When Meng Zitao saw the scene displayed by the jade mirror, he was excited at first, but he was immediately disappointed.

He was excited that according to the scenery displayed on the jade realm, it was not as difficult to find the address as before, but all this was under the premise that the geography had not changed, and in reality, the displayed address information was likely to have no effect.

There is also a key point, whether this jade mirror is consistent with his guess or not, there is no conclusive conclusion, and it is normal that it has nothing to do with Wen Tao's treasure. After all, there is no text on it, so any situation is possible.

Thinking of this, Meng Zitao's disappointment was beyond words, it seemed that he might be happy in vain, and after looking at it, he was ready to put away the jade mirror.

But when he picked up the jade mirror, he found a phenomenon, the scene on the mirror was a little blurred, which should be caused by the change of light, but then, he felt as if there was something in it that had not been revealed.

This immediately made Meng Zitao very interested, and he studied it carefully, but the result was that no matter how he changed the angle, the jade mirror still showed only those previous scenes, and did not appear the result he wanted.

Meng Zitao thought for a moment and thought, could this be because of the light, although this lamp can simulate the moonlight, but the gap with the real moonlight is still relatively obvious, maybe the jade mirror can only show its true face under the real moonlight.

"Maybe it will only be fully visible on the night of the full moon. ”

Thinking so, Meng Zitao put away the jade mirror, preparing to wait for the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar to try again, hoping to make a major discovery at that time.

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Meng Zitao returned home and accompanied He Wanyi for a day, He Wanyi discussed with him, saying that he was bored at home, and he felt that people were about to rust, and he wanted to work in the foundation, and he was not tired of working in the foundation, so it would not have any effect on pregnancy.

Meng Zitao was a little hesitant, mainly because although the work was not heavy, there were many computer equipment on the Foundation's side, and he was worried that the fetus in He Wanyi's womb would be affected. After all, he was a father for the first time, and he was a little nervous.

He Wanyi felt that it didn't matter, it was a big deal to wear protective clothing, and it wouldn't be affected.

Meng Zitao thought about it and felt that he didn't understand much about it, so he called his mother and mother-in-law, and after they talked to He Wanyi on the phone, they all said that there was no problem, and Meng Zitao had to agree.

The couple came to the office building together, but He Wanyi didn't let Meng Zitao go to the foundation, so as not to make the employees worried because of Meng Zitao's words.

Meng Zitao came to the auction company alone, and now the company has nothing to do with him except for some special lots that need him to appraisal, and he is usually busy, so he rarely comes here.

Meng Zitao inquired with the secretary and learned that Zhang Jingqiang was meeting guests, and the guests were art dealers from Xiangjiang.

"Art brokers" are an important link between artists and collectors, and an important factor influencing the direction of the art market. The concept of an art dealer existed in the European art market hundreds of years ago, and the profession has developed quite maturely.

To put it simply, art agents can also be said to be intermediaries, but compared to intermediaries, art brokers are undoubtedly a few grades higher, they need to know artists and collectors, and they also have media resources, venue resources, curators and academic support and other resources in their hands, and know all kinds of people.

For example, a painting worth 50,000 yuan can be sold for 500,000 yuan in the hands of an art agent, which is the ability of an excellent art agent, and the intermediary only plays the role of matchmaking, and gets a commission of 10% at most, which is not comparable at all.

For auction companies, art brokers are indispensable, take Meng Zitao's company as an example, even if there is a collection department, the manpower is still limited, and it is impossible to find all over the country, let alone abroad. So it is necessary to hire some art dealers.

Moreover, the two sides can also cooperate in speculation, and no one will believe the auction company that does not participate in the speculation.

When Meng Zitao walked into the reception room, in addition to Zhang Jingqiang, there was also an old man and a middle-aged man.

Zhang Jingqiang introduced to everyone: "This is Mr. Jin, known as the people of the rivers and lakes. ”

Jin Zongjie said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, if you call me so in front of Teacher Meng, you are hurting me." ”

Meng Zitao can't be said to be known to everyone in the circle now, but for agents like Jin Zongjie, he must know and understand, although he was surprised by Meng Zitao's record, and even had an idea in his heart that someone was hyping up Meng Zitao's identity, but face to face, he would definitely not show it.

"Mr. Jin, what you said, of course I'm praising you. Zhang Jingqiang said with a smile.

Meng Zitao also smiled and modestly said.

Another middle-aged man, named Song Junyu, is also a well-known art dealer in Xiangjiang, but he is mainly good at speculation, and when it comes to his hands, as long as there is a possibility of speculation, he can sell it at a high price.

His most famous record is that two years ago, he transferred a Song Dynasty kiln black glazed rabbit jar to a Dongying boss for a price of 500,000 US dollars, and the actual price of that thing was only 100,000 RMB. And after the other party finally knew, he didn't say anything.

Some may be surprised, but in fact, such examples are not uncommon.

The most famous is an artist named Hearst, who spent only 6,000 pounds to catch a tiger shark in Australia, then shipped it back to London, threw it into formalin, and became a work of art, and when he was ready to sell it for 12 million pounds.

The price was a joke, and, since the embalming was not very good at the time, the shark had already rotted, and I believe no one would believe that anyone could buy it. But don't say it, there were people who made bids to buy it, and the last buyer was none other than Steve Cohen, a well-known American hedge fund manager.

Later, Hearst hired someone to catch four more sharks (and they gave one away for free) and replaced Cohen's bad shark with one. However, Hearst did something unkind: he made the shark he had given him an identical work, but with a different name, sent it to a foreign exhibition, and sold it to the Samsung Museum of Art in South Korea for $4 million.

In the face of all this, Cohen has never expressed an opinion.

Of course, this is not Hearst's ability, but it is only achieved by the middle agent, top art dealer Larry Gagosian.

Getting back to the point, compare Song Junyu with Gao Guxuan, that is the difference between an elephant and an ant, Song Junyu is the ant, and it is really nothing compared to Gao Guxuan.

Of course, for Zhang Jingqiang, he can't invite Gao Guxuan, and he can't afford to invite him, so it's okay to be able to cooperate with Song Junyu.

After greeting each other for a while, the two sides talked about business, which was also the reason why Zhang Jingqiang invited two agents to come over, and the protagonist was a painting of Wu Changshuo's "Tianzhu Map".

As one of the most creative and influential artists of the modern Shanghai School of painting, he has reached the pinnacle of painting, calligraphy and seal carving, and has a wide and profound influence on the modern Chinese art scene. Qi Baishi directly benefited from Wu Changshuo, claiming that he was willing to be Wu Changshuo's "lackey".

Wu Changshuo's "Tianzhu Map" is the subject he often paints, and the Tianzhu picture in front of everyone was actually collected by Meng Hongchang when he went back to Shudu.

The Tianzhu fruit in the painting uses the western red that Wu Changshuo used when he set the color, which is deep red and thick, and the green leaves with both shades of color bring out the lustrous dripping of the Tianzhu fruit. Tianzhu holds green all the year round, and the red fruit is crystal clear, embellished with branches, which means that there are many children and grandchildren, and people are prosperous.

Song Junyu looked at the painting carefully, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I don't think this work needs much hype, Wu Changshuo's fame is already big enough, and no more hype, it won't have much effect for a while." Unless you put in a lot of effort, I don't think it's worth the loss!"

Everyone understands the meaning of Song Junyu's words, if Zhang Jingqiang spends a lot of money to hype only one Wu Changshuo's work, the income is too low, and it is cheaper than others, which is not cost-effective.

Zhang Jingqiang nodded: "Yes, but this matter is related to a bet between me and the owner of the painting." If the price of the painting can reach the agreed amount, he will transfer two works of Wu Changshuo and one of Huang Gongwang's works to me. ”

"Huang Gongwang's works?" Jin Zongjie and Song Junyu were both stunned.

The appearance of Huang Gongwang's work at auction is no less than a thunderbolt, and it will definitely attract much attention, of course, the premise of all this is that the work must be genuine.

Zhang Jingqiang said: "Yes, I invited several experts to identify that work, and everyone confirmed that it was Huang Gongwang's authentic work. ”

At the beginning, Meng Zitao did not participate in the appraisal because of something, but at that time, he had seen the work through the video, and Zhang Jingqiang invited all well-known experts, so there should be no problem.

Song Junyu said: "I understand, what he means is that he wants you to let the collection in his hand appreciate through speculation, so that he will transfer Huang Gongwang's works to you." ”

"That's it. Zhang Jingqiang nodded and said, "I don't know what you think, Teacher Song?"

Song Junyu smiled and said: "As long as it is sure that it is genuine, then everything is still worth it, I am afraid that something will go wrong with the work, or in the end he will not sell Huang Gongwang's work to you." ”

"I'm not worried that he won't sell it to me......" Speaking of this, Zhang Jingqiang looked at Meng Zitao: "Zitao, is it inconvenient for you to go?"

In the final analysis, Zhang Jingqiang is still worried that there is a problem with the work, and the loss of money is secondary, if there is a problem with the work, it will be laughed at by others.

Meng Zitao arranged his time first and said, "Okay, I'll go the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhang Jingqiang said with a smile: "Okay, I'll let Hongchang go with you then." ”