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Although Li Mobai is in the limelight in the mainland and has a unique reputation for a while, his recognition in Hong Kong is still relatively low, and there are so many celebrities and rich people on Hong Kong Island that the media can't cope with it at all, and he hasn't noticed Li Mobai from the mainland for a while, so Li Mobai can also quietly visit the preview of the special auction of 'Zhang Daqian's Painting of Meiyuntang'. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Speaking of Mei Yuntang, Li Mobai is really envious, if there is anyone in the world who has the most collections of Zhang Daqian's paintings, there is no doubt that 'Mei Yuntang, a total of more than 100 paintings, is not only of high quality, but also complete in variety'.

Since the 40s of the last century, Zhang Daqian and the Gao couple who are engaged in photography met in Chengdu, and praised each other's artistic attainments, and have been cherishing each other for decades, and the relationship is very good, in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, China, and even traveling abroad, there has been contact.

Mr. and Mrs. Gao Lingmei are famous photographers, who often photograph Zhang Daqian and his works, and participate in the collection, planning, and publication of Zhang Daqian's works. Zhang Daqian has carefully conceived gifts for the Gao couple for the New Year's birthday and wrote a scene of travel. When he and Zhang Daqian traveled in India, they received a congratulatory gift from Zhang Suo's "Tianzhu Covered Bullfighting" fan scroll, as well as a painting score created to teach the children of the Gao couple, and more Kaolin plum purchased works from Zhang Daqian's solo exhibition.

With decades of deep friendship, the richness of Mei Yun Tang's collection is by no means unimaginable to ordinary people, so this Mei Yun Tang special exhibition has attracted buyers from all over the world. Zhang Daqian is one of the Chinese artists, one of the most influential in the world, when he went to Argentina in the 40s, he was personally received by Argentine President Perón and his wife, since the 60s, the price of Zhang Daqian's works has been firmly in the international market first-class status, so far no one has shaken.

Although there is a huge picture of Qi Baishi celebrating Jiang Guangtou's birthday recently, the auction price has exceeded 400 million yuan, in fact, everyone knows what it is all about, even if the selfie and self-sale reach 1 billion yuan, it is not uncommon, this is not to belittle Mr. Qi Baishi's artistic realm, in fact, Qi Baishi is also everyone, but Mr. Qi Baishi should be said to be a master, and he is too far behind in terms of innovation.

Mei Yuntang launched 25 works this time, among which "Jia Coupling Picture", "Duozi Picture", "Yunshan Ancient Temple", "Reading Catalpa Tree Hate" and so on are the best of the best, 25 works are estimated to be worth 130 million Hong Kong dollars, Li Mobai is for the auction to prepare a budget of 800 million Hong Kong dollars, it can be said that it is a must-win.

Just when Li Mobai was engrossed in appreciating the master's work "Jia Coupling Picture", the famous Taiwanese collector Mu Qianli also came to the preview site, and went straight to "Jia Coupling Picture" as soon as he came, but Li Mobai did not care too much, there were too many collectors interested in Mr. Zhang Daqian's paintings, and Li Mobai had little contact with the collection circle, especially collectors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

"Jia Coupling Picture" is a vertical scroll painting on paper made by Mr. Zhang Daqian and Mr. Zhang Daqian in 1947, about 184 cm high and 90 cm wide. In the painting, the delicate depiction of gold and lotus, under the background of the dark green stained Tian Tian Maoye, is magnificent and unconventional, and the amphibious mandarin ducks in the thick shade are colorful and leisurely. The whole painting is grand and well-layered, and it is a representative work of Mr. Zhang Daqian's splashing color and ink painting method.

Especially the moral contained in this painting, Li Mobai likes it very much, he is about to get engaged to Jiang Suhan, a girl, and he must have a decent gift as a souvenir.

Mu Qianli also didn't notice that Li Mobai thought he was just an ordinary enthusiast, and he didn't pay attention to Li Mobai, and he admired it, and Sotheby's, the organizer of the auction, sent a senior executive to accompany him and explain it, and the treatment was not comparable to Li Mobai at all.

Li Mobai doesn't care about these false names at all, if he wants to be famous, as long as he builds a museum, he will definitely become a world-class celebrity, and any one of his collections will shock the world.

I was sure that this work was genuine, and I had a plan in my heart, so I looked at the next "Multi-sub Picture", in fact, Mr. Daqian had painted a lot of multi-sub pictures, but this one was one of the finest ones.

As for "Duozi Tu", not to mention, it is definitely comparable to the masterpiece of "Jia Coupling Tu", the implication is needless to mention, Li Mobai is even more ambitious.

After Li Mobai left, Mu Qianli's assistant said in a low voice, "That young man just now seems to be Li Mobai, who is in the limelight in the mainland, and it is said that he picked up a super big leak at an auction in New York some time ago. ”

"Oh? Why didn't you say earlier, this young man is good, I have read his paper, the analysis is reasonable, and the speculation on the inscription on the ding is also quite bold, but it is reasonable and well-founded, and the neighbors admire it. Mu Qianli smiled when he heard this.

"Boss, it's not a short time he's been looking at this picture." The assistant said again.

"It's a good thing that young people like Mr.'s paintings." Mu Qianli said disapprerovingly, but he was thinking in his heart, it seems that it is really not easy to win this painting smoothly this time.

The senior director of the auctioneer who accompanied him was surprised and happy when he heard this, Li Mobai was very clear about what happened in the auction hall, the company had already intended to contact him, but there was no suitable opportunity, he didn't expect to come this time, it was really surprising, but his expression remained unchanged at all.

Li Mobai left the preview site, and did not ask for the opinions of a few delicate beauties around him, so he went directly to the place where the antique shops on Hong Kong Island are concentrated.

Jiang Suhan just saw Li Mobai looking at Duozitu for a long time, but he was a little shy in his heart, and secretly said Why is he not pregnant yet, this guy is very fierce every time, it's really strange, when he gets engaged, he must continue to work hard, and have a child as soon as possible, this guy won't mess around outside.

Li Mobai didn't know what Jiang Suhan was thinking in his heart at this moment, but when he saw that Jiang Suhan's face was a little crimson, he said in a low voice, "What are you thinking, do you see the idol in your dreams!"

"Where, where there are idols!" Although Li Mobai's voice was low, it did not escape the ears of the two babies.

"Yuqing, you're so stupid, isn't my brother an idol now!" Yu Xun heard Yu Qing's words and hurriedly said, and made a vomiting grimace.

Jiang Suhan couldn't help but laugh when he saw Yu Xun's expression.

Li Mobai was a little speechless, these two baby sisters are really spoiled, it seems that these two girls will be more restrained in the future.

The Hollywood Antique Market is the area of Morro Street and Hollywood Avenue in Sheung Wan, there are more than 1,000 antique shops, most of the things here come from the mainland, many are normal channels, there are underground channels, and of course, there are a large number of fakes flooded with it, it can be said that this is a very test of people's eyesight.

Li Mobai came with the old man many years ago, and he still remembers it vividly, when the owner of the antique shop was quite arrogant and treated mainlanders quite coldly. However, when Li Mobai found a few good things at a very low price in the market, the store was immediately impressed by Li Mobai's little boy and treated him with courtesy.

Most of the owners of Hong Kong antique shops are collectors, they know more about antiques, their eyesight is also good, and they are arrogant and arrogant, after all, many mainland tourists go to Hollywood, and they can't distinguish between genuine and fake, in their eyes they are all the same, either messing around, or domineering with a nouveau riche face, people in the antique circle are quite surnamed, and people can open shops without worrying about business, they don't have a good face.

When he arrived in Hollywood, Li Mobai said, "Yuying Yuqing, give each of you 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, you go to find what you like, if you buy a fake, don't blame me for not being emotional!" ”

"Yay! Brother, you're so good! The two girls suddenly became excited when they heard this, and one of them gave Li Mobai a hug.

Although these two girls are not immersed in the way of antiques like Li Mobai, they are still quite proficient in calligraphy and painting, and they are even more fond of Ming and Qing Dynasty jewelry.

Seeing that these two girls were excited, Li Mobai shook his head, signaled to the tiger and the leopard, and asked the two to follow behind the two girls, and then took Jiang Suhan around.

Jiang Suhan came to the Hollywood antique market for the first time, and he also felt quite novel, "Li Mobai, how come there are as many things here as Pan Jiayuan, where did they all come from?" ”

"Of course, they are all from China, and there are not only more things here, but also more real than those in China!" Li Mobai smiled.

"I know, it's smuggled over, will there be good things like national treasures!" Jiang Suhan suddenly understood, and looked at Li Mobai with a curious expression.

"Of course there is, but there are very few, and even if there is, it may not be able to meet us." Li Mobai explained with a smile that the Hollywood antique market can be said to be a bridgehead for the smuggling of Chinese cultural relics to foreign countries, and there are many heavy weapons, but the boss will never be stupid to see people, each boss has his own source of customers, and he wants to see it for big customers.

Li Mobai took Jiang Xuhan all the way, and found that although the owner of the antique shop still sat on the chair and did not answer, his expression was relatively much better than back then.

Looking at the antique shop with almost everything, even if the decorations on the doors of ancient Chinese houses are commonplace here, and even there are clocks and watches from decades ago, Li Mobai said in his heart that Hong Kong is Hong Kong after all, and the collection culture is really relatively mature, not at all like a swarm of bees in the domestic market, and you can buy whatever is hot.

I looked at several small shops along the way, but Li Mobai never made a move, not that there were no real things, but they were all gadgets, but I didn't see a single one of the real good things, Li Mobai was not in a hurry, he was still looking at it slowly, more than 1,000 antique shops, there were only a few.

"Li Mobai, look at that porcelain vase and the one I saw last time in Panjiayuan!" Walking into a shop dealing in ancient ceramics, Jiang Suhan pointed to a pastel vase and said, this time I learned to be shrewd, and I no longer used my hands, but changed to fingers.

"Daughter-in-law, you can, progress is fast." Li Mobai followed Jiang Suhan's point, then looked over, couldn't help but be happy, and said with a smile.

Jiang Suhan knew that when Li Mobai was giggling, he must have said a lie, so he said, "It's obviously the same!" ”

What Jiang Suhan is referring to is indeed a piece of pastel porcelain, but this is a work of a folk kiln, and it is also a folk kiln in the late Qing Dynasty.

As soon as Li Mobai walked into this store, he found that this store was not only large in scale, but also quite particular in terms of furnishings, which was more exquisite than the furnishings of most antique stores in China, and he knew that this boss was not simple.

Moreover, there are few high-quality fakes in the store, and most of them have a certain history, so I can't help but pay attention to them. Suddenly, a pottery on the shelf in front of him attracted Li Mobai's attention, "Boss, can this object be handled?" ”

The boss sat on the chair and watched Li Mobai and the two come in without speaking, drinking tea quietly, and when he heard Li Mobai speak, he knew that he was a person in the circle, so he got up and said, "Of course, if you don't let me do business." So saying, he got up and took out the clay pot and put it on the counter.

Li Mobai reached out and picked up this clay pot from the counter and looked at it carefully, after looking at it, Li Mobai couldn't help but be a little surprised, this clay pot is really a good thing, it turned out to be a fish-pattern colored glazed pottery pot in the Yangshao culture period, the shape is also complete, and it has a high collection value, so he intends to take this thing, "Boss, give a price!" ”

"200,000, a fixed price!" The boss said, he was also a little surprised in his heart, this painted pottery pot is the most valuable thing he put outside, and the young man actually found it at a glance, "Liangzai's eyesight is really powerful, this clay pot is the treasure of my town store." ”

"Okay, it's 200,000!" Li Mobai didn't hesitate, the price was not high, and the way he wanted to come to this thing was a little wrong, so he agreed, "The boss is joking, it's just a gadget, if there are any good things, you might as well let me pass by." ”

The shopkeeper smiled when he heard this, "The little brother is really courageous, and he has indeed gotten his hands on a few good things recently, but there are already a few old customers who have booked them." ”

Li Mobai knows the meaning of the boss's words, the so-called old customer reservation means that the price is not comparable to this clay pot, if you are really interested, don't think my price is high.

"Well, ask the boss to let me see it for a long time." Li Mobai said with a smile, but the meaning was to say, as long as you have good things, just let me see them.

"Inside, please!" The boss looked at Li Mobai and Jiang Suhan, and knew that these two were by no means ordinary nouveau riche, especially the watch on Li Mobai's wrist, which was a limited edition of Patek Philippe, and the factory price was more than one million that year, and it was impossible to wear it without a certain background.

Entering the room, the boss first poured tea for Li Mobai and the others, and then politely asked Li Mobai to wait for a while, Li Mobai also smiled slightly, didn't say much, and waited for the boss to take out his baby.

After a while, the boss took out a blue and white picture jar, and when he saw this blue and white picture jar, Li Mobai said, "The blue and white of the official kiln in the Daoguang period, the boss should put it away, if there are no other objects, he will leave." ”

The shopkeeper hadn't had time to introduce it, and he had already been called by Li Mobai to reveal the origin of this blue and white picture jar, his face couldn't help but be quite embarrassed, and he was even more surprised in his heart, God, fortunately he didn't talk nonsense, otherwise this person would have lost a lot today, this young man is a master, so he said with a flash, "Little brother, wait a minute, I'll show you a few more pieces." ”

Jiang Suhan saw Li Mobai's words and asked the boss to take back the object he had just picked up, so he looked at Li Mobai curiously and whispered, "How do you know that it was from the Daoguang period, and you didn't get started." ”

"My eyes are as fiery as I can see at a glance that this is a 36D." Li Mobai pointed at Jiang Xuhan's twin peaks and smiled evilly.

Jiang Suhan wanted to go crazy, but this was a public occasion, so he could only quietly pinch the soft flesh under Li Mobai's ribs, and suddenly Li Mobai grinned in pain.

At this moment, the shopkeeper took out another clay pot, and after the boss put the clay pot on the table, he didn't dare to say much, and he would lose if he said too much, the boss had already seen Li Mobai's eyes, and shut up after saying a polite word.

Li Mobai was a little surprised when he saw the shape of this clay pot, this thing is not simple, and he couldn't help but be cautious.

This clay pot is about 40 centimeters high, quite similar to the modern common goblet, but more strong, although not started, but look at the shape and fetal quality, ornamentation, Li Mobai knows that this is still a pottery of the Yangshao culture period, but it is obviously more delicate than the clay pot just now, and the decoration is also richer, full of the mysterious characteristics of primitive civilization.

Take a closer look, and find that the production process of this jar is made by the wheel method, which is in line with the characteristics of Yangshao culture. The so-called wheel method is the method of processing pottery with a potter's wheel, also known as a pottery wheel, which is a disc fixed on a short axis that stands. When processing the clay embryo, the reconciled clay is placed on the rotating wheel, and with the help of the power of the pottery wheel rotation, the material is pulled out by hand and the clay blank is made by lifting the technique. The pottery made by the wheel system has uniform wall thickness, regular shape, dense wheel patterns on the surface of the vessel, and eccentric lines of line cutting at the bottom of the vessel.

Looking at this clay pot, Li Mobai knew that this boss was not simple, this was a good thing, so he smiled, "Boss, the thing is good, wrap it up." ”

The shopkeeper saw that Li Mobai didn't ask the price at all, so he let it be wrapped, and he couldn't help but be surprised, but he understood in his heart that Li Mobai not only wanted this clay pot, but also was not satisfied with buying this one, so he had to smile helplessly, and said in his heart that he had met a master today, and turned around and walked inside.

Jiang Suhan saw Li Mobai's words and asked the boss to go inside, he couldn't help but look at Li Mobai with wide eyes, Li Mobai didn't speak, and made a grimace at Jiang Suhan, causing Jiang Suhan to cast a murderous look, as if he was saying, be honest, I'll recruit you later.

When the boss took out a piece of pottery again, Li Mobai's eyes lit up, and he heard the boss say, "Little brother, this is the object at the bottom of the box." ”

(To be continued)