Chapter 68: The Hidden Sin of Ancient Paintings (I)
At 7:30 p.m. on April 11, Luancheng TV station "Cultural Relics Appreciation Conference" is preparing for the rebroadcast, which is the second and third occasion and a treasure appreciation activity, and it is also the last one, the TV station to encourage treasure collectors to take out more expensive cultural relics and treasures to come to treasure appreciation to continue to open online live broadcast, treasure collectors do not need to go to the scene through mobile phones to interact with treasure appreciation activities. The purpose of this is to be afraid that some people who are inconvenient to bring the treasure to the scene will come up with the real thing, and this way can also inspire the treasure holder to dare to interact with the treasure experts, which increases the entertainment interest, of course, this also adds difficulty to the three treasure experts.
Liu Guanghui, who was transferred to the provincial "Criminal Investigation Bureau," happened to be inspecting Luancheng today, and when he heard that there was a treasure appraisal meeting in the evening, he deliberately stayed behind to watch this famous scene of cultural relics appreciation in the whole province.
Zheng Guoqiang was intending to keep him, so he and Li Nuo and Wang Ning accompanied Liu Guanghui to the live broadcast of Jianbao after dinner. Huang Ying was overjoyed to learn that the leaders of the provincial "Criminal Investigation Bureau" and the leaders of the "Second Criminal Investigation Section" of Luancheng were going to come to the scene to watch the treasures, and immediately reserved the first row of seats for these VIPs, and also sent an office staff to receive them.
At 7:40 p.m., Liu Guanghui, Zheng Guoqiang, Li Nuo and others came to the scene, and met Wang Huaimin, the captain of the "Security Brigade", and Zhang Kai, the captain of the sub-team, at the door of the TV station.
Huang Ying came out to greet them in person, and she instructed the staff to guide them to the reserved seats, and gave each of them a bottle of high-end drinks. Li Nuo privately glanced at the people around him, and found that there were not only many officials but also many employees of administrative units, as well as people from the Cultural Relics Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce.
The first row where Zheng Guoqiang and Liu Guanghui sat was all people from the "Second Criminal Investigation Section" and the "Security Brigade", and the back row was people from the cultural relics and antiques and cultural circles. They admired Huang Ying's arrangement from the bottom of their hearts, and it seemed that Huang Ying was careful to separate them from the people in the cultural and business world, and it would feel awkward if they sat in a row with them. Zheng Guoqiang sent a WeChat message to Wang Ning, asking him to go to the backstage control room of the live broadcast to supervise the whole process of the live broadcast.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, the "Cultural Relics Appreciation Conference" officially began, and the host Murong Amin wore a pink dress and walked onto the treasure appreciation platform, followed by Huo Kai, Min De and Sun Guangtang.
Amin took the lead in making an enthusiastic opening remarks, introduced the on-site treasure experts tonight, and once again focused on the introduction of this treasure appreciation activity can be connected online through social software, and finally said: This treasure appreciation live broadcast has been notarized, cultural and other departments of full support, so this treasure appreciation activity has fairness, artistry and security, in addition, in order to facilitate the long distance or inconvenient to the scene of the treasure collectors to participate in the activity, we once again opened online treasure appreciation interaction, deliberately set up an electronic screen on the left side of the stage, Friends can see the online treasure hunter on the big screen, so let's ask the first treasure collector to come out with the treasure.
There is indeed a large electronic screen on the left side of the treasure table, which is showing that it is being connected to the computer.
The first to walk on the treasure appreciation stage was a middle-aged woman wearing a cheongsam and holding a blue and white porcelain jar in her arms.
Amin asked: Madam, which dynasty is your porcelain jar from?
The cheongsam woman said: I don't know, my grandmother's grandmother left it to my mother, and my mother left it to me, and my mother didn't know which dynasty this treasure belonged to, so I brought it to the experts to appreciate it, mainly to appreciate its authenticity and dynasty.
Min Del stepped forward to take out a magnifying glass and looked at it for a long time, and finally looked at the bottom of the flower jar and said: This is a product of the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty.
The cheongsam woman asked: Worthless?
Mindel said: The goods are real, and the value is not very high if the age is too recent.
The cheongsam woman walked away with the jar in her arms.
Amin raised his voice and said: Next, the treasure collector is a friend online, and he will ask the staff to send his treasure to the stage first.
A staff member carried a mahogany box to the center of the treasure table and placed it on the ground. At this time, the face of the anime white rabbit in the last issue appeared on the electronic screen, and the two big flowers swayed vertically from time to time, and the smiling eyes were full of pride. The appearance of the rabbit caused a brief commotion in the audience, and someone was whispering that this is not the who.....
Amin put her finger to her mouth to signal everyone to be quiet, and she asked in a surprised tone: Hey, little white rabbit, I wanted to ask you in the last issue, are you the little white in "The Big Secret of Pets"?
The little white rabbit pulled his big ears and said: Sister Amin, I am Xiaobai, thank you and the experts and grandfathers for appreciating the treasures for me, because I am a rabbit and can't go to the scene, but I am very willing to play with humans, please forgive me.
Amin asked again: Let me ask you a realistic question, why do you dress up as a cartoon white rabbit to appreciate treasures?
The little white rabbit said: I am too handsome, I am afraid of frightening you, but the main thing is that I am afraid that my baby is worthless and embarrassed, please Sister Amin don't blame me?
Amin smiled and said, "Oh, I don't blame you, Xiaobai, does your mahogany box also have a history?"
The little white rabbit said: Sister Amin, I heard that your manager Qiu Ying is a senior cultural relics appraiser, can you ask her to come up and see which dynasty my wooden box belongs to?
Amin said to the audience: This Xiaobai is a little interesting, I want to ask our manager to come up and identify the mahogany box, let's meet his wish today, and ask Manager Qiu Ying to come out.
The scene of the treasure appraisal conference suddenly became lively, everyone applauded together, Qiu Ying walked up to the treasure appraisal platform with a smile on her face, she was a little twisted, Amin stepped forward and pulled her to the mahogany box and asked loudly: Ms. Qiu Ying, tell me which dynasty this mahogany box is?
Qiu Ying looked helpless, she glanced at the mahogany box a few times and said: I'm sorry, I'm not an expert, you can't laugh at me if you say something wrong, first of all, this wooden box is made of jujube wood, as for the era, I can't see it, I'm sorry Xiaobai.
The little white rabbit said: Oh, I'm kind to Sister Qiu Ying, so can you ask the three cultural relics masters to take a look?
Huo Kai, Min De and Sun Guangtang all glanced at the white rabbit on the electronic screen with disdain, and no one squeaked.
The little white rabbit said: Sister Qiu Ying, this wooden box is modern, to be precise, this wooden box is jujube wood, jujube wood to ward off evil spirits, so I made this box with jujube wood, in fact, the three experts have already seen it, but I feel that I am light and have no heart to take care of me, but this jujube wood box is not the treasure I want to appreciate today, the treasure is hidden in the box, it is a very precious thing, please help me open the box with the little brother next to me.
Amin asked: Do you want our staff to help you take out the treasures inside?
The little white rabbit said: Yes, but I have a request, my treasure is very precious, it must be hung up to see clearly, please give me a convenience.
Amin said to the staff who had been standing next to the wooden box: Bring a large coat hanger. The staff ran into the backstage and took out a wooden hanger for a moment.
Liu Guanghui glanced at Zheng Guoqiang next to him, Zheng Guoqiang was sending WeChat, he was giving instructions to Wang Ning in the monitoring room, asking him to closely monitor the movements on the station.
After seeing the coat rack on the stage, the little white rabbit said: Please Sister Qiu Ying open the box and hang my precious treasure on the coat hanger.
Qiu Ying spread her hands and asked: Is it me? Let me take out the treasure and hang it?
The little white rabbit said: Yes, the treasure table is precious, I don't worry about others touching it, you know cultural relics, so please help.
Qiu Ying smiled and tore open the seal on the wooden box and took out the yellow satin cloth bag from it, opened the cloth bag and took out a painting scroll, the rope buckle on the painting scroll was designed, Qiu Ying raised his hand to hang the painting scroll on the hanger, and then asked the little white rabbit: Is this so?
Amin also asked the little white rabbit: Is that so, classmate Xiaobai?
The little white rabbit replied: That's right, just pull the rope buckle under the painting scroll.
Amin looked at the three experts and asked, "Three teachers, let's open this scroll now and see what kind of precious treasure it is?"
The three experts nodded in agreement, Qiu Ying gently tugged on the rope buckle at the bottom of the painting scroll, the painting scroll slowly hung down, and gradually an incomplete ancient painting appeared in front of people, the picture showed an old man holding a wine glass up to the sky and laughing, drunk and hearty. However, it was discovered that this was not a complete ancient painting, but a half-fragmented painting, a half-painting cut from the middle of a painting to be exact, and although the picture had been yellowed, it still had a vague antique charm.
The three connoisseurs were shocked when they saw this half of the ancient painting, Min De looked frightened, Huo Kai's eyes were floating with a light of fear, and Sun Guangtang even felt like he was being roasted by the fire, he stood up and sat down again, and then leaned back on the back of the chair and took off his glasses.
Qiu Ying stretched out her fingers to touch the mutilated edge of the painting, and when the tips of her fingers were about to touch the picture, the little white rabbit said: Sister Qiu Ying, don't touch it, this is a rare treasure, what is the name of this painting, I want to ask three experts, Mr. Min, Mr. Huo, Director Sun, what is this painting called?
Murong Amin and Qiu Ying cast their eyes on the three experts, and the audience also turned their eyes to them, but the three experts had gloomy expressions and no one answered.
The little white rabbit waited for a while and didn't see the expert answer, so he said: It seems that the expert doesn't want to answer my question, or let me tell you, everyone must be very familiar with this painting or be particularly surprised, it is called "Shuangsuo Picture".
Liu Guanghui's body was agitated when he heard this name, and he turned his head and asked Zheng Guoqiang: What is the situation?
Zheng Guoqiang said calmly: Don't worry, let's take a look.
Liu Guanghui stared at Zheng Guoqiang with suspicious eyes and asked: Are you prepared? Is it really that half of an ancient painting?
Zheng Guoqiang replied: It is very likely that this matter is not simple.
Liu Guanghui said: Then why don't you hurry up and accept it?
Zheng Guoqiang said: Don't worry, can you still fly here, let's see.
Liu Guanghui asked: Are you sure you have no problem?
Zheng Guoqiang said: It's definitely okay, maybe there will be unexpected surprises today.
Liu Guanghui didn't speak again, and watched intently at the upcoming situation on the treasure platform. Zheng Guoqiang gave Wang Huaimin next to him a look, Wang Huaimin immediately walked out of the seat with a bout, and then Lao Li Nuo and Lao Jia all left their seats, and they asked the audience to leave the studio hall one by one from the back row.
Amin stared at the electronic screen and asked, "Mr. Xiaobai, can you tell me the origin of this half of the painting?"
The little white rabbit said: Sister Amin, what I said is boring, let's ask the three treasure connoisseurs on the stage to say, they must know the origin of this half of the remnant painting.
Huo Kai lowered his head in contemplation, Min De stared at the painting, and Sun Guangtang was much calmer than just now and sat silently.
The little white rabbit said again: I still believe in our city's cultural relics expert Director Sun, Director Sun, can you tell me?
Sun Guangtang's face was flushed, he took a sip of tea, leaned back on the back of the chair and said: I only know that this painting is called "Shuangsuo Tu", which is a painting by the Southern Song Dynasty painter Liang Kai, and I don't know the rest very well.
The little white rabbit grinned, the big ears of the smile swayed on both sides, the beard on the side of the mouth trembled, it looked very cute, it said: This is very difficult, the big experts are not clear, it seems that the valuation of my half of the painting will not be high, otherwise why are the experts willing to say it? I listened to hearsay, and I said it myself, and I asked the experts to correct what was wrong.
Amin said: Okay, you can say it, Xiaobai.
The little white rabbit cleared his throat and said: This painting is called "Shuangsuo Tu", it is created by the famous painter Liang Kai of the Southern Song Dynasty between 1206 and 1300, the figure on the painting is a pair of old men who are idle and have nothing to drink and have fun, but I only have this half of the painting, there is only an old man left, let's talk about a painting first. It is said that Liang Kai of the Southern Song Dynasty painted this "Shuangsuo Picture" at the same time as he also painted a painting, that is, the national treasure level painting "Splash Ink Immortal Picture", the painting is now in the Taipei Museum, that is to say, Liang Kai painted two paintings at the same time, "Splash Ink Immortal Picture" became famous all over the world, and this "Shuangsuo Picture" has always been a private collection and has not flowed to the society, so it is not famous, which is why most people do not know that there is this painting. I think Director Sun is a master in the cultural relics industry, it is impossible not to know the origin of this painting, but he is unwilling to teach me, and Mr. Huo Kai and Min Deer are also very clear.
Huo Kai groaned for a long time before saying: You are right.
Mindel's eyes were confused, and he nodded his head and said: Is it right?
The little white rabbit asked: Mr. Huo, Mr. Min, do you know the origin of this painting?
Huo Kai and Mindel were noncommittal.
The little white rabbit asked Sun Guangtang again: Director Sun, don't you be so conservative, okay?
Sun Guangtang replied casually: I don't know.
The little white rabbit grinned again and then said, "Okay! Since they don't want to say anything, I'll ask someone else to say it, and the three experts will listen carefully. Saying that, the little white rabbit took out a tape recorder, it pressed the button on the tape recorder with a furry paw, and a trembling voice immediately came out on the big screen: I said, we call this painting "Shuangsuo Tu", on April 2, 2016, "Luanshan Coal Mine" Shaodong Qiu Wu looked for Min De, Mr. Min called me to his cultural relics store to identify this half of the painting, I confirmed with Mr. Min that this half of the painting is the Southern Song Dynasty painter Liang Kai's own handwriting, Qiu Wu was very happy to take this half of the painting and left... Yes? Yes, 100,000, yes, he gave me and Mindel 100,000 each. That's right, when we were appraising this half of the painting, we didn't expect that a female customer was upstairs, and after Qiu Wu left, the female customer came down and left, she probably saw this half of the painting.
Huo Kai's face turned purple and white, because the recording voice was his, and Mindel cast a puzzled look at him. The recording continued: The woman seemed to be a singer from Luancheng whose surname was Gao, yes, it seemed to be Gao Hong. After the woman left, I said, it wasn't me, it was Mindel who made a call, and I don't know who to call. Yes, yes, last year, the two officers of the "Luancheng Criminal Investigation Second Division" came to me, I only know that there is a gentleman surnamed Zheng, and he also came to identify half of the painting, not this half, but the upper half...
The recording stopped abruptly, Huo Kai drooped his head and didn't say a word, there was no more blood on his face, Min De stared at the electronic screen with a pair of frightened eyes, Sun Guangtang looked up with his face slightly closed and his eyes were calm.
The little white rabbit shook his big ears again and smiled and said: Mr. Huo Kai, this is your voice, right?
Huo Kai didn't look up or squeak.
The little white rabbit said, "Let's listen to what the other gentleman has to say." After speaking, he played another recording, this person's voice trembled even more, he said: That's right, it was Qiu Wu on April 2, 2016 who asked me to identify this half of the painting called "Shuangsuo Picture", I found Huo Kai teacher, and the two of us gave him an appraisal, he gave me 100,000 yuan each, after Qiu Wu left, I found out that there was a customer upstairs, female, Huo Kai knew her, and said that she was the champion of the Luancheng Singing Competition, called He Hong, after she left, I will give it to whom, hey! I called Sun Guangtang, the director of the Luancheng Cultural Museum, and I told him that the singer Gao Hong saw the half of the "Shuangsuo Picture" brought by Qiu Wu, and I didn't say anything else... Yes, a female agent surnamed Li and a male agent surnamed Wang from the "Luancheng Criminal Investigation Section II" came to me with half a painting... What's my name? My name is Mindel.
The recording stopped abruptly at this point, and then Mindel covered his face with his hands and sobbed.
The little white rabbit shook his big ears and asked: Director Sun Guangtang, why did Min Del tell you that the "Shuangsuo Diagram" that Qiu Wu brought for identification was discovered by Gao Hong?
Sun Guangtang rolled his eyes and replied: I don't know, I didn't hear what he said.
The little white rabbit laughed, and then said: Don't you understand? Well, since Curator Sun doesn't know, I have to tell you, Mindel called you because......