Those luxury goods companies cannot achieve everything in one go, and they have to spend a lot of time on decorating their stores. Currently, there are thirty or forty stores being renovated around the world, and the fastest one will not open for business until October.

Kyoko Mochizuki's work is not too busy, and she spends a lot of time on the road, running between the United States and Europe, and her flight mileage increases rapidly.

She naturally took a rest during the Labor Day holiday.

When he heard that you were going to buy a piece of art, he asked Han Chudong with interest, "I remember you said you wanted to build a small museum on that piece of land in Beverly Hills. Have you started thinking about buying art?"

"Let's forget about the museum for now. Even if we just transport the materials for building a house, we might be blocked by residents along the way. I want my manor to be quiet, so let's not cause trouble for ourselves."

Han Chudong lowered her head to check the information and said, "The fun of collecting is to choose items that satisfy me when I have spare money, just like you women buy jewelry. I don't have much interest in sports events, nor do I have any idea of ​​liking any particular celebrity. In addition to work, I should always find other hobbies... hobbies other than reading novels."

Kyoko Mochizuki nodded. In her opinion, Han Chudong's life was indeed a bit monotonous.

He told me: "It is always fulfilling to do something you like. Collecting art is not a waste. It is a very meaningful thing. I see that many wealthy people seem to like collecting them."

"Well, I don't have any sentimental feelings. I just simply want to buy it. Take the Six Dragons painting I'm going to see later, for example. I just know it's cool and has a long history."

"...Every time I come back, I hear about what you bought. Last time it was a mansion, the time before that it was a manor, and this time it was a plane. Mason, I think you should control your shopping desires, but you can earn these money yourself, so it doesn't matter."

Han Chudong calmly replied, "I should be able to spend less in the future. I have almost bought everything I want. I can rent a yacht and go fishing and enjoy the sea breeze occasionally. It's better to invest the money in the film project first than to buy it with my own money."

Kiko Mochizuki doesn't have a bad temper.

Although they have known each other for so long, she still feels that Han Chudong's life is unreal. At least it is not the ordinary life she is familiar with.

It is precisely because I feel the gap is too big that I am more like taking things as they come. I don't regard myself as a girlfriend, nor do I fantasize about getting married one day. It is hard for me to imagine that I can tame a man like him.

She is usually busy with work, but she takes the opportunity to travel around when work requires. From time to time, she can get some employee benefits such as clothes, shoes and bags, and is also invited to participate in product launches in the fashion circle. In her opinion, this kind of life is very good, far exceeding her expectations when she first started working.

What else is there to be dissatisfied about? She is the type of woman who is easily satisfied...

We were chatting in the car and soon left Los Angeles. We saw the name of Orange County on a roadside sign.

This county is located southeast of Los Angeles. As the name suggests, it became famous for its oranges. Even now, you can still see orange trees, and there are quite a few on the roadside.

Their destination was the city of Fullerton. Based on the address given by the Japanese consultant, they took some time to find the exact location. It was a single-family villa located in a Japanese-populated area, with small gardens in front and back, and a Jaguar sedan parked at the door.

Han Chudong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw a figure walking past the window. He was afraid that no one was home on the way here.

After getting off the car, he sorted his clothes and took a close look at the mailbox. He found that the address and house number were correct. He asked his bodyguards and assistants to wait on the roadside, and he went forward and knocked on the door himself. The door was quickly opened.

The old Asian man saw Han Chudong in a suit and tie, and heard three black cars and some strong men in black suits standing on the roadside. He sighed and said, "I just put the garbage next to the trash can. After the neighbors complained, I apologized at the owners' meeting. There is no need for so many people to come, right? Give me some time, I need to contact my lawyer. I should not have immigrated to the United States earlier. Sigh."

Mochizuki Kiko was obviously not a qualified translator. She told Han Chudong briefly in English: "He thought we were police officers and that they were here to arrest him because of the garbage."

Han Chudong was delighted when he heard this and said, "Ask him if his name is Ikuta Yudai and he has collected many Chinese cultural relics. If so, tell him that I know the deputy director of the Tokyo National Museum, Chiba Hiroshi, and I have contacted him and I want to buy the Six Dragons from him."

After Mochizuki Kyoko asked the question in Japanese, the old man answered in Japanese gibberish. Han Chudong didn't understand a word he said. He only heard a name that sounded very familiar.

After learning about the situation, Mochizuki Kyoko relayed, "He is indeed Ikuta Yudai, and he does have that ancient flower painting in his collection, but he said that he recently lent it to a famous Chinese painter named Zhang Daqian for viewing, and he doesn't want to sell it. He also said that he told Deputy Director Chiba Hiroshi that he doesn't want to sell it."

Han Chudong knew about this, and he went to visit in person today, with the idea that even if he couldn't buy it, he would still take the opportunity to feast his eyes on it.

With a strange look on his face, Han Chudong pressed on, "Ask again, is it the famous Zhang Daqian who has a white beard and is good at painting with a brush?"

Immediately, I got a positive answer. It was none other than Zhang Daqian.

When asking for the address, a Japanese collector named Yudai Ikuta learned that Han Chudong was going to visit Zhang Daqian, and took the initiative to ask if he could go together. He also said that he did not have a driver's license and could not speak English to take a taxi.

Not far away.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

The old man told me that Zhang Daqian lived in Santa Ana, Orange County, and rented a house there. Along with the "Six Dragons", a Song Dynasty painting called "Avalokitesvara with Monkeys and Cranes" was borrowed in the middle of last month.

Han Chudong was not familiar with the latter painting, but heard that it was an old item from the Song Dynasty. He thought it should have some value, so he kept asking the Japanese old man what it would take for him to give it up.

After the other party finished answering, Mochizuki Kiko said in embarrassment: "He said that he used to run a hospital and is not short of money. Unless you can exchange it with a Shishkin painting, no matter what size, he will not sell it."

"Shishkin? Who?"

Han Chudong was completely confused.

He didn't know, and Kyoko Mochizuki knew even less.

After asking, I learned that he was a Russian landscape painter from the 19th century, famous for his paintings of natural scenery.

He decisively took out his satellite phone and called the secretaries who stayed behind in the company, asking them to find a way to contact various auction houses to see if they could find Shishkin's oil paintings.

He was not afraid that the old man would ask for a high price or make strange demands, but he was afraid that the other party would be unwilling to give up. Since he had something to ask for, he thought that should be easy to deal with...