Chapter 20: The Masked Man
"Doing a game?"
"Brother, don't you think there's anything wrong here?" Dunzi took a sip of beer and squinted his eyes to analyze, "Since the blue and white porcelain of the Tang Dynasty was only added to the Persian blue and white porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty, then there is a problem with the blue and white tower-shaped jar of the Tang Dynasty that you photographed." Most likely, someone has done something to you. ”
"How do you do it?"
"The Su Ma Liqing in it is likely to have been added by someone, so that this Tang Dynasty jar has become a unique product that rewrites history. And then in a flash, it attracted a group of guys who wanted to pick up the leak. In addition, how did it happen so coincidentally that Mr. Asyang, the president of the International Association for the Study of Yanxia Culture, knew? Our small Ningzhou is not an international metropolis, can a jar attract foreigners? Unlikely, right? ”
What Dunzi said makes sense, I once doubted. It was only after the auction house was sued that I was dizzy and in a terrible mood, and then I had to sell my labor in order to survive, and I was tired and tired all day long, and I didn't have time or heart to think about it.
Listening to Dunzi now, my brow furrowed. I took out the cigarette and handed it to Dunzi and Aqiu. Aqiu doesn't smoke, and Dunzi and I lit it one by one, and after taking a deep breath, I began to recall the whole thing.
Half a year ago, the staff of Hejude Auction House received an anonymous phone call, saying that there was an ancestral Tang Dynasty blue and white tower-shaped jar and wanted to entrust the auction house to auction it. The staff said no problem to bring the things over.
The next day, a masked man came to the auction house, and the other party was very careful to hold an object in both hands, covering it with silk. The staff took it and saw that it was the blue and white tower-shaped jar of the Tang Dynasty mentioned on the anonymous phone.
The masked man left a bank account and left, and the other party did not say a word from the moment he came. The staff thought that the other party did not want to reveal their identity, so they didn't care.
After I identified the thing, I found that it was really from the Tang Dynasty, and it was genuine. However, I didn't care too much at first, although things are true, but the production of blue and white porcelain in the Tang Dynasty is not very mature, and with the continuous decline of the Gongxian kiln, the production of blue and white porcelain has declined for a time during the period, so even if the blue and white porcelain of the Tang Dynasty is not much, its value is not very high. This jar is worth hundreds of thousands at best.
I didn't really care about it, but I learned from the staff that the owner of the thing was masked and didn't say a word. This suddenly made me curious, it is understandable that something is worth millions of masks, and hundreds of thousands will be packed up, too much. Is there anything else so special about this jar?
When I took the jar to the dark and looked at it with a magnifying glass and a special flashlight, I was shocked. Through the light, I saw a sapphire-like bright color from the glaze of the jar, and there were also silver-black crystalline spots. This kind of "rust stain" is commonly known as "tin light", which is a low-manganese high-iron cobalt material, that is, the "Su Ma Liqing" material called by later generations.
I was pleasantly surprised. Industry insiders know that blue and white porcelain to the Yuan Dynasty only attracted Su Ma Liqing from Persia, and this Tang Dynasty porcelain jar actually has Su Ma Liqing in the inner glaze, this discovery, unintentionally has epoch-making significance. Only then did I understand why the owner of the artifact had come masked.
Under my arrangement, Hejude Auction House packaged and promoted the Tang cans through the media, because everyone wanted to fetch a high price. The auction fee is 5%, and the higher the price of the item, the more profit the auction house will make. Later, this Tang can was auctioned by a foreigner with blue eyes and yellow hair, and the transaction price was 10 million. Hejude Auction House earned 500,000.
Then something happened. The foreigner's Chinese name is Asyang, and he is the president of the International Association for the Study of Yanxia Culture. In addition to compensating the other party for losses, Hejude Auction House was suspected of fraud, and also paid a huge fine. That's it, I, Chen Yang and the auction house, are finished all at once.
Aqiu, who had not spoken, spoke, "Mr. Chen, where is that Tang can now?" Can you show me? ”
"It's gone." I shook my head, "I smashed it." ”
After the tang jar was returned to the auction house, I smashed it with my own hands in a fit of rage. I thought it was a bad thing, my Chen Yang's personal reputation and Hejude Auction House were ruined by it, and this thing must not remain in the world.
"Do you have a picture?"
"Yes. Not only photos, but also videos. "In order to vigorously promote this Tang jar with Su Ma Liqing in the inner glaze as a rare treasure, I found someone to take photos, and also recorded a video and posted the information on the Internet.
"Pretty good, pretty good." Aqiu nodded.
Dunzi asked Aqiu: "Has my brother been tricked?" ”
Aqiu said: "Mr. Chen handled this matter a little hastily. Su Ma Liqing can be faked, and it is not excluded that someone has used his hands and feet in the glaze. Mr. Chen may have carried the black pot for others. ”
Dunzi's eyes widened, "You should find that masked man." He sent the things, and he did the tricks. Mom, my brother was killed by this person. ”
I smiled bitterly, "I can't blame anyone else." Blame myself for being careless. ”
Dunzi immediately corrected, "Brother, why are you so kind, why can't you complain about others?" If you want me to say, it's obvious that the masked man made himself very mysterious and reminded you that the jar is unusual. People want to borrow you to package his things, and you, sure enough, fell for them. ”
I was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.
Come to think of it, that's really the case.
I'm being taken advantage of.
Aqiu suddenly said, "The Tang jar may not be real. ”
I immediately denied it, "I've seen it repeatedly, the blue and white tower-shaped jar is from the Tang Dynasty, and there will be no mistake." ”
Aqiu said: "It is said that there is nothing wrong with what Mr. Chen has seen. However, there are always exceptions to everything, and when I heard Mr. Chen's introduction just now, he said that the identification of the jars was carried out under the light, which was a little hasty. It cannot be ruled out that some people know Mr. Chen's habit of appraising antiques and do his homework in advance. ”
I was taken aback, thinking of the cornucopia and something the other party said, and realized that this person was not simple.
Insiders know that the identification of antiques is the same as the doctor's diagnosis, and it is necessary to consult with peers before daring to draw conclusions. I was really sloppy. As for why I was sloppy, now that I think about it, it has to do with my too much self-confidence, and second, I was too eager to make money, so I pushed things on the Internet and hyped them up without carefully considering the consequences, and as a result, I lifted a big stone and smashed myself.
I got up and bowed my hand to Aqiu, "I still hope that my predecessors will teach me." ”
People can't be good-looking, don't look at each other's youth, maybe they are a master who hides in the world.
Aqiu hurriedly waved his hand, "Mr. Chen, don't say this, Aqiu is a senior, and Mr. Lu is a senior." ”
I didn't hesitate any longer, and said to Aqiu in a very sincere tone, "I hope to see Mr. Lu as soon as possible." ”
Aqiu said, "It's good, it's good." ”
Dunzi seemed to think of something all of a sudden, squinted his eyes and said, "It's not that simple for something to happen at Hejude Auction House. It may have something to do with it...", as he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the "Ninghua Real Estate Sales Office" across the road outside.