Liulichang stretches from Nanbei Liuxiang in Xuanwu District to the west and to Yanshousi Street in Xuanwu District in the east, with a length of 800 meters. With it as the center, there are countless large and small stores and vendors scattered everywhere in the nearby blocks. Take these all
Counting one place, it is Liulichang in a broad sense. This place is full of ancient charm and can be called a geomantic treasure land in the Chinese antique world. Over the past hundreds of years, countless heroes in the industry have worked here.
To realize the dream of wealth, I don’t know how many famous craftsmen have ruined their fame in one day.
Li Huqiu sent Si Bao away, leaving Liang Zi to go eat and chat with him. Although Si Bao was reluctant, how could anyone dare not bow his head under the low eaves? Li Huqiu had big fists and was very reasonable. He was really serious with them.
, these two people will be in bad luck. Seeing the four treasures pedaling away on three wheels, Liang Zi's face showed a sense of relief. Li Huqiu said: "When you attacked me just now, I noticed that you had no intention of hurting anyone.
, it seems that you are not very proud of your group."
Liang Zi sighed and said: "Your sage, I put all my worries on my face. I'm not afraid of your laughter when I say it. I had to eat this bowl of rice because of no choice, just like you said, but there are
If we go the same way, who doesn’t want to eat a bowl of plain rice?”
Li Huqiu waved his hand and said: "Let's go, you lead the way, find a place, let's eat and chat."
In the tavern, Li Huqiu ordered a plate of pig ears, a plate of donkey meat with sauce, two stir-fried stir-fries, and a bottle of Erguotou. The two drank together, and Li Huqiu asked: "I heard what you said is often...
I'm in the antique shop and want to ask you about someone. This person's surname is Jin and his nickname is Mr. Jin. Do you know him?"
Liang Zi was stunned when he heard this, nodded quickly, and said: "He is the owner of Duobao Building in Liulichang. He is a master in the antique shop, a national treasure expert, and specializes in going overseas. No one in the industry in Sijiu City has heard of him.
There are not many famous people." Now it was Li Huqiu's turn to be stunned. He didn't expect Jinchuan to have such a famous reputation in this industry. He initially thought that it would take some effort to find it, but now it is easy to find. Liang Zi asked:
"What? Do you know Mr. Jin? Or are you planning to sell the piece of jade you have to Mr. Jin?"
Li Huqiu smiled but did not answer, and asked instead: "Do you know how to get to Duobao Tower?" Liang Zi said: "Yes, let's go there right now?" Li Huqiu said: "It's not busy, it's easy if you know the place. Let's eat first.
After you've had enough to drink, I'm still curious about how you got in among that group of people, what did Si Bao mean when you said what happened to your father, and chatted with me about your family's affairs."
Liang Zi himself was a talker, and he had always been holding back his resentment. Someone tried to trick him into chatting, and he, who had little experience in the world and was somewhat business-minded, started talking non-stop.
Liang Zi’s story is very Chinese, sad, but touching. It turns out that Liang Zi’s father is Liang Sihan. Before liberation, he served as a museum commissioner of the Yanjing Cultural Bureau. After liberation, he was still engaged in related work. Because of his strength in resisting the destruction of the Four Olds, during that period
It was quite miserable during the special period, but the old man was a pure scholar, and political persecution could not make him bow his head. During that period, he took great risks to preserve many important cultural relics. After Liang Sihan was rehabilitated more than ten years ago,
, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage was established, and Liang Sihan became the first batch of cultural relic appraisal experts in the new era. He donated his personal collection of cultural relics to the National Museum for free. Since then, he has been committed to recycling and protecting cultural relics.
There are many rules in the antique industry, and acrimony often arises between experts in the collection world. For example, a collector may find an expert and ask him to identify the authenticity of the collection in his hand.
The result was unsatisfactory. The Tibetan friend was not willing to accept it, so he found another expert, but this expert
Proving that something is real and of high value. Under such circumstances, a conflict arises between the two experts. Therefore, many experts are reluctant to accept things that have been authenticated by others. But Liang Sihan is different. This old man
He has a stubborn temper and upright character. Whenever a Tibetan friend comes to ask for advice, he always talks about everything and ignores the unspoken rules of the industry. Therefore, he has offended many people.
Liang Sihan once said: There are only right and wrong, right and wrong, right and wrong in the appraisal of antiques. There are no experts, scholars, or authorities! What a shameful airs, pretending to be a dead emperor! In the face of the magnificent and vast history, in the face of the breathtaking art, in the face of the miraculous craftsmanship
In the face of craftsmanship, in the face of the objective truth that is indistinguishable from right to wrong, whether you are an expert with rich knowledge, a scholar with a wealth of knowledge, a highly respected authority, or an ignorant commoner, you are a primary school student and a living grandson! Today's so-called antique appraisal experts
We are all just historical butchers and artistic fools who only believe in their eyes, only believe in themselves, and only believe in theories without grasping the essential characteristics of antiques.
No doubt he was offended by public outrage.
About a year ago, a visitor from the south came to the museum and brought a gold Buddha from the Tang Dynasty. He asked Liang Sihan, who was best at copper and gold ware, to appraise and estimate the price. He said that if the price was reasonable, he would give priority to selling it to the national collection. Liang Sihan happily accepted the offer.
Task. Unexpectedly, this incident actually ruined his reputation and made him lose face to eat in an antique shop.
The shape, coating, material, and craftsmanship of the artifact brought by the southerner at that time were completely in line with the cultural characteristics of the Tibetan people in the Tang Dynasty. Liang Sihan was overjoyed when he saw this artifact, because it turned out to be one of Princess Wencheng's betrothal gifts.
1. Regardless of the exquisiteness of the shape, its artistic value, or its historical value, it deserves to be a national treasure-level cultural relic. After careful screening, Liang Sihan concluded that this object was genuine, and signed a purchase agreement with this person on behalf of the museum. Eight
I bought this thing for a million dollars.
The day after Dongxi entered the museum, Liang Sihan suddenly received a notice saying that several experts had discovered something wrong with the Buddha statue he accepted yesterday. After hearing this, he did not dare to neglect and rushed to the unit. Only then did he learn that it was a miscellaneous item
Kuang Maoqi of the team carefully screened the artifact before putting it into storage, and found something wrong. He quickly joined forces with several other experts to re-identify it, and finally everyone unanimously concluded that the artifact was a high-quality imitation.
When Li Huqiu heard this, his heart moved and he thought to himself that this matter was strange. According to Liang Zi, Liang Sihan could veto many things judged by other experts. One can imagine his status and business in the industry.
Level. Such a person knows that he has made too many enemies, so he will definitely be more careful when doing things. Although there is no master in the antiques industry who will not be eye-catching all his life, his chance of eye-catching will never be high. When facing major cultural relics with a clear mind,
If you hit him in the eyes, the possibility would be even lower. This matter sounded like a conspiracy against him. He couldn't help but ask: "Was your father in poor health at the time? Or was there something wrong with his eyesight?"
Liang Zi shook his head and said: "As soon as I heard you ask this, I knew that you were a sensible person. This matter was a conspiracy they made against my father. The southerner was the shill they found. I guess he was a magician or a three-person eater.
The top master of craftsmanship used a trick to get the real thing back. My dad didn't find out for a while and was deceived. Kuang Maoqi and his gang manipulated the several procedures before putting it into storage, until it was put into storage.
It was just launched, leaving my dad no chance to make amends! Not long after, news came out that my dad had teamed up with southerners to defraud the country of eight million and intended to collect fake cultural relics at high prices." Li Huqiu said: "There is no proof.
It is useless for them to say this without any evidence. Unless the real thing is found, and then they falsely accuse your father of cooperating with that southerner, it will be more convincing."
Liang Zi showed a surprised expression, and then said bitterly: "Your guess is absolutely correct! Later, the real Buddha was found by Kuang Maoqi, and he took out the recording materials of southerners at the expert meeting. Alas! From then on,
My father's reputation in this industry was completely ruined. He was depressed for a while and fell ill soon after. I had learned to eat this bowl of rice from him since I was a child. How could those experts tolerate his collapse?
Want me? So, I was also kicked out of this business. I really had no choice, so I got together with Dalinzi and other second-hand dealers. They needed my eyesight, and I needed to make money to treat my father's medical problems, old man.
All our life savings were used to compensate the museum, and all our collections were emptied to fill the big hole."
Li Huqiu looked at Liang Zi sympathetically, and suddenly wanted to help him. He secretly weighed his relationship with Jinchuan, and felt that he was relatively sure, and then said: "I see, to be honest with you, my relationship with Jin Sanye
We have a very close relationship. Let's find him later and I will build a bridge for you and try to keep you eating in the industry. Whether it succeeds or not depends on your level." After hearing this, Liang Zi suddenly left the table and came to Li Huqiu.
, if you bend your knees, you must kneel down.
Li Huqiu was taken aback and quickly stopped him.
Liang Zi said: "Although you are not very old, I can tell from our contact this morning that you are not an ordinary person. I have also heard a little bit about Jin Sanye's origins, so I believe that you can work in Jin San."
If you can really let me come back to this business, I, Liang Guobao, will miss you forever." Li Huqiu said: "It takes a little effort and a sentence, but I cannot deserve your kindness.
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After dinner, Li Huqiu followed Liang Guobao into the main street of Liulichang. Looking around, he saw many shops on both sides of the road, with fragrant porcelain and jade paintings. Most of the signs in front of the shops had the word "宝" on them, and the sun was high.
Due to the beautiful weather, many shopkeepers even put some items and counters outside. Liang Guobao was familiar with the road and led Li Huqiu straight to Duobao Building. When Li Huqiu saw the name of the shop, he couldn't help but think to himself, this is a tomb robbery.
The names given by the thieves are tacky but full of confidence. They are not like those shops opened by cultural relics bastards and pseudo-literati who all like to call them Rongbaozhai, Jigu Pavilion, Yinbaoju and so on.
The two walked into the store and suddenly heard someone shouting: Brother Huqiu! Li Huqiu looked up and looked in, and saw a young man with gold-rimmed glasses standing behind the counter, looking at Li Huqiu with a worried look on his face.
Huqiu. Li Huqiu couldn't help but perked up when he saw this person and said: "Ha, it turns out it's you!"