Antique Dealer

Chapter 268
Tang Mingshan plausibly said: "Even if 20.00% is higher than 2800 million."

The nouveau riche shook his head and smiled: "In the end, what you're talking about is just speculation. 2800 million for this painting is already very high. Even if you go to Christie's, it's impossible to sell 3800 million! There's nothing to argue about, no one can say, Tell me, how much does this painting sell for?"

"2800 million!" Tang Mingshan insisted on the price.

The upstart frowned: "Little brother, you are not sincere."

Tang Mingshan spread his hands: "I am also a part-time worker. The boss said that there is so much money, so I can't object to it. Should I fill in the less money? It's not realistic!"

The upstart said: "Then you can discuss with your boss to make it cheaper."

Tang Mingshan hesitated: "How much cheaper do you want?"

"2500 million, I'll buy it."

"300 million less?"

Tang Mingshan waved again and again: "Forget it, let alone my boss, I won't agree."

The woman complained: "How can you do business like this, as much as you say, and you can't drop a penny."

Tang Mingshan shrugged his shoulders, and said again: "Our boss actually still has a work by Wen Zhengming. This painting is much cheaper, and it is also a landscape painting. Would you like to take a look?"

The nouveau riche was very surprised. It was Wen Zhengming's landscape painting, and he had to look at it, so he had to say, "Let's have a look."

"This painting is still at my boss's house. I asked him to take a picture and send it over."

Tang Mingshan pretended to be playing with the phone: "Here, this is the painting, what do you think?"

The nouveau riche leaned forward and squinted his eyes for a while: "It's too small, I can't even see the details."

Tang Mingshan almost couldn't control his expression: "How about I use the computer to show you?"

"Why is this painting so cheap?"

"The scale is small, only two-thirds of this one."

"Forget it, don't bother, I want this painting." The nouveau riche pointed to the hanging one.

Tang Mingshan spread his hands: "If you really want this painting, then come back tomorrow morning, and with so much money, don't you have to prepare it?"

The woman next to her was quite disdainful when she heard this: "Cut, isn't it less than 3000 million, and you still need to prepare?"

Tang Mingshan pretended not to hear.

The upstart gave the woman a hard look, and then said to Tang Mingshan, "Okay, then I'll come back tomorrow."

"Okay." Tang Mingshan immediately said again: "By the way, this boss, can you leave a business card so that I can explain to my boss?"

"Okay, you can persuade your boss again, this painting is too expensive." The nouveau riche was very glad that he had made preparations early, otherwise he might show his feet.

Tang Mingshan took the business card, which only had the name "Zhao Shougen" on it, and the contact number below: "So it's Boss Zhao, I will tell our boss the truth."

"Okay then, see you tomorrow."

"You walk slowly."

After seeing off the two people, Tang Mingshan quickly called Fang Hao again to discuss how to deal with it.

In the blink of an eye, the next day, the painting in the store had been replaced with an authentic one. Fortunately, the heart-painting side looked almost the same in the eyes of laymen.

As for the one from yesterday, at first he commented that he had studied Wen Zhengming very deeply, but then the painting on Tang Mingshan's phone gave him away.

Because the painting on the phone is actually a collection of the Forbidden City, which can be found everywhere on the Internet, but he didn't see it, so he knew that the previous comments should also be memorized.

Not long after Fang Hao arrived at the store, Zhao Shougen arrived with his girlfriend.

Tang Mingshan introduced: "Boss, the one to draw yesterday is this Boss Zhao."

"Hello." Fang Hao reached out his hand to shake the other party's hand: "It was a coincidence yesterday. I had something to go out when you came here, and I have to ask you to make another trip."

Zhao Shougen smiled and said, "Oh, for the good things, it's worth making another trip."

Fang Hao made a gesture of invitation: "Boss Zhao, do you want to stop looking at the painting?"

"Row."

Accompanied by Fang Hao, Zhao Shougen and his girlfriend came to the painting again, pretending to admire it: "Well, no problem, this is it."

"It's really an idiot!"

Fang Hao felt a little relieved, as long as he didn't see the problem, it's fine. However, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the woman next to him hesitated to speak, which made him feel relieved again.

Fortunately, the woman did not say anything in the end.

Zhao Shougen turned around and said, "Yesterday I asked your guy, did he say it must be 2800 million?"

Fang Hao said with some embarrassment: "Actually, based on the popularity of Wen Zhengming's paintings in the market, the value will increase every year. In two years, others will be vying for this price. And, to be honest, I am a My friend also took a fancy to this painting, if you think it is expensive, then give it to my friend."

"Hey, this kid has a good skin, but the inside is black, and the black stinks!"

Zhao Shougen cursed inwardly, then frowned and said, "I sincerely want it, can't it be cheaper?"

Fang Hao pondered for a moment: "Well, since I've troubled you to make another trip, Boss Zhao, I'll give you a discount of 20 yuan. If you still feel dissatisfied, then I can only say sorry."

"2780?"

"Yes."

"I'm going to think about it."

"It should." Fang Hao acted calmly, as if he was not afraid that the other party would be scared away by the high price.

Zhao Shougen didn't want to bet that Fang Hao was worried that he wouldn't sell it. Anyway, the wool came from the sheep, so he just had to follow the plan.

He pretended to be silent for a while, and then he sighed and said, "That's the price. However, 2780 million is also a big price. To be on the safe side, I want to pay a deposit first, and then invite an expert to come over. Then verify the authenticity, if there is no problem with the work, I will buy it.”

Fang Hao seemed quite embarrassed: "But I have something to go out later!"

"Can't you just stay with me for two days?" Zhao Shougen sneered in his heart: "I knew you would say that!"

"This... I'm afraid my friend won't be in a hurry!" Fang Hao immediately said, "Don't worry, all the things I sell here will sign a sales agreement, and you will pay three for every fake. You can rest assured."

Zhao Shougen didn't quite believe it: "One fake one pays three?"

"Yes, it's clearly written in black and white."

"Hey, when you cry!"

Zhao Shougen sneered in his heart, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "If everyone is like you, you won't be afraid of buying fakes when you buy things."

Fang Hao smiled and said, "What do you think?"

"……OK then."

"please."

Fang Hao made a gesture of invitation, and at the same time asked Tang Mingshan to put up the painting.

Taking out the agreement that had been printed long ago, Fang Hao wrote down the name of the item and handed it to Zhao Shougen: "Look at it, please sign if there is no problem."

Zhao Shougen took over the agreement, read it carefully, and found two ambiguities. One was that the name of the product was "Wen Zheng's Mingxi Mountain Gaoyi Picture". At that time, Fang Hao could completely evade and say that this painting was just an imitation. , he did not say that it was created by Wen Zhengming.

Another point of ambiguity is that the agreement states that if there is a problem with the work, it needs to be certified by an authoritative appraisal. Fang Hao can also be sloppy in this regard.

Of course, if Fang Hao didn't do anything, he would still worry about Fang Hao's tricks again, but now he felt relieved.

He pretended to point it out: "What do you mean by 'certificate of authority'?"

Fang Hao chuckled: "It's very simple, I can't just say that there is something wrong with this painting, so I should pay for it."

"Then what is authority?"

"Mr. Zhu Shouying Zhu, an expert of this level must have no problem."

"It's okay to be like Mr. Kong Yan?"

"Of course."

Kong Yan is also an expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal as famous as Zhu Shouying, especially in the study of Ming Dynasty painters, which is better than Zhu Shouying.

Zhao Shougen picked up the pen, signed and pledged, and handed the agreement to Fang Hao, watching Fang Hao sign with eager eyes, so as not to be dropped by Fang Hao.

Fang Hao signed and said: "It's not too late, let's go to the bank to transfer the money now, is it okay?"

"Can……"

As soon as Zhao Shougen uttered a word, he was pulled by the woman next to him. He immediately reacted and patted himself on the head: "Oh, I almost forgot. I just paid a project fee last night. There is no money in the bank card." So much money. Boss Fang, can you give me some time?"

Fang Hao's expression darkened immediately: "Why didn't you say that just now?"

Zhao Shougen was worried that Fang Hao would go back on his word, so he immediately said, "I didn't mean to lie to you on purpose, otherwise, I'll pay 100 million first, please allow me an hour or two, is that okay?"

"If you do this, can I still go out?" Fang Hao pretended to be very dissatisfied.

Zhao Shougen smiled and cupped his hands: "Please help."

After a while, Fang Hao shook his head and sighed: "Okay, but it really only takes an hour or two?"

"I lied to you that the sky will be struck by lightning."

"Swear it's fine, you sign another agreement, if you still don't pay the full amount after two hours, I won't refund the 100 million."

"Of course it's okay." Zhao Shougen was overjoyed, his task was considered completed.

Fang Hao drafted another document, and Zhao Shougen signed and paid after reading it without any problem.

Seeing that the person left, Tang Mingshan smiled and said, "Did he see any loopholes in the agreement?"

Fang Hao laughed and said: "Whether he sees it or not, anyway, 100 million has already been obtained. Either he buys this painting for 2800 million, or he loses 100 million. It depends on his choice. But, if he It’s not that easy not to pay.”

Zhao Shougen walked out of the antique shop, and hurriedly said to his girlfriend, "Xiaoyu, is the recording normal?"

Xiaoyu took out the recording pen from her pocket and chose to play the recording: "It's all good."

"That's good." Zhao Shougen was very happy.

"Do you think everything went too smoothly?" Xiaoyu asked, she had been paying attention to Fang Hao and the others just now, and always felt that their performance was a little deliberate.

"That's because I acted well, he took me for a fool, and you see, there are landmines in this agreement!" Zhao Shougen pointed to two ambiguities in the agreement.

Xiaoyu shook her head: "Everyone in the antique business is so treacherous, why do I need to record it!"

Zhao Shougen took the recording pen and put it away: "That's right, that kid has such a good reputation, but his heart is also black, so this time, let's take it as killing harm for the people!"

Xiaoyu smiled disdainfully: "You, don't put a high hat on yourself. If he is a good person, wouldn't you do this business?"

Zhao Shougen chuckled, saying nothing.

Xiaoyu pointed to the terms and said: "By the way, look at the terms. If you go back on your word and don't pay, you still have to pay liquidated damages. The liquidated damages are 200 million!"

Zhao Shougen asked in surprise, "What do you mean, do you still think that painting is real?"

"You don't understand, what if it is true?"

"It can't be true. If it is true, why would Qing Zuo give me 100 million?"

"What if they were in partnership?"

Zhao Shougen thought, this kind of thing is really possible. If the partner cheats him, Qingzuo's money will not be lost, and he will face a liquidated damages of 200 million!

Thinking of this, Zhao Shougen panicked: "Probably not."

"What if I hit the mark?"

"I..." Zhao Shougen gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to lie to me for money, I'll let them eat it all, and walk around!"

Xiaoyu sneered and said, "Apart from being brave and ruthless, what else can you do?"

Zhao Shougen smiled wryly, "Then what can I do?"

Xiaoyu gave him a blank look: "Don't worry, I also recorded before."

"Oh! Xiaoyu, you are so thoughtful!" Zhao Shougen hugged Xiaoyu and wanted to kiss him.

Xiaoyu pushed him away: "Stay far away, don't even look at this place."

Zhao Shougen chuckled: "Come on, let's go to Qingzuo's side and see if he's ready."

The two of them went to Qingzuo's side together, and saw Qingzuo was leisurely drinking tea and humming a ditty, but his voice was like a crow, not to mention how ugly it was.

Seeing the two of them approaching, Qing Zuo quickly sat up: "Is the matter settled?"

"Yes, we'll wait for Lao Kong to act." Zhao Shougen handed the agreement to Qing Zuo, and also pointed out two problems in the agreement.

"Hey, that kid is quite treacherous!" Qing Zuo sneered, "Is the recording I told you okay?"

"It's all good." Zhao Shougen took out the recording pen and handed it to Qing Zuo.

"I'll call Mr. Kong first. You wait for Fang Hao's shop and go in together when he arrives."

After Qing Zuo made the call, he saved all the audio files in the voice recorder to the computer to avoid losing them.

After a while, Qing Zuo sent Zhao Shougen away, and then sat back on the recliner, thinking that he could handle Fang Hao, he was very happy: "If you don't let me make money, I will make you unlucky!"

On New Year's Day, Qing Zuo wanted to attend Fang Hao's trade fair, but Fang Hao didn't let him go, and forced him away. Whenever he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel angry.In particular, he heard later that Jiao Tai had bought a white jade ax made by the Qianlong Emperor, and he could earn more than 20 yuan just by changing hands, which made him gnash his teeth with jealousy.

As the saying goes, don't worry about the few, but the unevenness. Why can Jiao Tai participate, but he can't?The key point is that Jiao Tai is still making money, which makes him even more unbearable.

Qing Zuo's temperament was small, because of this incident, he hated Fang Hao, which is why this incident happened.

Zhao Shougen was waiting near Juhuizhai, and saw a black commercial vehicle, which stopped at the entrance of Juhuizhai, and an old man opened the door and got out.

The old man's hair is black, his back is straight, and he looks very energetic.

Zhao Shougen hurried up, still shouting: "Mr. Kong, I'm here."

Kong Yan saw a fat Zhao Shougen trotting towards him, and the scene was quite strong. When Zhao Shougen ran in front of him, he smiled and said, "You are Boss Zhao, right?"

Zhao Shougen panted heavily: "It's...it's me! I'm going to trouble Teacher Kong today."

Kong Yan said with a smile: "If it is indeed the authentic work of Wenheng Mountain, I will not be in vain. Let's go in and have a look at that painting."

"After you."

As soon as Zhao Shougen finished speaking, Fang Hao brought Tang Mingshan and Hu Jue to the door: "I didn't expect you, Mr. Kong, to come to the shop. It's so radiant!"

Kong Yan looked at Fang Hao, feeling a little surprised. In the last period, the name Fang Hao was very popular in the antique circle in the capital. Everyone said that Fang Hao was a young and talented man. When I saw him today, it was indeed so.

"Boss Fang, I heard that there is an authentic piece of Wenheng Mountain in your shop. I have the audacity to come here to appreciate it. Please don't mind me!"

"Old Kong, what you said, it is my honor that you can come, please come in quickly." Fang Hao led Kong Yan and others into the store.

Kong Yan looked around and saw the decoration in the store, he nodded secretly, at least from the decoration point of view, Fang Hao put his thought into it.

He smiled at Fang Hao: "Can we look at the painting first?"

"No problem at all."

Ever since Zhao Shougen asked about Xiaoyu's point of view, he had been very uneasy. Seeing Fang Hao's calmness now, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. Xiaoyu couldn't be right!
Fang Hao put on his white gloves formally, took out the painting from the painting and calligraphy box with his own hands, and unfolded it on the table.

When Kong Yan saw the content of the painting heart, his eyes lit up slightly, and he quickly put on his gloves, and stepped forward to appreciate it carefully, which made him fascinated.

Zhao Shougen looked at Kong Yan's expression and kept praying in his heart, hoping that Kong Yan could give him the answer he wanted.

After a while, Kong Yan finally straightened his waist, and twisted a bit: "I'm getting old, and my back is useless."

"Mr. Kong, what do you think of this painting?" Zhao Shougen didn't notice it himself, his voice trembled a little.

Kong Yan was a little surprised by Zhao Shougen's state, but he didn't care, and expressed his opinion very happily.

"Wen Zhengming's painting style has two aspects of thick and thin. The thick brushwork originated from Shen Zhou and Wu Zhen. The brushwork is vigorous and smooth, and the charm can be seen in the rough. The fine method is taken from Wang Meng and Zhao Mengfu. The brushwork is fine and close, and you can see it in the fine. Elegant and elegant, it also established the characteristics of its "Wu School". This painting is his fine work.

The curvy pines and cypresses in this close-up obviously absorbed Wang Meng's schemata and painting techniques, and developed from them into a style and appearance with Wen's personal characteristics.The elegant temperament and leisurely mood in the painting are also different from the characters in Wang Meng's works, which are obviously the embodiment of Wen Zhengming's personal temperament and self-esteem.

The fine brushwork used in this painting, one tree and one stone, one stroke is meticulous and one stroke is not chaotic, the strokes have their origins, and the strokes are explained, especially the moss spots on the cliffs in the mountains are made of pepper and mouse feet that Wen's best at. The point method is to gather three to five, with clear layers and a strong sense of rhythm, reminding the spirit of the picture.

In the technique of landscape painting, moss spotting is difficult, and if the skill is insufficient, it will be either dirty or messy, like a Buddha's head covered with dung, but Wen's moss spotting is so easy and well-proportioned. The essence of the law!This work can be said to be a masterpiece of Wen Zhengming Detailed Method! "

(End of this chapter)