Leaving the Beijing Antique City, Tang Feng took Zhu Yunming's "Guiding the River and the Mountain" to find a big stone to sit down. He bought this painting not entirely for investment in art. He really liked this painting. This "Guiding the River and the Mountain" was completed in the Wuxu year of Chenghua, which was in 1478 AD. Zhu Yunming's life experience was very unfortunate. He lived with his grandfather Xu Youzhen when he was young, which was similar to Tang Feng. Tang Feng grew up with his grandfather. Xu Youzhen's career was bumpy, with several ups and downs, and had several prison disasters. Therefore, Zhu Yunming's family was not very good. It was fine, but the unlucky thing was still to come. Zhu Yunming lost his father at the age of thirteen. Five months later, his grandfather Xu Youzhen passed away. When he was sixteen, he was hit again and his mother died.

After being hit by a series of blows, Zhu Yunming was in a difficult situation and could only rely on selling paintings to make a living. This was also the reason why he could only buy the cheapest silk on the market to paint. But in this environment, Zhu Yunming did not give up his ideals and eventually became a famous artist.

No matter what the truth is, Tang Feng has always been stubborn after seeing this painting that the young scholar standing with his hands behind his back is Zhu Yunming's self-portrait. He is in a difficult situation but does not forget to give advice. This is very similar to the words Tang Feng said on the street, "Beijing, you will be proud of me."

A foolish boy from the countryside to the capital, Tang Feng made millions with his own strength and a little luck. It is easy to say, but in the middle, who can understand that the hardships he has experienced in his heart are hard to move forward almost every step forward. Not everyone can bear the pressure of putting all the eggs in one basket. Picking up bargains is like scissors and stone cloth. There are too many accidental factors, and Tang Feng himself dares to choose between true and false.

Speaking of it, Tang Feng himself found it ridiculous. In the past, he had only a few hundred yuan, but he was quite open-minded. At that time, he felt that he could afford to lose. Now that he had more money, he suddenly realized that he was starting to worry about gains and losses. He was no longer willing to leave everything to luck. He wanted to take the initiative and pursue more stable development.

The key to investing in art is to collect. Only through collecting can we win space for appreciation. Collection requires a lot of money. You can't accumulate wealth by picking up bargains. You can't expect to pick up a Yuan blue and white porcelain. Besides, even if you really pick up rare treasures like Yuan blue and white porcelain, Tang Feng would not be willing to sell them. Those things would be kept at home for several generations before talking about them. Tang Feng thought about it, and suddenly looked down at the painting in his hand. After a long time, he couldn't help laughing. After working so long, he would have written all the painting in. If it weren't for the golden Buddha and the tablet that were holding it there, he wouldn't have dared to buy this painting.

It's time to do business. Although Tang Feng has not yet thought about what to do, he has decided. The environment affects his mentality, grows by the sea, has a broad mind, grows in the mountains, and has a strong will. Tang Feng, who has had an indissoluble bond with antiques since childhood, seems to be older than his peers. In the process of choosing one of two for many times, his mentality is becoming more mature.

Tang Feng returned home, Lin Muyu, who was working hard to write, put down her work. She looked at the painting in his hand and asked, "Is this painting the work of that famous artist?"

Tang Feng said: "This is Zhu Yunming's "Guiding the Country" by Zhu Yunming of the Ming Dynasty."

"Come on, sit down and talk to me." Lin Muyu turned sideways and moved away most of the chairs to signal Tang Feng to sit over.

"Yes." Tang Feng sat with her shoulder with one hand. After he finished speaking, Lin Muyu's mouth curled slightly and said, "1.48 million? Does it cost so much? Hey, it seems that no one can afford to play with collecting."

"Well, the collection will indeed have a lot of money, but it will appreciate quickly." Tang Feng said: "Don't underestimate this painting. It may double after two or three years."

Lin Muyu said: "It's hard to say that the doubling is hard, but at least it won't depreciate, so keep it."

"Oh, by the way." Tang Feng said, "I'm going to Tongzhou tomorrow." He is unfamiliar with the place and can't even figure it out if he wants to do business. Tang Feng decided to ask Chen Yan, this guy is a good guy and a trustworthy friend.

Lin Muyu said, "Then I'll send you there."

"No need, you'd better be busy with yours." Tang Feng said: "How troublesome it's delivered."

"Tang Feng." Lin Muyu suggested: "You should learn driving, it's so convenient."

"Learn to drive?" In Tang Feng's philosophy, driving is still in the ranks of craftsmanship. He is not interested. He said, "I haven't thought about it yet, let's talk about it later."

The next day, Tang Feng came to Chen Yan's house in Tongzhou. Fortunately, he didn't tell Chen Yan's wife the truth about the rubbing last time. Otherwise, the traditional woman's face would not look good. Chen Yan's wife took Tang Feng to Chen Yan's studio in the backyard. Chen Yan, wearing an apron, was walking around an old tree lump with a chisel in his hand. Seeing that Tang Feng was coming, Chen Yan put down his work and greeted him enthusiastically: "Tang Feng, you are a rare guest. This is the first time you have come to my house on your own initiative."

Tang Feng looked at the very ugly wooden lump, asking Chen Yan, "Can you make money in this business?"

Chen Yan sighed and said, "It's too fake to say that you can guarantee food and clothing. You're basically a well-off society. You can't be hungry if you don't have enough food, but you'll definitely have no way to make a fortune by relying on this."

Tang Feng asked strangely: "I see that the root carvings in Liu Shunan's place are very expensive, so why is there no profit here?"

"It's not that carving is expensive. Root carving emphasizes seventy-sixths of natural quality and three-thirds of artificiality." Chen Yan shook his head and started to complain. As the living standards improve, consumption has also begun to upgrade. Modern people not only pursue beauty, but also pay attention to materials. They need root carvings made of high-quality wood roots, such as boxwood, golden camphor, and sandalwood, are all rare national plants. The price is outrageously expensive, and the cost is all consumed in the raw materials. Chen Yan continued: "My previous colleagues have changed the carving of stones. That thing is environmentally friendly and the market prospects are promising."

"Stone?" Tang Feng was intrigued and said, "You mean Tian Huang, are you?"

"Hey, don't say it too high." Chen Yan said: "Isn't Tianhuangshi produced the mountain stream in Shoushan, Fujian, which is more than 1,000 meters long and more than 200 meters wide? Just the place with a big butt, it has been turned over almost every year for more than a thousand years, and it has long been extinct."

Tang Feng said: "There should be many chicken blood stones, Qingtian stones, Balin stones and Shoushan stones?" The four types of stones mentioned by Tang Feng are the four major seal stones in China. These four types of stones are famous among arts and crafts stones. They are famous for their brilliant colors, delicate textures, natural textures and moderate hardness.

"You finally got to the point." Chen Yan said: "If you want to make money now, you have to rely on the cultural industry. No matter what kind of awesomeness, as long as you can tie it to the stump of culture and art, you will definitely not be wrong. The seal stone is traditional Chinese culture, and the markets between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions are vast."

Tang Feng said: "Okay, that's it, let's do this stone seal business."

"Ah? Do you really want to do it?" Chen Yan said: "Stones and antiques are not the same thing."

Tang Feng said: "These two fields also have similarities. Antiques originally include gems." Tang Feng remembered Yang Chengming, who was in the jewelry business, but antiques were also good.

Chen Yan thought for a while and said, "That's right. Jiang Yuan is also a jewelry business. Although he always tries to the point, he has made much faster progress than Liu Shunan and me."
Chapter completed!