The reason is that after the Japanese invading army occupied our land, they did everything they could to collect exquisite art treasures that have been handed down from China for thousands of years. Naturally, this was met with resistance from the entire Chinese collector and art circles at the time, but most of them were powerless and powerless, and could not compete with the powerful, tyrannical and cruel Japanese army of the time. So at that time, everyone got together and thought of a solution, which was to fake.

The person who came up with this plan was a potter surnamed Zhou from the imperial kiln factory of the Qing Dynasty, and his ancestors were craftsmen of the imperial kiln factory for several generations, with exquisite craftsmanship and a lot of collections at home.

In ancient Chinese history, although craftsmen and craftsmen had exquisite skills in their hands, their social status was not very high, only a little better than that of the lower ninth class. Children can't study, and they can only be an official in the imperial examination, so they can only be a craftsman from generation to generation.

Therefore, these people are generally not a wealthy family, guarding the kiln factory, and it is inevitable to guard and steal themselves. Steal some porcelain and sell it to subsidize the family. As a craftsman of the Royal Imperial Kiln Factory, the porcelain stolen was naturally a royal tribute. Of course, they don't take the perfect tribute porcelain, just the porcelain that is slightly flawed and ordered to be destroyed is enough for them to be of infinite use.

Of course, these tribute porcelain targets were too big to be sold, so many of them were left in the hands of some potters. Even as a family heirloom zài.

Later, the news that the Zhou family had a collection of precious porcelain reached the ears of the Japanese, and soon the Japanese army came to the door and threatened the lives of the Zhou family to forcibly ask for these porcelain. However, the porcelain left by these ancestors is worth a thousand gold, and the craftsmen are naturally reluctant to give the heirlooms left by these ancestors at the risk of their lives to the Japanese in vain. But the lives of his family members can't be saved, and after thinking about it, this person thought of a way to cheat!

He relied on the kiln and porcelain-making technology passed down from his ancestors, and as a result, the imitations fired by this person were almost the same as the real ones, and after asking someone to make them old, he handed over the fake porcelain to the Japanese. not only saved the treasure passed down from the ancestors, but also saved the lives of his family members and saved a catastrophe.

This person is still a little chivalrous, and when his acquaintance also encountered this situation, he did not hide his secrets, and secretly passed on this method. Later, word of mouth spread, and the number of people who received this favor became more and more, and everyone thought it was a good idea.

At first, the method that was only circulated in the mouths of these skilled royal porcelain craftsmen slowly spread to the calligraphy, painting and collecting circles at that time. Even the famous Chinese painting masters Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, etc., all followed this path and preserved a large number of artistic treasures of the Chinese nation. ”

As for leaving a secret mark on the work, it is a rule, and people who have the ability generally think very highly of themselves. In addition, when these fakes were made, they were able to hide from the Japanese and save the lives of their families. Therefore, although it is a fake, everyone is extra careful, and the things made are naturally the best of the best. Such a good thing must be marked with a mark for future identification.

These works with the secret mark of the word 'Zhou' are also called Zhou Fang, but it only appeared during the anti-Japanese period, and later after the liberation of the country, it basically disappeared. So now more than 90 percent of the East and West are in Japan, and only a few remain in Japan.

The old man sighed and said: "Since you know the origin of Zhou Fang, let me tell you the truth, I am a descendant, and it is not accurate to say that it is a descendant." This is the ancestor participated in the counterfeiting of the year, and the craft has been passed down, but I just imitate calligraphy and painting, and nothing else. ”

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved: "Do you have any other works?" ”

The old man took out three more paintings, one Shi Tao and two Yun Shouping, all of which were big names, Wu Tianyuan looked at it for a while, and his level was no worse than Tan Jing!

Wu Tianyuan looked at the dilapidated house, the grandfather and grandson were not doing well, and said tentatively: "The old man met today is also fate, I admire your craftsmanship, I don't know ......"

The old man suddenly said loudly: "Don't say it again!" This time, it was Xiaoling who carried me to Boss Wu's shop, mainly to be curious if you were so amazing what you said on TV? Here's the money, as it is, but if you let me fake it, I'd rather go to jail! ”

"It's all my fault, don't arrest my grandfather, arrest me!"

Xiao Ling was excited, pulled Wu Tianyuan and begged: "It's a big deal, I will work for you, so you should pay off your debts!" ”

"Don't get excited, listen to me!"

Wu Tianyuan and Wang Jun glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "There are rules in the antique shop, and it is a shame to be blind, can I deny this?" Don't get excited, old man, since your ancestors have experienced that painful time, is your craftsmanship wasted like this? ”

"What do you mean?"

Wu Tianyuan saw the old man's puzzled look, and said in a low voice: "I want to use your painting to continue to deceive little Japan!" ”

At the moment, Wu Tianyuan roughly talked about the cooperation with the Yamanaka family briefly, even including the process of using Tan Jing to deceive Yasuda last time, and the old man listened to it with enthusiasm.

"Good boy, I didn't expect that although you are not a descendant of Zhou Fang, you have already walked in front of us!"

The old man was excited, grabbed Wu Tianyuan's hand, and said tremblingly: "My grandfather has no great ability in his life, and when he was dying, he asked me to inherit his career, and if I can deceive the Japanese once, I can accumulate virtue and do good, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to ......"

"Isn't this a ready-made opportunity, old man, I am a member of the country, Wu Tianyuan is doing things for the country, you can rest assured of this."

Wang Hong took out his certificate, and the bright five-pointed star made the old man completely believe it, and he became even more excited.

"Do you think that's good? I have a museum, let's go there and talk first. I still have a lot of Tan Jingfang's seals in my hand, all of which are from Hu Jing's hand, which will be more helpful to you in the future. ”

"You still have the seal of the Hu Jing, let me see it!"

The old man didn't say a word, took Xiaoling to the museum, and after seeing all the exhibition halls, especially the Old Summer Palace, the old man burst into tears.

"You kid really has a long face for your ancestors! From now on, my life will be yours! ”

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly stopped: "Actually, it's nothing, if you don't dislike it in the future, I will arrange a place for you to live, and take the original museum to copy for you, as for the future use, rest assured, the opportunity will not be wasted." ”

"Okay, there are seals of the Hu Jing, so many authentic works, my paintings are more certain!"

Wu Tianyuan asked Sun Yuyao to help buy a two-bedroom apartment nearby, and arranged for the grandfather and grandson to live.

Wu Tianyuan arranged everything, and took three paintings to the old man Ouyang for identification, if even he could deceive, it would be really invincible!

"Strange! What a strange drawing! ”

Old man Ouyang looked at it for a long time, and said very confusedly: "At first glance, it is a genuine product that opens the door, and I always feel a little strange when I look at it for a while!" But I can't figure out what's wrong, but my gut feeling is that there's something wrong with this painting! ”

Wu Tianyuan asked, "What do you think is wrong?" Seal? Style? ”

"I can't tell! Mainly seals, this ......"

Old man Ouyang really scratched his head, and told sù that there was a problem with his intuition for decades, but if he really couldn't say one, two, three, and couldn't say it clearly, he really encountered a problem.

"Boy, tell me quickly, what's the origin?"

Wu Tianyuan told the matter with a smile, including his idea of preparing to use Zhou Fang to deal with the Japanese, Old Man Ouyang frowned, and after a while, he said, "Zhou Fang still has a successor?" This Nangong brother has a very high level, if it weren't for some problems with the seal, even I would have to be eyed! ”

"Now that he has the seal of Hu Jing imitating the celebrities of the past dynasties, isn't that like a tiger?"

"Boy, I warn you!"

Old man Ouyang said: "You have a museum now, integrity is the most important, many people are staring at your every move, you must be cautious about deception!" I don't object to you dealing with the little devil, it's rare to have this opportunity, but every time before you shoot, all the things have to pass through my eyes, or if I go directly to Nangong Mingyuan, you must be completely sure! ”