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Ren Zixian's pupils shrank, she had seen this porcelain vase, or rather, she had seen a photo of this porcelain vase.
The last shot of that roll of film, in a dimly lit environment, with the flash illuminating only a small area.
The surroundings were as foggy as dust, and there were scattered utensils piled up in the corners, and the utensils were covered with mud and could not be seen in their original state.
In the center of the photograph is a pile of fragments of a porcelain vase, as if it is being excavated, and the whole bottle is broken into shape, and no other pattern can be seen except for the frame.
However, the mouth of the bottle is very clearly in the shape of petals, which is very distinctive, and there are scattered fragments around it, which is very difficult to visually restore.
The shards of the vase are scattered around a lot of brushes, utensils, and professional equipment, as well as dirt and stones in the ground.
The project received by Lin Xuedi has signed a confidentiality agreement, and it stands to reason that there will be no information outflow.
However, the film was sent to her by someone who cared about it, which made Ren Zixian have to think about it more.
Under what circumstances did Lin Xuedi take this photo? Why did he shoot? What message does he want to convey through this photo?
"What's wrong with being idle?" Lin Qingsong noticed that Ren Zixian's face was very pale, and his eyes almost lost their brightness, as if he had been caught by something, and asked, "Like this bottle?" I'll shoot it for you? ”
Ren Zixian opened his mouth, but he didn't make a sound, and he didn't hear what Lin Qingsong was saying, so he only shook his head habitually.
The antique appraiser arranged by Tang Wan was very sensible and immediately stepped forward, ready to take over the porcelain vase to verify the authenticity.
Who knew that Wu Tianyou waved his hand: "Many of the people sitting here are capable people majoring in literature and cultivation, what kind of appraiser is used, let's pass it on." ”
Although she didn't understand why Wu Tianyou arranged it this way, Tang Wan still terminated the auction and asked Wu Tianyou's bodyguards and antique appraisers to display the porcelain vases table by table.
"Why is that?"
"Don't worry about the big guy's business, we can't see anything anyway." Someone replied to him, "This thing was brought by the marshal, and it will definitely not be sold, so we will join in the fun." ”
Wu Tianyou watched table by table for a long time, focusing on Professor Mo Wen and Xu Xuanming's table, each of whom had the opportunity to observe closely.
"This is indeed the porcelain of the Sui Dynasty." Professor Mo Wen wore white gloves, held the ceramic bottle and looked at it repeatedly, and also pointed to the pattern on it with his reading glasses and Qin Yiyi on the side: "This porcelain vase is a famous Chizhou kiln, the largest folk kiln in the north. This set of porcelain is also well preserved in the existing Sui Min kiln. ”
"Yes, the carcass of Chizhou kiln is weak, although it can achieve a light and beautiful effect, but it is extremely easy to wear. Xu Xuanming explained, "This bottle does not have any traces of breakage, which is really rare." ”
Professor Mo Wen flipped it down and looked at the brand: "It comes from the official kiln, it is genuine." Not only that, the Chizhou kiln reached its heyday in the former Sui and later Sui, and it is still continued today. Chizhou kiln is also the first ceramic craft in history to combine calligraphy and painting art with ceramic art, and black glaze is the most famous variety of kiln. This kind of twig pattern broke through the limitations of the ceramic painting process at that time, and used the method of multi-color dyeing to increase the independence between colors, and even the current art masters can only be amazed. In addition to the value of cultural relics, it also has special historical significance, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is on display in a museum. ”
"Not bad." Wu Tianyou smiled and clapped his hands, "Sure enough, it's Professor Mo Wen, and he is particular about what he says, but this ceramic doesn't have such a big origin." I bought it at Guardian Auction House and it is now in a private collection. Now take this collection as a charitable donation, and the starting price should be set at 10,000 yuan, and the vase should have the price of a vase. ”
At this time, as soon as they heard this, the others looked at each other.
Ten thousand? Even if this kind of ceramics is an imitation, it is impossible to only pay 10,000 yuan, not to mention that the auction bidding is standard, and the starting price is tens of thousands, and the auctioneer is not easy to shout.
Professor Mo Wen's face was not very good in an instant: "The things of the former Sui, even if they are private collections, are too cheap to sell. ”
He treats antiques and cultural relics as treasures, and even if a student repairs a folk painting on weekdays, he will be angry and loudly reprimand.
Now although Wu Tianyou is the top boss of the Wenxiu Factory, he does not cherish this kind of antiquity that should be well preserved, and Professor Mo Wen will naturally be angry.
"Professor Mo Wen is too worried, all of you here are famous celebrities, and it's good to take them back for daily use." Wu Tianyou's voice was calm, "I don't think this kind of small thing has the value of putting it in the display case, and it would be good if it could be donated charitably." ”
Professor Mo Wen wanted to say something, but he could only sit down with his eyebrows twisted, after all, this is Wu Tianyou's private collection, and the starting price is also up to him.
"Okay, just do what the chief said, go down and prepare." Tang Wan didn't think of the senseless dispute, and said with a final word.
The value of this ceramic is already very clear, not to mention that this is brought by Wu Tianyou himself, even if it is a casual teacup, there will be people rushing to bid.
"Okay. 20,000 yuan" The auctioneer began to offer, "30,000, 4...... 50,000 yuan ......"
The asking price is still gradually rising, and soon it will reach one million, Wu Tianyou drank tea and listened to the voice of the asking price and chatted with Lin Qingsong: "I heard that the ruby necklace just now was donated by Mr. Lin's partner?" It's a shame to have such a good collection. ”
"It's a pity that our assets are just accumulated by chance in accordance with the trend of the times." Lin Qingsong said, "It is always more valuable to use it for charity to help others than to be in a cold vault." What's more, my girlfriend doesn't like this kind of jewelry, she is a cultural relics restoration professional, and she prefers jasper and jadeite to gemstones. ”
Wu Tianyou smiled and glanced at the jade that he was wearing, and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin is willing to spend his time on his girlfriend, and he also supports his girlfriend's work. ”
Wu Tianyou looked at the porcelain bottle rotating on the screen and said, "This bottle was auctioned abroad, and I won it at the Guardian Auction House for one million." Foreigners did not understand the value of this artifact, so they gave it the number 1780 and failed to sell at auction several times. ”
"Then why are you willing to buy it for a million dollars?" Tang Wan asked.
"Talk about it, return to my state." Wu Tianyou said, "It's just a matter of responsibility." In recent years, there are still many people who resell domestic cultural relics abroad, and many of our comrades have died here. ”
The spoon in Ren Zixian's hand shook.
Wu Tianyou continued: "Even now our excavation site will encounter all kinds of accidents, so whether it is the cultural relics themselves or the people who are silently dedicating behind them, they need to be cherished. ”
At this time, everyone on the table was silent, and the eyes on the table fell on Lin Qingsong, and many people knew that his biological brother had an accident during the excavation of cultural relics.
Wu Tianyou and the Zhu family have cooperated for many years, and it is impossible not to know that Zhu Jinglan's youngest son died of an inhalation virus that escaped during the excavation of cultural relics, but now mentioning this matter in front of Lin Qingsong is nothing more than wanting to know his attitude.
Because of the death of his youngest son, Zhu Jinglan was so devastated that the Zhu family's business stagnated.
Lin Qingsong took a sip of wine: "The value of this thing is like drinking water." The Zhu family has insisted on engaging in the antique and cultural relics industry for so many years, and Qingsong naturally understands his grandfather's wishes. What's more, people can't always look at the accidents that have happened and give up the opportunities in front of them. ”
The ancestors of the Zhu family were in business for several generations, and had a lot of money, and when the war of foreign invasion was in turmoil, Lin Qingsong's grandfather fled with the whole family from north to south, and met the host of Jinguang Linglong Temple on the way.
The host begged Lin Qingsong's grandfather to take the books in the temple south with him to avoid being destroyed.
When the war was torn out of the war, it was already hard for the family to flee, and my grandfather wanted to refuse, but he hesitated under the pleading of the whole family.
Gritting his teeth, he finally decided to leave with the collection of books, but soon after, he heard that the presiding officer of Linglong Temple led the monks of the whole temple to join the army.
My grandfather left everything he could and fled with only the necessary belongings.
However, more and more cultural relics were delivered to him along the way, and my grandfather gritted his teeth and hired a mountain bandit escort with all his possessions, just to protect these cultural relics from being affected by the war.
However, this move was discovered by the puppet army at the time, who thought they had found evidence of his grandfather's rebellion, so the two groups outflanked his grandfather's convoy one after the other.
Those scum killed all the mountain bandits with guns, snatched all those books and cultural relics, and threw them casually after finding that there were no guns, ammunition and property in them, and almost killed the Zhu family with guns.
The grandfather and his youngest son survived, but all they could see was the corpses of the family lying in pools of blood.
After this incident, my grandfather still took my young son to flee for his life with hundreds of cultural relics in a wooden cart, and finally waited for the victory of the war.
The artifacts were eventually donated to the museum free of charge. The official will also wish the family to protect the cultural relics and die, the monks of the Jinguang Linglong Temple, and the mountain bandits who escorted the martyrs.
Zhu family lost their lives for the sake of cultural relics.
Now Lin Qingsong's sentence has made his position clear, Lin Xuedi died in an accident, and the Zhu family still has to eat on it, and if you want to take advantage of the policy, you can't just look behind you.
Coupled with the deeds of my grandfather, there must be no one else who is more suitable to cooperate with the official than the Zhu family.
"Since its establishment, Zhu's first purpose has been to be loyal to the country and contribute to the country's cultural development. From my grandfather to Zhu Jinglan to me Lin Qingsong, and even my younger brother Lin Xuedi, who passed away for the cause of cultural cultivation, we can say frankly that we have not changed our original intention. ”
Wu Tianyou glanced at Lin Qingsong deeply, and then his gaze skimmed over Ren Ziidle, and said casually: "It's a blessing to have this lofty ideal." ”
The porcelain vase on the stage is still offering, even if other people can't understand the cultural value of this cultural relic, it will not prevent them from bidding, this is an opportunity to get in touch with Marshal Wu Tianyou.
Who here will be short of money? Spending some money to get through the relationship is a trivial matter.
The appearance of Wu Tianyou is an opportunity for these businessmen to fall from the sky.
It is not easy for even their class to get in touch with the leaders at the national level, not to mention that Wu Tianyou is still the speaker of the Wenxiu Factory at this time.
In recent years, the official policy has paid more and more attention to cultural export, so the protection of cultural relics is an industry that must be reorganized.
Many people saw this prospect, but there was no ticket to enter the game, and Wu Tianyou was their guide at this time.
Anyone who has ideas in this area will not miss this opportunity.
"Eight million five hundred and twenty thousand, is there anything else to add?" The auctioneer smiled like a flower, "Miss Jane, do you want to take the next bite?" The next bite is 8.53 million, do you want to call 8.6 million? ”
Jian Fangshu put down his mobile phone and gently raised the card: "Twenty million." ”