"Uncle Zhang, are you going to retire soon?" Feng Yu met Zhang Han's father again and noticed he had aged a lot.
"I will retire next year. But it is not considered a full retirement. I still need to make some contributions. Why are you looking for me today? "
"Uncle Zhang, I had bought a few antiques from Japan a few days ago. These are all Hua Xia antiques. I think these antiques are not suitable for me to keep. I want to donate them to the museum. "
"Hahaha. That's a good thing. Many people who bought national treasures would keep them in their own homes. There are not many people who have the same awareness as you. Oh, what are these antiques? "
Feng Yu passed a booklet to Zhang Han's father. There are a total of seven antiques in the booklet. There are paintings, porcelain, and a bronze.
Calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain are fine, but bronze wares have always been very popular internationally. Some people say that the most important artifacts in Hua Xia are all bronze wares.
Zhang Han's father does not know much about this. He casually flipped through the booklet and nodded. "Ok. I will help you contact the museum. Are you going to donate in your own name or your company's name?"
"I will donate in my company's name, Taihua Holdings."
Feng Yu had wanted to keep these antiques for himself. But he heard that it is troublesome to maintain these antiques. Anyway, he does not know how to appreciate antiques.
If he keeps these antiques in the museum, he can still look at them whenever he wants. At the same time, he can also increase his company's reputation. People will think that Taihua Holdings is a patriotic company.
Patriotism is the best way to get rid of people's hatred towards the rich. Hmmm … … and the higher-ups will also like him.
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"Ah, I have heard of General Manager Feng's fame and wanted to meet General Manager Feng for a long time. Today, I finally get to meet him." Deputy Director Liu said enthusiastically.
Feng Yu asked. Why do you want to meet me? It's because you heard that I had donated a lot of money and items to the museum.
"Director Liu, nice to meet you."
The two of them exchanged some pleasantries and sat on the sofa. Feng Yu handed the album to Deputy Curator Liu.
Deputy Director Liu smiled as he flipped through the album. Suddenly, his expression changed. "Aiya, national treasure, this is a national treasure!"
Feng Yu was startled by Deputy Director Liu's shout. National treasure? It can't be, right? He had inquired about these antiques. Although their value was not low, they could not be considered national treasures, right? Was he talking about that bronze artifact? But it wasn't from the Shang or Zhou Dynasties, it was from the Song Dynasty.
The value of bronze wares from the Song Dynasty shouldn't be that high, right?
"General Manager Feng, these paintings, porcelain, and bronze are all national treasures. Our museum doesn't have it. "Deputy Director Liu said excitedly.
It can't be, right? These antiques are only worth a few million USD. With such a low price, wouldn't the museum have something similar? Are you kidding me?
Feng Yu looked at Zhang Han's father. Was this Deputy Director Liu sick?
Zhang Han's father said. "Oh, I might have not told you clearly. This is the Deputy Director of Baoli Museum. Baoli Museum is the first museum in Hua Xia to be set up by a state-owned enterprise. Our main purpose is to save and protect Hua Xia's precious relics."
What? This is from Baoli Museum? Baoli Museum is open now?
In his previous life, Feng Yu had heard of this museum because of the Yuanmingyuan Beast Head. However, it seemed that this museum mainly collected stone carvings and bronze wares.
The bronze artifact should be donated to this museum. But the paintings and porcelain are not suitable for this museum.
Deputy Director Liu then added, "Although we are a museum run by a company, we are a state-owned enterprise, so there is no difference from a national museum. We had bought back a lot of overseas artworks, and the most famous one is the Yuanmingyuan Beast Head. The cow, monkey, and tiger are all in our museum. "
Feng Yu was confused. Are those three beast heads really antiques?
Not to mention the fact that they weren't that old, the beast head was just a part of the building, so it couldn't be considered an antique.
Feng Yu felt that Baoli Museum had fallen into a trap when they bid for this beast head. The auction house was deliberately trying to make people pay more attention to it, constantly exaggerating the significance of this beast head.
Feng Yu remembered that this beast head was worth less than 200,000 USD 10 years ago. But this year, when Baoli Museum bought it back, it was worth more than 1 million USD!
Isn't this a scam?!
If he did not participate in the auction and let those foreigners buy it, the price would definitely not exceed 500,000 USD. Then, he could contact them privately to buy it back. Why did he have to compete with them on the spot?
Feng Yu suspected that those foreigners who participated in the auction had paid for it!
Actually, most auctions will arrange a few shills. Some are arranged by the auction company, and some are arranged by the sellers themselves.
The auction house and the sellers will hype up the value of the item, such as its historical value, cultural value, or even the value of the country. If not, how can an item worth 1,000 USD 15 years ago become 200,000 USD 10 years ago, and more than 1 million USD this year?
Feng Yu remembered in his previous life, the price of this beast head will be more than 10 million USD in a few years. The price had risen crazily.
The more people like an antique or cultural relic, the more sought after it, and the higher the price will be. At that time, the businessmen will hype up this artifact to the extent that it represents Hua Xia's reputation, and Hua Xia had no choice but to buy it back. Of course, the price will be higher.
Actually, before the publicity, no one knows what this artifact is for. Cultural relic? It's just a spout of water. How can it become a national treasure just by styling it?
In Feng Yu's previous life, many people on foreign websites were saying that the Chinese were stupid. Why would they spend so much money to buy the damaged parts of the buildings?
How high can the standard of this artifact be? Now, it can be easily replicated. This artifact is not an oil painting or documents, and it cannot be replicated. Even if it is a historical artifact, it is only a few years old.
To them, this artifact is like the stone lion in front of Hua Xia's gate in ancient times. It has no cultural value. But to the people of Hua Xia, this artifact represents a period of humiliation. Now that Hua Xia has become powerful, they must regain their reputation.
But Feng Yu thinks buying this artifact at a high price will give them face? The US does not have a long history, but with the strength of the world's strongest country, how many countries dare to disrespect them?
Increasing the country's strength is the way to go. When the country is so powerful that no one dares to look down on it, this artifact will be returned to them.
Feng Yu ignored the excited Deputy Curator Liu and left after giving some instructions.
When can a country become strong enough to stand on top of the world?
With money, there will be money to develop the military. When the military is strong enough to stand on top of the world, the country will stand on top of the world.
Feng Yu might not be able to do much, but he can help the country develop its economy. He can do something to help the country develop better!
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