Chapter 132: Fish turns into dragon and ascends to the ninth heaven
Chapter 132: Fish turns into dragon and ascends to the sky
"What gift?"
The fat cat smiled and was very interested.
Yin Zhaotang brought a wooden box and placed it on the table with both hands, attracting everyone to watch.
The box is made of huanghuali wood and is carved with cloud patterns and painted with natural wood lacquer.
The painting shows six koi carps competing for food, symbolizing abundance every year.
Open the exquisitely shaped wooden box to reveal a purple clay teapot that is as smooth as jade, simple in color, and has an ancient charm.
The handle of the pot is like a dragon's tail, the knob of the pot is the dragon's head, and the body of the pot is carved with sea waves and clouds, with the dragon's body hovering above it.
"it is good!"
Gao Laosen was the first to give a thumbs-up and cheered loudly, "Master Shao Daheng's fish-turning-dragon is a rare treasure handed down from generation to generation. It is rare to see it on weekdays. I am really lucky today."
"What a luck!"
Uncles like Shougui, Dazhi, Yuanbao, Genshengshu, Jinyaxiong and others, drink tea all their lives and hold pots all their lives.
There are many famous teapots that I have seen, viewed and played with.
But the appearance of this fish transformed into a dragon still caused some amazement.
"It's really beautiful."
"The fish turns into a dragon, the fish turns into a dragon, the fish turns into a dragon, leaps over the Dragon Gate, the dragon plays with the waves and soars into the sky."
"Atang, it is said that this pot is only hidden in the home of Mr. Luo Guixiang. Where did you get it?" Gao Laosen asked in amazement, unable to hide his curiosity.
“I bought it from Taiwan.”
Yin Zhaotang spoke out.
Shao Daheng was a famous teapot maker during the Daoguang reign. He became famous at a young age and was known for his swipes and plain teapots. In the Qing Dynasty, it was difficult to find a teapot and he was highly sought after by collectors.
His representative work is "De Zhong Pot", and his other works include "Fish Transforming into Dragon", "A Bundle of Bamboo", "Dragon Scroll Sunflower" and so on.
He improved the fish-turning-dragon and made the dragon head alive. When the water was boiled, the dragon head swayed and emitted smoke, which was very agile and has become a classic.
Since most of the collectors of the teapots are from official families, many have been damaged since the Qing Dynasty and are rare, so you have to take your chances if you want to buy one.
These days, the prices of antiques have just started to rise, so no matter how precious a pot is, it cannot be sold at a sky-high price.
Yin Zhaotang called the auction company to ask them to keep an eye out for it, and then he spent HK$200,000 to buy the fish at an auction in Taiwan.
Gao Laosen understood what he said and said, "There are many good things in Taiwan."
"The key is to be willing to sell it."
Yuanbao laughed.
Fat Cat had already picked up the pot and was admiring it with relish, repeating: "Atang, you are so thoughtful."
"Have a heart."
"This fish turned into a dragon. Grandpa accepted it."
He solemnly put the teapot into the cupboard and thought about the pumpkin teapot that was broken. It was not difficult to understand the deep meaning of the Fish Turning into Dragon Teapot.
Sowing causes results.
After breaking the pumpkin pot, the fairy Tang helped Jing Zhongyi transform the fish into a dragon!
This is the spirit he likes most.
Gao Laosen peeled off the tin foil at the bottom of the egg tart, handed it to Rong Jiahui, and asked with a smile: "Atang, what's your sister's name?"
"Jiahui."
Yin Zhaotang said.
Uncle Gensheng poured him a cup of tea and said with emotion: "Atang, you are the most popular gift-giver even during the Chinese New Year. Today, no matter what other hall masters give, it can't compare to this pot."
Yin Zhaotang said with a smile: "Uncle Gen, gifts are about the thought behind them. It's boring to compare them all the time."
"Yes, yes, yes." Uncle Gensheng responded with a smile.
However, there are many vulgar people in the world, so it is normal to compare the value of gifts.
But when Street Market Yong and Lao Mo and others learned that Yin Zhaotang had given Shao Dasheng a bite of Yuhualong, they wanted to get mad for no reason at all, because it was because Yin Zhaotang was so rich!
It’s almost time to finish morning tea, so two round tables are set up, covered with tablecloths, and the clattering sound of mahjong tiles can be heard in the attic.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, put aside all the fighting and killing. No matter how big the matter is, it is not as important as chatting, drinking tea and having the three yuan!
Yin Zhaotang was a terrible card player, so he didn't go upstairs to give money, but went to the first floor with Jiang Hao and others. He played Niu Niu with the brothers from the on-duty club, and it took a few minutes to win or lose, and he was very happy.
Later, more and more big players joined the game, and Chaoyi Restaurant became very lively and full of joy.
This year, the uncles in the club have increased their card bets several times. It is obvious that the year-end dividends have increased significantly, and everyone's morale has been raised.
After lunch at the restaurant, I went to the sneaker shop, travel agency and nightclub to give red envelopes to my friends in the afternoon. All the nightclubs in Mong Kok Tong were closed, only the regular foot massage parlor and two KTVs were open.
These two KTVs are specially opened for the company's young employees to play, and food and drinks are all free.
Finally, Yin Zhaotang went to the sneaker factory in the New Territories and called five workshop supervisors to his office, where he gave each of them a red envelope of 2,000 yuan.
Then use your left hand to give red envelopes to employees.
The factory is open and will not stop working during holidays as long as there are orders.
However, as long as there is no urgent order, the supervisor will not let the workers work a full day, and they will just work half a day. It is an unspoken rule in the industrial zone that workers are sent home to drink and play cards in the afternoon.
The supervisor knew that the boss would come to the factory in the afternoon, so he informed the workers not to rush to come in the morning.
When the big boss comes to give out red envelopes, just pretend and put on a show.
Yin Zhaotang also grew up in an industrial zone, so how could he not understand the twists and turns? Before the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, people worked half a day and received a full day's salary, which was the industry practice.
The factory is not going out of business, so there is no need to be picky with the workers.
Supervisor Chu Zhongde bowed and escorted the boss to the Rolls-Royce, closed the door, and waited for the boss's car to drive out of the intersection. He exhaled hot air in the cold wind and said, "Tell the workers to disperse."
"Thank you, supervisor."
"Thank you, Dege."
After a period of operation, Chu Zhongde also had a certain prestige among the workers. After all, he was a high school graduate, well-educated, and able to implement the big boss's management plan.
Among several workshop supervisors, Yin Zhaotang admired him the most.
After Pegasus Shoe Factory launched several original shoe models, its brand image has been established.
On the other hand, the production of A-grade sneakers has not stopped and the shipment volume is huge.
It is said that the boss plans to add two production lines and set up several new departments including design department, material research and development department, logistics fleet and brand department.
Chu Zhongde was a little confused. "I heard that the company sold goods worth 2.3 million Hong Kong dollars last month, and the profit was more than one million."
"Who would use a factory that earns millions of dollars a month to attract fans?"
"What a crazy line."
He had vaguely sensed that his hope of solving the major case and returning with glory seemed to be getting slimmer and slimmer.
Today is Chinese New Year and I don’t even have time to go home for dinner. After work, I drove to a seafood food stall in Tseung Kwan O.
Senior Inspector Feng Yaowen of the anti-drug team was sitting in the box, wearing a brown flight jacket, eating peanuts with chopsticks to eat with his wine.
"Happy New Year, Dezai."
Chu Zhongde's face is much more mature than it was six months ago. Life in the factory is more challenging than the police academy.
"Happy New Year, sir."
He poured a glass of wine and raised it in celebration.
The two drank it all in one gulp, chatted about recent events, and when the food and drinks were served, they got down to business.
(End of this chapter)