Originally, Xue Chen planned to stroll around the market and catch up with his old classmates, but he didn't expect to run into him 'taobaoing' here.
He shook his head helplessly, and Xue Chen, who knew the strength of his old classmate, planned to step forward to dissuade him from this behavior of wasting money.
After all, the price of five thousand yuan was not low. And with Wang Dong's eyesight and the stall owner's exaggerated performance, Xue Chen knew that the painting was most likely fake without even looking at it.
But just as he lifted his steps, an unbelievable look appeared in his eyes uncontrollably. Because, just when his eyes fell on this painting, which was very likely to be a fake, his whole body suddenly felt...
I felt an extremely strong sense of comfort.
This feeling of comfort was even stronger than what he felt from a Tang Sancai worth millions in the store. This was a situation he had never encountered in a day's practice.
"Baby, that painting is definitely a treasure!"
Although it was unclear why the vendor only offered 8,000 yuan for an ancient painting worth more than one million yuan, Xue Chen still made such a judgment out of his trust in ancient jade and accelerated his purchase.
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At the same time, the vendor said to Wang Dong with a lotus smile: "Brother Dong, this painting cost me 6,800 yuan when I received it. You have to let me earn some money no matter what?"
Look at the artistry of this painting, and look at the mounting craftsmanship and the texture of the paper. There is no doubt that it is an ancient painting from the Qing Dynasty. Eight thousand yuan is really not much."
Hearing this sentence, Wang Dong, who was already a little tempted, wanted to spend money to buy it.
At this moment, Xue Chen's voice came over at the right time, "Fat Wang, what have you fallen in love with again?"
"Old Xue, when did you come here? Just in time, I just saw an ancient painting from the Qing Dynasty. Can you come over and help me see if it is real?" Wang Dong was slightly startled when he heard Xue Chen's voice.
, then turned around and greeted warmly.
"What good things can you find with your eyesight?"
While Wang Dong was talking, Xue Chen had already walked to the stall. While teasing, he naturally took the ancient painting from Wang Dong's hand, and then eagerly focused his eyes on it.
Seeing Xue Chen making an appraisal, Fatty Wang ignored his teasing, rubbed his hands, and stared nervously. The stall owner's face looked unnatural for a moment.
A few minutes later, Xue Chen suppressed his excitement and raised his head and said calmly: "This painting looks real, but the price of 8,000 yuan is a bit too high. If it were me, I would pay 6,000 yuan at most.
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As he spoke, Xue Chen gave Wang Dong a very subtle look that only the two of them could understand.
After receiving Xue Chen's hint, Wang Dong quickly cooperated and said: "I also think eight thousand yuan is a bit too much."
After saying this, he turned his attention to the small vendor again, "Qiangzi, this brother of mine is an appraiser in a big pawn shop, specializing in pricing. You have also heard the price he offered, if you think it's OK
, then let’s pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. If that doesn’t work, then I’ll just walk away.”
"Okay, six thousand is just six thousand, no one wants you to buy it, Brother Dong."
When the stall owner saw that his 'fake' goods had not been exposed by Xue Chen, but had only lowered some prices, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed. For him, even if he only sold 6,000 yuan, it was a huge profit.
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After the transaction was completed, Xue Chen winked at Wang Dong again. Wang Dong understood, said nothing, took the painting and left with Xue Chen.
"Bah! Even the appraiser of a big pawn shop can't even spot the fake painting."
Watching the two people leaving, he didn't realize that he had given a priceless treasure to the stall owner who sold it at a low price. Instead, he despised Xue Chen in his heart.
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"Old Xue, why were you so mysterious just now? Is there some mystery in this painting?"
In the Zhuo Zhuo antique store, Wang Dong, who had been holding back his words, stared at Xue Chen and asked.
"Fat man, we really found a treasure this time."
Now that they have arrived at Wang Dong's shop, Xue Chen can no longer suppress the joy in his heart. He said with excitement, took the painting from Wang Dong's hand and spread it on the table.
"Is there something weird about this Wang Duo painting?" Wang Dong asked from the side, watching Xue Chen's movements.
"Wang Duo's painting is nothing, not to mention that this is a fake painting. The real mystery lies inside the painting. To tell you the truth, there is a priceless real painting hidden inside this fake painting."
Xue Chen knew that Wang Dong's mind was one-sided and could not make too many turns, so he directly told the identification results he obtained through the ancient jade.
"You mean there is another painting hidden inside this painting? How did you see it, and why didn't I notice it?" Wang Dong looked surprised when he heard this.
"I judged it based on the huge difference in quality between the sky and earth poles and axis heads of this painting and the painting itself.
You see, the wood used to frame this painting is from before the Qing Dynasty. How could a painting from the Qing Dynasty be framed with wood from the Ming Dynasty or even earlier?
Moreover, the mounting technology of this painting is obviously the characteristic of the mounting in Wuxiang during the Song Dynasty. Even if the wood can be used from the previous dynasty, the person who framed this painting cannot have traveled from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, right?
What's more important is the painting outside. Anyone with a discerning eye will know it's fake after just a few glances. Who would spend so much time framing a fake painting?" Xue Chen took a deep breath and said slowly.
In fact, what really excited Xue Chen was not just the value of the painting itself, but the changes in the mysterious ancient jade on his body.
As early as the first time he saw this painting, he felt that the ancient jade placed close to him began to emit a warm feeling, and this feeling continued as the distance between him and the ancient painting became closer.
And become more intense.
Moreover, when he actually held the painting in his hands, he could clearly feel that the extremely strong sense of comfort that the ancient painting brought him was gradually diminishing.
Every time the comfort level decreases, the temperature of the ancient jade will increase. This allows him to basically conclude that the mysterious ancient jade on his body should be absorbing something similar to the aura in the painting, and as the
As more and more spiritual energy is absorbed, the ancient jade is undergoing some unknown evolution.
Although Xue Chen still didn't know what this evolution was, he had felt many times that the ancient jade was transmitting a warm energy to his body.
And every time he receives this fleeting energy, he will feel a sense of numbness all over his body, and every pore seems to be relaxed and comfortable.
Before evolution, Ancient Jade already had the powerful function of identifying the authenticity of cultural relics. Now, it has made some beneficial changes to his body, so what kind of help will it give him in the future? Just think about it, Xue Chen's heart
It was full of expectations.
"Old Xue, when did you become so powerful? Not only can you tell the authenticity of this painting, but you can even see the tricks in the framing of this painting."
After listening to Xue Chen's explanation, Wang Dong immediately picked up a magnifying glass and a strong flashlight and studied the painting carefully. After all, he also came from a major, and although his eyesight was poor, he still heard about the painting within the painting.
Passed.
In ancient China, in order to protect precious calligraphy and paintings from being stolen, some people hired highly skilled craftsmen to attach a worthless work to the original calligraphy.
But this kind of thing is just an accident after all. If Xue Chen didn't speak clearly and he himself could see some clues through the bright flashlight, Wang Dong would never have thought that such a thing as picture-in-picture would be hit by him.
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"It's been three days since I left. We haven't seen each other for almost a month. Why don't I make some progress? Instead of worrying about this, you might as well think about finding someone to take out the real paintings here.
Although I can't tell what the real painting is under this fake painting, it's not too bad if someone put so much effort into hiding it. I estimate that the money you can earn from this painting is enough for you to open another two stores.
It’s in the store.”
Regarding Wang Dong's question, Xue Chen just gave a vague explanation and dropped the topic.
Before he completely understands the origin and function of the ancient jade, he will not mention the ancient jade to anyone, even if Wang Dong is his best friend. I don't know, sometimes it is a kind of protection.
"No matter how much this painting sells for, I will give you half of it. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have discovered the mystery at all. If you treat me as a brother, then don't refuse."
Sure enough, when the value of this real painting was mentioned, Wang Dong stopped worrying about Xue Chen's rapid treasure appraisal skills and said with great loyalty. In the six months since he opened the store, the largest amount he made was less than 10,000 yuan.
Overall, I lost a lot.
Although his family's conditions were good, he was under increasing pressure after losing money one after another. While he was happy to find such a big treasure this time, he was also really grateful to Xue Chen.
"Let's wait until the painting is sold. I remembered that there was something I hadn't done yet, so I went back first."
Knowing Wang Dong's temperament, Xue Chen didn't say anything. As he spoke, he turned around and walked out of the store.
Just now, he felt that Gu Yu's absorption of the breath in the painting had reached a state of temporary saturation and would no longer absorb it. This made him eager to go back and study it.
"Why is it so urgent? I still want to have a drink with you." Seeing Xue Chen leaving, Wang Dong quickly tried to persuade him to stay.
"We really have something to do, let's talk about it next time." Xue Chen waved his hand and said without looking back. As he finished speaking, he had already opened the store door and walked out.
"This guy... is always mysterious when nothing happens."
Wang Dong scratched his head in confusion, and studied the pictures on the table again. After all, this was the first treasure he had received since opening the store. (To be continued)