"What do you think of these antiques and oil paintings? Can they catch your eye?" the old man in front of him asked with a smile.
As soon as Feng Yifeng saw the old man, he knew that the man in front of him was Stanley Ho, the gambling king who is famous in Macau and enjoys the title of "Uncrowned King" of Macau. In response to the old man's kind question, Feng Yifeng also smiled and said: "Antiques, carrying
The cultural heritage of a civilization, an era, and a dynasty. As for oil paintings, Mr. He’s oil paintings give me the feeling of being majestic.”
"Oh!" Such a simple answer to Feng Yifeng was obviously beyond the gambling king's expectation. He was a little surprised and said: "That's all?"
"Haha! Of course it's more than that." Stanley Ho, the beauties around him, and Ma Li all wanted to hear what this young and promising talent in their eyes had to say. But Feng Yifeng's next words disappointed them.
.
"These antiques and oil paintings are priceless treasures and are worth a fortune."
"Hmph! Philistine, money obsessed." Stanley Ho now didn't know how to describe Feng Yifeng. Instead, the beauty next to him snorted coldly and said the most direct comments about Feng Yifeng.
"'All the prosperity in the world is for profit, and all the turmoil in the world is for profit. The king of thousands of chariots, the prince of thousands of families, the king of hundreds of houses, is still suffering from poverty, and what's more, the common man... The morality of relatives and friends is due to wealth.
Lost, the feelings of father and son are for profit. Withdraw your hands quickly and pull your head to avoid worrying your body and mind during the day; children and grandchildren
If you have children and grandchildren who will be happy for you, don't worry about your children and grandchildren.' This is what the ancients said. Since the ancients can flock here for the sake of profit and go their separate ways for the sake of profit, why can't I use this to evaluate the things left by these ancients?
What?" Feng Yifeng was obviously being messy.
But regarding Feng Yifeng's words, the gambling king was noncommittal. He just kept smiling and gently patted the little hand of the beauty holding his arm, as if he was encouraging and doting on her.
The beauty disagreed with Feng Yifeng's words, but he was a guest after all, so she couldn't argue with him. Besides, she was an educated girl, how could she be so arrogant? But it was different with Stanley Ho's encouragement. The beauty just couldn't stand Feng Yifeng's behavior.
People who value everything in terms of money.
"Don't think that being able to recite a few lines of ancient Chinese is a big deal. These antiques cannot be measured by money alone. They prove the wisdom of ancient people, the historical value of this dynasty, and the reason why people can create such brilliance.
All civilizations depend on these
Accumulation bit by bit. You have to look deeply and see the other side of these antiques, which is not just money. However, for people like you who only live in the eyes of money, it is a waste of emotion." Beauty.
He did not hide his disdain for Feng Yifeng at all and criticized him unceremoniously.
"Indeed, you are right." Feng Yifeng did not mind being despised by the beauty at all, but said leisurely: "Civilization is progressing, history is developing, and dynasties are changing. What are the reasons for these? These are actually because
, one interest group destroyed the main interests of another interest group, so this dynasty, this empire
The king was overthrown, and a complex was chosen to manage it that could serve the interests of more people. What followed was war, that is, the tragic war shown in the oil painting. Because of the war, the old history was buried,
A brand new civilization has been developed and wisdom has crystallized. Therefore, human progress will be accompanied by the coming of war."
"I don't know." The beauty seemed to be dissatisfied with Feng Yifeng's wrong answer, but she did not give up to refute Feng Yifeng: "These antiques are thousands of years of cultural heritage, and the value contained in them cannot be measured with money, let alone war.
It can be buried."
"Tch, aren't you saying that these antiques are valuable now? The so-called priceless is just that these antiques have not yet reached the highest price, so they think they are priceless. The so-called cultural heritage, the so-called historical value,
What kind of antique dealers or bricks-and-mortar dealers are asking for help in order to increase the value of the antiques themselves? Who can guarantee that the bottles and jars you collect will not be used by users to store garbage and garbage in any era?
Shit and piss?"
What Feng Yifeng said was very vulgar, but it caused the gambling king to think deeply. Indeed, the greatest value of antiques is the culture it contains and the wisdom of the people at that time, but what can these represent? What intuitive value do they have for today's people?
Apart from being a plaything for comparison and appreciation, I really can't think of any great use.
But the beauty didn't give Feng Yifeng any credit, and the vulgar words coming out of his mouth made the beauty so angry that she almost smoked out of her mouth.
"You... you..., you are simply unreasonable." The beauty let go of the gambling king's hand, and pointed at Feng Yifeng with her delicate jade fingers. Judging from the trembling fingers, the beauty was very excited, and her fingertips were almost numb.
Poke Feng Yifeng's nose. Although she was angry, she was well-educated and
There was no rudeness as expected by Feng Yifeng. "These are treasures collected from all over the world. Each one has its own historical value and splendid culture. You actually said it was used to store... those sloppy things. This is
It insults me and the crystallization of wisdom left by these ancients."
Du Wang and Ma Li watched the quarrel between Feng Yifeng and the beauty with great interest. They looked at each other from time to time and showed knowing smiles. They had no intention of stopping it at all.
"In your eyes, these are the accumulation of culture and the crystallization of wisdom. This is because you are educated and knowledgeable. But in the eyes of people who don't understand, they are just broken porcelain and rusty copper and iron at most. You
Just pick up one and go to Temple Street to try it out. I guarantee that the price will not exceed one hundred." Feng Yifeng will not compromise because she is a beauty, and he is not afraid at all whether there is something hidden between this beauty and the gambling king.
Human relationships. "In the eyes of those who understand, these
It’s a priceless treasure. In the eyes of people who don’t understand, it’s not as practical as a plastic bowl for fish egg powder. Everyone’s values are different. You can’t impose your own set of values on others, let alone unilaterally
I believe that what I have said is absolutely accurate. You must be objective in your behavior and in your views, so that you will not make mistakes." (Actually, this is the topic of "the actual value of antiques" that my friends and I have been arguing about for a long time, so I wrote it down as soon as I thought of it.
Once it comes out, it’s fine if everyone has seen it)
It feels so good! It feels so good to be able to teach a woman who has a relationship with the gambling king. Feng Yifeng has already determined in his heart that this beauty is probably Chen Wanzhen, the third concubine of the gambling king, or maybe another lover of the gambling king. Although
She looks very young, but there are really countless such money-worshiping women nowadays.
Most of the items placed in the gambling king's home are cultural relics and antiques bought from auctions around the world over the years, which were also lost during China's most turbulent era. Although there are many precious antiques and cultural relics collected by Feng Yifeng,
national treasure-level cultural relics, but
He doesn't value the cultural heritage of these antiques, and he doesn't have the time to study the mysteries contained in them. He only cares about the value of these antiques. The so-called: Antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times. Antiques can only bring appreciation value and
Monetary gain.
Just because of the topic of antiques, Feng Yifeng got involved in such a long paragraph. At the same time, he also gave the beauty a severe lesson. Now his eyes are red and tears are rolling in his eyes. This is what the gambling king and the others have planned.
Unexpected. However, we can be sure that Feng Yifeng is a person who puts interests first and is very calm and objective in his conduct.
The gambling king seemed to be a little unsatisfied. He patted the beautiful woman beside him to comfort him, pointed at the oil paintings that were war scenes and asked: "What do you think of these oil paintings? They are not antiques. Most of them are from the past hundred or so.
Ten years of works are not too precious."
Now that the words have been spoken, Feng Yifeng has nothing to worry about. He took a look at the bloody and cruel war scenes and said excitedly: "War also represents interests. How many dynasties and how many famous ministers and generals are accompanied by
The war left its name in history. Alexander, King Arthur, Hannibal, Octavian, Cyrus II, Napoleon, etc. in foreign countries. Sun Bin in China
, Han Xin, Huo Qubing, Li Jing, Yue Fei, Qi Jiguang, etc., without exception, are all famous figures in world history. But what do they represent? They are nothing more than pawns of the emperor and executioners of interest groups. Although I respect and respect them very much.
These characters, but it cannot be completely denied that they are all doing it for the king in their own minds and for the value of their own existence.
They are not fighting for the fundamental interests of the people. Although there are many so-called national righteousnesses, these righteousnesses are bestowed by the kings of their dynasties. The people have never enjoyed vested interests, and will only suffer exploitation and
The group of people who suppressed them. So in my opinion, no matter the antiques in front or what these oil paintings are trying to express, in general,
History is buried because of war, and civilization also rises because of war. The reason why cultural relics and antiques are valuable is because they are filled with countless wars, and many unknown things are hidden inside. People want to use these cultural relics or antiques to
Understand which era it existed. But because of the value of cultural relics and antiques, many people bury their minds and keep bragging."
"Okay, that's very good." After listening to it for so long, the gambling king showed appreciation for the first time and praised Feng Yifeng.
Feng Yifeng originally thought he would be praised by the gambling king, and he felt very happy, but the following words from the gambling king made him full of embarrassment.
"It's good for young people to have their own ideas, but they are too extreme, which is not good for people and things. From my observation of you, you should be very objective and rational in your actions. What you just said is completely inappropriate.
It's like you said it." The gambling king asked Feng Yifeng to sit on the sofa in the living room.
Continuing his evaluation of Feng Yifeng: "It doesn't matter whether antiques or famous paintings are good or not. In my eyes, they are just decoration and appreciation. I don't quite understand how much wisdom and culture they contain. I have the same view as you on this point."
.But I won’t be like you and say whatever comes to mind.
Well, you should say what you say to whomever you meet. Maybe you don’t mind what others think of you, but as a member of our class, sometimes preconceived opinions are still very important. Just like just now, I asked you about your opinions on antiques and oil paintings.
Opinion, you should say that I am very discerning and collect all treasures.
.In this way, if I affirm my gaze and praise to you, you will definitely be very impressed, and my good impression of you will also increase a lot. Why not? But you have explained a lot now, and I don’t understand your views.
, I am also very dissatisfied with your questioning. What good will it do to you if you act fast for a while? "
The gambling king didn't care at all about the beauties around him being jealous of him, and stunned Feng Yifeng who was stunned. However, if the gambling king knew what Feng Yifeng was thinking in his heart now, he might stand up and beat him up immediately.
"Pick! You old guy, I wanted to show off my eloquence, but it turned out to be as vulgar as me. If I had known better, I would have stopped showing off and bragging. Now I am being taught a lesson by him, and I have lost a lot of money."
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