Huang Jianli knew that Huang Jianxiang was addicted to official affairs, and often complained that the Provincial Artists Association was just a non-governmental organization, and that he, the chairman of the Artists Association, was not an official at all, so he was always looking for a way to find a way out, and wanted to be transferred to the provincial cultural department or the Provincial People's Congress, the People's Political Association, and other departments to take up a post.

Although he understood his cousin's pursuit, Huang Jianli was still a little incomprehensible that he was going to spend tens of millions of yuan to buy a genuine painting of Song Huizong as a gift, in order to achieve the goal of being a "real official", so he persuaded again: "Brother, you are now an authoritative leader in the provincial art world, your artistic achievements are very high, a painting can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan, and you are highly respected in the art world, and you can be said to be famous, why do you have to be a 'real official'?" Although it is easy for you to make money, but you spend tens of millions of yuan to give gifts at once, I am afraid that my sister-in-law will also feel distressed!"

Huang Jianxiang sighed and said: "Establish, I won't hide it from you, the idea of letting me spend money to buy an official is actually your sister-in-law's idea." You know, my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and two brothers-in-law are all officials, and the highest rank is my brother-in-law, who is now a deputy provincial level. Your sister-in-law often complains to me, saying that you have such a high artistic achievement and such a great reputation, but you are only the head of a civil organization, and you don't even have a serious level, and you are embarrassed to say it. I thought she was right, so I had this idea. ”

Huang Jianli couldn't persuade him again, so he changed the topic and said: "If you must buy Song Huizong's genuine paintings, let me bring Xiao Tang to check for you! I can say responsibly: as long as he believes that the paintings are genuine, then there is no doubt that they must be genuine." ”

Huang Jianxiang shook his head and said: "Establishment, this is a big matter, not a joke. I don't believe that such a young man would have any magical treasure appreciation skills. In my opinion, you should contact an old expert in painting and calligraphy appraisal for me and ask him to check for me. You have been open for so long, and you are mainly engaged in calligraphy and painting, it should not be difficult to find experts in this area!"

Huang Jianjian saw that he still didn't believe in Tang Xin's ability, so he was a little anxious, and said, "Brother, if you don't believe me, you can test Xiao Tang on the spot, and it's guaranteed to open your eyes." ”

Huang Jianxiang said with a smile: "How to test it? Is it possible to perform some tricks of mind shifting objects and beating people in the air like some so-called 'masters'? I don't want to watch this kind of trick in the rivers and lakes." ”

Huang Jianli said: "Brother, Xiao Tang is not a warlock. If you really want to test him, it's easy. Don't you have a lot of calligraphy and paintings of the ancients in your house? There must be both genuine and fake ones, right?"

Huang Jianxiang nodded: "That's right." I like to collect paintings and calligraphy, but my skills in identifying authenticity are only average, so I often look at them and buy some fakes, which are later identified by experts. ”

Huang Jianli said: "In this way, you take a few ancient paintings, mix the real and the fake, and let Xiao Tang identify the authenticity and see how he is better than the expert?"

Huang Jianxiang said with a smile: "Okay, just do as you say, I will take eight ancient paintings, three of which are genuine and five fake, as long as the accuracy of his appraisal reaches 80 percent, I think he has real skills." ”

Huang Jianli also smiled: "Brother, I can make a bet with you: Xiao Tang's correct rate is absolutely 100%, you can bet on anything." ”

"Okay, let's bet on two bottles of Moutai and one host. Whoever loses, next time bring two bottles of authentic Moutai wine for a treat, and invite a few friends to have a drink together. ”

The brothers laughed and returned to the living room. Huang Jianli said to Tang Xin: "Brother, my brother has a few ancient paintings in his collection, and I want you to identify the authenticity of them, okay?"

Tang Xin knew that Huang Jianxiang wanted to test his skills, and said with a smile: "Chairman Huang is a master of Chinese painting, and he should be proficient in the appraisal of ancient paintings, why do you want me, a young boy, to be ugly?"

Huang Jianxiang shook his hand and said modestly: "Brother, don't call me a master, I dare not be ashamed." In addition, being able to draw and being able to authenticate a painting are two different things. Some people are very good at authenticating paintings, and they may be experts in this field, but they may not have high artistic attainments, and some people are very accomplished in art creation, but they are laymen when it comes to authenticating paintings. And I belong to half a bucket of water with not high artistic achievements and a very good appraisal level, hahaha!"

Chen Yunhan hurriedly said: "Chairman Huang is too modest, who doesn't know that you are the Taishan Beidou who is the leader of the art circles in our province? Many people in the art circles, especially the artists of Chinese painting, are proud to have received your praise for every word. Whose paintings will be worth more and become famous as long as they are praised and affirmed by you, I am not exaggerating!"

Huang Jianxiang was praised by Chen Yunhan like this, and he was very proud in his heart, but he said: "Miss Chen is too famous, where is there such an exaggeration as you say? I just usually paint a lot, see a lot, have a certain vision and discernment ability, can distinguish the good and bad of the paintings, and can also see the development potential of the painter, and the rest really have no special skills." ”

Huang Jianli said: "Brother, please take out those ancient paintings and verify the authenticity of Mr. Tang!"

Huang Jianxiang nodded, walked into the storage room, selected eight ancient paintings and took them out, and asked Tang Xin to identify them.

Tang Xin opened the eight paintings one by one, and only looked at each painting for a minute or two. After reading it, if it is genuine, he will put it on the left side of the desk, and if it is a fake, he will put it on the right.

After about a quarter of an hour, all eight paintings were finished.

Tang Xin pointed to the three paintings on the left side of the desk and said to Huang Jianxiang: "Chairman Huang, only these three of the eight paintings are real, and the rest are fakes." ”

Huang Jianxiang had just seen the whole process and knew that his appraisal results were completely correct, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

After being stunned for a while, he asked in an incredulous tone: "Mr. Tang, can you tell me how to identify the authenticity of these paintings? I just looked at my watch, and it took you less than a quarter of an hour to accurately identify these eight paintings, and it took less than two minutes on average for each painting. But the experts I asked looked at each painting for at least ten minutes, and sometimes even half an hour before they dared to draw conclusions. May I ask what skills do you have for this rapid identification method?"

Before Tang Xin could answer, Chen Yunhan proudly grabbed the conversation and said: "Chairman Huang, Tang Xin not only has a fast appraisal speed, but also has another magical skill: every ancient painting in your collection, he can tell its origin and inheritance history. Even if it's a fake, he can tell you who the counterfeiter is, when and where it was made, and who sold you the fake. If you don't believe me, you can try him. ”