genius divination

Chapter 112
"Tell me, what is it?" Zhao Gongming looked at Fan Jiannan and asked.

"It's just a small matter." Fan Jiannan smiled.

Zhao Gongming sighed and said, "The difference between you and your father is that you are more than ten times more cunning than him. The trivial things you say are never trivial."

Fan Jiannan shrugged his shoulders and said, "You have to think from another angle. I said that small things bother you, just because you are the one who does big things. Everything is small in your eyes."

"I suddenly have a very bad feeling." Zhao Gongming sighed, "What you want me to do is not only a big thing, it may also be very dangerous. Otherwise, you won't flatter me."

"Thousands of wears, no flattering." Fan Jiannan smiled, "I have one thing that I want to participate in the auction, together with Ms. Qiu Nuo's collection. Can you do it?"

"Oh?" Zhao Gongming looked at him and said, "It depends on what? Although I have some connections, to be honest, the auction company has a very high threshold."

"Modern oil painting." Fan Jiannan smiled.

Zhao Gongming frowned and said, "Modern oil painting? This category is rather special. From the perspective of the entire auction industry, very few oil paintings can participate in the auction. Of course, unless it is a famous artist, Master Xu Beihong's oil painting Yugong Yishan sold for 300 million yuan. The sky-high price. Like other works by Zao Wou-ki or Wu Guanzhong, the transaction price is also more than 700 million.”

"Of course I don't have any masterpieces. It's just an unsigned oil painting. The reserve price can be set by the auction company, as long as I can participate in the auction." Fan Jiannan smiled.

"This way... I can try it for you." Zhao Gongming thought for a while.

"I knew Lawyer Zhao's activities were very powerful, thank you in advance. But before that, I want to ask you one more thing." Fan Jiannan smiled.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Gongming lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

"Do you know the criminal?" Fan Jiannan looked at him and asked.

Zhao Gongming smiled and said, "How can a lawyer not deal with criminals? But I still prefer another point. My clients are not criminals, at least they are not before the judgment is handed down."

Fan Jiannan smiled bitterly, "Okay, then let's talk about the client you know. Let's put it this way, I need someone who can forge, for example, someone who can forge antique cultural relics."

Zhao Gongming almost spit out his tea after taking a sip.

"Fake it?" He said in shock, "You don't mean to fake your oil painting and then go to the auction?"

Fan Jiannan smiled, "Lawyer Zhao really has a quick mind and can understand everything. I really have this plan."

"This will never work. Although the people in the auction company are not sharp-eyed, they are all experts in identifying antiques and works of art. It is difficult to hide this kind of thing from their eyes. I advise you not to think about it as soon as possible." Zhao Gongming He shook his head again and again.

"It's hard to hide it from them, but it's not impossible to hide it. So I'm looking for a master of making fakes." Fan Jiannan said, "It's not actually making fakes. It's just to make my painting a little old so that people can't see it as fake. Recently finished. Not exactly a fake for someone else."

Zhao Gongming regained his composure, glanced at him and said, "Is this matter important to you?"

"Very important." Fan Jiannan nodded.

Zhao Gongming frowned and thought for a while, "I know a few people who work in this industry, but if you want a professional with top-notch skills... there is only one person."

"Who?" Fan Jiannan asked hastily.

Zhao Gongming said in a low voice, "This man is called Master Shu."

"Master Shu?" Fan Jiannan seemed to think he had heard this name somewhere.

"Yes, this man is an old Jianghu. He was a habitual thief in the six provinces in his early years, but he has a unique skill in making fakes. In the past, he often used fakes to switch bags when committing crimes. Because the fakes made are extremely exquisite, many people were even stolen. I haven’t realized that what I have in my hand is a fake for several years.” Zhao Gongming sighed, “But he is old and seems to have given up on it.”

"Wait... I remembered, this person... I heard people say that now he seems to make a living by selling news." Fan Jiannan said suddenly. "Are you sure he's reliable?"

"Are you worried that after he cheated you, he would betray you?" Zhao Gongming smiled. "I'm afraid he doesn't have that thought now. Because he committed a crime and is trying his best to avoid being chased. Besides, if I come forward to find him, he will You can weigh it yourself."

Fan Jiannan looked at Zhao Gongming with a half-smile and said, "Lawyer Zhao, I really didn't realize that you have such a great influence on the Tao."

Zhao Gongming smiled slightly, "Because I got rid of their crimes for them, and they regard me as a friend. Well, to be serious, it is said that Master Shu is currently fleeing in Suzhou. If you really need him, maybe I can use my channel, Get him on a date, and you can talk to him."

"Running from Hubei to Suzhou? It seems that he committed a serious crime, and this person is very good at running. It may be difficult to find him." Fan Jiannan frowned.

"How should I put it, rats have their own ways. There is always a way to mess around." Zhao Gongming raised his mouth slightly, "It just so happens that I know a few sources who specialize in helping people escape... Anyway, the auction The time is approaching, and I will arrange it for you as soon as possible.”

"It's troublesome." Fan Jiannan smiled slightly.

Zhao Gongming said with a wry smile, "You are the source of trouble. I have known your father for decades, and we don't have as many troubles as you. But it's good, just treat me as my old love back."

Zhao Gongming did have a lot of contacts, and he learned about Master Shu's hiding place in Suzhou through his news channel that afternoon.And through others, he made an appointment with Master Shu to meet him.

Wuxi is only an hour's drive away from Suzhou. In the evening, Fan Jiannan had already seen this rather legendary Shu Lord in a private house in Canglang District, Suzhou.

He is a little thin, but his bones are one size bigger than the average person, and he looks good.Fan Jiannan paid attention to his hands, the fingers were very long, and there was a long nail on the little finger.

When he didn't see Master Shu, Fan Jiannan always thought that since he was called Master Shu and he was also a thief, he must be a wretched person.But after meeting, I found out that this person was actually handsome. Although he was old, there was still an imposing manner between his brows.

"I don't know where Brother Fan heard the news? Although I have done these unremarkable jobs before, but now, hehe... I haven't done fakes for many years." Master Shu smiled.

"Please do me a favor." Fan Jiannan smiled, "Besides, what I want to do this time is not a fake, but an old oil painting."

Lord Shu smiled and said, "Chinese calligraphy and painting fakes, bronze fakes, porcelain miscellaneous jade wares and other fakes have a long history and rich experience. It will also fail. But oil painting is a special item, and it is not so easy to fake it."

"Oh, I would like to hear the details." Fan Jiannan frowned.

"The first is the canvas. The texture and weaving of canvases in different periods are different. Secondly, there are also differences in media such as pigments, canvases, bottom-making techniques, and blending oils. Of course, this is for the production of fakes. If you simply make Old, it's very simple." Lord Shu sighed. "When do you need to make it?"

"It doesn't need to be too long, I just need to cover up the newly made fact." Fan Jiannan quickly removed the covered painting.

"It's neither a famous artist nor a famous work. It's simply asking to be old... I don't understand why you are doing this?" Lord Shu frowned and looked at the painting.

"I have my own uses. Don't worry, Lord Shu. I understand the rules. The cost is not a problem." Fan Jiannan smiled.

Master Shu smiled faintly, "Maybe I'm a thief, so my brother misunderstood me. Money has never been too important to me, what is important is friendship. Although I say this is a bit hypocritical, it is true. I I can help you, but I must know your purpose."

Fan Jiannan looked at him and said, "Very well, we have a lot in common. You are a thief who is not greedy for money, and I am a person who does things without purpose. I know this is hypocritical, but my purpose is indeed the same as that of everyone. Some people are different. You should know that some people in this world are a little different from others."

"Oh, what's the difference?" Master Shu laughed.

"Such as Su Ziqing, such as Cang Yunxiao." Fan Jiannan smiled slightly.

Master Shu was stunned, and stared blankly at Fan Jiannan for a long time before cupping his hands with a wry smile, "It turns out that brother Fan is also a gentleman."

Of course, Mr. He does not refer to the current title, but a person who used to be called storyteller, acquaintance, fortune-telling, feng shui, etc. in the old days.Fan Jiannan naturally knew it well, so he didn't justify it immediately.

Master Shu seemed to know that people like them were usually mysterious and strange, so he didn't ask any more questions.Instead, he took a closer look at the painting and said, "The painting is indeed too new, and it is difficult to make it old. I need some materials. In addition, to cause the natural decay of the pigment, radiation exposure is required. This can be entrusted to me, and ordinary hospitals can do it." Now, we need to make another old picture frame. This is handicraft work, and the fastest delivery will be next Wednesday."

Fan Jiannan estimated the time, the auction will be next Sunday, there should be enough time, he nodded and said, "OK!"

After a series of complicated processing by Master Shu, Fan Jiannan's painting became more and more like an old painting.Fine dust, subtle changes in oil paint, and even tiny cracks in some places due to thermal expansion and contraction.

A few days later, Fan Jiannan saw the painting.After processing this eerie painting, it began to have a thick sense of mystery.But the only thing that remains the same is that the magic power fluctuations possessed by the painting itself are still obvious.

"It's very beautifully done, and it's completely unrecognizable as a new work." Fan Jiannan praised.

"Can you tell me now, why do you need to make it old?" Lord Shu said while washing his hands and looking at Fan Jiannan in the mirror.

"I'm going to participate in the auction to deceive a person, a foreigner who is interested in Chinese culture." Fan Jiannan said calmly.

"Chinese culture, why not use traditional Chinese painting, but choose this kind of Western painting?" Master Shu was stunned.

"Because it's too deliberate. The other party has a deep understanding of Chinese culture. I don't care about techniques, but only talk about artistic conception. Chinese painting has a freehand style, while Western painting has an impressionist style. Can surprise the other party by surprise." Fan Jiannan smiled, "Another point, my major is oil painting."

"It's very interesting. Although I haven't done it for a long time, I think there should be no problem with my production." Master Shu said flatly.

"This is the reward." Fan Jiannan put a paper bag on the table and said with a smile, "I know you don't care about money, but in your current situation, you should need cash. I also care about my friends, so when my friends need money, I will never Wouldn't compliment him as a refined gentleman who treats money like dirt."

Lord Shu also smiled, "I said, I'm not hypocritical. I'll take the money, and I wish you good luck."

(End of this chapter)