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Chapter 200 Treasure
Feng Renzhong: "When I was young, I heard teacher Xu Beihong discuss this matter with several famous painters."

"They discussed this matter for a long time, and I was listening to it all the time."

"They said that the authentic painting of Li Duanduan had always been kept in the Forbidden City."

"Later, I don't know whether it was brought to Manchuria by Pu Yi, or was taken out of the country by the old and young of the Qing Dynasty. For many years, "Li Duanduan Tu" has not been seen in the world."

"As for whether the picture in Nanjing Museum is real or not, there is a lot of controversy among people in the industry, and I dare not make a conclusion."

Lao Zhang said excitedly: "Hey, maybe the real work of "Li Duanduan Tu" is hidden under the forged painting of Brother Li. Brother, I have a painting tube here, don't hold the painting with your hands, use a painting tube Pretending to be safe."

"Hurry up and pack this thing, but don't break it."

Li Lang thanked him, put the painting into a painting tube, carried it on his back, and said, "It's getting late, so we're leaving first. Thank you, Mr. Feng, Uncle Zhang, and you for your hospitality and advice."

"It's still troublesome for me to come here today."

"Brother Li, come and play more when you have time."

"Brother Li, you have to come to the next market."

"At that time, let's go over there and see what good things are there."

……

Under the warm farewell of several people, Li Lang left with Poor Hou.

Although Li Lang couldn't know for the time being what was hidden under the fake, but when Lao Zhang and the others were discussing, he assessed the value of this painting through the system, with an index of 97.

This is the best of all cultural relics in his collection.

He realized that decades later, the price of this cultural relic must be in units of [-] million, and it must be a priceless treasure.

With a priceless antique on his body, he just wanted to leave here, put the painting into the space, and prevent any accidents.

If an accident happens, then I will lose a lot.

……

"Ding, congratulations to the host, you get a cultural relic with a value index of 97, and you will be rewarded with master-level cooking skills. Click to learn."

Li Lang looked at the system interface, and found that the culinary skills that he didn't even have the qualifications to enter the system before soared to lv7.

Awesome.

The next morning, after Li Lang got up, the first thing he did was to find Mr. Guan.

"Admiral of the Nine Gates, I've come to see you with wine."

"Grandson, bring the wine in the morning. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"You kid is fine, but you won't come to see me."

"Admiral of the Nine Gates is wise. I want to ask you, who is the best master of mounting in Yanjing City?"

"Mr. Qin from the Forbidden City. But I still think don't think about it, he is not easy to meet. Zhao Yunzhi at No. 16 Xijing Hutong is my old friend. If you want to find him, then you should look for him Well, the craftsmanship is also top-notch, and the level is absolutely no problem."

Seeing that Li Lang was carrying something in his hand and a painting tube on his back, Mr. Guan said, "Did you receive something good? Come and show your grandpa."

"I want to see what you are."

"Okay."

Li Lang put the Duan inkstone wrapped in cloth on the table, and said with a smile: "If you can guess what it is, I will give it to you. But you old man must not touch it."

"The size, shape, and the sound when it is put down, um... I personally feel like an inkstone."

Li Lang gave a thumbs up to Mr. Guan: "You are honestly too good. That's right, this is the Duan Inkstone from the Kangxi period."

Mr. Guan untied the cloth wrapping the Duan inkstone slowly, looked at the 300-[-]-year-old Duan inkstone, sniffed it with his nose close to the inkstone, and showed an expression of enjoyment on his face.

"Well, there is still a faint fragrance of ink, good inkstone. Grandson, you still understand your grandpa's heart. I accept this gift."

"Others say that it's disgraceful and embarrassing for you to collect the rags. But how could they expect that you took out treasures one after another from those rags."

"Old man, you still understand me."

"Go your own way, don't care what others say. These cultural relics one after another are in the end the inheritance of our Chinese civilization, art, and history. If you lose them, you will forget your ancestors."

"These things come back as soon as they can, but they must not be left outside."

"The teachings of the master, the disciples will always keep in mind."

Mr. Guan looked at Li Lang with a half-smile: "If you want to find the best framer, you must have received good calligraphy and paintings. Take them out and have a look."

Li Lang took out the painting and unfolded it carefully.

Grandpa Guan frowned as he looked at the painting, but soon his eyes brightened, and he said slightly excitedly: "An antique dress. Grandson, you have good eyesight. Let's go, I will accompany you to find Xiao Zhao."

"This thing is definitely a treasure. A master must come over and frame it."

……

After seeing the special features of this painting, Mr. Guan guessed Li Lang's purpose for finding a framer.

He also wanted to see what was hidden under the fake.

He personally accompanied Li Lang to find Zhao Yunzhi, in order to show his attitude to let Zhao Yunzhi value himself as a disciple.

Li Lang went to buy gifts first, and went to Xijing Hutong with Mr. Guan, and walked directly into the gate of Zhao Yunzhi's courtyard.

Today is sunny, Zhao Yunzhi is basking in the sun in the yard, while looking out the window leisurely.

He stood up in surprise when he saw two people appearing in front of him.

"Brother Guan, I haven't seen you for a long time, honored guest. Please take a seat."

Mr. Guan, who saw his old friend, was not polite. He sat down with Zhao Yunzhi's support, and said, "Xiao Zhao, this is my apprentice Li Lang. He wants to ask you for a favor. Grandson, tell yourself. "

Li Lang told Zhao Yunzhi why he came here.

Without further ado, Zhao Yunzhi readily agreed to help Li Lang uncover the layers of the painting he brought.

When Zhao Yunzhi saw Li Lang's painting, he was immediately surprised and said: "An antique decoration. It's actually used on a broken imitation painting? Brother Guan, Li Lang, there must be something in this painting. Wait for me for an hour." , I will solve this mystery."

"Then thank you Uncle Zhao. This is for your hard work."

Li Lang gave Zhao Yunzhi a few cards of Great Unity, waved his hands repeatedly to Zhao Que, and said, "Li Lang, what are you doing? Quickly collect the money. My relationship with Brother Guan, if I take your money, Is my old face still there?"

Mr. Guan also waved his hand, signaling Li Lang to put the money away.

Li Lang was also polite, thank you again.

"I'm going to reveal the painting now, and you can sit here with Brother Guan and drink tea."

After Zhao Yunzhi entered the room, Mr. Guan said: "The law is not passed on to the six ears. The difficult craft of exposing the painting will not be easily spread to the outside world, and it will not be seen by outsiders."

……

Uncovering the layers of calligraphy and painting is a delicate technical task. Li Lang and the old man waited for more than half an hour before Zhao Yunzhi opened the door and walked out.

There was a tired look on his face, but his eyes were bright, and there was an irresistible excitement.

"Brother Guan, Li Lang, uncover that forgery, and there is also a painting of "Li Duanduan" underneath. I have a feeling that it is Tang Bohu's authentic work. Brother Guan, please go in and have a look."

Li Lang supported Old Master Guan, walked into the room, and saw two pictures of "Li Duanduan" pasted on a wooden board by the wall.

Li Lang and the old man approached together and carefully compared the two paintings.

The content of the painting is the same, but Li Lang can see the difference in the details of the characters' expressions at a glance.

The characters in one painting are dull and lifeless, while the ladies in the other one are looking forward and shining brightly, with lifelike expressions, as if they are about to step out of the painting.

After looking at it for a while, Li Lang said excitedly, "This is Tang Bohu's authentic work."

Mr. Guan also said excitedly, "It's Tang Bohu's authentic work."

The painting that had been hidden under the fake for so many years finally revealed its true colors.

Tang Bohu's original work "Li Duanduan Tu", now alive.

Mr. Guan said gratifiedly: "Teacher, today, I found that there is nothing to teach you. You can become a teacher." The value of Tang Bohu's authentic paintings is not known to people in this era. Li Lang who came over knew it very well.

In 2013, "Waterfall Viewing on Lushan Mountain" was sold at an auction for an astonishing price of 36 billion RMB.It broke the world record of Tang Yin's painting and calligraphy auction.

Li Lang really never imagined that he could also get an authentic painting by Tang Bohu.

It is rumored that the ladies in "Li Duanduan Picture" are based on the autumn fragrance in Tang Bohu's spot of autumn fragrance...

When a museum is opened in the future, this painting will be the treasure of the museum.

Li Lang sighed with emotion: It was the right choice to choose the path of collecting trash.

If he was not a colleague of Poor Hou, Poor Hou would not have invited him to that special small market, and he would have no chance with "Li Duanduan Tu".

If he didn't collect junk in the past two or three years, at least two-thirds of the hundreds of antiques in his system warehouse would become someone else's pocket.

……

"Collect rags, and sell rags."

Li Lang continued his great business of collecting trash.

"Collect the tattered ones, I heard that you also collect those pots and jars?"

A man with a very mediocre temperament, carrying a sack, looked at Li Lang casually.

Li Lang: "Take a look."

Er Liuzi glanced at Li Lang, then casually put the sack in his hand on the ground, and there was a "bang bang" sound: "Look."

"Dude, put it lightly, it won't be worth anything if it breaks."

Li Lang picked up the sack and put it on the tricycle board, and took out the two things inside.

As soon as he saw it, his heart was pounding.

There are two items, one of which is an ordinary vase, but the other is a Ru kiln lotus flower bowl.

Ru kiln, one of the five famous kilns in China, got its name because it was produced in Ruzhou.

Ru kiln porcelain ranks first among the five famous kilns "Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding" in the Song Dynasty, and is known as "Ru kiln is the first" in the history of domestic ceramics.

Because Ru kiln is a kiln for firing court porcelain, it is also called Ru official kiln.The firing time is not long, from Song Zhezong to Song Huizong, it took 20 years.

Therefore, there are not many Ru kiln porcelain handed down from generation to generation, which is one of the main reasons why Ru kiln porcelain is precious.

Another important reason is the craftsmanship of Ru Kiln.

The shape of Ru porcelain is simple and simple, and it is glazed with precious agate, which has a unique color and luster.

It changes with the light, and the glaze color is like "after the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are shining", "thousands of peaks are green and green", the soil is fine and moist, the body is like Dong body, the glaze is thick and the sound is like a chime, bright but not dazzling.

The surface of the utensil has small openings with cicada wing patterns, and has the characteristics of "pear skin, crab claws, and sesame flowers". It is called "like jade, not jade, but better than jade" by the world.

Since the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, court Ru porcelain wares have been kept in the inner treasury, and they have been regarded as treasures, which are more expensive than Shang, Yi and Zhou Ding.

The small quantity, coupled with the high artistry produced by special craftsmanship, has created the sky-high price of Ru kiln.

Li Lang quickly stabilized his mind. After a closer look, he confirmed that it was the genuine Ru Kiln lotus bowl, and said lightly, "How much do you want to sell these two?"

The second-rate man is not stupid, so he thought for a while and said, "You make an offer, and I'll sell it if it's right, and I'll sell it if it's not."

"Okay, I'll take both. I'll give you three dollars."

"Do you think I'm stupid? This is something left by my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. It's only worth three yuan? Who is it?"

"Yo, buddy, I really can't see it. Let's be quick, and you can directly ask for the price."

"It's ten yuan, right?"

"Ten yuan..." Li Lang paused on purpose.

"Ten yuan, seems a bit expensive? How about eight yuan?" the second-rate youth said hesitantly.

Li Lang had no choice but to agree to the good guy who offered to reduce the price automatically.

The priceless lotus bowl of Ru kiln of Song Dynasty has been obtained.

System Rating Value Index: 93
Rewards Master Costume Design skill.

……

In the years before the reform and opening up, Li Lang collected rags and antiques to make money.

Among the antiques he collected, with a value index above 90, 3 pieces:
The "No. [-] Chair in the World" made by Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Ming Dynasty for his own use.

Tang Bohu's "Li Duanduan Tu".

Ru kiln lotus bowl.

Each piece is an extremely precious and priceless cultural relic.

Cultural relics with a value index of 80-90: 28 pieces.

Cultural relics with a value index of 60-80: 147 pieces.

Cultural relics with a value index below 60: more than 500 pieces.

The number of cultural relics he owns is enough to run a medium-sized cultural relic museum.

After the 21st century, his collections are conservatively estimated to be worth no less than 8 million.

And how much money did Li Lang spend to obtain these collections?He didn't calculate it carefully, it was estimated to be 2000 yuan...

In the past two or three years, he has made quite a lot of money collecting trash, and his savings have exceeded ten thousand. Ten thousand yuan households in the 70s.

The system rewards he got by collecting antiques allowed him to learn a lot of skills.

Among them, master-level skills include: cultural relic identification, historical knowledge, cooking skills, and clothing design.

There are so many skills at the proficiency level and below that he doesn't even bother to count them.

Now Li Lang is a veritable all-around collector.

After work, Li Lang reads books at home, and goes to Mr. Guan's house from time to time to drink tea, drink and chat with the old man.

Occasionally, when collecting antiques and encountering tatters, they will use their own methods, and the one who wins in the end will get a drink.

The days are plain and full...

Time flowed like light music, and came to the end of 1978.

In December, Li Lang knew that his opportunity was coming soon after he saw a report on "internal reform and opening to the outside world" in a state-run newspaper.

Li Lang, who collects rags, is about to change his appearance and step onto the stage of history, taking a solid step towards his goal of being a business tycoon.

New era, here I come.

(End of this chapter)