Antique Dealer

Chapter 245 Liars
Because Zhu Fuchang's location was closer to those who came later, when the painting unfolded, they surrounded him, and Fang Hao and the others could only stay behind.

These people were appreciating the paintings one by one, and talking in low voices from time to time.

The voice of one of them suddenly became louder: "This painting is a masterpiece created by Lu Zhi, especially the inscription and inscription. If it is not an authentic work, I will eat it..."

As soon as he said this, the person next to him gave him a hard look, which made him realize that his voice was loud, so he immediately shut up and smiled embarrassedly.

But because of his words, Jiang Jiaping, who was not far away, was eager to try, stretching his neck and looking at the scroll, wanting to see how outstanding the painting is.

It took a very long time for the two parties who came in later to appraise it. I wish I could look at every corner of the whole painting.Of course, this kind of appraisal attitude is normal, but Zhu Zhiqing and Jiang Jiaping suffer, both of them are eager to see through.

Fang Hao is not in a hurry, anyway, it is impossible not to let them appreciate it, and now he is racking his brains to consider where he has seen that familiar middle-aged man.

Because they were the farthest away, Fang Hao and the others were finally able to see the entire appearance of the painting.

This painting is mainly made of ink, and light ocher is only applied on the tree trunks, houses, and the clothes of Gaoshi in the elegant collection, and its color is light and elegant.In terms of layout and brushwork, one can feel the features of Wang Meng's paintings, which are characterized by numerous mountains and mountainous structures, as well as meticulous and fine-grained textures. The texture of the mountains and the depiction of the needles and leaves of the pine branches at the front are even more impressive.

On the one hand, this work embodies the author's elaboration of Wang Meng's painting techniques, and at the same time reflects his own painting skills. Concentrated and beautiful; the trees are filled with a fine center brush, with well-proportioned shades and shades, etc., all of which reflect the style of Lu's landscape painting.

Looking at the whole painting, Fang Hao can be sure that this is a very good landscape painting. In addition, the inscriptions and inscriptions are also authentic works of Lu Zhi, which does not seem to be a problem.

But for some reason, this painting gives Fang Hao a sense of emptiness. Although all aspects seem to be correct, the combination gives him a strange feeling. I don't know where this feeling comes from. Could it be his first painting? Six senses?

It is precisely because of this strange feeling that Fang Hao is temporarily unable to determine the authenticity, but this is just the beginning, and he has not yet started to analyze it carefully.

Jiang Jiaping raised his hand and looked at the time. Since it took a long time for everyone to appraise it, it was already eleven o'clock. He was not a person who could sit still, especially when there was an enemy next to him. I don't even want to stay here anymore, I just want to bid for this painting as soon as possible and leave.

Seeing that Fang Hao even took out a magnifying glass to observe there, Jiang Jiaping finally couldn't help it, and became angry: "How amateurish is it to use a magnifying glass to appraise calligraphy and painting? It's just a joke!"

At this time, Fang Hao also made a discovery, and he raised his head: "The owner didn't even say that you can't use a magnifying glass, and asked you to babble!"

A middle-aged man sitting opposite said: "My friend, everyone's time is precious, and they are all waiting to bid, and so many people have been identified, so there must be fake ones, right?"

"It's up to me to judge whether something is right or not, and I don't need to worry about it. As for the fact that I've been looking at it for a long time, some people really want to be cheap!"

Seeing Fang Hao being so sharp, Zhu Zhiqing was very surprised. Based on his impression of Fang Hao, Fang Hao should be a very kind person. Why is he suddenly so aggressive?
Is there any purpose in doing this?

Zhu Zhiqing didn't think about the problems with the paintings, because he had Lu Zhi's works in his hand, so the inscriptions and inscriptions were impeccable, and the painting part also conformed to Lu Zhi's creative style, so no matter how you look at it, this is a problem. Undoubtedly a genuine one.

Fang Hao's words made the middle-aged man obviously stunned, and then he was furious. Just as he was about to speak, Zhu Fuchang who was next to him hurriedly smoothed things over: "You two make money with kindness, and the appraisal process really wastes a lot of everyone. Time, this responsibility is on me, I have prepared drinks, and after the bidding is over, please move to the downstairs restaurant for dinner."

Jiang Jiaping was very impatient: "Okay, don't waste any more time, let us bid quickly to get down to business!"

"and many more!"

The middle-aged man who looked like an upstart sitting opposite Jiang Jiaping raised another objection: "The cash issue has not been resolved! We took risks and troubles to get here, and we can't just make a mistake in our work. Are you dismissed?"

The people next to him also echoed loudly.

Zhu Fuchang smiled: "Boss Yu, don't be impatient. This matter is indeed a mistake in our work, so we discussed it just now. As compensation for everyone, as long as I win the bid, I will give you a [-]% discount , I wonder if you are satisfied?"

"Not satisfied!"

Jiang Jiaping shouted: "Since it's a bidding, isn't it because everyone gives a discount that there is no discount?"

What Jiang Jiaping said is actually easy to understand. Since there is a discount, everyone will definitely take this into consideration when bidding. The original bid amount will also increase this discount. compete.

Zhu Fuchang spread his hands: "Since the current situation is already like this, no amount of compensation will give the best of both worlds."

Fang Hao curled his lips in disdain, if it wasn't for your ghosts, why bother to beat around the bush and say directly, in addition, the two parties who brought the money must be compensated and the end will be over?

However, he had already made up his mind that Zhu Zhiqing would not be allowed to participate in the competition. As for Jiang Jiaping's side being at a disadvantage, he couldn't wait for it to happen!

The upstart waved his hand: "Okay, I agree to this matter, and everyone will stop writing. After talking about it, do you still want to bid? If you keep writing, then I will directly say the price. Who can bid more than me?" High, I will leave immediately."

Jiang Jiaping was indeed getting impatient. Since the other party agreed, he didn't have any objections, he just muttered a few words.

The remaining Zhu Zhiqing and another middle-aged man thought about it and agreed.

Next, the middle-aged man whom Fang Hao was familiar with brought paper and pens and asked everyone to write their names and bid amounts, and hand them over to him after they were written.

The upstart took out his mobile phone and discussed the bidding amount with his own people. When other people saw it, they followed suit.

Fang Hao formed a temporary group, pulled in the numbers of Zhu Zhiqing and Ji Wenxue, and directly clarified his point of view: "My suggestion is to give up this painting."

When Zhu Zhiqing and Ji Wenxue saw this message, they couldn't help being stunned.

Ji Wenxue typed quickly: "You mean, there is something wrong with this painting?"

Fang Hao replied: "Not only is there something wrong with this painting, I suspect that the seller is a liar, and there is also a trust here. The specific situation is inconvenient to type, and I will tell you later. If I am not wrong, if we There was no bid, and the winning bid must have been that young man."

Zhu Zhiqing and Ji Wenxue looked at each other. According to Fang Hao, those two people who came with the money were arranged by the liar.If the seller is indeed a liar, then surely nothing is impossible.

Now the question is, is there any problem with Fang Hao's judgment?Needless to say, with Fang Hao's character and personality, it is impossible to talk nonsense, so both of them chose to believe in Fang Hao.

"I believe you!"

Zhu Zhiqing made a final decision, but he still felt that the portrait was authentic, so he could only wait to get out and learn the reason from Fang Hao.

At this time, other people had already negotiated the bidding price, and began to fill in the paper. Fang Hao looked at the familiar middle-aged man, his heart moved, he took the paper, and wrote three numbers on it.

Zhu Zhiqing looked up and almost laughed out loud.

Everyone handed over the paper one after another. When Zhu Fuchang saw the number written by Fang Hao, his expression changed suddenly, and he saw "666" written on the paper impressively.

Zhu Fuchang looked towards Fang Hao, seeing him looking at him with a half-smile, his heart suddenly felt like a turbulent sea, his expression almost didn't tense, he quickly pretended to scratch his head, controlled his face to return to normal, and then looked at other people's quotations .

After a while, Zhu Fuchang smiled at everyone and said, "I have read all of your quotations. Congratulations to Mr. Jiang for obtaining this exquisite painting by Lu Zhi at a price of 1560 million."

"Ah! If I had known earlier, I should have added another 10. I would be the winner!" Boss Yu yelled, looking very annoyed.

"I paid 1559 million!" The middle-aged man on the other side also had a very painful expression: "Why didn't I write [-] more!"

Jiang Jiaping looked triumphant: "Everyone, it seems that this painting has nothing to do with you!"

"I don't want to hear your words anymore!" Boss Yu shouted angrily: "I'll add another one million, and you sell the painting to me! Just treat us as friends!"

Jiang Jiaping blurted out the words of refusal: "Cut, it seems that I am short of this 100 million!"

With a cold face, Boss Yu stretched out his hand and nodded to Jiang Jiaping: "Okay, I will remember you!"

Lu Jianyi next to him quickly signaled Jiang Jiaping not to say any more radical words, but he was very helpless in his heart. He knew that Jiang Jiaping had a bad temper and liked to make troubles, but he didn't expect that his conduct would be so bad, and he would never do anything next time. Take this kind of life.

Zhu Fuchang also tried to persuade him, and then asked Boss Yu and the others to take them out of the living room.

Seeing that the boss had left, Jiang Jiaping was still muttering, turned his head and saw Fang Hao who was about to leave, and couldn't help but sneer: "If you don't have money, stay at home honestly, don't come out to embarrass yourself!"

Fang Hao said with a smile: "Do you know what I want to do most now? Let your other eye be dyed, so that it looks more symmetrical."

When Jiang Jiaping saw Fang Hao mentioning that he was beaten, his eyes were about to burst into flames. If Lu Jianyi hadn't stopped him, he would definitely have done it now.

"Besides, I'd like to remind you again, it won't be long before you know what real embarrassment is! Bosses, don't you think so?" Fang Hao looked at Zhu Fuchang with a half-smile.

Zhu Fuchang's face was full of smiles: "Boss, don't be joking. You must be hungry too. The lunch downstairs has been prepared. I would like to invite you to appreciate it."

"Oh, how much is it? The grade is too low, I don't want to eat it."

Zhu Fuchang felt that Fang Hao's tone was threatening, and he cursed at Fang Hao in his heart, and he could only smile: "I promise to satisfy you."

Fang Hao looked at the other party: "Oh, you won't ask us to pay the bill in the end, will you?"

Zhu Fuchang smiled wryly and said: "You are joking, how could I do such a thing, and after we transfer the money, we will go to have dinner together."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Lu Jianyi always felt that something was wrong, thinking, is there something tricky?Do you want to remind Jiang Jiaping again?

"Oh, then I'm relieved."

Fang Hao chuckled, and glanced at Jiang Jiaping whose face was already flushed, and then walked out of the living room under Jiang Jiaping's fire-breathing eyes.

When we got outside, the people who went out before had disappeared. Fang Hao looked at Zhu Zhiqing who seemed impatient, and said with a smile: "Let's go downstairs to fill our stomachs first, and I will tell you later."

Zhu Zhiqing nodded, he was not in a hurry anyway.

The three of them went downstairs and told the waiter in the restaurant, and the waiter took them to a private room with two tables, and appetizers were already served on them.

Fang Hao said: "Waiter, please check for me, whether the person who ordered the meal has already paid the bill."

The waiter was surprised that Fang Hao had such a request, so he went out and asked, and it was true that the bill had been paid in advance, and the quality of the dishes had also been improved.

Fang Hao asked the waiter to start serving the dishes, and smiled: "Old Zhu, am I right?"

Zhu Zhiqing shook his head and sighed, not looking happy: "In the antique business, there are too many tricks and tricks, and it's almost impossible to guard against. If Teacher Fang didn't remind you, I would definitely kill him again this time."

Apart from feeling emotional, Ji Wenxue wanted to know what was wrong with the painting just now.

At this time, Fang Hao didn't hold back anymore, and after eating two mouthfuls of food, he began to talk freely:

"This work was created by Lu Zhi in the autumn of the 41st year of Jiajing (1566), which was already in Lu Zhi's later years, and his painting skills were relatively mature.

Among Lu Zhi's later landscape paintings, there are works that learn from Wang Meng and Ni Zan's painting styles. Most of these works are traced back to the Wu School, so they have a typical "Wu School" painting style.

For example, the trivial and delicate brushwork in the scroll painting of Lu Zhi's "Fishing in the Flower Stream" painted in the second year of Longqing (1568) was undoubtedly influenced by the Wumen school of painting.Made in the 43rd year of Jiajing (1564), the axis of "Visiting the Plum After Snow" does not use ink to dye the background, but it is still desolate and cold.

However, this painting, relatively speaking, is more in line with Lu Zhi's study of the "Ma Xia" landscape. An example is the axis of "Long Summer in Bamboo Forest" in the 19th year of Jiajing (1540) in the Palace Museum. The folds are strong and steep, the colors are thick and deep, and the outlines of the mountains and rocks are tough. The characteristics of the landscape technique of "Ma Xia" are very obvious.

We know that for a painter, each period has the characteristics of each period. It is reasonable if immature becomes sophistication, but sophistication suddenly turns back to immaturity, it is too unreasonable. This is the biggest point of this painting. flaw. "

(End of this chapter)