The reason why Meng Zitao felt that something was wrong was because this pair of yellow glazed bowls was too exquisite. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The yellow glazed porcelain of the Ming Dynasty is actually iron yellow glaze, which is fired in a low-temperature oxidizing atmosphere with iron as a colorant. The Ming and Hongwu dynasties have been fired, and then the Ming and Qing dynasties have continued to burn, almost never interrupted, and it is the bulk and mainstream variety of yellow glazed porcelain.

In the Xuande period, its production process has been improved compared with the previous dynasty, no longer directly glazed on the astringent tire, but first hang a layer of sweet white glaze, and then cover the yellow glaze after firing, the glaze often appears shallow, the color is elegant, and the orange peel phenomenon is more obvious. There were improvements in the Chenghua period.

The yellow glazed porcelain of the Hongzhi period was praised as the crown of the Ming and Qing dynasties by later generations, compared with the Chenghua ware, the glaze of the Hongzhi yellow glaze is more delicate, like chicken fat, so it is also called "delicate yellow", "chanterelle yellow".

But as the so-called prosperity and decline, although the Zhengde yellow glaze inherited the legacy of the previous dynasty, but how can not burn the taste and feeling of the Hongzhi period, its yellow is slightly darker than the Hongzhi device, there is a suspicion of dry old. The Jiajing yellow glaze glaze is darker, and the delicate feeling is much inferior, and there are few high-quality masterpieces.

So the problem comes, with the level of craftsmanship on the yellow glaze in the Jiajing period, it is difficult to make such a high-quality yellow glaze small bowl, of course, it is not without accidents, but this has made Mencius suspicious.

Next, Meng Zitao carefully observed every detail of this pair of yellow glazed bowls, and sighed in his heart, if he wasn't experienced now and had special abilities, it would not be easy to see that this was a pair of imitations.

Everyone waited for the end of Meng Zitao's appraisal, but after waiting for a long time, Meng Zitao did not stop, Lu Linna thought that this was a normal situation because she didn't know much about antique appraisal, but He Wanyi and Yu Weigang felt that something was not right.

Yu Weigang couldn't help but ask, "Zitao, isn't this pair of bowls right?"

"Huh?" Lu Linna was very surprised: "This is for my grandfather, there shouldn't be a mistake, right?" Moreover, Xiaolu is not the first time to send grandpa porcelain, they were all bought in the same place, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Yu Weigang said: "Linna, you don't know about antiques, in fact, even if the old-timers with decades of experience have misunderstood, even if they buy it in the same place, they may not be able to guarantee that it is genuine." ”

Meng Zitao nodded and said: "That's true, especially now that there are too many high-quality imitations, even some experienced experts will be deceived, so it's normal to be eye-catching in this industry." As for this one, it is a high imitation that is enough to be fake. ”

Meng Zitao explained in detail the problem of this pair of yellow glazed small bowls, which is basically no different from the real thing, and the problem is only the details.

"Therefore, when the antique store collects, it is possible to see the mistake, of course, this is just my guess, and only the parties know what the specific situation is. ”

Yu Weigang heard this, thought about it, and said to his wife: "I think this matter must be explained clearly to your grandfather, if it is a misunderstanding, it is better to say, in case you deliberately take the fake as true, it will be too hateful." ”

Lu Linna shook her head: "How can you think so badly, you don't want to think about it, if you really want to be seen by your grandfather that there is a problem with the porcelain, don't they lose more than they gain?"

Yu Weigang spread his hands: "I didn't say that they must have a problem, but who knows about this?

Lu Linna said: "They have indeed been targeting you, but don't think so badly of them." ”

Yu Weigang waved his hand: "Okay, we don't need to fight for this kind of thing, you go back to Xiangjiang and tell grandpa about it, the merits are up to his old man's judgment." ”

Lu Linna nodded, she still felt that although her cousin's family had such and such problems, it should not be possible to deliberately deceive the elders so badly.

Next, Yu Weigang's family took Meng Zitao and his wife to play in Pengcheng for a few days, which happened to be during the National Day, which was very lively, and everyone had a lot of fun.

Meng Zitao and Yu Wei just said goodbye, and then set off for Yingdu to attend the wedding of the army.

Meng Zitao took He Wanyi out of the exit of the station and saw the army that had recovered well.

Meng Zitao greeted him and said, "I told you that I didn't have to pick us up, why did I come back?"

Dajun smiled and said, "I'm quite bored at home, so I might as well pick you up, just so that I can move my muscles and bones." ”

Meng Zitao said as he walked: "You are all about to become a groom, don't you have anything to do?"

Dajun said: "What can I do, my family has many brothers and sisters, and I have too much experience in weddings, I don't have to worry about it, they have everything ready, now as long as I go to pick up people the day after tomorrow." ”

Tan Guihua's house is far away, and it is not so convenient to pick her up, so I went to pick up someone to stay in the hotel for one day one day, and went to the hotel to pick up the bride the next day.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "A big family also has the benefits of a big family, like me and Wanyi, during that time, it is estimated that we will be busy." However, after all, your body has not fully recovered, it is better to have a good rest these days, so you don't have to accompany us, I also know your family, and we will go when the time comes. ”

"Actually, I'm feeling good physically. "The army flexes its muscles to show that it's okay.

Meng Zitao glared at him: "Are you a doctor or am I a doctor?" Of course, this is your own body, and because you haven't recuperated well, your body function will drop dramatically, so don't regret it. ”

Dajun was very concerned about his body, and when he saw Meng Zitao say this, he didn't say much.

Dajun drove a car borrowed from a friend and sent them to the hotel, and when they packed their luggage, it was already evening, and everyone found a good restaurant for dinner.

After the meal, the army sent them back to the hotel, and before leaving, Meng Zitao talked to him alone and asked about the situation of the big brother of the army.

The army told him that everything was going well over there, that it had found a few strongholds of the Black Fire, that preparations were already being made before the attack, and that they would notify him immediately when the results were available.

The next day, Meng Zitao took He Wanyi to visit the famous scenic spots in Yingdu, and when he was tired of shopping in the afternoon, he found a teahouse to drink tea and rest.

Walking into the teahouse, Meng Zitao suddenly felt that something was not right, because he saw suspicious peers in the teahouse one after another, could it be that today is a special day, antique practitioners come here to gather, or is this teahouse actually not ordinary?

Although Meng Zitao was strange, he was not familiar with life here, and he didn't want to be troubled, so he asked the waiter to take them to a private room.

When he was walking to the staircase, Meng Zitao paused, and suddenly saw Chen Zhongfeng and a middle-aged man sitting by the window, chatting.

It was also a coincidence that at this time, Chen Zhongfeng happened to pick up the teacup, turned his head to Meng Zitao and them, and his face showed surprise.

Meng Zitao walked over with He Wanyi, introduced each other, and said with a smile: "It's really a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

"I'm a landlord, so it's normal for me to be here. Chen Zhongfeng said complainingly: "It's you, you don't know how to tell me when you come to Yingdu, and you still don't want to treat me as a friend?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "This time I'm here to attend a friend's wedding, and I'm going to contact you in a few days, as for now, you don't want to disturb our two-person world, right?"

He Wanyi smiled a little embarrassedly.

"If you are reasonable, I will let you go for the time being. ”

Chen Zhongfeng then introduced: "It's also a coincidence, this is my friend Lu Gaoxing, he may have something to trouble you. ”

"Teacher Meng, it's been a long time!" Lu Gaoxing greeted politely.

Meng Zitao responded politely, and then asked, "I don't know if Mr. Lu has anything he wants me to deal with?"

Lu Gaoxing said: "Let's go to the private room to talk in detail, do you think it's okay?"

Meng Zitao said that there was no problem, and then everyone came to a private room upstairs under the leadership of the waiter.

asked the waiter to serve tea, and Meng Zitao asked the question in his heart: "I see this teahouse, it seems that there are a lot of peers coming in and out, is there any activity today?"

Chen Zhongfeng laughed: "It seems to be crooked, and I just chose this teahouse." Let me tell you the truth, the owner of this teahouse is a senior of our Yingdu antique shop, and he has a good source, and people often bring things over and ask him to palm them or sell them to him. ”

"In this process, some people took a fancy to the things they took and made transactions, and over time, this place became a goods yard in our Yingdu antique industry. ”

Meng Zitao was immediately stunned, no wonder he just saw that there were shopkeepers, ordinary hawkers and the like, and many practitioners in all walks of life.

Knowing a question, Meng Zitao talked about the matter: "Mr. Lu, since everyone is Zhong Feng's friend, you can just say something directly, and I will definitely help if you can." ”

Lu Gaoxing sighed: "Actually, we are also peers, I also have an auction company under my name, and it has been operating in Yingdu for five years, and the reputation has always been good, but now, my company has an accident and can only go out of business." ”

The role of the auction company, in the abstract, is actually an intermediary, connecting the buyer and the seller, which is on the open side, and it is difficult to say what is secret, and it may involve many dark sides that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

But generally speaking, the core competitiveness of an auction company is the lot, and all the work revolves around the lot, which involves customer relations, markets, business management, and so on.

In terms of customer relationships, the brand of a large auction company has a kind of appeal and trust endorsement. For a very simple example, if you want to sell a villa worth tens of millions, will you find a strong large company to sell it, or a small company?

And the same is true of auction companies, unless the consignor has a ghost in his heart, otherwise, who will find an auction company with a questionable reputation?

Therefore, auction companies with strong capital and good reputation will become stronger and stronger, while some small companies can only survive in the cracks, and in case of a bleak market, they can only go out of business.

But now that the market is booming, unless it is not well managed, it should not go out of business, and Lu Gaoxing's auction company has been open for five years, if it is not well managed, it will not have closed down a long time ago, so it seems that it is encountering other things.

As for the problem encountered by Lu Gaoxing, it is also very simple, that is, the company has an internal ghost, and this internal ghost is still an appraiser invited by him, and the outcome of the company's bankruptcy is normal.

Lu Gaoxing said with a wry smile: "He made several high-quality imitations according to the arrangement in advance, and after the auction was successful, he made the money and went abroad to be chic, but I was miserable, and the auction company that had been operating for five years could only watch it go out of business." ”

Meng Zitao can also understand his helplessness, the auction company relies on credibility to eat, and now that the credibility is gone, how can customers still believe it?

In this regard, he had nothing to say except a few words of comfort, after all, the main responsibility for this matter still lies with Lu Gaoxing, and in an ordinary auction company, how can there be only one appraiser to make a decision, in case he is blinded? So the current situation is also the consequence of Lu Gaoxing's own carelessness.

Lu Gaoxing also regretted it at this time, and lamented: "I also suffered by myself, I can't blame others, I only wronged my conscientious employees." ”

Lu Gaoxing paused and continued: "To be honest, this matter has hit me hard, and I don't even want to get involved in this business anymore. Now I still have more than 20 antiques in my hand that I originally collected and want to deal with, I originally got the big auction, and I heard Zhong Feng say that I am friends with you, so I want to ask you for a favor. ”

"You're trying to get your antiques on the table?"

"Yes, if you think it's convenient, we can go to me now. ”

"It's easy, let's go now. ”

When Meng Zitao heard that this was the case, he didn't have anything to think about, so he immediately agreed.

Without further ado, everyone cleaned up, took the car to Lu Gaoxing's house, and saw those antiques.

Lu Gaoxing turned on the light, pointed to the antiques in the room and said, "These are the lots that I have carefully selected over the years and left to be the treasures of the town." ”

Meng Zitao looked around and found that these antiques were indeed all high-quality, and he was a little hot when he saw it so well-informed, which showed the high level of antiques here.

However, when Meng Zitao saw a piece of porcelain in the corner, he was slightly surprised and walked over to take a look.

This is a Qianlong official kiln painted gold pastel bottle, the content is very chic, only to see that there is a rabbit on it sitting in the Jinluan Treasure Hall as the emperor, the rabbit wears a crown, wears a python dragon robe, sits on the throne like a rabbit and like a person. The red ground is painted with gold, showing elegance and preciousness.

The painting is delicate and neat, the rabbit's eyes are bright, the gold silk jewels on the crown are real, the dragon robe and jade belt, the brocade dragon line and the jade inlay can be seen. Fine and gorgeous, the pen and ink can't describe it. The next one has the word "Xin Mao" in the golden seal book.