Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 2714: Hanjiang Fishing Picture

The assistant originally called the security guard to drive the two people away, but came to see Mr. Qin without an appointment.

As a result, the assistant was given a slap in the face by Qin Dong: "They are all my best friends. Do you still need to report? You guys should get off quickly."

When Lin Ran heard this, he understood why Ke Hui wanted to help Qin Dong.

For rich second generations like them, friendship is actually very rare.

Most of them are friendly friends, or they are just friends who pretend to be snakes and play tricks on every occasion.

There are definitely not many people who can treat him sincerely.

The two people started reminiscing about old times as soon as they met, and Lin Ran sat next to them and listened silently.

Unexpectedly, the two people did not meet each other during this period. They just mentioned it on the phone, and Ke Hui took it to heart.

"I brought an expert to see you today." After briefly reminiscing about old times, Ke Hui began to introduce Lin Ran enthusiastically.

After learning that he was the boss of Shengshi Craftsmanship, Qin Dong immediately came to Lin Ran respectfully and held his hand enthusiastically.

"It's such a joy to have friends from far away!"

Qin Dong didn't know where he learned such a sentence, so he used it directly.

Lin Ran just smiled slightly after hearing this.

No wonder Qin Dong couldn't be accepted by people in the circle. He even got the basic meaning wrong.

Qin Dong smiled brightly. After saying hello, he immediately asked his assistant to prepare tea as a gesture of friendship.

"Boss Lin, your presence really makes this humble house shine!"

"No, you're welcome." Lin Ran shook hands with him.

Although it was a casual conversation, Qin Dong was still quite enthusiastic and polite, which made Lin Ran appreciate him more.

After shaking hands, Qin Dong asked Lin Ran to sit on the sofa, and then introduced his company.

"Our company is engaged in antique trading, but the business is not particularly good." Qin Dong said with some embarrassment.

Lin Ran was checking the surrounding environment. In fact, his office had quite a cultural atmosphere. There was a huge calligraphy and painting hanging on the back that said "Bright Future". There were also a large number of porcelain bottles placed on the bookshelves on both sides.

Looks very cultured.

If Lin Ran hadn't known his story, he would have thought that he was just an arty upstart.

As everyone knows, only those in the know will understand that he is not arty, but really can't learn.

"The general situation is this. Although our company sells a lot of antiques, the selling price is basically the same as the purchase price. Some of them are even sold at a loss."

Qin Dong chuckled and said, "However, regardless of how our company is doing, the key to being able to sustain it is to have more repeat customers."

"After all, I have always adhered to the principle of honest management, which has been well received by the industry."

Seeing Qin Dong's smiling face, Lin Ran could see that he was quite proud of this.

I couldn't help but feel funny in my heart. Qin Dong was running a company and doing charity.

Still proud of the many repeat customers.

Which antique dealer wouldn't like to do business with such a person, he is so easy to deceive.

Lin Ran smiled and said, "Can this really maintain the company's normal operations?"

"We still have some savings, but if we continue like this, it's probably a bit uncertain." Qin Dong finally showed a troubled expression.

Just because he is more honest doesn't mean he is stupid.

It has been operated in this way, although it seems that the total funds have not changed much.

In fact, the company's costs are constantly being consumed.

There would be no problem if he maintained it for a year or two, but if he persisted for a few more years and there was no improvement, he would lose all his pants.

"Qin Dong, why don't you change your career?" Ke Hui said.

He sincerely advised Qin Dong to change his career, but Qin Dong was a little unhappy.

"This is my hobby, and I want to turn my hobby into a career, so that my trip to this world will not be in vain." Qin Dong replied seriously.

Lin Ran smiled, Qin Dong was really a pure person.

Then Qin Dong said to Lin Ran: "Mr. Lin, since you are here today, I might as well tell you directly."

"Actually, I have a painting in my hand, and I would like your help to identify it."

"This painting is quite special. I heard from a friend in the industry some time ago that the imitator of this painting is as good as the original artist."

"I was a little hesitant to buy it."

Qin Dong said with some embarrassment.

Are the counterfeiters as good as the original authors?

After hearing this, Lin Ran became interested.

"Can I see the painting first?"

"Of course! Just wait!" Qin Dong smiled and walked into a small room behind the office.

After a while, he took out a picture scroll and carefully spread it on the table.

Qin Dong introduced: "Mr. Lin, to tell you the truth, I don't know much about Ma Yuan at all, but I heard that his works are quite valuable, so I bought them."

"Please help me identify it. I asked some masters I trust to help me look at it, but they are not very optimistic about it."

"It doesn't matter." Lin Ran unfolded the scroll in front of him.

It turned out to be Ma Yuan's "Fishing Alone on the Cold River". He remembered the painting that Ke Hui had just promised to him, so he looked back at Ke Hui.

“We bought it from the same person,” Ke Hui said.

It turned out that he didn't understand at all.

Lin Ran sighed. If the product in front of him was a fake, there was a high probability that Ke Hui's product wouldn't be anywhere.

But that's all, let's do some identification first.

"Fishing Alone on the Cold River" is a silk scroll created by Ma Yuan in the Song Dynasty. In Lin Ran's past, it was once collected in the National Museum of Fine Arts in Neon.

But because of this butterfly effect, it is possible that this painting will return to the embrace of China.

In the very center of the scroll is a flat boat.

On the small boat, an old man was leaning over to fish.

On the side of the ship, some light ink is added.

It is with this simple line and pen and ink that he outlines the loneliness of the vast river.

Because Qin Dong mentioned that he didn't know much about Ma Yuan, Lin Ran planned to introduce him to him a little.

"Ma Yuan's works are actually typical paintings of Song Dynasty literati."

"Ma Yuan's painting style emphasizes vigorous brushwork."

"He is a painter who spanned two dynasties, from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty."

"Born into a family of artists, his great-grandfather was known as the "Buddha Ma Family" and was good at painting all kinds of poultry, especially Buddha statues, hence his name."

"Of course, he is not the only one in his family who is good at painting. For example, his uncle Ma Xingzu was also a court painter in the Southern Song Dynasty and was good at painting various ancient cultural relics."

"It was under the influence of this family atmosphere that Ma Yuan began to learn painting since he was a child."

"His painting style not only inherits the elegant painting style of the Northern Song Dynasty, but also takes into account the eclectic landscape style of the Southern Song Dynasty."

"Due to the influence of different cultures, he is more bold in pursuing innovation in creation."

"As the saying goes, he is not bound by Li Tang. When everyone is rushing to imitate Li Tang's works, he added his own perception of mountains and rivers."