Crossing the spy war, my code name is God of Wealth

"Qiu Shizhou."

Before the scroll was fully unfolded, Kuroda Yusuke had already cried out in surprise.

Wow, this little Japanese guy is really good.

It is really impressive to be able to tell who created this painting before it is fully opened.

After spreading out the scrolls, Bernard and Kuron Yusuke put on white gloves and hurriedly squeezed to the front of the table.

The scroll depicts layers of attics, one after another.

The sky is filled with white clouds, the attic is magnificent and golden, and the scene is grand and huge, like a fairyland on earth.

"'Jade Tripod Fairy Pavilion', this painting is the 'Jade Tripod Fairy Pavilion' by Qiu Shizhou as recorded in unofficial history." Bernard exclaimed.

Hei Tianxiongjie also nodded frequently and said, "Yes, it is indeed the work of Qiu Shizhou."

“It’s a typical Wu School painting style, with delicate brushwork and very good treatment of buildings and figures.”

"There is such a story in the Ming Dynasty vernacular novel Meng Hua Lu. It is said that after Qiu Shizhou finished painting the painting Xianyuan Yuge, he dreamed that a white-haired old man took him to visit Baiyujing."

"It is surrounded by jade belts, carved beams and painted buildings, with green mountains and pleasant scenery, just like a fairyland on earth."

"After Qiu Shizhou woke up, he spent three months painting the Jade Tripod Fairy Pavilion. I thought it was just a story from a novel, but I didn't expect it to be true..."

Looking at the two of them discussing and chattering, Haley couldn't help but feel curious.

"My dear, what are they talking about?"

Chen Yang patiently explained: "They are talking about the owner of this painting."

"The artist of this painting is Qiu Ying, a painter who lived more than 400 years ago."

"He was a famous painter in the Ming Dynasty. He worked as a painter when he was young, and later became a disciple of Zhou Chen to learn the techniques of the Wu School of Painting."

"This person is a fellow disciple of Tang Yin."

Haley was confused when she heard what Ming Dynasty and Tang Yin were talking about.

"Well, to put it simply, his paintings are very valuable..."

Oh... this explanation is easy to understand...

"How vulgar! How can such a rare heirloom be measured by money?" As soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, Kuroda Yusuke was unhappy.

"Yes, yes," Bernard said, shaking his head in his not-so-fluent Chinese. "Qiu Ying's paintings are the epitome of the Wu School of Painting. They are works of art, and works of art are priceless."

Chen Yang touched his nose and smiled, "But as far as I know, Qiu Ying made a living by selling paintings all his life."

"He treats art as his life. Why can't you see it clearly?"

Uh, this...

They were both stunned at the same time, unable to refute for a moment.

Although Qiu Ying and Tang Yin are two representative figures of the Wumen School of Painting, the value of their paintings is completely different.

Qiu Ying made a living by selling paintings. There were many of his paintings circulating, and their prices fluctuated greatly.

At auctions in the future world, authentic paintings by Qiu Ying can cost anywhere from tens of thousands to tens of millions.

Tang Yin's paintings are often worth tens of millions or even billions.

In terms of painting skills, the two are brothers from the same school and their skills are equally good, but their reputations are very different.

"Mr. Chen is good at speaking and arguing. We two old guys are not as good as you." Kuroda Yusuke sighed, knowing that he could not win the argument over Chen Yang.

Not to mention Bernard, he even has trouble speaking Chinese, and he quarrels with others, which is just asking for trouble...

After watching for more than half an hour, they were finally satisfied.

Chen Yang put the scroll away and put it back into the box, while Haley asked the waiter to bring a few cups of coffee.

Several people sat down, and Kuroda Yusuke took a sip of coffee and said, "Mr. Chen, I know my request may be a little rude."

"But I still want to ask, are you selling these two paintings?"

Chen Yang frowned slightly and said, "Kuroda-kun, these two paintings are not cheap..."

"I know, I know," said Kuroda Yusuke, "I bought a painting of Shen Zhou's "Outing in the Spring Rain" at the Treasure House in Xiaotong Bridge last year. The owner charged me 38,000 yuan."

"This painting, Thousand-armed and Thousand-eyed Guanyin, was created by Shen Zhou in his later years. His painting skills are extraordinary. Its value should be around 100,000 yuan."

"One hundred thousand dollars, isn't that a bit low?" Chen Yang said with a smile, "I might as well tell you the truth, I spent 150,000 dollars to buy these two paintings."

"If you are really interested, I can give you a 20% discount. Two paintings cost 120,000 yuan."

Yusuke Kuroda frowned. The number of 120,000 was quite reasonable.

The original painting of "Cold Mountain in the Mist" given to him by Vice Prime Minister Wang must have cost at least 70,000 oceans.

This "Thousand-Armed and Thousand-Eyed Guanyin" is worth much more than that. If you meet a buyer who likes it, even 150,000 yuan would be a reasonable price.

However, it was not easy for him as a consul to come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars. The only way he could raise the money was to sell a few ancient paintings.

Seeing Kuroda Yusuke's dilemma, Chen Yang knew that he definitely couldn't come up with so much money at once.

He remembered Kuroda Yusuke's information very clearly. He was a top student at the Imperial University and was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, a place that produces many female action movie stars. His family was poor, and he climbed up step by step to become a consul.

Such people may have some savings, but they definitely don’t have a hundred thousand dollars.

Coincidentally, Chen Yang had no plan to sell the painting to him today.

This guy must be hanged tonight. If the Japanese see these two paintings, they can easily trace them back to him.

"How about this, Kuroda-kun, let's stop here today," Chen Yang put down the cup and said, "If you really want to buy it, I'll keep it for you for a few days. Once you have enough money, I'll send the painting to you."

"Okay, okay." Kuroda Yusuke glanced at the box in the corner reluctantly, stood up and said, "Mr. Chen, I'll call you tomorrow. Please keep these two paintings for me..."

After saying that, Yusuke Kuroda invited Bernard to leave together.

Chen Yang sent the two to the restaurant entrance and said goodbye to them warmly. Only when Kuroda Yusuke got into the consulate's car did the smile on Chen Yang's face slowly fade.

Looking at the car going away, Chen Yang murmured, "Kuroda-kun, you are destined to have no chance to see these two paintings in this life. If you really like them, I will ask Jia Sizhen to draw two identical ones and burn them for you someday."

"You can enjoy it slowly in the underworld, hehe..."

The next day, Chen Yang returned to the company.

For some reason, his left eyelid kept twitching when he woke up today.

"Secretary Lin, are all the newspapers for today here?" Chen Yang flipped through the newspaper for a long time but still didn't see any news about the consul being assassinated.

"Boss, everyone is here," Lin Tianbao responded, putting down the coffee in his hand.

Strange, Chen Yang rubbed his eyebrows, could it be that Kuroda Yusuke is not dead?

Even the Military and Central Bureau of Investigations could not kill him. Could this guy be the reincarnation of a cockroach? Why is he so hard to kill?

At this moment, the phone on the table rang. Chen Yang picked up the phone and was stunned for a moment...