Chapter 101: Covering the Truth with Falsehood
"Lao Wu, this is ......" Yuan Yu obviously didn't like the intrusion of the two, but one of them had a good personal relationship with him, so he didn't show it obviously, but opened his mouth very politely.
"Old Yuan, you may not know, this is our famous collector Mr. Liu Ji on Kyoto West Street, he fell in love with this painting some time ago, and planned to pool the money to buy it, but when he went again, he found that the painting had been bought, and today we had dinner together and happened to talk about it, I thought that the painting was useless here, it was better to sell it, and it was just an imitation, right?"
The one who spoke was the professor of J University called Wu An, who always liked to have a few drinks with Yuan Yu on weekdays, and then followed him to palm, and then bragged outside, but today he happened to have dinner with Liu Ji, and it was quite regrettable to overhear the mention of this matter, and suddenly remembered that he had seen this painting here with Yuan Yu, so he rushed to save it.
"Mr. Yuan, this is my business card." Liu Ji handed over his business card and said with a smile: "I have long wanted to get acquainted with Mr. Yuan, but I have never had the opportunity, if Mr. Yuan is free in the future, you can come to me to enjoy the ancient paintings." ”
"Mr. Liu, I'm sorry, I don't sell this painting." When Yuan Yu heard Wu An's words, he felt a little displeased in his heart, but he still said very politely: "I have always bought these things for fate, and since they are in my hands, I will not sell them again." ”
Yuan Yu is a very principled person.
For so many years, all the things he picked up, the imitations were used for class explanations, and the real ones were donated to the museum, and the entire J University knew his rules, and today Wu An brought people here is actually a little out of bounds.
"Mr. Yuan, you can't say that, this painting is useless in your hand, is it?" When Liu Ji heard Yuan Yu say this, he immediately said a little unhappily: "I really like this painting, and I just wanted to make money before, so I asked Mr. Yuan to make it convenient, right?" ”
"Originally, this painting was only sold for 50,000 yuan, and since Mr. Liu is a collector, he can't even get 50,000 yuan, isn't it strange?" Yuan Yu pushed the reading glasses he was wearing, and said calmly: "I'm not pointing fingers at Mr. Liu's life, I'm just saying a very simple truth, Mr. Liu has no fate with this painting." ”
Gu Ke felt very strange.
That Liu Ji seemed to be desperate to get the painting from the very beginning of his entry.
But anyone who looks at this painting knows that it is an imitation, except for his own black gas bracelet that is constantly circling in circles, so there is no need for anyone to be so persistent, right?
And when the teacher made it clear that he would not sell the painting, he seemed very unhappy.
It seems that there must be something wrong with this painting.
"I'm sorry, but my teacher has already sold me this painting." Seeing that Wu An was still going to open his mouth to persuade him, Gu Ke opened his mouth to relieve Yuan Yu and said: "And now it is a matter of money and goods, I also like this painting very much, I think Mr. Liu should not take away people's favor, right?" ”
"A little girl also likes to collect ancient paintings?" When Liu Ji heard Gu Ke say this, he looked her up and down before saying, "Little girl, at this age, lying is not a good habit. ”
"What, Mr. Liu thinks I don't have that much money?" Gu Ke smiled slightly, his eyes fell on Liu Ji's business card, and then he raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Mr. Liu likes to collect, isn't it allowed for others to have this hobby?" ”
"......" Liu Ji couldn't help frowning, but he still looked at Yuan Yu with anger and said, "Mr. Yuan, didn't you say that you wouldn't sell this painting before?" Isn't this little girl contradicting herself when she says she bought it again? And I heard that Mr. Yuan has always had rules, how can he break his own rules when he meets a young female student? ”
"Mr. Liu, please respect yourself." When Yuan Yu heard Liu Ji say this, he was even more displeased with this person, and said coldly: "A gentleman doesn't take advantage of others, the money I used to buy this painting was given by me as a student, so it's not wrong for her to say that this painting is hers, I can understand Mr. Liu's mood when he wants this painting, but is it too much to force others to sell paintings like this?" ”
"Oops!" Wu An saw that the atmosphere was a little anxious, and hurriedly started a round in the middle, "Old Yuan, in fact, Mr. Liu is also helpless, this painting is actually his ancestor, and later it was pawned out for the sake of livelihood, this is not easy to have money, so I want to buy it back, and take more responsibility, why don't you give this painting to others?" ”
As soon as Wu An's words came out, Yuan Yu didn't know what to say.
Although it was said that the painting was bought by himself first, Liu Ji was involved in such a thing as feelings, and Yuan Yu was not an unreasonable person, so he hesitated for a while.
"If you want me to say, Lao Yuan wants this painting just for students to use in class, it's just an imitation, isn't it?" Wu An pulled Yuan Yu to the side and said in a low voice: "What is it left by the ancestors, isn't it a bit unkind to say that people know where it is but can't bring it back?" ”
"Teacher." Gu Ke's ear power has improved a lot since she got the black qi bracelet, so she heard all of Wu An's words, and seeing that Yuan Yu was a little hesitant, she couldn't help but say, "Can you keep this painting first?" ”
Wu An heard Gu Ke speak again, and immediately glanced at her with some displeasure, Liu Ji said before that as long as he helped buy this painting, he would give him a thousand yuan for his hard work, but why is this student so uninteresting?
"What's wrong?" Yuan Yu was a little hesitant, but when he heard Gu Ke say this, he turned around and walked over and asked, "Is it useful?" ”
"I have a friend who loves copying, and it's so real, so I wanted to keep it for a few days." After Gu Ke finished speaking, he said to Liu Ji again: "This painting is so important to Mr. Liu, I don't mind waiting for two more days, right?" ”
"Two days?" When Liu Ji heard Gu Ke say this, he was immediately a little excited, looked at Yuan Yu and asked, "Mr. Yuan, are you really willing to give me this painting?" ”
"Done." Yuan Yu saw Gu Ke but smiled silently, and said calmly at the moment: "Let's find Lao Wu to get a painting in two days!" ”
Speaking of which, Yuan Yu also knew Wu An's temperament, so seeing that he hoped that things would come to fruition, it was obviously beneficial, and he was relieved at the moment.
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan!" Now, everyone is happy.
Liu Ji and Wu An exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then they both said goodbye.
And Gu Ke touched his black qi bracelet and glanced at Hai Dongqing, who didn't know when he flew to the railing outside, and at this time, Liu Ji, who happened to walk to the window, happened to turn around, and saw Gu Ke nodding to himself with a smile, he was slightly stunned at the moment, but soon nodded at her, and then left directly.
Gu Ke saw that Hai Dongqing was gone, so he withdrew his gaze.
Yuan Yu believed Gu Ke's previous statement, so he gave her the painting directly, and told her to keep it before letting her go back.
"Oh my God, I'm back." After Ye Weiwan saw Gu Ke come back, he breathed a sigh of relief, watched her lock the door, and couldn't help but ask a little strangely: "Xiao Ke, in broad daylight, what are you doing locking the door?" ”
"Look at this picture." Gu Ke unfolded the words he got back from Yuan Yu, and then asked, "Do you know?" ”
"You really underestimate me!" Ye Weiwan's family is in the antique business, she has been in contact with these since she was a child, so she is not a stranger, and she proudly said the origin of the painting at the moment, but after taking a closer look, she asked with some hesitation: "But I think this painting is a little too thick." ”
"How?" Gu Ke was still thinking and meditating, but when he heard Ye Weiwan's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he subconsciously asked, "Is it thicker than an ordinary painting?" ”
"I've seen a lot of old paintings since I was a child, and my grandfather, the curator of the museum, often asks my grandfather to do some appraisal and restoration, so I think there's something wrong with this painting." Ye Weiwan thought about it for a while, and suddenly said, "Could it be that there is something hidden inside?" ”
"Seen something like this?" Gu Ke immediately grabbed Ye Weiwan's hand and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?" ”
"I'm just guessing." Ye Weiwan took out his own toolbox from his box, put on gloves, cleaned up the table again, and then turned on the lamp, after some careful identification, Ye Weiwan straightened up and said seriously: "This is a painting that conceals the truth with fake." ”
"Is it really in there?" Gu Ke had been waiting for Ye Wei's result, and when he heard her say this, he couldn't help frowning and asking, "Who would hide the painting in the painting?" ”
"Actually, it's normal." Ye Weiwan explained: "In ancient times, there were many wars, and some literati who liked to collect ancient paintings would also try to protect those paintings they liked, or this person himself was a master of painting, and in order to protect the painting inside, he deliberately painted a fake one to deceive others." ”
"Can you take out the paintings inside?" Gu Ke thought carefully for a while before asking, "And then restore the painting?" ”
"I ...... I used to just watch my grandfather do something like this. Ye Weiwan glanced at the ancient painting with some hesitation, and then said, "Who is this painting?" What if it's damaged? ”
"Liu Feng's father came to school today and said that this is his ancestral painting." Gu Ke said lightly: "He may not know that Liu Feng's mother was scolded by me, but I always think this matter is weird, I can't say it, when he looks at this painting, it is all calculating, and it is not as good as the teacher to have feelings, of course, this is just my speculation." ”
"Say Liu Feng's father? Is that what Gifore company? Seeing Gu Ke nodding, Ye Weiwan suddenly sneered, "That's probably right, this person is the least popular in the antique world, because he likes to sell our good things outside!" ”
"Is it very likely that he also saw a problem with this painting?" When Gu Ke heard Ye Weiwan say this, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then asked a little uncertainly: "However, do you know Liu Feng?" ”