Yu Yao turned over and sat up and answered the phone.

The two first exchanged two words of greeting, asked each other about the current situation, and they both spoke relatively smoothly. As soon as Yu Yao heard it, it was Zhong Yu who had something, so he asked directly.

"There's something involved, there's a painting involved. ”

"What painting?"

Cui Bai "High Branch Cold Cicada Picture". ”

"Huh?" Yu Yao couldn't help but ask, "Is it true or not?"

Cui Bai is the master of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the originator of the spirit of sketching, and the "main general" of innovation in the Northern Song Dynasty painting circle.

Song painting, Cui Bai, if it is genuine, it should be more than 100 million things at auction.

"It's a shop of our Zhong family. Zhong Yu explained, "This shop is called Ruifeng Building, and there is a name and owner on the surface, but it is actually the industry of our Zhong family, in addition to antiques, there is also a jewelry and watch business." We have a few such shops in the porcelain capital. ”

"I understand this, you don't have to explain, you just talk about it. ”

"The boss on the bright side of Ruifeng Building is called Huang Zhixiang, and he has some eyesight in calligraphy and painting, and he ······ in the first few days." Zhong Yu said this.

On this day, someone took a painting to Ruifeng Building, and Huang Zhixiang looked at the painting.

Cui Bai's "High Branch Cold Cicada Picture", from silk to mounting, ink to brushwork, he didn't see any problems.

The owner of the goods is a middle-aged man in his fifties, and his accent is a native of the porcelain capital. He said that the painting was an ancestral heirloom, and that he was going to emigrate abroad in the future, intending to sell the painting to enjoy his old age.

So, I can't wait for next year's spring auction. He offered a price of sixty million.

This kind of thing is naturally very exciting for people who understand calligraphy and painting. And the price of 60 million is also very exciting.

However, Huang Zhixiang is not a novice, and his mind is also very flexible, so he immediately thought of how could such a good thing fall from the sky?

So, Huang Zhixiang first said that it must be acceptable, and at the same time deduced that he had been on fire for the past two days, and he came together in the morning with blurred eyes, uncomfortable, and affected by seeing things, and made an appointment to take a detailed look the next day. The owner agreed.

Huang Zhixiang immediately informed Zhong Yu of the incident, and Zhong Yu arranged for people to investigate the owner of the goods. The results of the investigation are not problematic, this person has a wife who died early, and his only son is in Australia, and he is indeed handling immigration-related matters.

Of course, it is difficult to verify whether this thing is ancestral to his family. However, Cui Bai's paintings are easy to verify if they come from the wrong way, and Zhong Yu did not find any bad information.

Zhong Yu's eyesight in calligraphy and painting is far inferior to porcelain, and this kind of thing is inconvenient to find connoisseurs who can't be trusted. When he looked at the painting the next day, Zhong Yu found another person to help him read it together, which was the highest eyesight in calligraphy and painting among the Zhong family.

Huang Zhixiang and this person looked at this "Picture of a High Branch and a Cold Cicada" again, and finally decided that there was no problem.

When Zhong Yu did not show up, Huang Zhixiang told the owner of the goods according to Zhong Yu's instructions that 60 million is not a decimal number, can you give time to make up?

The man agreed again, gave him five days, and offered to keep the painting, as long as Huang Zhixiang opened a receipt.

Huang Zhixiang even muttered, how could such a precious painting be so hasty? However, following the man's words, he offered to take a few pictures.

Now, three days have passed, and there are two days left. Huang Zhixiang and Zhong Yu summed up several times, but they really couldn't think of anything wrong. According to Huang Zhixiang and another appraiser, this painting is very open-minded, and it should not be a high imitation.

If it's not a high imitation, and there is no problem with the way, it should be more down-to-earth. However, Cui Bai's painting is very difficult, but it is too easy, Zhong Yu still does not feel at ease after thinking about it.

I didn't sleep well last night, and Zhong Yu called Yu Yao early this morning.

Yu Yao asked Zhong Yu to send the photo first, and then take a look at it.

The problem of framing with silk and ink can also be seen on the picture, but it will not be very thorough. However, since Zhong Yu has trusted Huang Zhixiang and another palm, they should be able to understand these basic things. Therefore, Yu Yao's focus is still on the brushwork.

Cui Bai's paintings are difficult to imitate. He is known for his sketching, and the core thing is his own insight. The natural taste he shows with his pen is full of vitality. As long as you can capture this, you can grasp the main point of Cui Bai's painting.

This is also the reason why Huang Zhixiang feels that the door is open.

After Yu Yao saw it, he didn't feel that there was any problem.

Although he was just looking at the pictures, Yu Yao still had a strong intuition that it must be genuine!

If it's genuine, it's certainly worth it. If it's a game, things are the most critical. It's not fake, it's okay to come from, and the price is not high, so what's in this game?

However, Yu Yao, like Zhong Yu, is mixed in the antique shop, and he always has to be more vigilant, this is a big bargain, although the starting price is high, but the profit market is also big, just falling from the sky so lightly, he will still hesitate after all.

Yu Yaofu dialed Zhong Yu again, "I don't think it's a problem." No, I'll go to the porcelain capital and take another look before I make a final deal. ”

Zhong Yu pondered, "Sixty million is not a decimal number, I have been relatively tight recently, and I have to tear down the east wall and make up the west wall to barely make it up, if there is a problem······ It's best if you can come, but ······."

"Don't get stuck, I'll book the ticket. Yu Yao then said, "Although I can't figure it out now, if it's a game, it should be a lame man." ”

"I thought so too. Moreover, I heard that Cheng Xiaonian recently returned to the porcelain capital. ”

"Then you have to be more careful. If it is a lame master, it will definitely not only fold your wealth, there must be other plans. ”

Zhong Yu thought for a while, "It could have been straightforward, don't just do it, at least settle down ······ clean."

"I understand your thoughts. Yu Yao interrupted him, "Wait for me." ”

After hanging up the phone, Yu Yao lit a cigarette and pondered for a while.

He only thinks according to the real thing, because if it is a high imitation, he is confident that he will be able to see through the real thing.

If it's genuine, it's not a game, it's very simple, it's just that they think too much, and people may just run into it.

But if it's a game, what's the problem?

Studied but cannot comprehend.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, it is best to solve this matter quickly. But the more Yu Yao thought about it, the more he was a little overwhelmed, and finally he picked up the phone, dialed Xiao Ying, and relayed the incident.

"Zhong Yu is too strong. Now if he has suppressed the lame man, he can fight steadily. Xiao Ying sighed, "I hear what it means, he seems to be a little looking forward to being a lame man, and wants to see the tricks and take risks to win!"

"Seeing the trick is only one aspect, the allure of this painting is still here. If you analyze the current situation, it is very likely that it is not a lame man to do the game. ”