Jianbao life

Chapter 1016 Lend me?

Next, everyone chatted for a while, and of course the topic basically revolved around Zheng Qiuda's antique shop being stolen.

Speaking of it, not to mention that Zheng Qiuda didn't put his things in the safe and there were thieves visiting, it was also caused by his weak security awareness.

Zheng Qiuda's antique shop is near Baoguo Temple, and it has been open for several years. His shop has a back door, which is locked all the time because he basically doesn't leave. Don't worry, he didn't check it for at least a year before the thief visited.

Unexpectedly, the lock on the door may have nothing to do with it. It is aging, and the wooden stick is a bit rotten, so the thief took advantage of this loophole to break into the store so easily.And probably because they were afraid that someone would come in through the front door, the thief even broke the lock of the front door, which made Zheng Qiuda particularly annoyed.

At the end, Zheng Qiuda sighed, and said: "In the end, it's my own fault, so it can be regarded as gaining wisdom. As for the lost things, nothing else matters. I just want to get those things back. If the fan is brought back intact, I will be satisfied."

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Old Zheng, if you can get this fan back, do you have any intention of making a move?"

Zheng Qiuda was stunned, and immediately realized that Chu Chen had seen this fan in the morning, and it was normal for him to be interested in this thing, but he really had no intention of making a move in his heart, and had been hesitant.

Seeing this, Zhu Dafu hurriedly said: "Old Zheng, it's fine if you don't sell the things, can you ask Xiao Chen to bring the things to Mr. Liu for appraisal?"

Zheng Qiuda was a little puzzled by Zhu Dafu's words, because what Zhu Dafu said was "appraisal" rather than "appreciation". Since the authenticity was not verified, why did Chu Chen say he wanted to buy it?
Seeing Zheng Qiuda's puzzled look, Zhu Dafu explained the matter to him. Only then did Zheng Qiuda realize that his fan was probably Zhang Daqian's imitation.Although the imitation is definitely not as valuable as the original, but with Zhang Daqian's reputation, even if Chu Chen buys it at the price of the original, he will not suffer a loss.

Zheng Qiuda scratched his head and said, "I'm definitely willing to do the appraisal. As for whether to transfer or not, let me think about it."

Hearing what Zheng Qiuda said, everyone smiled knowingly. The reason is also because Zheng Qiuda is too perfectionist and has a compulsive personality.

If there is Zhang Daqian's seal on the fan, Zheng Qiuda will not think it has anything to do with it, but there is nothing on the seal. In other words, this work is a conscious imitation of Zhang Daqian. Not very acceptable.

However, Zheng Qiuda admired this fan very much in his heart, and felt it difficult to choose for a while. As you can imagine, Zheng Qiuda probably couldn't sleep well these days.

Uncle Wu said with a smile: "I said, Xiao Zheng, you can also change your personality, otherwise we will all feel tired and flustered for you."

Zheng Qiuda smiled wryly and said: "As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. I actually want to get rid of this problem, but even if I can't, I can't help it! To be honest, because of my problem, I still left last year. Take a look."

"Old Zheng, let's hear it?" Lao Wu asked curiously.

"You kid, you like to see my jokes." Zheng Qiuda smiled and pointed at the fifth child, but still told everyone the matter.

It turned out that in July last year, Zheng Qiuda went to the Central Plains Province to collect things. When he came back, he saw an old man in his 50s setting up a street stall next to the train station. There were all kinds of things on it, but most of them were fake. The remaining small part, Zheng Qiuda thinks that there is a high possibility that it is a fake.

As for the reason, it's nothing more than because the train station has always been a place where dragons and snakes mingle. Even if the old man had real things, he didn't dare to take them out. Otherwise, if he was unlucky, something might happen.

Although Zheng Qiuda reckoned that there was a high possibility that the thing was fake, the train would not leave for a while, go to the waiting room and wait, it was a bit too boring, so Zheng Qiuda squatted down, from which part was not a fake thing at a glance Among them, pick and choose.

During this period, a statue of Guanyin caught his attention. This statue lowered its head and eyes, solemn and dignified, with a kind expression, as if overlooking all living beings in the world.The folds of the clothes are curved, the hair is full of hair, the sea water pattern is fine, the face is round and serene.

The overall shape of this statue is stable and dignified, the proportions are well-proportioned, and the characters are delicately portrayed, which looks like it was made by a master of porcelain sculpture. Moreover, Zheng Qiuda finds it unbelievable that there is a gourd-shaped seal script "He Chaozong" on the back of the statue of Avalokitesvara.

"Could it be possible that I can pick up a big leak in this kind of place?"

At that time, Zheng Qiuda was really excited, but when he calmed down and observed carefully, he found several tiny features, which were impossible to appear on the real product, which made him somewhat regretful.

As for who made the imitation, Zheng Qiuda didn't have time to judge because of the time, so he had a problem before him, to buy or not to buy?

In fact, except for a few details, this Guanyin statue is a good imitation. As long as the price is right, no matter what, you should not suffer a loss if you buy it.

But at this time, Zheng Qiuda's old problem was committed. He felt that no matter what, it was just an imitation, and what good things could be placed here, he thought it over and finally gave up.

After getting on the train, Zheng Qiuda was still thinking about the Guanyin statue. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that he had lost his sight. There are many imitators of He Chaozong, and some of them are quite famous. What if the imitators are these famous masters? One, that would be a pity.

When Zheng Qiuda was thinking wildly, there was a slightly fat man sitting in front of him, holding something wrapped in newspaper in his hand, the shape was very similar to the Avalokitesvara statue he saw just now .

"It wouldn't be so coincidental would it?"

Just when Zheng Qiuda was surprised, the other party greeted him familiarly, and introduced himself, saying that he is a small businessman who came here on a business trip, and just now saw Zheng Qiuda holding this Guanyin statue there from a distance I looked at it and finally put it back.

Out of curiosity, he went over to have a look. He didn't know about antiques or not. He just felt that this Guanyin statue was very kind. When he thought that there was an old man who believed in Buddhism, he thought of going back. The price given by the old man was not expensive. He paid without much haggling.

In the end, he wanted to ask Zheng Qiuda to take a look.

Anyway, since he had nothing to do, Zheng Qiuda agreed, but he was still wary of this person when he was away from home.But after taking a closer look, he felt very depressed, because judging from his experience, this Guanyin statue should be Su Xuejin's imitation of He Chaozong's work.

Su Xuejin was an outstanding porcelain sculpture artist in Dehua in the late Qing Dynasty and a leading figure in He School of Art.The porcelain plum blossom he created was exhibited in the World Expo and won an excellent award.At that time, in order to commend his works for winning international honors, Wu Chengmill also presented a special plaque of "Extremely Deep Research".In addition, his works are also collected in the Forbidden City.

The most important thing is that Su Xuejin's imitation of He Chaozong's works has both form and spirit, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the imitation.As for this Guanyin statue, Zheng Qiuda looked carefully and found that Su Xuejin's own style was added to it.

In the end, Zheng Qiuda told the other party the result and asked him if he could transfer it, but he said that being able to invite this Guanyin statue was like fate, and he wanted to keep it for himself, so he politely declined.

At the end of the talk, Zheng Qiuda sighed: "Maybe just like what he said, I have no fate with that statue."

Seeing Zheng Qiuda's regret, Chu Chen thought to himself, this matter has nothing to do with fate, the key is that Zheng Qiuda is not good at seizing opportunities, just like what he thought before, since you won't lose money if you buy it, why not buy it? ?If it were him, he would definitely buy it even if he didn't have the ability, so as not to let the opportunity slip by for nothing.

Lao Wu patted Zheng Qiuda on the shoulder and said: "Old Zheng, don't think too much about it. We have basically encountered such things as walking treasures, but there are more people and fewer people. However, I still advise you Change your temper, there is no gold, no one is perfect, how many things in the world are perfect?"

"Try it."

Zheng Qiuda nodded, but judging from his expression, it is estimated that he is not very concerned about this matter.In this regard, everyone did not say much, after all, life is his own way, as a friend, he can only give some opinions at most, as for the choice, he can only rely on himself.

"Okay, let's talk about something fun."

Zhu Dafu waved his hand, and told everyone an anecdote about the market, which made everyone laugh, and immediately, the atmosphere of the scene became lively again.

Everyone rambled about some industry stories and rumors, and two hours passed in a blink of an eye. Just as Zheng Qiuda was about to leave, he received a call from the police station, saying that the thief had been caught and asked him to leave. Go there right now.

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Qiuda bid farewell to everyone, and then he was anxiously preparing to leave, but before he could take a few steps, he came back and asked Chu Chen, "Xiao Chu, are you busy tomorrow? "

Chu Chen shook his head: "It's nothing important."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiuda quickly smiled and cupped his hands to Chu Chen, and said, "Then I want to borrow you tomorrow."

"Lend me?" Chu Chen looked a little surprised. He didn't know what Zheng Qiuda meant when he said that, and the others were also a little confused.

"That's the case." Zheng Qiuda said with a smile: "I was introduced by a friend the day before yesterday, and I saw a piece of calligraphy work in a family. I wanted to buy it right away, but the other party refused to agree. Don't believe the price I estimated..."

(End of this chapter)