Siheyuan: From a collector to the richest man in the world
24 su Meng

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Han Chunming shook his head in confusion.

At that time, he was only eleven years old. It was normal for him to not understand art.

"First of all, we have to know what art is. The so-called art, in written terms, was a collection of social ideologies that used images to reflect reality but were more typical than reality. The image here could be anything you could think of, such as bamboo, plum blossoms, or people. A social ideology could be understood as a collection of ideas and ways of looking at things.”

He Yuheng subconsciously used modern written terms to explain. It was too abstract, and He Chunming, who had not grown up yet, was confused."Brother Yuheng, what are you talking about?”

He Yuheng smiled and continued,"Don't be anxious. Listen to me slowly." The main creators of art are us humans. To put it bluntly, art is an external expression of human thoughts, reflecting reality or entrusting emotions. Good art often had aesthetic and philosophical value.”

"Take the writings of the ancient literati and the poems written by the poets of the past dynasties as an example. These kinds of literary works can best reflect the thoughts and emotions of the author. Celebrity calligraphy and paintings were arts, and so were dance and music. These were all arts that could be seen and touched. The calligraphy was beautiful, the painting was vivid, and the dance was beautiful. This was the aesthetic value. Only such works could be called works of art and be preserved. It was the same for items like porcelain. Exquisite porcelain had value. To make it exquisite, one had to rely on exquisite craftsmanship and painting skills. Every step of firing porcelain was done to the extreme, and the finished product would be good.”

Master Guan looked at He Yuheng and nodded. He was indeed a child prodigy in this neighborhood.

These things with artistic value were just one thing in itself, a combination of a lot of chemical elements. The so-called artistic value was given by people because their existence satisfied some of their demands.

"I understand. I just have to be likable!”

"You're a promising child. Our Chunming is really smart!”

He Yuheng smiled and rubbed Han Chunming's little head. This kid was really a treasure. No wonder he could create his own business when he grew up.

Han Chunming clearly pointed out the key to artistic value.

If the world liked it, it would have value. If the world did not appreciate it, then they could only admire themselves. In that case, art was really mysterious and overbearing.

Van Gogh, the famous Dutch impressionist painter, was not recognized by people when he was alive. It was only after his death that people lamented the shock of his works. It was a pity.

"What about the second one?"

Han Chunming asked. He Yuheng smiled and said," The second is research value."

"Research value is historical value. As one of the four ancient civilizations in the world, China's 5,000-year-old civilization has never been interrupted. It is the only ancient civilization in the world with an orderly inheritance.”

"Big Four? Which three countries were the other three?”

He Chunming asked curiously.

"The other three ancient civilizations are ancient Babylon in West Asia, ancient Egypt at the border between West Asia and North Africa, and ancient India in South Asia. These four ancient civilizations were proposed by our country's famous ideologist, Mr. Liang Qichao.”

He Yuheng was like an encyclopedia. There was nothing he didn't know about history.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Liang Qichao is a very smart person. Chunming can read his books if she has nothing to do.”

There were many famous revolutions in our country in recent times. The people at that time were truly sincere about China. Without the efforts of the revolutionary predecessors, there would be no new China.

"I know Mr. Liang Qichao. He and Kang Youwei launched the 'Gongche Shangshu' together. Master also told me to look for his book.”

Otherwise, how could he say that he hit it off with Han Chunming? He could catch everything that she threw out. It was enough to have a soulmate in life.

"We can talk about this later. Back to the main topic, we were talking about the inheritance of civilization. Our country's inheritance of civilization has never been interrupted, but this is also a big vein. If one were to look into the details, many things were lost. At this time, the historical value of antiques was reflected.”

When He Yuheng reached the crucial point, he could not help but raise his voice.

He took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued,"For example, our country's ancient marine military strength and the geological characteristics of some regions of our country can be seen from the evolution of Yuan blue and white flowers, Ming blue and white flowers, Qing blue and white flowers. Let me ask you, do you know how you can deduce so many things from a small porcelain?”

"I know! The key was the source of the green material used to make the porcelain!”

"Kid, not bad. You even know this.”

Han Chunming was quite good-looking. The more He Yuheng looked at him, the more he liked him. He was definitely going to be friends with Han Chunming.

"In the future, I will help you get Su Meng and suppress that sinister, narrow-minded, and two-faced Cheng Jianjun.”Naturally, these words were just He Yuheng's thoughts. If he suddenly said such a baffling sentence, people would probably think that he had that big ice.

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"Yes, it's green material. The source of the green material used to make porcelain in each dynasty was different. From the beginning of the dynasty, blue and white porcelain had already appeared, but the preferred green material of each dynasty was different. There are Huiqing, Zheqing, Pingqing and so on.”

He Yuheng tilted his head and asked Han Chunming,"Do you know what the most famous green material is called?”

"Su Ma Li Qing!"

He Yuheng nodded in satisfaction and looked at the Nine Gates Admiral.""Old Master, you taught me well!"

"Hmph!"

Master Guan didn't say anything. He only hummed a few times in response. However, He Yuheng could tell from his eyes that he was very satisfied.

"That's right. This is my disciple!”

They all said that old children were old children. When the old were arrogant, they were also like children.

Su Ma Li Qing was the most famous raw material for the production of blue and white flowers of the Yuan Dynasty. It was speculated that it was produced in ancient Persia, but with the disappearance of the ancient Persia civilization in the long river of history, it was no longer known.

"Through the raw materials of antiques and the records of ancient books, we can get a glimpse of the local customs at that time. To be honest, our country has the most complete information on Xin Zhilei's stars in the northern hemisphere.”

Throughout the dynasties, stargazing was the highlight, so the historical information that was preserved was relatively rich and complete.

For example, Halley's Comet, also known as the " comet " in ancient China, had been recorded in history books since the Spring and Autumn Period.

"What about the last one?"

Master Guan knocked on his pipe, and Han Chunming found the tobacco.

"The last one, economic value! This was also the future trend of the antique industry.”

"Hurry up and say it."

"The economic value is that it can be sold for money. Moreover, the older the item, the rarer the stock, the more economic value it has. In other words, the higher the price it can be sold for. This snuff bottle of mine is the only one in the world. It might be worth tens of millions in the future!”

Old Master Guan didn't comment on this figure, but he agreed with the economic value.

"Alright, come over when you have time in the future. What do you want to learn?”

"I want to learn all of them, but leisurely ancient books and famous people's calligraphy and paintings are my shortcomings. I want to make up for them as soon as possible.”

"Alright, I'll start teaching you today. Chunming, go and get your book of enlightenment.”

"Okay, Yuheng bro, from today onwards, you have to call me senior bro!”

"Everyone, shout your own names!"

Han Chunming was stopped by Master Guan.

"I'm not from a sect, so there's no such rule. There's no need to rank, just call me whatever you usually call me.”

"Master, I was just joking. Of course, we'll still call each other our own."

Then, he turned around and went to get the book.

At this point, He Yuheng could be considered to have succeeded in becoming his disciple.

Han Chunming brought over a large stack of history books. He Yuheng was a little confused.

Master Guan said," Famous people's calligraphy and paintings, ancient books and rare books. They are a very big category. Simply put, the number of scholars in our country is the same as the number of scholars…"

In the five thousand years of history of China, there had been countless scholars and scholars in the past dynasties. As long as they left their names in history, the works produced by them would have a certain value.

"What you need to do now is simple. Learn history first!”

He Yuheng actually had a certain historical foundation, but he did what his master taught him. He sat down obediently and began to read.

He Yuheng recalled that when he was in university, as an archaeology student, he would often go to the history department for free classes. Archeology, history, and antiques were not separated. They were all based on history.

There is an old saying: "In books there is a beauty like jade, and in books there is a house of gold."”This sentence was really suitable for He Yuheng's current situation.

After he had thoroughly understood the knowledge in these books, he would use it to identify the authentic works of famous people. If he could really receive the authentic works of a famous person, wouldn't it be the " Golden House " or " Yan Ruyu "?

The time spent concentrating on work always flew by. It was like someone who was impatient and could not stand the slow passage of time. He quietly pulled the progress bar of his study to the end. The idle time was like the online class that was played at 0.5 times the speed. It was so boring that it made people sleepy and muddleheaded.

Unknowingly, it was time for dinner.

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Suddenly, a cute little girl popped her head out of the door.

"Han Chunming! Han Chunming!"

The little girl shouted happily when she saw Han Chunming beside He Yuheng.

"Su Meng!"

Han Chunming looked at the person who came and shouted in surprise. He Yuheng couldn't help but guess. From the looks of it, these two little guys couldn't have already developed a good impression of each other, right?

Su Meng had always been on Han Chunming's side. The two of them had missed each other for various reasons. This missed opportunity lasted for 26 years. How many 26 years could there be in a person's life? Fortunately, the heavens had eyes. The two infatuated people finally got together.

As for why he missed it, the root of the problem was that Cheng Jianjun, this hypocrite, was causing trouble.

What was Xu Damao's unique skill? Show a movie? No, it wasn't. Patting his beard and galloping his horse, sowing discord, and spreading rumors, he could definitely be considered a first-class expert.

However, this Cheng Jianjun could be said to be even better than Xu Damao.

He had just been in front of Han Chunming, calling him brother and saying things like this was for his own good, and then he turned around and started playing dirty.

When he dealt with Han Chunming, he never cared about how good Han Chunming was to him. He would never be soft-hearted. He would destroy his reputation, harm his future, and then later set up a trap for Han Chunming with fake porcelain. This really forced him to his death.

The most terrifying people were these kinds of people. One could only know a person's face but not their heart.

Cheng Jianjun was a person who vividly demonstrated what was called " jealousy makes people ugly ". He used his actions to explain what was called " a beast in human clothes " and " a beast in human skin."

No matter how glamorous a person looked, after doing something ugly, the only thing left was disgust.

Su Meng and Han Chunming's relationship was so bumpy. In addition to Cheng Jianjun, the "rat sh * t", it was also related to the parties involved.

Su Meng's parents were cultured people, and she was a highly educated scholar herself. It was inevitable that she would have a bad temper like a scholar. She was proud and cared about her face.

Su Meng didn't like Han Chunming collecting junk. She didn't understand why a man with ideals, ambition, and knowledge like Han Chunming would do such a degenerating job.

She hoped that he could have a more respectable job that reflected his personal value. She hoped that he could always be the same as Han Chunming when he was in high spirits.

Han Chunming kept everything he did a secret from the other party.

Communication played a large part in maintaining the relationship between people.

This was especially true for the maintenance of intimate relationships. It was important to communicate effectively. Whether it was family, friends, or lovers, they had to let the other party know what they had done. A good relationship was definitely not something that could be maintained by one party's silent contribution. It was something that both parties had to work hand in hand on equal footing.

If there was anything that he was dissatisfied with, he had to communicate at any time. He did not want to silently deduct the other party's points in his heart and leave without looking back. There was no room for redemption.

Su Meng received Han Chunming's response and ran into the house with small steps.

"Master, shall we go out for dinner?" He Yuheng suggested.

"Are you treating?"

"My treat!" He Yuheng replied straightforwardly. Then, he pressed Han Chunming's head beside him and said,"Help Master out. Su Meng, you come too. Let's have lunch together!”

Su Meng liked to play with Han Chunming, and Han Chunming liked to play with He Yuheng. Moreover, He Yuheng was the king of the children in this alley, so it was impossible for them not to know each other.

"What? Thank you, Brother Yuheng, but I won't be going.”Su Meng said politely.

"It's okay. I'll go to your house with you to tell your grandmother later.”

"Alright then!"

Su Meng's grandmother was very strict with Su Meng. After solving the little girl's most critical concern, she immediately agreed.

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