Shenhao: Who knows about my family? I have too much money to spend.

"It was pointed out that two of the exhibits in our museum were fake, and these two exhibits were even photographed."

Private museums are different from public museums. Public museums basically do not charge tickets. They contain genuine works and replicas. The replicas are usually marked.

Of course, the replica version here does not mean that the museum does not have it, but that the original version has been loaned out by other museums, or used for restoration and research, so the replica can only be displayed.

This is common and visitors understand.

But private museums are different.

Private museums are usually for-profit and require admission. The museum is usually divided into two exhibition areas, one is only for display but not for sale, and the other is for sale.

Exhibits available for sale are generally rotated periodically and marked.

Many collectors search for their favorite collections in private museums.

After all, the collections sold in this way are priced. If you go to an auction, the price is not fixed, so most collectors like this method.

Between auctions and overseas shopping, the price and quality are guaranteed.

"Although our Zhou family is involved in business, it is not based on business. What establishes our Zhou family's position in the cultural industry is our Zhou family's heritage and integrity."

"Because people believe in us, the Zhou family, they are willing to spend money to go to the museum, and because they believe in us, the Zhou family, they are willing to buy our exhibits."

Zhou Bainian felt guilty, "But this time, two of our new exhibits were pointed out as fakes. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Zhou family, and it is also a shame to the collectors who trust us."

Not only that, collectors who have bought collections from Zhou's in the past will have doubts in their hearts. Is what they are buying authentic or fake?

Or, if they buy from Zhou’s in the future, will they buy fake products?

Either way, Zhou's trust will collapse. The worst thing is, once this matter is confirmed, both situations will occur.

After a moment of silence, Yun Can asked tentatively: "So, are those two exhibits real or fake?"

Zhou Bainian: "Fake."

Yun Can: "..."

She was really curious about what kind of two fakes could be fake and authentic, hiding them from the eyes of Zhou's appraiser.

They say a long-term illness cures the disease, and the same goes for playing with antiques.

If you see and touch the genuine products often, you will naturally be able to see the difference between the fakes and the fakes. Even if some fakes are really exquisite, they can still be seen through careful inspection by professional appraisers.

If Zhou can open a private museum, it goes without saying that the number of his own collections must be very large. In this case, he can still be confused, which makes Yun Can can't help but be curious.

"Who was the first person to point out that it was a fake? What evidence did he have?"

"He is the grandson of the famous collector Yan Lao." Zhou Bainian said, "Yan Lao has reached the age of [-] this year and has been collecting for more than sixty years. He has a collection of more than [-] pieces. He used to be a member of the Zhou family. I bought a lot of exhibits.”

"The two exhibits on display in the museum this time are a pair of bronze dragon-patterned bottles, with a long dragon coiled around the bottle body and a cup mouth. They are exquisitely shaped. This is the first time we have received such exquisite palace wine bottles."

"Before this, there has never been such a dragon-patterned bottle."

"So because there is no reference, you can't determine whether this is genuine or fake?" Yun Can said.

Zhou Bainian nodded, "That's part of the reason."

"No." Zhou Hengyu suddenly said, "Although this is the first time we have received such a wine bottle, Zhou has been in the antique industry for so many years and has a lot of collections at home. How can we not be able to judge just because we have never seen it."

"We have carefully identified and tested the pair of dragon-pattern wine bottles in terms of craftsmanship, techniques, patterns, techniques, firing techniques and materials. We have also consulted a large number of experts, and they all say that they are most likely to be genuine."

"High probability?" Yun Can grasped the key point, "So what is the reason why it cannot be completely determined?"

"Because... there are three words engraved on the bottom of those wine bottles."

"What word?"

Zhou Bainian said: "Heaven and earth are united."

Heaven and earth come together?

Bronze is different from porcelain. Porcelain usually has the system engraved on the bottom, such as official kiln, tribute, etc. But bronze is different. Basically, small bronzes are not engraved. Only large items such as incense burners, tripods or swords are engraved. .

But the pair of dragon-patterned wine bottles that Zhou collected were not only engraved, but also engraved with the words "Heaven and Earth Harmony".

Forgive Yuncan when he heard the words "heaven and earth unite", his first reaction was "Only one dares to be with you" from a famous TV series...

It goes without saying who can use the dragon-patterned bottle. Will the emperor engrave these three words on it?

If it were her, she wouldn't believe it either.

Which emperor is so disgusting?

"Actually, it's more than just this." Zhou Bainian added.

Yun Can:? besides?

Seeing her shocked expression, Zhou Bainian smiled helplessly and said, "Actually, we didn't think there was anything wrong until Yan Lao's grandson suggested that our dragon-patterned bottles were fakes. It was only later that he suggested that we started to waver."

Yun Can was very anxious, "Grandpa Zhou, please just tell me. Your appetite is making my heart itch."

"Hahaha" Zhou Bainian was amused by her gossip and explained: "I didn't say it directly because I actually still had doubts in my heart."

"Yan Lao's grandson said that the dragon on our dragon-patterned bottle has four claws, which is not a dragon."

Three claws are a dragon, four claws are a python, five claws are a dragon, and four claws are indeed not a dragon.

"But we also know that the emperor has a five-clawed dragon robe and the prince has a four-clawed python robe. Who is to say that the dragon-patterned bottle cannot be four-clawed? Dragon-patterned bottles have never been released before. So I don't think this pair of bottles is fake. Agree.”

It can be seen that Zhou did conduct detailed research and appraisal on this pair of bottles, and Zhou Bainian sincerely believed that it was real, so why did he say it was fake in the first place?

Yun Can thought so and asked.

Zhou Hengyu said: "Because Yan Shen said that his grandfather had a pair of dragon-patterned bottles, and they were genuine."

"He has it? Didn't he say it has never been seen?" Yun Can was confused.

"It has indeed never been seen before." Zhou Hengyu explained: "After our museum showed it, Mr. Yan became interested in it. Mr. Yan is an old customer of our Zhou family. When he opened his mouth, we slipped out directly for him. The sales sign was removed and it was only displayed in the exhibition hall.”

This is Zhou's rule. Even if a new exhibit is designated, it must be displayed in the museum for a week, during which all collectors and antique experts can come to view and study it.

One is to expand the reputation of the Zhou Museum, and the other is to let other professionals supervise or authenticate whether it is authentic.

There has never been an exception to this rule since the museum opened. Of course, there have never been any fakes. I didn't expect something went wrong this time.