Appreciation of treasures

Chapter 7 Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind

Zhao Gang admired secretly, the level of old-fashioned paper is really superb.If it weren't for the almost invisible watermark of the printing and dyeing factory, he really almost mistakenly thought that this was the authentic work of "Four Monks in the Early Qing Dynasty" Shi Tao, then it would be valuable!
Too bad it's a fake.

While looking at the painting, he silently estimated the price of this fake in his heart.Suddenly, he felt a bright light in front of his eyes, and a trace of sunlight seeped out from the picture, gradually converging into a circle of light.

He watched intently again, only to see that the layered structure of the entire calligraphy and painting was peeled off, and looking at the few watermarks, they were actually floating!

Zhao Gang was stunned for a moment.

This Shi Tao's "Orchid and Bamboo in the Wind" is actually an authentic work!
It is estimated that someone who didn't understand antiques just took a seal and printed it on it.As a result, those who bought it afterward all preconceived that this painting was a fake.

This is a great opportunity!

Those shops this morning were also deceived by the watermark, and easily identified the painting as a fake.

I just don't know, the current owner of this painting, this middle-aged man, does he know the origin of this watermark?

He was thinking about it when suddenly someone behind him tapped him on the shoulder:

"Gangzi, I saw you from afar, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Gang looked back and saw that it was Li Chao.

"Oh, I have nothing to do, just go shopping."

Li Chao grinned at him and smiled: "Yo, you like this painting, I'll take a look too."

He leaned over, but taking advantage of the middle-aged man's unpreparedness, he put his arms around Zhao Gang's shoulders and whispered to him: "This man is unreliable, he is probably a fake, be careful not to get caught."

Zhao Gang said in a low voice: "I know it's a fake, but isn't the child sick? The quality of this fake is pretty good, and it's worth a little money. I'll just help him."

Hearing what he said, Li Chao became impatient and shouted:
"What child? Well, you bastard, I only know that you buy fake products, but I don't know that you are also telling lies to deceive people!"

Then he said to Zhao Gang, "Take it as if I don't know him. His name is Erlaizi. He has never even been married. Where did the child come from!"

Zhao Gang didn't expect this to happen again. Looking at the middle-aged man again, he laughed a few times with an embarrassing expression on his face.He dodged Zhao Gang's eyes in a panic, half complaining and half begging, and said to Li Chao:

"I said brother, they are all neighbors, don't expose my old background. How can I hang around in this antique street from now on?"

"Stop talking nonsense, Gangzi is my brother, can I watch you cheat him?"

Li Chao was so angry that he pointed at the bum and said, "You can really make up stories. One day my son has leukemia, and tomorrow my father has cirrhosis. Do you have any truth in your mouth?!"

Then he said to Zhao Gang: "When you left, he hadn't come to hang out on the street, so you didn't know him. This bastard has tricked many people, and ruined the reputation of our street. No. Don’t look at his tattered clothes, they are all props. In fact, he is a lazy liar.”

Zhao Gang felt very speechless.Fortunately, I wanted to pity the bastard just now, and sincerely wanted to help him.

This antique street is really mixed with fish and dragons, there are all kinds of people, and if you are not careful, you will fall into other people's ways.It seems that technology and eyesight are not enough, one also needs to be able to perceive words and emotions, and discern people's hearts.

However, it seems that this bum doesn't know the origin of the watermark, he really thought that what he had in his hand was a fake, and he just wanted to find someone to take advantage of and scam money.

That being the case, things are easier to handle, and there is no need for me to be polite with this bastard.This big leak, he picked it up!

Zhao Gang thought about his words and said to Li Chao: "Don't be so excited, can I be deceived by him? This watermark is so obvious, it looks like a fake."

"However, this painting is a good imitation, and I quite like it. It happens that our main house lacks a painting to hang. I want to take it back to my hometown. Anyway, the villagers can't tell if it's true or not. Let's make it lively."

"Don't buy it! If you just buy a painting, I'll take you to the Xinyi Painting Club over there. They are all imitations, well-made, and the price is affordable. Whoever earns this money is not cheap, you bastard."

Li Chao didn't know what Zhao Gang was thinking, so he pulled him away out of righteous indignation.

Zhao Gang was afraid that he would do something wrong unintentionally and that he was in trouble.Unexpectedly, the bastard was even more anxious than him, begging for nothing to hold him and not let go.

"Hey, don't go, don't go! I think this brother really likes my painting, let's talk, the price is negotiable! The price is negotiable!"

Zhao Gang pretended to be unrepentant, smiled at Li Chao, and said, "It happens that my old man likes bamboo."

"I said bum, how do you sell this painting?"

Erlaizi secretly planned in his heart.He originally wanted to find someone to take advantage of and sell the painting at a high price as if it were authentic.But after walking around the antique street this morning, he was a little discouraged.

It seems that the chance of selling the original work is very slim, and it is rare that this young man likes it, so he cannot give up easily.So he said cautiously, "Why don't you make an offer?"

Zhao Gang also used his brains, and the bastard asked him to make an offer, and it seemed that he wanted to make a move sincerely.Then you can't ask too high a price, or the old slicker will realize that there is something else hidden in it.Of course, it can't be too low, otherwise the bastard retreats, and things will go bad.

He considered it for a while, and pretended to be relaxed and said, "500 yuan!"

I saw the bastard rubbing his teeth as if in pain: "Hey! Can we not buy hundreds of hundreds? This is not enough for the cost. At least... five thousand!"

When Li Chao heard his offer, his eyes were filled with anger, almost too lazy to talk nonsense with the bastard, and he was about to drag Zhao Gang away.

Just as he was about to have an attack, he found that Zhao Gang suddenly and quietly pinched him on the arm.He was startled, but calmed down immediately.

What Gangzi meant was that he deliberately accepted the painting of Er Laizi.But he didn't understand in his heart what exactly Gangzi fell in love with.

Is there another mystery in this painting?
Immediately, he was very cooperative and no longer tried to stop him, but listened to Zhao Gang and the second-hand man bargaining.

In the end, the two settled for 2000 yuan.Erlaizi felt that he had taken advantage of it, and insisted on not accepting transfers, only cash, probably because he was afraid that Zhao Gang would regret it later.

After all, 2000 yuan is a bit high for a counterfeit.But it's not so ridiculously high, so Erlaizi didn't think too deeply.

There was a bank nearby, and Zhao Gang took the cash and handed it to the bum, and the deal was concluded.

Holding the wooden box containing the ancient paintings, Zhao and Li walked out of the bank together.Looking at Li Chao's suspicious eyes, Zhao Gang smiled, put his arms around his shoulders and said:

"Haha, I know you're wondering. This is not a place to talk, let's go back to Baodezhai!"

As soon as he entered Baodezhai, Li Chao shouted:

"Master, Gangzi is crazy. He actually spent 2000 yuan to buy a fake painting!"

(End of this chapter)