Antique Dealer

Chapter 298 Involvement
Fang Hao was eating a delicious breakfast, when he heard an old man who looked to be 60 or [-] years old at the next table, happily telling his friends about his experience of picking up leaks.

I heard the old man's friend call him Lao Song. Lao Song told his friend that he received a call from a stranger the morning before yesterday, saying that he met him at an auction more than a month ago and asked him if he had any impression.

Lao Song recalled that he did participate in a small shoot more than a month ago, and it seemed that someone had a good chat with him.

Afterwards, the man mysteriously told Lao Song that his friend had several genuine items, all of which Lao Song liked, and asked him if he was interested in seeing the goods.

Hearing what the other party said, Lao Song also became interested and asked the other party where to look for goods.

The other party said that he should first ask his friends where to go, and repeatedly asked Lao Song not to mention this matter to others before buying or selling, and then hung up the phone.

After a while, just as Lao Song was curious about why the other party was so ghostly, he called again. Hearing the voice, there were several people on the other side.

The man told Lao Song the time and place to see the goods. It was in a small hotel not far from Xingzhou East Railway Station.Then remind Lao Song again, don't tell others about this matter.

Lao Song arrived as scheduled, and in a hotel room, he saw three sneaky people, one of whom was the person on the phone. Lao Song remembered that it was indeed this person he met at the auction. His The phone was also requested by this person.

As a result, Lao Song felt relieved immediately.

After seeing Lao Song, the man cut straight to the point, saying that they were a group of local masters who had recently done a small job and produced some things, some of which happened to be what Lao Song liked, so he asked him to look at the goods, but, no matter what the old Whether Song buys or not, don't let this matter out.

After finishing speaking, the man asked one of them to go out to be vigilant while taking things out of the bag.The things are several unearthed jade articles, including jade bi, jade ring, white jade sheep, and even a beautifully carved little jade figure.

Lao Song likes this kind of ancient jade wares the most, and after seeing it, he also likes it very much, but he still has some concerns in his heart. He always feels that it is strange that these people have come to him in such a way.

Next, it is the place that really caught Fang Hao's attention. Lao Song said that in order to dispel his worries, the group of people "tell the truth" to him. In fact, they went to the capital to sell these jades first, but they were seen by others at a glance. When it came out, it was an unearthed cultural relic and refused to buy it.

This time, they were so frightened that they fled the capital immediately, and contacted Lao Song after hiding for two days when nothing they were worried about happened.

And the person they were talking about was Fang Hao.

When Fang Hao heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. It must be that a person was sitting at home, and the pot came from the sky, and a pot fell on his head inexplicably.

And when the news got out, I don't know what kind of news it will be. When I learned that Lao Song had been deceived in the future, I thought there was something wrong with his eyesight.

Now that this kind of thing happened, Fang Hao definitely couldn't ignore it, so he hurriedly drank the last few sips of bean curd, wiped his mouth, and walked to the next table: "Mr. Song, do you mind chatting?"

"You are?" Lao Song and his friends were a little surprised, why did this young man suddenly find him.

Fang Hao smiled slightly, took out his business card and handed it to the two.

When the two looked at the business card, they couldn't restrain the surprise on their faces. They didn't expect to meet Fang Hao here by such a coincidence. Moreover, Fang Hao was still so young, so he couldn't be pretending!
It was such a coincidence that it was no wonder they thought so.

Fang Hao could see what they were thinking, so he took out the certificate of the special cultural relic appraiser: "You can call to confirm the authenticity of the certificate."

Lao Song took the certificate and looked at it. Based on his many years of social experience, he felt that this certificate should be authentic, and those who can get this kind of certificate must have certain strengths, so he finally paid attention to it.

Lao Song got up quickly: "Teacher Fang, please sit down."

Fang Hao waved his hand: "Mr. Song doesn't have to be so polite, I think you should be able to guess what I mean."

"Is it because of what I just said?" Lao Song was very disturbed.

Fang Hao nodded: "I can tell you very clearly that no one in my memory has asked me to sell unearthed jade articles."

Lao Song was a little flustered: "I shouldn't be cheated."

Fang Hao said: "It depends on the authenticity of those jade articles."

In fact, after realizing that those people were lying, Lao Song knew that there was a high probability that he would be deceived this time, but he still had a little luck in his heart, and quickly said, "Teacher Fang, is it convenient for you now?"

Fang Hao said that he could go now, and Lao Song didn't want to eat another piece of biscuit, so he took Fang Hao to his house in a hurry.

On the way, Fang Hao learned more about the situation at that time from Lao Song.

Lao Song said that at that time, he just thought that there was no problem with the item, and the unearthed traces were more obvious, and the price was cheaper, so he bought it on a whim.

In fact, Fang Hao also heard about this kind of situation from Li Mingchao. It was nothing more than claiming to be a "thief" to achieve the purpose of deceiving.

These swindlers roam among the collectors, coming and going in a hurry, with all kinds of faces.The "stolen goods" they carry are also not uncommon: some claim to be selling stolen goods for others, or they claim to be a member of the tomb robbers. The things they sell are basically popular things on the market, such as porcelain, jade, calligraphy and painting, etc.

These people may pretend to be surreptitious, making buyers believe that they are thieves, and the goods in their hands are "good things" that are enough to whet your appetite, and they are rare top-grade antiques in the market. The above price is cheap, if the buyer only has "stolen goods" in his eyes, there is only one final result, being fooled like Lao Song.

Fang Hao followed Lao Song to his home, a small villa.

Seeing that her husband went out to exercise early in the morning, Lao Song's wife brought back not only old friends but also a handsome young man, she was a little puzzled.

Lao Song was anxious to know the authenticity of the jade, and did not rush to explain to his wife, so he took Fang Hao to his study in a hurry.Invite Fang Hao to take a seat, and then go to get the few pieces of jade he bought.

Fang Hao looked around. Judging from the decoration and furnishings of the room, Lao Song should also like the way of calligraphy and painting. There are also a lot of pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the desk. There are several paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall, one of which is installed in a glass frame. It is the most important work of Lao Song.

Fang Hao saw that it was this ink painting. The paper looked old, so it should be a famous work.

He became interested, told Lao Song's friends, got up and walked to the painting to admire it.

First of all, there are famous inscriptions on the poem pond in this painting.

The position reserved above the hanging scroll of traditional Chinese painting.Because the body of the painting is square, or too wide or too small, it is mounted on a vertical axis, and the length of the axis is short and the painting is out of balance. Therefore, a blank paper square is embedded above the body of the painting for inscriptions, which is called "Poetry Pond".

Shitang is the work "Su Wang Changling's Hermitage" written by Chang Jian, a poet of Tang Dynasty in running script.He is good at cursive script, and also works in printing and seal script. He painted orchid and bamboo among Xu Wei and Chen Chun, and Wen Peng, Xing Tong, He Zhen, etc. were all famous for painting orchid and bamboo.

The content of the picture scroll is the typical theme of "ancient wood, bamboo and stone" in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are several ancient Cangyan trees in the middle of the picture.The barren slope at the bottom of the screen is bleak and extremely quiet.

The signature of the work is "Wang Fu from Jiulong Mountain", and there are also seals "You Shisheng", "Wang Fu Seal", and several seals.

Fang Hao was stunned, no wonder Lao Song paid so much attention to this painting. This Wang Fu was a great painter in the early Ming Dynasty. He was very good at landscapes and figures."Painting Biography" said that he "has surpassed Xiaowen Tianyou in landscape brushwork, and is on par with Shu Ming (Wang Meng)."

Moreover, Wang Fu is not easy to paint for others, and he is even more repulsed to rich people who ask for paintings with money. Therefore, his handed down works are very few, and Lao Song can be proud of one of Wang Fu's works.

Fang Hao guessed that the reason why Lao Song showed Wang Fu's works in this way was out of complacency and love.But if it were him, it would definitely not be exhibited like this. After all, Wang Fu's works are not only precious, but also quite old. The environment at home is not as good as that of a museum. In the long run, the paintings will be affected to some extent.

Of course, if the master wanted to do this, Fang Hao couldn't say much.

While Fang Hao was appreciating the painting, Lao Song came back with something, Fang Hao could only look away and help Lao Song identify it.

Lao Song took out the jade bi and the jade ring first, because the materials of both are similar, and the surface has multi-colored stains.

Maybe many people don’t know how to distinguish between the two. In fact, it is very simple. The meat that is twice as good is called bi, the meat that is twice as good is called yuan, and the meat that is as good as one is called ring.

As for what is "meat" and what is "good", the ancients also introduced, meat, edge is also good, hole is also, and the edge is twice as big as hole, which is called bi.Having said that, I think everyone can understand.

Fang Hao looked at the jade bi and the jade ring separately. In fact, as soon as the objects came into his eyes, he felt that there was something wrong with them, and the color was not natural enough. Of course, if the experience is not very rich, it is really not easy to see it.

Fang Hao raised his head and asked, "Mr. Song, what is the basis for you to judge that they are genuine?"

Lao Song explained: "Because they are exquisitely carved, have natural traces, and are multi-coloured. As the old saying goes, three-colored jade is better than one hundred thousand gold, and multi-colored jade is relatively rare. Seeing multi-color Qin, I feel unreliable. In fact, the cost of making multi-color Qin in antiques is higher than that of full-color and single-color, and I think they are formed naturally."

"May I ask, how much did you pay for these two things?"

"The four pieces of jade together cost 42 yuan."

If it was genuine, these two items alone would be worth millions. The difference is so big, it is not difficult to understand what Lao Song thought at the time.

Fang Hao said: "In fact, there is a word called, do the opposite."

"No way, but I think they are very charming!" Lao Song still wanted to struggle.

Fang Hao shook his head secretly, and said: "Shen Yun can indeed identify the authenticity of jade, but it can only be an auxiliary means. The reason is actually very simple. Shen Yun is too subjective, and it varies with each person's subjective consciousness. .

Maybe Zhang San thinks a piece of jade is beautiful and charming, but Li Si thinks it is not good-looking. In this way, there are thousands of different standards for the charm of an ancient jade.Therefore, I think that Shen Yun's identification of ancient jade has played an insignificant role compared with the buried characteristics and processing techniques. "

After hearing these words, Lao Song remained silent.

Fang Hao continued: "We can identify ancient jade by starting with its color, calcification, patina, cracks, soil erosion, soil bite and other characteristics, and preliminarily determine whether this piece of jade is old or not.

Let’s talk about the color first. Generally speaking, due to the complex environment of the tomb, various changes will occur inside the jade. The color will invade the inside of the jade along with the loose parts, and the invasion will deepen with time.However, the current counterfeiting, except for cracks on the jade material or loose jade, is floating on the surface, and it cannot achieve rich changes and natural transitions.These two jade wares have committed such a problem..."

Afterwards, Fang Hao pointed out the problems with the two jade wares, and the problems with the remaining two jade wares were similar.

Lao Song only felt as if a big stone was pressed against his chest, he let out a long breath, and smiled wryly: "I'm still blaming myself for being greedy for wanting to miss millions of things!"

Fang Hao and Lao Song's friends can only use the words, "you will gain wisdom if you eat a ditch, and you will comfort Lao Song a little bit."

After appraising the jade, Fang Hao asked Lao Song about the appearance of the three swindlers, and after obtaining Lao Song's consent, Fang Hao recorded it.

Immediately, he called Zhang Qingfan, talked about the matter, and sent the recording to Zhang Qingfan.Moreover, he was going to ask Qian Min to help with the investigation. Since he was involved in the scam, it was impossible to just let it go.

Fang Hao put away his mobile phone, and saw that Lao Song's friend left because of something, which was exactly what Fang Hao wanted.

"Mr. Song, I have already asked my friends to help me find those three liars. Maybe there will be results, and the money you lost may be recovered."

Lao Song thanked Fang Hao, and then said with some frustration: "I don't think the money will come back. This can be regarded as an unforgettable lesson for me. Anyway, I want to thank you and let you go. "

Fang Hao said that you are welcome. He hesitated for a moment, but he still spoke out, pointing to the painting on the wall: "Mr. Song, may I ask, what is the origin of this "Ancient Wood, Bamboo and Stone Picture" by Wang Fu?"

Lao Song smiled a little proudly: "I bought it at an auction held by Xingluo International in Beijing more than a year ago at a price of more than 670 million."

Fang Hao did not expect that Wu Hongchang had suffered many losses from him before the fight, and after he had never seen him again, he heard about Wu Hongchang's family's property here.

In other words, Star Luo International, as an established art company, is quite strong. Could it be that the experts they hired at the time didn't judge that there was something wrong with this painting?

Seeing Fang Hao's pensive look, the smile on Lao Song's face froze a bit, and an unbelievable thought appeared in his mind.

No way, there can't be something wrong with this painting, right? !
After a while, Lao Song came back to his senses, and asked a little bit tongue-tied: "Mr. Fang... why do you want to know the origin of this painting?"

Fang Hao looked at Lao Song's anxious eyes, and felt that he was a bit pitiful, but there was something wrong with the painting, and sooner or later someone would notice it, or someone might have already seen it, but he didn't say it out of consideration for his emotions, or he simply wanted to Watch his jokes.

(End of this chapter)