Chapter 842 People who are stupid and rich in money

   Liu Qingshan's meeting was very successful. He finalized the general idea of ​​the script and found a young actor.

  Since the younger brother likes to be an actor, Liu Qingshan will of course help his younger sister, after all, the fat and water don’t flow to outsiders’ fields.

  At noon, we ate together in the cafeteria, and continued the discussion in the afternoon. Before we knew it, the afternoon passed, and we had dinner here again. Brother Liang and Xiaoying returned to the city full of reluctance.

  They made an appointment to bring in Shuo Ye, the representative of Beijing flavor culture, and try to save the book first.

   As for the investor, of course it is Dashuxia Entertainment Company.

  Basically, there is no need for Liu Qingshan to worry about the rest, and Gao Lingfeng can be completely responsible.

  And Liu Qingshan began to prepare for the trip to the island country with peace of mind.

  Three days later, Liu Qingshan and Wu Tong boarded the plane bound for Tokyo, accompanied by members of the Twelve Girls Band and several staff members.

   In addition, Uncle Lu is also in the team. Liu Qingshan is a second-hand knife in antiques, so it is safer to go to Master Lu.

  There are also two generals, Mr. Uncle Laomaoer and Li Tieniu, who act as guardians, and Lu Fang and Lu Liang brothers assist.

  This time, huge funds and valuable cultural relics and works of art may be involved, so Liu Qingshan must act carefully.

  At the airport, there were pick-up personnel sent by the inviting party, as well as several reporters, who conducted a brief interview.

  The scene is not considered lively, mainly due to the impact of the economic crisis.

  Among them, one reporter was the most baffled, and even found trouble with Liu Qingshan's paper:

   "Mr. Mountain, since you foresaw this crisis, why didn't you warn us in advance, is there any prejudice against us?"

  After hearing Wu Tong's translation, Liu Qingshan couldn't help but want to laugh, so he replied bluntly:

   "First of all, you should call me Mr. Liu."

   "Next, I will officially answer your question. My thesis is public and can be consulted. Isn't this a reminder?"

   Immediately, Liu Qingshan spread his hands again: "But all this didn't work, no one believed it at all, and even I was ridiculed a lot at the time. I still say that, people don't know it's a bubble until the bubble bursts."

  With the extremely inflated self-confidence of the islanders at that time, let alone Liu Qingshan, it would be difficult for anyone to come.

  The reporter was also speechless and could only continue to look for things: "Mr. Liu, I heard that your Jade Bird company has developed a new type of mobile phone, using lithium battery technology."

   "As far as I know, our country is the most advanced lithium battery technology, so I have reason to suspect that you stole our technology through some shady means!"

  Facing this groundless accusation, Wu Tong also put on a pretty face:

   "Mr. Reporter, please be responsible for your own words and deeds. Could it be possible that if you plagiarized someone who can only get a B grade during the exam, can you plagiarize into an A?"

  Besides Wu Tong, there is also a translator in the team. He translated Wu Tong's words, and even Liu Qingshan couldn't help but raise his thumb: Well said!

  The reporter who wanted to make trouble could only retreat to the side in despair.

  The rest are basically entertainment reporters, and the questions are finally back on track.

  Take a car out of the airport and enter the urban area of ​​Tokyo. Even the girls in the music workshop in the car can clearly feel a change: Why does it seem to be different from the last time I came here?

  Although there are still many high-rise buildings, although there is still a constant flow of traffic, it is obvious that passers-by are in a hurry.

  The arrogance and self-confidence on their faces have largely faded away. Maybe this is the root of the change?

  The economic war between the United States and Japan ended in the complete defeat of the island nation.

  In the final analysis, countries still need to use their real strength to speak.

  The impact of this economic crisis is indeed very heavy. It has poured cold water on the hot-headed islanders, and made them finally wake up and re-understand themselves and the world.

  However, the islanders reacted very quickly, and immediately began to make industrial adjustments.

   In particular, it took the initiative to strengthen cooperation with China, and it was the first developed country to return to normal with China.

  The reason is very simple: they regard the current China as the main target of commodity export.

  Following the traffic flow on the street, Liu Qingshan thought of many things.

  After arriving at the hotel arranged by the inviting party, everyone finally settled down.

   Take an afternoon off and go to a reception dinner in the evening.

  The Twelve Women’s Band did not arrange performances this time, it mainly participated in some TV programs and recorded records, so it was relatively relaxed.

  The representative of the inviting party was very polite: "I hope that the performers can use music to heal the wounds of the national soul."

  That's right, with the current state of the island country, the elegant ancient musical instruments can indeed calm their hearts.

  Of course, this kind of comfort also has to pay a certain economic price.

  But for them, who suffered heavy losses, this is not bad.

  The representative also complimented Liu Qingshan: "Sir, the most popular piece of music today is the original scenery of your hometown."

   Liu Qingshan is also a little strange: Oh, is there any special reason for this?

  “The economic situation is not good, many people are bankrupt, and even bear high debts, so people want to go back to their hometowns and live a quiet life.”

  The representative spoke in a low tone.

   It turned out to be like this, Liu Qingshan didn't know how to respond, should he be happy, or should he show sympathy?

   But what is certain is that the sales of the record will definitely not be bad.

  Under the Great Depression, culture and entertainment will prosper. This has to be said is a relatively common phenomenon in the world.

  Liu Qingshan wasn't used to the sake here, so he didn't drink much. On the contrary, the inviters, probably because they were in a bad mood, drank a little too much.

   I don't know who took the lead, and they sang the spring of the Northland together, adding a bit of sadness and frustration to the scene.

   This also made Liu Qingshan more vigilant in his heart: If you don’t want to suffer the pain of failure, then keep trying to maintain success...

   Rested for one night, the next day, the Twelve Girls Band was taken to participate in a TV show, and Liu Qingshan and the others became idlers.

  Liu Qingshan can also start his official work, and Uncle Lu is also gearing up: "Qingshan, where should we go to find treasures? I don't know if there is any antique shop here, little devil?"

   "Uncle, let's just go to the bank." Liu Qingshan smiled.

  Old Maoer Master Uncle also nodded: "Yes, first go to the bank to withdraw money before you can find goods."

  Liu Qingshan explained to them: To buy art, instead of going to museums or auction houses, Liu Qingshan chose banks instead.

  Because of the bursting of the real estate bubble, people who couldn't pay their mortgages mortgaged their cars, houses, and other valuables to banks.

  The same is true for artworks. In the past two years, what the banks in the island country were most willing to do was to give loans to art investors and let them take the money to buy at Sotheby’s or Christie’s.

   Now that the loan is not repaid, the only way to pay off the debt is with artwork.

  So if you want to find art, the bank is the best choice.

  Uncle Lu finally understood the reason behind this: "Qingshan, how much money is prepared this time, do you want to do a big job?"

  Liu Qingshan nodded: "Uncle, I transferred 300 million US dollars from overseas, plus a few companies raised another 50 million, and the total is 350 million. You can open up the flowers."

   "It seems a bit too much!"

  Uncle Lu was astonished and the old hat was also taken aback. Over the years, they followed Liu Qingshan to collect antiques, which can be considered a big deal, and the funds that flowed out of their hands were also close to ten million.

  But this is the first time I have come into contact with this kind of hundreds of millions, let alone US dollars.

  After the shock, Uncle Lu was ecstatic again: "Okay, Qingshan, then let's have a good fight, just watch, I will definitely kill you severely!"

  The old hat master also put on a posture of sharpening his knife: "Over the years, the little devil has pulled good things from our country. This time, we will charge some interest first."

  Liu Qingshan also thinks the same way, taking advantage of the fire to rob or something, although it is a bit dishonest, but who should the points be used for?

  So everyone went out together, Wu Tong acted as a guide, took two taxis, and went to the Bank of Tokyo first, because this is the only foreign exchange professional bank.

   When they got off the car in front of the bank building, several people were a little dizzy. They saw a long line at the gate, and there were several teams in total.

   "The business of this bank is really good." Uncle Lu muttered.

  Liu Qingshan didn't say a word. In his opinion, most of these should be for mortgage.

   It can be seen from the faces of those people queuing up, most of them are frowning and staring blankly.

   "Shall we line up too?" Uncle Lu was a little dizzy looking at the long line.

  Liu Qingshan waved his hand: "We are here to handle bulk foreign exchange business, so of course we don't need to queue here."

  So he stepped forward and walked straight to the gate.

  There were bank staff at the door to maintain order. Seeing Liu Qingshan and his party's extraordinary demeanor, they quickly bowed and asked.

  Wu Tong explained his intentions to them in Japanese. When he heard that the person in front of him was going to handle business worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the staff bowed even more.

  At his level, he is naturally not qualified to receive such distinguished guests, and must immediately report to his superiors.

  Their conversation was also heard by the people who lined up next to them. A middle-aged man rushed out of the line and rushed straight to Liu Qingshan.

   "What are you going to do?" Old Mao thought he was trying to steal money, so he raised his foot and kicked the guy away.

  His kick was very skillful, and he didn't intend to hurt anyone. The main purpose was to repel the opponent. After all, he was in another country.

  The middle-aged man in a suit quickly got up, but kept bowing, and was still talking about something.

   The old hat was confused: "These guys are sick, the more they beat, the more they bow, Tie Niu, why don't you try hitting him twice?"

   Li Tieniu Shicheng, really wanted to go up with his big fists.

  But was stopped by Wu Tong: "This person has no malicious intentions. He may have heard that we are going to withdraw a large sum of money, so he wants us to invest in his company."

  While speaking, some people in the team ran towards this side, and the security guards at the door couldn't stop them.

   "I won't be polite if you come again!" Li Tieniu and Old Maoer Shishu stood in front of other people like two iron towers.

   There are also two brothers, Lu Fang and Lu Liang, who are also ready to fight.

  But those bankrupt people are extremely crazy. When they see rich investors, they continue to rush forward as if they saw their own father.

   "Sir, come in!"

  The security guards of the bank were also overwhelmed, so they could only separate out two people to lead Liu Qingshan and the others into the bank building.

  Old Maoer was a little dissatisfied: "What are you busy with, I still want to knock down a few to have fun."

  Anyway, he didn't have any psychological pressure to beat the little devil.

  Li Tieniu's realm is obviously a little higher than that of his uncle: "Uncle Shi, it's no fun beating these ordinary people. I heard that there are some karate masters here. If you want to fight, hit them."

   Several people were invited into the VIP room and served coffee, and soon a business manager in a suit and leather shoes came to greet them.

  The manager, surnamed Heitian, greeted him politely first, and then asked Liu Qingshan and others about their intentions.

  He is also engaged in finance, so he has naturally heard of Liu Qingshan.

  Especially in recent months, Liu Qingshan's thesis on the bubble economy of island countries has been widely disseminated around the world, gaining popularity.

  Liu Qingshan said with a smile: "Mr. Kuroda, I am interested in investing in antiques and artworks recently."

   Kuroda immediately understood: this is a rush to get a bargain.

  He also felt a little regretful in his heart. If it was someone else, he would definitely be fooling the other party into buying real estate.

   But in the face of a well-known economist, he dare not think otherwise.

  Most of the current banks are mortgaged real estate, which is almost crushing the banks.

  If someone is willing to take over the real estate, that is the bank's happiest thing, and it can be done as an ancestor.

   But artworks are also good. There are also countless mortgaged artworks in the bank's safe. If someone takes over, of course they are welcome.

   Kuroda quickly asked someone to bring over several manuals, which were densely packed with lists of various artworks.

  Uncle Lu and Lao Mao took a look at it, and felt dizzy. Lao Mao muttered: "This thing only works if you see specific objects."

  Uncle Lu noticed the price above, and the long string of numbers made him secretly startled.

  One, two, three, tens of thousands of numbers silently in his heart, Uncle Lu also cried out: "More than 30 million, is it Japanese yen?"

  Liu Qingshan looked at the currency symbol on the back: "Uncle, it's US dollars."

  Uncle Lu also gasped: At first he thought that with 350 million US dollars, he could buy a lot, but now it seems that at this price, he can buy ten or eight pieces.

  Wu Tong whispered to Liu Qingshan the names of the works of art on the roster. The ones with the highest prices are basically oil paintings, and most of them are works of Impressionism or Picasso.

  Like the one that Uncle Lu saw just now, it is the work of Van Gogh, a vase with 15 sunflowers.

  The price tag is: 39.7 million US dollars.

   This was taken by Tao Goto in 1987, which opened the era of island buyers frantically pushing up artworks.

  Following years: retail giant Sanye Department Store bought Picasso's masterpiece, Acrobat and Young Harlequin for $38.5 million.

  Saito Liao Ying bought Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece, Portrait of Dr. Gachet for US$82.5 million at Christie's auction in New York, setting the highest price for a painting at that time.

  Saito is a big deal, and later won Renoir's masterpiece, The Moulin Rouge Ball, at a price of 78.1 million US dollars.

  The result of this is that those art speculators in Europe and the United States are almost dizzy with joy, and they welcome such people who are foolish and rich in money.

  (end of this chapter)