Soon, all of Zhao Tianming's items were auctioned off. Comberna's watch was auctioned for 370,000 yuan, the pen holder was won by Mr. Zhang for 420,000 yuan, and the gold lighter was cheaper, only more than 70,000 yuan.

In this way, after deducting the commission of the auction house, Zhao Tianming also has an income of more than one million.

Old Man Zhang was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhao Tianming to get so many treasures in a short period of time.

He also heard Ye Qiushuang talk about the origin of the lighter, but it was actually thrown by a gambler and picked up by his good luck.

"Old man, you don't know that he got a Ming Chenghua Doucai Tianzi jar some time ago, tens of millions!" Ye Qiushuang broke the news again.

Old Man Zhang was dumbfounded, staring at Zhao Tianming for a long time, and his surprised expression was simply difficult to calm down.

Of course, he knows the name of the Ming Chenghua Doucai Tianzi Jar, and there are less than 20 of them in the world, which can be described as priceless. A broken Tianzi jar can be auctioned for tens of millions of sky-high prices.

"It's a fluke, it's just a fluke!" Zhao Tianming hurriedly said.

Old Man Zhang took a deep breath: "Whether it's a fluke or not, but being able to get the Tianzi Jar is definitely an unforgettable experience." I've only seen it once, but it's too few. ”

There are provincial museums, but such heavy treasures are not often exhibited, and sometimes you don't have the opportunity to see them if you want to visit, which shows how precious they are.

Soon, the auction will have its final bid, the finale.

I believe that many people are also coming for this finale.

For example, the old man Zhang next to Zhao Tianming heard that there were Zhang Daqian's antique works in this auction, so he came with interest.

Zhang Daqian is one of the most famous Chinese painters in modern times, and his achievements are recognized all over the world. And his works are collected in almost all major museums around the world, and they are very well-known.

He has traveled and studied with Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Huang Junbi, Huang Binhong, Pu Ru, Lang Jingshan, etc., as well as the Spanish abstract painter Picasso. It can be seen that his painting skills are superb and not casually bragging.

Sure enough, when the auctioneer heard that he was going to bid for the last treasure, the audience immediately burst into warm applause.

"It's finally here. Old Man Zhang also became slightly nervous.

Zhang Daqian's work, he also collected one, but it was an ordinary work, not representative.

Now the auction is different, whether it is an antique work or an imitation of the works of the Bada Shanren, both of which are famous painting masters in history.

Mr. Zhang knows very well that in modern times, there are only a few painters who have extensively absorbed the nutrition of the ancients like Daqian, and he can learn from the ancients, learn from the people, learn from all things, and learn from the creation, in order to achieve the realm of "the teacher's heart".

Zhang Daqian's master is ancient but not ancient, while inheriting the traditional culture, he also thought of innovation, and finally developed the splash ink on the basis of inheriting the tradition, and created the art of splashing color and splashing color ink.

"It's a pity that such a master of Chinese painting didn't return to China in the end. Ye Qiushuang said.

Old Man Zhang sighed: "It can't be said that he is not homesick and patriotic, the conditions at that time, his return was really delayed." ”

In fact, people in the antique circle can understand the reason why Mr. Zhang Daqian did not return to China.

It is said that even the prime minister was very concerned at the beginning, and he warmly invited Mr. Zhang Daqian back several times. In the end, Mr. Zhang Daqian remained in Taiwan.

There are many reasons for this, and familiar friends have said two points.

First, Zhang Daqian is free and carefree, loves to spend money, and in China, there are no such conditions.

Second, Zhang Daqian's liberalism is very strong. If he is allowed to serve as a deputy to the National People's Congress, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a director of the Artists Association, he will definitely not be able to bear the fact that he has to hold meetings frequently. Zhang Daqian is only suitable for painting, not for meetings, he is not good at speaking, let alone making big reports.

Actually, there are two deeper reasons.

First, economic reasons. At that time, the economy of New China was still relatively backward, everyone was mixed in the line of food and clothing, and not many people had the ability to consume the spiritual enjoyment of calligraphy and painting.

Before the public-private partnership, except for a small number of private employees, the vast majority of personnel were first provided with a supply system, and then with low salaries. Outside of food, clothing, housing and transportation, there is not much left.

Very few people will use money to collect calligraphy and paintings, the art market is very depressed, there is no domestic market, let alone overseas market, and there is no way out for Chinese painting.

The vast majority of Chinese painters have adapted to comic strips, New Year paintings, or advertising designs, some are engaged in art education, and only a very small number of painters, such as Qi Baishi, can still continue to sell paintings for a living, but the price is very low.

"Back then, a painting by Qi Baishi was only a few dozen yuan, and it was not easy to sell. Old Man Zhang smiled bitterly.

He is a person who has experienced those hard years, and naturally knows that the calligraphy and painting industry was in a depression at that time, and sometimes he couldn't even eat enough, who would spend money to play with ancient calligraphy and paintings?

As far as he knows, Zhang Daqian has a large family, and almost all of them rely on him for food.

There are many people in this big family who need him to take care of them, such as his second sister-in-law, third brother and third sister-in-law, fourth brother and two-room wife, all of whom are elderly people who are over the age of sixteen or have no income, not including the poor families among their children and nephews.

If Zhang Daqian returns to China and does not have the environment to sell paintings, let alone help these relatives and friends, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain the life of his own wife and children.

"There are also political reasons, don't talk about it!" Mr. Zhang stopped the topic in time.

But Zhao Tianming and Ye Qiushuang are not people without brains, and they immediately understood the reason.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it experienced many turbulent periods, such as the most famous Cultural Revolution.

Although Zhang Daqian does not know what it is, some of his relatives and friends in the painting world have been injured in various ways during the movement. When he learned this information, he was still somewhat scared, and it was reasonable that he did not come back.

Zhao Tianming can even assume that if Zhang Daqian returned to China at that time, there would not be those peak works in his later years.

For example, his masterpiece "Peach Spring" in his later years, which was a rare pinnacle of Chinese painting, sold for a sky-high price of 240 million.

There are mountains, caves, cottages, peach blossoms, fishing boats and other objects on the paintings, and the method of splashing color and ink is used to splash color and ink, which is the artistic conception of the landscape of the Wuling people who are fishing for the industry in Tao Yuanming's "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring".

From the point of view of technique, the painter is proficient in the technique of splashing ink and color. The painting first roughly outlines the rocks and trees in the middle and a few peach blossoms in the lower part. Then from top to bottom from thick to light splash a large amount of ink, after a little drying, with stone blue, stone green and other mineral pigments splashed and stacked, and strive to blend color and ink. The peach blossoms below are splashed with rouge and other colors, and after drying, they are dyed with white flowers, forming a black, white and gray layer with the dark trunk and red flower clusters.

"It seems that this competition is a bit big!" said Old Man Zhang with a wry smile.

When he saw that many people at the scene were about to move, he knew that today must be a big fight, and it was not so easy to get the treasure painting.

The reserve price is 10 million, and the auction begins!