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Chen Rong, the word prince, the number of Weng, the year of birth and death is unknown, and the Southern Song Dynasty Emperor Duanping was a jinshi in the second year. The poems were heroic, good at painting dragons, and he was famous at that time, and even the then minister Jia Yidao once recruited him.

Not many of Chen Rong's authentic works have been handed down. According to the literature, there were several paintings in the inner palace of the Qing Dynasty, indicating that his paintings were also valued by the rulers of the time. However, after the rebellion at the end of the Qing Dynasty, his works were also scattered. It is mainly collected in the Forbidden City and Yangcheng Museum in China, and his fine works are also collected in the United States and Japan.

"How's this painting?"

Just when Wang Guan was full of thoughts, Zhu Expert also came over and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, when I came here before, I didn't notice that there was this painting, it should be newly hung, and it looks pretty good." ”

"Well, that's good." Wang Guan also nodded in acknowledgement, the flying dragon in the picture leaped and hovered in the clouds, his eyes were open, his feet and claws were grabbing, the clouds were swirling around his body, and his body was hidden and revealed, with the majestic momentum of Lingyun and fog. This kind of pen power, whether the author is a famous artist or not, is enough to show that his painting technique is full of skills and is full of appeal.

"Hey, it looks like an ancient painting."

At the right time, Zhu expert reached out and touched the paper, and was also a little surprised: "Naturally yellowed, it doesn't look like it is deliberately old." ”

"What's old?"

At the same time, Gao Zhuang was not far behind, and walked over to take a look. After looking at it for a while, he immediately admired: "The Sea Dragon King painted it so well, I don't know where to sell it, I will also buy one, and hang it in the cabin day and night to make incense." ”

"It's easy to do." Zhu expert smiled: "Go to the Provincial Art Museum, there are special painters there, no matter what the subject of the painting, they can paint." The level is okay, and the price is very fair. ”

"Well, I'll check it out when I have time......"

In between words. The owner of the private restaurant personally stepped out and brought the cooked Buddha jumping over the wall. Behind him, there were two or three other men, holding five or six plates of side dishes, as well as wine.

Seeing this situation, I wish the expert a satisfied smile, and then said with a smile: "Boss Ding, I can't see that your taste is getting more and more high-end." Where did you get this dragon painting, it looks like it's very good. ”

"Is it really good?"

Timely. Boss Ding was also a little happy, but sighed: "Where is my taste high-end, but I am forced to be helpless." Just a few days ago, someone invited me to a banquet and booked a luxurious VIP banquet. In the meantime, it is Moutai and Wuliangye, all of which are expensive. But after he had eaten and drunk enough, he actually said that he had no money......"

"Hey, I actually met someone who eats overlord meals." Gao Zhuang asked with interest: "Later." How do you deal with it? ”

"What else can I do?"

Boss Ding smiled helplessly: "At that time, I hated my teeth so much, I hated that his hands and feet were broken and thrown out." It's a pity that I didn't have the courage to do so, so I had to endure it and prepared to call the police. Leave it to the police to deal with. Unexpectedly, when the man saw that I was going to call the police, he knelt down and begged bitterly, expressing his willingness to brush the plate to pay off the debt. ”

"His calculations are quite loud. He ate a luxurious VIP banquet, even if he brushed the plate for a year, he couldn't pay off the debt. And during this period, I still have to raise him for nothing, no matter how I count it, I will suffer. Boss Ding spread his hands and said: "When he saw that I didn't agree and insisted on calling the police, he naturally relented, but he had no money, so he had to use this painting to pay off his debts." ”

"I've seen this painting from someone else, it's really ancient, and it seems to be okay. Besides, doing business should pay attention to harmony and make money, I think I am unlucky, and I will let him go at a loss......"

While speaking, Boss Ding hurriedly asked, "Zhu expert, is this painting really good?" ”

"You ask me?" Expert Zhu smiled, shook his head and said: "This is the wrong person, I studied ceramics, not calligraphy and painting." It's not the same major, don't dare to talk nonsense, lest it become a joke if you say it wrong. ”

"How so?" Boss Ding definitely didn't believe it: "Isn't there a word called touch bypass, I wish you help the expert to take a look, and I will give you a 20% discount today." ”

"It's only eight folds, I thought you were in for a treat." Zhu expert smiled.

"Small business, you are considerate and considerate......" Boss Ding gritted his teeth and took a step back: "That's seven folds, this is the cost price." ”

Boss Ding's words are somewhat credible, after all, the catering business is indeed very oily, but the competition is very fierce, and no one dares to raise the price. A table banquet can earn three or five percent, which can be regarded as a high profit.

Of course, some black-hearted merchants are shoddy, cut corners, etc., and the original profit of three or five percent can be earned three or five times, so that's another story. Anyway, there is no such thing in Xiangmanyuan, all kinds of ingredients, especially oil and salt, are all of the best quality, so they have made their own signboard in the industry.

Modern times are a commercial society, and everyone understands the importance of signboards, and Boss Ding will naturally not be stupid enough to smash his own signboards. Saying that a seven-percent discount is the cost price, there may be some moisture, but it will certainly not be outrageous.

In this regard, Zhu Expert did not care, but smiled and said: "Boss Ding, you found the wrong person at the beginning, people who really have research on calligraphy and painting are close at hand, but you don't know Mount Tai." ”

"Huh?"

Boss Ding was stunned for a moment, and naturally looked at Wang Guan, who must have been very surprised. Being young is not a sin, the problem is that in the impression of the world, the youngest of the experts and scholars who study ancient paintings and calligraphy should be over forty years old. But no matter how you look at it, Wang Guan is less than forty years old, and he even feels less than thirty years old.

I heard from experts Zhu just now that even the mayor has to welcome Wang Guan, so Boss Ding subconsciously thinks that Wang Guan should be a son of a wealthy family or something, and no matter how bad he is, he should be the driver and secretary of the provincial leader.

Don't underestimate the drivers and secretaries of the big leaders, as the saying goes, the seven officials in front of the prime minister, the drivers and secretaries are equivalent to the long entourage next to the ancient officials, and they are the faces of the big leaders. If you offend them, you can be regarded as indirectly offending the big leader, and if you don't give the big leader face, maybe one day, their mouth will be crooked, and your future will be ruined, so naturally you have to provide for it well.

This is not Boss Ding's blind guessing, after all, this is a provincial capital, and he is a restaurant, and there are people from the system coming in and out every day, and all kinds of gossip are flying all over the sky. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Boss Ding also knows the affairs of officialdom, which are very miscellaneous.

just knew that the water in it was very deep, so Boss Ding's mouth was very tight, and even if he occasionally heard any secrets, he resolutely did not penetrate any mouth. That's it, more people also like to eat here, which can be regarded as a virtuous circle.

Of course, after a long time, he also developed Boss Ding's exquisite ability, and when he heard Specialist Zhu say this, even if he was very suspicious in his heart, he did not show the slightest clue on the surface, but smiled and said: "Oh, I really have no eyes, and I accidentally visited the wrong pier." Later, I will punish myself with three glasses, please forgive me. ”

"Wishing the experts, this is a joke." Wang Guan waved his hand and said: "At my level, I have only just started for a short time. ”

"To get started means to get in." Zhu Expert smiled again: "It's better than me, just lingering at the door, and I didn't even see the threshold......

"Humble." Wang Guan shook his head, but he also looked at the picture more intently. I saw that the painting was all ink or a little light color, and the pen was very rough and magnificent.

The painter uses bold lines to outline the outline of the dragon, and blurs its main parts with shades of ink, so that the image of the dragon is clear and prominent. The surrounding blank spaces and uneven shades of rendering give people unlimited room for imagination. Between the rough waves, the clouds and mist swirl around, vividly presenting the state of the dragon soaring freely in the air.

Generally speaking, the ancients painted dragons more noble and elegant, not the royal dragon pattern, it must be biased towards magnificence, splendor, giving people a luxurious feeling. But at present, this painting focuses on the fierce and brutal character of the dragon, giving people a sense of ferocity and violence.

All in all, from Wang Guan's aesthetic point of view, it is a good painting. Boss Ding used a table of wine banquet to exchange this dragon painting back, and it can be regarded as earning.

"Unfortunately, there is no inscription on the painting, and there is no seal."

At this time, Wang Guan regretted: "That is, an anonymous painting, the price is not high, the market price is about 30,000 or 50,000, if you meet someone you really like, it may be a little more." ”

"Thirty or fifty thousand?"

For a moment, Boss Ding was stunned, very unexpected, and only came back to his senses after half a ring, but also a little unconvinced: "Really?" ”

"How?"

At the right time, Zhu Expert smiled and said, "You hope it's fake?" Or do you think the price of this painting is too low and feel dissatisfied? ”

"No, no, no......"

Boss Ding hurriedly shook his head and said happily: "I thought it would be worth tens of thousands, but I didn't expect it to be worth thirty or fifty thousand...... It seems that the man is not lying, this is really from his ancestors. ”

"Whether it's handed down by his ancestors, it's a little uncertain." Wang Guan chuckled: "However, according to me, this painting should be a work of the middle and late Qing Dynasty, and it should be one or two hundred years ago." ”

"One or two hundred years?" Hearing this, Boss Ding was naturally even happier, but he was also a little puzzled, not knowing how Wang Guan came to such a judgment.

"Look at the paper of the work."

Wang Guan gestured: "Calligraphy and painting can be old, but the color of the old can definitely be different from the traces that have been formed over a long period of time. Moreover, the color formed in ten or twenty years is also significantly different from the color formed in one or two hundred years. Through the differences, it is possible to roughly determine the generation. ”

"Of course, there must be some errors, so it's not certain whether it's in the middle or late."

Between the words, Wang Guan still had a little regret: "Maybe I know that dragon painting is a taboo, so the author doesn't dare to sign it, and he doesn't even have an annual model, but it makes it difficult to accurately identify it." ”

"Mr. Wang, you are too humble."

At this time, I wish the expert to refute, not so much a refutation, but a good thing: "You can judge the age of something by the color of the paper." This kind of ability is not something that everyone has, it is admirable enough......"

"You've won the prize."

Wang Guan smiled and said: "I just said it casually, and my personal opinion does not mean the final public opinion......" (to be continued......