"Hello, Teacher Zhang."
"This is Mr. Zhou Baoguo, an expert in porcelain."
"I've heard of Teacher Zhou's reputation for a long time."
"This is Mr. He Mingyuan, an expert in miscellaneous items."
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Shen Dong didn't put on any airs of being a wealthy man; he treated every expert with great humility and politeness, which made the experts feel very comfortable.
Led by Mu Xingwen, Shen Dong and the others arrived at a large warehouse.
Two soldiers stood guard on either side of the warehouse, each carrying a gun.
Unlocking the door and entering the warehouse, one sees tens of thousands of porcelain pieces neatly arranged on rows of wooden shelves, a truly magnificent sight.
Mu Xingwen introduced, "Mr. Shen, including the porcelain you transported from Hong Kong Island, there are a total of 52,000 pieces. Among them are 126 pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain and 5,629 pieces of the five great porcelains of the Song Dynasty. It can be said that apart from the Palace Museum, no other museum can compare with us."
As Shen Dong examined the large Yuan blue-and-white porcelain jar engraved with the image of Guiguzi descending the mountain, he exclaimed, "It's truly beautiful. The craftsmanship of our Xia ancestors is truly divine."
Zhou Baoguo smiled and said, "Mr. Shen, among these porcelain pieces, there are sixteen that can be considered national treasures. Would you like me to introduce them to you?"
Shen Dong said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Professor Zhou. Don't laugh at me, but although I like antiques, I'm actually a complete novice. I know nothing except for having a little money. Haha, sometimes I even think that creating my own museum is a joke."
Zhou Baoguo quickly said, "Mr. Shen, please don't think like that. We'll live off the antiques in your museum for the rest of our lives. If you stop running the museum, we'll be devastated."
Mu Xingwen said, "Who can disagree? Mr. Shen, we've loved antiques our whole lives, and we could never have seen so many on our own. You've fulfilled the dreams of us old folks."
Shen Dong smiled and said, "Now that you two have said that, I suddenly feel like I'm pretty awesome."
Mu Xingwen said, "That's pretty awesome."
Hahahaha
Everyone burst into laughter.
There were six warehouses containing porcelain. Shen Dong only listened to a detailed explanation of sixteen national treasure-level porcelain pieces, and only glanced at the other porcelain pieces.
The most numerous items are calligraphy and paintings. There are thousands of paintings by Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming, Zheng Banqiao and others alone, not to mention the works of modern masters, which number more than 10,000.
Mu Xingwen and his colleagues believed that only 42 of these paintings and calligraphies could be considered masterpieces, but Shen Dong was well aware that in a few years, there would be at least several hundred more that would reach the level of masterpieces.
Putting aside everything else, the paintings by Mr. Qi Baishi alone are worth a fortune.
Bronze ware is a very large category, but Shen Dong doesn't know much about it.
It was the jade artifacts that truly broadened Shen Dong's horizons.
For example, Shen Dong was so fond of a jade ruyi made entirely of white jade that Li Xinxin loved it so much that she simply packed it up and took it with her.
The most impressive thing was a carriage made of gold, weighing 420 pounds, which was extremely luxurious.
After a full day of sightseeing, Shen Dong and his group finally left the Forbidden City at 4 p.m. and headed to the Tengfei Museum.
Inside the car, Lin Xinxin held a luminous pearl in her left hand and a jade ruyi in her right, constantly playing with them.
Shen Dong smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"
Li Xinxin nodded and said, "I like them very much. Honey, there are many antiques that I like. Could we keep them at home for now and send them back after the museum is established?"
Shen Dong said, "Of course. You can bring whatever you like back to Hong Kong Island. Once you've had your fill, just send it back to Yandu."
Li Xinxin kissed him and said happily, "That's great."
Soon, the car arrived at the museum.
Shen Dong checked the progress of the project and found that one-third of it was completed. In another year, the museum would be able to officially open.
"Mr. Mu, when will our antique collection work be finished?" Shen Dong asked.
Mu Xingwen said, "There are also eight western provinces. Since there are many capital cities there, we predict that we can receive forty to fifty thousand artifacts."
Shen Dong said, "In this way, the Tengfei Museum will have 200,000 items in its collection, which is more than double what I expected."
Mu Xingwen chuckled and said, "It's mainly because you have abundant financial resources."
The total value of the 200,000 antiques is at least 2 billion yuan. Only Shen Dong could afford such a large sum. Even someone like Li Ka-shing would probably not be able to afford such a collection.
Not to mention, they invested 300 million to build a museum.
In the eyes of other business people, this was simply hopelessly stupid.
Only Shen Dong knew that these antiques were priceless, and it was not impossible for them to break 500 billion in the future.
Dealing in antiques in this era can be incredibly profitable.
No other business can compare to this one.
After visiting the museum, Shen Dong checked on the construction progress of the Tengfei Hotel not far away before taking everyone to dinner.
It was already 10 p.m. when we got back to Diaotai Hotel.
As Shen Dong entered the gate, he ran into Li Fuming.
"Mr. Shen, Ms. Li, you just got back?"
Shen Dong smiled and said, "That's right. Director Li, how did today's inspection go?"
Li Fuming glanced around and, finding no outsiders nearby, sighed and said softly, "I took everyone to see the state-owned factories in Yandu, but none of them are willing to take over. I'm almost frantic with worry."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Director Li, haste makes waste. These people are all seasoned veterans in the business world. Even if they wanted to take over, they would never let you see it. Because if you did see it, how could they negotiate the price?"
Li Fuming asked, "Mr. Shen, what do you think I should do?"
Shen Dong laughed and said, "If it were me, I would talk to them individually. For the same factory, I would find several wealthy businessmen and choose the one that would be most advantageous to me to sign the contract. Hehe, even ordinary people compare prices before buying vegetables, let alone a business as big as yours."
Li Fuming suddenly realized what was going on, gave Shen Dong a thumbs up, and said, "Mr. Shen, brilliant! I know what to do now."
Back in the room, Li Xinxin said, "Honey, you're so cunning."
Shen Dong said, "Officials in the inland areas don't know how to be flexible in business. I was just giving them a little pointer. Xin Xin, are you tired today?"
Li Xinxin said, "A little. I'm going to take a shower first."
Shen Dong grabbed her arm and said, "No rush, let's wash together."
"you..."
Just as Li Xinxin was about to speak, she suddenly felt nauseous and rushed to the bathroom to vomit.
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