Mixed in 1980

Chapter 141 Breaking Other People's Bowls

Of course, Chen Fan knew what the consequences would be if this article was published. It would offend a large group of vested interests and a large group of practitioners.

Chen Fan took out a cigarette and a match and lit one for Li Haiyang: "What is the country most in need of right now? Foreign exchange. Many things have to give way to foreign exchange. You can't deny that this article can help save a lot of foreign exchange, right?"

The article is about the Hong Kong Auction.

But it is not just an auction, the title is: Open your eyes and see the world, those treasures that are being sold at a low price.

The first to be affected are the paintings of Qi Baishi.

The number of Qi Baishi's paintings is actually very large, totaling more than 4. Many of them were lost as early as the Republic of China period, and many more were lost in the 80s.

Chen Fan revealed the news deliberately. He already had quite a collection at home and had reaped the benefits, so he might as well take this opportunity to add fuel to the market.

When the antique shop sells paintings again, it will not sell them at a low price, but at a higher price. Chen Fan is doing this as a roundabout way to earn foreign exchange for the organization.

However, if this fire gets out, someone will definitely be in trouble, and the person in charge of the cultural relics store will definitely be scolded.

As for those "tourists" who come to the mainland to buy paintings, they would probably curse Chen Fan, saying that he is just ruining other people's business after he has enough food to eat. He is extremely immoral.

Not only calligraphy and painting, Chen Fan also writes about antiques.

There is never a shortage of antiques at Hong Kong auctions, and the prices are even higher, easily reaching tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Hong Kong dollars. Those are the core of the auctions.

In the 1980s, many people specialized in this business. They bought goods at low prices in the mainland and sold them in Hong Kong. Many people became rich from this.

People with a sense of collecting have actually been doing this since the reform and opening up. Han Chunming in the TV series "Under the Zhengyang Gate" is the epitome of this phenomenon.

When Chen Fan published this article, the first people he offended were this group of people. If this kind of thing were to spread, where would they be able to get away with it?
But Chen Fan did it anyway!
Why can only a few people benefit? If antiques are kept in ordinary people's homes, ordinary people will have more opportunities to turn their lives around.

Why do a group of knowledgeable people reap all the benefits?
As for offending people and breaking other people's bowls, Chen Fan doesn't care. He doesn't understand antiques and doesn't collect them. If someone's bowl is broken, it won't affect his eating.

"Since you are not afraid of offending people, then publish it."

Li Haiyang looked at his watch and said, "Tomorrow's newspaper has already been arranged. It's too late. Let's publish it the day after tomorrow."

After seeing Chen Fan off, Li Haiyang looked at his watch again. There was still time, so he asked for leave from the company, rode his bike home, took the money and went straight to Liulichang.

If you can't seize the opportunity to make money when it comes to you, you'd be a fool!

Once the article is published, there is no need to send the paintings to Hong Kong, they will become popular in the mainland.

Chen Fan was not idle either. Several editors-in-chief were notified and he went back to Maoer Hutong to explain the situation to Li Qiang and take care of all his friends.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was almost five o'clock. Zeng Ali was cooking. When she saw him come in, she gave him a smile, but there was a hint of teasing in her eyes.

This woman is not normal!

Chen Fan scratched his head and went back to his room. After a while, he ran out: "Qiu'er, what's going on? Where are your things?"

Before Xu Jinqiu could answer, Zeng Ali responded, "They have all been moved to my room."

Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "Zeng Ali, you are too cruel? You even moved the things over there. Are you going to detain Qiu Er?"

Zeng Ali nodded: "This is called holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. It's easy to get Qiu'er. Hand over the photos and Qiu'er's things can be moved back immediately."

"You...Zeng Ali, I advise you to be kind!"

Chen Fan gritted his teeth, turned back to the house and locked the door, took out the photos and put them under the light, picked up the Polaroid camera, and took several photos in a row.

The clarity of the newly taken photos may be a little worse, but they can still be seen clearly.

After putting away the newly taken photos, Chen Fan took them out and handed them to Zeng Ali reluctantly: "Payment and goods are settled!"

"Okay, Qiu'er will give it back to you."

Zeng Ali took the photo, took a closer look, and burst out laughing. What kind of a photo is this? They look like two little idiots.

"It's quite interesting, isn't it?" Chen Fan teased.

Zeng Ali rolled her eyes and turned back to cooking. Chen Fan did not delay and called his wife to help him move things. It was so sad to sleep alone in the middle of winter.

When it was night, Chen Fan took out a photo and said, "Wife, let me show you how silly Big Sister and Yuanyuan look."

Xu Jinqiu burst out laughing: "You are so mean, this is the first time I have seen my elder sister act so silly since I was a child. No, didn't the photo go back?"

"I took the camera and shot it facing the photo."

Hearing this, Xu Jinqiu smiled, then looked at him suspiciously: "Student Chen Fan, you secretly hide photos of other women, what is your idea?"

“……” Chen Fan was dumbfounded.

Xu Jinqiu snorted, "Chen Fan, you've changed. What did you say when I took the initiative to introduce you to my elder sister? Now you have evil thoughts about both my elder sister and Yuanyuan."

Hearing this, Chen Fan was furious. He carried the girl to the kang, raised her legs like peaches, and slapped her several times: "Xu Jinqiu, you deserve to be punished."

Xu Jinqiu turned over, biting her lips, looking pitiful. Seeing this little look, Chen Fan couldn't bear it and had to give her a good beating.

Suddenly, the room was filled with beauty!
The next morning, it started snowing again. Chen Fan got up early, picked up a broom and started sweeping the snow. Soon, Zeng Ali and Xu Jinqiu also got up and picked up brooms to sweep the snow together.

"Sweep the snow!"

People from the street office have already taken to the streets, holding bells, walking, shaking them, and shouting as they go.

Chen Fan opened the door and took up a broom, shovel and dustpan. Other families on the street did the same. Adults and children alike went out to shovel the snow.

This was the case in Beijing in the 1980s. Residents were divided into sections and responsible for cleaning. The same was true for each unit, which implemented the "three guarantees in front of the door" responsibility area and cleaned the snow in front of their own door.

In such weather, Chen Fan was not in a hurry to go to school. The school was still organizing students to sweep the snow, not only inside the school, but also including the large area at the school gate.

After they finished their work here, the three of them returned home. Zhao Yuanyuan came out of the house yawning and said belatedly, "It's snowing?"

The three of them rolled their eyes and shook their heads.

But no one said anything. In such weather, Zeng Ali was reluctant to wake her up.

The next day, it was still snowing.

People in the capital were doing the same thing, but on this day, an article ignited like a raging fire, dissipating a lot of the winter chill.

"Old man, take out the vase from the cabinet and take a closer look. Is there any word on the bottom? What do you read?"

"My dear, hurry up and bring back all the old bowls and plates from our cellar. Check to see if there are any with words on them. Don't let the neighbors take them away."

"Dad, is this table in our house passed down from our ancestors?"

"Wife, where is the bowl for feeding the chickens?"

……

With the publication of "Open Your Eyes and See the World, Those Treasures That Were Sold at a Low Price", many families are playing out this scene, digging out all the old items in their homes and taking a look at them.

Those who found it all grinned with joy.

Who would have thought that when you wake up, you would find a treasure at home. Some people even have more than one at home, and they all mean money.

Those who didn't find it, or those who sold it to antique shops, all cried and begged for mercy.

After reading the report, many people took their money to antique shops and art stores, wanting to buy an antique or a painting.

But whether it is a cultural relics store or an art store, the same six words are said: temporarily prohibited from sale!

There was also a group of people pointing at the sky and cursing Chen Fan.

There was a young man named Ma who ran to the entrance of the company and started cursing after reading the report.

"Chen Fan, I'll fuck your ancestors!"

"Damn... you wicked thing, if you know the value of something, why don't you just keep quiet and make a fortune? You have to write it down to show off your ability, right? To show that you've been to Hong Kong, right?"

"Grandma... you ruined such a good opportunity. No normal person would do such a thing. You are mentally ill. Go to Heniantang!"

……

If Chen Fan knew about antiques, he might have really done this, imitating Han Chunming, riding a broken tricycle, carrying a snakeskin bag, and walking through the streets.

The problem is, Chen Fan doesn’t understand!

As for the modern calligraphy and painting works, Chen Fan spent a total of 6450 yuan on them. He had already gotten the benefits he deserved, so he didn't care about other people's lives.

As for the release of this report, there are definitely more people thanking Chen Fan than those scolding him.

In the yard of No. 46 Maoer Hutong, Aunt Wang the loudspeaker went to Chen Fan's house carrying two cans of food. She found a plate with the words "Made in the Jiaqing Period" written on the bottom.
There are also some bad things. Chen Fan brought back a lot of scrolls some time ago. Many people in the yard have seen them, and many people are asking if Chen Fan bought a lot of them?
Guan Yuemei denied it flatly, but it was useless to deny it. All kinds of rumors had already spread in the yard and soon spread to the alley.

Those calligraphy and paintings were in Chen Fan's room in the backyard. The more Guan Yuemei thought about it, the more worried she became. At night, she called her husband and her daughter's brother-in-law to move them all to the middle courtyard before she felt relieved.

"Move, move to the new yard this weekend, this yard is uninhabitable."

But this storm was only the beginning on the first day. In the following days, at least dozens of newspapers quoted Chen Fan's article and reported it on a large scale.

In the courtyard, Chen Fan was also frowning.

He was holding a telegram in his hand, which was sent by Li Hongying. She acted very quickly and acquired a publishing house on the third day after Chen Fan left Hong Kong.

The book "The Matrix" also found a printing factory and worked overtime to print it urgently. It has been on the market for three days, but the sales are very dismal.

If we include the time when the telegram was sent, today is already the fifth day.

Li Hongying wrote in the telegram that she had already advertised in several media outlets, but a large number of readers did not buy it.

This is very puzzling!

The editorials written by Chen Fan and his articles on the world have a very high readership in Hong Kong, but I didn't expect that when the novel was released, readers would not buy it.

PS: The first update is here ~ it’s almost the end of the month, do you guys still have tickets?
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