Chapter 374. Predators
Lin Yi really doesn't understand the library in Jinling. He doesn't know anything except that he has heard of the famous "Master Lu San".
The old man in the pipe seemed to see Lin Yi's "ignorance", and couldn't help but feel funny. It was such a young man who didn't even understand the situation of Jinling's collection of books that shocked the entire Jinling. How could such a newborn calf make those big tigers feel?
After calming down, the old man in the pipe continued to tell Lin Yi that the silver-haired master was named Du Silin, who was originally the manager of the Jinling Ancient Books Bookstore. More than ten years ago, the manager of the national ancient book store held an ancient book business training class in Beijing. At that time, the slightly famous ancient book collectors studied here.
The training had a great impact on the old Chinese book industry system and was called the first issue of Huangpu, which was known by industry insiders in the ancient book industry. Unfortunately, it was not carried out later.
The old man in the pipe told Lin Yi that Mr. Zhang had lofty ambitions and recruited talents from all over the world. Manager Du was an expert who Mr. Zhang spent a lot of money to recruit. He knew all the identification, collection, market trends and values of ancient books. He could be said to be the master among the masters.
Mr. Zhang recruited talents, spread money, prepared to collect ancient books, and then built the largest private library in China in Jinling. He bought books at the auction, but only picked up the missing items. His real big investment was to bookmark the entire inventory of several ancient book stores.
After hearing what the old man Yandou said, Lin Yi was stunned. It seemed that Jinling was really hidden, and the ancient book world was even more magnificent. Just looking at this Si Master Zhang, it was already powerful enough, not to mention the most famous Mr. Lu San.
Seeing Lin Yi being dazed and distracted, he didn't know what he was thinking. The old man in the pipe smiled and said, "How is it? Do you think this Mr. Zhang is very powerful?"
Lin Yi nodded, "Yes, it can be said that he is the first heavyweight collector I have met." But Lin Yi immediately asked again, "Look at how familiar you are with this Si Master Zhang, you can even be said to be aware of the truth. Are you also a person in the ancient book world?"
The old man took off his biting pipe, gently knocked it on the armrest of the seat, and said, "You may not believe it. In fact, I bought ancient books much earlier than the one named Zhang. When he first entered the ancient books world, many people thought that another tiger had been killed, but in my opinion, he only had seven or eight guns, and no matter how powerful it was, it would not cause much storm. But now thinking about it, I still underestimated him. His team just now could fight from the south to the north in the ancient books world. Wherever I went, I could hear people talking about him. It seems that either the ancient books circle is too small or his influence is too great. Fortunately, I am also an old world in the ancient books world, and I have been used to seeing the big crocodiles who have finished singing and appearing in and out; and I have always believed in one thing, don't give me a chance, otherwise I will definitely take it down."
For some reason, Lin Yi could vaguely hear a domineering aura from the old man in the pipe. At this moment, Lin Yi felt that the person in front of him was definitely not simple.
"In the following years, I often met this boss Zhang at the auction. I regarded him as an opponent and never greeted him. He still bought books regardless of his own unique way of participating in the auction. However, in 2004, this famous army suddenly disappeared. I remember clearly that there was a Christie's auction that year, and there were several books I wanted to get. I was mentally prepared to fight with this boss Zhang. However, this fighting spirit became a mark of nowhere when they arrived at the scene. They did not appear. This result really made me like and worry. At that auction, I happily won all my books I want to get."
"After the auction, I was curious and went to find someone to find out the news. I just learned that a few days ago, Boss Zhang went out to collect books. He had a car accident on the way, broke several ribs, and was in the hospital for treatment. I felt that I was obsessed with ancient books, but I had never driven out for a month and went everywhere to collect ancient books. Thinking of this, Boss Zhang is also a character, and his love for ancient books is far above others."
Speaking of this, the old man in the pipe looked at Lin Yi with a strange smile on his lips and said to Lin Yi: "Do you know why I said so much to you?"
Lin Yi shook his head, "I don't know, but I know that you must have your purpose when doing this."
The old man in pipe nodded and said, "The purpose is very simple. Do you ask yourself how you compare to this boss Zhang, Mr. Zhang, how is it?"
Lin Yi thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Whether it is financial, strength, and love for ancient books, he is a very powerful senior, I might as well."
Old Man Smoking Pipe: "Do you know that there are actually four major collectors in the ancient book world of Jinling, namely 'Lu Zhang Fengding'?"
Lin Yi nodded, "I heard something a little."
Old man smoking pipe: "Do you know that this Si Master Zhang is behind Mr. Lu San?"
Lin Yi: “…”
I don’t know what the other party sells in the gourd.
Seeing this, the old man in the pipe laughed, showed a hint of pride, and said, "I---is Mr. Lu San!"
This sentence shocked Lin Yi.
How is that possible?
Although there are many speculations, Lin Yi never expected that the old man in front of him who had been talking to him for so long was the big collector who was in Jinling and even the whole country's ancient book industry - Mr. Lu San!
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Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi tried his best to relax his mood, with a wry smile on his face, and said to the old man in the pipe, Mr. Lu San, "Thank you for your hard work, I have told me so much, and have brought out such a precious "Six Classics Picture" to attract me. I really look down on my younger generation."
Master Lu San smiled, leaned on the chair, then slapped a few times, and then someone came over, holding something in his hand, covering it with a bright red cloth, which seemed extremely secret, and stood behind Master Lu San.
Mr. Lu looked at Lin Yi and smiled and said, "Aren't you curious about why I'm looking for you?"
"To buy my book."
"That's right." Mr. Lu San nodded, "Then you are not curious why I told you so much?"
"It's a deterrent. I can't even fight against a big man like Mr. Zhang. Don't mention a big collector of your level. If you are smart, you should hand over all your collections obediently."
"The son is good at teaching." Mr. Lu San smiled, "Then aren't you curious about what I asked someone to take out?"
Lin Yi glanced at the thing the man was holding and shook his head: "I'm very curious, but unfortunately I can't guess it."
"Haha, then let you open your eyes!" After Mr. Lu San said, he ordered: "Open---"
The follower immediately reached out and lifted the covered red cloth, and the things inside immediately appeared.
Lin Yi looked around and was immediately stunned. It turned out to be another antique "Six Classics Picture"!!!
Chapter completed!