I never thought that there are people in the world who can paint so exquisitely. One painting is enough to amaze the world, but I didn’t expect that behind it there is a painting within a painting that can shake the art and cultural world around the world.
Wen Qianqian stared at the scene in front of her in amazement. The painting was so realistic that the people in the painting seemed to be alive in front of her. She could see the aloof and arrogant look of the young general in the court, and she could also see him squinting his eyes in contentment on the grass.
She blinked, feeling that the gift bestowed by history was opened at this moment, as if the painting had suddenly moved, and the breath of long history came from the air. The people in the painting were smiling at people today after more than 1,000 years.
She opened her eyes wide again, as if no words could describe the shock of this moment.
"Hey, Ah Yan, why do I feel that Officer Wen's expression is a little strange? What is she looking at?" Shen Yanjun was a little curious: "What's so interesting on the back of the painting?"
"I don't know," Lu Xingyan shook his head, "Maybe he saw something interesting."
He said with a slight smile: "I haven't seen her with this expression very often, it's quite cute."
Shen Yanjun:!!!
"No showing off affection anytime, anywhere!" Shen Yanjun said with a tired expression: "I paid for your ticket to watch the show, not for you to provoke me!"
"Well, okay, single dog." Lu Xingyan said in a light tone.
"Ahhhhh!" Shen Yanjun seemed to be greatly stimulated: "You loser!"
The host on stage was also a little curious: "Qianqian, what are you looking at?"
Wen Qianqian came back to her senses, thought for a moment, and replied, "I'm looking at the treasures of human civilization.
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She did not directly tell the host the secret of the painting. She had to think seriously about this secret, otherwise if the world knew the secret of the painting, there would be another bloody storm.
"Hahahahahaha," the host said, not understanding what she meant. "Indeed, this national treasure has its own unique charm. No wonder Qianqian is still captivated by it after viewing it over and over again."
As they were talking, the two long-legged emcees in cheongsams had finished displaying the paintings, and the audience was still praising them continuously, as if all the beautiful words in the world could be used to describe this painting.
Seeing that time was almost up, the host announced, "Thank you, Qianqian, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to participate in the program. Thank you to all the fans of 'China Archives' for your support. Today's program ends here. A grand national treasure donation ceremony will be held in the lobby on the first floor of the TV station later."
"In a moment, the buyer of this painting, Mr. Xie Yunjin, and leaders from the National Museum will come to the TV station in person to hand it over. Everyone is welcome to move to the first floor to watch. Thank you!"
After the host finished speaking, the audience began to move, and some even quickened their pace to get a good seat in the first-floor lobby.
The long-legged emcee on the stage also put away the painting, tugged at her skirt with her right hand, and stepped forward with her long legs to go backstage.
Wen Qianqian saw that they seemed to be in a hurry, and kindly reminded them, "To return the painting, go from the right."
The two people were stunned for a moment, and then one of them turned around and smiled awkwardly at her: "Sorry, we've come to the wrong place." After that, he changed direction and hurried to the right.
Soon, the two of them walked quickly and disappeared from everyone's sight. Wen Qianqian couldn't help but look in the direction they were going.
"Sister-in-law, what's the matter? Are you also interested in long-legged sisters?" When everyone dispersed, Shen Yanjun stood next to Lu Xingyan. He had unknowingly walked onto the stage and winked at Wen Qianqian.
Wen Qianqian turned around and glanced at Shen Yanjun, then prepared to look at the two emcees, but gave up when she realized she couldn't see them at all.
"Qianqian, why do you always look back?" Lu Xingyan was also a little curious.
"Nothing," Wen Qianqian smiled. "Just before I recorded the show, I saw someone backstage who looked very similar to one of them. I wonder if they are twins."
"Oh, who cares if they are twins or not, there are many twins in this world." Shen Yanjun pointed downstairs: "Let's go and see the excitement."
After saying that, he pulled Lu Xingyan and prepared to leave.
Lu Xingyan was not moved at all. Instead, he looked at Wen Qianqian steadily: "Qianqian, do you want to go?"
"Well, okay!" Wen Qianqian smiled and nodded.
“Ahhhhhhhhh!” Shen Yanjun couldn’t help but howl loudly: “Lu Xingyan, can you please stop being so hypocritical!”
"You two! Can you control yourself a little!" Shen Yanjun felt very hurt.
However, Lu Xingyan didn't even look at him and pretended not to hear, while Wen Qianqian burst out laughing.
Shen Yanjun: ...Okay, the clown is just me.
Soon, the three of them arrived at the lobby on the first floor. Unexpectedly, it was already packed with people. The aisles on both sides of the lobby were filled with media who came to visit. Various flashbulbs were flashing, making the already bright lobby look like noon in July or August.
The three of them quickly found a place to sit. Shortly after they sat down, they saw the host of the donation ceremony making a few quiet gestures on the stage. Then, he said into the microphone, "Everyone, please be quiet. We will soon hold the donation ceremony for the Martial God Legend Series: Young General's Horse-Descending Painting. Please cooperate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the originally noisy scene suddenly became quiet.
The vast majority of people present neither attended the auction nor participated in the recording of "China Archives". For them, this was the first time they saw the national treasure, and the excitement in their hearts was almost overflowing from their eyes.
The host announced on the stage: "First, please welcome the representative of our National Museum."
After saying that, the representative standing on the stage waved to the audience, who immediately burst into warm applause.
"Next, let us invite the donor of this painting, Mr. Xie Yunjin, President of Xie Group!" The host's voice rose several degrees, appearing more excited.
As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out from the audience. All the audience and media reporters were as excited as if they had seen their idol:
"Thank you, Mr.! Thank you, Mr.!"
"Thank you, Mr. Xie, we love you!"
The audience was excited, except for the three people in the corner who seemed a little cold and out of place.
Shen Yanjun was very puzzled: "What's going on now? Why are these people so excited? It's a bit like a fan circle, like a cult."
Wen Qianqian thought for a moment, "Perhaps it's because he's very good at organizing things. He's tied the donation of paintings to patriotism, allowing everyone to transfer patriotic sentiments onto him personally. They think Xie Yunjin = patriotism = great philanthropist, so naturally they praise him highly."
Shen Yanjun disdainfully said, "When I thought about how someone had suggested that he be elected as one of the top ten most touching figures in China, I almost vomited. He's a pure businessman who does everything for profit. Just watch, I didn't expect the public to be so into it."
"Hmm," Lu Xingyan thought for a moment, "This is probably why your family can't be as big as the Xie family, even though we're both in the jewelry and antique business."
“Lu Xingyan, you actually stared at me!” Shen Yanjun was so angry that his teeth itched.
"No, I'm praising you." Lu Xingyan looked calm.
Shen Yanjun couldn't do anything to him, so he turned to look at Wen Qianqian: "Sister-in-law, A Yan bullied me, please take care of him for me!"
Wen Qianqian raised the corner of her mouth slightly and chuckled: "Sorry, I'm not your sister-in-law yet."
When Shen Yanjun heard this, he looked at Lu Xingyan smugly: "Tsk, Ah Yan, you can't do it. My sister-in-law doesn't even recognize her as my sister-in-law."
Lu Xingyan: ...
After the host introduced the guests from both sides, he began to announce: "The donation ceremony begins. Please welcome the national treasure to meet everyone."
As soon as the host finished speaking, the two long-legged emcees in green cheongsams appeared in front of everyone again, holding in their hands the famous painting that had just been briefly displayed on the show.
"Please beauties, show them to the audience."
As soon as the words fell, the two emcees cooperated with each other, each taking one side, and slowly unfolded the event.
"Wow!" Exclamations rang out from the audience again.
The flash lights started flashing recklessly, and the sound of "clicking" was heard everywhere.
"It seems that the media are really concerned about this matter." Lu Xingyan said softly.
"Yes, because it is really different." Wen Qianqian answered softly, her mind full of the shock she felt when she saw the three-in-one picture.
After the emcee finished the presentation, he rolled up the painting and handed it to Xie Yunjin.
The host announced loudly: "The handover will now begin. Please welcome Mr. Xie and our National Museum representative."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Yunjin handed the scroll to the representative. The representative took the scroll, held it in his hand, and showed it to the media.
"Click, click, click, click, click", the flash lights were running rapidly, trying desperately to capture this meaningful scene.
After a moment, the representative handed the painting to the staff beside him, then turned around and took out an exquisite plaque to show it.
The plaque bears the inscription "Good Deeds, Generous Donations" by renowned contemporary calligrapher Shu Zhen. A representative held it up, showing it to the media for a long time before presenting it to Xie Yunjin in the audience's gaze. "On behalf of the National Museum, I thank Mr. Xie for his generous donation. To express our gratitude, we have specially invited a renowned calligrapher to write this inscription as a tribute to Mr. Xie's charitable act."
After he finished speaking, the media in the audience frantically took photos, and other people also became excited:
"Ahhhhhh, this is so wonderful! I'm almost crying because I can see the national treasure return to the National Museum with my own eyes."
"Shu Zhen is considered one of the most famous calligraphers of modern times. Every single word is worth a fortune. It seems the National Museum has shown great sincerity in thanking Mr. Xie for his donation!"
"Of course, 1.9 billion!"
"Mr. Xie is such a kind person, so good, so kind. I hope that his kindness will be rewarded, and everything will go well for him in the future."
"Tsk," Shen Yanjun in the back row just said it with disdain, and was dissed by the angry eyes of several people around him.
He was so shocked that he had to lower his voice: "Fuck, what's going on? Can't I even make a sound? Aren't these people exaggerating too much?"
Lu Xingyan glanced at him calmly: "In their hearts, Xie Yunjin is their idol now. You openly dissed Xie Oppa, and it's good enough that he didn't hit you."
“Humph!” Shen Yanjun gritted his teeth.
Wen Qianqian was still looking at the stage. At this time, the two long-legged emcees had put away the paintings and stepped aside.
She took a look and felt something was wrong, then took another look and nothing seemed wrong.
"Qianqian, what's wrong?" After Lu Xingyan finished mocking Shen Yanjun next to him, he immediately changed his voice to a gentle one and asked her softly.
"Well, nothing," Wen Qianqian shook her head, unable to tell what was wrong.
Xie Yunjin accepted the plaque calmly, seeming to be very nonchalant.
Thunderous applause rang out from the audience again. Many people were excited and the applause lasted for a long time.
"It's over. Now Xie Yunjin has really become the best man in the country. I'm really desperate about this world." Shen Yanjun wanted to vent his dissatisfaction, but he didn't dare to say it loudly, so he could only complain quietly.
After watching the handover between the two sides, the host announced loudly: "The handover ceremony is over, and the national treasure has returned to the country."
The representative of the National Museum smiled at the audience and said, "Everyone is welcome to come to the National Museum in a week to appreciate this masterpiece."
"Good!" The audience was very enthusiastic.
"I didn't expect that the handover ceremony would go so smoothly." Wen Qianqian looked at the hall where the ceremony had ended and still felt a little unbelievable.
"You feel the same way, don't you?" Lu Xingyan looked at her, "It feels like things are going too smoothly, and there's something wrong."
After saying that, he gave Wen Qianqian a nice smile and said, "Forget it, don't think about it. If there's any problem, you'll definitely be the first to know."
She thought about it and said, "Yes, you are right."
Lu Xingyan looked at her and smiled softly, her shadow filled his eyes: "Come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
"Okay!" Wen Qianqian immediately became happy.
"Hey, hey! You two!" Shen Yanjun couldn't help but start shouting, "Have you two forgotten that there is a living person here?"
After saying that, he approached without hesitation: "Let's go, let's go together, Ah Yan, I want to eat delicious food too!"
Lu Xingyan and Wen Qianqian: ...
Soon, several people walked to the door of a barbecue restaurant with an average cost of 200 yuan per person. Wen Qianqian opened her eyes wide and looked inside. Lu Xingyan was quick to act beside her. Without saying a word, he immediately pulled Shen Yanjun in.
"Do you want to eat this?" Wen Qianqian asked in surprise, "Why? I want it too."
"Yeah, it just occurred to me," he said, smiling gently, like a warm, long-haired puppy. "It's fate, isn't it?"
"What's the point of it?" Shen Yanjun immediately exposed: "Ayan, you have never eaten anything that costs less than 2,000 yuan per person before."
Lu Xingyan: ...
He immediately glared at him, and Shen Yanjun immediately shut up.
He thought for a moment and looked at Shen Yanjun: “Assistant Yuan happens to be alone, if you don’t want to eat, you can go and accompany him.”
"I'm not going." Shen Yanjun immediately refused: "Who wants to have dinner with Yuan Ying, that virgin bachelor?"
"Hehe, it's still fun to hang out with you guys."
Wen Qianqian was curious: "Yuan Ying has been single since birth, aren't you?"
“Hiss,” Shen Yanjun seemed to be hurt: “There is a difference between single dogs and single dogs.”
"Although I'm single now, it doesn't mean I'll always be single. There's a fundamental difference between me and Yuan Ying and the man in front of you!"
"Pfft", Wen Qianqian burst out laughing.
Lu Xingyan's face suddenly turned darker than Bao Gong's.
Shen Yanjun seemed unaware and continued chattering to himself, "He and Yuan Ying are both single mothers, and apart from work, they don't think about anything else."
"They used to be in the office all day with the door closed. I didn't know what they were doing all day. Even if I knocked on the door, it would take a long time for them to open it."
After saying that, he smiled strangely at Wen Qianqian: "If I hadn't met you, I would have thought he was going to be gay with Yuan Ying..."
"Hahahahahahahahahaha", Wen Qianqian couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Lu Xingyan clenched his hands, as if he was trying his best to endure it.
Finally, Shen Yanjun succumbed to his threats.
Just then, the barbecue plate came up. Lu Xingyan declined the merchant's service, took the tongs and began to skillfully turn the meat in the plate.
After they were cooked, they were all put into Wen Qianqian's bowl.
Shen Yanjun: "...Ayan, you are going too far."
Lu Xingyan ignored him and put the remaining grilled meat into his bowl.
Shen Yanjun was immediately hurt.
Wen Qianqian ate while watching them and laughing, then asked Shen Yanjun curiously: "How did you two meet?"
Shen Yanjun had no choice but to pick up the meat and grill it himself. While grilling, he recalled: "Our two families knew each other. We were classmates in junior high school, roommates and classmates in high school, and also in college."
Wen Qianqian thought for a moment: "Didn't Ayan study in high school abroad?"
Shen Yanjun nodded: "Yes, at first I finished junior high school and went abroad directly after high school."
"At that time, Ayan was still studying in high school in China."
"Then, something happened to their family," Shen Yanjun said casually as he flipped the barbecue. "Then, in the last semester of his senior year, Ah Yan couldn't stay in China any longer, so he transferred to our school."
Wen Qianqian's heart skipped a beat after hearing this, and she immediately looked at Lu Xingyan: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mentioned this."
Lu Xingyan paused and said, "It's okay. It's not a secret."
Shen Yanjun pursed his lips, frowning: "Ayan, speaking of this, I still feel strange. For so many years, I still haven't figured it out. Why did uncle and aunt suddenly run to City A, that small place? They have never been there before, right?"
Lu Xingyan was silent for a long time: "Actually, I don't know either. I've been thinking about this for so many years. If they hadn't gone to that place, would the car accident have happened?"
He raised his head, a flash of sadness and confusion in his eyes: "But why did you suddenly appear there?"
Wen Qianqian saw him become depressed and fell into silence. After thinking for a while, she said softly, "Forget it, Ayan, don't think about it. Maybe one day, God will give you the answer."
Lu Xingyan was silent for a long time, then nodded gently: "I hope so."
A week later.
At the police station on Tuesday, Zhao Shan walked to Wen Qianqian's desk with the latest news and read it to her one by one:
"The return of the painting of the young general surrendering his horse has sparked a wave of patriotism among the people of the imperial capital. According to reporters, on the first day of the official display of the national treasure, the museum received 80,000 visitors, setting a record for the largest number of visitors in a single day since its opening."
"Despite the turmoil, the enthusiasm of the people of the imperial capital remains undiminished. Some citizens queued for nearly six hours to see this national treasure in person. After seeing it, they told reporters that it was worth the trip and they would come again if they had the chance."
Wen Qianqian gave him a strange look: "Why are you reading this?"
Zhao Shan said, "Don't be impatient. Wait a little longer. We'll get to the point soon."
He then continued, "Influenced by the return of the National Treasure Map, people across the country have developed a strong interest in the cultural relics and antiques trade, and the prices of stocks related to history, art, and ancient cultural relics have continued to rise."
"Amid this intense atmosphere, the antique trading market has seen a new surge in activity. Five days ago, a jade pendant with a history of around 1,000 years was sold for 6 million yuan at a treasure appraisal shop, shocking the entire antique market."
"Two days ago, at a treasure appraisal shop, a 700-year-old gold crown was sold for a whopping 8 million yuan."
"The antique market continues to be positive. In the short term, several high-priced antiques have been sold at treasure appraisal shops, attracting many citizens to bring their antique collections to treasure appraisal shops for appraisal."
After reading, Zhao Shan looked at Wen Qianqian with envy: "I didn't expect those antiques to be so valuable. Judging from the situation, the treasure appraisal company is ready to take this opportunity to spend a large sum of money to buy them.
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"Why do we have so many antiques, gold, silver, and jade in our house? I'll take them to an appraisal shop to get them appraised. Who knows, I might be the next 5 millionaire!"
After being intoxicated, he looked at Wen Qianqian who looked calm and asked curiously: "Why, Qianqian, aren't you envious?"
As soon as he said that, he suddenly thought of something: "No! You have a lot of money, at least 70 or 80 million, and you're even dating the richest man in Kyoto!"
"Uh, excuse me."
Zhao Shan looked depressed. When she was with Wen Qianqian, they all wore uniforms, and she almost forgot that she was very rich and a real rich woman. It was even very likely that she would have an even richer boyfriend in the future.
As if he had suffered a blow, Zhao Shan walked back with a depressed look on his face, and his back looked somewhat pitiful.
"I'll treat you to afternoon tea." Wen Qianqian smiled gently as she looked at his back.
"Really? Really? Then I want some more!" Zhao Shan immediately recovered with full health.
After Zhao Shan left, she opened the private message from Heian Kyoto as usual and started reading today's content.
Apart from a few complaints about power and water outages, a few about illegal parking on the streets, a few about the excessive number of snacks at the school gate that cheated students out of their pocket money, and one about the bad food at the noodle shop next to their home, the rest were basically all related to the treasure appraisal business:
[Editor, editor, I heard someone bought a gold bracelet for 700,000 yuan at a treasure appraisal store. Is it real or fake?]
[Editor, editor, the treasure appraisal company has been incredibly popular lately, riding on the hype surrounding the return of national treasures. Can they really be trusted? Can you guys do a survey for us?]
[Editor, I heard from a friend today that treasure appraisal shops are very popular recently, so I took our family heirloom Hetian jade pendant to see one. I had it appraised abroad before and it was said to be worth 500,000 yuan, but I didn't sell it at the time. This time, I took it to the treasure appraisal shop for appraisal, expecting it to be worth the high price mentioned in the news, or at least 600,000 or 700,000 yuan. But they took a look at it and said it was not in good condition, the jade was not pure, there were a lot of impurities, and the color was uneven. They gave me a lot of excuses and finally said it was 200,000 yuan!]
[Editor, you said that this pendant of mine, with its foreign certificate, should be worth at least as much as overseas ones, so why are they only willing to pay 200,000? Editor, do you think their recent news is all hype? Are they deliberately deceiving people?]
[Editor, editor, can I ask you for a favor? Can you help me clarify this? I can't stand being bullied by them anymore! These fans are going too far. If this continues, I'm going to get depressed!]
After saying that, he posted a screenshot of the Weibo post below.
A netizen named Xiaomi left a message on a female celebrity's Weibo:
[Wow, your necklace is so beautiful! It looks like one from our family.]
As a result, he was ridiculed by the fans of that female star:
[What do you mean by "very similar to yours"? Poor bastards, please stop trying to make a name for yourself, okay?]
[The scam has reached outer space. Do you know how much this jade necklace my sister is wearing is worth? 8 million. Even if I sold your entire family as slaves, I still wouldn't get that much!]
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