Chapter 66: A Chance Encounter in the Antique City

After a while, Meng Zitao quietly put the things back.

Jin Qifu opened his mouth and asked, "Xiao Meng, what do you think?"

Meng Zitao said: "Other places are good, but there is a little doubt. ”

"What?" Jin Honglang hurriedly asked.

Meng Zitao picked up the Xuande furnace, pointed to the style at the bottom, and said, "I think there are some problems in terms of style. ”

Zhang Jingqiang stretched his head over to look at it, and said: "'Ming Xuande Year System', the point of the Xuan character is not too horizontal, and the German character is one less horizontal than our daily writing, which should be right." ”

Meng Zitao smiled: "There should be no problem with the writing of the style, but do you think the degree of wear and tear of the style seems natural?"

Zhang Jingqiang took a closer look: "With my eyesight, I really can't see this." ”

Jin Honglang next to him also shook his head and said that he couldn't see the difference.

At this time, Jin Qifu said: "You don't know much about antique appraisal, plus this Xuande furnace is indeed excellent in terms of aging, so it's normal for you not to see it." ”

Hearing his father say this, Jin Honglang immediately understood, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll return the things to him immediately." ”

After saying that, he packed up his things and said goodbye to everyone.

It's just that just as Jin Qifu took Meng Zitao and them to his treasure room, he saw Jin Honglang answering the phone in his hand and walked over again.

"What's wrong?" Jin Qifu asked with some curiosity.

Jin Honglang smiled bitterly: "My friend didn't believe me and insisted that I lied to him." ”

Jin Qifu frowned and said, "If he doesn't believe it, he won't believe it, why do you care so much?"

Jin Honglang said: "If it's someone else, I don't care, but this is my partner for many years, so please tell him personally." ”

When Jin Qifu heard this, he took the phone: "Hey, hello, I'm Jin Qifu, I'm not optimistic about your Xuande furnace." As for the reason, let me tell you a few points......"

When Jin Qifu pointed out a few problematic places, the other party was silent for a while, and then said a little unwillingly: "But, I bought this thing from Xiangjiang, and the store over there is not very good at deceiving people, right?

Jin Qifu explained: "In fact, the fire paint seal is only a permit mark to allow the exit, and the experts of the cultural relics management department have only identified whether the item is a cultural relic, and if not, the corresponding fire paint seal can be stamped." So the fire paint seal doesn't actually guarantee that something is right. ”

"As for the problem of businessmen, whether it is at home or abroad, there are profiteers, you can't say that when you go abroad, you won't meet bad guys, right?"

Mencius laughed secretly when he heard this, now many people are superstitious about fire paint seals, in response to this psychology, some people will fake products "export to domestic sales", and when they re-enter the customs, they also deliberately declare them as antique works of art, and send them to the cultural relics management department to cover the fire paint seal.

Nowadays, fakes are not uncommon in the market for overseas repatriated cultural relics. There are several situations in this, one is a fake antique, a real return, the second is a fake antique, a fake return, and the third is a fake antique, fake water.

The usual trick used by these people is to produce a batch of high-quality imitations first, and then do enough articles such as overseas treasure hunts and major discoveries, and then return these things back to China through customs. The customs fire paint stamp on the collection is thus stamped, and it has become a real repatriated cultural relic.

In recent years, many collectors who like to return cultural relics have been tricked, causing a lot of losses.

The man was a little anxious and said, "I've already shown it to several experts before, and they all tell the truth. ”

Jin Qifu said: "What they say, then I don't care." However, I like to tell the truth and am not afraid of offending people. Also, to tell you the truth, this thing is not unexpected, it must have been made by a friend of mine, and I recognize it. ”

Speaking of which, he didn't care what the man thought, so he returned the phone to his son: "If he still doesn't believe it, then forget it." ”

"Okay. Jin Honglang nodded, and then took his mobile phone and went out again.

After Jin Honglang left, Zhang Jingqiang couldn't help the curiosity in his heart and asked, "Jin Lao, is the Xuande furnace really made by your friend?"

"Can I still talk about this?" Jin Qifu smiled and said: "My friend is a master of making bronzes, he has an uncle in Baodao, in the eighties, his uncle's son came to visit relatives, and when he learned that my friend has such a craft, he encouraged my friend to make fakes, and he came to take charge of the sales channel." ”

"Because my friend is very skilled, he is completely good enough to confuse the real thing, and the thing is very popular, but he has been in this business for seven or eight years, and he does not do it. ”

Meng Zitao asked with some curiosity, "Why?

Xin Qifu said: "Yes, I heard that it was a big man who bought a batch of things made by him, and after learning the truth, he was furious, causing my friend to be imprisoned. The year before last, I heard that he died of a sudden illness inside, and he was seven or eight years younger than me. ”

At the end, he let out a long sigh and looked very emotional.

Everyone was silent for a while, and Zhang Jingqiang said: "I think it's his own problem to talk about this matter, since he has that kind of craftsmanship, even if he makes handicrafts, it is not a problem to support his family." ”

Jin Qifu said: "Who said it wasn't, I also advised him to do it himself, but he didn't listen, and finally caused this result." Forget it, let's go and see my collection. ”

Jin Qifu has a lot of books, and the number of books makes Meng Zitao and Zhang Jingqiang breathtaking, and they feel a little at a loss for a while. In the end, it was Jin Qifu who picked out some high-quality products.

However, even so, it took them almost a day to enjoy it.

Among Jin Qifu's collection, in addition to ancient books, there are many stationery supplies, among which Meng Zitao chose a Duan inkstone, and also chose a beast-shaped paperweight, two things worth 1.5 million, and the remaining part is settled with money.

Jin Qifu was more generous in this regard and gave Meng Zitao 3.5 million. Meng Zitao couldn't refuse, so he accepted it.

And Zhang Jingqiang took a fancy to a copper-gilt inlaid Baibaorui beast incense during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, worth nearly eight million, and he was also very satisfied with this.

After choosing their own things, the two had dinner at Jin Qifu before saying goodbye and going back.

Back at the hotel, Zhang Jingqiang patted his forehead and asked Meng Zitao: "Xiao Meng, do you have something to do tomorrow, can you help me go and see something?"

Meng Zitao said: "There is no urgency, but I was going to go to the antique market of Confucius Temple tomorrow, I don't know what time you are?"

Zhang Jingqiang said with a smile: "In the afternoon, there should be no conflict in time." ”

"Alright, you can call me then. ”

"No problem......"

Every two days, because there is no ghost market in the Confucius Temple, Meng Zitao did not get up early, had breakfast, and waited until more than eight o'clock to go to the antique market.

Speaking of which, as early as the Six Dynasties, the Confucius Temple antique market gradually became a climate. During the Qing Dynasty, the East and West markets of Confucius Temple were the favorite places for players to visit Taobao, and Zhanyuan Road was also a famous antique street at that time, as well as Qifang Pavilion and Kuiguang Pavilion at that time, which were the places where players with a little identity showed treasures and exchanged treasures.

The current Confucius Temple antique market, although it is not as prosperous as it was at that time, is also the leading antique market in East China.

Walking to the antique city located on Zhanyuan Road, you will see that the entrance is already full of people, which is very lively.

Meng Zitao followed the flow of people and walked in, only to see that the first floor of the antique city is mainly engaged in jade and jade, many tourists and collectors, are carefully looking at the items of each family, and when they meet the one they like, they will ask about the price.

Meng Zitao also went with the flow, picking and picking, and after walking around for nearly half an hour, he harvested a few pieces of jade, but only made a little money, and did not pick up any leaks.

"Xiao Meng!"

As he walked, Meng Zitao suddenly heard someone calling him behind him, and when he looked back, he found that it was Li Xianle.

Li Xianle hurriedly greeted him, and patted Meng Zitao on the shoulder: "Why did you come to Jinling?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Let's see if there is a chance to make a fortune." ”

Li Xianle said: "Come on, I heard that you have already made a fortune, and you still need to find a chance to make a fortune?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "What makes a fortune, isn't it just a small amount of money, compared with rich people, it is simply a drop in the bucket." ”

"You kid be modest, I heard that you even bought a car, and in a few years, I guess I can only look up." Li Xianle pouted.

Meng Zitao said: "I said Brother Li, I feel scared if you don't know so well. By the way, why did you come to Jinling too?"

Li Xianle smiled, and patted the box on his hand: "Oh, this is not the renovation of the old house at home, and I got an old thing, I am going to call an expert to help identify it." ”

"What is it?" Meng Zitao asked with some curiosity.

Li Xianle opened the box and glanced at Meng Zitao, and said: "I think it should be the Kangxi colorful flower and bird plate, but some of it is not accurate, so I will ask an expert to take a look." ”

Meng Zitao was a little speechless: "No, it's just such a thing, Uncle Wang and they can also see it, why did you come all the way to Jinling?"

Li Xianle said: "Don't you still want a certificate?"

Meng Zitao was stunned: "Uh...... If you want to open a certificate, don't some people in our city open it?"

Li Xianle smiled and said: "Aren't those experts in Jinling a little more famous, besides, if there is a problem with something, how can we issue a certificate of authenticity?"

Meng Zitao said in a low voice: "No, you kid actually wants to fool people, be careful to end up lifting a stone and hitting yourself in the foot!"

Li Xianle smiled: "Don't worry, I know this in my heart." ”

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