Chapter 87: Gaze

Fan Jianxin's extremely professional explanation, Ye Zhen was stunned when she listened.

Although her knowledge of Chinese painting is only scratching the surface, it is not the first time she has seen an art exhibition. Tang Ziyi's explanation just now was very detailed, focusing only on aspects such as color, ink, painting method, and genre, but there was no heartfelt appreciation of Fan Jianxin.

cough, how did she know that Fan Jianxin was a senior calligraphy and painting appraiser.

Her little heart couldn't help but beat again.

However, at this time, Fan Jianxin sighed softly in his heart, "How can I get this painting?" ......”

In later generations, Pan Tiansuo's "Gaze" changed hands several times, and the last time it appeared at an auction on Hong Kong Island, it sold for more than 16 million Hong Kong dollars, and never appeared again.

Fan Jianxin randomly selected nine paintings by Tang Guofeng, as well as this Pan Tiansuo's "Gaze View", and came to Tang Guofeng.

"Uncle Tang, I have treasured these nine paintings of yours and this painting of Pan Lao......"

As soon as Fan Jianxin came to the exhibition hall, he saw Tang Guofeng painting, so he simply said hello to him. Then, in the four houses, I looked for the "Gaze View" by Pan Tiansuo.

In the past few years, China has closed off the country, has been politically turbulent, and there have been smashing and looting...... People have no concept of collecting art, and the same is true for Chinese paintings.

Now, with the opening up of the country, foreign culture, ideas, including dross, as well as science and technology, capital, etc., have begun to pour into China in large numbers, eroding and sweeping everything.

While the Chinese people marvel at and look up to the advanced science and technology of the Westerners, many people have also begun to pick up the wisdom of the people, the vassal elegance, and like the oil paintings of the Westerners, especially the oil paintings of the human body without clothes.

This further contributed to the gradual decline and decline of Chinese painting.

A small painter of Chinese painting like Tang Guofeng, who has neither the level of a painting master nor a commoner with a prominent status, is difficult for their works to be accepted and collected in this era when food and clothing are still a problem.

It's really hard to exchange calligraphy and painting for a few pieces of silver for a living......

Fan Jianxin guessed that the reason why paintings by famous artists such as "Gaze" were hung in the exhibition hall was just a means for Tang Guofeng and Zhou Damin to attract people to visit and promote their paintings, and they might not really want to sell them.

He randomly selected nine paintings of Tang Guofeng and mixed them into Pan Tiansuo's "Gaze", so as to see if he could confuse Tang Guofeng's willingness to change hands.

There are some other painters' works in the collection hall, some of which are of acceptable value, Fan Jianxin is not unaware, not unwanted, but just to get this "Gaze View", which is not easy to choose now.

I'm afraid that if I get too much, I won't be able to buy this painting of Pan Tiansuo.

"Uncle Tang, didn't my family move to a new home, hehe, the family is surrounded by walls...... I want all ten paintings, so I'll go back and decorate the room. How much does this cost in total? ......”

Tang Guofeng saw that Fan Jianxin had selected ten paintings, and he didn't paint anymore, so he rubbed his hands excitedly, and walked over in three steps and two steps......

"Thank you, thank you...... You've chosen so many paintings?! Didn't I send a painting when your family moved? ”

Tang Guofeng spent hundreds of dollars to hold this exhibition, exhibiting a total of 60 of his own paintings and more than a dozen paintings from his family's collection. The painting was unfurled for several days, and only 2 of his paintings were sold, less than 100 yuan.

The people who came to buy the paintings were still acquaintances.

When he saw that Fan Jianxin had selected ten paintings at once, he was a little choked up with excitement, and mist appeared in front of him.

"It's not much, my family's new house has 28 large and small rooms, and it won't work without dozens of paintings......"

"Oh...... "Spring Morning in the Water Town", "Lotus Pond Wind", "Road", "Cow and Flower Dog"...... Haha, Xinzai, your vision is like a torch, and the works you choose are all my proud works! ”

Tang Guofeng swept away the haze for many days, a little high-spirited and full of meaning. When he flipped through the finger painting of Pan Tiansuo, his face suddenly froze, as if a computer had crashed.

"This ...... This painting, I, I ...... Not sold. This painting, too, too expensive......"

Using paintings of celebrities as an introduction is a common operation in current solo exhibitions. Although this is suspicious of comparing his own paintings, it is not popular if he does not do this.

But since the paintings are all hung out, if someone really wants to buy them, and they are reluctant to sell them, the way to deal with them is to let the other party be scared away by the high price of the paintings.

Sure enough, as Fan Jianxin guessed.

Fan Jianxin asked, "How much?" ”

Tang Guofeng was a little trembling when he spoke: "One, one......"

"Ten thousand yuan?"

Fan Jianxin wanted to cut through the mess quickly, and he had to go back to class after buying a painting, but now there is only one month before the college entrance examination, and the time is pressing, not to mention that he still did not ask for leave and came from class.

"Ah, no! ......”

Fan Jianxin's heart tightened when he heard this, and his brows furrowed. The price I said is not low, it seems that Tang Guofeng is really reluctant to sell!

Tang Guofeng discussed with Zhou Da before the private art exhibition, and when he met someone who wanted to buy a painting that he didn't want to sell, he offered a price of 1,000 yuan, which would definitely scare away the buyer.

1,000 yuan, which is now equivalent to the salary of ordinary wage earners for two or three years.

But the offer of this kid in front of him made him very surprised!

He knew that this kid from the Fan family had made a lot of money recently, and his academic performance was suddenly among the best, and he and his wife had a relationship with the Fan family. Jin Zhi's good thoughts.

Unexpectedly, this kid is such a reckless spender, and he actually bid 10,000 yuan for such a painting!

He stared at his nine paintings, and he couldn't help but think in his heart......

"Someone buys paintings?! ......”

At this time, Zhou Damin came over.

Fan Jianxin didn't see him when he came, but as soon as he heard that someone wanted to buy a painting, he immediately appeared.

If you look at it from the outside, Zhou Damin is like a grassroots cadre who eats and drinks in other people's pots, and has nothing to do with his penchant for freehand and splashing ink.

On this June day, the chubby head, stacked on the five short round bodies, supported by khaki tunics, bulging.

Fan Jianxin muttered in his heart, this person is not afraid of maggots coming out of his body.

Zhou Damin came closer, looked around, and saw two young girls and a young man......

He really couldn't see who would buy a painting.

"Teacher Zhou, you're just in time." Tang Guofeng seemed to have found a backer, wiped the sweat on his forehead, pointed at Fan Jianxin and said, "He wants to buy my "Gaze" ......"

"Hey...... Old soup, you are joking. Just him? ......" Zhou Damin glanced at Fan Jianxin and said, which means to say, can he afford it?

Fan Jianxin is dressed very plainly today, dressed as an ordinary student. He only wears the clothes he bought in the United States when he needs to pretend to be forced when he goes out to run errands.

Hearing Zhou Damin say this, Tang Guofeng seemed to suddenly realize, and thought to himself, he probably heard it wrong. During this time, he always listened to his daughter-in-law nagging the Fan family's boy in his ear, how many tens of thousands of yuan he earned.

It must be a hallucination in the mind, who would bid 10,000 yuan for such a painting!

"Uncle Tang, I really like your painting, as well as this eagle picture by Pan Tiansu...... If you think the money is less, I can give you some more, and I want all ten paintings. ”

"You, you're going to buy so many?!" Zhou Damin's eyes began to turn red when he heard this, and he spoke first, "Little brother, can you also accept a few of my paintings?" ”

"Uncle Zhou, my classmates are here to support my father......"

Zhou Damin ignored Tang Ziyi, came to Tang Guofeng, and asked in a low voice: "That "Gaze View", 1,000 yuan, he is also willing to ask for it?" ”

"It's not 1,000 yuan, he paid 10,000 yuan!"

"Ahh 10,000 ......"

Zhou Damin almost fainted when he heard this, his chubby face put on a surprised emoji, and he was stunned for a while before closing his wide mouth and saying, "Lao Tang, your "Gaze View", I heard you say that it cost 90 yuan to buy it...... He is willing to pay 10,000 yuan?! ”

After listening to Zhou Damin's words, Fan Jianxin really wanted to slap himself.

This is 1983!

Qi Baishi's paintings can't be sold for 10,000 yuan!

Recently, he has been focusing on reviewing for the exam, and he has become stupid.

"Ahem...... I'm kidding. ”

Fan Jianxin smiled awkwardly, thinking that he had to tie up Zhou Damin in order to promote Tang Guofeng's easy painting.

He pointed to the paintings on the wall and said, "What I mean is all the paintings that you two are exhibiting this time, whether they are vertical scrolls, central halls, strip screens, fans, or paintings in your collection...... I'm round, 10,000 yuan, how about it? ”

"Okay!"

Sure enough, as Fan Jianxin expected, before Tang Guofeng could speak, Zhou Damin rushed to answer.

He grabbed Fan Jianxin's arm tightly, like catching a creditor who had escaped debts, lest he run away.

Tang Guofeng was still a little hesitant, he was not hesitant that Fan Jianxin was dissatisfied with the price, but that he gave too much money!

One of his paintings averages between 30 and 80 yuan. Of course, this is also related to the size of the painting, the style, and the grade of the mounting.

He hesitated, afraid that Fan Jianxin's parents would say that he was fooling ignorant children. After all, the Tang family and the Ye family have been friends for many years, and he and Fan Jianxin's second uncle have been painting friends for many years, and they often find Ye Nan to frame calligraphy and paintings.

Of course, there will be some gifts in return.

But Zhou Damin on the side was vigorously pouting Tang Guofeng...... In this exhibition, his paintings were not as many as Tang Guofeng's, which were exhibited for several days, and he only sold one of his own paintings.

Before the price was negotiated, he began to help Tang Guofeng clean up the paintings, lest Fan Jianxin regret it.

If he is worried, he is afraid that Fan Jianxin will have no money.

"Uncle Tang, Teacher Zhou, I can't let your two painting masters suffer. Is that okay? No matter what the type of painting of the two of you is: vertical scroll, middle hall, horizontal drape, strip screen, or fan, they are all 50 yuan a piece, and I have accepted them all; What about the paintings in your collection, we will discuss the price one by one......"

Tang and Tuesday both felt that this was both convenient and comfortable. So, the three of them discussed the value of the paintings one by one, recorded them with a pen, and put them into cardboard boxes.

......

"Fan Jianxin, this painting is obviously a fake, do you still want it?!"

There is a painting, a few people have just opened it, and Tang Ziyi, who was standing on the side, pointed to a collection of Zhou Damin's "Snow Pond Wild Heron Picture" signed by the Southern Tang Dynasty painter Xu Xi and said.

Without waiting for Fan Jianxin to answer, Tang Ziyi said to Zhou Damin with contempt: "Uncle Zhou, a fake fake, why are you still collecting it like a treasure?!" ”

This painting is indeed a copy of the "fake at a glance", and it is not difficult to find out ten obvious fakes from the painting.

The paper is fresh, and there is no trace of the millennium at all. Whether it is mounted or folded, the paper is very new.

The whole picture, the ink is clear, the seal is bright, look at the age, at most a few decades, not earlier than the Republic of China period.

If you look closely at the brushwork, it is rough, casual, clumsy, and there are obvious missing strokes...... It can be seen that the people who copy are impetuous, bored, and seem to be in a hurry to work and time.

The biggest fake, this painting actually has the artist's signature, promotion and seal.

Anyone who knows a little about ancient paintings knows that the paintings of the Yuan Dynasty only began to have seals and inscriptions, and even the paintings of the Song Dynasty were also dark inscriptions. But the name of the painter is hidden in the painting, and it is impossible to see it without looking carefully.

"I didn't say that this painting is genuine...... Zhou Damin was a little stupid, shook his head, and picked up the painting a few times, ready to throw it away.

"Ah, you...... Don't lose it! ”

Fan Jianxin stretched out his hand to snatch the painting from Zhou Damin's hand, but Zhou Damin's hand shrank and got it to his side.

"I can't give you this painting, it's so fake! Give it to you, and people will say that I fooled the little ones. The reason why I brought it to the exhibition is to set off the delicate ...... of my paintings."

However, this painting, from the moment it was unfolded, Fan Jianxin felt weird!

A shoddy painting is actually made of Hainan Huanghuali wood to make heaven and earth poles, which is like packaging garbage with brand-name bags...... No!

There must be a demon when things go wrong, maybe this is a big leak! ......