The Book of Appreciation

Wu Di became more and more restless. He really wanted to make a call to the National Palace Museum in Taipei and the Meyer Collection to ask, ***, are your collections lost or not?

But no matter what the situation is, it is impossible for him to let go of these collections.

"Isn't this price a little outrageous? Besides, how can you sell things as a package? What if I only see one or two pictures?"

"Hehe, sir, if you only look at one or two paintings, you can treat this price as the price of those one or two paintings. Wouldn't it be happier to treat the other few paintings as gifts? There is really no way to compare the price with this price." By the way, you are an expert, you should know that the real value of these paintings is far more than this price."

Wu Di lowered his head and pondered. If there was no "Storm on the Sea of ​​Galilee", the price would not be unacceptable. However, if that painting is added, the nature of the painting will change. Go out and try?

He was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the military division winking at him, and then changed his words:

"Boss, this price is too high, we need to discuss it."

The boss nodded and made a gesture of letting go, Wu Di got up and followed the military division to the gallery outside the office.

"Fifth brother, are there authentic works in these paintings?"

Wu Di nodded. Not only are there authentic works, but there are three masterpieces by famous craftsmen, okay?But the trouble is, there is one that has been on the most wanted list!

"Hehe, Fifth Brother was bluffed by that boss. When you were looking at the painting just now, I have been observing him and found that he has been concentrating on your demeanor. Then when he quoted the price, his breathing was depressed and his heart beat faster, obviously Very nervous. In other words, he is cheating on you."

"Trick me?"

"Fifth Brother, is there any trouble with only one of the authentic paintings? Is that painting famous and valuable?"

Wu Di nodded.

"It should be that only one is in trouble. Although the other two may also be in the museum's collection, since they have not publicly stated that they are lost, then there should be no problem."

"That's right. Since those two paintings are in the museum's collection, he probably regarded them as fakes. His quotation should be for the work that offered a reward. You can think about it from his perspective and get this painting Afterwards, I was dubious, but didn’t dare to show it to others. I wanted to call the police to get a reward, but I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to explain it clearly, so I had no choice but to sell it in a daze. He was guessing your heart with his own psychology. I’m betting that you’re dubious about that painting! You’ll make a lot of money if you gamble, but it’s just a loss of business. Anyway, if these paintings are sold as fakes, they won’t be worth much.”

"I'm stuck! This guy is really cunning!"

Wu Di finally figured it out, it seems that one day he has time to read more books on psychology.It's a pity that the military adviser doesn't know much about antiques, otherwise it would be a good candidate for him to bargain if there is an exchange in the future.

He turned around and walked back to the office. He didn't bother to talk to this guy, so he directly called out a price.

"100 million, I'll take it as a trick, how about it?"

The boss was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a knowing smile,

"Boss, how can you say that? Everything in my gallery is clearly priced, and you can buy it and sell it. But the 100 million is indeed a bit low, why don't you think about it again?"

Wu Di shook his head,

"This 100 million is already the highest price I can give. You can just ask if you can sell it. Maybe I will regret it in a while! ***, I spent 100 million to buy a few fakes. Don't laugh me to death? Forget it, if you are in trouble, let's go shopping first."

Seeing him turn around to leave, the boss quickly said:

"Okay, since we've talked about this, I'll suffer a bit and make a deal!"

After drawing the money, he walked out of the gallery with a few heavy paintings in his arms. Wu Di felt a little disappointed because he didn't buy the Dingyao child pillow. Sure enough, as long as there is a heavenly book, there are countless treasures in this world!

"Let's go, don't turn around, go eat a big meal!"

The Seaman's Bar is a very large bar with a rough and atmospheric decoration, and the business should be good at ordinary times.But Wu Di and the others came at the wrong time, the whole bar was empty and there was no one there.

Boss Song led Wu Di through the hall, directly up an iron staircase to the second floor, then went straight to the door of a small room in the corner, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Please come in!"

A hoarse voice sounded in the house.

Boss Song pushed open the door lightly, and then coughed twice as he was choked by the oncoming smoke.

"Boss Song, welcome to come, but it's a bit messy here, my friends are sorry."

A burly man appeared at the door, his eyes flicked past Wu Di and the others, he paused for a while on the military division, and stepped aside to open the door.

There are also two shirtless big men in the room, each holding a bottle of foreign wine and puffing.Wu Di looked at the environment, couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile, this Boss Song is brave enough, he dares to break into this kind of dragon's pond and tiger's den!It really is like what Marx said, dare to do anything for the sake of excess profits!

The big man lightly kicked the two big guys who were sitting upright looking at Wu Di and others, and pouted towards the door.The two guys stood up lazily, and reluctantly walked towards the door.

"Hehe, sit whatever you want, sit whatever you want. Old man, are these friends who want to buy something? I don't know what you want?"

Wu Di laughed and said:

"That depends on what Brother Long has here. Of course, it would be best if there are good things like baby pillows."

"Hehe, I want to have such a good thing too. But you came late this time, and there are only a few rare Japanese gadgets left. You can take a look, and we can talk about it if you are interested."

After the big man finished speaking, he turned around and pulled out a large box from under the iron bed behind him, took out a few things, and put them on the table in front of Wu Di.

There are four items in total, two pieces of silverware, and one Go board, which is dark yellow and very thick, possibly made of Torreya wood.There is also a samurai long sword, which is close to one meter, but the scabbard should be newly equipped, and it looks a bit rough.

Wu Di looked at the chessboard first and tried it out, but he didn't pick up one hand, so he knew that he guessed right, it was Torreya wood.This chessboard is at least [-] centimeters thick. Because of the patina, the color looks a bit dark, and some of the lines on it can no longer be seen clearly. It should be an old thing.

Putting down the chessboard, he picked up the samurai sword. The weight of the sword made him have some expectations for the sword. I hope it wasn't faked in China and sold back.

Gently pulled out a section of the saber, a dazzling white light made him close his eyes slightly, it's a good saber.

Changing the angle, Wu Di began to look at the blade carefully. The color of this knife is the same as the new one, the blade is smooth, and there are four Chinese characters engraved near the handle, Xinyue Village Zheng.Muramasa, this sword is actually the Muramasa sword known as the demon sword!

Yaodao Muramasa is very famous in various video games. In fact, it is not a sword, but one of the most famous Japanese swords in Japan.Muramasa was originally the name of the sword workshop in Ise during the period from the middle of Muromachi to Tensho period in Japan during the Warring States Period for about 100 years.Because it was the turbulent period when Japan entered the Warring States Period, there was a great demand for weapons, so a large number of inferior swords were produced, but Muramasa still retained the previous style of producing only the best, which can be used in actual combat. knife.However, this is also the misfortune of Muramasa, because it is too sharp, and there have been many cases of accidental injury, so it began to have the titles of "evil sword" and "demon sword" in the Edo period, and was avoided by the world.

Among the existing demon swords in Japan, the one called "Miaofa Muramasa" is the most famous.This sword is engraved with a dragon pattern on the body, and the part inserted into the sheath is engraved with the words "Miaoho Lianhuajing". This sword was forged in the tenth year of Eisho (1513), and it should be the work of the third Muramasa.

Wu Di took a closer look at the edge of the blade, casually took a piece of waste paper next to it, tried it, the sharpness was average, and then directly used the Heavenly Book.

The appraisal result of Tianshu gave him a kind of unexpected joy. This is actually the Muramasa of Oda Nobunaga's period. Strictly speaking, he can be regarded as the last generation of authentic Muramasa, and has a certain collection value.

He put the long knife aside and picked up a piece of silverware on the table.This is a sterling silver crane cap box with a wooden base, about 14 cm long, 10 cm wide, and only 3 cm high.On the top of the box lid, there is a sterling silver crane about one centimeter high as a handle.

This box is exquisite in workmanship, especially the little crane on the lid, which looks like a crane looking for food. The black tail of the crane treated with smoked silver adds a touch of agility to it.

Judging from the degree of oxidation on the surface of the silverware, the history of this thing should be more than a hundred years old.Check it with the heavenly book, and sure enough, it is something from the Meiji period.

The remaining one is an antique cigarette case painted in gold and embossed with a picture of longevity peaches. It is much better preserved than this cap box, and the true color of sterling silver can still be seen.However, it is also very likely that it is a modern imitation. Wu Di used the heavenly book after looking at it casually. It is also a modern antique, from the Showa period.

"Brother Long, did you buy these four things together with that baby pillow?"

Wu Di put down the cigarette case, raised his head and asked a question.

"Well, I got them from Shibuya in Tokyo, and it cost us a lot of money."

"Shibuya? Brother Long, can you tell me about the scene when you saw that baby pillow?"

Brother Long glanced at Boss Song suspiciously, and asked:

"Isn't that piece already sold to Boss Song? You keep asking these questions. Could it be that there is something wrong with that piece? Impossible? The one who followed us to inspect the goods was the Dana on our ship, who has never passed by!"

When Brother Long was talking, Wu Di kept staring at his eyes, but he didn't see anything.Hearing this, he could only shake his head and said:

"These four items are all pretty good. Brother Long, please make a price. If it's suitable, I'll take them all." (To be continued.)