"Do you know the origin of this jade seal?"

At this time, Zhao Zhihong's eyes showed a look of reminiscence, as if he remembered something. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Qin Fan and Zhao Ying shook their heads in unison, the treasure seal used by Emperor Qianlong was not an ordinary thing that could be found casually from the antique market. Judging from the texture, carving and historical and cultural value of this treasure seal, although it is not as good as the 25 treasures of the Qing Dynasty and the 10 treasures of Shengjing, it is also an extremely precious cultural relic, which can be said to be a priceless treasure.

It's just that as long as it is profitable in the antique market, anything can be faked. There was a time when there were many forged treasure seals in the antique market, and there were many antique collectors who were deceived.

In fact, in ancient history, many dynasties have had counterfeit heirloom jade seals.

Since the rulers of China vigorously proclaimed that obtaining the heirloom seal was a destiny and an auspicious omen, forged jade seals have been repeatedly discovered since the Song Dynasty.

For example, in the third year of Song Shaosheng, Duan Yi, a native of Xianyang, said that when he was repairing the house, he dug up a jade seal from the ground that was "blue as jade, warm and lush, and with five plates of buttons on his back". Later, after the research of thirteen officials such as Cai Jing, a scholar of Hanlin, it was determined that this was the true Qin system of the national seal. However, according to the research of later generations, this is a fake jade seal forged by Cai Jing and others in order to deceive the emperor.

In the thirteenth year of Ming Hongzhi, Huxian Mao Zhixue got the jade seal in the mud river, and presented the emperor Xiaozong by Xiong Yuzhong, the governor of Shaanxi, and later this jade seal was visited by Huang Taiji. However, in the early Qing Dynasty, there were 39 jade seals in the Forbidden City, among which the one known as the jade seal of the country was regarded as a fake by Emperor Qianlong.

It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the jade seal, and it finally disappeared after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, and there is no trace of it so far.

"I bought this jade seal from a private collector in Xiangjiang 20 years ago."

It turned out that at that time, Zhao Zhihong had just started to do jade business, and for a period of time, the price of jade plummeted, and he once faced the crisis of bankruptcy. So, he brought a batch of high-quality Hetian jade materials and came all the way to Xiangjiang to sell this batch of jade materials to the jewelry company in Xiangjiang.

However, after he came to Xiangjiang, he ran into walls everywhere, and those jewelry companies looked down on him at all.

Just when Zhao Zhihong was destitute, an old man helped him. Later, he learned that this old man was Zhang Xian, a famous art collector in Xiangjiang.

At the end of the 40s of the last century, the widows of Yanjing, the old financiers of Shang/Hai and the old officials of Nan/Beijing left Xiangjiang in order to escape the war. The gold, silver, cultural relics and artworks carried by these people have created a prosperous Xiangjiang antique market.

Zhang Xian, who was in the clothing business at the time, seized this rare opportunity to inherit the family business and start an antique business, and dug the first pot of gold from this industry.

After that, Zhang Xian's antique business grew bigger and bigger, and in 1968, he participated in an auction in London, becoming the first Chinese Xiangjiang to appear in an international auction.

In the world of antiques, Zhang Xian is a well-known name, and his superb ability to identify cultural relics, especially porcelain and miscellaneous, has won the trust and respect of collectors around the world. For a long time, Zhang Xian's words were a famous brand in the antique industry in Greater China, and no one could beat it.

Qin Fan had naturally heard of Zhang Xian's name, but he didn't expect that this legendary figure in the antique world would be Zhao Zhihong's enlightenment teacher.

And this jade seal is one of Zhang Xian's many collections.

Zhao Zhihong, who was still a young man at the time, was attracted by it at first sight.

Later, he took out all the money on his body and bought the jade seal from Zhang Xian's hand.

After returning to China, he took this jade seal to many respected cultural relics experts in the antique industry for identification, but the results of the appraisal were not the same. Some experts believe that this jade seal is real, while others believe that it is a high-quality fake.

At that time, Zhao Zhihong almost went bankrupt in order to buy this jade seal, and when he returned to China, he was almost penniless, and he couldn't even afford to eat.

When he was at his most destitute, he stumbled upon a high-quality jade mine with huge reserves. Since then, his business has been smooth sailing, and after decades of hard work, he has become the king of jade in the jewelry industry.

And all this happened after he got this treasure seal.

After listening to Zhao Zhihong's story, Qin Fan's heart was shocked, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

When he stared at this treasure seal with his golden treasure pupils just now, he saw the purple light in the treasure seal, and faintly felt that there was a special energy hidden in it.

However, Qin Fan didn't dare to absorb this energy rashly, the last time he absorbed the energy in that twelve-eyed dzi, he almost had an accident and caused permanent damage to his eyes.

The purple energy in this treasure seal is stronger and more mysterious than the mermaid's tears and the twelve-eyed dzi, and if it is forcibly absorbed, I am afraid that something unpredictable will happen.

Thinking of this, Qin Fan forcibly calmed the emotions in his heart, and glanced at this treasure seal with some pity.

"Although this treasure seal is precious, it is still inferior to the Qing Twenty-five Fang Treasure Seal and the Ten Treasures of Shengjing, those few treasure seals are the most important weapons of the country, I don't know if there will be mysterious energy in them."

Qin Fan shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. He didn't dare to absorb the energy in this treasure seal easily, let alone the Qing Twenty-five Treasures, the Ten Treasures of Shengjing, and the jade seal that was nowhere to be found.

"Xiaofan, stay and eat at noon, let's drink two cups." Zhao Zhihong's mood seemed to be very good, and he warmly invited Qin Fan to stay for dinner.

Qin Fan is not hypocritical, he still has business matters to ask Zhao Zhihong for help, and he happened to talk about it at the dinner table.

After about half an hour, a table of fragrant home-cooked food was placed in front of Qin Fan.

It's just that what Qin Fan didn't expect was that the dishes on this table were all made by Zhao Ying.

"What are you still doing, try my craft." Zhao Ying was quite proud when she saw Qin Fan's surprised expression, like an arrogant kitten with her tail raised high.

"You made all these dishes?"

Nowadays, many girls are pampered, and there are very few who can cook good dishes. Besides, Qin Fan knew that this Zhao Ying had a prominent family background, and she was a daughter born with a golden key. Normally, Bai Fumei from this kind of background can boil water, thank God, count on them to cook, and you are not afraid of being poisoned......

"Of course, it's not Miss Ben who else can have."

Zhao Ying snorted twice with a proud face, and glanced at Qin Fan.

This dish...... Isn't it really dark cuisine?

Qin Fan curiously took a pair of chopsticks and minced meat and fried eggplant into his mouth, and a rich flavor overflowed in his mouth, and Qin Fan's teeth and cheeks were fragrant when he ate it.

"Well, my craft is pretty good."

I have to say that Zhao Ying's cooking skills are still not blown, and they are comparable to the chefs in the restaurant.

At the dinner table, Zhao Zhihong took out a bottle of treasured Feitian Moutai and poured a full cup for himself and Qin Fan.

It is said that color is a steel knife that scrapes bones, and wine is a poison that pierces the intestines. People who practice boxing are very taboo about these two things, and try not to touch them if they can. It's just that Qin Fan has a special physique, which can purify the alcohol in his body, so drinking a little wine doesn't have much effect on him.

"I'm going to drink a little too." Zhao Ying was very interested, and poured herself a glass of liquor.

"Xiaoying, don't you usually don't drink, this is a 53-degree Feitian Moutai, it's very strong, you can take it easy." Seeing that Zhao Ying poured herself a full cup, Zhao Zhihong hurriedly reminded.

"It's okay Uncle Zhao."

Saying that, Zhao Ying took a shallow sip of Moutai wine, but her tongue was stuck out with spicy.

"By the way, Brother Zhao, thank you for your help at the jewelry fair last time. Otherwise, the signboard of Zhenyufang is only afraid that it will be smashed by that Chen Li. ”

Qin Fan is not an ungrateful person, during this period of time, Zhenyufang's business is booming, and a large part of the reason is that Zhao Zhihong is behind him. If it weren't for him, I was afraid that Zhenyufang would be difficult to deal with Chen Li's deliberate targeting.

"It's just a gesture, Chen Li, a woman who is self-righteous and arrogant, should also be taught a lesson." If the retired old man Chen of the Singapore Chen family came forward, he might give some face, but as for Chen Li, he was far from qualified.

Zhao Zhihong monopolized eighty percent of the Hetian jade market in China, and almost all jade suppliers had to look at him. As long as he says a word, he can easily make Singapore's Chen's jewelry face the crisis of jade shortage.

However, Chen Li did not know much about the situation of the domestic jade market, and if she knew that Zhao Zhihong's words could put the company into a crisis, she would definitely not dare to offend him easily.

It's just that there is no regret medicine to sell in this world, and the bitter fruit planted by Chen Li can only be swallowed by herself in the end.

"There is another thing I want to ask Brother Zhao for help, that is, there is a shortage of high-quality jade raw materials in the market during this time, and I don't know if I can provide a little jade material to Zhenyufang. As for the price, I can pay more than thirty percent. ”

In business, due to the rising price of nephrite jade, there is a shortage of high-quality jade materials in the market for a while, and even well-known jewelry stores such as Chow Sang Sang and Kim Tai Fook can't get much jade materials.

Some jade shops even raised the price by three or four percent, and they couldn't get much Hetian jade.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Xiaofan, if you have time, you can come to Hotan and visit the jade town. Zhao Zhihong drank Moutai wine and said casually.

Hearing this, Qin Fan's heart moved. He had long wanted to see the jade town, which was famous for its abundant Hetian jade, but he never had the opportunity.

This time, Zhao Zhihong was invited, but he could take this opportunity to go over there and see what he had gained.

After eating a meal, Qin Fan and the others completely dissipated the smell of alcohol, said goodbye to Zhao Zhihong and prepared to drive back to school.

"Qin Fan, wait a minute. I'll go back to school with you. ”

A voice like a silver bell came, and Zhao Ying trotted over, unceremoniously opened the car door and sat in.

Due to the relationship between drinking a little wine, Zhao Ying's face was flushed, and it looked like a tender red apple, which made people want to take a bite.

"What are you looking at, don't drive yet."

Zhao Ying noticed Qin Fan's eyes, couldn't help but feel a heartbeat, and pretended to be casual.