Turning on the power of his eyes, Zhou Zichen looked at the first object, which was an inkstone. Zhou Zichen glanced at it and saw the beige light, and it was rare to continue looking at it: "An inkstone from the late Qing Dynasty."
The second item is a Wanli Tongbao. According to normal circumstances, this should be glowing with yellow light, but it does not have any light: "Wanli Tongbao, fake."
The third item is a jade article: "Jade article from the early Tang Dynasty."
The fourth piece: "The big door opens with Yuan blue and white flowers."
The fifth item...
Zichen always glanced at it, and occasionally looked at it twice. Others could not finish thirty items in an hour, but Zhou Zichen only took less than three minutes to finish them all.
"Boy, your nonsense and making trouble will only make you more uneducated." Master Ren said coldly, no one in this world can appreciate antiques like Zhou Zichen.
However, the curator and Miao Siyuan knew these things very well, and Zhou Zichen's judgment was actually correct.
There is one piece here that I always thought was genuine. It was only when a national-level master came to look at it that it was identified as a fake and it was not announced to the public.
You know, many masters have seen this piece, and they all said it was authentic. Even the master who thought it was a national level took it for more than a day and studied a lot of information before confirming it was a fake.
Zhou Zichen was too lazy to pay attention to Master Ren, but looked at Miao Siyuan: "Deputy Director Miao, I don't know if what I said is right?"
Miao Siyuan was shocked by Zhou Zichen. It was only when Zhou Zichen spoke to him that he realized: "You cheated."
"I cheated? Then bring over thirty more pieces and I'll show you." Zhou Zichen said disdainfully: "The fakes in the museum are all destroyed or put away without display. I have never seen these fakes. Why?
Cheating?"
Everyone knows this, and Zhou Zichen didn't know there would be this test at all, so it was impossible for him to prepare in advance.
Zhou Zichen sat down on a chair and asked, "I wonder if Deputy Director Miao's words mean what he says?"
Zhou Zichen was waiting for Miao Siyuan to bow and offer tea.
Everyone around also noticed that Zhou Zichen was right about one thing. At such a fast speed, he could determine the year of many antiques just by looking at them. The longest one took less than half a minute to look at. This was
What strength? What kind of vision is this?
"Although you cheated, my words will count." Miao Siyuan poured a cup of tea as he spoke, strode up to Zhou Zichen, bowed, and served the tea with both hands.
Zhou Zichen finished the tea, took a sip and put it on the table: "Although Dean Miao is a little reluctant, I still forgive you."
Miao Siyuan's face was so cold that it almost froze, and the others couldn't say anything more. They were the ones who proposed the test, and Zhou Zichen passed the test.
Miao Siyuan proposed the bet himself. Zhou Zichen never picked any trouble from the beginning to the end. Now there is still the curator who has been watching with cold eyes. If the trouble goes too far and the news finally spreads, it will be the group of them who are embarrassed.
Zhou Zichen is the right person.
"Okay, now that Xiao Zhou has passed the test, come back and sit down. Let's talk about the specific regulations." The curator finally spoke at this time.
In fact, the process is also simple. This treasure appraisal activity cannot be attended by everyone in a rush, otherwise the time is difficult to determine. There is a registration process. About fifty antiques are arranged for everyone. There will be one at noon.
There is a time to rest and eat. After the appraisal is completed in the afternoon, it is dinner time, and then everyone goes back to their homes.
Even if an expert looks at an antique, unless the characteristics are very obvious, he can only look at a few pieces in an hour. Even if he looks at fifty pieces quickly, it will take more than half a day.
The classification given by Zhou Zichen is jade, gems, and rough stones. This is a relatively popular classification, so there are two people, and the other one happens to be Master He.
The appraisal is very simple. First the host will give a brief explanation, and then the experts will come on stage.
The position of the experts is a table that is more than ten meters long, sitting in a row, with a sign in front of it saying "such and such expert so and so".
On Zhou Zichen's left was the porcelain category, which was where Miao Siyuan was, and on the right was Master He, looking at the same jade category as himself.
The people who came to the scene for appraisal included wealthy businessmen, ordinary workers, and even farmers. There were quite enough seats.
Private collection and appreciation conferences like this really require discernment. Real treasures are mixed with some superb fakes, and it is easy to be mistaken.
Regarding jade and gemstones, Zhou Zichen has no pressure at all. Zhou Zichen may seem a little stressed about some modern things.
However, in order to take care of the time of this event and the number of people who came determinedly, Zhou Zichen deliberately slowed down, and from time to time he would look at other people from a distance to see what he encountered. Occasionally, when someone saw a treasure of high value,
I'll go and take a look.
Looking at it this way, Zhou Zichen discovered a strange phenomenon. In fact, the masters present rarely made mistakes. They all had a certain level of strength. Even if they were unsure, they would find someone to study it. In the end, they were still not sure, or they would directly
Tell the other party, or tell him a fake.
On the contrary, Miao Siyuan, in the porcelain category, had made mistakes three times in a row. The first time he gave the other party an estimate of 1.2 million, the second time 800,000, and the third time it was more than 2 million.
As long as the price is given by the experts present, as long as the person who comes to appraise the treasure is willing, the museum will purchase it at this price.
Zhou Zichen originally thought that Miao Siyuan's skills were not good enough, but during lunch, Zhou Zichen ate quickly and went outside for a walk after eating. He actually saw Miao Siyuan talking to someone.
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It wouldn't matter if it was someone else, but that person turned out to be the one who held the porcelain to confirm this morning, which caught Zhou Zichen's attention.
Zhou Zichen deliberately bypassed the two of them and found a relatively secluded place to eavesdrop.
Miao Siyuan's voice said: "Why did you come to me? Don't you know why you'll come to me later?"
"The matter was too urgent. When we reported it last time, we reported a blue and white porcelain bottle. That bottle was inspected last time. The one we got this time was not that good."
Miao Siyuan was a little annoyed: "Why didn't you tell me in advance if it wasn't done well? Then let's not accept it now."
"The people over there did it on purpose. They want the money. You take it. When they make it, you can exchange it for it."
Miao Siyuan was silent for a while and then said, "Are they doing it now?"
"It has been done for a long time. It is still being made old. It has already been buried in the soil. It will take half a month to complete."
"Okay, I'll hold it down here, you hurry up and you'll be in trouble if people see you!" After Miao Siyuan said, he heard footsteps, and Miao Siyuan turned around and went back to eat.
Zhou Zichen frowned slightly, Miao Siyuan was cooperating with others to cheat the museum's funds.
Zhou Zichen knows some old-fashioned techniques. Generally, antiques are made new. In order to make the antiques look old, they will use chemicals, bury them in the soil, and take them out after a month or two.
It looks like a very old item.
Zhou Zichen thought for a while, took out his cell phone and called Meng Di. Among the people he knew, Meng Di was the only one who was more suitable to check.
After the last Li Jiangyi case, Mengdi has been promoted and has much greater power, making it easier to investigate.
"Oh... Our Master Zhou still remembers to call me?" Mengdi joked as soon as he answered the phone.
It is true that Zhou Zichen has not called Meng Di for some days, and this call will be troublesome: "Don't I think Officer Meng is busy, so I don't dare to disturb him casually?"
"Forget it! You can't think of me even if you have a beautiful woman with you. Tell me! Is there something else?" Mendillo said with some sourness.
Zhou Zichen began to say seriously: "It's like this. I was attending an event at the city museum, and the deputy director seemed to be working with a group of people to use counterfeit goods to defraud the museum's funds."
Mengdi stopped joking: "You mean, the deputy director knew clearly that it was a fake, but he still offered a high price for the museum to buy it?"
"Yes, that's the case. In the morning, they had already sold out more than four million yuan, and there was another batch in the afternoon, including a blue and white porcelain. The price of blue and white porcelain is very high, at least several million. If it is Yuan blue and white,
None is less than 10 million."
Meng Di was itching to hear this: "These moths really dare to move. They cost tens of millions. Who is the deputy director? Is there anyone else?"
Zhou Zichen said: "The deputy director's name is Miao Siyuan. I don't know if there are others. If you want to check, just check the porcelain category. People who sell porcelain are all registered."
"Okay, that's it, you just pretend not to know, I will investigate secretly and won't alert them for the time being."
Mengdi hung up the phone as soon as he spoke. Zhou Zichen put away the phone helplessly. Mengdi and Wang Ziqi were both hot-tempered people, so they hung up the phone immediately after speaking.
During the afternoon activities, Zhou Zichen mostly paid close attention to Miao Siyuan. He collected three more fake porcelains, among which there was actually a Yuan blue and white vase. Miao Siyuan valued it at 16 million, and the other two
It's just drizzle.
Zhou Zichen secretly took dozens of photos of the people selling the fakes and sent them to Mengdi.
When we had dinner together in the evening, Miao Siyuan was in a good mood, but he restrained himself from drinking too much.
In the early morning, Zhou Zichen had just woken up, and Wang Ziqi was already busy. The club had almost been reorganized recently, and other things that needed to be prepared were almost ready. It would not take long to find a place to open the business.
Zhou Zichen had breakfast and was about to drive to the antique street when Mengdi's call came.
"Mengdi, what's wrong?" Zhou Zichen asked while eating breakfast.
Meng Di said angrily: "I didn't sleep all night because of what you asked me for yesterday."
Zhou Zichen was speechless. Can you blame me?
"Then you go back and have a good sleep. Did you call me to find a bed warmer?"
Meng Di sighed and said: "You are so thoughtful, come to the police station, I may need your help with some things."
"What's up?"
"Show us some antiques to see if they are fake. Among the people I know, you are the best at this."