Chapter Ninety-Four: Gong Banqian
Therefore, Xie Bin's favorite way to deal with people he doesn't like is to ignore the other party. This is especially true when dealing with people like Li Xiaojun. It's just a pity that the two girls, Zhang Lu and Chen Minhan, especially Chen Minhan, are really not a thing to mix with Li Xiaojun every day. But Xie Bin couldn't say anything, so he could shake his head secretly, hoping that this girl would wake up soon.
Xie Bin stayed in Pingzhou for three days and soon walked back. However, when he walked to Nandu, Xie Bin suddenly remembered Guoguo and Old Man Zhao, as well as Song Zhenping who had a big back. Think about it, Xie Bin got off the highway in Nandu and found a hotel in the city to stay.
I have to say that Nandu is really much more developed than the island city now, not to mention anything else, the service of this hotel is quite satisfactory. Xie Bin remembers that some hotels in the island city are forbidden to bring pets inside, but there is a special pet storage here, which is not only responsible for feeding and care, but also responsible for bathing and even seeing a doctor and feeding medicine if necessary.
When he was in Pingzhou, those big hotels also refused to take pets, and Xie Bin could only find a low-end hotel to live in. Now that he has come to Nandu, it is a completely different treatment, which really makes Xie Bin feel a little emotional.
Xie Bin came to Nandu this time, but he only had a temporary idea, and he didn't prepare any gifts, so he had to buy a little in the supermarket. It's not for Old Man Zhao, but for Guoguo. Xie Bin originally felt that a little girl like Guoguo was very loving, but now that he learned from Jiang Guanghao that Guoguo was an orphan like him, the pity in his heart was even stronger. Early the next morning, Xie Bin took Doudou to the bank of the Qinhuai River to run. Now it is no longer like jumping and jumping like when I was a child, but jumping forward like an adult black back, and it is far away. There are many people walking their dogs in the morning, and some are bigger than Doudou, so you don't have to worry about scaring others. And Doudou rarely runs around, he is always in front of and behind Xie Bin, and he doesn't change his calls, so Xie Bin is so relieved to take it out, otherwise, Xie Bin would rather put a chain on it. Xie Bin came back from running a lap and happened to see Old Man Zhao and Guoguo boxing in the old place. Xie Bin walked over quietly, standing not far away and practicing one move at a time, while Doudou was lying not far away staring at Xie Bin.
Old Man Zhao and Guoguo faced the river, although they felt movement behind them, they could just be ordinary morning exercise enthusiasts, so they didn't care. But as soon as he turned his head, he saw Xie Bin smiling.
"Xiao Xie?" Old Man Zhao asked a little unconvinced, but soon laughed, "Sure enough, it's you, but you haven't come back since you left, and I thought you had forgotten about my old man." ”
Guoguo Crispy shouted: "Brother Bin is good!" "This girl's name for Xie Bin is still so peculiar.
Xie Bin nodded, "Guoguo is good, Mr. Zhao is good, I didn't bother when I saw you practicing boxing, hehe, I scared you." ”
Old Man Zhao smiled and said, "I'm really shocked, why did you come here at this time?" You can't really move your family here, right? Xie Bin waved his hand, "No, my home is still in the island city, this time I went to Guangdong Province to do something, and I came here to take a look, how is the old gentleman?" Okay? Old Man Zhao nodded, "The old bones are gone, okay, that's it, it's just that Guoguo also suffered with me......" said and touched Guoguo's neat hair lovingly.
Xie Bin hurriedly replied with a smile: "Look at what you said, with this body, it will not be a problem to live for another thirty or fifty years, and then Guoguo will grow up and start a family," said Chao Guoguo, who smiled and smiled: "Is it Guoguo?" ”
Although Guoguo is sensible, after all, she is young and can't understand the sadness in the old man's words, so she nodded obediently, but her eyes drifted to Xie Bin's side.
Xie Bin smiled, squatted down and touched his back and neck, and then pointed to the two grandchildren of Old Man Zhao, "Na, that's an acquaintance, don't bite it." ”
Doudou sniffed at Old Man Zhao's feet, and then ran to Guoguo's side, stretched out his red tongue and licked Guoguo's white and tender little hands.
Guoguo was obviously a little scared, but seeing that Doudou was so sensible and cute, he couldn't help but gently touch Doudou's head. Going around but not appreciating it, he jumped out a long way at once. And Guoguo was also taken aback, and retracted his hand.
Xie Bin and Old Man Zhao looked funny, and they both laughed. The three of them still came to the breakfast shop that sold soup dumplings, and ordered a basket of steaming soup dumplings and a bowl of tender and tempting tofu brains, which felt really refreshing, especially in such weather, it was really a supreme enjoyment, and even ate three meat buns in one go. Of course, Xie Bin will not feed the puppy on the plate of other people's restaurants, but will use a plastic bag and put it on the ground. Although Xie Bin treats Doudou as his own family, he is not alone after all, and Xie Bin also has to take care of other people's feelings, right? After breakfast, Old Man Zhao asked with a smile, "Xiao Xie is not in a hurry to go back, right?" Go play with me for a while, haha, I took another painting, you can give it an appraisal. ”
Xie Bin smiled and said unceremoniously: "How much do you charge, it won't be the kind of thing that is fake at a glance, right?" ”
Old Man Zhao made a face, "You look down on my old man too much, I've been playing calligraphy and painting for several years, how can I take a look at fake things, at least I have to take a few looks." ”
Xie Bin smiled and asked, "How is the business in your old shop?" ”
The old man sighed, shook his head and said: "Barely get by, make two dollars and let me waste it, hehe, I have recently made a decision, I will not accept anything that I can't see, and I have to save some dowry for Guoguo." ”
Xie Bin thought that if you can really hold back, this is naturally good, but I am afraid that how it will look like real when the time comes, and I bought it again with an impulse. This antique player, when he sees what he likes, always can't control his desire to get it, just like gambling or smoking, he is addicted, and it is difficult for people who do not have great perseverance to control themselves, especially people like the old man who have a few spare money and a little eyesight. It's just that Xie Bin couldn't say this, so he could only nod and sigh: "Now that the technology of counterfeiting is getting more and more powerful, sometimes those old experts and scholars have to suffer, it is indeed right that you can always be cautious." The old man's shop is still the same, as soon as he enters the door, Guoguo will make tea, the old man took out the painting he said, and spread it on the table for Xie Bin to appreciate. Xie Bin looked at the old man's slightly smug eyes and smile, thinking that this painting is really a good thing to open the door to the generation?
After the painting was unfolded, it was full of darkness at a glance, the ink was very thick, and the contrast between black and white was very obvious, Xie Bin shouted: "Gong Xian? ”
Old Man Zhao nodded and praised: "Xiao Xie is really powerful, you can see at a glance that it is Gong Banqian's work!" ”
Xie Bin then looked at the seal, and sure enough, it was Gong Xian's. Gong Xian's character is half a thousand, so some people also call him Gong half a thousand. And Xie Bin can recognize this as Gong Xian's painting at a glance, because Gong Xian's landscape painting is very distinctive, the painting style is rich and vigorous, the ink is heavier, and more or less always with some Zen, the characteristics are very distinct, and his works are more popular and famous, so Xie Bin can recognize them at a glance. However, whether it is a fake or not, this still needs to be seen slowly, looking like does not mean that it is real, not to mention that Xie Bin does not have much confidence in his identification skills. He can only judge the authenticity of the calligraphy and painting from the aspects of his familiar calligraphy and painting skills and ideas. Of course, general forgeries can be identified through this ability, but these things are relatively abstract and difficult to describe in words, so they cannot be regarded as mainstream. When ordinary people appraise the painting, they mainly check the authenticity of the painting through the material age of the drawing paper, the seal, mounting, etc., as well as the historical records. And this landscape painting to Xie Bin feels very reliable, because Gong Xian's brushwork and ink skills are very unique, it is difficult for ordinary people to imitate, and the line of cursive characters in this inscription is very good, similar to Mi Fu, but eclectic, free and extraordinary, is Gong Xian's characteristics. Moreover, Gong Xian studied under Dong Qichang, although the style is different, but in the eyes of experts like Xie Bin, some traces of Dong Qichang can still be seen. This is something that no one else can imitate no matter what, even if it is Xie Bin, he can only recognize it. If he were asked to say what kind of likeness, he wouldn't be able to say one, two, three, four, five.
These highly technical things are relatively mysterious, and only experienced experts and calligraphers and painters who have practiced all year round can see the difference. Sometimes, when those old appraisers apprais, they often say words such as "it doesn't feel right" and "no aura", and some people think that this is someone is fooling people. Actually, it's not like that, but it really doesn't feel right.
On the contrary, some people talk about what style and what skills, and a large part of it is nonsense. Only a small number of sleek veteran painters, who see that something is wrong with the painting, are reluctant to directly say that "it doesn't feel right, lack of aura" and other vague excuses, will say something like style and technique. After all, as long as you can be sure that something is wrong, it is easy to find mistakes. It's like the little story of archery, shoot an arrow first, and then draw a target around the arrow, which is always ten rings.
Xie Bin looked at it for a while, and asked the old man, "How much do you charge for this painting?" Old Man Zhao saw Xie Bin's expressionless face, and thought it was a fake again, so he was shocked, "I bought it for 80,000 yuan, what?" Is it fake? Xie Bin smiled and arched his hand: "Congratulations on your old age, this painting is definitely a good thing to open the door to the generation, well, the market price is no problem to increase tenfold, if you meet someone you like, the price can be higher!" This is not an exaggeration at all, although he has not worked in Li Guohui's auction house these days, but he has visited a lot of treasures, and when he chats with Li Guohui, he usually talks about these things, so his grasp of the market price is still relatively accurate.
In fact, the price given by Xie Bin is still relatively conservative, because at the auction a few days ago, there was a landscape painting by Gong Xian in the capital, and the reserve price of the auction was 3.4 million, and the final transaction price was as high as 5.8 million. Although the size of this painting is not large, the condition is still relatively intact, and the painting style is relatively mature, it is the middle and upper works of Gong Xian's works, and the price of 80 to 1 million is indeed not very high.
When Old Man Zhao heard this, he laughed, obviously satisfied with his eyesight. Someone asked, since it is genuine, why would someone sell it for 80,000 yuan? In fact, this is also normal, not everyone has the eyesight to identify the authenticity of calligraphy and painting. Even if they get the laboratory, those people may not be much better than Old Man Zhao's eyesight. For example, some people take family heirlooms to be identified, and the results are identified as fakes, but when they change hands, they are picked up and bought by others. There are not only such things, but there are many of them. Besides, some people think that this painting can be sold for 80,000 yuan is already very valuable, and they can't imagine that it can be sold for hundreds of thousands or even millions, especially for some outsiders, such things often happen.
(To be continued)