antique masters in modern times

The overturned ink dripped onto the old man's body, but the old man didn't care, and his hands trembled with anger.The newly translated manuscript was crumpled into a ball.If they weren't still useful, I'm afraid they would have been torn up long ago.

Seeing this, Yan You and Murong Hui hurried forward to help tidy up, but were stopped by Ying Lao.Staring at Weibu's bloodshot eyes, Old Ying asked in a deep voice, "Do you understand?"

When Murong Hui was translating, most of his attention was focused on asking new Chinese words, but he didn't pay attention to the content, so he shook his head.

Yan You recited it carefully and silently as early as when he was transcribing it, and nodded: "I can see that they are judging our Chinese antiques by the standards of foreign antiques, it is simply absurd!"

Although several articles seem to have different starting points, the actual writing angles are exactly the same.First of all, he pretended to be surprised by the rising value of Huaxia antiques year by year, and then there was a turning point—"However, if you think about it from the perspective of xx..."

The next step is to compare Chinese bronze wares with European royal gold wares. The conclusion is that the bronze wares are too simple to compare with the royal gold wares studded with precious stones.Comparing Chinese ancient paintings with western classical oil paintings, the conclusion is that they are not realistic enough without perspective structure, and have no other value except for their age.

And so on, to name a few.

Old Ying sneered and said, "Do you think our calligraphy and painting in Huaxia are not good enough? Hey, if you don't mention anything else, let me just say one thing: Gu Kaizhi, who pioneered the use of form and realism, his "Nv Shi Zhen Tu" was robbed during the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces Let’s go, the existing Museum on which the sun never sets. Tmd robbed us of our things and uttered nonsense, it’s not as good as a beast!”

Yinglao was so angry that he burst into foul language, and Yanyou was even more depressed.However, he was concerned about the poor health of the old man Ying, and he was afraid that there would be problems with his anger, so he didn't speak, but kept trying to comfort the old man.

When Lao Ying's anger subsided a little, Yan You said: "These people are looking for faults. This article looks rigorous and can scare laymen, but in fact it was in the wrong direction from the beginning. Chinese painting skills are completely different from those of the West. How to compare? There is no way to tell which is superior, at most it depends on personal aesthetics and which one you prefer. As for copper ware compared to gold ware, it is even more ridiculous. Why don’t they compare with enamel filigree ware from the Qianlong period? No matter the craftsmanship The shape is still exquisite, and it is guaranteed to beat those things that only know how to pile up gold and build treasures. Professor, in my opinion, they are deliberately picking things up, you shouldn’t be angry, otherwise you will put your body in it for nothing.”

Yan You didn't know much about Western antiquities, but since there were collectors of these in China back then, there were quite a few of them doing this business.He had seen some small things purchased from high-level foreign military officers and even American soldiers at the shopkeeper of Liulichang, and he felt that compared with Chinese things, they were another kind of exquisiteness.

But it may be due to the lack of cultural identity. He thinks that foreign devices are too crafty and not as smart and interesting as domestic ones.Although foreign paintings are good-looking, they do not conform to his aesthetics.

The point of view he held was considered mainstream in the circle at that time.Even those foreign businessmen who bought antiques in China and returned to China also admitted this, and bluntly said that oriental antiques have a mysterious and indescribable beauty, which is very popular in their country.

Yanyou never expected that, decades later, there would be so-called foreign experts belittling Chinese antiques plausibly, and the reasons were so flimsy.

But what is even more sad is that this flimsy reason will be accepted by the public and set off a wave of price cuts. This is the most absurd.

Who is to blame?Is it the decades of weakness that make everyone habitually deny the things left by their ancestors intentionally or unconsciously?Or do you think that everything in the West is beautiful after learning Western science and technology?

Yan You has no time to delve into these deeper things, because the most urgent thing is to expose the conspiracy of the Zhong family and resolve the crisis that shakes the entire circle.

After comforting the old man, I took the two articles translated by the old man and quickly read them.After pondering for a moment, Yanyou told Xu Dacai that the acquisition company run by Zhong had previously suppressed prices, and finally said: "According to Murong and I's investigation, the person surnamed Zhong and the person who tried to frame you last time I can’t get away with it. I’m doing this now, and I think most of it is trying to stir up troubled waters to make a fortune. I don’t know much about foreign circles, do you know who is the person who published the article? Is the magazine that published the article authoritative?”

Ying is always a person who has gone through strong winds and waves.Yan You only mentioned it briefly, and he immediately reacted, restrained his anger, and said vigilantly: "You mean, this is not an accident, but someone intentionally manipulated it? And you have already investigated it, and the person's surname is Zhong?"

"Yes, I suspect that he is a descendant of Zhong Simian."

In fact, it is not doubt, but certainty.But Yan You couldn't explain how he confirmed it, so he could only speak vaguely.Anyway, as long as the investigation continues, other people will certainly be able to confirm this.

"Zhong Simian?" Elder Ying felt that the name sounded familiar. He repeated it silently several times, and finally remembered: "This is a guy who ran errands for foreigners in Forty-Nine City when I was a child. Later, he fell in love with a powerful foreigner." , ran away until the sun never set on the eve of liberation. You knew about this man from your master, right?"

With Yinglao's family connections, it was only a matter of going abroad, but he chose to stay in the mainland, which shows that he has a deep affection for the country.He can understand those old friends like Murong Duan and Pei Xiuyuan who had to relocate because of family considerations.But like Zhong Simian, who flatters and flatters foreigners to make a future for himself, he doesn't like it.

Seeing Yanyou nodded, Yinglao sneered: "If it is this person's descendant, it would make sense to play tricks with foreigners. Hehe, I thought it was just a coincidence before, but now I know what's going on. It's easy to handle. If they dare to question, I won't refute it? I'll find my friends to inquire about the origins of these people, and by the way, look for their little pigtails—Murong Hui, stay tonight and help me polish my English manuscript."

Like Yanyou, a close disciple, Yinglao is also a practical man.After finding the right direction, they stopped sending unnecessary anger, but geared up for a big fight, an academic fight.

"Let me help too. By the way, let's have dinner before working, or your body won't be able to bear it."

"Well, that's fine."

Elder Ying smoothed the angry crumpled documents and put them back on the table, and called the nanny to clean up the spilled ink.While I was changing clothes and eating, I drafted a draft in my mind, thinking about how to write the draft, and how not to use a dirty word to scold the group of cultural thugs with ulterior motives.

The nanny had already prepared the meal, but just now they saw that they were concentrating on their work and didn't dare to disturb them.At this moment, it was heated up a little, and it was quickly brought up.The three of them were eating deliciously around the dining table, when suddenly another visitor came, but it was Chen Boyi who was reeking of alcohol.

Compared with Ying Lao, Chen Boyi, who is nearly 20 years younger, has not had so many complicated experiences, and after all, he is not a professional in antiques, so he feels helpless when encountering this matter, and his first reaction is to drink away his worries.After scolding his mother for a long time at the drinking party with Zheng Guangtou and the others, he felt a little depressed in his heart.

The houses allocated to the professors by the school are all in this area, and Chen Boyi lives behind Ying's hometown.After returning three or four minutes drunk, he saw that the lights in Ying's house were still on.Thinking about how Yan You and Murong Hui came together to discuss with the old man, maybe they already have a countermeasure, so they knocked on the door hoping that it might happen.

He was not completely drunk yet, seeing that the three of them had just eaten now, he felt embarrassed to disturb him, and sat down beside him to drink tea and wait.

When Murong Hui saw him, he casually asked if the client he had attracted had any deals, but Chen Boyi shook his head repeatedly: "That man is not authentic. He fell in love with Yan'er Zun, and I told him clearly that this is a fake. I kept it for myself as a souvenir, but he still pestered me endlessly. And he couldn’t offer a price, he kept yelling that the price of antiques had dropped, and asked me to sell it to him at a low price. After nagging for a long time, I ignored him, and left another The business card, said that I figured it out and went to him."

Business cards are quite rare these days, and even fewer private individuals have business cards.Although Chen Boyi looked down on this person's pettiness, he couldn't help but put away his business card.Now that this matter was mentioned, I took it out for a closer look, but it was a bit strange: "Didn't this man say his surname is Zhong? Why is there another name written on the name?"

Yan You is now a little sensitive to the word bell, and it involves antiques. Although he feels that it cannot be such a coincidence, he still involuntarily took the business card and glanced at it.Unexpectedly, seeing this, his vision suddenly froze.

Hastily confirmed it twice again, and after confirming that it was not his own blind eye, Yan You handed it to Murong Hui, and said eagerly: "Look, this is actually the name of the antique company in Guangzhou, but the name of Guangzhou Kai who looked up It became a city of forty-nine."

Murong Hui immediately guessed Yan You's conjecture: "Could it be - they are from the same family?!"

"Nine times out of ten."

Unexpectedly, Zhong Simian's descendants are in Sijiu City, Yanyou's mood fluctuates for a while.Fortunately, he still remembered the previous lesson and tried to restrain his overly anxious emotions. He deliberately slowed down his voice: "I originally wanted Xu Dacai to inquire about the company's address, but now it seems unnecessary. Murong, if you have a phone number, you can It should be possible to track down more information, right?"

"No problem, leave it to me. Ha, it really didn't take much effort." Murong Hui quickly finished the food in the bowl, took the business card and immediately ran to the study to make a phone call.

Chen Boyi didn't expect that such a small business card would cause such a big reaction from Yan You, so he couldn't help asking in a daze, "This is... what's wrong?"

Yanyou explained the matter in the most succinct words, and then said: "Professor Chen, since we know that someone deliberately incited and disrupted the domestic market, it will be easy to handle. Now that Professor Ying is trying to fight back, we will try to fight back." Solve this matter from other means. The market has been affected a lot. I think you can call a few more influential people to explain the reason and calm everyone's emotions. In fact, in my opinion, these days It’s best to close the market and wait for the storm to subside before reopening.”

The method Yanyou talked about has existed since ancient times.At that time, the famous people in the industry were called the head of the line. If there was a major event related to the entire industry, the head of the line would come forward and call the prestigious old people in the industry to discuss countermeasures and resolve the storm.

This matter happened suddenly, and Yan You didn't propose it because he hadn't figured it out before.Now that I know the reason, I have come up with this method.

When Chen Boyi heard that they had indeed found out the problem, he felt relieved after being depressed for a long time: "That's great, I'll go to see Lao Zheng and the others tomorrow morning! Professor Ying, why don't I stay here too? What's the matter?" Just open your mouth."

The helper was delivered to the door, and Mr. Ying would never refuse. He put the bowls and chopsticks aside, and pointed to the study: "It will take a long time to dial the overseas phone, please help me to call the number pressed under the glass first, and call the phone number." I say."

Before Elder Ying could finish speaking, the phone rang.The nanny picked it up and said it was Boss Pei calling.Elder Ying had something urgent to do, and was about to say a few words before hanging up, but he didn't think about it, and his face became serious after hearing only one sentence.

The phone call lasted ten minutes.At the end of the call, Mr. Ying looked back at the three people who were waiting at the door of the study, waiting to start work, and said to Yan You meaningfully: "Xiao Yan, the suggestion you gave Xiao Chen just now was very good, but I'm afraid you have to come forward Let me explain—not only that, but to deal with this matter, you will be needed in many places."