Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Seven

A few people sat in the car and waited for Yuqin.As he spoke, Huang Dahong leaned on Miss Zhou's shoulder and snored like thunder.Zhu Huaijing looked back at Ms. Zhou and said, "Dahong is tired, should you take a rest?" Huang Dahong woke up immediately and said he was fine.Said and fell asleep again. At this time, Zhu Huaijing's cell phone rang.As soon as I answered, it turned out to be Master Yuanzhen's call: "Director Zhu? I'm Yuanzhen. Thank you for your concern. The fund report has been approved by Mayor Pi. I have sent it to the Finance Department. The funds will be available soon. Very soon. Thank you! Can you arrange a time recently? I invited Director Fang, and we will talk about it together, and I must thank you."

Zhu Huaijing said: "Wherever you are, don't be polite. This is all about Mayor Pi's care." Huang Dahong heard that Zhu Huaijing's casual phone call was related to Mayor Pi, so he woke up early, sat up straight, and said, "Director Zhu, Mayor Pi appreciates you very much! You are the only one who works in the city in Wu County." The most promising is also your best friend." Zhu Huaijing hurriedly became humble.Huang Dahong was still flattering, Zhu Huaijing was dealing with it, but he was thinking that Yuanzhen was interesting.Now this is also in line with what, that is also in line with what, and monks are also in line with the secular world.Since you are in line with the secular world, I will also be in line with you.When Zhu Huaijing thought about it, he talked to Yuanzhen about asking Qu Lin to contract the Jingshan Temple Bell and Drum Tower project, and how much he could earn, so that he could learn from experience.It is not a long-term solution for Qu Lin to work in the mechanism maintenance team. Who knows who will take care of this tomorrow?

Huang Dahong seemed to have really sobered up at the moment, and asked Zhu Huaijing, "How about the qualifications of Qu Lin and his maintenance team? Can they contract projects?" Zhu Huaijing said: "This has nothing to do with the government's maintenance team, and you have to hide it from the government. You can find a qualified construction company to sign a contract with you, and Qu Lin will just pay the management fee to this company." Huang Dahong said: "That's right, that's fine too. Now many projects are done like this. You should be responsible for finding the construction company."

Zhu Huaijing pondered this strange thing again in his heart: he happened to be thinking about Qu Lin and other matters, and Huang Dahong asked about Qu Lin.I'm afraid there is indeed some kind of induction between people's hearts? Yuqin will be here soon.Zhu Huaijing got out of the car with Huang Dahong and Miss Zhou, met each of them, and shook hands to say hello.Seeing that Zhu Huaijing drank too much, Yuqin secretly twisted his leg hard after getting into the car.Zhu Huaijing was twisted so painfully, but it was difficult to call out because of the presence of outsiders. The 14th Jingdu Commodity Fair was held as scheduled.Merchants are like a cloud, and the event is unprecedented.

The art exhibitions of Li Mingxi and several old painters also occupied prominent exhibition halls in the trade fair venue, attracting many merchants.A Japanese businessman took a fancy to "Cold Forest Picture" which Li Mingxi collaborated with Mr. Wu Juyi, but he offered 280,000 yuan, and Li Mingxi still refused to sell it.As a result, the Japanese businessman bought the other two works of Li Mingxi at prices of 60,000 yuan and 80,000 yuan respectively, which was not without regret.Li Mingxi's art exhibition became the most eye-catching news tidbit of this trade fair. Mayor Pi showed great interest and personally visited Li Mingxi's painting exhibition.Of course, he also watched the exhibitions of other old painters, but he stayed in Li Mingxi's exhibition hall for more than 30 minutes.According to what Chen Yan said in the TV news, Mayor Pi also talked with the painter Mr. Li Mingxi with great interest.Zhu Huaijing was present at the time, and quietly told Chen Yan that Li Mingxi was his friend.Chen Yan understood it, and made a clever handling when reporting on the art exhibition. He put the shots of several old painters in the front, but he just took them over in a hurry, while the scene of the cordial conversation between Mayor Pi and Li Mingxi was broadcast in the back. , which takes half the length of the news.Several old painters who held an art exhibition at the same time had some thoughts in their hearts after reading the news, so they had no choice but to interpret this as Mayor Pi caring about young painters, so they didn't say anything.It's just that the old painter Wang Yizhou couldn't figure it out and said a lot of strange things.

After reading the news, Yuqin also wanted to see Zhang Mingxi's art exhibition.That night, Zhu Huaijing invited Mr. Bu Weizhi and Zeng Li to visit with Yuqin.The exhibition hall does not receive guests at night, Zhu Huaijing is a staff member of the trade fair, and after talking with relevant parties, he went in. Li Mingxi and several of his students stood guard in the exhibition hall.No one is allowed here twenty-four hours a day.Seeing that everyone was gone, Li Mingxi bared his teeth and greeted them.Yuqin quietly said to Zhu Huaijing: "Why is Li Mingxi so ugly when he smiles?" Before Zhu Huaijing could say anything, Li Mingxi had already approached.He shook Bu Lao's hand very respectfully.Zhu Huaijing had never seen Li Mingxi respect anyone so much.It can be seen that Li Mingxi is not completely ignorant of secular etiquette, but that he has his own standards for treating others.Sure enough, Li Mingxi only shook hands with Mr. Bu, and sent everyone else away with a gesture of invitation.Zeng Li and Li Mingxi had never met before, so Zhu Huaijing introduced them to each other.Li Mingxi just raised his hand and said "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh".Zhu Huaijing knew Zeng Li's personality, so he didn't care about Li Mingxi.

Li Mingxi just greeted Mr. Bu to watch the painting exhibition.Mr. Bu is the longest, so of course everyone will focus on him and follow behind him.These paintings were actually mounted by Mr. Bu. He has already mastered them, but he still seems to be in high spirits.Zhu Huaijing listened intently to Mr. Bu and Li Mingxi's discussion on painting, and felt that it was very insightful. Li Mingxi's students stood aside to watch the fun.One of them was sitting alone in the corner reading a book, without raising his head.Zhu Huaijing paid attention to the young man next to him, and felt that his face was very familiar. He seemed to be the strange man Xiang Kefu he had seen in the woods of the Academy of Fine Arts once.But this person is so lonely, Zhu Huaijing is not interested in taking the initiative to talk to him, he just pretends not to know him.

Yuqin felt that the layout of the exhibition hall was very unique, and she sighed softly with Zhu Huaijing.But Li Mingxi heard this, and turned around and said: "Ms. Mei has good eyesight. Xiang Kefu designed and arranged this. It's that young man who is a geek." Zhu Huaijing thought that it really was Xiang Kefu.Everyone looked at Kefu together.The young man was still sitting there alone.Yuqin had a business mind and said, "If this young man goes out to do house renovations in the future, he will definitely make a lot of money." Li Mingxi just smiled and didn't say anything.Zhu Huaijing was afraid that Yuqin would have a bad face, so he joked: "These are all Li Mingxi's proud disciples, who want to dedicate their lives to art, why would they put down their airs and do house decoration?"

Mr. Bu turned his head and twirled his beard and smiled, and said, "As a human, the most important thing is to live according to one's own wishes. Live freely, even though it is suffering." Then he came to the front of the "Han Forest Picture".Bu Lao Du stood there for a long time, feeling overwhelmed, and said after a long while: "When I mounted this painting, I said that this painting is amazing. If it enters the market, it will create miracles. Mr. Wu Juyi's status in the Chinese painting circle today Everyone knows that this is enough to explain its current value. In the future, Mr. Mingxi will become more and more famous, and the value of this painting will continue to rise. It is also a famous teacher and apprentice, a perfect combination, and it is rare in the world!"

Zhu Huaijing said: "The price of this painting has now reached 280,000." Mr. Bu shook his head and said, "280,000? It's too cheap! Are you talking about that Japanese guy? He doesn't know what to buy!" Zeng Li asked: "According to Mr. Bu, how much is this painting worth?" Bu Lao said: "At least it's more than 280,000. It's too early to determine its value. In another ten or twenty years, let's talk about it when Mr. Mingxi becomes famous." Zeng Li is now like a reporter, chasing after him, "Then according to Mr. Bu, the value of the painting itself is not important, what is important is the artist's reputation? As far as I know, hype is prevalent now, A lot of pseudo-famous artists can be born overnight, and of course a mediocre painter can be fired into the sky. But most people’s art appreciation is not very high, and it’s easiest to follow what others say.”

The fortune-teller said with a smile: "Mr. Zeng is talking about the current situation. What I'm talking about is that under the condition of excluding hype factors, people must know more about Mr. Mingxi in order to recognize his works more. I always think that Mingxi's works The work has reached a very high level, but the reputation is not too great. Of course, this is just an old man's personal opinion, maybe it is rare." Zeng Li was arguable and kept asking Mr. Bu for advice, but he debated many art issues with Mr. Bu.Bu Lao does not rely on the old to sell the old, and is happy to discuss with Zeng Li.Mr. Bu is always very modest, and every time he expresses his opinion, he has to review it.After hearing some of Zeng Li's remarks, Li Mingxi looked at him with admiration.Zhu Huaijing could only listen on the sidelines, ashamed of his lack of art knowledge. After visiting the art exhibition, Zhu Huaijing and Yuqin drove Bu Lao home first, and then Zeng Li.In the past few days, Zhu Huaijing told his family that there was a trade fair, and he lived at the fair, so he stayed with Yuqin every night.The two went home and turned on the TV. Jingdu TV's "Life Scenery" column happened to be playing a feature film about Pei Danian. The title was a bit mysterious: "Cut the Blue Sky".The subtitle is more clear: "Approaching Pei Danian and His Flying Man Garment Company".Zhu Huaijing told Yuqin to take a bath first, and sit down to watch TV by herself. Scene: Pei Danian walks poetically in the field of flowers.The endless horizon.High sky and flowing clouds.The factory building of Flying Man Garment Company.Garment production line.A colorful street market.The bustling flow of people.pretty woman.A dashing man. On the T-shaped stage, Western men and women are dressed in brand-name clothes... In the elegant office, the desk lamp is shining with soft light, Pei Danian is sitting at the desk, holding an English textbook in his hand... Commentary: Pei Danian said that he was a child who dared to dream since he was a child. He always wanted to fly, and wanted to cut clouds and sew beautiful clothes for his mother.He couldn't let go of this childhood complex, and later named the company he started as Flying Man.Those who long to fly are always those who are strong and powerful.But the market is a real competition, and fantasy is not enough.Pei Danian weaves his creative whimsy into every strand of the Flying Man brand.He said that Pierre Cardin opened up the world with a pair of scissors, and the flying man can also create a new century for himself. ... There is a saying that is "The Prophet of Spring River Plumbing Duck".Pei Danian is in the business world, and knows that the future economic competition is the competition of knowledge.He has to be said to be a successful person, but he believes that to achieve greater success, he has to constantly enrich himself.So, despite his busy schedule, he insisted on studying for a master's degree in business administration... The more Zhu Huaijing listened to it, the more he felt that it resembled Chen Yan's handwriting.After a while, I looked at the subtitles, and I saw that it was planned and produced by Chen Yan.It is well-intentioned to choose to launch this feature film during the trade fair.I don't know how much Chen Yan made from it?Pei Danian was very dissatisfied because the footage of him reporting to Mayor Pi was deleted from the news program last time, so he should be happy this time.He hung up Pei Danian's phone: "Hello, Mr. Bei? I'm Zhu Huaijing. I saw your glorious image just now. It's very good." Pei Danian must also be sitting by the TV, with an overjoyed tone: "Thank you for that Director Zhu! This film was made possible by you. Let me report to you that this time I received a lot of contracts at the trade fair, thanks to you for arranging a good exhibition hall. As soon as this feature film is broadcast tonight, I think tomorrow will More people came to us. I have to thank you very much." Zhu Huaijing said a few words politely, and congratulated Pei Danian again. Yuqin came out of the bathroom just in time to see the end credits.When Zhu Huaijing called, she thought she was calling Chen Yan, and she was a little jealous, and said, "Are you making a special call to congratulate? She has been doing this every day as a reporter, why don't you call her every day?" Zhu Huaijing was stunned for a moment, then realized that Yuqin must have misunderstood, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about? I'm calling Pei Danian! You think I'm calling Chen Yan? I'm full and have nothing to do?" Yuqin just laughed, and sat down to be tender with Zhu Huaijing.Zhu Huaijing pretended to be angry, nodded at Yuqin's head and said, "Woman," and went into the bathroom shaking his head.After putting away the water and lying in the bath, I couldn't help but think of Chen Yan.Ever since the day he drank the woman's half cup of residual tea, he told himself that he should not have any unreasonable thoughts about this woman in this life. After taking a shower, Zhu Huaijing remembered that Fang Mingyuan had told a joke about Pei Danian, so he said to Yuqin: "Just now I saw Pei Danian pretending to be holding an English textbook on TV, but in fact he can't recognize all twenty-six English letters. Flying man All employees in the company know such a joke. One day, Pei Danian asked the female secretary: Some people have O and H printed on the back of the phone number on their business cards. I can't figure out which is the office phone and which is the home phone. He just can't remember. The female secretary is very smart and came up with an idea. She said look at this. Does it look like an open mouth? In China, the meaning of an office is to sit there and read a newspaper and drink tea. So after the phone number The one with the O on the back is the office phone. There are two vertical lines on both sides of the H, unlike a man and a woman standing face to face? A man and a woman are home. So the one with the H on the back is the home phone. Pei Danian nodded, like I remembered. But he frowned for a while and asked again, what is the horizontal bar in the middle of the H? The female secretary blushed and said that you know the chairman." After hearing this, Yuqin laughed so hard that her stomach ached.It took a long time to catch my breath and said, "You men, what you never forget is the horizontal bar on your body!" Zhu Huaijing teased Yuqin: "Aren't you thinking about this bar?" Yuqin blushed, bit her lips and smiled: she rolled her eyes and said, "Who cares about your stroke!" The trade fair was a great success.In the words of Mayor Pi, there are three "records": the number of merchants participating in the meeting, especially foreign merchants, is a record; the number of large projects with cooperation intentions is a record; the total amount of contracts signed is a record .In the past few days, newspapers, TV, radio and other news media in Jingdu City are promoting the major achievements of this year's trade fair, always citing the three "records" mentioned by Mayor Pi. Mayor Pi has been working too hard these days.He has to attend the signing ceremony of major projects, he has to meet important customers, and he has to attend various banquets.Zhu Huaijing is a good drinker, and Mayor Pi always brings him to dinner.This was Fang Mingyuan's staff in front of Mayor Pi.Zhu Huaijing blamed him for coming up with bad ideas, which made him in the fog all day long, but he was very happy in his heart.On this day, two Singaporean businessmen were finally entertained, and Mayor Pi finally breathed a sigh of relief. After the banquet was over, Mayor Pi bid farewell to the guests and went to the bathroom next to the restaurant to relieve himself.Fang Mingyuan whispered to Zhu Huaijing, "Mayor Pi is too tired these days, I want him to relax tonight. Let's go together." Zhu Huaijing didn't understand what was going on for a moment, so he asked, "What activity is arranged?" Fang Mingyuan said: "Mayor Pi has no other hobbies. He just likes to play a few sets of mahjong. There was a time when he liked to play bowling, and it didn't take long for him to stop playing. The last time he went to Beijing for a meeting, he had a party with several chief ministers and old friends. I played tennis once, and I became addicted, but I’m not very good at it. As long as he doesn’t go out during this period, he goes to Nantian Gymnasium to practice tennis every morning. I don’t know how long he can last. I think he is only more dedicated to mahjong.” Of course Zhu Huaijing was willing to go with him, but he didn't dare to go to the table, so he said: "My skills are not good, so I went to see the cards." Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "I invite you to go today, I can't just let you watch it, I want to invite you to the table." Zhu Huaijing felt guilty when he heard this, but he didn't dare to let Fang Mingyuan see that he was afraid of losing money, so he just said: "My skills are too poor, and I will lose my happiness." Seeing someone walking by, Fang Mingyuan lowered his voice again, and said, "Mayor Pi pays attention to influence when playing mahjong, and has regular poker friends, those bosses, you have all met. Today I When I made an appointment with them in the morning, both Wu Yunhong and Shu Jie happened to be on a business trip, and only Gou Minggao, the boss of Jingda Securities head office, was at home alone. I had no choice but to make an appointment with Pei Danian, and Mayor Pi agreed. Pei Danian told me too much This time, there is an event to call him. There is only one more, so I have to invite you. It’s not easy to find someone casually.” Zhu Huaijing said: "Including you, there are exactly four of them?" Fang Mingyuan shook his head, and was about to say something to Zhu Huaijing when Mayor Pi came out of the bathroom.Zhu Fang and the others secretly gave a wink, and immediately followed Mayor Pi out.He went out and got in the car, and drove straight to Building No. 6 of Jingyuan.Mayor Pi went upstairs and said to the driver: "Go back first, I'll stay here at night." The driver left, Fang Mingyuan asked Mayor Pi: ​​"Mayor Pi, would you like to take a bath first? Go under the mirror and wait for Pei Danian, he can't find a place." Mayor Pi said you go. As soon as Zhu Fang went out, they ran into Gou Minggao in the corridor.He is a regular visitor here and knows the way well.Fang Mingyuan softly asked him to sit down first, Mayor Pi was taking a shower.Gou Minggao didn't want to save the politeness, he smiled and shook hands with Zhu Fang and the two of them one by one, and then went in with his hands raised. When they went downstairs, they saw that Pei Danian was already sitting on the sofa in the corner of the hall.Fang Mingyuan said to sit here for a few minutes.After sitting down, Fang Mingyuan put his head forward and said, "Mayor Pi works hard on weekdays, and it's rare for him to relax. Let's invite him to play to make him happy. So everyone should try to let him win. Yes This is a secret that we have been keeping from Mayor Pi. I will tell you two today, and please keep it a secret. When playing mahjong, I always stand behind Mayor Pi and look at the cards. If he lacks any cards, I will give hints. You have Don’t be stingy. Nose means Wanzi, lips means stick, chin means pancake. I put one finger on the nose, indicating that Mayor Pi needs 10,000, and putting two fingers on the chin means that Mayor Pi is short of two. Cake, and so on. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t care about it, Mayor Pi won’t care about it. I told you, please keep it secret, or let Mayor Pi find out, and I’ll be blamed if you don’t scold me to death.” Pei Danian hurriedly said, of course, of course.But Zhu Huaijing nodded and said nothing, thinking it's no wonder that after watching them play mahjong several times, Mayor Pi always wins!He was still thinking about money, but his expression didn't show up naturally.It just so happened today that he only had about a thousand dollars with him, so he couldn't stand the table a few times.Unexpectedly, Fang Mingyuan had already thought about Zhu Huaijing, and said to Pei Danian: "Boss Bei, I need to ask you for a favor. There are few people today, and Huaijing doesn't usually go to the table. He can't play cards well, and he is afraid of Mayor Pi's criticism. I have no choice but to ask him instead. But he is not prepared, and he doesn’t have much money with him, so I ask you to borrow some.” Pei Danian shook his head and said: "What are you talking about borrowing? It's just for fun, I'll give you five thousand!"Fang Mingyuan made a gesture, let's talk about it, let's talk about it.The three got up and went upstairs.In the corridor, Pei Danian saw no one at both ends, so he counted 5,000 yuan to Zhu Huaijing.Zhu Huaijing said he was sorry, but after receiving the money, he felt more at ease. Fang Mingyuan walked ahead to lead the way, Pei Danian looked back as he walked, and said, "This place is so complicated, I might not be able to find it next time." Zhu Huaijing said, "Don't talk about you, I don't know how many times I've been here, and I always go in the wrong direction. .I drank some wine today, and there is no distinction between southeast and northwest." After speaking, he arrived at the door of the suite.Knocking on the door, it was Chen Yan who opened the door, holding a freshly peeled apple in one hand.Zhu Huaijing was taken aback secretly, but joked with a smile: "Ah, how did Ms. Chen get here? We didn't see you go upstairs." Chen Yan smiled, and didn't say much, just said: "I have supernatural powers!" Chen Yan stood and finished peeling the apple, handed it over To Mayor Pi, and then sat down next to Mayor Pi.Mayor Pi took a bite of the apple, chewed it a few times, and then said with a smile: "Reporter, how can you let others follow you?" Mayor Pi's words were not very humorous, but everyone thought he said Interesting, all laughed.Just joking around here, Fang Mingyuan had already set up Fangcheng next door, come here and invite everyone to take a seat.With other people's tickets in his arms, Zhu Huaijing calmly went to the poker table. A few days later, Zhu Huaijing went to report to Secretary General Liu's office.After it was over, Secretary-General Liu said, "Huai Jing, this time I asked Li Mingxi to hold an art exhibition, right? As a result, his paintings were bought the most." Zhu Huaijing said: "That's right, Secretary-General Liu knows talent! I asked Li Mingxi, and he sold a total of sixteen paintings this time. The best sold for 80,000, and the lowest sold for 8,000. I Guess, this time he made at least 700,000 or 800,000 yuan." Secretary-General Liu smiled, but talked about the pair of ancient couplets that Zhu Huaijing had seen at his home last time.Secretary-General Liu talked to his subordinates, which was the same style as many leaders, a typical variation without a theme.He kept changing the topic, like playing hide-and-seek, or like a mouse teasing a cat, so that the subordinates could only listen attentively. "Some experts verified that it was He Shaoji's handwriting. I said before that it might be He Shaoji's writing, but some people said that they were afraid that others imitated it. They mainly analyzed it from the style of couplets, and they didn't think it was He Shaoji's. After so many things, how can we draw conclusions from the style of poetry? It’s too absolute. Lu You has "the north of the Central Plains looks like a mountain", and he also has "red crisp hands, yellow knee wine"!" Secretary-General Liu said with some enthusiasm up. After hearing this, Zhu Huaijing quickly said that Secretary-General Liu had a good opinion.Zhu Huaijing didn't have any knowledge of cultural relics in his stomach, but he always felt that "the spring breeze combed the willows boldly, and the rain at night let no one moisten the flowers" was too lacking in atmosphere. How could it be like He Shaoji and other people?But it's really rare to say that just like big men can also be villains. "Secretary-General Liu, I know you cherish these antique calligraphy and paintings. If you are willing to sell them, this ancient couplet is probably worth a lot." Zhu Huaijing said. Secretary-General Liu stopped talking, took out a cigarette, and handed Zhu Huaijing one as well.Secretary-General Liu's smoking posture is very restrained, which almost makes people feel guilty.Zhu Huaijing found it strange that the so-called self-cultivation would make people feel this way.Two people smoked in front of each other, and the two faces were obscured by clouds.Secretary-General Liu didn't move his mouth, but he clearly had something to say that he didn't want to say right away.Zhu Huaijing was trying to figure out Secretary-General Liu's thoughts, so it was inconvenient to leave immediately.He talked about the ancient couplets for a while, and then said how Li Mingxi's paintings are really good, and how Secretary-General Liu has a unique eye.As Zhu Huaijing spoke, Secretary-General Liu just nodded.He nodded his head, and opened his mouth gracefully: "Huai Jing, is Mr. Li's "Han Forest Picture" willing to sell?" Zhu Huaijing's chest couldn't help sinking.I thought that it was Li Mingxi's treasure, would he sell it?What's more, Secretary-General Liu's so-called buying, like many words that come out of his mouth, are usually intriguing.Zhu Huaijing's thoughts were not reflected in his facial expressions.He just nodded, as if thinking and agreeing, but he was actually covering up his mental activities.He looked at Secretary-General Liu, convinced that his cover-up was not leaking, and said, "All right, I'll talk to him." "Okay, thank you!" Secretary-General Liu stood up and shook hands with Zhu Huaijing.He knew that he should go, so he politely said a few words and came out.As soon as I walked out of Secretary-General Liu's door, I felt very regretful.I shouldn't have kept talking about Li Mingxi's affairs without looking for something to say, and it ended up triggering Secretary-General Liu's artistic inspiration.He also clearly knew that Secretary-General Liu's artistic inspiration was of course not his creative impulse, but the possessive impulse.Zhu Huaijing buried his head and walked into his office, almost heartbroken.He didn't care when several acquaintances greeted him head-on.Some people later said that as a director, he was appreciated by the leaders, so he got carried away and ignored people all day long with a livid face.Of course Zhu Huaijing doesn't know about this, people will only say that you are easy-going and approachable in person, just like people say any strict leader in person.After returning to the office and sitting down, Deng Cai just came over and said, "Mayor Pi's thesis is finished." Zhu Huaijing said, "Okay, let's put it here." Deng Cai just left, and Zhu Huaijing realized that his tone was too blunt.If it's blunt, it's blunt, so do you need to explain it?He was not in the mood to read Mayor Pi's paper for a while.This is a paper written by Mayor Tipi on the construction of financial resources, which is used by Jingdu Daily.This article is also of great significance to Zhu Huaijing and his office's theoretical research on financial resources construction and soliciting papers. At that time, Mayor Pi's article will also be included in the collection of essays, and with Mayor Pi's preface, the authority of the book will naturally come out.But right now Zhu Huaijing only thought about what Secretary-General Liu had told him.Just now Secretary-General Liu shook hands with Li Mingxi after he said that he wanted to buy Li Mingxi's "Cold Forest Picture".As soon as he shook hands, he knew that Secretary-General Liu had finished what he had to say, and it was time for him to leave.It turned out that Secretary-General Liu had said so many things in advance, but he was only doing it in a roundabout way, just for that painting!In this case, if he doesn't talk about Li Mingxi, Secretary-General Liu will bring it up.Thinking about it this way, Zhu Huaijing no longer regretted looking for trouble for nothing. But his heart is still not easy.How could Secretary-General Liu pay 280,000 yuan for that painting?He can afford to pay 280,000 but he dare not take it out!How can a government secretary have so much money?Even if Secretary-General Liu is willing to pay so much money, does Li Mingxi make sense?When the Japanese wanted to buy it, they refused to say anything!But since Secretary-General Liu had spoken out, no matter how difficult Zhu Huaijing was, he still had to make a trip. Zhu Huaijing didn't think about it for the time being, and buried himself in the thesis that Deng had just drafted.The text is not too long, 15,000 words, and I can read it in a while.Deng Caigang's writing skills are really good.It is said that in government agencies, the writing level of cadres is valued, but Deng Caigang just couldn't get it.From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Huaijing admired Deng Caigang's ability and character more and more.But he didn't know what kind of image Deng Caigang had in the leader's mind, so he didn't dare speak for him rashly.He took the manuscript and walked to Deng Caigang's office, with a good expression on his face, but he kept his mouth open, and said, "Old Deng, I have read the manuscript, and these are the opinions. You can arrange to print it first, and I will send it to Mayor Pi for review." Let's go." Deng Caigang was just being modest and didn't talk much.After Zhu Huaijing finished speaking, he sat down and chatted with Deng Caigang for a while. This was like writing an article, and it could be regarded as a response to his blunt tone just now.Zhu Huaijing got up to leave, and Deng Caigang went to the printing room to arrange printing. In the evening, Zhu Huaijing drove to the Academy of Fine Arts alone.He wanted Yuqin to accompany him, but Yuqin was on duty at night, so he had to go alone.He saw light from Li Mingxi's window from a distance, but went upstairs but knocked on the door for a long time, only to see Li Mingxi opened the door a crack, looking out timidly.Seeing that it was Zhu Huaijing, he opened all the doors. "Is there someone hiding inside?" Zhu Huaijing joked as soon as he entered the room. "People? Where are people hiding?" Li Mingxi opened his eyes wide, with a terrified expression. Zhu Huaijing looked at Li Mingxi, wondering if there was something wrong with this lunatic's ears.Suddenly, I found that the room was more messy than usual. The bed, table, and bookcase were all gathered in the middle of the room, and nothing was leaning against the wall.Li Mingxi stood leaning against the bookcase, looking at Zhu Huaijing with strange eyes. "What's wrong with you?" Zhu Huaijing asked. Li Mingxi didn't seem to understand, and asked, "What's wrong?" Zhu Huaijing sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Why is the room in such a mess? Why are all the messy things piled up in the middle of the room?" Li Mingxi blushed, and said: "Huaijing, you always call me crazy, I'm afraid I'm going crazy. I'm inexplicably timid during this period. No matter day or night, when I walk, I always feel a cold wind dragging on my heels, calling me crazy. I was terrified. Especially at night, I always had nightmares. Every night, I dreamed that some vicious people broke through the wall. Really wearing the mirror, my spirit almost collapsed." Li Mingxi's tired face, timid eyes, and low tone were very contagious, and Zhu Huaijing felt the cold wind numb his body for a while.But he didn't want to let his feelings show, so he smiled and said, "You can say that you are going crazy, which means you are not crazy. What's going on? Is it because you made a fortune from this art exhibition, and you are worried that someone will rob you?" Li Mingxi shook his head, unable to tell if he was shaking his head or nodding.He put his hands on his shoulders, giving people the feeling of winter.But the season is already summer. Seeing him like this, Zhu Huaijing didn't even have the intention of joking, and said solemnly: "You really made it this time, you can consider buying a house and marrying a wife. It's not a big deal for you to live alone." Li Mingxi was squatting in a corner at this time, still holding his shoulders with his hands, as if he was very cold.He just squatted there, his eyes fixed, listening to what Zhu Huaijing had to say.Suddenly, Li Mingxi suddenly turned his head and glanced behind him, as if he found a snake or something scary behind him, he quickly stood up and came back to the middle of the room.Zhu Huaijing immediately realized that he was talking to an empty room just now, and the lunatic wasn't listening at all, but was indulging in his own frightening fantasies.Thinking that this Li Mingxi might really go crazy, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. "Mingxi, I don't know what your problem is, why are you so scared? If you are worried that your precious paintings will be robbed, can I keep them for you?" Zhu Huaijing felt that his words were very sincere. Speaking of painting, Li Mingxi's eyes lit up, but the light was only fleeting like a shooting star.He sighed, and said: "I found that there might be something wrong with my brain. Let's talk about painting. Sometimes I regard it as my lifeblood, and I can hardly tolerate others touching it. But after a while, I will feel It's just some dirty paint on a piece of paper. The so-called art is just an unreal picture in people's mind. It's probably the same way people feel after taking drugs. Always like this, some weird ideas are always in my head Tossing and turning in and out, it's excruciating." If it was true what Li Mingxi said, Zhu Huaijing would not be sure whether this person was sober or confused at this moment.But he knew that when talking to Li Mingxi, he could do whatever he wanted, no matter how many detours he had to make, it would be meaningless, not to mention that he was crazy now.Thinking of this, Zhu Huaijing asked bluntly: "Mingxi, you just won't let go of that "Han Forest Picture"? Someone wants to buy it!" Li Mingxi shook his head heavily, as if many ants had crawled into it.He shook his head for a long time before saying: "I don't understand that painting is really worth so much money! I'm afraid everyone in the world is sick. You don't need to tell anyone who wants to buy it. If you want it, take it. " Zhu Huaijing didn't expect Li Mingxi to give him the painting so easily, he was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.He realized that the man was probably going crazy.Afraid that he would wake up and regret it later, he hurriedly asked, "Where is that painting?" Li Mingxi lazily raised his hand, and then became listless.Following the direction of his finger, Zhu Huaijing opened the door under the bookcase, and saw some paintings inside.Zhu Huaijing felt very sorry that these treasures were piled up in such a random manner.He flipped through for a while before he found the "Han Forest Picture".He held the painting in his hand, and faced Li Mingxi who was in a puddle of mud, he still felt a little sorry.But Li Mingxi's eyes were blank, as if he was in another world.Seeing this situation, Zhu Huaijing didn't even bother to say polite words, he just patted Li Mingxi on the shoulder, told him to take a good rest, and left.After going out, Zhu Huaijing felt two different feelings in his left and right hands.He holds "Cold Forest Picture" in his right hand, feeling that he is holding a part of contemporary Chinese art history.He thought that because of Wu Juyi, this "Cold Forest Picture" was destined to be included in the history of contemporary Chinese art.As for the story surrounding this painting, as long as the literati are a little perfunctory, it will be very legendary.Because his left hand patted Li Mingxi's shoulder just now, it touched that exposed and cold shoulder blade, as if touching a skeleton, which made him very uncomfortable.He couldn't help rubbing a few fingers together on his palm, trying to get rid of this ominous feeling. Zhu Huaijing drove back in the car.He had already forgotten about Li Mingxi's rigid shoulder blades, and he was only excited about "The Picture of Cold Forest".This painting is so precious, it is currently worth 280,000 RMB!The area of ​​the Academy of Fine Arts is relatively secluded, and it is even quieter at night.There are few passing vehicles, the houses on both sides of the road are hidden in the shade of trees, and the lights in the windows are soft and warm.Zhu Huaijing didn't notice the tranquility at all, and the excitement was surging in his mind.Suddenly, Zhu Huaijing's eyes lit up, his mind shook, and he felt as if he had almost entered another world.It turned out that he turned a corner in his car, and in front of him was a street full of traffic and flashing neon lights.A few hundred meters away from the intersection, Zhu Huaijing pulled the car over and stopped.The bustling scene in front of him made him feel extremely lonely.It's inexplicable!Being so neurotic, is he infected by Li Mingxi?He wanted to relax himself, so he shook his head vigorously, laughing at himself.Don't be so petty!Don't be so crazy!But his self-mockery didn't work, and his lonely mood added a bit of melancholy instead.In his eyes, the neon lights of the nightclub and the building in front of him interpret the big red and purple into a kind of despairing glamour.He felt a little sour in his nose, as if tears were about to flow down.But his eyes were only slightly warmed by the soreness in his nose, and he couldn't shed a single tear.At Li Mingxi's place just now, the lunatic's emotions really infected him, making him feel very sympathetic to this friend, but he covered it up with a joke.In this world, those who are not sincere are pretending to be sincere, and those who are sincere have to conceal their sincerity. 朱怀镜独自感叹了好一会儿，直到真的认为自己很可笑了，才开车继续赶路。他将车顶前方的小镜子扳下来，对着镜子扮成一副老成而严肃的脸。他确信这副面孔同他熟悉的那些面孔摆在一起，人们看不出什么区别的。 进了政府大院，朱怀镜看看手表，才八点多。还早，干脆把画送到柳秘书长家里去算了。他先把车子停进车库，再往柳秘书长家里去。路过办公楼，见皮市长的办公室亮着灯光。朱怀镜猛然感到一阵尿急的感觉，双腿发僵，肛门紧缩，背上生汗。心想，这画为什么要送给柳子风呢？怎么不可以送给皮市长？朱怀镜忙去自己办公室，取了打印好了的皮市长论文，拿着画去皮市长办公室。上了楼，又担心柳秘书长是不是也同皮市长在一块儿。他便回头看了看柳秘书长的办公室。黑着灯。他便猜想柳秘书长没有来，要不然他的办公室也会亮着灯的。 果然只有皮市长一个人在办公室批阅文件。见朱怀镜敲门进去，皮市长抬头招呼一声：“怀镜，有什么事？”说罢仍旧低头看文件。 朱怀镜回道：“按您的指示，给《荆都日报》写了篇文章，送给您审阅。” 皮市长抬头望着朱怀镜，笑道：“我就不看了吧。你起草的，我放心。”他话是这么说，手却伸了过来。 朱怀镜便把文章递了上去，说：“那还是请皮市长过过目，不然我心里没有底。” 皮市长接过文章就准备低头了。朱怀镜知道，皮市长一低头，他就得告辞。他便没等皮市长把头低下去，抢着说：“皮市长，还有个事要向您汇报。这回商品交易会上，日本商人出高价都没有买走的那幅《寒林图》，李明溪先生送给我了。我说太昂贵了，受之有愧，李先生却说情义无价，叫我拿来。我和李先生是很好的朋友。拿回来以后，我想我哪配受这么好的东西？还是送给市长您吧。” 皮市长的头果然低不下去了，而是枕在高高的皮靠背上，朗声笑道：“怀镜会说话，怀镜会说话。” 朱怀镜便把画小心打开，让皮市长再欣赏一会儿，又徐徐卷了起来，放在皮市长的桌上。皮市长微笑着点点头，说：“就是吴居一的名字值钱啊！”朱怀镜忙说是是，心里却为李明溪叫冤枉。皮市长关于这幅画只说了这么一句，就不说了，而是扯到一些工作上的事情。朱怀镜知道皮市长关于工作上的事也是随便说说的，为的只是避开老是谈论那幅画。因为那画目前毕竟值二十八万，说多了难免尴尬。朱怀镜对皮市长随便说的工作上的事很认真地回答了几句，再说尽快落实皮市长的指示，不再打搅了。