Chapter 44: The Finale
Seeing that Meng Zitao actually picked up such a leak at the auction, Cheng Qiheng was not only surprised, but also happy for Meng Zitao, and when he looked at Xue Wenguang again, his eyes were full of banter.
And Xue Wenguang on the other side, the boss with two eyes, couldn't believe that the final result was actually like this. When he came back to his senses, he noticed Zhu Dachang's dissatisfaction and the ridicule in the eyes of the people around him, his face suddenly turned blue and white, and he was even more resentful of Meng Zitao in his heart.
Everyone can guess his purpose, but now, although he did make Meng Zitao spend a lot of money, the final result seems to have achieved Meng Zitao, and his image has become a clown, and he feels aggrieved just thinking about it.
However, this incident was also caused by Xue Wenguang himself, and he could only grit his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. But in my heart, I hated Meng Zitao even more, and when I looked at Meng Zitao's eyes, there was a bit of a taste of you and me.
The next auction will start at half past one, and after eating, there will be some time to rest, and Meng Zitao and the others will sit together and chat.
Cheng Qiheng said with a smile: "Zitao, you have used up all the money, I am destined to have nothing to gain today, or you give me the pen holder, okay? Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”
Before Meng Zitao could speak, Zhang Jingqiang also smiled and said: "Xiao Cheng, I heard that you have a lot of treasures in your hands, otherwise, the money that Xiao Meng used just now is mine, and this pen holder will be given to me, right?"
Cheng Qiheng immediately said: "Hey, I said Uncle Zhang, I didn't bring this, how can there be elders to pry the stage of the younger generations?"
Zhang Jingqiang smiled and said, "You can carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting the old and loving the young." ”
Cheng Qiheng said: "Then shouldn't you take care of me, a junior?"
Meng Zitao interjected with a wry smile: "I said two, should you ask my master's opinion?"
Cheng Qiheng hurriedly said: "Zitao, you don't want to collect it yourself, right? Sage Kong said that it is better to be happy alone than to be happy with everyone, you have picked up such a leak, what's the matter, you have to make us happy, right?"
Zhang Jingqiang also nodded again and again.
Meng Zitao spread his hands: "That's what I said, but with such a rare pen holder, I really don't want to transfer it." Besides, I'm not like you, I have so many achievements in collecting, and I finally got a Chen Jiru pen holder last time, and I was bought by Lu Wenwei, and I really have no intention of transferring this pen holder for the time being. ”
Seeing that Meng Zitao said this, Cheng Qiheng and they were not strong, but they still said that when Meng Zitao had the idea of transferring, he must contact them.
Wang Menghan said: "Speaking of which, if it weren't for Xue Wenguang this time, Brother Meng, you would be able to earn at least 100,000 more." This guy is so hateful!"
Meng Zitao smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and this revenge will have a chance to be avenged sooner or later." Besides, when Zhu Dachang knew that the ornament was a high imitation, he didn't know how unlucky he would be!"
Cheng Qiheng heard this and said, "Speaking of which, what's going on with that ornament?"
Meng Zitao looked at Zhu Dachang and saw that he was talking to someone, so he whispered: "The jade used for the ornament is good jade, and the work is not bad, but the rust and orange peel are fake." ”
Zhang Jingqiang recalled and said, "But I just watched it and thought it was quite natural." ”
Cheng Qiheng got Meng Zitao's reminder and thought about it: "Zitao, you mean that the ornament uses the 'Ah Knock' method?"
"If nothing else, it should be. Meng Zitao nodded.
Zhang Jingqiang asked a little dazedly: "What is the 'Ah Knock' method?"
Cheng Qiheng explained: "The orange peel pattern of ancient jade is formed by the reaction on the surface of the jade due to factors such as ground temperature and ground humidity, which is also called oxidation protrusion. It is most noticeable when viewed from the side and is not noticeable when touched by hand. Now the orange peel pattern is fake, generally the jade is corroded with acid, and the orange peel made by this method is obvious to the touch. ”
"But according to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a jade counterfeiting master in Xicheng 'Ah Knock' invented a method of imitating 'orange peel'. He stirred the jade and finely crushed iron filings, put them in a large water tank, and then poured the old vinegar into the boiling pot to perform 'quenching vinegar'. ”
"Seal the mouth, bury it in a damp place, and take it out after ten days. Then, in the dead of night, he was secretly buried under the dirt road of the street, and thousands of people stepped on it. About two or three months later, the unearthed 'ancient jade' was covered with orange peel lines, and the lines were full of rust spots and dark red, and finally boiled in boiling water. ”
"The orange peel made in this way is very realistic, almost the same as the real thing, and the only way to check the authenticity is to rely on time, because the rust spots on the real product will not fade, while the fake will slowly fade over time. ”
Speaking of this, Cheng Qiheng smiled and said: "Of course, this is the method in the book, as for whether there is any other way to identify it in reality, I don't know, because I haven't seen the ancient jade made by this method before." ”
After speaking, he looked at Meng Zitao, since Meng Zitao could see at a glance that it was a fake, he must know other identification methods.
Seeing that everyone looked at him, Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Actually, it is not unusual to say it, because the ancient jade that is really stained by iron oxide has the characteristics of old maturity, either serious cracking or severe erosion, and the color is often from the surface to the inside, the shade changes, and the sense of hierarchy is very strong." ”
"Moreover, the rust on the genuine product is very closely adhered to the surface of the jade, and it is not easy to remove it even if it invades the jade. However, the color of the color made by this method seems to be relatively floating, and it is scattered and inconsistent, and it can generally be seen if you look closely. ”
After listening to Meng Zitao's explanation, the three of them recalled for a moment and found that there was indeed this phenomenon mentioned by Meng Zitao.
Cheng Qiheng came back to his senses, stared at Meng Zitao and said, "I can't understand you kid more and more, and now I actually know so much." It's really three days, and you should be impressed!"
Meng Zitao smiled: "You don't know, I now spend a lot of time at home reading books every day, as well as looking up information on the Internet, and this kind of change is normal, right? Moreover, to tell you the truth, I am very good at rote memorization, and when I was in school, I really didn't lose a lot of marks in the things that I memorized in the language." ”
At this point, Meng Zitao did not lie, let alone Chinese, all rote subjects, his grades were okay, if it weren't for his addiction to game consoles, he felt that he would definitely be able to go to college.
Meng Zitao's words are very credible, and now Meng Zitao often goes to Wang Zhixuan for advice, everyone thinks that he has changed so much now, and it is normal.
It's just that in this way, Cheng Qiheng has a sense of crisis in his heart, thinking that at the beginning, he was much more powerful than Meng Zitao, and now Meng Zitao has not only caught up, but also has a great posture of catching up, if he is really surpassed by Meng Zitao, then he will have no face.
"It seems that I must also study hard and make progress every day!" Cheng Qiheng thought.
After chatting for a while, the auctioneer went to the rostrum again to start the bidding in the second half.
Calligraphy and painting works, porcelain, jade, Buddha statues, study items, etc., one by one, the seemingly exquisite lots, fell into the hands of everyone on the scene, which is considered all the gains.
asked Zhang Jingqiang to borrow some money, and Cheng Qiheng and Wang Menghan also bought one thing each, but the price was not high, only 20,000 yuan in total.
During this period, Zhang Jingqiang and Zhu Dachang fought a few times, but everyone clicked to the end, on the one hand, they didn't want the organizers to take advantage of the fishermen, on the other hand, they also wanted to use steel on the blade, and this blade is the finale of today's auction, Qing Qianlong cloisonné enamel animal face pattern Wen Wang Ding.
Seeing the two waiters carefully lift a square tripod, everyone's body slowly leaned forward, wanting to see the style of this finale lot.
At this time, I heard the auctioneer start to introduce with a smile.
Speaking of which, today's auction is still relatively successful, especially during the period, several people raised the bar to each other, raising the auction price of the lot, although there are also Meng Zitao's regrets, but it has nothing to do with him.
The thought that he would receive a large prize money made the auctioneer excited and even more diligent in his introduction.
This tripod is 76.3 centimeters high, square lips, double punch ears, rectangular abdomen, flat bottom, and four flying dragon feet under it, which is the common style of Wenwang Ding in the Qing Dynasty. According to Qing documents, Qianlong ordered the manufacture of cloisonné enamel Wenwangding in the third, fifteenth, forty and forty-third years of the Qing Dynasty, and personally reviewed the drawings. In addition, the tribute paid by local officials to cloisonné enamel Wen Wang Ding is also common in the archives, which shows that the Qianlong Emperor was very fond of this style. ”
"This Wen Wang Ding is full of blue enamel glaze for the ground, the upper abdomen is decorated with double dragon arch longevity, the lower abdomen is decorated with gluttonous patterns, and eight groups of halberds. The simplified flying dragon foot is a gilded dragon head, and the rest of the cloisonné enamel flower leaf pattern. The lid is intact, the upper part is decorated with gilded large and small lion play ball buttons, the lower bearing Sumeru seat, and the enamel glaze on the cover is decorated with dragon patterns, with strong Qianlong court characteristics......"
Listening to the auctioneer's introduction, everyone's interest is getting higher and higher. However, while the auctioneer was talking, a buyer in the front row couldn't help but say, "Okay, don't be verbose, we'll see what you say." ”
Although he was interrupted, the auctioneer still greeted him with a smile, no way, who called the person who spoke was a famous billionaire?
So, he smiled and arched his hand to everyone: "Because this lot is very valuable, only friends who have brought more than one million cash can come to the stage to appreciate the treasure, please forgive me!"
The auctioneer's words made some guests who did not have enough money look very dissatisfied, but this is the rule set by the organizer, even if they are dissatisfied, they can't object, and they can only stretch their necks one by one, hoping to see more clearly.
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