Not to mention that Mi Fu's "Yan Shan Ming" is not a fake, when Liu Yuhao found that the old man has a deep understanding of the inheritance of oriental civilization, he can actually tell the origin and origin of more than 20 more than 20 seals on the calligraphy and painting, the whole person was stunned.

"Sir, I admire you for being a Westerner, but you are so knowledgeable about the inheritance of oriental culture."

This sentence is from the heart, Liu Yuhao said it earnestly and seriously.

The old man shook his head helplessly, stared at Liu Yuhao for a while, and said, "Mr. Liu, since you think of this "Yan Shan Ming", please say your opinion." ”

After all, everyone is a knowledgeable person, no matter how angry he is, he will not roll up his sleeves and put on a scolding posture, and the old man also wants to hear what Liu Yuhao thinks in his heart.

Liu Yuhao did not rush to explain, but stared at the third part of the seal again and read it from beginning to end, and said regretfully: "This handscroll is circulated in an orderly manner, if it is genuine, I really don't know what kind of crazy wave it will set off in the oriental collection world." ”

"What do you mean?"

The old man was slightly stunned, and asked with a slight frown.

Liu Yuhao smiled faintly: "Old gentleman, look, from the owner of the seal, this fake "Yan Shan Ming" actually entered the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty court, and then, when the Southern Song Dynasty Li Zong was collected by the right prime minister Jia Nidao, and later passed to the Yuan Dynasty, it was also collected by Ke Jiusi, the most prestigious collector of calligraphy and painting in the Yuan Dynasty, until the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, it was collected by Yu Teng, a connoisseur of calligraphy and painting, and the prefect of Chengdu, Sichuan. In our country's antique circles, this phenomenon is called orderly inheritance. ”

However, what made Liu Yuhao a little indignant was that the last seal was actually the former prime minister of the island country, Inu Yangyi, who led the title "The kite flies and the fish jumps, and the old man in the wooden hall is Yi".

"Spicy next door, tyrannical things!"

Looking at the last seal, Liu Yuhao couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

The old man thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "If you say this, I can understand why two pieces of oriental art that are almost inseparable will fetch sky-high prices in some famous auction houses, but in private transactions in the industry, they are only a fraction of them. ”

Liu Yuhao smiled and jokingly said: "Yes, one is a commodity with a birth certificate, and the other is a black account, of course the value is different!" ”

Famous foreign auction companies, such as Christie's and Sotheby's, mostly look at whether the lots are inherited in an orderly manner when selecting lots.

This selection of lots is beyond reproach, as is the case with some large international companies that look at their resumes when hiring employees. A lot that has been handed down in an orderly manner is like a product with a clear birth certificate. There is no doubt that its authenticity has been recognized by professional institutions or professionals.

Just like the "Yan Shan Ming" in front of me, although it is a fake, it has a clear record, it was transferred from a certain collector on a certain day in a certain year, a certain month, and entered the hands of a certain collector in a certain year, and so on.

Regardless of the accuracy of the bibliography, at least it has been described and collected by a collector, and a clear birth certificate has been attached to it.

Or for example, there are now two blue and white passionflower goblets, both of which are Yongle Dynasty Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln products, the same shape, the same hairstyle, almost like twins, but one has a clear birth certificate, that is, it was successfully auctioned in a big auction company in a certain year and month, or has been collected by a famous collector in a certain country, while the other does not know the ins and outs, that is, the black household registration, no birth certificate.

There is no doubt that the difference in value between the two can be staggering. The former may exceed 10 million yuan, while the latter is only 120,000 yuan in the private transaction of the antique shop.

The old man said with a serious face: "You Orientals are so strange, why do you use the birth certificate of antiques to determine such a huge price difference?" ”

Liu Yuhao spread his hands and said with a smile: "It's very simple, many people who use money to buy antiques are for investment, not only for investment, but also for investment, of course, they must consider that they can be easily sold and easily recognized." And the birth certificate is the most important mark for the person who is taken over. After all, connoisseurs are in the minority. ”

The old man nodded with deep sympathy, in fact, whether it is the East or the West, the factors for people to consider investment are similar, but the basic demands are the same.

Liu Yuhao continued: "Of course, for a truly discerning collector, what is more important is the essence of things. Because he is not for sale, but for the purpose of collecting. ”

There is another sentence that Liu Yuhao didn't say, that is, it is very accidental to pick up leaks outside after all, and in today's tide of national collections, this opportunity is even more rare, and not everyone can have a pair of "fiery eyes" like him.

"Sir, you haven't explained why you think it's a fake."

The old man seemed reluctant to discuss it anymore, although the professional exchange invisibly shortened the distance between the two, but it could be seen from his eyes that the old man was still a little dissatisfied with Liu Yuhao until now.

"Mr. Charlie, do you have a rubbing of Mi Fu's works here?"

Liu Yuhao frowned and thought for a while and asked.

The old man glanced at Liu Yuhao strangely, but he quickly found a copy of Mi Fu's rubbing print from the bookshelf not far away.

With the physical comparison effect, of course, it is much more convenient than Liu Yuhao's laborious explanation.

After opening the printed matter and looking at it a few times, Liu Yuhao unfolded one of the pages, put it next to "Yan Shan Ming", and said with a smile: "Old man, you can compare it yourself, I believe that with your eyes, you will soon find out the problem." ”

It's okay not to compare, but when the two are compared, the old man's face suddenly becomes ugly.

In fact, as long as you look carefully, it is not difficult to find the problem, the chapter structure of the fake "Yan Shan Ming" is very strange, a few lines of words are large, a few lines of words are small, the pulse between the words is not smooth, and the whole article is scattered.

Moreover, it is not difficult to find that the old man's understanding of oriental artworks is that the typesetting of the fake "Yan Shan Ming" is crooked. The sky is uneven, and the ground is not smooth. There is a large gap with the coherent calligraphy gestures in the printed matter, and the characteristics of the chapter are smooth.

Liu Yuhao smiled bitterly: "Old man, this disorderly chapter composition does not seem to be written naturally, so I suspect that this "Yan Shan Ming" is likely to be caused by a collection of characters. ”

The thirty-nine characters in the first part of "Yan Shan Ming" are: "Five-colored water, floating Kunlun." The pool is at the top, and black clouds come out. Hanging dragon monsters, shimmering electric traces. Under the thunder, Ze Houkun. Pole change, close the door. Baojin Mountain Front Xuanshu".

Liu Yuhao pointed out that the key to the biggest problem lies in the left side of the word "earthquake" in the three words "lower shock".

The old man took three steps back and looked at it, his eyebrows couldn't help frowning, only to see that the brush was not only rigid and stiff, but also could see the traces of overlapping ink under the magnifying glass.

Liu Yuhao smiled: "This fatal flaw is an unforgivable sin for a world-famous calligrapher, how can Mi Fu, who is known as a perfectionist, tolerate such a low-level mistake in his works? ”

"This"

The old man was stunned and couldn't say a word for a long time

More than two hours later, Liu Yuhao, who still didn't stop at any collection like a flower, rolled his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "Old man, how many antiques have we picked?" ”

"It's you, don't take me with you."

The old man was full of black lines, and glanced at Liu Yuhao with a strange expression, slandering in his heart, but the old man had to admit that Liu Yuhao did have a vicious eye, but all the objects that Liu Yuhao indicated to be included in the list of exchange items were either unique or extremely precious.

I really don't know where this young man came from with such a rich experience, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then sighed long: "Mr. Liu, you have selected a silver fetus painted lady riding figurine, a white jade bird in the Shang Dynasty, a set of twelve wall decorations for glazed costumes, a spring and autumn inscription sword, a Yuan Dynasty rubbing's Yanshu Yuanci Mountain Tablet, a Warring States celadon Yong bell, and a white porcelain basket Guanyin in the Ming Dynasty, a total of seven antiques. ”

"Why is it so little?"

Liu Yuhao pursed his lips dissatisfied, and couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.

Although Charlie said that there is no limit to the number of pieces in the head, but the rest of Liu Yuhao is indeed not eye-catching, rather than taking more and more to attract people's hatred, it is better to take only a few items that are satisfactory to themselves, after all, in the future, Haoyi jewelry in Europe will rely on Charlie to support his own façade, because a few millions of antiques are not beautiful when the relationship is stiffened.

"Mr. Liu, those three Picasso's"

The old man looked worried, and from time to time he raised his eyes to look at Liu Yuhao, for fear that Liu Yuhao would not be satisfied, and finally took Charlie's favorite collection away.

Liu Yuhao waved his hand and said, "That's what Charlie likes, how can I win people's love, don't, don't forget about the three sketches." ”

The words were impassioned and loud!

I don't know why, the old man's heart suddenly chuckled involuntarily, and he said in his heart: "It's broken!" But what is bad, he can't say.

Sure enough, after a while, Liu Yuhao suddenly smiled "hehe", pointed to a door not far away and asked, "Old man, I don't know what else is in there, can I go in and have a look?" ”

The old man's heart was shocked, his face suddenly turned pale, and he said secretly: "No, no. ”

"Why?"

Liu Yuhao raised the corners of his eyebrows, and said strangely with a smile.

The old man's mind was very confused, he let out a long breath, looked up at Liu Yuhao, his face was as bitter as a distorted dough, "To tell you the truth, Mr. Liu, there are indeed a few antiques in that house, but the ownership of those antiques does not belong to His Royal Highness Charlie, and the right to dispose of them belongs to the entire royal family." ”

Liu Yuhao sneered and said, "Sir, about ninety percent of the entire royal family has the blood of the Duke of Bourbon, right?" ”

"Uh, yes!"

"So King Louis XIV was all related to the royal family?"

"Yes."

"Once the Sun King's Helmet returns to Europe, the entire royal family should have a chance to show off, oh no, it's a chance to remember the majestic history of their ancestors, right?"

The old man couldn't laugh or cry, nodded, and said, "Mr. Liu is not wrong. ”

"That's not the end of it."

Liu Yuhao rubbed his hands, laughed, and said, "I don't think the royal family members like to hide when others evaluate that they should contribute, and take advantage of it but rush to it." ”

"Ugh"

The old man's expression became more and more bitter.