Zhou Lao held the pen and waved, and everyone watched from the side, only to see that his movements were as smooth as flowing water, and words appeared on the long scroll. Each text leaves a trace of mutual implication, as thin as a gossamer.

Everyone watched quietly, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Zhou Lao.

After a long time, Zhou Lao put away the pen, and after a long breath, he wiped the fine sweat stains on his forehead, half happy, half sighed: "I'm old, I don't have much energy, I can only write so much." ”

"Old Zhou, take a break and take a sip of tea." Wang Guan hurriedly handed over the cup.

"Hmm."

Zhou Lao took the cup, took a sip of warm tea, and said with a smile: "Look at it, people are old, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence, help me find faults." ”

"Old Zhou, you are old and strong, you can only keep your mind calm, how can you be negligent." Yu Feibai said with a smile, and the first one approached the table and looked down. The others did not hesitate and gathered around to watch.

At first glance, I saw that the blank space was already full of words. Of course, the text is full, but it does not seem crowded, but gives people a sense of patchwork.

The layout is tightly spaced, the line spacing is widened, and the stumbling and jumping are vigorous and colorful. The brushstrokes are slender and long, a bit of the charm of Song Huizong's thin gold body, but the style of the book is appropriate, the shades are alternate, and there is some Zhao Mengxiang's meaning. In any case, although Zhou Lao's calligraphy is not a famous master, it is also at a superior level.

After appreciating the calligraphy, and then watching the content, it is nothing more than expounding the things that Wang Guan has omitted, and then describing how he analyzed and researched it, and then commenting on the style characteristics of several calligraphy, and came to the conclusion that this is Cai Jing's manuscript.

In addition, I sighed two more sentences, how precious the manuscript was, and finally attached the old name of Zhou Lao. An inscription is freshly baked, as long as the bell is stamped with the seal of Zhou Lao's own, it is considered a complete success.

While everyone was watching the inscription, Zhou Lao also returned to the study and took out his personal seal. When he opened the seal box, Wang took a look and found that there were four or five seals of various sizes and specifications stored in the box.

Seals, seals, in ancient times, seals and seals were distinguished. The seal is a symbol of power and represents an official position, but the seal refers to a private identity, which is the so-called idle seal. In other words, the chapter is the product of the elegance of the literati. The inscription of the literati's font size, hall number, or preferred, or some meaningful words.

In any case, after thousands of years of development, seals have formed a relatively strict bell cover system. For example, where to cover and how many seals to cover, there is a need to pay attention to it.

At this time, Zhou Lao brought his seal, first picked a slightly larger piece and rubbed it on the bright red ink, and then pressed his wrist, and the printing surface was firmly pressed on the inscription.

After pressing hard for a few seconds, Zhou Lao gently lifted the seal, only to see that there was an extra bell seal under the inscription, and the two words of the ancient and clumsy Yi Zhi were very clear and obvious. It goes without saying that this is the seal of Zhou Lao's real name.

Subsequently, Zhou Lao took another bigger seal. At this time, it is not covered under the inscription, but in the articulation position of the copybook, anyway, there is a blank place, and a gentle press is pressed, leaving a bell text.

"Look at the mountains with the roll!"

This is an inscription of appreciation, indicating that Zhou Lao's pen only moved after reading these calligraphy is not a random inscription.

However, at this time, Zhou Lao changed a slightly smaller seal, not that he had to cover all the seals, mainly in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and paid attention to odd numbers with seals. One-three-five, like this, has formed a routine.

Even numbers are not uncommon, but they are rare.

As for why the odd abandonment of the couple, it probably contains the meaning of supporting the yang and suppressing the yin. Or maybe the literati feel that the odd number will definitely be more than one, which is in line with the number of Dayan fifty, and its use is nine out of forty, lacking one of them. Anyway, the rules are the rules, which belong to a heritage of traditional culture, and there is no need to destroy them.

After a while, after Zhou Lao stamped another seal that cleared his mind and benefited his mind, he was satisfied with his hand and took two steps back to get up.

However, at this moment, Wang Guan's attention was not on the calligraphy scroll, but curiously looked at Zhou Lao's several seals, only to see that the material of these seals was slightly white, as if it was warm white jade.

After a while, noticing Wang Guan's eyes, Zhou Lao smiled and said, "Wang Guan, I have good seals, right?" Do you know what material it is carved from? ”

"Old Zhou, are you testing me?" Wang Guan smiled, and gently reached out to pick up a seal and observe it carefully.

At first glance, Wang Guan was a little surprised. After all, he thought the material was jade, or hibiscus stone. But after getting started, I realized that it didn't feel right. Because the seal looks white, it is not pure white color, but slightly yellowish. In addition, the texture of the seal material is completely different from the texture of the jade.

Judging from all sides, it can be known that this is not jade, but ......

"Shoushan Shirata?" At this time, Yu Feibai guessed beside him: "Old Zhou, this should be a sister variety of the same origin as Shoushan Tian Huang, Shoushan Tian Baishi, right?" ”

Bai Tian, or Tian Bai, is the same meaning anyway, and you can call it whatever you want.

"Feibai, you're right." Zhou Lao smiled slightly: "It's Shoushan Baitian." ”

"This is Bai Tian." Wang Guan was a little pleased and said: "I've just heard of it before, but now I finally see it." ”

Here, Wang Guan exposes one of his weaknesses. That is, the theory is rich, but it is not well connected with reality, to put it bluntly, there are not enough things to see, and it does not meet the standard of being well-informed.

In this regard, no one laughed at Wang Guan, because he was still young and had enough time to complete this accumulation.

There is also that Shoushan Baitian stone is indeed rare, the output is very small, it is said that it only accounts for one percent of Tianhuang, and ordinary people can rarely see its dignity. It is because of the rarity, so when people mention Shoushan stone, the first impression is Tianhuang, but they ignore the precious variety that is still in Baitian.

It is necessary to mention here that Shoushan Baitian stone is very similar to the high-grade white hibiscus and high-quality puddle white jelly, which is also a Shoushan stone system, so it must not be confused. The price is not just a little different.

"How's that, do you like it?" At this moment, Zhou Lao smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll give it to you." ”

"Old Zhou, this is your seal, it's useless for me to come." Wang Guan smiled and pushed it up euphemistically.

"It's okay, just grind the printing surface and re-engrave it." Zhou Lao smiled and said, "Besides, sooner or later, you should have your own seal." In this era, although there are not many masters of engraving, there are many of them, but good materials are hard to find. ”

In the last sentence, Zhou Lao was quite emotional.

"That's true." Chang Lao agreed very much: "In the past, although the materials were scarce, but if you look for them carefully, you can always find them. But now, with mechanized large-scale production, decades of work have all the things that our ancestors have not dug up for thousands of years, and all of them have been dug up at once......

Everyone thought deeply and nodded again and again.

Of course, the topic of such a big proposition is destined to lead to nothing. After all, there is demand, and there will be a market, which belongs to an unsolved endless loop. So after chatting for a while, everyone continued to talk about this calligraphy.

"Guys fight for ......"

Suddenly, Chang Lao turned his head and asked, "Do you have the intention of making a move on this thing?" ”

"What?"

Wang Guan was stunned and said in surprise: "Chang Lao, do you want to ......?"

"Not what I want."

Chang Lao shook his head and said: "It's almost spring, Rong Bao Zhai is collecting lots, if you are willing, I can help you say hello." My old face still has a bit of face, although I can't arrange things to appear in the finale of the calligraphy and painting topic, but it's always no problem to be lower in the list. ”

The auction is like this, the further you go, the hotter the atmosphere becomes, and the prices sold are often higher.

"To be honest, if there is no inscription of Brother Zhou on this post, the controversy will definitely be relatively large, and the transaction price may not be ideal, but it will be different if there is more inscription by Brother Zhou." Chang Lao groaned: "You can bid for one or two million, and it is estimated that you can finally fetch a high price of three or five million." After all, Cai Jing's things are relatively rare, and there should be many people who want to collect them. ”

"Brother Chang, you're praising me."

- Zhou Lao waved his hand and smiled: "My role is not so big, the main thing is that the work itself is good, and it naturally attracts people who understand it to compete." ”

"The problem is that few of the people who participate in the auction really understand." Chang Lao snorted and said: "I know that I am fooling around, and I see others raising cards and following them, not because I really like it, but for investment." ”

Zhou Lao nodded in agreement, but the two of them were powerless to change the status quo, or even more unwilling to change anything. After all, it is precisely because of the presence of these people that the antique collection appears to flourish and exudes incomparable vitality.

The law of the market has long proved that the enthusiasm of a group of artists alone will certainly not be able to maintain the development of the entire industry, and only with the participation of more capital can the entire industry flourish and flourish......

After sighing for a while, Chang Lao asked seriously, "Young man, have you thought about it?" ”

"This ......"

Wang Guan was about to speak, when he suddenly felt that someone behind him touched him, and when he looked back, he found that it was Tang Qinghua, only to see him blinking continuously, as if he was hinting at something.

In an instant, Wang Guan understood what he meant, immediately smiled, shook his head and refused: "Chang Lao, I'm sorry, I just asked Zhou Lao to inscribe this thing, I haven't appreciated it enough, and I have no intention of making a move for the time being." ”

"Also, in front of Brother Zhou, it is really inappropriate to talk about this matter."

Chang Lao nodded in understanding, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, young man, you have rejected me three times. As the saying goes, there are only three things, so the next time I fancy something, you can't refuse anymore, you have to respect the old man, you know. ”

"Chang Lao, you are playing ...... me", Wang Guan smiled bitterly, thinking that when he saw this old man in the future, he would simply walk around. Otherwise, you can only pit him and let him retreat. (To be continued)

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