The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

Mr. Du had already looked at this piece of 'Yongzheng Yunlong Pattern Pastel Pastel Guozhi Fushou Eight Peach Plate' provided by Shaw's father and son when he received the birthday gift. Its vivid composition and extremely difficult 'Guozhi' technique are not ordinary people. If it can be imitated, it can be identified as genuine.

Several other experts have no objection after seeing it, and there is no controversy about the fine products of Yongzheng official kiln with the door open.

So the master of ceremonies took the fourth lot and went to the second table.

Mr. Du came on stage instead of the host, and gave a brief introduction to this piece of Yongzheng official kiln porcelain, which dispelled everyone's doubts and bought time for his apprentice.

Seeing that there is a new lot, Yunzhou is slightly relieved, this will buy him another 20 minutes.

He has used a magnifying glass to observe the surface of the sacrificial red-glazed plum vase, not letting go of a single trace, but he has not found traces of imitation so far, which shows that this is definitely not an ordinary imitation.

Yes, the youth has judged that this is a complete piece of high imitation porcelain, neither a restorer nor a "grafting" product of a mixture of old and new.

If it was the latter situation, he would definitely be able to see that the little silver dragon wouldn't be unable to absorb even a single aura.

You must know that even the broken pieces of ancient porcelain also contain a small amount of aura, so this must be a modern imitation.

However, this china-

He couldn't see it at all.

Yunzhou tried his best to restrain his inner anxiety and try his best to analyze objectively.

First of all, the fetal soil used in it is definitely not modern loess or ordinary porcelain clay. It is most likely taken from the kaolin left by the old pit in the Qing Dynasty. The glaze is also from the original place, and the similarity is extremely high.

Secondly, his firing method should be the ancient method of firewood kiln, using pine wood as fuel, which is not comparable to modern technology, so that the fired porcelain will have air bubbles of uneven size, which will hide the eyes of experts.

This person may have obtained the complete firing formula just like he restored Ru porcelain.

Then after years of hard work, the firing technology of the year was perfectly reproduced, and the materials, labor, equipment and other aspects were kept improving and striving for perfection.

The cost of doing this is also very high. It costs at least 10,000+ to burn a piece of porcelain, which is far from being comparable to ordinary replicas.

Not only that, this person's craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, and the old-fashioned technology is also very superb, which can be called a master level.

The surface luster of the plum bottle is very natural, not as bright as the "fire intensity" when new porcelain came out. The red glaze is like freshly solidified cow blood.

The edge of the mouth is particularly white. This kind of mouth is called Dengcao mouth, and the imitation is very delicate; the carcass is thick and heavy, which is not comparable to modern imitations.

The tires on the bottom are finely repaired and the tires are hard. The jade-bi bottom and glutinous rice tires are obviously old. The blue and white regular script fonts on the bottom are correct, quite in the style of the Yongzheng period.

There is no abnormality in terms of glaze color, carcass, tire repair, and base model. At first glance, it is an old object of more than 300 years.

According to the degree of its oldness, Yunzhou speculated that this piece of porcelain was definitely not fired in the past few months or a year, it may have been fired four or five years ago, or even seven or eight years ago, and it has not been sold until now.

...how terrible.

This person has reached the extreme in terms of craftsmanship and control of timing, and everything can only be described as 'just right'.

Yunzhou knows that there are some master craftsmen who make antique porcelain with extremely high craftsmanship. Even well-known museums will ask them to order individual antique porcelain to replace highly valuable cultural relics to avoid accidents when exhibiting.

When he was in the Porcelain Capital, he had seen such antique porcelains. Most of the custom-made porcelains were exquisite figure paintings, pastels, enamel colors, and multi-layered blue and white porcelains.

Due to the many changes in the painting techniques and decorations, Yun Zhou can still recognize it with his eyesight when he examines it carefully.

Did not expect to be planted on a monochrome glaze.

Seemingly a very single color, but because of its singleness, it is impossible to distinguish.

Yun Zhou couldn't help but took a deep breath, now is not the time to think about this, he must find traces of imitation as soon as possible.

If there are no problems with the shape, glaze color, and base, you can only see the thickness of the tire from the inner wall to see if you can find any mistakes and flaws.

He put the line lamp into the inside of the plum vase along the caliber, irradiated it from the mouth of the bottle against the inner wall, and then lowered it down a little bit, judging whether the carcass is uniform according to the transparency of the lighting.

Mr. Du took the magnifying glass from the master of ceremonies and looked at it with the young man.

However, he didn't see any problem after looking at it for a few minutes, and his brows couldn't help but wrinkle more and more.

In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with this Yongzheng official kiln, and it is undoubtedly a genuine product.

It's not that he doesn't trust his apprentices, it's just that identifying porcelain can't be prevaricated by just saying 'it doesn't feel right'. All the people present here are experts, and it's not convincing if they don't tell them how to do it.

However, seeing Yun Zhou's serious face, he sighed in his heart: Forget it, fortunately, the little apprentice is still young, and it will be over with an apology at that time, at worst, let everyone sell himself.

Mr. Luo played with the prayer beads on his wrist with a mocking expression on his face.

I really don't know where this young man got the courage to say that the official kiln porcelain he donated is fake?

However, even he himself can't see the problem until now, which is really ridiculous!

Mr. Qiu and several other experts also shook their heads in their hearts.

Just now I thought that Xiao Zhou had a calm personality and good appraisal skills, but now it seems that this is not the case.

This young man is not only too arrogant, but also lacks a lot of experience in dealing with people.

When you can't find any doubts, you rashly raise questions, hurt the face of a table of people, and make yourself unable to get off the stage, why bother?

This plum vase is clearly a fine product of Yongzheng official kiln. Could it be that the eyesight of these old guys is not as good as that of a young man?

Then the reputation of experts over the years is not in vain!

Mr. Qiu couldn't help thinking of the statement that 'Yunzhou is a master of porcelain restoration' mentioned by Mr. Du, and the suspicion in his eyes became even more serious.

It seems that there is a lot of moisture in this sentence.

As a master of porcelain restoration, he should be the most sensitive to the quality of the tire and the color of the glaze, and he will not make such mistakes.

The fourth lot will be displayed soon, and the master of ceremonies is collecting the bidding notes for this famille rose porcelain.

The results of the first two pieces of porcelain have also been counted, so the bidding for the third piece of porcelain can't be delayed forever.

Time seems to be running out, but Yunzhou has nothing.

He pursed his lips tightly, with a stubborn expression on his face, but actually he was very anxious inside.

He adjusted the line lights to the brightest, and slowly probed down from the small diameter part inch by inch, all the way to the bottom, but did not find any flaws.

In addition to checking the thickness of the glaze based on the light from the outer wall, he would also look inside from the mouth of the bottle. The slightly harsh light made his eyes very uncomfortable, but he still opened his eyes wide to not miss a single bit.

For example, plum bottles with small mouths, short necks, full shoulders, and slender bodies, plus the dark sacrificial red glaze on the outside, cannot see the inside from the bottle mouth, so this method can only be used to inspect the inner wall.

But in normal appraisal, apart from turning on the light to see if there are traces of repair, it is rare to observe so carefully.

After all, experts first look at the big features such as the shape of the vessel, the glaze, and the base, and only after reading it will they look at the details.

And tools such as a magnifying glass are rarely used.

This is like magnifying an ant a thousand times under a microscope, and at a glance, the ant is not like an ant, and it is not as easy to identify as before.

The same is true for the identification of porcelain, the use of tools must be appropriate, not to overwhelm the host.

Mr. Du rubbed his temples with a headache, time was running out, he had to keep the guests steady, "Xiao Zhou, you haven't found any problems after checking for so long, which means that this plum vase is fine."

He beckoned the master of ceremonies to collect bids for the third piece of porcelain and couldn't wait any longer.

President Luo put down the Buddhist beads in his hand with a 'snap', and said coldly: "Okay, let's go here.

I don't embarrass the young people. I punish myself with three cups in a while, and the matter is over. "

Today is Mr. Du's 75th birthday party, he still wants to give the other party a face, otherwise, with his temper and status, he will never let it go.

Yun Zhou raised his head, rubbed his sore and blurred eyes, feeling very heavy.

He still found no trace of imitation.

Now that the matter has come to this point, he can only take this plum vase flower at a high price and take it back to study it carefully. He must not let this high-quality imitation product flow to the market.

At the same time, it is also to maintain the reputation of Mr. Du and several other experts.

"...cough, I'm really sorry for wasting everyone's time."

The young man's throat was a little dry, he stood up and apologized and poured himself a cup of hot tea.

However, when pouring tea, he accidentally knocked over the teacup because his eyes were uncomfortable.

Even after a distance, the scalding tea still flooded the bottom edge of the plum vase.

"Hey, Xiao Zhou, don't be discouraged, everyone has a time to punch their eyes."

Old Master Du patted him on the shoulder. It seemed that this matter had hit the little apprentice hard, "Take out the thread lamp from the plum vase first."

"…it is good."

Only now did Yun Zhou realize that he hadn't taken out the thread lamp yet, so he couldn't help but smiled wryly. He was indeed lost his composure by this high-quality imitation that couldn't see any flaws.

However, when he took out the thread lamp, he found a red mark the size of a soybean slowly emerged on the inner wall of the plum vase near the bottom.

"I found it!" The young man was shocked and couldn't help but exclaim.

"What did you find?" Mr. Du and the others immediately asked.

There was undisguised surprise on their faces. Could it be... there is really something wrong with this piece of porcelain? !

"I found traces of imitation." Although Yun Zhou's eyes were red, he smiled brightly, "Master, come and take a look."

Not only Mr. Du, but several other experts rushed over and peered into the mouth of the bottle one by one.

"This is... secret note—!"

When he saw the red mark, Mr. Qiu couldn't help but gasped. This piece of porcelain was actually a fake!

It means that all of them are blindfolded.

"The color is getting lighter, it should be the use of thermochromic paint to achieve this effect—"

"That's right, if Xiao Zhou hadn't accidentally spilled hot tea on it, we wouldn't have been able to find out."

"If the paint is directly applied to the inner wall, it will definitely be seen.

He applied a thin layer of glaze first, and after applying this material, he applied another layer of glaze to cover up the marks.The paint does not show at all in normal times, only at high temperatures can you get a glimpse of it. "

"It's just that the font is too small, so I can't see what is written for the time being."

……

The more the experts analyzed, the more frightened they became. This person's counterfeiting methods are so superb, and his mind is even more delicate. He is definitely a master in counterfeiting.

If it wasn't for Yun Zhou, they would all have been deceived by this method.

If they are exposed later, their reputation——

Qiu Lao and the others suddenly felt their faces were hot, as if they had been slapped.

They claim to be experts in vain, but they are not as good-sighted as a young man in his 20s, which is really embarrassing.

Now that some people have raised doubts, no matter what the facts are, they should be carefully analyzed and strictly verified, instead of standing by and watching.

Thinking that they were judging the young people for their poor eyesight and lack of stability just now, they felt extremely embarrassed, and they really lost their old face.

Mr. Luo's face was even more gloomy. He was indeed dissatisfied with Yunzhou for making him lose face, but what he hated more was the faker.

Thinking that Luo Jingyi has been in the business field for many years, he has always only played tricks on others, but he did not expect to be tricked by others today, it is a great shame!

Heh, using counterfeit products to pass off as high-quality official kilns, thinking that he is so easy to fool?

That being the case, don't blame him for being rude.

A gloomy look flashed in Mr. Luo's eyes, and he called the host who was about to announce the result, "Bring me a price of 300 million for that sacrificial red-glazed plum vase, and I'll pay."

It is impossible for him to let this piece of porcelain flow into other people's hands. The safest way is to buy it himself.

On such occasions, one would rather lose a little money than lose face.

As for these millions of losses, he will let the fake one spit it out one by one.

The host was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, this lot was obviously donated by Mr. Luo, but he wanted to buy it himself, what kind of operation is this?

Just about to confirm a sentence, thinking of the identity of the other party, he immediately swallowed the words back, and said in a trembling voice: "Okay Mr. Luo, I understand."

The influence of this man in S City cannot be underestimated, even the chairman of the hotel can't be offended, let alone a small employee like him.

The host smiled: "Guests have been waiting for a long time, the statistics are over, and the final results of the charity auction will be announced below.

The first lot, donated by Mr. Du, is Gu Jingzhou’s purple sand cloud shoulder Ruyi three-headed tea set. The highest bid was 1010 million, and the winner was Mr. Zhong from the Ningfeng era!Congratulations!

The second lot is "Bamboo and Stone Picture" contributed by Mr. Guo and Zheng Xie and Zheng Banqiao. The highest bid is 535 million. The winner is Mr. Xiao from Wanxin Group. Congratulations!

The third lot, provided by Mr. Luo, is a red-glazed plum vase offered by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty. The highest bid is 300 million.

The fourth lot..."

Shaw's father and son walked to the front of the stage in a vigorous manner, and under the envious eyes of everyone, they took a group photo with the winner of the lot and the bigwigs at the first table.

For a charity auction with a donation of more than [-] million yuan like this, the major media waited outside the venue early, and were not allowed to enter until this time, with flashing lights and the sound of taking pictures.

Yun Zhou was also invited to the stage and stood next to Mr. Du.

Mr. Du is the birthday star of this banquet, so he naturally stands in the middle, and even the young man is also in the C position.

Coupled with his 1.8-meter stature, handsome face and outstanding temperament, he stands out from the crowd among the elderly and is the most conspicuous one in the crowd.

Even if Shaw and his son donated a pastel birthday plate worth 400 million yuan, they were only standing on the left side. They could only secretly hate in their hearts and maintain a fake smile in front of the camera.

It should have been an enviable scene, but for some reason, Shao Chuan keenly felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

Several big shots looked serious, looking at the audience frequently, as if they were a little absent-minded.

Mr. Luo's face was covered with frost, and his right hand kept twisting the Buddhist beads on his wrist. Anyone close to him would know that this was a manifestation of his restrained anger.

At this point, the entire banquet finally came to an end.

As soon as the banquet was over, and before Shao Chuan and others came forward to welcome them, the bigwigs at the first table all disappeared into the banquet hall. empty.

Even the old birthday star, Mr. Du, apologized to everyone, bluntly saying that he had to leave first if something happened, and asked his friend to take care of him.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, puzzled.

Usually, these bigwigs would leave quickly, but they left the venue at different speeds, and it would definitely not be like today. Could it be that something major happened?

It is a pity that their identities cannot be known for the time being.

Shao's father and son left the banquet with gloomy expressions. If they stayed any longer, not to mention Shao Yuan, even the young man, even Mr. Shao would be so angry that his stomach hurts.

The banquet this time was a complete mess, 400 million things were donated in vain, except for gaining a little fame, all other calculations were in vain!

This is not his ultimate goal.

Fame is just icing on the cake, what he wants is to break into a higher circle, so that his son can become familiar with these big shots.

Unfortunately, everything he did was in vain.

Mr. Du's wish to accept his son as a disciple was not fulfilled, and Shao Yuan's practice of making his name known by picking up leaks was not fulfilled.

Not only that, but he was also compared to that boy Yunzhou, and suffered suspicion and ridicule from everyone.

After finally relying on the donation of porcelain, he was appreciated by Mr. Du, but no one paid attention to him.

In the end, he didn't even have the chance to speak a word with Mr. Luo alone.

Now that the bosses have left the stage, I am afraid there will be no chance in the future.

Thinking of this, his heart throbbed with anger.

If I had known earlier, I would not have donated this piece of porcelain, and it was a waste of millions.

So what if children in mountainous areas cannot afford to go to school? Does it have anything to do with him?

**

In the presidential suite on the top floor of the hotel.

On the table in the hall is a plum vase with sacrificial red glaze, and several experts are examining it carefully.

Mr. Luo said indifferently: "What is that imprint? Have you researched it?"

Old Qiu pondered: "After pouring hot water into the bottom of the plum bottle just now, we turned on the light to read it, the font is too small to read clearly.

There is no high-definition endoscope here, so it is temporarily unknown. "

Experts seldom even use magnifying glasses. Whoever would wear such a high-definition endoscope is generally only used when excavating archaeological sites.

Mr. Qian laughed: "Lao Luo, since it has been confirmed that it is a fake, I just smash it into pieces. I don't feel bad anyway."

Mr. Luo was silent for a moment when he heard the words: "Yes, just smash it, I will do it."

He picked up the bottle and slammed it on the ground. Looking at the torn bottle body, the anger in his heart subsided a little.

Yun Zhou picked up the thumb-sized piece of porcelain from the ground, and Mr. Du and the others immediately gathered together to examine it with a magnifying glass.

Old Guo: "It's the character 'Kan', in seal script. It should be the surname of the imitator."

Qiu Lao and several other experts thought about it, "This surname is relatively rare, and it seems that I have never heard of the corresponding antique master."

None of them expected this result.

Generally, those who leave secret marks are very well-known counterfeiters, such as "Master Yu" and "Master Yue". They claim that their porcelain making skills are not inferior to those of the ancients, so they engrave their names to show their outstanding skills.

But this person's counterfeiting skills are higher than all others, how can he be unknown?

There are two possibilities: one may be that the porcelain imitated before has not been recognized; the other may be that this is the beginning of his layout.

Yun Zhou prefers the second option.

First of all, high-quality official kiln porcelain is generally recorded in court archives, and there will not be a lot of them all at once, and most of them are sold one by one.

Secondly, to achieve such a similarity in imitation, there is a certain degree of chance, and such a high degree of imitation will not be achieved every time.Just like the court, pick one of the best.

Moreover, if you want to sell at a high price, you must do so on a specific occasion. After all, there are too many fakes on the market, and it is not easy to sell porcelain that costs millions.

For example, a piece of porcelain with millions of dollars appeared in the antique market, and almost no one would buy it.

The auction house pays attention to orderly inheritance and will not easily take over things of unknown origin.

Moreover, the expert's appraisal experience over the years is not in vain. It is normal to drill holes once in a while, and they will not drill holes again and again.

It's just the surname 'Kan', Yunzhou always feels like he's heard it somewhere?