"What? You said you bought these things at three yuan per pound? You are kidding, right?" Mr. Guo was so shocked by Yang Jing's answer that he didn't know east, west, south, or north. He thought of countless answers, but the only one he didn't expect was this one.
Yang Jing shrugged and said, "Yes, I bought them at three yuan per pound. Well, the day before yesterday I sent my girlfriend to the airport. I was going to visit my second aunt's house after I got out of the airport, so I drove down the road. As a result, when I passed a village, I happened to catch up with the market in that village. I wanted to buy some fresh fruits and meat at the market to bring to my second aunt's house, but I didn't expect to see a seller of old books and newspapers at the market. Then I found these treasures on the stall of that guy, but the guy obviously didn't know the preciousness of these things. According to him, these things were picked up from the old house. They were rotten and broken, and they took up space, so he took advantage of the market day to get rid of all these things."
"......Then, these things were cheap for me. I bought them all at three yuan per pound. The total weight of these things was almost 800 pounds, and I spent 2,400 yuan..."
After saying this, Mr. Guo was stunned and silent, while Mr. Liu and Cai Yi looked as if they had seen a ghost. As for Mr. Guo's four students, like their teacher, they opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.
So many precious manuscripts and documents were bought for only 2,400 yuan. Is there any reason to complain?
You know, if Yang Jing was willing, the auction of just those six manuscripts of Master Lu Xun would definitely fetch an astronomical figure.
But they only spent two thousand four!
Two thousand four hundred yuan...
In fact, most of the manuscripts and documents that Yang Jing found were well preserved. After all, they were previously stored in archives and libraries, so they were not likely to be damaged. The ones that were severely damaged were probably caused by scrap collection stations. Fortunately, most of the severely damaged ones were printed documents, and the precious manuscripts, hand-drawn maps, and oil paintings were not a big problem.
However, even so, the research value of these damaged documents is still very high.
The four disciples of Mr. Guo quickly picked out the documents that needed to be maintained and protected, and prepared to take them back to the museum for maintenance. Although Yang Jing's place was not bad, he was not good enough, so it would be better to take them back to the museum to do these jobs.
According to the rules of the industry, Mr. Guo and Yang Jing signed a "Contract for Entrusted Maintenance", and then Yang Jing arranged to go out for lunch.
Yang Jing had to treat them to this meal. They had come all the way here and had been busy for more than two hours, so it was absolutely appropriate to have a meal at noon.
Mr. Guo was not the kind of person who would hesitate. He had experienced this kind of thing many times. In addition, considering the relationship between Yang Jing and Mr. Yang, he agreed without hesitation.
At noon, Yang Jing treated everyone to a seafood dinner. Although this season was not a good time to eat seafood, this meal still cost Yang Jing more than 10,000 yuan.
The cost of meals is nothing to Yang Jing now. Having a meal and meeting a master like Mr. Guo is definitely worth the money.
Not to mention that Old Liu had helped him maintain the Dongbi Sword and the Thirty-Six Treasures of Guquan. Taking this opportunity to treat Old Liu well would be a happy thing for everyone.
"Xiao Yang, what are you going to do with so many manuscripts and documents?" At the banquet, Mr. Guo, whose face was flushed from drinking, asked Yang Jing.
Although Mr. Guo is 65 years old, he can still drink quite well. He drank three taels of wine but his face was only slightly red.
Yang Jing put down his chopsticks and said, "I have been very busy recently, so I plan to sort out these manuscripts temporarily and put them in the bank safe. I will sort them out carefully after I am done with this busy period. I will make plans after everything is sorted out."
Old Liu smiled and said, "Xiao Yangzi, I think if you organize all the manuscripts and documents you found this time, they will be enough to open a small museum."
Cai Yi said at the side: "Old Liu, your suggestion is really good. Yang Zi, how about considering Old Liu's suggestion?"
It’s no wonder that Yang Jing was quite tempted by Mr. Liu’s proposal.
In the Chinese collecting community, the trend of collecting and exhibiting the best has become a trend. From the earliest private museum opened by Mr. Ma Weidu to the current museums or art galleries opened by wealthy people, this is a concrete manifestation of the trend of collecting and exhibiting the best.
Not to mention Mr. Ma’s Guanfu Museum, which is now very famous, but private museums or art galleries established by other wealthy people in China are now springing up like mushrooms after a rain.
Like the British Chinese Mr. Zhou Hetong, who established the Zhou Garden, the largest private museum in China in Jinling; like Liu Yiqian, who is known as the "corporate stock king", the Long Museum founded by him and his wife currently has two large-scale venues in Pudong and Xuhui Riverside - the Pudong Museum and the West Bund Museum, forming a unique "one city, two museums" art ecology, and it is also the largest and most powerful private art museum in mainland China to date.
In addition, there are the Red Sandalwood Museum founded by Ms. Chen Lihua, the Jianchuan Museum founded by Mr. Fan Jianchuan, which focuses on red collections, the Peking Opera Costume Art Museum founded by Mr. Bao Wanrong, and the Sihai Teapot Museum founded by Mr. Xu Sihai...
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