Song Xicai was a little angry about this, mainly because his expectations for this trade fair were too high.
He was able to participate in the trade fair after being introduced by a friend. According to his friend's description, all the antiques traded at such a trade fair were national treasure-level antiques, and they were all open to the public. In this regard, Yu Fei could only say that if it weren't for him
His friend intentionally deceived him, but even his friend was kept in the dark. After all, there are many people who count the money for others after being sold.
The process of participating in the auction was also full of twists and turns. I had to change the direction three times, and the signal was blocked and communication was prohibited. But in the end, what was produced turned out to be a fake bronze. I am afraid that the old man who walked back to his seat first also
Found the problem.
Of course, Song Xicai was not an angry young man. He would not call out the fact that the bronze tablet was a fake just because he was angry. At most, he would have done nothing. At the same time, he was also secretly glad in his heart that he had brought Yu Fei here, otherwise he would have really become
Taken advantage of.
Not many people were interested in this bronze tablet, but the bidding was quite fierce, and it quickly climbed to 600,000 yuan.
When Lao Xiao saw Song Xicai and Yu Fei looking at them for a long time, he originally thought they would make a move, but in the end, these two people didn't even make a bid, as if they saw something wrong with the bronze pan, so he couldn't help but look at them more.
Eyes. However, neither Song Xicai nor Yu Fei seemed to be experts in appraisal, especially Yu Fei, who was so young and didn't even bring a magnifying glass. He was really an amateur.
Fortunately, although they did not take action, there were still many scammers at the scene. In the end, the bronze tablet was bought by an old man in his sixties for 1.2 million.
Some people may say that the organizers are not afraid of damaging their own brand by selling fake products like this.
In fact, there is no need to worry if you analyze this kind of thing in detail. First of all, this is a private transaction. Many people buy antiques and seldom show them to others in public, which reduces the chance of being seen through. Secondly, even if fakes are sold at the trade fair,
It is also a high imitation, and people with average skills cannot tell it at all. For example, if this bronze tablet uses the ancient pottery molding method without adding quartz sand, then Yu Fei will not be able to find the problem. Third
, is also a very important point. Many collectors are very stubborn. They ask the appraisal expert to give them a palm-eye, not to let the appraisal expert determine the authenticity, but just want to hear the appraisal expert’s echoing remarks. If the appraisal expert says it is not accurate, or
Not only will they not believe it, but they will be unhappy and think that the level of the appraisal experts is not good enough. Therefore, appraisal experts generally have some reservations when helping others to appraise, and will not talk too much unless it is related to it.
Therefore, although many such trade fairs have been organized, they have not been dismantled except for a few cases.
With this discovery, both Song Xicai and Yu Fei were much more cautious in the subsequent transactions. After more than ten items were traded, none of them made a move. Even if Yu Fei did not see the flaw, Song Xicai was unwilling to bid at a high price. This was
Maybe it was because of the first impression, but even though Song Xicai didn't bid, none of the more than ten items traded failed to sell.
Of course, everyone present knew that these transactions were just appetizers, and the real transactions were yet to come.
Dear guests, the artwork that is about to be traded below has a great background. I believe that many people came here today because of it. Lao Xiao said excitedly, and his words quickly attracted the attention of everyone present.
, knowing that the main show is about to begin.
No one, including Yu Fei, knew whether the antique to be traded next was Cixi's jade watermelon or Gu Kaizhi's Luoshen painting.
In terms of value alone, Luoshen Futu is much higher than Jade Watermelon.
But in terms of popularity, Jade Watermelon is higher than Luoshen Futu because of the strong support of Empress Dowager Cixi.
Generally speaking, the number of works of art in a trade fair will not be less than 30 pieces. Yu Fei did not expect that he had just auctioned more than ten pieces of antiques, so why did he make such a big move?
This is actually one of the organizers' strategies. The purpose of auctioning the Jade Watermelon and Luo Shen Fu Tu separately is to use them to raise the prices of all the auction items in the entire fair.
As for what this piece of art is, let’s ask the staff to bring it up. Lao Xiao still gave it a try.
Soon, a young emcee wearing a cheongsam came up carrying a tray, on which was placed a rolled up scroll, presumably a painting of the Luo Shen.
Yu Fei felt nervous for a while.
Song Xicai said teasingly that Xiao Fei was tempted.
Brother Song, to tell you the truth, I am indeed interested. Yu Fei said: If I really like it, you can't compete with me.
Song Xicai smiled and said: Do you need me to fight with you? Look at the people around you. I'm afraid many of them are here for this painting. As for me, hey, I'm not interested.
Yu Fei looked at the buyers around him, and sure enough, many of them had expressions of eagerness on their faces. It seemed that the bidding for the Luo Shen Fu Tu would be very fierce.
If you don't have enough money, say something. Song Xicai said. He was worried that Yu Fei would be short of money after investing one billion.
As long as the things are right, money is not a problem. Yu Fei said that although one billion is not a small number, for Yu Fei now, it can still be easily taken out.
Oh, that's not a bad tone. Song Xicai knew that Yu Fei usually didn't say too much, so he also had a deeper understanding of Fei's assets.
I think there is no need to say more about the introduction of Luo Shen Fu Tu. Lao Xiao said. Before the fair started, the organizer had already let the news go. It is possible that more than half of the people who came here this time were for Luo Shen.
As someone who drew pictures, he naturally knows a lot about it, so there is really no need to elaborate on it. In response to Lao Xiao’s knowledge, the people in the audience responded with good-natured laughter.
Bosses who are interested can come to my stage to observe. However, please don’t take advantage of it. Lao Xiao said.
The painting of Luo Shen Fu is half-displayed on a long book table at the front desk. The shape of this book desk is simple, and it complements the painting of Luo Shen Fu.
As soon as Lao Xiao finished speaking, Yu Fei was shocked to find that more than half of the people at the scene stood up and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile. It seemed that Song Xicai was right. There was really no need for him to compete. There were no competitors at all.
Quite a few.
Even if some of the people watching just wanted to take a look and didn't want to buy, the intensity of the competition was evident.
Brother Song, why don't you go and see Yu Fei together?
Song Xicai shook his hand and said, "I promised not to compete with you, and I don't see how. You should go on your own."
Yu Fei nodded and followed the flow of people up. Lazy Qiuqiu opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Yu Fei, then quickly closed them again.
Because there were many people watching, and the bookcase was not long, in order to prevent crowding and damage to the Luoshen paintings, Lao Xiao kept reminding visitors to slow down.
It was already ten minutes later when it was Yu Fei's turn.
Yu Fei found that the magnifying glass in his hand was sweating. If this Luo Shen Fu painting is really an authentic work by Gu Kaizhi, what is its relationship with the one in Princess Alice's collection? Could it be a
A companion piece to a painter's painting. This is also very common. If many calligraphers and painters feel satisfied or dissatisfied after painting a painting or writing a piece of text, they will often write it again. However, due to many factors such as their state of mind, they often
If you can't find the original feeling, you can't create to the highest level. The most representative example is Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion Preface. Legend has it that Wang Xizhi was drunk that day and wrote the preface to Orchid Pavilion impromptu over the wine. After he sobered up,
Although I rewrote it many times, I could never find the feeling I had at that time.
So will the Luo Shen Fu painting being auctioned today be like this? Yu Fei was not sure, but he just took a look at it from a distance and found that the painting looked quite similar.
But when he took a closer look, Yu Fei's heart suddenly sank. Because he found that this Luo Shen Fu painting was not authentic at all, and its copying level was much worse than the Song Dynasty copy in the Palace Museum, let alone the Alice
Compared with the paintings of Luo Shen Fu in private collections that are suspected to be authentic.
Seeing other people still having serious and lively discussions and even arguments. Of course, some people nodded frequently and seemed to have gained a lot, Yu Fei felt uninterested. Before attending the trade fair, Yu Fei thought he could find something here.
It's a fun thing, but it turns out that this is just fooling people.
Hey, are you looking? Give way. A voice behind me urged. To be continued..