I'm Raking in Billions in the Aristocracy

"This is a flat knife handed down by Dongyang woodcarving masters during the Republic of China. The current shape has been modified only because it is used as an ornament, and it cannot really be used in the creation process of woodcarving. But even so, as the seller's Mr. Wu still hopes to be acquired by talented people. Therefore, Mr. Wu requires that whoever wants to participate in the auction must carve something by himself.”

After the bidder in charge of the auction finished speaking, he also felt very embarrassed.

I have always participated in the auction, and there are requirements for the starting price and the amount of each increase.Moreover, the wood-carved flat knife in the period of the Republic of China can only be counted as a small piece.Even if it is placed in the wood carving circle, it is not something that is particularly cherished.If it wasn't for the fact that their auction was too small, and the person surnamed Wu came from Yanjing, he was considered a minor celebrity, otherwise they would never have agreed to such an outlandish condition.

And the people who participated in the auction below also felt very fascinated.Although they kept quiet on their faces, the subtlety in their eyes could not deceive anyone.Anyone who can come here has good eyesight.If it weren't for the name of charity, they wouldn't even take a look at this kind of object.Coupled with this condition, it gave them a vague feeling of being teased.

It's a good charity auction, if you want to participate, just follow the routine, make it so nondescript, is it intentional to make people feel uncomfortable?

"Is there no one willing to bid?" And the seller, Mr. Wu, also stood up at the right time.After asking for a long time in a hypocritical manner, Yin Yang sighed strangely, "Nowadays, people are all corrupted by money, and they don't have half a bit of artistic cultivation. Antiques are not only about price, but also about craftsmanship. It's a pity, a pity."

These words sound like some respectable old man lamenting the loss of handicraft skills.But in fact, for those who know the basics in the provincial capital, it is actually just irony.

In fact, originally, if this surname Wu didn't stand up, others wouldn't have such an illusion, they just thought he was some old pedant.But as soon as he stood up, his huge belly immediately leaked out, and someone immediately recognized who he was.Although it has been a long time, the situation of this person is very well known in the provincial capital.

He is a nouveau riche who started from demolition.At the very beginning, I was always ridiculed by some so-called upper echelons.Later, I can only say that this person's taste is not very good, but his life is really good.

The daughter married into an aristocratic family in Yanjing, and he also hugged a thigh and took another ride.However, with such a small net worth, he is naturally nothing in the circle of Sijiu City.But for the provincial capital, it is already very prominent.In addition, after getting in touch with a real family, I also learned some superficial elegance, which made it look more and more like that.

But this time, the carving knife was actually made by him to humiliate the people in the provincial capital.It can also be regarded as a small revenge for returning home.

But after careful calculation, his revenge was actually unreasonable. It was not these people who humiliated him at the beginning. The current stalemate can be said to be a disaster for no reason.

"Since no one will, I'll take it away." Mr. Wu smiled triumphantly, and then asked someone to take the carving knife back, intending to replace it with a new one.He just wanted to humiliate these people a little, and didn't intend to ruin the auction.

However, at this moment, his words were unexpectedly interrupted by a young man.

"The condition you just said is that as long as I can carve something, it doesn't matter what kind of knife or material I use, can I do it?" It was Yun Zheng who spoke.

"Uh... yes." Mr. Wu was taken aback when he heard that, and then he responded.He didn't expect that a young man would stand up in such a cold heart.The point is, from what Yun Zheng said, he seems to be a bit more knowledgeable.

Shouldn't it be pretending?

Mr. Wu's first reaction was that it was absolutely impossible.Nowadays, with the rapid development of science and technology, ancient handicrafts such as wood carving have gradually been lost.Even in the past few years, in order to promote traditional culture, woodcarving skills have entered the national intangible cultural heritage list.But even so, there are still very few woodcarving masters today.Even apprentices are rarely met.

Among other things, in Yanjing's circle, a good woodcarver is worth as much as a wealthy family.As for putting it internationally, it is even more priceless.After all, there are fewer and fewer good wood carvings.The existing ancient relics are basically national treasures.

He was looking at Yun Zheng, no matter what he looked like, he didn't look like an apprentice who could carve wood. Instead, from head to toe, he showed the elegance of those masters in the Yanjing circle.Looking at Yunzheng's hand, it was slender and fair, without even a callus, how could it be possible for him to be able to carve wood.As for the other person accompanying him, although he lowered his head and looked through the auction booklet, he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but just based on his aura, he didn't seem to be with him.

After all, he has seen the world, so even if Mr. Wu suspected that Yun Zheng was not good, he still didn't show it. He just persuaded: "This is not a joke, I want to see you carved with my own eyes."

"Okay." Yun Zheng nodded, "But it's okay, you are sure about your conditions, no matter what kind of object you want to carve, and what material you use to carve, I have the final say, right?"

"Yes! But it must be recognizable, what you are carving."

"No problem, it's a deal." Yun Zheng raised his lips, still showing a gentle look, but there was an indescribable cunning suppressed in his calm eyes.

Sitting in the back, Gu Yan couldn't help laughing in a low voice.He knew that Yun Zheng might be holding back something again.This Mr. Wu is likely to be slapped in the face.

But after all, it is the blood of the Yun family, even if they have never touched woodcarving, they dare to do it.

As for the originally quiet venue, it became even more silent.Everyone's eyes fell on Yun Zheng, and they were very curious whether this young man really knew how to do carpentry.However, some people think that Yun Zheng looks familiar, but they just can't remember where they saw it.

Yun Zheng said that it would take 5 minutes to prepare, and then he took off his suit jacket, called the waiter to whisper in a low voice, and asked him to bring a few things.

Is it to get wood and knives?But for a woodcarver, these two items should be the most important existence, and they won't be delivered to a waiter so easily!

The more you think about it, the more contradictory it becomes. Not only Mr. Wu, but also other people in the venue are also puzzled by Yun Zheng's strange actions.

5 minutes passed quickly.And Yun Zheng is also very punctual, saying 5 minutes to prepare, it really means 5 minutes to prepare.But what he used next surprised almost everyone in the auction.

Yun Zheng did hold a carving knife, but this carving knife was not used for wood carving, but for food carving.As for the thing that the waiter brought up, it wasn't just some imaginary material.It was a long pumpkin about one meter in size.

"!!!" Unexpectedly, is there such an operation?The circle of people at the venue was dumbfounded, not knowing how to react for a long while.

And that Mr. Wu also suddenly realized that he had been deceived, and asked blurted out: "Aren't you a woodcarving apprentice?"

"Yes, I'm not, but I'm a chef." Yun Zheng smiled slowly, "But you also said, as long as I can carve it lifelike, no matter what it is, isn't it?"

"Hehe, then you can carve!" I want to see what you can come up with!

Hunting geese all day long, but today the geese pecked at their eyes.Then Mr. Wu thought that Yunzheng was playing tricks on him, and he was very upset.Just wait to see Yun Zheng's joke.After all, even if it is a food sculpture, it takes a long time of training to make the food sculpture lifelike.Even the chefs he had eaten in Yanjing couldn't cook without decades of craftsmanship.

As for the other people in the venue, many of them immediately realized who Yun Zheng was, and couldn't help laughing.And knowing that Mr. Wu is bound to suffer a dark loss this time, they are all looking forward to it.

You know, although Yun Zheng has always advertised himself as a gourmet Internet celebrity who cooks home-cooked dishes, in fact, he is also very famous for his knife skills.That's the kind of person who can carve a plate of pig's brain out of an apple. Although many people here have never seen it with their own eyes, they can still hear it often.

Sure enough, but as soon as he made a move, he could see that Yun Zheng's knife skills were extraordinary.Under the traction of the wrist, the wide-backed kitchen knife becomes less bulky and extremely flexible.Three times, five times and two divisions can remove the excess part of the pumpkin, and the remaining details can be carved with a carving knife.

Although pumpkin is soft when cooked, it is still very hard when it is raw.But Yun Zheng is a veteran, although his physical strength is not enough, but he has rich experience.A piece of shaping is done smoothly and smoothly, which is very lifelike.

"Is this like trying to carve a bird?"

"It should be a bird, but the neck looks like a crane."

"No, it's a bit like a phoenix or a peacock. There is indeed kung fu in this hand. It only takes a few stabs, and it already has a shape."

"Hehe, it's nothing." Mr. Wu sneered, dismissive on the surface, but he was already shocked inside.

He had already seen the world, and it was obvious that Yun Zheng's move was really expected.The point is, he observed the situation and found that these people in the provincial capital all seemed to know Yun Zheng, and they all looked forward to it.Could it be that this boy has a different background?

Just as he was thinking about it, he inadvertently met the eyes of Gu Yan who was focused on watching Yun Zheng making food sculptures.At the first glance, he was first stunned by Gu Yan's handsomeness, and then he felt a chill in his heart because of his stern superior aura.

He felt that Gu Yan looked familiar, but he couldn't match it all of a sudden.

You won't really provoke any big shots!Mr. Wu squeezed the hand hanging by his side, his heart beating non-stop.But he kept pondering on this side, while Yun Zheng's side was getting better and better.

Speaking of food carving, it is actually one of Yun Zheng's best skills.When I first started learning, according to the teacher's words, it was quite easy to get started.Moreover, Yun Zheng has a natural aura in this area, and he can master it naturally without much practice.Before rebirth, Yun Zheng would take out ingredients to make some food sculptures he liked when he had time.It's just that after rebirth, it is rare to carve large pieces.Although the purpose of this attempt was to be able to take pictures of the carving knife required by the system, it was already considered an enjoyment.

The carving knife drew deep and shallow marks on the pumpkin, and as the large or small debris fell, Yun Zheng's cutting speed became faster and faster.After all, it was the most familiar skill in the previous life.Therefore, the details of the pattern and shape have already been understood by heart, and there is no need to think about it at all.

And when he landed the last knife, the ordinary pumpkin had completely changed its appearance.

The phoenix's eyes are sharp, its tail feathers are fluttering, and the appearance of perching lazily on the sycamore tree, waiting for the pilgrimage of the birds, is so lifelike that just one glance will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

"Can this food carving be made so fine?"

"It feels different from what I usually see. I'm afraid this Phoenix will come back to life."

"What a master!"

In the originally quiet venue, Yunzheng and Xiaolu were shocked.As for Mr. Wu, he was completely speechless.

"Do you think my skills are still good?" Yun Zheng asked him with a smile.

"..." Mr. Wu's face turned red, and he didn't know what to reply for a while.But the words have been spoken, and there is no room for taking them back.Therefore, he could only watch Yun Zheng slap the knife away.

Who is this Yun Zheng?Looking at his young age, he still hides such craftsmanship.

At this time, someone around him told him, "Your knife is selling well. It is said that Yun Zheng is the most famous master of metaphysics now."

"Master of Metaphysics?" Mr. Wu was completely stunned and said after a while, "I thought he was a cook!"

"Yes, he's also a cook." The man shrugged, "After all, his main business is a gourmet celebrity."

What is the concept of a gourmet internet celebrity?After listening to Mr. Wu, he was completely confused. After checking the Internet according to what the man said, he felt even more speechless.

Judging from the comments on Yun Zheng on the Internet, they are completely different.Among them, those who clocked in for 21 days said that Yun Zheng was a top student.Those in the entertainment industry said that he was the most unconventional new investor.As for those in the Internet celebrity circle, some said he was a gourmet anchor, and some called him a poisonous carp. Anyway, it was all kinds of chaos, and it seemed like Yun Zheng could do everything.

The key is Gu Yan, who is by his side, really makes Mr. Wu feel like a stick in his throat.He always felt familiar, but he couldn't remember it.However, at this moment, he saw that after Yun Zheng took the picture of the carving knife, he showed it to Gu Yan, as if he didn't know what he said to Gu Yan, which made Gu Yan laugh.

But just such a smile immediately aroused all the memories of Mr. Wu.

It turned out to be the young master of the Gu family!

Immediately afterwards, he also immediately understood Yun Zheng's identity.Immediately wilted in half.

Therefore, he clearly just wanted to return home to pretend to be a jerk, but what kind of people did he meet in the end!He is simply an expert in professional face-slapping.The provincial capital must be poisonous to him. Mr. Wu thought for a long time before deciding to go back to Yanjing.

On the other side, Yun Zheng planned to go back with Gu Yan.Back at the hotel, Yun Zheng went to change his clothes first.When he came out of the bathroom, he found that Gu Yan had already taken off his coat and half of his tie.

White shirts have always been the easiest to give people the feeling of abstinence.And Gu Yan's current appearance with a loose tie is even more attractive.It was again in the hotel suite with an extremely ambiguous atmosphere, just standing like this, one couldn't help but do something to him.

Yun Zheng leaned against the door of the bathroom, just looking at him like that.However, after Gu Yan noticed that Yun Zheng was looking at him, he simply stopped moving, walked to Yun Zheng's side, hugged him, lowered his head and rubbed against Yun Zheng's face.In minutes, she turned into a coquettish little milk dog.As for the charming atmosphere, it immediately dissipated after he made such a fuss.

But Yun Zheng likes Gu Yan like this, so he doesn't regret it.But this time, he unexpectedly frowned.

"Did you drink secretly?" The faint aroma of red wine, to Yun Zheng's sensitivity, couldn't be hidden at all, and would be noticed soon.He squinted his eyes and carefully looked up and down Gu Yan for a while, and as expected, he found that Gu Yan's face was a little redder than usual.

"No, I ate a few liqueur chocolates at the auction site before." Gu Yan said, rubbing against Yunzheng again, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes, "The food here is not very good, but the chocolate is pretty good."

He said that the chocolate was good, but his eyes clearly kept rolling on Yun Zheng's lips.The intention to ask for a kiss is obvious.

Yun Zheng and him looked at each other for a while, but in the end he couldn't hold him back, so he raised his head and planted a kiss on Gu Yan's lips.But immediately after, Gu Yan held her in her arms and continued to deepen the kiss.And the light red wine aroma on Gu Yan's body also gradually enveloped Yun Zheng, giving Yun Zheng the illusion that he was about to be intoxicated.

He thought, maybe what Gu Yan said was right, the liqueur chocolates at the auction venue were really well made.

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The trip to the provincial capital's auction soon ended, and on Yun Zheng's side, after getting the carving knife, the system finally officially opened the third talent.To Yunzheng's surprise, the talent he acquired this time had a fairly normal name, and it gave off an extraordinarily tall feeling—a supernatural workmanship.

[Uncanny Craftsmanship]: If you are skilled in one skill, you are a craftsman.

Just such a sentence, but the hidden content is somewhat unpredictable.But under the merit value, there is another display label called skill points.Can be explained in detail, but not at all.

So from the looks of it, my ancestor was a craftsman?

I don't understand more and more, Yun Zheng doesn't even understand, where exactly this skill point is reflected.

However, at night, after Yun Zheng fell asleep, all these doubts were resolved.

In the system, a special space is opened.It's called Artisan Space.It is a bit similar to the concept of "sound on the scene" attached to the previous encyclopedia.But this space is completely different. He is mandatory and requires Yunzheng to learn the relevant culture of woodcarving step by step in the space.

And the first category that Yun Zheng wants to learn is Dongyang woodcarving.

Dongyang woodcarving is one of the folk carving arts. It is named after it was produced in Dongyang. "Dongyang woodcarving" is as famous as "Qingtian Stone Carving" and "Boxwood Carving".

But it is different from other kinds of wood carvings.Dongyang woodcarving is a carving art mainly based on plane relief.However, its multi-layered relief, scatter perspective composition, and flat decoration have formed its own distinctive characteristics.Elegant style, known as the national treasure.

Dongyang woodcarving pays the most attention to creativity and "paintability", so the first skill Yunzheng learns in the craftsman's space is painting skills.Yun Zheng himself was also very interested in these things.So contact, not only did not feel any repulsion, but was extraordinarily excited.Immediately immersed in the ocean of learning.

But when Yunzheng was learning skills here, the circle in Yanjing was shocked because Yunzheng bought a carving knife.

"It should be just a coincidence!"

"Not necessarily. Yunzheng is the only blood of the Yun family. If those skills could be passed down, they must be in Yunzheng's hands. If he can buy a carving knife today, maybe tomorrow he can make the Yun family's skills reappear in the world. !"

"That's not true. The value of a master woodcarver can no longer be measured by money. Besides, the people above have not been hoping that someone can reproduce the Yun family's skills. After all, woodcarving skills are almost lost. But in the woodcarving circle, it is also said that the most important content now is in the inheritance of the Yun family."

"But I think it's enough. How old is Yunzheng? If you can really figure it out, the Yun family's current fake is still using the farewell woodcarving master to learn skills?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Even metaphysics has been thoroughly studied, how do you know that he can't reproduce his glory?"

"It would be interesting if that were the case."

Such discussions have always existed.And many people who had a good relationship with Gu Yan became more cautious.With Gu Yan's method, if he wanted to keep it a secret, then this kind of thing would never reach Yanjing.But since everyone knows about it, it means that Gu Yan did it on purpose.Most likely there is action to be taken.

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In Yanjing's circle, there were more and more speculations about Yun Zheng, but this time, Gu Yan was very calm.Not only did he not ask Yunzheng why he was so obsessed with buying this, he also didn't ask Yunzheng about his follow-up plans.The point is, Yun Zheng could tell that Gu Yan was really calm this time, not as anxious as he was last time.

It seems to be figured out.Yun Zheng nodded, and the heart that had been hanging recently was also relieved a lot.

In the next few days, the lives of Yun Zheng and Gu Yan returned to their former peace.The arrival of the third talent actually added another skill to Yun Zheng's homework.Although he studies in the space every day, in reality, Yun Zheng feels that he needs to practice more.

So, besides reviewing homework every day, Yun Zheng also added an extra project, painting.

There are subtle and fine, which is the unique characteristics of meticulous painting.And in Yun Zheng's hands, this feature can also be displayed to the fullest.Looking at the delicate and elegant brushwork on the familiar announcement, the tourists who were watching the live broadcast were all so shocked by the scene before them that they could not speak.

"My mother, Yun Xiaozheng is going crazy! He already knows a lot, but now he even wants to break into the painting circle?"

"Although I can't understand it, the mystery feels very artistic."

"Well, I don't know how serious it is. Anyway, whatever Yun Xiaozheng does, it makes people feel very powerful."

Yun Zheng is really loved by fans.He thinks he is just a daily practice, but for his fans, it is another pleasing picture.

Rewards came one after another.In fact, at the very beginning, due to the particularity of this live broadcast, Yun Zheng was also prepared for the lack of income.But I never expected that not only there was no less, but there were more than before.

Now, those Internet celebrities in the Internet celebrity circle have completely lost their temper.

Just like that, more than ten days passed by, and Yun Zheng's final exam finally came.And his 21-day check-in activity has also come to a successful conclusion.

"Ahhhh! Yun Xiaozheng got annoyed with the exam recently, and the check-in activity is over, so I can't bear it."

"Yes, but I think the saying that 21 days is a good habit is still correct. I woke up today. Although there was no live broadcast by Yun Xiaozheng, I still clicked on English listening habitually."

"Me too, I successfully adjusted my schedule."

"Hey, hey, it would be great if there were more events like this."

"Well, I also think that, in fact, other anchors have made similar content, but none of them are as touching as Yun Xiaozheng's."

"However, I still wish Yun Xiaozheng a smooth exam."

"Yunzheng has already mastered it like that, it's strange if it doesn't go well."

Sure enough, as soon as the results came out, Yun Zheng was still the well-deserved number one.And with the arrival of the winter vacation, the Internet celebrity feast, which has been attracting much attention, has finally reached the final round of pk.

To put it simply, online celebrities who have obtained the qualifications will draw lots in pairs, and tourists will vote on the spot.Those who win will be promoted, and those who lose will have to wait until next year.And Yunzheng, as the No.1 in the Internet celebrity circle, can naturally win the qualification smoothly, and there is no need for such trouble.

Therefore, for a while, others were busy, but he was a little idle.But after all, the stall is still big, and if there is free time here, the other end is busy calling for people.

After more than half a month of screening, the casting of Shen Shen's crew is finally over, and they are ready to start shooting makeup photos and trailers.It was a coincidence that he bumped into another crew that was about to start promoting.

And the background of this group of people is a bit big.The point is, for the current "Sinking" crew, they can indeed pose a considerable threat.

"Hidden Dragon" is also a suspense drama, but its content and concept are quite different from "Sinking".The only similarity is the male protagonist's occupation.

Some people said before that if two masterpieces of domestic forensic suspense novels are found, they may be "Sinking" and "Hidden Dragon".However, compared with the modern background of "Sinking", the ancient overhead background of "Dragon" is obviously limited by the scale, which is a little smaller.In addition, the addition of martial arts elements makes this drama much more watchable than "Sinking".

The point is, the eating scenes of this crew are a bit too ugly.They also used Yunzheng's previous series of promotional models.And I don't know why, they insisted on releasing the trailer at the same time as "Sinking" as if they were competing.As for the current website's sales list, "Hiding Dragon" has to beat "Sinking" one place.

"In fact, his data may be false, and the real sales volume is not "Sinking". And some people in the hand-painting circle reported that some colleagues who painted "Hiding Dragon" actually received money. And the follow-up , There are also people who buy and promote to keep up with Weibo."

"But here is the problem. Although their ip itself is not as popular as ours, but in terms of cast, we can't keep up with it. The female lead is a small flower, and the male lead is a popular little fresh meat. The director is also a circle The old man here, no matter how you look at it, our side is a bit grassroots."

"Then why did they come to us?" Yun Zheng listened to the explanation of the crew leader, pondered for a while, and asked the most critical question.It stands to reason that web dramas and TV dramas have completely different broadcast modes, and even if they are in the same period, there is no reason to compete.This crew is a bit too strange.

"It seems to be because of Mr. Gu's affairs. The investor of "Qianlong" is Mr. Gu's opponent. Then Yuan Jiu and Luo Yaoyao both signed under Mr. Gu's banner. So even though Yun Shao is the main Investors, but they also put us on the big boat of the Gu family."

"Understood." Yun Zheng nodded, with a plan in mind.

In fact, he had a vague impression of the drama "Hidden Dragon".The book was really popular, but in the end it was made into a drama and TV version, and the response can only be said to be average. Although it was a small hit for a while, it was far from the state of a big hit.

The director has tried his best, but the actors' acting skills are poor.In this way, their advantage is actually greater.Moreover, Yun Zheng recalled a small detail in his previous life, and immediately figured out how to fight back.

"Listen to me, from now on, you just do it like this..." Yun Zheng cleared his mind a little, and then gave an idea to the crew.

"Is this okay?" The person in charge felt a little confused.

"No problem, let's go." Yun Zheng was sure.His method, if the crew of "Hidden Dragon" doesn't imitate it, it will directly bring a new wave of enthusiasm to "Sinking".But once the crew of "Hidden Dragon" imitated his method, then in the end, their secret loss must be settled.

I have to say that the action on the other side of the crew was very fast.But the next day, as soon as Yun Zheng woke up and opened Weibo, he saw what he wanted to see.