Zhu Li has a few playful freckles on his cheeks, his eyebrows are clear and his eyes are very white, typical of a small jasper. But You Fang didn't have any further development with her, his mind was not on this, he just came to skip the class, and he couldn't even soak the squad leader. On the other hand, he also felt that he should not delay other people's studies, Zhu Li was a serious Peking University student.

You Fang doesn't start but someone does, isn't one of the main businesses of many people going to college is to fall in love, it is said that before the summer vacation of the second semester, Zhu Li was chased by a boy named Sheng Shilong in the Department of History, these two people are Sichuan villagers, and at that time You Fang had already left Yenching University to set up a bureau to kill the wild fox. Later, You Fang learned that although there are not many people who skip classes in college, he is definitely not the only one, and one of the purposes of many people is to get an object, but he didn't think about it, it was still too simple at that time!

As for Professor Wu Pingdong, You Fang's first formal classroom exchange with him was more than a month after the start of school, and he had hardly said anything superfluous except for listening to lectures, and Wu Lao ignored him, and he was embarrassed to take the initiative to talk to him. It was a class discussion, the topic was about the protection of ancient buildings, the classroom atmosphere was very relaxed, the students chatted and talked about it, I don't know who started it, mentioned the recent collection boom, especially about the news about the ancient porcelain market in recent years.

Wu Lao suddenly asked: "Xiaoyou, can you report a list of the sky-high prices of Chinese porcelain in the international auction market in recent years?" ”

This is the first time that Wu Pingdong has called his name in class, and You Fang stood up a little flattered, secretly saying in his heart that Wu Lao is really good at remembering his surname. When we met for the first time in Panjiayuan Market more than a year ago, You Fang said to Wu Lao: "The most expensive thing to fry now is Yuan Qinghua...... We have a list of global auction prices in our store, and I don't believe it will be shown to you as a reference. "I didn't expect the old gentleman to remember this one.

Seeing him stand up, Wu Lao made a gesture and said, "Class discussion is not a question, you sit down and say, don't be nervous." ”

You Fang immediately reported the sky-high prices of the 2005 Chinese porcelain auction with the most representative surname: first, a Yuan blue and white Guiguzi Xiashan picture jar auctioned by Christie's in London, which sold for 230 million yuan, followed by the Qing Qianlong enamel amphora auctioned by Sotheby's Hong Kong, which sold for 120 million yuan, and the Yuan blue and white Jinxiang Pavilion picture jar auctioned by Christie's Hong Kong, which sold for 50 million yuan......

There was an exclamation in the classroom, and Wu Lao took the opportunity to ask: "Students, analyze what are the causes and motives of this round of hype?" ”

The general point of view is that China's economic growth for decades has accumulated a large amount of national wealth, and a considerable number of people have considerable consumption power, and are transforming from pure material consumption demand to investment demand and spiritual consumption demand, and it is reasonable that the art collection market is gradually heating up.

It was also mentioned that in recent years, the Western world has been hit by a full-blown economic crisis, while China has become increasingly powerful and has a higher international status. The enhancement of national strength is also reflected in the strength of culture, so the appreciation potential of Chinese cultural relics in the international collection market is becoming more and more obvious.

Wu Lao smiled: "The students seem to be very proud, indeed, they should be proud. Then he asked the second sentence: "In that case, what about the situation of American cultural relics in the Chinese market?" The national strength and cultural strength of the United States should be more obvious. ”

I had never heard of any American cultural relics hyped in the Chinese collection market, and the students laughed, saying that the history of the United States is too short, and there is no such rich civilization precipitation. When it comes to American culture, the Mayan civilization can be talked about, but it cannot be compared with China's 5,000-year-old uninterrupted civilization inheritance and accumulation.

Wu Lao shook his head slightly: "It's not right to understand it this way, the concept of cultural relics is similar to that of each nation, if the original copy of the American "Reading Power Declaration" is lost to China and cannot be stolen or snatched back, think about it, will there be Americans willing to spend a lot of money to buy it back?" Of course! Then he asked the third sentence: "Why do the international market mainly fry porcelain?" ”

Most of the students answered from a historical point of view, in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty, China's national strength was unparalleled in the world, and the state invested manpower and material resources to burn official kilns, with the world's most stringent screening procedures and process standards, and gathered the highest level of craftsmen of that era, so that Chinese porcelain reached a peak of almost irreproducible artistic achievements, and was the most typical representative of historical crafts in the collection world.

Seeing that the topic was almost discussed, Wu Lao finally concluded: "The students' views are reasonable, but I have one thing to add, where are the most typical representative artifacts of ancient Chinese handicrafts now?" ”

Without waiting for the students to answer, Wu Lao introduced another set of data: according to incomplete statistics from UNESCO, there are 1.64 million pieces of Chinese cultural relics in more than 200 well-known overseas museums, and the private collection is about ten times the collection. According to the most conservative estimates, there are at least 17 million Chinese cultural relics in the diaspora. This figure far exceeds the total number of cultural relics in China's existing collections, and also exceeds the number of cultural relics in China's private collections, among which ancient Chinese porcelain is the most typical representative!

Speaking of this, You Fang, who was sitting in the first row, suddenly reacted, what did Wu Lao want to say after such a big circle? Although he had mixed in Panjiayuan, he didn't know much about the numbers that Wu Lao said, and when he learned about it, he suddenly realized. In recent years, the international auction market has been represented by Chinese ancient porcelain, which is very simple, and it is a kind of Jianghu method known as "rolling balls in the plate".

Seeing that You Fang's expression seemed to have an understanding, Wu Pingdong called him by name for the second time: "Xiaoyou, you can also tell me, in addition to what everyone said, do you have any other opinions?" ”

You Fang hurriedly waved his hand: "My views are all wild roads, how can everyone analyze them so professionally." ”

Wu Pingdong: "No matter what way he goes, you might as well talk about it, now it's a class discussion to speak freely, and any opinion can be expressed." ”

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The saying "balls in the plate" is very vivid. "Pearl" is what the "empty people" cherish and hope to get. "Ball" has two meanings: first, it refers to trying to increase the value of these things, and at the same time, it can greatly attract the attention of the other party; Secondly, it refers to the sensational effect of stir-frying a thing, which drives the value of similar items in your hand to rise together.

The meaning of "on-plate" refers to the hoarding of such things, although they are cherished by the "empty people". Therefore, they must first fry them in their own hands, which is called "rolling", and then go to "fishing for holes", which is collectively called the ball in the plate.

Like other rivers and lakes, this technique should first pay attention to choosing the object and timing of the attack, such as the things on the ancestors of Zhang Sanjia, Li Si will not be too interested. It is necessary to wait until Zhang Sanjia is wide, and then make a game to fry the ancestral treasure of Zhang Sanjia vigorously. Zhang San will even be secretly happy, because the things on his ancestors are expensive, and his face is also bright! At this time, it is inevitable that someone from the Zhang San family will come to the door and be slaughtered by the wronged boss in turn.

Under normal circumstances, with the growth of China's investment demand and spiritual and cultural consumer demand, it is reasonable that the domestic art collection market is gradually heating up. But it should be a steady process, and it should also be dominated by the domestic market.

But in this process, there was a sudden wave of bizarre speculation, and it was launched from abroad, which suddenly hyped a batch of ancient Chinese porcelain to an incredible sky-high price, which led to the rise in the price of Chinese cultural relics in the diaspora. Most importantly, it has attracted great attention from Chinese collectors and wealthy businessmen with a sense of national pride, patriotism and vanity.

Nowadays, there is a driving force behind a popular post posted on the Internet, and such an astronomical amount of international hype is simply impossible without a series of behind-the-scenes careful planning, and the motives are self-evident.

"Intra-plate rolling" is not a one-shot deal, but a process of continuous fishing for shorts, and Christie's London auction house speculation Yuan Qinghua is just one of the prominent "rolls". In February 2009, Christie's Paris auction house auctioned the bronze beast head of the Old Summer Palace at a sky-high price, which was another eye-catching "roll", exposing the intention very obviously, and even a little naked can't wait.

The auction was disrupted by a Chinese collector named Cai Mingchao (Note: For the specific process, please refer to the "Overseas Auction of the Beast Head of the Old Summer Palace" on the Internet). At that time, You Fang also heard about it in Panjiayuan, and in his opinion, it was just someone setting up a game to catch a loophole, but Mr. Cai saw through it and took a risk to break the game temporarily.

But at that time, You Fang only regarded it as an isolated incident, and today I listened to Wu Pingdong's questions in class, and suddenly figured out more things, and linked these series of things together, forming a clear vein of the "rolling ball in the plate" Jianghu Bureau in my mind.

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Normally, You Fang will not explain the Jianghu Gate in front of the "layman", but for some reason, he has no selfish thoughts in front of Mr. Wu Pingdong, and he said what he understands and what he thinks in his heart, without using too many code words of the eight gates of the rivers and lakes, and tries to tell it in a popular way, so that the students in the classroom can understand.

When You Fang spoke, Wu Pingdong listened very seriously, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes from time to time. When he finished speaking, no one made a sound in the classroom for a few seconds, everyone was still digesting and reminiscing, and many people were nodding secretly, this was the last class in the morning, and it was time for class to end.

Wu Pingdong cleared his throat and said: "Students, class is over, the content of today's class discussion, please write a short paper after you go back, which will be part of the final assessment results." …… Xiaoyou, you stay for a while. ”

The classmates all left, but Wu Pingdong left You Fang alone, and You Fang asked a little uneasily: "Professor Wu, what I just said is too much of a river and lake, making you laugh at your old university questioners." ”

Wu Pingdong shook his head again and again: "No, what you said is very good, I have known some of this kind of thing before, but I can't explain it as thoroughly as you did." The world is full of knowledge, and the practice of human feelings is the article, you are indeed not simple, don't underestimate yourself. …… Xiaoyou, do you know why I ask those questions in class? ”

You Fang: "I can guess a little, but I don't know very well, so please tell me." ”

Wu Pingdong glanced around the empty seats in the classroom: "Most of these classmates in the class are different from you, they don't understand that the outside world is very complicated, and it is more complicated than they can imagine now. Nowadays, many students majoring in archaeology are affected by the craze for collecting, on the one hand, they feel mysterious and interesting, and on the other hand, they think about the future of treasure appreciation and fame. ”

You Fang whispered on the side: "They haven't gone out to mingle, and they will naturally know it in the future." ”

Wu Pingdong asked rhetorically: "What about now?" In college, teachers are expected to teach more than just professional skills. They still do not understand the real hardships of the profession of cultural relics protection and the responsibilities it has to shoulder, and they do not understand the bitterness and helplessness that cultural relics workers often feel. I'm afraid you don't even know this, and what I wanted to tell the students today is not exactly what you said. ”

You Fang said in an inquiring tone, "What did Elder Wu originally plan to say?" ”

Wu Pingdong: "I wanted to tell them that among the Chinese cultural relics that have been unearthed and handed down, the overseas collection is far larger than the domestic collection, and the vast majority of the domestic cultural relics are not tradable. This hype has actually brought about a huge revaluation of Chinese antiquities in Western collections, which is no less than a secondary plunder when introduced to the market. …… It has also intentionally or unintentionally triggered the rampant destruction of tombs and the smuggling of cultural relics in China, and many of the things auctioned abroad are not necessarily lost in history, but have been smuggled out of the country by tomb robbers through various channels in recent years, and then sold back to the domestic collection industry at a high price in this way. ”

You Fang said apologetically: "I took up the class time, and you haven't had time to say it." ”

Wu Pingdong smiled: "It's okay, I've already left homework for them, and if you learn, you have to think about it." And what you said is also very important, but no matter how clearly you see the various means in the world, you must also understand what the whole background is, so I will leave you alone to talk about it. ”

You Fang nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I just know a little bit about the small arts, so I especially admire Professor Wu, a person like you who really has a university question!" …… Look, am I also handing in an assignment? ”

Wu Pingdong shook his hand: "You don't have to, you are using idle teaching facilities to skip classes here, I can accept it, if you hand in homework to the teacher for approval, it will occupy teaching resources, I can't encourage it." Okay, you can go too, don't miss lunch. ”

When You Fang left, Mr. Wu was still standing in front of the podium, looking at the empty classroom, his eyes were very complicated, and he seemed to be a little lonely and had more expectations.

Wu Pingdong didn't finish his words in class, so he left homework for the students, he didn't let You Fang hand in the homework, but deliberately left him to talk alone, which was the first formal communication between Wu Lao and Xiaoyou. In the second week, I took this class again, and after class, Wu Pingdong asked You Fang to stay again, but he didn't say anything, but gave him two things.

A meal card for all major canteens in the teaching and living areas of Yenching University, and a reading card that can be swiped to enter the library of Peking University. The "gift" is very light and almost worthless, and the amount of the meal card is also empty, and you need to recharge the logistics window of the canteen by yourself, but the symbolic meaning of these two things is very special, and it will bring great convenience to the study and life of an outsider who is taking classes at Peking University.

You Fang was very moved, and then remembered the two books that Wu Lao gave him more than a month ago, and he almost didn't know what to say, and he couldn't even say a few words of rejection or politeness. And Wu Pingdong didn't want to hear his thanks, so he said hello and turned around and left. You Fang felt that he should repay Wu Lao well, but he couldn't find a suitable opportunity, except for listening to the class in the classroom and not making trouble, Wu Lao didn't need him to do anything.

But the hard work paid off, only half a month has passed, and the opportunity has come.

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