"Look, there are no lamps in this room. They are basically square lamps. Just to accommodate this big thing, the style in this library is relatively simple. They are easy to stack against the wall. There are also some lamps for the elderly.

Old things. In fact, there are many more complicated styles than what is in this room, but they are all in other warehouses."

"Of course, you are right. The shapes of orthodox palace lanterns are mostly octagonal, hexagonal or tetragonal. But judging from the content of the lantern paintings, they are quite different. There are blessing lanterns, longevity lanterns, double happiness lanterns, great luck lanterns, etc.

Changfang Sheng Lamp, Pisces Lamp, Songhe Lamp, Baizi Lamp, Ten Thousand Evergreen Lamp, Wanshou Boundless Lamp, Orb Lamp, Peace Lamp, Universal Celebration Lamp, Golden Jade Full Hall Lamp, Eight Treasures Auspicious Lamp, and "Auspicious Ruyi", "Dragon and Phoenix Present"

Lamps with themes such as "Auspicious", good luck, good luck, longevity and so on..."

Okay, just this big set, it comes out loud and clear.

Qiao Wanlin and Ning Weimin were almost dumbfounded by this. They were no less shocked than Secretary Hu, who had just taken over Greater China from Ning Weimin.

For this reason, Hu Kuanfu glanced with satisfaction at his old partner who had given him a good reputation, and then coughed.

"This is so inconvenient. Lao Xu, I think we should take these two to look at the products of our factory and talk while we look at them. Well, should we go to the office to look at the photos? Or should we go to the warehouse next door to room one first?

Turn around?”

It should be said that Hu Kuanfu quickly regained his composure as secretary, and this idea was quite right.

But no one expected that just when everyone was about to move, Ning Weimin urgently stopped and raised objections.

"Don't worry, I haven't seen the things in this room yet. The old things are so good, I just like old things..."

As he spoke, he walked to the corner of the room and picked up a copper four-corner palace lantern from the shelf. There was another one on the same style shelf.

But no matter which one, there was a thick layer of dust, the lacquer painting on the lantern was old and out of shape, and the canopy and base of the palace lantern were gone.

But what is rare is that the copper work on the main body of the palace lantern is exquisite, and it looks like an old thing from a long time ago.

Ning Weimin asked while blowing the ashes, "Is this lamp good? Why do you just leave it here to eat dirt?"

"Hey, even though you are an outsider, you have really good eyesight. These lamps are the two oldest ones here. It turns out there are four of them. They were made by Mi Wanzhong, a famous lamp maker in the capital during the Yongzheng period, for a prince's palace.

There's no such thing as copper work. It's hard for today's people to catch up. It's always been like our four-cornered palace lanterns. It's a pity that it didn't become a 'movement' later. Two of the four lanterns were smashed and all were taken away.

Sold for scrap. An old worker of ours managed to recover these two items from the scrap yard. Unfortunately, the lid and bottom are gone. Repair it, it will be a waste of money, but it would be a pity not to repair it. Hey, anyway

It's almost like trash, no, just throw it here..."

Xu Pingzhi said slightly frustrated, but he didn't expect Ning Weimin to ask him again.

"Then if you keep this lamp and it's useless, let's discuss it and sell it to me after repairing it, okay?"

"Selling you? I'm really not bragging to scare you. It's just these two lamps, they're expensive!"

Xu Pingzhi felt happy and seemed to think that Ning Weimin was whimsical.

"Palace lanterns are generally made of carved bamboo, carved wood as the skeleton, or carved lacquer as the frame, and then inlaid with silk yarn, glass or horn pieces. On top are painted landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, insects and fish, ancient cultural relics, drama stories, etc.

.Some add a canopy above the lampshade, and hang various styles of pendants and pendants under the lamp. What makes this lamp unique is not only that it has a beautifully carved copper body, but also that auspicious treasures are hung around the lampshade.

, tassels and necklaces are not ordinary things. You can't just use a tassel to fool them. The top of the canopy is also inlaid with exquisitely carved jade or white jade. So these two lamps are really repaired, but it takes a lot of effort. I'm afraid the price is not

It’s several thousand dollars. What do you want this for? Let’s not joke..."

Who knew that Ning Weimin was still excited about it? "A few thousand? Tell me..."

Xu Pingzhi got a little angry when he saw how aggressive the young man was, so he simply yelled a big number.

"Five thousand!"

Unexpectedly, the people of Ningwei knelt and refused to fight. Instead of retreating despite the difficulties, they defeated an entire army.

"No problem! But does it count for you alone? And where is Secretary Hu? Do you both agree to the price?"

Where is the consultation here?

Secretary Hu shook his head just to make Xu Pingzhi lose face. This was clearly a disguised attempt to force him into the palace.

But Secretary Hu is still young after all. He has been a top leader for many years and will not give in so easily.

He laughed, not saying he agreed or disagreeing, but he went around in circles and treated others the same way.

"Young man, you are so heroic. You want to ask my opinion? How about I recommend two better palace lanterns to you? If you can afford to buy these two lanterns, then I really have to

On behalf of our factory, thank you for helping us save significant property damage."

With that said, he walked to the shelves and rummaged through them, and finally, with the help of Section Chief Zhang of the Business Department, he dug out two more old lamps from the pile of junk at the back.

Not to mention, these two lamps are indeed more gorgeous because they are made of enamel filigree.

The colors are bright, the light is delicate and soft, and the shapes of the objects are generally complete.

The most special thing is the shape, which is like a pavilion.

And it is not a chandelier, it has a base and can be placed on the countertop or lamppost.

But the most serious damage is that these two lanterns no longer have colored paintings.

Moreover, the enamel filigree lamp body is full of pits.

Things that were obviously embedded in the past were roughly picked out.

Xu Pingzhi smiled again when he saw these two lamps. He obviously admired Secretary Hu's methods and told Ning Weimin with confidence.

"Did you see, we still have some good stuff in our factory. This is a copper filigree painted enamel glass pavilion style palace lantern. It was the treasure of our factory in the past. It was the craftsmanship of Xu Baizhai during the Qianlong period. He was a bannerman noble and also a lantern maker for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Master. This is definitely something for the imperial palace. No one else could make such a noble thing. It's a pity that the lamp painting is completely ruined. The original painting was "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which is particularly wonderful. Take a look again

On this top, all kinds of gems originally inlaid, such as cat's eye, tourmaline, emerald, sapphire, ruby, citrine... have all been dug up. They were destroyed in a special era. We want to repair it, then

You have to go to the jewelry factory to buy various gemstones. Do you still want this? I’m not unfair to you. If you want to buy it, I will have to sell it to you for at least 50,000 yuan. There is only one pair like this in the world..."

As soon as he said this, he saw Qiao Wanlin next to him and covered his face with his palms.

Hu Kuanfu and Xu Pingzhi both thought they had frightened him, and they immediately felt proud.

But where is it? Qiao Wanlin has recently felt the pulse of Ning Weimin. As soon as he heard about the "treasure of the factory" and "the only pair", he knew that Ning Weimin was probably going to "make something wrong".

As expected, following him, Ning Weimin also clapped his hands with joy and excitement in his mouth.

"That's it! I want it!"

Ah? Fifty thousand! This...is it necessary? So easy?

Hu Kuanfu hurriedly asked, "Young man, are you listening correctly? We are talking about fifty thousand yuan, not five thousand..."

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin laughed loudly, "Understood, four lamps, the total is fifty-five thousand, right? You two are sincere, so I'm happy, and we won't bargain. Should I pay in cash or by check? Hey, but we

I'd like to tell you first, please take care of me and fix it for me!"

"Ah! You really want it!" Xu Pingzhi couldn't remain indifferent.

"Then there is still a holiday? Why, Director Xu can't bear to part with it?"

"That's not true..." Xu Pingzhi murmured, "I just don't believe that someone really wants such an expensive thing. These are just a few lamps, and they are broken. Back then, when we offered less than half of the price, we just listened.

The Oriole Pavilion was scared away, and even the Forbidden City was not willing to take it over. You...won't regret it?"

The final winner was destined to be Ning Weimin, and he laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, I won't regret it. By the way, I also want to ask, is the big guy in our house also a lamp? If so, how much do you want to sell it for?"

Pingzhi and Hu Kuanfu were not allowed to say anything else. Qiao Wanlin really couldn't bear it, and he shook his head helplessly.
Chapter completed!