Jianbao life

Chapter 653 Luo Shen Fu
But Zhao Mengfu is different, because, not long ago, there was a calligraphy work by Zhao Mengfu in the house of the old customer in the capital who traded with him not long ago, and it was also in regular script.Therefore, when he saw that Zhao Mengfu's handwriting on the regular script work in front of him was the same as that of that family, he subconsciously believed that it must be the authentic one.

In fact, Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy and paintings are so famous in later generations that there are countless imitators and counterfeiters. Among them, there are many famous masters or handwriting imitations that are particularly lifelike, and there are not a few of them who can confuse the real with the fake.

Therefore, since Ma Laocai is not good at appraising calligraphy and painting, he should pay more attention to this aspect. However, this guy was already full of money at the time, and he had seen the original work from a regular customer. He didn't look at any other seals, papers, etc., and he was sure that the work in front of him was authentic.

With the idea of ​​making a fortune soon, Ma Laocai said to the old man with regret that this thing is a fake.

If one person says it's wrong, or that person's eyesight is wrong, but the second person also says it's wrong, the old man will be somewhat suspicious.However, this thing was passed down from his family's ancestors after all, and he hadn't given up on it yet, so he was going to put it away and go to another place to have a look.

Seeing this, Ma Laocai was very anxious immediately. He didn't want the duck that was about to reach its mouth to fly away. He quickly said that although this work is not the original work of Zhao Mengfu, it is also an old imitation work, so the value is quite high. If the old man If he wants to sell it, he can also buy it at a reasonable price.

When the old man heard that imitation things were of high value, he felt a little suspicious in his heart, worrying that Ma Laocai wanted to spend a small amount of money to buy his things.

Who is Ma Laocai, how can he not understand the old man's mind, so he quickly explained the reason to the old man.

Speaking of it, antiques are all about an ancient character. Even if imitations were worthless at the time, their value will rise after dozens or hundreds of years. Especially for a particularly good imitation, the speed at which the value rises And even faster.

Not to mention far away, let’s just say that the imitated calligraphy and painting works in the Republic of China were basically worthless at that time, but now, they are likely to be worth several thousand yuan. If the imitation is good, the price will be even higher.

Of course, some shoddy fakes nowadays, no matter how much time is spent on them, they will not be worth much.

In the end, Ma Laocai told the old man that his work of Zhao Mengfu was a particularly good imitation of ancient works, and its value was very high, but it was incomparable with the real one.

When the old man heard that this was the case, he believed Ma Laocai's words, and his family was in a hurry to spend money, so he asked Ma Laocai how much he wanted to buy.

At first, Ma Laocai was obsessed with money, and offered a very low price, which made the old man so angry that he took the things away and prepared to leave.

Ma Laocai saw how this was possible, and quickly tried his best to pester the old man to sell him the things.

Ma Laocai's entanglement skills are top-notch, and under normal circumstances, he can always gain something, but there are some people who don't like him, and this old man is like this, he doesn't listen to him at all, and insists on leaving.

In the end, Ma Laocai had no choice but to use the magic weapon of increasing the price, and finally increased it to 42, and the old man let go.

It was the first time for Ma Laocai to spend so much money on things, and he felt a little reconciled to it, but thinking that he would make a fortune in a short time, he could only suppress this reluctance.After that, he immediately signed the agreement, and went to the bank to transfer the account with the old man.

When Ren Qiang saw that Ma Laocai really bought the things, he was very excited.He knew that Ma Laocai was not very good at appraising calligraphy and painting. The "Luo Shenbin" just now was indeed very similar to that written by Zhao Mengfu in terms of handwriting, but the postscript was not written by Zhu Zhishan himself at all.

Therefore, he felt that this piece of work must be a fake, and the reason is simple. The postscript is fake, so could it be real?Come to think of it, no one would be so stupid as to intentionally falsify the original work, right?

Ever since Ma Laocai snatched his business last time, Ren Qiang has always felt annoyed in his heart. Now that he has a chance to take revenge, how can he not be excited?As for how to take revenge, the method is also simple, as long as others know that the things in Ma Laocai's hands are fakes.

Therefore, Ren Qiang immediately called his friends and acquaintances. He had a good personality and made many friends. Therefore, after a short time, almost everyone in the Wucheng antique circle knew that Ma Laocai got a piece of Zhao Mengfu's big script "Luo Shen Bin" .

However, Ren Qiang is not stupid, he did not express his own conclusion, but just told everyone that he thinks the postscript of this work is wrong, as for the truth or falsehood, it depends on everyone's judgment.

Ma Laocai didn't know that the news that he had won "Luo Shenbin" had been spread all over the place, and when he transferred the account to the old man, he began to dream of getting rich in his heart.

Ma Laocai returned to his shop happily, thinking about how to maximize the benefits of this work, after much deliberation, he still thought it would be best to go to the auction house, so he packed up his things and went to the capital overnight.

The next day, he took the things to the largest auction house in the capital. When the other party heard that it was Zhao Mengfu's big script "Luo Shenbin", they paid a lot of attention to it, and quickly invited three experts in the painting and calligraphy circles in the capital to come and appraise it.

When the three experts read the text, they couldn't help admiring, which made Ma Laocai very proud. However, when Ma Laocai was full of confidence, the experts gave him a blow in the head, saying that the postscript was wrong , it is difficult to judge the authenticity of this work.

This result made Ma Laocai very dumbfounded. His first reaction was that the experts made a mistake, so he asked again, and of course the experts gave the same answer.

This made it difficult for Ma Laocai to accept. After all, he bought this work for 42 yuan. He wanted to make a fortune, but he was told that it was a fake. How is it possible to accept so much money?

So, just as the experts told Ma Laocai that the postscript of this painting was incorrect, it did not mean that this painting of "Luo Shenbin" was a fake, and that a more careful identification was needed for the details, Ma Laocai suddenly scolded the experts hysterically, Then he picked up his things and left.

Seeing this situation, the experts could only smile wryly and shook their heads. Speaking of Ma Laocai's "Luo Shen Bin", they think it is very likely to be authentic, but after all, it is Zhao Mengfu's work, and it is still a very famous "Luo Shen Bin" , If you find something wrong, you must treat it with caution.

In the end, I didn't expect Ma Laocai to have such a big reaction, which made the three experts feel very uncomfortable, and two of them left immediately.

The remaining expert felt that he would feel bad if he let an authentic painting get dusty, so he wanted to contact Ma Laocai again, but the auction company didn't ask for Ma Laocai's contact information because of his impatience. In the end, the Experts can only give up with regret.

After Ma Laocai went back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt unwilling, so he made a decision that he regretted quite a bit, and asked someone to appraise it.

The person Ma Laocai was looking for was Mr. Zhu, a famous figure among calligraphy and painting appraisal experts in the antique circle of Wucheng.

This Mr. Zhu actually opened an antique shop around the same time as Ma Laocai.However, unlike Ma Laocai, this Mr. Zhu was born in a major. He used to work as a calligraphy and painting appraisal expert in the Wucheng Museum. Later, when his son went abroad to study, the family's money was not enough, so he resigned and opened an antique shop.

Because of his high level and his extensive contacts in the museum, after Mr. Zhu's antique shop opened, not only friends, but even the staff of the museum would come to him to ask him what good things he had.

In addition, Mr. Zhu is more generous, no matter how small the business is, he will give others a drink. Of course, this is under the premise of ensuring that he does not lose money.But even so, it is deeply loved by the majority of sellers and buyers.

Mr. Zhu is generous and doesn't care about small profits. With such a good client, who is willing to lie to him like a fool?Offend him?So basically no one sells him fake and inferior goods.

In this way, as Mr. Zhu's reputation gradually increased, many vendors and shovels were willing to contact him and sell their goods to him.Zhu Lao also won their love because he was straightforward, dared to bid, and didn't care about every detail.

For a while, everyone was proud of trading with Mr. Zhu. Some people bought things, but the bid was not good, and some people would use Mr. Zhu as a shield.

"Elder Zhu has already paid such and such a price, and you are still paying such a price!"

When the buyer said this, he squinted at the buyer and made a look of disdain.The buyer has no choice but to add money to him.

As Mr. Zhu became more and more famous, coupled with his good eyesight, the store had only been open for three years, and he hired a shopkeeper and eye master. I usually drink tea in the teahouse opposite the antique shop, and my life is very comfortable.

Of course, Ma Laocai yearns for and envies a life like Mr. Zhu's, wishing to find an opportunity to cheat him.But, Mr. Zhu's status is higher than him, and he is much richer than him. If he really wants to trick Mr. Zhu maliciously, then he will never be able to hang out in the antique market in Wucheng in the future.

Since he decided to ask Mr. Zhu to help with the appraisal, Ma Laocai went to Mr. Zhu's antique shop to find someone early the next morning. The shopkeeper told him that Mr. Zhu had gone to drink tea, so Ma Laocai hurried over again.

Looking at Mr. Zhu's box, Ma Laocai found that Mr. Zhu was drinking tea and chatting with some friends there, all of them were celebrities in Wucheng's antique circle without exception.

Seeing this situation, Ma Laocai felt very depressed. If he knew this, he shouldn't have come today. With so many people witnessing, if his things are really fakes, will he be able to sell them in the future?
(End of this chapter)