Monday, November 30, 1987.

On this day, almost everyone around the world is focusing on the Korean Air Flight 858 crash that occurred yesterday.

Especially Japanese citizens, everyone is speculating whether the two terrorists who carried out yesterday's sudden terrorist attack, blowing up the plane and killing all 104 passengers and 11 crew members on board, were Japanese.

You should know that although father and daughter Shinichi Habutani and Mayumi Habutani were successfully intercepted when they tried to escape from the customs after doing this, their passports showed that their names and nationalities were Japanese.

However, the South Korean police responsible for detaining them and intensifying their interrogation revealed to the news media that they suspected that they were North Korean agents who smuggled themselves into Japan and obtained legal status.

Therefore, all this makes this tragedy full of confusion and arouses the world's concern about the intensification of friction between North and South Korea.

But at this time, Ning Weimin couldn't care less about these gossips, and he didn't have the heart to worry about the situation where North Korea and South Korea seemed to be on the verge of a conflict.

This is not only because he has known for a long time that these two little Karami are cowards who only know how to curse but not take action, and the peace in Asia is as stable as Mount Tai.

What's more, he was actually very tired in France. He was exhausted both physically and mentally. Both physically and mentally he was exhausted.

After returning to Tokyo today, he actually just wanted to be lazy for a few days and live a simple life where he could hold his wife on the kang and find his shoes when he got off the kang.

I just want to enjoy the comfort of putting on my clothes, reaching for food and opening my mouth, and don't care about anything else.

Even with his antiques, he didn't really want to play with them recently, and looking at them gave him a headache. He began to feel that these things were a bit annoying, a burden and a drag.

This is not pretentious on his part, but his true feelings.

Because to be honest, a large part of the reason why he has been so tired in France recently is because of this antique.

When Qingqing was in France, Ning Weimin's initial itinerary was that he, Alain Delon and lawyer Henry would complete a tour of his territory.

Then after completing the legal transfer procedures for these properties, he left here and flew back to Tokyo from Paris.

But when he made arrangements to renovate the castle and returned to Paris alone, booked the air tickets, and returned to the apartment on the Champs Elysées that he had received as a gift to rest, Ning Weimin discovered that there had been earth-shaking changes.

This new change caused him to cancel the ticket directly without leaving at all.

What's the change?

It turns out that Henri Lacamier still seemed to think that the gift he gave to Ning Weimin was a bit slight, for fear that he would not like the ancient castle.

Because I remembered hearing from Pierre Cardon that Ning Weimin liked Chinese antiquities and artworks very much, so the old man remembered that his family seemed to have a lot of things related to China.

He had an idea and asked people to find all these things from his home and warehouse. Most of them were packed up and delivered to Ning Weimin's apartment.

Then he used these things to rearrange Ning Weimin's apartment in Paris.

So you can imagine what Ning Weimin's reaction was when he came back and saw the brand-new apartment.

Besides thinking that he might have gone to the wrong house, he had almost no other thoughts at the time.

It wasn't until he went to find the administrator to confirm that he found out what was going on.

And when he walked into his apartment again, he was gradually surprised by the unexpected gift from Henry, an old naughty boy.

If nothing else, let’s just say that this apartment was tidied up by Henri Lacamier and not only became more comfortable.

The key is that Henri Lacamier integrated the antique collection given to him into his life, which seems to have transcended the collection itself.

You must know that Henri Lacamier, as the head of LV, has superb cultural taste and aesthetics that cannot be compared with ordinary people.

He is recognized as the most discerning and tasteful "old money man" in the Paris fashion and art circles, and it was he who single-handedly transformed LV's previously secular brand image into an artistic one.

Although it was just a whim, he easily used balance, juxtaposition, contrast, and contrast to create a living art museum that spans Eastern and Western cultures and is unparalleled in ancient and modern times.

He is particularly good at combining furniture from different cultures, eras, and styles, and he is full of ingenuity in the placement of furniture.

Therefore, in Ning Weimin's eyes, the design of the layout and decoration of this apartment is actually comparable to that of Yves Saint Laurent's home.

This made him, who had visited Yves Saint Laurent's mansion and had always been a little envious in his heart, suddenly balance his sense of lack.

Not only that, but when he slowly saw the things in this room clearly, Ning Weimin was even more shocked.

Because although Henri Lacamier was more proficient in, and more fond of, Western artworks.

It seems that he himself did not know much about Chinese antiquities, so he placed some Thai furniture, Buddhist statues from Myanmar, and possibly jade from Vietnam in Ning Weimin's apartment.

However, most of the artifacts here are still from China, and there are many precious things.

Ning Weimin soon discovered that a statue of a gilt-bronze bear purely from China, probably from the Western Han Dynasty, was placed on top of several huanghuali cases from the late Qing Dynasty in the apartment.

Not long after, he discovered another 15th-century seated statue of the "Mahasiddha" in his study.

Lowering your head, the floor of the apartment is covered with Qing Dynasty palace carpets.

Go to the study room and there is a stone carving of Bodhisattva from the Tang Dynasty placed on the table.

Next to the door stands a pottery figurine from the Tang Dynasty.

The bookcase and desk are made of rosewood, and the two chairs are made of wenge.

The ancient painting on the wall of the living room is Chen Ruyan's "Fairy Mountain Picture" from the Yuan Dynasty, and there is also a "Flower Picture" by Chen Zun from the Ming Dynasty in the study.

On the desk there is also a Ming Dynasty Chenghua doucai chicken cup and a blue and white cloud and dragon pattern elephant ear vase from the 11th year of Yuan Zhizheng.

He even saw it in the bookcase. His current appreciation ability was not enough to distinguish between real and fake Jun kilns and Ding kilns...

Too many!

So beautiful!

It can be said that the variety and quality of these things are so rich that even he was stunned.

Originally, Ning Weimin thought that since he had seen those modern calligraphy and paintings that were gathering dust in museum warehouses a few years ago, he would never feel like he was in King Solomon's treasure house again in this life.

Unexpectedly, he actually had this similar feeling again while standing in his apartment on the Champs Elysées.

What a surprise and shock that was!

He had to admit that "old money" was "old money". Even for people like Henri Lacamier who didn't know much about China, the relics left by his ancestors were already better than those he had seen in some domestic museums.

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Not to mention, he also learned more about the Champs Elysées through Alain Delon and the lawyer.

He already knew that this place was not a good location in the ordinary sense.

Since this is the first street where dignitaries from all over the world have lived in Paris, France, even a small apartment is a scarce resource.

Let alone buying a house here, if you just want to rent it, there are hundreds of people queuing up behind you.

If Henri Lacamier hadn't been an "old money man" from France who inherited two families and had many properties like this left behind by his ancestors, Ning Weimin would never have been able to settle down in a place like this.

This is not about money.

Even if LV hadn’t initiated the establishment of the Champs Elysées Committee in 1914 after entering this avenue.

The leaders of the LV company in the past generations have always led the committee of more than 400 people on this street to "defend the reputation of the most beautiful promenade in the world."

It is difficult for foreigners like Ning Weimin to rent here.

Therefore, at this time, Ning Weimin was really grateful to Henri Lacamier.

The next day he went to the door to say thank you.

Although he also knew that many of the antiques in the house might have been looted by the British and French forces, and it should be said that they were not beneficial.

But if someone could give it to him so generously without asking for a penny, what else could he say?

On the contrary, I feel a little guilty, and I already feel that I have gone too far in taking such a big advantage.

Therefore, based on the principle of fairness, he frankly told Henry that many of the gifts given to him were extremely rare treasures.

In order not to let the other party suffer a loss, he even offered to buy it for 100 million francs.

But even so, he also knew that the value of these things far exceeded this figure even at present.

He made a rough inventory of these items, and found that there were forty-four pieces of fine porcelain that only existed in the world. Among them, there were actually five pieces from Ru Kiln and Jun Kiln. All of them were in complete condition, with rare shapes and glazes.

Excellent treasure.

There are eleven calligraphy and painting scrolls, thirty-nine large pieces of wooden furniture, and many other miscellaneous items.

He didn't have time to calculate carefully and categorize it. Anyway, the money was only a small amount.

But who knew that even hundreds of millions of francs would not be appreciated by Henry, and he actually shook his head and refused.

"Young man, what I gave you is a gift, not a transaction. The most important thing in giving a gift is to make the recipient happy. Now that I know you are satisfied, that is enough for me. Especially now that I have passed this incident

I know that you are honest enough with your friends and your character is as I believe, then I will

I'm even happier. I don't need the money. Since you told me that I don't know the value of the things, I can just keep them with peace of mind. Frankly speaking, you have solved a problem for me. Otherwise, I would be in trouble immediately.

When making a will, I'm afraid I will have to worry about how to properly handle these things..."

Similar words and similar thoughts are just like what Kang Shude once said to Ning Weimin.

Maybe it's "one white thing covers all ugliness".

When Ning Weimin saw a side of Henri Lacamier that was completely different from what he knew, all negative views Ning Weimin had on this French "old money" disappeared.

Of course, maybe it's also "eating people with short mouths and taking advantage of people with short hands".

Even though he had previously been disgusted by his arrogance and arrogance, and couldn't stand his ignorance and self-righteousness, this time after receiving all the benefits from others, Ning Weimin felt that he was more amiable and respectable.

After that, Ning Weimin went back and carefully took stock of the things in his room. The more he looked at them, the more excited he became.
To be continued...