Live Appreciation, Congratulations to Brother

Chapter 410 Prison Counseling
"Really envious or not?" Zhang Yang asked with a pointed smile.

"Of course it's true..." Xiao Chu was about to answer halfway when he suddenly remembered that Zhang Yang could really satisfy his "wish" to go to jail, so he quickly changed his words, "Brother, I was wrong, I'm not envious at all."

"Hahaha, that's good. Linhai No. 1 Prison originally invited me to visit, but I declined. Now that you said you were envious, I was still thinking about whether I should take you to visit then."

"Going to visit the prison? That's okay. Why are you rejecting them? It would be great to go and see it on site." Xiao Chu said naturally.

"See, you said it's easy, but the process is very troublesome..." Zhang Yang sighed. The prison visit was not allowed to be broadcast live, and he had to go alone. It was too boring. "Just tell me whether you want to go. "

"No, it's not fun to watch others step on the sewing machine. You have to step on it yourself." Xiao Chu replied.

"Okay, okay, then I wish you will realize your dream as soon as possible." Zhang Yang shook his head helplessly and said, "Hey, he only accepts Xiao Chu. He has a good family background and has nothing to worry about."

Zhang Yang and Chu Ziqiang chatted for a while, and when they hung up the phone, today's guests happened to come to the door.

The guest's status is very distinguished, which can be seen from the appearance of the three bodyguards in black who accompany him. They wear sunglasses and earphones and look very professional at first glance.

However, although the other party's ostentation was huge, Zhang Yang was not afraid at all, because this person was introduced by Uncle Shen and asked for his help.

The one Zhang Yang was asked for.

Uncle Shen did not say the specific name or identity of this person. He only said that Lao Zhao's identity was comparable to his position as director.

As for what the other party is asking for...

Zhang Yang watched the bodyguards pull the black suitcases into the reception room and blinked with emotion.

"Zhang Yang, I'm bothering you today."

"Uncle Zhao, you are too polite." Zhang Yang stretched out his hand and asked the other party to sit down.

He only knew that the other person's surname was Zhao, and there was a high probability that this surname was also fake.

This Uncle Zhao must also be a master who is familiar with the True Story of Ah Q and knows the concept of "Zhao Family".

"You're welcome, no matter how polite you are. To be honest, I am indeed in trouble."

"That's why I asked Lao Shen for help very abruptly. Finally, after going around in circles, I found you."

"But don't worry, Xiao Zhang. No matter whether this matter can be solved or not, even if I go in, my whole family will remember this kindness in our hearts. When you and Xiao Shen get married, you must give a big red envelope and promise not to let it go." You work in vain.”

"Uncle, you are really too polite." Zhang Yang smiled helplessly.

He looked at the boxes of treasures brought in by the bodyguard and said to himself: Uncle Zhao, how greedy are you!

These suitcases are all filled with the collection of Uncle Zhao, who is in a high position.

Zhang Yang did a small favor for Uncle Shen's jade bracelet before, which was a perfect solution to the potential imprisonment of his future relatives.

But I don't know if there is a mole in the person handling this matter, or if Uncle Zhao and Uncle Shen are involved. In short, this "Old Zhao" knows about it.

Lao Zhao went back to check himself, and was shocked into a cold sweat.

He quickly asked Uncle Shen for help.

Of course, Uncle Shen didn't directly agree for Zhang Yang, but he still had some sense of propriety. However, when he called, he briefly mentioned it to Zhang Yang, saying that Uncle Zhao's grandfather was a member of the founding team, and he himself was an elder who watched Shen Shuyu grow up, and had a close relationship with the old people of the Ma family. .

When Zhang Yang helped him, it was definitely "100% gain, 100% effort".

As for why he wanted to find Zhang Yang, in Uncle Shen's words, "No matter how bad a friend's relatives are, they are still more trustworthy than those old experts who have only met once."

For Lao Zhao, "trustworthiness" is the most important thing.

Because he has too many things.

That is to say, Zhang Yang made preparations in advance and chose a spacious conference room. If the reception was in the office, the room would have been filled with boxes by now.

"Come on...boss, the things have been moved." The bodyguard came up to report.

"Okay, then you go and watch outside." Old Zhao waved his hand, and the people under his hands retreated while maintaining formation.

"Zhang Yang, shall we start now?"

"No hurry, no hurry." Zhang Yang put his hand on the suitcase in front of him, showing no intention of opening it in a hurry.

"Uncle Zhao, let me ask you something in advance. These things are all given to you by others, right?"

"Yes." Lao Zhao replied without thinking, but immediately changed his mind, "I bought a few pieces with my own money, but the money may be a little different from the market price. You antique collectors don't care. What is it called, eh, I forgot..."

"Picking up the leaks, right?"

"Yes, yes, it's just missing." Old Zhao nodded repeatedly, "So it must be an antique, and there is no such thing as missing anything else."

"Haha." Zhang Yang showed an awkward yet polite smile.

As soon as he saw Lao Zhao's look, he knew that it was not something he had picked up. It must be an antique that someone had bought for hundreds of thousands and resold to him for a few thousand.

In the final analysis, it is still bribery in disguise.

The only difference is that antiques obtained in this way have room for maneuver in terms of case value if something happens.

Because when the crime of bribery involves antiques, the amount determined is not the current market price of the antique, but the determination of the value of the antique by both parties at the moment the bribery is completed.

If Lao Zhao insists that he is a "fool" and can't tell the value of antiques, and the case handling department also finds out after investigation that he is indeed a fool who can't tell the difference between real and fake, then the case value will really be calculated as how much he spent to buy the antiques. For a thousand yuan, it’s hard to say whether it was even a bribe.

But what Uncle Zhao just said has actually been exposed.

When accepting bribes, what he thought was that the other party sold him antiques with high market prices at a very low price, and he bought the antiques just to earn the other party's money.

That's quite serious in nature.

Zhang Yang suddenly felt that he could help with this task.

However, so many boxes had been taken out, so for Uncle Shen's sake, Zhang Yang still had to help take a look.

Just treat it as a long experience, I really don’t have the opportunity to meet such people.

"There are so many things. Uncle Zhao, do you have a receipt or something? Let's look at it according to the receipt?" Zhang Yang suggested.

"No." Old Zhao waved his hand, "Who dares to leave paper receipts for these things? If you are not careful, it will become evidence."

"Yes." Zhang Yang didn't expect the other party to be so cautious and professional.

"Then let's open a blind box?"

"The blind boxes are not that bad. I am very particular about how I pack these things." Lao Zhao introduced, "These black boxes contain bronze items."

"Those gray boxes contain porcelain."

"The brown box contains calligraphy, paintings, and the Four Treasures of the Study."

"The remaining white boxes contain miscellaneous items that are not systematic."

"Uncle Zhao has such a wide range of hobbies?" Zhang Yang was a little surprised. Generally, when giving gifts, it is important to pick the one who likes it. Old Zhao's hobbies in collecting are too wide. It is estimated that the person giving the gift does not know what to give, and he wants to take it. It is also difficult to exchange these items for money.

"Hey, what I collect does not depend on my hobbies, but on what the other party is willing to give." Old Zhao smiled shyly and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Zhang Yang could start. If it were up to him... Zhang Yang would of course choose to look at the bronzes first.

"The black box, let's take this one."

"Hi~"

Zhang Yang took a breath when he saw the bronze in the box.

Viewed from the top, this is a bronze mask carved with a "bull demon".

It has a face that is clearly human, but has a big nose like a cow and two rounded corners.

But if you look at the lower part, it looks more like a jar with a long handle.

However, the handle of the jar is hollow, and it seems to be the spout of the kettle... What a strange artifact.

The bronze mask at the top was a lid. After opening it, Zhang Yang finally determined the function of this thing: it was a wine flask.

The evidence is that there are rope fasteners on both sides of the flask, which are blocked by the lid.

"Uncle Zhao, isn't this a dragon-patterned human-mask mask?" Zhang Yang thought of an unpopular antique and asked.

The dragon-patterned human-mask mask is a precious bronze ware that has been exiled overseas. It was unearthed from the Yin Ruins in the 1930s. It was later bought by antique dealers in the beautiful country and is now kept in art museums on the other side of the Pacific.

But that treasure is slightly different from this one. The one in the museum has a shorter spout and a more coordinated proportion with the body of the pot. It will definitely not be mistaken for a handle;

At the same time, the face on the lid of that utensil is also more delicate, but it is still a human-faced bull-monster.

"Dragon-marked human mask, right?" Lao Zhao nodded very slightly, giving Zhang Yang the feeling of being connected by an agent.

"Isn't it?" Zhang Yang scratched his head and suddenly had an ominous premonition.

"Xiao Zhang, what did you say?" Lao Zhao didn't respond.

"Uncle, I mean, this thing of yours...it's a bit fake."

"What?" Old Zhao was a little dizzy, "Isn't this thing a dragon-patterned human mask? That's what you just said."

"I mean, the object it imitates is the dragon-patterned human-mask mask from the Beautiful Country. As for it itself, the workmanship is rough and the rust color is exaggerated. It looks like a modern handicraft at first glance." Zhang Yang explained.

"Are you sure it's fake?"

"100% sure." Zhang Yang said with certainty.

To be honest, Zhang Yang was a little confused at the moment.

The greedy treasure is a fake antique. This matter is actually not that complicated. Generally, the value of the case is calculated based on the value agreed by both parties to the transaction.

At that time, it was calculated as 500,000 yuan. Even if Zhang Yang identified the item as being worth 50 yuan, the case value was still calculated as 500,000 yuan.

But when the fake antiques are bronze handicrafts, it's a bit difficult.

This thing, its prototype, the human-faced and dragon-patterned tablet from the Beautiful Country, is still open to question as to whether it has any problems. So what is the market price of its genuine product, naturally there is a big question mark on it.

"Forget it, don't worry, he has a lot of stuff here anyway."

Zhang Yang quickly figured this out. Unless all the bronzes collected by Uncle Zhao were fake, just two third-level cultural relics in these boxes would be enough for him to drink a pot.

But to Zhang Yang's surprise, only one of the seven black boxes and thirteen bronze vessels was genuine.

The only real thing is a bronze bean with nothing, "ordinary".

It is not accurate to say that there is nothing there. There is actually an inscription on it, but the words are all inscribed on the back.

Zhang Yang was puzzled at first, why the item information did not show the content of the inscription. It was not until he looked at the source of the item later that he realized that the inscriptions on it were all engraved by the real estate businessman who gave the gift.

The purpose is to make it feel valuable.

"Uncle, don't worry, as long as you didn't carve these words yourself, it doesn't count as destroying cultural relics." Zhang Yang saw that Lao Zhao had a strange expression and comforted him.

"These beasts..." Lao Zhao finally couldn't bear it anymore and cursed loudly, "They are entertaining me with a bunch of fakes!"

"TMD he pretended to be like a grandson when he begged me to do things. I asked him why he had such a good attitude. His feelings were worth hundreds of dollars in fakes..."

"Well, Uncle Zhao, that's not necessarily true." Zhang Yang recalled the first few bronzes and said, "Maybe they were also deceived and spent money to buy other people's fakes."

"No way, absolutely impossible."

"They just bought the handicrafts, and I also received the handicrafts as gifts. How dare I accept the genuine bronzes? It's just because they are handicrafts that I dare to accept them with peace of mind!" Lao Zhao said categorically.

While speaking, he did not forget to glance at Zhang Yang, hoping to get recognition.

Zhang Yang: "..."

This change of face is really a master of pretending to be confused!

While he was filled with righteous indignation and blamed others for using handicrafts to deceive him, he used handicrafts to whitewash himself. He was invincible.

Zhang Yang nodded in admiration. Just now he was still hesitating whether to give advice to "Uncle Zhao", but now it seems that there is no need at all.

People themselves are very round.

"Let's continue." Zhang Yang glanced at the time. It was very fast to identify the fake. Less than half an hour had passed.

"Okay, please, Xiao Zhang, please help me find all the fakes. Don't miss any of them."

"I understand." Zhang Yang smiled knowingly.

The most important thing to identify today is porcelain.

Because Lao Zhao said that he was a master with two brushes in porcelain collection. He was somewhat famous in their circle and even studied with Teacher Ma for a period of time.

The number of antiques he has inherited from his ancestors and collected is far more than what he brought here today.

"So, when people give me porcelain, I am very particular about it. Those fake things can't catch my eyes at all, and even slightly inferior ones will not pollute my antique shelves."

"What I brought today are all treasures that I am willing to accept and others are willing to give away. Of course, basically I don't take everything for free, I give some of it away."

When Lao Zhao introduced things, he spoke so eloquently that Zhang Yang was confused.

What's the matter with this inexplicable pride?

The more real things and the better, wouldn’t the bigger the problem be?
But he himself wasn't worried, so Zhang Yang certainly wouldn't say anything more.

Of course, he was perfunctory with Lao Zhao and opened the gray boxes one by one.

Facts have proved that Uncle Zhao's porcelain does have something.

The first piece of porcelain is very eye-catching:
[During the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, the green land was decorated with colorful branches and flowers, and the flowers were illuminated with three patterns of Ruyi].

As soon as Zhang Yang saw this thing, he shouted in his heart: You are punished, no need to look down!
(End of this chapter)