Golden Eye

When Mr. Gu pointed out that they were liars, the one who was cheated not only didn't appreciate it, but stared at them suspiciously and warily.He also didn't believe Gu Zhuozeng's advice, what he said in the end, not to mention the elderly and kind old Mr. Gu, even Xuan Ning felt very annoyed when he heard it.

What is he talking about?Oh, right!It's—"What do you want to do? You want me to leave, so you can take this bottle down yourself?"

When going back that day, Xuan Ning heard Mr. Gu's dejected voice, "...Xiao Xuan, although I really don't want to admit it, this is the status quo of the antique collection industry, alas! You said that this person does not listen to my advice , bought a counterfeit and got a double eye, will you choose to knock out your teeth and swallow blood in the end, or publicize it openly?"

Xuan Ning thought for a while, "I won't tell others."

"That's it." Old Mr. Gu shook his head, "Last time I heard from your senior brother that there are a few popular sayings now, such as 'fools buy, fools sell, and fools are waiting', and 'you don't need to buy fakes. Worry, there are still fools behind'... A few years earlier, I might still be able to take care of it, but now..."

Xuan Ning understood the implication of Master's words.

On the one hand, Mr. Gu is old after all, and has lost the vigor of his youth; on the other hand, he has retired at home, and he has authority in the field of appreciation but has no power.

To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is a typical example of thankless effort!Xuan Ning has now learned a lot about the unspoken rules in the antique collection industry. Even if you buy fakes, you can’t manage them like other commodities. You can still manage them with a 315, let alone consumer rights.

Today he suddenly remembered this incident, and his face slowly showed a bit of bewilderment.

Lin Qianyi felt distressed when he saw it, and found that the goatee's eyes were getting sharper and sharper, so he frowned and quietly covered his sight.After thinking for a while, he patted Xuan Ning on the shoulder.

The undisguised support made Xuan Ning's mind instantly clear. It didn't matter what other people thought. As long as he had Lin Qianyi's support, he felt that he didn't care about anything.Even if the current behavior makes people feel stupid, sometimes stupid things should be done, isn't it?

And he also remembered that Mr. Gu took him away for a while that day, sighed, and said: "That's all, there are still some situations, I really don't even want to think about it! Xiaoxuan, you know that we mainly The word Yujian. Not to mention anything else, ability is of course important, and you can’t take fakes that you know at a glance as real. So if there is a chance, I will also ask Qian Yiduo to take you to Fanjiajing in Lijiaao, Jingdezhen, or Xianyou Go to Bantou, and visit cultural relics counterfeiting bases like Bengbu, Anhui. But the more important thing is the principle." He sighed again, "Some people who engage in appraisal, even self-assessment, self-assessment! Yes, the market is booming now , will naturally generate high profits, but we are doing appraisal! It is not a fraud!"

Finding that Mr. Gu became more and more excited as he spoke, Xuan Ning hurriedly supported him: "Master, take a breath."

Mr. Gu waved his hand, and remembered that Xuan Ning couldn't see, so he continued: "In the past, how could there be such a mess! But now? Tell the fakes to be real! Overestimate the price! Open Issuing all kinds of testimonials! It is purely driven by profit! Xiaoxuan, I can’t control other people, but you can’t do this!”

That's right, he can't be like this. For an appraisal, one must first achieve a clear state of mind.

Xuan Ning twitched the corners of his mouth and showed a bright smile, "So now, this kind of inside-painted snuff bottles are almost all made by photosensitive methods, almost all machine-made. They are beautiful, delicate and deceptive. , and can be mass-produced without any effort, why not do it? What’s more, first use this method to pass the black and white draft and then manually add color, not to mention, people who know how to do it are sometimes easy to miss.”

"You!" The goatee's expression darkened and he was about to explode when he was glanced over by the man beside the blind man.

That glance really didn't make any sense, but it made him feel like he was struck by lightning, and he froze in place uncontrollably.He did business in this street of antiques, relying on his shrewd eyes and a gaudy mouth, it would be strange if he didn't see that Lin Qianyi was not a simple character!

He knew in his heart that this business deal would definitely fail today, and the two people didn't know what their identities were, and if they had money, they were rich, but they seemed to be experts.So he completely gave up his original plan, and this blind young master can do whatever he wants, why not pay attention to him!Unexpectedly, the blind man didn't say anything, just touched the snuff bottles, and then dragged the man away.It made the goatee a little suspicious, and twisted and twisted his own beard.

Xuan Ning was talking about today's class to Lin Qianyi: "...it's learning how to make holidays. Master has long said that he will let me learn. Today is the first day, but it is basically pure theory. It is far from hands-on learning." It’s early, and the specific points only mentioned how to make fake snuff bottles.”

"Oh, how do you make it?" Lin Qianyi asked with great interest.

Xuan Ning teased him: "Brother Lin, why are you asking so clearly? Do you want to do it?"

Lin Qianyi said seriously: "Yes, why, you won't allow it?"

"Of course not!" Xuan Ning raised his chin and said it as a matter of course, and laughed again, "But I know Brother Lin definitely won't! Let me just tell you!"

Lin Qianyi was amused by his reluctance, "Say it."

"Master told me, first mix potassium dichromate, gelatin and ink to make a photosensitive agent, then take pictures of the selected paintings and calligraphy, save the photos in the computer, and use graphics software such as photoshop to create monochrome images Film. Then use a photosensitive agent to evenly coat the inner wall of the snuff bottle, fix the film on the top of the snuff bottle, and then transmit it with strong light. At this time, the potassium dichromate and gelatin exposed to the light will produce a chemical reaction, which contains a coloring agent The pigment can be cured on the inner wall. At that time, the excess preparation that has not been cured can be washed away with water, and the manuscript of calligraphy, ink painting or color painting can be left. If you want to be more detailed, you can use it on the black and white manuscript Coloring by hand until the whole snuff bottle is finished." Xuan Ning tilted his head, "Look, it's not difficult at all, right?"

"Well, it's really not that difficult. Now that the technology has improved, how do you identify this kind of thing?"

Xuan Ning turned his head and said deliberately: "Just tell me if you ask me, this is Master's intellectual property!"

"Then why don't I give you the money?" Lin Qianyi curled the corner of his mouth, and suddenly realized, "I forgot to bring the money, so I might as well give it to you."

When Xuan Ning was approached by him all of a sudden, his face felt a little feverish, and he quickly rescued himself, "It's not difficult! But the master said that it is more difficult for me to identify, and he just told me how to do it. Brother Lin, please listen to me. ha."

I'll let you go first!Lin Qianyi touched his chin.

Xuan Ning continued: "Look at the brush strokes first. In this modern fake, the black and white parts in the inner painting are not brush strokes. The ink color has no natural shade change, no transition... Uh, because it is machine-made and photosensitive, I haven’t advanced to that point yet. The lines are often very stiff, without the agility it should have. If you look at it with a high-power magnifying glass, as long as you don’t go through manual secondary painting, you will see that the ink color is grainy. Of course, Nowadays, the fakes are getting more and more detailed, if they are painted by hand, this flaw is almost impossible to find.”

"What should I do?"

"Listen to me! The snuff bottles are three-dimensional, so the film will not be very uniform when exposed to light, and the lines on the edges will easily become blurred. In addition, mass production often makes many snuff bottles with the same picture, otherwise It’s a loss! So if you look carefully at the lines in the inner painting, no matter what the length or thickness, they will be very consistent. If this is not fake, what else is fake? That’s what Master told me.”

"En." Lin Qianyi gently rubbed Xuan Ning's short hair, and led him across the crowd, "Since you told me such a detailed identification method today, I'll try to find a snuff bottle for you today. "

"Okay." Xuan Ning did not refuse.

But until he finished shopping the whole street, Lin Qianyi didn't find anything he wanted at the stall.Seeing that it was getting late, his heart moved, and he took Xuan Ning to Lao Yang's Jinshi Antique Studio.

Hearing what Lin Qianyi said, Lao Yang was naturally taken aback.He thought about how many snuff bottles he had just received a batch of stuff in it, so he took them out for the two of them to choose.

Lin Qianyi looked and looked, and finally picked one and handed it to Xuan Ning. Xuan Ning smiled, "That's it."

The patterns and information in his mind told him that this inside-painted snuff bottle was made of glass. Although it was not a high-quality product from the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office, it was exquisite and cute.The painting in the pot is a picture of a beautiful woman sleeping in spring. The begonias are in full bloom, and there are butterflies dancing around the flowers. Xuanning fell in love with it as soon as he "looked at it".

Lao Yang observed his words and knew that the business was done again today, so he became more happy and sweetened his mouth: "Oh! I just said that the little brother is my nobleman, no, every time I come here, I can make money! "

Lin Qianyi glanced at him indifferently, Lao Yang was really a smart person, he knew that it would be better to start with Xuan Ning to please him.Of course he wouldn't mind, this was originally his intention.

All three of them were happy for a while, and Xuan Ning and Lin Qianyi left from Liuyuan Road.After returning to Xuanning's community on Yuhuai East Road in the car driven by Lao Kang, Xuan Ning was about to get off the car when he heard Lin Qianyi say, "Don't get too busy, Lao Kang, go and take a look at the front of the house." If there are any shrimp wontons available, please buy us two bowls."

Xuan Ning knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and knew that Lin Qianyi had something to say, so he sat there obediently and waited for him to speak.After waiting for a while, he didn't hear Lin Qianyi's voice. Just as he was wondering, he was embraced by an arm, and his hot and humid breath was blown into his ears, making his whole body hot, "Lin..."

Before finishing calling, Lin Qianyi cut him off with a solemn tone: "In front of me, you don't need to be so cautious."

"Ah?" Xuan Ning was taken aback, and apologized instinctively, "I'm sorry..."

He couldn't see the helplessness that flashed across Lin Qianyi's face, "You don't need to apologize. You know, you don't need to apologize for anything to me. You can play your temper with me willfully, whatever you want."