Chapter 329 - 329 Chairman Ye!
329 Chairman Ye!
Ye Xuan nodded and said, “Yes.”
Then, the president of the Calligraphy a.s.sociation walked forward and asked Liu Haikang, “President Liu, who is this?”
Liu Haikang went forward and said matter-of-factly, “This is the chairman of the Dinglong Corporation, Chairman Ye Xuan.”
“What?”
Looking at everyone’s mouths that were wide enough to fit a duck egg, Liu Haikang could not help but reveal a playful smile.
This shocking scene was familiar. He seemed to have experienced it before.
Liu Haikang completely understood what these people were thinking.
Shock, confusion, doubt, disbelief…
Was there a mistake somewhere?
Out of their instinct to protect their common sense, people would immediately choose to reject everything in front of them.
However, Liu Haikang mercilessly exposed all of this and even chased after him. “Of course, President w.a.n.g, you kept asking me who wrote the calligraphy. It was also written by Chairman Ye to me.
“Actually, the answer has long been written on the calligraphy piece. If you study the big seal on the calligraphy piece carefully, although it’s a little difficult to recognize, isn’t this a variation of Ye Xuan in an ancient Chinese style?” Liu Haikang spoke.
Everyone suddenly followed Liu Haikang’s finger and focused their gazes on the huge seal.
Someone immediately started searching for it.
“I’ve got it!”
Everyone looked at that person.
“It’s really the name Ye Xuan… It’s an ancient Chinese style that is rarely seen. No wonder no one could find it.”
If they hadn’t checked, they wouldn’t have known. But when they did, they were shocked!
Generally speaking, all kinds of famous artists would have special seals with special patterns. They might not necessarily sign on their piece, but sometimes, they would have two seals that included their names. With those special seals, it meant that it was an original work. In the future, some collectors who had collected this work would often stamp their own seals on the work. In this way, the signatures of the collector and the original artist could be differentiated.
Ye Xuan’s calligraphy piece didn’t have a signature or two seals. Later on, Liu Haikang had even stamped his seal on it. As a result, others thought that the calligrapher was unwilling to sign.
At this moment, everyone was also very shocked. After a while, discussions broke out in the room.
“I didn’t expect this. I didn’t expect the clue to be right in front of us. Usually, everyone has their own exclusive seal. However, for private items, the seal might not include their name. Furthermore, the words on this seal are very rare. No wonder we couldn’t tell at once!” An old pedant in the crowd sighed.
However, even if their names were the same, this Ye Xuan might not be the same Ye Xuan who was present. If Liu Haikang didn’t say it, who would believe that the author of this calligraphy was a child?
The surrounding crowd discussed animatedly. Someone said in disbelief, “Chairman Ye? No way. Judging from this child’s age, he’s at most Chairman Ye’s child. Could it be that this is Chairman Ye’s little one, and that Liu Haikang has made a mistake?”
However, the few people involved who were very close to Liu Haikang could tell from his admiring gaze that this was indeed Chairman Ye.
The Liu sisters and w.a.n.g Jing were stunned on the spot. They stared blankly at the little boy who had just walked through the exhibition with them.
They thought to themselves that they were the only ones who were here to walk through the exhibition. It turned out that the other party was a master who was here for an inspection.
President w.a.n.g immediately accepted this fact. The surrounding presidents quickly greeted Ye Xuan. “I didn’t expect this to be Chairman Ye. He’s really young and promising. In particular, his calligraphy skills are good. We’re also amazed and impressed!”
Zhang Feng was stunned when he saw this.
He had a bad feeling just now. When Liu Haikang confirmed that this little boy was Chairman Ye, he felt a chill run down his spine and his entire body trembled. Then, his legs went weak and he was about to lose his balance.
It turned out that when Ye Xuan asked whether this piece could be placed here, it wasn’t that he didn’t know calligraphy and casually criticized the piece. He only said that because he felt that this work wasn’t his best work.
Ye Xuan called it a casual work, but the others were already extremely shocked. If Ye Xuan wrote it seriously, how stunning would it be?
The person who said this was different, so the hidden meaning was naturally different. Ye Xuan was being humble and not spouting nonsense.
In a flash, Zhang Feng understood a lot. At the same time, he understood that his actions just now were like a clown. Moreover, he had offended a big shot!
“President Liu, Chairman Ye… Just… Just now… I…” Zhang Feng thought of his actions just now and was so frightened that he stuttered and could not speak properly.
Liu Haikang looked at him disdainfully and said, “Tell me, what did you say just now?”
Zhang Feng was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. He looked to the vice president of the Calligraphy a.s.sociation, who was also his father and standing at the side, for help.
His father quickly stood up and grabbed one of his arms. “I’m sorry for being rude. I didn’t manage my child well. My son failed to recognize a famous person. I’m so sorry.”
Liu Haikang no longer looked at the father and son. He just exhaled through his nostrils and turned his head to the side.
“I… I, I… I shouldn’t have…”
Before he could finish, Liu Haikang waved his hand in frustration and said to the security officer, “How annoying. Chase him out.”
Before the security officer could make a move, the vice president of the Calligraphy a.s.sociation immediately pulled Zhang Feng up and said, “How embarra.s.sing! How embarra.s.sing! I’ll bring him home to teach him a lesson now! Chairman Ye, President Liu, I’m sorry for making a fool of myself. I won’t let my son embarra.s.s himself here.”
As he spoke, the vice president pulled Zhang Feng and ran away.
Then, as the president of the Calligraphy a.s.sociation, Grandpa w.a.n.g Jing was also embarra.s.sed and apologized to Liu Haikang and Ye Xuan.
Liu Haikang shook his head and said, “This isn’t your fault. Later, get Zhang Feng’s father to meet me! He still has to receive the punishment that should be given. Now, he’s really quick to slip away with his son. I sponsored the Calligraphy a.s.sociation, so I should still have this authority, right? I just heard that that kid won many awards from the Calligraphy a.s.sociation. I’ll get him to bring his calligraphy over for me to see later! Let’s see if the value of the Calligraphy a.s.sociation’s awards has decreased in the past few years!
The president’s heart skipped a beat. “Alright, alright.”
Feeling that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Liu Haikang said to the president, “Is this your granddaughter?” He looked at w.a.n.g Jing and said, “This little girl is also slender and elegant. She’s really beautiful. It’s been many years since we last met. In the past, you were only so tall when we met and brought her around.” As he spoke, Liu Haikang compared her height.
Then, he turned to w.a.n.g Jing and said, “I saw that you wanted to protect Chairman Ye just now. You’re a good girl.”
Then, Liu Haikang walked towards Ye Xuan and said, “Chairman Ye, you must’ve been shocked. It’s time to tidy up the Calligraphy a.s.sociation. Otherwise, I don’t know what we’re raising. The calligraphy pieces by then aren’t even one-ten-thousandth of Chairman Ye’s. It makes me look like a fool with a lot of money who has donated to a bunch of useless people. I’ve really lost my composure.”