Bronze?!

In Ouyang Xiu's Drunkard Pavilion, when describing the scene of drinking, the words "staggered" were used.

Naturally, it is the precious wine glass in front of everyone.

But in fact, Ouyang Xiu in the Song Dynasty probably did not use bronze cups, and this kind of wine cup was only popular from the late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty, which was quite rare.

At present, there are less than 100 bronze pieces unearthed by archaeology, and they are scattered in museums around the world.

The last antique with less than 100 pieces in existence was called Ru porcelain.

However, the cultural relics value of bronze is much higher than that of Ru porcelain, and the bottom level of first-class cultural relics can be reached as a national treasure.

Zhang Yang glanced at Fu Fatzi, why are you so proud?

If there is a problem with the origin, just wait to be released from prison and celebrate the 60th birthday directly.

"You put it down, let me see it first."

Zhang Yang picked up this wine glass for the nobles of the Shang Dynasty from the table.

The body of the glass is drum-shaped, and compared with ordinary wine glasses, it has an additional rim for pouring water and a narrow lid.

The most distinctive feature of the whole piece is that at the front end of the lid, a beast with two horns is carved.

Zhang Yang recognized that this was seven or eight points similar to the pair of dragon head accessories that he auctioned for Lao Chu at the auction and were suspected of being detached from the bronze square pot.

The ornamentation is right.

The pulp is not a big problem, although it seems that someone has artificially brushed off the traces of green embroidery, but it has not destroyed any of the ornaments on the body.

Half a million?

At Christie's, less than five million is a leak.

But Zhang Yang is not at the auction now, he is buying in the hands of second-class dealers.

Find the owner of the tomb to get the goods for free, and sell them for 500,000 yuan?

This is not in line with the market.

"Do you want to trick the fat man to Linhai, and then call the police and buy it directly for zero yuan?"

As soon as this strange idea came out, it was snuffed out by Zhang Yang, and it was too difficult.

"Boss Fu, this thing is good!"

Zhang Yang did not intend to deny that this bronze piece was genuine, and the other party dared to offer a price of 500,000 yuan, which was already very revealing.

"It's just that I can't bear your offer of 500,000 yuan."

Mr. Zhang laughed.

Fu Fatzi didn't eat this, and said with a smile on his face:

"You are backed by the group, we are not outsiders, we know how abundant the group's cash flow is......"

"But aren't there six boxes of stuff left? I'll have to make sure I have the money to buy it later. ”

"It's okay, you don't have any money on hand, I can wait. These were originally prepared for the group, unless I stopped doing this, otherwise I would definitely keep them for the group. ”

"That's ......"

Zhang Yang showed a thoughtful expression, lifted the lid of the bronze mouse, leaned in front of his eyes and said:

"The cup is pretty good, but unfortunately, it's a bull's head carved on it."

"Although Niu Niu is quite cute, in ancient times, the status of people who used bull head cups was not high, and this thing was 500,000 yuan, which was still too expensive."

"Why don't you make it cheaper?"

"Bullhead? This is not a bull's head, this is a dragon's head. ”

Fu Fatzi hurriedly corrected Zhang Yang's statement:

"Mr. Zhang, look carefully, this is carved with a dragon, which is the most noble dragon head in ancient times."

"Don't make a fuss." Zhang Yang waved his hand and swore that "this is the cow." ”

"The dragon is the totem of our Huaxia, you say that the dragon looks like this, I really can't accept it."

"Look at the horns of the bull, like two nails, the horns of the dragon should be the same as the deer, with forks."

"Look at this nose again, it's obviously a cow's nose!"

"I put the lid on, and the shape of the whole cup is also a cow!"

Referring to the dragon as a cow, how can you not find circumstantial evidence.

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, he took turns to ask Xu Jie and the three to express their opinions.

"It's a bull's head."

"What a cute cow!"

"I think what Mr. Zhang said makes sense."

The ticket type is four to one, and only Fu Fatzi is struggling to insist.

"Boss Fu, it's boring for you to be so tough."

"300,000, if you agree, we will close the deal immediately."

After listening to this offer, Fu Fatzi's face was cloudy.

He stared at Zhang Yang, as if he wanted to see from his appearance whether Zhang Yang really didn't understand or was pretending to be stupid.

Zhang Yang was stared at like this, and his expression was very calm.

He's used to it.

These resellers like to do such useless work, speculating, guessing, and probing, and in the end, it is not to see if the money is enough.

He was waiting for the fat man to respond to the price when the phone in his trouser pocket suddenly vibrate.

Zhang Yang took it out and looked like a reminder, Mr. Ma?

Last time, Chen Yanguang met Mr. Ma from the National Museum in Yanjing.

Hearing that the other party wanted to introduce his granddaughter to Zhang Yang, Chen Yanguang immediately sold all the information about Zhang Yang.

Later, Mr. Ma called and asked once, asking when Zhang Yang was free and going to Yanjing.

But at that time, he was exploring the tomb in Weijiagou, so he naturally had no time.

This may be the second time I've been invited.

Seeing the appearance of the fat man, and still grinding, Zhang Yang made an apologetic gesture and went out to listen to the phone.

"Teacher Ma?"

"Eh, Xiao Zhang."

On the other end of the phone, Mr. Ma said happily:

"Are you in Shenghai right now?"

"Yes, I'm here to participate in the event, Mr. Ma, are you also in Shenghai?"

Although Zhang Yang was puzzled, how did the old man know his movements, but considering that there was Chen Yanguang, a spy, it seemed that it could be explained.

"Hehe, guess what's the reason I'm looking for you today?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Zhang Yang replied with a smile.

At the same time, I sighed in my heart, could it be that his granddaughter is also in Shenghai?

"Hahaha, that's right, it's really a great thing."

Teacher Ma likes to pant when he speaks, so he paused and continued to speak:

"Italy wants to return some of the cultural relics involved in the case to us, and it has already arrived in Shenghai, and the handover will begin tomorrow."

"The matter is led by the Cultural Relics Bureau, and now it takes a few coolies to go to the scene to help and check the ......"

"Shall I go?" Zhang Yang was very surprised: "Am I qualified?" ”

He asked this question from the bottom of his heart.

The handover of the return of transnational cultural relics is already a diplomatic matter, and it is 100% on CCTV.

Although Zhang Yang is an incumbent in the expert pool, there are actually many experts in the library.

A small role like him, who is generally not involved in criminal cases, is not an expert in the National Museum or the Forbidden City, and basically has no chance to show his face on CCTV.

What is coolie, that is gilded!

"It stands to reason that you're not qualified." Teacher Ma replied very bluntly: "But I fought the basis of reason, and I gambled all my net worth and life, and I want to send you to this event to show your face." ”

"Of course, the people from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage want to give me this face for the old man."

"How? Impressed? Do you want to consider being my grandson-in-law? ”

Such an exaggerated reason is fake at first hearing.

Zhang Yang said "ah~", trying his best to show the consternation in his heart.

"Hahaha, since you don't refuse, then I'll take you as an agreement."

"My granddaughter will also go to the scene at this handover ceremony, and you will get to know each other at that time."

Teacher Ma took the initiative to hang up the phone in the midst of cheerful laughter.

Flaunting people are stupid.

No, it's really Mr. Ma's help in finding relationships? Just the person he is?

While he was stunned, the phone rang again.

This time it was Lao Chu who called.

As soon as the phone was connected, Chu Zhenmin asked Zhang Yang if he was answering Mr. Ma's call just now, so it was always displayed in the call.

"Yes, Director Chu, is it really Mr. Ma who recommended me to go to this cultural relics handover?"

"Hahahaha."

On the other end of the phone, Lao Chu laughed loudly.

I could faintly hear it, and Chu Ziqiang was also laughing wildly beside him.

"Zhang Yang, you should be like this, go on a blind date tomorrow!"

"What do you mean? You guys...... Feed? ”

"Damn! Is this hanging? ”

Zhang Yang walked back to the store with a depressed face.

Looking at the news in the expert group, Chu Zhenmin has already sent out the time and place of tomorrow's activities, and it seems that it is in the office building of the Shenghai Museum.

Except for him, the rest of the people who were Aite were all old experts, and they probably knew about it for a long time.

Anyway, I'm definitely going to see it tomorrow, and when I get to the scene, everything will be clear.

Eyes back to Boss Fu's collection.

Xu Jie quietly told Zhang Yang that when he went out to answer the phone just now, the three of Boss Fu had a heated discussion together for a long time, asking him to wait and be careful of being caught.

"Mr. Zhang, I've thought about it."

Fu Fatzi said with a solemn face:

"This bronze piece, 350,000 yuan, if you agree, I will sell it."

"There is a reason for me to add this 50,000 yuan, you will definitely not ask for all the things you bought for the Hedong Group, and they will still be smashed in my hands when the time comes. I'm going to have to give myself a little bit of blood, after all, you know, I'm ...... right now."

"Okay, okay, then 350,000." Zhang Yang interrupted the fat man's chatter.

"Mr. Zhang is really a bright person." Miss Zhao flattered on the side.

Zhang Yang just smiled politely at this.

And he said to himself, Do not these people know what it means that the wool is out of the sheep?

Since Fu Fatzi was afraid that he would lose money by waiting for a few boxes of antiques, so he raised the price, then Zhang Yang would naturally satisfy his wish fiercely.

After the bronze was sold, the valuable bronzes were lost in the private collection of Fu Fatzi.

He also took out two mirrors from the Tang Dynasty and wanted to sell them for 30,000 yuan each.

But the mirrors are so corroded that they can't even see the patterns, and Zhang Yang can only go out to eight hundred.

This is the first-line market purchase price.

Seeing that the fat man still wanted to bargain, Zhang Yang simply waved his hand and didn't want it.

"This kind of rag, I'll tell you the truth, I don't know how to sell it when I take it back."

"Boss Fu, if you don't have other good goods at the bottom of the box, let's still look at what you collect for the group."

"Also, Mr. Zhang, don't worry."

Fu Fatzi hurriedly rummaged through his own collection box.

What copper coins, clay pots, terracotta figurines, soul bottles and other funerary goods were placed on the table one by one.

But after Zhang Yang saw these things, he had only one movement: shaking his head.

The sentence for these things is enough, at least three Han tombs and two Song tombs are involved, but they can neither be traded nor exhibited, and they really can't arouse the desire to consume.

Instead, Xu Jie quietly asked Zhang Yang if he could let him buy two pieces and go back to collect.

"Which one do you like?" Zhang Yang asked in a low voice.

"Just the bottles."

"Oh, that's a soul bottle, for the requiem of the tomb owner."

"Then don't want it, how about that cow's terracotta figurines?"

"The terracotta figurines are no problem, it's this terracotta figurines, it's colorful, you have to prepare a constant temperature and humidity box, otherwise the color will soon be gone."

"Is there anything that can be stored in the air and doesn't have the elements of the underworld?" Xu Jie gave up thinking and turned to Zhang Yang for help.

"This wood carving will do."

"Then I'll want this wood carving."

"Nope." Zhang Yang shook his head: "I want this." ”

Wood carving is a layman's name, and the exact name of this treasure should be "Buddha Shrine".

The Buddha shrine that Fu Fatzi took out was about the same size as corn.

It is carved with a Fugen Bodhisattva riding an elephant and holding a wishful wish.

Although the surface of the Bodhisattva statue is somewhat damaged and the color is also somewhat off because it is an unearthed cultural relic, it is definitely a top grade in the wooden Buddhist shrine of the Yuan Dynasty.

Eight hundred years ago, the monks of the Yuan Dynasty carried such a Buddha shrine with them, so that they could worship the Buddha anytime and anywhere.

"How does Boss Fu plan to sell this Buddhist shrine from the Qing Dynasty?"

"Twenty-five thousand, what does Mr. Zhang think?"

"Sixteen thousand." Zhang Yang is a knife at hand.

However, perhaps because he cut it lightly, Fu Fatzi didn't struggle much, and immediately agreed to the price.

The objects that can be seen by Zhang Yang after that are almost all in this process.

Nonsense for an era, casually slashed a knife.

Unless the other party can persuade and publicize it with reasonable evidence, it is "pull down if you don't make a deal".

Even Xu Jie did the same, and bought a statue of Guanyin from Hutian Kiln at a price tens of thousands lower than the market price from Fu Fatzi.

The two stayed in the store until nine o'clock in the evening, and finally finished their work.

A total of 57 lots were sold, with a turnover of 1.17 million.

……

The next day, in the large conference on the first floor of Building C, Shenghai Museum.

Zhang Yang was wearing a suit and leaning on the back of his chair, listening to the person in charge of the cultural relics handover activity and introducing the specific situation.

"Teachers, the cultural relics returned this time are the cultural relics that have been seized by the Italian government in several cases of cultural relics trafficking, which obviously have Chinese cultural characteristics."

"There are 537 in total."

How much? More than five hundred?

Zhang Yang suddenly felt that the "coolie" in Mr. Ma's mouth was not a joke.

However, the cultural relics involved should be easy to identify, right?

"According to the situation of our last handover of more than 900 cultural relics, the experts in charge of cultural relics identification in Italy often have certain errors in judging the age and value of China's cultural relics."

"Therefore, I hope that when you identify this batch of cultural relics, you will not refer to the appraisal opinions given on too many materials, and give your own judgment in your mind."

"This work adopts a one-vote veto system, as long as an expert judges that the cultural relics are suspicious, the cultural relics will be placed in the pending area, waiting for the completion of the initial identification, and the second round of meeting review will be carried out together."

"Do you have any questions?"

Zhang Yang is fine, he just wants to start quickly now and then get into the second round early.

Because he has a hunch that the appraisal results he gave will diverge from many people.

When people look at the chronological characteristics, they look at the production date, not the same thing.

The review stage is the main play.

"I have a problem." An old expert who had participated in the last appraisal raised his hand and asked, "The cultural relics they returned this time won't still be confiscated at the stalls, right?" ”

"Teacher Liu, I don't know about this." The person in charge replied with a wry smile.

"Well, that's right." Teacher Liu shook his head and said, "Everyone, especially the new teachers, if you find a lot of problematic cultural relics, don't doubt yourself. ”

"You think of this batch of things as if the chengguan collected a few stalls in the antique market and sent them over to try your luck."

Is it so exaggerated?

Zhang Yang thought to himself, this is a good thing!

Wouldn't the pressure on yourself be much less?

Two days later, the review stage.

The person in charge directly asked Zhang Yang to sit in the position of the host.

"Everyone, Mr. Zhang thinks that there are as many as 98 suspicious cultural relics, let's discuss the few pieces he listed first, and the remaining 23 are not in a hurry."

"Next, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to say a few words."

(End of chapter)