Early the next morning.
Zhou Ming changed into a fresh casual outfit and drove the McLaren GT. He headed to the meeting place with Qin Tan.
The place where they met was called a Meilun Cafe.
Soon, Zhou Ming arrived at the designated location according to the location Qin Tan had sent him.
"Zhou Ming, over here!"
From afar, Qin Tan saw Zhou Ming and waved his hand.
"Let's go, let's go!"
The two of them met and left the Meilun Cafe.
"The person we're going to meet today is a Thangka collector called Master Zhou. He's one of the most famous Thangka collectors in the capital.”
Qin Tan and Zhou Ming introduced each other after they got into the car.
"One of the most famous Thangka collectors in the capital!”
Zhou Ming nodded and muttered to himself.
He would definitely be able to learn a lot of knowledge about the Thangka by interacting with such a senior.
"Yeah, I just want to buy a set of Thangka today. I hope I can find some memorable Thangka.”Qin Tan sighed slightly and prayed.
According to the GPS, Zhou Ming drove for about half an hour before he finally arrived at Master Zhou's house.
"Qin Tan, after so many years, you've grown into a beautiful lady.”
Qin Tan and Zhou Ming had just gotten out of the car when a middle-aged man in his fifties stepped forward and said to Qin Tan.
"Hello, Uncle Zhou!"
Qin Tan greeted politely.
Zhou Ming discovered that the current Qin Tan had the feeling of a young lady from a wealthy family.
"And this is?"
Teacher Zhou looked at Zhou Ming, then at Qin Tan. His eyes revealed an expression that said," I know."
"Uncle Zhou, don't misunderstand. He is my friend, Zhou Ming. He was also a very passionate collector.”Qin Tan's face turned red as she looked at Zhou Ming and explained.
"Hello, Uncle Zhou!" Zhou Ming greeted politely.
What a coincidence. It just so happened to be the same family.
"Yes, hello."
Teacher Zhou glanced at Zhou Ming and nodded lightly.
Zhou Ming might have just entered society at his age, so how many things could he have collected?
At such a young age, he actually didn't feel embarrassed at all when Qin Tan called him a collector.
In front of an elder who was also a senior in the collection field, he did not even show any modesty or courtesy.
This caused Old Master Zhou's first impression of Zhou Ming to drop significantly.
He could not help but wonder if Qin Tan had been deceived by this young man.
Of course, Zhou Ming didn't know what Old Master Zhou was thinking.
"By the way, Uncle Zhou, my father's five bottles of Moutai were collected by Zhou Ming and sold to him.”Qin Tan immediately said when she saw Old Master Zhou's strange gaze toward Zhou Ming.
"So those five bottles can be said to be the best of the best.”
When Teacher Zhou heard this, his prejudice against Zhou Ming immediately disappeared. He looked at Zhou Ming and said with slight surprise.
He naturally knew about the five bottles of top-grade Maotai that Qin Tan was talking about.
Each bottle was worth more than one to two million.
There was even a bottle of even rarer Hendi Moutai.
One had to know.
This kind of Handi Moutai was worth at least ten million yuan?
How could he be an ordinary collector who owned such a rare and top-grade Maotai?
"Don't stand outside the house. Hurry up and enter the house!”
Old Master Zhou welcomed Zhou Ming and Qin Tan into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Zhou Ming noticed that the dining table in the hall was already filled with all kinds of delicious dishes.
"Qin Tan, I know you like sweet and sour pork ribs. Today, I specially asked the people from Juxiang Restaurant to prepare it and send it over.”
After saying that, Master Zhou used the chopsticks to add a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs into Qin Tan's bowl.
After everything that happened last night, he turned around and continued to say to Zhou Ming,
"Zhou Ming, these are just some home-cooked dishes. Please forgive us for not serving you well.”
"Uncle Zhou, you're too serious!" Zhou Ming smiled.”
Zhou Ming looked at the table full of food. In addition, he had not eaten breakfast in the morning, so he did not stand on ceremony and began to eat heartily.
Very quickly.
The lunch ended under Master Zhou's warm hospitality.
"Qin Tan, I know what you are planning to do here today. I won't waste your time.”
After lunch, Old Master Zhou got up and brought Zhou Ming and Qin Tan to his collection vault.
It was a place where the Thangka was placed.
When he arrived at Teacher Zhou's master's collection of Thangka, Zhou Ming was surprised to discover that Master Zhou was indeed one of the few collectors in the capital who specialized in collecting Thangka.
In Master Zhou's collection, there were all kinds of Thangka, such as Buddha Thangka, Biography Thangka, History Thangka, Mythology and Legend Thangka, Doctrine Thangka, Astronomical Thangka, Calendar Thangka, Tibetan Medicine Thangka, etc.
At a glance, there were no less than a hundred.
Zhou Ming was slightly surprised.
As expected, there was nothing wrong with being an official under a famous name.
"Qin Tan, you can choose whichever of these thangkas you like.”Looking at the room full of collection of Thangka, Teacher Zhou's face revealed a proud expression as he said to Qin Tan.
"Alright, Uncle Zhou. I'll take a look first.”Qin Tan was slightly surprised when she saw the various thangkas in the collection warehouse.
"Zhou Ming, I heard that you like collecting too, but as an elder, Uncle Zhou must remind you about the Thangka.”Master Zhou looked at Zhou Ming and spoke in the tone of an elder.
Zhou Ming smiled and nodded.
Indeed.
As a master of collecting thangka, Master Zhou's understanding of thangka was naturally not something that a rookie like Zhou Ming could understand.
Being able to obtain the guidance of these seniors would save him a lot of detours in collecting the Tangka in the future.
Seeing Zhou Ming's attitude, Master Zhou nodded in satisfaction and said slowly,"
"The subject matter of the Thangka can be said to be all-encompassing. There are religious paintings, biographies, historical paintings, genre paintings that reflect life customs, scientific paintings that reflect astronomical calculations, Tibetan medicine, human anatomy, and so on. They are popular, interesting, knowledgeable, religious, and artistic, so they are known as the "encyclopedia" of the Tibetan people.
"To collect a Thangka, you must first have a certain understanding of it. You must understand its history, be familiar with the main schools and styles of Thangka, and understand the process of drawing it.”
"In recent years, some old Thangkas have also become the focus of imitation by lawless elements. They smoke and smear the newly painted Thangkas to make them old.”
" Therefore, don't blindly follow the trend of collecting Thangka. It's not advisable to collect it purely for economic purposes. It's better to start from systematic learning.”
……
Old Master Zhou's explanation was very detailed, and Zhou Ming benefited greatly from it.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhou!"
Zhou Ming thanked him again.
However, Qin Tan, who had a certain understanding of the Thangka, realized that although there were a lot of Thangka in Master Zhou's collection, the quality was not high.
Most of them were thangkas that were worth thousands to tens of thousands of yuan.
"It's a pity that there aren't any particularly precious Thangka. Looks like this trip will be in vain.”
After carefully observing for a moment, Qin Tan shook her head and muttered in her heart with some regret.
Zhou Ming looked at Qin Tan's expression and vaguely felt that Qin Tan did not seem to be satisfied with the quality of the Thangka collected by Old Zhou's family. She had lost a lot of desire to buy it.
Of course.
At this moment, Qin Tan's expression also fell into Old Master Zhou's eyes.
Old Master Zhou's expression immediately darkened.
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