Chapter 478: A Painting That Survived the Heavenly Tribulation and Was Not Destroyed
Chapter 478: A Painting That Survived the Heavenly Tribulation and Was Not Destroyed
Since this picture of the Ming Dynasty lady 'woman' was exhibited, Juventus set his eyes on Zhang Wenzhong, and saw his face 'revealed' with a surprised expression, and hurriedly asked curiously and expectantly: "What's the matter, is this anonymous lady's 'woman' picture still a treasure?" Although he has little interest in ancient paintings, his sister You Qing does. As long as Zhang Wenzhong nodded and said that this anonymous ancient painting was a treasure, he would not hesitate to buy it.
At this moment, not only Juventus, but even Wu Kai and Zhuo Qinglian were also full of surprise.
Wu Kai secretly speculated: "Before, when Mr. Zhang discovered the rare treasure mutton fat white 'jade' old birthday star, he seemed calm and calm, and he never 'revealed' the slightest expression of surprise. Why is it that when I see this picture of an anonymous lady's 'woman' at this moment, I am 'revealed' with a shocked face? Could it be that the value of this picture of an anonymous lady's 'woman' is even more precious than that of the old birthday star with mutton fat and white 'jade'?"
But soon he shook his head again to refute his speculation: "Since the Song Dynasty, there have been countless similar anonymous ancient paintings. If there is an inscription rubbing of a celebrity on the painting, the value of the painting may be higher, but this picture of a lady 'woman', although the 'woman' in the painting is lifelike, but there is no text in addition to the painting, and the value is much lower. Not to mention that it is an old birthday star with mutton fat white 'jade', even if it is compared with ordinary antique 'jade' ware, it is unattainable. But if it is not a rare treasure, why would Mr. Zhang be surprised by it?"
Unlike Wu Kai, Zhuo Qinglian speculated through Zhang Wenzhong's surprised expression that this anonymous lady' picture should be a magic weapon!
Although in her opinion, Zhang Wenzhong is an ordinary man without any spiritual power. But there is one thing that makes her puzzled but admires - that is, Zhang Wenzhong's eyesight!
According to her speculation, Zhang Wenzhong's eyesight is not only higher than her, but even higher than her master Chixia Dao Changdu!
It may not be strange for such an eye to appear in the body of a master of cultivation, but it is very shocking to appear in the body of an ordinary person. She and Daoist Chixia had also discussed this matter, and finally agreed that Zhang Wenzhong could be selected by the Danding faction as an agent in the mortal world, and obtain a higher status and power, most of which was due to this superb eyesight!
At this moment, Zhang Wenzhong's face was 'dewed' and surprised, does it mean that this picture of an anonymous 'woman' is a magic weapon, and the grade is not low?
The more she thought about it, the more Zhuo Qinglian felt that it was possible.
Therefore, she immediately extended her divine sense to this anonymous lady's 'woman' picture and carefully examined it.
But after checking it with her divine sense, Zhuo Qinglian was greatly disappointed. Because there is no aura 'wave' on this anonymous lady' picture, this is simply a mortal thing, not a magic weapon.
"Could it be that Mr. Zhang has lost his eyes this time?" Wu Kai and Zhuo Qinglian couldn't guess the reason, so they could only look at Zhang Wenzhong with blank eyes, waiting for him to give an answer.
Zhang Wenzhong did not answer to them, but walked towards the anonymous 'woman' picture on the booth.
On the booth, there were already several people who were interested in this picture of an anonymous lady, and they were taking a magnifying glass to take a closer look.
Zhang Wenzhong, on the other hand, gave up after a few casual glances at the booth, looking very amateurish.
But these glances are enough for Zhang Wenzhong to affirm that this anonymous picture of a lady is not a rare treasure, nor is it a magic weapon, but a painting of his time.
The 'female' son in the painting is the famous lady who made the 'flag erected on the king's city, where did the concubine know in the deep palace?'140,000 people were disarmed, and no one was the 'flower' lady of the poem 'men'. Back then, when Mrs. 'Hua' Rui had not yet become Li Yu's concubine, Zhang Wenzhong had several encounters with her in Dujiangyan, Shuzhong, and made this painting to commemorate it.
But if this is the case, although Zhang Wenzhong will be attracted by it, he will definitely not be surprised. And at this moment, the reason why he was surprised was because when he was experiencing the Ninety-Nine Soul-Destroying Tribulation, this painting also happened to be with him!
"In that earth-shattering catastrophe, even my immortal's 'flesh' body has been destroyed, why is this painting still intact? besides, is it only this painting that has been preserved in the catastrophe? Are the other magic artifacts also preserved? Are they intact or damaged? Where are they scattered now?......
For a moment, looking at this painting of Mrs. Rui, Zhang Wenzhong fell into deep thought, and a series of questions came to his mind.
The five-minute appreciation time passed quickly, but Zhang Wenzhong was still standing on the booth with a contemplative face. As a last resort, Qiu Dabao, who served as the auctioneer, could only smile shyly and said cautiously: "Mr. Zhang, the time for treasure appreciation has passed, do you see, do you want to go back to your seat first, so that the auction can go on smoothly?"
Zhang Wenzhong came back to his senses at this time, did not embarrass Qiu Dabao, and turned back to his seat.
As soon as he sat down, Juventus couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Zhang, look at your thoughtful expression, is this anonymous lady's picture really a treasure?"
Zhang Wenzhong naturally didn't tell the truth, but said with a smile: "The treasure is not counted, it is just an ordinary anonymous ancient painting." It's just that I appreciate this painting technique, and just now I was just thinking about its painting technique, and I forgot that I was on the booth for a while, but I let you see the joke. ”
Juventus suddenly said: "I see, I thought it was a good baby." As soon as he heard that this picture of an anonymous lady 'woman' was not a treasure, he immediately lost interest.
Although Zhuo Qinglian was a little skeptical of Zhang Wenzhong's explanation, she couldn't help but believe the situation in front of her.
In the midst of this talk, the auction of this lady's 'girl' picture also officially began. Because this picture of a lady is anonymous, there are not many people participating in the auction, and the reserve price is not high, only 35,000 yuan.
"Forty thousand!" "Forty thousand!" was someone who was holding a magnifying glass on the booth to take a closer look.
"Fifty thousand!"
"Fifty-five thousand!"
Soon someone followed the price, but when it reached 60,000, no one was following the price. Obviously, in the eyes of most people, this anonymous picture of a lady is only worth 60,000 yuan.
"Seventy thousand!" Zhang Wenzhong shouted at this time.
"70,000, this gentleman bid 70,000, will anyone offer a higher price?" After Qiu Dabao shouted a few times, he waited to knock on the gavel to take this picture of the lady to Zhang Wenzhong. But at this time, a middle-aged man wearing glasses and a bookish face with an elegant atmosphere shouted out a price that surprised everyone in the auction: "300,000!"
For a moment, everyone in the auction couldn't help but whisper.
"'Spend' 300,000 yuan to buy an anonymous lady' picture?"
"This guy can't be crazy, right?"
"When I look at this painting, it is likely that it is not from the Song Dynasty, but from the Ming and Qing dynasties. There are countless such anonymous ancient paintings, and they are worth tens of thousands of dollars...... 300,000? ”
Zhang Wenzhong glanced at the man, but he chuckled, shook his head and said secretly: "I didn't expect it, but I met an expert here." ”
Although the picture of the lady he painted is anonymous, the painting technique is extremely superb, and the "spirit" of Mrs. "Hua" Rui is undoubtedly displayed, and the artistic value is extremely high. Not to mention 300,000, even if it's 3 million, it's worth the money. It's like the longevity picture and portrait he wrote for Old Man You, although there is no payment, but with that superb painting skills, it is enough to make it a treasure. This picture of a lady is no exception. It's just that this auction is not a special session for calligraphy and painting, so among the people who came to bid, there were not many people who knew the art of calligraphy and painting, and it was not strange that they did not see the "essence" of this "female" picture.
The middle-aged man bidding at this moment should also be a famous calligrapher and painter.
"500,000!" Zhang Wenzhong did not hesitate, and immediately quoted another price.
"800,000!" The middle-aged man did not hesitate and increased the price again.
"One million!" Zhang Wenzhong quoted another price.
The middle-aged man began to hesitate a little, and after a long while, Fang only gritted his teeth and quoted: "One and a half million!"
This time, he raised the price by 500,000 yuan in one fell swoop, in order to scare off Zhang Wenzhong, the bidder. It's a pity that Zhang Wenzhong's picture of this 'woman' is inevitable!
"Two million!"
The price offered by Zhang Wenzhong made the middle-aged man shake his head with a wry smile, and finally gave up continuing to follow the price.
Rao is so, but it is enough to shock the people who participate in the auction. In their opinion, an anonymous ancient painting that was only worth tens of thousands of yuan was finally auctioned for a high price of 2 million. While they looked at each other, they couldn't help but feel that there were too many illiterate nouveau riche.
It's just that they obviously didn't expect that this illiterate person was not Zhang Wenzhong and the middle-aged man, but them.
Yu Wen was also puzzled by Zhang Wenzhong's 'flower' to take this picture of a lady at a high price: "Brother Zhang, since this painting is not a treasure, why do you need to buy it?"
Zhang Wenzhong's purpose in buying this picture of a lady was to study why it was safe and sound in that catastrophe. Of course, such a thing, he can't 'expose' to Juventus for the time being. What's more, here at the moment, not only Juventus is here, but also Zhuo Qinglian and Wu Kai, two outsiders.
Smiling slightly, Zhang Wenzhong replied: "Although this painting is not a treasure, its painting technique still has merits. Moreover, although this painting is not a treasure, it is worth the price, and I am not at a loss. ”
None of the three Juventus doubted his answer. Because they all know that Zhang Wenzhong's attainments in calligraphy and painting are not much weaker than his attainments in medical skills. Since he said that the painting was worth the price, it was really worth the price.
It's just that they don't know it, but at this moment, Zhang Wenzhong is smiling bitterly in his heart: the paintings he painted have to be bought back by himself in the end...... What's going on?
The auction continues, and the value of the items on display is gradually increasing.
Under the guidance of Zhang Wenzhong, Juventus photographed several underrated antique calligraphy and paintings at a low price, and Wu Kai also followed the light and picked up several leaks, and the two of them were almost unable to close their mouths with laughter. As for Zhuo Qinglian, she has no interest in these antique calligraphy and paintings. So he didn't participate in the auction from beginning to end, just sat next to Zhang Wenzhong, and entered a state of old monk settling.