Almighty Appraiser

Chapter 483

When Master Guo recited the last sixteen characters of the postscript, Shen Yunfeng couldn't help singing along with it. Even the man surnamed Liu who didn't know much about the treasures of the motherland felt a little throbbing.

After calming down, Shen Yunfeng continued: "Because the picture scroll is not signed, it is impossible to know who the author is. For this reason, Mr. Beihong specially invited several very famous paintings to taste. Everyone has different opinions on the specific age of the picture scroll. Opinion, but that doesn’t stop my husband from loving it to the point where he can’t put it down.”

Master Guo smiled again at this time: "I was fortunate enough to see the long scroll scroll that Mr. Beihong regards as a treasure in his memorial hall. It has changed over time, but it is still well preserved."

"The background color is brown. Among the characters, the most eye-catching ones are the three burly and kind-faced ancient emperors of heaven. In addition, there are six divine generals, each holding a divine weapon. Their expressions are not angry and majestic, and their hair and beard seem to be fluttering with the breeze. .”

"Then there are ten male fairies, echoing each other, with different demeanors, ages, and attire, with very distinct personalities."

"Finally, there are 68 fairies. All the props and clothes have very clear lines."

Shen Yunfeng nodded and said: "Although there are many characters in the whole picture, the proportion and structure of the composition are very precise, and it doesn't feel crowded or messy. From this, we can see that the author's painting skills are quite powerful."

The two of them were talking, and the man named Liu sitting next to him muttered to himself with an unclear expression.

He didn't have too much taste for the more abstract and concrete words spoken by Master Guo and Shen Yunfeng, but was secretly counting the number of characters on the long scroll.

Master Guo made it clear that after a careful calculation, the man surnamed Liu found out that the number he got was 87, and he was slightly surprised.

Because he vaguely remembered that when he was very young, he inadvertently heard the number "87" mentioned by his grandfather and father in the conversation.

Just as he was having fun in his heart, he heard Shen Yunfeng continue to say: "The Japanese pirates invaded, the Anti-Japanese War broke out, and I was sad and worried about the war situation. I came to Jinguan City, Yunnan Province and decided to hold an exhibition of soldiers' paintings. One day in May, the air defense siren suddenly went off again. The Japanese pirates attacked Jinguan City, and Mr. Beihong and others hid in the air-raid shelter before they had time to pack their things."

Master Guo let out a long sigh, looking a little sad.

"There was heavy artillery fire outside the air-raid shelter. Mr. Beihong suddenly thought that the long scroll was still in the room and he had not had time to bring it out. He was worried that it would be destroyed by the artillery fire, so he insisted on running out, but was held tightly by everyone until the Japanese pirate air raid ended. , Mr. Beihong ran to his residence. The moment he opened the door, Mr. Beihong was heartbroken because he saw that all the boxes had been pried open. The more than 30 works he had brought over, together with the one All the long scrolls were gone.”

"Stolen?" The man surnamed Liu did not look at Shen Yunfeng, but looked at Master Guo and asked.

Master Guo nodded slowly, looking at the man surnamed Liu with more playfulness.

"Mr. Beihong didn't pay much attention to the loss of more than 30 personal works. However, the long-axis scroll that was regarded as a treasure was stolen, which made him very anxious. Even if he immediately called the police, the result was obvious under the chaos. The investigation went nowhere."

Shen Yunfeng sighed: "Mr. Beihong doesn't think about food or tea every day, and he can't sleep at night. While hoping that the police will find something, he keeps blaming himself for why he didn't bring the scroll with him. In less than a month, I lost more than ten kilograms suddenly and got seriously ill, which laid the root cause of high blood pressure."

The man surnamed Liu put down his legs, looked at the Wenwan in the antique shop with his eyes aimlessly, his brows were sometimes frowned, and sometimes they were stretched out, his lips were pursed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing that the man surnamed Liu was on pins and needles, Shen Yunfeng and Master Guo exchanged a look, and each smiled faintly.

Shen Yunfeng continued: "In the following two years, Beihong never forgot about the theft of the scroll, and asked people to inquire many times, but there was no news, as if the long scroll scroll suddenly disappeared from this world."

"Until one day, one of Mr. Beihong's students came to visit Mr. Beihong and brought news about the long scroll."

Hearing what Shen Yunfeng said, the man surnamed Liu suddenly showed a trace of nervousness.

Moreover, he kept looking at Master Guo and Shen Yunfeng.

Master Guo, who had been paying attention to the reaction of the man surnamed Liu, pretended not to see anything, drinking tea with his head down, his face calm.

Shen Yunfeng even pretended not to see the reaction of the man surnamed Liu, and still said calmly: "This student of Mr. told him that when he accompanied her husband to Jinguan City to visit a friend whom he knew not long ago, he found him There is an ancient painting in my hand, which is very similar to the long scroll that Mr. was stolen from."

"Since things have turned around, Mr. Beihong is naturally ecstatic, and immediately wants to go to Jinguan City with the students, find that person, and spend a lot of money to buy it."

"But people around me reminded you that the long scroll was stolen. If the other party sees you going to buy it in person, they might be worried that the matter will be exposed and destroy the painting."

"After being reminded by this, Mr. can only find another way. In the end, he plans to entrust a foreign friend who has not been back to China for a long time to go to Jinguan City, find a way to get close to the man holding the long scroll, and then discuss it. Whether you can buy it back, as for the price, you can agree to any amount.”

The man surnamed Liu seemed to have thought of something, moved his butt a few times, and seemed to stand up.Moreover, looking at Shen Yunfeng's eyes, there was a trace of timidity.

Master Guo glanced at the restless man surnamed Liu, and said, "This news is like a life-saving straw to Mr. Suffering. We can imagine how anxious he was at that time."

"Mr. Liu, do you think so?"

The man surnamed Liu murmured: "I hope the foreign friend entrusted by Mr. Beihong can buy the ancient painting for him."

Master Guo smiled and said nothing.

Shen Yunfeng clapped his hands, twitched his fingers lightly on the desk, and said, "Just the day before the foreign friend that Mr. Beihong found was about to leave for Jinguan City, a man suddenly came to Mr. Beihong's house. residence, claiming that he heard that Mr. has been looking for a Tang Dynasty long-axis line drawing painting lost during the war, and came here specially to provide a message.”

"What did Mr. Beihong say?" The man surnamed Liu suddenly asked Shen Yunfeng nervously.

Shen Yunfeng looked at the man surnamed Liu with thick beads of sweat dripping from his forehead with a half-smile and said: "Since he came to the door on his own initiative, Mr. Beihong must treat him with courtesy."

(End of this chapter)