Although the date on this painting is not recorded, from the perspective of painting method, Meng Zitao believes that this is a work of Tang Yin's earlier period, which is still very rare, and in terms of the current market value, it is at least about 20 million.

Meng Zitao turned his head and was about to talk to Shu Ze, when he saw Shu Ze looking puzzled.

"What's wrong?" Meng Zitao asked in a low voice.

"I've seen this painting before. Shu Ze said: "And it's exactly the same, it stands to reason that the other party can't sell it." ”

Meng Zitao looked at the painting on the booth with some surprise and said, "This is the real thing." ”

Since Meng Zitao said that it was genuine, it should not be wrong, Shu Ze said: "There must be something wrong with this, I will go back and inquire about this matter clearly." ”

Meng Zitao nodded, and then looked at the picture scroll on the booth, after all, calligraphy and painting works of this level are quite rare, and they are Tang Yin's works, so they must be appreciated.

Next, when everyone was almost appreciative, Song Mingyan came up with another comment link, and of course all the words that came out of everyone's mouths were words of praise, which made Song Mingyan laugh.

After appreciating the work, the morning exchange meeting was basically over, and the rest was the charity auction, which was scheduled for the afternoon.

Meng Zitao and Shu Ze both have charity under their names, and they don't need to rely on this to make a name for themselves, so they are not interested in the charity auction in the afternoon.

So, after the exchange meeting, Meng Zitao asked Jiang Mingbao to help introduce Song Mingyan, but the result was not good, although Song Mingyan was also interested in the purple clay pot, but he also had to make up the difference of one million before he was willing to transfer the Ronghua God Cup to Meng Zitao.

In terms of value, Meng Zitao's imperial purple clay pot and Ronghua Flower God Cup are almost the same, if it is less than 500,000, Meng Zitao will agree if he can't say it, but Song Mingyan asks for one million, which is very uneconomical for Meng Zitao.

Since they couldn't talk about it, Mencius didn't force it, so it was a big deal to ask other people about it.

Originally, Meng Zitao also wanted to ask Li Congxian about the situation, but after Qian Rusong learned about it, he told Meng Zitao that as far as he knew, these two people were not very close to Shi Laoba, so it was better to let the police inquire.

In terms of news, he is definitely not as good as Qian Rusong, a local, and Meng Zitao agreed with him.

Jiang Mingbao They belong to the local antique circle, and they can't help but participate in the charity auction, so Meng Zitao said goodbye to them.

The servants went to settle lunch, and then, under the leadership of Qian Rusong, went to Lu Zangdong's ex-wife's house.

On the way, Qian Rusong told Meng Zitao that he had just asked him to explain that the guqin was problematic, in fact, it was because of Lu Zangdong's ex-wife.

The reason why Lu Zangdong and his ex-wife divorced was because Xiao San intervened, and Lu Zangdong also beat his ex-wife because Xiao San beat him, so his ex-wife hated Lu Zangdong to the core, and wanted to beat Lu Zangdong into the eighteenth layer of hell, and there would be no day.

Qian Rusong had several conflicts with Lu Zangdong, so he also hated Lu Zangdong very much, and some time ago he accidentally learned about the relationship between Lu Zangdong and his ex-wife, so he wanted to try to see if he could fight through Lu Zangdong's ex-wife, so he tried to contact it, but he didn't expect it to really get his wish.

After listening to Qian Rusong's narration, Meng Zitao muttered a little in his heart, he is an old man in his sixties, and he is still looking for a junior, he is really an old pervert.

He said: "In other words, that guqin is actually a game set up by Lu Zangdong's ex-wife?"

"Pretty much. Qian Rusong said with a smile.

Shu Ze expressed his opinion: "This woman is not a fuel-efficient lamp, who knows how credible what she says?"

Qian Rusong shrugged his shoulders: "We have already met her requirements, if she can't come up with evidence, I won't be easy to get along with." ”

"Let's see what happens. Shu Ze said.

The group soon came to Lu Zangdong's ex-wife's house, and after ringing the doorbell, someone immediately came to open the door.

The one who opened the door was a woman who looked like she was in her early forties and looked sweet, and when she learned that this person was Lu Zangdong's ex-wife, Meng Zitao and Shu Ze were somewhat surprised, the actual age of the woman was in her fifties, and it was good to be able to maintain it so well, and she looked good, I really couldn't figure it out, why did Lu Zangdong, who was in his sixties, still look for a junior.

Of course, they were just curious about this question and didn't want to care about the family affairs of these two.

Zhou Shiyan was very happy when she saw Qian Rusong, invited everyone to the living room, and poured tea for everyone.

"I've heard about the morning incident, the old immortal has no face and no lining, and when he knows that the guqin is what I found, I don't know what kind of mood he will have. ”

Meng Zitao noticed that there was a hint of cruelty in Zhou Shiyan's smile, and shook his head secretly, although Zhou Shiyan was a victim, if her heart was full of hatred, it would not be a happy thing.

Qian Rusong said with a smile: "Sister Zhou, I have done the things you have explained, I don't know my affairs......"

Zhou Shiyan said: "I'll talk about this later, you can help me identify something first." ”

Qian Rusong was a little unhappy: "Sister Zhou, we didn't say that at the beginning. ”

Zhou Shiyan said: "What's the matter, do you still think that I will lie to you? And to tell you the truth, what I asked you to identify is also related to the old immortal." ”

Qian Rusong looked at Meng Zitao and Shu Ze, and Meng Zitao smiled and said, "As long as you believe in our appraisal results, there is no problem." ”

Zhou Shiyan smiled and complimented: "This little brother should be the one who commented in the morning, I didn't expect to be young, but his vision is very good, even the master who was in the palm of his eyes at the beginning is not as detailed as you said, it's really terrifying!"

"You've won the prize. Meng Zitao smiled slightly.

Qian Rusong took over and said, "Okay, everyone's time is limited, you better take out the things quickly." ”

"Young people don't be so anxious, as the old saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu if you're in a hurry. Zhou Shiyan smiled and got up and walked towards the bedroom.

"Old goblin, no wonder Lu Zangdong is looking for a junior. Qian Rusong muttered dissatisfiedly.

A moment later, Zhou Shiyan came back with an ancient painting.

"This painting is the work of Zhou Chen in the Ming Dynasty, which was paid to me when the old immortal divorced, saying that it could be worth seven or eight million, I never thought he would be so kind, although many people said that it was no problem, but I still felt that something was wrong. ”

Zhou Shiyan and Lu Zangdong have been husband and wife for decades, and they have also learned some appraisal skills in calligraphy and painting, and they still have some eyesight.

The picture scroll unfolds, an excellent landscape painting appears in front of everyone, only to see the distant palace in the painting, the eaves are warped, the pine and cypress surround, like a fairyland, majestic and magical, such as the pagoda of the clouds stands proudly on the top of the mountain peak and looks at the sky, the lake is wide and the sky is cloudy, and the mountains are towering. The fishing boats on the shore of the lake sing at night, there are several thatched huts in the jungle, and the distant mountains are full of clouds and fog, as if there are thousands of miles away.

In addition, the inscription on the painting reads "Gusu Zhouchen", and the inscription reads "Dongcun, Shunqing". And there is also a collection seal of Wu Hufan.

Wu Hufan was one of the most famous painters in Shanghai during the Republic of China. His grandfather was the famous calligrapher Wu Dazheng, who had a lot of ancestral bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, plus Wu Hufan's good eyesight, and later acquired a large number of paintings and calligraphy of the Ming and Qing dynasties, becoming one of the most influential collectors of calligraphy and painting in Shanghai.

Wu Hufan's achievements in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting can be reflected in the appraisal of Huang Gongwang's two landscape paintings: Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was very fond of calligraphy and painting in the past dynasties, but sometimes lost subjective assumptions in the appraisal, and it was Wu Hufan who regarded Huang Gongwang's "Fuchun Mountain Residence" as a fake. In the 30s of the 20th century, Wu Hufan discovered his own mistakes in the process of reviewing the exhibits for the "Chinese Antiquities to Britain Exhibition" and vindicated this authentic work.

He also stumbled upon the first volume of the Fuchun Mountain Residence Map, "Riding the Mountain", in a friend's old collection of paintings and calligraphy, and bought it at a high price, and this painting is now the treasure of the Zhejiang Provincial Museum.

After a while, Meng Zitao spoke: "Sister Zhou, I don't know if you have heard of the story of Wu Hufan's appraisal of the "Sleeping Ape Map"?"

"No, you can hear it. Zhou Shiyan shook her head, feeling a bad premonition in her heart.

Wu Hufan also had some problems in his collecting career: first, he included a so-called "Sleeping Ape Picture" by the Song Dynasty painter Liang Kai, which was actually made by Zhang Daqian. After receiving it, he asked the famous connoisseur Ye Gongqiu to inscribe the seven-character inscription "The First Liang Maniac in the World" on the poetry hall of the painting, and the painting is now stored in an overseas museum.

In fact, with Wu Hufan's appraisal level and his familiarity with Zhang Daqian's painting style, coupled with the inscription on the painting that Zhang Daqian asked Ye Gongxuan to "help", it is clear that there are no three hundred taels of silver here, Wu Hufan should easily see that this is a masterpiece of an old friend, and the possibility of being fooled is very small, so this is Wu Hufan clearly knew that it was Zhang Daqian's fake painting, but for economic or other purposes, it was deliberately done.