Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Of course, her paintings are now collected in museums. There are not many of them, and most of them were destroyed during the war. They think this is a heresy.

There are only a handful of paintings left, and luckily there is one of her paintings among them.

Lin Ran decided to appreciate the works of this female painter after returning to the capital.

Of course, that's a story later.

In order to find more relevant information, Lin Ran spent a long time shopping in the local bookstore before buying these books.

There are often only one or two pages introducing this strange woman.

One of the illustrations showed a jade paperweight, but its shape was somewhat different.

However, illustrations are not photos after all and can only be used for reference.

But it can be seen that her four treasures in the study are still complete.

It was precisely because of her artistic vision that she became a well-known figure in the cultural world at that time.

Moreover, the life of this female painter is recorded in a book that is equivalent to an unofficial history.

Her grandfather was a jade carver, but unfortunately he did not give birth to a boy, and the family's skills were about to be lost.

This is a very sad thing. In the long feudal society, inequality has always existed, and it has not been completely changed until now.

The book also records that Cheng Wanqing owned a rare jade paperweight, which is an extremely precious work of art.

It is said that it was directly inherited from her grandfather and built directly by her grandfather.

It is very famous in the local towns, and countless wealthy people want to buy it. After all, her grandfather is a master of jade carving.

But his grandfather refused to sell this item no matter what, because he wanted to support his granddaughter's career.

Once this incident spread, there was no doubt that their family became the laughing stock of the locals, because in that era, how could the works of female painters be sold.

God still favors talents. In the end, Cheng Wanqing's works were favored by the emperor and he bought two pieces for his collection.

This frightened the local people. In an instant, her paintings became very popular. Everyone wanted to buy one or two to put in their home. After all, this was a royal collection.

But most of the paintings were destroyed in the subsequent wars and disputes.

For no other reason than discrimination.

As he watched, Lin Ran almost forgot about the jade paperweight, but instead became very interested in the painter.

By the way, he took out the jade and observed it carefully in his hand.

The shape of the jade has obviously been carefully designed, and the color of the jade itself brings out the details of the cattle herding.

Turning disadvantages into advantages is enough to see the talent of the talented grandfather.

It's a pity that this family did not have any subsequent output and did not become a jade carving master spread throughout the world.

"No wonder I haven't heard the name the old gentleman wrote on my hand." Lin Ran closed his eyes and recalled that in the teahouse, when the old man wrote the word "Cheng" on his palm, he was a little confused.

The first thing that came to mind was Chen Zhuli, but the words didn’t match.

Only now do I realize that it turned out to be a blind spot in my own knowledge.

However, even if it is not the work of a famous artist, one thing is certain, that is, the historical significance and value of the jade paperweight in front of you are definitely not comparable to that of ordinary paperweights.

It represents a female painter who is unwilling to accept the secular world and fights against the world in her own way.

Even if its maker is not well-known, after all, it is a jade from the mid-Qing Dynasty, and it is also the work of a calligrapher. This means that it is definitely not difficult to sell it for tens of thousands of yuan.

He really got a big bargain, and he admired the old man even more.

At least, he was better than himself at being able to guess the rough origin.

Before leaving Qi Province, maybe I can meet him again, and maybe I can learn more unknown details from him.

With his thoughts in mind, Lin Ran fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Lin Ran had just gotten up and was going to join Yang Jianlong.

It turned out that they were already sitting in the living room waiting, and breakfast had been prepared, which was white porridge and pickles.

I didn’t expect that such a rich person also likes to eat light food in the morning.

As soon as Lin Ran walked to the door, Yang Guozhi cordially invited him to sit down and have breakfast.

Lin Ran knew his intention and smiled: "Mr. Yang, can you show me the contract?"

Yang Guozhi didn't expect him to agree so straightforwardly and seemed very happy.

"Don't be in such a hurry. Let's watch it together after we have breakfast." Yang Guozhi said.

"Yeah." Lin Ran nodded. He wasn't sure if there were any special unspoken rules here, and he really needed to confirm with Yang Guozhi.

But as long as there is a contract, he can find ways to find loopholes in the contract and will not give these people any room to take advantage.

The supplier may have been invited by an antique dealer to take revenge, but their main purpose in doing so was definitely for their own market.

Lin Ran felt that if he wanted to investigate clearly and restore the truth of the matter, he had to start from these directions.

After breakfast, the two of them sat on the sofa, and the housekeeper immediately brought over the previously signed contract.

A contract of this kind of commercial confidentiality would have been impossible for outsiders to see.

But now, he was desperate, the company was facing bankruptcy, and Lin Ran might be an important person who could bring them back from the brink of death, so it didn't matter whether it was kept secret or not.

Lin Ran frowned and looked at the contract.

The other party obviously has a very strong legal advisory team. The contract does not say that the price cannot be increased. On the contrary, there are many restrictions on Party B. For example, Party B cannot privately find other suppliers and must make settlements on a regular basis.

No matter how you look at it, it seems like a domineering clause.

"Didn't you read the contract when you signed it?" Lin Ran looked at the contract and could only describe it as perfect, with no loopholes to exploit.

Every detail, even their price increase, is within the scope of the contract.

Although rights and obligations must be equal in name, otherwise the contract will be invalid.

But in actual operation, there are still many tricks.

The other party's background is no weaker than Yang Guozhi's.

Yang Guozhi was waiting for Lin Ran's answer with confidence, but now he felt a little confused.

"Mr. Lin, do you think our group is hopeless now?"

There were no outsiders here, and his questions became more direct.

Lin Ran frowned. If we just looked at the contract, it was indeed checkmate.

The main reason why a supplier can be so powerful is that all resources are in his hands.

Things are not going to be easy.