Zhao Jun was not far away from Zhou Zichen. Zhou Zichen heard the conversation between the two of them. Although he didn't like Zhao Jun who only had one mouth, but people's heights are different, and their attitudes towards things are also different.
Likewise, Zhou Zichen shouldn't be angry because of Zhao Jun.
However, Zhou Zichen was still grateful to the young man who defended him. After all, he could understand him.
Zhou Zichen turned around and nodded to the young man who defended him as a greeting.
The young man quickly waved his hand to indicate that although he had some achievements, they were not at the same level as Zhou Zichen and could only be compared to him.
The young man seemed to think this was a good opportunity. After hesitating for a moment, he walked up and handed Zhou Zichen a business card: "Master Xiao Zhou, my name is Lu Wei. I also deal with antiques and jewelry. Please invite Xiao Zhou in the future."
Master, please give me more advice."
Zhou Zichen nodded to Lu Wei, took the business card, and gave his own business card to Lu Wei: "We are all peers, and we dare not give advice. We will communicate more and learn from each other in the future."
Lu Wei didn't expect Zhou Zichen to be so easy to talk to. Now that the auction is still going on, he couldn't say much. He said very wisely: "I don't dare, I don't dare, then I won't disturb you."
Zhou Zichen nodded: "Let's have tea next time."
Lu Wei responded repeatedly, and then returned to his seat. If Zhou Zichen helps in the future, his business will definitely go smoothly. As long as Zhou Zichen introduces him to a big boss, such as Su Yuanshen or Mr. Guan,
Guan Xiaoxue and Lu Wei will have much wider channels to purchase goods, and they will be able to buy better things at lower prices.
Zhao Jun felt a little regretful. If he could establish a relationship with Zhou Zichen and then get to know Meng Yuelin or Mr. Guan through Zhou Zichen, it would be of great help to him, but he didn't have the face to hand over his business card now.
I just said something bad about Zhou Zichen and it was heard. Isn’t it just asking for trouble if I hand over the business card again?
The auction continued, and the next few items were relatively ordinary, with prices around one to two million. Zhou Zichen also bought an ancient jade at a high price. The market price was only one and a half million at most, but it cost nearly
Two million is obviously a loss, but we can't let the Japanese buy it away.
The prices of antiques from the Japanese are similar. They are all priced very high. Basically, they kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses.
The auction gradually came to an end, and the morale of the Japanese businessmen was high, because they had brought back all their antiques, and they also snatched a national treasure-level painting from the Chinese. This was his victory, and naturally everyone looked proud.
.
On the other hand, people here in China were all distressed by that painting, but they were powerless and could only beat their chests and sigh.
Suddenly, a news spread in the middle of the venue. The previous 88 million "Gathering of Wild Geese" photographed by Takeuchi Hideyoshi was actually a fake. During the inspection, it was usually only the paper and the painting workmanship that were inspected.
The paper is indeed Ming Dynasty paper, and the painter is also
It is very similar to Bada Shanren, but in fact, it is something that someone imitated in the past thirty years. That piece of paper is worth a lot more, because the painter is really good, and there is a certain bonus, at most it is
It looks like it could be sold for about two million.
As soon as the news came out, no one even had that much energy to pay attention to the auction. China has been discussing whether the news is true or false for hundreds of years. If it is true, at most, it will lose a relatively rare one on its side.
It's just ancient paper, but the Japanese side bought it forty-four times the price. No matter how you calculate it, you're making a profit.
Although ancient paper is rare, compared to ancient paintings such as clothes and national treasures, this piece of paper is not worth mentioning.
The Japanese side is also in a state of shock. The auction items have all been appraised by both parties. The items presented by the Chinese side have to be confirmed by the Chinese side first, and the Japanese people will authenticate them again. Only after the Japanese people agree can they be put into the auction.
In fact, in order to prevent someone from deliberately setting a trap, both parties provide their antiques to the other party for appraisal and confirmation, so that they can also check and balance each other.
Therefore, even if they want to cause trouble, they can only look for their own, because the Chinese things were appraised by the Japanese people before they were put up for auction; the Japanese things were appraised by the Chinese.
"Is this news true or false?" Takeuchi Hideyoshi's face turned blue. If this is true, then Zhou Zichen made two bids, and he was definitely raising the price on purpose. He was cheating his own group of people.
"I don't know yet. We are arranging people to check it. We must find other authentic paintings of Bada Shanren before we can compare the authenticity of this one."
Takeuchi Hideyoshi took a deep breath and said: "To communicate with those Chinese people, we have to pause for half an hour."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"
The Chinese side was so happy at this time that they didn't care about these small details at all. The people from the Japanese side agreed as soon as they came over to greet them, without even thinking about it. In half an hour, they could make people like themselves happy.
Zhou Zichen was about to take a rest, but Wang Changlin pulled Zhou Zichen excitedly: "Zichen, everyone is very excited now. Everyone wants to ask you what is going on with this painting and whether it is real.
It’s a fake.”
Zhou Zichen smiled helplessly: "It's indeed a fake, but I need to go to the bathroom first."
Instead, Wang Changlin pulled Zhou Zichen up: "Let's go to Director Guan's office first. Many people are waiting for you. Just go to the bathroom on the way."
Zhou Zichen had no choice but to follow Wang Changlin to Director Guan's office.
There are already seven or eight people in the office, including the three who were still raising prices at the end, Mr. Fang, Mr. Hu, and Mr. Wu Qishu.
As soon as Zhou Zichen came in, Guan Qingwen walked up quickly and said with a smile: "Master Zhou, hurry up and tell me. We people have wanted to ask you for a long time, but we have never had the chance."
"These guys thought I had discovered them. As soon as they said they should take a break, they came to my office."
Wu Qishu also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Xiao Zhou, this old man like me has been itching for a long time, but I never had the chance to ask you. Please tell me quickly, how did you see it?"
Zhou Zichen had no choice but to say: "The person who copied this is a very good painter. He is at least eight to nine points similar to Bada Shanren's painter, but his calligraphy is quite different from Bada Shanren's."
"Let's talk about the relatively big difference in calligraphy first. Although Bada Shanren's calligraphy is definitely not comparable to some copybooks, his calligraphy is also very distinctive. Just like his paintings, it looks chaotic and unscattered.
, alone, but not alone, the calligraphy on that fake painting is obviously not skilled enough, but most people just looked at the painting without paying special attention to the calligraphy."
"Let's talk about this painting. In fact, this fake painting is very good, almost fake. The paintings of Bada Shanren are different from many ancient masters. Generally speaking, when painting, you must first compose a picture, a tree, a stone,
The proportions of a small animal and a person must be calculated well, so that the painting can be realistic and artistic."
"Bada Shanren was considered an alternative at that time, a genius. The composition of his paintings was not obvious. Of course, even if such a person did not deliberately compose the picture, the composition would not be bad invisibly. But Bada Shanren
The painting method does not seek to be complete, but it is invisible and very complete as a whole."
"There is no such thing as a fake now. If you remember it, you can see the four geese. The feathers look scattered, but they are integrated into one piece. The trees look segmented, but they are integrated. This is almost the true version of Bada Shanren."
"However, the person who copied them has a good foundation in painting trees and birds, but there are still some shortcomings in painting rocks and mountains. The mountains are too round, and there is still a slight difference between the painters of Badashan people.
If you look carefully, the stones under the three wild geese are too rounded when you use the pen, and they lack a bit of water chestnut."
Zhou Zichen talked eloquently, and everyone listened thoughtfully, because there was no painting here, and no one knew whether what Zhou Zichen said was true or false. After all, no one could remember all the details at a glance like Zhou Zichen.
.
I don’t know who took the lead in applauding, and suddenly there was a round of applause in the office.
Guan Qingwen waited for the applause to stop and then said: "Master Xiao Zhou, I want to thank you this time. If you were not you, I would regret it for the rest of my life! I have been cautious all my life because I am afraid of making mistakes. If this painting
It’s true. I was photographed by Japanese people from the museum I am in charge of. Even if I die, I will not rest in peace. Fortunately, you can see it. Otherwise, I will be sad for the rest of my life."
"It's serious to worry about the curator. I am hanging around in this circle, so naturally I should have a share of responsibility."
"That's good! Let's replace the wine with tea and have a drink together."
………………
While Zhou Zichen and others were chatting happily, four or five Japanese people in the Japanese lounge looked unhappy.
Takeuchi Hideyoshi didn't care about the eighteen million, he cared about face. Everyone knew just now that the two sides were competing, and if he suffered such a big loss, he would lose.
"Takeuchi-kun, I think we should find a way to get this place back!" A man in his forties said angrily.
Naturally, Takeuchi Hideyoshi also thought: "Komatsu-kun, I think so too, but what can we do now?"
Xiaosong said: "I thought of a way. I remember that Yoshida-kun had a knife, which seemed to be a fake. I saw that Zhou Zichen knew so much about Tang knives before, and I think he is also interested. How about we give that knife
The knife was put up for auction, and the price was high enough for him to buy it."
Takeuchi Hideyoshi looked at a middle-aged man on the side: "Yoshida-kun, I don't know if you are willing. If you are willing, we will make arrangements right now."
Yoshida did not hesitate at all: "Although I like this knife better, but compared to the dignity of my country, I am willing to put this knife up for auction."
Yoshida agreed, and Takeuchi Hideyoshi made the decision: "I remember that Yoshida-kun's sword was bought for 300,000 yuan, so we will start the bidding at 1 million, and raise it to more than 5 million to give it to him. What do you think? We are not going to
To beat them in terms of money, we are richer than them, we don’t care, we must beat them in terms of momentum and spirit.”
"Long live the Japanese Empire!"
"Long live the Japanese Empire!"
A group of people are in high spirits in the lounge.