The Leisurely Life of Infinite Gods

Chapter 147 The second generation who caused trouble (kneeling to subscribe)

In the entire magic city, the most famous antique collector is definitely not Lin Hongqiang.

Although Lin Hongqiang likes antiques, he once collected yuan blue and white flowers worth 100 million yuan, and there are no less than dozens of antique calligraphy and paintings in his family, but his social value limits his ability to become a real collector.

Lu Meiqiang, who is known as Lord Lu, is one of the best existences in the entire collection circle of Huaguo, not to mention the magic capital.

Lu Meiqiang is an old man from the Devil City, counting up to three or even five generations. To long.

Although there were no big figures who pointed out the country in the ancestors, no one dared to take a peek at the inheritance of more than two hundred years.

Lu Meiqiang, known as Lord Lu, is the ninth generation head of the Lu family. Compared with the Zhou family who is involved in the entertainment industry, or the Wu family who manages real estate, the Lu family is not so conspicuous.

However, any old man in Modu would give a thumbs up when he mentioned Lord Lu's name, and sincerely say that he is a well-known figure.

You know, in Shanghai, there are no more than three or five people who can be called "Master" by everyone, even Zhou Shixing, the old man of the Zhou family, does not have such an honor.

Lu Meiqiang is sixty-nine years old this year. Because of his well-maintained body and strong bones, he looks like a wealthy person.

The reason why he can be respected is because this person has a bold personality and likes to make friends from all walks of life. Anyone who is recognized by him, if there is any disaster, will definitely gain something if he goes to him. After years of support by Master Lu There are at least a dozen or twenty people.

As for those who have received his favor but did not get up, there are countless.

Master Lu likes to have fun, which is recognized by the upper circles of the whole magic city. Although he is old, if there is something fun to do, he will definitely be seen.

Therefore, unlike those aged and powerful old people, Lu Meiqiang's personality is more able to play with those young people.

For example, you can often see him in Houhai Bar, the most popular bar in Shanghai.

Of course, few people know that this bar actually has a lot of shares of him.

In front of the Houhai bar, Chu Mo, dressed in casual clothes, got off the driver's seat of the Ferrari Sergio. The car has been in the garage of the villa for more than half a month since it was picked up, and today is his first test drive.

After giving Ding Qian his Bugatti a month ago, he asked the housekeeper to pick up a sports car again.

This Ferrari is a limited edition worldwide, and the number is rare. A total of six taels were produced in the world, and three of them are in the United States. Chu Mo also spent a lot of thought before driving this car to his garage half a month ago.

The design of this car is different from other Ferrari styles. It can be said to be quite special. The headlights on the front face and the curve of the body are quite different from Ferrari supercars.

The reason why Chu Mo chose it was because the sporty design of this car caught his eye at first glance, and it felt very appealing. Of course, the price of more than 40 million was also one of the main reasons why Chu Mo chose it.

If it's too cheap, Chu Mo really doesn't like it.

After handing over the car keys to the doorman who came up cautiously, Chu Mo didn't care. Seeing the middle-aged man waiting at the door of the bar, Chu Mo walked towards him with strides.

"Boss Lin, how dare you wait at the door."

Chu Mo, who was full of smiles, stretched out his hand, and the middle-aged man with fair cheeks smiled and said:

"Brother Chu treats me, Lin Hongqiang, as an outsider. In our relationship, there is no need to excuse me. You can come today, brother, to give me Lin Hongqiang face."

The two shook hands, and Lin Hongqiang, whose face was full of sincerity, said frankly:

"Brother Chu, today I am just a messenger, Master Lu invites you to drink tea, Brother Chu, you are giving me enough face by coming.

Master Lu is actually very easy to get along with, he doesn't have so many twists and turns, as long as he can get his approval, it is a kind of honor in Shanghai. Of course, with your current worth and status, Brother Chu, you don't have to care about these false names. "

Chu Mo responded with a smile.

The two walked into the bar, the colorful lights above their heads were constantly flashing, and the explosive music hit the eardrums. Through the hall, the two walked directly towards the second floor.

Came to the corridor on the second floor, where the noise is slightly less, and Chu Mo, who was walking side by side, asked casually:

"Master Lu has a collection he wants me to appreciate this time?"

Lin Hongqiang, who nodded slightly, didn't say much, but when he came to the door of a private room, he couldn't help reminding him.

"Brother Chu, don't think too much. The reason why Master Lu invited you over is because he heard some rumors about my brother at the Zeus Auction House some time ago. I was curious, and that's why I met tonight. If you don't like it, brother, Just deal with a few sentences at will later."

After the words fell, he gently pushed open the door of the private room, and when no one was there, a loud voice sounded immediately.

"Master Lu, let me introduce to you, this is Chu Mo, President Chu, who has become popular in the magic capital recently.

Brother Chu, you should have heard of Lord Lu's name a long time ago. "

After Lin Hongqiang's words fell, Chu Mo turned his attention to the rich old man opposite him.

To be honest, this person's name, Chu Mo, was just heard recently. He was just a small freelance writer before, and he never had the opportunity to come into contact with this level of existence.

But two days ago, he received a call from Lin Hongqiang, saying that Master Lu invited him to drink tea, so Chu Mo asked Jiang Tao to check the other party's information.

You don't know if you don't see it, but after understanding it, Chu Mo finally realized that there is such a great god hidden in the devil city.

Although the old man in front of him did not have the lofty status of Zhou Shixing, the old man of the Zhou family, but because he was approachable and sociable, he had a high reputation in the entire Demon City circle and had an extremely huge network of contacts.

It can be said that in the upper circles of the entire Demon City, almost everyone will buy him some face, and this is the reason why Chu Mo appeared here.

He wants to form a top club of his own, and the club is currently under construction under the command of Yang Xuan.

With Yang Xuan's current connections and abilities, she can only be responsible for the construction and management of the club, but it would be wishful thinking to expect her to win over those top giants to join the club.

These things still need to be done by Chu Mo himself, and when he came to see the famous Lord Lu in the magic city, he actually had the idea of ​​establishing his own network.

After Lin Hongqiang introduced the two of them, Chu Mo, who is a junior, naturally wouldn't push him too hard. He took the initiative to take half a step forward, and at the same time stretched out his hand and said:

"Lord Lu, I have long admired your name."

This year, the sixty-nine-year-old high-collar, who already belonged to Chu Mo's grandparents, didn't care too much, but said with a happy face:

"Chu Mo, you are indeed a good-looking talent. I have seen many young heroes in my life. If I say that you are comparable to you, it is only one hand."

This is standard flattery, just listen to it, and Chu Mo doesn't take it seriously.

The host and guest were seated. It was only at this time that Chu Mo noticed that there was a beautiful woman in a cheongsam in the private room. She was about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and she stood behind Lu Meiqiang with a flat expression. Chu Mo couldn't guess What is the relationship between the two.

"I heard that Brother Chu likes antiques. Some time ago, he bought a piece of Song Dynasty ceramics at a high price of 100 million. I don't know if he will have a chance to appreciate one or two."

When the old man surnamed Lu spoke with a smile, Chu Mo shook his head and smiled wryly:

"That porcelain bottle was originally a favorite of Ren Wenxuan, the chairman of Shangyuan. I didn't understand the rules and raised the price randomly, which disturbed the nature, so I sent someone to send the porcelain to Boss Ren afterwards. If Master Lu wants to see it, I can only trouble you You went to Shangyuan for entertainment."

The old man who didn't care at all smiled and waved his hands, and said loudly:

"Ren and I have always had the wrong temper. I don't like his collection, and he doesn't like mine. But to be honest, I have heard of that piece of Southern Song Dynasty porcelain, and the quality can only be regarded as medium. It just so happens that I have a top-grade piece here. , I don’t know if you are interested in Mr. Chu.”

Naturally, Chu Mo would not disappoint, and said with surprise on his face:

"Today is going to be a feast for the eyes."

The old man raised his head slightly, and the cheongsam woman behind him turned around and took a long ancient box from behind, but the ancient box of pear blossom wood did not look ordinary.

The old man surnamed Lu wiped his hands carefully with a paper towel first, then opened the ancient box himself, took out a pair of scrolls from it, and after spreading it out, a calligraphy and painting with a simple atmosphere appeared in front of him.

"This is the "Di Zhu Ming" by the famous painter Huang Tingjian in the Northern Song Dynasty. I bought this calligraphy and painting at a sky-high price of 436.8 million yuan a few years ago. It broke the historical transaction price of calligraphy and painting and became the most expensive calligraphy and painting in China.

The full text of "Di Zhu Ming" has 600 words, and one word costs 720,000 yuan. This is really a word worth a fortune. President Chu, what do you think? "

The eyes of the old man who took a deep breath were full of intoxication. He looked at the calligraphy and paintings in front of him, with a sense of pride as a master.

A calligraphy and painting cost 430 million. For the original Chu Mo, it was a sky-high price. He used to not even have the qualification to stand on this painting.

But now, his expression was flat, and apart from a hint of curiosity, there was no trace of shock in his eyes.

Some time ago, in the auction house, in order to put pressure on the Wu family, he bought the 23 billion land to the Wu family's opponent at a price of 20 billion, and he didn't even frown at the loss of 3 billion. .

What Chu Mo didn't know was that in the circle of the rich second generation, he already had the title of the number one prodigal son in Shanghai.

For Chu Mo, let alone 400 million, even if it was 400 million, he would not take it to heart.

Of course, even though he is not interested in antique calligraphy and painting, he still needs to act on the occasion. After all, he came here today to make friends with the old man in front of him. Therefore, after observing for a while, Chu Mo nodded and said:

"Good calligraphy and good painting are really worth a fortune. It's a pity that I was not at the auction a few years ago. Otherwise, Master Lu, if you want to get this calligraphy and painting, you will have to pay at least a few hundred million more."

After Chu Mo's words fell, the old man with a cheerful smile on his face said with emotion:

"If Mr. Chu likes it, it's not too late to take it now, but if you want to say that the most expensive single word is not this "Dizhu Ming", the "Ping An Tie" by the calligrapher Wang Xizhi was sold at 3.08 ten years ago. The calligraphy and painting have a total of 41 characters, and the price of each character is 7.5 million, so that pair of calligraphy and painting is worthy of a real price of one word."

The old man obviously has a lot of experience in antique calligraphy and painting, and knows all kinds of famous paintings.

Chu Mo suddenly remembered the club that was still under construction. The various materials and supplies of the club were all top-notch in the world, but just this seems to be not enough, because it still lacks sufficient background.

If you want to build a top club in Shanghai, you still need to have your own characteristics. If you collect all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings in the club, among other things, you can at least attract a considerable number of top rich people who like antiques.

Not to mention, for example, Master Lu and Lin Hongqiang in front of you, and Ren Wenxuan from Shangyuan Entertainment, these people all have a strong interest in antiques, and there must be many people who like these antiques in the magic city. Maybe this alone can attract a large number of top bigwigs to join.

With a conclusion in his mind, he felt that the calligraphy and painting in front of him became more and more pleasing to the eye. The most expensive calligraphy and painting in Huaguo's auction history, just this name is loud enough.

He pondered for a moment, then said:

"Master Lu, then you are going to give up your love for this painting..."

Before the words fell, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and then a handsome young man walked in.

The young man's eyes immediately focused on the cheongsam woman behind the old man surnamed Lu, and the excited young man said with a smile on his face:

"Si Yue, I didn't expect it to be really you. I just saw you passing by in the private room next door, and thought I misread the person.

Liu Min and Zhao Lili are both next door, did they go to say hello together? "

The cheongsam woman named Si Yue shook her head slightly. The handsome young man seemed to have finally sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the private room. He took a deep look at Chu Mo, hesitated for a moment, and then took the initiative to retreat.

The private room became quiet again, but at this moment, the old man surnamed Lu suddenly said:

"Si Yue, aren't Liu Ming and Zhao Li both your friends? Since they are next door, you can go and say hello."

The woman in the cheongsam shook her head slightly, and said in a voice like Land:

"I see the two of them every day, it's okay."

The old man nodded, and stopped talking, and then the old man surnamed Lu who put his eyes on Chu Mo said casually:

"I bought this calligraphy and painting five years ago for 436.8 million yuan. If Mr. Chu likes it, just erase the odds and take the 400 million yuan."

From this point of view, the information collected by Jiang Tao before is true.

Although the Lu family in the magical city is also one of the four major families, the current head of the family, Lu Meiqiang, is not good at business. In addition to eating, drinking and having fun for decades, collecting all kinds of antique calligraphy and paintings at sky-high prices, and all kinds of huge expenses to win people's hearts, Let the Lu family gradually decline.

According to the information collected by Jiang Tao, there seems to be a problem with the Feiyue Technology Group of the Lu family, and they urgently need a large sum of money to fill the loopholes. Selling antique calligraphy and paintings should be the last resort for this old man.

As for why he chose himself as the buyer, Chu Mo thought it was his recent performance of being rich and powerful that caught his attention.

Chu Mo didn't have the idea of ​​taking advantage of the fire to rob. Although the Lu family had some problems in management, it was still one of the four major families in the capital city, and their background and connections were still there. Chu Mo came here just to make friends with each other.

For him, there is no big difference between four hundred million or four hundred million. He doesn't need the old man in front of him to make a profit for him. Therefore, after a moment of silence, Chu Mo smiled and said:

"Lord Lu, antiques are only more valuable when they are saved. How can there be a price reduction? You bought this painting for 436 million a few years ago. Not to mention its collection value, even if it is inflation in the past few years, it is lower than 450 million, you are losing money, so I won’t take advantage of it, just 450 million, I don’t want any more or less.”

The old man on the opposite side was slightly stunned, but based on his knowledge, he wouldn't be tempted by mere tens of millions.

However, the calm attitude of the young man in front of him to decide on hundreds of millions of funds made him slightly moved.

Sure enough, the rumors are true, this is a real hidden rich young man.

It is not an existence comparable to these so-called four major families of the magic city.

Thinking up to this point, he no longer had the slightest suspicion in his heart, and said in a cheerful voice:

"President Chu, if you like it, this calligraphy and painting is 450 million yuan, you can take it."

Chu Mo nodded, and Lin Hongqiang, who was on the side as the referrer, was also slightly relieved to see that the two had reached a cooperation.

The two people in front of him are existences that he can't afford to mess with, and one is the respected head of the Lu family in Shanghai.

One is a wealthy young man whose worth is unknown, but who dares to confront the Wu family in the magical capital. If there is any unpleasantness between the two, he will definitely not feel better as the middleman.

Several people toasted to celebrate, but at this moment, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open by a huge force, and the solid wood door hit the wall hard, making a loud noise. At the same time, a carefree young man withdrew kicked his feet, and said with a big smile:

"Lu Siyue, knowing that my brother is here, but he didn't come to say hello, your wings have grown hard, right?"

Behind the proud young man were four or five young men and women. They talked and laughed together, and when they walked into the private room, they saw that all the eyes of the people in the private room were on the table in front of them. The sub-characters are painted on the top.

But the calligraphy and painting were stained with a few drops of thick red wine.

The wine on the calligraphy and painting was dripped from the wine glass in the hand of the old man surnamed Lu.

And the reason why he was unsteady and spilled the drink was entirely because the young man on the opposite side kicked the door vigorously, and his hands trembled in shock.

Therefore, the calligraphy and painting in front of him, which is about to be sold for 450 million yuan, already has flaws.

The men and women who broke into the private room finally realized something was wrong, and slowly stopped fighting. When they also saw the stains on the calligraphy and painting in front of them, they instantly understood the reason.

At this time, one of the girls with a single ponytail stepped forward gently, and at the same time said carefully to the gloomy cheongsam girl:

"Si Yue, Liu Ming didn't do it on purpose. He just drank some wine and was so happy to see you. Don't be angry. We'll pay you how much this painting is worth."

The ponytail girl's words fell, and the gloomy cheongsam woman said indifferently:

"450 million!"

With a simple sentence, the atmosphere in the entire private room instantly dropped to freezing point.

But at this time, Chu Mo, who was holding a wine glass at the side, focused his eyes on the pale single ponytail.

This girl is exactly the girl with ponytail who met once at the auction.