Jianbao life

Chapter 468 Painting and Calligraphy

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and said, "I don't know if Mr. Cao can give up love?"

Xi Hui quickly replied: "Of course, of course! Let's talk about the specifics later!..."

Having said that, he asked the waiter to put away the painting and take it to his office, and then very politely led Chu Chen to his office.

The waiter was shocked by Cao Hui's expression. She knew that this painting was not for sale by Cao Hui. Usually, no matter who asked, he would never sell it. Moreover, Cao Hui's ability was so great that in her eyes it was already a painting. It can be regarded as having good hands and eyes, and she really never saw anyone dare to show face to Cao Hui because of this matter.

But even so, as soon as the young man opened his mouth just now, his boss immediately agreed not to say anything, and it seemed that he was eager to give it away for nothing. This really subverted her cognition, and at the same time, she couldn't help guessing about Chu Chen's identity. . ...

Cao Hui took Chu Chen to his office, poured a cup of tea for Chu Chen himself, and then took out two red invitation cards.

"Young Master Chu, this is an invitation from you and Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao said that you can bring him this one." Cao Hui said politely.

Chu Chen opened the invitation and looked at it. The exchange meeting was on the evening of the 29th, and the venue was located in a villa in Xiangjiang.After closing the invitation, he put the invitation in his bag, and then asked:
"Mr. Cao, when shall we set off?"
Xi Hui said with some anxiety: "This...Young Master Chu, I have something to do at home recently, and I can't leave until the 26th, sorry!"

When he said this, Cao Hui felt that his heart was bleeding. What a good opportunity to become a big shot this time, but he was ruined by his own family's prodigal daughters. There is an urge to beat up my wife.

But Cao Hui only dared to think about it this way, and he would definitely not dare to take action, and this time it was his own problem.

The reason is actually simple. It was all because his wife found out about his raising Xiaomi a few days ago. As a result, the family was turned upside down. In the end, he managed to calm his wife down. Of course, he went abroad with some additional conditions. Travel is one of them.

Regarding this, although Cao Hui is very unwilling, he can't agree to it even if he wants to. In the final analysis, everything he has now is probably obtained by relying on his father-in-law. If he really has to get a divorce, Then everything he has now will be in vain.

Chu Chen was originally planning to take Wu Ke to Xiangjiang for a trip, and he definitely wouldn't have any opinions on this, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, we can call at that time, by the way, I still want to ask, what's the matter?" Can Zhang invite bring other people?"

Seeing that Chu Chen didn't mind, Cao Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then he quickly said, "Yes, one invitation can bring two people."

Chu Chen nodded, so it will be fine, don't he take Wu Ke with him, and it will be embarrassing if Wu Ke can't go in.

A moment later, the waiter came in with a calligraphy and painting brocade box in his hand, and put it in front of Chu Chen according to Cao Hui's instructions.

"Young Master Chu, you can check the authenticity of this work first." After speaking, Cao Hui made a gesture of invitation.

Chu Chen was not too polite, put on his gloves, and then took out the paintings in the brocade box, and after unfolding, he carefully appreciated and identified them.

Therefore, with the background in advance, Chu Chen had already counted the painting, and then, he didn't spend much time to confirm that it was indeed a genuine work, and it was also a masterpiece created by Wu Dan.

Although this painting is good, the works of the artist Wu Dan are not very popular in the calligraphy and painting market. Therefore, although this painting is good, Chu Chen's estimated price is only about [-] to [-].

"Young Master Chu, how about this painting?" Cao Hui hurriedly asked after Chu Chen put away his tools.

Chu Chen replied: "The painting is really good, it is exactly what I want, what is the price of this painting?"

Cao Hui thought for a while, and he didn't know much about Chu Chen's personality, so this price was a bit difficult to offer. If the other party was greedy, a higher price would definitely cause the other party's dissatisfaction, but if the other party kept himself clean, It doesn't work even if it's lowered.

In the end, Cao Hui thought about it, and it is better to drive lower. If Chu Chen is not satisfied, it will be easier to remedy it, so he said with a smile: "Young Master Chu, you can come today, and the small shop is also flourishing. A painting is worth [-] yuan, what do you think?"

Chu Chen chuckled, he understood what Cao Hui was up to, waved his hand and said, "Mr. Cao, let's calculate according to the market price, otherwise, I'll be embarrassed to come here next time."

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Cao Hui quickly said: "Young Master Chu, if the market price is used, it would be too expensive. To tell you the truth, I spent 5000 yuan to collect this painting, 6 yuan I've already made a lot of money."

"You can't say that." Chu Chen said with a smile: "In our business, we may not be able to settle the account at the price you bought. You are too low. If someone loses money, how will the price be calculated? Alright, you just Give me a real price!"

Cao Hui rolled his eyes, and then said: "Young Master Chu, how about this? I still have two paintings and calligraphy works from the Ming Dynasty. If you are interested, I can show them to you. For the money we Let’s talk about it later, what do you think?”

Regarding this, Chu Chen of course said that there is no problem, everyone will not have too much time for good things, but if Cao Hui must transfer the things to him at a cheap price, then he will definitely not accept it.After all, meritorious deeds are not rewarded, people are soft-handed, and cannibalism is short-sighted. If Cao Hui asks him for something in the future, he will definitely be affected by this matter.

After a while, Cao Hui took out the two works he mentioned, carefully placed them in front of Chu Chen, and then introduced them to Chu Chen. One of these two works is Zhu Yunming's eight cursive calligraphy of Qiu Xing , and the other is Lu Ming's picture of a golden pheasant with plum blossoms.

When Chu Chen heard that it was actually Zhu Yunming's cursive script, his interest in this calligraphy work immediately increased.

Maybe everyone is not familiar with the name Zhu Yunming, but if you change it to another name, Zhu Zhishan, everyone should understand who it is.

As one of the four talents in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Zhishan is capable of poetry and calligraphy, especially his wild cursive, which is highly praised by the world. There has been a saying that "Tang Bohu's paintings, Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy".Therefore, when Chu Chen learned of Zhu Zhishan's cursive script in front of him, he couldn't wait and slowly unfolded the scroll.

However, when this cursive script work was displayed in front of Chu Chen, he couldn't help but frown. This calligraphy work felt quite weird to him. The style of the calligraphy was indeed very similar to Zhu Zhishan's, but there was something missing in it. Shen Yun is inside.

This point may not be felt by those who have not carefully appreciated Zhu Zhishan's works, but for Chu Chen who has admired two authentic works of Zhu Zhishan in Mrs. Liu's, it is clear and unmistakable.Therefore, he immediately realized that the work was likely to be a fake.

Of course, in the identification of antiques, one is one, and two is two. It is not always necessary to say that something feels wrong, and to judge a piece of work as a fake.So Chu Chen directly took out the magnifying glass and began to observe carefully bit by bit.

Cao Hui still had a wink, although he didn't see anything strange on Chu Chen's face, but now Chu Chen's serious expression made him feel something was wrong, which made him nervous immediately, You must know that he spent 200 million yuan to buy this work. If it is a fake, the loss will be heavy.

After more than 20 minutes, Chu Chen put down the magnifying glass in his hand. Seeing this, Cao Hui quickly asked:

"Master Chu, is there something wrong with Zhu Zhishan's cursive script?"

Chu Chen didn't say anything nonsense, and directly handed the magnifying glass to Cao Hui and said, "Mr. Cao, look at the four words "Kui, Bo, Lin, and Parrot" on it."

Hearing the words, Cao Hui quickly took the magnifying glass, leaned over to look it over carefully, at first he didn't see anything unusual in it, but after a few more glances, his face suddenly became surprised, and finally he was a little dazed up.

After a while, Cao Hui came back to his senses, and said with a wry smile, "Thank you, Young Master Chu, for your reminder, but do you think it was an accident?"

"What do you think? And these four words are not the only ones in this work, look at these words, it's the same." Chu Chen asked back, and then pointed out a few of the words .

Cao Hui hurriedly stepped forward to observe one by one, and finally had to smile wryly: "It is indeed the case, but how could this work be a fake, obviously the inscription and the bell seal are also correct!"

It turns out that although this work seems to be true, there are a few characters in it that may not have been written properly. If you look carefully, you can see that there are traces of copying and repairing, so it seems a bit unnatural , and if this work is indeed Zhu Zhishan's work, then this kind of phenomenon will definitely not happen.

Some people may say that this is not necessarily the case. After all, in daily life, writing mistakes is also a normal thing.

But don’t forget, Zhu Zhishan is a master of calligraphy, and judging from the title, the writing time of this work was in 1523. He was 63 years old at this time, and he was already very experienced in calligraphy. How can there be so many words not written in place?Ordinary people think about it and know that this is unlikely to happen.

Chu Chen explained: "Mr. Cao, you should know that Zhu Zhishan has a lot of fake works. Among them, his grandson Wu Yingmao is the most similar to his calligraphy. It can be faked, and it is difficult even for experts to distinguish. I think this work is very It may be Wu Yingmao's work, and it is possible to leave a real seal! As for the inscription, I think there is still a question mark."

Cao Hui has been in the painting and calligraphy business for a long time, and of course he doesn't know Wu Yingmao. Therefore, when he heard the name, he didn't know what to say except for a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)