After listening to Meng Zitao's story, Xu Jiayi asked in surprise: "Isn't it, I bought it for only 150 yuan?" I remember that the one in the exhibition hall is estimated to be 60 to 800,000 yuan, right?"

Shu Ze smiled and shook his head: "That's just a conservative estimate, wait until the auction, the transaction price will be at least Щщшlā"

"150, millions of ......" Lu Baocheng and Xu Jiayi couldn't help but look at each other, this money is too easy to earn.

"It's nothing...... Shu Ze smiled and picked out a few of Meng Zitao's previous experiences of picking up leaks, so that Lu Baocheng and the others didn't know what to say.

Meng Zitao was on the side, smiled modestly, and inadvertently glared at Shu Ze again, feeling a little strange in his heart, why did Shu Ze talk so much today, did he want Lu Baocheng to believe in his eyesight?

"What a famous teacher and apprentice!"

Lu Baocheng sighed with emotion, and then pointed to the jade owl and asked, "Brother Meng, please ask, I see that the jade owl in the exhibition hall is similar to this one, how can I prove the authenticity of it?"

Meng Zitao said: "I may not be very clear when I say this, but after the preview is over, I ask them to bring things over, and there is a comparison, and the explanation is more intuitive." ”

"Okay, thank you. ”

"What's so polite about that. ”

Then, Lu Baocheng began to select the inkstone on the table, and while choosing, he also consulted Meng Zitao, who also made a familiar and easy-to-understand explanation.

"What kind of stone is this?" Lu Baocheng asked, pointing to a chestnut-colored inkstone.

Meng Zitao explained: "This is a Songhua inkstone from Ji Province, which was processed from Songhua stone, which first appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, but there are very few surviving inkstones. When the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs and won the world, the Songhua inkstone was favored because of its special historical origin and became the imperial item of the Qing Dynasty emperor. ”

Lu Baocheng nodded, since it can become a royal item, it will definitely not be bad in terms of ink, of course, he has to ask: "What is the texture of this inkstone, and what does the pattern mean?"

Meng Zitao said: "The color of pine stone has a number of color systems, among the many colors, poplar yellow and green are the top grade, chestnut yellow is the boutique, maple red is the only product, and white and black are also pure in color and indifferent as the rare product. Of course, the multi-color series and the color companion series are also good materials as long as the color is harmonious and distinct. Specific to this pine inkstone, you can see that it is a fine product in terms of color, and the texture is delicate, the ink is fast, and it is a good inkstone. ”

Meng Zitao then explained the pattern: "Look at this inkstone, the surface is carved with a fairy Weng, wearing a high crown, a beard hanging down the clothes, the folds of the clothes are flipped, the left hand pulls the red tendon rope, the right hand holds Ruyi, and sits upright on the body. The fish is carved in bas-relief, with angry eyes and round eyes, angry mouth and teeth, hair raised, fins and tail curls, and a vigorous posture. ”

"Ao is a big turtle or turtle in the legendary sea. During the Tang and Song dynasties, the stone slab in the middle of the palace steps was carved with images of dragons and turtles. All Jinshi who take the imperial examination must meet the list at the foot of the palace steps. According to the regulations, the first champion must stand at the top of the competition, so the champion in the examination is called 'the leader'. The traditional pattern is generally symbolized by the crane standing on the turtle's head, which is also similar, and the immortal Weng is exchanged for the crane, which aggravates the meaning of auspicious longevity......"

Next, Meng Zitao introduced the carving of the inkstone and the age.

Lu Baocheng nodded again and again: "Okay, I'll choose this inkstone, and you can tell me the price." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "This inkstone is more expensive in terms of price, if you think it's okay, even if it's 20,000." ”

Lu Baocheng didn't think much about it, so he agreed.

After completing the transaction, Meng Zitao saw that it was time to eat, invited everyone to eat together, and after the meal, he took everyone to several scenic spots to play.

At dinner time, everyone ordered the dishes, and when the waiter began to serve the dishes, Zhang Jingqiang rushed over with things.

Zhang Jingqiang poured a glass of wine: "The matter of the jade owl is my negligence, I apologize to everyone!"

After speaking, he drank a large glass of red wine.

"Alright. Shu Ze next to him pulled Zhang Jingqiang to his seat and said: "As the old saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, there is no thousand days to prevent thieves, how much does this matter have to do with you, you can prevent it for a while, can you prevent it for a lifetime?"

Meng Zitao also smiled and nodded: "That's right, if Brother Zhang, you can prevent the fake by yourself, then what else do you want us palms to do?"

Zhang Jingqiang nodded and said: "Hey, that's what I said, but only now did I find out that there was a business trip, which also made us passive." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "Brother Zhang, when you say that, do you blame me for not discovering the problem earlier?"

Zhang Jingqiang hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that, yes, I'll punish myself!"

After speaking, Zhang Jingqiang drank another glass of wine, but everyone didn't let him drink alone, and stood up together to toast.

After eating a few bites of food, Zhang Jingqiang asked, "Shu Shao, what's going on?" Is it an accident or a hidden secret?"

Shu Ze said: "You can determine the hidden situation. ”

After investigation, the thing was not actually owned by the relative of the employee of the collection department, but someone else asked him to take the thing to participate in the auction, as for why he agreed, it was because the employee's relative was actually a gambler behind his back, and he owed a lot of foreign debts outside, but few people knew that he was addicted to gambling.

Zhang Jingqiang was so hateful that his teeth itched, and he said angrily: "Made, it's really a person who doesn't hurt the tiger and harms people's hearts! Have you found out now, who is the person behind it?"

Shu Ze shook his head: "I was worried about startling the snake, so I didn't investigate deeply." ”

Meng Zitao took over: "This is what I mean, I can transform my jade owl, if you don't look carefully, it is basically difficult to find the difference between the two." By the time the auction arrives, we'll be able to find the real instructor. ”

Zhang Jingqiang immediately understood what Meng Zitao meant, since the other party ridiculed the game, then he must take pictures of things, and even if the winner is not the real instigator, there are inextricable relationships.

"It's okay to transform with your jade owl, right?" asked Zhang Jingqiang.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "It shouldn't be a big problem, speaking of which, I really want to thank them, and I can make more money for me." ”

Everyone laughed, and Xu Jiayi asked Lu Baocheng curiously, "What do you mean?"

Lu Baocheng explained with a smile: "It's very simple, since the other party has set up a bureau, he will definitely try his best to get this thing, and then he can arrange someone to raise the price, won't he be able to make an extra profit?"

Xu Jiayi said with a smile: "That's true, but it's also self-inflicted." ”

Lu Baocheng nodded and said, "Yes, so it's best to use less conspiracy, and if you want to use it, use yang conspiracy." ”

After three rounds of drinking, Meng Zitao asked for the fake jade owl from Zhang Jingqiang, and then took out his jade owl and put it on the table for comparison.

Meng Zitao said: "Hongshan culture jade basically does not appear thinner yin line, the more common is through guò grinding out different width and width grooves to achieve the language effect of the line, although the whole body of this jade is carved with wings of an owl, but there is no thin yin line, even the eyes at the top, is also ground out of the oval groove, which is an important feature different from other periods of jade." ”

"In addition, because the jade artifacts of the Hongshan culture are basically buried on the top of the hillside, in tombs made of stones, the texture generally does not appear too strict zhòng Qin and erosion phenomenon, even if there is Qin, it is not at the cost of jade damage, the level of Qin is relatively shallow, and the jade unearthed in the wetlands of the south of the Yangtze River is different. ”

"Of course, neither of these points I am talking about can be absolute, for example, the color of the jade, but also due to the collapse of the stone mound or the change of geographical height, the jade in the tomb fell into the low-lying wetland, so the color of the jade is another matter. ”

"But this fake, which is obviously a typical unearthed feature of the jade of the Hongshan culture, has a color that should not be there, which is completely a snake painting. In addition, it is the thinner yin line mentioned above, you can compare it with the real product under the magnifying glass, and it can be clearly seen that there are some problems in the process......"

After Meng Zitao's detailed explanation, everyone found the problem of the fake jade owl.

Meng Zitao said with emotion: "Speaking of which, the person who is a counterfeiter is indeed powerful enough, and he can do it so realistically, this genuine product should have been in his place, and I don't know how to end up in that antique shop." ”

Everyone also nodded yes, if it weren't for Meng Zitao's explanation and the comparison of the real thing, they really couldn't see that the thing would be a fake.

In a relaxed chat, everyone ended the dinner, because they had been playing in the afternoon, Lu Baocheng and they were a little tired, so they took their leave, and Shu Ze took them to the hotel where they stayed.

On the way, Shu Ze asked with a smile, "How is the level of my brother?"

Lu Baocheng praised: "It's very powerful, even some heirlooms I know may not be as good as him." ”

Shu Ze smiled and patted Lu Baocheng's shoulder and said, "Then you have to think about it." ”

Lu Baocheng smiled and said, "With your face, can I not think about it? What's more, he has such a high level." ”

Shu Ze smiled: "Since you say so, then you are decided." ”

Lu Baocheng shook his head: "It's not that you don't know, this matter is very important, it is impossible to decide so quickly, and besides, there are still many months to go, so you don't have to worry." ”

Shu Ze patted his chest: "A day is uncertain, and my heart can't be settled for a day." ”

Lu Baocheng said with a smile: "Then it is an old saying, good things are grinding." ”

"You ...... guy"

The next day, Meng Zitao came to the auction company with a disguised jade owl and called Zhang Jingqiang, who had already arrived, to come to his office together.

Meng Zitao smiled: "How is it, can you see the difference?"

Zhang Jingqiang looked at the two jade owls in his hand dumbfounded, and said in surprise: "If it weren't for you, I would really think that these two things were carved out of a mold." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course, it can't be 100% the same, if you use a magnifying glass, you can still see the difference between the two, but there is an old saying called black under the lamp, since the other party has already determined that there is a problem with things, as long as our luck is not too bad, it should not be exposed." ”

"Awesome!"

Zhang Jingqiang gave Meng Zitao a thumbs up, but he immediately reacted again: "If you make this change, will it have an impact on the jade?"

Meng Zitao shook his head with a smile: "It won't have an effect, if there is a need, it won't take me long to restore it to its original state." ”

He used some of the techniques of that tinkering technique, which happened to be a real combat training.

Zhang Jingqiang smiled: "I didn't expect that you would have such a technique, so can you make a fake old?"

Meng Zitao nodded and said, "Of course you can, but, with my eyesight, do you think I need to make money with this?"

"Of course you don't need that. ”

Zhang Jingqiang waved his hand, and the thief smiled: "I just think that your craft can be used for yin people." ”

Meng Zitao was not disgusted by this, and said with a smile: "People don't offend me, I don't offend people, if the other party uses any tricks, then I won't use pedantic moves against him." ”

"Yes, that's how it should be!"

After discussing with Zhang Jingqiang, Meng Zitao received a call from He Wanyi and asked him to go downstairs to pick her and Xiaoyun.

Meng Zitao hurriedly applied for a temporary pass, went downstairs and walked to He Wanyi and Xiaoyun who were waiting at the door.

Showing the security guard his pass, Meng Zitao led the two girls into the building.

He Wanyi said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, and let you run." ”

Meng Zitao smiled and said that it didn't matter, and asked with some curiosity: "By the way, what about the pass I gave you last time?"

Xiaoyun stuck out his tongue and said, "It's me who is not good, I got up late in the morning, and I forgot to put the pass in my bag." ”

He Wanyi rolled her eyes: "You are embarrassed to say, if you can't get rid of the problem of sleeping lazy, I see how to run the store in the future!"

Xiaoyun smiled and said, "Aren't I changing, you see I'm already half an hour earlier than before." ”

He Wanyi shook her head: "See how long you can hold on." ”

Meng Zitao led the two into the temporarily arranged auction hall and found a position that was not too far in front but was also easy to observe.

"You boss, what are you doing sitting here?" Xiao Yun was a little strange.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Sitting in front is the target of public criticism, and many people know me, if they find out that I am participating in the auction, some people may follow." ”

After getting along for so long, the two have a certain understanding of Meng Zitao's attainments and fame in antiques, so they both understand Meng Zitao.

Xiaoyun sighed: "It seems that sometimes it is famous, and it is quite troublesome. ”

"Overall, the pros outweigh the cons. ”

Meng Zitao smiled, and then asked, "What do you think of the goods you went to see together yesterday?"

He Wanyi nodded and said: "It's good, but the price is a little expensive, and we may not have the strength to buy in large quantities for a period of time." ”

Meng Zitao said indifferently: "Hey, let's talk to Aze first." ”

He Wanyi shook her head: "This is not good, he has been troubled so many times, let's come step by step." (To be continued.) )