Chapter 166 Han Mingxuan 1
After attending Huang Rong's wedding, I, Shao Yuan, flew to Handu with Si Yi the day before the recording of the show.
Originally, at the beginning of Sweet Journey, more than ten episodes were planned to be recorded in the country.
After all, funds are limited.
But now, Zhao Pictures has been taken over by Liu Ying, and I, Shao Yuan, have become the largest shareholder.
There is of course no limit on funding.
Director Guo discussed with Shao Yuan and changed the program schedule.
Decided to record half of it domestically.
Then we went abroad to record half of it.
I, Shao Yuan, agree.
Therefore, the last stop in the country is Handu Station.
The program team will live broadcast and record two episodes in Handu.
The first stop of the show at Hang Tuah Station was recorded at the famous Royal Road in Hang Tuah.
The second stop is the Handu History Museum.
Royal Road is where the royal family lived in the past.
There are eight streets in Royal Avenue.
Five of the streets were the residences of the royal family and nobles, and now have become the most famous tourist attractions in Han City besides the Han Palace.
Over there, basically, all the buildings are palaces such as princes' palaces and princesses' palaces.
Each mansion is basically well preserved.
Although not as magnificent as the Han Palace.
However, each mansion has a different style, and the original owners of those mansions basically have a lot of magnificent history.
Therefore, those mansions are more interesting than the Han Palace.
Of the remaining four streets, two became commercial streets.
Specializing in selling some local delicacies in Handu.
The other two streets are antique streets.
For convenience, the program crew booked a homestay near Royal Road.
It's not that I don't want to book a hotel, but the hotels nearby are all small hotels and the accommodation conditions are not very good.
The cost of B&Bs nearby is not cheap.
Especially the five-story homestay booked by the program team.
Don't be fooled by the appearance, just look at how old it is.
The interior decoration is very high-end and artistic.
From the moment I entered the door, I, Shao Yuan, saw many paintings hanging on the walls of this B&B.
And they are all landscape Chinese paintings.
Yu Shan led the way for Shao Yuan and Si Yi in front.
I, Shao Yuan, followed behind, looking at the paintings lining the corridor. I couldn't help but ask, "Miss, is this really a B&B? Why do I feel like I'm in an art exhibition? From the moment I came in, I've seen at least thirty paintings."
"That's nothing. Take a look at your room first. We're here."
Yu Shan opened the door mysteriously and made a gesture of "please come in," "Your Majesty, please come in."
I, Shao Yuan, walked in with doubts.
When I saw the layout inside, I was stunned for a moment.
"this……"
I saw that one of the walls in the room was used as drawing paper and a huge landscape painting was painted on it.
The painting depicts towering mountains, with the pale golden light of sunrise spreading across the mountaintops. Clouds and mist linger, creating an ethereal and majestic atmosphere.
Coupled with the retro and elegant design decorations in the room.
It gives people a sense of being immersed in the scene.
I, Shao Yuan, couldn't help but sigh: "This painting is so well done."
"It's really good." Si Yi also gave positive praise.
"Shocking, right?" Yu Shan introduced, "All the paintings in this B&B were painted by the owner. And this one in this room is his masterpiece. I was also shocked when I saw it."
I, Shao Yuan, asked, "Is this boss a great painter? Judging from his level, he must be a great painter at least."
In the Han Dynasty, many professions required examinations.
Painters are one of them.
Painters are divided into four levels.
The first-class painter is the lowest grade. The highest grade painter is the special grade.
A painter of special grade is also called a great painter.
If you become a great painter, the price of a painting will have to start from seven figures at least.
A first-class painter is also a very remarkable existence.
I, Shao Yuan, do not understand painting, but the painting on the wall is enough to allow even those who do not understand painting to feel the unrivaled arrogance in the painting, which is displayed vividly.
Yu Shan said: "He's not a great painter. This boss is not even a third-level painter."
"How can that be?" Zhen Shao Yuan didn't believe it. "If you can paint like this, you're still not a painter?"
"It's indeed not." Si Yi pointed to the lower right corner of the painting, "Master, you can look at the lower right corner of the painting. There is no seal or signature of the painter there."
I, Shao Yuan, took a look and found that there really was none.
And when I think back to the painting I just saw, it seems that none of them exist.
All painters rated by the Han Dynasty would leave their own seals or signatures on their paintings.
But the painting I saw just now and the painting I saw now have neither of these.
This also proves that the people who painted these pictures were not rated painters.
Shao Yuan asked Yu Shan in confusion, "This boss's paintings are so good, why doesn't he go to get them rated?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Shan blinked and said, "Your Majesty, you are rich, so why did you go to eat at a roadside stall with us?"
I, Shao Yuan, want to say that he really had no money at the beginning.
But some things are hard to say because they cannot be explained.
So he just shut up.
But I roughly understood what Yu Shan meant.
Hobbies are more important than anything else. Perhaps this boss's painting is really just a hobby. So he never thought about getting a rating.
After Shao Yuan and Si Yi checked in, Lin Tianxing, He Jia and others arrived soon.
After all four groups of guests arrived, Director Guo called everyone together and briefly talked about the recording time and location of tomorrow's program. After confirming that there were no problems with each guest, he dispersed.
I, Shao Yuan, and Si Yi are walking in front.
He Jia behind them suddenly called out to them.
"Your Majesty, Steward Si, wait."
I, Shao Yuan, and Si Yi turned around at the same time.
"Sister He Jia, what's the matter?" Zhen Shao Yuan looked at her puzzledly.
He Jia wore a white knee-length skirt today, which made her look less charming and more gentle and virtuous.
She smiled at the two of them and said, "Are you free after you finish recording the first episode of this Handu program? Tuesday is my grandfather's 80th birthday. My family is holding a banquet for him and I'd like to invite you to attend."
"Sister He Jia's grandfather?" Zhen Shaoyuan and Si Yi exchanged a glance, then said awkwardly, "We don't know him. Would it be a bit rude to go?"
They were only familiar with He Jia, not her grandfather. They had never even met him.
It's not appropriate for He Jia to invite them to attend her grandfather's 80th birthday.
"Of course not." He Jia smiled and said, "It was my grandfather who invited you. My grandfather told me personally to invite you."
Hearing that it was Grandpa He Jia who invited him personally, I, Shao Yuan, immediately responded: "Since it was Grandpa He who invited us, then we must go. Don't worry, Sister He Jia, we will definitely be there."
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll text you the location when I get back."
After saying that, He Jia and Lin Tianxing left happily.
He Jia did not invite Gong Chengnan and the other three, and they did not ask.
I didn't hear He Jia say that it was her grandfather who personally invited Shao Yuan and me.
Moreover, they all knew that He Jia's family was not ordinary. Although they were on the same show, their relationship was actually just a little more familiar than that of ordinary strangers.
Not good enough to be friends yet.
I, Shao Yuan, am different. My relationship with He Jia is much closer than theirs.
In addition, given my mysterious identity as Shao Yuan, it is understandable that Grandpa He Jia would personally invite me.
Gong Chengnan and others are very self-aware.
When returning to the room and passing by the front desk, I, Shao Yuan, asked the front desk whether the owner of the B&B had returned.
The front desk said not yet and didn't know when the boss would be back.
If I, Shao Yuan, have anything to say, you can tell her and she will pass it on for you.
I, Shao Yuan, smiled and said, "No need."
He was actually just a little curious about the boss and wanted to see what this boss, who had superb painting skills and was indifferent to fame and fortune, looked like.
This is only the first day. They will be staying here for several days anyway, so I, Shao Yuan, am not afraid of not meeting them.
So I didn’t take it seriously.
After returning to the room, Zhen Shao Yuan asked Si Yi about the He family and Mr. He.
"The He family is one of the wealthy families in Handu. Miss He's grandfather is the current head of the He family. He was one of the first merchants to engage in business after the opening up of our country. Mr. He had an outstanding business talent, and later married Mrs. He, who came from a wealthy family, which gave him even more power. He created the He family we know today."
Si Yi briefly told Zhen Shao Yuan about the situation at He Jia's family.
He Jia's family situation is actually very simple.
Mr. He has only two sons.
Because they have different goals, there is no conflict between the two brothers.
The eldest son is a scientific researcher. Although he has shares in various family companies, he only waits for dividends every year.
Never interfere in the family business.
The second son is He Jia's father.
The family business is basically managed by He Jia's father.
It is very well managed.
But the real power is still in the hands of Mr. He.
He Jia has two cousins.
As the only girl in the He family, He Jia is very much loved by Mr. He.
Even He Yiming's status in the family is not as good as He Jia's.
As for the He family, their status in Handu can be considered upper class, but not the top one.
But it is also very impressive.
Although I don't know why Mr. He specially invited them over. Since he has agreed, I, Shao Yuan, will of course come with Si Yi as promised.
We did not deliberately conceal the itinerary of Shao Yuan and others, so many people already knew that they were recording a live program on Royal Road.
The next day, fans rushed to Royal Road early.
Director Guo finally showed some conscience and did not ask Shao Yuan and others to work in this episode.
Nor were they allowed to perform on the streets.
Instead, they are allowed to have a good time, with professional tour guides leading the way and explaining the route.
But this tour guide is obviously not very reliable.
He Jia is very familiar with the Royal Road and even knows more than the tour guide.
In the end, the tour guide lost his job and He Jia replaced him.
After the tour, He Jia took them to eat local delicacies.
The pleasant day passed just like that.
Both Saturday and Sunday were recorded at Royal Road.
Saturday was spent visiting the Royal Road and the ancient buildings.
Sunday is free time on Royal Avenue.
After the live broadcast recording started on Sunday, Cai Jiabao and Gong Chengnan and their two groups went directly to the food street.
He Jia and Lin Tianxing walked towards the second street of Antique Street.
I, Shao Yuan, and Si Yi walked towards the section of Antique Street.
Zhen Shao Yuan and Si Yi walked and greeted the fans around them.
I, Shao Yuan, and Si Yi were walking along one of the antique streets, feeling the bustle of people coming and going.
There are two antique streets, one of which is set up as a stall.
The other one is also a store model.
Shao Yuan and Si Yi were the first to walk on the first antique street with stalls.
There is a distance of about eight meters in the middle of the street, and various antique stalls are lined up on both sides.
Don't underestimate these stalls; the antiques they display are not cheap.
There are all kinds of antiques, which are dazzling.
Of course, at a stall like this, there are both real and fake items.
Whether something is genuine or not depends entirely on the buyer's eyesight.
And the transaction is clear, no matter whether it is true or false, the buyer and the seller cannot have any objection.
There is also an antique street like this in Lancheng, but there are very few stalls and few things. It is basically not worth seeing.
The antique street here is different. It is a long street with people coming and going, and you can hardly see the end.
Very lively.
Zhen Shao Yuan and Si Yi were walking on the street, followed by Ding Lanlan and another photographer, Yu Shan, the makeup artist, and several bodyguards.
This is the first time for me, Shao Yuan, to visit such a place, and I can’t help but look around.
Behind him was a group of fans who were constantly taking pictures with their mobile phones.
It immediately became the focus of the street.
"Is this a show?"
"It seems to be him. Those two people walking in front look familiar."
"Really? He looks familiar to me too. With so many fans, could he be some boy band idol?"
"Fuck, what boy band? That's His Majesty and Butler Si."
"Your Majesty? No way? Your Majesty has come to Handu. He is my idol."
"Your Majesty is here?"
Soon someone recognized Shao Yuan and Si Yi and quickly joined the pursuit.
At this time, Zhen Shao Yuan was strolling with Si Yi and chatting with fans.
As the fans followed him, they asked Zhen Shao Yuan, "Your Majesty, are you guys recording here next week too?"
"We'll still be in Handu next week, but not on the Royal Road." I, Shao Yuan, didn't hide anything and answered directly, "Next week we'll go directly to the Handu History Museum."
There is no need to deliberately conceal the schedule for the next episode.
So I, Shao Yuan, made a preview in advance.
"The History Museum? Then I'll make a reservation now."
As soon as the fans heard that they would go to the History Museum next week, they opened their phones and prepared to make reservations.
Tickets to the Handu Historical Museum are not expensive, but there is a limit on the number of people allowed to enter each day.
If you don't have an appointment, you can't get in.
Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are the hardest to book.
Now that we know that Shao Yuan and the others are going to record a live show, the reservation spots are sold out in seconds.
I, Shao Yuan, glanced at the stalls on both sides and couldn't help chatting with my fans: "There are a lot of antiques here, and they all look good."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the fans quickly said, "No, no, Your Majesty, these things here are all fake. If you want to buy antiques, go to the second street in front. The things there are better."
"Yes, yes, yes. Hanmingxuan is also on Second Street. Hanmingxuan has the best stuff. If Your Majesty wants to buy something, go to Hanmingxuan."
The audience in the live broadcast room
"Han Mingxuan?" Zhen Shaoyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head to ask Si Yi, "Is this the Han Mingxuan I know?"
Si Yi smiled, "Yes, that's the Han Mingxuan you know."
Wow, I, Shao Yuan, remembered that after completing the hotel’s purchasing task, the system rewarded him with 30% of Han Mingxuan’s shares.
When the rewards were distributed, he was attending Huang Rong's wedding and therefore forgot about the reward.
Unexpectedly, I met him here.
"Then I have to go check it out." Zhen Shao Yuan said to the two female fans closest to him, who were very enthusiastic: "Do you have time? Can you show me the way to Han Mingxuan?"
The two female fans and their other fans immediately responded enthusiastically.
"There is time, of course there is time."
"No trouble, no trouble."
"Yes, we would love to."
As they spoke, a group of people led me, Shao Yuan, forward.
At this time, there were also many fans in Shao Yuan’s live broadcast room.
Hearing that Shao Yuan was going to Han Mingxuan, some fans couldn't sit still.
"Han Mingxuan? Is that the Han Mingxuan I know? Your Majesty's words are very meaningful!"
"Is Your Majesty the VIP guest of Han Mingxuan?"
"Your Majesty is also the VIP guest of the Demonic Black Dragon. What's so strange about being the VIP guest of Han Mingxuan?"
"It's obvious that the people upstairs don't understand antiques. Han Ming Xuan is the largest antique dealer in Handu. They're said to have more antiques than the Handu History Museum."
"That's definitely more than the antiques in the Handu Museum. After all, half of the antiques in the Handu Historical Museum were donated by others."
"Oh my god, is Han Mingxuan really that awesome?"
"From what you said, it's difficult to become their VIP?"
"What do you mean it's difficult? It's extremely difficult. Because Hanmingxuan only has two types of VIPs. One is the one who spends 10 billion yuan with them. The other is the one who becomes a shareholder of Hanmingxuan."
"Hiss... 10 billion yuan? That's too harsh."
"Tsk, it's just 10 billion, our Majesty doesn't even care about it."
"Indeed, 10 billion is nothing to our Majesty."
"Great! Follow your Majesty to Han Mingxuan and broaden your horizons."
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Hanmingxuan Commercial Building has a history of hundreds of years.
Even in special times, it still stands firm and continues to this day.
You can imagine the ability behind it.
Later, Han Mingxuan became even more famous after donating half of the antiques and cultural relics of the history museum.
And those antiques and cultural relics were all retrieved by Han Mingxuan from overseas.
It is said that the value of those antiques and cultural relics alone exceeds 100 billion.
Therefore, Hanmingxuan is also known as the Folk History Museum.
Han Ming Xuan is located in the center of the Second Antique Street on Royal Road.
Hanmingxuan is an ancient three-story building with flying eaves.
From the outside, it looks calm and majestic, simple and elegant, with a strong sense of history.
It looks very much like the ancient buildings in tourist areas.
In the middle of the large vermilion pillars on both sides of the door, there is a dark red embossed wooden plaque with faded writing.
This plaque, like the ancient building, gives people a feeling of having gone through the vicissitudes of time but still standing tall, tenacious and magnificent.
Just as Shao Yuan and others were about to go in, they were stopped by the male receptionist in a gray gown at the door.
"Sorry, gentlemen, we are holding our annual auction at Hanmingxuan today. We are not open to the public."
"Not open to the public?"
I, Shao Yuan, did not expect it to be so unfortunate.
The fans in the live broadcast room who were originally waiting for Zhen Shao Yuan to take them in to broaden their horizons were also very disappointed at this time.
"Let's go. We can't enter Hanmingxuan today."
"I originally wanted His Majesty to take us there to see it, but it seems there's no chance now."
"I really want to go in and take a look. If it's His Majesty, he should be able to go in, right? Maybe His Majesty is the VIP guest of Han Mingxuan."
"Forget about the people upstairs. Even if Your Majesty is a VIP guest of Hanmingxuan, you can't get in. Hanmingxuan's anniversary auction is held once a year. You must have an invitation to Hanmingxuan's anniversary auction to enter. Without an invitation, even if you are a VIP guest of Hanmingxuan, you can't get in."
"Can't we imagine that perhaps His Majesty has an invitation?"
…
Those who fantasized that I, Shao Yuan, would receive an invitation were quickly disillusioned.
Because when the receptionist at the door asked Zhen Shao Yuan if he had an invitation, Zhen Shao Yuan simply shook his head and said no.
Hearing Zhen Shaoyuan say that he didn't have an invitation, the receptionist remained polite and said, "I'm sorry, sir, you can't come in without an invitation. We will resume business tomorrow. If you have time tomorrow, you're always welcome to come."
The fans who were watching were immediately unhappy when they saw Shao Yuan being stopped.
He shouted, "Do you know who is in front of you? That is His Majesty, I, Shao Yuan."
The receptionist remained calm and smiled at Zhen Shao Yuan, saying, "Of course I know Mr. Zhen. I welcome you, Mr. Zhen. But I'm sorry, Mr. Zhen, you still can't come in without an invitation. This is the rule of our Hanmingxuan."
The fans of Zhen Shao Yuan who were watching the show and the fans in the live broadcast room saw that the receptionist knew Zhen Shao Yuan, but still refused to let him in.
I was immediately furious.
"How can this person be so stupid and inflexible? That's His Majesty. You hold auctions to sell things. With His Majesty, are you still worried that things won't sell?"
"Exactly. Does your boss know that you're blocking the God of Wealth from entering like this?"
"In a situation like this, shouldn't we notify the boss first, and then have him rush out to greet us? That's His Majesty!"
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There are still some black fans of I Shao Yuan in the live broadcast room.
Those black fans were so happy when they saw Shao Yuan get humiliated.
Come out and jump around immediately.
"Haha, this is hilarious! The boss even came out to greet me. Don't my Shao Yuan fans have brains? That's the boss of Han Mingxuan. He's in the same booth as Black Dragon's boss, not one of those store managers."
"Exactly. This Shao Yuan really thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has a few bucks. Look, without an invitation, he's treated just like an ordinary person. He can't even get into someone's house."
"I used to think that Shao Yuanduo was quite impressive, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even get through the gate of Han Mingxuan."
"I, Shao Yuan, am nothing special.
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When they saw their idol being ridiculed, Shao Yuan’s fans were of course not happy.
Immediately fight back against those haters.
However, those black fans seemed to have found Shao Yuan's weak spot, and they kept trying to step on the point where Shao Yuan couldn't enter Han Mingxuan.
I, Shao Yuan, cannot see what is happening in the live broadcast room at this moment.
I just feel that since I'm already here, it would be a bit unwilling not to go in.
After all, I am a shareholder here.
Just as Zhen Shaoyuan was about to reveal his identity as a shareholder, Si Yi stepped forward and said to the receptionist, "15001, this is our young master's invitation number. Please check it."
"Okay, please wait." The receptionist immediately checked the tablet at the front desk.
When he entered the invitation code and saw the inviter's information on the invitation, his pupils suddenly shrank.
Then his body straightened unconsciously, and he quickly took two steps forward and bowed to me, Shao Yuan.
With an even more respectful attitude than before, he said, "Sir, I'm very sorry that I didn't recognize you just now. Please forgive me."
When I, Shao Yuan, saw his attitude, I knew that he must have known about my status as a shareholder.
He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Your diligent work attitude is very good."
They are also following the rules, so I, Shao Yuan, don't think it's a big deal. On the contrary, I really appreciate this kind of employee who does things impartially.
"Thank you very much for your tolerance. Please come in." The receptionist was relieved to see that Shao Yuan was so easy to talk to, and quickly invited him in.
Zhen Shao Yuan glanced back at Yu Shan and the others following behind him and asked, "Can they come in? These are my friends. We are currently live-recording a program, and they need to come in with us."
"Of course you can. Your invitation letter doesn't limit the number of people."
As for the live broadcast, that’s even less of a problem.
With my identity as Shao Yuan, let alone bringing people in to live broadcast, I can even bring people in to dance.
No limit on the number of people?
I, Shao Yuan, looked back at the fans behind me again.
His eyes were fixed on the two girls who had just led him.
"Do you want to go in together?"
"Us?"
The two girls pointed at him in surprise.
"Yes, it's you." I, Shao Yuan, nodded.
"Yes, of course."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of numerous fans, the two followed Zhen Shao Yuan and walked into Hanmingxuan.
The black fans who were just laughing at me, Shao Yuan, for not being able to enter Han Mingxuan, all shut up.
The fans in the live broadcast room were simply overjoyed at this moment.
"Haha, I can't hold it anymore, this is too funny. Who just said that Your Majesty couldn't enter Hanmingxuan without an invitation? Now come out and continue."
"Yeah, those people who were jumping around just now, come out and continue jumping around!"
"I didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly."
"I knew they would get slapped in the face."
"If I didn't know His Majesty well, I would have thought that those haters were hired by His Majesty to discredit himself and increase traffic."
"Don't mention it, I almost thought that His Majesty bought the anti-fans himself."
"Am I the only one who noticed that the receptionist said that His Majesty's invitation is for an unlimited number of people?"
"Yeah, and you can even bring people in to live stream. This privilege seems a bit amazing!"
"I'm so envious of those two beauties. They were able to follow His Majesty inside. If I had known this would happen, I would have flown over to show His Majesty the way."
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