"Brother He, what's wrong with this red sandalwood piece?! That's right, it's absolutely right!"
Luo Zihao finally recovered from the shock and panic. He looked at He Qing with confusion on his face.
He was doubtful about He Qing's judgment.
It wasn't that he didn't believe in He Qing's eyesight, but he couldn't believe his own eyes. How could such good rosewood be a fake?
"Brother He, do you mean to say that this red sandalwood case is a few years old and is newly made red sandalwood furniture?" Then Luo Zihao asked again.
He Qing shook his head solemnly and said: "No. Brother Luo, if it is rosewood furniture, no matter how new it is, a piece as big as this must be worth a lot of money."
"Then...what the hell is going on?!" Luo Zihao gasped, and the confusion in his eyes became more intense.
He really couldn't understand that the "No. 1 case in the world" that he spent a lot of money to collect was actually a fake, not even a new imitation.
This result is so surprising and scary!
He Qing explained in detail: "I just said that what we saw about this piece of rosewood is correct. It is very beautiful, has no flaws at all, and is impeccable. But... if you are just superstitious, it will be a big mistake.
You are absolutely wrong! You must also know the reason why I am sure of this. I just put some powder on the mouth wipe and put it into the wine, and the wine contains alcohol. When the rosewood comes into contact with alcohol, they will
A certain chemical reaction occurred, causing bursts of purple gas to emit. You said you were sure the item was authentic based on this..."
"Yes!" Luo Zihao suddenly interrupted him and asked. "Brother He, isn't it right?! This method can be used to identify the authenticity of rosewood, right?!"
He Qing nodded and said: "It is indeed possible. But it is too one-sided! I believe that many people are in the same situation as you and have been deceived by this situation. This is the case with antiques. When appraising, problems often occur in places where you are very confident.
, because the counterfeiters will only know better than you. They can make an illusion and use the easiest features of an antique to cover up its true appearance, such as this piece of rosewood. The counterfeiters will naturally not put it on the surface.
If they want to stick other woods, they will only stick to rosewood, or woods with the same characteristics."
"Brother He, the more you talk, the more confused I become." Hearing He Qing's words, which were metaphorical and profound, Luo Zihao couldn't figure it out, so he hurriedly asked.
He Qing smiled slightly and said: "Brother Luo, didn't I already explain it very clearly? Didn't you hear clearly?"
"What did you say?" Luo Zihao said still confused, "Since you said that this piece of rosewood is fake and it can't even be considered a new piece of rosewood furniture, what evidence is there?
The thing is, it matches the characteristics of old rosewood very well! Look at the material and patina, it’s absolutely perfect!”
He Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "But that's all we saw."
"What do you mean?" Luo Zihao said bluntly, "Brother He, please don't ask me to guess riddles. If you see something, please tell me. I can still bear such a small blow."
He Qing patted the table gently and said: "Brother Luo, in addition to identifying the purple aura it emits, there are many ways to identify rosewood. Some of them are fundamental. For example, rosewood is heavier than ordinary wood. If you use
If the same amount of rosewood is used to make such a large desk, I am sure that it will be heavier than this one. It's just that you didn't consider this carefully when you purchased it, and you just ignored it."
"You mean this rosewood is made of the wrong material?! It's not made of rosewood?!" Luo Zihao seemed to have understood something and asked in a deep voice.
"Yes!" He Qing looked straight and nodded vigorously, "The material used is wrong. To be precise, most of its materials are not made of rosewood, but other woods. It's just that it is covered with a layer of genuine
Redwood.”
"Laminated?! A layer of rosewood leather was pasted on the countertop made of other wood?!" Hearing this, Luo Zihao suddenly widened his eyes and looked at He Qing in shock.
He finally seemed to understand, but he was hesitant and still couldn't believe it.
"Yes, it is pasted on." He Qing said truthfully, "But this red sandalwood case is no small matter. It is very delicately made and can be said to be 'perfect'! Brother Luo, if you don't believe it, you can use a knife to penetrate it deeply."
Make a deep cut and scratch through the thin layer of rosewood veneer, and you will find that what is underneath is not beautiful rosewood.”
"No need!" Luo Zihao shook his head heavily and said with a dejected look, "You are so sure, what else do I have to doubt? I just didn't understand it just now, but now I know it clearly! Hey
, I was so impatient at the time that I didn’t think of this! If only I had known you earlier! Then I wouldn’t have blinded myself and suffered such a big loss!”
He Qing comforted: "Everyone has their eyes set. Things are like this. It's useless to blame yourself and regret. So how are you going to deal with this matter now? After all, it's worth 80 million, which is not a small sum.
."
"It's useless!" Luo Zihao shook his head and said with a sigh, "I can't settle the score with him. I have no shame. I begged him in every possible way, but he didn't guarantee the authenticity of the things. Besides, I promised not to return them.
Yes, so this is entirely of my own free will. I can only blame myself for being blind!"
He Qing nodded and said: "Indeed, this is the rule in this industry. If you buy the wrong thing, you can only keep it secretly."
He could naturally see that Luo Zihao was a very face-conscious person. If a big collector like him went back on his promise and returned this piece of rosewood now, his reputation would definitely be damaged and it would inevitably make people laugh.
After all, the seller did not maliciously deceive. Maybe he himself did not know this situation, and the item was wrong from the beginning.
"Haha, that's all!"
After a while, Luo Zihao smiled heartily and said: "Brother He, thank you this time! If you hadn't pointed out this thing, I would still be holding this rosewood stupidly in a few days.
If I go to an exhibition and someone recognizes me, I will be really miserable!"
This incident seemed to him like a blessing among misfortunes, and he escaped disaster.
Therefore, he was naturally full of gratitude towards He Qing.
He Qing quickly shook his head and said: "Brother Luo, you are too polite, but I haven't done anything to help you."
In his eyes, Luo Zihao was worthy of being a rich man. He was as if nothing had happened to him being slapped with nearly 100 million, and his mood quickly recovered.
It can be imagined that Luo Zihao was often slapped in the past, but for the sake of face, he endured it.
Eye-piercing is perfectly normal in the antique industry, but some people lose small amounts of money while others suffer heavy losses.
Luo Zihao is undoubtedly the latter!
Next, Luo Zihao asked He Qing to look at several other antiques. The remaining antiques all emitted "treasure light", so there was no big problem.
At the end, Luo Zihao took out a check that had been prepared and handed it to He Qing. He said solemnly: "Brother He, thank you very much for today! This is a small gesture, please accept it!"
"Brother Luo, what are you doing?!" He Qing didn't even look at the amount on the check. He immediately pushed the check back and said with a serious expression, "I treat you as a friend and I came here to show you something."
, it’s not for the purpose of appraisal. I have a principle that I usually point it out to my friends and not to others. If you really want to thank me, then please come to our auction tomorrow."
"Of course I will go, and I will try my best to take pictures of that piece of porcelain, because I really like that piece of enamel-colored porcelain!" Luo Zihao agreed without hesitation.
Hearing his words, He Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This was the result he wanted.
And Luo Zihao is undoubtedly a huge potential buyer. With his participation, the piece of porcelain will definitely be sold at a satisfactory price tomorrow, which will also appease the depressed Teacher Fu. (To be completed.)
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