

That day, when Shi Lei exchanged paintings with him, the people he invited to help appraise them were his friends.

Miyamoto Genichi wanted to play some tricks to hide it from everyone, so as to protect his lifelong reputation from falling at the last moment. He had to get the support of those people.

Because only they know the truth.

After thinking for a long time, Miyamoto Genichi felt more and more that this was a hurdle he could not overcome, so he had no choice but to call the mobile phones of those people.

With the news overwhelming, Miyamoto Genichi’s old friends were also uneasy at home, because they knew very well how Miyamoto Genichi gave away the work of the painting saint, and they also I was afraid that this matter would implicate them.

They have retired and are taking care of themselves. They don’t want to have a bad reputation of selling out a national treasure before they die.

After receiving a call from Miyamoto Genichi, they all knew what was going on. Miyamoto Genichi said that he had something to discuss with them, and they rushed to the small apartment near Shinsaibashi without hesitation.

The apartment is not big, only 11 square meters, and Japan’s area measurement unit still retains the ancient style.

One square meter refers to the size of two standard tatami mats, which equals 3.3 square meters.

Eleven square meters is more than thirty square meters. Even if this is the usable area of the apartment, this apartment seems extremely cramped and small, not even comparable to the size of a pavilion in Miyamoto Kenichi’s big house.

Seeing that old friends of many years could only live in such a small house, the several elderly people who came here couldn’t help but feel sympathy for each other.

Of course, the topic closely revolved around the five-star and twenty-eight constellations true form map. Miyamoto Kenichi sighed sadly: “Who could have known that it was the work of the painting saint when he was young? Am I the only one who made a mistake? This is the whole story. Japan has made a mistake.”

Everyone agreed at this moment.

“Fortunately, I got Yan Liben’s authentic work. This is the statue of Wang Youjun.” Miyamoto Xuanyi emphasized his tone, emphasizing how precious his acquisition was.

An old man whispered: “But that is the work of the painting sage.”

Miyamoto Kenichi looked at the old man named Watanabe, and he said seriously: “To be precise, it is a study of the painting sage.”

Everyone Puzzled, Miyamoto Genichi said: “No one has ever really seen the complete version of the five-star and twenty-eight constellations map. What everyone has seen is just the scroll I made before. For a long time, the world has Everyone regarded that work as a copy of Liang Lingzhan, and then concluded that there was a second volume, but it was just lost. But now that it has been proven that it was a work by the painter when he was about 20 years old, it is very problematic whether there is a second volume. . What if it was just an exercise for the painting master to practice his brushwork? He was just feeling the sparse style and the Zhang family style. He felt bored halfway through the copying and ended it hastily. It was also a work that he was far from reaching maturity, so this counts. What is it?”

Everyone looked at each other, still confused as to what Miyamoto Genichi meant.

The old man Watanabe insisted in a low voice: “But after all, it is a masterpiece handed down by the painting saint.”

“Is Yan Liben so inferior to Wu Daozi? Du Fu is a poet saint, but who can say that Xiao Du is not as good as him? Him? Old Du is more solemn, but young Du is romantic. Why is Yan Liben’s artistic value not comparable to a painting by Wu Daozi when he was young?”

Everyone looked at each other again, and Watanabe seemed to begin to understand Miyamoto Genichi’s intentions. He said : “Miyamoto, what do you think, just say it directly. We have all been close friends for many years, and we are definitely on your side.”

Miyamoto Genichi looked around and gave everyone a cup. After adding some soju, he said: “The Chinese can use an auction to prove the value of Wu Daozi, why can’t we follow his example and use an auction to prove the value of Yan Liben? This is the statue of Wang Youjun!”

Here are all fox demons who have practiced for thousands of years. They have spoken to this extent, and a bunch of old ghosts will naturally understand.

Miyamoto Xuan picked up the wine glass, raised his hands high, and said respectfully: “We are all people who are about to die, and our reputation in life cannot be ruined here. I learned that someone intends to sell Yan Liben’s authentic statue of Wang Youjun, but the life is full of breeze.” With little savings, he had no choice but to reluctantly sell the five-star and twenty-eight-constellation map that was believed to be a copy of Liang Lingzhan at the time. In exchange for capital, he only wanted the authentic work. A study by Wu Daozi can be photographed for 163 million, and Yan Liben’s authentic work Why can’t it reach 180 million?”

After a pause, Miyamoto Genichi said again: “I respect this glass of wine, and please take care of it.”

Everyone looked at each other a few times, then picked up the wine glasses, and a group of old men My son, I drank so proudly.

Sotheby’s was rejected. That would be too costly and Sotheby’s would insist on the commission ratio.

Since it’s just a show, why pay such a high price?

An old man named Tanaka said that he knew of a small auction house in South Korea that had been auctioning art for many years and did not require high commissions.

If Yan Liben’s authentic works can be sold with them, they may agree without commission.

Tanaka immediately contacted the auction house, and they agreed that the seller would not have to pay commission, and the seller would only need to pay a commission of one hundred thousand dollars.

Genichi Miyamoto requested that the list of participants in the auction be provided by the seller.

The two parties hit it off immediately, and Miyamoto Kenichi found a way to send the portrait of Wang Youjun to South Korea and handed it over to the auction house that day.

That night, the auction was held among a group of old men. In the end, Miyamoto Kenichi bought back the painting he sold and bought for US$180 million, paying a commission of US$100,000.

Watanabe and Tanaka took action, publicizing the auction and claiming that Miyamoto Kenichi reluctantly sold the Five Stars and Twenty-Eight Constellations for a truly authentic work. At that time, he had no chance of knowing about the painting. Painting is a painting of a holy place.

But no matter what, the Osaka Municipal Museum of Art has welcomed back a new national treasure-level ancient Chinese painting. Yan Liben’s long-lost portrait of Wang Youjun has been rediscovered.

Make up 9.

(End of chapter)